Yamaha DG60FX-112 manual

Owner’ s Manual[...]

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3 WARNING- When using any electrical or electronic prod- uct, basic precautions should always be followed. These precau- tions include, but are not limited to, the following: 1. Read all Safety Instructions, Installation Instructions, Special Message Section items, and any Assembly Instructions found in this manual BEFORE making any connections, in[...]

4 Thank you for pur c hasing the Y AMAHA DG60FX-112 Guitar Amplif ier . T o fully under stand the functions and to obtain maxi- mum life of this device , please r ead this Owner’ s Manual car efully befor e using. Also, after r eading this manual, please keep it and the warranty in a safe place for futur e r eference . Contents Precautions ......[...]

5 About the Backup Battery A backup battery (lithium battery) is used to keep internal data (settings) from being lost, even when the power cord is unplugged. Internal data will be lost when battery power is depleted, so it is recom- mended that data be stored to an external data recorder such as the Y amaha MIDI Data Filer MDF3 ( → page 24), or [...]

6 Nomenclature ■ Contr ol Panel q Input Jacks (INPUT HIGH, LO W) These are the input jacks for the DG60FX-1 12. Con- nect the guitar here. Use the jack labeled LOW for high output guitars and the jack labeled HIGH for low output guitars. * Make sure the power is switc hed OFF before connecting a guitar . w P eak Indicator Detects the input level.[...]

7 Nomenclature !2 Manual Button (MANU AL) Independent of the selected patch’s settings, this button changes the sound to the settings of the knob’s current position. The lamp will flash if the patch setting is changed. Press the [MANUAL] and [UTILITY] buttons simul- taneously to enter the External Control Setting Mode. ( → page 21) !3 Utility[...]

8 Nomenclature ■ Rear P anel @6 P ower Switch (PO WER) Power switch for the main unit. * T o pr otect the speakers, set the OUTPUT knob u to “0” befor e switching the power ON/OFF . @7 Headphones Jack (PHONES) Connect a pair of headphones (optional) to this jack for private practice or practicing at night when you don’t want to disturb othe[...]

9 Nomenclature #4 #6 #5 #7 ● T op Panel ● Rear Panel #4 Foot Switches 1, 2, 3 According to the settings in the Utility Mode ( → page 23), the switches can be used as for the following functions. • Selects a patch (1/2/3) fr om the currently selected bank. • Switches the ef fect blocks ON/OFF (1: Modulation Bloc k, 2: Delay Block, 3: Rever[...]

10 Connections Before making an y connections to any of the DG60FX-112’ s INPUT and/or OUTPUT jacks, make sure that the power on the DG60FX-112 and all other de vices is turned OFF to pre- vent electrical shock or dama ge to the devices. ■ Connecting the Foot Switch Unit Use the supplied special cable to connect the Foot Switch Unit to the main[...]

11 ■ Connecting Headphones Connect a pair of headphones to the PHONES jack (standard stereo) on the DG60FX-1 12 to play or practice in private. The volume of the headphones can be controlled with the OUTPUT knob. * When a pair of headphones is connected, output fr om the speaker will be terminated howe ver , output from the LINE OUT jacks and the[...]

12 Using the DG60FX-112 First, connect a guitar to the DG60FX-112 and try some sounds. ■ Produce Sound 1. Before connecting, turn off the power on the DG60FX-1 12 and connect a guitar to either the LOW or HIGH INPUT jack. High output guitars should be connected to the jack labeled LOW while low output guitars should be connected to the jack label[...]

13 ■ T r y Changing the Settings Use the knobs or buttons on the panel to create your own original tone. Using the DG60FX-112 • Continue rotating the knob in the previously de- scribed direction and the patch’s data value shown in the display as well as the [UP]/[DOWN] lamp will stop flashing and indicate the actual value corresponding to the[...]

14 Using the DG60FX-112 When another patch is selected, an y set- tings you ha ve altered will revert to their original settings. If you want to sa ve those settings, please use the Store operation described on page 17. ● Set the Speaker Sim ulator When listening through a pair of headphones, or connected directly via a line to a mixer or recorde[...]

15 ■ T r y Selecting Another P atch The DG60FX-1 12 holds a total of 180 patch pro- grams (patch) in its internal memory . The 180 patches are divided into two areas each containing 10 groups, 3 banks and 3 patches. • AREA There are two areas, the USER AREA and the PRESET AREA . When the Store operation is used, data in the USER AREA (90 patche[...]

16 ● Using the Foot Switch and the Bank Switch • Press a foot switch (1-3) to select the corre- sponding patch number 1-3 in the currently se- lected group/bank. * If the F oot Switch’ s function is set to “ EFF ” in the Utility mode, it will not be possible to select a patch using the F oot Switch. (See page 23) • Press and hold the BA[...]

17 Using the DG60FX-112 ■ Create and Store a Patc h Original settings can be stored in the USER AREA (01 1-933). T ry creating an original patch and then store it. ● Storing Procedure 1. Press the [STORE] button. When you enter the Store Mode, the display , the [STORE] lamp and the foot switch lamp corre- sponding to the patch number will flash[...]

18 Using the DG60FX-112 ● Using the DG60FX-112 Without Patc hes The [MANUAL] button lets you control the DG60FX- 1 12 when patches are not used. Press the [MANUAL] button to enter the Manual Mode (the lamp lights). In this mode, all knobs and effect buttons are set to their present condition. In the Manual Mode, changes to any knob or button can [...]

19 Compressor ● Comp (Compressor) Controlling the input signal (peak) this effect keeps the maximum level constrained to the level set with the knob. • COMP knob Rotate the knob to the right to increase the depth of the compression. When set to “0.0” it will have no effect. Modulation Effects There are five modulation effects, CHORUS, FLANG[...]

20 Effect Functions and Parameters • SPEED knob + [TREMOLO] Sets the phase difference between the left and right sounds. From 0 degrees to 360 degrees (0.0-10.0). Set to “5” the knob works like a ste- reo pan pot. • DEPTH knob + [TREMOLO] Sets the wave shape of the tremolo. A setting of “0.0” produces a triangular wave. Rotate the knob [...]

21 External Control Settings • trE : T one Control (TREBLE) • nnd : T one Control (MIDDLE) • bAS : T one Control (BASS) • PrE : T one Control (PRESENCE) • CP : Compressor Ef fect’s COMP setting • SPd : Modulation Ef fect’s SPEED setting • dPt : Modulation Ef fect’s DEPTH setting • SP2 : The secondary parameter of the Modulatio[...]

22 T uner Mode When the pitch is low , the CHORUS and FLANGER lamps will light. When the pitch is high, the ROT ARY and TREMOLO lamps will light. Tune the note until only the PHASER lamp lights. Tuning is complete. (At this time the BANK switch’s lamp will also light.) This mode is used for tuning y our guitar . In the T uner Mode, the DG60FX-112[...]

23 Utility Mode The Utility Mode is used for settings that co ver the o verall system of the DG60FX-112 suc h as the foot switc h, MIDI, external contr ol, EXP . PED AL jack, etc. ■ About the Utility Mode Press the [UTILITY] button to enter the Utility Mode (the lamp lights). In the Utility Mode, press the [UTILITY] button to return to the Play M[...]

24 ■ MIDI Functions Press the [UTILITY] button and set the Amp Select switch to LEAD2 (“ mmd ” will appear). ● Create a MIDI Program Change Receive T able Sets the corresponding patch that will be recalled when a MIDI Program Change No. (referred to as PRG No. from here on) is received. Press the [COMP] button to set the receiving MIDI PRG [...]

25 T o send all USER AREA data ( 011 - 933 ) plus Utility settings with the Bulk Out operation. Press the [T APE ECHO] button (“ ALL ” will appear on the display), then press the [STORE] button to carry out the MIDI Bulk Out. T o send a single USER AREA patch (data) with the Bulk Out operation. After pressing the [SPRING] button, select the pat[...]

26 Utility Mode ● Set the P arameter’ s Maxim um V alue Press the [TREMOLO] button and use the [UP]/ [DOWN] buttons to set the parameter’s maximum value (the parameter’s value when the controller is set to its maximum: 0.0 - 10.0 ). ■ EXP P edal Settings These settings are available when the EXP Pedal (“ EP ”) is selected as the contr[...]

27 ■ W ah P edal Settings These settings are available when the Wah Pedal function (“ UUH ”) is selected as the controller in the External Control settings. Press the [UTILITY] button then set the amp select switch to CRUNCH1 (“ UUH ” will appear on the dis- play). ● Set the Low Frequency of the Wah P edal Sets the low frequency in the [...]

28 Error Messages If an error occur s during operation, one of the follo wing error messa ge numbers will appear on the display . E1 : MIDI Receive Buffer Full CA USE: T oo much MIDI data is being received by the DG amplifier at one time. SOLUTION: Try reducing the amount of data being sent or , break the data into smaller blocks. E2 : Communicatio[...]

29 Specifications Digital Section • Full Digital Signal Processing • 8 Channel Preamp • Digital Effects • Compressor • Chorus, Flanger, Phaser , Rotary Speaker , T remolo • Digital Delay , T ape Echo • Spring Reverb, Hall Reverb, Plate Reverb • T ap T empo Function (Delay Time) • Speaker Simulator (16 T ypes) • External Controll[...]

30 MIDI Implementation Chart YAMAHA [ Guitar Amplifier] Date:30-Jun-2000 Model DG60FX-112 MIDI Implementation Chart Version : 1.0 +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ : : Transmitted : Recognized : Remarks : : Function ... : : : : :-------------------+----------------+----------------+----------------: :Basic Def[...]

31 MIDI Implementation Chart : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :-------------------+----------------+----------------+----------------: :Prog : o 0 - 127 : o 0 - 127 : : :Change : True # : ************** : : : :-------------------+----------------+----------------+----------------: :System Exclusive : o : o : Bulk Dump : :----------[...]

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