Tascam GA-100CD manual

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IM PORT ANT S AFE T Y PR ECA UTIONS 2 T ASCAM G A- 1 00 CD 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 appliance. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within equilateral triangle, is intende[...]

IM POR T ANT S AFE T Y PR ECA UTIONS T ASCAM G A- 1 00 CD 3 1 Read these instructions. 2 Keep these instructions. 3 Heed all warnings. 4 Follow all instructions. 5 Do not use this apparatus near water . 6 Clean only with dry cloth. 7 Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufactur er's instructions. 8 Do not in[...]

4 T ASCAM G A- 1 00 CD Thi s pr odu ct ha s b e en de s ign e d a nd ma nuf ac tur ed acco rdin g to FDA reg ulatio ns " title 21 , CFR , c hapter 1 , subc hapter J, b ase d on th e Radi ation C ontro l for Hea lth an d Safet y Ac t of 1 9 6 8" , and is cla ss ifi ed a s a cla ss 1 lase r prod uct . T her e is no ha za rdo us invis- ible [...]

T ASCAM G A- 1 00 CD 5 Conten t s 1 – Introduction ...................................................... 6 Mai n fea tures of the GA- 1 0 0CD .............................. 6 Suppl ied acc essories ................................................. 6 Understanding th is manu al ...................................... 6 Handl ing of comp act discs [...]

6 T ASCAM G A- 1 00 CD Th an k you f or pu rcha sing a T ASC A M GA - 1 0 0CD in st r u ment a mplif ier . T h is g u ita r amp h as 60W output, a 1 2-i nch spe aker a nd soph isticate d t ub e amp mo deli ng circ uit r y th at lets you reali ze r ich, f u ll sou nd s. Hig h- qua lit y bui lt -in effect s give y ou t he f re edom t o cre ate sou nd[...]

T ASCAM G A- 1 00 CD 7 Handling of comp act di scs 1 - Introduc tion The GA- 1 00 CD ha s be en de signed for the playback of CD-D A ( s ta nd a rd audio ) for mat dis cs. I n ad dit ion to ordi n ar y 5-i nch and 3 -inch CDs, it ca n also play properly recorde d CD -R a nd CD -R W d iscs. Always p lace CD s in t he t r ay with t hei r labeled side[...]

8 T ASCAM G A- 1 00 CD T op panel GUIT AR AMP SECTION CD TRAINER SECTION EFFECTS SECTION Guitar a mp Inpu t se ct ion Pl u g your g u ita r i n here. Most g uit a rs a re h igh imp ed a nce, but some g uit ar s w ith bui lt- i n bat t er ies a re lo w imp ed a nce. 1 HIGH Con nec t g uit a rs w ith h igh out put imp ed a nce to t h is high i nput i[...]

2 – P ar t names and functions T ASCAM G A- 1 00 CD 9 9 0 q w e r t 8 CLEAN/OVERDRIVE KEY SECTION OVERDRIVE SECTION MASTER SECTION Clean/ o v erdr ive k ey sect ion 8 CLE A N /OVERDR IV E key Select the clean or ov e rd r ive chan nel. The C LE A N (g ree n ) l ight or the OVER DR IVE ( red) light is lit acc ordi ng to your s election. T his key [...]

2 – P ar t names and functions 1 0 T AS CAM GA - 100 CD o OUTPUT key Pre ss t h is key to select the effect s signal out put – the ma i n spe aker, the sub -sp ea ker pai r or al l th ree spe aker s. Ea ch ti me you press t hi s key , t he out put dest i nat ion set t ing cha nges a nd one or both of the ind icator s ( MAIN , SUB) l ights. p Ef[...]

2 – P ar t names and functions T ASCAM G A- 1 00 CD 1 1 ; GUIT A R CANC EL key Pre ss t h is key to t u r n G u ita r Ca ncel O N and OFF . Pre ss a nd hold this key to ope n the G uit ar Ca ncel set t ing me nu. I n th is me nu, pre ss t h is key to cyc le th roug h set ti ng item s. ( Se e “Canceli ng g u ita r sou nds” on page 1 9 . ) z TU[...]

2 – P ar t names and functions 1 2 T ASCA M GA - 100C D Rear panel / ! $ # % ^ & @ / POWER switc h Pre ss to t u r n the p ow e r ON and OFF . ! ~ IN Use the supplied power cord to con nec t the a mp to a n A C pow er outlet. Conrm that the voltage matches that marked on the rear panel of your GA-100CD amp. @ CD/EFFECT FOOTSWI TCH jack Use[...]

2 – P ar t names and functions T ASCAM G A- 1 00 CD 1 3 CD T rainer LCD ( * ) Q W E R U T Y I O P S A * PLAY indicator Appea r s du r i ng playback. ( P AUSE indicator Appea r s when playback is paused . ) T .REM AIN/REM AIN ind icator Ind icate s the me an i ng of the ti me d isplay e d accord i ng to t he cu r r ent set t i ng. T .REM AIN = rem[...]

2 – P ar t names and functions 1 4 T ASCA M GA-1 0 0C D 3 - Connections Con nec t an ext er nal sy nthesi zer, audio equ ipment or other d evice to t he LIN E IN jack to i nput exte r n al sou nds. T he i nput signal is s ent to t he sub -sp ea kers. NOTE Use th e volum e con trol of the equ ipmen t con nected to the LINE I N jack to ad just its [...]

2 – P ar t names and functions T ASCAM G A- 1 00 CD 1 5 4 - Using the gui tar am p Choosing the c hannel Guitar a mp gain , equalization and o utput The clean a nd ov erd r ive chan nels have the same t y pe s of control k nobs. Ad just t he vo lu me of each chan nel with its G A IN a nd VOLUME k nobs. Use the M AI N MAST ER VOLUME k nob to cont [...]

5 – Using e f fec ts 1 6 T ASCA M GA - 100C D Use the effect selection ( § , ¶ ) keys to the lef t of the effect par a mete r t able to choose an effect – delay , pan n ing delay , f la nger, p has er, c hor u s, t re molo , auto - wah , pitch shif t er – or t u r n t he effects OFF . The effect i nd icators t o the r ight o f the se keys s[...]

5 – Using e f fec ts T ASCAM G A- 1 00 CD 1 7 Y ou can choo se the s pea ker ( s ) t hat out put t he effect signal. P res s OUTPU T to cycl e t h roug h t he set t i ngs. Either or both t he M AIN a nd SU B i ndicator s light accord i ng to t he set t i ng. H owev e r , t he sub - spe aker s can not be selecte d for the Auto-wah effect. MAI N : [...]

6 – Using the CD t r ainer 1 8 T ASCA M GA - 100C D 1 Pres s ø at the front of the CD pla yer co ver l ightl y to open it . 2 Place a CD i n the tray and close the cover . 3 Pres s ¥ / π to st ar t playback. Pre ss ª to s top playback. Pres s ¥ / π to pause playback. Use µ ( ∆ ) and ≤ ( ˚ ) to sk ip bet ween t rack s and search throug[...]

6 – Using the CD t r ainer T ASCAM G A- 1 00 CD 1 9 Pre ss TE MPO t o t u r n temp o cont rol ON and OFF . The se t temp o value is stored even when te mpo cont rol is OFF . T he next t i me it is tu r ne d ON, p layback w ill occu r at t he last s et temp o value. Use the Gu ita r Ca ncel f u nction to c ut the sou nd of recorde d g u ita r s du[...]

7 – T uner , os c i ll ator and metronome 20 T ASCAM G A-1 00 CD Use the built-in oscillat or to out put a sine wave th rough the sp ea kers. T h is wave can be set to a ny pitch in a 3- oct ave range bet ween C3 and B5 . 1 Pres s the OSC/CAL key . OSC appears on the LCD. 2 Pres s the and keys to set the generated pitch . The default set t i ng i[...]

8 – Changi ng settings T ASCAM G A- 1 00 CD 2 1 Use the Set up menu to cha nge GA - 1 0 0CD set t i ngs. Pre ss a nd hold TUNER /SE TU P to ope n t he Set up menu. P res s TUN ER /SE TU P agai n to cycle th rough t he set t ing item s. Use the a nd keys to adjust t he values for each item and to re store t he default set t ing. Pre ss TI ME / ESC[...]

9 – Specif icati on s 22 T ASCAM G A- 100 CD Guitar a mp Rat ed out put M A I N 60 W ( R MS i nto 8 Ω ) SUB 20 W ( R MS i nto 8 Ω ) x 2 Spea kers M A I N 1 2-i nch SUB 5-inch x 2 Input s GUITAR I N PU T (H IGH) Unbalanced 1/ 4" jack Sta nda rd i nput lev el – 38 dBu Input i mpe d ance 6.8 MΩ GUITAR I N PU T (LO W ) Unbalance d 1/ 4” j[...]

9 – Specif icati on s T ASCAM G A- 1 00 CD 23 Block diagram TREBLE BASS MIDDLE GAIN INPUT LOW HIGH VOLUME GAIN CLEAN CHANNEL OVERDRIVE CHANNEL VOLUME SEND RETURN CLEAN/ OVERDRIVE ADC BASS TREBLE MIDDLE MAIN SP (12-inch) MAIN MASTER SUB SP L (5-inch) SUB SP R (5-inch) Power AMP Power AMP LINE IN LINE OUT R L R L SUB MASTER PHONES DAC CD Signal Pro[...]

Appendix – T one c reati on reference 2 4 T AS CAM GA - 100 CD Name Description Preamp Knob 1 Knob 2 Knob 3 FX Reverb Channel GAIN BASS MID TREBLE SPEED DEPTH F/B LEVEL OUTPUT LEVEL SOURCE OUTPUT Factory preset FLANGER Edgy Sharp anger for rhythm guitar C 3 10 6 7.5 4 5 8 MAIN 0 DIRECT SUB C5 W ide Wide stereo anger C 3 10 6 7.5 6.5 8 8 SUB[...]

Appendix – T one c reati on reference T ASCAM G A- 1 00 CD 25 Name Description Preamp Knob 1 Knob 2 Knob 3 FX Reverb Channel GAIN BASS MID TREBLE SENSE Q LEVEL OUTPUT LEVEL SOURCE OUTPUT Factory preset AUTO W AH Clean Clean auto-wah for rhythm guitar C 4 6 5 7 4 5 10 MAIN 1 EFFECT SUB Crunch Crunchy auto-wah good for humbucking pickups C 7 10 9 7[...]

Appendix – T one c reati on reference 26 T ASCAM G A- 100 CD Name Description Preamp Knob 1 Knob 2 Knob 3 FX Reverb Channel GAIN BASS MID TREBLE SPEED DEPTH F/B LEVEL OUTPUT LEVEL SOURCE OUTPUT Preset FLANGER SPEED RES LEVEL PHASER SPEED DEPTH LEVEL CHORUS SPEED W A VE TYPE DEPTH TREMOLO Use or copy these pages t o keep t r ack of y ou r ow n pre[...]

Appendix – T one c reati on reference T ASCAM G A- 1 00 CD 27 Name Description Preamp Knob 1 Knob 2 Knob 3 FX Reverb Channel GAIN BASS MID TREBLE SPEED DEPTH F/B LEVEL OUTPUT LEVEL SOURCE OUTPUT Preset AUTO W AH SPEED RES LEVEL PITCH SHIFTER SPEED DEPTH LEVEL DELA Y SPEED W A VE TYPE DEPTH P ANNING DELA Y[...]

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