NOTEWORTHY NOTES
1) Special Page Restore.
You can reset the Special Page Functions and MIDI mapping to their original
factory values, as shipped, without disturbing your stored settings:
•Disconnect the power supply from the PSA.
•Turn all pots counter-clockwise to minimum.
•Press and hold the Save switch while reconnecting the power supply. The
display will show “Sr” to represent Special-page reset.
•Continue to hold the Save switch for 3 seconds.
•When restored, the display will show “01” indicating you’re in Program 01.
2) Factory Preset Reset.
To reset the factory presets only (01-49), follow this procedure:
•Disconnect the power supply from the PSA.
•Turn all pots counter-clockwise to minimum.
•Press and hold the Up and Down buttons simultaneously while
reconnecting the power supply. The display will show “Fr” to represent
Factory reset.
•Continue to hold the Up and Down buttons for 3 seconds.
•When reset, the display will show “01” indicating you’re in Program 01.
3) Tech 21 controls are unusually sensitive
and tend to per-
form well beyond what would be considered “normal.” So you need
not set everything at max to get maximum results. For instance, to
brighten your sound, rather than automatically boosting High all the
way up, try cutting back on Low first.
4) To find the best settings
for interacting with your other gear,
you may need to use radically different settings for each individual way
you use it. You need not be discouraged or suspect something is wrong
with the unit. If you’ve got your sound, you’ve simply found the right bal-
ance to complement each individual piece of gear. We recommend you
start with the tone controls at 12 o’clock and cut or boost as necessary.
5) Tech 21 pedals have exceptionally low noise levels.
However, they may amplify noise emanating from the input source. To
minimize noise, we recommend active electronic instruments have the
volume set at about 75%. Since active basses do not lose tone when
the volume isn’t all the way up, this allows some room to go up and
down and keeps your output from being super hot. If you need to
boost, do so slowly and sparingly. Also check for pickup interference
by moving your guitar or turning the volume off. Be aware single coil
magnetic pickups are more likely to generate noise.
6) Zipper noise.
You may notice a minor zipper noise when you
turn the knobs. This is normal when you have digital control of an
analog circuit.
7) Daisy chains.
Be aware daisy chaining may introduce ground
loops, noise, hum, odd artifacts, etc. We recommend using the pro-
vided power supply or using a power supply with isolated outputs.
8) Placement notes:
The PSA can be treated like an amplifier or
pre-amp when it comes to setting up your signal chain:
Place the following effects BEFORE the PSA:
Phaser/Vibe, Overdrive, Wah.
Place the following effects AFTER the PSA:
Delay, EQ, Flanger, Phaser (yes, after is good, too), Pitch Shifter, Reverb.
9) Buffered bypass
eliminates the shortcomings associated with
“true bypass” (pops and clicks, and high-end loss when multiple pedals
are connected together), as well as signal loss associated with other
types of switching circuits.
10) Custom actuators.
All Tech 21 pedals feature smooth, cus-
tom, silent-switching actuators.
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NOTEWORTHY OPTIONS
To complement your SansAmp PSA 2.0, we recommend the following:
MIDI MOUSE™
For remote switching, the MIDI Mouse is an
exceptionally player-friendly foot controller.
It is battery operable, as well as phantom
power operable via the PSA. Heavy duty and
compact, it fits right into a gig bag. There are
no banks to change --just scroll up or down
to 128 program locations on any of the 16
MIDI channels.
Measures 4.5”L x 3.5”W x 1.5”H.
MIDI MONGOOSE™
Similar in features, capabilities and functionality to the MIDI Mouse, the
expanded footprint has 5 footswitches to can change groupings of pre-
set programs by five or ten at a clip. You can also access Special Page
functions to set MIDI channel numbers and to set continuous con-
troller channel numbers and calibration. It is also battery and phantom
power operable. Measures 11.5”L x 2.5”W x 1.25”H.
POWER ENGINE DEUCE DELUXE
The Power Engine Deuce
Deluxe, for guitar and bass, is
a powerful, lightweight solu-
tion for amplifying any direct
recording device or pre-amp
–analog or digital, tube or
solid state– from any manu-
facturer. You can take your
SansAmp/Fly Rig
®
or preamp
gizmo du jour, with all those
great direct sounds you’ve
spent so much time creating
out to a gig and simply plug
into the Power Engine Deuce
Deluxe. You’ll get all your per-
sonal settings with volume
and without any coloration of
the tone. So there’s no need
to labor over readjusting all
your parameters that would otherwise be necessary with a conven-
tional amp. Up to 200 Watts; on-board EQ; defeatable tweeter. 1x12
cabinet measures 17.75”L x 14”W x 18.25”H.
Note: the SansAmp PSA 2.0 is also compatible with the previous ver-
sion, the Power Engine 60.
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