DOD GS30 Musical Instrument User Manual
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1. OOOOOO si jejelz BHAHHE a 2 8 8 3 TONE GATE Select Stack as the Amp Model then adjust Gain Tone and Gate tep 6 Select the Chorus Effect Press the Effect button until the LED next to Chorus is flashing If the Chorus bypassed indicated by two dashes in the Display rotate the Data Wheel until the Display shows on ou will notice that the Parameter LEDs next to the words Speed Depth and Level are now lit This ndicates that these three Parameters are associated with the Chorus and you can adjust these parameters Press he Parameter Edit button once and the Speed LED will begin to flash indicating that you are about to edit the horus Speed The Display will show the current value for the Chorus Speed Since our sample Preset calls for a ow medium Chorus use the Data Wheel to set the Speed value to 5 Press the Parameter button again and the epth LED flashes Rotate the Data Wheel until the Display shows ID Press the Parameter button again and the evel LED flashes Rotate the Data Wheel until the Display shows 50 Press Effect until Chorus LED lights then use Parameter button and Data Wheel tep 7 Turn the Delay off Our Sample Preset called for no Delay to be used So press the Delay Reverb utton and the LED next to Delay begins to flash Rotate the Data Wheel counterclockwise until the Display shows wo dashes indicating that it is bypassed Press Effect until Delay LED lights then2. Creating a Preset Section Six Resetting the GS30 Pedal Calibration Maintenance Section Seven Warranty Specifications 14 14 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 18 19 22 24 28 28 29 30 31 ntroduction Congratulations ou are now the proud owner of the GS30 complete guitar system The GS30 is an extremely powerful tool capable of producing rtually any sound that you can imagine It offers Amp Guitar Modeling and a host of great sounding digital effects including ompression Distortion Equalization Noise Gate Chorus Flange Phaser Tremolo Pitch Shifter Detuner Ring Modulator xellator Enveloped Effects Pitch Bending Wah Auto Wah Tape Delay Pong Delay Delay and Reverb The GS30 also includes a hromatic tuner the Jam A Long and Learn A Lick function and a built in expression pedal capable of controlling effects in real me This Owner s manual is your guide to getting the most out of your GS30 Please read it carefully to get familiar with the ontrols of the GS30 This will ensure years of musical satisfaction ncluded Items our GS30 was carefully assembled and packaged at the factory Before proceeding any further please make sure the following ems are included 1 GS30 Guitar System 1 PS750 External Power Supply 1 Owner s Manual 1 Warranty Registration Card 1 Preset Card ease save all packing materials and take a moment to fill out the warranty registration
3. EN60742 or equivalent onforms to the following product specifications afety EN 60065 1993 IEC 65 1985 with Amendments 1 2 3 MC EN 55013 1990 EN 55020 1991 upplementary Information he product herewith complies with the requirements of the Low voltage directive 73 23 EEC and the EMC Directive 9 336 EEC as amended by directive 93 68 EEC DOD Electronics President 8760 S Sandy Parkway Sandy Utah 84070 USA Effective 5 11 99 uropean Contact Your local DOD Sales and Service or Harman Music Group 8760 S Sandv Parkwav Sandv Utah USA Tel 801 568 7642 Fax 801 568 7638 lI Table of Contents fety Information eclaration of Conformitv ble of Contents ntroduction ongratulations cluded Items atUres 000 Section One Rear Panel etting Started aking Connections Section Two erformance Mode lecting a Preset Data Wheel FOOtsWItCNES Le ccessing the Tuner arn A Lick Jam A Long Section Three diting a Preset ser Interface DaBvnaM bv amp Oo 00 00 0 13 13 14 14 Delav Revetb 0 0 Parameters SpkrSim Store Display Expression Pedal Storing Copying 00 Section Four Effect Definitions Parameter Definitions Section Five
4. The changing phase mixed with he original signal causes different frequencies to be canceled resulting in adding a warm twisting effect to your nstrument Tremolo Tremolo is an effect that modulates the volume of your guitar up and down at a steady rate The remolo offers two selections of wave forms triangle and square wave A triangle wave form is shown as Er in he display and is smooth A square wave is shown as rE in the display and is more abrupt Ring Mod The ring modulator modulates the guitar s volume and then takes the sum and difference of the modulation frequency and instrument frequency and mixes it with the original signal The result is a metallic nging sound Pixellator A pixellator degrades the signal by undersampling it The result is an unnatural distortion similar o those used in today s techno and industrial styles of music Envelope Envelope can be linked to FL Flanger or PH Phaser The Envelope alters your sound based pon how hard you play The softer that you play the less intense the sweep of the flanger or phaser effect will be he harder that you play the more intense the sweep will be Pitch Pitch shifting is like having another guitarist playing with you It makes a copy of your signal and then hifts it to a different pitch The result is two different notes playing together The Amount Parameter determines he interval of the shifted note The possible intervals are 5A One octave down with no
5. Delay O DOU i Reverb DELAY REV k i These LEDs indicate the note is flat he tuning reference on the GS30 has been set to A 440 concert pitch from the factory You may change the uning reference for drop tunings by rotating the Data Wheel at any time while in the tuner mode Your tuning hoices are FI standard tuning Ab 1 2 step flat 3 whole step flat and Ib one and 1 2 steps flat ressing any footswitch will exit the tuner mode and return you to the performance mode Learn A Lick Jam A Long he Jam A Long feature lets vou connect a tape or CD plaver to the GS30 and mix the music with vour guitar gnal The GS30 also includes a powerful teaching tool called Learn A Lick This feature lets you record solos hat are too fast to hear much less learn and then slow them down to a speed where you can figure out the notes eing played To use this feature you will need a tape or CD player a cable with an 1 8 stereo jack on one end nd a connector appropriate for your tape or CD player s headphone output on the other end and the tape or CD ith the too fast solo on it ust follow these steps and you ll virtually have a personal guitar instructor teaching you all of those speed burning cks Connect the 1 8 stereo jack to the Learn A Lick jack on the back panel of the GS30 Connect the other end of the cable to your tape or CD player s headphone output Cue up the recording to the solo t
6. Expression Pedal In order for the Expression Pedal to work it must be ssigned to the Parameter of an effect currently active in the Preset The following steps outline the procedure for ssigning a Parameter to the Expression Pedal Press the Expression button once The Expression LED and the LED of the Parameter currently assigned to the Expression Pedal begin to flash Rotate the Data Wheel to select the Effect or Parameter you wish to assign The selection will be indicated by a flashing LED in the effect group or parameter section The Display will show a number between f and 9 representing the 9 possibilities Your choices include Not Assigned i Volume H Modulation Speed 1 Bend Amount Z Wah 5 Modulation Depth H Delay Level J Amp Gain E Modulation Level 9 Reverb Level nce the desired effect or Parameter has been selected you can set minimum and maximum values for the xpression Pedal These are stop points which limit the range of variance for the Pedal Press the Expression button a second time to set the toe up value The Display will alternate between showing Eu and the value currently assigned Rotate the Data Wheel to select the value that the Expression Pedal will reach in the toe up position Press the Expression button a third time to set the toe down value The Display will alternate between showing kd and the value currently assigned Rotate the Data Wheel to select the value that the Expre
7. LED next to Wah is flashing with the Expression Assign LED this hould correspond to a number Z in the Display oo O 2 Press Expression and rotate Data Wheel until Display shows 2 indicating Wah tep 4 Select the Amp Guitar Model Press the Model button An LED next to the currently selected Amp Model will begin to flash Continue to press the Model button until the LED next to Stack is lit If the Amp Guitar Modeling is bypassed indicated by two dashes in the Display rotate the Data Wheel until the Display shows m tep 5 Adjust the Tone Gate Parameters In this sample Preset we wanted high gain and boosted bass nd treble Press the button in the Tone Gate column The LED next to Gain will begin to flash Rotate the Data Wheel until the Display shows 19 Press the Tone Gate button again and the LED next to High EQ begins to flash otate the Data Wheel until the Display shows 1 Press the Tone Gate button again and the LED next to Mid EQ ashes Rotate the Data Wheel until the Display shows O Press the Tone Gate button again and the Low EQ LED ill flash Rotate the Data Wheel until the Display shows B Press the Tone Gate button again and the Gate LED ashes Rotate the Data Wheel until the Display shows 1 Press the Tone Gate button one more time and the olume LED blinks This parameter is a matter of personal taste but since we have such a high Gain level let s set his to about 15 by rotating the Data Wheel e5
8. Then press the 3 footswitch to access Preset 3 The isplay will then show BJ The Preset footswitches are also used to bypass the GS30 Press the footswitch which as a lit LED above it to bypass the unit The display will show bF indicating that it is bypassed Press any umbered footswitch to re engage the GS30 Note The footswitches will only activate the User Presets and Banks To access the Factory Presets and Banks ou will need to use the Data Wheel and scroll above or below the last User Bank Preset Bank Up to Bank 6 Then select Preset 3 with number 3 switch Accessing the Tuner he GS30 includes a chromatic Tuner to quickly get your instrument in tune To access the Tuner press and hold he numbered footswitch that is currently active the footswitch with a lit LED above it until the letters En ppear in the display and abreviation for tuner You can then play any string on your guitar The display will how the note played and the Parameter LEDs will light to let you know whether you are sharp or flat Your note in tune when the In Tune LED is lit The LEDs above the In Tune LED indicate that you are sharp and need to une down The LEDs below the In Tune LED indicate that you are flat and need to tune up Note is in tune when this LED is the only one lit These LEDs indicate the note is sharp EEI l Pitch Bend MES i The En indicates you are in tuner mode then the note played is shown in display X
9. are laying When the gate is closed it will not allow ambient noise to come through A noise gate uses a threshold hich is the volume level required to open the gate If your guitar signal is not strong enough to cross the hreshold the gate will not open and no sound will be heard The gate on the GS30 is also used for volume wells When you have selected the gate to act as a volume swell you can strum your guitar and the sound will de in There are 10 Gate Threshold settings i IO with being the most sensitive and progressing to IO equiring the strongest level to open and 5 Auto Swell settings F f opens with a weak signal and fades in uickly progressing to FIS requiring a stronger signal and fades in slower Chorus A Chorus is an effect that adds thickness to your guitar signal It is splitting your guitar signal adding short delay to one of the signals and then changing the delay time at an even rate This results in a slight uctuation in pitch of the delayed signal giving the thickness of two guitars playing together Flange A Flanger is similar to a Chorus as far as what it is technically doing but it sounds very different It dds a whooshing up and down sound to your guitar by incorporating regeneration into the delayed signal Phaser A Phaser is an effect that splits the incoming signal and then changes the phase of one of the signals his phase is changed at an even rate and mixed back in with the original sound
10. dry signal mixed in Zo two octaves down Id one octave down 5 a fifth below a fourth below b a minor third bove J a Major third above H a fourth above 5 a fifth above b a flatted sixth above B sixth bove and L an octave up Detune Detuning is an effect that uses the pitch shifting technology but does not shift the pitch a full note nstead it just takes the shifted pitch slightly out of tune with your note as if two guitarists were playing the same ote The Amount Parameter is available with this effect and determines the detuning applied which is measured n cents 100 cents 1 semitone The Amount is variable from 4 18 cents below to 4 18 cents above Pitch Bend Pitch Bend is an effect that will require the expression pedal When the expression pedal is ssigned to this effect you can bend the pitch of your note by rocking the expression pedal up and down As you ock the pedal forward the note will bend either up or down depending on the pitch interval you have selected ith the Amount Parameter The Amount Parameter determines the possible bend ranges and includes fu 1 ctave up 1 7 semitones above 2 semitones above Z 2 semitones below id 1 octave down and d 2 octaves down 24 2 semitones above to 4 semitones above and F 3 semitones above to 4 semitones bove Delay Delay is often referred to as an echo This is because it will record a short passage of your playing nd
11. then repeat it a moment later You can have it repeat the passage once or several times The GS30 offers three ifferent types of delay they are EF tape delay dL delay and PP ping pong delay The tape delay is typical f older delays that were actually using a tape to record and repeat Tape delay settings deteriorate with each epeat All other delay setting provides clear concise repeats The ping pong setting will bounce repeats from ft to right when your GS30 is connected in stereo Reverb Reverb simulates different acoustic environments Reverb can make you sound as though you are laying in a big empty room or a small tiled bathroom It adds ambiance to your guitar by mimicking the haracteristics of sound bouncing off of walls The GS30 is capable of producing three different environments hey are PL plate HA hall and Air arena Plate reverb is the way recording studios used to produce everb They would attach a driver to a metal plate and then send the signal into the driver which would make the late vibrate Hall Reverb is intended to simulate a small acoustic echo chamber and Arena is the largest nvironment Parameter Definitions he following is a list of the Parameters available for editing and a description of how each Parameter will affect he sound of the corresponding effects Speed The Speed control adjusts how fast the Chorus Flanger Phaser Ring Modulator Tremolo Detuner nveloped Phase or Enveloped Flange
12. want to rase the memory and start fresh before continuing with this procedure Disconnect the power from the rear panel of the GS30 Press and hold the Compressor and Model select buttons simultaneously Reconnect the power while continuing to hold the Compressor and Model buttons until the display shows r 5 indicating it has reset fter the reset has occurred The GS30 will ask you to calibrate the Expression Pedal The Display will read Eu ock the expression pedal back to the toe up position and press the flashing number 1 footswitch The display ow reads kd Rock the pedal forward to the toe down position and press the flashing number 3 footswitch he expression pedal is now calibrated for use with all programs Calibrating the Expression Pedal the Expression Pedal ever has problems with controlling parameters through their full range it may be ecessary to re calibrate it Follow these steps for Expression Pedal calibration Disconnect the power from the GS30 Press and hold the Expression button and reconnect the power Continue holding the Expression button until the display shows Er then release it When the display reads bur rock the pedal back to the toe up position and press the flashing number 1 Footswitch The display now reads Ed Rock the Expression Pedal forward to the toe down position and press the flashing number 3 Footswitch he expression pedal is now calibrated for use with all programs anEr sho
13. will sweep back and forth It can be used to vary these effects between a st shimmering type of sound and a slow gradual sweeping Speed ranges from U slow to 99 fast Depth The Depth adjusts the intensity of the Chorus Flanger Phaser Tremolo Ring Modulator Pixellator or nveloped effects Depth ranges from O minimum intensity to 13 maximum intensity Amount The Amount selects the interval of the Detune Pitch Shift or Pitch Bend effects See the description f these effects for their Parameter ranges Delay Time The Delay Time adjusts the length of time between repeats of the Delay The Delay Time is ariable in three ranges from 1 millisecond to 3 seconds The ranges are as follows through 19 1 millisecond 0 99 milliseconds in one millisecond increments IO through 99 100 milliseconds to 990 milliseconds in n millisecond increments and 1 0 to 3 0 1 second to 3 seconds in 100 millisecond increments Note that he decimal point is what differentiates between the three ranges Regen Fback The Regeneration will adjust the number of times that the Delay will repeat the sound It will so increase the amount of whooshing heard in the Flanger and Phaser The Feedback Regeneration ranges from to 99 Decay The Decay adjusts the length of time the Reverb will be heard This is perceived as how big of a oom the Reverb effect is simulating Decay ranges from O smallest to largest Level The Level will adjust the ove
14. DIGITALI MEQITAR A aman international Comparrj CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN ATTENTION RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE These symbols are internationally accepted symbols that warn of potential hazards with electrical products The lightning flash means that there are dangerous voltages present within the unit The exclamation point indicates that it is necessary for the user to refer to the owners manual These symbols warn that there are no user serviceable parts inside the unit Do not open the unit Do not attempt to service the unit yourself Refer all servicing to qualified personnel Opening the chassis for any reason will void the manufacturer s warranty Do not get the unit wet If liquid is spilled on the unit shut it off immediately and take it to a dealer for service Disconnect the unit during storms to prevent damage Electromagnetic Compatibility Operation is subject to the following conditions sThis device may not cause harmful interference This device must accept any interference received including interfer ence that may cause undesired operation Use only shielded interconnecting cables Operation of this unit within significant electromagnetic fields should be avoided Warning For your protection please read the followin Water an
15. Effects Delay and Reverb 4 Parameter Section This column represents the various aspects of the Mod Pitch Delay and Reverb Effects which can be fine tuned to suit your application When any of these three effect groups are selected the associated parameter LEDs will light indicating that you can fine tune these aspects of the selected effect The parameters are selected with the button at the bottom of the parameter column and the selected parameter will be indicated by a flashing LED Successive presses of the parameter button will advance to the next available parameter Once the desired Parameter has been selected the current value will be shown in the display 7 and you may adjust the value of the parameter with the Data Wheel 9 The Parameter LEDs also serve as sharp and flat indicators in the tuning mode 5 Tuning LEDs The In Tune LED works in conjunction with the parameter LEDs while you are in Tuning mode Once the Tuner has been accessed the Display 7 will show the note being played and the parameter LEDs will indicate whether you are sharp or flat of the displayed note Parameter LEDs above the In Tune LED indicate that you are sharp and need to tune down Parameter LEDs below the In Tune LED indicate that you are flat and need to tune up Your note is in tune when the In Tune LED is the only one lit 6 Speaker Simulator This button is used to engage or disengage the Speaker Simulator The LED will light when the Speake
16. H 1 4 of the recorded speed and FL full or normal speed o exit the Learn A Lick mode press and hold the Bank Up switch until the display shows a Preset number again SECTION THREE Edit Mode Editing a Preset he GS30 allows you to edit the User Presets to your liking You can change the effects that are used in the Preset ter the values of the effect Parameters or bypass an effect This is a very simple process and gives you the ability o create custom sounds to suit your application or taste You must start with an existing Preset It is not possible o start with a blank Preset Once you have selected a Preset as your starting point you can select the effect type hat you want and then fine tune the Parameters of the effects User Interface hoosing the type of effect that you want to use in a Preset is extremely easy The GS30 has been divided into roups of effects Each effect group is accessed by a dedicated effect group button Simply press the effect button hat represents the effect group that you want to use change or disengage The following describes the functions f each button in the user interface while selecting and editing effects OXOVD GS 30 DIGITAL MULTI EFFECT GUITAR SYSTEM Compressor Acoustic Chorus Pitch Speed Sharp Bank Prgm H Wen auto wah Clean Comb
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18. card It is your safeguard in the unlikely ent that your GS30 needs servicing Please use the packing materials to return the unit if necessary Features Authentic Amp Guitar Modeling e Chromatic Tuner Built in Expression Pedal e Externally Isolated Transformer 30 User 30 Factory Presets e Learn A Lick Up to 10 Effects at Once e Jam A Long Stereo Outputs e Headphone Output SECTION ONE Introduction A Guided Tour of the GS30 Front Panel 3 4 5678 9 lo A A amp DOD a 2AA Program Footswitches These switches provide access to the GS30 user presets They are also used to bypass the GS30 access the Tuner and perform various functions for the Learn A Lick feature 2 Bank Footswitches These two switches are used to advance or reverse the currently selected Bank The Bank Up switch is also used to access the Learn A Lick mode 3 Edit Section These columns and buttons are used to select bypass and edit each specific effect group The effects which are currently active within a preset are indicated by a lit LED The button at the bottom of each column will select the effect group within the indicated column Successive presses of the same button will advance to the next type of effect within that group The currently selected effect will be represented by a flashing LED The effect groups include Compression Wah Expression Pedal Amp Guitar Modeling Tone and Gate 10 Modulation Pitch Shift
19. d Moisture Appliances should not be used near water e g near a bathtub washbowl kitchen sink laundry tub in a wet basement or near a swimming pool etc Care should be taken so that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure through openings Power Sources The appliance should be connected to a power supply only of the type described in the operating instructions or as marked on the appliance Grounding or Polarization Precautions should be taken so that the grounding or polarization means of an appliance is not defeated Power Cord Protection Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them paying particular attention to cords at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the appliance Servicing To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock the user should not attempt to service the appliance beyond that described in the operating instructions All other servicing should be referred to qualified service personnel For units equipped with externally accessible fuse recepta cle Replace fuse with same type and rating only DECLARATION OF CONFORMITV anufacturers Name DOD Electronics anufacturer s Address 8760 S Sandy Parkway Sandy Utah 84070 eclares that the product roduct Name GS30 roduct O ptions All requires a Class II power adapter that conforms to the requirements of EN60065
20. hat you want to learn Press and hold the Bank Up switch until the display shows LL for a moment and will then change to SE an bbreviation for stop niesi pal a anne JA A L A N j a a a si Press and hold Bank Up until LL shows in the Display Press the number 1 footswitch as you start your tape or CD player The display will show rE indicating that it recording It will record 16 seconds of incoming material The Parameter Edit LEDs will light one at a time as our record time is used Parameter LEDs light one at a time while recording is in process Press number 1 footswitch L will show rC for record AR ABA ARAARA amp DOD Start CD player Once the recording is finished the GS30 will start playback automatically The Parameter Edit LEDs will light one a time to show where you are in the recording The recorded lick will play through in its entirety and then start gain automatically Pressing the number 3 footswitch will back up the recording in 500 millisecond increments o start the lick from the beginning press the number 2 footswitch to stop the playback and then press the umber 3 footswitch to begin again Successive presses of the Bank Down button will change the playback speed Your choices are 14 7 8 of the ecorded speed 3H 3 4 of the recorded speed SE 5 8 of the recorded speed 2 half speed 3H 3 8 of the recorded speed 1
21. n C Headphone This jack is used for connecting a pair of stereo headphones to the GS30 D Left Output Connect from this jack to the input of your amplifier for mono applications or to the left channel of a stereo power amp for stereo applications Right Output Connect from this jack to a second amplifier or right channel of a stereo power amp for stereo applications F Power Jack Connect only the PS750 power supply to this jack Getting Started he GS30 is ready for you to plug in and play It already has a variety of sounds programmed into both the 30 ctory and 30 user Presets You will find that the User Presets are exact duplicates of the Factory Presets The actory Presets are permanently written into the GS30 and cannot be changed The User Presets can be verwritten with your sound creations as many times as you choose Making Connections he GS30 can be run in mono or stereo The following connections outline the set up for both applications These eps should be performed in the order that are listed here Make sure that you do not connect the power to the 30 or turn on the power to your amplification until the completion of these steps 2b Right Output Optional Stereo Connect your instrument to the GS30 input jack a mono Connect the left output to the input of your amplifier or line input of a mixing console b stereo Connect the left and right outputs to the inputs of t
22. o Gain Flanger Detune Depth i EE Dirtu Combo HighEQ Phaser J Pitch Bend Amount SM gs 0 EE Tremoto SY pa time n tune 10 l OL Fuzz Lowea Ring Mod Regen Fback K c Gate Thresn lil memr Deas JO decay Pedal Assign H Metal J OH Volume Envelope Reverb MET Fiat EXPRESSION MODEL TONE GATE EFFECT DELAY REV PARAMETERS L A d Comp Wah This button will access the Compressor and Wah effects Successive presses of this button ill toggle between the Compressor and the Wah The selected effect is indicated by the flashing LED The status f the selected effect can then be changed by rotating the Data Wheel Compression and Wah can be used multaneously See page 19 for a complete description of Compression and Wah effects 2 Expression This button is used to assign functions to the Expression Pedal Pressing this button once ill cause the Expression LED and the LED of the Parameter currently assigned to the Expression pedal to begin ashing Rotating the Data Wheel will change the assignment The new Parameter selection will be indicated by a ashing LED in the effect group or parameter section Only one Parameter at a time can be controlled by the xpression Pedal Successive presses of this button will allow you to edit the range of the Expression Pedal See age 16 for more information on assigning the Expression Pedal 3 Model This button will access the Amp and Guitar Modeling section The LED next to the curren
23. on as either on or two dashes ndicating bypass If the Enveloped Effect is chosen the Display will show an abbreviation for the type of Envelope ffect Rotating the Data Wheel will change the status of the Effect type You will notice that one or more of the arameter LEDs will light with each selection in the Effect group This means that those Parameters are associated ith the selected Effect and are available for further adjustment You will need to use the Parameter button to ccess the associated Parameters See page 20 for a complete description of these effect types 6 Delay Reverb This button will access the Delay and Reverb effects The selected effect type will be ndicated by a flashing LED Successive presses of the Delay Reverb button will toggle between the two effects The atus of the selected effect and the current type of Delay and Reverb are shown in the Display Rotating the Data Wheel will change the status and or the type of Delay and Reverb Both the Delay and Reverb can be used multaneously in any Preset You will notice that one or more of the Parameter LEDs will light with each selection n this group This means that those Parameters are associated with the selected effect and are available for urther adjustment You will need to use the Parameter button to access the associated Parameters See page 22 or a complete description of Delay and Reverb effects 7 Parameters This button provides access to any Parameters associa
24. onship between the input volume to the output volume Wah and AutoWah Wah is a classic effect which provides a sweepable filter giving the instrument a ocal type sound The regular Wah is controlled by the Expression Pedal AutoWah is a Wah effect which is utomatically controlled based on how hard you play The GS30 includes 3 types of Wah Classic Wah reble Wah J Bass Wah and 10 types of AutoWah u u5 upward sweeping AutoWah with a progressing egree of signal strength required to trigger the AutoWah d 15 downward sweeping AutoWah with a rogressing degree of signal strength required to trigger the AutoWah Modeling Modeling is a new technology which allows you to emulate the sounds and frequency response of ifferent types of amplifiers and guitars Modeling applies the mathematical equation of an amplifier to your guitar gnal The modeling in the GS30 can emulate the sound of an acoustic guitar or some of the greatest amps in musical history he GS30 has an acoustic guitar simulator and 6 different Amp Models to choose from Clean Combo Dirty ombo Stack Fuzz Grunge and Metal Each Amp Model as well as the acoustic simulator contains 6 adjustable arameters Gain the amount of distortion High EQ treble Mid EQ mid range tone Low EQ bass Gate hreshold see noise gate definition and Volume signal strength Noise Gate A Noise Gate is a barrier that will close when you are not playing and open when you
25. r Simulator is engaged 7 Display The Display serves four functions In performance mode the Display will indicate the Bank and Preset that is currently active In edit mode the Display will show the status or value of the effect or effect group being edited In Tuner mode the display will show the note played In Learn A Lick Mode the Display will show the status of the function and the selected play back speed 8 Store Button and LED After editing a Preset your modifications must be stored in order for the GS30 to remember the changes that you made When you change any aspect of a Preset the Store LED will light indicating that you need to use the Store button to save the change 9 Data Wheel This knob is used to select the Preset in performance mode and to increase or decrease the value of a Parameter in the edit mode It is also used to change the tuning reference in Tuner mode O Expression Pedal This pedal can be assigned to control one of 9 different Parameters in real time for each Preset As you rock the pedal back and forth the value of the assigned Parameter will change giving you expressive control over the effects Rear Panel A Input Jack Connect your instrument to this jack B Jam A long Learn A Lick Connect from the headphone output of your tape or CD player to this jack This is used for playing along with your tapes and CD s or recording material for the Learn A Lick functio
26. rall strength of effects in the Preset The Level ranges from U to 99 23 SECTION FIVE Tutorial Creating a Preset uppose vou want to create a Preset that has medium Compression the Amp Modeling of a Stack with high Gain nd boosted highs and lows on the EQ a low Threshold setting on the Noise Gate a slow medium Chorus no elay and a Room Reverb Let s also suppose that you wanted the Expression Pedal to control a classic Wah The eps outlined below will guide you through creating this Preset tep 1 Adjust the Compression Press the effect select button under the Compression group The LED next o Compressor will begin to flash The Display will show the current status of the Compressor Since we want a medium compression setting rotate the Data Wheel until the number Z shows in the Display tep 2 Select the Wah Type Since the Wah effect is in the Compression section press the select button nder the Compression group again The LED next to Wah will begin to flash Rotate the Data Wheel until the isplay shows the number representing a classic wah B GS O Hiwaauto wan CO Clean combo comp WAH First Press selects Compressor second press selects Wah tep 3 Assign the Expression Pedal to Wah Press the Expression button The LED next to Expression ssign begins to flash If the Expression Pedal is currently assigned to a Parameter the assigned Parameter s LED ill flash also Rotate the Data Wheel until the
27. rotate Data Wheel until dashes appear tep 8 Select the Reverb Our sample preset called for a Hall type Reverb Press the Delay Reverb button gain and the Reverb LED will light Rotate the Data Wheel until the display shows HA for Hall The Parameter EDs next to the words Decay and Level light indicating that these parameters are available for Reverb adjustment ress the Parameter button and the Decay LED will flash Rotate the Data Wheel until the Display shows 60 ress the Parameter button again and the Level LED begins to flash Rotate the Data Wheel until the Display shows 5 as the Reverb Level Press Effect until Reverb LED lights Rotate Data Wheel to select Hall and adjust Parameters tep 9 Store the Preset All that is left to do now is to store our new preset otherwise the GS30 will forget the hanges that we have made Press the Store button once The Store LED will begin to flash and the Display shows he Preset used before we edited our effects Rotate the Data Wheel to select the User Preset location to store this ew sound Once the desired location is in the Display press the Store button again and the changes will be saved ongratulations You have successfully created a new Preset 27 SECTION SIX Other Stuff Resetting the GS30 his function erases all of the user presets and copies the factory Presets into the User Presets Caution This procedure will overwrite and reset ALL User Presets in the GS30 memory Be sure you
28. rring ny obligation to install the same on PRODUCTS PREVIOUSLY MANUFACTURED The foregoing is in lieu of all other warranties either expressed or implied and DOD neither assumes nor uthorizes any person to assume any obligation or liability in connection with the sale of this product In no event hall DOD or its dealers be liable special or consequential damages or from any delay in the performance of this arranty due to causes beyond their control Specifications nput 1 4 unbalanced nput Impedance 500 k ohms Max Input Level 7 6 dBV utput 2 1 4 unbalanced utput Impedance 10 ohms Max Output Level 11 dBV eadphone 1 8 Stereo TRS eadphone Output Impedance 10 ohms D 64 x oversampling 24 bit delta sigma SP 24 bit ower Supply 10 volts AC 780 mA PS750 ower Consumption 5 5 watts Memory 30 user 30 factory ffects Compression 7 Amp Guitar Models 3 band EQ Noise Gate Chorus Flange Tremolo Phaser Ring Modulator Pixellator Pitch Shift Pitch Bend Detune Enveloped Flange Enveloped Phase Wah AutoWah Delay everb Speaker Simulator imultaneous Effects up to 10 imensions 17 L x 8 W x 2 75 H Weight 3 7 lbs 3i DOD Electronics Corporation DOD and 6530 are trade marks of the 8760 S Sandy Parkway Harman Music Group Inc Sandy Utah 84070 PH 801 566 8800 Copuright the Harman Music Group FAX 80I 566 7005 Printed in the USA 05 99 International Distribution 8760 S Sandy Parkw
29. ssion Pedal will reach in the toe down position Storing Copuing a Preset nce you have edited a Preset to your liking you must store the changes in order for the GS30 to remember your ettings There are three steps to storing a Preset Press the Store button once The Store LED will flash and the User LED lights The flashing LED is asking where do you want to store this sound Use the Data Wheel to select the User Bank and Preset location for this new sound to be saved Once you have selected the desired Preset location press the Store button again The new sound will be saved in the location you selected 2 Rotate Data Wheel until Display shows desired Bank amp Preset 1 Press Store once and the LED flashes A A 3 Press Store again A Note This same procedure can be used to copy a Preset to a different Preset location o abort the store function press any footswitch and do not press the Store button a second time SECTION FOUR Effects Definitions Compression A compressor is a tool used to limit the dynamic range of an instrument In other words it ets a boundary for the volume the instrument will be able to reach The nature of limiting the dynamics of an nstrument tends to provide a smooth even texture to the sound of the instrument The GS30 has three different ompressor settings low medium and 1 high These different settings determe the ratio of the ompressor The ratio is the relati
30. ted with the Effect group Delay and everb The Parameter button will only work when one of these effects groups has been selected The lit LEDs ndicate which Parameters are associated with the selected effect and the currently selected parameter will be ndicated by a flashing LED Successive presses of the Parameter button will advance through all Parameters vailable for the selected effect The Display will show the value of the selected Parameter and rotating the Data Wheel will change the value of the selected Parameter 8 Spkr Sim This button turns the Speaker Simulator on and off The status of the Speaker Simulator is ndicated by the LED above this button 9 Store This button is used to save changes to Presets The LED above this button will light whenever a hange has been made to effects or parameters in a preset indicating that you need to perform the Store function n order to retain your changes See page 18 for more information on storing procedures O Display While in editing mode the Display will show the status of the selected Effect or the value of the elected Parameter When an effect is bypassed the display will indicate bypass by showing two dashes otating the Data Wheel will re engage the effect or change the value of the selected Parameter Expression Pedal Assignments he GS30 allows you to assign the Expression Pedal to control various Parameters in real time Only one arameter at a time can be assigned to the
31. tly elected Amp Guitar Model will flash Successive presses of the Model button will advance through all available mp and Guitar Models Only one Model can be used in each Preset The Display will show the status of the Modeling section as either om or two dashes indicating bypass Rotate the Data Wheel to change between n and bypass See page 19 for a complete description of Amp Guitar Models 4 Tone Gate This button will access the Gain EQ and Level Parameters of the selected Model as well as he Noise Gate Threshold The selected Modeling Parameter will be indicated by a flashing LED The Display will how the value of the selected Parameter and rotating the Data Wheel will adjust the value Successive presses of he Tone Gate button will advance through all of these Parameters A separate value for each Modeling Parameter an be stored to Presets See page 19 for a complete description of Tone adjustments and Noise Gate effect 5 Effect This button will access the Modulation and Pitch shifting effects The currently selected type of fect in this group is indicated by a flashing LED Successive press of the Effect button will select a different type f effect within this group The choices include Chorus Flanger Phaser Tremolo Ring Modulator Pixellator nveloped Flanger Enveloped Phaser Pitch Shift Detune and Pitch Bend Only one type of Effect from this group may be used at a time The Display will show the status of the Effect secti
32. to select Presets Simply rotate the Data Wheel until the esired preset number is shown in the Display The Data Wheel will scroll through all of the Presets in the User et and then scroll through all of the Presets in the Factory set If you continue to rotate the Data Wheel the GS30 ill wrap around and access the User Presets again In edit mode rotating the Data Wheel will change the status r value of the selected effect or parameter In Tuner mode rotating the Data Wheel will change the tuning eferrence In Learn A Lick mode rotating the Data Wheel will change the playback speed of the recorded material Footswitches he footswitches are also used to select a Preset The Bank Up and Bank Down footswitches advance or reverse anks and the l 3 numbered footswitches select the Preset within the active Bank Successive presses of the Bank p or Down switches will advance or decrease to the next Bank of Presets Every time that a new Bank has been elected the numbered footswitches will flash indicating that you need to select a Preset using these footswitches n order to activate that Bank If no preset is selected within 5 seconds the GS30 will revert to the last Bank and reset that had been active Once you have selected the desired Bank simply use the numbered footswitches to elect one of the three possible Presets In other words if you want to access User Preset 63 press the Bank Up r Down switch repeatedly until the display shows Bank B
33. wo amplifiers or two line inputs of a mixing onsole Set the tone controls of the amplifier s or mixing console to the flat or 0 position If you are running stereo into a mixer set the pan controls hard left and hard right Turn your amplifier or mixer s volume level down Apply power to the GS30 by connecting the PS750 from the power jack to an AC outlet Turn the power switch of your amplifier or mixer to the on position Begin playing and gradually increase the amplifier or mixer s volume until the desired level is achieved SECTION TWO About the GS30 Performance Mode he Performance Mode of the GS30 enables you to use the numbered footswitches or Data Wheel to change from ne Preset to another the Bank Footswitches to change Banks and the Expression Pedal to vary the amount of the ssigned Parameter From the Performance mode you may also bypass the effects by pressing the currently elected Footswitch or access the built in chromatic tuner by pressing and holding the currently selected ootswitch Selecting a Preset he GS30 has 30 Factory and 30 User Preset locations The Presets in the GS30 are arranged in 10 Banks with 3 resets in each bank The User Presets are indicated by a decimal point in the bottom right corner of the Display he Factory Presets do not have the decimal point Accessing the Presets may be done by using the Data Wheel or ootswitches Data Wheel While in Performance mode the Data Wheel is used
34. ws in the Display an error has occurred in the Pedal Calibration and the GS30 will repeat the alibration prompts asking you to repeat steps 3 and 4 he Expression Pedal can be disabled by pressing and holding the Expression button down for a few seconds Maintenance and Service he GS30 is a maintenance free device There are no user serviceable parts inside of the unit Opening the chassis ill void your warranty All service and repair must be performed by an authorized DOD service center Should a roblem arise with your GS30 contact your local DOD dealer for return repair procedures 29 SECTION SEVEN Appendix Warrantu The warrantv registration card must be mailed within ten davs after purchase date to validate the warrantv of his DOD product DOD warrants this product when used solely within the U S to be free from defects and workmanship under ormal use and service DOD Electronics liability under this warranty is limited to repairing or replacing defective materials that show vidence of defect provided the product is returned through the original dealer where all parts and labor will be overed up to a period of one 1 year The company shall not be responsible for any consequential damage as a esult of the products use in any circuit or assembly Proof of date of purchase is considered to be the burden of the consumer DOD reserves the right to make changes in design or make improvements upon this product without incu
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