Fender BXR Dual Bass 400 Owner Manual - Page 2

DUAL

BASS

400

OWNER'S

MANUAL

The

DUAL

BASS

400

AMPLIFIER

is

the

most

recent

effort

in

state-of-the-art

bass

amplifier

technology,

and

is

a

member

of

the

FENDER

BXR

series.

The

design

execution

of

the

DUAL

BASS

400

was

carried

out

with

the

aid

of

some

of

today's

best

players,

and

represents

years

of

thought

and

consideration

in

the

determina-

tion

of

features

and

specifications.

The

features

included

in

the

DUAL

BASS

400

will

provide

a

forum

for

almost

every

conceivable

playing

style

from

"contemporary"

to

those

yet

to

come.

Much

attention

has

been

given

to

those

who

would

like

to

take

advantage

of

the

new

signal

processing

devices

which

have

appeared

in

recent

time.

A

special

MULTI

-LEVEL

effects

loop

allows

the

use

of

external

processors

from

simple

battery

powered

devices

to

professional

rack

mounted

studio

types.

Two

additional

patch

points

have

been

provided

such

that

separate

HI

-RANGE

and

LO

-RANGE

processing

may

be

accom-

plished.

Alternately,

these

points

allow

the

use

of

FULL

STEREO

signal

processing.

The

preamp

section

of

the

DUAL

BASS

400

features

two

inputs,

of

differing

sensitivity.

A

pair

of

buttons

called

"ENHANCE"

are

provided

to

allow

enhancement

of

the

low

or

high

end

of

the

spectrum.

An

ELEVEN

band

graphic

equalizer

starting

at

40

Hz,

and

extending

to

10

kHz

allows

easy

tailoring

of

your

instrument's

personality.

Two

line

out

connections

are

included,

one

transformer

balanced,

and

one

unbalanced.

The

transformer

balanced

line

out

is

very

useful

in

large

P.A.

applications

or

in

the

studio.

A

front

panel

button

allows

the

line

feed

to

be

taken

before

the

preamp

(pre)

or

after

the

preamp

and

multi

-level

effects

loop

(post).

For

high

level

players

who

need

the

BI

-AMP

mode,

a

continuously

variable

electronic

crossover

is

available

at

the

push

of

a

button.

The

crossover

"FREQUENCY"

is

adjustable

from

200

Hz,

to

2.2

kHz.

With

the

BI

-AMP

MODE

employed,

the

two

power

amplifiers

are

now

separated

to

provide

200

Watts

for

the

high

end

and

an

additional

200

Watts

for

the

low

end.

In

the

STEREO

MODE,

the

same

full

range

signal

is

sent

to

both

power

amplifiers,

with

stereo

signal

generation

available

through

the

use

of

external

signal

processing.

The

dual

200

Watt

power

amplifiers

were

designed

to

give

reliable

service

under

all

conditions

and

are

equipped

with

our

exclusive

DELTACOMP

adaptive

compression

system.

When

DELTACOMP

engages,

it

is

practically

impossible

to

cause

the

power

amplifiers

to

clip

(distort).

With

DELTACOMP,

apparent

compressor

release

time

is

kept

short

yet

waveform

distortion

is

kept

to

a

minimum

at

low

frequencies.

The

DUAL

BASS

400

is

designed

to

perform

well

with

almost

any

high

quality

speaker

system,

but

performs

best

when

used

with

members

of

the

FENDER

BXR

series.

Speakers

in

this

series

are

the

BXR-115,

with

a

single

fifteen

inch

FENDER

special

design

driver,

BXR-410

with

four

ten

inch

FENDER

special

design

drivers

or

the

BXR

SPECTRUM,

employing

one

eighteen

inch

and

two

ten

inch

FENDER

special

design

drivers

and

a

BI

-AMP

ready

crossover

network.

That

is

why

we

say,

proudly...FENDER,

The

Sound

That

Creates

Legends.

WARNING:

TO

REDUCE

THE

RISK

OF

FIRE

OR

SHOCK

HAZARD,

DO

NOT

EXPOSE

AMPLIFIER

TO

RAIN

OR

MOISTURE.

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