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TX3
Digital Amp/Effects Processor and FM Transmitter
Owner's Manual - V1
WARNING FOR YOUR PROTECTION PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING:
KEEP THESE INSTRUCTIONS!
FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS!
The FM Jam TX3 shall not be exposed to any liquids, moisture, or excessive heat. Exposure to
liquids, moisture, or excessive heat may void your warranty.
Warning:
Do not leave the TX3 in an enclosed car in direct sunlight for long periods of time. Temperatures
under these conditions can exceed 150 degrees and may cause electrical damage and or damage
to buttons or display.
The FM Jam warranty does not cover damage to products due to high temperatures.
CLEAN ONLY WITH A DRY CLOTH. DO NOT STORE OR PLACE THE FM Jam TX3 NEAR ANY HEAT
SOURCES SUCH AS RADIATORS, HEAT REGISTERS, STOVES, OR OTHER APPARATUS
(INCLUDING AMPLIFIERS) THAT PRODUCE HEAT.
ONLY USE ATTACHMENTS/ACCESSORIES SPECIFIED BY FM Jam Inc.
UNPLUG THIS APPARATUS DURING LIGHTNING STORMS OR WHEN UNUSED FOR LONG
PERIODS OF TIME.
Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug on the FM Jam TX3 AC
Adaptor. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding type plug
has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or
third prong are provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not fit your outlet, consult an
electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.
Protect the power cord from being stepped on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience
receptacles, and the point where it exits from the apparatus.
Avoid dropping the FM Jam TX3 as this may damage sensitive electronic components within the
unit.
Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Contact customer service at
www.FM-Jam.com
for service instructions. All shipping expenses required to return the unit for service is the
responsibility of the owner of the device. A return shipping charge may apply.
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

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  • Page 1 Warning: Do not leave the TX3 in an enclosed car in direct sunlight for long periods of time. Temperatures under these conditions can exceed 150 degrees and may cause electrical damage and or damage to buttons or display.
  • Page 2 Manufacturer’s Name: FM Jam, Inc. Manufacturer’s Address: 2157 Newcastle Ave Cardiff by the Sea, CA 92007 USA www.fm-jam.com Product name: TX3 Product option: all (requires Class II power adapter that conforms to the requirements of EN60065, EN60742, or equivalent.) conforms to the following Product Specifications: Safety: IEC 60065 (7th ed.
  • Page 3 WARRANTY We at FM Jam® are very proud of our TX3 product and back up each one we sell with the following warranty: 1. The user must email or mail their proof of purchase to Fm Jam along with full name, current address and phone number.
  • Page 4 Back Panel/Battery Compartment..............13 Getting Started..............14 Making Connections/Making Sounds............14 Using the TX3 with a Guitar Amplifier – Mono Operation......14 Using the TX3 with a Guitar Amplifier – Stereo Operation.......14 Using the TX3 with Stereo Headphones............14 Using the TX3 with an FM Receiver............15 Using More Than One TX3 in a Chain.......15...
  • Page 5 Scrolling Through the Presets..........17 Section Three – Edit Mode About Edit Mode..........18 Editing and Creating Presets..........18 How To Edit And Save A Preset..........18 How To Create And Save Your Own Preset..........18 About The Editable Parameters of the TX3..........18 P-LEVEL....21 COMP....21 AMP....21 NOTCH....22 N-GATE....23 TONE....24...
  • Page 6 Section Five - Appendix Specifications..............36 Disclaimer: FM Jam and TX3 are trademarks of FM Jam, Incorporated, in the U.S. and other countries. Fender, Fender Twin Reverb, Marshall, Vox, Vox AC30, Peavey, Roland, Roland JC-120, Boss DD-2, Boss RE-201 Space Echo, Electro-...

  • Page 7: Getting Acquainted

    The TX3 is a new kind of "guitar amp and effects processor." Now you've got all the classic guitar tones you could ever want in a device that works for you in every possible scenario: with an amp, through headphones, or even transmitting right through your boom box, home sound system, or car stereo.

  • Page 8: Performance Mode

    The unit will power up in Performance Mode. Performance Mode provides access to all of the preset amp/effect sounds within the TX3 via the left and right bean buttons. The TX3 powers up to preset 1 by default. You can then scroll through the factory- and user-defined presets using the left and right bean buttons.

  • Page 9: Bypass Mode

    Section Four – Other Functions, "Tuner Mode." To exit tuner mode and return to Performance Mode, simply press either the left or right bean button until you see the main LED display indicate that the TX3 is now on amp/effect preset "1."...
  • Page 10 A Guided Tour of the FM Jam TX3 The TX3 was designed for a short learning curve. The large LED display and oversized buttons make operating the unit easy. You'll be jamming with this awesome device in minutes! The Buttons •...
  • Page 11 See the section on tuning for more details. The Antenna The antenna on the TX3 is flexible, but that doesn't mean you should bend it. Leave it alone and it will do its job just fine. Note: Do not store the unit in such a...

  • Page 12: Bottom Panel

    Bottom Panel The bottom panel of the TX3 is where you'll plug in your guitar, your AC adaptor, your iPod or other audio source, and your output cable (when running the TX3 into a guitar amp, headphones, or other sound source with a mono or stereo inch cord).

  • Page 13: Compartment

    • The mini input jack is used when you want to play along with your iPod or CD player, or with a friend who has a TX3. It is a passive throughput to the FM transmitter and does not go to the digital signal processor. Simply plug a stereo mini jack into this input and the sound from that device will be transmitted along with your guitar signal.

  • Page 14: Getting Started

    Getting Started Once you plug your guitar into the TX3, and set up an FM receiver or guitar amp to receive your signal, you're ready to rock! The TX3 powers up in Performance Mode, so the second you turn on your amp or FM receiver, you should hear your guitar.

  • Page 15: Using The Tx3 With An Fm Receiver

    -inch input (the jack labeled "Guitar") of a second TX3, the second unit in the chain will be a slave to the first unit, and only the first unit will be able to control tone, amp, effects, or volume settings.
  • Page 16 So you can choose any TX3 preset to get your favorite guitar tone, while your iPod signal passes through the TX3 as is – clean and unaltered.

  • Page 17: About Performance Mode

    1 through 49 and are awaiting your unique user-defined tonal creations!). The TX3 turns on when you plug a regular guitar cable into the bottom panel input marked "Guitar." The device powers up in Performance Mode, so as soon...

  • Page 18: About Edit Mode

    Section Three – Edit Mode About Edit Mode Editing and creating presets on the TX3 is easy. Simply press either the left or right wing button to enter Edit Mode, then either left or right bean button to exit Edit Mode and return to Performance Mode.

  • Page 19: How To Create And Save Your Own Preset

    To edit a preset, follow these steps: Step 1: With the TX3 powered up, scroll to the preset you'd like to start with. Step 2: Enter Edit mode by pressing either the left or right wing button. Step 3: Using the left or right wing button, scroll until the LED lights up for the effect you'd like to edit.
  • Page 20 Step 1: With the TX3 powered up, scroll to the preset you'd like to start with. Step 2: Enter Edit mode by pressing either the left or right wing button. Step 3: Simultaneously press both the left and right wing buttons. The Main LED display should start flashing the number of the preset you were editing.

  • Page 21: P-Level

    3:1 or 5:1. This means that for every decibel that goes into the compressor (the first number), 1 decibel (the second number) comes out. The TX3 compression ratios are x:1, with X being the number you set using the up or down bean buttons.

  • Page 22: Notch

    (up to c9), and then through A0, A1, and A2 until reaching But from A3 on, continued holding of the up bean button will cause the TX3 to stop scrolling through every gain setting level (0 through 9) and instead the main LED will show that the device is scrolling more quickly through the amp settings –...

  • Page 23: N-Gate

    N-GATE The N-GATE or Noise Gate function of the TX3 allows you to keep things a little quieter between songs, or during quiet passages – particularly if you're using a preset with a lot of effects. Noise gates work by limiting the amount of sound that is sent to your speakers until your signal level reaches a certain threshold –...

  • Page 24: Tone

    The noise gate in the TX3 works post (or after) all other effects, helping to keep any noise generated by, say, a flanger or chorus effect, from overwhelming your actual guitar signal. Lower threshold, maximum noise gate settings (referred to as "maximum gating") may be desired if you use a lot of effects, however, they...
  • Page 25 A fourth push on the left wing button will proceed to the next tab, N-GATE. The MOD tab on the TX3 will provide you with hours of fun all by itself! This is where you'll find all the cool effects such as chorus, phase shifter, and flanger.
  • Page 26 This effect can have very desirable results. In the TX3, the phase shifter splits your incoming guitar signal in two, then plays back one of the signals out of phase with the unaltered signal. By increasing or decreasing the amount of phase shifting, you'll change the way the two wave forms interact with each other –...

  • Page 27: Delay

    Wammy Bar which creates the short modulation of pitch. The Vibrato effect on the Tx3 is somewhat like this effect which creates a lowering and raising of the entire guitar sound in short modulations. You hear this effect in the old Roland Vibro pedals used in surf music from the 70’s.
  • Page 28 Digital Delay using the up and down bean buttons. A = Analog Delay. The Analog delay in the TX3 is in some regard similar to a classic tape delay, such as an Echoplex, or early analog delay units such as the Electro-Harmonix Memory Man pedal, the original Roland Space Echo, or the modern-day Boss RE- 201 Space Echo pedal.

  • Page 29: Reverb

    If you're using the TX3 with a guitar amplifier, you may hear the effect only as a simple delay, without the "panning" effect. The TX3 settings P1 through P9 – with P9 as maximum – provide an increasing amount and depth of delay. Again, you can increase or decrease the amount of Ping Pong Delay using the up and down bean buttons.
  • Page 30 Brightness The BR or "Brightness" switch on the TX3 acts a bit like the "Presence" knob on a Marshall amp. Being the tone junkies that we are, we found that we were happier with some of the high-gain settings after we boosted the 800 Hz to 3 kHz frequency range.

  • Page 31: X-Pedal

    FM-SET Playing your guitar on the radio is what it's all about, and the TX3 is all you need! The FM transmitter built into the TX3 allows you to play your guitar over any FM radio receiver: your boom box, your car stereo, or your home entertainment center.
  • Page 32 Note: You'll get the best performance – and the best guitar tone – out of the TX3's FM transmitter if you first listen to your FM radio and find the frequency (from among those the TX3 transmits on) that has the least powerful (if any) radio station transmission.

  • Page 33: Tuner Mode

    LED display will tell you which note it is hearing (such as E, or Eb). Using the tuner on the TX3 you can tune your guitar to standard tuning or any "altered" tuning.

  • Page 34: Bypass Mode

    The TX3 will return to the last preset used before entering Bypass Mode. Note that if you hold the left and right bean buttons too long, the TX3 goes into Tuner Mode, not Bypass Mode. To exit Tuner Mode, press and hold either the right or left bean button for one second.
  • Page 35 A lot of the power being used by the TX3 is used to light LEDs, and so this feature really prolongs the battery life.

  • Page 36: Specifications

    Section 5 - Appendix Specifications General Specifications Simultaneous Effects: 9 Preset Memory: 50 Factory Presets (0-49) / 50 Available User Presets (50-99) Note: All 100 presets can be altered by the user. Dimensions: 6.5" Length x 5" Width x 2" Height Unit Weight: .86 lbs.

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