Korg Ax3000b manuale d’uso

4015-2 Yanokuchi, Inagi-city, Tokyo 206-0812 Japan 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 via the internet, through mail order , and/[...]

ii Precautions Location Using the unit in the f ollowing locations can result in a malfunction. • In direct sunlight • Locations of e xtreme temperature or humidity • Excessively dusty or dirty locations • Locations of e xcessive vibr ation • Close to magnetic fields Power supply Please connect the designated A C adapter to an A C outlet[...]

iii * Company names , product names, and names of f or mats etc. are the trademarks or regis- tered trademarks of their respective o wners. CE mark for European Harmonized Standards CE mark which is attached to our company’ s products of AC mains operated appar atus until Decem- ber 31, 1996 means it conforms to EMC Directive (89/336/EEC) and CE [...]

iv T able of C ont ents Introduction ................................................................................................. 1 Welcome Aboard! .................................................................................................... 1 Main Features ................................................................................[...]

v Tuner (Bypass, Mute) ................................................................................. 21 Tuning procedure ................................................................................................... 21 Calibrating the tuner............................................................................................... 22 Ex[...]

vi Specifications ............................................................................................. 57 Appendix .................................................................................................... 58 Effect parameters................................................................................................... 58 In[...]

Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix 1 Intr oduc tion W ELCOME A BOARD ! any thanks f or adding the T ONEWORKS Modeling Signal Pr ocessor AX3000B to your sonic arsenal. Whether y ou’ re playing liv e or recording in the studio ,[...]

2 • The AX3000B f eatures an Expression Step Sequencer (abbre viated as ESS in this manual) that pro vides step control of a v ariety of effect parameters , giving you ne w possibilities of sounds that were unav ailable until no w . • The dela yed sound can be maintained when y ou switch between prog rams that hav e the same dela y type and TIM[...]

Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix 3 A Bassist ’ s Guided P anel T our Here we’ re going to lear n about the buttons and other controls on the AX3000B’ s top and rear panel. F RONT PANEL E FFECT EDIT SECTION 1.1 Effect Cat[...]

4 When you press a b utton, its LED will blink; now you can use v alue knobs 1–5 to edit the eff ect parameters of that categor y . If you w ant to tur n off an eff ect that is currently on, press the eff ect categor y button f or that eff ect (it will blink), and then press the button again to turn the eff ect off (the LED will go dark); the dis[...]

Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix 5 P ARAMETER E DIT SECTION 2.1 V alue knobs 1–5 Use these knobs to adjust the parameters of each eff ect. F rom the left, we ref er to these as value knobs 1–5. These knobs edit the setting[...]

6 3.1 AMP/LINE button This button lets y ou make appropriate settings f or the de vice to which your AX3000B is connected. The icon in the displa y will change depending on the destination de vice you’ve selected (p .12). 3.2 GL OBAL button Y ou can press the GLOBAL button and use the √ √ √ √ / ® ® ® ® buttons to mo ve through the men[...]

Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix 7 4.2 √ √ √ √ / ® ® ® ® buttons Use these to select the parameter y ou want to edit, or to edit the program name. 4.3 Name display Displa ys program names, eff ect names, or paramet[...]

8 B ANK /P ROGRAM SELECT SECTION 6.1 BANK UP/DOWN switches In Program Select mode (p .15), pressing Bank Up will increment the bank, and pressing Bank Down will decrement the bank. In Program Select mode , you can press and hold the Bank Up s witch which tur ns on Individual mode (the LED located at the upper left of the s witch will light green). [...]

Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix 9 7.1 C ONTROL switch This s witch controls an effect. For each prog ram, you can assign what eff ect parameter this s witch will control. F or details, ref er to “Control switch settings” [...]

10 R EAR PANEL P OWER SUPPLY DC9V Connect the included A C adapter here. I NPUTS AND O UTPUTS 10.1 INPUT jack Connect your bass to this jac k. 10.2 A UX IN jack (stereo mini) Connect the analog output of your audio de vice here. NO TE: This conv enient input jack lets y ou connect your CD/MP3 pla yer or other audio de vice and play y our bass along[...]

Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix 11 10.5 LEVEL knob Adjusts the output le vel from the OUTPUT jac ks and the PHONE jack. 10.6 PHONE jack (stereo mini) Connect your headphones to this jac k. MIDI 11.1 MIDI OUT jack This jack tr[...]

12 Setup NO TE: Y ou must tur n off the po wer of all your equipment bef ore you mak e connec- tions. If you ignore this w ar ning, y ou may damage y our bass amp or speaker sys- tem, and ma y experience malfunctions! O UTPUT SETTINGS O UTPUT SELECT FUNCTION Here’ s how to specify whether y ou’ re connecting the AX3000B to a bass amp or to a mi[...]

Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix 13 5. T o adjust the volume , tur n up y our amp or mix er and the AX3000B’ s rear panel LEVEL knob to a desired le vel. NO TE: Use the GLOBAL menu setting “DOUT L VL ” to adjust the S/P [...]

14 E XAMPLE OF CONNECTIONS TO A MIXER OR RECORDER • When using the AX3000B f or direct-line recording, connect the OUTPUT L/ MONO and R jacks to the input jac ks of your mix er or recorder . Be sure to select the appropriate connection (p.12). U SING THE AX3000B WITH A MIDI DEVICE OR COMPUTER By using MIDI you can control the AX3000B from a seque[...]

Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix 15 Pla ying the AX3000B P ROGRAM S ELECT MODE (LED at the upper left of the Bank Up switc h is not lit) Settings f or each effect, the e xpression pedal, ESS, and other functions can be giv en [...]

16 O PERATIONS IN I NDIVIDUAL MODE As an e xample, here ’ s how to s witch the pre-effect and re verb on/off while y ou ’ re pla ying. 1. If the LED at the upper left of the BANK UP pedal is dark, you're in Progr am Select mode. Press and hold the BANK UP pedal f or about one second to enter Individual mode. At this time the LED at the upp[...]

Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix 17 Crea ting and Storing your o wn Pr ograms S IGNAL PATH There are two w a ys you can do this; by “ tweaking an e xisting program ” or by “ star t- ing from scratch. ” C REATING YOUR O[...]

18 put Select setting (p .12). If you w ant to change the cabinet model, tur n v alue knob 1. If you don ’ t want to use a cabinet model, press the CABINET b utton once again to tur n it off; the icon will disappear from the LCD displa y . 6. Press the NR/PROG L VL button, and adjust NR (v alue knob 4) so that you don ’ t hear noise when you ?[...]

Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix 19 N AMING A PROGRAM ( RENAME ) Here ’ s how y ou can name a program. NO TE: The program name is sa ved as part of each program. If you s witch to a dif- f erent program or turn off the power[...]

20 R ESTORING A SETTING TO ITS ORIGINAL VALUE (O RIGINAL V ALUE ) The Original V alue icon in the v alue display giv es you a wa y to fi nd out the parameter v alues that are stored in a program. When you are using a knob or b utton to change the value of a par ameter , the ORIG (original value) icon will appear when the v alue you are adjusting m[...]

Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix 21 T uner (Bypass , Mute) F or your conv enience, the AX3000B contains an A utomatic Chromatic T uner . The frequency of the middle “ A ” ref erence pitch can be adjusted (calibrated) o ver[...]

22 3. T une your bass while w atching the tuner display or the meter in the name dis- pla y . 4. When you ’ ve fi nished tuning, press the EXIT/TUNE b utton once again or press any desired prog ram select s witch. HINT : If y ou exit the T uner by pressing a prog ram select switch, this will also s witch to the program y ou selected. C ALIBRATIN[...]

DRIVE/AMP CABINET PRE EFFECT MODULA TION DELA Y REVERB Effect Type Tuner 23 Explanations of the Eff ec t T ypes his section e xplains the AX3000B ’ s sixteen dr iv e/amp models and elev en pre-eff ects, cabinet models, modulation, dela y , and rev erb effects . A. DRIVE/AMP MODELS The drive/amp model y ou select here will change the character of [...]

24 5. FUZZ Retro , r ude ‘ n ’ ra w ... the name says it all. The parameters are the same as f or 1. TUBE OD . 6. OCTAFUZZ This models a fuzz unit legendar y f or its sav agely aggressiv e distor tion. A pitch one octav e abov e will be added if you turn down the tone and play abo ve the twelfth fret. The parameters are the same as f or 1. TUBE[...]

DRIVE/AMP CABINET PRE EFFECT MODULA TION DELA Y REVERB Effect Type Tuner 25 12. GOLD PANEL (GOLD PNL) A moder n amp with a distinctiv e gold panel, noted f or its clean sound (recom- mended cabinet: MDN4x10) The parameters are the same as f or 7. V AL VE. 13. JAZZ A combo amp lov ed by jazz bassists (recommended cabinet: JAZ1x15) The parameters are[...]

26 1. CLASSIC 8 X 10 (CLS 8 X 10) A classic cabinet model with eight 10-inch speakers . 2. MODERN 4 X 10 (MDR 4 X 10) A moder n cabinet model with f our 10-inch speakers . 3. LA 4 X 10 A model of the “ LA sound ” with f our 10-inch speakers . 4. METAL 4 X 10 (MTL 4 X 10) Models a cabinet with aluminum-coned f our 10-inch speakers. 5. UK 4 X 12 [...]

DRIVE/AMP CABINET PRE EFFECT MODULA TION DELA Y REVERB Effect Type Tuner 27 C. PRE EFFECT The pre-eff ect is located in front of the dr iv e/amp model. * : This symbol indicates a par ameter that you can control from the e xpression pedal. 1. COMP The COMP eff ect is ideal when you want to pla y smooth and clean phrases at a consistent v olume, or [...]

28 4. WAH This models a wah pedal with a white body , designed for bass and f eaturing adjustable resonance . Raising the RESO may cause distortion. Y ou can lower the TRIM parameter until distor tion no longer occurs . HINT : When you select W AH, the expression pedal is automatically assigned to “ MANU AL. ” 5. U-VIBE/PHASE (VIB/PHAS) This le[...]

DRIVE/AMP CABINET PRE EFFECT MODULA TION DELA Y REVERB Effect Type Tuner 29 6. CHORUS/FLANGER (CHO/FLNG) This is a chorus/ fl anger unit with a standard circuit str ucture . 7. OCTAVE This models a pedal that generates a pitch one octa ve below the original input, mixing it with the original sound to add thickness. HINT : This type of eff ect only[...]

30 11. SYNTH This models a bass synth. An algor ithm unique to T oneWorks is used to simulate an analog synthesizer sound with a smoothly tr acking en velope fi lter . HINT : This eff ect is designed f or single-note playing. The sound ma y be muddy if you pla y a chord. HINT : The sound ma y be distor ted depending on your settings and on ho w th[...]

DRIVE/AMP CABINET PRE EFFECT MODULA TION DELA Y REVERB Effect Type Tuner 31 2. MULTI TAP CHORUS (MT CHORS) This is a chorus with independent taps for left/center/right, adding depth and spa- ciousness to your sound. 3. CLASSIC FLANGER (CL FLANG) This models a classic analog fl anger . 4. BI CHORUS (BI CHORS) This is a chorus model unique to the AX[...]

32 NO TE: If P2 or P3 is selected, the speed is adjusted b y the SPEED 1 (value knob 2). 5. DUO PHASE (DUO PHAS) This is an amazing phaser that provides tw o six-stage phasers; PHASER 1 and PHASER 2. They can be connected in series (to make a pseudo-twelv e-stage phaser!) or in parallel, and y ou can also synchronize or de-synchronize the two LFOs.[...]

DRIVE/AMP CABINET PRE EFFECT MODULA TION DELA Y REVERB Effect Type Tuner 33 7. ROTARY This models a stereo rotar y speak er . When you adjust the speed, it will tak e a cer- tain amount of time f or the speci fi ed speed to be reached – just like on an actual rotar y speak er . This is because it takes se ver al seconds for the motor that create[...]

34 9. RANDOM STEP FILTER (RND FILT) This fi lter randomly changes the peak frequency . 10. FILTRON This is an env elope controlled fi lter – a fi lter that opens and closes according to the bass input. By assigning the MANUAL knob to the e xpression pedal you can simulate K org ’ s classic TRA VELER pedal. NO TE: If you assign the e xpressio[...]

DRIVE/AMP CABINET PRE EFFECT MODULA TION DELA Y REVERB Effect Type Tuner 35 E. DELAY EFFECTS Here you can select one of 11 dela y-type eff ects. *: This indicates a parameter that y ou can control from the expression pedal. 1. ECHO PLUS This models one of the most respected analogue tape echo machines e ver made. In the original, the “ echo ” i[...]

36 4. MOD DELAY (MOD DLY) This models K org ’ s fi rst digital dela y , the SDD-3000. Y ou can also use this to produce chorus or fl anger-like eff ects by setting a short TIME and using the LFO to modulate it. 5. SWEEP DELAY (SWEEP DL) This also models the SDD-3000. Here you can use the env elope of your bass sig- nal to control the DELA Y TIM[...]

DRIVE/AMP CABINET PRE EFFECT MODULA TION DELA Y REVERB Effect Type Tuner 37 7. CROSS DELAY (CROSS DL) This models a K org DL8000R dela y unit set to cross-f eedback betw een L → R and R → L . HINT : “ Ducking ” is an effect that automatically lo wers the volume of the dela y sound when y ou pla y your bass loudly; this lets the phrase y ou [...]

38 10. REVERSE DELAY (REVRS DL) This is a DIGIT AL DELA Y that plays the dela yed sound bac kwards. Y ou can get some really cool results by pla ying long notes in a legato f ashion. 11. FREEZ This eff ect assigns FREEZ to the CONTROL s witch. When you press the CON- TROL s witch, the sound you had been pla ying just bef ore that moment will be hel[...]

DRIVE/AMP CABINET PRE EFFECT MODULA TION DELA Y REVERB Effect Type Tuner 39 F. REVERB EFFECTS Here you can select one of 11 re v erb-type eff ects. *: This indicates a parameter that y ou can control from the expression pedal. The parameters of the re verb eff ect are the same f or all types. NO TE: This table applies to the f ollowing 11 re verb e[...]

40 7. CANYON This re verb model produces the type of re verberation that is char acter istic of a cany on. 8. ROOM This models the re verberation of a typical room, with n umerous early re fl ections. 9. STUDIO This models the re verberation of a large room. 10. HALL This models the re verberation of a concer t hall with n umerous echoes. 11. AREN[...]

41 Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix U sing the expr ession pedal to c ontr ol parameters E XPRESSION PEDAL SETTINGS E XPRESSION T ARGET Q UICK A SSIGN Here ’ s a v er y easy and con venient w a y to set the expression target[...]

42 S ETTING THE E XPRESSION T ARGET Here are the items you can set. When you ’ v e pressed the EXP/CTL button to mak e it blink, you ’ ll be able to set the f ollowing items by turning value knobs 1 – 3. NO TE: Y ou can set the above items individually f or each program. If you s witch to a diff erent program or turn off the power without sa [...]

43 Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix The e xpression pedal target is indicated as follows . “ */###### ” *: T arget categor y ######: T arget parameter • Examples In addition to the e xamples we ’ ve sho wn here, a wide[...]

44 C ONTROL SWITCH SETTINGS Y ou can make the f ollowing control switch settings independently f or each program. Press the EXP/CTL button and use v alue knob 5 to select the effect y ou want to control. S WITCHING EACH EFFECT ON / OFF NO TE: The CONTROL s witch LEDs indicate the on/off status . U SING TAP TEMPO TO SET A PARAMETER NO TE: The CONTRO[...]

45 Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix C ONTROLLING ESS NO TE: ESS T AP1, ESS T AP2, and ESS TRIG will do nothing if the SPEED of the step eff ect is set to PEdL. NO TE: ESS CTL2, ESS T AP1, ESS T AP2, and ESS TRIG will do nothin[...]

46 5. Slowly adv ance the expression pedal a wa y from yourself (pedal f orward), and take y our hand off the pedal when it stops. 6. Press the WRITE button. The name displa y will indicate COMPLETE for one second, and then the AX3000B will retur n to normal operation. If the sensitivity could not be adjusted correctly , the name displa y will indi[...]

47 Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix U sing ESS to contr ol a parameter SS (Expression Step Sequencer) controls a variety of eff ect parameters in a stepwise f ashion, letting you control your sound in completely ne w wa ys. Fo[...]

48 HINT : In the ESS displa y , a corresponding number of LEDs 1 – 8 will light g reen to indicate the last step y ou specify here. NO TE: If you selected a “ 1 shot ” mode ( “ *-#1 ” ), the parameter will return to the value speci fi ed by the setting of the eff ect when the steps hav e been completed. HINT : When setting the STEP , you[...]

49 Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix 8. As appropriate for the SPEED setting, adjust the SMOO TH setting (v alue knob 2) to specify how smoothly the steps change . HINT : Use the expression pedal to control the speed of the seq[...]

50 C ontr ol via MIDI IDI stands f or Musical Instr ument Digital Interf ace, and is a world-wide standard f or exchanging v ar ious types of m usical data between electronic musical instruments and computers. When MIDI cables are used to con- nect two or more MIDI de vices, perf or mance data can be e xchanged between the de vices, e ven if the y [...]

51 Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix S ETTING THE MIDI C HANNEL (GL OBAL “MIDI CH”) In order to e xchange data with an external MIDI device , your AX3000B ’ s MIDI channel must match the MIDI channel of y our external MID[...]

52 1. Press the GLOBAL button. 2. Press the √ √ √ √ / ® ® ® ® b uttons to make the name displa y read “ CCHG I/O . ” 3. Specify whether all control change messages will be transmitted or receiv ed. Use v alue knob 1 or the ▲ / ▼ buttons to mak e your choice. “ On ” allows transmitting and receiving. “ OFF ” disables tran[...]

53 Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix 3. Specify whether parameter change messages will be transmitted. Use v alue knob 1 or the ▲ / ▼ buttons to mak e your choice . NO TE: When the AX3000B receives parameter changes or othe[...]

54 6. Press the AX3000B ’ s WRITE button to begin transmitting. When transmitting is completed, the displa y will indicate “ COMPLETE, ” and y ou will retur n to the screen of step 4. (While “ DUMP ALL ” is being transmitted, the display will indi- cate “ SEND . ” ) NO TE: While data is being transmitted, do not touch the b uttons or [...]

55 Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix Restoring the F ac tor y P reset Pr ograms ere ’ s how y ou can restore the AX3000B ’ s programs and settings to the state in which it was shipped from the f actor y . NO TE: Ex ecuting [...]

56 T r oubleshooting f you suspect a malfunction, please chec k the follo wing points fi rst. If this does not resolv e the problem, please contact y our dealer or K org author iz ed ser vice center . 1. P ower does not turn on • Is the A C adapter connected to the rear panel DC9V jack? • Is the A C adapter plugged into an AC outlet? • Could[...]

57 Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix Specifications NUMBER OF AMP TYPES: 11 NUMBER OF CABINET TYPES: 16 NUMBER OF EFFECTS PED AL TYPES: 11 MODULA TION TYPES: 11 DELA Y TYPES: 11 REVERB TYPES: 11 NOISE REDUCTION: 1 NUMBER OF PR[...]

58 Appendix E FFECT PARAMETERS *: These parameters can be controlled b y the expression pedal PRE FX SENS / DEPTH A TT ACK / SPEED MANU AL TYPE / RESONANCE LEVEL / ORDER COMP SENS * - - - LEVEL * LIMITER RA TIO * AT TA C K * THRESHLD - LEVEL * EXCITER - - MANUAL * TYPE EFFECT * W AH TRIM OPEN MANUAL * RESO * ORDER U-VIBE / PHASE DEPTH * SPEED * MAN[...]

59 Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix DELA Y TIME FEEDBA CK TONE OPTION MIX ECHO PLUS TIME * FEEDBACK * T ONE * LO D AMP * MIX * MUL TI HEAD TIME FEEDBACK * T ONE * MODE MIX * ANALOG DELA Y TIME * FEEDBACK * T ONE * - MIX * MOD [...]

60 Inde x Numerics 2T AP DELA Y (2T AP DL Y) 36 A AC 2x15 26 AC100 25 ANALOG DELA Y (ANLG DL) 35 ARENA 40 Automatic Chromatic T uner 21 B Backing Up 53 BI CHOR US (BI CHORS) 31 BOUNCE 39 C CABINET Models 25 Calibrating 22 CANY ON 40 CC 52 CCHG I/O 51 CHAMBER 39 CHOR US/FLANGER (CHO/FLNG) 29 CLASSIC 24 CLASSIC 8x10 (CLS 8x10) 26 CLASSIC CHOR US (CL [...]

61 Introduction Panel Tour Setup Playing Creating and Storing Effect Type Pedals ESS Index MIDI/DIGITAL Factory settings Trouble- shooting Spec. Tuner Appendix R RANDOM STEP FIL TER (RND FIL T) 34 RELOAD? 55 RENAME 19 Restoring 54 Restoring the Factory Preset 55 REVERB EFFECTS 39 REVERSE DELA Y (REVRS DL) 38 REVRB FX 52 RHYTHM DELA Y (RHYTM DL) 37 [...]

4015-2 Yanokuchi, Inagi-city, Tokyo 206-0812 Japan 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 via the internet, through mail order , and/[...]