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TAP (EDIT 2) and LED
This button enables you to set the speed of a modulation-type effect (such as
CHORUS or FLANGER) the delay time REVERB length; simply press the button
twice at the desired interval.
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 sev-
eral times along with the song.
HINT:
You can also adjust the speed or time, by holding down the TAP button and
turning the EDIT 1 knob. (This is the EDIT 2 mode)
NOTE:
If the BYPASS LED is lit, you won’t be able to use the TAP switch to set the
time. (The TAP LED will be dark.)
BYPASS (EDIT 3) and LED
If you don’t want to use an effect, press this button to turn the effect off (i.e.,
bypassed). If the effect is bypassed, this LED will be lit.
NOTE:
You can’t adjust the effect parameters if the BYPASS LED is lit.
HINT:
While the effect is bypassed, you can adjust the noise reduction sensitivity by
holding down the TAP button and turning the EDIT 1 knob.
HINT:
The bypass setting is remembered even when you switch modes, switch pro-
grams, or turn off the power.
HINT:
The Bypass button can be used to modify effect parameters (EDIT 3). Press
and hold Bypass and simultaneously turn the EDIT 1 knob. See the chart on page 23
for what parameters can be controlled.
4. P
RESET
/M
ANUAL
/C
HANNEL
SECTION
PRESET and LED
This button puts your Valvetronix amp into Preset mode and you can use the AMP
selector to select a “typical” setting for each amp type. If the PRESET LED is lit,
you’re in Preset mode!
MANUAL and LED
This button puts your Valvetronix amp into Manual mode which means the physi-
cal position of each knob (except for the EDIT 1 knob) determines exactly what
you will hear. This means that the amp will operate just like a conventional guitar
amp. If the MANUAL LED is lit, you’re in Manual mode.
CH (Channel), CH1/CH2 LEDs
This button switches between the two channels and The LED of the selected
channel will light. In Preset or Manual mode, the CH1 and CH2 LEDs will be dark.
If from either of these modes you then press this CH button, you’ll switch to Chan-
nel Select mode, and the channel (1 or 2) that you selected most recently will
become active.
