Multi-Watt™ Power - Mesa/Boogie MARK 5 THIRTY-FIVE Owner's Manual

Each Channel is fitted with a mini-toggle just to the left of the SLIDERS to select the operational status of the 5-Band Graphic EQ
and the FIVE: 35 gives you two ways to utilize its shaping power.
In each Channel you can decide which of three ways you want to apply the EQ:
EQ ON 35 W
O
EQ ON (toggle up) - EQ ACTIVE all the time in that Channel
EQ FS 10 W
EQ
EQ ON 35 W
O (toggle center) - BYPASSED all the time in that Channel
O
EQ FS 80Hz 240 750 2200 6600 10 W
EQ FS (toggle down) - CONTROLLED BY THE EQ BUTTON ON THE FOOTSWITCH
SPEAKERS
SPKR CLOSED
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There is also an Orange LED in between the EQ Control toggle switches to keep you apprised of the EQ STATUS. This LED ILLU-
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MINATES WHEN THE EQ IS ACTIVE, regardless of how it has been engaged.
NOTE: Avoid using the 80Hz and 240Hz SLIDERS at their maximum boosted setting in combination with very high GAIN and BASS
settings. This will not only cause an unbalanced, tubby sound (bad sound), but also possibly stress loudspeakers, especially Studio
Monitors when the CabClone™ DI Feature is in use and the amplifier is feeding a Console, Preamp or Recorder.
NOTE: Avoid using the 2200KHz and 6600KHz SLIDERS at their maximum boosted settings in combination with high GAIN, TREBLE
and/or PRESENCE settings. This may increase the likelihood of any tube that might have microphonic tendencies to start producing
ringing or squealing due to excess top end. If this occurs simply back down one or more of the above preamp Controls or EQ SLIDER
Bands or both, and the ringing should subside.
NOTE: Repeated Here For Awareness: Like a powerful car with a high horsepower motor can produce speeds beyond the capabilities
of certain tires, the MARK FIVE: 35 can produce gain beyond the capabilities of certain preamp tubes. While the tubes in you amp
passed our rigorous testing at the time of production, tubes can wear and change over time and become more prone to microphonics.
Using common sense and a little "tasteful restraint" with these powerful Controls will greatly minimize your exposure to microphonic
tube issues.
MULTI-WATT™ CHANNEL-ASSIGNABLE POWER
Assignable MULTI-WATT™ Power Select switches. These switches allow you to choose one of three different power Modes, each with
their own signature sound and power characteristics.
35 W
25
The full power 35 WATT and lower 25 WATT positions utilize our exclusive Dyna-Watt™ Class AB Pentode wired power
10 W
SOLO 1 POWER
PWR
SOLO 2 STANDBY
and the lowest power 10 WATT setting changes wiring styles to Class AB Triode power, for a sweeter clip characteristic
35 W
and more blended harmonic content. Each of these power ranges allow you to configure the Channel's power response
25
2200 6600
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to better match the sound style you're aiming at and ultimately craft a sound that's authentic musical genre-wise, but still ™
all your own. In short, Multi-Watt enables you to match the power output, the feel and the amount of natural power clip (drive) to each
of your foot switchable preamp sounds.
BACK LIFT
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The 35 W setting (toggle up) brings on-line our patented Dyna-Watt™ Class AB Pentode style wiring for the full power and headroom.
This setting is preferred for pristine clean sounds and tight-tracking high gain sounds as it delivers a burst of power and headroom far
beyond the expectation of its rated power. This ingenious and unique MESA circuit stores up voltage in the power section and releases
it at the instant of attack—when you need it most—then instantaneously sags down to a more "normal" voltage at a time-specific rate.
Then it recovers in time to do it all over again for the attack of your next note or chord. This instant burst, sag and re-charge translates
into a bouncy, dynamic sound and an amazing, precise, yet elastic feel on the strings. Pure tube magic!
25 (WATTS) (toggle center)is a reduced power version of the full power 35 WATT position, that also utilizes Dyna-Watt technology
and is wired to Class AB Pentode as well. We included this Mode to augment the MARK FIVE 35's power clip potential, enabling you
to find that perfect window of power section involvement (overdrive) over a broader output level (volume) range. If you are playing
a style that relies on power clip or break-up, the 25 Watt setting allows you to invoke that characteristic more easily and at volumes
25
ON
SOLO 1 POWER
PWR
SOLO 2 STANDBY
ON
25
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ON
ON
Located just to the right of the Graphic EQ SLIDERS are the Channel-
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