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Acoustic Imaging Blender
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www.fishmanaura.com
513-000-005 Rev-A 12-03
Aura
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Quick Start
1 Input
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Connect the Aura's ¼" Output or XLR Output to your amplifier or mixer input.
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Connect your acoustic instrument to the Input jack on the rear panel.
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Connect the recommended adapter to the 9VDC input to power up the Aura (see Controls and Connections, Rear Panel, 9VDC).
Keep the volume down on your amplifier or mixer to avoid a loud pop that could damage your speakers (or your ears!).
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Play your instrument aggressively and adjust the Input Level until the adjacent LED (yellow) flickers regularly and the red LED does
not light up at all.
Input Requirement
• Acoustic Guitar: Use only an undersaddle pickup or a magnetic soundhole pickup.
• Other Instruments: Use only a bridge mounted pickup.
• If your pickup system has an onboard microphone, shut it off.
• If your pickup system has onboard EQ, set all the controls flat.
2 Play Mode
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Set Edit/Play switch to Play.
Raise the Output Level to a comfortable volume.
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Browse Through The Different Sound Image / Pickup Mixes
Use the Up and Down footswitches or the Data control to scroll through programs 01-16 and find a Sound Image/pickup mix that
matches well with your instrument.
The Aura comes with 16 factory-loaded digital "Sound Images" that correspond to a popular variety of acoustic guitars and
microphone combinations. See Factory Sound Image / Pickup Mixes on reverse side.
3 Edit Mode
Once you find a Sound Image that you would like to use with your instrument, you can correct the phase, insert the Feedback Cancel
circuit, blend the Sound Image with your pickup and apply equalization or compression. The changes you select can then be applied
to the programs that reside in the Play mode.
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Start with the Edit/Play switch in the Play position, and choose a sound image/pickup mix in one of the program locations (between
01 and 16). Make note of the program number in the display.
Flip the Edit/Play switch to Edit. Select the Parameter you'd like to change (example; Blend) and adjust it with the Data knob. You
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can make adjustments to any of the 11 Parameters, as long as you stay in the Edit mode.
Once you make your adjustments, simply flip the Edit/Play switch back to Play. You now have committed these changes to that
program location. Additional tweaks can also be made at any time, by returning to this same program location and repeating the
above directions.
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Unless you want to start building duplicate programs in different locations, do not experiment with the Select parameter just yet.
Please be patient and refer to your Owner's Manual.
TIP: Always start with the Edit/Play switch in the Play position, and select your program number before you switch over
to the Edit mode. This way you will avoid inadvertently altering a program that you've already set up.
4 Tuner
Switch to Play mode. Press both Tuner On simultaneously switches to engage tuner. Press Tuner Off when you are finished.
5 Feedback Cancel
Press and hold Feedback Cancel for several seconds until LED flashes. Raise Output Level until feedback occurs and voila, no
feedback!
All programs and parameters can be returned to factory default settings (except user-imported Sound Images).
To reset: Hold down both UP and Feedback Cancel switches for over 2 seconds while plugging in 9V power.
A "- - - - " prompt will appear in the LED Display when the Aura has reset.
Quick Reference
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