Peavey TransTube Series User manual

A
A
lntended
toaledthe
user
tothe
presence
ol uninsulated
"dangerous
voltage"
withinthe
product's
enclosure
that
may
beofsufficient
magnitude
toconstitute
a risk
ofelectric
shock
topersons.
Intended
toalert
theuserof
the
presenceofimportant
operating
and
maintenance
(servicing)
instructions
inthe
literature
accompanying
the
product.
CAUTION:
Riskofelectrical
shock
- DONOT
OPEN!
CAUTION:
Toreduce
theriskof
electric
shock,donolremovecover.
Nouser
serviceable
parts
inside.
Refer
servicing
toqualified
service
personnel.
wARNING:
To
prevent
electrical
shock
orlire
hazard,donotexpose
this
appliance
torain
ormoisture
Beiore
using
this
appliance,
readthe
operating
guide
forfurther
warnings'
A
A
Estesimbolo
tieneelprop6sito,deatertar
alusuario
delapresenciade"(voltaje)
peligroso"sinais-
lamiento
dentro
delacaja
del
producto
y que
puede
teneruna
magnitud
suficiente
como
para
constituir
riesgodedescarga
electrica.
Estesimbolo
tieneelprop6sito
dealertar
alusariodela
presenciadeinstruccones
importantes
sobre
la
oDeraci6nv mantenimiento
enlainformaci6n
que
vienecon
elproducto'
PRECAUCION:
Riesgo
dedescarga
electrica
iNO
ABRIR!
PRECAUCION:
Para
disminuir
elriesgodedesoarga
el6ctrica,
noabra
lacubierta.
Nohay
piezas
[tiles
dentro'
Deie
todomantenimiento
enmanos
del
personalt6cnico
cualificado'
ADVERTENCIA:
Paraevitar
descargas
el6ctricas
o peligro
deincendio,
nodeje
expuesto
a lalluvia
o humedad
este
aparato
Antes
deusar
este
aparato,
leamds
advertencias
enla iadeoperaci6n.
A
A
Cesymbole
estutilise
dans
ce
manuel
pour
indiquer
al'utilisateur
la
pr6senced'une
tension
dangereuse
pouvant
Ctre
d'amplitude
suffisante
pour
constituer
un
risquede
choc6lectrique'
ce symbole
estutilis6
dans
cemanuel
pour
indiquer
aI'utilisateur
qu'il
ou
qu'elle
trouvera
d'importantes
instructions
concernant
I'utilisation
etl'entretien
de
l'appareil
dans
le
paragraphesignal6'
ATTENTION:
Risquesde
choc6lectrique
- NE
PASOUVRIR!
ATTENTION:
Afin
der6duire
lerisquedechoc6lectrique,
ne
pas
enlever
lecouvercle.
llnese
trouve
d I'int6rieur
aucune
pidce
pouvant
ctre
repar6e
par
I'utilisateur.
confiez
I'entretien
etlar6paration
del'appareil
a unreparateur
Peavey
ag166.
AVERTISSEMENT:
Afin
de
pr6venir
les
risquesde
d6charge
6lectrique
oude
{eu,n'exposez
pas
cet
appareil
ala
oluieou
al,humidit6.
Avantd'utiliser
cet
appareil,
lisez
attentivement
lesavertissements
suppl6mentaires
de
ce
manuel.
A
ADieses
symbol
soll
den
Anwender
vorunisolierten
gefahrlichen
spannungen
innerhalb
desGehauses
warnen,die
von
Ausreichender
starke
sind,
umeinen
elektrischen
schlag
verursachen
zu
konnen
Diesessymbol
sollden
Benutzer
auf
wichtige
Instruktionen
inderBedienungsanleitung
aufmerksam
machen,
die
Handhabung
und
Wartung
des
Produkts
betreffen.
VORSICHTI
Risiko
- Elektrischer
Schlagl
Nicht
offnen!
VORSICHT:
Um
das
Risikoeines
elektris;hen
Schlages
zu
vermeiden,
nicht
die
Abdeckung
enfernen.
Es
befinden
sich
keine
Teiledarin,
die
vomAnwender
repariert
werden
k6nnten.
Reparaturen
nur
von
qualifiziertem
Fachpersonal
durchf
uhren
lassen.
ACHTUNG:
Um
einenelektrischen
schlag
oder
Feuergefahr
zuvermeiden,
sollte
dieses
Gerat
nichtdem
Begen
oder
Feuchtigkeit
ausgesetzt
werden.
vor lnbetriebnahme
unbedingt
dieBedienungsanleitung
lesen.

RAGE'
1s8/BLAZER'158
REARPANEL
ACPOWERCORD
(Under
chassis)
Thislinecord
provides
theAC
power
to
the
unit.Connect
thelinecordtoa properly
grounded
ACsupply.Damagetotheequipment
may
occur
ifimproperlinevoltageis
used.
(See
voltagemarkingonunit.)Neverremoveorcutthe
groundpin
ofthe
line
cord
plug.
NOTE:FORUKONLY
As thecolorsof thewires
inthemainslead
ofthisapparatus
maynot
correspond
with
thecolored
markingsidentifyingtheterminals
inyourplug,proceed
asfollows:
(1)
Thewirewhichiscolored
green
andyellow mustbeconnectedto theterminalwhich
ismarkedbytheletterE,or bytheearth
symbol,orcolored
green
orgreen and
yellow.
(2)
Thewirewhichiscoloredbluemustbeconnected
totheterminalwhichismarkedwiththeleiterN,orthecolorblack.
(3)
Thewirewhichiscolored
brownmustbeconnectedtotheterminalwhichismarkedwiththeletterLorcolorred.
2.
3.
4.
POWERSWITCH
Presstheswitchtothe
"ON"
position
toapply
power
totheunit.ThePOWERLED
(3)
will
illuminatetoindicate
power
hasbeen
supplied
tothe
unit.
POWERLED
llluminateswhen
power
hasbeensuppliedtotheunit.
INPUT
Input
jack
willacceptsignalsfrom
all
types
of
guitarpickups.
Be
suretouseahigh
quality
shieldedinstrumentcabletoconnectthe
guitar
tothe
amplifier.
VOLUME
ControlsthevolumeleveloftheCleanchannelandisnotaffected
bvtheLead.PreorPost
Gaincontrols.
CHANNEL
SELECTSWITCH
Allows
selectionoftheLeadorCleanchannel.The
"down"
oositionoftheswitchselectsthe
Leadchannel
and
the
"up"
position
selectstheCleanchannel.
5.
6.

. 7. PRE
GAIN
Controlsthe
inputvolume
level
oftheLead
channel.ThePre
Gain
canbeusedtocontrolthe
distortion
levelinthe
Leadchannel.
To
obtainmoredistortion
simply
increasethePre
Gain
andset
thePost
Gain
(8)
tothe
desiredvolume
level.
8. POST
GAIN
Controls
the
overallvolumelevel
ofthe
Leadchannel.
Thefinallevel
adjustment
should
be
made
afterthe
desiredsoundhas
been
achieved.
9. CDTTAPE
INPUT
The
CD/TAPE
INPUTcan
beused
toroutetheheadphone
outsignalof
aCD
player,
tape
player,
etc.into
your
Blazer/Rage
amplifier.Connect
theCD
ortapeheadphone
output
using
ashielded
cabletothe
CD/TAPEINPUT
jack.
This
signalismixed
with
the
guitar
signalbut
isnot
affected
bytheEQ.
10. MODERNruINTAGESWITCH
This
switch
allows
you
toinstantly
changethevoicing
toreflect
thetones
ofmodern
and
vintage
amplifiers.The
"MODERN"
position
maintains
awarm,
standardvoicing.
The
"VINTAGE"
position
changes
the
overall
function
oftheEQ
andaddsahint
ofbrightness
toemulate
someclassic
ampdesigns.
Experiment
withthis
switch,alongwith
theEQ
(11)
adjustments,
tocapture
your
desired
tone.Youmay
refertothe
Recommended
Settingson
page
6for
somecreative
starting
points.
11. LOWMID
ANDHIGH
EQ
Passive
tone
controlsthat
regulate
thelow,mid
andhighfrequencies,
respectively.
12, HEADPHONE
JACK
This
stereo
jack
allows
signaltoflow
toboth
sidesofanystereoheadset.
Amonauralheadset
may
be
used,butitis
notrecommended.
13. REVERB
LEVEL
(Applicable
to Btazer158
onty)
Controlsthe
overallreverb
level.

POWERAMPSECTION
RatedPowerand Load:
15W
RMSinto4ohms
Power
@ Glipping
(Typically):
(5%
THD,1kHz,120VACline)
15WRMSinto4ohms
TotalHarmonicDistortion:
Lessthan0.5%,100mWto
10WRMS,60Hzto10kHz,
4ohms
(typically
below
0.2%)
PowerConsumption:
40W.
50/60
Hz.120VAC
PREAMP
SECTION
Thefollowingspecsare
measured
@
2kHzwiththe
controlspreset
asfollows:
ChannelSelectNormal
(Out)
LowandHigh
@10
RAGE@1s8/BLAZER@
158
SPECIFICATIONS
Mid@0
PreGainandPostGain
@
10
Reverb
@0
NominalLevels
are
with
Nominal
Gain
@
5.
MinimumLevelsarewithNormal
Gain
@
10.
PreampInput(Normal
Ghannel):
lmpedance:HighZ,1Mohm
NominalInputLevel:
-6
dBV
70
mVRMS
MaximumInputLevel:
OdBVIVRMS
CD/TapeInput:
lnputlmpedance:100k
ohms
NominalInputLevel:.5V RMS,
-6
dBV
(Stereo
jack
designed
for
usewith
stereoheadphoneoutputson
CD/tape
players)
HeadphoneOutput:
Loadlmpedance:4ohms
or
grealer
NominalPower
Output:
20mWinto4ohms
(Stereo
jacks,
monaural
signaldisconnectsinternalspeaker
when
phoneplug
isinserted.)
SystemHumandNoise
@
NominalInputLevel:
(2O
Hzto20kHz
unweighted)
62dB
below
rated
power
Equalization:
Speciallow,mid,andhigh
passive
type
EQ
Specifications
subiectto changewithout
notice,
HIGHGAIN
AMP
RAGE@1s8/BLAZER@
158
BLOCK
DIAGRAM
REVERB LEVEL
4oHtvl
SPEAKER
Thisblockdiagram
showssignalflowwithin
theunit.Inorderto
throughly
understandtheunit'sfunctions,
please
studytheblockdiagram
carefully.

Rage'1S8/Blazer@
158
RECOMMENDED
SETTINGS
NOTE:
Tone
settings
given
are
general
recommendation
andwillvary
depending
on make
of
guitar
andtype
of pickup.
Metal
Adjust
toTaste. Adjust
toTaste. Blazer"
Medium
Distortion
Adjust
toTaste. Adjust
toTaste. Adjust
toTaste. Blazer'"
Adjust
to
Taste. Adjust
to
Tasie. Blazer"
NOTE:
Reverb
andReverb
Level
are
onlyontheBlazer'"
andarenot
available
ontheRage@.
r
Country
Lead

IMPORTANT SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS
WARNING: When usingelectricproducts, basiccautions
should
always
befollowed, includingthefollowing:
1. Readtheseinstructions.
2. Keeptheseinstructions.
3. Heedallwarnings.
4. Follow all instructions.
5. Do not usethis apparatusnearwater For example,nearor in abathtub,swimming pool, sink, wetbasement,etc.
6. Cleanonly with adamp cloth.
7. Do notblock anyof theventilationopenings.Installin accordancewith manufacturer'sinstructions.It shouldnotbeplaced
flat againstawall
or placedin abuilt-in enclosurethatwill impedetheflow of cooling air.
8. Do not installnearanyheat
sourcessuchasradiators,heatregisters,stovesor otherapparatus
(includingamplifiers)thatproduce
heat.
9. Do notdefeatthesafety
purpose
of thepolarized or groundingtype plug.A polarizedplug hastwo bladeswith onewider thanthe other.A
grounding
typeplug hastwo bladesanda third grounding plug.The wide bladeor third prong is providedfor your safety. When theprovided
plug doesnotfit into your inlet, consultanelect cianfor replacement
of theobsoleteoutlet.
Neverbreakoff thegrounding.Write for our free
booklet"Shock HazardandGrounding". Connectonly to a powersupplyof thetypemarkedon theunit adjacentto thepower supplycord.
10. Protectthepowercordfrom beingwalkedonor pinched,particularlyatplugs,conveniencereceptacles,andthepoint theyexit from the
apparatus.
11. Only useattachments/accessoriesprovidedby themanufacturer.
12. Useonly with a cart,stand,tripod,bracket.
or tablespecifiedby themanufacturer,or soldwith theapparatus.
When acafi is used,usecaution
whenmoving thecart/apparatuscombination
to avoidinjury from tip-over
13. Unplug thisapparatusduringlightning stormsor whenunusedfor long periods
of time.
14. Referall servicingto qualilied service personnel.
Servicing
is requiredwhentheapparatushasbeendamagedin anyway,suchaspower-
supplycordor plug is damaged,liquid has
beenspilledor objectshavet'alleninto theapparatus,the apparatushasbeenexposedto rain or
moisturc,doesnot operatenormally,or has
beendropped.
15. If thisproductis to bemountedin anequipmentrack,rcar supportshouldbe provided.
16. Exposureto extremelyhigh noiselevelsmaycausea permanent
hearingloss.Individuals vary considerablyin susceptibilityto noise-induced
headngloss,but nearlyeveryonewill losesomehearing
if exposedto sufficiently intensenoisefor a sufficienttime.The U.S. Govemment's
OccupationalandHealthAdministration (OSHA) hasspecifiedthefollowing permissible
noiselevelexposures:
DumtionPerDayIn Hours
8
6
4
3
2
I t/2
I
t/2
l/4
or
less
SoundLevel dBA, Slow Response
90
92
95
9',7
100
102
105
lt0
115
According to OSHA, anyexposurein excessof the abovepermissible
limits could resultin somehea ng loss.Ear plugsor protectors to theear
canalsor overtheearsmustbe wom whenoperatingthisamplification systemin orderto prevent
apermanent hearingloss,if exposurcis ;n excess
of thelimits assetfonh above.To ensureagainstpotentially
dangerousexposureto high sound
pressure
levels,it is recommendedthatall persons
exposedto equipmentcapableof producing high soundpressure
levelssuchasthisamplification systembeprotected by hearing
protectors
while
thisunit is in operation.
SAVETIIESEINSTRUCTIONS!
18

PEAVEY
ELECTRONICS
CORPORATION
LIMITEDWARRANTY
EffectiveDate:Julv 1. 1998
tlEt This Warranty Covers
.:,-' teavey
WarrantycoversdetectsinmaterialandworkmanshipinPeavey
productspurchased
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whal This Warranty Does Nol Cover
-re Waranty doesnotcover:
(1)damagecausedbyaccident,misuse,abuse,irnproperinstallationor operalion,rental,
product
modification
or neg'
,ecl;
(2)damageoccurringduringshpn'rent;(3)damagecausedby repairor service
performed
bypersons notauthorizedby Peavey;
(4)products
on
whichtheserlalnumberhasbeenaltered,defacedorremoved;
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not
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fromanAuthorizedPeaveyDealer.
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theorginalretai purchaser
of the product.
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