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THE FCC REGULATION WARNING (for U.S.A.) Precautions 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. These limits are designed to Location provide reasonable protection against harmful Using the unit in the following locations can result in a interference in a residential installation. This equip- malfunction. ment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency • In direct sunlight energy and, if not installe
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Welcome Hooking Up the VC-12 ongratulations on buying the VOX he VC-12 can be connected to VOX VC-12 Foot Controller—a pedal BUS-compatible equipment, including Cboard for controlling VOX BUS- Tthe following Valvetronix amps: compatible equipment, including VOX AD60VT, AD120VT, AD60VTH, AD120VTH, Valvetronix amps. AD60VTX, and AD120VTX. To get the most out of your VC-12 Foot 1. Turn off all equipment before making Controller, please read this guide carefully. any connections. 2. Connect the incl
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Features of the VC-12 This section explains the VC-12’s controls and connectors. Top Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 While your Valvetronix amp is in Manual 1. BANK UP/DOWN switches mode, the display appears as shown below These switches are used to select banks. and the VC-12 functions the same as for In Channel Select Mode and Effect On/Off Effect On/Off mode. mode, pressing the UP switch selects the next bank; pressing the DOWN switch selects the previous bank. While your Valvetronix amp is in Manual
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5. RECALL switch 8. Expression pedal, Pedal switch In Channel Select Mode, this switch recalls The expression pedal controls the effect the previously-selected program. You can use that is assigned by the connected device. For this to quickly switch between programs in details on the effects that can be controlled, different banks. For example, say you select refer to the manual of the connected device. program 4-2, and then you select program 2- The pedal switch turns the effect that is 1. To i
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Control Power Power Control Rear Panel Using Your VC-12 his section explains how to select 1 2 programs, control effects, use the built- Tin tuner, use Manual mode, and store Valvetronix Amp program data in the VC-12. Channel Select Mode Channel Select Mode is used to select 1. VOX BUS MAIN connector programs. This connector is used to connect the VC-12 to a Valvetronix amp or VOX BUS-compatible Selecting Channel Select Mode device. Use the included 10Base-T “straight” In Channel Select Mode, th
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TUNER switch to turn off the tuner and Selecting Programs return to the previous mode. If the BANK Once you’re in Channel Select Mode, you’re display shows , you are already in ready to select a program. Valvetronix amps Effect On/Off mode. If it shows a bank contain 32 programs organized into eight number, you are in Channel Select Mode banks, with four programs in each bank. and need to press the CHANNEL–FX ON/ 1. Use the BANK UP/DOWN switches to OFF switch to select the Effect On/Off select a
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Using the Tuner About Manual Mode In addition to conventional tuning, the VC-12 While your Valvetronix amp is in Manual also allows you to tune your guitar silently by mode, the VC-12’s BANK display shows muting your amp’s output which is essential and the VC-12 works the same as for Effect when playing live. This feature is called On/Off mode, in which you can do the follow- “silent” tuning. ing: • Switch the Pedal, Modulation, Delay, and 1. Press the TUNER switch to turn on the Reverb section
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3. Press the VC-12’s BANK UP switch. Loading Program Data The VC-12’s BANK display shows . Program data stored in your VC-12 can be loaded into your Valvetronix amp as follows. Switch LEDs (1-4) that contain no program data are off, while those that do contain 1. Turn off your Valvetronix amp and make program data are on. sure it’s connected to the VC-12’s VOX BUS MAIN connector. 4. Use switches 1 through 4 to select the Note: Don’t connect anything to the VC-12’s memory (1, 2, 3, or 4) into whi
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7. Turn off both Valvetronix amps, and Loading Program Data into Two Amps then turn them back on again. Although you cannot store program data from That completes the procedure for loading a Valvetronix amp connected to the VC-12’s data into two amps. VOX BUS SUB connector, the same program data is output by this connector during the loading process, which means you can easily Deleting VC-12 Program Data load program data into two Valvetronix amps The program data stored in each VC-12 simultaneo
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5. To set the maximum position, slowly Expression & Volume press the Expression pedal down. When it’s down as far as it’ll go, take your Pedal hand off. If you want to cancel the procedure at this his section explains how to calibrate point, press the RECALL switch. the Expression and Volume pedals Tand how to select a Volume pedal response curve. 6. Press the TAP switch to enter the maxi- Calibrating the Pedals mum position. If you can’t achieve the maximum or mini- The BANK display shows for
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Volume 4. Press the TAP switch to enter the mini- Curve #1: The volume changes slowly in the mum position. upper range of the pedal’s travel; quickly in The BANK display shows . the lower range. 5. To set the maximum position, slowly Curve #2: With this standard curve, the press the Volume pedal down. When it’s volume changes throughout the pedal’s down as far as it’ll go, take your hand travel. This is the initial setting. off. Curve #3: The volume changes quickly in the If you want to cancel t
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Troubleshooting Specifications BANK display: 8-segment LED x 2 The VC-12 doesn’t turn on when I turn LEDs: 14 (7 switch LEDs, 7 tuner LEDs) on the connected device? • Make sure that your Valvetronix amp or Controls: Expression pedal VOX BUS-compatible device is connected Volume pedal to the VC-12’s VOX BUS MAIN connector. RECALL switch (The VC-12 cannot receive power via the Effect switches 1–4 VOX BUS SUB connector.) CHANNEL–FX ON/OFF switch BANK UP/DOWN switches • Make sure that the connected
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Marque CE pour les normes européennes harmonisées Précautions 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 Emplacement Directive EMC (89/336/CEE) et à la Directive concer- L’utilisation de cet instrument dans les endroits suivants nant la marque CE (93/68/CEE). peut en entraîner le mauvais fonctionnement. La marque CE apposée après le 1 janvier 1997 • En plein soleil signifie que ces apparei
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Bienvenue Brancher le VC-12 outes nos félicitations pour ton achat u peux brancher le VC-12 à tout du VOX VC-12 Foot Controller. Ce appareil compatible VOX BUS, notam Tpédalier est conçu pour piloter des Tment les amplis Valvetronix suivants: appareils compatibles VOX BUS, tels que les AD60VT, AD120VT, AD60VTH, AD120VTH, amplificateurs VOX Valvetronix. AD60VTX et AD120VTX. Pour exploiter pleinement les nombreuses 1. Mets tous les éléments hors tension fonctions de ton pédalier VC-12, lis attenti
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Fonctions du VC-12 Cette section décrit les commandes et prises de ton VC-12. Face avant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Quand l’accordeur est actif, cet affichage se 1. Commutateurs BANK UP/DOWN présente comme suit. L’affichage indique Ces commutateurs servent au choix des alors le nom de la note que tu accordes. banques. Accord normal Accord silencieux En mode de sélection de mémoire (Channel Select) et d’activation/de coupure d’effet (Effect On/Off), chaque pression sur le commutateur UP sélectionne la ban
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4. Commutateur et diodes TUNER 7. Commutateur et diode CHANNEL–FX ON/OFF Ce commutateur active/coupe la fonction Ce commutateur sert à alterner entre le d’accordeur du pédalier. mode de sélection de mémoire (Channel Select) et le mode d’activation/de coupure La diode centrale s’allume lorsque l’accord d’effet (Effect On/Off). est correct. Pendant l’accord, le nom de la note détectée apparaît à l’écran BANK. Pour En mode de sélection de mémoire, l’écran en savoir plus, lis “Utiliser la fonction d
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Pilotage Power Power Pilotage 9. Pédale de volume Utilisation du VC-12 Cette pédale permet de piloter le volume. ette section t’explique comment Tu peux choisir une parmi trois courbes de choisir les mémoires, piloter les réponse pour la pédale de volume. Pour en Ceffets et utiliser l’accordeur du savoir plus, lis “Choisir la courbe de la pédale pédalier. Tu apprendras aussi comment de volume” à la page 25. travailler en mode manuel et transmettre les Dans le cas d’un ampli Valvetronix, la pédal
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• Si l’écran BANK indique un numéro de Choisir des mémoires banque, le mode de sélection de mémoire Une fois que le mode de sélection de mé- est actif. Enfonce le commutateur CHAN- moire est actif, tu peux choisir les mémoires. NEL–FX ON/OFF pour choisir le mode Les amplificateurs Valvetronix proposent 32 d’activation/de coupure d’effet. mémoires (réparties dans 8 banques conte- nant chacune 4 mémoires). • Si l’écran BANK indique , ou le nom d’une note, la fonction Tuner (accordeur) 1.Choisis la
