Table of Contents page Introduction Features and Functionality at a Glance Contents Front Panel Features: Input; Clean (Gain), Bright, Lead (Gain) 6, 7 7, 8 EQ section: Bass, Middle, Treble, Shape (Contour) Lead Control Features: Lead Presence, Lead Volume 8, 9 Channel selection Clean/Lead, Gain Low/High Power Amp section: Master A/B 9, 10...
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Foot Controller or the ENGL Z11-S.A.C. as a MIDI Interface to the amp. Plug an ENGL Z-9 Custom Foot Controller into to the S.A.C. Port and get hip to some very convenient remote control options. This footboard lets you activate the two channels directly in combination with the Gain Low/High feature and Master A/B switching simply by tapping its four footswitches.
A broad tonal palette urgically precise sound-sculpting functions are at your fingertips, and a tap of your foot on the conveniently compact footboard. This gives you very powerful remote control options Four first-rate fundamental sounds in glorious all-tube tone: Clean Channel @ Low Gain takes you from clean to a touch of mean at high Gain control settings.
It is equipped with several safety features that require further explanation to prevent malfunctions. Contents: 1. ENGL Artist Edition (A.E.) Tube Amp Head type E651 or ENGL Ritchie Blackmore Signature (R.B.S.) Tube Amp Head, type E650-2; 2. mains cord; 3. this manual; 4. a pamphlet entitled...
distortion, that is), simply back off the Clean Gain knob accordingly and set the Gain (11) feature to Low Gain (off position). If your guitar sports single-coils and you want to add some grit to your tone and bite to your riffs, set the knob somewhere between 12 and 4 o'clock.
A tip from the designer: To help you get acquainted with the amp's fundamental sounds, I recommend that you set all tone controls to the center or 12 o'clock position. For higher-gain, high- volume lead sounds, your best bet is to turn the Treble knob (7) and the Lead Presence knob (9) well down to prevent the pickups and speakers from interacting at high levels and generating feedback (the recommended setting is somewhere in the 10 to 1 o'clock range).
ENGL Z-9 Custom Footswitch connected to the S.A.C. Port (19) or via a footswitch connected to jack 22. For more details, see chapters 19 and 22 on page and 12 ! A tip from the designer: Activating...
If your arsenal includes MIDI gear - for instance, the Z11-S.A.C. ENGL MIDI Switcher in combination with the Z-9 Custom Footswitch - you may use the amp's Master A/B circuit to swiftly...
Insert and remove the Z-9's cable to and from the S.A.C. Port only when the amp is switched off! Please note: Never link two S.A.C. Ports of Engl amps via an Y-adaptor to a Z-9 Custom Footswitch; this can cause ground hummming noise and damage the internal circuits! A tip from the designer: Try out the ENGL Z-9 Custom Footswitch - chances are you'll love the remote-control convenience for your Artist Edition or R.B.S.
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20 Footswitch: FX Loop, Noise Gate Use this jack to connect a conventional footswitch with two switching functions, for example, the ENGL Z-4 (2 x off/on - Single Pole Single Throw or SPST for short). This type of footswitch lets you access...
In addition the Noise Gate can be controlled remotely (on/off) via a footswitch connected to jack 20 (for details refer to chapter 20) or via the ENGL Custom Footswitch Z-9 (refer to chapter 19 for details). If you want to control the Noise Gate remotely via footswitch, you must set the Threshold knob to 10 o'clock or beyond.
1/4" plugs. The FX Loop can be controlled remotely (: on/off) via a footswitch connected to jack 20 (for details refer to chapter 20) or via the ENGL Custom Footswitch Z-9 (refer to chapter 19 for details). In the signal path, the...
speaker system is indeed rated for 8 ohms. You'll find the various speaker and cabinet options listed in the nest section. I cannot stress enough the importance of proper impedance matching when connecting one or more cabinets to your amp. Impedance mismatching can damage the power amp! Cabinet options 1.
* Replace tubes with selected tubes that satisfy ENGL selection criteria to forestall microphonic properties, undesirable noise and unbalanced power amp signals. Because power tubes' idle current (bias) must checked and possibly adjusted when replacing tubes, this is a job best left to experienced and authorized specialists.
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Single Pole Single Throw (SPST) switches? In other words, do these switches continuously connect to GND when you wish to activate the given function? If you're unsure about the answers to these questions, consult an authorized service center or a professional specialist. * The amp is not providing an output signal / no sound is emanating from the speaker.
V5, V6, V7, V8: Consult Tube Map Replace tubes with selected sets only! to view tube array System interface: Proprietary ENGL asynchronous data protocol Serial Amp Control: Refer to page 20 for pin assignments; S.A.C. Port: approx. 71 x 27 x 27 cm (l x h x d);...
Tube Map: Mains Transformer Output Transformer amp chassis as viewed from above; Input Front panel the tubes and their function: V 1 - ECC83 (12AX7): input stage, 2. gain stage; grade: FQ selected. V 2 - ECC83 (12AX7): Lead driver stage, 4. stage; grade: selected. V 3 - ECC83 (12AX7): FX buffer stage, poweramp driver stage;...
Clean/Lead : Clean channel <-> Lead channel via jack 22. Serial Amp Control Port (19) Stereo page: 11 1/4" jack ring: Data ring sleeve Very important: tip: + 5 volts use a stereo plug only! Stereo Connect ENGL sleeve: Ground, GND 1/4" plug Custom Z-9 Footswitch only!
Shape (Contour) and FX Loop. As an alternative to the Z-9 footswitch, you can also connect the ENGL Z11-S.A.C. MIDI Switcher (S.A.C. Out) to the amp's S.A.C. Port for use as a MIDI interface.
Column 1 lists the Function button on the Z-9. Column 2 lists the sound-shaping and special functions that can be assigned to it. Column 2 lists sound-shaping and special functions on the ENGL A.E. (R.B.S.) Amp that can be controlled remotely via the Z-9 Custom Footswitch.
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