Alesis Stereo Amplifier Spitfire 15 User Manual

Quick Start Owner’s Manual  
Box Contents:  
Spitfire Guitar Amplifier  
User Manual  
Important Safety Instructions  
Manual de inicio rápido para el usuario (Spanish)  
Contenido de la caja:  
Amplificador de guitarra Spitfire  
Manual de usuario  
Instrucciones de seguridad importantes  
Guide d’installation rapide (Français)  
Contenue de la boîte :  
Amplificateur de guitare Spitfire  
Guide de l’utilisateur  
Consignes de sécurité importantes  
Schnelles Hinweisbuch (Deutsch)  
Schachtelinhalt:  
Spitfire Gitarrenverstärker  
Gebrauchsanleitung  
Wichtige Sicherheitshinweise  
Manuale rapido di utilizzazione (Italiano)  
Contenuto della Confezione:  
Amplificatore Chitarra Spitfire  
Manuale d’Uso  
Importanti Istruzioni di Sicurezza  
 
Features of the Spitfire  
1.  
2.  
Input – plug your guitar into this 1/4" unbalanced input using a TS cable.  
Program Up/Down Buttons – these change the program number; when pressed together, they put the  
unit in Bypass and Mute modes and access the tuner.  
3.  
4.  
Display – indicates bank and program, shows parameter values and displays pitch in tuner mode.  
EFFECT Knob – puts the Spitfire in PLAY mode or EDIT mode. You are in EDIT mode when you  
select a module or parameter with this knob.  
5.  
6.  
7.  
8.  
9.  
VALUE Knob – adjusts parameter values, program numbers and master volume; stores changes.  
DRIVE Knob – gives direct control of the DRIVE parameter found in the effect processor.  
BASS Knob – adjusts the bass in your signal independently of the EQ effect.  
TREBLE Knob – adjusts the treble in your signal independently of the EQ.  
MASTER VOLUME Knob – controls the volume of the signal sent to the speaker, headphones,  
STEREO LINK OUTPUT and SPEAKER OUTPUT.  
10. HEADPHONES Jack – plug in your headphones using a 1/4" stereo plug.  
11. Power Switch – turns the Spitfire on and off.  
12. Fuse – Replaceable fuse. See the rear panel of the Spitfire for details.  
13. Power Cord – Plug this cord into a proper AC outlet. See the rear panel for details.  
14. FOOTSWITCH UP/DOWN INPUT – Plug footswitches into these 1/4" jacks. Footswitches serve  
the same functions as the Program Up and Down buttons.  
15. EXPRESSION PEDAL INPUT – Plug an expression pedal into this 1/4" jack for easy control over  
effect parameters.  
16. AUX INPUT – Plug a CD player or other audio device into these RCA jacks and play along!  
17. STEREO LINK OUTPUT – Use a 1/4" TS cable to connect this jack to the input of another amplifier  
for true stereo.  
18. SPEAKER OUTPUT – Use a 1/4" TS cable to connect this jack to an external 8-ohm speaker.  
Effect Quick Reference  
Refer to chapter 10 of the User Manual for more details on effect modules.  
1.  
2.  
3.  
4.  
COMP/LIMIT – provides increasing levels of compression (C1-C9) and limiting (L1-L9).  
DIST – various types of distortion.  
DRIVE – controls the drive/gain for the DIST module; expression pedal may be used.  
EQ – 50 separate values that cover a wide variety of EQ settings. See page 31 of the User Manual for  
details.  
5.  
NR – noise reduction and hum elimination working together. The left digit of the display shows the level  
of hum elimination and the right digit shows the level of noise reduction.  
6.  
7.  
8.  
CAB – settings C1 – C3 simulate 1 x 12", 2 x 12" and 4 x 10" cabinets respectively.  
FX1 – various mono effects; most have a separate setting for pedal control.  
PARAM – direct-control parameter for FX1; for most effects, can be set to pedal control independently  
of the FX1 setting.  
9.  
FX2 – stereo versions of the effects found in FX1, with several additions; these also have settings for  
pedal control.  
10. PARAM – direct-control parameter for FX2; for most effects, can be set to pedal control independently  
of the FX2 setting.  
11. FX3 – various delay-based effects; most have pedal-controlled versions.  
12. PARAM – direct-control parameter for FX3; for most effects, can be set to pedal control independently  
of the FX3 setting.  
13. DIGIFX – a couple of digital-sampling effects with pedal-controlled versions.  
14. LEVEL – the level of the current program.  
15. ROUTE – eight variations of the routing order of all nine effect modules.  
 
Selecting, Editing and Storing Programs  
1.  
In PLAY mode, use the Program Up and Down buttons, footswitches or VALUE knob to select a  
program.  
2.  
3.  
4.  
Turn the EFFECT knob to the module or parameter you wish to edit.  
Turn the VALUE knob to change the value of the module or parameter.  
To store your changes, press the VALUE knob and then turn the knob to select a store location. Press  
the VALUE knob again to store the program.  
Using the Tuner  
1.  
In PLAY mode, activate the tuner by pressing the Program Up and Down buttons or both footswitches  
at the same time to enter Bypass mode, or hold them down for more than half a second to enter Mute  
mode.  
2.  
Play the open string you wish to tune. Use the following guide when tuning:  
Visual Guide to Tuning  
The bottom four segments  
Low  
In tune  
High  
rotate counterclockwise if pitch  
is low. The top four rotate  
clockwise if pitch is high. An 8  
means pitch is in tune.  
The twelve possible  
pitches (a decimal point  
indicates a sharp):  
= no pitch detected  
 
Manual de inicio rápido para el usuario (Spanish)  
Input  
Display  
VALUE Knob  
BASS Knob MASTER VOLUME Knob  
Power Switch  
Nota:  
Spitfire 60 se  
encuentra  
ilustrado en  
este manual.  
Algunas de las  
características  
del panel  
DRIVE Knob  
FOOTSWITCH UP/DOWN INPUTS AUX INPUT  
HEADPHONES Jack  
SPEAKER OUTPUT  
Program Up/Down  
EFFECT Knob  
TREBLE Knob  
Fuse  
frontal no se  
encuentran en  
los Spitfire 15  
y 30.  
Power Cord