Control Elements; Front Panel; Rear Panel - Bugera 1990 User Manual

Control elements

Front panel

1 The POWER switch is used to turn the power of the
BUGERA amplifier on and off.
2 The STANDBY switch allows you to place the amp
in STANDBY mode (OFF position). This way the
amp is idle, but the operational temperature of the
valves is maintained (POWER switch turned on).
When the switch is set to its ON position the ampli-
fier is activated.
ATTENTION! TO AVOID DAMAGE TO YOUR
!
AMP, NEVER USE THE BUGERA VALVE AM-
PLIFIER WITHOUT A LOUDSPEAKER CON-
NECTED!
3 The CHANNEL push button switches between the
CLEAN and the LEAD channel.
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You can also activate both channels with the
supplied footswitch. Refer to "Footswitch" for
details.
4 This is the VOLUME control that lets you adjust the
volume level of the LEAD channel.
5 This REVERB rotary knob adjusts the effect level of
the built-in REVERB in the LEAD channel. The pro-
vided footswitch activates the REVERB effect (see
Chapter "Footswitch").
6 This is the VOLUME control that lets you adjust the
volume level of the CLEAN channel.

Rear panel

CAUTION!
!
Hot! Risk of injury! During use, the valves
get very hot and high surface temperatures
may be reached at the rear of this unit.
Avoid touching the controls and connectors
on the rear panel during use. To avoid acci-
dental contact with hot surfaces, place the
rear panel so that it faces a wall.
Front panel of the BUGERA 1990
7 This
the built-in REVERB in the CLEAN channel. The pro-
vided footswitch activates the REVERB effect (see
Chapter "Footswitch").
8 The
the amplifier in the upper frequencies. This empha-
sizes the high end and makes the sound crisper.
9 The passive
quency range.
10 The passive
quency range.
11 The passive
quency range.
12 This
LEAD channel. Turn the control to the right to in-
crease the preamplifier's distortion and sustain.
13 This
CLEAN channel. Turning the knob to the right in-
creases the level of the preamplifier and, therefore,
the signal's strength.
14 The jack labeled
on the BUGERA for hooking up your guitar. Use a
commercially available 1/4" mono cable.
Rear panel of the BUGERA 1960
15 The
provided footswitch. Please make sure that a cable
has been connected before turning on the amplifier.
For more information, read Chapter "Footswitch."
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The
the signal sent to an external effects unit or any
other signal processor (0 – 10). Turning the knob to
the right increases the signal level, whereas turn-
ing it to the left decreases the signal level. In order
to produce sound with the least possible noise, we
suggest using a high setting without distorting the
signal.
Control elements
REVERB rotary knob adjusts the effect level of
PRESENCE rotary knob changes the tone of
TREBLE control adjusts the upper fre-
MID control adjusts the middle fre-
BASS control adjusts the lower fre-
GAIN control specifies the input level of the
GAIN rotary knob adjusts the input level of the
INPUT is the 1/4" input connector
FOOTSW(itch) jack is used to connect to the
LEVEL rotary knob adjusts the output level of
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