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VOTRTEX - MANUAL<br />
2.0 JACKS AND CONTROL FEATURES<br />
INPUT: Input for guitars equipped with humbuckers,<br />
active pickups, or single coils.<br />
CLEAN VOL: Determines the CLEAN channel's<br />
volume. Depending on the type of pickups your<br />
instrument is equipped with, the amp will begin<br />
to clip somewhere around the 12 o'clock setting;<br />
you can control the amount of grit very precisely<br />
by varying your picking attack.<br />
CHANNEL SELECT: Switches back and forth<br />
between the CLEAN and LEAD channels. The LEAD<br />
channel is active when the button is pressed.<br />
RED LEAD LED: The red LED illuminates when the<br />
LEAD channel is active.<br />
LEAD GAIN: Controls the amount of distortion in<br />
the LEAD channel.<br />
CHARACTER: Sweeps between the different tonal<br />
characteristics HARD (British) or SOFT (American).<br />
LEAD MASTER: Determines the LEAD channel<br />
volume level.<br />
BASS, MID and TREBLE: Common controls for both<br />
channels. MID and TREBLE controls influence each<br />
other, as is standard in tube amps. This soundshaping<br />
feature lets you to dial in a wide variety<br />
of subtle tonal variations.<br />
REVERB: Controls how much integrated reverb is<br />
added to the signal. The reverb amount is automatically<br />
adjusted for each channel when you<br />
switch channels.<br />
MASTER: Controls the VORTEX‘s master volume<br />
level. The FX-SEND signal level is not affected by<br />
the MASTER control.<br />
FX-SEND: Connect this jack to the input of an<br />
effect device or outboard power amp. You can<br />
also route the signal through a RED BOX ® to a<br />
mixing console.<br />
FX-RETURN: Connect this jack to the output of an<br />
effect device.<br />
FOOTSWITCH: Connect a standard footswitch<br />
(e.g. Hughes & Kettner ® FS-1) here. This lets you to<br />
switch back and forth between the CLEAN and<br />
LEAD channels. When using a footswitch, ensure<br />
the CHANNEL SELECT switch on the amp‘s front<br />
panel is set to CLEAN.<br />
PHONES: Headphone jack. The speaker is automatically<br />
switched off when a plug is inserted into<br />
this jack.<br />
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