Fender Cyber-Champ Operation Manual

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Cyber–Champ™Amplifier

• This symbol warns the user of dangerous
voltage levels localized within the enclosure of
the unit.

• This symbol advises the user to read all
accompanying literature for safe operation of
the unit.

• Read, retain, and follow all instructions. Heed all
warnings.

• Only connect the electric line cord to an earth grounded
AC receptacle in accordance with the voltage and
frequency ratings listed under INPUT POWER on the
rear panel of this product.

• WARNING: To prevent damage, fire or shock hazard,
do not expose this unit to rain or moisture.

• Unplug the AC power line cord before cleaning the unit
exterior (use a damp cloth only). Wait until the unit is
completely dry before reconnecting it to power.

• Maintain at least 6 inches of unobstructed air space
behind the unit to allow for proper ventilation and cooling
of the unit.

• This product should be located away from heat sources
such as radiators, heat registers, or other products that
produce heat.

• This product may be equipped with a polarized plug (one
blade wider than the other). This is a safety feature. If
you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet, contact
an electrician to replace your obsolete outlet. Do not
defeat the safety purpose of this plug.

• Protect the power cord from being pinched or abraded.

• This product should be serviced by qualified service
personnel when: the power supply cord or the plug has
been damaged; or objects have fallen, or liquid has been
spilled onto the product; or the product has been
exposed to rain; or the product does not appear to
operate normally or exhibits a marked change in

performance; or the product has been dropped, or the
enclosure damaged.

• Only use a cart or stand with this product that is
recommended by this product’s manufacturer.

• The power supply cord of this product should be
unplugged from the outlet when left unused for a long
period of time, or during electrical storms.

• Do not drip nor splash liquids, nor place liquid filled
containers on the unit.

• CAUTION: No user serviceable parts inside, refer
servicing to qualified personnel only.

• Fender®amplifiers and loudspeaker systems are capable
of producing very high sound pressure levels which may
cause temporary or permanent hearing damage. Use
care when setting and adjusting volume levels during
use.

FCC COMPLIANCE NOTICE

This equipment has been tested and found to comply
within the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to
Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to
provide a reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This equipment
generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and if not used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications and there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If
this equipment does cause harmful interference to
radio or television reception, which can be determined
by turning the equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or
more of the following measures: reorient or relocate the
receiving antenna, increase the separation between the
equipment and receiver, connect the equipment into an
outlet on a circuit different from that of the receiver.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV
technician if help is needed.

A PRODUCT OF:

FENDER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION

CORONA, CA USA

Copyright ©2003 by FMIC

Trademarks

Blackface™, Cyber–Champ™, Champ®, Cyber–Twin™, Cyber-Series™,
Deluxe™, Dyna–Touch™, Mr. Gearhead™, Virtual Tone Interpolation™,

Bassman®, Deluxe Reverb®, Fender®, Princeton®, Twin Reverb®,

and all related logos, are trademarks or registered trademarks of FMIC.

Other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.

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Cyber–Champ™Amplifier

Your new Cyber–Champ™ amplifier is brought to
you by the same Tone–team that created the
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Cyber–Twin™ and Cyber-Deluxe™
amplifiers. As the crowning achievements of
Fender’s most advanced research and development
project, Cyber–Series™ amplifiers are endowed
with Fender’s exclusive

Virtual Tone Interpolation™

technology (patent number 6,222,110). VTI™
technology enables the Cyber–Champ™ amplifier
to be different amplifiers according to circuit design.
Starting with a virtual circuit board, the
Cyber–Champ™ amplifier "rewires" its fundamental
architecture to become the essence of some of the
amplifier greats — Fender’s Blackface™,
Dyna–Touch™, Tweed and Modern amps, and even
the best of the British amps!

The Cyber–Champ™ amplifier allows you to be the
amp designer. Start with one of 14 permanent amp

and effect setups stored within the Cyber-Champ™
amp—twist some knobs, make some changes, then
save to one of the 7 rewritable preset locations
reserved onboard for your original amplifier designs.
MIDI implementation on the Cyber–Champ™
amplifier enables you to transfer presets to and from
the amp for backup to a PC, or for exchange with
other Cyber–Champ™ amplifier players.

The Cyber–Champ™ amplifier also puts a huge
array of studio–quality effects at your command:
Reverb, Modulation and Delay effects, enough to
satisfy most any sonic appetite. And many are in
stereo, so you can use the headphones jack to
enjoy a fully ambient stereo dimension. The
Cyber–Champ™ amplifier’s Dyna–Touch™ power
amp circuitry and Celestion® speaker deliver
powerful, responsive Tone to you and your
audience. It’s not just loud “on paper.”

• 21 Amp Design presets selectable using the Preset and Bank buttons or a MIDI controller:

• 14 Permanent presets – great amp and effects setups that are always available

• Fender®Custom Shop bank – 7 premium amp and effects combinations

• Your Amp Collection bank – 7 “stock” classic amplifiers

• 7 Rewritable presets – create and save your own amp and effects setups in the Players’ Lounge bank

• 3 groups of studio–quality effects that can be used simultaneously:

• 4 Reverb types with selectable levels and MIDI–accessible parameters

• 5 Modulation effect types with selectable levels and MIDI–accessible parameters

• 3 Delay effect types with selectable levels and MIDI–accessible parameters

• MIDI implementation:

• 27 Continuous Controllers for adjusting amp settings using external MIDI equipment (sequencer, computer,
foot–controller or Cyber–Series™amplifier)

• Preset–defined Continuous Controller enables foot–pedal control of programmable parameters

• System Exclusive functionality for selective preset management

• Front panel MIDI IN and MIDI OUT ports

• Virtual Tone Interpolation™ technology offers 7 Amp Type selections with tone stacks located before or

after the drive circuitry as appropriate

• Hum Reduction algorithm (patent pending) actively seeks out and suppresses environmental “hum”

• On–board digital chromatic tuner

• 65 watts of output power

• 12˝, 8Ω Celestion®speaker

• Stereo headphone/line out jack

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Operation Essentials

Presets and Banks

The Cyber–Champ™ is instantly reconfigured each time you select a
preset. Use the preset buttons to
select a preset in the current bank. Press the BANK button , then
a preset button to select a preset from another bank. Note that when
you select a preset, the position of each knob will not reflect its actual
setting (except by coincidence) until it is captured . . .

Knob Capture

You must first “capture” control of a knob to adjust the setting.
Capture by turning the knob until the adjacent LED lights up. Once
captured, further adjustments are immediate and audible.

Saving Presets

Captured knob settings are released when you make a preset
selection . . . but you can save all your current settings simply by
holding any preset button in for 2 seconds. Your new preset is saved
into the Players’ Lounge bank, assigned to the button held. Your new
preset is automatically activated.

A. INPUT JACK

Input connection for your guitar. The input level automatically adjusts itself to
ensure an adequate signal level is supplied to the DSP circuitry.

B. GAIN

Controls the distortion level and contributes to the overall amp loudness. Use
VOLUME {C} to adjust for (normalize) any undesired volume level change
resulting from a GAIN level change.

C. VOLUME

Controls the post–distortion signal level and contributes to the overall amp
loudness. Use in conjunction with GAIN {B} to normalize volume differences
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of amplifier and effects settings.

 There are three banks of presets:

CUSTOM SHOP Permanent

AMP COLLECTION Permanent

PLAYERS’ LOUNGE Rewritable

 Capture control of a knob by turning it

until the adjacent LED lights up.
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setting matches its actual (internal)
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 You can save 7 of your own amplifier

and effects settings in the Players’
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D. TREBLE

Controls the high–frequency tone level.

E. MIDDLE

Controls the mid–frequency tone level.

F. BASS

Controls the low–frequency tone level.

G. MASTER

Controls the overall volume output from the amplifier together with GAIN {B},
and VOLUME {D}. MASTER is the final “volume gatekeeper” limiting the
maximum output level of the Cyber–Champ™ amplifier. The MASTER knob
position (setting) is an absolute limit—even when controlling MASTER with MIDI
messages. MASTER is not preset programmable.

H. REVERB

Selects a Reverb type and level. The level increases going clockwise within
each type as illustrated from off (–), to maximum (+).

I. MOD F/X

Selects a Modulation effect type and level. The level increases going clockwise
within each type as illustrated from off (–), to maximum (+). Set a custom
modulation rate by pressing TAP at least twice at the desired rate. Press TAP
once for the slowest rate possible. There is only one level setting for Phaser.

J. DELAY

Selects a Delay type and level. The level increases going clockwise within each
type as illustrated from off (–), to maximum (+). Set a custom delay interval by
pressing TAP at least twice at the desired rate. Press TAP once for the longest
interval possible.

K. TUNER

Turns the tuner on and off. The tuner “borrows” the preset button lights to
indicate the nearest note and the capture LEDs to indicate flat, in tune, or sharp.

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Delay Type Description

DIGITAL 130 ms delay, single repeat (panning)

TAPE 300 ms delay, low feedback, medium wow & flutter

DUCKING 460 ms delay, medium feedback, “ducks” out of the way when playing

Modulation Effect Type Description

CHORUS Medium sweep rate with high depth

VIBRATONE Fast rate with medium depth

TREMOLO Fast rate with medium-high depth and duty cycle

FLANGE Slow sweep rate with medium depth

PHASER Medium sweep rate with medium depth

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SPRING Bright Blackface™ Reverb with long decay

ROOM Bright room with medium decay

HALL Medium-bright hall with long decay

ARENA Dark frequency response with long decay

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L. PRESET and BANK BUTTONS

The A–G buttons select presets from the current bank as indicated by the color
coded bank LEDs. To activate a preset from a different bank, press the BANK
button one or more times, then press a preset button.

Holding a preset button in for 2 seconds will save the current amplifier settings
to the Players’ Lounge bank under the button held. Your new preset is
automatically activated.

RESET: To reset the Players’ Lounge bank to factory presets, hold down the
A and G preset buttons while turning the Cyber-Champ™ amplifier on.

M. HUM REDUCTION

Turns Hum Reduction on and off. Reduces environmental hum in some
situations using an algorithm that seeks out hum frequencies and squelches
only the “hum” without degrading your music!

N. MIDI IN/OUT

Musical Instrument Digital Interface ports for connecting MIDI devices to the
Cyber–Champ™ amplifier. MIDI can be used to change and manage presets,
adjust settings, activate tuner mode and edit effect parameters. See MIDI
starting on page 9.

O. PHONES

Connect your stereo headphones here. This output jack can also be used as a
stereo line out for connection to sound reinforcement or recording equipment.

P. RED JEWEL

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Q. POWER

Turns the Cyber–Champ™ on and off.

R. IEC CONNECTOR

Connect the included power cord in compliance with the voltage and
frequency ratings on the rear panel of your amplifier.

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