Hughes & Kettner Statesman Head EL34 Manual De Instrucciones página 2

Statesman Series
Foreword
The Hughes & Kettner Statesman Series brings together for the fi rst
time what classic rock as well as blues & country guitarists have been
dreaming about for a long time: From early '60s open-back Clean to
early '80s stack-drive Cream – and tons of top-drawer crunch tones
in between – these tone monsters deliver the dynamics and state-of-
art features that make life on stage so sweet and simple. With the
marvelous new Statesman series, Hughes & Kettner has debunked the
myth that all classic tube amp designs lack versatility.
The Statesman models' kinship with '60s-era forebears is obvious at
fi rst glance – they share that familiar look & feel. Take a closer look,
though, and you will see its talents transcend mere mimicry, with two
sweet-sounding discrete channels!
Clean delivers the soulful shimmering tone of an open tube combo.
Its Twang switch lives up to its name by adding a healthy helping of
punchy high-mids that put the spank in funk and do the country twang
thang so well; even contemporary ballads benefi t from the upper
mids boost. Dial in a dab more gain, and dive into a world of dynamic
crunch tones and hair-trigger response to every subtlety of your touch.
The Drive channel offers more than merely more gain. It delivers
the secret ingredient that is so critical to a classic rock sound - the
powerful punch of a half-stack. The Gain knob takes you on a magical
mystery tour from a throaty mid-'60s bark to a typical '70s rock
bite. The Boost button is a time machine, taking you and the amp's
overdrive tone a few years down the road!
We wish you lots of fun with your Statesman!
Your Hughes & Kettner Team
Before the start-up
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Please read the safety notes on Page 42 to 44 before the start-up!
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A word of warning before you start-up your Statesman: It is loud!
High loudness levels can cause hearing damage.
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Ensure a suffi cient air supply to the amplifi er's cooling surfaces.
Absolutely pay attention to a fi xed storage space, which precludes
mechanical and thermal external infl uences, and thus ensures the
operational safety of the equipment and the safety of individuals.
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The manufacturer cannot assume any liability for damages to the
appliance or to other devices which ensue through improper
operation.
Head Only
First plug the speaker cord into the appropriate output on the Head.
Do not use more than one of these outputs simultaneously! That is, use
either 1x4 ohms, 2x16 ohms, 1x8 ohms, or 1x16 ohms. Don't mix and
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match cabinets either, say by plugging a 4-ohm cabinet into the 4-ohm
output and a 16-ohm cabinet into the 16-ohm output.
Plug the other end of the cord into the speaker cabinet's Input. This is
vital to every all-tube amp's life! Power amps may be damaged when
tube amps are operated without a connected speaker load or at an
insuffi cient impedance level!
Combo Only
Check to ensure the cable to the internal speaker is connected properly
to the power amp (see fi gure).
Start-up
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Before connecting the Statesman to the power supply network, make
sure that the power switch is turned off and the indicated voltage
value on the back side (see illustration: next to the "Voltage Setting"
arrow) tallies with the local mains voltage.
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The illustration shows the 100/120 volt version as an example. The
indication of 100 volts is next to the arrow.
And so the amp may only be operated on
100 V mains voltage. If the indication on your
Statesman next to the arrow does not tally
with the voltage that you intend to operate
with, it must not be connected!
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In order to avoid unwanted surprises, you should always turn the
CLEAN VOLUME and the DRIVE MASTER controllers to the left stop
before turning the amp on.
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INPUT: Connect your guitar with this input. Please use only suitable,
shielded guitar cable.
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POWER: This switch opens the main current supply; the blue PILOT
LAMP lights up.
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Allow the tubes to warm up before you begin playing. Flip the
STANDBY switch to bring those glowing tubes to life.