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Getting Started

The VGS50 is ready for you to plug in and play. It already has a variety of sounds
programmed into both the 30 factory and 30 user presets. You will find that the
user presets are exact duplicates of the factory presets. This was done so that you
can experiment with the user presets and not be at risk of losing any of the sounds
that the VGS50 came with.

Making Connections

The VGS50 can be run in mono or stereo. The following connections outline the set
up for both applications. These steps should be performed in the order that are
listed here. Make sure that you do not connect the power to the VGS50, or turn on
the power to your amplification until the completion of these steps.

1. Connect your instrument to the VGS50 input jack (A).

MONO

2a. Connect the left output (B) to the input of your amplifier, or line input of a
mixing console.

STEREO

2b. Connect the left (B) and right (C) outputs to the inputs of two amplifiers, or two
line inputs of a mixing console.

3. 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.

4. Turn the Output Knob (10) on the VGS50 all the way counterclockwise.

5. Apply power to the VGS50 by connecting the PS750 from the power jack (F) to
an AC outlet.

6. Turn the power switch of your amplifier(s) to the “on” position.

7. Begin playing and gradually adjust the VGS50’s Output Knob until the desired
volume is achieved.

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Summary of Contents for VGS50

Page 1: ...OWNER S MANUAL The Sound of Your Imagination A Harman International Company...

Page 2: ...760 S Sandy Parkway Sandy Utah USA Tel 801 568 7642 Fax 801 568 7638 The symbols shown above are internationally accepted symbols that warn of potential haz ards with electrical products The lightning...

Page 3: ...ons 5 Section Two About the VGS50 6 Performance Mode 6 Selecting a Preset 6 Data Wheel 6 Footswitches 6 Accessing the Tuner 7 Learn A Lick 7 Section Three Editing a Preset 9 Selecting Effects 9 Editin...

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Page 5: ...nual is your guide to getting the most out of your VGS50 Please read it carefully to get familiar with the controls of the VGS50 This will ensure years of audio enjoyment Included Items Your VGS50 was...

Page 6: ...er Level Reverb Delay 11 Modulation Effects Noise Gate Equalization Distortion and Compression 3 Store Button and LED After editing a preset your modifications must be stored in order for the VGS50 to...

Page 7: ...of the displayed note 7 Data Wheel This knob is used to select the preset in performance mode and to increase or decrease a parameter value in the parameter edit mode 8 Parameter Edit Button and LED...

Page 8: ...tions D Headphone This jack is used for connecting a pair of stereo headphones to the VGS50 The output level knob 10 will control the volume level in the headphones E Jam a long Learn a Lick Connect f...

Page 9: ...power to your amplification until the completion of these steps 1 Connect your instrument to the VGS50 input jack A MONO 2a Connect the left output B to the input of your amplifier or line input of a...

Page 10: ...reset number is shown in the display The Data Wheel will scroll through all of the presets in the user set and then scroll through all of the presets in the factory set If you continue to rotate the D...

Page 11: ...d and yellow LEDs below the green LED indicate that you are flat and need to tune up The tuning reference on the VGS50 has been set to A 440 concert pitch from the factory You may change the tuning re...

Page 12: ...is finished the VGS50 will start playback automatically The Parameter Edit LEDs will light one at a time to show where you are in the recording The lick will play through in its entirety and then sta...

Page 13: ...or adjustments available to that particular effects group Any parameters associated with that effect type will light in the Parameter Tuning LED section 6 indicating that those parameters are also av...

Page 14: ...about to edit the distortion gain The display will show the current value for the gain parameter Using the Data Wheel will increase or decrease the amount of distortion gain 3 Next we wanted boosted...

Page 15: ...Press the Parameter Edit button again and the Mix Level LED will flash and the display will show the value of the Mix Use the Data Wheel to set this to about 60 6 In our example we were going to have...

Page 16: ...preset to your liking you must store the preset in order for the VGS50 to remember you settings There are three steps to storing a preset 1 Press the Store button 3 once The Store LED will start flas...

Page 17: ...Grunge Clean Valve Blues Valve and Saturated Valve Some of these distortions use the tube and some use transistors to achieve the distortion The distortions using the tube will be indicated by a lit...

Page 18: ...kes the signals sum and difference of the modulated frequency and guitar frequency and mixes it with the original signal The result is a metallic ringing sort of sound Pixellator A pixellator degrades...

Page 19: ...ilable for Editing The following is a list of the parameters available for editing or fine tuning and a description of how each parameter will affect the sound of the corresponding effects Gain The Ga...

Page 20: ...ms Calibrating the Expression Pedal If the expression pedal ever has problems with controlling parameters between their full range it may be necessary to re calibrate it Follow these steps for calibra...

Page 21: ...1 Surficide 32 Wahs Up 33 Rockabilly Country 41 Pedal Steel 42 Tremolo 43 Chicken Picken Blues 51 Blues Rhythm 52 Blues Solo 53 Clean Blues Studio 61 Studio Crunch 62 Chorus Swell 63 Greasy Solo Jazz...

Page 22: ...n PRODUCTS PREVIOUSLY MANUFACTURED 6 The foregoing is in lieu of all other warranties either expressed or implied and DOD neither assumes nor authorizes any person to assume any obligation or liabilit...

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Page 24: ...tion 8760 S Sandy Parkway Sandy Utah 84070 USA PH 801 568 7642 FAX 801 568 7638 DOD and VGS50 are registered trade marks of the Harman Music Group Inc Copyright the Harman Music Group Printed in the U...

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