Depot A/DA PowerPlug-5 User manual

Originally written by ADA SIGNAL PROCESSORS, INC. Scanned and edited by Jur at 15th of april 2004. Original
ADA logo edited and rendered by Barend Onneweer of Raamw3rk.) The version of this manual is copyrighted and
may not be sold or placed on a website without permission of the editor.
Release No.1 for http://www.adadepot.com
Powerplug 5
OWNER’S MANUAL

ADA Powerplug 5 owners manual version 1
ADA POWERPLUG-5
Please take the time to read this manual because it will show you how to get maximum performance
from the A/DA PowerPlug-5 (and it may also give you some ideas on how to improve your sound by
experimenting with different sound modifier combinations).
First check to make sure you received everything you're supposed to:
1 PowerPlug-5
5 18 inch stereo cords
4 18 inch mono cords
10 shorting 9 volt battery clips
1 warranty card {with serial number that matches number on PowerPlug-5)
1 PowerPlug-5 User's Manual
The A/DA PowerPlug-5 is the only universal battery eliminator that is compatible with almost all 9-volt
battery operated sound modifiers or effects and pre-amps. The PowerPlug-5 is compatible with
devices that have an external power jack as well as devices that have no means of running off A.C.
adapters or converters, because the power is brought into the sound modifier via its input jack.
Also two A.C. outlets are available on the back panel of the PowerPlug-5 for A.C. powered effects.
The advantages of using the PowerPlug-5 for your effects board, besides avoiding battery failure and
the hassle of changing batteries, are numerous.
• No special modifications to any device (which may void its warranty), such as installing power
jacks or transformers, are necessary.
• One PowerPlug-5 takes the place of the many different battery eliminators with their various
power ratings and connectors that are only suited for the specific device that they were
designed for.
• Eliminates ground loops that may cause hum and noise to get into the audio signal.
• You may leave your devices hooked-up at all times - and not worry about running down the
batteries.
• The fused power supply protects your devices from line fluctuations. t Grounded A.C. line cord
for safety.
• Short circuit proof input and output terminals,
• Front panel LED lets you know that there is power to your effects.
WARNING!
The two rear panel A.C. receptacles are for signal processors and other low wattage devices. Do not
plug power amplifiers or mixing boards into the rear panel receptacles. They draw too much current
and will blow the fuse inside the PowerPlug-5. The maximum current the PowerPlug-5 will provide is
1/2 amp or 60 watts for the two rear panel receptacles combined.
REPLACING FUSE
To replace a blown fuse or to check the fuse, first unplug the PowerPlug-5 from the wall outlet. Take
off top cover by removing the two screws on the bottom of the chassis. If the fuse near the rear panel
is blown you may either use the spare fuse located near the front panel or replace it with a 1/3 amp to
1/2 amp 120-volt fuse. Before plugging the PowerPlug-5 back into the wall outlet to test it, replace
cover and remove all cords that interconnect your effects to the PowerPlug-5 and all effects that plug
into the rear A.C. outlets. If the LED lights up, then one-by-one plug each effect back into the
PowerPlug-5. If the LED goes out and the new fuse blows then either the last effect plugged in is
defective or it draws too much current for the operation. (This is especially true for A.C. powered
effects that are connected to the rear panel of the PowerPlug-5.)
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SOME COMPATIBLE EFFECTS
The following is a partial list of effects devices with which the A/DA PowerPlug-5 is compatible. Any
accessory that uses only one 9-volt battery and its negative side is switched on when the cord from
the instrument is plugged into the input jack of the accessory should be compatible with the A/DA
PowerPlug-5. If you have any questions regarding compatibility of a device not listed below, please
contact our Sales Department. Also, you might want to list some of the effects that you are using with
the PowerPlug-5 on the warranty card in the space left for "comments" when you send
DOD ELECTRO-HARMONIX
280 Compressor
602 Equalizer
210 Fet Studio Preart
230 Noise Gate
250 Overdrive
201 Phasor
401 Phasor
401B Phasor
410 Studio Bi-Fet preamp
Bad Stone
Bassballs
Big Muff Pi
Crying Tone/Wan Wah
Doctor Q
Electronic Metronome
Full-Double Tracking
Effect Hog's
Foot Linear Power Booster 2
Little Big Muff Pi
Mini-Mixer
Mole
Muff Fuzz
Muff Fuzz Crying Tone Wah-Wah
Octave Multiplexer
Rhythm 12
Screaming Bird
Screaming Tree
Silencer
Small Stone
Soul Preacher
Talking Pedal
Ten-Ban Graphic Equalizer
FOXX MAESTRO
Foot Phaser Boomerang Fuzz
Fuzztain
Fuzz-tone
Maestro Phase
Mini-Phase
Stage Phaser
MEMPHIS MXR
Attack Trigger
Auto Wah
Freq Attack
Phaser
Wah Attack
Blue Box
Distortion
Dyna Comp
Envelope Filter
Equalizer
Noise Gate-Line Driver
Phase 45
Phase 90
Phase 100
Six-Band Graphic Equalizer
MUSITRONICS ROLAND
Mutron Micro-V AD-50 Double Beat
AF-60 Bee Gee
AF-100 Bee Baa
AG-5 Funny Cat
AW-10 Wah Beat
FL-1 Flanger
FV-1 Volume Pedal
FV-2 Volume Pedal
ROLAND/BOSS ROSS
CS-1 Compression
DS-1 Distortion Sustainer
GE-6 Six Band Graphic Equalizer
GE-10 Ten Band Graphic Equalizer
JW-1 Touch Wah
PH-1 Phaser
OD-1 Overdrive
SP-1 Spectrum
Compressor
Distortion
Phaser
Vox Cry-Baby
SYSTECH MISCELLANEOUS
Overdrive Barcus-Berry Superboost
Foot Systems Phasor
Jax Wah Wah
Musonic Pedal
Seamoon Funk Machine
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HOOK-UP
All 9-volt effects must have their batteries removed and replaced with the shortinq battery clip provided
with the PowerPluq-5.
1. ONE INSTRUMENT-ONE EFFECT
2. ONE INSTRUMENT-TWO EFFECTS IN SERIES
3. TWO INSTRUMENTS-TWO EFFECTS
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4. ONE INSTRUMENT-THREE EFFECTS IN STEREO
5. BUILT-IN GUITAR PREAMP AND ONE EFFECT
SPECIFICATIONS
Size:
6" x 6 ¼” x 2 ¾” not including cables and plugs
Input Parameters:
Current consumption: 3/4 amperes A.C.
Line voltage: 95 to 130 volts A.C. 50/60 Hz
Fusing: Internal, with spare fuse inside
Output Parameters:
Number of outputs: 5 @ 9 volts D.C.; 2 @ 120 volts A.C
Ripple: Less than 10 mV RMS
Thermal overload protection: Internal
Current limiting: 50 mA per 9 volt output
Short and open circuit: Protected
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