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Owner’s Guide

Introduction

Welcome to the world of the DOD TEC8G!  You have purchased the finest
guitar signal processor and preamp of its kind; hardly a surprise when it
comes from DOD.  The TEC8G gives you both functional flexibility and
tonal excellence, driven by our proven effects processing technology.

Specifications

Up to 8 effects at a time
Ergonomic look and feel
Built-in effect Expression Pedal
Analog IT™ and Grunge™ Distortions
3-band EQ
Effects include:  Compressor, 8 Analog Distortions, Noise Gate, Chorus,
Flanger, Phaser, Tremolo, Ring Modulator, Pixellator, Pitch, Shift, Detune,
Mono and Tap Delays, Reverb
Easy-to-use interface
30 User, 30 Factory Presets
Jam-a-long™ Jack
A/D Resolution: 18 Bit
D/A Resolution: 16 Bit
DSP: 24 bit
Frequency Response: 20Hz to 16kHz
Signal to Noise Ratio: -87dB
Power Supply: DOD PS750, 9 VAC @ 750 ma

Summary of Contents for TEC8G

Page 1: ...ications Up to 8 effects at a time Ergonomic look and feel Built in effect Expression Pedal Analog IT and Grunge Distortions 3 band EQ Effects include Compressor 8 Analog Distortions Noise Gate Chorus Flanger Phaser Tremolo Ring Modulator Pixellator Pitch Shift Detune Mono and Tap Delays Reverb Easy to use interface 30 User 30 Factory Presets Jam a long Jack A D Resolution 18 Bit D A Resolution 16...

Page 2: ...rom defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service 3 DOD liability under this warranty is limited to repairing or replacing defective materials that show evidence of defect provided the product is returned to DOD WITH RETURN AUTHORIZATION where all parts and labor will be covered up to a period of two 2 years A Return Authorization number may be obtained from DOD by telephone Th...

Page 3: ... AC POWER INPUT 3 POWER CORD STRAIN RELIEF 3 Hooking Up and Supplying Power 4 SECTION 2 PROGRAMMING THE TEC8G 5 Navigating The TEC8G 5 Selecting Programs in the TEC8G 5 User LED Indicator 5 Using The Footswitches 5 Selecting Programs using the footswitches 5 Editing Programs 6 Expression Pedal Assign 7 Storing Programs 8 Bypassing 8 The TEC8G s Effects 9 DISTORTIONS 9 EQUALIZER 9 CHORUSES 9 FLANGE...

Page 4: ...nd labeled on the front panel When lit the LED in each group indi cates that an effect in the group is active 4 TUNER LEDS These LEDs become active when the tuner is selected and a note is played Used in conjunction with the Program Display they will show whether the input note is sharp or flat 5 STORE BUTTON Stores your custom Programs in the User memory location you select 6 DISPLAY The LED disp...

Page 5: ...re 2 HEADPHONE OUTPUT This stereo mini phone plug is for your head phones The overall headphone level is controlled by the Output level knob 3 JAM A LONG INPUT This stereo mini jack lets you connect your tape deck or CD player headphone output to the TEC8G for personal jam sessions The Jam a Long signal is mixed with your instrument signal at both the main and headphone outputs so you can play alo...

Page 6: ... sages 5 Set the Output level as desired The TEC8G like any piece of computer hardware is sensitive to voltage drops spikes and surges Interference such as lightning or power brownouts can seriously and in extreme cases permanently damage the circuitry inside the unit Here are a few tips that will help get the best pos sible performance out of your TEC8G while avoiding damage Always make sure you ...

Page 7: ...up are the Effect Selector buttons These buttons allow you to select and or bypass effects in the TEC8G The fol lowing things happen when you use the Effect Selector buttons When you select a bypassed effect its group LED begins flashing and the display shows two dashes 0 on EQs indicating that the effect is select ed but bypassed Pressing the Select button again activates the effect When you sele...

Page 8: ...nds after pressing the Bank select button the display returns to its previous setting Editing Programs As you become more familiar with the TEC8G you may find that you need to modify certain Programs to better fit your needs Fortunately the TEC8G is flexible enough to give you everything you need without being difficult to program The following procedure is an example of how to modify your Program...

Page 9: ...here you are in the menus IMPORTANT If you want to store your custom Program so you can use it later follow the procedure on the next page Expression Pedal Assign The TEC8G Expression Pedal can be assigned to control 1 of 10 different parameters in a program This adds a whole new dimension in your sound by letting you make real time effects changes during performance Changing the pedal s assignmen...

Page 10: ...made modifications to a program you may want to store the changes The TEC8G lets you store up to 30 Programs in the User memo ry locations Remember you have to store any changes in a User Program memory location otherwise all your changes will be lost To store a Program into a memory location 1 Press the Store button The Store LED begins flashing and the User LED lights if not lit already 2 Use th...

Page 11: ...st Swell and Slow Swell Noise Gates have attack times of 500 ms and 1000 ms respectively which create a volume pedal or bowing type effect DISTORTION The TEC8G gives you 8 distortions to choose from 4 of which include Cabinet Emulation Each distortion has 10 settings giving you plenty of selections when using either an amp or for going direct into a mixer or recording device Name Gain Setting Name...

Page 12: ... is returned back to the input feedback Increased feedback settings can produce very spacey sounds reminiscent of late 60 s early 70 s music Name Speed Fback Speed Fback Speed Fback Speed Fback Slow 1 10Hz 60 2 10Hz 70 3 15Hz 80 4 15Hz 80 Medium 5 25Hz 60 6 25Hz 70 7 45Hz 70 8 45Hz 80 Fast 9 90Hz 40 10 1 0Hz 50 11 1 5Hz 50 12 2 0Hz 60 TREMOLO Tremolos modulate the level of the signal This effect i...

Page 13: ... more of a rhyth mic way As with the Mono Delays each Multi Delay time has 9 selections These selections consist of 3 different feedbacks number of repeats and 3 different levels For example a Tap 300 400ms number 63 would have a Tap delay time of 300 and 400 ms a feedback of 0 and a level of 50 Selection fb lev fb lev fb lev 1 3 0 15 0 30 0 50 4 6 30 15 30 30 30 50 7 9 50 15 50 30 50 50 Tuner The...

Page 14: ...e normal letter of the selected string in the display Factory Program Reset Resetting the TEC8G will erase all User programs and restore them to their original Factory settings Remember when resetting the TEC8G all pre vious User settings will be lost To reset the TEC8G 1 With the power off press and hold the Low EQ and Mid EQ effect group buttons 2 Connect the power while still hold the buttons d...

Page 15: ...luff 13 Industrial Pixellator Metal 21 Tallica 22 Clean Metal Chorus 23 Wah solo Country 31 Chicken Pickin 32 Slide Volume 33 Country Tremolo Rock 41 British stack 42 Stack lead 43 Flange stack PROGRAM More Rock 51 Harmanized lead 52 Combo Rhythm 53 Homogenized Rock Effects Retro 61 Dead Phaser 62 Fuzz IT 63 Tremolo Clean Delay Reggae Ska 71 Skank 72 Dr Reggae 73 Heavy Brains Sound Effects 81 Adul...

Page 16: ...ne 801 566 8800 FAX 801 566 7005 International Distribution 3 Overlook Drive Unit 4 Amherst New Hampshire 03031 U S A FAX 603 672 4246 TEC8G is a registered trademark of DOD Electronics Corporation Copyright 1997 DOD Electronics Corporation Printed In U S A 12 97 TEC8G18 2225 A ...

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