EHX OCEANS 3-VERB User manual

OCEANS
3-VERB
User Manual
Multi-Function Reverb

Welcome to the Electro-Harmonix Oceans 3-Verb:
an extremely compact reverb pedal with three high
quality algorithms taken from its big brother, the
Oceans 11. Oceans 3-Verb contains classic EHX Hall
and Plate plus the Oceans 11’s Spring algorithm
which faithfully emulates the iconic drip of vintage
Fender® reverb units.
Operating Instructions
Insert the output plug from the supplied 9VDC AC
adapter into the power jack at the top of the Oceans
3-Verb. The unit must be powered to pass signal,
even in bypass. The Oceans 3-Verb allows you to
choose your bypass topology: buffered analog
bypass or tails digital bypass. Connect an instrument
cable from your instrument to the Input jack. Con-
nect an instrument cable between the Output jack
and a suitable amplifier. Click the footswitch to
engage the Oceans 3-Verb and light the LED.
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Power Suppy Requirements: Voltage: 9VDC Current: 100mA Polarity: Center-Negative
This device comes equipped with an Electro-Harmonix 9.6DC-200 power supply. Use of the wrong adapter or a
plug with the wrong polarity may damage the device and void the warranty. Do not exceed 10.5VDC on the power
plug. Power supplies rated for less than 100mA may cause the device to act unreliably.

Controls & Jacks
1. BLEND Adjusts the output mix from 100%
dry to 100% wet.
2. TIME Controls the decay time of the reverb.
In Plate and Hall, the TIME knob goes all the
way to infinite at its maximum setting.
3. DELAY/SPRING When Plate and Hall are
selected, this knob sets the pre-delay time, up
to 1 second. In Spring mode, this knob chooses
between three spring lengths: short, medium, long.
4. TONE Controls the brightness of the reverb.
5. TYPE Button Cycles through the three avail-
able reverbs. The color of the LED indicates
the currently selected reverb:
Green – SPRING
Orange – PLATE
Red – HALL
6. Footswitch and Status LED Footswitch
engages or bypasses the effect. The LED color
indicates the selected reverb type. In bypass
mode, the LED is off.
7. Input Jack Impedance: 2.2MΩ, Max In: +1.5 dBu
8. Output Jack Impedance: 680Ω, Max Out: +2.1 dBu
9. Power Jack Current draw: 100mA at 9.0VDC
Infinite Reverb
When set to Plate or Hall, turn the TIME knob
to maximum to achieve infinite reverb. You can
also activate infinite reverb by pressing and
holding the footswitch if Tails bypass mode
is enabled. The following steps detail how to
activate infinite reverb with the footswitch:
1. Press-and-hold the footswitch.
2. After 500ms, the LED begins to flash through
all three colors. Infinite is now active.
3. Infinite reverb continues until you release the
footswitch.
NOTE: Spring mode does not allow for infinite
reverb on the footswitch or the TIME knob.
Short
Medium
Long

Tails and Analog Bypass Selection
The Oceans 3-Verb allows you to choose between
two bypass modes:
Analog: the bypass signal is fully analog; the
reverb effect instantly mutes upon entering bypass.
Tails: the tails of the reverb effect continue to
decay naturally upon entering bypass; no new
audio enters the reverb effect; bypass is digital.
Tails bypass is selected by default from the factory.
To activate Analog bypass, do the following:
1. Press and hold the TYPE push button
2. After two seconds, the LED rapidly cycles
through its three LED colors.
3. Release the button; Analog bypass is now active.
4. Repeat this same procedure to change back to
Tails bypass.
The last bypass mode setting is remembered through
power-cycles so you can set it and forget it.
Questions about this product? Email: [email protected]