Blackstar HT-5TH Owner's manual

Owner’s Manual

Blackstar Amplification Ltd, Beckett House, 14 Billing Road, Northampton, NN1 5AW, UK

For the latest information go to: www.blackstaramps.com

Whilst the information contained herein is correct at the time of publication, due to our policy of constant improvement

and development, Blackstar Amplification Ltd reserves the right to alter specifications without prior notice.

Designed and Engineered by

Blackstar Amplification UK

HBK-1034 04/12

5TH

USA / Canada

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

1. Readtheseinstructions.

2. Keeptheseinstructions.

3. Heedallwarnings.

4. Followallinstructions.

5. Donotusethisapparatusnearwater.

6. Cleanonlywithadrycloth.

7. Donotblockanyventilationopenings.

8. Installinaccordancewiththemanufacturer’sinstructions.

9. Donotinstallnearanyheatsourcessuchasradiators,heatregisters,stoves,or

otherapparatus(includingampliers)thatproduceheat.

10.Donotdefeatthesafetypurposeofthepolarizedorgrounding-typeplug.A

polarizedplughastwobladeswithonewiderthantheother.Agroundingtype

plughastwobladesandathirdgroundingprong.Thewidebladeorthethird

prongareprovidedforyoursafety.Iftheprovidedplugdoesnottintoyour

outlet,consultanelectricianforreplacementoftheobsoleteoutlet.

11.Protectthepowercordfrombeingwalkedonorpinchedparticularlyatplugs,

conveniencereceptacles,andthepointwheretheyexitfromtheapparatus.

12.Onlyuseattachments/accessoriesspeciedbythemanufacturer.

13.Unplugthisapparatusduringlightningstormsorwhenunusedforlongperiods

oftime.

14.Referallservicingtoqualiedservicepersonnel.Servicingisrequiredwhenthe

apparatushasbeendamagedinanyway,suchaspower-supplycordorplugis

damaged,liquidhasbeenspilledorobjectshavefallenintotheapparatus,the

apparatushasbeenexposedtorainormoisture,doesnotoperatenormally,or

hasbeendropped.

“TO COMPLETELY DISCONNECT THIS APPARATUS FROM THE AC

MAINS, DISCONNECT THE POWER SUPPLY CORD PLUG FROM THE

AC RECEPTACLE”.

“WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO

NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN OR MOISTURE AND OBJECTS

FILLED WITH LIQUIDS, SUCH AS VASES, SHOULD NOT BE PLACED ON

THIS APPARATUS”.

This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of

uninsulated“dangerousvoltage”withintheproduct’senclosurethat

maybeofsufcientmagnitudetoconstituteariskofelectricshock

topersons.

Thissymbolisintendedtoalerttheusertothepresenceofimportant

operationandmaintenance(servicing)instructionsintheliterature

accompanyingtheappliance.

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If the product does not operate normally when the operating instructions are

followed,thenrefertheproducttoaqualiedserviceengineer.

TheU.S.Government’sOccupationalSafetyandHealthAdministration(OSHA)has

speciedthefollowingpermissiblenoiselevelexposures:

DurationPerDayInHours SoundLeveldBA,SlowResponse

8  90

6  92

4  95

3  97

2  100

1½  102

1  105

½  110

¼orless  115

AccordingtoOSHA,anyexposureinexcessoftheabovepermissiblelimitscould

resultinsomehearingloss.

Earplugprotectorsintheearcanalsorovertheearsmustbewornwhenoperating

thisamplicationsysteminordertopreventapermanenthearinglossifexposureis

inexcessofthelimitsassetforthabove.Toensureagainstpotentiallydangerous

exposure to high sound pressure levels, it is recommended that all persons

exposedtoequipmentcapableofproducinghighsoundpressurelevelssuchas

thisamplicationsystembeprotectedbyhearingprotectorswhilethisunitisin

operation.

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Warning!

Important safety information!

READ THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION CAREFULLY. SAVE ALL

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE!

Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product!

Danger! High internal operating voltages.

Do notopen the equipment case.Thereare no user serviceableparts in this

equipment.Referallservicingtoqualiedservicepersonnel.

Cleanonlywithadrycloth.

Condensationcanformon theinside ofan amplierif itis movedfrom acold

environmenttoawarmerlocation.Beforeswitchingtheuniton,itisrecommended

thattheunitbeallowedtoreachroomtemperature.

UnauthorisedmodicationofthisequipmentisexpresslyforbiddenbyBlackstar

AmplicationLtd.

Neverpushobjectsofanykindintoventilationslotsontheequipmentcasing.

Donotexposethisapparatustorain,liquidsormoistureofanytype.

Donotplacethisproductonanunstabletrolley,standortable.Theproductmay

fall,causingseriousdamagetotheproductortopersons!

Donotcoverorblockventilationslotsoropenings.

Thisproductshouldnotbeplacednearasourceofheatsuchasastove,radiator,

oranotherheatproducingamplier.

Useonlythesuppliedpowercordwhichiscompatiblewiththemainsvoltagesupply

inyourarea.

Powersupplycordsshouldalwaysbehandledcarefullyandshouldbereplacedif

damagedinanyway.

Neverbreakofftheearth(ground)pinonthepowersupplycord.

Thepowersupplycordshouldbeunpluggedwhentheunitistobeunusedforlong

periodsoftime.

Beforetheunitisswitchedon,theloudspeakershouldbeconnectedasdescribed

inthehandbookusingtheleadrecommendedbythemanufacturer.

Alwaysreplacedamagedfuseswiththecorrectratingandtype.

Neverdisconnecttheprotectivemainsearthconnection.

High loudspeaker levels can cause permanent hearing damage. You should

thereforeavoidthedirectvicinityofloudspeakersoperatingathighlevels.Wear

hearingprotectionifcontinuouslyexposedtohighlevels.

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Allelectricalandelectronicproductsshouldbedisposedofseparatelyfrom

themunicipalwastestreamviadesignatedcollectionfacilitiesappointedby

thegovernmentorthelocalauthorities.

Features

TheHT-5THistheultimatestudioandpracticeamp,packingallthegreattone

andinnovativefeaturesoftheaward-winningHTvalvepedalsintoatwochannel,

footswitchablevalveampformat.ThepatentedISF(InniteShapeFeature)circuit

givesyouinniteadjustmentoverthecharacteristicsofthetonecontrolnetwork

andtakesyoufromtheUSAtotheUKandanywhereinbetween.Sonowyou

caneffectivelydesignyourowntoneandnallynd‘thesoundinyourhead’.In

makingtheHT-5THideallysuitedtohomeandstudiouse,theaimwastodevelop

avalveampwhichsoundedfullandtonefulevenatthelowestvolumelevel.With

thisinmindtheBlackstardesignteamdesignedabrandnewvalvepoweramplier

topology.TheHT-5THpoweramplierisalowpoweredpush-pulldesignwhich

producesthecrunchandbreak-upcharacteristicsofatraditional100Woutput

stagebutatamuchlowervolume.Thisisachievedbytheuseofa12BH7dual

triodeinpush-pullcongurationproducing5Wattsoutput,whichisrichinvalve

harmonicsandcompression.

TheHT-5THalsohasafullyspeciedstereospeakeremulatedoutputwhichfurther

enhances thestudio credentials andallows any guitaristto get amazingvalve

tonestraighttotapeordisk,orthroughheadphones.Italsofeaturestheunique

4x12/1x12voicingswitchallowingyoutochangethetonalcharacteristicsofthe

emulatedsignalbetweentwoemulatedcabinettypes.

Thestereospeakeremulatedoutputcanbeusedatthesametimeastheinternal

speaker/extensioncab,providingheadphonefreemonitoringorthechoicetoblend

amic’dspeakerandemulatedsignaltogetherforunrivalledusabilitywhenrecording

athomeorinthestudio.Inadditionthespeakeroutputcanbeturnedofffor‘silent’

practiceorrecording.

Addtothisaneffectsloopwithswitchablelevel,16Ωand8Ωspeakeroutputs

whichallowyoutoruntheampintoanexternalspeakercabinetofyourchoice,a

stereoMP3/Lineinallowingyoutojamalongtoyourfavouritetracksandyouhave

everythingyouneedforrecordingorpractising.

English

Introduction

Thankyouforpurchasingthis5

anniversaryBlackstarHT-5THamplier.Based

ontheawardwinningHT-5R,thislimitededition2x10comboispackedwithallthe

samepatentedfeatures,buthasauniquecosmetic-creamcovering,anniversary

weavefretclothandcustomfrontpanel.Withjust2500unitsworldwidethisreally

isaspecialeditionproductandapieceofBlackstarhistory.

AllBlackstarproductsaresubjectedtoextensivelaboratoryandroadtestingto

ensurethattheyaretrulyuncompromisingintermsofreliability,qualityandabove

allTONE.

IfyoulikewhatyouhearandwanttondoutmoreabouttheBlackstarrangeof

productspleasevisitourwebsiteatwww.blackstaramps.com.

Thanks!

TheBlackstarTeam

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10. Treble (OD Channel)

TheTreblecontrolallows exactadjustment ofthe treblefrequencies withinthe

sound.Atlowsettings(CCW)thesoundwillbewarmanddarkerincharacter.Asthe

Treblecontrolisincreased(CW)thesoundwillbecomebrighter.Atthemaximum

settingsthesoundwillbeaggressiveandcutting.

11. ISF (Innite Shape Feature)

TheISFcontrolworksinconjunctionwiththeBass,MiddleandTreblecontrols.It

allowsyoutochoosetheexacttonalsignatureyouprefer.FullyCCWhasamore

Americancharacteristicwithatightbottomendandmoreaggressivemiddle,and

fullyCWhasaBritishcharacteristicwhichismore‘woody’andlessaggressive.

12. Reverb (HT-5R and HT-5RH only)

TheReverbcontrolsetstheoveralllevelofthereverbeffect.Withthecontrolfully

counterclockwisetherewillbenoreverb.Turningthecontrolclockwisewillincrease

theamountofreverb.TheHT-5RfeaturesdigitalstereoreverbasfoundontheHT

VenueSeriesandHT-1Raddingarichdepthtoanyplayingstyle.

13. Power Indicator Light

Thepowerindicatorwilllightwhentheamplierisswitchedon.

14. Standby

Thisswitchenablestheoperationofthepowerampstageandspeakeroutput.

Alwaysturnthis onatleast30 secondsafterthePower switch(15).For silent

recordingorpractisethisswitchshouldbeputinthestandbyposition.Thiswill

disablethepowerstage,buttheemulatedoutputwillcontinuetowork.

15. Power

Thisswitchisusedtoturntheamplieronandoff.Youshouldalwaysturnthis

switchonbeforeturningontheStandbyswitch(14).

Rear Panel

1. Mains Input

The supplied detachable mains leadis connected here. The lead should only

beconnectedtoapoweroutletthatiscompatiblewiththevoltage,powerand

frequencyrequirementsstatedonthe rearpanel.If indoubtget advicefroma

qualiedtechnician.

2. Speaker Outputs

Theoutputmarked‘1x16Ohm’isfortheconnectionofasingle16Ohmexternal

speakercabinet.Theoutputsmarked‘1x8Ohmor2x16Ohm’arefortheconnection

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Front Panel

1. Input

Plugyourguitarinhere.Alwaysuseagoodqualityscreenedguitarlead.

2. Clean Volume

Thiscontrols thevolume ofthe CleanChannel. Turningit clockwiseincreases

thevolume.

3. Clean Tone

The Tone control allows adjustment of the balance between treble and bass

frequencieswithinthesound.Atlowsettings(counterclockwise)thesoundwillbe

warmeranddarkerincharacter.AstheTonecontrolisrotatedclockwisethesound

willbecomebrighter.

4. Overdrive Select

PressthisswitchtoselecttheOverdriveChannel.

5. Overdrive Indicator

WhentheredLEDisontheOverdriveChannelisselected.WhentheLEDisoffthe

CleanChannelisinoperation.

6. Overdrive Gain

The Gain control adjusts the amount of the Overdrive Channel’s overdrive or

distortion.Lowsettings,counterclockwise(CCW),willdeliveracleansoundon

theedgeofbreak-up.AstheGaincontrolisincreasedclockwise(CW)thesound

willbecomemoreoverdrivenmovingthroughcrunchtonesuntil,atitsmaximum

position,afulldistortedleadtoneisarrivedat.

7. Overdrive Volume

ThiscontrolsthevolumeoftheOverdriveChannel.Turningitclockwiseincreases

thevolume.

8. Bass (OD Channel)

TheBasscontroladjuststheamountoflowendfrequenciesinyourtone.Thisamp

hasanadvancedtoneshapingcircuitwhichallowsthetonetobetightandcutting,

(CCW),towarmandthumping(CW).

9. Middle (OD Channel)

TheMiddlecontroladjuststheamountofmiddlefrequenciesinyourtone.The

middlefrequenciesareparticularlyimportantinsettingtheamountof‘body’your

tonehas.WiththeMiddlecontrolsettoitsminimumposition(fullyCCW)thesound

willbeaggressiveandscooped,atoneidealforaggressiverhythmplaying.Asthe

Middlecontrolisincreased(CW)theamountof‘body’isincreased,whichismore

suitableforsustainedleadguitartones.

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ofeitherasingle8Ohmextensioncabinet,theinternalloudspeakersoftheHT-5TH

comboortwo16Ohmcabinets.TheinternalloudspeakeroftheHT-5THcombo

shouldnotbeusedtogetherwithanextensioncabinet.Seetablebelow.

HT-5thSpeakerTable ‘1x16Ohm’output ‘1x8Ohmor2x16Ohm’outputs

Internal8Ohmcombospeaker  X X

Two16Ohmextensioncabinets  X  

One16Ohmextensioncabinet   X X

One8Ohmextensioncabinet  X X

WARNING:

Theoutputmarked‘1x16Ohm’shouldneverbeusedatthesametime

aseitheroftheoutputsmarked‘1x8Ohmor2x16Ohm’.

3. Speaker Emulated Output & Headphones

Thisoutput emulatesthetonal characteristicsof aguitar speakercabinet and

providesanaturalvalveoverdrivetoneforconnectiontoarecordingdeviceormixing

desk,andforusewithheadphones.Tomakefulluseofthestereoreverb,usea

stereojacktotwomonojackssplitterleadtofeedtwochannelsoftherecording

deviceormixer(seediagrambelow).Theoutputwillalsofunctionintoamonoguitar

typelead.Alwaysuseagoodqualityscreenedlead.

4. Cabinet Switch

Theswitchenablesyoutoselecteithera4x12closedbackora1x12openback

cabinetemulationfortheSpeakerEmulatedOutput.

5. Footswitch

Thesuppliedfootswitchisconnectedhere.Thefootswitchenablesyoutoswitch

betweentheCleanandOverdrivechannels.TheOverdriveSelectSwitch(4)onthe

ampliermustbedepressedtoallowthefootswitchtowork.

6. Effects Loop Send

Connectthe(mono)inputofanexternaleffectsunithere.

7. Effects Loop Return

Connectthe(mono)outputofanexternaleffectsunithere.

8. Effects Loop Level

TheEffectLoopLevelswitchsetstheeffectslooptoeither+4dBV/-10dBV,which

enablesyoutouseitwitheitherprofessionalequipment(+4dBVsetting),orwith

guitarleveleffectssuchaseffectspedals(-10dBVsetting).

9. MP3/Line Input

ConnecttheoutputofyourMP3orCDplayerhere.Adjusttheplayer’svolumeto

matchthatofyourguitartoenableyoutoplayalong.

Note:Theconnectionisstereo.

Technical Specication

HT-5TH Combo

Power (RMS):

5Watts

Valves:

1xECC83,1x12BH7

Weight (kg):

16.84

Dimensions (mm):

569x235x419

Footswitch:

FS-4supplied

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Ring

Screen

Tip

Left channel

to mixer

Right channel

to mixer

ANTES DE ENCENDER UN CABEZAL, LA PANTALLA DEBERA ESTAR

CONECTADA COMO SE DESCRIBE EN EL LIBRO DE INSTRUCCIONES

UTILIZANDOLOSCONDUCTORESRECOMENDADOSPORELFABRICANTE.

REEMPLAZE SIEMPRE LOS FUSIBLES DAÑADOS POR OTROS DE

CARACTERÍSTICASIDÉNTICAS.

NUNCADESCONECTEELPROTECTORDELATOMADETIERRA.

LAPOTENCIADESONIDODELOSALTAVOCESCUANDOLOSNIVELESSON

ALTOSPUEDECAUSARDAÑOPERMANENTE.SEDEBEEVITARPORTANTOLA

EXPOSICIÓNDIRECTAALOSALTAVOCESCUANDOESTOSESTÉNOPERANDO

A UN NIVEL ALTO. USA SIEMPRE PROTECTORES AUDITIVOS ANTE UNA

EXPOSICIÓNPROLONGADA.

SI EL PRODUCTO NO FUNCIONARA UNA VEZ SEGUIDAS TODAS LAS

INSTRUCCIONES,REMÍTALOAUNSERVICIOTÉCNICOCUALIFICADO.

LAOFICINAAMERICANADEPROTECCIÓNDELASALUDHAESPECIFICADO

LOSSIGUIENTESNIVELESADMISIBLESDEEXPOSICIÓNDERUIDO.

DURACIÓNPORDIAYHORAS NIVELDESONIDODBABAJARESPUESTA

8  90

6  92

4  95

3  97

2  100

1½  102

1  105

½  110

¼ómenos 115

CUALQUIER EXPOSICIÓN POR ENCIMA DE LOS LÍMITES MENCIONADOS

PUEDEPROVOCARPÉRDIDASAUDITIVAS.

LOS TAPONES PROTECTORES DEBEN DE SER UTILIZADOS CUANDO SE

OPEREESTESISTEMADEAMPLIFICACIÓNPARAPREVENIRUNAPERMANENTE

PÉRDIDADEOÍDOSILAEXPOSICIÓNESEXCESIVAOESTÁPORENCIMADE

LOSLÍMITESDESCRITOSARRIBA.PARAPREVENIRCONTRAUNAEXPOSICIÓN

PELIGROSAAALTOSNIVELESDESONIDOSERECOMIENDAATODASLAS

PERSONASQUEPUEDANESTAREXPUESTASANIVELESPRODUCIDOSPOR

UNSISTEMADEAMPLIFCIACIÓNCOMOÉSTEQUEPROTEJANSUSOÍDOS

MIENTRASLAUNIDADESTÁENFUNCIONAMIENTO.

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ÁVISO!

Importante Información de seguridad

LEA LA SIGUIENTE INFORMACIÓN DETENIDAMENTE Y CONSERVE LAS

INSTRUCCIONES PARA FUTURAS CONSULTAS.

SIGA TODOS LOS AVISOS E INSTRUCCIONES MARCACADAS EN LOS

PRODUCTOS.

¡PELIGRO! Alto voltaje interno.

NOABRALATAPADELEQUIPO.NOHAYPARTESUTILIZABLESPARAOTROS

FINESENESTEEQUIPO.REMITACUALQUIERANOMALÍAALSERVICIOTÉCNICO

CUALIFICADO.

UTILICETRAPOSSECOSPARASULIMPIEZA.

SEPUEDEFORMARCONDENSACIÓNDENTRODELAMPLIFICADORSIESTESE

HAMOVIDODEUNLUGARFRIOAOTROMÁSCALIDO.ENELCASODEQUE

SEMOVIERAELAMPLIFICADORDEUNSITIOMÁSFRIOAOTROMÁSCALIDO

OALAINVERSA,DEJEUNRATOELAMPLIFICADORSINENCENDERPARAQUE

ESTEALCANCELATEMPERATURAMEDIADELNUEVOLUGAR.

LASMODIFICACIONESNOAUTORIZADASESTÁNEXPRESAMENTEPROHIBIDAS

PORBLACKSTARAMPLIFICATIOLTD.

NUNCAAPOYEOBJETOSENNINGUNODELOSAGUJEROSDEVENTILACIÓN

LOCALIZADOSENLASTAPASDELEQUIPO.

NO EXPONGA LOS EQUIPOS A LA LLUVIA, LIQUIDOS O HUMEDAD DE

CUALQUIERTIPO.

SIGATODOSLOSAVISOSEINSTRUCCIONESMARCADASENELPRODUCTO.

NOPONGALOSEQUIPOSENCARRETILLASOMESASINESTABLES.ELEQUIPO

PUEDECAERDAÑÁNDOSESERIAMENTE,ASÍCOMOAOTRASPERSONAS.

NOCUBRAOBLOQUEELOSAGUJEROSDEAPERTURAYVENTILACIÓN.

ESTEPRODUCTONODEBESERPUESTOCERCADEUNAFUENTEDECALOR

COMOPUEDESER UNRADIADOR, ESTUFAOCUALQUIERPRODUCTORO

AMPLIFICADORDECALOR.

USESÓLOLAFUENTEDEALIMENTACIÓNQUESEACOMPATIBLECONLOS

VOLTAJESUTILIZADOSENELÁREAENDONDEESTÉ.

LAFUENTEDEALIMENTACIÓNDEBEDESERMANEJADACONCUIDADOY

DEBEDESERREMPLAZADAENCASODECUALQUIERDAÑO.

NUNCAROMPALATOMADETIERRASOBREELCABLEDECORRIENTE.

ELCABLEDE CORRIENTEDEBERÁDE SERDESCONECTADOCUANDOLA

UNIDADNOVAYAASERUSADADURANTEUNTIEMPO.

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Todoslosaparatoseléctricosoelectrónicossedebendesechardeforma

distintadelserviciomunicipalderecogidadebasura,atravésdepuntosde

recogidadesignadosporelgobiernoolasautoridadeslocales.

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