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Tighten the two thumb screws with your hands or 

with a screwdriver.

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Hook and Loop: Take the included super strong Velcro

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pad and stick it on the base plate. 

Again, make sure the base is clean of dirt and dust. 

Pre-drilled pedalboard: Fix it with a bolt and a nut you 

could find at any hardware store or instead of passing the 

zip tie over the pedal you can take advantage of the Smart 

Track

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 enclosure and put the zip ties over the holes. 

DIY woodboard: You can screw the pedal directly with 

wood bolts through the enclosure side holes.

No board: If you use the pedals standalone make sure 

you place the included anti-sliding rubber pad on the 

baseplate. 

USING OTHER PEDALBOARDS:

Trouble

Shooting

SIGNAL PASSES THROUGH IN BYPASS BUT NOT 

WHEN ENGAGED:

Make sure you´ve connected the input and output jacks 

correctly.

PEDAL DOES NOT WORK WITH THE POWER SUPPLY:

Take a look at your power supply output voltage and 

polarity. Make sure it’s 9V DC negative tip with a minimum 

output of 100 mA.

PEDAL WON’T ENGAGE WITH BOTH THE POWER 

SUPPLY AND BATTERY:

Check there’s a plug inserted into the Input Jack.

PEDAL SOUNDS DISTORTED AT REALLY LOW 

SETTINGS:

- If you’re running on batteries replace it with a new one or 

check the voltage with a multimeter. 

- The Dr. Robert is a really dynamic pedal the same way the 

original amp is. Different types of guitars and pickups will 

make it saturate in different regions of the knobs. That is a 

totally correct response from the unit.

- Make sure there’s not any pedal before the Dr. Robert 

increasing too much the guitar’s signal output, like 

boosters, preamps compressors and other overdrive 

pedals.

Summary of Contents for DR.ROBERT

Page 1: ...USER MANUAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ...

Page 2: ...examples Setting up on a pedalboard Trouble Shooting Security Instructions Warranty Terms 4 6 7 8 10 11 16 18 22 25 26 27 Index www aclamguitars com C Consell de Cent 201 local 08011 Barcelona Spain Llevinac S L CIF B64412406 Thank you for purchasing the Dr Robert The most accurate replica of the legendary Vox UL730 amplifier ...

Page 3: ...hose amps weren t popularly used at the time and most of them ended being returned to Vox for their disposal Only a small number of UL730 units survived around 20 30 units as some renown Vox connoisseurs state attaining the title of being the most collectable Vox amps with prohibitively collector pricing Now they are the missing link between tube and solid state amps The Dr Robert is based on the ...

Page 4: ...ert suitable for both guitar and bass No low end drops resulting in a prefect preamp and distortion tool to plug directly to the desk or into an amp CUSTOM GRAPHICS BY REVOLVER S COVER ARTIST KLAUS VOORMANN We re so honored to have Mr Klaus Voormann designer of The Beatle s Revolver album cover sign the artwork for the Dr Robert HIGH END COMPONENTS AND TRUE BYPASS SWITCHING We made an extra effort...

Page 5: ...using generic SMPS type adapter which can induce high pitched noise to the audio CAUTION If used improperly batteries may explode or leak and cause damage or injury The use of an incorrect type of battery can void the safeguard mechanisms of the device for example in the case of some lithium battery types Batteries must never be recharged heated taken apart or thrown into fire or water Do not expo...

Page 6: ...10 11 Operating Diagram GUITAR AMP INPUT OUTPUT INPUT Controls INPUT JACK POWER JACK OUTPUT JACK 1 2 3 1 3 2 ...

Page 7: ... pickups will affect the clean range of the Gain knob MIDS This is the most critical knob to tailor your sound Unlike most equalizer circuits which get placed after or before the volume control Vox separated the mids control from the rest of the tone stack in the UL730 In this preamp the signal gets amplified first followed by the Mids control before the volume pot After this Vox placed a special ...

Page 8: ... the lead parts The Mach Schau extra saturation will always be determined by the Gain and Mids knob settings meaning that the heavier your main setting is the grittier this section will build up from Paired with the extra gain circuit there s an independent volume control labelled MS VOL to allow you a better control of this section Easy and simple MACH SCHAU SWITCH Activates the Mach Schau Sectio...

Page 9: ...t screwdriver TREBLE Controls the amount of high frequency content of the signal before reaching the FET section Setting this knob will have an effect over the overall gain SIDE TRIM POTS These trim pots are for calibration of the FET stage during the manufacturing process They are not intended to be set by the user so PLEASE DON T MESS WITH THEM or the warranty will be void BASS Sets the amount o...

Page 10: ...obert to amps powered with EL84 and EL34 tubes These examples were fine tuned with different guitars mentioned on each diagram and a Doctor Z Maz 18 amp Mach Schau ON Mach Schau OFF Bypass ON Bypass OFF PAPERBACK WRITER LEAD GUITAR SHE SAID SHE SAID RAIN DR ROBERT Epiphone Casino Gretsch 7120 Epiphone Casino Gibson SG with Maestro Vibrola Epiphone Casino Epiphone Casino MIDS MIDS MS VOL MS VOL MS ...

Page 11: ...PEPPER S RHYTHM SGT PEPPER S LEAD GUITAR Mach Schau ON Mach Schau OFF Bypass ON Bypass OFF Fender Stratocaster Fender Stratocaster Epiphone Casino Epiphone Casino Fender Stratocaster MIDS MIDS MS VOL MS VOL MS VOL MS VOL MIDS MIDS ...

Page 12: ...re reducing the space occupied by each pedal That translates into more pedal density for the same space and who doesn t want that We strongly recommend you to take a look at our line of pedalboards which are the best complement to our pedals Add the anti sliding rubber pad at the bottom of your pedal specially shaped for this unit Surface must be clean and dry before applying adhesive pad 1 HOW TO...

Page 13: ...SES THROUGH IN BYPASS BUT NOT WHEN ENGAGED Make sure you ve connected the input and output jacks correctly PEDAL DOES NOT WORK WITH THE POWER SUPPLY Take a look at your power supply output voltage and polarity Make sure it s 9V DC negative tip with a minimum output of 100 mA PEDAL WON T ENGAGE WITH BOTH THE POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERY Check there s a plug inserted into the Input Jack PEDAL SOUNDS DIS...

Page 14: ...return the product to the store where it was purchased within one month from discovering the fault and report the nature of the problem the time and the circumstances under which it occurred If the product was purchased through our website the purchaser must refer to www aclamguitars com and complete a RMA Return to Manufacturer Authorization form before returning the unit We strongly recommend lo...

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