Flex Waves FW-EQ7, FLEX EQ7 User Manual

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FW-EQ7
FLEX EQ7

User Manual

INTRODUCTION

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Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the FW­EQ7 FLEX-EQ7 Programmable ANALOG 7 Band Equalizer.

Before using this effect, carefully read the section
entitled: “IMPORTANT NOTES”.

These sections provide important information concerning the
proper operation of the pedal. Additionally, in order to feel
assured that you have gained a good grasp of every feature
provided by your new unit, this manual should be read in its
entirety. The manual should be saved and kept on hand as a
convenient reference.

Flex Waves FLEX-EQ7 brings you seven bands of pure
ANALOG circuit EQ ranging from 100Hz to 6.4kHz, ideal for
guitar sounds, with boost/cut of +/- 15dB per band.

This lets you TOTAL control your sound, eliminate unwanted
feedback, give a thin-sounding single-coil the girth to stand up
to a high-output humbucker, turn a vintage one-channel amp
into a two-channel firebreather.
Create scooped-mid death tones, midrange-heavy singing
lead sounds, thunderous lows, crystalline highs.

The Level Slider gives you a great amount of gain, so you can
make a fill or a solo jump to the forefront.
Use it as a boost for solos or to create funky and scooped­mid rhythm tones. Create raging sustain and feedback while
getting more thunderous low-end out of your rig than you ever
thought possible.

The Flex-EQ1 is 100% Analog Tone digitally controllable, you
create your sounds, you store them and you recall them
whenever you want in a glance.

It covers the frequency spectrum for electric guitar, keyboard,
mic, etc.

FLEX WAVES Guitar Pedals are DESIGNED and MADE in
Italy.

A battery is supplied with the unit.The life of this battery
may be limited, since its primary purpose was enable to
testing.

MAIN FEATURES

 Analog Programmable Equalizer
 7 Band EQ ±15 dB Cut or Boost
 8 Custom Presets
 6 User Banks
 True Bypass
 Compact Die Cast Aluminium Box
 FW Balanced Cable Link ™ Mode to “smart” connect

multiple Flex Waves pedals

PANEL DESCRIPTION

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Connections

1- IN

1/4” mono jack connections for signal input.
FLEX-EQ7 require 1/4” stereo jack connections for Link
Mode operations.

2- OUT

1/4” mono jack connections for signal output.
FLEX-EQ7 require 1/4” stereo jack connections for Link
Mode operations.

3- Power

The FLEX-EQ7 require 9V DC 200 mA. By using the power
supply, you can play without being concerned about how
much battery power you have left.

 Use only the specified AC adaptor
 If there is a battery in the unit while an AC adaptor is

being used, the FW-EQ7 will switch over to battery­powered operation should the line voltage be
interrupted.

 To change the battery you need to unscrew the

four screws placed on the bottom panel

PANEL DESCRIPTION

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Switches

4 - On/Bypass

This footswitch has three functions.

- Press and release immediately for standard on/off function in
Free Set Mode (Manual).

- Hold and release to switch between the presets in Preset
Mode.

- Hold to store a sound into a Preset number (Preset Mode) or
to confirm the bank selection/bank position (Bank Mode).

5- Mode/Esc

The FLEX-EQ7 has four mode of operation, selectable by
pressing the Mode/Esc switch , the modes are: FREE SET
Mode ( Manual ), PRESET Mode, BANK Mode and LINK
Mode.

The switch has also the function of aborting the current
operation like storing a Preset or a Bank.

Sliders

6- Graphic Equalizer sliders

Control 7 octave band from 100 Hz to 6.4 KHz by 15 dB up or
down.

7-Level

The level slider allows to control of FW-EQ7‟s output
loudness, so the pedal can be used also as a signal booster.

OPERATION

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SETUP MONO

This setup illustrates how to use the Flex-EQ7 pedal in a mono setup (one amp only) .

OPERATION

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SETUP SEND/RETURN

This example illustrates how to connect your Flex-EQ7 pedal as a send/return effect in an effects loop.

OPERATION

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The Flex-EQ7 has four mode of operation, selectable by pressing the Mode/ESC switch, the modes are: FREE
SET Mode (Manual), PRESET Mode, BANK Mode and LINK Mode.

FREE SET Mode (Manual)

When the power is turned on, the default pedal settings are Bypass („ – „ symbol on 7 Segments Display) and
FREE SET Mode.
Each “single” press of the On/Bypass footswitch turns the pedal on or off. When the effect is off ( „ –„ symbol on
display), the sound coming in through the IN Jack is True Bypassed to the OUT jack.
When the effect is on and FREE SET Mode („ Fr „on display ) the pedal plays according to the positions of the
controls.

1. Accent a particular tone range by moving the graphic equalizer sliders. The first three bands adjust the
fundamental and the higher four bands adjust the strength of the harmonic accent.

2. Move the level slider to balance between normal and effect sound.