Dynamic Tone Contouring Filter - TC Electronic BG250-208 Guide Rapide

(EN) Step 1: Controls
(1) INPUT You can connect an active or passive
bass to this ¼" input jack. The BH250/
BG250-208 input stage is designed to adapt
to any type of pickup.
(2) GAIN switch Set the position of the GAIN
switch according to the pickups in your bass.
Active pickups typically have a higher output
than passive pickups, and you should set the
GAIN switch accordingly. If your bass uses
batteries, the pickups are active – if not,
the pickups are passive.

(3) DYNAMIC TONE CONTOURING FILTER

SECTION Ordinary bass, middle and treble
controls boost or cut the same frequency
area when you turn the controls clockwise or
counterclockwise. The tone controls of your
BH250/BG250-208's intelligently address
several different frequencies when you turn
them, integrating not only tone control but
also contouring your sound.
(4) TONEPRINT The TonePrint knob allows you to
control the Tone- Print effect amount applied
to your signal. For Chorus, Flanger, Vibrato
and Octaver, the TonePrint knob acts as a
wet/dry mix control. For Compression and
Drive, the TonePrint knob acts as an amount
(intensity) control. Featured TonePrint artists
may have assigned the TonePrint knob to
other parameters.
Please note that when you switch from
one TonePrint slot to the other, the current
position and parameter value of the TonePrint
knob is stored. This means that when you
return to the previously selected TonePrint,
the position of the TonePrint knob on the front
panel and the setting of the parameter may
not be in sync, so be careful when adjusting it.
(5) TONEPRINT LED The TONEPRINT LED lights
up when the TonePrint effect is active.
To deactivate TonePrint, turn the knob fully
counterclockwise or use a Switch-3 footswitch
connected to the PEDAL jack on the rear panel.
(6) TUNER The BH250/BG250-208 tuner allows
you to easily tune a 4, 5 or 6-string bass.
The tuner is always active.
The E, A, D and G LEDs indicate which strings
you are currently tuning. When the E and A
LEDs are lit, you are tuning the B string. When
the D and G LEDs are lit, you are tuning the
C string. The string is in perfect tune when
both green LEDs to the right of the string LEDs
are lit.
(7) MUTE switch To tune you instrument
silently, set the MUTE switch to "Mute"
(bottom position).
(8) MASTER level knob Use the MASTER knob
to set the overall output level of the amp.
The MASTER knob also controls the level of
the headphone output.
(9) MAINS IN – Power switch & Power input
The switched-mode power supply of this
device accepts voltages from 100V to 240V.
The ground pin of the power supply unit
must always be connected in order to avoid
voltage differences between e.g. the PA and
the BH250/BG250-208.
PEDAL input You can connect a
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TC Electronic Switch-3 to the PEDAL input
of your BH250/BG250-208 to control the
following features:
• Activate TonePrint A
• Activate TonePrint B
• Mute
USB port To transfer a downloaded
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TonePrint from your computer to your TC
device, connect the computer and your TC
device using a USB cable. A USB connection
can also be used to update the internal
software (firmware) of the TC device.
SPEAKER OUT Use the SPEAKER OUT
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connector for connecting BH250/BG250-208
to speaker cabinets. Please note that
this is a speakON connector, and you
must use speaker cables. Do not use
instrument cables!
For BH250, use a cabinet configuration with
a minimum load of 4 Ohms. Examples:
• 2 x 8 Ohm (in parallel)
• 1 x 4 Ohm
For BG250-208, the SPEAKER OUT can only
be used with a 1 x 8 Ohm speaker cabinet.
AUX IN The AUX IN is a stereo auxiliary
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input. Any signal present on the AUX IN jack
is played back through all BH250/BG250-208
outputs. This allows you to play along with
a rehearsal track, or you can practice to the
beat of a metronome click. The included
"mini jack to mini jack cable" allows you to
use an iPod®, iPhone® or any other consumer
playback device as a source for rehearsing.
Quick Start Guide
PHONES (Speaker Mute) The PHONES jack
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is a 1/8" connector for headphones. With a
mild speaker filter applied to the bass sound,
our studio quality headphone amp caters for
a great headphone sound. The headphone
output also plays back any signal connected
to the AUX IN input jack. This feature allows
you to play along with an audio player, a
signal from a computer or any other audio
source playing background tracks.
BALANCED OUTPUT Use the BALANCED OUT
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XLR jack to connect the BH250/BG250-208 to
the PA when you play on stage, or to connect
your amp to a recording device when you are
in the studio.
PRE/POST EQ button Use the PRE/
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POST button located to the left side of the
BALANCED OUT jack to determine where in
the signal chain the signal for the balanced
output should be tapped.
• PRE setting: The signal is tapped before
the EQ and TONEPRINT effect.
• POST setting: The signal is tapped after EQ
and TONEPRINT effect.
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