Summary of Contents for GarageInstruments FADED-50
- Page 1 User manual FADED – 50 GarageInstruments® Rudianska ulica 1044 01864, Košeca Slovakia www.garageinstruments.com...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of contents Table of contents ..............2 Safety warning ..............3 Thank you for purchasing Faded 50! ........4 Safety instructions ..............5 Technical parameters ............7 Control panel description ............8 Back panel description ............9 Amplifier control ..............10 A. -
Page 3: Safety Warning
Safety warning This device is powered by hazardous voltage so please read this user manual carefully and always respect instructions. Manufacturer does not bear any responsibility with respect to breakdowns or damages caused by using the product in a manner other than described in the user manual. -
Page 4: Thank You For Purchasing Faded 50
Thank you for purchasing Faded 50! Our team appreciates that you have chosen our guitar amplifier FADED-50. We believe, that the joy, enthusiasm and quality that we put in our products will resonate in your ears and you will experience the new dimension of guitar tone and joy of play. -
Page 5: Safety Instructions
Safety instructions 1. Always protect the amplifier from the water and keep it away from water sources. Minimize using this device on hot, humid weather, when possible. Do not put any objects filled with water. 2. The device itself and its ventilation gaps CANNOT be covered with ANY material, because of the possibility of overheating or fire outbreak. - Page 6 6. Use the supplied line cable to power the device. device is designed to work with 230V/50Hz (EU version) or 115V/60Hz (US version) mains grid with grounding conductor (PE). Do not plug the device to the socket without the protective earth and in ANY case, do NOT DISCONNECT the PE conductor.
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Page 7: Technical Parameters
Technical parameters RMS power Output impedance 4Ω / 8Ω / 16Ω Channels* Clean / Drive / Ultra Drive Foot switch function Clean / Drive / Loop / Ultra Output stage tubes 2x 6L6 Preamp tubes 4x ECC83S CLEAN channel corrections** BODY, TILT DRIVE/ULTRA channel BASS / MIDDLE / TREBLE... -
Page 8: Control Panel Description
Control panel description 1.POWER – Main switch of the device. 2. STANDBY – Stand-by switch and signalization LED. 3. LOOP – Effect loop control. 4. GAIN (Drive) – Setting of gain for DRIVE channel. 5. GAIN (Clean) – Setting of gain for CLEAN channel. 6. -
Page 9: Back Panel Description
– Input for connection of TRS footswitch. Triggers on/off „ULTRA“ function and MUTE. 23. SEND – Amplifier output signal FADED-50 (DRY). 24. FX Level – Setting of DRY signal level of FADED-50 amplifier. 25. RETURN – Return of effect (WET) signal to FADED-50 amplifier. 26. FX Mix –... -
Page 10: Amplifier Control
Amplifier control A. Turning on the amplifier Before turning on check, if speaker is connected to the right output connector (n.27, n.28 or n.29) according to the impedance of used speaker (cabinet). All switches on the front panel trigger down and fade out both volume controls n.8 and n.12. -
Page 11: Switching The Channels
C. Switching the channels Switching channels CLEAN/DRIVE, switching to ULTRA and triggering the effect loop can be done directly on the front panel of the amplifier or by the footswitch provided by Garage Instruments or another TRS footswitch. To enable footswitch, switching off (lower switch position) of the switch n.3, n.14 and n.15 is required. -
Page 12: Footswitch Connection
D. Footswitch connection The original Garage Instruments footswitch distributed with Faded 50 is connected via DIN connector to n.20 on the back of amplifier. Pinout of FADED-50 amplifier connector n.20: Pin 1 LOOP Pin 2 GROUND Pin 3 MUTE Pin 4... -
Page 13: Effect Loop Connection
E. Effect loop connection FADED-50 effect loop consists of back panel connectors SEND / RETURN (n.23 and n.25), controls FX Level and FX Mix (n.24 and n.26). Function of the effect loop is to put the external guitar effect/processor in the way of amplifier audio chain (for instance delay, chorus, EQ an so on). -
Page 14: Ground Loop Protection (Ground Lift)
F. Ground loop protection (GROUND LIFT) FADED-50 amplifier is equipped with GROUND LIFT function, which can be activated/deactivated by switch n.19. The meaning of this function is to disconnect the ground loop which most likely comes from using the effect loop (different grounding points) to eliminate disturbing hum noise. -
Page 15: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Problem: Amplifier is not working after turning on the main switch n.1. Possible solution: Check if the mains cable is connected to the amplifier and to the grid. Problem: Amplifier output is not working even after the warmup. Possible solution: a) Check if guitar is connected directly to the amplifier input and check all volume controls (guitar, amplifier, effect).
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