Line 6 Micro Spider 6W Pilot's Manual

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Pilot’s Guide

Manuel de pilotage

Pilotenhandbuch
Pilotenhandb

oek

Manual del Piloto

Micro Spider

®

All product names referred to in this manual
are trademarks of their r

espective owners,
which are in no way associated or affiliated
with Line 6. These trademarks of other
manufacturers are used solely to identify
the products of those manufacturers whose
tones and sounds were studied during Line
6’s sound model development.

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.

Micro Spider Pilot’s Guide © 2008, Line 6, Inc.

Line 6 and Micro Spider are trademarks of Line 6, Inc. All other product names, trademarks, and
artists’ names are the property of their respective owners, which are in no way associated or
affiliated with Line 6. Product names, images, song names and artists’ names are used solely to
identify the products whose tones and sounds were studied during Line 6’s sound model development
for this product. The use of these products, trademarks, images, and artists’ names does not imply
any cooperation or endorsement.

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.

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

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

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 instr

uctions in a safe place.

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

-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 pro

duce heat. Keep the rear of the unit at least

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.”

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.

Power

Flip the switch on when
you're ready to rock out.
Power down between sessions
for maximum battery life!

Strap Buttons

Attach the included
nylon strap here. Also
allows most standard
guitar straps to be used.

AC IN

POWER

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.

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.

Designed in U.S.A.

Made in China

30-51-0313

U.S. PATENT NO. 5,789,689

BATTERIES

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

MICRO SPIDER

SERIAL NUMBER

Power Requirements:

9VAC 2000 mA minimum

N222

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.

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.

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.

Channel Volume

This control helps you balance
the volumes of the amp-and-effect
setups that you store in the
Channel Memories.

Master Volume

You can choose
the overall volume
of the amplifier

,
without affecting
your tone.

CLEAN

CRUNCH METAL INSANE

ACOUSTIC

GUITAR

DRIVE

BASS

MID

TREBLE

CHAN VOL

MASTER

MIC TRIM

MIC IN

RECORD OUT

PHONES/

MP3

CD/

TAP

TUNER

HOLD FOR

TUNER

MICRO SPIDER

OFF

TREMOLO

PHASER

CHORUS

FLANGE

OFF

TAPE ECHO

SWEEP

ECHO

REVERB

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.

Mic Trim

Use this knob to
adjust the volume
of the mic.

Mic In

Connect a microphone here to
sing along with your guitar or use
the amp as a small P.A. system.

CD/MP3 (IN)

Connect your CD or MP3 player
here to hear and play along with
your music collection.

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

Hold the Tap button to
activate the tuner: the
display shows what note
you're playing. The 3
lights below the display
indicate flat, in tune, and
sharp. Push the T

ap
button again to turn off
the tuner..

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).

*All product names are trademarks of their respective owners, which are in no way associated or affiliated with Line 6. These product names, descriptions

and images ar

e pr

ovided for the sole purpose of identifying the specific products that were studied during Line 6’s sound model development. MARSHALL

®

is a registered trademark of Marshall Amplification PLC. MESA/BOOGIE® and RECTIFIER® are registered trademarks of Mesa/Boogie, Limited.

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

. This monster truck of tone
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

. As
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

del is accessed by pressing

the Crunch and Metal preset buttons at the same time.

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:

Tap Button Extra 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.

Special Hidden Functions

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

.line6.com. Make a note of your

favorite settings here by marking which channel is selected, the positions of the knobs, and the Tap tempo.

tap/beat (q)

CHANNELS:

DRIVE BASS MID TREBLE CHAN VOL

PHASER

TREMOLO

CHORUS
FLANGE

OFF OFF

REVERB

TAPE ECHO

SWEEP
ECHO

tap/beat (q)

CHANNELS:

DRIVE BASS MID TREBLE CHAN VOL

PHASER

TREMOLO

CHORUS
FLANGE

OFF OFF

REVERB

TAPE ECHO

SWEEP
ECHO

CLEAN

CRUNCH METAL INSANE

ACOUSTIC

CLEAN

CRUNCH METAL INSANE

ACOUSTIC