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Yamaha BBT500-115 manual

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    Owner’ s Manual Mode d’emploi Bedienungsanleitung B ASS AMPLIFIER BBT500-115 BBT500-110 Manual del Usuario Handleiding Manuale di Istruzioni BBT500-115 BBT500-110[...]

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    2 • This applies only to products distributed by Yamaha-Kemble Music (U.K.) Ltd. IMP O R T ANT N OTICE F O R THE UNITED KINGDO M Connecting the Plug and Cord W ARNING: THIS APP ARA TUS MUST BE EARTHED IMPORTANT. The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code: GREEN-AND-YELLOW : EARTH BLUE : NEUTRAL BROWN : LIVE As[...]

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    3 1R ead these instructions. 2K eep these instructions. 3H eed all warnings. 4 Follow all instructions. 5D o not use this apparatus near water. 6C lean only with dry cloth. 7D o not block any ventilation openings. In- stall in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. 8D o not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat regist[...]

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    4 SPECIAL MESSA GE SECTION PR ODUCT SAFETY MARKINGS: Y amaha electronic prod- ucts may hav e either labels similar to the graphics sho wn be- low or molded/stamped facsimiles of these g raphics on the enclosure. The e xplanation of these graphics appears on this page. Please observe all cautions indicated on this page and those indicated in the saf[...]

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    5 ● Avoid using your amplifier and speaker in the following locations to prevent possible damage: •I n direct sunlight or next to heating equipment. •E xtremely cold or hot locations. • Locations exposed to high humidity or excessive dust. • Locations subject to strong shocks or vibration. ● Avoid installing this unit where foreign obje[...]

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    6 T hank you for purc hasing the Y amaha BBT500-115/BBT500-110 Bass Amplifier . T he BBT5001-115/BBT500-110 is an all-digital bass amplifier that utilizes Y amaha’ s DSP technology to pro vide bassists with extensive sound tailoring capabilities and simple operation. Thanks to the use of a highly efficient dig ital power amplifier in combination [...]

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    7 Panel Controls and Connections Fr ont Panel !0 q w e r t y u i o !1 !2 !3 q Po wer Switch This is the unit’ s main power s witch. *A lways set the OUTPUT volume to “0” befor e switching the power ON or OFF to pr otect the speaker fr om damage. w Input Jack (INPUT) This is the unit’ s input jack. Connect the output jack on y our bass to th[...]

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    8 STATUS DATA/CTRL BANK MSB/MAX BANK LSB/MIN TOGGLE ON-OFF /NUMBER OF PGM DEC /NO INC /YES MEMORY EDIT PC EDIT WRITE /EXIT ± 10 8.8.8 . Befor e making any connections, make sure that the power on the BBT500 and all other related devices is switched OFF . !4 External Speaker(s) Sav e patches to a MIDI device Use a MIDI controller to select patch me[...]

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    9 Panel Controls and Connections @0 Line Out Source Switch (LINE SOURCE: THRU/PRE EQ/POST EQ) This switch is used to select the signal that is deliv ered from the LINE OUT jack. THRU ........... Delivers the signal received via the INPUT jack without alteration. Select this setting when connecting to a DI (Direct In- jection) box. PRE EQ ....... De[...]

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    10 ● Connected in Parallel T otal impedance = Connecting three 4 Ω speaker cabinets in a par allel configuration as shown belo w, results in a total impedance of about 1.3 Ω . 444 Panel Controls and Connections * T otal Impedance Whene ver two or more speaker cabinets are connected to the unit, consider ation must be given to the total impeda[...]

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    11 Sound Setting When the pow er is switched ON, all control knobs function as labeled on the panel and described below . All lamps on the display abov e the control knobs and s witches are unlit. Rotate the SOUND TYPE knob to select a sound type, then use the T one Control knobs to shape the sound. Before selecting a sound type , first set the GAI[...]

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    12 Operating Instructions Setting V alue The value “4.0” flashes on the display b ut rotating the knob from the “3 o’clock” position to the “11 o’cloc k” position does not change anything. As the knob goes past the “11 o’clock” position and its position matches that of the value , the v alue will then stop flashing and star t [...]

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    13 The BBT500 also f eatures more precise settings for defining the fre- quencies f or each of the T one Control knobs, operating the Compressor and Noise Gate, or setting the Blend Le vel of the eff ect loop , etc. To access these settings, press the [FUNCTION] switch and use the f our Modes described below . • Amp Mode In this mode, each knob f[...]

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    14 Compr essor Mode The Compressor Mode provides settings f or the Compressor , Noise Gate, and Blend Le vel f or the effect loop . To enter the Compressor Mode, press and hold the [FUNCTION] switch until the knob functions are displa yed in the upper ro w of the panel dis- play abo ve the knobs (the ro w abov e that used by the Equalizer Mode). ?[...]

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    15 INPUT TUNER OUT First amplifier (HPF 500Hz) Second amplifier (LPF500Hz) Produces higher frequencies abov e 500Hz Produces low frequencies up to 500Hz * Set the INPUT LEVEL to its minimum level INPUT Bass * Set to “ h50 ” with the COMP control knob * Set to “ L50 ” with the COMP control knob q w e When the COMP knob is used (when setting [...]

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    16 STATUS DATA/CTRL BANK MSB/MAX BANK LSB/MIN TOGGLE ON-OFF /NUMBER OF PGM DEC /NO INC /YES MEMORY EDIT PC EDIT WRITE /EXIT ± 10 8.8.8 . Detailed Parameter Settings MIDI Settings The BBT500 is MIDI* compatible and equipped with MIDI IN and MIDI OUT jacks. * What is MIDI? The acronym f or Musical Instruments Digital Interface, MIDI is a world- wide[...]

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    17 Detailed Parameter Settings ● MIDI Merge Settings If you w ant MIDI signals received b y the BBT500’s MIDI IN jac k transmit- ted without alteration to other MIDI de vices connected to the BBT500’ s MIDI OUT jack, set the MIDI Merge to “on”, if not, set it to “oFF”. 1 Press and hold the [FUNCTION] switch f or more than three sec- o[...]

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    18 If an error occurs during operation, one of the follo wing error message numbers will appear on the displa y . E1 : MIDI Receive Buffer Full CA USE: T oo much MIDI data is being received b y the BBT500 at one time. SOLUTION: Tr y reducing the amount of data being sent or , break the data into smaller bloc ks. E2 : Communication Err or . CA USE: [...]

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    19 Specifications Po wer Amplifier Section Class-D power amplifier circuitry Output 250 W/4 Ω (When used alone) 500 W/2 Ω ( Max output with e xter nal speak er connected ) Preamplifier Section All digital signal processing Sound T ype: 11 Presets 5-Band Semi P arametric T one Controls (V ar iable F requencies) Pa rametric Equalizer (PEQ, F , G,[...]

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    95 YAMAHA [ Bass Amplifier ] Date:23-Dec-2003 Model BBT500 MIDI Implementation Chart Version : 1.0 +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ : : Transmitted : Recognized : Remarks : : Function ... : : : : :-------------------+----------------+----------------+----------------: :Basic Default : x : 1 - 16, off : memori[...]

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