Harman Music Group Inc.
Master Level
0-99 Level
Reverb
1-3 Room
4-6 Hall
7-9 Arena
Mono Delay
1-9 100ms
11-19 200ms
21-29 250ms
31-39 300ms
41-49 350ms
51-59 400ms
61-69 500ms
Multi Delay
1-9 Pong 100/200ms
11-19 Pong 150/300ms
21-29 Pong 200/400ms
31-39 Pong 250/500ms
41-49 Taps 100/300ms
51-59 Taps 200/300ms
61-69 Taps 300/400ms
71-79 Taps 400/500ms
Pitch/Detune
1 Octabass
8 3rd
2 Oct
9 4th
bb
3 6th
10 5th
4 6th
11 Oct
5 5th
12-14 5 Cents
6 4th
15-17 10 Cents
b
7 3rd
18-20 15 Cents
Pha/Tre/More
1-4 Phase Slow
5-8 Phase Medium
9-12 Phase Fast
13-21 Tremolo
22-28 Ring Modulator
29-40 Pixellator
Chorus/Flange
1-4 Chorus Slow
5-8 Chorus Medium
9-12 Chorus Fast
13-16 Flange Slow
17-20 Flange Medium
21-24 Flange Fast
Low EQ
Noise Gate Mid EQ
1-8 Gate Threshold
12 dB Boost -2 dB Cut
9-11 Fast Swell
10 dB Boost -4 dB Cut
12-14 Slow Swell
8 dB Boost -6 dB Cut
6 dB Boost -8 dB Cut
4 dB Boost -10 dB Cut
2 dB Boost -12 dB Cut
0 Flat
12 dB Boost -2 dB Cut
10 dB Boost -4 dB Cut
8 dB Boost -6 dB Cut
6 dB Boost -8 dB Cut
4 dB Boost -10 dB Cut
2 dB Boost -12 dB Cut
0 Flat
PGM#BANK
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High EQ
12 dB Boost -2 dB Cut
10 dB Boost -4 dB Cut
8 dB Boost -6 dB Cut
6 dB Boost -8 dB Cut
4 dB Boost -10 dB Cut
2 dB Boost -12 dB Cut
0 Flat
Data
Distortion
1-10 IT
11-20 Grind
21-30 Fuzz
31-40 FuzzIT
41-50 IT (Spkr Sim)
51-60 Grind (Spkr Sim)
61-70 Fuzz (Spkr Sim)
71-80 Fuzz IT (Spkr Sim)
Compressor
1-10 Comp Amount
Expression
1 Volume
2 Wah
3 Auto Wah
4 Mod Speed
5 Mod Depth
6 Mod Level
7 Detune
8 Pitch/Detune Level
Owner’s Guide
Introduction
Welcome to the world of the DOD TEC8! You have purchased the finest
guitar signal processor and preamp of its kind; hardly a surprise when it
comes from DOD. The TEC8 gives you both functional flexibility and tonal
excellence, driven by our proven effects processing technology.
Specifications
Up to 8 effects at a time
Ergonomic look and feel
Built-in effect Expression Pedal
Analog IT™ and Grind Distortions
3-band EQ
Effects include: Compressor, 8 Analog Distortions, Noise Gate, Chorus,
Flanger, Phaser, Tremolo, Ring Modulator, Pixellator, Pitch, Shift, Detune,
Mono and Tap Delays, Reverb
Easy-to-use interface
30 User, 30 Factory Presets
Jam-a-long™ Jack
A/D Resolution: 18 Bit
D/A Resolution: 16 Bit
DSP: 24 bit
Frequency Response: 20Hz to 16kHz
Signal to Noise Ratio: -87dB
Power Supply: DOD PS750, 9 VAC @ 750 ma
9 Delay Level
10 Reverb Level
IMPORTANT!
FOR YOUR PROTECTION, PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING:
WATER AND MOISTURE: Appliance should not be used near water (e.g. near a bathtub, washbowl,
kitchen sink, laundry tub, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool, etc). Care should be taken so
that objects do not fall on and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure through openings.
POWER SOURCES: The appliance should be connected to a power supply only of the type described
in the operating instructions or as marked on the appliance.
GROUNDING OR POLARIZATION: Precautions should be taken so that the grounding or polarization
means of an appliance is not defeated.
POWER CORD PROTECTION: Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be
walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them, paying particular attention to cords at
plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the appliance.
SERVICING: The user should not attempt to service the appliance beyond that described in the operating instructions. All other servicing should be referred to qualified service personnel.
FUSING: If your unit is equipped with a fuse receptacle, replace with only same type fuse. Refer to
replacement text on the unit for correct fuse type.
Warranty
1. The warranty registration card must be mailed within ten days after purchase date to
validate this warranty.
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 to DOD WITH
RETURN AUTHORIZATION, where all parts and labor will be covered up to a period
of two (2) years. A Return Authorization number may be obtained from DOD by telephone. 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.
6. The foregoing is in lieu of all other warranties, expressed or implied, and DOD neither
assumes nor authorizes any person to assume for it any obligation or liability in connection with the sale of this product. In no event shall DOD or its dealers be liable for
special or consequential damages or from any delay in the performance of this warranty due to causes beyond their control.
DOD® and TEC8™ are registered trademarks of DOD Electronics Corporation.
The information contained in this manual is subject to change at any time without notifi-
cation. Some information contained in this manual may also be inaccurate due to undocumented changes in the product or operating system since this version of the manual was
completed. The information contained in this version of the owner's manual supersedes
all previous versions.
Signal Processing
SECTION 1 - GETTING STARTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Front Panel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
PROGRAM AND BANK SELECTOR FOOTSWITCHES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
EFFECT SELECTOR BUTTONS (DIGITAL FX) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
EFFECT GROUPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
EFFECT SELECTOR BUTTONS (PREAMP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
STORE BUTTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
DISPLAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
DATA WHEEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
CLIP LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
OUTPUT KNOB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
INPUT KNOB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
EXPRESSION ASSIGN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Rear Panel Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
INSTRUMENT INPUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
JAM-A-LONG™ INPUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
HEADPHONE OUTPUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
LEFT / MONO OUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
RIGHT OUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
AC POWER INPUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
POWER CORD STRAIN RELIEF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Hooking Up and Supplying Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
SECTION 2 - PROGRAMMING THE TEC8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Navigating The TEC8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Selecting Programs in the TEC8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
User LED Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Using The Footswitches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Selecting Programs using the footswitches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Editing Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Expression Pedal Assign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Storing Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Bypassing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
The TEC8's Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
DISTORTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
EQUALIZER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
CHORUSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
FLANGERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
PHASERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
TREMOLO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
RING MODULATOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
PIXELLATOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
DELAYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Tuner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Accessing the Tuner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Changing the Tuning Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Factory Program Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Factory Program List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
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Signal Processing
Signal Processing
Signal Processing
SECTION 1 - GETTING STARTED
Front and Rear Panel Controls
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Master Level
0-99 Level
Reverb
1-3 Room
4-6 Hall
7-9 Arena
Delay
1-9 100ms
11-19 200ms
21-29 250ms
31-39 300ms
41-49 350ms
51-59 400ms
61-69 500ms
Multi Delay
1-9 Pong 100/200ms
11-19 Pong 150/300ms
21-29 Pong 200/400ms
31-39 Pong 250/500ms
41-49 Taps 100/300ms
51-59 Taps 200/300ms
61-69 Taps 300/400ms
71-79 Taps 400/500ms
Pitch/Detune
8 3rd
1 Octabass
9 4th
2 Oct
bb
3 6th
10 5th
11 Oct
4 6th
12-14 5 Cents
5 5th
15-17 10 Cents
6 4th
b
18-20 15 Cents
7 3rd
Pha/Tre/More
1-4 Phase Slow
5-8 Phase Medium
9-12 Phase Fast
13-21 Tremolo
22-28 Ring Modulator
29-40 Pixellator
Chorus/Flange
1-4 Chorus Slow
5-8 Chorus Medium
9-12 Chorus Fast
13-16 Flange Slow
17-20 Flange Medium
21-24 Flange Fast
Low EQ
Noise Gate Mid EQ
1-8 Gate Threshold
12 dB Boost -2 dB Cut
9-11 Fast Swell
10 dB Boost -4 dB Cut
12-14 Slow Swell
8 dB Boost -6 dB Cut
6 dB Boost -8 dB Cut
4 dB Boost -10 dB Cut
2 dB Boost -12 dB Cut
0 Flat
12 dB Boost -2 dB Cut
10 dB Boost -4 dB Cut
8 dB Boost -6 dB Cut
6 dB Boost -8 dB Cut
4 dB Boost -10 dB Cut
2 dB Boost -12 dB Cut
0 Flat
PGM#BANK
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High EQ
12 dB Boost -2 dB Cut
10 dB Boost -4 dB Cut
8 dB Boost -6 dB Cut
6 dB Boost -8 dB Cut
4 dB Boost -10 dB Cut
2 dB Boost -12 dB Cut
0 Flat
Data
Distortion
1-10 IT
11-20 Grind
21-30 Fuzz
31-40 FuzzIT
41-50 IT (Spkr Sim)
51-60 Grind (Spkr Sim)
61-70 Fuzz (Spkr Sim)
71-80 Fuzz IT (Spkr Sim)
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Compressor
1-10 Comp Amount
Expression
1 Volume
2 Wah
3 Auto Wah
4 Mod Speed
5 Mod Depth
6 Mod Level
7 Detune
8 Pitch/Detune Level
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9 Delay Level
10 Reverb Level
1) PROGRAM and BANK SELECTOR FOOTSWITCHES - These footswitches give you access to the User Programs in the TEC8 and allow you to
change User Banks.
2) EFFECT SELECTOR BUTTONS - This row of buttons lets you select an
effect group for editing, or to bypass the group completely. These
groups include Master Level, Reverb, Delay, Detune, Pitch Shift, Phase,
Tremolo, Ring Modulator, Pixellator, Chorus, Flange, Gate, EQ,
Distortion, and Compressor.
3) EFFECT GROUPS - The TEC8's effects are divided into 14 groups and
labeled on the front panel. When lit, the LED in each group indicates
that an effect in the group is active.
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4) TUNER LEDS - These LEDs become active when the tuner is selected
and a note is played. Used in conjunction with the Program Display,
they will show whether the input note is sharp or flat.
5) STORE BUTTON - Stores your custom Programs in the User memor y
location you select.
6) DISPLAY - The LED display in Program mode, shows which Bank and
Program is currently selected. In Edit mode, it shows the number
and/or status of the selected effect. In Tuner mode, it displays the
input note.
7) DATA WHEEL - In Program mode, use the Data wheel to scroll through
Programs. In Edit mode, use it to change the setting of effect groups.
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8) CLIP LED - The red Clip LED lights when clipping occurs at the input of
the TEC8 or when the Master Level may be too high. To eliminate clipping, reduce the setting of the Input Level control or the Master Level
parameter until it only blinks occasionally with peak signals.
9) OUTPUT KNOB - Controls the overall output level of both the Left and
Right outputs and the Headphone output.
10) INPUT KNOB - Controls the level of the signal at the TEC8's input
stage.
11) EXPRESSION PEDAL - Controls the parameter selected by Expression
Assign Group. (See Expression Assign on page 8.)
12) EXPRESSION ASSIGN. - Expression Assign selects which effect para-
meter is controlled by the Expression Pedal.
Manufactured in the USA by
INPUT
A Harman International Company
HEADPHONE
JAM-A-LONG
LEFT / MONO OUT RIGHT OUT
POWER INPUT
9V 500ma
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1) INSTRUMENT INPUT - Plug your instrument in here.
2) HEADPHONE OUTPUT - This stereo mini phone plug is for your head-
phones. The overall headphone level is controlled by the Output level
knob.
3) JAM-A-LONG™ INPUT - This stereo mini jack lets you connect your
tape deck or CD player headphone output to the TEC8 for personal jam
sessions. The Jam-a-Long™ signal is mixed with your instrument signal
at both the main and headphone outputs so you can play along with
your favorite tunes.
4) LEFT / MONO OUT - For stereo applications, this is the Left main out-
put. Use this jack for mono applications.
5) RIGHT OUT - For stereo applications, this is the Right main output. For
mono applications, leave this jack unconnected.
6) AC POWER ADAPTER INPUT - Connect the supplied PS750 AC power
adapter to this jack. Use only the adapter supplied with the TEC8. Use
of any other adapter may damage the unit.
7) POWER CORD STRAIN RELIEF - This clip prevents the AC power cord
from being accidentally pulled out.
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