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Trance Audio THE AMULET M User Manual

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  • Page 1 User Guide © Trance Audio, Inc., U.S.A.
  • Page 2 Exclusion of Certain Damages Trance Audio’s liability for a product found defective is limited to repair or replacement of the unit, at our option. In no event shall Trance Audio be liable for damages based on inconvenience, whether incidental or consequential, loss of use of the unit, loss of time, interrupted operation or commercial loss, or any other consequential damages.
  • Page 3 As you use your Amulet M, we're quite sure you'll feel the same way. The heart of the Amulet M is the Acoustic Lens™ pickups. Our Acoustic Lens pickups deliver crispness and accuracy, coupled with incredible warmth and presence.
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  • Page 5 BUILT-IN LOW CUT FILTER The Amulet M system includes our high quality low cut filter built into its circuitry. This filter eliminates any subsonic information below 40 Hz that might cause noise or distortion in your amplification rig. This filter has been carefully engineered to leave the low end response of your guitar intact, even when tuned to far below normal pitch.

  • Page 6: Transducer Inputs

    TRANSDUCER INPUTS: INPUT A This input typically has the Bass side Acoustic Lens™ transducer plugged into it in most installations. Its gain is variable, and can be set using the TRIM potentiometer, located between the Input A and Input B jacks.
  • Page 7 TRIM Control The TRIM control is accessible through the hole located between the INPUT A and INPUT B jacks. This control can be adjusted using a small flat-bladed screwdriver or a #1 size Phillips head screwdriver. Its location allows it to be adjusted using a long screwdriver through the soundhole of the instrument, if you don’t wish to remove the electronics.
  • Page 8 EXT (Cable/Battery Clip) The EXT connector allows you to interface your AMULET M system to a variety of controls designed to fit your particular working style. The available options are: AMULET M This option allows for a no-frills setup that provides just the battery connections to a 9-volt battery.
  • Page 9 100+ hours (with a standard alkaline battery) before the battery needs to be changed. AMULET M-VT This option includes all the features of the AMULET M-V option, and adds a tone control thumbwheel as well. When rotated completely to the right (towards the bridge) the control allows the full range sound of the transducers to come through.
  • Page 10 Once you’ve got the pickups installed where you want them on your instrument, and the balance adjusted with the TRIM control, you can finish installing the Amulet M preamp inside your instrument.   10  ...
  • Page 11 Thumbwheels), or hidden from view on the opposite side of the soundhole. The Amulet M preamp should be installed in the instrument with the EXT jack facing the side of the guitar where the Thumbwheel Controls are going to be installed.
  • Page 12 For installation of the system with no controls (battery clip only) install the Amulet M preamp so that the EXT jack will be facing down while the instrument is being played. This assures that the battery bag and battery will safely sit at the bottom side of the instrument while playing.
  • Page 13 It is very important to prepare the surface of the guitar in any spot where you are going to apply adhesives, whether it is the Velcro patch used for the battery bag, the stick on cable holders, the volume control board or the pickups themselves. The surfaces inside a guitar collect dust and dirt, and the process of finishing a guitar will often leave behind sawdust as well as lacquer or other types of spray.
  • Page 14 Installing Your Amulet M Preamp/Endpin PLEASE NOTE: For installation of the Amulet M endpin jack, the endpin jack hole needs to be a standard size of 1/2”. If your instrument does not already have an endpin jack hole, this must be performed by a...
  • Page 15 DO NOT hold the Amulet M enclosure to secure the endpin while tightening the nut instead of using the small screwdriver or other small shaft through the cross-drilled holes. This will damage the Amulet M and void the warranty.

  • Page 16: Connecting To A Mixer

    Changing/installing the Battery The Amulet M uses a standard 9-volt alkaline battery. Always make sure that your guitar cable is unplugged from the endpin jack before attempting to change the battery. Once a new battery is attached to the battery cable, make sure it is secured in the battery bag with the Velcro closure securely fastened, so it won’t come loose inside the instrument...
  • Page 17 Installation of the Amulet M with battery clip and battery bag   17  ...
  • Page 18 Installation of the Amulet M-VT (or M-V) with cable and soundhole-mounted controls NOTE: CONTROLS MAY BE MOUNTED ON EITHER SIDE OF THE SOUNDHOLE   18  ...
  • Page 20 Trance Audio, Inc. Tel: (831) 688-9699 email: info@tranceaudio.com www.tranceaudio.com   Facebook: www.facebook.com/tranceaudio Twitter: @TranceAudioInc   1  ...