Fishman Onboard Aura Musical Instrument Amplifier User Manual
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1. www fishman com F ISHMAN USER GUIDE ONBOARD AURA RETAIL Welcome Thank you for making Fishman a part of your acoustic experience We are proud to offer you the finest acoustic amplification products available high quality professional grade tools to empower you to sound your very best We are confident Onboard Aura will both enhance and inspire your music making Troubleshooting Installation by a qualified professional is strongly recommended Should you have any problems please check with your installer or refer to the online installation guide for this product Technical support troubleshooting tips and installation information can be found at http www fishman com support Image Chart Once you upload Images into your Onboard Aura use this chart for quick reference Image Instrument Name Microphone Mic Distance 1 oO UP WN Fundamentals To experience the benefits 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 USB mini jack a ner ols gt Quick Start Before you begin set the controls as shown 1 Plug in Use a 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 3 Select an Image2. L every half a second the battery is practically spent and should be changed immediately 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 Note that the tuner is calibrated to A 440 below pitch y FE pitch is raised step flashes in edit mode in tune 0 above pitch A 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 Blend Use the Blend slider to set the balance between the pickup and the Image 10 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 EO settings disengages the pickup tone controls and enables Image EQ Return to Play and the preamp holds the pickup EQ se
3. Raise the Volume and use the Image Select knob to browse the Images 4 Blend in pickup Lower Blend slider to mix pickup with Image 1 Image Select gt 5 puala dnxold sseg gpz1 gp21 PIN gp41 pel Phase 0 Off O O Measure Volume gt O Play Edit Y aan U 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 e If feedback occurs push Phase switch If feedback recurs when you change your location press switch again e 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 filter eliminates feedback Note Onboard Aura is a programmable preamplifier To restore factory defaults see page 16 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 flash once at power up to tell you the preamp is on Low Battery Indicator When the tuner flashes an L once every three seconds you have approximate ly 1 5 hours before the battery is exhausted Change it at the next opportunity When the tuner flashes an
4. ch to Play and plug in the guitar while holding the Measure button for two seconds Release the Measure button when a U is shown in the tuner display The pitch LEDs two arrows and a circle will now display the input level e Play the instrument strongly and watch the LED display Use a small flat head screwdriver to raise or lower the trim control so all three LEDs flash occasionally with hard strumming e To exit the VU meter push the Tuner button 14 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 When the tuner display flashes an F release the buttons The factory reset is complete when the F stops flashing and the unit returns to normal operation Defaults e EO for all six Images reverts to flat e Relative Phase settings return to default state e Anti Feedback frequency is reset to 100Hz 16 Electrical Specifications Digital Signal Path A D D A conversion 24 bit Signal Processing 32 bit Typical in use current consumption 9VDC 18mA Typical 9V lithium battery life 54 hours Typical 9V alkaline battery life 27 hours Nominal output impedance 1k Ohm Recommended load impedance 10k Ohm and up Input Trim gain range 6dB to 6dB Maximum output level onset of clippi
5. ifferent Relative Phase settings for each of the six Images Select a different Image and repeat above procedure 12 Anti Feedback Use this search and destroy Anti Feedback filter in addition to the Phase switch 1 Move Anti Feedback switch left to On position and push the Measure button once The tuner display will animate to indicate it is searching for feedback 2 Turn up Volume then either dampen the strings while tapping the body or play the troublesome note until the feedback begins The filter will automatically identify and eliminate the feedback The circuit will hold this offending frequency in memory until you push the 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 a lithium battery for extended battery life 13 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 e Unplug the guitar and pull the small tab at the top of the Onboard Aura toward you Locate the small circular potentiometer on the right side of the preamp e To turn on the VU meter move the Edit Play swit
6. ng 5dBV Baseline noise 92dBV Dynamic Range 97dB Bass control 12dB 70Hz Midrange control 12dB 1kHz Treble control 12dB O 6 5kHz Anti Feedback cut depth 13 5dB All specifications subject to change without notice 17 FISHMAN www fishman com 513 000 151 Rev B 2 09
7. ttings until the Bass Mid or Treble controls are moved regardless of the current position of the controls Programmable Image EQ To EQ an Image move the Play Edit switch to Edit The LED flashes to indicate Edit mode Move the Blend slider to Aura select an Image and adjust the tone controls You can program EQ for each of the six Images simply select another Image and adjust the controls Switch to Play and the preamp retains the Image EQ settings disengages the Image tone controls and enables pickup EQ Go back to Edit and the preamp holds the Image EQ settings until the Bass Mid or Treble controls are moved regardless of the current position of the controls 11 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 There is no best position for Relative Phase and where you set it is a matter of personal taste 1 Center Blend slider amp switch to Edit The LED flashes to indicate Edit mode 2 Push the Tuner button to toggle the relative pickup phase default 3 To exit Relative Phase move the Play Edit switch to Play You can program d
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