Marshall Amplification MG100HDFX User's Manual
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1. MGiooprx ke CONTOUR FOOTSWITCHING CD INPUT EM ED EMULATED 00 V CLEAN BASS V OVERDRIVE v Ty EBLE INE Owners Manual I J 2 From Jim Marshall I would like to personally thank you for selecting one of two 100 Watt models in my new MG range the MG100DFX 1x12 Combo or the MG100HDFX Head As a musician myself fully understand what it takes to perform live in a band situation In addition to talent dedication and a lot of hard work you also need equipment that will help you deliver the goods in each and every playing situation you find yourself in With this goal firmly in mind set my experienced R amp D team the task of designing a new range of affordable MG amplifiers that will deliver the tone you re looking for at all volume levels from quiet late night practice to a full blown live gig and all points in between in the way only a Marshall can Utilising groundbreaking new technologies some of which were developed for our critically acclaimed AVT range the new MG Series raises the standard for what can be expected from a value for money range of guitar amplifiers and defines a new benchmark For example the power amp section of your new combo boasts FDD Frequency Dependent Damping a radical new feature that is exclusive to Marshall Amplification and accurately mimics the way our all valve amplifiers interact with a loudspeaker As a direct result of FDD your new MG100DF2. wish you every success with your new Marshall Welcome to the family Yours Sincerely y WARNING Important safety instructions WARNING This apparatus must be earthed A PLEASE read this instruction manual carefully before switching on B ALWAYS use the supplied mains lead if a replacement is required please contact your authorised Marshall Dealer C NEVER attempt to bypass the fuses or fit ones of the incorrect value D DO NOT attempt to remove the amplifier chassis there are no user serviceable parts E Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as when the power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped F NEVER use an amplifier in damp or wet conditions No objects filled with liquids should be placed on the apparatus G ALWAYS unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or if unused for long periods of time H PROTECT the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and at the point where they exit from the apparatus I switch the amplifier on without the loudspeaker connected 2 Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the requirements of the EMC directive Environmen
3. Speed from slow to fast as you turn the Preset Adjust control clockwise through the CHR segment Speed from slow to fast as you turn the Preset Adjust control clockwise through the FLG segment M BE EMULATED LINE OUT amp HEADPHONES POWER TT com 20 21 22 23 24 15 Overdrive Channel VOLUME control This control adjusts the volume of the Overdrive Channel The louder you turn up this channel the looser your amp will sound and feel especially with the FDD switch 21 engaged This behaviour is exactly what a good all valve amplifier does and is a result of our proprietary FDD circuitry 16 Digital FX PRESET ADJUST control This control serves a dual purpose Not only does it allow you to select one of the four types of effects on offer Chorus Delay CHR DLY Delay DLY Chorus CHR or Flange FLG it also allows you to adjust a parameter as you sweep it through each of the four effect segments The parameter you can adjust for each of the four effect segments is shown below Effect Adjustable Parameter This multi effect combines a lush fixed speed Chorus with a variable time Delay Short Delay Times will have less repeats for groovy surf and rockabilly tones Increasing the Delay Time increases the number of repeats for a much more atmospheric stadium effect At slow Speeds a mellow Phase like sweep occurs As the Speed is increased a more traditio
4. 2 Clean Channel GAIN control The Clean Channel has two selectable modes Clean amp Crunch When in Clean mode the Gain control takes you from clean bell like tones to a mild bluesy distortion at high settings When in Crunch mode this control takes you from a creamy 70s crunch to the roar of a hot rodded JCM800 and all points in between 3 CLEAN CRUNCH Select Push switch to select either clean or crunch sounds on the normal channel push in for Crunch 4 Clean Channel BASS control Turning up the Bass control will add warmth and low end depth to your clean sound The Bass control can be used in conjunction with the FDD switch 21 to produce deep sounding valve like clean tones that are well defined yet still full and round 5 Clean Channel MIDDLE control Adjusting the middle frequencies in your Clean Channel will vary the amount of body to your sound Attenuating decreasing the middle by turning this control anticlockwise will yield a more hollow sound with the bass and treble frequencies appearing to be more accentuated Conversely increasing the middle will add body to the Clean Channel s sound 6 Clean Channel TREBLE control Increasing the Treble will make your clean sounds brighter and more cutting turning it down will decrease your tones edge and make it sound softer as a result 7 CHANNEL SELECT switch This push switch allows you to change between the amp s two channels Clean and Overdrive
5. via the front panel When this switch is out the Clean Channel is engaged pushing it in switches to the TREBLE CHANNE Overdrive BASS MIDDLE TREBLE 001 002 SELECT GAIN SELECT 78 9 10 11 12 13 Overdrive Channel Channel switching can also be done via the included two way footswitch when the footswitch is connected the CHANNEL SELECT Switch is not functional Note When the Overdrive Channel is selected the OD LED 8 will light up red 8 OD LED When illuminated this LED indicates that the Overdrive Channel has been selected by either the Channel Select switch 7 or the supplied two way footswitch 9 Overdrive Channel GAIN control Turning up the Gain control will increase the amount of preamp distortion generated in the Overdrive Channel Low Gain control settings will produce classic rock and blues tones Crank this control for fat and aggressive sounds that are perfect for soloing or hard rock and nu metal riffing 10 OD1 002 Select OD1 mode switch out offers more distortion than most amps OD2 switch in takes you to the next level and is definitely not for the faint hearted 11 Overdrive Channel BASS control Turning up this control will add extra low end thump to high gain riffs and a warm natural sounding depth to lower gain crunch tones Using the Bass control in conjunction with the FDD switch 21 will allow you to dial in the exact amount of low end thump and
6. Input impedance Impedancia de entrada de CD CD Input lt Eingangsimpedanz Imp dance d entr e CD CDAD ADTYE IGYR Emulated Output lt Level Nivel de salida de linea simulada Emulated Output Ausgangspegel Niveau de sortie ISV EJ Lait Weight Peso Gewicht Poids Be Size mm Tama o MaBe mm Taille mm FIR 32 MG ISERIES OQOHDFX 100W RMS into A 100W RMS sobre 4Q 100W RMS an 4Q 100W RMS sous 4 ohms 100 W RMS 40 8 7MQ 1MOQ 1MQ 1MQ 1MQ 5 6kQ 5 6 5 6 5 6kQ 5 6kQ 4dBV 4dBV 4dBV 4dBV 4dBV 12 8kg 12 8kg 12 8kg 12 8kg 12 8kg 590mm x 253mm x 270mm 590mm x 253mm x 270mm 590mm x 253mm x 270mm 590mm x 253mm x 270mm 590mm x 253mm x 270mm JIU 2 L e L s SPOT Oe YIOL YooL ouo sonbiu 5 u g g este d 5 n g S Here follows four sample settings to act as starting Bright Clean Lead Classic Crunch Metal points from which to develop your own sounds Configuraciones que sugerimos Soundvorschlage Exemples de Reglages Volume should be adjusted to taste Clean Channel Overdrive Channel E MIDDLE TREBLE CONTOUR VOLUM E CLEAN MIDDLE TREBLE CHANNEL OD1 OD2 CRUNCH SELECT SELECT Clean Channel Overdrive Channel S 10 10 10 10 CLEAN BASS MIDDLE eo CHANNEL OD1 OD2 CRUNCH SELECT SELECT MIDDL
7. Techniques Technical Specification Especificaciones t cnicas Technische Daten Caract ristiques techniques Butta eee Power Output Potencia de salida Ausgangsleistung Puissance de sortie ND 182J Main Guitar lt Input Impedance Impedancia de entrada principal de guitarra Guitar Input Eingangsimpedanz Imp dance d entr e FILFI AALTYE IGHYR CD Input Input impedance Impedancia de entrada de CD CD Input lt Eingangsimpedanz Imp dance d entr e CD CDA A27 U 9724A Emulated Output Level Nivel de salida de l nea simulada Emulated Output Ausgangspegel Niveau de sortie ISV EJ Lait Weight Peso Gewicht Poids Be Size mm Tamano mm MaBe mm Taille mm FIR 31 100W RMS into A 100W RMS sobre 4Q 100W RMS an 4Q 100W RMS sous 4 ohms 100W RMS Q 8 7MQ 1MQ 1MQ 1MQ 1MQ 5 6kQ 5 6kQ 5 6 5 6 5 6kQ 4dBV 4dBV 4dBV 4dBV 4dBV 22 4kg 22 4kg 22 4kg 22 4kg 22 4kg 590mm x 526mm x 277mm 590mm x 526mm x 277mm 590mm x 526mm x 277mm 590mm x 526mm x 277mm 590mm x 526mm x 277mm Technical Specification Especificaciones t cnicas Technische Daten Caract ristiques techniques 3011886 Power Output Potencia de salida Ausgangsleistung Puissance de sortie IND PA Main Guitar Input Impedance Impedancia de entrada principal de guitarra Guitar Input Eingangsimpedanz Imp dance d entr e FIYFI ANTLE IPYR CD Input lt
8. tightness you are looking for 12 Overdrive Channel MIDDLE control Adjusting the middle frequencies in your Overdrive Channel will vary the amount of body to your sound Attenuating decreasing the middle by turning this control anticlockwise will yield a more hollow sound with the bass and treble frequencies appearing to be more accentuated Conversely increasing the middle will add body to the Overdrive Channel s sound CONTOUR VOLUME 14 Digital MASTER LOOP MIX VOLUME REVERB LEVEL PRESET EFFECTS ADJUST FX LEVEL 15 16 17 18 19 13 Overdrive Channel TREBLE control This important knob controls the aggressive top end sizzle you have on high gain sounds and the cut and definition of lower gain crunch tones Experimenting with this control will help you to dial in your own signature tones on your amp 14 Overdrive Channel CONTOUR control This highly effective tone control works by radically modifying the mid range body of your sound The tone can vary from traditional and woody sounding control set at O to balls to the wall control set midway to aggressive scooped and modern turned up to 10 and all points in between Delay Time and Delay from short to long as you turn the CHR DLY Preset Adjust control clockwise through the CHR DLY segment Delay Time from short to long as you turn the Preset Adjust control clockwise through the DLY segment
9. E TREBLE CONTOUR VOLUME 10 10 CLEAN BASS MIDDLE TREBLE CHANNEL GAIN CRUNCH SELECT OD1 OD2 BASS MIDDLE TREBLE CONTOUR VOLUME SELECT Clean Channel Overdrive Channel SOS 10 10 10 10 10 10 CLEAN BASS MIDDLE TARERE CHANNEL OD1 OD2 CRUNCH SELECT SELECT BASS MIDDLE TREBLE CONTOUR VOLUME Marshall Amplification plc Denbigh Road Bletchley Milton Keynes MK1 1DQ England Tel 01908 375411 Fax 01908 376118 www marshallamps com Whilst the information contained herein is correct at the time of publication due to our policy of constant improvement and development Marshall Amplification plc reserve the right to alter specifications without prior notice
10. TER VOLUME control As its name suggests the Master Volume control determines the overall volume of your amplifier So after setting up the relative volume of Channels 1 amp 2 the overall level can be adjusted without affecting your all important Clean Overarive balance 21 FDD Frequency Dependent Damping switch Marshall s proprietary FDD circuit accurately mimics the way an all valve amplifier interacts with the loudspeaker s and adds a width and depth to your sound which has been unachievable in an affordable solid state amplifier until now To engage FDD simply press this switch in 22 CD IN jack If you want to jam to your favourite CD or tape merely connect the headphone output of your CD or tape player here adjust the CD tape player s volume to match that of your guitar and you ve got the perfect play along practice system 23 EMULATED LINE OUT amp HEADPHONES jack This jack can be used as either an Emulated Line Out or as a Headphone output This means you can use this socket to connect your amp directly to your multi track recording machine and you ll get a great soeaker emulated guitar sound direct to disk or tape Alternatively you can plug your headphones in here for a killer speaker emulated sound TIP How to practise or record in silence The Clean Channel GAIN control 2 and the Overdrive Channel VOLUME control 15 will control the level of the headphone and line out The spe
11. X or MG100HDFX will give you a sound and feel never before thought possible in such an affordable non valve amp The DFX Digital Effects featured in both the MG100DFX Combo and MG100HDFX Head have been custom voiced by our in house digital effects experts Each one of the five effect types on offer Chorus Delay Delay Chorus Flange and Reverb have been designed to emulate the much sought after warmth and feel of analogue effects but in a highly flexible digital format Furthermore a wide range of variations for each effect are quite literally at your fingertips merely tweaking the three DFX controls Preset Adjust amp FX Level controls for the Chorus Delay Delay Chorus and Flange options and a separate Level control for the Reverb on the front panel will give rise to sounds that range from subtle to radical while always remaining both natural and musical Like all the amplifiers in the new MG range state of the art manufacturing and stringent quality control procedures ensure that these combos meet the high standard of build you have come to expect from all Marshall products The MG100DFX and MG100HDFX were completely designed and engineered at my Headquarters in Milton Keynes England Whether the MG100DFX or MG100HDFX is your first ever Marshall or is the latest addition to your arsenal of amps the tone flexibility and feel of these compact rugged units is guaranteed to deliver the goods from bedroom to backstage to onstage
12. aker output can be adjusted independently using the MASTER VOLUME control 20 Setting the MASTER VOLUME control 20 to zero will allow silent recording or practice 24 POWER Switch amp LED The power switch turns your amplifier on and off The LED will be lit when your amplifier is on and will not be lit when the amplifier is switched off Note Before connecting to the mains electricity supply always ensure that your amplifier is compatible with your electricity supply as detailed on the rear panel Please ensure the amplifier is switched off and unplugged from the mains electricity supply before being moved MG100DFX Rear Panel Features WARNING RISK OF HAZARDOUS ENERGY AVIS MaN E E THIS APPARATUS MUST WARNING RISK OF HAZARD ENERGY AVIIS ENERGIE ELECTRIQUE DANGEREUSE 1 MAINS INPUT Connector The MG amplifier is provided with a detachable mains power lead which is connected here The specific mains input voltage rating that your amplifier requires is clearly indicated on the back panel Before connecting to the mains for the first time please make sure that your amplifier is compatible with your electricity supply 2 LOUDSPEAKER Output s MG100DFX Combo There is one speaker jack socket on the MG100DFX marked INTERNAL 422 this is where the MG100DFX power amplifier is connected to the internal Celestion loudspeaker MG100HDFX Head The MG100HDFX Head
13. has two speaker sockets for connection to either 1 or 2 external cabinets Ensure the total load impedance is equal to or exceeds 4 ohms Always use a non screened Marshall approved speaker lead when connecting an extension cabinet to these units WARNING SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT OPEN TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE ARTHED WARNING DO NOT OBSTRUCT VENTILATION GRILLES ATTENTION NE PAS OBSTRUER LES GRILLES DE VENTILATION C TRIGUES IECE SUSCEPTIBLE ICIEN QUALI WARNING DO NOT OBSTRUCT VENTILATION GRILLES ATTENTION NE PAS OBSTRUER LES GRILLES DE VENTILATION 3 FX RETURN This is where you connect the OUTPUT of the effects processor you are using in the effects loop 4 FX SEND If you want to use an external effects processor in your amp s built in Parallel effects loop this is the jack you connect to the INPUT of the unit you are using 5 FX LEVEL Switch Selects the level to match your external effects units 4dB for rack units and 10dB for pedals 6 FOOTSWITCH Connect the supplied two way footswitch here Its left button marked Channel enables you to change channels and its right button marked DFX allows you to switch the DFX Section on off Important Footswitch Note The supplied footswitch does NOT switch the Reverb on off HSTTONA Technical Pd lt T d lt 2 C lt
14. nal chorus effect is heard At maximum Speed a psychedelic vibrato results At slow Speed settings the amount of regeneration is increased for huge jet engine like sweeps As the speed is increased the regeneration decreases to produce a lush natural sounding Flange effect When the Speed is maxed out a fast vibrato results HSTIDONA I J 2 17 Digital FX LEVEL control This controls how much of the chosen effect gets mixed in with your unaffected dry guitar tone Want to hear more of the DFX you ve just selected Then simply turn this control up Important Footswitch Note Using the supplied two way footswitch you can switch the selected DFX on off 18 REVERB LEVEL control This control lets you add a lush Reverb to your sound from a subtle hint to cavernous and all points in between Designed by our in house digital experts this custom designed Marshall Reverb is highly musical and always sounds natural it never gets harsh or fake sounding Important Footswitch Note The supplied footswitch does NOT switch the Reverb on off 19 EFFECTS LOOP MIX control When using the FX Loop on the rear panel the FX Mix allows you to dial in the desired amount of effected signal into your overall sound Turning the control fully clockwise will result in a fully effected sound i e no dry signal and turning the control fully anticlockwise will result in a fully dry sound 20 MAS
15. ts E1 E2 and EN 55103 1 2 and the Low Voltage directive in the E U D EUROPE ONLY Note The Peak Inrush current for the MG100DFX Combo and the MG100HDFX Head is 21 amps 2 CAUTION Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance may void the users authority to operate the equipment 2 Note It is recommended that all audio cables with the exception of the speaker lead s used to connect to the MG100DFX and MG100HDFX are of a high quality screened type These should not exceed 10 metres in length Always use a non screened Marshall approved speaker lead when connecting an extension cabinet to these units 2 WARNING Always ensure free movement of air around the amplifier USA ONLY DO NOT defeat the purpose of the polarised or grounding type plug A polarised plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety When the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet Follow all instructions and heed all warnings KEEP THESE INSTRUCTIONS HSTIONA ENGLISH MG100DFX amp MG100HDFX Front Panel Features D Clean Visa INPUT BASS CLEAN CRUNCH GAIN MIDDLE 1 INPUT jack Use a good quality guitar cable i e one that s screened shielded to plug your guitar in here
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