Thank you for purchasing the PJB ROADCASE. A great deal of dedication and passion went into designing and building this no- -compromise, high performance compact-combo amplifier. It was conceived to be a dedicated amplifier for the “connoisseur” bassist. Reading this manual will enable you to get the best performance from it so that you may enjoy many years of service.
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OVERVIEW OF THE ROADCASE The ROADCASE is a compact, powerful combo (750 watt RMS) amplifier dedicated to the reproduction of all bass instruments. Although it is a dedicated bass amplifier, this unit will work ideally for other instruments such as keyboards, due to its natural hi-fi sound character.
TOP PANEL OVERVIEW TOP PANEL DESCRIPTION 1. INPUT CHANNEL ONE. This input accepts standard 1/4inch jacks as well as balanced line XLR plugs. On balanced line in mode phantom power can be applied to power condenser microphones (switch #16 on above diagram). 2.
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3. CLIP/CHANNEL MUTE INDICATOR LED. 4. INPUT LEVEL / MUTE SWITCH. For active bass instruments use switch to low sensitivity and for passive basses use high level setting. 5. INPUT SENSITIVITY CONTROL. To get the best signal to noise of your system, adjust this control so that when you play hard the Clip Indicator (3) blinks.
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17. LIMITER ON/OFF SWITCH. This applies the limiter to both channels. 18. LIMITER INDICATOR. This blue LED will light up when the signal is being compressed. This will vary on how hard the instrument is played and how the threshold is adjusted. 19.
BACK PANEL OVERVIEW DI OUT LIFT TUNER OUT LINE OUT HEADPHONE American Acoustic Development LLC POWER AC~INPUT CAUTION BEFORE OPENING PULL MAIN PLUG NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER TO OWNERS MANUAL VOLTAGE SELECTOR...
BACK PANEL DESCRIPTION 22. COOLING FAN. Always allow space to let air circulate through amplifier. 23. XLR- DIRECT OUTPUT SOCKET. This is an ultra-low impedance (200ohm) balanced line out for use with recording or PA mixing consoles. This output is not controlled by the volume control. Changing the level on your instrument will however, vary the DI output.
BEFORE SWITCHING ON POWER – Check that the voltage selector is set to the correct voltage in your country. (110volt-120volt USA / Japan or 220-240V Europe/ Australia.) ALWAYS USE A HIGH QUALITY GROUNDED AC POWER CABLE. NEVER USE THIS AMPLIFIER WITH THE GROUND CONNECTION REMOVED. We recommend you use original PJB cables.
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bass players, low frequencies are always very difficult to control with room acoustics. The reproduced wavelengths of the notes you are playing often correspond to the room dimensions, in which case the reflected sound off the walls interferes with the sound from the speaker as you get further away from it.
PJB service center for repair or replacement. Phil Jones Bass American Acoustic Development LLC 8559 Page Avenue St. Louis, MO 63114 USA Phone: 314 814 1264 Fax: 314 628 9941 www.philjonespuresound.com support@philjonespuresound.com Phil Jones Bass is a division of American Acoustic Development LLC. www.philjonespuresound.com...
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