Warwick ProTube IV manual

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  • Page 1

    OFFICIAL W ARWICK AMP OWNER MANUAL ENGLISH[...]

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    Amps 4 C ongratulations on the purchase of the new W arwic k amplifier head/combo. Please read these instructions through before connecting and operating the device. If you keep to the guidelines set out in this manual, you will soon be able to appreciate the quality of this new W arwic k amplifier . Please keep this instruction booklet handy in ca[...]

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    Pro Tube IX 23 GROUND LIFT switch isolates the earth connection from the ground of signal. Should several devices be simultaneously connected to earth by the same conductor as well as via line connections, a so called hum loop might appear . In this case operate G ROU N D LI FT to eliminate the current hum. DI PRE/POST switches the signal lying at [...]

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    24 Pro Tube IX DI OUT LEFT and DI OUT RIGHT sockets for supplying a stage or studio mixing console. TUNER OUT socket for the connection of a tuner . When M UTE mode is activated, the unmodified bass signal is retained here. MONO LOOP for the serial insertion of dynamic effects units (e.g. compressor, auto wah, etc.). C onnect SEND with the input an[...]

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    Pro Tube IX 25 This channel is equipped with two tubes. One preamp tube is always included within the signal flow . 2ND STAGE switch adds one output stage tube into the circuit. This feature offers the choice between a so called hybrid amplifier (tube preamp with transistor power amp) and the sound of an all tube amplifier head. CONTOUR switch boos[...]

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    26 Pro Tube IX EXAMPLES These setting examples aim at helping you to better handle with the control stage and to utilise it for the realisation of your sound conceptions. Set c hannel 1 according to the examples and adjust the TONE control to the left and to the right within the suggested area, respectively . press the switches to learn more about [...]

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    Pro Tube IX 27 T wo switches LOW BOOST and HIGH BOOST to pre-adjust the basic sound characteristics. Te n faders 35/70/140/210/420/730/1.2k/2.5k/5k/10k Hz to amplify/soften the respective frequency band by +/-1 2 dB. Y ou should generally adjust the graphic E Q to approximately 0 dB. This means boosts and cuts should be effected with moderation. Wh[...]

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    28 NOTES Pro Tube IX[...]

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    30 Amps Pro Fet III 25 m V transistor, active controlled none fan cooled (non permanent) bass, punch, param. mids with freq. and level controls, attack, treble, low boost and high boost switches. Dyn. control with switchable limiter none 2 00 Ω 0 dB, 600 Ω mono serial send 0 dBu, 600 Ω return 0 dBu, 1 0 k Ω ground lift, DI pre/post none non[...]

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    42 CIRCUIT DIAGRAM Pro Tube IX[...]

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    Headquarters: Wa rw ick GmbH&Co.Music Equipment KG•Gewerbegebiet Wohlhausen•08258 Markneukirchen/Germany•T el 0049-(0)37422-555-0 Fax 0049-(0)37422-555-99 • Send us an E-Mail to: info@warwick.de • Visit us on the World Wide Web: http://www .warwick.de Branch China: Wa rw ick Music Equipment (Shanghai) Ltd., Co.Shanghai Waigaoqiao Free[...]