Vox DA15 manual

Owner’s Manual Owner’s Manual 1 E 1 E[...]

IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS • 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. [...]

3 Ta b le of Contents Introduction ....................................................................................... 4 Welcome aboard! ............................................................................ 4 Main features ................................................................................... 4 Signal path ..................[...]

4 Intr oduction W ELCOME ABOARD ! hanks f or choosing the V O X D A15. T o ensure a long and troub le-free relationship with your ne w amp , please read this manual carefully , use the amp as directed and k eep the manual f or future ref erence. M AIN FEATURES • The amplifier provides ele v en distinctiv e sound styles that can be used in v ario[...]

5 Quic k Star t nce you’v e satisfied y our primal urge to play , I’ d lik e to suggest you giv e this man- ual a chance — it’ s been written b y a fello w guitar nut and this amp boasts some killer bells ‘n’ whistles that will warrant y our interest. In short, it’ll be wor th your while, w e promise. This said, here’ s the “Quic[...]

6 C REATING YOUR OWN SOUNDS 1. Press the top panel MANU AL b utton. The MANU AL LED will light which means y ou’ re in Man ual mode. HINT : Y ou can also create y our own sounds in Preset mode or Channel Select mode . Howe v er , the process is a bit easier to understand in Manual mode, since the positions of all knobs (e xcept the EDIT 1 knob) a[...]

7 The Guitarist’ s Guided P anel T our In this chapter we’ re going to take a look at the top and rear panels of y our amp . A. T op P anel 1. I NPUT SECTION This is where you plug in y our guitar . 2. A MP SECTION Here’ s where y ou mak e your settings . STYLE selector switc h This s witch selects a sound style . The ele v en sound styles in[...]

8 TREBLE, MIDDLE, and B ASS This trio of knobs allows you to dial in the e xact amount of high, mid, and lo w fre- quencies. Also , as y ou’ d e xpect (and hope!), the e xact manner in which each one of these controls behav es and also inter acts with the others is dependant on the type of sound selected. T ur n to the “Sound Styles and Eff ect[...]

9 HINT : Y ou can also adjust the speed or time, by holding do wn the T AP button and turning the EDIT 1 knob. (This is the EDIT 2 mode) NO TE: If the BYP ASS LED is lit, y ou won’t be able to use the T AP s witch to set the time. (The T AP LED will be dark.) BYP ASS (EDIT 3) and LED If you don’t w ant to use an eff ect, press this button to tu[...]

10 B. Rear P anel 1. A C POWER This is where you connect the included po wer cord. 2. F OOT SW Y ou can connect the optional VFS2 dual f oot s witch here, and use it to s witch progr ams or bypass the eff ect while y ou perf orm. 3. L INE / PHONE Use this jack if y ou’ re plugging directly in to a mixer , recording device , or if you’ re using [...]

11 About the three operating modes he D A15 contains ele v en preset programs . T o select one of these, enter Preset mode by pressing the PRESET b utton and turn the STYLE selector . There are also two re writable channel progr ams which you can select b y pressing the CH button or b y using the optional VFS2 foot s witch. P RESET MODE ( SELECTING[...]

12 S WITCHING CHANNELS With either the CH1 or CH2 LED lit, press the CH s witch. The channel will change each time you press the b utton, and the progr am stored in each channel will be recalled. (The ph ysical settings of the top panel selector knobs and control knobs are ignored at this time.) HINT : If the optional VFS2 dual foot s witch is conn[...]

13 Creating and storing y our o wn pr ogram here are two w a ys you can do this; by tweaking an e xisting preset prog ram that’ s close to what you ha v e in mind, or by starting from scratch. C REATING YOUR OWN PROGRAM Let’ s start from scratch. 1. Choose any pr ogram in Preset or Channel Select mode, or select Manual mode. HINT : Since w e’[...]

14 8. When y ou’ve come up with a sound y ou like, store the pr ogram. NO TE: In Preset or Channel Select mode , the changes you made will be lost if y ou s witch to a diff erent program, Manual mode or turn off the power without storing the program first. NO TE: The effect b ypass setting isn’t stored as par t of the progr am. A DJUSTING THE [...]

15 S TORING YOUR PROGRAM When you’v e come up with a sound y ou like , y ou should store (write) the program. 1. Press the WRITE button. The CH1 or CH2 LED will blink. 2. Press the CH button to select the c hannel to where y ou want to store your program. The program will be stored in the channel where the indicator is blinking. HINT : If , durin[...]

16 R ESTORING THE FACTORY SETTINGS Here’ s ho w you can restore the f actory settings. NO TE: If y ou do this, the prog rams y ou sav ed in Channel 1 and 2 will be completely erased, and will be reset to the f actory settings. NO TE: Eff ect and noise reduction settings made in the Man ual mode will also be erased. NO TE: Ne v er turn off the pow[...]

17 Using the VFS2 dual f oot switc h f the optional VFS2 dual f oot s witch is connected to the rear panel FOO T SW jack, you can use it to s witch programs or turn eff ect bypass on/off . S WITCHING THE CHANNEL PROGRAM ( SWITCH 1) Each time you press the VFS2’ s left s witch (s witch 1), y ou’ll alter nate betw een CH1 and CH2. NO TE: Switch 1[...]

18 Sound Styles and Eff ects In this section, we’ll discuss the ele v en sound styles and eff ects. STYLES Y ou know that there is a plethora of great sounding amps out there , and that the quest f or the ultimate sound can be endless. After countless hours of soul searching, ear nest dis- cussions (not to mention the occasional friendly argument[...]

19 7. CR UNCH 2 This style has a f at, roaring sound with a distinctive , cranium-crushing cr unch. Rolling back y our guitar’ s volume produces a bright, clean sound that’ s perf ect f or chord work and will cut through any mix. 8. HIGAIN 1 This style’ s toneful, high gain punch and gir th results in a highly agg ressiv e, tone- breathing mo[...]

20 E FFECTS The D A15 pro vides elev en of the most popular eff ects (some settings actually combine two eff ects). Y ou can adjust the SPEED parameter of modulation eff ects or the TIME parameter of dela y/re v erb eff ects simply by pressing the T AP switch twice . In addition to using the EDIT 1 knob to adjust the most impor tant parameters , yo[...]

21 COMP W ant to pla y a clean passage that needs to be nice, smooth, and e v en? Need a bit more sustain on a lead line? Then look no further ; COMP is the eff ect f or y ou. It’ s modeled on a compressor pedal that is hugely popular due to the percussiv e clean sound it can pro- duce — making it perf ect f or ’80s and ’90s pop and funk rh[...]

22 FLANGER A model of a truly classic flanger that “unchained” a highly influential moder n guitarist who many hail as the “godf ather of two-handed tapping. ” TREMOLO This eff ect is based on the highly acclaimed tremolo circuit f ound in some guitar amps. ROTARY This models a rotar y speak er . TA P “SPEED” Sets the modulation speed[...]

23 DELAY This is a model of one of the most respected analogue tape echo machines e v er made. In the original, the “echo” is produced by a pla yback head and the e xact “dela y time” is set by v arying the motor speed. Man y prof essionals pref er these “lo-fi” units because of the warm, dar k echoes the y produce. HINT : In the CHOR [...]

24 Tr oub leshooting 1. The amp isn’t powering up when the PO WER switch is ON. ➢ Is the pow er cable plugged into the A C po wer connector on the rear panel of the amp? ➢ Is the pow er cable plugged into an A C outlet? ➢ Is the A C outlet s witched on and actually working? ➢ Does the pow er cable w ork? 2. There’ s no sound coming from[...]

25 4. There’ s no sound from the LINE/PHONE jac k when you use it. ➢ Check that the top panel MASTER v olume isn’t turned all the wa y down. ➢ Make sure sound is coming from the amp . IMPORT ANT NO TE: Y ou’ll need to unplug your headphones or cab le from the LINE/ PHONE jack to do this , since plugging something into this jack automatica[...]

26 Specifications * Appearance and specifications of this product are subject to change with- out notice. URL = http://www .vo xamps .co .uk Number of styles: 11 Number of effects: 11 Noise reduction: 1 Number of programs: 11 preset, 2 user Input/output jacks T op panel: 1 x INPUT Rear panel: 1 x FOO T SW jac k, 1 x LINE/PHONE jac k Po wer amp ou[...]

27 Pr ogrammer’ s Cheat Sheet W anna remember ho w you set up y our f av orite programs? Well, this is the place to do it! Simply cop y the sheet below and mark up by dr awing lines or coloring. Don't forget to make notes on NR! PROGRAM NAME: NO TE: NR ( NOISE REDUCTION ): EDIT2(T AP + EDIT): /T AP EDIT3(BYP ASS + EDIT): PROGRAM NAME: NO TE:[...]

Owner’s Manual Owner’s Manual 1 E 1 E      2005 VOX AMPLIFICA TION L TD. IMPORT ANT NO TICE T O 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 have purchased this product vi[...]