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ENGLISH

6.0 SPECIAL FUNCTIONS

6.1 PRE EFFECT MODE

The following effects are available to you in this mode (see also
the table INS-FX in the appendix under 11.1). Unlike the other
effects found in the effect section, the only signal routing option
for these effects is PRE, in other words, in front of the input: 

Wah Wah:

'60s vintage wah-wah

Wah Wah 2:

contemporary wah-wah with more bottom end

Fix Wah: 

both wah-wahs with fixed frequency (as if you left the

wah-wah pedal on in a certain position)

Mod Wah:

automatic version of the two wah-wahs 

Compressor:

three compressors with different attack times - short,

medium, long

Tube Scream, Fuzz:

two legendary distortion boxes

Tap 

r

AMP TYPE

briefly to access PRE EFFECT MODE.

In PRE EFFECT MODE, select the desired effect via 

W

TYPE

.

Use 

W

PARA 1

and 

W

PARA 2

to edit the given effect para-

meters. Press and hold 

t

AMP TYPE

to set PRE EFFECT MODE to

BYPASS This lets you A/B the sound with and without effect. 

If you want to use an expression pedal (see FOOTPEDAL in the
section above) to create wah-wah effects, you must use 

W

TYPE

to assign WAH or WAH 2 to the given presets.

6.2 GLOBAL EQ

If you use your 

zenTera

®

in different venues, you may occasionally

find it necessary to adjust its settings to suit the acoustics of the
given room, for example, to cut back the bass frequencies for
smaller clubs' stages. The GLOBAL EQ lets you do this quickly
without having to adjust the settings of all presets. 

To activate the GLOBAL EQ, press and hold the 

t

PRESET

knob.

EQUALIZER ON or OFF will appear in the display. If OFF appears,
press and hold 

t

PRESET

once more. 

The EQ will activate and the BASS, MID, TREBLE and PRESENCE
knobs are enabled.

W

BASS

adjusts the bottom end, 

W

MID

the low mids, 

W

TREBLE

the upper mids, and 

W

PRESENCE

the top end frequencies.  You

can switch the EQ  (

t

PRESET

) on and off to hear how the

modifications affect the sound.
Once you are satisfied, leave the EQ on and exit the menu by
briefly tapping 

r

TUNER

Note: If the GLOBAL EQ was on when you switched the amp off,
the amp will indicate this when you switch it on again. EQUALIZER
ON will flash in the display for about eight seconds. The idea here
is of course to remind you that the EQ is still enabled. If you are in
a different venue, you should switch the GLOBAL EQ off or
readjust it. 

6.3 TUNER 

Activate the built-in tuning device by tapping 

r

TUNER

with your

fingertip. The term TUNER will appear in the first line of the display.
A large “+” appears when the string’s pitch is sharp (too high), a
“-“ when the pitch is flat (too low), and “OK” when the string is
tuned to pitch. You can also see this indicated in the chain of
lights at the bottom of the display. 

Various values can appear in the second line. 
Let’s take a look at these:

1) The selected center frequency of the reference note A is indi-

cated at the beginning of the line. You can adjust it within a
range of 435 to 445 hertz using PARA 1. This lets you calibrate
the TUNER should the need arise. 

2) You can opt to mute the zenTera while you are tuning. Use

PARA 2 to preset the amp’s level for the duration of the tuning
procedure: M = muted, 1, 2 ,3 = three different levels. The
given setting appears in the display following the center fre-
quency. 

3) The pitch of the most recently played string is indicated at the

end of the second display line.

ZENTERA - MANUAL

W

: TURN KNOB

r

: CLICK

s

: DOUBLE-CLICK

t

: CLICK AND HOLD BRIEFLY

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Summary of Contents for DSM

Page 1: ...ENGLISH BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG MANUAL www hughes and kettner com 2 0 ...

Page 2: ...ng reverb These effects just like the amp s parameter controls are intuitive to tweak without the nerve racking tedium of stepping through menus All settings may be stored as presets in 128 slots 100 user presets 28 factory sounds and called up via the front panel footswitch or MIDI controllers With this array of user friendly features the zenTera handles like a dream Packing a powerful punch the ...

Page 3: ...es you a lot more musically meaningful tweaking options without sacrificing the tone that makes this amp type so special TWEED 4 x 10 The ultimate vintage blues amp revered by almost all historic greats of the genre it still spells bliss for many a modern day blues blaster The breadth and depth of its dynamic range and its fat expressive lead tone are what made it famous From squeaky clean to a th...

Page 4: ...eter that you are currently editing and jumps to the next display as soon as you activate another knob or menu There s one exception the amp s master level as determined by the MASTER knob on the far right is independent of all other settings Note that the master volume is not indicated in the display In standard display mode the zenTera indicates the name of the preset the number of its memory sl...

Page 5: ...nce some of the original amps don t have a presence knob or a 3 band EQ the zenTera s knobs are assigned special functions to replicate all of the originals tweaking options for an in depth explanation of this see 3 0 AMP MODELS VOLUMEW Controls preset volume Unlike the setting of the power amp MASTER knob located on the far right you can store this parameter This is a handy feature because it let...

Page 6: ...rameters of the selected effect To learn more about editing an effect see the table above and the tables in the appendix depicted under 11 1 r Tap it to load the current value of the parameter into the display without changing it s PARA 2 also serves another purpose A standard sustain pedal for switching presets may be connected to the zenTera see also Rear Panel Connections FOOTSWITCH To be able ...

Page 7: ...akers turn the MASTER volume knob all the way down RECORDING OUT Analog and digital stereo output for connecting the zenTera to a mixing console or a PC Note The EFFECTS LOOP is not routed to the RECORDING OUT ANALOG LEFT RIGHT Patches out the RECORDING OUT signal at line level with integrated simulation of the original amps speakers DIGITAL S PDIF The digital version of the RECORDING OUT 24 bits ...

Page 8: ...nce more The EQ will activate and the BASS MID TREBLE and PRESENCE knobs are enabled WBASS adjusts the bottom end WMID the low mids WTREBLE the upper mids and WPRESENCE the top end frequencies You can switch the EQ tPRESET on and off to hear how the modifications affect the sound Once you are satisfied leave the EQ on and exit the menu by briefly tapping rTUNER Note If the GLOBAL EQ was on when yo...

Page 9: ...le to repeat at an unvarying volume level set FEEDBACK to 100 via WPARA 2 At values lower than 100 the volume of the sample becomes softer with every repetition Press and hold the TAP button while you record your sample When you release the button the zenTera will generate a loop that is played back repeatedly DELAY TYPE PARA 1 PARA 2 Hold Echo PLEASE USE TAP BUTTON Feedback 0 100 Hold Ping Pong F...

Page 10: ...the WPARA 1 or WPARA 2 knobs 7 9 MIDI SYSEX RECEIVE This submenu lets you set the zenTera so that it is able to Receive SysEx data Turn WTYPE until MIDI SYSEX RECEIVE appears in the display Then enter YES or NO via the WPARA 1 or WPARA 2 knobs 7 10 MIDI DUMP This menu lets you create backups of your settings on an external storage medium such as your PC This comes in handy if for example you play ...

Page 11: ...ithout accessing a preset directly You then have to activate one of this bank s presets separately by stepping on the appropriate switch on the Z Board Turn WTYPE until the menu appears in the display Use WPARA 1 to select DIR for the former BNK for the latter option Note For an in depth explanation of the workings of the Z Board please consult the Z Board owner s manual 7 18 Z BOARDCALIB As descr...

Page 12: ...ions MAINS VOLTAGE 230 volts AC European version 117 volts AC North American version 100 volts AC Japanese version MAX POWER CONSUMP 708 VA MAINS FUSE T 2 5 A 230 V model T 5 A 117 V model T 6 3 A 100 V model EXTERNAL FUSES T 500 mA MIDI Phantom INTERNAL FUSES 2 x T 5 A power amp 1 x T 2 5 A DSP 2 x T 500 mA analog section DIMENSIONS W X H X D 750 x 585 x 300 mm WEIGHT 30 kg 11 0 APPENDIX 11 1 TAB...

Page 13: ...ation Information Yes No Turn GM1 System On Yes No Turn GM2 System On Yes No Turn GM System On Yes No Other note in Remarks column No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No No No No No Yes Data Dumps for User Preset Data Global Data Firmware Update MIDI Program Change Map Factory Preset Data NRPNs Yes No No No RPN 00 Pitch Bend Sensitivity Yes No RPN 01 Channel Fine Tune Yes No RPN 02 Channel ...

Page 14: ...Purpose Controller 1 MSB No No 17 General Purpose Controller 2 MSB No No 18 General Purpose Controller 3 MSB No No 19 General Purpose Controller 4 MSB No No 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Bank Select LSB Yes Yes 33 Modulation Wheel LSB No No 34 Breath Controller LSB No No 35 36 Foot Controller LSB No No 37 Portamento Time LSB No No 38 Data Entry LSB No No 39 Channel Volume LSB No No 40 Bal...

Page 15: ...ound Controller 10 No No 80 General Purpose Controller 5 No No 81 General Purpose Controller 6 No No 82 General Purpose Controller 7 No No 83 General Purpose Controller 8 No No 84 Portamento Control No No 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 Effects 1 Depth Reverb Send Level No No 92 Effects 2 Depth No No 93 Effects 3 Depth Chorus Send Level No No 94 Effects 4 Depth No No 95 Effects 5 Depth No No 96 Data Incremen...

Page 16: ... correct voltage rating is legible in the VOLTAGE SELECTOR window 3 11 3 NETZANSCHLUSS UND WELTSPANNUNGSADAPTION HINWEIS Stellen Sie bitte vor dem Anschluß des zenTera sicher daß die vorhandene Netzspannung mit dem im Sichtfenster des VOLTAGE SELECTORS angegebenen Spannungswert überein stimmt Überprüfen Sie auch die Sicherungswerte entsprechend dem Aufdruck nahe der Anschlußbuchse Der zenTera kann...

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