Laney Tube Fusion User manual

IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS
WARNING: Whenusingelectricproducts,basiccautionsshouldalwaysbefollowed,includingthefollowing.
1.Readallsafetyandoperatinginstructionsbeforeusingthisproduct
2.Allsafetyandoperatinginstructionsshouldberetainedforfuturereference
3.ObeyallcautionsintheOperatinginstructionsandonthebackoftheunit
4.Alloperatinginstructionsshouldbefollowed
5.Thisproductshouldnotbeusednearwater,i.e.abathtub,sink,swimmingpool,wetbasement,etc.
6.Thisproductshouldbelocatedsothatitspositiondoesnotinterferewithitsproperventilation.Itshouldnot
beplacedflatagainstawallorplacedinabuiltupenclosurethatwillimpedetheflowofcoolingair.
7.Thisproductshouldnotbeplacednearasourceofheatsuchasstove,radiator,oranotherheatproducing
amplifier.
8.Connectonlytoapowersupplyofthetypemarkedontheunitadjacenttothepowersupplycord.
9.Neverbreakoffthegroundpinonapowersupplycord.
10.Powersupplycordsshouldalwaysbehandledcarefully.Neverwalkorplaceequipmentonpowersupply
cords.Periodicallycheckcordsforcutsorsignsofstress,especiallyattheplugandthepointwherethe
chordexits theunit.
11.Thepowersupplycordshouldbeunpluggedwhentheunitistobeunusedforlongperiodsoftime.
12.Ifthisproductistobemountedinanequipmentrack,rearsupportshouldbeprovided.
13.Metalpartscanbecleanedwithadampcloth.Thevinylcoveringusedonsomeunitscanbecleanedwith
adampclothorammoniabasedhouseholdcleanerifnecessary.Disconnecttheunitfromthepower
supplybeforecleaning.
14.Careshouldbetakensothatobjectsdonotfallandliquidsarenotspilledintotheunitthroughany
ventilationholesoropenings.Onnoaccountplacedrinksontheunit.
15.Aqualifiedservicetechnicianshouldchecktheunitif:
Thepowercordhasbeendamaged
Anythinghasfallenorspilledintotheunit
Theunitdoesnotappeartooperatecorrectly
Theunithasbeendroppedortheenclosuredamaged.
16.Theusershouldnotattempttoservicetheequipment.Allserviceworkisdonebyaqualified
servicetechnician.
17.Exposuretoextremelyhighnoiselevelsmaycauseapermanenthearingloss.Individualsvary
considerablyinsusceptibilitytonoiseinducedhearingloss,butnearlyeveryonewilllosesomehearingif
exposedtosufficientlyintensenoiseforasufficienttime.TheU.S.Government'sOccupationalSafetyand
HealthAdministration(OSHA)hasspecifiedthefollowingpermissiblenoiselevelexposure.
DurationPerDayInHoursSoundLeveldBA,slowresponse
890
692
495
397
2100
1½102
1105
½110
¼orless115
AccordingtoOSHA,anyexposureinexcessoftheabovepermissiblelimitscouldresultinsomehearingloss.Ear
plugsorprotectorsintheearcanalsorovertheearsmustbewornwhenoperatingthisamplificationsystemin
ordertopreventapermanenthearinglossifexposureexceedsthelimitssetforthabove.Toensureagainst
potentiallydangerousexposuretohighsoundpressurelevelsitisrecommendedthatallpersonsexposedto
equipmentcapableofproducinghighsoundpressurelevelssuchasthisamplificationsystembeprotectedby
hearingprotectorswhilethisunitisinoperation.
SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS
LightningBoltSymbol:
Thissymbolisusedtoalerttheusertothepresence
ofdangerousvoltagesandthepossibleriskof
electricshock.
ExclamationMarkSymbol:
Thissymbolisusedtoalerttheusertomakespecialnoteof
importantoperatingormaintenanceinstructionsfoundinthe
referencemanual.

CareofyourLaneyamplifierwillprolongit'slife...andyours!Ifyoufollowtheseguidelinesyourequipmentwillgiveyouyearsofplayingpleasure.
Afterunpackingyouramplifiercheckthatitisfactoryfittedwithathreepin'grounded'(orearthed)plug.Beforepluggingintothepowersupplyensureyouare
connectingtoagroundedearthoutlet.
Ifyoushouldwishtochangethefactoryfittedplugyourself,ensurethatthewiringconventionapplicabletothecountrywheretheamplifieristobeusedis
strictlyconformedto.AsanexampleintheUnitedKingdomthecablecolourcodeforconnectionsareasfollows:
EARTHORGROUND-GREEN/YELLOW
NEUTRAL-BLUE
LIVE-BROWN
CongratulationsonyourdecisiontopurchaseanewLaneyTUBEFUSIONamplifier.
Laneyproductsaredesignedwitheaseofoperationasaprimaryobjective,howevertoensureyouderivethebestfromyournewamplifier,itisimportantyou
taketimetoreadthisusermanualandtofamiliariseyourselfwiththecontrolfunctionsandfacilitiesavailable
Thismanualhasbeenwrittenforeasyaccessofinformation.Thefrontandrearpanelsofeachunitaregraphicallyillustrated,witheachcontrolandfeature
numbered.Foradescriptionofthefunctionofeachcontrolfeature,simplycheckthenumberwiththeexplanationsadjacenttoeachpanel.
YourLaneyTubeFusionamplifierhasundergoneathoroughtwostage,pre-deliveryinspection,involvingactualplaytesting,aswellastubeburn-in.Tubesare
theoneofthemostimportantcomponentinyourLaneyTubeFusionamp.Atubehasalife-spanofapproximatelytwoyears.Afterthisapproximatelengthof
timeatubemaybegintowearout,atwhichpointitshouldbereplaced.Ifyouareunfamiliarwithtubereplacement,thisisbestcarriedoutbyaqualified
serviceengineer.
WhenyoufirstreceiveyourLaneyTubeFusionamp,followthesesimpleprocedures:
1.Ensurethattheamplifierissetatthecorrectvoltageforthecountrywithinwhichitistobeused.
2.Ensurethatthespeakerisconnectedtotheappropriatesocket.
3.Connectyourinstrumentwithahighqualityshieldedinstrumentcable.Useofcheapcableswillcompromiseboththesoundofyourinstrumentandyour
amplifier.
IfthereisaproblemwithyourLaneyTubeFusion...
DON'T DO
PHONEYOURDEALER!
Beforeswitchingon
Introduction

SPEAKER
4OHM
HEADPHONES
TF50
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WARNINGTHISEQUIPMENTMUSTBEEARTHED.MADEINTHEUNITEDKINGDOMBYBLT
MAXIMUMPOWER
ATTENTIONREMPLACERLEFUSIBLEPARLE
MEMEETLECALIBRE
CAUTIONTOREDUCETHERISKOFFIRE
CAUTIONTOREDUCETHERISKOF
ELECTRICSHOCKDONOTREMOVE
COVERSNOUSERSERVICEABLEPARTS
WARNINGTOREDUCETHERISK
OFFIREORELECTRICSHOCKDO
NOTEXPOSETHEAPPLIANCETO
REMOTE
RING-
INPUT:Thissocketshouldbeusedforconnectingtheinstrumenttotheamplifier.
VOLUME:AdjuststheoverallvolumeoftheCLEANchannel.
BRIGHTSWITCH:Addsbrightnessandsparkletotheupperfrequenciesofthecleanandclean-drivechannel.
BASS:Controlsthecleanchannellow-frequency-EQinthepre-amplifier.
MIDDLE:Controlsthecleanchannelmid-frequency-EQinthepre-amplifier.
TREBLE:Controlsthecleanchannelhigh-frequency-EQinthepre-amplifier.
DRIVESWITCH:EngagestheonboardDRIVEcircuit.DRIVEisfoot-switchable(FS2footswitchnotsupplied).
DRIVE:Thispotcontrolstheamountofvalve-driveappliedtothecircuit.
VOLUME:Setstheoverallvolume-leveloftheDRIVEchannel.
ENHANCE:Removesthelevelofmid-frequencieswithinthesignal,producingamonstrousscoopedtone!
BASS:Controlsthedrivechannellow-frequency-EQinthepre-amplifier.
MIDDLE:Controlsthedrivechannelmid-frequency-EQinthepre-amplifier.
TREBLE:Controlsthedrivechannelhigh-frequency-EQinthepre-amplifier.
REVERB:ControlsthelevelofREVERBassignedtoeachchannel.
HEADPHONES:Socketprovidedfortheconnectionofqualityheadphones (connectingheadphonesautomaticallydisconnectsthe
onboardspeaker).
SPEAKERSOCKET:Speakersocketforconnectingtheonboardspeaker.Ifyouwishtouseanexternalspeakeryoumustfirst
disconnecttheonboardspeakerfromthissocketandconnecttheexternalspeakerinitsplace.
RETURN:Socketprovidedtoacceptthereturn-signalfromaneffects-unit,usedinconjunctionwithFXSEND(18).
SEND:Socketprovidedtosendsignaltoaneffects-unit,usedinconjunctionwithFXRETURN(17).
REMOTE:ConnectanoptionalFS2footswitchtoallowthefoot-switchingofREVERB&DRIVE.
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CHANNELINPUT POWER REMOTE EXT. PHONESSPEAKER
HI LO
VOLUME BASS MIDDLE TREBLE REVERBDRIVE VOLUME
TF50
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SPEAKER
4OHMLOAD
MINIMUM
HEADPHONES
15 16
TF100
18
TF100
1 2 63 4 5 7 8 9 11 12 13 10 14
WARNINGTHISEQUIPMENTMUSTBEEARTHED.MADEINTHEUNITEDKINGDOMBYBLTINDUSTRIESLTD.
MAXIMUMPOWER
CONSUMPTION
ATTENTIONREMPLACERLEFUSIBLEPARLEMEMEET
LECALIBRE
CAUTIONTOREDUCETHERISKOFFIREHAZARD
REPLACEFUSEWITHSAMETYPEANDRATINGONLY
CAUTIONTOREDUCETHERISKOFELECTRIC
SHOCKDONOTREMOVEcoversNOUSER
SERVICEABLEPARTSINSIDE.REFERSERVICINGTO
QUALIFIEDSERVICEPERSONNEL
WARNINGTOREDUCETHERISKOF
FIREORELECTRICSHOCKDONOT
EXPOSETHEAPPLIANCETORAINOR
MOISTURE
REMOTE
RING-
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INPUT:Thissocketshouldbeusedforconnectingtheinstrumenttotheamplifier.
VOLUME:AdjuststheoverallvolumeoftheCLEANchannel.
BRIGHTSWITCH:Addsbrightnessandsparkletotheupperfrequenciesofthecleanandclean-drivechannel.
BASS:Controlsthecleanchannellow-frequency-EQinthepre-amplifier.
MIDDLE:Controlsthecleanchannelmid-frequency-EQinthepre-amplifier.
TREBLE:Controlsthecleanchannelhigh-frequency-EQinthepre-amplifier.
DRIVESWITCH:EngagestheonboardDRIVEcircuit.DRIVEisfoot-switchable(FS2footswitchnotsupplied).
DRIVE:Thispotcontrolstheamountofvalve-driveappliedtothecircuit.
VOLUME:Setstheoverallvolume-leveloftheDRIVEchannel.
ENHANCE:Removesthelevelofmid-frequencieswithinthesignal,producingamonstrousscoopedtone!
BASS:Controlsthedrivechannellow-frequency-EQinthepre-amplifier.
MIDDLE:Controlsthedrivechannelmid-frequency-EQinthepre-amplifier.
TREBLE:Controlsthedrivechannelhigh-frequency-EQinthepre-amplifier.
REVERB:ControlsthelevelofREVERBassignedtoeachchannel.
HEADPHONES:Socketprovidedfortheconnectionofqualityheadphones (connectingheadphonesautomaticallydisconnectsthe
onboardspeaker).
SPEAKERSOCKET:Speakersocketforconnectingtheonboardspeaker.Ifyouwishtouseanexternalspeakeryoumustfirst
disconnecttheonboardspeakerfromthissocketandconnecttheexternalspeakerinitsplace.
RETURN:Socketprovidedtoacceptthereturn-signalfromaneffects-unit,usedinconjunctionwithFXSEND(18).
SEND:Socketprovidedtosendsignaltoaneffects-unit,usedinconjunctionwithFXRETURN(17).
REMOTE:ConnectanoptionalFS2footswitchtoallowthefoot-switchingofREVERB&DRIVE.
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DRIVESWITCH:EngagestheonboardDRIVEcircuit.DRIVEisfoot-switchable(FS2footswitchnotsupplied).
GAIN:SetsthelevelofGAINintheDRIVE2channel.
MASTER:ControlstheoverallvolumeoftheDRIVE2channel.
VIBE:EngagestheVIBEcircuit,thisgivestheplayerthesoundandfeelofastadiumgig.
REVERB:SocketforconnectinganFS1(optional)forfoot-switchingofREVERB.
LINEOUT:Shouldbeusedtosupplyline-levelsignaltoamixingdeskorrecordingapparatus.
TF200
25
TF200
28
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WARNINGTHISEQUIPMENTMUSTBEEARTHED.
ATTENTIONREMPLACERLEFUSIBLEPARLEMEMEETLECALIBRE
ATTENTIONDEBRACHERALAPRISESECTEURAVANTD'OUVRIR
WARNINGTOREDUCETHERISKOFFIREORELECTRICSHOCKDO
NOTEXPOSETHISAPPLIANCETORAINORMOISTURE.
CAUTIONTOREDUCETHERISKOF
FIREHAZARDREPLACEFUSEWITHSAMETYPE
ANDRATINGONLY
CAUTIONTOREDUCETHERISKOFELECTRIC
SHOCKDONOTREMOVECOVERS.NOUSER
SERVICEABLEPARTSINSIDE.REFERSERVICINGTO
QUALIFIEDPERSONNEL
HEADPHONE
DRIVE-RING
SPEAKER
4OHMLOAD
MINIMUM
LINE
OUT
EFFECTSLOOP
RETURN SEND REVERB
CHANNEL-TIP
SERIALNo: REMOTE
CAUTION
RISKOFELECTRICSHOCK-DONOTOPEN
WARNINGTOREDUCETHERISKOFFIREORELECTRICAL
SHOCKDONOTEXPOSETHEAPPLIANCETORAINOR
TF200
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1 2 6
45 914 203 8 21 22 12 13 14 2310 11
WARNINGTHISEQUIPMENTMUSTBEEARTHED.
WARNINGTOREDUCETHERISKOFFIREOR
ELECTRICSHOCKDONOTEXPOSETHIS
APPLIANCETORAINORMOISTURE.
ATTENTIONREMPLACERLEFUSIBLEPARLE
MEMEETLECALIBRE
ATTENTIONDEBRANCHERALAPRISE
SECTEURAVANTD'OUVRIR.
CAUTIONTOREDUCETHERISKOFELECTRIC
SHOCKDONOTREMOVECOVERS.NOUSER
SERVICEABLEPARTSINSIDE.REFERSERVICING
TOQUALIFIEDPERSONNEL
HEADPHONES
DRIVE-RING
LINE
OUT
ATOTALLOADOFNOLESS
THAN4OHMSCANBE
CONNECTEDATONETIME REVERB
EFFECTSLOOP
RETURN SEND
CHANNEL-TIP
REMOTE
SERIALNo:
CAUTION
RISKOFELECTRICSHOCK-DONOTOPEN
WARNINGTOREDUCETHERISKOFFIREORELECTRICALSHOCKDONOTEXPOSETHE
APPLIANCETORAINORMOISTURE
CAUTIONTOREDUCETHERISKOF
FIREHAZARDREPLACEFUSEWITHSAMETYPE
ANDRATINGONLY
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Notes

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