Fishman F1 AURA+ User Manual

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USER GUIDE
F1 AURA

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Welcome

Thank you for making Fishman a part of your acoustic experience. We are proud

to offer you the fi nest acoustic amplifi cation products available; high-quality
professional-grade tools to empower you to sound your very best. We are
confi dent F1 Aura+ will both enhance and inspire your music making.

Despite its simple and clean appearance, F1 Aura+ features a powerful set of
tone shaping controls and programmability. We urge you to read through this
user guide and spend some time getting familiar with its operation, so that you
may easily realize the system’s full potential.

Aura Acoustic Imaging Technology uses digital algorithms developed in

Fishman’s audio laboratories to restore a studio-miked sound to an acoustic
instrument. To achieve this, we’ve recorded this instrument using world-class
microphones and techniques to capture an “Image” of the natural sound that
it emits when miked in a professional studio. This Image, when recorded direct
or played through an amp, mixer or PA, blends with the undersaddle pickup to
produce an incredibly accurate recreation of the original recording.

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Quick Start

Before you begin, set the controls as shown:

1. Plug in • Use a ¼-inch instrument cable.

2. Tune up • Press and hold the Volume knob until the tuner comes on. When

engaged, the Tuner

mutes the output. Press

Volume

to exit Tuner.

3. Turn up • Raise the Volume to a desirable level.

4. Select an Image Preset • Press the Tone control repeatedly to select

presets 1, 2 and 3. Press again to select the dry pickup (which is displayed as “P”).

5. Adjust Tone • Turn the Tone control clockwise to blend in a “mid-scooped”
tone with emphasized bass & treble and reduced midrange.

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Mid

Scoop

Flat

& dry pickup

3 Image Presets

Tone Control Turn to adjust Volume

Press to toggle Phase

Hold for Tuner

press

Quick Start Controls

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Easy Mode

When shipped from the factory, F1 Aura+ offers a simple set of user controls
called Easy Mode. This mode allows you to quickly get a feel for the tonal
possibilities of F1 Aura+ while providing the most important features you’ll need
every day.

Volume: turn for volume

Tuner: press + hold 2 seconds

press to exit tuner

Phase: press to toggle

Tone: turn to adjust mid scoop

Preset: press repeatedly for

preset 1, 2, 3, dry pickup

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Multi-function Controls

With F1 Aura+, both the Edit and Volume knobs contain a momentary switch.

So, in addition to turning a knob, pressing down on the knob will gain access to

one or more features.
For this reason, this guide will refer to knob actions as: turn, press, or press+hold.

Refer to the chart on page 19 for a quick reference of the various features.

Press

Edit Volume

Turn

to adjust

Press + Hold

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Performance Mode

For the more adventurous player, we’ve created a much deeper control interface
called Performance mode. This mode gives you full access to an extensive
set of tone shaping controls. And to make things easier while you perform,
we’ve grouped some controls into Play and the rest into Edit. Play and Edit are
described on the following pages.

Entering Performance Mode

F1 Aura+ is shipped from the factory to power up in Easy Mode (page 6). To

change the preamp to power-up into Performance Mode:

1. Press + hold the Edit knob (Tone control) while plugging in the guitar.
Continue to hold the Edit knob down when the tuner displays the letter “R” and

then the letter “P”.

2. While still holding the Edit knob, press the Volume knob. Release both knobs.

Performance mode is selected when the “P” stops fl ashing and the unit returns
to normal operation.