GOAT BLUE Series User manual

GENERATOR
GOAT-DESIGN.JP2020
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MANUAL

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Howtooperate
ThankyouverymuchforpurchasingGENERATOR.Tousethis
productforalongtime,pleasereadtheinstructionmanual
carefullyanduseitinthecorrectway.
IfyouwishtousetheGENERATORimmediately,pleasefollow
theinstructionsinthischapter.However,westrongly
recommendthatyoureadtherestofthemanualimmediately
inordertofullyunderstandandusethecapabilitiesofthis
sophisticatedsignalprocessor.
1. Makesurethatthepoweroftheamplifierorotherdevice
tobeconnectedisturnedoffbeforeconnectingthe
GENERATOR.Note:BesuretousetherecommendedAC
adapter.
2. ConnecttheOUTPUToftheGENERATORtoapower
amplifier,mixerlineinput,orguitaramplifier.Ifyouare
usingaguitaramplifier,itisrecommendedtousethelow
gaininput.Whenusingaguitaramplifier,usethelowgain
input.Thetonecontrolontheamplifierormixershouldbe
settothecenterposition.
3. SetallEQsintheGENERATORtothe■position,andset
CLEANandPHASEtoOFF.
4. Turnonthepowertotheconnectedpoweramplifieror
othersoundsystem.Turnupthevolumeoftheamplifierto
setthevolume,andadjusttheEQandTREBLEBOOSTof
theGENERATOR.AdjusttheEQandTREBLEBOOSTon
theGENERATOR,andusetheCLEANandPHASEswitches
accordingtothesoundyouwant.
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GOATBLUESERIES/GENERATOR
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ControllerDescription
①INPUT: Thisiswhereyou
connecttheoutputfromyour
guitarandkeypod.Itcanbe
passiveoractive.
④PREDISTEQ: Adjuststhebasscut/
boost,midrangeboost,and2KHZnotch
inthepre-distortionstage.
②SUSTAIN: Thiscontrolsthe
sustainandfeedpackofthe
compressor.
Note:Tosuppressfeedbackat
highvolumesonstage,turndown
thesetting.
③DISTORTIONHARMONICS: By
controllingthesignallevelinputto
thedistortioncircuitandthegainof
thedistortion,adistortionsound
withrichovertonescanbeobtained.
⑨LEADBOOST:Duringasolopart,use
theLEADswitchtoboostthevolume
furthertoincreasetheovertones.
⑥VOLUME: Adjuststhe
outputlevelofthemaster
volume.。
⑩ON/OFFSWITCH: ThisSWthe
effectonandoff.Whenbypassed,
theTRUEBYPASSsettingis
unaffectedbytheinternalcircuitry.
⑤TREBLEBOOST: The
purposeistocontrolthe
overalltreblecontentandto
roughlycompensateforthe
characteristicsofthe
amplifierorsoundsystem.
⑦CLEAN: Automatically
compensatesfortheloss
ofhighfrequency
componentswhenthe
volumecontrolonthe
guitarsideisturneddown
toobtainacleansound.
⑧PHASE: Itelectronically
reproducesthephase
response(notch)ofacabinet
withfour12"speakersmiked
together.

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FunctionDescription
SUSTAIN
Thiscontrolsthecompressorintheinputsection,andadjuststheamountof
sustainandfeedback.Atthesametime,youcanincreaseordecreasethe
harmoniccontentofthedistortion.Ifyouexperienceexcessivefeedbackat
highvolumes,turndowntheSUSTAINcontrollerinsteadoftheOUTPUTLEVEL.
DIST.THRESH(DistortionThreshold)
ThisLEDlightsupwhenthesignalleveloftheinputinstrumentishigh.Ifthis
LEDisconstantlylit,turndowntheoutputleveloftheconnectedinstrument.
DISTORTIONHARMONICS
Thiscircuitbooststhegainofthesignalinputtothedistortioncircuitinthree
steps.Thischangestheharmoniccontentofthesignal.
Pre-DistortionEQ(PREDISTEQ)
Thiscontrolsthebassandmidrangeofthesignalbeforeitentersthedistortion
circuit.
TheBASScontrollercutsandbooststhelowfrequenciesbyupto5dB.
TheMID.BOOSTsliderbooststhemidrangeby+10dB,centeredat600Hz.
The2KHznotchcontrolleradjuststheclarityofthesoundandimprovesthe
separationofthesound.Theeffectissubtle,butcanbeeffectivewhenusing
pickupsthathaveahighmidrangecomponent,especiallyonchords.With
normalpickups,thisfeatureisnotparticularlynecessary.
Note:Ifyouwanttoapplypost-distortionEQ,useagraphicequalizeror
parametricequalizeraftertheoutputoftheGENERATOR.
CLEAN
Whenturnedon,youcanchangethedistortionsoundtoacleansoundby
simplyturningdownthevolumeknobontheguitar.Itcompensatesforthehigh
frequenciesthatarelostwhentheguitarvolumeisturneddown,andalso
maintainsthevolume.
PHASE
Phasecorrectsthesoundbyreproducingtheuniquephasecharacteristicsthat
occurwhenamicrophonepicksupacabinetwithfour12"speakersmountedin
it.Thismakesitpossibletoobtainanaturalsoundwhenrecordinglines.
Footswitch(ON/OFF)
Switchestheeffectonandoff.Whenoff,theinputsignalisoutputthrougha
lownoisebuffercircuit.
LeadSwitch(LEAD)
Usedtoboosttheovertoneandhighfrequencycomponentsofthesignalby
turningupthevolume,suchasduringaguitarsolo.TheLEDlightsupwhenthis
circuitisactive.
TrebleBoost(TREB.BOOST)
Thiseffectissimilartothepresencecontrolonanamplifier,andisusedto
adjusttheoverallfrequencyresponse.Itisnotintendedasatonecontrolfor
thehighfrequenciesonly,butasacorrectionforthefinaltotalsound.Normally
settothe12o'clockposition,thiswillgiveyoutherightresponseforguitar
amplifiersandspeakerswithhighfrequencyenhancement.Forsoundsystems
withflatcharacteristics(audio,recorders,etc.),themaximumsettingmaybe
appropriate.
Note:Forbestresults,settheTREB.BOOSTcontrollertoalowsettingwhen
connectingothereffectsdevicesinfrontoftheGENERATOR.
Level(LEVEL)
AdjuststheoutputlevelfromtheGENERATOR.Theadjustablerangeis15dB,
andatthe"maximum"position,theoutputisabout0.3Vrms,whichistheideal
levelfordrivingmosteffectspedalsandpoweramplifiers.
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Caution:Topreventelectricshock,donotremovethepanelorcover.
Donotattempttorepairorreplacetheproductbyyourselfasitisvery
dangerous.PleasecontactyourdealerorRancherforrepair.
WARNING!
Theprecautionsdescribedhereareintendedtoensuresafeandcorrectuseof
theproductandtopreventharmordamagetoyouorothers.These
precautionsareimportantforyoursafetyandthesafetyofothers.
Observethefollowinginstructions
Donotdisassembleormodifytheunit.・Neverattempttorepairorreplace
partsthatarenotspecifiedinthismanual.Donotdisassembleormodifythis
equipment.
BesuretoplugtheACadapterintoanAC100Vpoweroutlet.
IfthereisdustontheplugoftheACadapter,wipeoffthedust.Thismaycause
electricshockorshortcircuit.
InstalltheproductnearthepoweroutletsothattheplugoftheACadaptercan
beeasilyreached.
ThisproductshouldbeinstallednearanelectricaloutletandtheplugoftheAC
adaptershouldbeeasilyaccessible.
WhentheACadaptorisdamaged,orwhenforeignmatterenterstheproduct,
orwhenaproblemorfailureoccursintheproduct.
Donotdoanythingotherthanwhatisdescribedintheinstructionmanualfor
repairorreplacementofparts.
DonotbendtheACadaptercordforciblyorplaceitnearadevicethat
generatesheat.DonotplaceheavyobjectsontheACadaptercord.
DonotplaceheavyobjectsontopoftheACadaptercord,asthismaydamage
thecordandcauseelectricshockorfire.
Donotusetheproductforalongtimeataloudoruncomfortablevolume.
Donotusetheproductforalongperiodoftimeataloudoruncomfortable
volume.Ifyouexperiencehearinglossortinnitus,consultaphysician.
Donotinsertanyforeignobjects(flammableobjects,coins,wires,etc.)intothe
product.
Donotuseorstoretheproductinaplacewherethetemperatureisextremely
high(e.g.,indirectsunlight,nearaheater,oronadevicethatgeneratesheat).
Donotuseorstoreinadustyplace.
Donotuseorstoreinbathroomsorshowerrooms.
Donotuseorstoretheproductinahumidplace,suchasoutdoorsintherain,
orinaplacesubjecttodrippingwater.Donotspillliquidonthisproduct.
Donotusethisproductwithwethands.
Donotputthebatteryinthereachofinfants.Ifthebatteryisswallowed,
consultadoctorimmediately.
Donotusethisproductwithwethands.
Usetheproductinalocationwherenormalventilationisnotobstructed.
Usetheproductinalocationwherenormalventilationisnotobstructed.
Keeptheproductfarenoughawayfromradios,televisions,andelectronic
devices.IftheproductisusedclosetoaradioorTV,itmayreceivenoiseand
malfunction.IftheproductisusedclosetoaradioorTV,itmayreceivenoise
andmalfunction,oritmaycausenoiseontheradioorTV.
Forcleaningtheexterioroftheproduct,wipeitlightlywithasoft,drycloth.
WhenyouplugorunplugtheACadapterfromthepoweroutlet,besuretohold
theplug.
Ifyouarenotgoingtousetheproductforalongtime,removethebatteriesto
preventthemfromleaking.
UnplugtheACadapterfromthepoweroutletwhennotusingitforalongtime.
DonotuseanACadapterotherthanthespecifiedone.
Donotconnectthepowercordoftheproducttothepowercordofother
electricalequipment.Donotconnecttoapoweroutletthatmatchestherated
powerconsumptionoftheproduct.
Donotexposethebatterytoexcessiveheatsources(sunlight,fire,etc.).
Donotapplyexcessiveforcetoswitchesandknobs.
Donotapplyexcessiveforcetoswitchesandknobs,asthismaycause
malfunction.
Donotusebenzine,thinnerliquid,compounds,orflame-retardantpolishersto
cleantheexterior.
Donotplacetheproductonanunstablesurface.Donotplacetheproducton
anunstablesurface,asitmayfallandcauseinjurytotheuserordamagethe
product.
Donotclimbontopoftheproductorplaceheavyobjectsonit.Thisproduct
mayfallorbedamaged,resultingininjurytotheuserordamagetothe
product.
SafetyNotes
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INPUTImpedance・・・・・・2MQmin.
 Maximumlevel・・・・・・・・4Vrms(+12dBv)
Compressoradjustmentrange・・・・30dB(30,40,50,60)
PREDISTEQBASS・・・・・・・-5dBto+5dB
  MIDBOOST・・・・・0dBto+lOdB
  2KHznotch・・・・-10dBtoOdB
PHASENOTCHERLowfrequencynotch・・・・・250Hz
  Highfrequencynotch・・・・・2.5KHz
OUTPUTImpedance・・・・・・470Ω
  Maximumlevel・・・・・・・・4.5Vrms(+13dBv)
  TREB.BOOSTRange...20dBcontinuous

SizeW126,D126,H50(mm) 
Battery9Valkalinedrycellx1
ACadapter9VDCcenterminus200mAormore
Thisspecificationissubjecttochangewithoutnotice.
Specs
GOATBLUESERIES/GENERATOR