Hughes & Kettner z-board manual

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    ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS IT ALIANO ESP AÑOL BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG MA N U A L www .hughes-and-kettner .com 1.0 ZBOARD Manu 1.0 16.05.2001 16:38 Uhr Seite 1[...]

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    2 Z-BOARD MANUAL 1. PLUGGING IN Do not switch your amp on. Plug the 9-pin connector into the corresponding port on your amp. Ensure that the VOLUME pedal is floored. This will spare you unnecessary troubleshooting a little later . Switch your amp on. 2. HANDLING 2.1 BASICS The range of functions that the Z-Board puts at your disposal depends on the[...]

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    3 Z-BOARD MANUAL ENGLISH 3 3 2.3 CONTROL FEA TURES VOLUME Y ou can control the master volume level (and possibly the pre-effect section channel volume, depending on the model of amp that you own) using the VOLUME pedal. Please consult the owner’s manual of your amp to learn more about this option. W AH W AH The W AH W AH pedal can per form two fu[...]

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    4 Z-BOARD MANUAL 1. INBETRIEBNAHME Lassen Sie Ihren V erstärker ausgeschaltet. V erbinden Sie den 9-Pol Stecker mit der entsprechenden Buchse an Ihrem V erstärker . Achten Sie darauf, dass das VOLUME Pedal durchgetreten ist. Dies erspart Ihnen möglicherweise eine unnötige „Fehlersuche“. Schalten Sie jetzt Ihren Amp ein. 2. BEDIENUNG 2.1 GRU[...]

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    5 Z-BOARD MANUAL DEUTSCH 5 5 2.3 BEDIENELEMENTE VOLUME: Mit dem VOLUME Pedal können Sie die Masterlautstärke (in Abhängigkeit vom V erstärker-Modell auch die Kanal- Lautstärke vor der Effektsektion) regeln. Bitte beachten Sie hierzu die Bedienungsanleitung Ihres V erstärkers. W AH W AH: Das W AH W AH Pedal kann zwei Funktionen ausüben: 1) Es[...]