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FLASHBACK 2 DELAY User Manual

1.  About this Manual

T

hank

 

you

 

for

 

spending

 

your

 

hard-earned

 

money

 

on

 

this

 T

C

 E

L

E

C

T

RON

I

C

 

product

We

 

have

 

done

 

our

 

best

 

to

 

ensure

 

that

 

it

 

wi

ll 

serve

 

you

 

for

 

many

 

years

 

to

 

come,

 

and

 

we

 

hope

 

that

 

you

 

wi

ll 

enjoy

 

using

 

it.

 

T

his

 

manua

is

 

avai

l

ab

l

e

 

as

 

a

 

PD

down

l

oad

 

from

 

the

 T

C

 E

L

E

C

T

RON

I

C

 

website.

Please read this manual in full, or you may miss 
important information.

P

l

ease

 

do

 

not

 

operate

 

your

 T

C

 

device

 

before

 

you

 

have

 

made

 

a

ll 

connections

 

to

 

externa

equipment

 

as

 

described

 

in

 

the

 “

2.

Setting

 

Up

” 

section.

 I

n

 

the

 

subsequent

 

sections

 

of

 

the

 

manua

l

,

 

we

 

assume

 

that

 

a

ll 

connections

 

are

 

made

 

correct

l

y

 

and

 

that

 

you

 

are

 

fami

l

iar

 

with

 

the

 

previous

 

sections.

We reserve the right to change the contents of this 
manual at any time.

T

o

 

down

l

oad

 

the

 

most

 

current

 

version

 

of

 

this

 

manua

l

,

 

view

 

the

 

product

 

warranty,

 

and

 

access

 

the

 

growing

 F

A

database

 

for

 

this

 

product,

 

visit

 

the

 

web

 

page

 

tce

l

ectronic.com/support/

2.  Introduction

F

LAS

H

BACK

 

2

 

D

E

LAY

 

packs

 

our

 

entire

 

de

l

ay

 l

egacy

 

into

 

a

 

sing

l

e

 

compact

 

and

 

affordab

l

e

 

stompbox

 

that

'

s

 

designed

 

for

 

now

 – 

and

 

the

 

future.

 

Our

 

groundbreaking

 

MAS

techno

l

ogy

 

adds

 

an

 

expression

 

peda

to

 

a

 

wor

l

d-

c

l

ass

 

de

l

ay

 

stompbox

 

that

 

responds

 

to

 

your

 

touch

 

and

 

saves

 

precious

 

peda

l

board

 

space

 – 

and

 

b

l

ends

 

the

 

etherea

wor

l

d

 

of

 

de

l

ay

 

with

 

the

 

u

l

timate

 

in

 

persona

expression.

 

Add

 

the

 

brand-new

 

Crysta

de

l

ay

 

a

l

gorithm

 

and

 

two

 

additiona

l T

onePrint

 

s

l

ots,

 

and

 

the

 

soon-to-be

 l

egendary

 F

LAS

H

BACK

 

2

 

D

E

LAY

 

brings

 

a

 

wea

l

th

 

of

 

new

 

dimensiona

l

ity

 

to

 

your

 

quest

 

for

 

tona

perfection

2.1  Unpacking

Your

 T

C

 E

L

E

C

T

RON

I

C

 

effect

 

peda

box

 

shou

l

d

 

contain

 

the

 

fo

ll

owing

 

items:

• 

Your

 T

C

 E

L

E

C

T

RON

I

C

 

effect

 

peda

l

• 

1

 

USB

 

cab

l

e

 

(

T

ype

 

A

 

to

 

Mini-B)

• 

1

 T

C

 E

L

E

C

T

RON

I

C

 

sticker

I

nspect

 

a

ll 

items

 

for

 

signs

 

of

 

transit

 

damage.

 I

n

 

the

 

un

l

ike

l

y

 

event

 

of

 

transit

 

damage,

 

inform

 

the

 

carrier

 

and

 

supp

l

ier.

 I

f

 

damage

 

has

 

occurred,

 

keep

 

a

ll 

packaging,

 

as

 

it

 

can

 

be

 

used

 

as

 

evidence

 

of

 

excessive

 

hand

l

ing

 

force.

2.2  True Bypass

H

ere

 

at

 T

C,

 

we

 

have

 

a

 

simp

l

e

 

phi

l

osophy:

 

When

 

you

 

are

 

using

 

one

 

of

 

our

 

products,

 

you

 

shou

l

d

 

hear

 

something

 

great

 – 

and

 

when

 

it’s

 

off,

 

you

 

shou

l

dn’t

 

hear

 

it

 

at

 

a

ll

.

 

T

his

 

is

 

why

 

this

 

peda

sports

 T

rue

 

Bypass.

 

When

 

it

 

is

 

bypassed,

 

it

 

is

 

rea

ll

y

 

off

 

and

 

as

 

zero

 

inf

l

uence

 

on

 

your

 

tone,

 

resu

l

ting

 

in

 

optimum

 

c

l

arity

 

and

 

zero

 l

oss

 

of

 

high

 

end.

Sometimes,

 

it

 

is

 

advisab

l

e

 

to

 

switch

 

an

 

effect

 

peda

from

 T

rue

 

Bypass

 

to

 

Buffered

 

Bypass

 

mode.

 F

or

 

more

 

information,

 

see

 “6

.2

 

Switching

 

the

 

peda

from

 

T

rue

 

Bypass

 

to

 

Buffered

 

Bypass

2.3  Setting up

Connect

 

a

 

9

 V 

power

 

supp

l

y

 

with

 

the

 

fo

ll

owing

 

symbo

to

 

the

 

DC

 

input

 

socket

 

of

 

your

 T

C

 E

L

E

C

T

RON

I

C

 

effect

 

peda

l

.

This product does not come with a power supply. 
We recommend using TC ELECTRONIC’s PowerPlug 9 
(sold separately).

• 

• 

I

f

 

no

 

power

 

supp

l

y

 

is

 

avai

l

ab

l

e,

 

you

 

can

 

run

 

this

 

product

 

using

 

a

 

battery.

F

or

 

more

 

information

 

on

 

changing

 

batteries,

 

see

 “7

.2

 

Changing

 

the

 

battery

.

• 

• 

P

l

ug

 

the

 

power

 

supp

l

y

 

into

 

a

 

power

 

out

l

et.

• 

• 

Connect

 

your

 

instrument

 

to

 

the

 

in

 

jack

 

on

 

the

 

right

 

side

 

of

 

the

 

peda

using

 

a

 

¼

  

"

 

jack

 

cab

l

e.

• 

• 

Connect

 

the

 

out

 

jack

 

on

 

the

 l

eft

 

side

 

of

 

the

 

peda

to

 

your

 

amp

l

ifier

 

using

 

a

 

¼

  

"

 

jack

 

cab

l

e.

3.  TonePrint

T

his

 T

C

 El

ectronic

 

product

 

supports

 T

onePrints.

 T

o

 l

earn

 

more

 

about

 T

onePrints,

 

go

 

to

 

tce

l

ectronic.com/toneprint/

3.1  What are TonePrints?

When

 

you

 l

ook

 

at

 

your

 T

C

 El

ectronic

 

eff

 

ect

 

peda

l

,

 

you’

ll 

on

l

y

 

see

 

a

 

few

 

knobs.

 

Actua

ll

y,

 

for

 

some

 

peda

l

s,

 

it’s

 

just

 

one

 

knob.

 

So

 – 

one

 

knob,

 

one

 

function,

 

right

Actua

ll

y,

 

there’s

 

a

 l

ot

 

more

 

to

 

it

 

than

 

meets

 

the

 

eye.

Star-tweaked signature sounds

When

 T

C

 El

ectronic

 

bui

l

ds

 

an

 

eff

 

ect

 

peda

l

,

 

the

 

re

l

ationship

 

between

 

its

 

contro

l

s

 

and

 

many

 

parameters

 “

under

 

the

 

hood

” 

are

 

defi

 

ned

 

by

 

deve

l

opers,

 

musicians

 

and

 

product

 

specia

l

ists

 

who

 l

ive

 

and

 

breathe

 

sound.

 T

his

 

gives

 

you

 

an

 

exce

ll

ent

 

starting

 

point:

 

a

 

great-sounding

 

peda

with

 

we

ll

-ba

l

anced

 

contro

l

s.

But

 

wou

l

dn’t

 

it

 

be

 

coo

to

 

have

 

wor

l

d-famous

 

guitar

 

p

l

ayers

 – 

guys

 l

ike

 

Pau

Gi

l

bert,

 

Guthrie

 

Govan,

 J

ohn

 

Petrucci

 

or

 

Steve

 V

ai

 – 

virtua

ll

y

 

rewire

 

your

 

reverb

 

peda

l

,

 

defi

 

ning

 

what

 

shou

l

d

 

happen

 “

behind

 

the

 

scenes

”?

And

 

how

 

about

 

doing

 

this

 

yourse

l

f

?

T

his

 

is

 

exact

l

y

 

what

 T

onePrint

 

a

ll

ows

 

you

 

to

 

do.

T

C

 El

ectronic

 

is

 

working

 

with

 

top

 

guitar

 

p

l

ayers

 

who

 

exp

l

ore

 

a

 

peda

l

’s

 

hidden

 

tona

potentia

l

,

 

redefi

 

ning

 

the

 

contro

l

s

 

and

 

creating

 

their

 

persona

l T

onePrints.

 

And

 

we

 

are

 

making

 

these

 

custom

 T

onePrints

 

avai

l

ab

l

e

 

to

 

you.

 

Up

l

oading

 

them

 

to

 

your

 

peda

is

 

rea

ll

y

 

easy

 

(see

 “T

ransferring

 T

one-

 

Prints

 

to

 

your

 

peda

using

 

the

 

T

onePrint

 

app

)

 – 

and

 

with

 

the

 

amazing

 T

onePrint

 E

ditor,

 

you

 

can

 

even

 

create

 

your

 

own

 

signature

 

peda

l

,

 

tweaked

 

specifi

 

ca

ll

y

 

to

 

your

 l

iking.

You

 

can

 

change

 

the

 T

onePrints

 

in

 

your

 

peda

as

 

often

 

as

 

you

 l

ike,

 

and

 

the

 

best

 

part:

 I

t’s

 

tota

ll

y

 

free.

3.2  Transferring TonePrints to your pedal
using the TonePrint app

Being

 

ab

l

e

 

to

 

virtua

ll

y

 

rewire

 

your

 T

C

 El

ectronic

 

eff

 

ect

 

peda

wou

l

dn’t

 

be

 

much

 

use

 

if

 

you

 

needed

 

a

 l

ot

 

of

 

extra

 

equipment

 

to

 

do

 

it.

 T

his

 

is

 

why

 

we

 

created

 

the

 

T

onePrint

 

app.

 T

he

 T

onePrint

 

app

 

is

 

free

 

software

 

for

 

popu

l

ar

 

smartphones

 

that

 

a

ll

ows

 

you

 

to

 “

beam

” 

new

 T

onePrints

 

right

 

into

 

your

 

eff

 

ect

 

peda

whenever

 

and

 

wherever

 

you

 

fee

l l

ike

 

it.

Summary of Contents for Flashback 2

Page 1: ...FLASHBACK 2 DELAY Legendary Delay Pedal with Groundbreaking MASH Footswitch Crystal Delay Effect and Built In TonePrint Technology User Manual A50 XXXXX XXXXX...

Page 2: ...4 3 3 Editing TonePrints with TonePrint Editor 5 4 Inputs Output and Controls 5 4 1 Power Computer connection 5 4 2 Switching 5 4 3 Audio in and out 6 4 4 Effect controls 6 4 5 Delay types 6 5 Operati...

Page 3: ...turer orsoldwith theapparatus Whenacart isused usecautionwhen movingthecart apparatus combinationtoavoid injuryfromtip over 13 Unplugthisapparatusduringlightningstormsor whenunusedforlongperiodsoftime...

Page 4: ...the pedal from True Bypass to Buffered Bypass 2 3 Setting up Connect a 9 V power supply with the following symbol to the DC input socket of your TC ELECTRONIC effect pedal This product does not come w...

Page 5: ...tronic com toneprint editor support If you open the manual for TonePrint Editor in Adobe Reader you can click on interface sections to jump directly to the sections of the manual you are interested in...

Page 6: ...i e back in 1985 TC Electronic released the 2290 Dynamic Digital Delay It set the bar for professional delays for years to come and is still held in high regard among delay enthusiasts Use the 2290 d...

Page 7: ...ed parameter through pressure on the footswitch This opens up countless creative possibilities particularly with the user defined TonePrints The standard toggle function of the footswitch reacts to si...

Page 8: ...and relatively short cables before and after the pedals If you use a long cable between your guitar and the first pedal or if you use many pedals on your board or if you use a long cable from your bo...

Page 9: ...2 heading turns green click it The updated firmware will now be transferred to your TC pedal Wait for the progress bar to reach 100 When the update procedure is complete the pedal will automatically...

Page 10: ...e with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause...

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