CARVIN QUADX User Manual

Table of Contents
Section Description Page
Table of Contents ..................................................................................... iii
Quick Start Sheet .................................................................................... vi
Receiving Inspection ............................................................................... vii
For the New Owner ................................................................................ viii
1 Introducing the Quad X-Amp ............................................................ 1-1
1.0 Rip Like a Hurricane . . .With the Quad X-Amp .............................. 1-1
1.1 Your Amp Had an Accident ............................................................ 1-2
1.2 Designer Overdrive ........................................................................ 1-2
1.3 A Place for Everything ................................................................... 1-2
1.4 Four Channels Up Front and a Stereo Back End .......................... 1-2
1.5 Long Tailed Reverb ........................................................................ 1-3
1.6 From Rip City to Dead Silence ....................................................... 1-3
1.7 Cloak Your Bottom ......................................................................... 1-3
1.8 Construction by Carvin ................................................................... 1-3
1.9 EQ Lives in the Quad X-Amp ......................................................... 1-4
1.10 There's Even More! ...................................................................... 1-4
2 Front Panel Control Descriptions
2.0 The Control Layout ........................................................................ 2-1
2.1 The Input Control Group ................................................................ 2-1
2.2 The Channel 1 Control Group ........................................................ 2-2
2.3 The Channel 2 and Channel 3 Control Group ............................... 2-2
2.4 The Channel 4 Control Group ........................................................ 2-3
2.5 The Noise Gate .............................................................................. 2-4
2.6 Reverb, Cabinet Voicing and Master Effects Loop ........................ 2-5
2.7 Master Level Controls .................................................................... 2-6
2.8 The Graphic Equalizer ................................................................... 2-6
3 Rear Panel Connections
3.0 The Connector Layout ................................................................... 3-1
3.1 Power Switch, Line Selector, and Fuse ......................................... 3-1
3.2 The FS-77 Footswitch Connector .................................................. 3-1
3.3 MIDI Interface Connections ........................................................... 3-2
3.4 The Channel Effects Loops ............................................................ 3-2
3.5 The Stereo Reverb Effects Loop .................................................... 3-2
3.6 The Master Effects Loop ................................................................ 3-2
3.7 The Stereo Output Connectors ...................................................... 3-2
3.8 The Balanced Mono Output ........................................................... 3-2
3.9 The Ground Lift Switch .................................................................. 3-3
3.10 The Stereo Headphone Jack ....................................................... 3-3
3.11 The Rear Panel Input Jack ........................................................... 3-3
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CARVIN QUADX Specifications

General

Brand	CARVIN
Model	QUADX
Category	Amplifier
Language	English