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OWNER’S MANUAL
GROOVE 1200
BASS AMPLIFIER
Congratulations on the purchase of your new Kustom amplifier! Your new GROOVE
1200 offers unsurpassed sound quality and performance characteristics. Inside this
manual you’ll find detailed information regarding the amplifier’s features. We wish you
many years of enjoyment with your Kustom GROOVE 1200.
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ENGLISH IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Danger 1. Read all safety and operating instructions before using this Exposure to extremely high noise levels may cause a permanent product. hearing loss. Individuals vary considerably to noise induced hearing 2. All safety and operating instructions should be kept for future loss but nearly everyone will lose some hearing if exposed to sufficiently reference. intense noise for a sufficient time. The U.S. Government's 3. Read and understand all warnings lis
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FRENCH IMPORTANTES INSTRUCTIONS DE SECURITE 1. Lire avec attention toutes les recommandations et précautions d'emploi avant d'utiliser ce produit. Danger 2. Toutes les recommandations et précautions d'emploi doivent être L‘exposition a des niveaux eleves de bruit peut provoquer une perte conservées afin de pouvoir s'y reporter si nécessaire. permanente de l’audition, Chaque organisme humain reagit 3. Lire et comprendre tous les avertissements énumérés dans les differemment quant a la perte de l’
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Product Contents These items are included with your GROOVE 1200 amplifier. Be sure to contact your dealer if any items are missing. GROOVE 1200 Amplifier SOLO MUTE Footswitch KAC-GFS100 Speaker Cable Footswitch Cable KAC-GRVSCC OWNER'S MANUAL Warranty Card Owners Manual 4
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A 5 1 Quick Setup Your GROOVE 1200 is ready to play right out of the box. After reviewing this Quick Setup page, feel free to experiment with the controls and create your own unique sound. 1 Set tone controls flat and Master Volume Control down. 2 Connect input, AC power cord, footswitch cable, and speaker cable. If using an active bass, toggle the Active/Passive Switch to Active. If the Red Clip Indicator lights while playing, toggle the Active/Passive Switch to Passive. TUNER OUT GROUND PRE EQ
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Front Panel Guitar Input Jack: High Control: This is a 1/4" 2-conductor input jack for plugging Controls the amount of high frequency in the signal. in your instrument. It is intended for bass guitar The Normal / Define Switch changes the center but will accept other instruments as well. frequency of this control. (See ) Active/Passive Switch Normal / Sub Switch: Set this switch to Active when using an active bass When this switch is set to Normal, the Bass guitar. Setting to Active will
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A 5 1 Rear Panel 25 TUNER OUT GROUND PRE EQ MODEL: GROOVE 1200 LIFT POST EQ BREAKER RISK RISK OF OF ELECTRIC ELECTRIC SHOCK SHOCK DIRECT OUTPUT DO DO NOT NOT OPEN OPEN ATTENTION RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE-NE PAS OUVRIR EFFECTS LOOP 2001124 SERIAL NUMBER CAUTION CHASSIS SURFACE HOT DESIGNED IN USA ATTENTION SEND RETURN FOOTSWITCH MADE IN CHINA SUPERFICE DE CHASSIS CHAUDE SPEAKER OUTPUT Circuit Breaker: Pre EQ / Post EQ Switch: This circuit breaker will trip when too much When set to Pre EQ, th
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A A A 5 5 5 1 1 1 Speaker Connection Diagram TUNER OUT GROUND PRE EQ MODEL: GROOVE 1200 LIFT POST EQ BREAKER RISK RISK OF OF ELECTRIC ELECTRIC SHOCK SHOCK DIRECT OUTPUT DO DO NOT NOT OPEN OPEN ATTENTION RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE-NE PAS OUVRIR EFFECTS LOOP 2001124 SERIAL NUMBER CAUTION CHASSIS SURFACE HOT DESIGNED IN USA ATTENTION MADE IN CHINA SUPERFICE DE CHASSIS CHAUDE SPEAKER OUTPUT SEND RETURN FOOTSWITCH Cabinet Cabinet A B Amplifier Loading Chart Speaker cabinet Cabinet A’s Impedance (ohms)
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GROOVE 1200 Specifications Input Impedance 200K Ohm Output Power 450 Watts 8 Ohms @ 5% THD 750 Watts 4 Ohms @ 5% THD 1200 Watts 2 Ohms @ 5% THD Actual response is tailored to speakers for accurate acoustical Frequency Response 20HZ-20kHz response using a bass guitar as input. Hum & Noise -60db Residual Noise, all level controls 0% (minimum) 27db Preamp output System Gain 15db Preamp output, Active 25db Tuner output All measurements taken with 1 KHz 27db Direct output input signal, Tone controls
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10 Bass Mid Treble Clip Signal LED LED Graphic EQ Normal 100 Hz Active/Passive Sub 50 Hz 100 Hz Switch Mute 30 Hz 50 Hz 200 Hz 400 Hz 800 Hz 1.6 KHz 3.2 KHz 6.4 KHz Switch Input Normal 800 Hz Gain Shift 400 Hz Active = 12 db Normal 3 KHz Cut Define 5 KHz +/- 12 db Pre/Post EQ Switch +1 -1 Solo Boost Switch Power Speaker Volume Outputs Amp +1 6 db Boost -1 Ground Lift Switch Preamp Tuner Direct Power Out Amp In Out Out GROOVE 1200 Signal Flow Diagram
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EC Declaration of Conformity We: Kustom Musical Amplification Inc. 4940 Delhi Pike Cincinnati, OH 45238 Tel: 1-513-451-5000 Fax: 1-513-347-2192 Declare that the product Product name: Kustom Product model number: Groove 1200 to which this declaration relates is in conformity with the following standards; EN55013 (A12) : 1995 Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of broadcast receivers and associated equipment. EN55020: 1995 Electromagnetic immunity of broadcast re
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Kustom Amplification Inc., 4940 Delhi Pike, Cincinnati, OH USA (800) 999-5558 Web: www.kustom.com
