Phonic DFX 2000, User Manual

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4 DFX2000
INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on your purchase of another fine product, built
with precision and care, and bound to give you many years of
faithful service. The DFX2000 is a high-definition digital effects
processor with 101 amazing algorithms, all of which were devel
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oped in-house our engineers. Each effect has up to 7 param
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eters that can be easily adjusted, as well as a low- and high-fre
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quency EQ, and the simple ‘compare’ key allows you to quickly
and easily compare your new effect to the original. Once you’re
done, store your effect in one of the user-definable preset slots.
This is just a taste of what this great effects processor has to
offer.
Though you’re undoubtedly eager to unpack your DFX2000 and
get started, we’d like to strongly advise that you read this manu
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al thoroughly first. Inside, you’ll find important information on the
user and operation of this device, and a few helpful hints just to
make things easier. In the rear of this booklet, you’ll find a blank
table that can be used to record all of your saved presets, so you
may want to keep it handy once you’re done reading.
FEATURES
●
101 breathtaking new algorithms, most in true stereo
● 40-bit High-Definition Algorithm for ultra-natural reverb and
delay
● 49 effect combinations with selectable serial/parallel configu
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ration
● Awesome modulation, dynamic, psychoacoustic and EQ al
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gorithms
● Innovative distortion and special effects
● Up to 7 adjustable parameters plus HI and LO EQ per effect
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High-resolution 24-bit A/D and D/A converters with 128 times
oversampling
● True stereo processing for realistic channel separation in
stereo image
● 100 factory presets plus 100 user memory locations
● Extensive MIDI implementation
● Internal power supply for professional applications
● Servo-balanced XLR and 1/4” TRS inputs and outputs
QUICK SETUP
1. Make sure your unit is off. Preferably remove the AC
power cable.
2. Connect all of your required output devices to the
DFX2000’s inputs. Commonly, this would be a mixer
or guitar amplifier’s insert point.
3. Connect all of your required input devices to the
DFX2000’s output connectors.
4. Turn your devices on in this order: instruments, mixer,
signal processors, amps/speakers.
FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION
1. Input Level Meter
This stereo 4-segment LED meter gives users a visual indica-
tion of when their input signal reaches certain levels. It’s best
to set the input to a level that will ensure the red Clip LED does
not light up. If it does, reduce the output level of your external
device slightly.
2. Display
This 4-digital alphanumerical display shows the name of the cur
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rently used preset. When editing presets, this display will show
the current preset along with the corresponding parameter’s
value.
3. Status LEDs
When adjusting a preset’s properties, one of these LEDs will let
you know what kind of properties you are actually editing. They
are as follows:
%
– Set the absolute value of a parameter
dB
– Increase or decrease the amplitude or adjust the compres
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sor’s threshold
Hz
– Adjust the frequency
Sec
– Adjust the time parameter
4. Effect Group LEDs
When your selected effect falls under one of these categories,
the corresponding LED will light up.