Quick Start - DigiTech Artist 2120 User Manual

Quick Start

For those of you who prefer to burn now and read later, we've included this Quick Start section to get you up and running.
Connect Cables:
Connect guitar input into the front panel and output cables to the rear jacks. Balanced (tip-ring-sleeve) or unbalanced (tip-sleeve) cables can be
used with the output jacks.
Connect Control One Foot Controller
Connect the output of the included DigiTech 2120 FC foot controller to the foot controller jack found on the rear of the 2120. Make sure that
connection is made before applying power to the 2120.
WARNING: DO NOT CONNECT ANYTHING BUT THE DIGITECH 2120 FC FOOT CONTROLLER TO THE FOOT CONTROLLER JACK ON THE
REAR PANEL! DOING SO MAY DAMAGE THE DEVICE.
If you want to control the 2120 via MIDI, connect your MIDI controller to the MIDI In jack.
Apply Power:
Use the supplied AC power cord to connect the 2120 to an appropriately grounded outlet. Be sure you run all your power cables away from
audio cables. This will prevent noise and stray magnetic fields from entering the signal path.
Effects Loop:
Connect any external effects devices (such as an old favorite FX pedal) to the 2120 effects send and return jacks. The FX loop level switch
(located on the rear panel) allows you to either boost or cut the level by 6dB by simply pressing the switch in or out.
NOTE: Adjust external devices so that they return the same signal level to the 2120 as they receive from the 2120. This will avoid level
changes when switching the effects loop in and out. This signal level relationship is called unity gain.
Adjust Input:
Set the guitar to the loudest operating level that will be used. Make sure your amp is set for a clean sound, that your tone controls are all
neutral (flat), and the amplifier's main volume is all the way down. At this point, use the Input knob on the front panel to adjust the Input
level to the desired setting, so that the loudest guitar signal occasionally lights the clip LED indicator.
Adjust Output:
Set the 2120 output level to the 12 o'clock position and turn up the amplifier's main volume to the desired level.
Select Program:
Begin playing your guitar, and choose any program using the Program/Effect wheel. User Programs 1-100 are duplicates of the Factory
programs. They are user-programmable and you can modify and store them as you want. Factory Programs 1-100 are not user-programmable.
Factory Programs. 101-124 are Basic programs that represent the 24 effect configurations. All 124 Factory Programs cannot be overwritten.
II
2120 VGS Artist
User Guide