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Setting up your Hartke Systems HS1200 KickBack™ Bass 

Amplifier is a simple procedure, which takes only a few 

minutes:
1. Remove all packing materials (save them in case of need 

for future service) and decide where the amplifier is to be 

physically placed. To avoid potential overheating problems, 

make sure that the rear panel is unobstructed and that 

there is good ventilation around the entire unit. The HS1200 

may be used flat on the floor or in its “KickBack™” position 

(for increased high frequency clarity and directionality), as 

shown in the illustration below:

2. The HS1200 is shipped with a rear panel connector 

between the speaker output (see #2 on page 6 of this 

manual) and the built-in speaker input; check to make sure 

this is in place; if not, plug it in. If you are using an external 

speaker cabinet, make a connection between it and the 1/4” 

unbalanced Speaker output connector on the rear panel. 

Any appropriately rated external bass cabinet with an 

impedance load of 8 ohms can be used, though we recom-

mend the use of the specially designed internal speaker. It 

is never a good idea to power up any amplifier that is not 

connected to a loudspeaker.
3. Next, connect the 3-pin AC plug into any grounded AC 

socket. Don’t turn the HS1200 on just yet, though.
4. Use a standard music instrument cable to connect your 

bass to the Input jack on the front panel. On the front panel 

of the HS1200, turn the Volume control to its minimum 

(fully counterclockwise) position, set all three EQ controls 

to their “0” (12 o’clock) position, and start with the Shape 

switch out (that is, off).
5. Press the front panel Power switch in order to turn on the 

HS1200; the LED above it will light up.

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