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Owner’s Manual

 

Version 7 

 

Covers serial #3664 and higher… 

June 2013 and later 

 

Summary of Contents for tube tape echo

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual Version 7 Covers serial 3664 and higher June 2013 and later ...

Page 2: ...s were much brighter lacking in bass frequencies Serial 3480 10 2012 First production TTE with Relay Activated Echo Cancel This is a major improvement in that using an Echo Cancel Footswitch no longer has a negative effect on the sound quality and volume of the Echoes From this point on you are not limited to using a short cable for an Echo Footswitch and instead can use up to 500 of any 2 conduct...

Page 3: ...Page 6 Let s Play in Mono Continued Page 7 All about STEREO Maintenance and Service Page 8 Service Diagrams Page 9 Service Diagrams Continued Page 10 Tape Tape Heads and Transport Page 11 Tape Tape Heads and Transport continued Page 12 Additional Tape Path Maintenance Page 13 Tubes Page 14 Rewiring transformer to 220 240 Operation Page 15 Warranty and Contact ...

Page 4: ...l 7 Nickel plated steel with all stainless steel hardware every bolt and spacer 8 Super Tough Baltic Birch ply cabinet with Blonde Tolex covering 9 Proprietary Erase Record and Playback heads designed to outlive you 10 All Hand Wired point to point Audio pathway All Handmade in the U S A 11 Removable Lid should be closed and latched while transporting 12 2 Speed operation with trimmer adjustment f...

Page 5: ...Page 2 Top Panel Diagram ...

Page 6: ...Page 3 Additional Diagrams ...

Page 7: ...sert the detachable AC cable see 34 in to the TTE AC Inlet see 33 and connect other end to a 3 prong 120 volt wall outlet Make sure to use the same outlet as your guitar amplifier to avoid possible grounding issues 4 Turn on the Power Switch see 35 and allow unit to run for about a minute this lets the Tubes warm up 5 Plug your guitar cable into the Input Jack see 1 6 Slide the Transport Clutch le...

Page 8: ...fects in the signal chain between your Guitar and Amp 3 Locate the Record Level trimmer see 6 and set it to about 3 O clock This trimmer controls the strength of the signal being printed to tape Turning the trimmer CW increases the recording level Tip This trimmer should always be set to 3 O clock or higher because the hotter the recorded signal the lower the noise and the fatter the tone of the r...

Page 9: ...ely turning this knob CCW will reduce the number of echo repeats Tip Turn this knob up to around 2 O clock or higher and you can get a very cool recycling regenerating sound that adds tremendous depth to especially non distorted clean sounds 8 Locate the small Echo Tone trimmer see 8 and notice that as you turn this CW the repeats sound brighter and a little louder Conversely turning this trimmer ...

Page 10: ... Hum problem and are not receiving a shock there is no reason to use a Ground Lift Adapter Stereo 1 You ve already got one amp hooked up to the Main Output Jack now it s time to take another guitar cable and plug it into Output 2 see 11 with the other end of this cable connecting to your second amp 2 With the TTE on and warmed up turn on both amps and with your guitar volume set full let go of you...

Page 11: ...Page 8 Service Diagrams Only use a 250volt 2 amp Slo Blow 20mm x 5 2mm ...

Page 12: ...Page 9 Service Diagrams Continued ...

Page 13: ...from Main Output immediately which will disengage the Transport Clutch see 13 Now check that the tape is following the Tape Path see page3 correctly not caught up on one of the Tape Guides see 19 and 24 and that there isn t too much tension on the tape somewhere After this is corrected engage the Transport Clutch again and most likely the ETC 1 will stabilize after a minute or so of motion Record ...

Page 14: ...AC Cable from the TTE before disassembling your TTE This unit contains High Voltages that may cause injury if you touch the wrong thing so use caution or don t attempt unless you know what you re doing Playback Headmount Adjustment Refer to Diagram on Page 8 The Playback Headmount must glide freely along the chassis yet be tight enough to not be pushed out of desired position by the moving Tape Th...

Page 15: ...Page 12 Additional Tape Path Maintenance ...

Page 16: ...al and uncolored sounding 12AX7 s you can find for your Tube Tape Echo V3 is actually the most CRUCIAL tube as it is used for the Bias Oscillator Erase function of the TTE Warning Changing the Erase tube to anything other than a Fulltone 12AU7 will result in the unit not erasing properly Fulltone sells a matched tested Tube Trio for your TTE direct for 49 95 shipping included to US resident only Y...

Page 17: ...Voltage Warning This procedure is ONLY to be done by an experienced Technician Serious injury or death and or irreparable damage to the unit may occur if done improperly Note the only changes are to the White and Brown Wires all other wires are left alone ...

Page 18: ...onsible for all shipping and insurance charges both ways Fulltone Musical Products Inc and its employees is not liable for any damages or injuries resulting from the misuse of this unit and or carelessness of the user For service please contact engineer fulltone com Please check www fulltone com for regular revisions to the posted Acrobat PDF Manual or contact us for a printed revised version in t...

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