OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS - 2.2 VH100R Laney POWER TO THE MUSIC 100W ALL TUBE GUITAR HEAD AMPLIFIER w w w. l a n e y. c o .
VH100R IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING: When using electric products, basic cautions should always be followed, including the following. 1. Read all safety and operating instructions before using this product 2. The product should be powered by a three pin `grounded (or earthed) plug connected to a power socket with a grounded earth outlet. 3. All safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference 4. Obey all cautions in the Operating instructions and on the back of the unit 5.
VH100R Intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated ‘Dangerous Voltage’ within the products enclosure that may be sufficient to constitute a risk of electrical shock to persons. Este simbolo tiene el proposito de alertar al usuario de la presencia de ‘(voltaje) peligroso’ que no tiene aislamiento dentro de la caja del producto que puede tener una magnitud suficiente como para constituir riesgo de corrientazo.
VH100R Laney OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE SWITCHING ON After unpacking your amplifier check that it is factory fitted with a three pin 'grounded' (or earthed) plug. Before plugging into the power supply ensure you are connecting to a grounded earth outlet. If you should wish to change the factory fitted plug yourself, ensure that the wiring convention applicable to the country where the amplifier is to be used is strictly conformed to.
VH100R Laney OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Dear Player, Thank you very much for purchasing your new Laney product and becoming part of the worldwide Laney family. Each and every Laney unit is designed and built with the utmost attention to care and detail, so I trust yours will give you many years of enjoyment. Laney products have a heritage which stretches back to 1967 when I first began building valve amplifiers in my parent’s garage.
VH100R Laney 26 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 25 18 17 PRESENCE 4 5 1 8 7 4 3 MIDDLE BASS VOLUME GAIN 8 1 9 9 0 10 0 RESONANCE 19 1 9 4 7 8 1 9 0 8 6 2 10 4 6 7 0 5 5 3 2 10 3 CHANNEL STANDBY 4 6 7 4 POWER 5 2 8 0 9 TREBLE 3 7 1 13 REVERB 4 6 3 2 15 EFFECTS 5 1 9 6 4 3 7 8 9 0 8 0 1 10 4 6 7 10 2 5 3 2 1 9 6 4 3 7 8 1 9 0 8 0 2 10 4 6 7 10 5 5 3 2 4 3 7 8 9 10 8 9 0 6 4 3 EFFECTS REVERB TREBLE MIDDLE BASS 16 14 12
VH100R Laney OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS amp gain but pushes the power amp section and makes it work harder giving you a very desirable level of power amp distortion which is a very pleasing “retro” style sound. DRIVE SWITCH: Switch in to enable the extra tube drive stage for Channel B, the led will illuminate when active. This gives you even more gain to play around with using the drive control (6) This channel is designed mainly for full on lead distortion.
VH100R Laney OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FRONT PANEL CONTROLS - CONTINUED VOLUME: Adjusts the overall volume of the clean channel (Channel A) This channel is designed to produce ultra clean tones. Try cranking the volume control up a little to push the output tubes harder for that real retro sound you can only get with a quality tube amplifier. Now use your guitar volume control to adjust the amount of distortion.
VH100R Laney OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 52 Laney 38 EFFECTS LOOP A+B LOUDSPEAKERS ATTENTION REMPLACER LE FUSIBLE PR LE MEME ET CALIBRE ATTENTION DEBRACHER A LA PRISE SECTEUR AVANT D’OUVRIR WARNING - THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTHED WARNING - TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION - TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER SERVICABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONEL. SERIAL NO.
VH100R Laney OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS REAR PANEL CONTROLS - CONTINUED LINE IN: The Line in socket provides the user with an input to the power amplifier stage. When a Jack is connected to the Line In socket the preamp signal does not pass to the power amp. LINE OUT: The line out socket gives the user an output for driving other amplifiers, mixing desks etc. . Can also be useful in multi-amp setups where a single preamp can drive several VH power stages.
VH100R Laney OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS REAR PANEL CONTROLS - CONTINUED EFFECTS LOOP SEND: Connect the input of your external effect to this socket. A ‘side chain’ effects loop allows you to connect external effects such as tremolo’s, chorus and delays to your amplifier. Signal leaves the amplifier via the `Send’ (46) socket and comes back from the effects via the `Return` (44) socket via the FX return level control (43).
VH100R Laney OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS QUICK START SETTINGS Ultra Clean Clean Crunch Grungy/Punk Rock Rhythm Page 12 /20
VH100R Laney OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS QUICK START SETTINGS - CONTINUED Blues Lead Rock Lead Metal Lead NOTES: These settings are suggestions only and will obviously vary depending on your guitar and playing style.
VH100R Laney OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS TUBE AMPLIFIER SURVIVAL TIPS Tube amplifiers generally sound much warmer/sweeter than solid state transistor amplifiers but they also need a little more respect due to the fragile glass tubes themselves. The VH100R uses top quality tubes, six ECC83 preamp tubes, and a matched set of four EL34B-STR output tubes which should give you years of trouble free service, however like all tube amps; it is important to treat it with a certain amount of respect.
VH100R Laney OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS TUBE AMPLIFIER SURVIVAL TIPS - continued V6 V10 EL34B Grade Number V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V7-10 V9 ECC83 ECC83 ECC83 ECC83 ECC83 ECC83 EL34B-STR V8 Hi-Grade Standard Hi-Grade Standard Standard Standard V5 V4 V3 V2 V1 V7 1st Gain Stage Drive Ch. 2nd Gain Stage Drive Ch. 1st Gain Stage Clean Ch. 2nd Gain Stage Clean Ch. 3rd Gain Stage Drive Ch.
VH100R Laney OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FX Controller Input VH100R SAMPLE SYSTEM 1 Output Sidechain Mode Return level active for mix level Laney CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN MADE IN THE U.K.
VH100R Laney OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FX Controller Input Output Front panel effects level controls active allowing independent control of each channel Bypass mode. Laney CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN MADE IN THE U.K.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS BLOCK DIAGRAM FX SEND A V3a FX SEND B GLOBAL FX SEND GLOBAL FX RETURN POWERAMP IN PREAMP OUT FX RETURN V3b CLEAN CHANNEL CLEAN VOLUME EQ HI INPUT TREBLE PAD MID BASS BRIGHT BYPASS INSERT SIDE CHAIN SPRINGLINE REVERB V4b FX RETURN A V5a LO INPUT FX RETURN A+B CLEAN CH. REVERB DRIVE BRIGHT FX RETURN B VOLUME V1a V2a V2b CLEAN CH.
VH100R Laney OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS SPECIFICATIONS Supply Voltage Mains Fuse HT Fuse Power Consumption Output Power Rating Loudspeaker Outputs Features EQ Footswitchable Input Impedance Size (H*W*D) Unit Weight ~100V, ~120V, ~220V, ~230V, ~240V 50/60Hz Factory Option (~220V>240V = T2A L 250V) (~100>120V = T5A L 250V) T1A L 300W 100W 1*16 Ohm 1*8 Ohm 2*16 Ohm 1*4 Ohm 2*8 Ohm Pure Class A/B Valve tone 4xEL34B-STR Power Tubes (Matched Set TAD) 6x12AX7 Preamp tubes (Premium TAD ECC83) Hi & Lo Gain Inputs
Laney POWER TO THE MUSIC METAL JAZZ BLUES ROCK AMPICONS ARE HERE TO HELP! LANEY AMPLIFICATION w w w. l a n e y. c o . u k In the interest of continued product development, Laney Reserves the right to amend product specification without prior notification.