Rocktron Velocity V50C Manuale utente

V50C

ELECTRIC GUITAR AMPLIFIER WITH CHORUS, REVERB

AND BUILT-IN CHROMATIC TUNER

User’s Manual

May be covered by one or more of the following: U.S. Patents #4538297, 4647876, 4696044, 4745309, 4881047, 4893099,

5124657, 5263091, 5268527, 5319713, 5333201, 5402498 and 5493617.

Other patents pending. Foreign patents pending.

Velocity is aregisteredtrademarkof GHSCorporation BattleCreek MI,USA

Your Rocktron Velocity V50C amplifier has been designed to comply with the following Standards

and Directives as set forth by the European Union:

CouncilDirective(s): 89/336/EEC,73/23/EEC,76/769/EC,1994/62/EC,2000/

53/EC,2002/95/EC

Standard(s): EN55022,EN50082-1,EN60065

This means that this product has been designed to meet stringent guidelines on how much RF

energy it can emit, and that it should be immune from other sources of interference when properly

used. Improper use of this equipment could result in increased RF emissions, which may or may not

interfere with other electronic products.

To insure against this possibility, always use good shielded cables for all audio input connections.

This will help insure compliance with the Directive(s).

AllRightsReserved.

NOTE:IT ISVERYIMPORTANTTHATYOUREAD THISSECTIONTOPROVIDE

YEARSOFTROUBLE FREEUSE.THIS UNITREQUIRES CAREFULHANDLING.

• Allwarningsonthisequipmentandintheoperatinginstructionsshouldbe

adheredtoandall operatinginstructions shouldbe followed.

• Donot usethis equipmentnearwater. Careshould betakenso that

objectsdonotfallandliquids arenot spilledinto theunit throughany

openings.

• Thepowercord shouldbe unpluggedfrom theoutlet whenleftunusedfor

alongperiod oftime.

• Donotblockany ventilationopenings(if applicable). Installin accordance

withthemanufacturer’sinstructions.

• Donot installnearany heatsourcessuch asradiators,heat registers,stoves

orotherapparatus(including amplifiers)thatproduce heat.

• Onlyusedattachments/accessoriesspecifiedby themanufacturer.

• Donot usethis productwith anycase, standtripod,bracket ortable thatis

notspecified bythemanufacturer. Insurethat thecase,stand, tripod,

bracketetc.isproperly adjustedandsetup (followall instructions). Extra

careand cautionshouldbe takentoavoid tipover andinjury.

• Unplugthisapparatusduringlightningstormsorwhenunusedduringlong

periodsoftime.

Referallservice toqualified servicepersonnel. Servicing isrequiredwhenthe apparatushas been

damagedin anyway, suchaspower supplyorplug isdamaged,liquid hasbeenspilled orobjectshave

falleninto theapparatus orifthe apparatushas beenexposedto rainor moisture,does notoperate

normallyor hasbeendropped.

DO NOTATTEMPTTO SERVICETHIS EQUIPMENT. THIS EQUIPMENT

SHOULD BE SERVICED BYQUALIFIED PERSONNELONLY. DO NOT MAKE

ANYINTERNALADJUSTMENTS ORADDITIONSTOTHIS EQUIPMENTAT

ANYTIME. DO NOTTAMPERWITH INTERNALELECTRONIC

COMPONENTSATANYTIME. FAILURETO FOLLOWTHESE INSTRUCTIONS

MAYVOIDTHE WARRANTYOFTHIS EQUIPMENT,ASWELLAS CAUSING

SHOCKHAZARD.

OPERATINGTEMPERATURE

Donot exposethis unittoexcessive heat. Thisunitis designedto operatebetween32° F

and104° F(0° Cand40° C). Thisunit maynotfunction properlyunder extreme

temperatures.

Precautions

HIGHINPUTjack

Thisisa highimpedenceinput jack. Connectthe outputofyour guitarto the1/4”input jackwith ashielded

guitarcable. Use thisjackif youwanta littlemore “edge”toyour input. Noteuseonly theHighor the

Lowinput, notboth atthesame time.

GAINcontrol

Thisknobdetermines theamountof GAIN(or distortion)addedtothe cleansignal. Turningthe knob

clockwisewilladd moreGAIN tothesignal. Turningtheknob counter-clockwise willdecreasetheamount

ofGAIN addedto thesignal.

CHSELECTButton /CLEAN& DIST. LEDs

ChannelSelect buttonallowsyou toselect betweentheCLEAN orthe DISTORTIONchannel. When the

CLEANLED isON (orlit) theCLEAN channelis active. Whenthe DIST.LED isON (orlit) theDIS-

TORTIONchannel isactive.

DISTORTION CHANNEL

LEVELcontrol

Thisknobdeterminesthe LEVEL(orvolume)oftheCLEAN channel. Turningtheknobclockwisewill

increasetheLEVEL of theclean channel. Turningtheknob counter-clockwise willdecreasetheLEVELof

thecleanchannel.

CLEAN CHANNEL

LOWINPUTjack

Thisis alow impedenceinputjack. Connect theoutputof yourguitarto the1/4” inputjackwith ashielded

guitarcable. Use thisjackif youwanta littleless“edge” toyour input. Noteuse onlytheHigh ortheLow

input,notbothat thesametime.

GAINcontrol

Thisknobdetermines theamountofGAIN (ordistortion)addedto the signalin thedistortionchannel.

Turningtheknobclockwisewilladdmore GAINto thesignal. Turningtheknob counter-clockwisewill

decreasethe amountof GAINaddedto thesignal.

LEVELcontrol

ThisknobdeterminestheLEVEL(orvolume)ofthe distortionchannel. Turningtheknobclockwise will

increasetheLEVEL of thedistortion channel. Turningtheknob counter-clockwise willdecrease the

LEVELofthedistortionchannel.

INPUT JACKS

FRONTPANELDESCRIPTIONS

EQUALIZATION CONTROLS

8BASScontrol

Thisknob controlsthe overallbassof boththeCLEANandDISTORTION channels. TheBASS control

boostsor cutstheamount oflow frequencies,orbass soundinthe signal.

MIDDLEcontrol

Thisknob controlsthe overallMIDDLEfrequencies ofboth theCLEANand DISTORTIONchannels.

TheMIDDLEcontrol boostsorcutsthe amountofmid-bandfrequencies presentinthesignal.

TREBLEcontrol

Thisknob controlsthe overallTREBLE ofboth theCLEANand DISTORTIONchannels. TheTREBLE

controlboostsor cutsthe amountof highfrequencies presentin thesignal.

PRESENCEcontrol

Thisknob controlsthe overallPRESENCEof boththe CLEANandDISTORTIONchannels. The PRES-

ENCEwillincrease ordecrease thedefinitionofthe notesbeingplayed.

CHORUSbutton

TheChorus buttonactivates thestereochorus. When thebutton ispushed intheChorus isON. When the

buttonis out,the Chorusis OFF.

CHORUSDEPTHcontrol

TheChorusDepth controladjusts theamount ofmodulation. Turningitclockwiseincreases thedepthof

modulation. Turningitcounter-clockwisedecreases thedepthof modulation.

CHORUSRATEcontrol

TheChorusRate controladjuststhespeed ofthemodulation. Turningthiscontrol clockwiseincreasesthe

speed. Turningit counter-clockwise decreasesthespeed.

EFFECTS and CONTROLS

REVERBcontrol

Adjuststhe amountofreverb addedtoyour guitar’s signal. Turn theknobclockwise toincreasethe effect.

HEADPHONEjack

Plugging your headphones into this jack disconnects the sound going to the speakers and allows you

to practice in private.

POWERswitch

Turns the amp ON and OFF. When the LED is lit, the amp is on.

FOOTSWITCHInputRFS1

UsingaROCKTRON RFS1footswitch(soldseparately) youcancontrolyour channelswitchingviaa

footswitchallowingyou toswitch betweentheCLEANand DISTORTIONchannels.

LINEOUT- OutputJacks- Right &Left

These1/4”output jacksprovidealine levelsignal. Thiscanallow youto plugintoarecording device,

poweramplifier, speakersimulator,PAsystem,etc. Theline outputisnotcontrolled bythemastervolume

control. Pleasefollowallmanufacturer’s instructionswhenpluggingthis productintoanyoutboarddevice.

POWERCORDPLUG

Usingthesupplied detachablepowercord, plugthe amplifierintoanystandard walloutlet. Pleasebe sure

tocheck yourlocal wiringandvoltage tomake sureyouramplifier isthe propervoltagefor yourareaofthe

world. Pleasefollowalltheprecautionguidelines foundinthefrontofthismanual. Whenreplacingthefuse,

pleasebe sureto replacethefuse withthe specificfuse asstatedon thechassis nextto thepowercord plug.

Adescriptionon howto changethe fuseiscoveredlater inthis manual.

BACK PANELDESCRIPTIONS

* Rocktron single (RFS1) and double (RFS2) footswitches are available and sold separately.

SPEAKEROUTPUTJacks -Right &Left

Usedto connectadditional speakercabinetsif desired. TheV50Cwill drivea 4x12andsounds awesome.

Connectonly oneadditional 8ohmcabinet perjack. Do notconnectmore thanone perjackor youwill

damageyouramp!

FOOTSWITCH Jacks

FOOTSWITCHInputRFS2

Usinga ROCKTRONRFS2 footswitchand astereo cord(both soldseparately) youcanturn boththe

REVERB and CHORUS effects ON and OFF.

Built-in Chromatic Tuner Functions

ON/OFF button

Pressthis buttontoengage thetuner function. Whentuneris “ON”theIN-TUNE (point4)LED willbe

blinking.

NOTEdisplay

Thenotes willlight dependingonthe notebeingplayed ortuned. Thedots betweenthenotes showsharp

orflat notes,such asA# orBflat orC# orDflat.

FLATArrow

Whenlit,this arrowshowsthat thenote beingtunedis FLAT.

Thebuilt-in ChromaticTuner islocatedon thetop oftheamplifier. The tuneris calibratedtoA440, stan-

dardtuning. Pleasesee belowfor functiondetails.

IN-TUNELED

Whenlit, thisgreenLED showsthatyou areIN-TUNE.

SHARP Arrow

Whenlit, thisarrow showsthatthe notebeing tunedisSHARP.

ToTune

1)Turnthe tuner“ON”

2)Playa noteonyour guitar. Thetuner automaticallysensesthenote beingplayedandwill showyouthe

notewhich isthe closesttothe onebeing playedbylighting theappropriateNOTE inthe NOTELED

display.

3) If thenotebeing playedis flat,theFLATArrow, willbeflashing asshown below. Thisshows by“how

much”theguitaris outof tunefromthe notebeing played(instandard 440Hztuning).

4) Tunethe string“up”untilthe centergreenLED islit. As youaretuning thestring up,theFLATArrow

willdecrease theflashing speedasyou approachthe IN-TUNELED. Oncethis GreenIN-TUNE LEDis

lit,thenoteisin tune.

5) Ifthe notebeing playedissharp, theSHARPArrow,will beflashingas shownbelow.

5) Tunethe string“down” untilthe centergreenLEDis lit. Asyouaretuning thestringdown,the SHARP

Arrowwill decreasethe flashingspeedas youapproach theIN-TUNE LED. OncethisGreen IN-TUNE

LEDislit,the noteis intune.

6) Totune thestringto asharp orflat note,suchas D#or Eflattune thestringup ordown untilthe dot

betweentheD andE(as shownbelow) islit. Theillustrationbelow showsthestring inTunetoD# (Eflat).

7) Followinstructions 3-5(above) toaccuratelytune thestringto D#(Eflat)

Power Output

Speakers

EQ Treble

Middle

Bass

Presence

Outputs: Line

Speaker

Headphone Output

Channels

Effects

Dimensions

Weight

PowerRequirements

Fuse

50 Watts (2x25)

2x 8”CustomVoicedVelocity Speakersby Rocktron

ActiveShelving

Active Bandpass

ActiveShelving

Two 1/4”jacks

One 1/4” jack

CLEANand DISTORTION(FootswitchableviaRocktron

RFS1footswitch -soldseparately)

Built-inREVERBandSTEREOCHORUS (Footswitchablevia

RocktronRFS2 footswitch-sold separately)

512mm(W)x226mm(H)x 412mm(D)

20.5” x 9” x 16.5”

31.9lbs(15.5KG)

100 VoltsAC 50/60Hz or 117 VoltsAC, 60Hz

or220/240VoltsAC,50/60Hz, asspecified onchassis

100-120V - use F3A

220-240V - use F1A

V50C Specifications

We recommend that you use an authorized repair person to change the fuse in this unit.

To access the fuse, first power down the unit and unplug the cable from the wall outlet and the amplifier.

Using a small screw driver, open the fuse tray by prying open the small tab as shown in the drawing above.

Please note that the tray will not come all of the way out.

Remove the old fuse and replace with a comparable new fuse and close the tray being sure that the tray snaps

into position. You will find the information on the fuse used in the specifications section of this manual.

Fuse Replacement

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