Dacs HeadLine User Manual

Guitar switching system

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  • Page 1 HeadLine Guitar Switching System USER MANUAL...
  • Page 2 Thank you, from all at DACS, for investing in this product. We take pride in our work and know this HeadLine will give you years of exemplary service. While this product was initially developed as a client solution, we have pushed the feature set to produce a fully developed and reliable system for handling multi-amp and cabinet guitar setups.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Introduction ....................... 1 What it does ....................1 Using the DACS HeadLine Guitar Switching System ........... 2 User Interface/Selector Unit ................2 Relay Switcher Unit ..................2 Connecting the HeadLine system ............... 3 Labelling the Selector ..................5 Selecting ......................5 Accessories ......................
  • Page 4: Introduction

    The HeadLine is packaged as two 1U rack enclosures. The first unit houses the user interface for the guitarist or engineer and the second unit is a relay switching box that sits next to the amplifiers. The units connect with a standard RJ45 network cable for easy routing and cable management.
  • Page 5: Using The Dacs Headline Guitar Switching System

    Using the DACS HeadLine Guitar Switching System User Interface/Selector Unit The HeadLine selector unit has 12 illuminated buttons, 8 red and 4 blue. The red buttons are for selecting guitar amplifiers and the blue for selecting loudspeaker cabinets. The loudspeaker connections are continuously monitored.
  • Page 6: Connecting The Headline System

    Connecting the HeadLine system DACS HeadLine guitar switching system connection diagram DACS Ltd, Unit A19 Stonehills, Shields Road, Gateshead, NE10 0HW www.dacs-audio.com sales@dacs-audio.com...
  • Page 7 They should be linked with a good quality network cable (CAT5 or CAT6). We have tested up to 20m. For plugging in the guitar there are two possibilities (included with the HeadLine is a 5m guitar cable): ...
  • Page 8: Labelling The Selector

    In practice two 16 Ohm cabinets will result in an 8 Ohm load, two 8 Ohm cabinets a 4 Ohm load, and two 4 Ohm cabinets a 2 Ohm load. DACS Ltd, Unit A19 Stonehills, Shields Road, Gateshead, NE10 0HW www.dacs-audio.com sales@dacs-audio.com...
  • Page 9: Accessories

     A set of heavy-duty shelves designed to house 8 large valve amplifiers; it includes power distribution and cable management, and a slot for the HeadLine guitar switcher unit  Full high-quality cable looms designed to allow front and rear connection for the amplifiers, with designated cables for plugging into the switcher.
  • Page 10: User Notes

    User notes ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ DACS Ltd, Unit A19 Stonehills, Shields Road, Gateshead, NE10 0HW www.dacs-audio.com sales@dacs-audio.com...

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