Bluetooth - Hughes & Kettner Black Spirit 200 Manual

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FX Loop
• FX Send: Connect the FX Send to your external effects processor's input.
• FX Return: Connect the FX Return to your external effects processor's
output.
Tip: If you're a stomp-box user, you may want to try the four-cord method:
For devices that work best plugged into the front end of the amp, simply
connect the guitar to the input of the first pedal in the chain, and the last
pedal's output to the amp's Input. Now do the same for devices that work
best in the FX loop: connect the pedal's output to the amp's FX Return
and the amp's FX Send to the pedal's input. This lets you route chorused,
phased and other modulated signals into Black Spirit 200's preamp and
time-based effects such as reverb and delay after the preamp.
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MIDI
• MIDI In: MIDI In is a 7-pin interface, but you can also connect a standard
5-pin MIDI cable. The two additional terminals serve to supply phantom
power to the Hughes & Kettner FSM-432 MIDI board.
Heads Up: The FSM-432 comes with a 7-pin MIDI cable. You do not need
a power source for the FSM-432 because phantom power is provided.
If you wish to use a 5-pin MIDI cable however, you will need a power
supply. For such cases, the FSM-432 provides an innovative mains port
that accepts any AC or DC adapter rated for 9 to 15 volts.
• MIDI Out/Thru: MIDI Out/Thru forwards signals patched into the MIDI
In to other devices. You can connect any external MIDI-enabled signal
processor that you wish to switch synchronously with Black Spirit 200.
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Aux In: The Aux In allows you to connect any kind of music player to
jam to play alongs and your favorite music. It is mixed to your guitar tone.
It can also be used to connect drum machines or additional instruments.
The Aux In signal is fed in full stereo quality to the headphones out (that
also serves as a stereo line out, see 5.21), and in mono to the speaker out
when the speaker out is set to fullrange (see 6.1). This lets you connect
your home hi-fi system to the headphones out or a non-powered PA
cabinet to enjoy your playing and your jam tracks without any additional
mixers.
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AES: Referring to Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1275/2008,
electrical and electronic devices need to be equipped with an energy
saving mechanism which automatically switches the device off after not
being used for a certain period of time. On your Black Spirit 200, this
mechanism is called AES. It can be activated and deactivated with the
mini switch right next to the speaker jack.
Factory default is AES on; the mini switch is in the left position. In
this mode, the amp will automatically be switched off after a phase
of silence of about 90 minutes. The phase of silence is reset, and starts
again, as soon as the amp receives an input signal (e.g. by playing a note).
A quite gentle signal is enough to trigger the re-start of the 90-minute
phase of silence until the amp will switch off automatically. After
automatically being shut down by AES, the amp can be switched back on
with the Power button. Moving the mini switch to the right will deactivate
AES, so it will not shut down the amp after 90 minutes of inactivity.

7 Bluetooth

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Black Spirit 200 offers built-in Bluetooth for audio streaming and to
connect to the remote App for iPad (see 2.5). Please note that Black Spirit
200 can only connect to a single device simultaneously. This means that
if you are using the App for iPad, you cannot connect a second device
for audio streaming. However, you can stream audio and remote control
Black Spirit 200 simultaneously from the same iPad.
Attention: To connect to a new device, you will need to reset the
Bluetooth connection, see section 7.4. If Bluetooth is connected but the
connection to the App fails, please close the App, then re-open it again.
To indicate the status of the Bluetooth connection, there is an LED next
to the Bluetooth symbol.
1 Bluetooth LED Status:
• LED is off: Bluetooth is deactivated
• LED is flashing slowly: Black Spirit is scanning for available devices
• LED is lit constantly: Black Spirit 200 is connected to a mobile device
• LED is flashing rapidly: connection failed/interrupted
2 Activating/Connecting: To activate Bluetooth, press and hold Boost
for three seconds. The Bluetooth LED will start flashing slowly, and
Black Spirit 200 starts scanning for available mobile devices. Make sure
Bluetooth is activated on the device you want to connect to. Black Spirit
200 will appear in the list of Bluetooth devices; select "Hughes & Kettner
Black Spirit XXXX" (your amp will have its own four-digit ID here). As
soon you are connected, the amp's Bluetooth LED stops flashing and
stays lit constantly.
3 Disconnecting/Deactivating Bluetooth: To deactivate Bluetooth, press
and hold Boost until the Bluetooth LED turns off.
4 Connecting to a new device: Black Spirit 200 will remember the
last connected mobile device and will start scanning and connecting
automatically when the amp is powered up or Bluetooth is re-activated.
This protects you from unwanted connection to foreign devices and
makes sure that streaming or remote control is only possible with your
dedicated mobile device.
To connect to a new device:
• deactivate Bluetooth on your last connected device (or switch it off)
• activate Bluetooth on the amp. The LED will start flashing slowly
• press and hold Boost for 7 seconds until the Bluetooth LED flashes
rapidly (5 times) and then turns off. Then press and hold Boost again for
3 seconds.Now the LED starts flashing slowly again and the amp starts
scanning and is ready to connect to a new device.
• Activate Bluetooth on your new device, select the amp, and you are
connected
Note: a factory reset will reset Bluetooth settings as well, so you will have
to re-connect the amp.
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