Samson 5500 Specifications

500 WATT BASS AMPLIFIERHA5500HartkeHartkeHartke

8Setting Up and Using the HA5500PASSIVEACTIVEWARNING: Hartke amplifiers can deliver very high power levels. Driven tofull power, they can damage con

9Setting Up and Using The HA5500543210678910543210678910ABTUBE SOLID STATE5432106789∞EFFECTSENDRETURN BALANCE0SEND RETURNModel 5500 EffectSend/Return

10About EqualizationContour controlsINOUT+15+12+9+6+3+2-2-3-6-9-12-15+150-158KHz5KHz3KHz2KHz1KHz500Hz250Hz125Hz64Hz30Hz8KHz5KHz3KHz2KHz1KHz500Hz250Hz1

11About EqualizationINOUT+15+12+9+6+3+2-2-3-6-9-12-15+150-158KHz5KHz3KHz2KHz1KHz500Hz250Hz125Hz64Hz30Hz8KHz5KHz3KHz2KHz1KHz500Hz250Hz125Hz64Hz30HzINOU

12About Compression5432106789∞HA5500Compression control and LEDThe dynamic range of a sound is the difference between its loudest and softestpoints.

13Appendix A: Block Diagram12310 BAND EQ FIXED EQ VR SOLIDSTATEMIXERSEND50 mV, IN0 dB TO +4dBRETURN2 BAND CONTOURPREPOSTAMPPROTECTIONGND. LIFT

14Appendix B: Changing the HA5500 Voltage1151151152301: Insert a small screwdriv-er into the slot beneath thefuse sled and gently pressin and up. The

15SpecificationsInput SensitivityPassive Input 100 k Ohms, 20 mv.Active Input 100 k Ohms, 60 mv.Rated Output Power 500 watts @ 4 ohms350 watts @ 8 ohm

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Introduction 2Features 3Guided Tour Front Panel 4-5Rear Panel 6-7Setting Up and Using the HA5500 8-9About Equalization 10-11 About Compres

2Congratulations on purchasing the Hartke HA5500 Bass Amplifier! Although thisunit is designed for easy operation, we suggest you first take some tim

3The Hartke HA5500 bass amplifier offers all the newest concepts in bass ampli-fication. Here are some of its main features:• Power to spare — The HA5

4Guided Tour - HA5500 Front Panel132456789101. Passive Input jack - If your bass guitar has passive circuitry, connect it to theModel 5500 here. This

5Guided Tour - HA5500 Front Panel6. Compression control - This determines the amount of compression (peak sig-nal reduction) by simultaneously adjust

6Guided Tour - HA5500 Rear PanelHartke SystemsDistributed Exclusively bySamson Technologies Corp.Hicksville, New York 11802MODEL 5500 350 WATTS8 = 350

7Guided Tour - 5500 Rear Panel5. Effect Send jack - Use this 1/4” unbalanced jack to send low impedance (100ohm) signal from the Model 5500 to a pro