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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING: When using electrical products, basic cautions should always be followed, including the following: 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions safe. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. 6. Clean only with a dry cloth. 7. Do not block any of the ventilation openings. Install in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions. 8.
INSTRUCTIONS IMPORTANTES DE SECURITE - FRANÇAIS ATTENTION: L’utilisation de tout appareil électrique doit être soumise aux precautions d’usage incluant: 1. Lire ces instructions 2. Gardez ce manuel pour de futures références. 3. Prétez attention aux messages de précautions de ce manuel. 4. Suivez ces instructions. 5. N’utilisez pas cette unité proche de plans d’eau. 6. N’utilisez qu’un tissu sec pour le nettoyage de votre unité. 7.
WICHTIGE SICHERHEITSHINWEISE - DEUSCH ACHTUNG: Beim Einsatz von Elektrogeräten müssen u.a. grundlegende Vorsichtsmaßnahmen befolgt werden: 1. Lesen Sie sich diese Anweisungen durch. 2. Bewahren Sie diese Anweisungen auf. 3. Beachten Sie alle Warnungen. 4. Befolgen Sie alle Anweisungen. 5. Setzen Sie dieses Gerät nicht in der Nähe von Wasser ein. 6. Reinigen Sie es nur mit einem trockenen Tuch. 7. Blockieren Sie keine der Lüftungsöffnungen.
INSTRUCCIONES IMPORTANTES PARA SU SEGURIDAD - ESPAÑOL CUIDADO: Cuando use productos electrónicos, debe tomar precauciones básicas, incluyendo las siguientes: 1. Lea estas instrucciones. 2. Guarde estas instrucciones. 3. Haga caso de todos los consejos. 4. Siga todas las instrucciones. 5. No usar este aparato cerca del agua. 6. Limpiar solamente con una tela seca. 7. No bloquear ninguna de las salidas de ventilación. Instalar de acuerdo a las instrucciones del fabricante. 8.
EARTH or GROUND GREEN/YELLOW NEUTRAL - BLUE LIVE - BROWN
SPECIFICATIONS Supply Voltage Mains Fuse HT Fuse Power Consumption Output Power Rating Loudspeaker Loudspeaker outputs Features Footswitchable Reverb EQ Tone Bright Switch Input Impedance Size Unit Weight ~100V, ~120V, ~220V, ~230V, 50/60Hz Factory Option (~220V, ~230V, ~240V = T250mA L 250V) (~100>120V = T500mA L 250V) T100mA L 250V 50W 15W 10” Jensen C10Q8 Extension speaker socket (Disconnects Internal speaker) (Minimum 8 Ohm Impedance) Pure Class A/B Valve tone 2xEL84 Power Tubes (Matched Set) 3x12AX7
INTRODUCTION Dear Player, Thank you very much for purchasing your new Laney product and becoming part of the worldwide Laney family. Each and every Laney unit is designed and built with the utmost attention to care and detail, so I trust yours will give you many years of enjoyment. Laney products have a heritage which stretches back to 1967 when I first began building valve amplifiers in my parent’s garage.
The VC15’s 15W Class A/B output stage oozes classic, warm tube tones: The harder you drive it, the better it sounds. Plus with enough gain for contemporary tones, it also has a mean, spiteful side to it as well – making it ideal for any style of playing. Perfect for studio and practice use, but also equally at home or on stage plugged into a Laney extension cabinet, the sound will blow you away.
FRONT PANEL CONTROLS 1 2 7 3 4 5 6 8 12 9 10 11 13 1 HI INPUT: ‘Hi’ stands for high gain. This input is designed for the connection of low output level guitars making it well suited for guitars with single coiled or low gain humbucker type pickups. Use of high gain pickups in this input may drive the preamp too hard causing a "mushy" sound. Only use good quality guitar cable. 2 LO INPUT: ‘Lo’ stands for low gain.
6 DRIVE VOL: Sets how loud the 'Drive' channel is. It is useful to experiment with drive levels and drive volumes. If you want a very open, warm and semi overdriven sound try reducing the amount of drive and increasing the drive volume. This reduces pre-amp gain but pushes the power amp section and makes it work harder giving you a very desirable level of power amp distortion which is a very pleasing “retro” style sound.
REAR PANEL CONTROLS Spare power fuse included in the tray. L Z B1 2 3 4 SUPPLY VOLTAGE & FUSE RATING ~100V ~120V ~220V/~230V 1 2 T500mA L 250V T500mA L 250V T250mA L 250V 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 POWER INLET SOCKET. Connect to your power source. Make sure the specified voltage is correct for your country! 2 POWER FUSE: This drawer contains the main safety fuse for the unit. The fuse protects the AC power to the amplifier. USE ONLY THE CORRECT SIZE AND RATING OF FUSE AS SPECIFIED ON THE PANEL.
4 EFFECTS LOOP: SEND/LINE OUT: Connect the input of your external effect to this socket. All of the signal leaves the amplifier via the `Send’ socket to be processed and comes back from the effects via the `Return` socket. This socket can also be used to control another VC15 amplifier connected to this socket via its own return socket. Some Effects are better suited to being between the guitar and amplifer input - these are foot pedal types / distortion / wah wah pedals etc.
QUICK START SETTINGS - suggestions only, experiment! CLEAN BLUES BLUES SOLO ROCK
USER SETTINGS - Store your own cool sounds
TUBE AMPLIFIER SURVIVAL TIPS • Tube amplifiers; generally sound much warmer/sweeter than solid state transistor amplifiers but they also need a little more respect due to the fragile glass tubes themselves. The VC15 uses top quality tubes, which should give you years of trouble free service, however like all tube amps; it is important to treat it with a certain amount of care.
your loudspeakers. Wait until all system parts have stabilised; usually a couple of seconds. Similarly when turning off your system always turn down the Volume controls on your guitar amplifier and then turn off its power before turning off other equipment. • Servicing: The user should not attempt to service these products. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. V1 V2 V3 V4>V5 ECC83 HI-GRADE ECC83 STANDARD ECC83 STANDARD EL84 MATCHED VALVES Pt No. 005570 Pt No. 005550 Pt No. 005548 Pt No.
VC15-110 SAMPLE SYSTEMS L Z B1 2 3 4 L Z B1 2 3 4 SUPPLY VOLTAGE & FUSE RATING ~100V ~120V ~220V/~230V T500mA L 250V T500mA L 250V T250mA L 250V Input Output FX Controller L Z B1 2 3 4 SUPPLY VOLTAGE & FUSE RATING ~100V ~120V ~220V/~230V T500mA L 250V T500mA L 250V T250mA L 250V GS412A
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In the interest of continued product development, Laney reserves the right to amend product specification without prior notification.
