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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 Aura Pro will both enhance and inspire your music making.
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Image Chart Once you upload Images into your Aura Pro, 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 Image Gallery CD on your computer then upload Images into the Aura Pro preamp. Flip open the preamp and connect the included USB cable to the side of the preamp. USB mini jack...
Quick Start Before you begin, set the controls as shown: 1. Plug in • Use a ¼-inch instrument cable. 2. Tune 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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5. Pickup tone • Set Play/Edit switch to Play and adjust tone controls. 6. Image tone • Set Play/Edit switch to Edit and adjust tone controls. Move switch back to Play to lock Image tone. 7. Control Feedback • If feedback occurs, push Phase switch. If feedback recurs when you change your location, press switch again.
Power Plug in the guitar, and the Aura Pro 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. Low Battery Indicator When the “Battery”...
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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 mutes the output when engaged. It can also be activated without an instrument cable, in which case it will turn itself off after 90 seconds.
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Controls Image Your Aura Pro can be loaded with four Images that you select using the Aura Im- age Gallery software. Volume For the cleanest noise-free sound, set the Volume as high as possible without causing your amp or mixer to distort. Blend Use the Blend slider to set the balance between the pickup and the Image.
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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.
Anti-Feedback Use this search-and-destroy Anti-Feedback fi lter in addition to the Phase switch. 1. Push Anti-Feedback button once. The letter “F” in tuner display will fl ash. 2. Turn up Volume, then either dampen the strings while tapping the body or play the troublesome note until the feedback begins.
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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 and move the tone controls to the center detent position. 2. Move the Edit/Play switch to Play. 3. Hold the Anti-Feedback button, plug in the guitar and press the Tuner button within two seconds. 4.
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