Electro-Harmonix BATTALION Quick Start Manual

BATTALION
BASS PREAMP + DI
Congratulations on your purchase of the Electro-Harmonix Battalion. The all-
analog circuitry of the Battalion provides you with an amazing amount of
features in a sturdy and compact pedal. Basic functions include a four-band
equalizer, a compressor, and a noise gate. The Battalion also packs a full-
featured MOSFET distortion section, including a three-way toggle switch to
change where the distortion section is placed in the signal path, thereby
expanding the tonal versatility of the preamp.
In addition, the Battalion includes a balanced, XLR output for use as a DI, as
well as separate level and bypass controls for the XLR out. The ¼" output
jack is headphone ready and perfect for quiet practicing. So, are you ready
to head into the trenches? Road warriors and studio musicians alike will
appreciate the stunning quality and multiple features at their disposal.
- USING THE BATTALION -
Plug the 9VDC adapter into the jack on the top of the Battalion. The unit
must be powered to pass a signal. Connect an instrument cable from your
bass into the INPUT jack. Insert an instrument cable between the OUTPUT
jack and a suitable amplifier, or insert an XLR cable between the DI
OUTPUT jack and a suitable mixing console or recording interface. Click the
BYPASS footswitch to engage the Battalion. The green LED lights to indicate
that the unit is active, and the equalizer and gate will be in effect. Push in
the COMPRESSION button to engage the compressor. The blue LED will
illuminate to show that the compressor is active. Press the DISTORTION
footswitch to activate distortion. The red LED will light indicating the
distortion is active.
- CONTROLS -
BYPASS Footswitch & Green LED – The right LED illuminates when the
effect is engaged. The LED will not light if the Battalion is bypassed. Press
the footswitch to toggle between effect on and buffered bypass mode.
VOL Knob – Sets master output level of the pedal.
GATE Knob – Sets the threshold for the noise gate. Turn this up to cut
signal when no/little bass signal is coming through.
-10dB Pad Button – Press to cut the input signal by 10dB, good for active
basses or other basses with very strong output signals.
EQ CONTROLS:
BASS Knob – Boost or cut low end. No effect when the knob is at 50%.
Boosts/cuts frequencies below 200Hz.
LO MID Knob – Boost or cut low midrange frequencies. No effect when the
knob is at 50%. Boost/cut at 280Hz.
HI MID Knob – Boost or cut high midrange frequencies. No effect when
the knob is at 50%. Boost/cut at 750Hz.
TREBLE Knob – Boost or cut high end. No effect when the knob is at 50%.
Boosts/cuts frequencies above 2kHz.
COMPRESSOR CONTROLS:
COMPRESSOR Button & Blue LED – Use this switch to engage or bypass
the compressor circuit. The blue LED will illuminate when the compressor is
active. If active, the blue LED will stay lit even when the entire pedal is
bypassed, indicating compression will be active upon activating the pedal.
COMPRESSOR Knob – Determines the intensity of the compression. Turn
up to increase the compression ratio.