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- Page 1 Carr Mercury V OWNER’S MANUAL April 2017...
- Page 3 At double the power of its 8 watt predecessor, the Mercury V is highly touch sensitive with a huge range of British tones from 60s, aggressive clean thru 70s rock, and into 80s and 90s tasty crunch, so you get to decide which decade’s stack you’d like to dial in.
- Page 4 With the toggle up in Parallel mode this is what is happening inside the Mercury V. Each of the Volume controls has its own tube gain stage. When you set the toggle to Series you are now running your guitar first into the High Volume gain stage then into the Low Volume gain stage –...
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Page 5: Bottom Panel
– Fuse In the unlikely event that a tube fails, the Mercury V is protected by a 1.5 Amp slow blow fuse for 120v and 100v (North America and Japan) models or a 0.75 Amp slow blow fuse for 220v and 240v (Europe and Asia) models. Please consult us or a qualified tech for assistance in the event of a fuse blowing. - Page 6 Biasing your Carr Mercury V The Mercury V is a partial cathode bias (self bias) amplifier and as such does not require a bias adjustment when changing tubes. Please use matched pairs of output tubes for maximum performance. The Mercury V can only use matched pairs of 6V6 power tubes.
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Page 7: Recommended Settings
Recommended Settings (These give you a place to start – the Mercury V has a huge range of possible tones – have fun experimenting and remember that guitar pickups vary a lot and you will need to tweak to your guitar and ear!) –...
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