Headphone Output; Mute / Peq Bypass Footswitch; Effects Loop; Aux Input - Mesa/Boogie Subway WD-800 Owner's Manual

HEADPHONE OUTPUT:

will drive all common headphones and IEM ear pieces between 8 and 32 ohms (and many well above 32 ohms). It is not necessary
to have a speaker connected to the amp when using headphones, it is completely safe to operate the amp without a speaker
load. It's advisable to use caution whenever sticking a sound source in your ear, as damaging volume is possible, especially with
"bass player accidents", and when volume is factored over a long period of time. This output contains additional cabinet emulation
circuitry. This output should not be connected to anything but headphones or ear buds.

MUTE / PEQ BYPASS FOOTSWITCH:

standard latching two button footswitch terminated with a 1/4" (6.35mm) tip-ring-sleeve plug. When the TIP is shorted to the sleeve,
the signal is muted. (Note that the front panel mute switch must be in the down position for this function to work, otherwise, the front
panel switch over-rides the footswitch by placing the amp in mute mode regardless of the position of the footswitch). When in the
mute mode, the signal is available only at the tuner output jack, the signal is muted at the speaker output, headphone output, effects
send output and DI output. When the RING is shorted to sleeve, the 3 band parametric eq. is bypassed and the red PEQ BYPASS
LED will illuminate on the front of the amp (indicating that the parametric eq is bypassed). MESA sells Subway WD-800 specific
footswitches (two button) separately through our authorized dealers and distributors, our parts and accessories online store, or by
contacting our customer service department.

EFFECTS LOOP:

A serial (series) effects loop is provided, consisting of 1/4" (6.35mm) TS effects send and effects return jacks,
for connecting "serial" line level outboard effects devices such as compressors, limiters and gates. The loop may also be used with
parallel outboard devices such as delays, reverbs, harmonizers and octavers, etc. by using the wet-dry mix control on the outboard
device to mix the dry with processed signal. This loop is located right before the master volume control, and is also intended to be
used as a PREAMP OUT / POWER AMP IN for the linking of two amplifiers in a master-slave configuration, or for using the preamp
or power amp separately. The master volume control on each amplifier is then used to set the volume between the two amplifiers (in
a master/slave configuration), or as a power amp input level control when using the Subway WD-800 as a stand-alone power amp.
The effects loop's return jack contains a "normal switch" that interrupts the signal whenever a plug is inserted into the return jack, and
automatically bypasses the effects loop when the plug is removed. Because of this, the effects send jack may be used as a post eq,
pre master volume output, even when the amp is not being used as a loop.

AUX INPUT:

This amplifier is provided with a 1/4" (6.35mm) TRS AUX input. This TRS stereo jack properly sums left and right
channels from an MP-3 player. i-device, or laptop as many of these new devices do not contain adequate circuitry for proper sum-
ming. The signal injection point is right before the master volume control, you can use the player's volume control to balance the
level between your bass and the playback device. Note that for best performance, a 1/8" (3.5mm) TRS to 1/4" (6.35mm) TRS cable
(also called a stereo cable) is used, this will always match between devices and allow the amplifier's automatic summing circuitry to
work properly. For upright players, this input can be used to plug the output of your upright's outboard preamp (such as our Rosette,
Subway or Subway Plus PRE-DI) into the power amp. The level of this input is controlled by the master volume on the SUBWAY
WD-800 as well as the controls on your outboard preamp.
DIRECT OUTPUT (DI OUT):
sion of a studio grade XLR balanced direct output. This output is capable of driving balanced analog lines as long as 500 feet, is fully
phantom power protected, is noise resistant and stability compensated for a reliable, low noise floor, high quality signal. This output
follows the pro audio standards of pin 2=non-inverting, pin 3=inverting and pin 1=ground. Every known console in the world follows
this wiring standard.
DI OUT SOURCE SWITCH:
the PRE position, the signal is sourced directly from the input buffer. Muting the amplifier by the front panel mute switch (or optional
footswitch) mutes this output to allow for silent tuning. In the POST position, the signal is sourced from the output of the equalizer
section and before the master volume control. Generally, for PA use the FOH (front of house) engineer will probably prefer a PRE
eq send because the capability of his PA system may be significantly different than your stage rig, and the eq that you use to sound
good on stage may not work well on a bigger system and in a larger acoustic space out front, or in the context of the mix. If you use
the overdrive capability of the amp, or you use effects in the effects loop, then the post position is a better choice but you will need to
work with your FOH engineer to ensure that the eq you use on stage will work ok for the FOH mix. For recording, depending on the
The SUBWAY WD-800 includes a 1/4" (6.35mm) TRS tip-ring-sleeve headphone output jack, which
This dual function 1/4" (6.35mm) TRS footswitch jack is used in conjunction with a
A feature that sets your new SUBWAY WD-800 apart from the rest of the market is the inclu-
This switch selects the signal source routing that is used to derive the direct output signal. In
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