Peavey Alpha User's Manual
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1. in den USA and Kanada gultig Alle Export Produkte sind der Garantie unc dem Service des Importeurs des jewelligen Landes unterworfen Este garantiaes valida solamente cuanco el producto es comprado en E U continentales Canada Todos los productos que sean comprados en ol oxtranjero estan sujetos alas garantias y servicio que cada distribuidor autorizado determine y ofrozca en los diferentes paises ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY REMEDY PEAVEY ELECTRONICS CORPORATION PEAVEY warrants this product EXCEPT for covers footswitches patchcords tubes and meters to be tree from defects in material and workmanship fora period of one 1 year from date of purchase PROVIDED however that this limited warranty isextended only to the original retail purchaser and ssubjectto the conditions exclusions and limitations hereinafter set forth PEAVEY 90 DAY LIMITED WARRANTY ON TUBES AND METERS It this product contains tubos or meters Peavey warrants tho tubos or meters contained in the product o be free from defects in material and workmanship for aperioc ot ninety 90 ays rom date of purchase PROVIDED however that this limited warranty is extended only to the original retell purchaser and is also subject to the conditions exclusions and limitations hereinafter set forth CONDITIONS EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF LIMITED WARRANTIES These limited warranties shall be void and of no effect if a The first purchase of the product is2. any condition that may require dissemination of information or correction 8 You may contact Peavey directly by telephoning 801 483 5365 4 Please have the Peavey product name and serial number available when communicating with Peavey Customer Service EXPOSURETO EXTREMELY HIGH NOISE LEVELS MAY CAUSE A PERMANENT HEARING LOSS INDIVIDUALS VAY CONSIDERABLY IN SUSCEPTIBILITY NOISE INDUCED HEARING LOSS BUT NEARLY EVERYONE WILL LOSE SOUE HEARING IF EXECS TO SUEFIGIEN TY INTENSE NOISE FOR A SUFFICIENT TIME TELS GOVERNMENT S OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION OSHA HAS SPECIFIED THE FOLLOWING PERIAISSIBLE NOISE LEVEL EXPOSURES ACCORDING An EXPOS EXCESS OF THE ABOVE PERMISSIBLE LIMITS COULD RESULT IN SOME HEARING LOSS EXA PLUGS OR PROTECTORS IN THE EAR CANALS OR OVER THE EARS MUST BE WORN NHEN OPERATING THIS AMPLIFICATION SYSTEM IN OHDER TO PREVENT A PERMANENT HEARING LOSS IF ER SYSTEMS EX ENDED CE tins product Al zalany and operating nsruchonsshaud be retained aileautiorsin meooeratna estuctonsand antro Ai operating msvuctons be followed Thi product enoul not veed noar water io a avs swimming pool wet Basement ec This product ne located an thet ts postion does Tal intarore win it proper venilaton ror to laced fatagainst wall orpiacedin e bulo enclosure fat mil impede ne Tow ol coping a Thie product shouid not bo placed sourco of noat Saas e a
3. for the purpose of resale or b The original retail purchase is not made from an AUTHORIZED PEAVEY DEALER or The product has been damaged by accident or unreasonable use neglect improper service or maintenance or other causes not arising out of defects in material or workmanship or The serial number affixed to the product is altered defaced or removed in the ovent of a defect in material and or workmanship covered by this limited warranty Peavey will a In the case of tubes meters replace the defective component without charge In other covered cases Le cases involving anything other than covers footswitches patcheords tubes or meters repair Ie detect in material or workmanship or replace the product at Peavey s option and provided however that in any case all costs of shipping if necessary are paid by you the purchaser THEWAPRANTY REGISTRATION CARD SHOULD 8E ACCURATELY COMPLETED AND MAILED TO AND RECEIVED BY PEAVEY WITHINFOURTEEN 14 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF YOUR PURCHASE n order to obtain service under these warranties you must Bring the defective item to any AUTHORIZED PEAVEY DEALER or AUTHORIZED PEAVEY SERVICE CENTER and present therewith the ORIGINAL PROOF OF PURCHASE supplied to you by the AUTHORIZED PEAVEY DEALER in connection with your purchase from him this product if the DEALER or SERVICE CENTER is unable to provide the nocessary warranty service you will be directed to the nearest other PEAVEY
4. APHIC EQUALIZER 9 This 9 band one octave equalizer provides 12 dB of boost or cut at each center frequency POWER SWITCH 10 Depress the switch to the On position The red pilot light LED will illuminate indicating power is being supplied to the unit 1 p u FULL RANGE e y ff WARNING gt Mm ad aa 11 LINE CORD 120V products only 11 For your safety we have incorporated a 3 wire line mains cable with proper grounding facilities It is not advisable to remove the ground pin under any circumstances If it is necessary to use the equipment without proper grounding facilities suitable grounding adaptors should be used Less noise and greatly reduced shock hazard exists when the unit is operated with the proper grounded receptacles GROUND SWITCH 12 Three position rocker type switch which in most applications should be operated in its center or zero position There may be some situations when audible hum and or noise will come from the loudspeaker If this situation arises position the ground switch to either positive or negative or or until the noise is minimized NOTE Should the noise problem continue consult your Authorized Peavey Dealer the Peavey Factory or a qualified service technician THE GROUND SWITCH IS NOT FUNCTIONAL ON 220 240 VOLT MODELS LOW OUTPUT 13 Provides a post crossover low range signal that may be patched to the input of a power amplifier The signal level at this po
5. AUTHORIZED DEALER or AUTHORIZED PEAVEY SERVICE CENTER which car provide such service oR b Ship the detective item prepaid to PEAVEY ELECTRONICS CORPORATION International Service Genter Highway 80 East MER DIAN MS 39301 including therewith a complete detailed description of the problem together with a legible copy of the original PROOF OF PURCHASE and a complete return address Upon Peavey s receipt of these items Ifthe dofoct is remedial under those limited warranties and the other terms anc conditions expressed herein have been complied with Peavey will provide the necessary warranty service to repalr replace Ihe product and will return it FREIGHT COLLECT to you the purchaser Peavey liability to the purchaser for damages from any cause whatsoever and regardless of the form of action including negligence is limited to the actual damages up to the greater of 500 00 or an amount equal to the purchase price ofthe product that caused the damage or that isthe subject of or is directly related to the cause of action Such purchase Brice will ba that in effect for the specitic product when the cause of action arose This limitation of liability will apply to claims for personal injury or damage to real proporty Tangible personal property allegedly caused by Peayey snegligence Peavey doos not ascume liability for personalinjury or property damage arising out af or caused by non Peavey alteration or attachmont nor doe
6. OWNERS MANU ALPHA TUBE BASS PREAMP WARNING TO PREVENT ELECTRICAL SHOCK OR FIRE HAZARD DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE BEFORE USING THIS APPLIANCE READ THE OPERATING GUIDE FOR FURTHER WARNINGS 4 7 8 1 FQUAUZATION presence crapHicen row gt ee O O O Arena D mm Bil HIGH GAIN INPUT 1 Used for most electric guitars It is 6 dB louder than tho Low Gain input LOW GAIN INPUT 2 Provided for instruments that have extremely high outputs which can result in overdriving distorting the High Gain input If both inputs are used simultaneously the output levels are the same both are Low Gain PRE GAIN 3 Controls the input volume level of the channel BRIGHT SWITCH 4 Provides a preset boost 8 dB to treble frequencies To activate depress the switch to its in position GRAPHIC SELECT 5 The in position of this switch routes the instrument signal through the 9 band equalizer The out position removes the graphic equalizer from the signal path POST GAIN 6 Controls the overall volume level of the amplifier The final level adjustment should be made after the desired sound has been achieved 3 BAND PASSIVE EQ 7 Passive tone controls that regulate the low mid and high frequencies respectively PRESENCE 8 A passive tone control that adjusts extreme high frequencies GR
7. aimer of oxpross or implied warranties or any limitation of remedies contained herein conilicis with aopiicabielaw then such modification disclaimer or imitation as the case may be shall be deemed to be modified to the extent necessary to comply with such lew Your remedies for breach of these warranties are limited to those remedies provided herein and Peavoy Electronics Corporation gives this limited warranty only with respect to equipment purchased in the United Statos of America INSTRUCTIONS WARRANTY REGISTRATION CARD 1 Mall the completed WARRANTY REGISTRATION CARD to PEAVEY ELECTRONICS CORPORATION POST OFFICE BOX 2898 MERIDIAN MISSISSIPPI 39302 7808 Koop the PROOF OF PURCHASE In the event warranty service is required during the warranty period you will need this document There will be no identification cord issued by Peavey Electronics Corporation 2 IMPORTANCE OF WARRANTY REGISTRATION CARDS AND NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES OF ADDRESS a Completion and mailing of WARRANTY REGISTRATION CARDS Should notification become necessary for any condition that may require correction the REGISTRATION CARD will heip ensure that you are contacted and properly notified b Notice of address changes if you move tram the address shown on the WARRANTY REGISTRATION CARD you should notify Peavey of ihe change of address so es to facilitate your receipt o any bulletins or other forms of notification which may become necessary in connection with
8. an 78 dB below nominal output level CROSSOVER CHARACTERISTICS Frequency Fixed 250 Hz Slope 12 dB per octave EQUALIZATION Push Bright 12 dB 2 kHz With Pre Gain 2 nominal setting Special low mid 8 high passive type EQ Presence 10 dB 4 kHz 9 Band Graphic EQ with 12 dB at 80 Hz 120 Hz 180 Hz 940 Hz 660 Hz 1 3 kHz 2 6 kHz 5 kHz amp 10 kHz EQUALIZATION PRESENCE Gu ALPHA Tune mass prenne ud ADJUST TO TASTE ROCK MILD DISTORTION AA ALPHA E TUBE BASS PREAMP COUNTRY CLEAN m ET gt udi P AK eet 3 ama mer m ws or Tone settings given are general and will vary according to type of guilar type and gauges of strings type of pickup and even type of pick Personal taste playing style and type of music greally contribute to desired tonality THIS LIMITED WARRANTY VALID ONLY WHEN PURCHASED AND REGISTERED IN THE UNITED STATES OR CANADA ALL EXPORTED PRODUCTS ARE SUBJECT TO WARRANTY AND SERVICES TO BE SPECIFIED AND PROVIDED BY THE AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTOR FOR EACH COUNTRY Ces clauses de garantie ne sont valables qu aux Etats Uniset au Canada Dans touslesautres pays es clauses de garantie de maintenance sont fixoes parle distributeur national et assuree par lul seion la legislation en vigueur Diese Garantie ist
9. eset as follows Push Bright Off Out Push Graphic Oft Out Post Gain 10 Low EQ 10 Mid EQ 0 High EQ Q 10 Presence 0 All Graphic EQ Controls Set 0 dB Nominal Levels are with Pre Gain 5 Minimum Levels are with Pre Gain Q 10 PREAMP HIGH GAIN INPUT Impedance High Z 1M ohm Nomina Input Level 20 dBV 100 mV RMS Minimum Input Level 44 dBV 5 mV RMS Maximum Input Level 0 dBV 1V RMS PREAMP LOW GAIN INPUT Impedance High Z 44K onms Nominal Input Level 14 dBV 200 mV RMS Minimum Input Level 38 dBV 12 mV RMS Maximum Input Level 6 dBV 2V RMS ROCK BASS CLEAN SPECIFICATIONS POST EQ SEND Function Effects Send Load Impedance 20K ohms or greater Nominal Output 10 dBV 0 34 RMS Maximum Output 6 dBV 2V RMS POST EQ RETURN Function Effects Return Impedance High Z 470K ohms Designed Input Level 10 dBV 0 3V RMS Switching jack providing send to return connection when not used FULL RANGE OUTPUT Function Normal power amp feed Load Impedance 20K ohms or greater Nominal Output 3 dBV 1 4V RMS Maximum Output 18 dBV 8V RMS LOW OUTPUT Function Biamp low pass feed Load Impedance 20K ohms or greater Nominal Output 3 dBV 1 4V RMS Maximum Output 18 dBV 8V RMS REMOTE SWITCH Function Graphic EQ defeat When Push Graphic is selected TONE SETTING CHART SYSTEM HUM amp NOISE With pre gain nominal setting 20 Hz to 20 kHz unweighted Greater th
10. int is dependent on the post gain setting HIGH OUTPUT 14 Provides a post crossover high range signal that may be patched to the input of a power amplifier The signal level at this point is dependent on the post gain setting FULL RANGE OUTPUT 15 Provides a full range signal to the power amplifier s Signal level is adjusted by the Post Gain Control EFFECTS SEND 16 Output for supplying signals to external effects or signal proccessing equipment EFFECTS RETURN 17 Input for returning signals from external effects or signal processing equipment REMOTE SWITCH JACK 18 Provided for connection of the optional remote footswitch Footswitch is used to select or bypass the 9 band graphic equalizer section NOTE Graphic select switch on the front panel must be in the in position in order to allow graphic selection with the remote footswitch ALPHA PREAMP EQUALIZATION EFFECTS v seno eats LOW MID HIGH PUSH GRAPHIC e roorswiron SWITCH FULL RANGE v LOGIC OUTPUT GRAPHIC EQ rtg mm t v OUTPUT This block diagram shows signal flow Low within the unit In order to thoroughly oureur understand the unit s functions please study the block diagram carefully The following specs are measured 1 kHz with the controls pr
11. s Peavey assume any responsibility tor damage to interconnected non Peavey equipment that may result from ihe normal functioning maintenance of the Peavey equipment UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL PEAVEY BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOST PROFITS LOST SAVINGS ANY INCIDENTAL DAMAGES OR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PRODUCT EVEN IF PEAVEY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES THESE LIMITED WARRANTIES ARE IN LIEU OF ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE PROVIDED HOWEVER THAT IF THE OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS NECESSARY TO THE EXISTENCE OF THE EXPRESS LIMITED WARRANTIES AS HEREINABOVE STATED HAVE BEEN COMPLIED WITH IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARE NOT DISCLAIMED DURING THE APPLICABLE ONE YEAR OR NINETY DAY PERIOD FROM DATE OF PURCHASE OF THIS PRODUCT SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOWLIMITATION ONHOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU THESE LIMITED WARRANTIES GIVE YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH MAY VARY FROM STATE TO STATE THESE LIMITED WARRANTIES ARE THE ONLY EXPRESS WARRANTIES ON THIS PRODUCT AND NO OTHER STATEMENT REPRESENTATION WARRANTY OR AGREEMENT BY ANY PERSON SHALL BE VALID OR BINDING UPON PEAVEY Intheeventof any modification or discl
12. xe radiator or Rest producing ampie ue QE NATO ER ENE N He UNITS AS SET FORTH ABOVE TO INSURE AGAINST POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS EXPOSURE SOUND PRESSURE LEVELS LT IS RECOMMENDED THAT ALL an NTIS i m Steet Fo cares wi dp 7 veri on toma unire can ba witha damp Bg Spam mme Care should be taken so that objects do not tll and Nauiaswrenotgolledinte tne unt reughthaventiaien or any aller openings Ths unt shouid ne checked by a qualified service aea e power supply cord or plug has beer comages Anything nas n or veoh sped into e un Ine oes not operate correct B The umi buen Sroppedortre ercosure damaged The user sould attemotto service nisscu mri sonis wort rovia be by a qao Service eso hoveshold cleaner It Features and specifications subject to change without notice Peavey Electronics Corporation 711 A Street Meridian MS 39302 2898 U S A 601 483 5365 Telex 504115 Fax 484 4278 1989 Printed in the U S A 380301141 11 89
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