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Fishman AURA ACOUSTIC IMAGING PEDAL User Manual

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  • Page 1 USER GUIDE AURA ImAGInG PEDAl ®...

  • Page 2: Quick Start

    Quick start Power – Install a 9V alkaline or lithium battery (not included). Set the controls – Volume at minimum, select at #1 and blend at its mid-point. Plug in – Use standard ¼-inch shielded instrument cables. Place any other pedals after the Aura.

  • Page 4: Before You Plug In

    See the following pages to help you choose a compatible pedal. Do you have an undersaddle or soundhole pickup? Aura Acoustic Imaging Pedals sound best with Fishman undersaddle pickups and magnetic soundhole pickups. We do not recommend soundboard-mounted pickups, bridge-plate pickups, multi-sensor pickups or microphones for the Aura Imaging Pedal.
  • Page 5 What is Aura Acoustic Imaging Technology? Aura uses digital algorithms developed in Fishman’s audio laboratories to create an Image of the natural sound that your acoustic instrument emits when mic’d in a professional studio. This Image, when played through an amp, mixer or PA, blends with your instrument’s pickup to produce an immediate and dramatic improvement in your...
  • Page 6 Choose your pedal (continued) Use this pedal with all varieties of the Use this pedal with large, deep-body classic deep-body dreadnought. instruments with slim waists and wide lower bouts (usually over 16”).
  • Page 7 Use the Concert pedal with small- For guitars larger than concert body, short-scale instruments with thin but smaller than dreadnought, the waists, like 0, 00 and L-00 styles; Orchestra pedal works well with typically finger-picking guitars as OM & 000 styles as well as auditorium well as parlor and travel instruments.
  • Page 8 Choose your pedal (continued) Use with all medium-depth classical These are typically jumbo or and thin-body acoustic-electric dreadnought size instruments. nylon-string guitars. Note: Use only The heavier bracing for 1 string an undersaddle pickup with the guitars creates a unique sound and Nylon pedal.

  • Page 9: Using Effects

    Using effects When using your Aura Imaging Pedal with other effects devices, place the Aura Imaging Pedal first in the chain after your guitar.
  • Page 10 If you have a pedal tuner, place it before the Aura Imaging Pedal.

  • Page 11: Right Side Panel

    Right side panel Input Plug in your guitar here with a standard ¼-inch instrument cable. If you have a passive undersaddle pickup (no battery onboard), always plug into the Aura Imaging Pedal first, even if you use a pedal tuner. T rim Raise or lower the trim to optimize the input level for your pickup.
  • Page 12 left side panel Output Use a standard ¼-inch instrument cable to connect the output to your amplifier, mixer or effects devices. You can also connect this output to an unbalanced input on a recording system. 9vdc See Power section.
  • Page 13 Imaging Pedal powers up. To conserve the battery, remove the plug from the input when not in use. For AC power, use the Fishman 910-R ( for 110V ) or other suitable 9V adapter. The adapter must be filtered, regulated and rated for at least 00mA. It should also accept AC power appropriate for your country.

  • Page 14: Control Set

    Control set Phase switch Use the phase switch to improve bass response at low volume or to control feedback at high volume. Play your guitar and toggle the phase switch back and forth until you achieve the desired result. Volume For the cleanest signal, set the volume as high as possible without clipping the next device in the signal chain.
  • Page 15 Select The 16 Images you can choose with the select knob are hand picked for your type of guitar. Try all 16 and pick the ones that compliment your playing style and sound good in the room. For example, dark/deep sounding Images may add impact to a solo performance.
  • Page 16 Blend (continued) Suggestions • To find a good mix of Image and pickup, turn the blend knob to about  o’clock, then step on the footswitch. Compare the Image/ pickup mix to the dry pickup signal. Slowly move blend clockwise and then switch between the two until you are happy with the Image/pickup blend.
  • Page 17 Footswitch Step on the footswitch to bypass the Aura effect. When you stomp, you’ll hear the dramatic difference between the Image blend and the dry pickup. When the light above the footswitch is on, the Image is active. Note when the effect is bypassed, your guitar signal remains buffered.

  • Page 18: Battery Replacement

    Battery replacement The clip/batt indicator will light steadily when it is time to change the battery. Open the battery door underneath the pedal and install a fresh 9V alkaline or lithium battery. When the clip/batt LED comes on you have approximately one hour of remaining battery life.

  • Page 19: Specifications

    9V alkaline battery or 9VDC adapter Typical in-use current consumption: 1mA Typical 9V alkaline battery life:  hours Fishman 910-R ( for 110V ) 9V adapter: or suitable filtered and regulated, 00mA type, tip = negative Input impedance: 10M Ohm Nominal output impedance: .k Ohm...
  • Page 20 1-00-110 Rev A -0...

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