Polytone MegaBrute - Mini-Brute Series Operating Instructions; Pilot Light and Power Switch; Tone and Volume Controls; Input Jacks and Reverb

For
Models: Meaa&rute.
MeaaBrain.
Mini-Brute
ll
& lV
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7.
8.
9.
PILOT LIGHT:
Indicates
when
the
electric
supply
is being
fed
to
the amp.
POWER
SWITCH:
A three
position
srritch
-
ON
-
OFF
-
ON.
The
reason
for
two ON
positions
is
to
give
you
the
option
to
reverse
polarity
to
elaminate
6OHz
hum
and
to avoid
electrical
strock
when
touching
your
instrurnent.
BASS
POTENTIOMETER:
flat
setting
at
12
o'clock.
Tum
dial
clockwise
to
add
up
to
2odb
of bass;
counterclockwise
to roll
off
up
to 2odb
of
bass'
MIDR^NGE
potentiometer:
flat
setting
at
12
o'clock.
Turn
dial
clockwise
to
boost
or
left
to
cut.
TREBIE
POTENnOMETER:
flat
setting
ar
12 c'clock.
Turn
dial
clockwise
to
add
uP
to
2Qdb
of
Treble;
counterclockwise
to
cut
up
to
2odb
of
Treble
CHANNEL
1 VOLUME
POTENTIOMETER:
AIIOWS
CONTTOI
Of
VOIUMC.
TONAL
COLOR
SWITCH
-
BOOSr
OR
A)T
H,GHS:
center
Position
is
normal-
By
flipping
up
to
BOOST,
you've
got
an
extra
lodb
of highs;
or
flip
to cuT
liowni
and
"ut
back
lodb.
This
srritch
works
independently
of
the
Bass,
Midrange
and
Treble
controls-
INPUTS:
Hi
Gain
is used
for most
instruments;
Lo
Gain
for
instruments
with
exceptionatly
hot
outputs
such
as
organs'
synthesizers
and
other
keyboards'
REVERB
POTENTIOMETER:
controls
amount
of
reverb
-
HAMMOND
3 spring
-
which
can
also
be
remotely
controlled.by
a dual
foots:witch
(optional). This
feature
is not
included
in
the SONIC
BASS.
MASTER
VOLLlrE
PoTENT|OMETER:
determines
the
amount
of
output
signal-
For
quiet
operation,
set the
MASTER
VOLUME
al
12 o'clock.
Tum
up
channel
volume.
For
full
power
of
output
signal,
run
MASTER
VOLI'jME
wide
open
and
turn
channel
volumes
down-
FOR
Models:
MegaBrute.
MegaBrain.
Mini-Brutes
ll and.lV
-
CH
ll
SOXIC
lfAD C|flCUIT
is
controlled
Uy
-
potentiometers
-
GAIN
and CONTOUR
-
and a
3-way
switch
-
PROGRAM.
For SONIC
BASS
skip
to
#14
11. GAIN
potentiometer
with
srwitch: Switch
on activates
CH
ll and
affects
volume.
CH
MLUME
is deactivated.
12A. CONTOUR:
adding
coNToN.rR
will
boost
and
cut
various
frequencies
as
you
rotate
the
dial.
12F..
moanlu
-
WARM,
EDGE
and DRIVE.
These
are
specially
voiced
circuits
to obtain
various
sounds.
The SONIC
CIRCUIT
is a
separate
entaty
and
has
nothang
to
do
with CH
I VOLUME.
(CH
I tone
controls
are
still
active).
Experiment
for
endless
variety
of timbres.
13. REMOTE
SttrtTcHtNG
JACK
for
CH
I
-
CH
ll &
Reverb:
to remotely
control
channel
switching
and
reverb
with
our optional
dual
foots-witch.
To switch
from
CH
I to CH
ll,
the
GAIN
snitch/potentiometer
must
be clicked
ON'
to.