American Acoustic Development PJB BASS BUDDY manual

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    PJB BASS BUDDY OWNER’S MANUAL[...]

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    CONTENTS Read Firs t ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Page 1 General Overview & I ntroduction ----------------------------------------------------Page 2 Front & Back Pane l Overview ---------------------------------------------------------Page 2 Front & Back Panel De scription -----------[...]

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    OVERVIEW OF THE BASS BUDDY • Switch able Active / Passive input matches both magnetic and piezo pickups. • Powerful 5 Band Graphic EQ. • Natural Sounding Optical Limiter. • Hi-fi Stereo Headphone Output. • Low Noise Pre-amp output. • World-class Studio Quality, Balanced Line output. • 10 watt RMS wideband amplifier. • Worldwide AC v[...]

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    1. PASSSIVE/ ACTIVE BASS INPUT SWITCH. This switch allows you to match the BassBuddy to match either active or passive basses either with magnetic or piezo pickups. PASSIVE - Higher sensitivity, high impedance input (120mV/ 4.7M  ). For bass instrum ents that do not have active electronics, suited for older ‘vintage’ basses. This setting is [...]

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    11. DC POWER SUPPLY INPUT SOCKET Use only the dedicated PJB unit for the Bass Buddy. 12. BATTERY COMPARTMENT – REMOVABLE COVER. 13. STEREO INPUT VOLUME CONTROL. Use to control the level of backing/rhythm track. 14. STEREO MINI-JACK INPUT. Input feed from music or backing tracks . This input goes directly in ster eo to feed the headphones only. It[...]

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    Using Bass Buddy on Battery Power. To conserve battery life, when the Bass Buddy is on battery power, the 10 watt internal amplifier is not connected. The typical running time of the Bass Buddy on battery power is around 3 hours with high-quality, conventional disposable batteries a nd is depending on how loud the headphone volume is. More volume m[...]

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    Using the Stereo input. A stereo mini jack (14) on rear of unit will accept a variety of input sources. Such as headphone output from a computer, I-Pod, MP3 player drum machine, etc. Using the Stereo RCA adaptor, Bass Buddy will accept signals from home audio or recording e quipm ent such as CD player outputs or Mixer outputs. This level control is[...]

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    Warranty Information The BASS BUDDY has a warranty peri od of 2 years, starting from the date of purchase. The buyer must complete and return the enclosed warranty card within 14 days of purchase. This warranty covers defect in materials or workma nship that occurs in normal use. Within warranty period PJB will repair or replace the defect unit fr [...]