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5.3 JACKS AND CONTROL FEATURES IN DETAIL
FRONT PANEL
INPUT:
Connect your electric guitar or pick-up-equipped acoustic
guitar to this input (it accepts all input levels).
GAIN
W
:
This knob serves different purposes depending on the
selected amp type:
Some of the original models (BLACK FACE, TWEED DELUXE) don't
come with a master volume. For this breed of amp, GAIN
responds just like a regular volume knob.
For models that are equipped with both gain and master knob,
the GAIN knob serves the same purpose as the gain knob on the
original.
AMP TYPE:
This knob carries out four functions.
W
Turn the knob to select the desired amp type.
r
Tap it to activate PRE EFFECT MODE (for more info, check out
section 6.1, PRE EFFECT MODE). This mode puts different distor-
tion, wah-wah and compressor effects at your disposal. Unlike
the other effects found in the effect section, the only signal
routing option for these effects is PRE, in other words, in front
of the input.
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Press and hold to set PRE EFFECT MODE to BYPASS.
s
Lots of amps are equipped with jacks offering high and low
input sensitivity. On the
zenTera
®
, you can switch between the
two options by means of an analog stage located in front of
the input transformer. A double-click selects HI input sensitivity,
another double click selects LOW input sensitivity.
The two options yield very different sonic results. Experiment to
find out which option works best for the given application,
guitar etc. If your axe is equipped with powerful pick-ups,
LOW will certainly be your better bet.
TONE CONTROLS
W
:
BASS, MID, TREBLE and PRESENCE knobs.
These knobs work like those on the original amp and their
response depends on the amp type that you have selected.
Since some of the original amps don't have a presence knob or
a 3-band EQ, the
zenTera
®
's knobs are assigned special functions
to replicate all of the originals' tweaking options (for an in-depth
explanation of this, see 3.0 AMP MODELS).
VOLUME
W
:
Controls preset volume. Unlike the setting of the
power amp MASTER knob located on the far right, you can store
this parameter. This is a handy feature because it lets you dial in
the desired balance of the relative levels for all presets.
PRESET:
This knob performs two functions.
W
Turn the knob to select from among the 128 possible presets.
The presets are activated immediately as soon as you dial
them in, meaning that you don't have to confirm your
selection. Memory slots 1 to 100 are designed to
accommodate user presets. Slots 101 (P1) to 128 (P28) are
factory presets that you can copy but not overwrite.
t
Press and hold the knob to switch the GLOBAL EQ ON or OFF.
(for more info, see 6.2, GLOBAL EQ).
MOD FX
,
DELAY
and
REVERB
:
Each of these knobs can perform three functions:
W
Turn the knob to activate the respective effect block and
control the volume of the effect that you want to mix to the
dry signal. (To learn more about selecting an effect, see the
following section under TYPE and the tables in the appendix
depicted under 11.1).
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Tap it to activate the respective effect block without
changing the effect volume setting. This is a handy option
when you just want to check the effect settings or edit
parameters other than its volume.
t
Press and hold it to bypass the given effect. This lets you A/B
the sound with and without effect.
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Tap it again to
reactivate the effect.
Note: The effect is also switched to
bypass when you turn
V
MOD FX, DELAY or REVERB to the
far left position.
GAIN
AMP TYPE
BASS
MID
TREBLE
PRESENCE
PRESET
DELAY
MOD FX
REVERB
TYPE
PARA 1
PARA 2
TUNER
STORE
INPUT
POWER
VOLUME
MASTER
W
: TURN KNOB
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: CLICK
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: DOUBLE-CLICK
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: CLICK AND HOLD BRIEFLY
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