Fishman AURA PRO RETAIL User manual

USER GUIDE
AURA®PRO RETAIL

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Welcome
Thank you for making Fishman a part of your acoustic experience. We are proud
to offer you the finest acoustic amplification products available; high-quality
professional-grade tools to empower you to sound your very best. We are
confident Aura Pro will both enhance and inspire your music making.
Please note that the Aura Image Gallery features described in this User Guide do
not apply to factory-installed OEM product.

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Image Chart
Once you upload Images into your Aura Pro, use this chart for quick reference.
Image # Instrument Name Microphone Mic Distance
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Fundamentals
To experience the benefits of Aura, install the Aura Image Gallery CD on
your computer then upload Images into the Aura Pro preamp. Flip open the
preamp and connect the included USB cable to the side of the preamp.
USB mini jack

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Quick Start
Before you begin, set the controls
as shown:
1. Plug in • Use a ¼-inch instrument
cable.
2. Tune up • Set Play/Edit switch to
Play. Press Tuner button. When engaged,
Tuner mutes the output. Press again to
exit Tuner.
3. Select an Image • Raise the
Volume and use the Image switch to
browse the Images.
4. Blend in pickup • Turn Blend
control left to mix pickup with Image.

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5. Pickup tone • Set Play/Edit switch to Play and adjust tone controls.
6. Image tone • Set Play/Edit switch to Edit and adjust tone controls. Move
switch back to Play to lock Image tone.
7. Control Feedback
•If feedback occurs, push Phase switch. If feedback recurs when you
change your location, press switch again.
•Push Anti-Feedback button once. Turn up Volume, then either dampen
the strings while tapping the body, or play the troublesome note until
the filter eliminates feedback.
Note: Aura Pro is a programmable preamplifier. To restore factory defaults,
see page 16.

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Power
Plug in the guitar, and the Aura Pro switches on. To conserve the battery, remove
the instrument cable from the guitar when the system is not in use. The LEDs in
the tuner display flash once at power-up to tell you the preamp is on.
Low Battery Indicator
When the “Battery” LED flashes once every three seconds, you have approxi-
mately 1.5 hours before the battery is exhausted. Change it at the next opportu-
nity. When the “Battery” LED flashes every half a second, the battery is practically
spent and should be changed immediately.

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Tuner
With the Play/Edit switch set to Play, depress the Tuner button to turn the circuit
on and off. This digital chromatic tuner accommodates all standard and alternate
tunings and mutes the output when engaged. It can also be activated without an
instrument cable, in which case it will turn itself off after 90 seconds.
Note that the tuner is calibrated to A=440.

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Controls
Image
Your Aura Pro can be loaded with four Images that you select using the Aura Im-
age Gallery software.
Volume
For the cleanest noise-free sound, set the Volume as high as possible without
causing your amp or mixer to distort.
Blend
Use the Blend slider to set the balance between the pickup and the Image.

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Tone Controls & Play/Edit Switch
The Play/Edit switch lets you EQ the pickup and Image(s) independently.
Pickup EQ
Move the Play/Edit switch to Play and adjust the Bass, Mid and Treble controls.
Switch to Edit and the preamp retains the pickup EQ settings, disengages the
pickup tone controls and enables Image EQ. Return to Play and the preamp
holds the pickup EQ settings until the Bass, Mid or Treble controls are moved
(regardless of the current position of the controls).
Programmable Image EQ
To EQ an Image, move the Play/Edit switch to Edit. The “#” LED flashes to
indicate Edit mode. Move the Blend slider to Aura, select an Image and adjust
the tone controls. You can program EQ for each of the four Images: simply select
another Image and adjust the controls. Switch to Play and the preamp retains the
Image EQ settings, disengages the Image tone controls and enables pickup EQ.
Go back to Edit and the preamp holds the Image EQ settings until the Bass, Mid
or Treble controls are moved (regardless of the current position of the controls).