Kemper PROFILER Stage User manual

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LEGAL NOTICE
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TABLE OF CONTENT
Okay, so what did I just buy?........................................................................................................................................7
Getting Started ...................................................................................................................................................................7
Making Connections ........................................................................................................................................................ 8
Switching Rigs.................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Editing and Storing Rigs...............................................................................................................................................10
Noise Gate...........................................................................................................................................................................10
Adding Eects ................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Toggling Eects on/o with Eect Buttons........................................................................................................ 12
Tuner......................................................................................................................................................................................13
Volume Pedal.....................................................................................................................................................................14
Wah Pedal ...........................................................................................................................................................................14
Morph Pedal .......................................................................................................................................................................15
More Fun with Pedals.....................................................................................................................................................16
Lock Function.................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Monitoring with Guitar Cabinet.................................................................................................................................17
Keeping your PROFILER Up To Date with Rig Manager ................................................................................19
Documentation and Video Tutorials.......................................................................................................................22
Support and User Forum.............................................................................................................................................23
Important Safety Instructions ...................................................................................................................................24
Compliance Statement.................................................................................................................................................25

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OKAY, SO WHAT DID I JUST BUY?
First of all, thank you for choosing the KEMPER PROFILER Stage™. We have no doubt that once you realize
everything it can do, you will be as thrilled with it as we are. Our ultimate goal is to provide a complete solution for
your guitar-playing needs, which is why we choose not to restrict you to a predefined set of digital amp models. As
a result, KEMPER™ have created the first digital guitar amp that allows you to make a PROFILE™ of your own guitar
amp. You can also load a PROFILE of other guitarists’ amplifiers - and not just a simulation, but their exact digital
sound and feel!
GETTING STARTED
This chapter takes you through the first steps. It focuses on the most typical setups and applications. It covers
making connections, tuning the guitar, selecting sounds, editing sounds, adding eects, and how to control volume
and eects via pedals.
The PROFILER™ is also a great companion for bass players - its incredible versatility has helped convince many
professional players to make the switch as it allows them to tailor their individual sound. Please refer to the chapter
“Special features and useful hints for bass players” in our Main Manual, which provides a summary of information
relevant to bass players. Electronic copies of all manuals can be downloaded at:
www.kemper-amps.com/downloads

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MAKING CONNECTIONS
Connect your guitar to the INPUT on the left side of the rear panel.
If you want to use headphones, plug them into the HEADPHONE
output in the middle of the rear panel.
If you are going to play through a mixing desk, computer audio
interface or powered monitor speakers, then connect the MAIN
OUTPUTS (either XLR or TS) to the inputs of the receiving device.
Don’t forget to connect the power cable to a power outlet. Don’t
be concerned about voltage - the PROFILER adapts automatically!
Power the unit on by pressing the On/O Button in the upper left
corner of the front panel. Wait until the unit completes the boot
sequence, at which point the home screen of the Browser Mode
will appear.
Play your guitar.
Control the volume of the PROFILER with the MASTER VOLUME
knob in the middle of the unit.

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SWITCHING RIGS
The PROFILER comes with numerous guitar amp setups, including
eects. These are called “Rigs”, and the library of Rigs stored on
your PROFILER is called the “Rig pool”.
The BROWSE knob at the top middle of the unit is used to browse
the Rig pool.
A window will open with the list of Rigs to browse through. After a
short time, the selected Rig will load, the window will disappear
automatically, and the home screen will reappear.
The foot switches marked as 1-5 (Rig Buttons) and Up/Down
provide another option for browsing the Rig pool.
By default, the Rigs in the pool are organized in alphabetic order.
Other options may come in handy. For instance, use the
“Sorted by…” soft button and select “By Gain” to sort the Rigs
according to the level of distortion they produce.
All Rigs Autoload DeleteSorted by Name
Author
Date
Amp/Cab
FastRedPonyCar
2014-04-06 09:21:19
MadRyan Jubilee
MadRyan Jubilee
Mark 5 MK4
Mark 5 Var Crunch
Mark 5 Var IIC+
Mark 5 Xtreme
MR Jubilee Austin
Nitro 2015 A
Nitro 2015 B
Nitro 2015 Pre
Browse Rigs 45 of 108
All Rigs Store Snapshot
Bass Middle Treble Presence
EQNitro 2015 A DLYLOOP REV
Nitro 2015 B
FastRedPonyCar
Guitar Rig
Sorting
By Name
By Author
By Date
By Amp/Cab
By Gain

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EDITING AND STORING RIGS
You can tweak the current Rig and store any changes you want to
keep. For instance, if you want to boost Treble, turn the
corresponding soft knob on the home screen.
If you want to store the edited Rig, press STORE. A dialog will
open with the following options:
»“Replace” updates the original Rig without changing its name.
»“Store As” saves a new Rig with a dierent name (the original
Rig remains untouched).
»“Rename” updates and renames the current Rig.
NOISE GATE
In order to adjust the input Noise Gate intensity, press the INPUT
button and adjust the corresponding soft knob below the display.
Set the volume of your guitar all the way up and put your palm
on the strings so that they are muted. Next, increase the Noise
Gate intensity until the hum and noise produced by your guitar
disappears (usually happens in the range of 4 - 6).
All Rigs Store Snapshot Sorted by Name
Bass Middle Treble Presence
EQNitro 2015 A DLYLOOP REV
Nitro 2015 B
FastRedPonyCar
Guitar Rig
STORE
TYPE BROWSE
EXIT
VON
UNDO
REDO PAGE
All Rigs Store Snapshot Sorted by Name
Bass Middle Treble Presence
EQNitro 2015 A DLYLOOP REV
Nitro 2015 B
FastRedPonyCar
Guitar Rig
Intensity
~4-6
INPUT Section [Page 1/2]
5.0
Noise Gate
0.0dB
Clean Sense
0.0dB
Distortion Sense
Front Input
Input Source

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For metal sounds, we recommend adding one of the special noise
gate stomps, which are explained in the Main Manual. There is also
a tutorial video dedicated to the noise gates available on:
www.kemper-amps.com/video
ADDING EFFECTS
The PROFILER features eight eects modules. Four are located
before the amplifier module (pre), and four are located after it
(post). Modules A, B, Cand Dare pre amplifier and X, MOD, DLY
and REV are post amplifier.
»Hold the button of an empty eect module for a moment to
bring it into focus - e.g. module D.
»Turn the BROWSE knob to select one of the pre-installed
eect presets.
»Press to return to the home screen. Hold the button of
module Dagain to return to the edited module.
»Press the button of an eect module to activate or deactivate
the eect.
»Don’t forget to store the edited Rig!
Delete Preset<-- Category
Delay
Wah
Shaper
Distortion
Quad Harmonic
Wah Wah
Wah Low Pass
Wah High Pass
Cae
Cry
Dlp Hendrix
Ibz Wh Ten
Category Type Preset
AutoloadAuto Type

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TOGGLING EFFECTS ON/OFF WITH
EFFECT BUTTONS
The PROFILER Stage oers four dedicated Eect Buttons (I to IIII)
to activate eect modules. Each can toggle a single module or a
combination of modules.
To assign (or unassign) one of the eect modules to an Eect
Button:
»Press and hold the button of the relevant eect module on
your PROFILER.
»Press the Eect button on your Remote.
»Release both buttons.
These Eect Button assignments are specific to each Rig, so you
must store the Rig to keep the changes you’ve made.

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TUNER
You can check your guitar’s tuning at any time by watching the
three TUNER LEDs close to the TUNER button.
Press the TUNER button to activate Tuner Mode.
Enable “Mute Signal” via the corresponding soft button, if you
prefer the guitar input to be muted whenever Tuner Mode is
activated.

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VOLUME PEDAL
So-called “expression pedals”, which are optimized for digital devices like the PROFILER, should be used for all pedal
functions.
Connect your expression pedal to the PEDAL 1input socket on the rear side of the PROFILER Stage. You will be able
to control volume right away.
The functionality of the Volume Pedal, for example whether it is placed pre or post the amplifier, can even vary by
Rig. Please find more information in a dedicated chapter about the Volume Pedal in the Main Manual.
When you bring your Volume Pedal down to heel position, the Tuner activates automatically, and you can tune your
guitar silently. This feature is optional and can be deselected in the Tuner Mode.
WAH PEDAL
Connect the expression pedal to PEDAL 2 input of your PROFILER Stage. From now on, this pedal will control the
expression of an eect. For instance, the position of your wah eect, or the pitch of pedal-pitch eects, and also
Morphing, which we will introduce in the next paragraph.
To complete this setup, you first need to dial up a wah eect in your current Rig. Now, bring an eect module into
focus as described in the above paragraph Adding Eects. Search for a wah preset by turning the BROWSE knob and
load it. The new eect will instantly respond to the pedal.

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MORPH PEDAL
Morphing allows you to change any number of continuous
parameters like Gain level, Delay Mix or Delay Feedback
simultaneously - all with a single expression pedal. Moving
the pedal is equivalent to turning all those knobs at the same
time to move between one sound and another. We distinguish
between these two sounds with the terms “Base Sound” and
“Morph Sound”. Here’s a simple application:
The expression pedal used to control wah eects (as described in
the previous paragraph) is already primed to control Morphing as
well.
First, move the pedal to heel position. Turn the GAIN knob to
select the intended level for your Base Sound.
Move the pedal to toe position. Turn the GAIN knob and select the
intended level for your Morph Sound.
Now, your Morph Pedal changes the gain continuously between
the values associated with the Base and the Morph Sounds.
To continue, add the next continuous parameter you’d like to
morph. Don’t forget to store the Rig to keep all the changes you’ve
made.
GAIN
GAIN
GAIN

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Morphing is explained in detail in the Main Manual plus there are
also Video Tutorials dedicated to this subject available on:
www.kemper-amps.com/video
MORE FUN WITH PEDALS
Here a few tips related to linking and checking pedal controllers:
Press the PEDALS button to access several pages of global
settings. These are settings that don’t vary by Rig. Use the
<PAGE> buttons to navigate through these pages.
Locate the “Pedal Links” page. This page helps you ensure that
all your pedals are set up properly. It shows the “levels” of all
pedal controllers. Moving a pedal results in a change of the
corresponding pedal controller(s) on screen. No movement on
screen means that there is an issue with either the cable, the
controller assignment of the pedal, or the pedal itself.
Details on the assignments can be found in the Main Manual and a
Video Tutorial available on:
www.kemper-amps.com
WahPedal > Vol. MorphPedal > Wa hWahPedal > Pitch MorphPedal > Pitch
0
Morph Pedal 0 Wah Pedal 127 Volume Pedal 0 Pitch Pedal
[Page 5/18]
System Settings
Pedal Links
Morph (CC11)
Wah (CC01)
Volume (CC07)
Pitch (CC04)

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LOCK FUNCTION
Certain aspects of a Rig can be locked to prevent them changing
when you load another Rig. Find a Rig which features a wah eect,
then select the wah while holding the LOCK button. Now, load a
completely dierent Rig. As you can see, the wah stays at the
exact position. To unlock a module, hold LOCK and select it.
To display which modules are currently in a locked state, hold the
LOCK button. Any locked modules will remain lit.
MONITORING WITH GUITAR CABINET
This paragraph is for those who want to use an external power
amp to drive a guitar cabinet. Please be aware that, generally
speaking, the sound of a guitar cabinet is dierent compared to
that of a full-range cabinet, PA, or headphones.
Use a TS cable to connect the upper MONITOR OUTPUT with the
inputs of your external power amp. For stereo use two TS cables
connected to both MONITOR OUTPUTS.
You are using a physical guitar cabinet as your personal monitor.
This means you need to disable the cabinet simulation for the
signal feeding the internal power amp and your physical guitar
cabinet. You do this by pressing OUTPUT.

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Use the <PAGE> buttons to navigate to the “Output Source” page
and then activate “Monitor Cab O” with the corresponding soft
button above the display.
If you are using two guitar cabinets, select “Master Stereo” instead
of “Master Mono” as source of the MONITOR OUTPUT.
Use the MASTER VOLUME knob on the front panel to control your
volume.
If you’re on stage or in a studio, you won’t require a microphone to
pick up your sound, so you should connect the mixing desk to the
MAIN OUTPUTS XLR outs.
In such a scenario, you should unlink the Main Output Volume from
Master Volume, so that you are able to control your Monitor
Volume independently from the level sent to the mixing desk.
Main Out -12 dB Monitor Cab O
Master Stereo
Main Output
Master Mono
Monitor Output
Git+Processing
Direct Output
Master Stereo
SPDIF Output
OUTPUT Section [Page 1/6]
Output Source
Headphone LinkMonitor Out Link Direct Out LinkMain Out Link
-12.0dB
Main Volume
-12.0dB
Monitor Volume
-12.0db
Direct Volume
-12.0db
Headphone Vol.
OUTPUT Section [Page 2/6]
Output Volumes

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KEEPING YOUR PROFILER UP TO DATE WITH
RIG MANAGER
Rig Manager™ is a free software companion for your PROFILER. The application helps you to:
»Get access to more than 14 000 free Rigs and dozens of additional high-quality Rig Packs.
»Sort, arrange and preview Rigs, Presets and Performances.
»Update your PROFILER operating system with the latest software and feature additions.
»Browse all manuals.
OPERATING SYSTEM UPDATES
Digital technology makes it easy to keep your purchase up to date and acquire new, free features over time. Think of
it like having better tubes beamed into your trusty vintage amp.
In order to download the latest and greatest version, you must first create a user account. Once this is done, there are
two methods to update your PROFILER: If a computer and internet connection is in reach, use Rig Manager to keep
your amp up to date. In all other cases, copy the updates to a USB memory stick and plug it into your PROFILER.
CREATING A KEMPER USER ACCOUNT
»Point your internet browser to www.kemper-amps.com/start and select “Sign Up”.
»Click on “Not a member yet? Sign Up” and fill in the required fields.
»Make sure you register your PROFILER at the same time, as this way you get access to software updates and
more. You need the serial number to register, which can be found on a sticker on the underside of the product.

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»Shortly after registration, you’ll receive a confirmation e-mail from us. Use the confirmation link in this e-mail to
activate your user account. If you should need further assistance, contact our support team here:
www.kemper-amps.com/contact
»Once the account is activated, you can download updates, additional Rigs and also participate in discussions on
our private user forum:
www.kemper-amps.com/forum
DOWNLOAD RIG MANAGER AND OTHER UPDATES
»Point your browser to www.kemper-amps.com/start
»Log into our website.
»Choose “Updates”, proceed to the download section and
select the category “Rig Manager”. Choose the version for your
computer and download the installer.
»Extract the installer and run it, following the onscreen
instructions.
»Open Rig Manager and follow the onscreen instructions.
The username and password required are identical to the
credentials used on our website. Use the option “Test your
Login Credentials” to verify that your account can be accessed.