Fender D130F Musical Instrument User Manual


 
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The Steel King delivers legendary Fender
®
tone and
p
erformance for the modern Steel Guitarist. Its clean,
high-powered, full-frequency reproduction makes it a
good choice for guitar players specializing in Jazz,
C
ountry, and World Music styles, too!
200 Watts into 4 ohms—
Loud & clean!
All-new preamp design—
t
ailored specifically for
clean, versatile tone shaping
Professional XLR line output with Level control,
Ground Lift, and Pre-Post EQ switch
Effects loop and Tuner Output with Mute
Limiter with On-Off button—
prevents distortion when
you play hard
Three-button footswitch—included!
Genuine Fender Custom 15 Driver based on the now-
c
ollectable JBL
®
D
130F model used by Fender in the
1960’s and 70’s. This updated 15" speaker delivers
the clean, precision performance that many specialist
p
layers demand.
Speaker construction details:
Cast frame—for strength
Shallow cone profile—for wider dispersion and
stage coverage
High flux density and large, lightweight voice coil—
for incredible sensitivity
Aluminum center cap—for distinct high-frequency
response
Fitted Cover—included!
Thank you for choosing Fender
Thank you for choosing Fender
®
®
—T
—T
one, T
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radition and Innovation—since 1946
radition and Innovation—since 1946
A. INPUT - Plug your guitar in here.
B. INPUT PAD - Reduces input sensitivity to allow
cleaner response with high-output guitars:
NORMAL—Full input sensitivity
–10dB PAD—Lower input sensitivity
C. GAIN - Adjusts the preamp signal level. Use
together with MASTER {J} to set the overall
amplifier loudness.
PRE AMP CLIP - Indicates preamp clipping.
Reduce GAIN if you hear distor
tion when this
LED is on.
NOTE: Your Steel King amplifier is designed to sound
great with the tone controls {D–G} in the center or
“12
o’clock” position
D.
EQ TIL
T
- Can be used as a simple tone contr
ol or
to compensate for poor r
oom acoustics:
HI provides treble emphasis—useful in “dull”
sounding environments (carpet/drapes)
LO provides bass emphasis—useful in “sharp”
sounding environments (cement/tile)
E. TREBLE - Adjusts high–frequency tone character.
F. MID LEVEL / MID FREQUENCY -
The MID LEVEL knob adjusts the tone
character at the frequency set by the MID
FREQ knob. NOTE: The EQ has no effect
when the MID LEVEL knob is set to “0.”
G. BASS - Adjusts low–frequency tone character.
H. REVERB - Adjusts the Reverb level.
I. MUTE - Disables all amplifier outputs except for
TUNER OUT. The adjacent LED flashes when
MUTE is active.
MUTE OFF
MUTE ON
J. MASTER VOLUME - Adjusts the power amp signal
level. Use together with GAIN {C} to set the overall
amplifier loudness.
K.
LIMITER
- Pr
events signal spikes from clipping the
power amp.
LIMITER OFF LIMITER ON
PWR AMP CLIP - Indicates power amp clipping.
Occasional flashing is normal when you ar
e
playing hard. Activate the LIMITER or reduce
MASTER {J} if you hear distortion when this LED
is on.
L.
RED JEWEL
- Illuminates when the amplifier is
powered on.
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