Line 6 LIQUA-FLANGE - V B, ToneCore Liqua-Flange Pilot's Handbook Manual

Pilot’s Handbook for Liqua-Flange

Pilotenhandbuch für Liqua-Flange

Manuel de pilotage pour Liqua-Flange

Pilotenhandboek voor Liqua-Flange

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Liqua-Flange Pilot’s Handbook © 2005, Line 6, Inc.

Line 6, ToneCore, Dr. Distorto, Constrictor, Crunchtone, Echo Park, Liqua-Flange,

Otto Filter, Roto-Machine, Space Chorus, Tap Tremolo, Über Metal and Verbzilla are

trademarks of Line 6, Inc.

WARNING

To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture.

CAUTION

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part
15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful
interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.

The lightning symbol within a triangle
means, “Electrical caution!” It indicates the
presence of information about operating
voltage and potential risks of electrical shock.

The exclamation point within a triangle
means, “Caution!” Please read the
information next to all caution signs.

You should read these Important Safety Instructions.

Keep these instructions in a safe place.

Before using your ToneCore, carefully read the applicable items of these operating instructions and the safety suggestions.

1. Obey all warnings on the pedal and in the ToneCore Pilot's Handbook.

2. Connect optional power supply only to AC power outlets rated 100-120V or 200-240V 47-63Hz (see indications on optional power supply).

3. Do not perform service operations beyond those described in the ToneCore Pilot's Handbook. Service is required when the apparatus has been
damaged in any way, such as:

• power-supply cord or plug is damaged

• liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus

• the unit has been exposed to rain or moisture

• the unit does not operate normally or changes in performance in a significant way

• the unit is dropped or the enclosure is damaged.

4. Do not place near heat sources, such as radiators, heat registers, or appliances which produce heat. .

5. Guard against objects or liquids entering the enclosure. Do not use or place unit near water.

6. Unplug the power supply when not in use for extended periods of time. Unplug the power supply during lightning storms.

7. Clean only with a damp cloth.

8. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.

9. Prolonged listening at high volume levels may cause irreparable hearing loss and/or damage. Always be sure to practice “safe listening.”

Liqua-Flange Pilot’s Handbook

Output your effects mono to

a standard amplifier, or to a

stereo setup.

Be sure to connect

your guitar to the

mono input jack on

your ToneCore.

Or, you can

feed the

stereo input

of your

ToneCore

with a mono

or stereo
effect pedal
instead of a

guitar.

TAP TEMPO: TAP LIGHTLY

DIGITAL

•

LIQUID • ANALOG NEG

•

POS

DEPTHFDBKSPEED

TIME

LIQUA-FLANGE

SINE

STEP

RANDOM

TRIG DOWN

VINTAGE

CHORUS

TRIG UP

ENV UP

SAW DOWN

SAW UP

ENV DOWN

ZERO

OFF

TAP TEMPO:

TAP LIGHTLY

TAPE

•

DIGITAL • ANALOG OFF

•

ON

TIMEREPEATMIX

MOD

SWELL

SWEEP

DUCKING

REVERSE

TAP

MULTI 1
MULTI 2

TAP

PING PONG

SLAP

NORMAL (TAP )

TRAILS

Greetings and salutations! Thank you for inviting the
Line 6 Liqua-Flange delay pedal into your life.

Effect On-Off / Power Indicator Light

The Power Indicator Light on your ToneCore uses three
colors to indicate the pedal’s state:

•GREEN (flashing)– Effect is engaged (on). Light
is flashing to show delay time

•AMBER (flashing)– Effect is in bypass (off). Light
is flashing to show delay time

•RED (flashing) – Batteries need replacing

This low power indication will override all other states.

Power Jack

Connect an optional ToneCore-compatible Line 6
power supply like the DC-1, and you'll never need a
9-volt battery again!

Connections and Power Indicator Light

In Jacks

Use a standard guitar cable to connect your guitar, or
the output of another effect to use in combination with
your ToneCore. If you’re feeding a mono signal to your
Liqua-Flange, use the MONO/L jack. Like most pedals,

inserting a plug into this jack will turn on the power
to your ToneCore. Disconnect both input plugs from
jacks when the ToneCore is not being used.

Out Jacks

Use a standard guitar cable to connect to the inputs of
a guitar amp, or the inputs of another effect that will
feed your amp. For mono, use the MONO/L jack.

Foot Switch

Stomp on this to turn the effect sound processing on
and off. See Tap Tempo sectionto learn how to set the

time with your feet.

Model Switch

Give this a flick to reconfigure the virtual circuitry
inside your Liqua-Flange, and enjoy three distinctly
different sound “flavors”.

Digital

Gives you straight up Flanging, with crystal clear
fidelity. The wet signal has a flat frequency response.

Liquid

This model captures the sound of the original 70’s studio
rack flangers. It gives you classic dual delay lines whose
modulation is offset from each other. 

Analog

Gives a vintage analog bucket brigade delay sound, with
its darker distorted tone. Wet signal has a filtered
frequency response.

Liqua-Flange Pilot’s Handbook

TAP TEMPO: TAP LIGHTLY

DIGITAL

•

LIQUID • ANALOG NEG

•

POS

DEPTHFDBKSPEED

TIME

LIQUA-FLANGE

SINE

STEP

RANDOM

TRIG DOWN

VINTAGE

CHORUS

TRIG UP

ENV UP

SAW DOWN

SAW UP

ENV DOWN

ZERO

OFF

Polarity Switch

Allows you to flip the phase of the flangers delay line.
When summed together with the original signal,
polarity is very effective in altering the intensity of the
flange effect (in combination with the feedback
control).

Tap Tempo

Put your foot to work and get your Flange in the groove!
Using the innovative ToneCore double-action
footswitch, you can tap a couple times and have your
flange speed match your tempo. Here’s what you need
to know:

•Whether the effect is active or bypassed, you can tap
the footswitch lightly to set the speed. Your first two
taps establish the tempo. Any additional taps within
3 seconds will be averaged in.

•Taps will be ignored if the footswitch is pressed all
the way down to turn the effect processing on/off.

•Any time the Tap Tempo switch is used to alter the
speed, the tapped value overrides the current setting
of the Speed knob. Whenever the Speed knob is turned,
it overrides the last value entered with the Tap Tempo
switch.

•Liqua-Flange’s indicator light flashes the tempo in
green when the effect is on and amber when the effect
is off. The light will always flash at quarter note speed.

Controls

Speed controls the rate at which the delay line's delay
time is modulated. Turning the speed control fully
counter clockwise, to the OFF position, stops the
modulation of the delay line completely.

FDBK increases the amount of wet signal fed back into
the input of the effect. Increasing feedback (clockwise
rotation) will increase the intensity of the effect.

Depth controls how widely the delay line will be
modulated.

Time controls the amount the delay line is delayed as
compared to the original signal. The fully counter
clockwise position, labeled ZERO, indicates the time
difference between the delay line and the original signal
is zero. At this point the two signals are said to be "in
phase". If you were to switch the polarity to negative,
what is common between the two signals would cancel
out completely.

Liqua-Flange Pilot’s Handbook

TAP TEMPO: TAP LIGHTLY

DIGITAL

•

LIQUID • ANALOG NEG

•

POS

DEPTHFDBKSPEED

TIME

LIQUA-FLANGE

SINE

STEP

RANDOM

TRIG DOWN

VINTAGE

CHORUS

TRIG UP

ENV UP

SAW DOWN

SAW UP

ENV DOWN

ZERO

OFF

LFO Wave Shape Knob

•Saw Down: A sawtooth wave has a shape that
resembles the teeth on the blade of a saw. Within
one cycle this wave falls linearly, then immediately
rises to it's starting point

•Saw Up: Is an inverted version of 'Saw Down',
where the wave has a smooth linear rise and an
immediate drop at the end of its cycle.

•Env Down: This modulation source uses an
envelope follower to track the amplitude variations
of the input signal and produce a control signal that
modulates the flanger's delay time..

•Env Up: An inverted version of 'Env Down'.

•Sine: Sinusoidal waveform as the modulation source.

•Step: Uses a modulation waveform produced by a
random value generator where each cycle of the LFO
produces a different modulation level.

•Random: Same as 'Step' but with a smoothing filter
applied to the output of the LFO, producing smooth
value changes with each LFO cycle.

•Vintage: Simulates the unique waveform of the
classic MXR flanger.

•Chorus: Uses a triangle modulation waveform with
an extended offset and range to produce a chorus
effect.

•Trig Up: Uses a modulation source derived from
attack detection dsp, this in turn triggers an envelope
which rises linearly. The rise time is determined by
the speed knob.

•Trig Down: Same as 'Trig Up' but with a falling
envelope.

The functions marked by the * combine your left and right

inputs for processing, so the effected part of the signal will
be summed to mono, while your dry signal remains stereo.

Controls

Battery Access Instructions

1) Depress pedal fully.

While holding pedal,
squeeze both sides of
hinge as shown.

Squeezing hinge,
raise pedal to
reveal battery.

2)

3)

Power Supply

Connect an optional Line 6 DC-1 power supply and
you'll never need a 9-volt battery again! It is also
compatible with most popular 9 Volt DC stomp boxes.
Using the power supply will disconnect the battery.

+

Battery Access Instructions

POWER REQUIREMENTS

Min Nominal Max

Supply Voltage 6 VDC 9.6 VDC 16 VDC

Supply Current
@ 9.6 VDC 40mADC 60mADC 100mADC

Power
@ 9.6VDC 0.4 Watt 0.6 Watt 1 Watt

Example Tones

Pass Through Zero Flange

For ultra cool 60’s & 70’s flanger
sound. Pass through zero is that
great sound you’ve heard on classic
records!

Liquid 747’s

Here’s a big, slow, wide supa-stereo
flanging sound. Give the feeling of
two 747 jets taking off on either side
of you.

Flange-Queen

Try these settings... maybe you too
can be a champion.

TAP TEMPO: TAP LIGHTLY

DIGITAL

•

LIQUID • ANALOG NEG

•

POS

DEPTHFDBKSPEED

TIME

LIQUA-FLANGE

SINE

STEP

RANDOM

TRIG DOWN

VINTAGE

CHORUS

TRIG UP

ENV UP

SAW DOWN

SAW UP

ENV DOWN

ZERO

OFF

TAP TEMPO: TAP LIGHTLY

DIGITAL

•

LIQUID • ANALOG NEG

•

POS

DEPTHFDBKSPEED

TIME

LIQUA-FLANGE

SINE

STEP

RANDOM

TRIG DOWN

VINTAGE

CHORUS

TRIG UP

ENV UP

SAW DOWN

SAW UP

ENV DOWN

ZERO

OFF

TAP TEMPO: TAP LIGHTLY

DIGITAL

•

LIQUID • ANALOG NEG

•

POS

DEPTHFDBKSPEED

TIME

LIQUA-FLANGE

SINE

STEP

RANDOM

TRIG DOWN

VINTAGE

CHORUS

TRIG UP

ENV UP

SAW DOWN

SAW UP

ENV DOWN

ZERO

OFF

Your Tone Settings

Mark the knob and switch settings for your favorite tones above.Mark the knob and switch settings for your favorite tones above.

TAP TEMPO: TAP LIGHTLY

DIGITAL

•

LIQUID • ANALOG NEG

•

POS

DEPTHFDBKSPEED

TIME

LIQUA-FLANGE

SINE

STEP

RANDOM

TRIG DOWN

VINTAGE

CHORUS

TRIG UP

ENV UP

SAW DOWN

SAW UP

ENV DOWN

ZERO

OFF

TAP TEMPO: TAP LIGHTLY

DIGITAL

•

LIQUID • ANALOG NEG

•

POS

DEPTHFDBKSPEED

TIME

LIQUA-FLANGE

SINE

STEP

RANDOM

TRIG DOWN

VINTAGE

CHORUS

TRIG UP

ENV UP

SAW DOWN

SAW UP

ENV DOWN

ZERO

OFF

TAP TEMPO: TAP LIGHTLY

DIGITAL

•

LIQUID • ANALOG NEG

•

POS

DEPTHFDBKSPEED

TIME

LIQUA-FLANGE

SINE

STEP

RANDOM

TRIG DOWN

VINTAGE

CHORUS

TRIG UP

ENV UP

SAW DOWN

SAW UP

ENV DOWN

ZERO

OFF

Liqua-Flange-Pilotenhandbuch

Line 6, ToneCore, Dr. Distorto, Constrictor, Crunchtone, Echo Park, Liqua-Flange,

Otto Filter, Roto-Machine, Space Chorus, Tap Tremolo, Über Metal und Verbzilla

sind Warenzeichen der Line 6, Inc.

WARNUNG

Um Brand- und Stromschlaggefahr zu vermeiden, dieses Gerät niemals Regen oder Feuchtigkeit aussetzen.

VORSICHT

Dieses Gerät entspricht den Grenzwerten von “Part 15” der FCC-Bestimmungen für Digital-Geräte der Klasse
B. Die Bedienung unterliegt folgenden beiden Bedingungen: (1) Das Gerät darf keine schädlichen Interferenzen
verursachen; (2) das Gerät muss alle empfangenen Interferenzen akzeptieren, darunter auch Interferenzen,
die Funktionsstörungen verursachen könnten.

Der Blitz in einem Dreieck stellt eine
“elektrische Warnung” bezüglich der benö­tigten Stromspannung bzw. einer denkbaren
Stromschlaggefahr dar.

Das Ausrufezeichen in einem Dreieck
bedeutet “Vorsicht!” Lies dir alle Informa­tionen neben solchen Symbolen sorgfältig
durch.

Bitte die folgenden wichtigen Sicherheitshinweise durchlesen.

Bewahre diese Anleitung an einem sicheren Ort auf.

Vor dem Einsatz des ToneCore musst du dir alle zutreffenden Punkte und Sicherheitshinweise durchlesen.

1. Beachte alle auf dem ToneCore selbst und im Pilotenhandbuch erwähnten Warnungen.

2. Verbinde das optionale Netzteil nur mit einer 100~120V- bzw. 200~240V/47~63Hz-Steckdose (je nachdem, welche Spannung dein Modell
benötigt; siehe das Typenschild des Netzteils).

3. Führe nur die im ToneCore-Pilotenhandbuch erwähnten Bedienvorgänge aus. In folgenden Fällen muss das Produkt zur Reparatur
eingereicht werden:

• Wenn das Netzkabel oder der Stecker beschädigt ist

• Wenn Flüssigkeiten oder Fremdkörper in das Geräteinnere gelangt sind

• Wenn das Produkt Regen oder Feuchtigkeit ausgesetzt war

• Wenn sich das Gerät abnormal oder nicht mehr in vollem Umfang erwartungsgemäß verhält

• Wenn das Produkt hingefallen ist und das Gehäuse Schäden aufweist

4. Stelle das Produkt niemals in die Nähe von Wärmequellen, z.B. Heizkörpern, Öfen oder anderen Geräten, die starke Hitze erzeugen.

5. Sorge dafür, dass weder Fremdkörper noch Flüssigkeiten in das Geräteinnere gelangen. Verwende dieses Produkt niemals in der Nähe von
Wasser.

6. Löse den Anschluss des Netzteils, wenn du das Gerät längere Zeit nicht verwenden möchtest. Im Falle eines Gewitters muss der Netzanschluss
gelöst werden.

7. Reinige dieses Produkt nur mit einem feuchten Tuch.

8. Verwende nur Halterungen/Zubehörteile, die vom Hersteller ausdrücklich empfohlen werden.

9. Setze dich niemals über längere Zeiträume hohen Schallpegeln aus, weil das zu Gehörverlust führen kann. Achte immer auf einen auch
aus medizinischer Warte “vernünftigen” Pegel.