Electro-Harmonix V256 Vocoder Manual page 13

PRESET FOOTSWITCH / LED
Press and release the PRESET footswitch to load a preset into the presently selected mode. If
a preset is already loaded into the presently selected mode, pressing the PRESET footswitch
will select the next mode and load its preset.
The PRESET LED will light solid when a preset is loaded. While a preset is loaded, if a black
knob is turned, the PRESET LED will blink rapidly telling you that though a preset is loaded,
one or more knobs have been turned. Pressing the PRESET footswitch while the PRESET LED
is blinking will re-load the preset for the current mode.
MIC BYPASS FOOTSWITCH / STATUS LED
The MIC BYPASS footswitch toggles the V256 between effect mode and bypass mode. If the
STATUS LED is lit, then the V256 is in effect mode. If the STATUS LED is off, then the V256 is
in bypass mode. The MIC BYPASS footswitch can also be pressed and held to sample and
freeze the instrument signal or to change the setting of the BLEND control for the INST.
Output jack. While the footswitch is being held the STATUS LED will blink.
In bypass mode: the dry vocal is output through the EFFECT Output XLR jack and the effect
is muted. In effect mode: the output of the BLEND control determines how much effect vs.
dry vocal signal is output through the EFFECT Output XLR jack.
In bypass mode, the instrument signal goes through the INST output jack. In effect mode,
the user can define the mix of dry instrument signal to vocoder effect output on the INST
output jack.
MIC GAIN TOGGLE SWITCH
Use this switch to change the sensitivity of the mic pre-amp in the V256. Experiment with
your setup to see whether LO or HI gain mode works best.
PHANTOM POWER TOGGLE SWITCH
On the side of the V256, next to the MIC INPUT XLR jack, is the PHANTOM POWER toggle
switch. Pushing the toggle switch up will supply +40V to the microphone. The PHANTOM
POWER switch should only be set to ON when using a condenser microphone.
MIC INPUT XLR Jack
The MIC INPUT XLR jack is a fully balanced microphone input. Connect your microphone
directly to this input jack. The input impedance at the MIC INPUT XLR jack is 10 k.
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