DOD VGS50 manual

OWNE R’S MANUAL The Sound of Y our Imagination A Harman International Company[...]

DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY Manufacturer’ s Name: DOD Electronics Manufacturer’ s Address: 8760 S. Sandy Parkway Sandy , Utah 84070 declares that the product: Product Name: VGS50 Product Options: All conforms to the following product specifications: Safety: EN 60065 (1993) IEC65(1985) with Amendments 1, 2, 3 EMC: EN 55013 (1990) EN 55020 (1991) [...]

T able of Contents Safety Information................I Declaration of Conformity .... I T able of Contents................. II Introduction Congratulations................... 1 Included Items................... 1 Features.............................. 1 Section One A Guided T our ..................... 2 Front Panel....................... 2 Rear Pan[...]

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Congratulations! Y ou are now the proud owner of the best sound available in a package this size. The VGS50 is an extremely powerful tool capable of producing virtually any sound that you can imagine. It offers real tube distortions, the popular Grunge distortion, and a host of great sounding digital effects...18 effects in all to choose from. Effe[...]

Section One A Guided T our of the VG S5 0 Front Panel 1. Program and B ank Selector Footswitches - These switches provide access to the VGS50 user presets and the 10 user banks. They are also used to bypass the VGS50, access the tuner , and perform various functions for the Learn-a-Lick feature. 2. Effect Select Buttons - This row of buttons is use[...]

5. Display - The LED display serves three functions. In performance mode, the display will indicate the bank and preset numbers that are currently active. In edit mode, the display will show the value of the effect or effect group being edited. In tuner mode, the display will show the input note you are closest to. 6. T uner/ Par ameter LE Ds - Thi[...]

Rear Panel A. Input Jack - Connect your instrument to this jack. B. Left Output - Connect from this jack to the input of your amplifier for mono applications. C. Right Output - Connect from this jack to a second amplifier for stereo applications. D. Headphone - This jack is used for connecting a pair of stereo headphones to the VGS50. The output le[...]

Getting Started The VGS50 is ready for you to plug in and play . It already has a variety of sounds programmed into both the 30 factory and 30 user presets. Y ou will find that the user presets are exact duplicates of the factory presets. This was done so that you can experiment with the user presets and not be at risk of losing any of the sounds t[...]

SEC TION TWO About the VG S5 0 Performance Mode The Performance Mode of the VGS50 is the mode of operation where you are performing. While in the performance mode, you can use the numbered footswitches or Data Wheel to change from one preset to another . Y ou can use the Bank Footswitch to advance banks and the Expression Pedal to vary the amount o[...]

Note: The footswitches will only activate the user presets and banks. T o access the factory presets and banks, you will need to use the Data Wheel and scroll above the last user bank/preset. When you have selected a particular bank and preset, the number of the preset and bank will be shown in the display . Each effect that is active in that prese[...]

1. Connect the 1/8” stereo jack to the Learn-a-Lick jack (E) on the back panel of the VGS50. 2. Connect the other end of the cable to your tape or CD player’ s headphone output. 3. Cue up the recording to the solo that you want to learn. 4. Press and hold the Bank switch down until the display shows “ LAL .” The display will then change to [...]

SEC TION THREE Editing a Preset The VGS50 allows you to edit the user presets to your liking. Y ou can change the effects that are stored in the preset, alter the amount of the effects, bypass an effect, or vary several other aspects of the way the preset sounds. This is a very simple process and gives you the ability to create custom sounds to sui[...]

1. Press the effect select button under the Compression group. The display will show the current status of the compressor . If the compressor is bypassed (indicated by two dashes “ -- ”), press the Compression button again, or rotate the Data Wheel to activate the compressor . Since we want a medium compression setting, roll the Data Wheel unti[...]

5. We also wanted to have the Chorus as an effect in our example preset. Press the Effect button. If the effects in this group are bypassed (indicated by two dashes “ -- ” in the display), press the Effect button again, or rotate the Data Wheel to activate this group. Chorus is listed as the first effect in this group so, roll the Data Wheel un[...]

Now the only edit that we have left to do in our example is to assign the expression pedal to control the reverb level. Piece of cake! Just press the Pedal button (12), and rotate the Data Wheel until the number 9 is shown in the display . Since number 9 is Reverb Level, the expression pedal will now bring the amount of the reverb up and down as yo[...]

SEC TION FOUR About the Effects The effects included with the VGS50 may require an explanation as to what they do and what the different parameter adjustments mean. For this reason we have included this section detailing the different effects and their parameters. Effects Definitions Compression - A compressor is a tool used to limit the dynamic ra[...]

Flanger - A Flanger is similar to a chorus as far as what it is technically doing, but it sounds very different. It adds a “whooshing up, and down” sound to your guitar . Phaser - A Phaser is an effect that splits the incoming signal, and then changes the phase of half of the signal. This phase is changed at an even pace, and mixed back in with[...]

Delay - Delay is often referred to as an echo. This is because it will record a short passage of your playing, and then repeat it a moment later . Y ou can have it repeat the passage several times just like an echo would do. The VGS50 offers three different types of delay , they are T ape delay , Mono delay , and Pong delay . The T ape delay is typ[...]

Resetting the V G S5 0 This function erases all of the user presets and restores the VGS50 to the original factory presets. C aution! This procedure will destroy and reset ALL user presets in the VGS50 memory . Be sure you want to erase the memory and start fresh before continuing with this procedure. 1. Disconnect the power from the rear panel of [...]

Preset List Showcase 01 - Solo T ime 02 - Clean Chorus 03 - Crunch Rhythm Heavy 11 - Crusher 12 - Phase Monster 13 - Octo Bass Modern 21 - Whammy 22 - Ottowah 23 - Dyna Phase Retro 31 - Surficide 32 - Wahs Up? 33 - Rockabilly Country 41 - Pedal Steel 42 - T remolo 43 - Chicken Picken Blues 51 - Blues Rhythm 52 - Blues Solo 53 - Clean Blues Studio 6[...]

Warranty 1. The warranty registration card must be mailed within ten days after purchase date to validate the warranty of this DOD product. 2. DOD warrants this product when used solely within the U.S. to be free from defects and workmanship under normal use and service. 3. DOD Electronics liability under this warranty is limited to repairing or re[...]

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DOD Electronics Corporation 8760 S. Sandy Parkway Sandy , Utah 84070 PH (801) 566-8800 F AX (801) 566-7005 International Distribution 8760 S. Sandy Parkway Sandy , Utah 84070 USA PH (801) 568-7642 F AX (801) 568-7638 DOD and VGS50 are registered trade marks of the Harman Music Group Inc. Copyright the Harman Music Group Printed in the USA 01/99 Man[...]