Fender M-80 Head Owner Manual - Page 2

M-80

OWNER'S

MANUAL

The

Fender

M-80

amplifier

is

a

straight

ahead

combination

of

radical

new

distortion

sounds

and

time

tested

Classic

Fender

Sounds

packaged

together

in

a

Solid

-State

configuration

which

is

both

easy

to

use

and

inherently

reliable.

The

M-80

Clean

Channel

features

the

standard

compl

iment

of

Volume,

Treble,

Mid

and

Bass

and

the

Overdrive

Channel

features

Gain,

Volume,

and

separate

EQ

consisting

of

Contour

and

Presence

controls.

The

Fender

Contour

control

will

continuously

vary

your

sound

from

smooth

and

bluesy

to

a

honky

bite

or

all

the

way

to

ten

for

the

crunchiest

metal

sounds

around.

You

get

searing

smooth

highs

backed

by

deep

punch.

The

Presence

control

gives

you

continuous

adjustment

of

the

highs

to

allow

the

M-80

to

cut

through

in

any

playing

situation

without

being

overbearing.

The

extreme

sensitivity

of

the

overdrive

channel

defies

comparison.

With

its

unending

sustain

capabil

ity

you

may

find

that

playing

on

ten

is

just

too

much;

but

it's

stil

l

there

if

you

want

it.

In

addition

to

convenience

features

like

All

Front

Panel

Mounted

Controls

and

Jacks,

the

M-80

features

a

detachable

footswitch

for

selecting

the

Overdrive

Channel.

Standard

1/4

inch

phone

jacks

are

used

for

ease

of

connection

or

extension

of

the

footswitch

to

remote

pedal

boards.

The

PREAMP-OUT

&

POWER

AMP

-IN

jacks

can

be

used

as

an

EFFECTS

LOOP

or

as

Send

and

Return

points

while

slaving

multiple

amps

together

or

for

direct

connection

to

recording

and

sound

reinforcement

mixers.

The

possibilities

are

endless

(ie:

by

inserting

a

Chorus

pedal

between

the

PREAMP-OUT

of

one

amp

and

the

POWER

AMP

-IN

of

another,

a

true

stereo

image

effect

can

be

achieved.)

The

HEADPHONE

jack

automatically

mutes

the

speaker

in

addition

to

driving

Stereo

or

Mono

headphones

and

can

also

be

used

as

a

line

out.

Last,

but

definitely

not

least,

the

Fender

M-80

packs

a

new

power

amp

that

is

based

on

a

radically

underdamped

design

that

interacts

with

the

speaker

in

much

the

same

way

as

a

tube

amplifier

does,

producing

sparkle

and

punch

with

an

increase

in

apparent

loudness

and

power

that

defies

comparison

to

other

similarly

rated

units.

Also

included

is

a

sophisticated,

transparent

protection

scheme

designed

to

completely

prevent

amplifier

failure

due

to

bad

speaker

cords

or

incorrectly

connected

speaker

jacks.

These

amps

are

LOUD,

and

can

rel

iably

put

it

out,

night

after

night.

The

selection

of

a

Fender

amplifier

will

reward

you

with

years

of

qual

ity

music

in

a

wide

range

of

controlled

sounds.

This

manual

is

designed

to

familiarize

you

with

the

equipment

and

to

acquaint

you

with

its

many

fine

features.

Read

it

carefully

so

that

you

wil

l

benefit

from

all

the

features

as

soon

as

you

start

using

the

amplifier.

The

built

in

quality

of

a

Fender

amplifier

is

the

result

of

over

three

and

a

half

decades

of

dedication

in

the

combined

skills

of

research

and

development

by

our

engineers

and

musicians.

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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