Laney Concept Series User manual

USERMANUAL
MODEL:CR120
CR150
CR300
CR400
CONCEPT
ISSUE1997

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Weatareextremelypleasedthatyouhavedecidedtoselectaproductfor
yoursoundrequirementsandwewishtoreinforceyourjudgementbyensuringyougetoff
toaflyingstartbyincludingthiscomprehensiveusermanualtoassistyouingettingto
knowyourequipment.
Beforeswitchingonpleasereadthismanualcarefullysincewhilstyoumaywellbean
experiencedusernotwobrandsarethesame,andonreadingthismanualyouwillbecome
awareofthesubtleadvantageousdifferencesthatoffersoveritscompetitors.
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UNPACKING
Onunpackingyourpleasecheckcarefullyforanysignsofdamagethatmayhave
occurredwhilstintransitfromthefactorytoyourdealer.Intheunlikelyeventthat
therehasbeendamagepleaserepackyourunitinitsoriginalcartonandconsultyour
dealer.
Wewouldstronglyadviseyoutostoreawayyouroriginaltransitcartonsinceintheunlikely
eventthatsometimeinthefutureyourunitshoulddevelopafault,youwillbeableto
returnittoyourdealerforrectificationsecurelypacked.
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YourConceptproductshouldbefittedwithathreepin'grounded'(or'earthed')plug.Please
makesurethatthemixerispoweredfroma'grounded/earthed'outlet.
Ifchangingorfittingaplugyourself,ensurethattheapplicablewiringcodeisadheredto,
forexampleintheUKthecablecolourcodeforconnectionsareasfollows:
Theproductshouldneverbeexposedtomoistureorwetnessunderany
circumstancessincethiswouldrepresentapossibleshockorfirehazard,andmaycause
expensivedamagetoyourvaluablepossession.
Intheunlikelyeventthatafuseshouldblow,itisimperativethatyouoryourengineer,use
acorrectlyratedreplacement.
Detailsofthefuserequiredisprintedontherearpanelofthemixer,pleasetakespecial
caretousea'timedelay'fusewhereverstated.
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THANKYOU
IMPORTANTSAFETYINFORMATION
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NEUTRAL
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TABLEOFCONTENTS

FEATURESCR120/150
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SEND
MIC
LINE FX REV
GAIN BASS TREBLE
MIC
LINE FX REV
GAIN BASS TREBLE
MIC
LINE FX REV
GAIN BASS TREBLE
RETURNFX FOOTSWITCH
PRESENCE REVERB MASTER
MIC
FX REV
GAIN BASS TREBLE
TAPEIN Laney
WARNINGTHISEQUIPMENTMUSTBEEARTHED
SUPPLYVOLTAGE-115V-T2A
&FUSERATING-230V-T5A POWER
MAXIMUMPOWERCONSUMPTION
240WATTS-50-60Hz MADEINTHEUNITEDKINGDOMBYBLTINDUSTRIES
CAUTIONTOREDUCETHE
RISKOFFIREHAZARD
REPLACEFUSEWITHSAME
TYPEANDRATINGONLY
CAUTIONTOREDUCETHE
RISKOFELECTRICSHOCK
DONOTREMOVECOVERS.
NOSERVICABLEPARTS
INSIDE.REFERSERVICING
TOQUALIFIEDSERVICE
ATTENTIONREMPLACERLE
FUSIBLEPARLEMEMEETLE
CALIBRE
TOTALMINIMUMLOAD
=4OHMS
SERIALNo;
1
0
LINEOUT
SPEAKEROUTPUTS
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SEND
MIC
LINE FX REV
GAIN BASS TREBLE
MIC
LINE FX REV
GAIN BASS TREBLE
MIC
LINE FX REV
GAIN BASS TREBLE
RETURNFX FOOTSWITCH
PRESENCE REVERB MASTER
MIC
FX REV
GAIN BASS TREBLE
TAPEOUT Laney
WARNINGTHISEQUIPMENTMUSTBEEARTHED
SUPPLYVOLTAGE-115V-T2A
&FUSERATING-230V-T5A POWER
MAXIMUMPOWERCONSUMPTION
240WATTS-50-60Hz MADEINTHEUNITEDKINGDOMBYBLTINDUSTRIES
CAUTIONTOREDUCETHE
RISKOFFIREHAZARD
REPLACEFUSEWITHSAME
TYPEANDRATINGONLY
CAUTIONTOREDUCETHE
RISKOFELECTRICSHOCK
DONOTREMOVECOVERS.
NOSERVICABLEPARTS
INSIDE.REFERSERVICING
TOQUALIFIEDSERVICE
ATTENTIONREMPLACERLE
FUSIBLEPARLEMEMEETLE
CALIBRE
TOTALMINIMUMLOAD
=4OHMS
SERIALNo;
1
0
LINEOUT
SPEAKEROUTPUTS
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GAIN:
BASS:
TREBLE:
PRESENCE:
REVERB:
MASTER:
MIC:
LINE:
FX:
REV:
TAPE/CDIN:
TAPEOUT:
SEND&RETURN:
FOOTSWITCH:
POWER:
SPEAKEROUTPUTS:
LINEOUT:
Adjustschannellevel,thisenablestheusertobalancegainlevelsacrosseachchannel.
Adjuststhechannelslowfrequencyresponse.
Adjuststhechannelhighfrequencyresponse.
Controlsthehighfrequencyresponceofthepoweramplifier.
Controlstheoverallreverboutputlevel.
Mastervolumecontrol,controlstheoverallvolume
XLRinputforlowimpedancemicrophone(200-600Ohm)
Jackinputsocketforalllinelevelsignalseg:Keyboard,micordrummachine.
SwitchestheFXunitstochannelsONandOFF.
SwitchesthereverbtochannelONandOFF.
PhonoinputfortapeorCDplayback.
Phonooutputsocketsfortaperecording.
Send&returnsocketsforconnectingeffectsunitstotheeffectsloop.
Socketforconnectingoptionalfootswitchforreverbswitching.
PowerOn/Offswitch.
Twojacksocketsareprovidedforconnectionofloudspeakers.The
CR120willdeliver120wattsinto4OhmstheCR150willdeliver150wattsinto4Ohms.Underno
circumstancesshouldthetotalloadseenbytheamplifierbebelow4Ohms.Thermalshutdownis
likelytooccurandmayresultinlongtermreliabilitybeingimpaired.
Jacksocketsupplyingasignalthatcanbeusedtodriveadditionalpower amps.
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REVERB:
FX:
HI:
MID:
LO:
MON:
Level:
LINE:
MIC:
Adjuststhechannelreverblevel,thisenables
theusertobalancereverblevelsacrosseachchannel.
AdjuststhelevelofsignalsenttotheFXsendinthe
mastersection.
Adjuststhechannelshighfrequencyresponse.
Adjuststhechannelsmidfrequencyresponse.
Adjuststhechannelslofrequencyresponse.
Adjuststhechannelsignallevelsenttothemonitor
outjacksocket
Controlstheindividualchannellevel.
Jackinputsocketforalllinelevelsignalseg:
Keyboard,micordrummachine.
XLRinputforlowimpedancemicrophones(200-
600Ohm)
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HI:
LO:
MON:
TAPEINLEVEL:
TAPEOUTLEVEL:
LINE:
TAPEIN:RCA
TAPEOUT:
Adjuststhetapechannleshifrequencyresponse.
Adjuststhetapechannelslowfrequencyresponse.
Adjuststheleveloftapechannelsignalsenttothe
monitoroutjacksocket.
Adjuststhelevelofsignalforthetape
channel.Usedtogetanopotimumsignallevel.
Adjusttheleveloftapechannle.
Jackinputsocketforalllinelevelsignalseg:
Keyboard,micordrummachine.
inputforconnectingexternaldevices
suchastape,DAT,DCC,MDplayersetc.
RCAoutputsforconnectingrecording
devices.Outputlevelcontrolledby31.
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GRAPHICEQ:
REVERBTOMAIN:
REVERBTOMON:
MASTERMONITOR:Controls
MASTERVOLUME:
FXSEND:
FXTOMAIN:
FXTOMONITOR:
PHANTOMPOWER:
POWER:
FXSEND:
FXRETURN:
REVERBFOOTSWITCH:
MONITOROUT:
LINEOUT:
A9bandgraphicequaliser
allowstheusertocompensateforhouse
acoustics.
Adjuststheoveralllevel
ofreverbtothemainoutputs.
Adjuststhelevelofreverb
senttothemonitorout.
theoutput
levelofthesignalsenttothemonitorout.
Controlstheoverall
listeningvolumeoftheamplifier.
Controlsthelevelofsignalsentto
externalprocessingequipmentconnectedvia
theFXsendandreturnsockets.
ControlsthelevelofFXreturn
signalsenttothemasteroutputs.
ControlsthelevelofFX
returnsenttothemonitoroutput.
48Vphantompoweris
providedforcondensermicrophones.Itis
globallyswitchedtoallMICXLRsocketsviaa
switchonthebackpanel.Phantompower
sourcemustalwaysbeswitchedOFFwhen
usingunbalancedsourcesconnectedtothe
MICinputsotherwisethesourcemaybe
damaged.Condensermicrophonesshouldbe
connectedtoMICinputsbeforethephantom
powerisswitchedon.
LEDindicatingthattheunitis
poweredup.
Jacksocketprovidedfor
connectingexternalprocessingdevices.Level
ofsignalpresentatthissocketcontrolledby19
forindividualchannelleveland39fortheover
allmasterlevel.
Jacksocketprovidedtoaccept
thereturnsignalfromexternalprocessors.
Allowsconnection
ofanFS1forremoteswitchingofreverb.
Sendsmixedmonitorsignal
toexternalpoweramplifieroradditional
poweredmonitor
Sendsmastersignaltoexternal
poweramplifiersoradditionalpowered
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SPEAKEROUTPUTS:
48VPHANTOMPOWERSWITCH:
POWERSWITCH:
SPEAKONCONNECTORS:
INSERTLOOP:
Jacksocketoutputsforexternalspeakerenclosures.Total
impedanceshouldnotexceed2Ohms.
Allowstheunits48VPhantompowertobeactivated.
PowerON/OFFswitch.
Speakonconnectorsforconnectingspeakonequiped
enclosures.Undernocircumstancesshouldthetotalloadontheamplifierbelessthan
twoohms.
Anonsertloopisprovidedbeforetheinternalpoweramplifier.These
areprovidedforconnectionofproductssuchascompressors,limitersandfeedback
eliminatorsetc.Onejacksocketisprovidedforasendandonejackisprovidedfora
return.
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