Hartke HD500 Owner's Manual

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8Setting up your Hartke HD500 Combo Bass Amplifier is a simple procedure whichtakes only a few minutes:1. Remove all packing materials and decide where the amplifier is to bephysically placed.2. Before you plug-in the power cable, be sure the Power switch is in the offposition. Connect the supplied power cable to the AC inlet located on the rearpanel. Then, plug-in the 3-pin AC plug into any grounded AC socket.3. Use a standard ¼” instrument cable to connect your bass to the Input jack onthe front panel.4. Turn the Volume control to the minimum (fully counterclockwise) position, setall EQ knobs to their twelve o’clock position and set the Shape switch to theOFF (out) position.5. Press the Power switch in order to turn on the amplifier.6. Set the output of your bass to maximum and then, while playing, slowly turnthe Volume control up until the desired level is achieved.7. Press in the Shape switch and rotate the Shape knob clockwise andcounterclockwise to hear the effect of the Shape equalization curve on yourbass. Leave the Shape knob at the point where it best complements yourparticular instrument and playing style.8. Adjust the equalization controls to taste.9. Test the headphone output by turning the Volume control to its minimum(fully counterclockwise) position and then connect a pair of headphones to thetop-panel Phones jack. While playing your bass, slowly turn the Volume controlup, you should hear sound from the headphones and none from the connectedspeaker.10. If you need to connect the HD500 combo to a mixing console, plug a standardfemale XLR jack into the top-panel Direct Out output and connect it to an XLRmic-level input on a mixer.Quick Start