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USER GUIDE A URA ® PRO RET AIL[...]
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3 W elcome Thank you for making Fishman a part of your acoustic experience. We ar e pr oud to offer you the fi nest acoustic amplifi cation products available; high-quality professional-grade tools to empower you to sound your very best. W e ar e confi dent Aura Pro will both enhance and inspire your music making. T roubleshooting Installation b[...]
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4 Image Chart Once you upload Images into your Aura Pro, use this chart for quick r efer ence. Image # Instrument Name Microphone Mic Distance 1 2 3 4[...]
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5 Fundamentals T o experience the benefi ts of Aura, install the Aura Gallery CD on your computer then upload Images into the Aura Pro pr e- amp. Flip open the preamp and connect the included USB cable to the side of the preamp. USB mini jack[...]
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6 Quick Start Before you begin, set the contr ols as shown: 1. Plug in • Use a ¼-inch instrument cable. 2. T une up • Set Play/Edit switch to Play . Pr ess T uner button. When engaged, T uner mutes the output. Pr ess again to exit T uner . 3. Select an Image • Raise the V olume and use the Image switch to browse the Images. 4. Blend in picku[...]
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7 5. Pickup tone • Set Play/Edit switch to Play and adjust tone contr ols. 6. Image tone • Set Play/Edit switch to Edit and adjust tone contr ols. Move switch back to Play to lock Image tone. 7. Control F eedback • If feedback occurs, push Phase switch. If feedback recurs when you change your location, press switch again. • Push Anti-Feedba[...]
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8 Power Plug in the guitar , and the Aura Pr o switches on. T o conserve the battery , remove the instrument cable from the guitar when the system is not in use. The LEDs in the tuner display fl ash once at power -up to tell you the pr eamp is on. Low Battery Indicator When the “Battery” LED fl ashes once every three seconds, you have approxi[...]
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9 Tu n e r Plug an instrument cable into the endpin jack, move the Play/Edit switch to Play , and press the T uner button to turn the circuit on and off. This digital chr omatic tuner accommodates all standard and alternate tunings. When engaged, the tuner also mutes the output. Note that the tuner is calibrated to A = 440.[...]
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10 Controls Image Y our Aura Pr o is factory loaded with four Images created especially for this instrument. Each Image corresponds to a dif ferent micr ophone type and position. Contact the guitar’ s manufacturer to identify the microphone associated each Image. V olume For the cleanest noise-free sound, set the V olume as high as possible witho[...]
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11 T one Controls & Play/Edit Switch The Play/Edit switch lets you EQ the pickup and Image(s) independently . Pickup EQ Move the Play/Edit switch to Play and adjust the Bass, Mid and T r eble controls. Switch to Edit and the preamp r etains the pickup EQ settings, disengages the pickup tone controls and enables Image EQ. Return to Play and the [...]
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12 Phase Switches Phase (global) Use the Phase switch to improve bass r esponse at low volume and suppress feedback at high volume. Push the Phase switch in and out and leave it in the position most pleasing to your ear . If feedback occurs, push the switch again. Relative Phase (pickup phase) T o change the character of your blended sound, you may[...]
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13 Anti-F eedback Use this search-and-destr oy Anti-Feedback fi lter in addition to the Phase switch. 1. Push Anti-Feedback button once. The letter “F” in tuner display will fl ash. 2. T urn up V olume, then either dampen the strings while tapping the body or play the troublesome note until the feedback begins. The automatic fi lter will ide[...]
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14 Input T rim and VU Meter Adjust this set-and-forget contr ol to accommodate the dynamics of your playing style. When you set Input T rim to the optimum level, you can play strongly without distortion and play quietly without hiss. T o Set the Input T rim: • Unplug the guitar and pull the small tab at the top of the Aura Pro toward you. Locate [...]
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16 Restore F actory Defaults 1. Unplug the guitar and move the tone controls to the center detent position. 2. Press and hold the T uner and Anti-Feedback buttons simultaneously . 3. Plug in the guitar . Continue to hold the T uner/Anti-Feedbackbuttons for three seconds after you plug in. 4. Release the T uner/Measur e buttons then unplug the guita[...]
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17 Electrical Specifi cations Digital Signal Path: A/D, D/A conversion: 24-bit Signal Processing: 32-bit T ypical in-use current consumption @ 9VDC: 18mA T ypical 9V lithium battery life: 54 hours T ypical 9V alkaline battery life: 27 hours Nominal output impedance: 1k Ohm Recommended load impedance: 10k Ohm and up Input T rim gain range: -6dB to [...]
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