Owner`s manual

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INSTANT GRATIFICATION
The STRATEGY is about the easiest amp on the planet to get a great sound from quickly—and with the VOICE Control and the
Graphic EQ—unlimited great sounds. Just set most of the controls at noon…and enjoy! From those settings, may we recommend you
sweep the VOICE Control from position 1 to 5 and experience what a difference the various mid voicings combined with bass and
treble enhancements can provide. You’ll have plenty of time later to craft your unique sounds with the 9-Band EQ, but for now just get
familiar with the extreme variations available on the standard Tone controls and 5 Modes of the handy VOICE Feature.
NOTE: COLD START PROCEDURE: When powering up your STRATEGY from cold, ALWAYS follow this Start Up Procedure: We
have found the currently available KT-88s require substantially more time than 6L6s or EL34s to warm up to full operating tempera-
ture. If you hit them with high voltage with the STANDBY sooner than three minutes, you may hear some crackling as well as a slow
volume increase as they get up to full temperature. This subsides once they are fully warm, and while it might not hurt the tubes per
se, it is better to warm them up for at least three minutes (or longer) whenever you can.
NOTE: IMPORTANT!—Do Not flip the STANDBY SWITCH in and out of STANDBY mode (on and off) while the amplifier is being
played or with any type of signal being amplified. The large amount of current involved in this scenario can damage the STANDBY
SWITCH.
1. Begin with STANDBY in the STANDBY Position.
2. Switch POWER to ON and WAIT at least three minutes or longer for the tubes to “warm up”. (With STANDBY OFF and POWER
ON, the tubes internal components are allowed to warm up slowly before hitting them with the high voltage controlled by the
STANDBY being switched to ON).
3. Flip STANDBY to ON.
4. PLAY!
Following this startup procedure will lengthen the musical life of your power tubes and decrease the chances of untimely power tube
failures.
HELPFUL HINTS
IMPORTANT! The SPEAKER OUTPUT Jack’s AUTO-MUTE function is triggered anytime there is no Speaker Cabinet (Load) plugged
into one of the Speaker Jacks. The amp “knows” if a cabinet is not plugged into a speaker jack and mutes to protect itself from dam-
age. If there is no sound when you turn STANDBY to “ON”—ALWAYS and IMMEDIATELY—STOP PLAYING—and check to make
sure there is a Speaker Cabinet plugged in both to the amp and cabinet ends of the cable. The Front Panel MUTE LED will be il-
luminated red when either the MUTE/PLAY/SILENT RECORD switch is set to MUTE or SILENT RECORD—OR—when there is no
Speaker Cabinet connected to the Speaker Jacks. AUTO-MUTE is also ON when the Set Bias switch is set to “SET BIAS”.
NOTE: IMPORTANT! MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A SPEAKER CONNECTED TO THE SPEAKER OUTPUT JACKS AT ALL TIMES!
EVEN THOUGH THE STRATEGY HAS BUILT-IN PROTECTION, DON’T RELY ON THIS ALONE—IT IS A HIGH POWER AMPLI-
FIER AND NEEDS A LOAD CONNECTED AT ALL TIMES!
NOTE: IMPORTANT! NEVER UNPLUG THE SPEAKER LOAD (Cabinet) WHILE THE AMPLIFIER IS IN USE (BEING PLAYED)!
NOTE: IMPORTANT!—Do Not flip the STANDBY SWITCH in and out of STANDBY mode (on and off) while the amplifier is being
played or with any type of signal being amplified. The large amount of current involved in this scenario can damage the STANDBY
SWITCH.
INPUT
POWER
ON
ON
STANDBY
D.I. LEVEL SOLO
EQ 0
EQ IN
EQ FS
HALF
FULL PWR
LOW PWR 33Hz 80 150 300 600 900 2K 5K 8K
D.I. PRE
POST
GAIN BASS MID TREBLE VOICE MASTER
™
™
3
2 4
51
NORMAL
Eight:88
MUTE
SIL. REC.