User manual TASCAM GA-100CD

[. . . ] » GA-100CD Instrument Amplifier OWNER'S MANUAL D00907100A IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. This appliance has a serial number located on the rear panel. Please record the model number and serial number and retain them for your records. [. . . ] ChooseDIRECTtoapplyreverbtotheguitarsignal asitcomesintheINPUT jack. SelectEFFECTto applyreverbtotheeffectsoutputsignal. Youcan alsoselectbothtoapplyreverbtothedryguitar signalandtheeffectoutput. gOUTPUT key Adjustthesecondparameteroftheselectedeffect. (See"Usingeffects"onpage16. ) sEffect Knob 3 Adjustthethirdparameteroftheselectedeffect. (See"Usingeffects"onpage16. ) PressOUTPUTtochoosethereverbsignaloutput destination­themainspeaker, thesub-speakerpair orallthreespeakers. Oneorbothoftheindicators (MAIN, SUB)lightstoreflecttheselection. CD Trainer h jkl z c ;x vbn m InadditiontostandardCDplayerfunctions, theCD Traineralsohasatuner, ametronome, anoscillatorand otherfeatures. PressthiskeytosettheloopINpoint(starting point)forthecurrentlyplayingorpausedCD. Press thiskeyagaintosettheOUTpoint(endingpoint) andstartloopplaybackautomatically. WhenINandOUTpointsareset, pressandhold thiskeytoturnloopplaybackbetweentheINand OUTpointsONandOFF. WhenINandOUTpointsarenotset, pressandhold thiskeytoturnsingletrackoralltrackrepeatON andOFF. (See"Repeatplaybackofaselectedloop" and"Alltrackorsingletrackrepeatplayback"on page18. ) Lightlypresstheø mark atthefrontofthecoverto opentheplayer. jCD Trainer LCD ShowstheCDTrainerstatus. kTIME/ESC key Whenatimeisdisplayed, pressthiskeytochange thetimedisplaymode. Whenusingamenu, pressthiskeytoreturntothe timedisplay. 10 TASCAM GA-100CD 2 ­ Part names and functions ;GUITAR CANCEL key vTEMPO key PressthiskeytoturnGuitarCancelONandOFF. PressandholdthiskeytoopentheGuitarCancel settingmenu. Inthismenu, pressthiskeytocycle throughsettingitems. (See"Cancelingguitar sounds"onpage19. ) zTUNER/SETUP key PressthiskeytoturntempocontrolONandOFF. PressandholdthiskeytoopentheTemposetting menu. (See"Settingthetempo"onpage18. ) bKEY key PressthiskeytoturnthetunerONandOFF. Make detailedtunersettingsusingtheSetupmenu. (See "Usingthetuner"onpage20. ) PressandholdthiskeytoopentheSetupmenu toadjustthetimedisplaymodeaswellasother functions, includingfootswitchandtunersettings. OnceintheSetupmenu, pressthiskeytocycle throughsettingitems. (See"Changingsettings"on page21. ) xOSC/CAL key PressthiskeytoturnkeyadjustmentONandOFF. PressandholdthiskeytoentertheKeysetting menu. (See"Adjustingthekey"onpage19. ) nVSA key PressthiskeytoactivateVariableSpeedAudition (VSA). VSAappearsontheLCD. WhenON, VSA keepstheoriginalpitchofthemusicevenwhenthe tempoischanged. mTrack skip and search keys(/µ, °/) Press/µ and °/ duringCDplaybackto skiptopreviousorlatertracks. Pressthesekeyswhenplaybackisstoppedtoselect atracktoplay. (PressPLAY(¥)tostartplayback. ) TofastforwardduringCDplayback, pressandhold °/. Torewind, pressandhold/µ. Pressthiskeytostarttheoscillatorandoutputan adjustablepitchsignalfromthesub-speakers. (See "Usingtheoscillator"onpage20. ) PressandholdthiskeytoaccesstheCalibration menuandsetthestandardtuningfrequency. (See "Settingthestandardtuningfrequency"onpage19. ) cSetting adjustment keys Fast-forwardandrewindspeedgraduallyincreases aslongasthekeyishelddown. , STOP (ª)/MTRO key Usethe3settingchangekeystoadjustsettings. shiftthestereopositiontotheleft. /DOWN/LEFT:Reducevalues, flattenthepitchor /NORMAL/CENTER:Restorethedefaultvalue, PresstostopCDplayback. Pressandholdthiskey toopentheMetronomemenu. (See"Usingthe metronome"onpage20. ) . PLAY/PAUSE key(¥/) cancelpitchchangesorresetthestereopositionto thecenter. shiftthestereopositiontotheright. /UP/RIGHT:Increasevalues, sharpenthepitchor PresstostartplaybackofastoppedorpausedCDor pauseaplayingCD. TASCAM GA-100CD 11 2 ­ Part names and functions Rear panel / /POWER switch ! @ # $ % ^ & %LINE IN (L, R) jacks PresstoturnthepowerONandOFF. !~ IN Usethesuppliedpowercordtoconnecttheamp toanACpoweroutlet. Confirm that the voltage matchesthatmarkedontherearpanelofyour GA-100CDamp. @CD/EFFECT FOOTSWITCH jack Connectanexternallinelevel(-10dBV)signalfrom asynthesizer, guitarpreamp, MDplayerorother device. Thesignalfromtheexternaldeviceisoutput throughthesub-speakers. ^LINE OUT (L, R) jacks OutputsthemixofMAIN MASTER VOLUMEand SUB MASTER VOLUMEsignalsandthesignal fromtheLINE INjacksat­10dBVlevels. UseaTASCAMRC-30Porsimilarfootswitch tocontrolplayback/pause, banknumber, tuner operationandotherfunctions. Dualfootswitchuse ispossible. (See"Changingsettings"onpage21. ) #GUITAR CHANNEL FOOTSWITCH jack &PHONES jack Connectstandardstereoheadphonestothis1/4" jacktolistentoCDsorpracticealone. OutputsthemixofMAIN MASTER VOLUMEand SUB MASTER VOLUMEsignalsalongwiththe inputsignalfromtheLINE INjack. NOTE UseaTASCAMRC-30Porsimilarfootswitchto changebetweencleanandoverdrivechannels. $EFFECT SENDandRETURNjacks Usethesetosendtheguitarsignaltoanexternal effectloopafterithaspassedthroughthe GA-100CD'spreamp. When the Phones jack is in use, the GA-100CD will not output sound from its speakers. 1 TASCAM GA-100CD 2 ­ Part names and functions CD Trainer LCD *()Q W E R T YU IO P *PLAYindicator A S BlinkswhentheSetupmenuisactive. (See "Changingsettings"onpage21. ) YSET UPindicator Appearsduringplayback. (PAUSEindicator Appearswhenplaybackispaused. )T. REMAIN/REMAINindicator UTuningmeter Indicatesthemeaningofthetimedisplayed accordingtothecurrentsetting. T. REMAIN=remainingtimeofentireCD REMAIN=remainingtimeofcurrentlyplayingtrack Showspitchduringtuning. Thecenteristhecorrect pitch. Themoretheindicatorlightstotheleft, the flatterthepitchandthemoreitlightstotherightthe sharperthepitch. ILOOPindicator QVSAindicator Appearswhensettoloopplayback(ALL/SGL). (See "Repeatplaybackofaselectedloop"onpage18. ) O1 AppearswhenVSAisON. (See"Changingtempo withoutchangingkey"onpage19. ) WTUNERindicator Appearswhensettosingle(SGL)repeatplayback. PI-O Appearswhenthetunerisinuse. (See"Usingthe tuner"onpage20. ) ETEMPOindicator BlinkswhenthelooprepeatINpointissetand lightswhentheOUTpointisset. ATracknumber/timedisplay BlinkswhentheTempomenuisactive, andlights whentempocontrolisON. (See"Settingthetempo" onpage18. ) RKEYindicator Showsthecurrentlyselectedtracknumber(above TRACK)andtimeduringplaybackinminutes(M)and seconds(S). Alsoprovidesinformationwhenmaking varioussettings. S , BlinkswhentheKeymenuisactiveandlightswhen keyadjustmentisON. (See"Adjustingthekey"on page19. ) TCD EFFindicator ShowspitchwhenkeyadjustmentisON. BlinkswhentheGuitarCancelmenuisactive, and lightswhenGuitarCancelisON. (See"Canceling guitarsounds"onpage19. ) TASCAM GA-100CD 1 3 - Part names 2 ­ Connectionsand functions Guitar connection ConnectaguitarusingeithertheHIGHorLOWjackin theINPUTsection. Theinputimpedanceofthetwojacksisdifferent. The HIGH jack is 6. 8 M, and the LOW jack is 68 k. Whendirectlyconnectingelectricguitarswithpassive pickups, werecommendthatyouusetheHIGHjack sincesuchguitarsusuallyhavehighoutputimpedance. Twoguitarscanbeconnectedsimultaneously. GUITAR TOP PANEL Connecting other equipment SOURCE SIGNAL FOOT PEDAL RECORDER REAR PANEL EXTERNAL EFFECTOR HEADPHONES Footswitch connections ConnectaTASCAMRC-30Porsimilarfootswitchto theGUITAR CHANNELjackontherearpaneltouseit tochangebetweenthecleanandoverdrivechannels. ConnectaTASCAMRC-30Porsimilarfootswitch totheCD/EFFECTjackontherearpaneltouseitto changeeffectbanksorturnthetunerONandOFF. External effects connection Toapplyanexternaleffecttotheguitarsignalafterit haspassedthroughtheGA-100CDpreamp, connectthe externaleffect'sinputtotheEFFECT SENDjackand itsoutputtotheEFFECT RETURNjack. Headphones connection ConnectstereoheadphonestothePHONESjack tomonitorthroughheadphones. Connectiontothe PHONESjackmutestheGA-100CDspeakers. External sound source connection Connectanexternalsynthesizer, audioequipment orotherdevicetotheLINE INjacktoinputexternal sounds. Theinputsignalissenttothesub-speakers. NOTE Use the volume control of the equipment connected to the LINE IN jack to adjust its relative volume. CAUTION Be careful when attaching external sound sources, as very loud signals, especially at low frequencies, may damage the GA-100CD's speakers. 1 TASCAM GA-100CD 2 ­ Part Using the guitar amp 4 - names and functions Guitar amp gain, equalization and output Choosing the channel TheGA-100CDhasindependentcleanandoverdrive channels. UsetheCLEAN/OVERDRIVE keytochoose thechannel. WhenthegreenlightisON, theCLEANsectionis activeandwhentheredlightisONtheOVERDRIVE sectionisactive. YoucanalsochangethechannelusingaTASCAM RC-30PorsimilarfootswitchconnectedtotheGUITAR CHANNELfootswitchjackontherearpanel. Adjusting the volume and tone quality Thecleanandoverdrivechannelshavethesametypes ofcontrolknobs. AdjustthevolumeofeachchannelwithitsGAINand VOLUMEknobs. UsetheMAIN MASTER VOLUME ChoosethecleanchannelandsettheGAINknoblow foranundistortedsound. [. . . ] When it is turned ON again, the previously made settings will be applied to playback again. TASCAM GA-100CD 1 7 ­ Tuner, oscillator and metronome Using the tuner TheGA-100CDhasabuilt-inguitartunerwith2modes ­chromaticmodeandguitarmode. Inchromaticmode (thedefaultsetting), theGA-100CDautomatically detectstheinputsignalpitch. Guitarmodehelpsyou tunestringstostandardguitartuning. (See"Changing settings"onpage21fordetailsonsettingthetuner modeandsoundoutput. ) Calibrating the tuning frequency Thestandardtuningfrequency(A4)canbeadjusted. CAL appears on the LCD. 3 Press OSC/CAL or ESC to finish calibration and return to time display. 2 Press the and keys to adjust the standard tuning frequency from 435 Hz to 445 Hz. Press the key to restore the default setting of 440 Hz. Tuning in chromatic mode 1 Connect a guitar and press TUNER. TUNERappears on the LCD along with the tuning meter shown to the right. [. . . ]