User manual CARVIN R1000

[. . . ] This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of suf ficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. LIMITED WARRANTY Your Carvin product is guaranteed against failure for 1 YEAR unless otherwise stated. Carvin will service and supply all parts at no charge to the customer providing the unit is under warranty. Carvin assumes no responsibility for horn drivers or speakers damaged by this unit. This warranty does not cover, and no liability is assumed, for damage due to: natural disasters, accidents, abuse, loss of parts, lack of reasonable care, incorrect use, or failure to follow instructions. [. . . ] The MID SWEEP EQ is a powerful sound shaping tool which usually requires some practice to get the best results. The HIGH control knob is designed to cut or boost the high frequencies of the bass guitar. Boosting with this control is useful for bringing up the very highest harmonics of the bass, which is especially useful when slapping or popping. Note: boosting the high frequencies can result in increased hiss, especially when using tweeters. COMPRESSOR The COMPRESSOR of the Red Line Series amps is designed to limit the peaks so the volume level is more constant. This allows greater power to your speakers preventing the power amps from clipping. The R600/R1000 two knob compressor with THRESHOLD and RATIO controls is more flexible and precise than a single control unit. The user can dial up the exact amount of compression desired and at what level they want the compression to begin. The THRESHOLD control knob sets the point where the compressor kicks in. Rotating this control in the clockwise direction lowers the level where the compressor turns on. The compressor indicator LED shows when this threshold is obtained, thus showing when the compressor is on. The RATIO knob is used to set the amount of compression once the threshold has been reached. When this knob is swept all the way counter clockwise (left) the unit is set for a mild compression. As the knob is rotated clockwise (right) the compression ratio increases. The range of available compression ratios is 1. 3 to 1 in the full counter clockwise position and 5 to 1 in the full clockwise position. The compressor is interactive with the input gain knob and the volume knobs on the bass guitar itself. Lowering the volume feeding the compressor will reduce the amount of compression and raising it will result in more compression. To get a tight limiting sound which is often nice for slap style playing, set the RATIO control to the full clockwise position and bring up the THRESHOLD knob until the desired reduction is realized. NOISE GATE The noise GATE reduces the noise caused by the bass pickups. To use the GATE, mute the strings with your hand and raise the THRESHOLD control knob until the amp's noise is turned off and the red LED illuminates. This alllows the INPUT GAIN and MASTER VOLUMES to be adjusted independently of the gate setting. ELECTRONIC X-OVER The electronic X-OVER is used to set the amp for a bi-amped configuration. [. . . ] COOLING VENTS These vents are for cooling the internal power amplifiers. Blocking the air flow through these vents will cause the amp to thermally protect and turn the speaker relays off. If this happens clear the obstruction first, keep the power on and turn the guitar volume down allowing the amp to cool. The amp will engage the speaker relays when cooling conditions return to normal. [. . . ]