User manual DIGITECH PDS2715

[. . . ] ONLY USE ATTACHMENTS/ACCESSORIES SPECIFIED bY THE MANUFACTURER. UNPLUG THIS APPARATUS DURING LIGHTNING STORMS OR WHEN UNUSED FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. [. . . ] Alternate tunings such as DADGAD are fine, as long as the tuning system used specifies a frequency of 440 Hz for A (A440), and it is based on the chromatic scale (12 notes per octave). Micro-tonal scales are not supported. 6 Rear Panel Phantom Power 1 23 4 Mic In Mic/Line Input Level Guitar In Guitar Thru Guitar Ground Lift OFF ON Mono Out musIQ is a trademark of 3dB Research Line In 9VAC 1. 3A L Line Out R 1. Phantom Power 5 6 7 8 9 10 Enables 48 volt phantom power on the XLR mic input. Note: Phantom power is normally only needed with condenser microphones and should never be used with ribbon microphones. To avoid damaging the microphone, please consult your microphone documentation to ensure phantom power is applied only when appropriate. 2. 3. Guitar Ground Lift Guitar In Eliminates most "hum" problems. If you hear a humming sound or buzz coming from your amp or P. A. , try pressing this button. Connect a guitar directly to this high-impedance input. Note that there is no loss of quality between the Guitar in and Guitar Thru jacks. 7 4. 5. Guitar Thru Connect a guitar amplifier or powered speaker directly to this output. Mic/Line Input Level This knob adjusts the gain of the Mic and Line inputs. Turn clockwise to increase gain, or counter-clockwise to decrease gain. If the Vocal Signal LED is turning red while you sing, you need to decrease the Mic gain. 6. Turn the Harmony Mix knob to the 11 o'clock position. Power up the Vocalist® Live 2 by connecting the PS0913B power supply. Press the High button so that it is lit. Press the HARMONY FOOTSWITCH so that the HARMONY LED just above it is lit. Observe the Guitar Signal LED while playing your guitar. Adjust the output level of your guitar until the Guitar Signal LED lights green or amber most of the time. (For more information about setting levels, see page 21. ) Perform the obligatory "Check 1-2" or sing into the mic while gradually turning up the Vocalist Live 2 Mic/Line Input Level knob until the Vocal Signal LED lights amber most of the time. (For more information about setting levels, see page 21. ) Press and hold the EFFECTS FOOTSWITCH until the TuNING LEDs light up. Tune each string until the center (green LED below the triangle) LED illuminates for each string, indicating it's in tune. NOTE: It is important that your guitar is properly tuned in order to get the best sounding harmonies. Alternate tunings such as DADGAD are fine, as long as the tuning system used specifies a frequency of 440 Hz for A (A440), and it is based on the chromatic scale (12 notes per octave). [. . . ] Both the Mono Out and stereo L/R Line Outs can be used simultaneously, allowing you to monitor vocals locally using the Mono Out while sending a stereo feed to the main mixer/P. A. 20 Setting Levels on the Vocalist® Live 2 Setting the Vocal Level It is recommended you set your vocal level by adjusting the Mic/Line Input Level knob on the rear panel so that the Vocal Signal LED is amber during loud vocal sections and only briefly turns red on the very loudest vocal sections. The Vocalist® Live 2 will normally prevent the vocal harmonies from clipping, even when the LED is red, but for optimum voice quality the LED should turn red only briefly or not at all. Setting the Guitar Level Ideally the Guitar Signal LED should be green or amber while playing. There is no guitar input level control, but most electric guitars send their signal at a level appropriate for the Vocalist Live 2. [. . . ]