Hartke TX300 Owner's Manual

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TX300 - 300 Watt Bass Amplifier5Front Panel Callouts1. INPUT - Connect your bass guitar here using a standard 1/4” instrument cable.2. MUTE Switch - This switch lights orange when the TX300 is powered on. When engaged, theswitch lights red and mutes all of the outputs.3. DRIVE - This control knob adjusts the amount of overdrive applied to the input signal.4. COMPRESSOR Knob - This knob determines the amount of compression by adjusting the thresh-old level. The compressor allows you to control the overall dynamic range of your performanceby reducing sudden peaks, and increasing the sustain of the instrument. At the fully counter-clockwise position, no compression is applied. As the knob is turned clockwise an increasingamount of compression is applied.5. Compression Indicator - Provides a visual indicator of the status of the compression circuitry.This yellow LED lights when the input signal crosses the threshold level and activates thecompressor circuit.6. GAIN Knob - This control adjusts the amount of level provided to the preamp stage.7. Peak Indicator - This red light illuminates when clipping occurs in the preamp signal path. Ifyou notice that the Peak light is continuously lighting, turn the GAIN control down.8. SHAPE switch - When pressed it activates a special equalization curve that is designed toenhance the sound of your bass instrument.9. SHAPE Control - When the SHAPE switch is pressed in, this control is active. It applies a filterto the specified frequency area so that you can customize the effect of the Shape curve tobest complement your particular bass instrument. Moving the Shape control clockwise causesthe notch filter to be applied to higher frequencies while moving it counterclockwise causes itto be applied to lower frequencies.10. BASS Control - This control is used to adjust the low frequency shelf EQ.11. MID Control - This control is used to adjust the mid frequency peak EQ.12. TREBLE Control - This control is used to adjust the high frequency shelf EQ.13. MASTER Knob - This is the overall volume control for the amplifier.14. AUX Input - Use this 1/8” (3.5mm) input to connect a line level device like a portable CD orMP3 player.15. Headphones jack - Connect headphones to this stereo 1/8” (3.5mm) jack. When a plug is in-serted into the headphone jack, the speaker output is disconnected, allowing you to use yourTX300 as a practice amplifier.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1415