Fender BXR Dual Bass 400 Owner Manual - Page 3

SUGGESTED

FIRST

TIME

OPERATION

If

this

is

the

first

time

you've

used

a

FENDER

DUAL

BASS

400

we

suggest

that

you

try

the

following

first

time

control

setting

procedure.

If

the

speaker

you're

using

is

capable

of

BI

-AMP

operation,

refrain

from

attempting

it

for

now.

Turn

the

gain

to

"0",

set

all

eleven

equalization

controls

to

their

mid

position

("0").

Be

sure

the

crossover

button

is

out,

and

the

volume

is

at

"0".

With

the

speakers

connected

through

a

suitable

cable,

NOT

AN

INSTRUMENT

CABLE,

and

your

bass

plugged

in

to

input

1,

turn

the

power

switch

to

ON.

You

should

hear

a

very

slight

"thud':

Now

turn

the

volume

to

"5'1

and

advance

the

gain

to

the

desired

position.

If

the

sound

you

hear

does

not

suit

you,

try

using

the

LOW

and/or

HIGH

ENHANCE

buttons

first,

and

move

on

to

the

equalization

controls.

When

using

the

equalization

controls,

proceed

with

caution,

so

that

you

don't

confuse

yourself

witih

the

almost

infinite

number

of

possible

settings.

Refrain

from

using

more

than

five

sliders

simultaneously.

Eleven

sliders

are

provided

so

that

a

nearly

infinite

variety

of

sounds

may

be

created.

Don't

try

to

create

them

all

at

the

same

time!

OPTIMIZING

DELTACOMP

PERFORMANCE

With

the

volume

at

"5"

as

described

under

"suggested

first

time

use"

you

have

reduced

the

DELTACOMP

range

by

about

6dB.

This

is

acceptable,

provided

the

DELTACOMP

indicators

are

not

being

triggered

too

often.

If

they

are,

you

may

get

to

the

point

where

the

preamp

will

start

to

distort.

To

avoid

this,

advance

the

volume

to

maximum

and

reduce

the

gain

a

like

audible

amount.

Playing

hard

into

DELTACOMP

is

harmless

but

will

result

in

a

"compressed"

sound

and

will

eventually

result

in

preamp

distortion

which

may

sound

unpleasant.

SETTING

UP

EXTERNAL

SIGNAL

PROCESSING

External

signal

processors

may

be

used

as

previously

described.

Devices

used

in

the

multi

-level

effects

loop

may

be

set

up

as

follows:

Connect

the

device

to

the

effects

loop

so

that

the

send

jack

is

connected

to

the

input

of

the

external

processor,

and

the

return

jack

is

connected

to

the

output

of

same.

Set

the

level

switch

to

"0'1

With

the

volume

at

"10",

-adjust

the

gain

to

performance

volume

—

and

note

if

the

external

processor

distorts•or

clips

(some

devices

-

have

-

a

warning

light).

If

any

of•these

things

occur,

adjust

the

effects

loop

level

switch

to

-10

or

-20,

but

always

try

to

stay

as

near

to

"0"

as

possible.

Some

processors

such

as

FLANGERS

are

best

used

in

the

"HIGH/B"

patching

path

while

in

the

BI

-AMP

MODE.

Doing

this

will

preserve

low

frequency

fundamentals,

which

are

often

notched

out

by

FLANGERS.

Stereo

chorus

is

well

suited

by

using

both

the

HIGH/B

and

LOW/A

patching

points.

Connect

the

input

of

the

chorus

to

either

patching

out

jack

and

return

the

stereo

chorus

outputs

to

the

two

"in"

jacks

(it

doesn't

matter

how

you

assign

the

output

jacks

of

the

chorus

to

the

patching

inputs).

Set

the

CROSSOVER

button

in

the

STEREO

MODE.

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