Rear Panel - Hughes & Kettner Black Spirit 200 Mode D'emploi

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Speaker Out: Black Spirit 200 is designed to drive speaker cabinets
with impedances of 8 or 16 ohm. You can connect classic cabs made for
guitar amps as well as fullrange speakers.
Basic info on connecting speakers
Caution: If you wish to connect two speaker cabinets, always make sure
they are of the same type – either two guitar amp cabinets or two fullrange
enclosures. NEVER mix the two by connecting one of each type! If you
want to connect two cabinets, make sure the impedance of each cabinet is
16 ohms, as the overall impedance is halved to 8 ohms in a parallel circuit.
This applies to both guitar cabinets and fullrange enclosures.
Head: You can connect a single 8-ohm cab, a single 16-ohm cab, or two
16-ohm cabs to the head's Speaker Out. The Hughes & Kettner TS 112 Pro,
TM 112 and TM 212 come highly recommended. Each has impedance of
16 ohms and a parallel output that lets you connect a second speaker of
the same type.
Combo: The combo has two Speaker Out jacks, one of which is occupied
by the internal speaker. This built-in speaker has an impedance of 16 ohms,
so you can connect another 16-ohm guitar speaker cabinet to the second
output. The TS 112 Pro is a good
choice as it matches the internal
speaker. If you wish to connect an
additional 8-ohm speaker, be sure
to deactivate the internal speaker
by simply unplugging its cord. The
internal speaker definitely has be
deactivated when connecting one or
two fullrange speakers, regardless of
their impedance.
• Output Power: Using the power selector, you can switch from 200
watts down to 20 watts or 2 watts. This makes Black Spirit 200 ideal
for anything from practicing with a small cab setup in your bedroom to
driving a 4x12 cab at full power!
• Cabinet: This is a unique and versatile feature. In the Guitar Cab
position, you can connect standard guitar cabinets. In the Fullrange
Cab position, you can connect and drive any kind of non-powered (i.e.
passive) fullrange speaker. In this mode, you can get that great sound
from the Red Box AE+, including your choice of cabinet type emulation
(see sections 6.2 and 4.16) but with up to a whopping 200 watts of sheer
power! And if you don't want to carry your cab from the rehearsal room
back home, no problem - you can simply hook Black Spirit 200 up to
your hi-fi, studio monitors, or PA speakers. Best of all, it'll still sound and
feel like a real guitar cabinet!
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Caution: Connect to speakers and cabinets only! Connection
with grounded devices (e.g. power soak or DI Box) will cause
serious damage!
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Red Box AE+ DI Out: Since Hughes & Kettner invented the Red
Box in 1988, the original Red Box has been the industry standard tool
for capturing the sound of guitar amps without using microphones. Red
Box delivers unvarying sound quality at every gig or recording session,
putting an end to crosstalk with other instruments and the hassles of
experimenting with microphone placement. The Red Box AE+ is the latest
version of the award-winning speaker simulator.
The DSP-powered Ambience Emulation delivers a perfect mix of authentic
cabinet ambience effects and an ultra-direct attack of pure analog tone.
For Black Spirit 200, we've added in some great new Red Box features
that will make your life onstage and in the studio as easy as it can get!
• Red Box Mic/Line: Make sure the Red Box is set to the right level.
We recommend that you select the Red Box's "Line" setting when
you're running long cables to send the signal over greater distances, for
example, at gigs. The higher output compensates for the signal level lost
along the way. If the mixing console or soundcard/audio interface lacks
XLR inputs, you will need an XLR to 6.3 mm (1/4") jack adapter, which
should be readily available in music stores. Please make sure the Red
Box is set to line when it is connected to 6.3 mm (1/4") jack inputs.
• On/Off: you can switch off the cabinet emulation. Then, the Red Box
out sends an unfiltered signal for the use with your favourite cabinet and
microphone simulation software or processor.
Note: Red Box AE+ offers eight carefully designed cabinet emulations,
selectable from the front panel and storable with each preset (see 4.16).
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FX Loop
• FX Send: Connect the FX Send to your external effects processor's input.
• FX Return: Connect the FX Return to your external effects processor's
output.
Tip: If you're a stomp-box user, you may want to try the four-cord method:
For devices that work best plugged into the front end of the amp, simply
connect the guitar to the input of the first pedal in the chain, and the last
pedal's output to the amp's Input. Now do the same for devices that work
best in the FX loop: connect the pedal's output to the amp's FX Return
and the amp's FX Send to the pedal's input. This lets you route chorused,
phased and other modulated signals into Black Spirit 200's preamp and
time-based effects such as reverb and delay after the preamp.