Master; Output Control - Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier Road King II Amp Owner's Manual

CONTROLS:

MASTER:

This control is the master feed from the end of the pre-amp to the driver stage and the Effects Loop. As you can see
each Channel is fitted with its own MASTER control, enabling the four channels relative volumes to be matched regardless of their
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OUTPUT CONTROL:

This is the overall OUTPUT LEVEL control for the entire amplifier. It is located at the input to the power section
and allows you to raise adjust the playing level once you have used the individual CHANNEL MASTER controls to balance the level of
the four Channels.The OUTPUT receives its signal from the EFFECTS RETURN jacks of both LOOP 1 and LOOP 2 and therefor this
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1.) Connect your preamp signal to the EFFECTS RETURN jack of LOOP 1.
2.) Select LOOP ACTIVE on the Rear Panel
3.) Use the OUTPUT control as your power amp level control.
4.) Adjust the PRESENCE control of the Channel you are using to taste.
5.) Select a Channel and a power setting in that Channel.
All the Progressive Linkage Switching Power Functions will still work if you program power changes to the different CHANNELS and
then select channels with the Footcontroller.You do not have to use the switching feature, simply leave the Road King in one Channel
and select the power section you wish to use in that Channel Strip on the Rear Panel.
Keep in mind that all these different power sections will amplify a given preamp signal differently, so you will have volume differences
when switching around. This may actually fit your needs and can be used to create some interesting power possibilities...especially
if the Progressive Linkage Switching was used with a programmable tube preamp such as our TriAxis or another parallel with another
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We recommend not using the MODERN mode of CHANNELS 3 & 4 for this application as the increased power sensitivity of this mode
due to the removal of negative feedback in the power section creates an extremely hard to manage power amp. If you wish to use all
four Channels when using the EFFECTS LOOP RETURN as a POWER IN jack we suggest using CHANNELS 1 & 2 in the CLEAN
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extremely different sound styles and gain signatures.The MASTER control makes possible
a wide range of sounds through its ability to use very low Gain sounds at high volumes
and conversly, high Gain sounds at low volumes and everywhere between.
Again, we suggest using the MASTER control in its sensible ranges ( 9:00 - 2:00 ). Here,
the channels will be easier to match with each other and the Effects Loop will see more
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reasonable signal levels.
NOTE: Because the MASTER control creates the send to the Effects Loop, extreme
settings will cause a large signal to be sent to the Loop for that Channel. Not only may this
cause possible overloading of the processors Input stage, but will make balancing the four
channels' Effect Send level difficult.
control is only in the signal path and active when the EFFECTS LOOP is set to LOOP
SYSTEM ACTIVE.When in LOOP BYPASS the individual CHANNEL MASTER controls
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are the final output level controls.
NOTE: USING THE ROAD KING AS A POWER AMP ONLY
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It is possible to use the Road King's power section as a stand alone power amp for use
with external preamps, as half of a stereo power rig or, as a slave for another Road
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may actually fit your needs and can be used to create some interesting power possibilities...especially may
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sensible sensible ranges ( 9:00 - 2:00 ). Here,
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TriAxis or another parallel with another
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