Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 500 Genz-Benz
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Owner ’ s Manual PRODUCT DESCRIPTION – GENZ BENZ, the leader in innovative lightweight separate bass ampliers and cabinets now brings you the CONTOUR™500 bass combos; for those players who want a powerful and lighter weight one piece amplier system.
FRONT P ANEL DIRECT OUTPUT – An XLR balanced direct output is provided for connection to a P A system or directly into a recording studio console. The Direct Out signal is mic level and pre eq. This output is fully protected against 48 volt phantom power and may be used for driving microphone lines of up to 300 feet without problems.
PREAMP VOLUME – This control sets the volume of the preamp after the Input and Gain stages but before the EQ, Contour and Master V olume controls. Use this control in conjunction with the Gain Control.
REAR P ANEL POWER INPUT – VOL T AGE SELECT OR SWITCH - The CONT OUR™500 utilizes a switch selectable universal power supply that operates from 100V to 240 volts, 50 to 60 Hz for world wide use.
4 5 Specications CTR500-1 15T COMBO -This model is the amplier with a single 15” low frequency driver and compression tweeter . It produces 300 watts into the 8 ohm combo conguration and 500 watts when used with an additional 8 ohm extension cabinet.
6 BLOCK DIAGRAM SAFE OPERA TING REQUIREMENTS: • Never set an amplier on anything that will tip over or collapse under its weight. • Provide a minimum distance of 25.
7 Declaration of Conformity (89/336 EEC-EMC Directive) Manufacturer ’s Name: Genz Benz, a division of KMC Music Corporation Manufacturer ’s Address: 781 1 East Pierce Street Scottsdale, AZ 85257, U.
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