Vox APACHE-I Bass Owner's Manual

GENRE VARIATION Name GENRE VARIATION Name
8 BEAT 1 8 Beat 1 JAZZ/FUNK 1 Jazz 1
2 8 Beat 2 2 Jazz 2
3 8 Beat 3 3 Jazz 3
4 8 Beat Shuffle 1 4 Funk 1
5 8 Beat Shuffle 2 5 Funk 2
6 8 Beat Shuffle 3 6 Funk 3
16 BEAT 1 16 Beat 1 COUNTRY 1 Country
2 16 Beat 2 2 Country Shuffle 1
3 16 Beat 3 3 Country Shuffle 2
4 16 Beat Swing 1 4 Bossa Nova
5 16 Beat Swing 2 5 Surf
6 16 Beat Swing 3 6 Ondo
TRIPLET 1 3/4 1 REGGAE 1 Reggae 1
2 3/4 2 2 Reggae 2
3 3/4 3 3 Reggae 3
4 3/4 Shuffle 4 Afro 1
5 3/4 Swing 1 5 Afro 2
6 3/4 Swing 2 6 Afro 3
IRREGULAR 1 5/4 DANCE 1 Disco 1
2 6/4 2 Disco 2
3 7/4 3 Disco 3
4 5/8 4 House 1
5 6/8 5 House 2
6 7/8 6 House 3
ROCK/METAL 1 Rock 1 SONGS 1 Song 1
2 Rock 2 2 Song 2
3 Rock 3 3 Song 3
4 Metal 1 4 Song 4
5 Metal 2 5 Song 5
6 Metal 3 6 Song 6
BLUES 1 Blues
2 8 Beat Blues
3 Blues Shuffle
4 Motown 1
5 Motown 2
6 Motown 3
Precautions
THE FCC REGULATION WARNING (for USA)
Location NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found
to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
Using the unit in the following locations can result in
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
a malfunction.
designed to provide reasonable protection against
• In direct sunlight
harmful interference in a residential installation. This
• Locations of extreme temperature or humidity
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio
• Excessively dusty or dirty locations
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in ac-
• Locations of excessive vibration
cordance with the instructions, may cause harmful in-
• Close to magnetic fields
terference to radio communications. However, there
Power supply
is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
Be sure to turn the power switch to OFF when the unit particular installation. If this equipment does cause
is not in use. Remove the battery in order to prevent it
harmful interference to radio or television reception,
from leaking when the unit is not in use for extended
which can be determined by turning the equipment off
periods. and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the in-
terference by one or more of the following measures:
Interference with other e lectrical devices
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Radios and televisions placed nearby may experience
• Increase the separation between the equipment
reception interference. Operate this unit at a suitable
and receiver.
distance from radios and televisions.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit
Handling different from that to which the receiver is con-
nected.
To avoid breakage, do not apply excessive force to the
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV
switches or controls.
technician for help.
Care
If items such as cables are included with this equip-
If the exterior becomes dirty, wipe it with a clean, dry
ment, you must use those included items.
cloth. Do not use liquid cleaners such as benzene Unauthorized changes or modification to this system
or thinner, or cleaning compounds or flammable pol- can void the user's authority to operate this equip-
ishes. ment.
Keep this manual
After reading this manual, please keep it for later ref-
Notice regarding disposal (EU only)
erence.
When this "crossed-out wheeled bin" symbol is
Keeping foreign matter out of your equipment
displayed on the product, owner's manual, bat-
tery, or battery package, it signifies that when
Never set any container with liquid in it near this equip-
you wish to dispose of this product, manual,
ment. If liquid gets into the equipment, it could cause
package or battery you must do so in an ap-
a breakdown, fire, or electrical shock. Be careful not to
proved manner. Do not discard this product,
let metal objects get into the equipment.
manual, package or battery along with ordi-
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONSUMERS
nary household waste. Disposing in the cor-
This product has been manufactured according to rect manner will prevent harm to human health and
strict specifications and voltage requirements that potential damage to the environment. Since the cor-
are applicable in the country in which it is intended rect method of disposal will depend on the applicable
laws and regulations in your locality, please contact
that this product should be used. If you have pur-
chased this product via the internet, through mail or- your local administrative body for details. If the bat-
der, and/or via a telephone sale, you must verify that tery contains heavy metals in excess of the regulated
this product is intended to be used in the country in amount, a chemical symbol is displayed below the
which you reside. "crossed-out wheeled bin" symbol on the battery or
WARNING: Use of this product in any country other battery package.
than that for which it is intended could be dangerous
and could invalidate the manufacturer's or distribu-
* All product names and company names are the trademarks or
tor's warranty.
registered trademarks of their respective owners.
Please also retain your receipt as proof of purchase
otherwise your product may be disqualified from the
manufacturer's or distributor's warranty.
Précautions
Note concernant les dispositions (Seulement EU)
Quand un symbole avec une poubelle barrée
Emplacement
d'une croix apparait sur le produit, le mode
L'utilisation de cet instrument dans les endroits suivants
d'emploi, les piles ou le pack de piles, cela signi-
peut en entraîner le mauvais fonctionnement.
fie que ce produit, manuel ou piles doit être dé-
• En plein soleil
posé chez un représentant compétent, et non
• Endroits très chauds ou très humides
pas dans une poubelle ou toute autre déchette-
• Endroits sales ou fort poussiéreux
rie conventionnelle.
• Endroits soumis à de fortes vibrations
Disposer de cette manière, de prévenir les
• A proximité de champs magnétiques
dommages pour la santé humaine et les dom-
mages potentiels pour l'environnement. La bonne mé-
Alimentation
thode d'élimination dépendra des lois et règlements
Lorsque vous n'utilisez pas l'appareil, n'oubliez pas de le
applicables dans votre localité, s'il vous plaît, contactez
mettre hors tension. Retirez les piles pour éviter toute fuite
votre organisme administratif pour plus de détails. Si la
lorsque l'appareil ne sera pas utilisé pendant de longues
pile contient des métaux lourds au-delà du seuil régle-
périodes de temps.
menté, un symbole chimique est affiché en dessous du
Interférences avec d'autres appareils électriques symbole de la poubelle barrée d'une croix sur la pile ou
le pack de piles.
Les postes de radio et de télévision situés à proximité peu-
vent par conséquent souffrir d'interférences à la récep-
REMARQUE IMPORTANTE POUR LES CLIENTS
tion. Veuillez dès lors faire fonctionner cet appareil à une
distance raisonnable de postes de radio et de télévision. Ce produit a été fabriqué suivant des spécifications
sévères et des besoins en tension applicables dans
Maniement
le pays où ce produit doit être utilisé. Si vous avez
Pour éviter de les endommager, manipulez les com-
acheté ce produit via l'internet, par vente par cor-
mandes et les boutons de cet instrument avec soin.
respondance ou/et vente par téléphone, vous devez
Entretien
vérifier que ce produit est bien utilisable dans le
Lorsque l'instrument se salit, nettoyez-le avec un chiffon pays où vous résidez.
propre et sec. Ne vous servez pas d'agents de nettoyage
ATTENTION: L'utilisation de ce produit dans un
liquides tels que du benzène ou du diluant, voire des pro-
pays autre que celui pour lequel il a été conçu peut
duits inflammables.
être dangereuse et annulera la garantie du fabricant
Conservez ce manuel ou du distributeur. Conservez bien votre récépissé
qui est la preuve de votre achat, faute de quoi votre
Après avoir lu ce manuel, veuillez le conserver soigneuse-
ment pour toute référence ultérieure. produit ne risque de ne plus être couvert par la ga-
rantie du fabricant ou du distributeur.
Evitez toute intrusion d'objets ou de liquide
Ne placez jamais de récipient contenant du liquide près de
* Tous les noms de produits et de sociétés sont des marques
l'instrument. Si le liquide se renverse ou coule, il risque de
commerciales ou déposées de leur détenteur respectif.
provoquer des dommages, un court-circuit ou une élec-
trocution.Veillez à ne pas laisser tomber des objets métal-
liques dans le boîtier (trombones, par ex.).
Introduction 7. AUX IN jack
Connect your CD or MP3 player here. This is
useful if you want to jam along to your favourite
Thank you for purchasing the VOX APACHE Travel
music.
Bass Guitars with Built-in Amp and Rhythms. To
enjoy your APACHE to its fullest potential, please
8. PHONES jack
read this manual carefully and use the APACHE
Connect the headphones here.
only as directed.
Note: If you connect the headphones to this jack,
the internal speaker will be muted.
Part Names and Functions
Note: Be sure to connect a pair of stereo head-
phones. If you connect mono ones there
will be no sound.
Top panel
Rhythm section
9 10 11 12 13
9. START/STOP button
Starts or stops playback of the rhythm pattern.
10. LEVEL knob
Controls the volume level of the rhythm pat-
tern.
11. TEMPO knob
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Controls the tempo of the rhythm pattern.
Bass Amplifier section 12. GENRE selector
Enables you to select the genre for a rhythm
1. VOLUME knob
pattern.
Controls the level of the APACHE volume.
13. VARIATION/TUNER button and indicator
2. TONE knob
You can select one of six variations for each
Controls the tonal color of the APACHE.
genre. ("Using the Rhythm Section")
3. DRIVE knob To enable the tuner function, press and hold
This Controls enables you to adjust the overall
down the VARIATION/TUNER button for more
distortion amount. Turn the Drive control clock- than one second. ("Using the Tuner")
wise to increase distortion.
BASS GUITAR OUTPUT jack
Note: When VOLUME is set high, you may notice
the bass tone becomes distorted even when Output jack is located on the side of the body.
DRIVE is set low. When the power is off, the bass guitar's sound
from the pickup will be output directly from this
4. BRIGHT switch
jack. When the power is on, this jack will output
Set the switch to ON to get a bright and edgy
the bass guitar's sound together with the sound
sound by adding harmonics to the high fre-
of the rhythm and the AUX input.
quency range.
Note: If the power is off, the top panel settings
5. STANDBY switch including the VOLUME knob will have no
Turns the power to the unit on and off. When effect.
the power is turned on, the POWER indicator
on the top panel will light up.
6. POWER indicator
The indicator lights up when the power to the
unit is turned on.
Using the Tuner Setting up your bass guitar
The tuner will recognize the pitch of strings and When shipped, the bass guitar is set up to be ap-
will light up LEDs indicating the pitch relative to propriate for a variety of playing styles. It is shipped
"E." with a set of strings that ranges from .045 gauge
to .100 gauge. To make the bass guitar ideally
1. Press and hold down the VARIATION/TUNER
playable for your own style, you can make various
button for a second or longer.
changes to the setup, for example by installing
The rhythm pattern playback will stop and the
strings of a different gauge, or by making adjust-
tuner function is engaged.
ments to compensate for the way the instrument
Indication during tuner mode
is affected by changes in the climate or season.
(when no valid signal is input)
Before making such adjustments, you should check
2. Play the open 4th string. the concave bow (called "relief") of the neck and
correct it if necessary.
Note: Be careful not to play other strings acciden-
tally. First, with your bass guitar tuned correctly, press
down the 4th string at the 1st fret and at the 21st
3. Tune the string so that only the middle indica-
fret. (This is easier if you use a capo to hold down
tor lights up green.
the string at the 1st fret.) Then check whether
Very sharp
there is a gap between the top of the 8th fret and
Slightly sharp
the 4th string. Ideally, there should slight gap of
In tune
1mm.
Slightly flat
If the gap is too large, the neck has too much relief.
Very flat
In this case, you'll need to tighten the truss rod.
Using the included wrench, slowly tighten the truss
4. Press the VARIATION/TUNER button again to
rod nut clockwise, and then check the gap again.
complete tuning.
Conversely if the gap is too small, or if the string
Tip: After you tune the 4th string, tune the other
touches the 8th fret, you'll need to loosen the truss
strings using the 4th string as a reference.
rod. Slowly turn the truss rod nut counterclockwise.
Do not use excessive force when adjusting the
truss rod. If you're not comfortable making this
adjustment, we recommend that you take your
bass guitar to a repair shop.
To lower the string height, use the included wrench
to turn the bridge saddle adjustment screws coun-
terclockwise. To raise the string height, turn the
bridge saddle adjustment screws clockwise.
If you've changed the neck relief, the string height,
or the string gauge, you'll need to adjust the into-
nation of the octaves.
For each string, compare the pitch of a note fret-
ted at the 12th fret with the pitch of the harmonic
sounded at the 12th fret.
Setting Up Your Amplifier Using the Rhythm Section
This section explains the basic setup procedure
Selecting a rhythm pattern
for your APACHE.
Select a genre for each rhythm pattern using the
1. Insert batteries into the battery compartment.
GENRE selector. The SONGS genre features
2. Set the VOLUME knob and LEVEL knob on rhythms based on popular songs.
Select a rhythm variation using the VARIATION/
the APACHE to minimum.
TUNER button. One of three VARIATION/TUNER
3. If you plan to use a CD or MP3 player, connect
indicators lights up green or red in the following
the player to the AUX IN jack on the top panel.
sequence each time you press the button.
4. Set the STANDBY switch to ON to power on Green Red
VARIATION 1
the amplifier.
VARIATION 2
5. Turn up the VOLUME knob slowly to adjust the
VARIATION 3
volume level. Use the LEVEL knob to adjust
the rhythm pattern volume.
Note: Some settings on the amp may generate Starting and stopping the playback of
feedback. In such cases, turn down the
a rhythm pattern
VOLUME or GAIN knob.
Press the START/STOP button to start or stop
Inserting batteries
playing a rhythm pattern.
During playback, the VARIATION/TUNER indica-
Remove the battery compartment cover from the
tor that corresponds to the selected rhythm pattern
rear of the body. Insert six AA batteries in the cor-
will flash in sync with the tempo.
rect orientation as shown in the figure below.
Adjusting the volume of a rhythm pattern
Use the LEVEL knob to adjust the volume of a
rhythm pattern.
Note: Be sure to insert batteries in the correct
orientation.
Changing the tempo of a rhythm pattern
Use the TEMPO knob to change the tempo in the
Replacing the batteries
range from 40 to 240bpm.
If the POWER indicator becomes dim, replace the
Tip: If you selected the SONGS genre, the al-
batteries with new ones.
ready-programmed tempo will be used.
Note: The sound may become noisy if the battery
power is low.
Note: Remove exhausted batteries immediately.
Otherwise, a malfunction may occur, or the
batteries may leak liquid. Also, remove the
batteries if you plan not to use the amplifier
for a long period of time.
If the pitch of the note fretted at the 12th fret is Specifications
lower than the harmonic, you'll need to slightly
shorten the length of that string. To do this, turn
Number of Rhythm Patterns: 66 (including 6
the adjustment screw counter-clockwise to move
song patterns)
the saddle for that string toward the neck. This will
Tempo Range: 40–240bpm
raise the pitch of the note fretted at the 12th fret,
I/O Jacks: BASS GUITAR OUTPUT jack x 1, AUX
causing it to match the pitch of the harmonic.
IN jack x 1, PHONES jack x 1
Conversely if the pitch of the note fretted at the
Output Power: Maximum approx. 0.7 W, RMS
12th fret is higher than the harmonic, you'll need
into 8 Ohms
to lengthen that string. To do this, move the saddle
Speakers: 4-inch, 8 Ohms x 1
toward the end of the body so that the string be-
Power Source: AA batteries (R6/LR6) x 6
comes longer. After you move the saddle, you'll
Battery Life: Max. 26 hours (alkaline batteries)
need to adjust the tuning.
Accessories: AA batteries (R6) x 6, Owner's
For the pickup, turning the screws counter-clock-
Manual
wise will lower the position (and decrease the out-
put). Turning the screws clockwise will raise the * Specifications and appearance are subject to change without
notice for improvement.
position (and increase the output). Adjust the pick-
up so that there is enough of a gap between the
pickup and strings to prevent their vibration from
being obstructed.
Caring for your bass guitar
The finish of this instrument can be maintained
for many years by simple daily care. When you
finish playing, wipe it with a clean, soft, dry cloth.
We recommend that you occasionally use polish
that is designed for guitars.
Do not expose this instrument to high temperature,
low temperature, or sudden changes in tempera-
ture. For example, it is very dangerous to leave a
normally-strung guitar inside an automobile where
it will be exposed to high temperatures. Also, if a
bass guitar that has been left in a cold room is
brought suddenly into a heated room, cracks may
occur in the finish of the instrument.
Use new strings on this instrument. When replac-
ing the strings, remove the old strings and pass
the new strings through the holes of the bridge
plate. At the head, insert each string (cut to the
appropriate length) into the hole in the tuning peg
shaft. Then wind the strings two or three times
around the shaft, down the shaft from above.
VARIATION 4
VARIATION 5
VARIATION 6