Friedman BE-100 - Front Panel Controls; Power and Standby Switches; Channel and Tone Controls

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POWERSWITCH:TurnthisONforaboutoneminutebeforetakingtheampoutofStandbyformaximum
tubelife.ALWAYSMAKESURETHEREISASPEAKERLOADCONNECTEDTOYOURAMPBEFORETURNING
ON.
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STANDBYSWITCH:WaitaboutaminutebeforeplacingthisswitchintheONposition.Thiswillputyour
ampintoPLAYmode.
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POWERINDICATORLAMP:Thisisagentlereminderthatyourampispoweredup.
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PRESENCECONTROL:Adjuststheuppermidsandhighsinthepowerampsection.Globalonall
channels.Startatabout4‐5andadjusttotaste.
Note:Thispotwillsoundscratchywhenadjusted–thisisnormal.
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BASSCONTROL:Thisaddsortakesawaybassorbottomend.Astheampgetslouderyoumaywantto
backthisoffabit.Startat7‐10forbedroomvolumes.
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MIDDLECONTROL:Addsortakesawaymidrange.Startat5or6,lowersettingswillscoopthemids,
higherlevelswillallowyouraudiencetoactuallyheartheguitarinthemix.
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TREBLECONTROL:Thisaddsortakesawaytreble.Startat5andadjusttotaste.
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MASTERCONTROL:ThisistheBE/HBEVOLUME.Themoreyouturnitupthelouderitgets.IftheFX
loopisengagedthisbecomestheamp’sSENDlevelandshouldsetataround5foroptimumloop
performance.WiththeFXloopengagedtheRETURNLEVELontherearoftheBE100wouldnowcontrol
theamp’soverallvolume.
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GAINCONTROL:
Thisaddsgain/distortion.Adjusttotaste.Don’tbeafraid.
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CLEANVOLUME:Adjuststhecleanchannel’svolume.
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BRIGHTSWITCH:3positionswitchthatvariestheoverallbrightnessoftheCleanChannelONLY.
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TREBLECONTROL:Adjuststhetrebleonthecleanchannel.Startat5andadjusttotaste.
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BASSCONTROL:Adjuststhebassonthecleanchannel.Startat5andadjusttotaste.
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VOICESWITCH:ThisisasubtleyeteffectivetonalvariancefortheBE/HBEchannel.Leftpositionis
slightlydarkerwithmoremids,rightpositionisslightlybrighterwithabiggerbass.
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CHANNELSELECTORSWITCH:SwitchesbetweenClean.BE,HBEchannelswhenFootwitchisnot
connected.
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INPUT:Justlikeitsays.ThisistheBE100’sGuitarInputJack.