User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Legal Notice
- Table of Contents
- About this Main Manual
- Rigs and Signal Chain
- Front Panel Controls Head, PowerHead, Rack, and PowerRack
- Chicken Head Knob (1)
- INPUT Button (2)
- INPUT LED (2)
- Module and Section Buttons (3)
- OUTPUT/MASTER Button (4)
- OUTPUT LED (4)
- NOISE GATE Knob (5)
- Direct Control Knobs (6)
- MASTER VOLUME Knob (7)
- TAP Button (8)
- SYSTEM Button (9)
- RIG Button (10)
- QUICK Button (11)
- TYPE Knob (12)
- BROWSE Knob (13)
- Soft Buttons and Soft Knobs (14)
- ON/OFF Button (15)
- LOCK Button (16)
- COPY and PASTE Buttons (17)
- STORE Button (18)
- UNDO and REDO Buttons (19)
- EXIT Button (20)
Buttons (21) - RIG Navigation Cross (22)
- HEADPHONE Output (23)
- GAIN Knob (24)
- RIG VOLUME Knob (25)
- Front INPUT (26)
- USB (27)
- Back Panel Overview Head, PowerHead, Rack, and PowerRack
- Front Panel Controls Stage
- On/Off Button (1)
- Mode Select Buttons (2)
- INPUT Button (3)
- INPUT LED (3)
- Module and Section Buttons (4)
- OUTPUT/MASTER Button (5)
- OUTPUT LED (5)
- MASTER VOLUME Knob (6)
- SYSTEM Button (7)
- PEDALS Button (8)
- RIG Button (9)
- TYPE Knob (10)
- BROWSE Knob (11)
- Soft Buttons and Soft Knobs (12)
- MORPH Button (13)
- LOCK Button (14)
- EDIT Button (15)
- COPY and PASTE Buttons (N/A)
- STORE Button (16)
- Button (17)
Buttons (18) - GAIN Knob (19)
- Up/Down Buttons (20)
- Rig Buttons 1-5 (21)
- TAP Button (22)
- TUNER Button (23)
- Effect Buttons I-IIII (24)
- Looper (25)
- Back Panel Overview Stage
- Basic Setups
- Using the Tuner
- Rig Settings
- Working with Amplifier PROFILEs, Cabinet PROFILEs, Power Amps and Guitar Cabinets
- Separating Amps and Cabinets: CabDriver
- Browsing Amps or Cabinets
- Direct PROFILEs
- Direct Amp PROFILEs
- Cabinet Impulse Responses
- Merging Studio PROFILEs and Direct Amp PROFILEs
- Running a Guitar Speaker Cabinet from a Power Amplifier, “Monitor Cab Off”
- The Built-in Power Amplifier
- The Sound of Guitar Cabinets versus Mic'ed Speakers
- PURE CABINET
- Output Section
- Instrument Input and Reamping
- Expression Pedals and Foot Switches
- Stack Section
- Effects
- Wah Effects (Orange)
- Distortion (Red)
- Booster (Red)
- Shaper (Red)
- Equalizer (Yellow)
- Compressor (Cyan)
- Noise Gate (Cyan)
- Chorus (Blue)
- Phaser and Flanger (Purple)
- Pitch Shifter (White)
- Delay (Green)
- Delay Mix
- Mix Location Pre/Post
- Low Cut & High Cut
- Cut More
- To Tempo
- Delay Time & Delay Ratio
- Note Value
- Feedback
- Freeze
- Infinity
- Cross Feedback
- Reverse Mix
- Input Swell
- Smear
- Stereo
- Grit
- Stereo Modulation
- Flutter Intensity & Flutter Rate
- Single Delay
- Dual Delay
- Two Tap Delay
- Serial Two Tap Delay
- Rhythm Delay
- Quad Delay
- Legacy Delay
- Pitch Shifter Delay (Light Green)
- Reverb (Green)
- Effect Loop (Pink)
- System Settings
- Bass Players: Special Hints and Features
- Performance Mode
- PROFILER Remote
- MIDI
- Continuous Controllers
- Effect Switches
- Rig Change in Performance Mode
- Rig Change in Browser Mode
- MIDI Global Channel
- MIDI Clock
- Transmitting MIDI Commands to Two External Devices in Performance Mode
- Transmitting Pedal Controllers for Morphing, Wah, Volume, and Pitch to Two External Devices
- Transmitting User Interface to MIDI Global Channel
- NRPN
- Getting Organized
- Updates, Backups and Sharing Sounds
- PROFILING an Amp
- Trouble Shooting
- KEMPER PROFILER Specifications
- Dimensions
- Weight
- Analog Inputs PROFILER Head, PowerHead, Rack, and PowerRack
- Analog Inputs PROFILER Stage
- Analog Outputs PROFILER Head, PowerHead, Rack, and PowerRack
- Analog Outputs PROFILER Stage
- Power Amp PROFILER PowerHead and PROFILER PowerRack
- Control and Data Interfaces
- Digital Inputs and Outputs PROFILER Head, PowerHead, Rack, and PowerRack
- Digital Inputs and Outputs PROFILER Stage
- Electrical Requirements
- Environmental Requirements
- Electrical Approvals
Working with Amplifier PROFILEs, Cabinet PROFILEs, Power Amps and Guitar Cabinets 91
The internal power amp is mono and delivers 600 watts at 8 ohms; however, the wattage will be lowered to 300
watts when used at 16 ohms. The power amplifier provides sufficient headroom to avoid clipping, even with dynamic
clean sounds. Very loud signals and transients will then be compressed by a nice, organic-sounding soft-clipping
circuit. You should, however, use these 600 watts of power with caution - if you are running at high volumes and
notice any indications of speaker distress, turn down Monitor Volume or Power Amp Boost. The parameter “Power
Amp Boost” can be found on the last page of the Output Section, where you will also find a watt meter that shows
you how many watts the power amp is using at any given moment.
At 4 ohms, the wattage is electronically limited to 600 watts. If these 600 watts are exceeded the power amp is
deactivated for a short moment, which causes a short dropout. It would require insane volumes to experience such
dropouts. However, if you are connecting a 4-ohm cabinet, you should test it carefully to ensure that your loudest
signals stay below that critical level.
WARNING!
Never connect an active device to the power amp output! Any active devices (such as power soaks) that
have a grounded circuit will destroy the power amp by creating a short circuit.
Only passive speaker systems should be connected to the SPEAKER OUTPUT.
Please refrain from connecting devices with impedances lower than 4 ohms, as the power amp could be
damaged.
Always ensure adequate ventilation - especially if mounting your PROFILER into a rack. Failure to do so
may cause the power amp to shut down to prevent overheating.