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V30R ELECTRIC GUITAR AMPLIFIER WITH REVERB AND BUILT-IN CHROMATIC TUNER User’s Manual Velocity is a registered trademark of GHS Corporation Battle Creek MI, USA May be covered by one or more of the following: U.S. Patents #4538297, 4647876, 4696044, 4745309, 4881047, 4893099, 5124657, 5263091, 5268527, 5319713, 5333201, 5402498 and 5493617.
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Your Rocktron Velocity V30R amplifier has been designed to comply with the following Standards and Directives as set forth by the European Union: Council Directive(s): 89/336/EEC, 73/23/EEC, 76/769/EC, 1994/62/EC, 2000/ 53/EC, 2002/95/EC Standard(s): EN55022, EN50082-1, EN60065 This means that this product has been designed to meet stringent guidelines on how much RF energy it can emit, and that it should be immune from other sources of interference when properly used.
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Precautions NOTE: IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU READ THIS SECTION TO PROVIDE YEARS OF TROUBLE FREE USE. THIS UNIT REQUIRES CAREFUL HANDLING. • All warnings on this equipment and in the operating instructions should be adhered to and all operating instructions should be followed. •...
FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTIONS INPUT jack Connect the output of your guitar to the 1/4” input jack with a shielded guitar cable. DISTORTION CHANNEL GAIN control This knob determines the amount of GAIN (or distortion) added to the signal in the distortion channel. Turning the knob clockwise will add more GAIN to the signal.
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TREBLE control This knob controls the overall TREBLE of both the CLEAN and DISTORTION channels. The TREBLE control boosts or cuts the amount of high frequencies present in the signal. EFFECTS and CONTROLS REVERB control Adjusts the amount of reverb added to your guitar’s signal. Turn the knob clockwise to increase the effect. HEADPHONE jack Plugging your headphones into this jack disconnects the sound going to the speaker and allows you to practice in private.
FOOTSWITCH Jack FOOTSWITCH Input - RFS2 Using a ROCKTRON RFS2 footswitch and a stereo cord (both sold separately) you can change the channels between DISTORTION and CLEAN and turn the REVERB effect on and off. * Rocktron single (RFS1) and double (RFS2) footswitches are available and sold separately.
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Built-in Chromatic Tuner Functions The built-in Chromatic Tuner is located on the top of the amplifier. The tuner is calibrated to A440, stan- dard tuning. Please see below for function details. ON/OFF button Press this button to engage the tuner function. When tuner is “ON” the IN-TUNE (point 4) LED will be blinking.
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3) If the note being played is flat, the FLAT Arrow, will be flashing as shown below. This shows by “how much” the guitar is out of tune from the note being played (in standard 440Hz tuning). 4) Tune the string “up” until the center green LED is lit. As you are tuning the string up, the FLAT Arrow will decrease the flashing speed as you approach the IN-TUNE LED.
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V30R Specifications 30 Watts Power Output 1 x 10” Custom Voiced Velocity Speaker by Rocktron Speakers Bass Middle Treble One 1/4” jack Headphone Output DISTORTION and CLEAN (Footswitchable via Rocktron Channels RFS2 footswitch - sold separately) Built-in spring REVERB (Footswitchable via Rocktron RFS2...
Fuse Replacement We recommend that you use an authorized repair person to change the fuse in this unit. To access the fuse, first power down the unit and unplug the cable from the wall outlet and the amplifier. Using a small screw driver, open the fuse tray by prying open the small tab as shown in the drawing above. Please note that the tray will not come all of the way out.
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V30R ELECTRIC GUITAR AMPLIFIER WITH REVERB AND BUILT-IN CHROMATIC TUNER Rocktron -A Division of GHS Corporation 2813 Wilber Avenue Battle Creek MI 49015 Rocktron Phone: 1-(269)-968-3351 Email: info@rocktron.com Check us out on the web at: www.rocktron.com 2006-0001 Rev. 8/01/06...
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