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FLASHBACK 2 DELAY User Manual

7.  Maintenance

7.1  Updating the firmware

T

C

 

may

 

provide

 

updates

 

for

 

the

 

bui

l

t-in

 

software

 

of

 

your

 

peda

l

,

 

the

 

firmware.

 

Updating

 

your

 T

C

 

peda

l

’s

 

firmware

 

requires...

• 

• 

a

 

computer

 

running

 

Microsoft

 

Windows

 

or

 

OS

 X 

with

 

a

 

standard

 

USB

 

interface

• 

• 

the

 

specified

 

DC

 

power

 

supp

l

y

 

for

 

your

 

peda

l

.

Preparing the firmware update

• 

• 

Down

l

oad

 

the

 

newest

 

firmware

 

from

 

the

 “

Support

” 

page

 

for

 

your

 T

C

 

peda

l

.

 

T

here

 

are

 

updaters

 

for

 

Microsoft

 

Windows

 

(these

 

are

 ZI

P

 

archives

 

containing

 

the

 

firmware

 

insta

ll

er)

 

and

 

for

 

OS

 X 

(these

 

are

 

disk

 

image

 

fi

l

es

 

containing

 

the

 

firmware

 

insta

ll

er).

• 

• 

Unp

l

ug

 

a

ll 

cab

l

es

 

(inc

l

uding

 

the

 

power

 

supp

l

y)

 

from

 

your

 T

C

 

peda

l

.

• 

• 

Connect

 

the

 

peda

to

 

your

 

computer

 

using

 

a

 

USB

 

cab

l

e

 

(not

 

inc

l

uded).

• 

• 

Press

 

and

 

ho

l

d

 

the

 

footswitch

 

on

 

your

 T

C

 

peda

l

.

 I

f

 

your

 T

C

 

peda

has

 

more

 

than

 

one

 

footswitch,

 

press

 

and

 

ho

l

d

 

the

 l

eftmost

 

footswitch.

• 

• 

I

nsert

 

the

 

DC

 

power

 

supp

l

y

 

p

l

ug.

• 

• 

T

he

 

L

E

D

 

on

 

your

 

peda

shou

l

d

 

turn

 

green.

 I

f

 

your

 T

C

 

peda

has

 

more

 

than

 

one

 

L

E

D,

 

the

 l

eftmost

 

L

E

D

 

shou

l

d

 

turn

 

green.

 T

his

 

indicates

 

that

 

the

 

peda

is

 

ready

 

to

 

receive

 

the

 

software

 

update.

• 

• 

Re

l

ease

 

the

 

footswitch.

• 

• 

Your

 T

C

 

peda

wi

ll 

now

 

be

 

recognized

 

as

 

an

 

updatab

l

e

 

device.

Applying the firmware update

• 

• 

Q

uit

 

a

ll 

M

I

D

I

-re

l

ated

 

app

l

ications

 

(e.g.

 

your

 

DAW)

 

on

 

your

 

computer

 

and

 

l

aunch

 

the

 

firmware

 

updater

 

you

 

have

 

down

l

oaded

 

in

 

step

 

1.

• 

• 

I

n

 

the

 

firmware

 

updater

 

app,

 

se

l

ect

 

your

 T

C

 

peda

from

 

the

 

drop-down

 l

ist

 

under

 

the

 “

S

TE

P

 

1

” 

heading.

• 

• 

When

 

the

 “

Update

” 

button

 

under

 

the

 “

S

TE

P

 

2

” 

heading

 

turns

 

green,

 

c

l

ick

 

it.

• 

• 

T

he

 

updated

 

firmware

 

wi

ll 

now

 

be

 

transferred

 

to

 

your

 T

C

 

peda

l

.

 

Wait

 

for

 

the

 

progress

 

bar

 

to

 

reach

 

100

%

.

 

When

 

the

 

update

 

procedure

 

is

 

comp

l

ete,

 

the

 

peda

wi

ll 

automatica

ll

y

 

restart.

7.2  Changing the battery

I

f

 

you

 

need

 

to

 

change

 

the

 

battery

 

of

 

your

 T

C

 E

L

E

C

T

RON

I

C

 

effect

 

peda

l

,

 

proceed

 

as

 

fo

ll

ows:

• 

• 

Unscrew

 

the

 

thumb-screw

 

on

 

the

 

back

 

of

 

the

 

peda

and

 

detach

 

the

 

back

 

p

l

ate.

• 

• 

Unmount

 

the

 

o

l

d

 

battery

 

and

 

attach

 

the

 

new

 

battery

 

to

 

the

 

battery

 

c

l

ip

 

making

 

sure

 

the

 

po

l

arity

 

is

 

correct.

• 

• 

Remount

 

the

 

back

 

p

l

ate.

Notes regarding batteries

• 

• 

Batteries

 

must

 

never

 

be

 

heated,

 

taken

 

apart

 

or

 

thrown

 

into

 

fire

 

or

 

water.

• 

• 

On

l

y

 

rechargeab

l

e

 

batteries

 

can

 

be

 

recharged.

• 

• 

Remove

 

the

 

battery

 

when

 

the

 

peda

is

 

not

 

being

 

used

 

for

 

a

 l

onger

 

period

 

of

 

time

 

to

 

save

 

battery

 l

ife.

• 

• 

A

l

ways

 

dispose

 

batteries

 

according

 

to

 l

oca

l l

aws

 

and

 

regu

l

ations.

8.  Links

Support resources

• 

• 

T

C

 E

L

E

C

T

RON

I

C

 

Support:

 

tce

l

ectronic.com/support/

• 

• 

T

C

 E

L

E

C

T

RON

I

C

 – 

product

 

software:

 

tce

l

ectronic.com/support/software/

• 

• 

T

C

 E

L

E

C

T

RON

I

C

 – 

a

ll 

product

 

manua

l

s:

 

tce

l

ectronic.com/support/manua

l

s/

• 

• 

T

C

 E

L

E

C

T

RON

I

C

 

user

 

forum:

 

forum.tce

l

ectronic.com/

TC ELECTRONIC on...

• 

• 

the

 

Web:

 

tce

l

ectronic.com/

• 

• 

F

acebook:

 

facebook.com/tce

l

ectronic

• 

• 

Goog

l

e

 

P

l

us:

 

p

l

us.goog

l

e.com/

+

tce

l

ectronic/

• 

• 

T

witter:

 

twitter.com/tce

l

ectronic

• 

• 

You

T

ube:

 

youtube.com/user/tce

l

ectronic

9.  Specifi cations

Bypass

 

mode

  

T

rue

 

Bypass

 

(Buffered

 

Bypass

 

optiona

l

)

I

nput

 

connector

  

2

 

x

 

¼

  

"

 T

S,

 

unba

l

anced,

 

mono

I

nput

 

impedance

  

1

 

M

Ω

Output

 

connector

  

2

 

x

 

¼

  

"

 T

S,

 

unba

l

anced,

 

mono

Output

 

impedance

  

100

 Ω

Power

 

input

  

Standard

 

9

 V 

DC,

 

centre

 

negative,

>3

00

 

mA

 

Battery

 

option

  

9

 V

USB

 

port

  

Mini

 

USB

 

connector

 

for

 

firmware

 

updates

Dimensions

 

(

x

 

W

 

x

 

D)

  

9

x

 48 

x

 48 

mm

 

(

3

.

x

 

1.9

 

x

 

1.9")

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...

Page 11: ...11 FLASHBACK 2 DELAY User Manual...

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