Hartke VS Series Owner's Manual

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8Setting Up and Using the VX3500SPEAKEROUTPUTMINIMUMIMPEDANCE4 OHMSINPUTPASSIVEACTIVEoPOWERWARNING: Hartke amplifiers can deliver very high power levels. Driven tofull power, they can damage connected loudspeakers, regardless of brand,size, or configuration. Care should be taken not to strain connected loud-speakers as this can cause permanent damage and will degrade the per-formance of the entire system. If you see connected loudspeakers mov-ing excessively, turn your system down immediately or use the equaliza-tion and/or compression controls to reduce the amount of subharmonic(extremely low frequency) signal.Setting up your Hartke Systems 2000/3500 Bass Amplifier is a simple proce-dure which takes only a few minutes:1. Remove all packing materials (save them in case of need for future service)and decide where the amplifier is to be physically placed. To avoid potentialoverheating problems, be sure that the rear panel is unobstructed and that thereis good ventilation around the entire unit, particularly behind the rear-panel fan.2. Locate the included casters, which are packed separately in the shipping car-ton, and follow the installation instructions outlined in Appendix A on page 13 ofthis manual.3. Next, connect the 3-pin AC plug into any grounded AC socket. Don’t turn theamplifier on just yet, though.4. Use a standard music instrument cable to connect your bass to the appropri-ate Input jack on the front panel (if your bass has active circuitry,* connect it tothe “Active” input; if not, connect it to the “Passive” input). On the front panel ofthe Model 2000/3500, set the Master volume control to “0” (fully counterclock-wise) and set both Pre-Amp A (Tube) and B (Solid State) knobs to “5” (thetwelve o’clock position). Set the Compression knob to its “Off” position (fullycounterclockwise—you’ll hear a click) and set both Contour knobs to their centerdetented “0” position. Finally, set the graphic equalizer In/Out switch to its “Out”position.5. Press the front panel Power switch in order to turn on the amplifier.After approximately three seconds, you’ll hear a click, indicating that the relayprotection circuitry has completed cycling and that power to the system hasbeen provided.6. Set the output of your bass to maximum and then, while playing, slowly turnthe Master volume control up until the desired level is achieved. If you heardistortion even at low amplifier Master volume settings, back off the output ofyour bass (or check for a faulty cable).* Bass guitars that have active circuitry normally require a battery for thecircuitry to be functional.