Line 6 Flextone Cab 212S manuel d'utilisation

User Manual for the full line of Flextone Series Digital Guitar Amplifier Systems, including: Flextone - 60 W att Mono 1 x 12" Combo Flextone XL - 100 W att Stereo 2 x 12" Combo Flextone Duo - 100 W att Stereo 2 x 10" Combo Flextone Plus - 100 W att Stereo 1 x 12" Combo Flextone Cab - 1 x 12" Satellite Cabinet for Flextone[...]

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SERIAL NO: Y OU SHOULD READ THESE I MPORTANT S AFETY I NSTRUCTIONS K EEP THESE INSTRUCTIONS IN A SAFE PLACE The serial number can be found on the Flextone back panel. Please note it here for future reference: This equipment is UL listed (file no. E174693) for UL 6500 and CAN/CSA-E65-94 safety standards. C A UTION: T o reduce the risk of fire or e[...]

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CHAPTER 1: Q UICK S TART G UIDE “Manual? I don’t need no stinking manual!” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1•1 I NTRODUCTION Register And Get Great Free Stuff! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1•1 Get On-lin e . . . . .[...]

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Q UICK S TART G UIDE : “M ANUAL ? I DON ’ T NEED NO STINKING MANUAL !” 1 • 1 Q UICK S TART G UIDE or: “M ANUAL ? I DON ’ T NEED NO STINKING MANUAL !” 1 . T urn the C HANNEL V OLUME and M ASTER V OLUME cont r ols all the w a y d o wn to z e r o . 2 . If y ou ’ v e got an H D , hook up y our cabinets , foll o wing the di r ections in [...]

Q UICK S TART G UIDE : G ET O N - LINE 1 • 2 important that you fill that registration card ou t right n o w , and send it to us in the mail. How come? W ell, for one thing, it gets you all set up for warranty service should you ever have a problem with your Line 6 product. It also insures that we will be able to contact you if new software vers[...]

I NTRODUCTION : F LEXTON E ! M EET THE F LEXTON E .... 1 • 3 I NTRODUCTION F LEXTONE ! M EET THE F LEXTONE .... Thanks for buying a Flextone, the flexible Digital Guitar Amplifier System with the killer tone (and you were wondering how we came up with the name). There ’ s a bunch of stuff we have to talk about and only a few pages to do it in[...]

I NTRODUCTION : F LEXTON E ! M EET THE F LEXTON E .... 1 • 4 Flextone Series: value-packed amps with a whole new kind of tonal flexibilit y . A MP M ODELS The T ube T one process allowed Line 6 to create softwar e Amp Models modeled after a collection of amplifiers recognized by guitarists the world over as true “tone classics.” W e got the[...]

G RAND T OUR : F RONT P ANEL C ONTROLS 2 • 1 G RAND T OUR F RONT P ANEL C ONTROLS If you haven ’ t already done so, turn to the inside back cover of this manual and notice that it folds out. Ooh, pretty pictures! The idea is to have this essential pictorial reference always opened out while you’re thumbing through the manual. And then you can[...]

G RAND T OUR : F RONT P ANEL C ONTROLS 2 • 2 switched on and off when you hold the T ap T empo button. The detail is in th e T a p T e m p o section that begins on the opposite page.... Channel V olum e - This knob controls the relative volume level of the channel you are playing through. Use this to balance levels between the setups you store in[...]

G RAND T OUR : F RONT P ANEL C ONTROLS 2 • 3 position of every Flextone knob (except the Master V olume) is stored into the channel memory when you save a channel. Y ou can also save and recall your Flextone channels hands-free when you use the optional Floor Board or FB4 foot controllers (se e That ’ s Usin g Y our F eet in Chapter 6 for more [...]

G RAND T OUR : R EAR P ANEL 2 • 4 is just the same as turning on the Dri v e Boost from the Floor Board (details in Chapter 6 ). As you do this, the Channel B light comes on if you turn the Drive Boost on. Hold down, and k eep holding d o wn , the T ap T empo button as you turn the T r eble knob up past twelve o’clock, and you get a Presence bo[...]

G RAND T OUR : R EAR P ANEL 2 • 5 Extension Cabinet ( on the Flextone Plus only ) - This connection is for the Flextone Cab or other 8 W speaker cabinet onl y . F oot P edal Connector - This jack that looks like a telephone connector on steroids is where you connect the Floor Board or FB4 foot controlle r . If you have a Flextone HD, be sure to s[...]

G RAND T OUR : F LEXTONE F LAVORS 2 • 6 F LEXTONE F LAVORS In case you haven ’ t noticed, the Flextone actually comes in several different flavors. Here ’ s what each one ’ s got, starting with the compact combos: The Flextone - Mono, 60 watt setup with a single 12-inch speake r . The Headphone/Di r ect Out and Effect Send and Effect Retur[...]

M ODELED A MPS : W HICH A MPS A RE M ODELE D ? 3 • 1 M ODELED A MPS W HICH A MPS A RE M ODELED ? Note : For the following description of the T ube T one Amp Models, and other references that you will find throughout this manual, please be aware that Fende r , Marshall, V ox, Boogie, Soldano, Peave y , Roland, Matchless, Arbite r , ADA, Leslie, a[...]

M ODELED A MPS : W HICH A MPS A RE M ODELE D ? 3 • 2 T w eed Blues - The classic Fender Bassman 4x10 combo was the amp that started it all – instant rock and roll tone. Originally a bass guitar amp, the Bassman became a Blues staple for 6-string guitarists. It has the fat bottom end you’d expect from a bass amp but also has the Fender twang o[...]

M ODELED A MPS : W HICH A MPS A RE M ODELE D ? 3 • 3 Modern Clas s A - The Matchless Chieftain, which was studied for the Modern Class A selection, is a very expensive handmade amp. Originally designed to sound like a top-boost V ox AC 30, the Matchless doesn ’ t exactly have a V ox sound, but something unique (largely due to the complicated EQ[...]

M ODELED A MPS : W HICH A MPS A RE M ODELE D ? 3 • 4 sound-a-whole-lot-like-the-original” concept, is set up to do pretty darned near the same thing. Max out the Mid and T reble knobs and turn Bass to about 9 or 10 o’clock on the Flextone when using this Plexi-inspired Amp Model and you can treat those nice neighbors to a tasty slice of fat r[...]

M ODELED A MPS : F LEXTONE S IGNATURE S OUNDS 3 • 5 F LEXTONE S IGNATURE S OUNDS While T ube T one modeling was first developed to allow Line 6 to capture classic tones for our Digital Guitar Amplifier Systems, it also has opened the door for us to create unique new tones not possible with conventional hardware – that ’ s where this whole s[...]

M ODELED A MPS : F LEXTONE S IGNATURE S OUNDS 3 • 6 variant of the Flextone Drive. The Drive knob acts as a blender control – fully left you’ve got big bottom 21st Century Clean, and fully right you’ve got paint-peeling Ultra-drive. Set it anywhere in between, and you get to have your cake and smear it all over your audience, too. Fuzz - Al[...]

F LEXTONE E FFECTS : O NBOARD E FFECTS 4 • 1 F LEXTONE E FFECTS O NBOARD E FFECTS In addition to all the great Amp Models built into the Flextone, there are some great sounding effects. T o pick which effect you want to hea r , turn th e Effect Knob ( ). Then, you can control the character of the effect you’ve chosen by tapping on th e T ap T e[...]

F LEXTONE E FFECTS : O NBOARD E FFECTS 4 • 2 Chorus - Y ou’ll find two different chorus sounds in the Flextone. Chorus 1 is modulated by a square wave, so it sounds more like a “rack” type chorus. Chorus 2 is modulated by a sine wave with more feedback, so it has a richer harmonic content with more movement. Chorus 2 was massaged to closel[...]

F LEXTONE E FFECTS : O NBOARD E FFECTS 4 • 3 sounds. Most times that you use Dela y , th e Effect T w eak knob controls the Delay level. In a final moment of brilliance before finalizing the Flextone software ’ s final details, we realized it would be really handy to let you set the maximum delay level high enough that your Delay ’ s echoe[...]

F LEXTONE E FFECTS : C OMBINED E FFECTS 4 • 4 C OMBINED E FFECTS The rest of the effects are combinations o f D ELAY and one other effect. They should be fairly self-explanator y . Y ou’ll note that th e T ap T empo control generally sets the delay speed - Delay/ T remolo is the one exception to this rule. Del a y/Comp r essor - T w eak control[...]

C REATING & S TORING S OUNDS : U SING THE M ANUAL C HANNEL F EATURES 5 • 1 C REATING & S TORING S OUNDS U SING THE M ANUAL C HANNEL F EATURES When you are in the Manual Channel of the Flextone, all of the controls are active and the sound of the amp always reflects the knob settings. Sounds just like any ordinary guitar amp, doesn ’ t [...]

C REATING & S TORING S OUNDS : E DIT M ODE 5 • 2 Sheet on the back of the Flextone manual and write down his settings. (Perhaps we can learn a valuable lesson from this: always back up your work!) Do you have to give up your dreams of rock and roll success and spend the rest of your life flipping burgers? Luckil y , we thought this one throu[...]

C REATING & S TORING S OUNDS : T HE P RESET R ESET B UTTON 5 • 3 T HE P RESET R ESET B UTTON If, for any reason, or just for the sheer mad joy of it, you decide you need to reset the Flextone to the factory channel memories, hold down all 4 channel buttons (A, B, C, and D) and power up the amp. W arning: This will erase ALL user sounds you mi[...]

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T HAT ’ S U SING Y OUR F EET : U SING THE F LOOR B OARD WITH THE F LEXTONE 6 • 1 T HAT ’ S U SING Y OUR F EET Y ou really get the most out of your Flextone with a foot controlle r . T wo different foot controllers can be used with your amp: Line 6 ’ s Floor Boa r d and FB4 . FLEXTONE HD OWNERS, LISTEN UP : After reading this chapte r , be s[...]

T HAT ’ S U SING Y OUR F EET : U SING THE F LOOR B OARD WITH THE F LEXTONE 6 • 2 T WO M ODES The first thing to know is that the Floor Board has two Modes of operation: Channel Select Mode, and Effect On/Off Mode. Th e Mode Select switch ( ) chooses which mode you’re in. Mine Looks Funny: Y our Floor Board may look a little different than th[...]

T HAT ’ S U SING Y OUR F EET : U SING THE F LOOR B OARD WITH THE F LEXTONE 6 • 3 display ( ) will show you. T o switch between your Preset and User Banks bring your foot around to step on both of the Bank Select switches at the same time and you’ll be transported instantly from one region of time-space to the othe r . T ripp y , huh? Channel [...]

T HAT ’ S U SING Y OUR F EET : U SING THE F LOOR B OARD WITH THE F LEXTONE 6 • 4 T ap T empo No w , then, how about that handy T ap T empo thing on your Flextone? Sure would be nice to be able to change the speed of your effects without taking your hands off your guita r , wouldn ’ t it? That ’ s what th e T ap T empo ( ) foot switch is fo [...]

T HAT ’ S U SING Y OUR F EET : U SING THE F LOOR B OARD WITH THE F LEXTONE 6 • 5 that way all the time), hang some gold chains around your neck, and get ready to party! Y ou can do subtle things with the wah pedal too, like turning it on just a tiny bit and leaving it there, just barely caressing your sound. But then, that ’ s not as much fun[...]

T HAT ’ S U SING Y OUR F EET : U SING THE F LOOR B OARD WITH THE F LEXTONE 6 • 6 Disto r tion The Disto r tion on/off switch works kinda like a distortion pedal. W ith a distortion pedal, you kick the Distortion on, and your sound is more distorted. Y ou kick it off, and your sound is less distorted. Same thing here. What this does in actuality[...]

T HAT ’ S U SING Y OUR F EET : U SING THE F LOOR B OARD WITH THE F LEXTONE 6 • 7 Del a y The Del a y on/off switch turns your Delay effects on – light on. Or off – light off. R e v erb Bet you can guess this one alread y . Light on – reverb-o-rama. Light off – bone dr y . Effect On/Off Settings Sto r e d With P r o grammed Channels OK, [...]

T HAT ’ S U SING Y OUR F EET : U SING THE FB4 WITH THE F LEXTONE 6 • 8 U SING THE FB4 WITH THE F LEXTONE The FB4 gives you basic control over channel switching on the Flextone. W e tried to make it as simple as possible. T urn off the Flextone. Connect the FB4 to the Flextone with the thoughtfully-included connection cable. T urn on the Flexton[...]

Insid e Y our Head: T HE F LEXTONE HD 7•1 I NSIDE Y OUR H EAD T HE F LEXTONE HD If you’re the proud owner of a Flextone HD, this chapter ’ s just for you. While the Flextone HD is much like its combo amplifier brethren, there are important features and functions that set the HD apart. They are detailed herein: F RONT PANEL If you look closel[...]

Insid e Y our Head: E FFECTS L OOP 7•2 environments (like that MTV Live gig you’re booked for in the Gobi Desert). T HE FLEXTONE HD COOLING FANS WILL NOT TURN ON UNTIL THE AMPLIFIER GETS HOT – THIS IS NORMAL . Excessive heat that turns on the fans can occur because of high output volume settings, intense stage lighting, outdoor weather condit[...]

Insid e Y our Head: E FFECTS L OOP 7•3 So, your HD creates the basic tone, and then that tone is sent out to the effects loop for further “seasoning,” and finally the seasoned sound is returned back to the amp for final output. In the HD, that seasoning can be applied in two ways : series or parallel ... S ERIES VS . P ARALLEL In a series e[...]

Insid e Y our Head: U SING THE E FFECTS L OOP 7•4 U SING THE E FFECTS L OOP The back panel of the HD shows an illustration of part of the HD signal flo w , including the Effects Loop. As you can see, the series/parallel switch controls whether (1) some sound flows directly through the amp, bypassing the effect loop (this would be parallel), or [...]

Insid e Y our Head: D IRECT O UTPUTS 7•5 S ETTING E FFECT L EVELS The amount of effect you hear is controlled by the output volume of your effect. Y ou want to turn it up enough to get a good healthy signal into the HD for amplification, but not so much that it distorts. If y ou ’ r e using the effect loop in parallel , be su r e to set the mi[...]

Insid e Y our Head: D IRECT O UTPUTS 7•6 if you crank up the HD ’ s Master V olume you don ’ t blow M r . Sound Man away since the direct outs are independent of Master V olume. Do whatever you would do with a microphone output in your recording or live setup – run into your preamp and then to tape. Or plug into the mic snake at the club to[...]

Inside Y ou r Head: 7•7 F LOOR B OARD , M ORE M EMORIES , & MIDI The Floor Board is the powerful, customized foot controller from Line 6 designed to be the perfect companion for your Flextone HD. Y ou can read all about it, and its little brother the FB4, in the main Flextone User Manual. In comparison to the Flextone combos, here are a coupl[...]

Insid e Y our Head: F LOOR B OARD , M ORE M EMORIE S , & MIDI 7•8 MIDI P ROGRAM C HANGE & F LEXTONE C HANNELS A MIDI program change command is sent on MIDI Channel 1 when you select a channel from the HD front panel, the FB4 foot controlle r , or the Floor Board foot controlle r . Store effect setups into your effect processor at specifi[...]

Insid e Y our Head: F LOOR B OARD , M ORE M EMORIE S , & MIDI 7•9 MIDI P r o gram Chan g es & Flextone Channels – Visua l Aid HD Channel MIDI P r o gram HD Channel MIDI P r o gram HD Channel MIDI P r o gram User Bank 1 User Bank 6 P r ese t Ban k 1 Channel A 01 Channel A 21 Channel A 37 Channel B 02 Channel B 22 Channel B 38 Channel C 0[...]

Insid e Y our Head: C ABINET H OOK - UPS 7•10 C ABINET H OOK - UPS In addition to all of the cool stuff like T ube T one modeling, awesome Direct Outs, and great effects, the Flextone HD offers unmatched versatility and flexibility for powering almost any type of speaker cabinet(s). The type and number of speaker cabs you choose is up to you. Mo[...]

Insid e Y our Head: C ABINET H OOK - UPS 7•11 F LEXTONE HD P OWER O UTPUT : The Flextone HD power output varies according to the ohm rating of the speaker cabinet combinations you hook up to it. 4 ohm cabine t = 150 watts per side / 300 watts total ste r eo 8 ohm cabine t = 100 watts per side / 200 watts total ste r eo 16 ohm cabine t = 60 watts [...]

Insid e Y our Head: C ABINET H OOK - UPS 7•12 M ONO /S TEREO D ETAIL Remember that when you use only the Left/Mono speaker output, the effects switch to mono. This also effects the Direct Outputs – they switch to mono, too (ya get the exact same thing on both jacks). If both left and right speaker outputs are in use, or neither are connected, t[...]

Insid e Y our Head: C ABINET H OOK - UPS 7•13 hold down the Channel A button on the HD, and the emulator is switched off. Once you’ve turned it on, the emulator will stay on until you clear it with another power up while holding the button, so don ’ t forget to switch it off when you get back to the mondo stack stage setup again! When you fi[...]

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A 1 A PPENDIX A: A MP M ODELS Please note that Fende r , Marshall, V ox, Boogie, Soldano, Peave y , Roland, Matchless, Arbite r , ADA, Leslie, and other amplifier model designations, and effects, are all trademarks of their respective owners, which are in no way associated or affiliated with Line 6. These marks and names are used solely for the p[...]

A 2 A PPENDIX B: E FFECT P ARAMETERS Effect T ap T w eak Notes Bypass n/a n/a T urns off the effects. Comp r essor n/a Ratio The r e a r e 5 Comp r essor ratios : 1.4:1 , 2:1 , 3:1 , 6:1 , and :1 . Higher setting s “squeeze” y our v olume mo r e . T r emolo T r emolo Speed Depth The t r emolo was designed with the characteristic F ender t r emo[...]

A 3 W HO ’ S R ESPONSIBL E ? The Flextone Desig n T eam: While it's true that the whole staff at Line 6 ends up making an important contribution to most every project that we do here, the following folks were most responsible for the main design effort on the Flextone: ENGINEERING Michel Doidic Curtis Senffner Erik V on Ploennies Kevin Duca [...]

i 1 # 16 Ohm Cabinets with HD . . . . . . 7•13 A Amp Model s . . . . . . . . . . 1•4, 3•1, A•1 B Bank Down Switc h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6•2 Bank Up Switc h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6•2 Bank s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6•2 with H D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7•7 Bas s . . . . . . . .[...]

i 2 F Fans (Flextone HD ) . . . . . . . . . . . . 7•1 FB 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6•8 Flange r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4•2, A•2 Flanger 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A•2 Flanger 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A•2 Flextone Cab (1-12" ) . . . . . . . . . . . 2•6 Cab (1-12"[...]

i 3 S Save Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2•3, 5•1 Send for combo s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2•4 Send for H D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7•2 Series/Parallel for H D . . . . . . . . . . . . 7•2 16 Ohm Cabinet s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7•13 Small Twee d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3•1, A•1 Speaker cabinet hookup [...]

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