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A IUIE TO YOUTliE CI^D{B'

c"r.,gr.r"f.ii*r *r yo* selecticn of a POLITONE arylifier. the eqtrirnent is desigled
,itE-yo" in nind. iJ]." yo.t,Jre are uusicias and ors-equi.puent is for rnalcing-nn:sic'
"oi r6rf."ting starisrics. Of cor.rse we appreciate and anjoy-9bre fact tlnt, algqB
;;h "*-q*iir..y of r+orlqnsrshipand crgGbgring, hre are.realizing 9lr .share 9f the
r"irat an
n"rGt. dt poLiTONn,, the engineers are professicnal nusicians so they^lcroo
a:p is sr:pposedrc dd and wfrit is neededto keep it opereling at tt. Fgt levels
;;;;J;i-i-a";;s equiprnenr. Each arplifier ireets the higlrest possible standards
i&-q*fiqy and ierformafice. Before we ship-any of or.r prodycts, they lmrst Pass a
series of inrensive ard rigid qr:ality ccmrrbl _tlsts - sone of t!rg- toqghesJ. + the
jrafi,.y. w";r"-toppy ro 5"y ir,.r yor-r ry|ifier was rnadeby skilled and cieciicated
crafcsr-nen ttro cal<e-iriiae in ttreir r.6rk. Tiris is ygur assrsance that your P0LYTONE
eaui;nenr r^rill be tLay v*renyou are. POLYIONE dblivers the sor.rrdyou \tEInE. After
all ,-\re're mrsicians li-ke You.
NTRODLCTION
equ:-Fent.
Theseare yorr insrr:cticrns ior operating and.perfo:=ring r"-ith PoLYTO:{E
x."i-ci.r* irirh you and npsr iriportantly,-go through.rhgn1ar. Theseinsrnrcictns
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Lr4ve5r the.'+ar*giis siqes cf se=ir+g.lF ncshc+iag yorr hovato rlse tb.e
cco,t:ois. Afcer all, you've got to feel goci abouc the equipment y€u are
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tvrctii,ixrgwith in order to play yor:r best; and that is axac:ly tte puryose ol Enils
rznr:al: to jnEroar." yo.t to pOLVIO\E, yolr-arP and ifs feactres' If you ha-'€ aty
q*5gi*r, problans oi 3r.rstwsrt to say heuo-, feel free to rrite at Erly ti-'
Thani€ for being rsith tts.

PROPER USE0F PoLYTONE FQUtn'm$

1. Place voh-rne ccntrols at 0 before trlcrdng ctn srP'
,'. Cri's pi"g cord inro insrrunsrt before pltgFitg it io:o-g- 4.__
3. Sincl tit rE opr o" sol-id state, we do irot-trsvea heat factor. Yo-r 4
operates octroelY co91.
4. rio.itg inremissi6n, U" sr-re that thelnlr-ne control is tr-nsredoff either at
G-dptjJi;;;-tr--insrnsrnt. ltris arpids tlre risk of any s.uprise
feedback squeal.
5. POL:TO}{E tp""f."it are capable of trandling e<trT: poqr'--TheY are specially-.
designed, "rifi"Lt; lri'gh-i*po"t*e.efory. Ibrrcver, !fi€n Ging the aplifier
for long periods oi tiT"-at an! ov*driv'in,-distorted level, tle Po\rer into the
speakeri ir-qt to 160-170watts. Use good sense'
6. ldnim:sr er<t&ioi-s|;k* ilp;d-tc" is I otus. - If irry:cper tpedance ::-F"d'
ttr" -gtgier r,ri11'o'peratebar-eue1y-hot, tthich cculd cause dffFge. l6Jch
be6er t"rriir "- UL achieved by Ging orr SiaeHck c4inet for e.xuraPower'
7. Do nor ser btverages c'n top of tlre aqPJ{igr. Sugared"gitk" es well as
orhers cal can$e lwere daage i^f spilled into tltq arylilier.
g. Ir is ,r"""rJ{-tf,"r-tf,"FroF"t rralirc fuse be used. tf isersDer vahre is
gsed, tt" gt "thiee will b" "oia"a:-If; "yn Ottn S":' tlg *tit stro'uldbe
taker, rc " Gr:si"a- r"*ice csrter for repaiis. (For frrse vah:e, refer to
page3.)
g. MALTCrcUS DAMA@ ORMtSr,rSE OFnrE EQuIrunVr}Illjl AUICD''AIICAIIY NLJUJTYTltE
GIIARANIE.
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1 . PITOTLIGttT: indicates rfi€n the electric srryply is being fed to the q.

2 . Pqdm.S1"rlTtrll:t}ree position - OIF (c€nter) - CN (r.pper srd lcrs). Ihe
reasc'n for trp CNpo-siticrrs is to grve yotr the qttcn to reverse polarity
to eLiminate 60llz lnan srd to avoid electrical stpck tdhst totrhfng ystE
instnrsrt.
3. BASSPotenticneter: flat setting at 12 o'clock. Turn dial clodovlse to
add r-p to 20db of bass; turning cowrterclodssise rclIs off rp to 20db of
bass.
4. MIDRAI!@Potenticneter: flat settirg at L2 o'cIock. T\rn dLal clodsrise
to boost or left to cart.
5. TREBLE Potenticter: flat Eetting et 12 o'clock. t\gn rl{q} clodarise to
add rp to 20db of Treble or cotntercloclsrise to cut lp to 20db of lleble.
6. GIAIS{E I \tOLtUEPotentimter: allcrps cdrtrcl of 'volr.re.
7. IOML COIORShrITQl: center position ls l{omaI. By fllpplng up to Bnite,
you've got an ercra 10db of highs; or flip to Dark (dcnn) srd ctt back
fOO. itris srdtch rrcrks tndependantly of the Bass, Midrage srd lleble
controls.
8. INPLIIS: lli Gain - use this for Dst inst:i.Erts. Lo Gain - this cne'g
for irstnrents with e<ceptianally hot outprJts like cgans, ryntheslzers
srd other keyboards.
9. RE1RB Potenticreter: ccntrols anrcr.rrtof reverb (llarurd 3 sprft€) *dch
can also be rerptely ccntrolled by a dual footsrsttdr (opticnal). this
feature ls not tncltded tn MIM-BRffi I srd III updels.
10. IIASIER\JOLIXEPotenticneter: will &termine the spr.rrt of ortput signal.
For exarple, lf ]rou uEllt natrral distortiqr ftor the preap, tLEn np to
fuIl rnlr.ue on Gl I. Set D|ASIR,VOU!,IEat lc*r volwe. Fsr ultra clear
soud, re\rerse this settlne.
u. et II Clear/Orcr&lve GAlN-Potentlcneter: to actfirate ttris chsndl fc
total distortlonr, swltctr cn C,AINpot (this aut€matically deactivates O{ I)
Ittls ctrsrrel vrill glne you a gras-i-clear eound qr total distortlcn.
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12. DRNE Potsrricneter: this determfnes drether CIt II wilL-be clean or totalLy
discorted. higtrer the Ievel, t}|e trDre .listorticn srdvolue. Set it to
yr- iiLjttg. This"ctrarrel has a different ti$re of clean thdl CH I std is
i:xcetlent Fot "ra'rrry or rock. For a clean sound fzm Ctl II, set DRIVE no
mie ttran 2 on the dial., and CAIN to yotr prefererrce. I'ltst the DRI\IE pot
G-ar Z, youwiJ.l have io increase the le\teL of the GAINpot. -O+erding _
betmst Clt I
W* at" ietting of the DRIVEp9!,_y9g csr balance the rroltre
d1a qf II bv prEserring rhe Cl{ II GAIN and Ol I \lJLIilE. If set p,rqerly,
yo.r rrch.rre-riiu be eqlal *rsr sritching t* cH I to ctl II.
Ll. lggfE $,IIIgt{I}{c JAQ('for Clean-Orerdrive/Reverb: to remte-ly cmtrg}_q^I_I
(cl-distortion) and reverb rsith or.r orpticrral dral foot$'dtch. the PoLY:IENE
if"-t sor-rrd (Ctt I ) is autcmatically cancelled rltrsr distgrticn (O\RDRIIE
GAIN)is s\^ritched c'n. To sritch ficnr CH I to Gl II' the GAIN sritch rust be
srritched on.
14. pREAl"lP OUI JAQ(: ttris is so1ely a preep signal for rrse with orE SIDECTCK
Cabinet or any other high quafiry aryhfier or Eircr.
15. FX Lmp oinBolaD: for ise with baernaf effects devices. the 0ttl?t]I fee&
signa} to tlre Effect. Voh,oe -is preset_gt th" factory. . To too'h:p: @trt€ct
coid from lNpt;1 (TO INSI) cn devile to OUI?tn crx q and a cord from OltIPtJI
(Tp A,lP) ro INPTII on anp. Adjust volr-re crr INPUT. Plr.rg insrn-uent into
p3"-p. You are nc'$rabie to 6a nce the asr.rrt of effect wittt t}le suaiglt
instnurnt sound.

I.c[^]R.REARPANE.

1. D{IEIEION SFEAKIRJAO(: outrput jadc for use w'ittr our POL!,ItD{E_}&nitor c4!14qts
perfectly matched for or-r aplifiers.
2. tUAOmOm JAQ(: cuts out nain speaker.
3. Heavy Drty BRAO<ETS: for r*raparorrrd storage of porer co:-d.
4. PO,Efr,@Rb: for yo.r safety, rryEuse a tlrree-wire line lsith a grornd. It is
rroc a good idea to rove the grand pi! rnder any circtmstances. If Lt is
necessary ro operate the q with the old 2-prcrrg plw€, a suitable adapter
shculd bL r.sed. Operating ap with the prqer grornd:irg receptacle re&rces
hazard of shock.
5. RISE: located in the cap of the fiseholden, this strnrld be replaced with me
of prorper value strould it fail. In order to keep the guarantee in effect,-you
l'"t rbplace ttris fr:se with the conect rating, btierrvise t}te lmlranEy 1.d11
be rioidld. Sholild yo.r arplifier repeatedly blor fr.rses, take i!_!o y15
nearest qr:alified slnrice tsrter for repair. rug RAfIliG: 2A (250v) SlcnsBlcn
(MD( 2) BUS$AMT.

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