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©2021 EarthQuaker Devices LLC
EQDTEN2-EU-R1
<<< English >>>
Hello champ! Thank you for purchasing the Tentacle
™
from EarthQuaker
Devices brand effect pedals. The Tentacle is a classic analog octave up effect.
It is the very same octave from our beloved Hoof Reaper pedal. We got so
many requests to make this a stand-alone unit that we just had to make it a
reality. You can now add an excellent, swelling octave up to anything your
heart desires! Pair it with your favorite fuzz, strap on a headband and unleash
your inner Jammy Hendrix. Put it in front of another octave up and blow your
amps mind. Throw it in the effects loop of a delay and marvel at what happens
(then tell us, we’d like to know too). What’s better? It has no controls! Nothing
to worry about at all here, just hit the switch and go for it. The Tentacle is an
analog octave up, the effect will become much more pronounced when using
your neck pickup and playing above the 12th fret.
Controls
You don’t control me.
Suggested Placement
To get the most pronounced ocatve, place the Tentacle as close to the front
of your signal chain as possible.
Power
This device take a standard 9 volt DC power supply with a 2.1mm negative
center barrel. We always recommend pedal-specific, transformer-isolated
wall-wart power supplies or multiple isolated-output supplies. Pedals will make
extra noise if there is ripple or unclean power. Switching-type power supplies,
daisy chains and non-pedal specific power supplies do not filter dirty power as
well and let through unwanted noise.
DO NOT RUN AT HIGHER VOLTAGES!
Current Draw:
10 mA
Input Impedance:
100 kΩ
Output Impedance:
<1 kΩ
Flexi-Switch
®
Technology
This device features Flexi-Switch Technology! This relay-based, true bypass
switching style allows you to simultaneously use momentary and latching-style
switching.
• For standard latching operation, tap the footswitch once to activate the
effect and then tap again to bypass.
• For momentary operation, hold the footswitch down for as long as you’d like
to use the effect. Once you release the switch, the effect will be bypassed.
Since the switching is relay-based, it requires power to pass signal.
Warranty
This device has a limited lifetime warranty. If it breaks, we will fix it. Should you
encounter any issues, please visit
www.earthquakerdevices.com/warranty
.
<<< D
eut
sch
e >>>
Hal
lo C
ham
pio
n! V
iel
en D
ank f
ür d
en E
rw
erb d
es T
ent
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e
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von E
art
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er
Dev
ices
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eim
Ten
tac
le h
and
elt e
s s
ich u
m ei
nen
kla
ssis
chen
, a
nal
ogen
Oct
ave
-U
p-E
ffe
ct, ä
hnl
ich w
ie b
ei u
nse
rem b
elie
bte
n Hoo
f Rea
per
. Wir h
atte
n
so v
iel
e Anf
rag
en,
die
sen E
ffe
kt a
ls S
tan
d-A
lon
e-G
erä
t zu k
onz
ipi
ere
n, d
ass
wir
dem
ein
fac
h na
chk
om
men
mus
ste
n.
Nun
kön
nen
Sie
ein
e ex
zel
len
te,
ans
chw
elle
nde
Okt
ave i
mm
er
dan
n hi
nzu
füg
en,
wen
n Ih
nen
dan
ach
ist
.
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bin
ier
en S
ie d
as m
it I
hre
m Lie
blin
gs-
Fuz
z, b
ind
en S
ie s
ich e
in S
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ban
d
um u
nd e
ntd
eck
en S
ie d
en J
am
my H
end
rix i
n Ihn
en.
Sch
alte
n Sie e
s vor e
ine
n
wei
ter
en
Oct
ave
-U
p-E
ffe
kt u
nd
brin
gen
Sie
Ihr
en
Am
p zu
r Ve
rzw
eifl
ung
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der
sch
alte
n Sie e
s in d
en E
ffe
kt-
Loo
p ein
es D
ela
ys u
nd s
cha
uen
, w
as p
ass
ier
t
(un
d erz
ähl
en S
ie e
s uns
, wir w
ürd
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s auc
h ger
ne w
iss
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as g
ibt e
s
bes
ser
es? E
s hat k
ein
e Reg
ler
! Nic
hts
, um d
as m
an s
ich k
üm
mer
n müs
ste
.
Ein
fac
h nur d
en S
cha
lte
r drü
cke
n und a
b daf
ür. D
as T
ent
acl
e ist a
nal
og u
nd
der E
ffe
kt w
ird s
ehr v
iel a
rtik
ulie
rte
r, w
enn S
ie d
en H
als
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ick
up I
hre
r Gita
rre
ver
wend
en u
nd o
ber
hal
b d
es X
II. Bu
ndes
spi
elen
.
Reg
ler
Hie
r gib
t es n
ich
ts z
u reg
eln
.
Em
pfoh
len
e P
osi
tion
ier
ung
in d
er S
ignal
ket
te
Um d
ie a
rtik
ulie
rte
ste
n Okt
av-
Effe
kte z
u erz
iel
en, s
ollt
est d
u das P
eda
l so w
eit
wie m
ögl
ich a
m Anf
ang d
ein
er K
ette p
osi
tio
nie
ren
Stro
mve
rso
rgun
g
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ere
Ped
ale
kö
nnen
m
it ei
ner
9V
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atter
ie
oder
ei
nem
S
tand
ard
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etz
tei
l
mit ei
nem
2,1
mm
-S
tec
ker
(cen
ter
nega
tiv
e) b
etri
eben
wer
den
. W
ir em
pfeh
len
im
mer
auf
Ped
ale
aus
gele
gte
, is
olier
te N
etz
tei
le o
der
eine
Stro
mver
sor
gun
g
mit m
ehrer
en is
olier
ten
Ans
chl
üss
en. P
eda
le p
rod
uzi
eren
Stö
rger
äus
che
,
wen
n sie m
it u
nre
ine
m Stro
m ver
sor
gt
wer
den
. S
cha
ltn
etz
tei
le,
Dai
syc
hai
ns
und
n
icht
auf
P
eda
le a
usg
ele
gte
N
etz
tei
le fi
lter
n v
ersc
hm
utz
ten
S
tro
m n
icht
zuf
rie
den
ste
llend
und
pro
duz
ier
en u
nge
wol
lte
Stö
rger
äus
che
.
NIC
HT M
IT
HÖHER
EN V
OLT
ZA
HLEN
BET
REI
BEN
!
Stro
mve
rbr
auc
h:
10 m
A
Inp
ut-I
mpe
danz
:
100 k
Ω
Outp
ut-I
mpe
danz
:
<1 k
Ω
Fle
xi-S
witch
®
-Te
chnolo
gie
Dies
es G
erä
t v
erf
ügt
übe
r d
ie F
lex
i-S
witc
h-T
echn
ologie
! D
iese a
uf R
ela
ys
basi
ere
nde
Tru
e-B
ypa
ss-
Schal
tung
erm
ögl
ich
t s
ow
ohl
Mom
ent
ary-
als a
uch
Latch
ing
-B
etri
eb.
• D
rüc
ken S
ie f
ür d
en S
tan
dar
d-L
atc
hin
g-B
etri
eb e
inm
al a
uf d
en F
ußs
cha
lte
r,
um d
en E
ffe
kt z
u akt
ivi
ere
n, u
nd d
ann e
rne
ut, w
enn S
ie w
ied
er i
n den
Bypa
ss s
chal
ten
wol
len
.
• Fü
r den M
om
ent
ary
-B
etri
eb h
alte
n Sie d
en F
ußs
cha
lte
r so l
ang
e ged
rüc
kt,
wie S
ie d
en E
ffe
kt v
erw
end
en m
öch
ten
. Las
sen S
ie d
en S
cha
lte
r los
, ist
das G
erä
t wie
der i
m Byp
ass
.
Da d
ies
e Sch
altu
ng R
ela
ys-
bas
ier
t is
t,
ist
ein
e Stro
mve
rso
rgu
ng n
otw
end
ig,
damit
das
Sign
al d
urc
hge
lass
en w
ird.
Garan
tie
Für d
ies
es G
erä
t wird e
ine b
egr
enz
te l
ebe
nsl
ang
e Gar
ant
ie g
ew
ähr
t. W
enn e
s
kap
utt g
eht, w
erden
wir e
s rep
arier
en. S
ollt
en S
ie a
uf P
rob
leme s
toß
en, r
ufen
Sie b
itte z
unä
chs
t die S
eite
ww
w.ea
rth
qua
ker
dev
ices.
com
/w
arr
ant
y
auf.
<<< It
alia
no >>>
Gra
zie p
er a
ver s
cel
to T
ent
acl
e, i
l ped
ale d
i effe
tti A
nal
og O
cta
ve U
p di
Eart
hQ
uak
er D
evic
es.
Per
otten
ere i
l m
ass
im
o a
ppa
gam
ento
dal
tuo
ped
ale
Ten
tac
le, t
i pre
ghi
am
o di l
egg
ere a
tte
nta
men
te q
ues
to m
anu
ale
.
Ten
tac
le è u
n cla
ssi
co e
ffe
tto o
cta
ve-
up a
nal
ogi
co. G
raz
ie a q
ues
to p
eda
le
pot
rai
agg
iun
ger
e un
’ot
tav
a su
per
ior
e go
nfia
e di
qua
lità
ecc
elle
nte
a qu
als
ias
i
cos
a il t
uo c
uor
e com
and
i! A
bbi
nal
o al t
uo f
uzz
pre
fer
ito e o
ttie
ni i
l cla
ssi
co
effe
tto o
cta
ve-
up t
ipo H
end
rix
! N
on c
i son
o con
tro
lli,
bas
ta p
rem
ere i
l pul
san
te
a ped
ale
e sca
ten
art
i.
Ten
tac
le
è un e
ffe
tto o
cta
ve-
up
ana
log
ico c
he r
isu
lta
mol
to p
iù p
ron
unc
iat
o qua
ndo s
i usa i
l pic
kup a
l man
ico e s
i suo
na s
opr
a il
dodi
ces
im
o ta
sto.
Cont
rolli
Pul
san
te a p
eda
le - p
rem
i per a
ttiv
are l
’ef
fet
to A
nal
og O
cta
ve U
p
Alim
ent
azi
one
I no
stri p
eda
li f
ann
o uso d
i alim
ent
ato
ri D
C sta
nda
rd a 9 v
olt,
dot
ati d
i con
net
tor
e
bar
rel d
a 2.1
mm c
on p
olo n
ega
tiv
o al c
ent
ro.
Rac
com
and
iam
o sem
pre l
’us
o
di a
lim
ent
ato
ri s
pec
ific
i pe
r pe
dal
i, c
on
tra
sfo
rm
ato
re
iso
lat
o di
tip
o da
par
ete
,
opp
ure a
lim
ent
ato
ri c
on u
sci
te m
ulti
ple i
sol
ate
. I ped
ali g
ene
ran
o rum
ore e
xtr
a
nel
cas
o in
cui l
’al
im
ent
azi
one
pre
sen
ti
un’
osc
illa
zio
ne
res
idu
a o
sia
poc
o
pul
ita
. Gli a
lim
ent
ato
ri d
i tip
o sw
itc
hin
g, q
uel
li p
er i
l col
leg
am
ent
o a cat
ena
oppu
re
gli
alim
ent
ator
i n
on s
pecifi
ci
per
pedal
i,
non
fi
ltra
no
l’a
lim
ent
azi
one
non p
ulit
a e las
cia
no p
ass
are r
um
ori i
nde
sid
era
ti.
NO
N OPE
RA
RE M
AI C
ON
TENS
IO
NI P
IÙ E
LEV
ATE
!
Assor
bim
ent
o d
i c
orr
ent
e:
10 m
A
Imp
ede
nza
d’in
gre
sso
:
100 k
Ω
Imp
ede
nza
d’us
cita
:
<1 k
Ω
Tec
nolo
gia
Fle
xi-S
witch
®
Que
sto
dis
pos
itiv
o ad
otta
la
tec
nol
ogi
a Fle
xi-S
witc
h!
Si
tra
tta
di
un
tip
o di
com
mut
azi
one
, bas
ata s
u rel
è e con t
rue b
ypa
ss, c
he c
ons
ent
e di u
tili
zza
re
sim
ulta
nea
men
te l
e mod
alit
à “m
om
ent
ane
a” e “la
tch
ing
”.
• Pe
r u
n’o
per
ativ
ità
lat
chi
ng
sta
nda
rd,
bat
ter
e u
na
vol
ta
sul
pul
san
te
a
ped
ale p
er a
ttiv
are l
’ef
fet
to; b
atte
re d
i nuo
vo p
er b
ypa
ssa
rlo
.
• Pe
r u
n’o
per
ativ
ità
di
tip
o m
om
ent
ane
o,
ten
ere
pre
mut
o il
pul
san
te
fino
a qua
ndo s
i int
end
e util
izz
are l
’ef
fet
to. U
na v
olta r
ila
sci
ato i
l pul
san
te,
l’e
ffe
tto s
arà b
ypa
ssa
to.
Poic
hé l
a co
mm
uta
zio
ne è b
asa
ta s
u re
lè,
è nec
ess
aria l
’al
im
ent
azi
one p
er f
ar
sì c
he i
l seg
nal
e pas
si.
Garan
zia
Que
sto
dis
pos
itiv
o pr
eve
de
una
gar
anz
ia
lim
ita
ta
a vi
ta.
In
cas
o di
rot
tur
a,
ci o
ccu
per
em
o del
la r
ipa
raz
ion
e. I
n cas
o di p
rob
lem
i, v
isi
tar
e il s
ito
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dev
ices.
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y
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