User manual FISHMAN POWERMIX

[. . . ] If you have any questions or problems, you can contact Fishman Customer Service at 978-988-9665. The PowerMix answers the requests from musicians for a compact outboard preamp, dedicated to mixing and combining piezo and magnetic electric guitar pickups. Optimized piezo EQ, phase switch as well as output options provide the missing link for the piezo/magnetic pickup signal chain. Features 1 · Battery Compartment 2 · AC Adapter Input 3 · Mix Output Jack 4 · Piezo Input Jack 5 · Mag/Stereo Input Jack 6 · Piezo Phase Switch 7 · Low Battery LED 8 · Volume Control 9 · Bass Control 10 · Midrange control 11 · Treble Control 2 Piezo/Magnetic Outboard Mixing Preamp 3 PowerMix Preparing Your Instrument Before you begin using your PowerMix, you need to have the magnetic and Powerbridge pickups in place on your guitar. [. . . ] Using an unregulated power supply will void the warranty and may damage the unit. INPUT JACKS The two Input jacks are designed to accept separate magnetic and piezo signals via a single stereo cable or a stereo "Y" cable. The Mag / Stereo Input jack is a dual function input that will operate in either stereo TRS, or mono TS modes. The Tip connection of this jack receives the magnetic pickup signal from your guitar. The Ring connection of this jack can receive the piezo signal from your Powerbridge. The Piezo Input jack is a mono input that receives the piezo signal from your Powerbridge. 6 Piezo/Magnetic Outboard Mixing Preamp 7 PowerMix NOTE: If you route two signals through the Mag / Stereo Input jack and plug a third signal into the Piezo Input jack, the signal that normally appears at the Ring of the Mag / Stereo Input jack will be replaced (overridden) by the signal appearing at the Piezo Input jack. MIX OUTPUT JACK A combination of buffered magnetic pickup and Powerbridge signals appear at this instrument level output. PHASE SWITCH If you experience a volume loss when combining the Powerbridge with the guitar's magnetic pickups, flip this switch to correct the phase relationship between the two. LOW BATTERY INDICATOR When plugging into the Mix Output jack, the Low battery LED will flash momentarily, indicating that the power is on. When the Low Battery LED stays on with the jack plugged in, it's time to change the battery. VOLUME CONTROL This affects the piezo volume only. BASS AND TREBLE CONTROLS These are shelving style boost/cut tone controls. MIDRANGE CONTROL This is a resonance style boost/cut tone control. It affects only the piezo signal. 8 Piezo/Magnetic Outboard Mixing Preamp Suggested Signal Routing Options STEREO CABLE OPERATION Magnetic and piezo signals from your instrument are routed through a stereo instrument cable to the Mag/Stereo Input jack on the PowerMix. The Tip signal (magnetic) goes to the magnetic input stage. The Ring signal (piezo) goes to the piezo input stage. [. . . ] Call FISHMAN TRANSDUCERS at 978-988-9199 for a Return Authorization Number ("RAN"). Enclose a copy of the original Bill of Sale as evidence of the date of purchase, with the product in its original packaging and a protective carton or mailer. FISHMAN TRANSDUCERS' technicians will determine whether the item is covered by warranty or if it instead has been damaged by improper customer installation or other causes not related to defects in material or workmanship. [. . . ]