Peavey 3120 Musical Instrument Amplifier User Manual


 
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8"3/*/(8IFOVTJOHFMFDUSJDBMQSPEVDUTCBTJDDBVUJPOTTIPVMEBMXBZTCFGPMMPXFEJODMVEJOHUIFGPMMPXJOH
 3FBEUIFTFJOTUSVDUJPOT
 ,FFQUIFTFJOTUSVDUJPOT
 )FFEBMMXBSOJOHT
 'PMMPXBMMJOTUSVDUJPOT
 %POPUVTFUIJTBQQBSBUVTOFBSXBUFS
 $MFBOPOMZXJUIBESZDMPUI
 %POPUCMPDLBOZPGUIFWFOUJMBUJPOPQFOJOHT*OTUBMMJOBDDPSEBODFXJUINBOVGBDUVSFSµTJOTUSVDUJPOT
 %POPUJOTUBMMOFBSBOZIFBUTPVSDFTTVDIBTSBEJBUPSTIFBUSFHJTUFSTTUPWFTPSPUIFSBQQBSBUVTJODMVEJOHBNQMJGJFSTUIBU
QSPEVDFIFBU
 %POPUEFGFBUUIFTBGFUZQVSQPTFPGUIFQPMBSJ[FEPSHSPVOEJOHUZQFQMVH"QPMBSJ[FEQMVHIBTUXPCMBEFTXJUIPOFXJEFSUIBO
UIFPUIFS"HSPVOEJOHUZQFQMVHIBTUXPCMBEFTBOEBUIJSEHSPVOEJOHQMVH5IFXJEFCMBEFPSUIJSEQSPOHJTQSPWJEFEGPSZPVS
TBGFUZ*GUIFQSPWJEFEQMVHEPFTOPUGJUJOUPZPVSPVUMFUDPOTVMUBOFMFDUSJDJBOGPSSFQMBDFNFOUPGUIFPCTPMFUFPVUMFU
 1SPUFDUUIFQPXFSDPSEGSPNCFJOHXBMLFEPOPSQJODIFEQBSUJDVMBSMZBUQMVHTDPOWFOJFODFSFDFQUBDMFTBOEUIFQPJOUUIFZFYJU
GSPNUIFBQQBSBUVT
 0OMZVTFBUUBDINFOUTBDDFTTPSJFTQSPWJEFECZUIFNBOVGBDUVSFS
 6TFPOMZXJUIBDBSUTUBOEUSJQPECSBDLFUPSUBCMFTQFDJGJFECZUIFNBOVGBDUVSFSPSTPMEXJUIUIFBQQBSBUVT8IFOBDBSUJT
VTFEVTFDBVUJPOXIFONPWJOHUIFDBSUBQQBSBUVTDPNCJOBUJPOUPBWPJEJOKVSZGSPNUJQPWFS
 6OQMVHUIJTBQQBSBUVTEVSJOHMJHIUOJOHTUPSNTPSXIFOVOVTFEGPSMPOHQFSJPETPGUJNF
 3FGFSBMMTFSWJDJOHUPRVBMJGJFETFSWJDFQFSTPOOFM4FSWJDJOHJTSFRVJSFEXIFOUIFBQQBSBUVTIBTCFFOEBNBHFEJOBOZXBZTVDI
BTQPXFSTVQQMZDPSEPSQMVHJTEBNBHFEMJRVJEIBTCFFOTQJMMFEPSPCKFDUTIBWFGBMMFOJOUPUIFBQQBSBUVTUIFBQQBSBUVTIBT
CFFOFYQPTFEUPSBJOPSNPJTUVSFEPFTOPUPQFSBUFOPSNBMMZPSIBTCFFOESPQQFE
 /FWFSCSFBLPGGUIFHSPVOEQJO8SJUFGPSPVSGSFFCPPLMFU²4IPDL)B[BSEBOE(SPVOEJOH³$POOFDUPOMZUPBQPXFSTVQQMZPGUIF
UZQFNBSLFEPOUIFVOJUBEKBDFOUUPUIFQPXFSTVQQMZDPSE
 *GUIJTQSPEVDUJTUPCFNPVOUFEJOBOFRVJQNFOUSBDLSFBSTVQQPSUTIPVMECFQSPWJEFE
 /PUFGPS6,POMZ*GUIFDPMPSTPGUIFXJSFTJOUIFNBJOTMFBEPGUIJTVOJUEPOPUDPSSFTQPOEXJUIUIFUFSNJOBMTJOZPVSQMVHÂ
QSPDFFEBTGPMMPXT
B5IFXJSFUIBUJTDPMPSFEHSFFOBOEZFMMPXNVTUCFDPOOFDUFEUPUIFUFSNJOBMUIBUJTNBSLFECZUIFMFUUFS&ÂUIFFBSUITZNCPMÂ
DPMPSFEHSFFOPSDPMPSFEHSFFOBOEZFMMPX
C5IFXJSFUIBUJTDPMPSFECMVFNVTUCFDPOOFDUFEUPUIFUFSNJOBMUIBUJTNBSLFEXJUIUIFMFUUFS/PSUIFDPMPSCMBDL
D5IFXJSFUIBUJTDPMPSFECSPXONVTUCFDPOOFDUFEUPUIFUFSNJOBMUIBUJTNBSLFEXJUIUIFMFUUFS-PSUIFDPMPSSFE
 5IJTFMFDUSJDBMBQQBSBUVTTIPVMEOPUCFFYQPTFEUPESJQQJOHPSTQMBTIJOHBOEDBSFTIPVMECFUBLFOOPUUPQMBDFPCKFDUT
DPOUBJOJOHMJRVJETTVDIBTWBTFTVQPOUIFBQQBSBUVT
 5IFPOPGGTXJUDIJOUIJTVOJUEPFTOPUCSFBLCPUITJEFTPGUIFQSJNBSZNBJOT)B[BSEPVTFOFSHZDBOCFQSFTFOUJOTJEFUIF
DIBTTJTXIFOUIFPOPGGTXJUDIJTJOUIFPGGQPTJUJPO5IFNBJOTQMVHPSBQQMJBODFDPVQMFSJTVTFEBTUIFEJTDPOOFDUEFWJDFUIF
EJTDPOOFDUEFWJDFTIBMMSFNBJOSFBEJMZPQFSBCMF
 &YQPTVSFUPFYUSFNFMZIJHIOPJTFMFWFMTNBZDBVTFBQFSNBOFOUIFBSJOHMPTT*OEJWJEVBMTWBSZDPOTJEFSBCMZJOTVTDFQUJCJMJUZUP
OPJTFJOEVDFEIFBSJOHMPTTCVUOFBSMZFWFSZPOFXJMMMPTFTPNFIFBSJOHJGFYQPTFEUPTVGGJDJFOUMZJOUFOTFOPJTFGPSBTVGGJDJFOU
UJNF5IF64(PWFSONFOUµT0DDVQBUJPOBM4BGFUZBOE)FBMUI"ENJOJTUSBUJPO04)"IBTTQFDJGJFEUIFGPMMPXJOHQFSNJTTJCMF
OPJTFMFWFMFYQPTVSFT
%VSBUJPO1FS%BZ*O)PVST 4PVOE-FWFME#"4MPX3FTQPOTF
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"DDPSEJOHUP04)"BOZFYQPTVSFJOFYDFTTPGUIFBCPWFQFSNJTTJCMFMJNJUTDPVMESFTVMUJOTPNFIFBSJOHMPTT&BSQMVHTPSQSPUFDUPSTUP
UIFFBSDBOBMTPSPWFSUIFFBSTNVTUCFXPSOXIFOPQFSBUJOHUIJTBNQMJGJDBUJPOTZTUFNJOPSEFSUPQSFWFOUBQFSNBOFOUIFBSJOHMPTTJG
FYQPTVSFJTJOFYDFTTPGUIFMJNJUTBTTFUGPSUIBCPWF5PFOTVSFBHBJOTUQPUFOUJBMMZEBOHFSPVTFYQPTVSFUPIJHITPVOEQSFTTVSFMFWFMTJUJT
SFDPNNFOEFEUIBUBMMQFSTPOTFYQPTFEUPFRVJQNFOUDBQBCMFPGQSPEVDJOHIJHITPVOEQSFTTVSFMFWFMTTVDIBTUIJTBNQMJGJDBUJPOTZTUFNCF
QSPUFDUFECZIFBSJOHQSPUFDUPSTXIJMFUIJTVOJUJTJOPQFSBUJPO
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 -FBFTUBTJOTUSVDDJPOFT
 (VBSEFFTUBTJOTUSVDDJPOFT
 )BHBDBTPEFUPEPTMPTDPOTFKPT
 4JHBUPEBTMBTJOTUSVDDJPOFT
 /PVTBSFTUFBQBSBUPDFSDBEFMBHVB
 -JNQJBSTPMBNFOUFDPOVOBUFMBTFDB
 /PCMPRVFBSOJOHVOBEFMBTTBMJEBTEFWFOUJMBDJwO*OTUBMBSEFBDVFSEPBMBTJOTUSVDDJPOFTEFMGBCSJDBOUF
 /PJOTUBMBSDFSDBEFOJOHVOBGVFOUFEFDBMPSDPNPSBEJBEPSFTFTUVGBTIPSOPTVPUSPTBQBSBUPTJODMVZFOEPBNQMJGJDBEPSFTRVF
QSPEV[DBODBMPS
 /PSFUJSFMBQBUJMMBQSPUFDUPSBEFMFODIVGFQPMBSJ[BEPPEFUJQP²B5JFSSB³6OFODIVGFQPMBSJ[BEPUJFOFEPTQVOUBTVOBEFFMMBTNgT
BODIBRVFMBPUSB6OFODIVGFEFUJQP²B5JFSSB³UJFOFEPTQVOUBTZVOBUFSDFSB²B5JFSSB³-BQVOUBBODIBMBUFSDFSBTFQSPQPSDJPOB
QBSBTVTFHVSJEBE4JFMFODIVGFQSPQPSDJPOBEPOPFODBKBFOTVFODIVGFEFSFEDPOTVMUFBVOFMFDUSJDJTUBQBSBRVFSFFNQMB[FTV
FODIVGFPCTPMFUP
 1SPUFKBFMDBCMFEFBMJNFOUBDJwOQBSBRVFOPTFBQJTBEPPQJODIBEPQBSUJDVMBSNFOUFFOMPTFODIVGFTIVFDPTZMPTQVOUPTRVFTBMFO
EFMBQBSBUP
 6TBSTPMBNFOUFBvBEJEPTBDDFTPSJPTQSPQPSDJPOBEPTQPSFMGBCSJDBOUF
 6TBSTPMBNFOUFVODBSSPQJFUSrQPEFPTPQPSUFFTQFDJGJDBEPQPSFMGBCSJDBOUFPWFOEJEPKVOUPBMBQBSBUP$VBOEPTFVTFVODBSSP
UFOHBDVJEBEPBMNPWFSFMDPOKVOUPDBSSPBQBSBUPQBSBFWJUBSRVFTFEBvFFOVOWVFMDP/PTVTQFOEBFTUBDBKBEFOJOHVOBNBOFSB
 %FTFODIVGFFTUFBQBSBUPEVSBOUFUPSNFOUBTPDVBOEPOPTFBVTBEPEVSBOUFMBSHPTQFSJPEPTEFUJFNQP
 1BSBDVBMRVJFSSFQBSBDJwOBDVEBBQFSTPOBMEFTFSWJDJPDVBMJGJDBEP4FSFRVJFSFOSFQBSBDJPOFTDVBOEPFMBQBSBUPIBTJEPEBvBEPEF
BMHVOBNBOFSBDPNPDVBOEPFMDBCMFEFBMJNFOUBDJwOPFMFODIVGFTFIBOEBvBEPBMH|OMrRVJEPIBTJEPEFSSBNBEPPBMH|OPCKFUPIB
DBrEPEFOUSPEFMBQBSBUPFMBQBSBUPIBTJEPFYQVFTUPBMBMMVWJBPMBIVNFEBEOPGVODJPOBEFNBOFSBOPSNBMPIBTVGSJEPVOBDBrEB
 /VODBSFUJSFMBQBUJMMBEF5JFSSB&TDSrCBOPTQBSBPCUFOFSOVFTUSPGPMMFUPHSBUVJUP²4IPDL)B[BSEBOE(SPVOEJOH³²1FMJHSPEF
&MFDUSPDVDJwOZ5PNBB5JFSSB³$POFDUFFMBQBSBUPTwMPBVOBGVFOUFEFBMJNFOUBDJwOEFMUJQPNBSDBEPBMMBEPEFMDBCMFEF
BMJNFOUBDJwO
4JFTUFQSPEVDUPWBBTFSFOSBDBEPDPONgTFRVJQPVTFBMH|OUJQPEFBQPZPUSBTFSP
 /PUBQBSBFM3FJOP6OJEPTPMBNFOUF4JMPTDPMPSFTEFMPTDBCMFTFOFMFODIVGFQSJODJQBMEFFTUBVOJEBEOPDPSSFTQPOEFODPOMPT
UFSNJOBMFTFOTVFODIVGFÂQSPDFEBEFMBTJHVJFOUFNBOFSB
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