Connections - Hughes & Kettner Black Spirit 200 floor Manual

sporting two mono 6.3 mm (1/4") jack plugs or two XLR connectors. Be
sure to pan the mixing console's inputs hard left and right to enjoy the
full stereo effect.
Heads up: Plugging a cord into the front panel Phones output switches the
Speaker Out off.
Heads up again: The Phones output delivers a natural-sounding right/left
stereo signal to your headphones. The mono Red Box out is the better
choice for feeding your signal to a mixing desk for most applications on
stage and in the studio. Read section 4.1, Red Box AE+, for more on this.
3.4 Controllers
Controlling the amp with the footswitches is an exercise in convenience.
You can operate the amp in three modes, Preset, Stompbox and Direct
7. To learn more about them, see chapter 5, Presets.
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Footswitches: Use Black Spirit 200 Floor's seven footswitches to
access and program sounds. The buttons' assignments and functions vary
from mode to mode as shown in the table below.
CLEAN CRUNCH LEAD
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Display: The display's read-out also varies from mode to mode. In
Preset mode, it indicates the selected bank (1-32). It reads "Sb" in Stompbox
mode and "7P" in Direct-7 mode.

4 Connections

4.1 Rear panel
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Speaker Out: Black Spirit 200 Floor is designed to drive speaker
cabinets with impedances of 8 or 16 ohms. You can connect conventional
cabs made for guitar amps as well as fullrange speakers.
A few basics on connecting speakers
Caution: If you wish to connect two speaker cabinets, always make sure
they are of the same type – either two guitar amp cabinets or two fullrange
enclosures. NEVER mix the two by connecting one of each type! If you
want to connect two cabinets, make sure the impedance of each cabinet is
16 ohms, as the overall impedance is halved to 8 ohms in a parallel circuit.
This applies to both guitar cabinets and fullrange enclosures.
The Hughes & Kettner TS 112 Pro, TM 112 and TM 212 come highly
recommended. Each has an impedance of 16 ohms and a parallel output
that lets you connect a second speaker of the same type.
Serial No.
ULTRA MOD DLY BOOST
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Cabinet Output Power
SPEAKER OUT
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• Output Power: You can step down from 200 watts to 20 watts and 2
watts with this selector. This nifty switch turn Black Spirit 200 Floor into
your sonic Swiss Army Knife. Use it for anything from woodshedding in
your bedroom with a small cab to driving a 4x12" cab at a raging 200
watts.
• Cabinet: Versatility is what this unique feature is all about. Set it to Guitar
Cab to connect standard guitar cabinets. Set it to Fullrange Cab position
to drive any passive – that is, non-powered – fullrange speaker. The Red
Box AE+In serves up great sound for fullrange enclosures, including a
selection of cabinet emulations, at a whopping 200 watts. If toting your
cab to and from the rehearsal room is not your idea of fun, simply hook
Black Spirit 200 Floor up to your home stereo system, studio monitors
or PA speakers. We promise it'll still sound and feel just like a real guitar
cabinet.
Caution: Be sure to connect the Speaker Out to speakers and cabinets
only! Connecting this output to grounded devices such as a power soak or
DI box) is sure to cause serious damage.
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Red Box AE+ DI Out: The original Red Box has been the industry
standard tool for capturing the sound of guitar amps without using
microphones since Hughes & Kettner invented it in 1988. The Red
Box delivers unvarying sound quality at every gig or recording session,
putting an end to crosstalk with other instruments and the hassles of
experimenting with microphone placement. The Red Box AE+ is the latest
version of the award-winning speaker simulator.
The DSP-powered Ambience Emulation delivers a perfect mix of
authentic cabinet ambience and that ultra-direct attack of purely analog
tone. We've added some great new Red Box features to Black Spirit 200
Floor, guaranteed to make life onstage and in the studio even peachier.
• Red Box Mic/Line: Be sure to set the Red Box to the proper level. We
recommend using the Line setting when running long cables to send
the signal over greater distances, for example, at gigs. The higher output
compensates for the signal level lost along the way. If the mixing console
or soundcard/audio interface lacks XLR inputs, you will need an XLR to
6.3 mm (1/4") jack adapter, which should be readily available in music
stores. Please make sure the Red Box is set to Line when it is connected
to 6.3 mm (1/4") jack inputs.
• On/Off: When you switch the cabinet emulation off, the Red Box
out sends an unfiltered signal for use with your favorite cabinet and
microphone simulation software or processor.
Heads up: Red Box AE+ offers eight painstakingly designed cabinet
emulations. Select them on the front panel and store your setting with any
preset.
Black Spirit 200 Floor – Manual 1.0
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FX LOOP
AE
DI OUT
MONITOR IN
AUX IN
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