Micro Spider
Pilot’s Guide
Manuel de pilotage
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Manual del Piloto
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tones and sounds were studied during Line
6’s sound model development.
espective owners,
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for this product. The use of these products, trademarks, images, and artists’ names does not imply
any cooperation or endorsement.
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.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do
not expose this appliance to rain or moisture.
CAUTION: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do
not remove screws. No user-serviceable parts inside. Refer
servicing to qualified service personnel.
Micro Spider Pilot’s Guide © 2008, Line 6, Inc.
The exclamation point within a triangle means,
“Caution!” Please read the information next to
all caution signs.
The lightning symbol within a triangle means,
“Electrical caution!” It indicates the presence
of information about operating voltage and
potential risks of electrical shock.
You should read these Important Safety Instructions.
Keep these instr
Before using your Micro Spider, carefully read the applicable items of these operating instructions and the safety suggestions.
1. Obey all warnings on the amp and in the Micro Spider Manual.
2. Connect only to AC power outlets rated 100-120V or 200-240V 47-63Hz (depending on voltage range of the unit; refer to back panel).
3. Do not perform service operations beyond those described in the Micro Spider Manual. Service is required when the apparatus has been
damaged in any way, such as:
• power
• 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 pro
three inches from walls or other items that might block heat radiation.
5. Guard against objects or liquids entering the enclosure. Do not use or place unit near water
6. Do not step on power cords. Do not place items on top of power cords so that they are pinched or leaned on. Pay particular attention
to the cord at the plug end and the point where it connects to the amp.
7. Unplug the amp when not in use for extended periods of time. Unplug the amp during lightning storms.
8. Clean only with a damp cloth.
9. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.
10. Prolonged listening at high volume levels may cause irreparable hearing loss and/or damage. Always be sure to practice “safe listening.”
-supply cord or plug is damaged
uctions in a safe place.
duce heat. Keep the rear of the unit at least
.
Power
Flip the switch on when
you're ready to rock out.
Power down between sessions
for maximum battery life!
PX-2 Power Supply Input
Only use a Line 6 PX-2 power supply
when powering your Micro Spider using
the AC IN connection.
Load Batteries
You'll get up to 20 hours of
power with 6 C sized batteries.
Pull the rear panel tab to open
the battery compartment.
AC IN
POWER
Power Requirements:
9VAC 2000 mA minimum
THIS EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN TESTED AND FOUND TO COMPLY WITH THE LIMITS FOR
A CLASS B DIGITAL DEVICE PURSUANT TO PART 15 OF THE 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 UNDESIRABLE
OPERATION.
MICRO SPIDER
U.S. PATENT NO. 5,789,689
30-51-0313
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
WARNING/AVIS:
SHOCK HAZARD – DO NOT OPEN. RISQUE DE CHOC ÉLECTRIQUE – NE PAS OUVRIR. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR
ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO
NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
SERIAL NUMBER
BATTERIES
Designed in U.S.A.
Made in China
Strap Buttons
Attach the included
nylon strap here. Also
allows most standard
N222
guitar straps to be used.
Plug In Here
The front panel Amp
Model and tone
controls, plus the top
panel effects, all apply
to the guitar that’
s
connected here.
Channel Memories / Amp Models
The five channels each use a different Amp Model, and all come pre-loaded with a
factory preset dialed in to nail a great tone. Press one of these buttons to hear the
presets. T
o replace any preset with your own “snapshot” of all tone and effect knob
positions (except Master Volume), press and hold one of these four buttons for two
seconds. The light flashes when the save is complete. For the Acoustic Amp Model/Channel,
press both middle buttons to hear the preset, and hold both to save your own preset.
CLEAN
GUITAR
DRIVE
Tone Controls
Drive is like the volume or gain
knob on other amps; controlling
how much “dirt” you get in your
sound. Bass, Mid, and Treble
controls are customized for each
Channel/Amp Mo
del to give you
optimal tonal control.
CRUNCH METAL INSANE
ACOUSTIC
BASS
MID
TREBLE
Channel Volume
This control helps you balance
the volumes of the amp-and-effect
setups that you store in the
Channel Memories.
CHAN VOL
MASTER
Master Volume
You can choose
the overall volume
of the amplifier
without affecting
your tone.
,
Mic In
Connect a microphone here to
sing along with your guitar or use
the amp as a small P.A. system.
Mic Trim
Use this knob to
adjust the volume
MIC TRIM
of the mic.
CHORUS
FLANGE
CD/MP3 (IN)
Connect your CD or MP3 player
here to hear and play along with
your music collection.
MIC IN
PHASER
CD/
MP3
TREMOLO
PHONES/
RECORD OUT
MICRO SPIDER
SWEEP
ECHO
Phones/Record Out
Listen with headphones, or use this as a
POD quality direct out for recording!(The
speaker is muted when this jack is in use).
TUNER
Tuner
Hold the Tap button to
activate the tuner: the
display shows what note
you're playing. The 3
lights below the display
TAP
indicate flat, in tune, and
sharp. Push the T
TAPE ECHO
HOLD FOR
TUNER
REVERB
button again to turn off
the tuner..
ap
OFF
OFF
Smart Control FX
Spin one of these knobs to get great FX applied to your guitar, fast and easy: the first knob
picks chorus/flange, phaser or tremolo, with a range of settings—from subtle to
overpowering—for each effect.
The second knob picks tape echo, sweep echo or reverb, with a range of mix settings from
low to high. When you select an echo effect the Tap button flashes the delay time; tap it
to change the time.
These effects apply to the guitar input, and do not affect the mic or CD/MP3 inputs.
Tap
Tap this button at least
two times to set the delay
time when either Tape
Echo or Sweep Echo is
active. The light will be
lit solid when Reverb is
active, and will be off
when no echo or reverb
effect is active. (Also see
the “Tap Button Extra
Functions” section).
Welcome The Micro Spider...
Thank you for inviting Micro Spider home with you. This amp mines the tonal heritage of the past forty years
of guitar amplifier design and matches it up with the kind of digital signal processing magic that will still be ahead
of its time ten years from now—all in a battery powered package that goes anywhere.
Each of the five programmable channels is built on a different Amp Model with its own unique tone:
Clean
Select this Amp Model and adjust the tone controls
to get crisp, amazing clean tones, great warm jazz tones,
and all the high-end shimmer you’ll need with a
generous amount of bottom end to boot. Then dial up
a little chorus and delay to get the ultimate clean
sound!
Crunch
Plexi On Fire! This Amp Model is based on a ’68
Marshall Plexi 100 watt with a few added extras. The
combination of a V
ariac and the jumpered input
channels creates that infamous brown sound that will
feel like flames are shooting out the input jack! “Come
on Dave… Give me a break!”
Metal
This Amp Model is based on the Mesa Dual Rectifier
For Micro Spider, we made careful enhancements to
this classic tone. The resulting Amp Model has a
definite modern flavor
delivers a tight bottom end that’s big, powerful, tight
and fast. Use this Amp Model to get a tight and punchy,
high gain Metal sound.
Insane
Our goal with Insane was to provide you with as much
input gain distortion as possible short of complete
meltdown. You get an obscene helping of distortion,
while still retaining tonal definition and character
a result, you get way more bottom end and cabinet
character than other small amps. Crank up the Drive
control and prepare to dominate!
Acoustic
The Micro Spider is the first and only amp in the
Spider Series to have this Amp Model, perfect for
.
acoustic guitars. This Mo
the Crunch and Metal preset buttons at the same time.
. This monster truck of tone
. As
del is accessed by pressing
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Tap Button Extra Functions
Special Hidden Functions
The Tap button, in addition to setting the time of your
echo effects, also lets you access a Distortion Boost
and a built-in Noise Gate.
Distortion Boost
Press and hold the Tap Delay Time button as you turn
the Drive knob up past twelve o’clock. As you do this,
Micro Spider’s CLEAN Channel light comes on to
indicate that the Distortion Boost is on. This gives
the kind of extra ‘dirt’ that you’d expect from a
Distortion pedal with the distortion control set low
and the output control set high. It boosts your guitar
signal before it reaches the Amp Model, so you hit
the model harder and get a more distorted sound.
Noise Gate
Press and hold the Tap Delay Time button as you turn
the echo/reverb knob up past twelve o’clock, and you’ll
turn on a built-in Noise Gate to help cut down on
hiss and noise. As you do this, the INSANE Channel
light comes on to indicate the Gate is on.
When you select an Amp Model, Micro Spider
automatically sets its tone controls and effects to match
that Amp Model. You can disable the auto-FX selection
(but not tone control auto-selection) by powering up
Micro Spider with the INSANE Channel button held.
The auto-selection will be re-enabled next time you
power up.
Factory Reset
You can reset your Micro Spider's programmable
channels to their factory-programmed states by holding
down the Clean channel button as you turn on the
power.
Warning: This will erase ALL custom sounds you
may have created. Ask yourself, “Do I really want to
do this?” If your answer is “yes”, then go for it!
Pilot's Log
Get tone settings for a collection of great guitar songs from our web site, www
favorite settings here by marking which channel is selected, the positions of the knobs, and the Tap tempo.
.line6.com. Make a note of your
CHANNELS:
CHANNELS:
CLEAN
CRUNCH METAL INSANE
ACOUSTIC
tap/beat (q)
DRIVE BASS MID TREBLE CHAN VOL
CLEAN
CRUNCH METAL INSANE
ACOUSTIC
tap/beat (q)
DRIVE BASS MID TREBLE CHAN VOL
PHASER
CHORUS
FLANGE
OFF OFF
PHASER
CHORUS
FLANGE
OFF OFF
SWEEP
ECHO
TREMOLO
SWEEP
ECHO
TREMOLO
TAPE ECHO
REVERB
TAPE ECHO
REVERB
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