Important: Unplug cable from your instrument when
not in use to eliminate battery drain. When first
plugging in your instrument , you will experience a
popping noise if you use the push pull volume
control. The active circuitry requires about 40
seconds to fully energize, thus eliminating the noise.
PASSIVE MODE
1. To engage the passive electronics, pull up on the
master volume control. While in the passive mode
the active tone controls will not function, giving you a
completely uncolored passive sound. Guitar modules
have a conventional passive treble tone roll off
control.
2. (guitar only) For the phase switch to function, the
pickup selector must be set in the center position so
that both pickups are on.
ACTIVE MODE
3. Push the master volume control down for active
electronics and full use of the active tone controls.
4. Each active tone control has a center detent position.
To achieve the same tone as passive electronics with
the passive tone set on full treble, keep all of the
active tones set close to the center position.
5. Carvin’s active master treble control will give more
highs with the control set in the middle of its travel
than most passive instruments have with their tones
full on, so you may want to keep the tones set closer
to the center detent position for most situations.
6. With 20 hours use per week a 9 volt alkaline battery
will last about a year. A lithium battery will last about
2 years.
7. If any minor distortion is detected when you play
hard, you should change the battery. Minimum
voltage requirement—7 volts. Also, if the battery is
low, distortion will increase if you have your master
volume, active tone controls or rear active trim pot
turned up.
8. There is a trim pot in the rear electronics
compartment to adjust the active volume up to 6db
louder than the passive electronics. With the trim pot
turned all the way down and the active tone controls
set in the middle positions, the active volume will be
approximately equal to the passive volume. Turn the
trim pot clockwise to increase the active volume. At
Carvin we set the trim pot almost all the way down so
that the active volume matches the passive volume.
9. Battery is located in the pop-up battery compartment
on the back of the instrument.
Important: The pop-up compartment is designed so
that the lid will close easily if the battery is
installed properly, with the positive terminal of the
battery matching that of the pop-up compartments.
See illustration for proper battery installation.
If you try to force the compartment lid shut with the
battery terminals reversed, you may damage the
compartment or electronic module.
10. Always unplug your instrument from the amp when
changing the battery to prevent damage to your
electronic module.
Bridge
Dual
Single
Neck
Dual
Single
Phase
IN
OUT
Active
Bass
Active
Treble
Master
Volume
Pickup
Selector
Passive
Tone
Cut
Treble
Cut
Boost Cut
Boost
Bridge
Neck
Both
PASSIVE/ACTIVE GUITAR
POP-UP BATTERY COMPARTMENT
Active
Bass
Active
Treble
Master
Volume
Pan pot
Bridge
Neck
Cut
Boost
Cut
Boost
PASSIVE/ACTIVE BASS
PASSIVE/ACTIVE ELECTRONICS
1
2
3
Active
Midrange
Pull Up - passive
Push Down - active
Pull Up - passive
Push Down - active
Cut
Boost
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