ALESIS BASSFIRE 60 - Manual (Page 4)

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Quick Start Owner's Manual (English)
Quick Setup for the Bassfire
y Make sure all items listed on the front of this guide are in the Bassfire's
box.
y Read the Important Safety Instructions document included with the
Bassfire.
y Study the Hookup Diagram below.
y Make sure all equipment is turned off and all gain knobs are set to zero.
y Connect your Bass and other equipment to the Bassfire in the manner
illustrated below.
y Plug in all devices and turn them on.
y Experiment with the Bassfire's effect combinations.
y When finished, turn off the amp before disconnecting any equipment to
prevent damage to the speaker.
y Go to http://www.alesis.com to register the Bassfire.
Bassfire Hookup Diagram
CD
Player
Expression
Pedal
Footswitches
Amp
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Front panel operation
1.
Input – Plug your Bass into this 1/4" unbalanced input using a TS cable.
2. Program Up/Down Buttons – Change the program number with these
buttons. When pressed together, they put the unit into both Bypass and
Mute modes and access the tuner.
3. Display – indicates bank and program, shows parameter values, and
displays the pitch in tuner mode.
4. EFFECT Knob – puts the Bassfire in PLAY mode or EDIT mode. You are
in EDIT mode when this knob is set to anything other than PLAY.
5. VALUE Knob – adjusts parameter values and program numbers; stores
changes.
6. DRIVE Knob – raises or lowers the level of the distortion effect.
7. BASS Knob – adjusts the bass frequencies (independent of the EQ in the
EFFECT section).
8. TREBLE Knob – adjusts the treble frequencies (independent of the EQ in
the EFFECT section).
9. MASTER VOLUME Knob – controls the volume of the signal sent to the
speaker, headphones, STEREO LINK OUTPUT and SPEAKER OUTPUT.
10. HEADPHONES Jack – Plug in your headphones using a 1/4" stereo
plug.
11. Power Switch – turns the Bassfire on and off.
Rear panel operation
1.
Fuse – Replaceable fuse. See the rear panel of the Bassfire for details.
2. Power Cord – Plug this cord into a proper AC outlet. See the rear panel
for details.
3. FOOTSWITCH UP/DOWN INPUT – Plug footswitches into these 1/4"
jacks. Footswitches serve the same functions as the Program Up and
Down buttons.
4. EXPRESSION PEDAL INPUT – Plug an expression pedal into this 1/4"
jack for easy control over EFFECT parameters.
5. AUX INPUT – Plug a CD player or other audio device into these RCA
jacks and play along!
6. STEREO LINK OUTPUT – Use a 1/4" TS cable to connect this jack to the
input of another amplifier for true stereo. The Bassfire provides true
stereo output instead of the standard mono; many of the Bassfire’s
excellent effects will sound even better when you listen to them in stereo.
If you don’t have a second amplifier, you can enjoy the stereo effects by
listening with headphones.
7. SPEAKER OUTPUT – Use a 1/4" TS cable to connect this jack to an
external 8-ohm speaker. Doing so disconnects the internal speaker.