Vox VR15 User manual
Owner’s Manual
Manuel d’utilisation
Bedienungsanleitung
Manual de usuario
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
• Read these instructions.
•Keep these instructions.
• Heed all warnings.
•Follow all instructions.
• Do not use this apparatus near water.
• Mains powered apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or
splashing and that no objects filled with liquids, such as vases,
shall be placed on the apparatus.
• Clean only with dry cloth.
• Do not block any v entilation openings , install in accordance with
the manufacturer's instructions.
• Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat
registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that
produce heat.
• Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or groundingtype plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than
the other. A grounding type plug has two blades and a third
grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong are provided
for your safety. If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet,
consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet. (for
U.S.A. and Canada)
• Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched
particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point
where they exit from the apparatus.
• Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.
• Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused
for long periods of time.
•Turning off the power switch does not completely isolate this
product from the power line so remove the plug from the soc ket if
not using it for extended periods of time.
• Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing 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 f allen into the appar atus , the appar atus
has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally,
or has been dropped.
• Do not install this equipment on the far position from wall outlet
and/or convenience receptacle.
• Do not install this equipment in a confined space such as a box
for the conveyance or similar unit.
• Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by
the manufacturer , or sold with the appar atus . When a cart is
used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination
to avoid injury from tip-over.
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol
within an equilateral triangle, is intended to
alert the user to the presence of uninsulated
“dangerous voltage” within the product's
enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude
to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
The exclamation point within an equilateral
triangle is intended to alert the user to the
presence of important operating and
maintenance (servicing) instructions in the
literature accompanying the product.
CE mark for European Harmonized Standards
CE mark which is attached to our company’s products of A C mains
operated apparatus until December 31, 1996 means it conforms to
EMC Directive (89/336/EEC) and CE mark Directive (93/68/EEC).
And, CE mark which is attached after January 1, 1997 means it
conforms to EMC Directive (89/336/EEC), CE mark Directive (93/
68/EEC) and Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC).
Also, CE mark which is attached to our company’ s products of
Battery operated apparatus means it conforms to EMC Directive
(89/336/EEC) and CE mark Directive (93/68/EEC).
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONSUMERS
This product has been manufactured according to strict
specifications and voltage requirements that are applicable in the
country in which it is intended that this product should be used. If
you hav e purchased this product via the internet, through mail
order, and/or via a telephone sale, y ou must v erify that this product
is intended to be used in the country in which you reside.
WARNING: Use of this product in any country other than that for
which it is intended could be dangerous and could invalidate the
manufacturer’ s or distributor’s warranty.
Please also retain your receipt as proof of purchase otherwise
your product may be disqualified from the manufacturer’s or
distributor’s warr anty.
* Company names, product names, and names of f ormats etc. are
the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
Welcome to VOX
Many thanks for adding the VOX VR15 amplifier to your sonic arsenal. It was designed by our UK based VOX engineering team and built by our state of the art, vertically integrated manufacturing facility and we’re sure it’ll give you
countless hours of great guitar tones that will feel as good as they sound! To insure a long and happy relationship with
your amplifier, please read this manual at least once, and (as they say), “use the product as directed.” Keep the
manual for future reference after you’ve read it.
WHAT IS VR?
The VR series are designed, as to what we believe are
the next generation of “hybrid” guitar amplifiers.
What does HYBRID mean, you may ask? Well, basically
“hybrid” means that it utilizes a mixture of technologies
— in this case those technologies are Tube and Solid
State.
The Preamp stages consist of discrete transistors for
sound generation, and integrated circuits (op-amps) to
do signal management that would not be done effectively
with transistors alone — i.e. channel switching, etc.
The Power amp stage uses a 12AX7 vacuum tube (or
valve, depending where you live in the world) in a configuration that we at VOX call Valve Reactor.
The patented Valve Reactor power amp technology is
used in all V alvetronix products . It w as originally designed
for the award winning VOX Valvetronix modelling guitar
amplifier range, and now we hav e tak en that same technology and further revised it into the format that is built
into your VR15 amplifier.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
It basically works by having each half of the 12AX7 (the
12AX7 tube is actually two identical tubes in one glass
tube a.k.a. dual triode) and configuring it to work as a
small tube power amplifier. This circuit provides all the
tonality and feel of an all-tube power amp . Ob viously this
“small” power amp would not be ver y loud if it was connected directly to a loudspeaker — therefore the tube
circuit is connected to a larger, completely transparent
solid-state power amplifier, that is run ver y cleanly so
that it does not add its own colouration to the tube signal.
This power output amplifier also has some special circuits that feed the loudspeaker impedance infor mation
back to the tube power amplifier in order to give it the
loose sound & feel that an all-tube amp does.
SO WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
We think that the V OX VR amplifier range brings you superb tone (vintage & modern) that includes the high harmonic content and compression that goes all the way
back to the original VOX AC15 & 30 amplifiers that were
created more than 40 years ago, and are still revered to
this day .
FRONT PANEL FEATURES
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1 – INPUT JACK
Connect your guitar to this sock et.
2 – NORMAL VOLUME CONTROL
This controls the volume of the clean (NORMAL) channel. At lower settings the sound will be very clean and
bright, at higher settings the sound will become somewhat thicker and warmer, whilst at the highest settings
the sound will “break up” into a natural vintage style distortion.
As different types of electric guitars have vastly different
amounts of tonal qualities and output levels, your guitar
will have a major influence on where y ou will need to set
the position of the controls on this amplifier to achieve
the response you desire.
Please Note — for this control to be functional the
amplifier channel switching facility needs to be set to
the Normal channel.
3 – CHANNEL SWITCHING BUTTON
This button controls whether your amplifier is set f or Normal or Overdrive — OUT = NORMAL, IN = O VERDRIVE.
Your VR15 can also be channel switched by using the
optional VF-001 F ootswitch (connected via the back panel
Footswitch Jack (12)). This function can only be operated when the front panel switch is “IN” position.
When the Normal channel is selected, the LED (6) is not
illuminated — when the Overdrive channel is selected,
the Green LED is illuminated.
4 – OVERDRIVE STYLE BUTTON
This button changes the distortion characteristics
(STYLE) of the Overdrive channel — OD1 or OD2.
OD1 is a warm natural “vintage” overdrive flavour, ideal
for “blues” based sounds.
OD2 is a harder, more aggressiv e, high gain style distortion, more suited to “modern” playing.
5 – OVERDRIVE CHANNEL GAIN CONTROL
This regulates the amount of preamp “gain” and therefore the amount of overdrive or distor tion that is generated by the Overdrive Channel. Like the Normal Volume
control, lower settings means less distortion, higher settings means much, much more distortion!
6 – CHANNEL SELECT LED
Illuminates GREEN when the Overdrive channel is selected.
7 – OVERDRIVE CHANNEL VOLUME CONTROL
This controls the amount of overdrive generated by the
preamp signal that is sent to the VR15’s Valve Reactor
power amplifier. Use this to set the loudness required for
your use, and also to balance the ov erdrive sound against
your clean (Normal) sound.
8 – BASS CONTROL
This controls the amount of BASS in your sound.
9 – TREBLE CONTROL
This controls the amount of TREBLE in your sound.
10 – POWER LED
Illuminates RED when your amplifier is switched on (11),
and is also connected to a suitable mains power supply.
11 – MAINS POWER SWITCH
Turns your VR15 OFF/ON from the connected mains
power.
REAR PANEL FEATURES
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12 – FOOTSWITCH JACK
Connect the optional VF-001 Footswitch to this jack.
13 – HEADPHONE JACK
A pair of stereo headphones, between 8 & 600 ohms
impedance, can be connected to your VR15 for “silent”
practise. Inser ting the headphone plug into this socket
automatically disconnects the power amplifier from both
the internal loudspeaker, and the exter nal loudspeaker
jack.
Although great care has been taken in designing your
VR15 to sound as good as it can into headphones, it
must be remembered that headphones are not guitar
loudspeakers (they have a very special frequency response), and with the many different brands of headphones on the market, the sound quality of the VR15
into headphones may not be as good as it is into its own
speaker system.
14 – EXTERNAL LOUDSPEAKER JACK
An external loudspeaker system can be connected to your
amplifier by using this socket.
This socket disconnects the amplifier from the internal
loudspeaker. Any guitar loudspeak er cabinet can be used
provided that the impedance is between 8 and 16 ohms.
WARNING! To ensure that your system works correctly, you must observe the following points.
a) Don’t use an external speaker whose impedance
is other than 8 ohms.
b) Don’t connect a speaker whose rated input capacity is less than 15 watts. The speak er may be destroy ed
if you ignore this caution — not recommended!
c) You must use a speaker cable to connect an external speaker. Don’t use a shielded cable like the one
you use to connect a guitar to an amp.
d) You must turn off the power before connecting the
cable. Connecting the cable while the pow er is turned
on may damage your amp.
We think you will be very pleasantly surprised at how
good this amplifier will perform when connected to a
4x12" speaker cabinet!
15 – MAINS POWER CONNECTOR/FUSE
The mains power required by your amplifier is connected
using this device.
Warning! Use only the power cord supplied with your
amplifier, or a replacement of the e xact same specification.
Warning! Only connect this amplifier to a suitable
mains power supply that matches the rating indicated
on the back panel of your VR15 amplifier. IF IN ANY
DOUBT CONTACT YOUR DEALER!
16 – AIR VENTS
In no circumstances must these air vents be covered in
any way that prevents cooling air to circulate.
SPECIFICATIONS
Twin channel, guitar amplifier with 8 inch custom made
loudspeaker.
15 watts RMS power output utilising VOX proprietary
Valve Reactor power amplifier technology with built-in
12AX7/ECC83 tube (valve).
• Dimensions (W x H x D): 390 x 358 x 190 mm
(15.35 x 14.09 x 7.48 inches)
• Weight: 8 kg (17.64 pounds)
• Output Power: 15 Watts RMS into 8 Ohms
• Speaker: Vox (8", 8 Ohm)
• Inputs: Input jack, Foots witch jack
• Outputs: External LoudSpeaker jack, Headphone jack
• Options: VF-001 Footswitch
*Specifications are subject to change without notice.
©2004 VOX AMPLIFICATION LTD.
IMPORTANT REMINDER: Your VR15 should only be
“examined”/repaired by an Authorized Vox Ser vice
Centre. Failure to do so will void your warranty.
INFORMATIONS IMPORTANTES DE SECURITE
• Lisez attentivement ces instructions.
•Veuillez conserver ces instructions.
• Observez tous les avertissements.
• Suivez toutes les consignes à la lettre.
• N’utilisez jamais cet appareil dans un endroit humide ni à
proximité d’eau.
•L’appareil alimenté par courant électrique ne peut pas être
exposé à des éclaboussures; évite en outre de placer des
récipients contenant des liquides, comme un vase (ou un verre
de bière), sur l’appareil.
• Nettoyez uniquement l’appareil avec un chiffon doux et sec.
• Ne bloquez jamais les orifices de ventilation de l’appareil et
installez-le toujours conformément aux instructions du fabricant.
• N’installez jamais l’appareil à proximité d’une source de chaleur ,
telle que des radiateurs, poêles ou tout autre dispositif (y compris
des amplificateurs) générant de la chaleur.
• N’essayez jamais de contourner le dispositif de sécurité d’une
prise de type polarisée ou d’une prise de terre. Une prise dite
polarisée dispose de deux broches, dont l’une est plus large que
l’autre. Une prise de terre comporte trois broches, dont une de
mise à la terre. Cette broche plus large ou broche de mise à la
terre vise à assurer votre sécurité. Si la fiche du cordon
d’alimentation ne correspond pas au type de prise de courant de
votre région, faites remplacer la prise obsolète par un électricien
qualifié (pour les Etats-Unis et le Canada).
• Placez toujours le cordon d’alimentation de sorte qu’on ne risque
pas de marcher dessus ni de le pincer. Cette précaution vise tout
spécialement la fiche du cordon et sa sortie de l’appareil.
• Utilisez exclusivement les fixations/accessoires préconisés par le
fabricant.
• S’il y a risque d’orage ou que vous ne comptez pas utiliser
l’appareil pendant une période prolongée, débranchez-le du
secteur.
• La mise sur OFF de l’interrupteur d’alimentation n’isole pas
totalement ce produit de la ligne secteur; aussi, retirez la fiche de
la prise s’il doit rester inutilisé pendant une période prolongée.
• Confiez tout travail de réparation uniquement à un S.A.V. qualifié.
Faites appel au S .A.V. si l’appareil a subi tout endommagement,
comme par exemple si sa fiche secteur ou son cordon
d’alimentation sont endommagés, si de l’eau ou des objets ont
pénétré à l’intérieur de l’appareil, si celui-ci a été exposé à la
pluie ou à la moisissure, s’il est tombé ou présente tout signe de
dysfonctionnement.
• N’utilisez jamais d’allonge trop longue avec cet appareil et ne
l’alimentez jamais via les prises secteur équipant d’autres
dispositifs.
• N’installez jamais cet appareil dans un endroit confiné comme
une caisse de transport ou tout autre récipient similaire.
• Utilisez l’appareil uniquement avec le chariot, stand, trépied,
fixation ou table spécifiés par le fabricant ou fourni av ec
l’appareil. Si vous avez placé l’appareil sur un chariot, soyez très
prudent quand vous déplacez le chariot, afin d’éviter une chute et
des blessures.
Marque CE pour les normes européennes harmonisées
La marque CE apposée sur tous les produits de notre firme
fonctionnant sur secteur jusqu’au 31 décembre 1996 signifie que
ces appareils répondent à la Directive EMC (89/336/CEE) et à la
Directive concernant la marque CE (93/68/CEE).
La marque CE apposée après le 1 janvier 1997 signifie que ces
appareils sont conformes à la Directive EMC (89/336/CEE), à la
Directive concernant la marque CE (93/68/CEE) ainsi qu’à la
Directive Basse Tension (73/23/CEE).
La marque CE apposée sur tous les produits de notre firme
fonctionnant sur piles signifie que ces appareils répondent à la
Directive EMC (89/336/CEE) et à la Directive concernant la marque
CE (93/68/CEE).
REMARQUE IMPORTANTE POUR LES CLIENTS
Ce produit a été fabriqué suivant des spécifications sév ères et des
besoins en tension applicables dans le pays où ce produit doit être
utilisé. Si v ous a v ez acheté ce produit via l’internet, par vente par
correspondance ou/et vente par téléphone, vous de v ez v érifier que
ce produit est bien utilisable dans le pays où v ous résidez.
ATTENTION: L’utilisation de ce produit dans un pays autre que
celui pour lequel il a été conçu peut être dangereuse et annulera la
garantie du fabricant ou du distributeur . Conservez bien v otre
récépissé qui est la preuve de votre achat, faute de quoi v otre
produit ne risque de ne plus être couvert par la garantie du
fabricant ou du distributeur .
* Les noms de sociétés, noms de produits et noms de formats, etc.
dans ce manuel sont des marques de fabrique ou des mar-ques
déposées de leurs propriétaires respectifs.
L’éclair dans le triangle est un symbole destiné
à attirer l’attention de l’utilisateur sur la
présence de parties non isolées et de “tension
dangereuse” à l’intérieur de l’appareil, qui
posent des risques d’électrocution pour
l’utilisateur.
Le point d’exclamation dans un triangle est un
symbole destiné à attirer l’attention de
l’utilisateur sur des sections de ce manuel
contenant des informations importantes, liées à
l’utilisation et à l’entretien de ce produit.
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