Operating Elements And Connections; Safety Notes - IMG STAGE LINE MFX-204 Bedienungsanleitung

All operating elements and connections de -
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scribed can be found on the fold-out page 3.
Contents
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Operating Elements and Connections 12

2 Safety Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3 Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4 Setting Up and
Connecting the Effect Unit . . . . . . . . . 13
5 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
6 Description of Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
6.1 Reverb Hall, Reverb Room,
Reverb Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
6.2 Reverb Vocal, Gate Reverb . . . . . . . . . . 13
6.3 Vocal Echo, Tap Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
6.4 Chorus, Flange, Phaser,
Tremolo, Rotary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
6.5 Effect combinations Chr/Flg/Reverb,
Delay/Reverb, Chr/Flg/Delay . . . . . . . . . 14
6.6 Pitch Shifter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
7 Adjustable Effect Parameters . . . . . . . 14
7.1 Storing and loading parameter settings . 16
7.1.1 Storing settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
7.1.2 Loading settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
7.2 Resetting all parameters
to the factory settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
8 External Control Possibilities . . . . . . . 17
8.1 Control via the software provided . . . . . . 17
8.1.1 Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
8.1.2 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
8.2 Control via MIDI software . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
9 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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1 Operating Elements
and Connections
1 Overload LED CLIP; if the LED lights up, turn
back the control INPUT LEVEL (2) accordingly
2 Control INPUT LEVEL for matching the input
level
3 Control DIRECT for the level of the original
signal at the outputs (19)
4 Control EFFECT for the effect intensity
(level of the effect signal at the outputs)
5 Control OUTPUT LEVEL to adjust the output
level
6 Alphanumeric display
7 Control PAR VALUE
1. to set the effect parameters
( table on page 3 and chapter 7)
2. to select the external control mode
( chapter 8)
8 Button FX LOAD/ PAR / TAP
1. to activate the effect selected with the knob
FX SELECT (9)
2. to select the adjustable effect parameters
( table on page 3 and chapter 7)
3. for the effect TAP DELAY, press the button
repeatedly to define the delay time
( chapter 6.3)
4. to select the storing and loading functions
of your own parameter settings
( chapter 7.1)
5. to activate and deactivate the setting mode
for external control ( chapter 8)
9 Rotary knob FX SELECT to select an effect
After selection, activate the effect with the
button FX LOAD/ PAR / TAP (8).
10 Button BYPASS / ENTER
1. to deactivate and activate the effect signal;
when the effect signal has been deacti-
vated, only the original signal adjusted with
the control DIRECT (3) will be sent to the
outputs (19)
2. to activate the storing and loading process
of your own parameter settings
3. for the effect ROTARY, to stop and restart
the simulation of a rotating speaker
11 POWER switch
12 Mains jack for connection to a socket (230 V~ /
50 Hz) via the mains cable provided
13 Support for the mains fuse
Always replace a blown fuse by one of the
same type!
14 USB port for a PC to control the effect unit via
the software provided
15 MIDI output to connect another MIDI-con-
trolled audio unit
16 MIDI input for MIDI control
17 6.3 mm jack BYPASS / ENTER for a foot -
switch, for remote control of the function of
the button BYPASS / ENTER (10)
18 6.3 mm jack FX / LOAD/ PAR / TAP for a foot -
switch, for remote control of the function of
the button FX / LOAD/PAR / TAP (8)
19 Signal outputs (balanced, 6.3 mm jack and
XLR) to connect the inputs of the subsequent
audio unit
When connecting the 6.3 mm jacks, the XLR
outputs will be deactivated.
20 Level selector switch for the inputs (21)
when connecting an audio unit with line out-
put (e. g. preamplifier, mixer), set the
switch to the position LINE
when connecting a microphone, set the
switch to the position MIC
21 Signal inputs (balanced, 6.3 mm jack and
XLR) to connect the signal source (micro-
phone or audio unit)
When connecting the 6.3 mm jacks, the XLR
inputs will be deactivated.
22 Mono / stereo selector switch
In the position MONO, only the signal of the
left input channel (LEFT IN) will be processed
and routed to the left and right output chan-
nels.

2 Safety Notes

This unit corresponds to all required directives of
the EU and is therefore marked with
WARNING The unit uses dangerous mains
voltage. Leave servicing to skilled
personnel only. Inexpert handling
or modification of the unit may
result in electric shock.
Please observe the following items in any case:
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The unit is suitable for indoor use only. Protect
it against dripping water and splash water,
high air humidity and heat (admissible ambi-
ent temperature range 0 - 40 °C).
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Do not place any vessel filled with liquid on the
unit, e. g. a drinking glass.
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Do not operate the unit and immediately dis-
connect the mains plug from the socket
1. if the unit or the mains cable is visibly dam-
aged,
2. if a defect might have occurred after the unit
was dropped or suffered a similar accident,
3. if malfunctions occur.
In any case the unit must be repaired by
skilled personnel.
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Never pull the mains cable to disconnect the
mains plug from the socket, always seize the
plug.
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For cleaning only use a dry, soft cloth; never
use water or chemicals.
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No guarantee claims for the unit and no liabil-
ity for any resulting personal damage or mate-
rial damage will be accepted if the unit is used
for other purposes than originally intended, if it
is not correctly connected or operated, or if it
is not repaired in an expert way.
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Important for U. K. Customers!
The wires in this mains lead are coloured in
accordance with the following code:
green/yellow = earth
blue = neutral
brown = live
As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of
this appliance may not correspond with the
coloured markings identifying the terminals in
your plug, proceed as follows:
1. The wire which is coloured green and yel-
low must be connected to the terminal in the
plug which is marked with the letter E or by
the earth symbol , or coloured green or
green and yellow.
2. The wire which is coloured blue must be
connected to the terminal which is marked
with the letter N or coloured black.
3. The wire which is coloured brown must be
connected to the terminal which is marked
with the letter L or coloured red.
Warning - This appliance must be earthed.
If the unit is to be put out of operation
definitively, take it to a local recycling
plant for a disposal which is not harmful
to the environment.
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