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CE mark for European Harmonized Standards

CE mark which is attached to our company’s products of AC
mains operated apparatus until December 31, 1996 means it
conforms to EMC Directive (89/336/EEC) and CE mark Directive
(93/68/EEC).
And, CE mark which is attached after January 1, 1997 means it
conforms to EMC Directive (89/336/EEC), CE mark Directive (93/
68/EEC) and Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC).
Also, CE mark which is attached to our company’s products of
Battery operated apparatus means it conforms to EMC Directive
(89/336/EEC) and CE mark Directive (93/68/EEC).

* Company names, product names, and names of formats etc. are

the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
owners

Contents

Introduction ............................................. 4

Welcome aboard! .......................................................... 4
Main features ................................................................ 4

Setup ....................................................... 5

Installing Batteries .......................................................... 5

The Guitarist’s Guided Panel Tour .............. 6

A. Top Panel .................................................................. 6
B. Rear Panel ................................................................. 8

Creating Your Own Program and Adjusting

the Noise Reduction .......................... 10

Creating your own program ......................................... 10
Adjusting the noise reduction ........................................ 11

Styles and effects ................................... 12

STYLES ........................................................................ 12
Effects ......................................................................... 14

Troubleshooting ...................................... 17

Specifications ......................................... 18

Programmer’s Cheat Sheet ...................... 19

Summary of Contents for DA5

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Page 2: ...t into the equipment If something does slip into the equipment unplug the AC adapter from the wall outlet Then contact your nearest Korg dealer or the store where the equipment was purchased THE FCC REGULATION WARNING for U S A This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide re...

Page 3: ...any s products of Battery operated apparatus means it conforms to EMC Directive 89 336 EEC and CE mark Directive 93 68 EEC Company names product names and names of formats etc are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Contents Introduction 4 Welcome aboard 4 Main features 4 Setup 5 Installing Batteries 5 The Guitarist s Guided Panel Tour 6 A Top Panel 6 B Rear Panel 8 ...

Page 4: ... an ex ternal audio device CD MP3 player etc and a MIC INPUT jack to which you can connect a micro phone You can play along with recorded music or accompany your vocals on guitar The TAP button enables you to easily set the flanger speed or delay time in sync with the tempo The amplifier provides eleven distinctive sound styles that can be used in various musical genres Eleven high quality effects...

Page 5: ...5 Slowly raise the MASTER volume to a desired level HINT The rear panel POWER SELECT switch controls the output level of the power amp letting you adjust the volume while keeping that great sounding power amp distortion HINT Selecting a lower output wattage during battery opera tion will extend battery life Installing Batteries Remove the battery compartment cover located on the bot tom of the uni...

Page 6: ...tch will be lit 3 AMP Section Here s where you adjust the settings for your ampli fier Replacing the batteries Replace the batteries when the indicator above the POWER switch becomes dim NOTE If the battery power is low noise may be heard NOTE Depleted batteries must be removed from the DA5 im mediately If you leave them in malfunctions such as battery leakage may occur You should also remove the ...

Page 7: ...on twice at the desired interval and the LED blinks at the specified speed or time HINT To set the time to exactly match the tempo of a song press the TAP button several times along with the song STYLE selector switch This switch selects one of the eleven different sound Styles including clean sounds slightly distorted bluesy sounds crunchy rhythm sounds and high gain lead sounds When you select a...

Page 8: ...utton and turning the EDIT 1 knob HINT The bypass setting is remembered even when you switch modes switch programs or turn off the power HINT The Bypass button can be used to modify effect param eters EDIT 3 Press and hold Bypass and simulta neously turn the EDIT 1 knob See the chart on page 14 for what parameters can be controlled B Rear Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 POWER SELECT This switch adjusts the ...

Page 9: ...olume on the connected player 4 MIC INPUT jack Connect a microphone to this jack 5 MIC VOLUME knob This adjusts the volume of the microphone input 6 DC IN jack Connect this jack to the included AC adapter 7 Cord hook When you are using the included AC adapter hook the cord here to prevent it from being accidentally unplugged from the jack NOTE Use care when unhooking the cord so as not to damage i...

Page 10: ...propriate to the current selection of the EFFECTS and STYLE selector switches Creating your own program Let s start from scratch 1 Use the BYPASS button to bypass the effect The BYPASS LED is lit If you want to use an effect you can add it at the end of this process 2 Use the STYLE selector switch to select an amp sound type HINT For more details on STYLE options refer to Styles and Effects page 1...

Page 11: ... to make the BYPASS LED light 2 Hold down the TAP button and turn the EDIT 1 knob to adjust the noise reduction sensitivity Turning the knob toward the right will produce greater noise re duction less noise If you turn the knob all the way to the left noise reduction will be off more noise NOTE Depending on the guitar you re using excessively high noise reduction settings may cause notes to be cut...

Page 12: ...s overdrive and all points in be tween CLEAN 1 This style has a beautifully responsive rounded low end delightfully transient mid range attack and sweet treble making it the perfect partner for single coil pickups Strummed chords just ring out and blos som CLEAN 2 This style s clean sound is very tight n twangy with a deep taut piano like bass BLUES 1 This style is very responsive to picking dynam...

Page 13: ...ile retaining individual note definition HIGAIN 2 The deep loose low end some what fizzy top and monstrous gain will make this style a mainstay for modern players who tune low At low GAIN settings this produces a distinctive bright clean sound bolstered by rich upper harmon ics that add fullness and dimension HIGAIN 3 This is capable of a powerful heavily saturated sound that combines an open low ...

Page 14: ... when bypass is on BYPASS LED lit you ll be adjusting the noise re duction not the effect parameter TYPE TAP EDIT 1 EDIT 2 TAP EDIT 1 EDIT 3 BYPASS EDIT 1 AUTO WAH WAH SENS WAH ATTACK WAH POLARITY COMP COMP SENS COMP ATTACK COMP PHASER PHASER SPEED COMP SENS PHASER SPEED PHASER RESONANCE COMP CHORUS CHORUS SPEED COMP SENS CHORUS SPEED CHORUS MIX CHORUS DELAY DELAY TIME DELAY LEVEL DELAY TIME CHORU...

Page 15: ...ft the effect is OFF EDIT 2 ATTACK Adjusts the strength of the attack HINT IntheCOMP PHASERandCOMP CHORUScom bination effects the ATTACK parameter is already set to the optimal value PHASER A model of a much respected and popular analogue phaser housed in a banana yellow box TAP SPEED Sets the modulation speed in a range of 0 1 10 Hz EDIT 2 SPEED This lets you use the knob to make fine adjustments...

Page 16: ...t delay time is set by varying the motor speed Many professionals prefer these lo fi units because of the warm dark echoes they produce TAP TIME Sets the delay time in a range of 1 1 486 ms EDIT 1 MIX Adjust the mix amount of the de layed sound EDIT 2 TIME This lets you use the knob to make fine adjustments to the parameter EDIT 3 FEEDBACK Adjusts the amount of feedback HINT In the CHORUS DELAY co...

Page 17: ...PHONE jack when you use it Check that the top panel MASTER volume isn t turned all the way down Make sure sound is coming from the amp IMPORTANT NOTE You ll need to unplug your headphones orcablefromtheLINE PHONEjacktodothis sinceplug ging something into this jack automatically mutes the amp s speakers If there s still no sound from the amp go to There s no sound coming from the amp If you do hear...

Page 18: ...8 ohm Signal processing A D conversion 24 bit D A conversion 24 bit Sampling frequency 44 1 kHz Power supply Six C batteries or the in cluded AC adapter Current consumption 390mA Dimensions W x D x H 267 x 179 x 267 mm 10 51 x 7 05 x 10 51 Weight 3 5 kg 7 72 lbs Included items AC adapter Appearance and specifications of this product are subject to change without notice For more information on Vox ...

Page 19: ...ow you set up your favorite programs Well this is the place to do it Simply copy the sheet below and mark up by drawing lines or coloring Don t forget to make notes on NR PROGRAM NAME NOTE NR NOISE REDUCTION EDIT 2 TAP EDIT TAP EDIT 3 BYPASS EDIT ...

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