Specifications

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Setting Up and Using the Hartke Systems 1400/1415
5. Press the front panel Power switch in order to turn on the amplifier.
6. Set the output of your bass to maximum and then, while playing, slowly turn
the Model 1400/1415 Volume control up until the desired level is achieved. If
you hear distortion even at low amplifier Volume settings, back off the output of
your bass (or check for a faulty cable).
7. If desired, press in the Contour and/or Compression switches. The
Compression LED will flash whenever small amounts of compression are being
applied and will light steadily when “soft-clip” limiting is being applied.
8. Adjust the equalization controls to taste (when you get a great setting that
complements your instrument and playing style, it’s a good idea to write it down
for future use).
9. If you’re using an external signal processor, turn the Model 1400/1415 off
momentarily and then connect a standard audio cable between the Effects Send
jack and your effects processor input and another standard audio cable between
the Effects Return jack and your effects processor output (if required, multiple
effects processors can be daisy-chained together, output to input). Turn the
Model 1400/1415 back on and continue playing while adjusting the controls of
your outboard effects processor. For best results, set both the input and output
gain of the effects processor to 0 dB (unity gain), so that there is no increase or
decrease in level whether the effects are switched in or out.
10. Test the headphone output by turning the Volume control to its minimum
(fully counterclockwise) position and then connect a standard stereo headphone
to the front-panel Headphones jack. While playing your bass,
slowly turn the
Volume control up—you should hear sound from the headphones and none from
any connected speaker(s). We recommend the use of large size headphones
(those with large transducers) for optimum bass reproduction.
If you have followed all the steps above and are still experiencing difficulties, call
Samson Technical Support (516-932-1062) between 9 AM and 5 PM EST.
COMPRESSION
ONOFF
COMPRESSION
ENHANCEFLAT
CONTOUR
HIGHHIGH MIDLOW MIDLOW
+15-15
+15-15+15-15+15-15
0dB0dB
0dB 0dB 0dB
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Hartke Systems
COMPRESSIONPOWER
POWERHEADPHONESONOFFCOMPRESSIONHIGHHIGH MIDLOW MIDLOWVOLUMEENHANCEFLATINPUTRETURNSEND
MODEL 1400 BASS AMPLIFIER 140 WATTS
Transient Attack
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EFFECTS CONTOUR
+15-15
+15-15+15-15+15-15
0dB0dB
0dB 0dB 0dB
SIGNAL PROCESSOR
INPUT
OUTPUT
HEADPHONES