Dod FX69 User Manual

• Remove the battery whenever the unit is not going to be

used for an extended period of time. This will prevent

possible damage due to leaking battery fluids.

• If the FX69B fails to switch in or out or the LED indicator

stays lit, the battery needs to be replaced.

• Use of any AC adapter other than the DOD PS200R will

void the warranty of this product.

• Unauthorized repair of the FX69B will void the warranty.

Should your FX69B require service, contact your DOD FX

pedal dealer for return / repair information.

2. DOD warrants this product, when used solely within the

U.S., to be free from defects in materials and workmanship

under normal use and service.

3. DOD liability under this warranty is limited to repairing or

replacing defective materials that show evidence of defect,

provided the product is returned through the original dealer,

where all parts and labor will be covered up to a period of

three years. The company shall not be liable for any

consequential damage as a result of the product’s use in

any circuit or assembly.

4. Proof-of-purchase is considered to be the burden of the

consumer.

5. DOD reserves the right to make changes in design or

make additions to or improvements upon this product

without incurring any obligation to install the same on

products previously manufactured.

IMPORTANT NOTES

• The FX69B battery is in use whenever the INPUT jack is

plugged in. If you are not using the FX69B, be sure to

unplug the cable from the INPUT jack. This will prevent

unnecessary battery drain.

On the following pages, some examples of different types of

sounds are shown, along with graphic representations of

how to set the knobs. Since good (or bad) guitar sounds are

a subjective matter, use these examples as starting points to

create your own sounds that meet your specific tastes, or

DOD Warranty

1. The warranty registration card must be mailed within ten

days after purchase date to validate this warranty.

lack thereof.

This sound is reminiscent of sounds produced by the

Melvins and bands influenced by them. This sound has a

cut treble (HIGH) response, making the low end (LOW)

sound flabby. Tune your guitar down to D to improve

flabbiness.

This sound will not only hurt your ears, but will drive the

parents out of the house. The LOW and HIGH controls have

been cut for this sound. This setting produces a wall of

undefined noise. Tune your guitar to C# (C#, F#, B, E, G#,

C#), and turn your amp up until you hear an extra flabby

bottom.

A grinding, overdriven sound with a crisp top end. When

used with

a single coil pickup, this sound will give you all the noise and

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OPERATION OF THE FX69B

The FX69B is a high-gain effect designed to flay the flesh

from your bones when you play a chord. In simplest terms,

the signal enters the unit, where it is promptly nuked with

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DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

CONTROLS

LOUD: Matches the distortion level with original signal

level. CAUTION: Turning the LOUD control clockwise may

be painful to dogs and small furry woodland creatures in

overdrive. It is this overdriving that causes the grunge

sound.

Truly vomitous distortion sounds are really a matter of

personal taste, but some example settings are shown to

give you a starting point for creating your own disgusting

sounds.

When setting up the effect, use the LOUD control to match

the level of the distortion effect with the level of the original

input signal. The control should be set so that there is a

slight increase in level when the effect is switched into the

signal path.

The LOW knob controls the low-frequency (bass) content

of the signal (when the effect is on). Turning this control

clockwise increases the low-frequency content of the signal.

The HIGH knob controls the high-frequency (treble)

content of the guitar signal (when the effect is on). This

your immediate area (but it sounds damn good). Turning

the control counterclockwise can be nice for a little

midnight shredding when you don’t want to piss the

neighbors off.

LOW: Controls the low-frequency (bass) content of your

guitar sound. Turning this control clockwise increases the

bottom-end flab of the signal at the output, while turning

the control counterclockwise decreases the bottom-end

flab of the signal at the output

HIGH: Controls the “ouch” content of your guitar sound.

Turning this control clockwise hurts. Turning the control

counterclockwise doesn’t. Note: Wearing sunglasses

while adjusting this control clockwise will not prevent your

eyeballs from exploding!

GRUNGE: Controls the amount of hair on the distortion.

Turning the GRUNGE control clockwise increases the

amount of gain (distortion or drive) on your guitar sound,

control adds more edge to your sound, allowing your guitar

to sound like a chainsaw on a chalkboard.

The GRUNGE control is not remotely clean in its lower

range, because it overdrives the guitar sound quite fiercely.

Give the knob a clockwise twist, however, and the distortion

not only snarls to life with screaming highs and fat, meaty

bottom-end grunge, it practically bludgeons you in the head

with gain.

while turning the control counterclockwise only slightly

reduces the sonic onslaught of electric death.

FOOTSWITCH: Switches the distortion effect in or out of

the signal path.

LED INDICATOR: Lights when the distortion is enabled,

and is not lit when the distortion is bypassed.

JACKS: Input, Output, AC Adapter (use either the DOD

PS3 or PS50 power supply to eliminate the need for a 9

volt battery).

WHAT THE FX69B DOES

The FX69B Grunge is a hypercharged high-gain preamp

so nasty and so heavy, it'll have your bandmates

screaming for mercy. Even its distortion is distorted.

This is in-your-face, knock-you-on-your-butt distortion,

here! And just think: all you have to do is plug in your

guitar and the FX69B does the rest. This is the kind of

high-gain distortion that allows notes to sustain into

infinity, simulating the distortion of a guitar amplifier

turned up to eleven - wait...no, twelve ! , clipping the

signal and causing distortion. One of the advantages of

using a pedal-type distortion like the FX69B is that big,

heavy distortion can be produced at any amplifier volume

or setting.

CONNECTING THE FX69B

Connect your guitar to the input of the FX69B. Connect

the output of the FX69B to your amp (or to the input of

another effects device you may be running). To eliminate

the need for a 9-volt battery, attach either the DOD PS3

or the DOD PS50 power supply to the AC adapter

jack.FEATURES

• LED indicator shows status of effect and battery

condition.

• Active switching for noiseless oper ation.

• Easy access battery compartment.

• Adapter jack for AC operation.

• Rugged die-cast metal case.

• Three year limited warranty.

• Rubber non-skid bottom.