Fender SIXTY Musical Instrument Amplifier User Manual
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1. THE SOUN THAT CREATES LEGENDS KEYBO ARD EXTENDED RANGE Sixty Owners Manual P N 049254 INTRODUCTION Your new Fender KXR 60 Keyboard Amplifier is the result of Fender s ongoing dialog with many of today s top musi cians It uses state of the art technology to deliver clear resonant and most importantly musical sound The KXR 60 is actually much more than just a keyboard amp With its heavy duty Fender Special Design speaker and piezo electric horn itis a self contained portable P A system suitable for almost any musical instrument requiring full range sound reinforcement This makes the KXR 60 ideal for amplifying electronic keyboards acoustic electric guitar electric violin or voice Compact packaging and medium level output power make the KXR 60 the perfect full range instrument amplifier for rehearsal studio or small club performances The preamp section of the KXR 60 features two indepen dent channels a four band master EQ Reverb and Master Volume controls Each channel features a single 1 4 inch Input jack and Volume control The Effects Send and Effects Return jacks can be used with a wide variety of effects devices or as patch points for slaving multiple amps together The Effects Send can also be used to connect your KXR 60 directly to a recording console or sound rein forcement mixer A tape player or drum machine can be mixed with the preamp signal pre effects loop by using the Tape2. In jacks The Headphones jack automatically mutes the internal speaker while driving stereo or mono headphones for private practice sessions The KXR 60 s rugged 50 watt power amplifier was designed to give years of quality service under all condi tions and is equipped with a unique implementation of our exclusive DELTA CO MP adaptive compression system W ith DELTACO MP itis practically impossible to cause the power amplifier to clip distort Also apparent com pressor release time is kept short keeping distortion to a minimum at low frequencies Your selection of a Fender amplifier will be rewarded with years of quality performance and a wide range of musical sounds The built in quality of your Fender amplifier is the result of over four decades of dedication in the combined skills of research and development by our engineers and musicians That is why we proudly say Fender The Sound That Creates Legends ar CHANNEL 1 b C CHANNEL 2 rr Enc EQUALIZER VOLUME VOLUME 2E 0 0 OEC Y LOW MID HIGH MID HIGH REVERB 12 8 D E KXR 60 FRONT PANEL FUNCTIONS A CHANNEL 1 INPUT 1 4 Phone Plug in connection for instruments This balanced input can handle as much as 8V R M S CHANNEL 1 VOLUME This control adjusts the pream plifier gain of channel 1 It works in conjunction with the Master Volume control item H to setthe overall loudness of the amplifier for Chann
3. ability to play along with pre recorded music QD 9 J POWER KEYBOARD EXTENDED RANGE O o HEADPHONE JACK This jack allows the use of stereo headphones for private listening W hen this jack is used the internal speaker is disconnected WARN IN G BE CAREFULW HEN USING HEADPHONES AS EXCESSIVE VOLUME W ILL DAMAGE YOUR HEAR ING POWER INDICATOR W hen this LED is illuminated the KXR 60 is receiving power POWER SWITCH This switch turns the KXR 60 Onor Off A PRODUCT FENDER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CORP 0 RONA 91720 MADE IN U S A TYPE PR 299 CAUTION WARNING TO KEYBOARD EXTENDED RANGE S xy KXR 60 REAR PANEL POWER CORD This amplifier is equipped with a grounding type supply cord to reduce the possibility of shock hazard Be sure to connectitto a grounded AC receptacle The line cord should be connected to a suit able power source in accordance with the voltage and frequency as shown by the power rating on the rear panel DO NOTALTER THE AC MAINS PLUG NOTE DO NOTBLOCK THE AIR FLOW TO THE REAR PANEL FOR EXAMPLE BY BACKING THE AMPLIFIER UP AGAINSTA WALL The rear panel contains a heatsink that needs air flow to cool off the amplifier Blocking the air flow may result in equipment failure due to excessive heat building up inside the chassis WARNING THIS EQUIPMENT MUST BE EARTH GROUNDED COVERING CARE The exclusive vinyl covering on your cabine
4. el 1 only Being a true gain control it allows for the use of a variety of microphones keyboards or other instruments with dif fering output signal levels Low level instruments gen erally require a higher Channel Volume setting while hotter keyboards require a lower Channel Volume setting CHANNEL2 This channel is provided for an addi tional instrument Its input and volume control operate in the same manner as items A and B in channel 1 This channel is muted when nothing is plugged into its input and thus will contribute no additional noise to the amplifier output when left unused Both channels may be used simultaneously however Channel 1 should be used first if only one input is needed D EQUALIZER The equalizer allows precise adjustments of the tonal characteristics of the amplifier Each con trol provides a 12 dB boost or cut to bands of frequen cies centered about 100 338 1188 and 4000 Hz REVERB CONTROL This control adjusts the amount of reverb to be mixed with the dry signal The input to the reverb assembly is the sum of Channels 1 and 2 EFFECTS SEND JACK This jack provides an unbal anced output signal from the preamp This output can be used with the Effects Return jack item G as a patch point for mono effects devices The Effects Send is connected to the input of the effect digital delay or other effects device and the output of the effect is con nected to the Effects Return jack Item G The E
5. ffects Send can also be used to provide a signal to a record ing or sound reinforcement mixer In addition this output can be used to drive another KXR 60 used asa slave amp This is done by connecting a standard gui tar cord from the Effects Send jack of the master amp to the Effects Return jack of the slave amp HEAD PHONES SEND RETURN LODP MASTER IN OUO EFFECTS RETURN JACK This balanced jack inputs signal to the M aster Volume control which drives the power amp section It automatically disconnects the preamp when used This jack is useful with the effects loop feature or when using the KXR 60 as a slave amp MASTER VOLUME CONTROL This control adjusts the level of the signal coming out of the preamplifier sec tion This control is used in conjunction with the Channel Volume control to set the overall sound level of the amplifier In order to maximize headroom and minimize noise instruments with low level output will require a high Channel Volume setting and a low Master Volume setting while other instruments will require a lower Channel Volume and higher Master Volume setting It is recommended that the Master Volume control be set as high as possible for maxi mum DELTA CO MP compressor range TAPE IN JACK Two RCA style jacks provide an input for an unbalanced mono signal from a tape player or CD player This signal is summed with the signal from the preamp inputs and provides the user the
6. pecification Power Requirements POWER AMPLIFIER SECTION Power output Rated load impedance Distortion at 50 watts Sensitivity Input impedance DELTA CO M P range PREAMP SECTION Input impedance Sensitivity for 50 W CHANNELAND MASTER VOLUME at maximum all tone controls at 0 Equaliz er PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIO N S Height W idth Depth W eight Speaker Complement 120V Version 022 8500 000 Aust Version 022 8530 000 CE UK Version 022 8540 000 THIS EQUIPMENT CONFO RMS TO 230V Version 022 8560 000 EMC 89 336 EEC AND 73 23 EEC 100V Version 022 8570 000 PR 299 100V Version 100VAC 50 60Hz 180W 120V Version 120VAC 60Hz 180W 230V Version 230VAC 50Hz 180W 240V Version 240VAC 50Hz 180W 50W R M S 80 Less than 196 1 kHz before compression Less than 1 1 kHz maximum compression 370 mV R M S 33 kQ 20 dB Phone 36 Phone 28 mV Low 12 dB 100 Hz shelving Low Mid 12 dB 338 Hz High Mid 12 dB 1188 Hz High 12 dB Q 4kHz shelving 22 55 9 cm 18 45 7 cm 12 30 5 cm 46 lbs 21 kg 12 Fender Special Design P N 047539 Single piezo horn P N 049260 WARNING NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS IN SIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL ONLY TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT EXPO SE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE A PRODUCT OF FENDER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CORP CORONA CA 91720
7. t has been especially designed for years of lasting beauty A very light soapy solution on a sponge may be used to remove dirt and residue that may accumulate in the texture Be careful as not to let any liquid get inside the chassis or contact the operating surfaces UNPLUG THE POWER CORD BEFORE CLEANING TROUBLESHO OTER S CHECKLIST If the amplifier is set up but does not function check the following items Is the amplifier power cord plugged into an electrical outlet Is there power at the outlet Are all the control knobs properly set Are the controls knobs on the instrument properly set Is the instrument properly plugged into the KXR 60 If you are using an electronic keyboard does it have power Eliminate any effect pedals and try another instrument cord If after checking all of the above and the system is still not performing correctly consult your FEN DER Service Dealer KXR 60 BLOCK DIAGRAM Equalizer Channel 2 Volume Pan Reverb Channel 1 Inputs Volume p HAMA WWW WWW f Low Low High High Mid Mid Effects ney Y DELTACOM Headphone Speakers Switch Power Amplifier Master Volume Headphone Jack a me Effects send 60 SPECIFICATION S Part N umber Type S
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