Yamaha BBT500H Owner's Manual
Yamaha bbt500h guitar amplifier: owner's manual
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- Page 1 BASS AMPLIFIER BBT500H Owner’s Manual Mode d’emploi Bedienungsanleitung Manual del Usuario Manuale di Istruzioni Handleiding...
- Page 2 Compliance with FCC regula- * This applies only to products distributed by YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA. CANADA This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
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Page 3: Important Safety Instructions
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. Do not use this apparatus near water. Clean only with dry cloth. Do not block any ventilation openings. In- stall in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. - Page 4 SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE: The infor- mation contained in this manual is believed to be correct at the time of printing. However, Yamaha reserves the right to change or modify any of the specifications without notice or obligation to update existing units.
- Page 5 Your Yamaha amplifier is a precision musical instrument. Handle it with care and avoid dropping or bumping it. Do not apply excessive force to the switches and controls.
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Page 6: Table Of Contents
The BBT500H provides 5 internal memory locations that let you store up to five tone settings for instant recall at the press of a switch. It also offers MIDI compatibility and a bi-amp system (using two amplifiers to create a single system), etc. -
Page 7: Panel Controls And Connections
Input Level Volume (INPUT LEVEL) Adjusts the amplifier’s input volume level and the volume of the bass that is connected to the BBT500H. Use the indicators located on either side of the knob to check the signal level. ( * The INPUT LEVEL setting is not saved in memory. -
Page 8: Rear Panel
!4 Tuner Output (TUNER OUT) This output jack is used to connect a tuner to the BBT500H. It can also be used to create a bi-amp system. Connect this output jack to the INPUT jack on another BBT500H. ( !5 Effect Loop (FX LOOP) •... - Page 9 Connect this jack to the MIDI IN jack on an external MIDI device that can save MIDI data (such as a MIDI data filer, etc.), and save patch data from the BBT500H to an external device. ( Also, when MIDI Merge is set ON, MIDI data received from an external MIDI device via the MIDI IN jack is transmitted from the MIDI OUT jack without alteration.
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Page 10: Operating Instructions
Operating Instructions Getting sound output First, make sure that the POWER switch is switched OFF, then connect your bass to the INPUT Jack on the front panel. Rotate the OUTPUT knob fully to the left and then switch the POWER switch ON. To protect the speakers, make sure that the OUTPUT knob is set to “0”... -
Page 11: Storing And Recalling Patches
In this case, the BBT500H is programmed to flash the patch’s value on the display without changing it or the sound until the knob’s position corresponds to the value in the recalled patch setting. -
Page 12: Detailed Parameter Settings
In the Amp Mode, the knob’s value (or patch’s setting value) is shown on the display when the knob is turned. * After the BBT500H’s power is switched ON or the [MANUAL] switch is pressed, nothing is shown in the display until a Memory is recalled, or a mode other than the Amp Mode is selected. -
Page 13: Equalizer Mode
TREBLE (BLEND): Blend level between the effect loop’s RETURN signal and the dry signal (the sound created in the BBT500H) (0% (Return 0%, Dry 100%) to 100% (Return 100%, Dry 0%)). OUTPUT: Sets the output level... -
Page 14: Utility Mode
When using a bi-amplified system, make sure that the INPUT LEVEL control knob on the second BBT500H is set to its minimum level. Ex.) Operating a bi-amplified system in which the crossover fil- ter on the first amplifier is set to h50 (HPF 500Hz) to pro-... - Page 15 MIDI data (Yamaha MDF3, etc.). Selecting a Patch with MIDI Using a MIDI cable, connect the MIDI IN jack on the BBT500H to the MIDI OUT jack on the external MIDI device. * Use only a standard MIDI cable that is less than 15 meters in length. Use of a longer cable can result in trouble such as abnormal operation, etc.
- Page 16 Detailed Parameter Settings MIDI Merge Settings If you want MIDI signals received by the BBT500H’s MIDI IN jack trans- mitted without alteration to other MIDI devices connected to the BBT500H’s MIDI OUT jack, set the MIDI Merge to “on”, if not, set it to “oFF”.
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Page 17: Attaching The Rack Mount Adaptor
INPUT jack, and the cables connecting the amplifier’s SPEAKER 1, 2 jacks to the speakers. * When attaching the clamp filter, wrap the cable once around the clamp filter as close to the BBT500H unit as possible. -
Page 18: Error Messages
If an error occurs during operation, one of the following error message numbers will appear on the display. MIDI Receive Buffer Full CAUSE: Too much MIDI data is being received by the BBT500H at one time. SOLUTION: Try reducing the amount of data being sent or, break the data into smaller blocks. -
Page 19: Specifications
Specifications Power Amplifier Section Class-D power amplifier circuitry Output 500W/2 Preamplifier Section All digital signal processing Sound Type: 11 Presets 5-Band Semi Parametric Tone Controls (Variable Frequencies) Parametric Equalizer (PEQ, F, G, Q) Effect Section Compressor RATIO, THRSLD, ATTACK, RELEASE, C. -
Page 20: Midi Implementation Chart
YAMAHA [ Bass Amplifier ] Model BBT500H +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ Function ... : :-------------------+----------------+----------------+----------------: :Basic Default :Channel Changed :-------------------+----------------+----------------+----------------: Default :Mode Messages Altered : ************** : x :-------------------+----------------+----------------+----------------: :Note :Number : True voice: ************** : x :-------------------+----------------+----------------+----------------: :Velocity Note ON Note OFF... - Page 21 WC95000 Printed in China...