Diamond Amplification Hammersmith - Manual (Page 8)

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BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Ensure your guitar is plugged into the front panel “Input” jack. Make sure your amplifier is
connected to a speaker (or speakers) and ensure your impedance is set correctly (more on
this in the previous section). Flip the “Power” switch up with the amp on standby and let it
warm up. A minute or two of warm up is usually recommended before using the amp. As
most of you know, a solid 15 minutes is optimal to ensure the tubes are nice and warm. If
you’re going to play loud and haven’t let the amp warm up at least 15 minutes, try to control
the volume (challenging for us guitar players, I know – just ask your singer if you don’t believe
me) until the amp has warmed up some more.
If you’re plugging in for the first time, ensure your amp is prepared for the correct voltage.
DA’s products ship ready for the voltage of the destination country that receives the amp.
Your amp can be wired for any voltage. This allows you to take your amp all over the world.
Rewiring for an alternate voltage should only be done by a qualified technician.
Following these guidelines will extend the life of your amp! Enjoy!
QUICK START GUIDE
So you’re an experienced user, you’ve made your connections and you’re ready to go.
Here’s a few settings to get you started and dial you in some quick tones to get rockin’.
NOTE: Unlike most amps, dialing any control to or near 10 is not recommended. Like
most good amps, you won’t need or want to vary too far from 5 (other than volume) to
dial in.
NOTE: if you the amp is too loud for you when trying to achieve the tone you want, or
if you do not want very, very high volumes when running through this Quick Start
Guide, please read the section(s) in this manual on the Effects Loop. It will show you
how to activate the Effects Loop, allowing you to run your preamp channels much hotter, but
control volume through the E. Return knob on the front panel. For this quick start, however,
plug a short patch cable in from Send to Return (which was provided with your amp), turn the
E. Return knob to a low setting (around 1 or 2) on the front panel. Then after dialing the
settings below, bring the E. Return up to the desired volume as you play.
1. Dial Channel 1 like this:
a. Gain 2
b. Volume 5
c. Treble 5
d. Middle 5
e. Bass 5
f. Presence 5
2. Dial Channel 2 like this:
a. Gain 6
b. Volume 6
c. Treble 5