v. 15.july.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1) Read these instructions; 2) Keep these instructions; 3) Heed all warnings; 4) Follow all instructions; 5) Do not use this apparatus near water; 6) Clean only with dry cloth; 7) Do not block any ventilation openings.
FRONT PANEL PANNELLO FRONTALE 1) INPUT Connect your bass guitar to this input using a standard ¼” shielded instrument cable. 2) PAD This switch pads the input (1) at -6dB, 0dB, +6dB, or +12dB to compensate for higher output sources, such as basses with high-output pickups or active electronics. 3) SOLID STATE – TUBE - VINTAGE Push these buttons to select the AMP models for each AMP slot. 4) MUTE / TUNER This button allows you to access the chromatic tuner and the mute feature.
16) SLOT SELECT Enable/Disable the selected SLOT. 17) EXIT Push to exit from the function in use. 18) UP scroll button. 19) DOWN scroll button. 20) LEFT scroll button. When PRESET function is selected this button allows you to scroll UP 8 presets at time (quick search). 21) RIGHT scroll button. When BANK function is selected this button allows you to scroll DOWN 8 presets at time (quick search). 22) STORE Push this button to memorize a preset to the internal memory.
BALANCED DI 33) Balanced XLR LEFT Output to send the left channel signal to a mixer/PA (for mono connection use this output). 34) Balanced XLR RIGHT Output to send the right channel signal to a mixer/PA. 35) Output Level select button (+4/-10dB) related to the output level selected in the proper BALANCED DI menù. 2 4 3 UNBALANCED LINE OUT Unbalanced stereo output to connect to an external power amp (PRE OUT) 36) LEFT/MONO PRE out left channel (for mono connection use this output).
BASS MULTIAMP OVERVIEW IMPOSTAZIONE BASS MULTIAMP CONNECTIONS The Bass Multiamp can be connected in many modes to fit the needs of each musician. COLLEGAMENTI Il BASS MULTIAMP puo’ essere collegato in diverse modalita’ per poter essere sfruttato a seconda delle esigenze di ciascun musicista. BASS MULTIAMP (mono version) Speaker outputs: Speakon and two Jack ¼ (in parallel).
For best results use our Markbass cabinets for LIVE option or our Markaudio P.A. high-quality System for STUDIO P.A. option. Into the 5 USER Preset banks you can memorize your presets or copy and modify every Factory Preset. PRESET RECALL To recall a preset press the RECALL button, all the banks will appear on the display, select the desired bank with the UP/DOWN buttons and press ENTER. All the presets will appear on the display, select the preset you like and press ENTER to hear it.
RSS COMPRESSOR AUTO WHA INVERSE DELAY MOD DELAY SPLITTER An asterisk (*) near the name signals the selected effect for the current slot. The SLOT ON/OFF button enable/disable the SLOT. AMP MODEL The first thing to do is to put the AMP you choose in the preferred SLOT. Do that by simply choosing with the arrow buttons the SLOT where you like to put it, then press the SLOT SELECT and select AMPLIFIER from the SLOT menu.
LEVEL Cabinet’s section volume PHASE – NORMAL /REVERSE Microphone’s phase (Normal /Reverse) MIC MODE Microphone models CAB MODE Cabinet models MIC POS Microphone position Select the option you like and modify them as you like using the VALUE control. BASS MULTIAMP’s state-of-the-art design allows for continual expansion and more and more useful and exciting tones and effects. New updates will be released periodically and will be available at www.markbass.it .
Equalize the sound as for your personal preference. Equalizzare il suono. Now we’ll add the Compressor in the 1st SLOT. Select the 1st SLOT (enable it with the SLOT ON/OFF button, if it is disabled), press SLOT SELECT and select the COMPRESSOR, then press ENTER. Now we have a COMPRESSOR in our chain. To access the Compressor parameters, select it and press ENTER. Set the parameters as you like by using the VALUE control; exit by pressing the EXIT button. Ora inseriremo il Compressore nel primo SLOT.
Level – Signal Level Mode – Serial/Parallel Premere ENTER per confermare, ora abbiamo inserito l’effetto esterno, premere ENTER per accedere ai parametri di Send/Return. Press EXIT to go back. LEVEL – Livello del segnale MODE – Serial/Parallel OTHER POSSIBLE BASS MULTIAMP CONNECTIONS USE THE BASS MULTIAMP AS EFFECT PROCESSOR CONNECTED TO AN AMP HEAD’S SEND/RETURN. Use the UNBALANCED OUT, or if connected to a mixer use the XLR BALANCED OUT.
SYSTEM MENU’ SYSTEM MENU’ FILE STORE TO SD RECALL FROM SD EXPORT PRESET IMPORT PRESET DELETE PRESET SD FORMAT MIDI MIDI ADDRESS PRESET/PATCH MAP CONTROL CHANGE MAP BALANCED DI DI PATH END OF CHAIN POST AMP EQ PRE AMP EQ DI LEVEL PHONE LEVEL FIRMWARE UPDATE CONFIG AMP MODE: STEREO (Bass Multiamp S) / MONO/BRIDGE / BI-AMP MASTER MODE: NORMAL / MANUAL EQ MODE: NORMAL / MANUAL FILE STORE TO SD RECALL FROM SD EXPORT PRESET IMPORT PRESET DELETE PRESET
MASTER MODE (MASTER LEVEL is now featured on the front panel) In NORMAL mode the Master Level is related to the setting of the PRESET, in MANUAL mode you can control it with the PATCH LEVEL. MASTER MODE (sul pannello frontale è adesso presente il controllo MASTER LEVEL) In NORMAL mode il setting del Master Level è quello salvato nel PRESET, in MANUAL mode il livello può essere controllato dal PATCH LEVEL.
TECHNICAL SPECS Channels: Controls: EQ Controls: SOLID STATE / TUBE/ VINTAGE Gain – Phone Level - Master LOW - MID LOW - MID HIGH - HIGH Speaker Outputs: Bass Multiamp Bass Multiamp S Two ¼” Jack mono out and One Neutrik Speakon/¼” Jack Combo 4/16 ohm Two ¼” Jack mono out L/R (Stereo Mode) One Neutrik Speakon/¼” Jack Combo 8 ohm (Bridge Mode) Power Output: Bass Multiamp Bass Multiamp S 500W@4ohm / 300W@8ohm 500W + 500W @ 4ohm, 300W + 300W @ 8ohm, 1000W@8ohm (BRIDGE mode) Other Features: . . .
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WARRANTY CARD We’d like to thank you for choosing a Markbass product. If any problem occurs, please don’t hesitate to contact our support team at service@markbass.it. You can fill out this form and send a copy to Markbass (Parsek srl, Via Po 52, 66020 San Giovanni Teatino, CHIETI ITALY) or, even better, you can now register your warranty online in a matter of minutes, using our online registration form at www.markbass.it. Simply point, click and type in your information...
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