Owner's Manual
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OWNER’S MANUAL INTRODUCTION WARNING! IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Congratulations on your purchase of this MG Gold amplifier from Marshall Amplification. WARNING: IMPORTANT SET UP INFORMATION: Before going any further, make sure that The MG provides modern Marshall tones for the player who is on the go. your amplifier is compatible with your WARNING: mains electricity supply. If you have any Failure to select the correct impedance doubt, please seek help from a qualified may damage your amplifier. With your MG you can easily dial in storable sounds and effects including sparkling technician – your Marshall dealer can help clean, rich driven blues, rock tone and heavy distorted metal settings. Every element you in this respect. If connecting a speaker cabinet make sure from voicing through to the speaker has been carefully designed to give you flexibility at that you use a proper speaker cable. Never MAINS INPUT & FUSE: your fingertips. use a screened (shielded) guitar cable for The specific mains input voltage rating this purpose. that your amplifier has been manufactured From the punchy MG 10 to the powerful MG 50, each MG Gold amplifier is quick to set- for is indicated on the rear panel of the 1. Ensure that the MAINS (power) up and delivers time and time again. Whether you are practicing at home or gigging on amplifier. MG50FX: Your amplifier is switch is set to the OFF position. the road, the MG Gold not only looks good, it won’t let you down. provided with a detachable mains (power) lead, which should be connected to the 2. Connect the supplied mains (power) MAINS INPUT socket on the rear panel of lead into the MAINS INPUT first and We hope you enjoy your MG Gold amplifier. the amplifier. The correct value and type then into the mains electricity supply. of mains fuse is specified on the rear panel - The Marshall Team of each amplifier. 3. Ensure that the VOLUME controls on the front panel are set to zero. NEVER attempt to bypass the fuse or fit one of the incorrect value or type. 4. Plug your guitar into an INPUT jack socket. TRANSPORTING YOUR EQUIPMENT: Please ensure that your amplifier is 5. Turn the front panel MAINS switch to switched off, unplugged from the mains the ON position. electricity supply and that all removable cables have been disconnected from your 6. Turn the VOLUME up to your equipment before attempting to move it. preferred level and your amplifier is ready to play. ENGLISH ENGLISH COMPLIANCE STATEMENT (MG15FX, MG30FX & MG50FX) MG10 FRONT PANEL FUNCTIONS This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and 2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. 1. INPUT 8. MP3 IN Input for your guitar. Use a good quality If you want to jam to your favourite track, This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not in- guitar cable (i.e. one that’s screened/ connect the line out or headphone output stalled and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful shielded) to help prevent noise, of your player here, adjust the volume of interference to radio communications. interference and unwanted feedback. your player to match that of your guitar and you’ve got the perfect ‘play-along’ 2. VOLUME - CLEAN CHANNEL practice system. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular This control adjusts the volume of the installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or Clean Channel. 9. MAINS television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the The power switch turns your amplifier on user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the 3. CHANNEL SWITCH and off. The Channel switch will light up following measures: This switch allows you to change between when your amplifier is turned on and will the amp’s two channels, Clean and not be lit when the amplifier is switched Overdrive, via the front panel. When off. • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. the LED is green, the Clean channel • Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver. is engaged. When the LED is red, the Note: The specific mains input voltage rating • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to Overdrive channel is engaged. that your amplifier has been built for is shown which the receiver is connected. on the back panel. Before connecting to 4. GAIN the mains electricity supply, always ensure • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. This control sets the operating level of the that your amplifier is compatible with your pre-amp. Simply turn up the Gain control electricity supply. If you have any doubt, CAUTION: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party until the required amount of distortion is please get advice from a qualified technician. responsible for compliance could void the users authority to operate the equipment. achieved. Your Marshall dealer will help you in this respect. 5. VOLUME - OVERDRIVE CHANNEL This device complies with CAN ICES-3(B)/NMB-3(B) This control adjusts the volume of the Warning: Please ensure the amplifier is Overdrive channel. The louder this switched off and unplugged from the mains channel is set, the ‘looser’ the amplifier will electricity supply before being moved. sound and feel. 6. CONTOUR PLEASE READ THIS MANUAL CAREFULLY This highly effective tone control works by BEFORE PLUGGING IN. modifying the mid-range (body). 7. HEADPHONE OUT FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS AND HEED ALL WARNINGS. For use when silent practice is the order of the day. Connection of headphones will KEEP THESE INSTRUCTIONS. automatically mute the internal speaker. ENGLISH MG15FX & MG30FX FRONT PANEL FUNCTIONS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 15 17 1. INPUT JACK SOCKET 7. TREBLE CONTROL preset mode. When using the optional 15. FOOTCONTROLLER SOCKET Input for your guitar. Use a good quality Increasing the Treble will make your footcontroller, holding both the Tap ¼” Jack socket for the connection of the guitar cable (i.e. one that’s screened/ sounds brighter and more cutting, turning switch and the Store switch will activate optional footcontroller (PEDL-90008) - shielded) to help prevent noise, it down will decrease your tone’s edge and the tuner. see page 8. interference and unwanted feedback. make it sound softer as a result. 11. FX CONTROL 16. HEADPHONE SOCKET 2. GAIN CONTROL 8. REVERB CONTROL Selects and adjusts one of five digital For use when silent practice is the order Controls the amount of signal entering This control lets you add a lush digital effects - Chorus, Phaser, Flanger, Delay of the day. Connection of headphones will the pre-amp and the amount of distortion reverb to the selected channel, from a and Octave. automatically mute the internal speaker. created in the selected channel. subtle hint to cavernous and all points in-between. Furthermore, there are two 12. STORE SWITCH 17. POWER SWITCH 3. CLEAN/CRUNCH SWITCH distinctly different sounding reverb types Stores the current amp settings into The power switch turns your amplifier Selects between Clean (green) and Crunch for you to choose from – Studio or Spring. the current channel or to recall with the on and off. A channel switch will light up (red) channels. Studio emulates the sound of a studio optional footcontroller. When in manual when your amplifier is turned on and none plate reverb while, as expected, Spring mode the Store button lights red. will be lit when the amplifier is switched 4. BASS CONTROL emulates the sound of a classic spring off. Turning up the Bass control will add reverb unit. 13. MASTER CONTROL warmth and low-end depth to your sound. Controls the master volume of the Note: The specific mains input voltage rating 9. VOLUME CONTROL amplifier. that your amplifier has been built for is shown 5. OD-1/OD-2 SWITCH Controls the volume of the selected on the back panel. Before connecting to Selects between OD-1 (green) and OD-2 channel. 14. MP3 LINE IN SOCKET the mains electricity supply, always ensure (red) channels. Jam to your favourite track by connecting that your amplifier is compatible with your 10. TAP (MANUAL) SWITCH the line out or headphone output of your electricity supply. If you have any doubt, 6. MIDDLE CONTROL Matches the delay FX time to the time player here. Adjust the volume of your please get advice from a qualified technician. Adjusting the middle frequencies will vary between two pushes. The LED flashes at player to match that of your guitar and Your Marshall dealer will help you in this the amount of body in your sound. the selected delay time. Holding down you’ve got the perfect ‘play-along’ practice respect. the Tap switch for longer than 2 seconds system. switches the amp between manual and ENGLISH ENGLISH MG15FX & MG30FX OVERVIEW CHANNEL SELECTION (13) which is not storable, will now not reverb options - Studio or Spring When MP3 / LINE IN The amplifier has 4 channels - Clean, match the actual settings of the amplifier.