Radial Engineering EXTC-500 User's Guide

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EXTC

500 Series Module

500

True to the Music

User Guide

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Radial® EXTC™ 500 Reamp® User Guide

Table of Contents ......................................................Page

Feature Set .................................................................... 1

Overview ........................................................................ 2

Getting Started ............................................................... 3

Specifi cations ................................................................. 4

Block Diagram ................................................................ 5

Warranty ........................................................... Back cover

Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Radial EXTC 500 Reamp® module. The
EXTC is a unique 500 series interface designed to allow you to introduce guitar pedals and
effects into the recording world with relative ease while keeping the signal quiet. With the
EXTC in your rig you are now set to add wah to a Hammond, tube distortion to a vocal track
or an envelope fi lter to the snare drum. The EXTC is all about creativity and making sure your
recording stands above the rest.

This manual describes installing and operating your EXTC in the Radial Workhorse or other
500 series module power racks. To take full advantage of the unique features that have been
incorporated into the EXTC, please read through this guide before using it. This user guide
will give you a broader sense of the module’s capabilities. If you have questions that are not
covered in this manual, please visit the FAQ section on our website. This is where we post
answers to questions from users. If you cannot fi nd the answer to your question please feel
free to send an email to [e-mail] and we will do our very best to respond as
quickly as possible.

The Radial EXTC 500 module opens creative options to your recording world.

WARNING NOTICE TO USER!

Although preventative safety measures have been designed into Radial 500 series
products we strictly advise against hot-swapping modules or plugging and
unplugging them when the Workhorse or other 500 series rack is powered on. Hot
swapping can cause connection sparks at the card-edge connector that could send
damaging transients to other equipment. This also greatly reduces the life span of the
contacts. Damage due to hot swapping is not covered under warranty. There are no
user serviceable parts inside.

True to the Music

FEATURE SET

1. BLEND - Lets you adjust the wet-dry mix
between the original unprocessed signal
and the EXTC’s effects loop.

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2. 180º POLARITY REVERSE - Lets you
adjust the polarity of the wet signal path
and bring it into phase with the dry signal
when they are being mixed together.

3. OMNI INSERT (with Workhorse) - Turns on
the Workhorse TRS Omniport insert jack.
This is used to add a second unbalanced
effects insert path, wired in series after the
front-panel loop.

4. SEND LEVEL - Used to adjust the output
level going to the pedals and optimize
signal-to-noise for best performance.

5. RECEIVE LEVEL - Used to set the effects
loop return path level and further optimize
signal-to-noise.

6. ¼” SEND and RECV - Separate send and
receive jacks used to connect guitar pedals
to the EXTC. Front panel mounted to make
connections easy for use on the desktop
and transformer isolated to eliminate hum
and buzz caused by ground loops.

7. OMNIPORT (with Workhorse) - TRS insert
jack lets you connect effects to a second
unbalanced effects insert path, wired in
series after the front-panel insert loop.

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