Welcome Thank you for making Fishman a part of your acoustic experience. We are proud to offer you the fi nest acoustic amplifi cation products available; high-quality professional-grade tools to empower you to sound your very best. We are confi dent Onboard Aura will both enhance and inspire your music making.
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Image Chart Once you upload Images into your Onboard Aura, use this chart for quick reference. Image # Instrument Name Microphone Mic Distance...
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Fundamentals To experience the benefi ts of Aura, install the Aura Gallery CD on your computer then upload Images into the Onboard Aura preamp. Flip open the preamp and connect the included USB cable to the side of the preamp.
Quick Start Before you begin, set the controls as shown: 1. Plug in • Use a ¼-inch instrument cable. 2. T une up • Set Play/Edit switch to Play. Press Tuner button. When engaged, Tuner mutes the output. Press again to exit Tuner.
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• Turn Anti-Feedback switch On and push Measure button once. Turn up Volume, then either dampen the strings while tapping the body, or play the troublesome note until the fi lter eliminates feedback. Note: Onboard Aura is a programmable preamplifi er. To restore factory defaults, see page 16.
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Power Plug in the guitar, and the Onboard Aura switches on. To conserve the battery, remove the instrument cable from the guitar when the system is not in use. The LEDs in the tuner display fl ash once at power-up to tell you the preamp is on.
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Tuner With the Play/Edit switch set to Play, depress the Tuner button to turn the circuit on and off. This digital chromatic tuner accommodates all standard and alternate tunings and can be activated without an instrument cable. When engaged, the tuner mutes the output and will turn itself off after 45 seconds.
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Controls Image Select Your Onboard Aura is factory loaded with six Images created especially for this instrument. Each Image corresponds to a different microphone type and position. Contact the guitar’s manufacturer to identify the microphone associated with each Image. Volume For the cleanest noise-free sound, set Volume as high as possible without caus- ing your amp or mixer to distort.
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Tone Controls & Play/Edit Switch The Play/Edit switch lets you EQ the pickup and Image(s) independently. Pickup EQ Move the Play/Edit switch to Play and adjust the Bass, Mid and Treble controls. Switch to Edit and the preamp retains the pickup EQ settings, disengages the pickup tone controls and enables Image EQ .
Phase Switches Phase (global) Use the Phase switch to improve bass response at low volume and suppress feedback at high volume. Push the Phase switch in and out and leave it in the position most pleasing to your ear. If feedback occurs, push the switch again. Relative Phase (pickup phase) To change the character of your blended sound, you may wish to change the phase of the pickup relative to the Image.
Measure button again. Battery Replacement Pull the small tab at the top of the Onboard Aura toward you. The body of the preamp will swing out, revealing the battery compartment. Observe the polarity marks on the battery compartment and install a fresh 9V battery. We recommend...
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Input Trim and VU Meter Adjust this set-and-forget control to accommodate the dynamics of your playing style. When you set Input Trim to the optimum level, you can play strongly without distortion and play quietly without hiss. To Set the Input Trim: •...
Restore Factory Defaults 1. Unplug the guitar, move the tone controls to the center detent position. 2. Move the Edit/Play switch to Play. 3. Hold the Measure button, plug in the guitar and press the Tuner button within two seconds. 4.