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DOD TEC8G User Manual

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Owner’s Guide
Introduction
Welcome to the world of the DOD TEC8G! You have purchased the finest guitar signal processor and preamp of its kind; hardly a surprise when it comes from DOD. The TEC8G gives you both functional flexibility and tonal excellence, driven by our proven effects processing technology.
Specifications
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. AReturn 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 TEC8G™ are registered trademarks of DOD Electronics Corporation. The information contained in this manual is subject to change at any time without notifica-
tion. 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.
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......
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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 TEC8G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Navigating The TEC8G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Selecting Programs in the TEC8G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .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 TEC8G's Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
DISTORTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
EQUALIZER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
CHORUSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
FLANGERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
PHASERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......
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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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SECTION 1 - GETTING STARTED
Front and Rear Panel Controls
1) PROGRAM and BANK SELECTOR FOOTSWITCHES - These
footswitches give you access to the User Programs in the TEC8G 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 TEC8G'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.
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 memory 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 TEC8G 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 TEC8G'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.
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 TEC8G 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 TEC8G. 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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Hooking Up and Supplying Power
DO NOT APPLY POWER TO THE TEC8G UNTIL INSTRUCTED.
1) STEREO: Connect the Left and Right outputs to a pair of guitar ampli­fiers, or the inputs of a mixing console. If you're using guitar amps, set the tone controls flat (no boost or cut) and balance the levels between them. If you're using a console, pan the TEC8G output channels hard left and right, and turn down the high frequency EQ for best results.
MONO: Connect the Left output to a guitar amplifier or input of a mixing console.
2) Connect your instrument to the input of the TEC8G.
3) Power up the TEC8G by connecting the supplied AC adapter between the TEC8G and a power outlet.
4) Play your instrument and watch the Clip LED on the TEC8G carefully as you set the Input knob. Turn up the Input level until the Clip LED begins to light, and reduce the input level slightly. When the Input knob is set properly, the ClipLED should only flicker on the loudest pas­sages.
5) Set the Output level as desired.
The TEC8G, like any piece of computer hardware, is sensitive to voltage drops, spikes, and surges. Interference such as lightning or power "brownouts" can seriously, and in extreme cases, permanently damage the circuitry inside the unit. Here are a few tips that will help get the best pos­sible performance out of your TEC8G while avoiding damage:
• Always make sure you have a "clean" power source for connecting to the TEC8G. This means that the AC power line you connect to the TEC8G should be as free from voltage fluctuations and RF interference as possible.
• Use a good quality spike / surge suppressor. This is an inexpensive solution to all but the most severe AC line conditions. A good quality power strip can save you a lot of money in repair bills because they prevent large spikes and surges from reaching your equipment.
• Always make sure that your audio lines are as far as possible from power cables. This will further prevent noise, hum, and stray magnetic fields from entering your signal path. If audio and power lines must run close to each other, try to avoid running them parallel to one another
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