Fender Frontman 15B User manual

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Frontman 15B Owner's Manual

Your new Frontman™15B has been designed by the

same Fender®Tone-Team that has created many

other Fender bass amps like the popular BXR

Series and Rumble Bass. Moreover, it’s crafted in

the same tradition and given the same care and

attention to detail as our classic ‘59 Bassman and

the versatile Hot Rod Series.

Solidly built and affordably priced, the Frontman 15B

is a great amp by any measure. Because of its

illustrious family tree, your new amp is capable of a

lot more than meets the eye.

Featuring convenient all front panel mounted

controls and jacks, the Frontman 15B also offers our

exclusive Deltacomp™adaptive compression

system. When the Deltacomp circuitry is engaged,

any clipping or distorting in the power amplifier is

virtually eliminated. Furthermore with output jacks

for both an 8Ωexternal speaker enclosure and

headphones, your Frontman 15B has the flexibility of

volume levels for everything from private listening to

small live performances.

Please read through this manual. Spin the tone

controls and see what happens.

Take the time to get to know each other... Tune-up,

Plug-in and ...Play-on.

Frontman 15B Front Panel Functions

A. INPUT - Plug your bass guitar in here.

B. VOLUME - Adjusts the overall loudness of the

Frontman 15B.

C. LOW - Adjusts the amount of boost or cut in the

low frequency range where the “deep” fundamentals

reside.

D. MID - Adjusts the overall tone quality without

affecting the signal level. High MID settings will

provide emphasis in the midrange frequencies

whereas a lower setting will notch the midrange

causing the sound to become “tight” or “punchy.”

E. TREBLE - Adjusts the amount of boost or cut in

the high frequency range. Turning the high up will

cause the sound to become “brighter” and “crisper”.

F. HEADPHONES - This jack provides an output to

a standard stereo or mono pair of headphones for

private listening. Using this jack automatically

disables the speaker. This jack can also be used as

an unbalanced line output by using either a stereo or

mono 1/4" phone plug connection. Caution:

Prolonged listening at high levels may be hazardous

to your hearing and possibly cause hearing damage.

G. EXTERNAL SPEAKER - This jack provides an

output to an external speaker enclosure. The

enclosure must have a minimum impedance of 8Ω.

Using this jack automatically disables the internal

speaker. DO NOT PLUG HEADPHONES IN HERE.

H. POWER INDICATOR - When this indicator is

illuminated, the Frontman 15B is receiving AC

power.

I. POWER SWITCH - This switch turns the AC

power ON and OFF. When the switch is OFF, the

amplifier is completely shut down.

Frontman 15B Rear Panel

LINE CORD - The Frontman 15B amplifier is

equipped with a grounding type supply cord to

reduce the possibility of shock hazard. Be sure to

connect it to a grounded receptacle. DO NOT

ALTER THE AC PLUG.

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Frontman 15B Specifications

TYPE PR 260

PART NUMBER 22-1573 (100V)

22-1503 (120V)

22-1563 (230V)

22-1543 (230V) UK

22-1533 (240V) Aust

POWER 100V version: 100V AC, 50/60 Hz, 45W

REQUIREMENTS 120V version: 120V AC, 60 Hz, 45W

230V version: 230V AC, 50 Hz, 45W

240V version: 230V AC, 50 Hz, 45W

POWER OUTPUT 15W R.M.S.

RATED LOAD IMPEDANCE 8Ω

DISTORTION AT RATED POWER 5%

POWER BANDWIDTH 40 Hz to 20 kHz

COMPRESSION RANGE 19 dB

INPUT IMPEDANCE 202k Ω

SENSITIVITY (@ 1 kHz) 4 mV at onset of compression

EQUALIZATION RANGE HIGH +/- 15dB at 8 kHz

MID +/- 15dB at 800 Hz

LOW +/- 15dB at 40 Hz

SPEAKER COMPLEMENT One 8ΩSpecial Design

8" Speaker (P/N 025421)

DIMENSIONS Height: 15 in. 38.1 cm

Width: 17.25 in. 34.3 cm

Depth: 9.75 in. 24.8 cm

Weight: 21 lbs. 9.5 kg

WARNING: -NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE, REFER SERVICING

TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL ONLY.

-TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD,

DO NOT EXPOSE THIS AMPLIFIER TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

-THIS UNIT MUST BE EARTH GROUNDED.

THIS EQUIPMENT CONFORMS TO

THE FOLLOWING DIRECTIVES :

EMC 89/336/EEC AND LV 73/23/EEC

A PRODUCT OF:

FENDER®MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CORP.

CORONA, CA 91720 USA

Fender®, Precision Bass®and Jazz Bass®

are registered trademarks of the Fender

Musical Instruments Corporation.

Product specifications are subject to change without notice.

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