Maxon OD808 User manual

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●SAFETYPRECAUTIONS● Pleasebesuretoobserve.
Thesafetyprecautionslistedbelowareintendedtoensureyoursafety
wheneveryouusetheequipment.
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alert you and others to the risk of personal and material injury that
maybecausediftheprecautionisignored.
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seriouspersonalinjuryifignored.
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personalinjuryormaterialdamageifignored.
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alertyouandotherstothingsyoushouldorshouldnotdo.
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notdo.
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Warning
Caution
NEVEROPENTHECASE
・Never try to remove the bottom cover and to modify the equipment.《Internal
components of the equipment use high voltages, and exposing them creates the
dangeroffireandelectricalshock.》
STOPTHEUSEINCASEOFAPROBLEM
・Stopusingthe equipmentwhenever younotice smoke ora strangeodor coming
fromit.
・Contactyouroriginaldealerornearestauthorizedserviceproviderforservice.
Warning

Caution
Warning
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BEWAREOFHEATBUILTUP
・NevercoverACadaptorwithclothorotherobjects.
《Builtupheatcreatesthedangeroftheequipmentdeformationandfire.》
USESPECIFIEDACADAPTORONLY
・Be sure to use only the AC adaptor specified in this User's Guide.Use of non-
specifiedACadaptorscreatesthedangeroffireandelectricalshock.
UNPLUGGINGACADAPTOR
・NevertrytounplugACadaptorwhileyourhandsarewet. Doingso createsthe
dangerofelectricalshock.
・WhenunpluggingACadaptorfromthepowersource,besuretograsptheadaptor.
Never pull on the cord.   Doing so can damage the power cord and create the
dangeroffireandelectricalshock.
LEAVINGTHEEQUIPMENTUNATTENDED
・Wheneverleavingtheequipmentunattendedforlongperiods,besuretounplugAC
adaptorfromthepowersource.Ifnot,thereisadangeroffire.
WATER,HUMIDITY,DUSTANDHIGH
TEMPERATURES
・Never leave or use the equipment in bathrooms, the outdoors or other areas
subjecttowater, highhumidity, dustand hightemperature.Doing socreates the
dangeroffireandelectricalshock.

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OD808 OVERDRIVE
FEATURES AND CONTROLS
●OD808 produces natural and mild overdrive effects suggestive of vacuum tube
amplifier while retaining your guitarʼs original tone.
●As a booster, it gives you pleasant gain without spoiling amplifierʼs original char-
acter.
①OVERDRIVE (Overdrive Control)
Controls distortion and sustain level.
Rotate this volume clockwise for
more distortion and sustain.
②TONE (Tone Control)
Controls effect tone. Rotate this vol-
ume clockwise to emphasize middle
and high tone.
③BALANCE (Balance Control)
Controls output level of effected
tone. Typically output levels of both
normal tone and effected tone
should be adjusted to equal levels.
④NORMAL / EFFECT
(Normal / Effect Switch)
Switch for effect on/off. Stepping on
this switch alternately turns effects
on (LED on) and off (LED off).
⑤INDICATOR (LED Indicator)
It lights on when effects are on and
lights off when effects are off. It also
indicates battery condition. Dark or
no LED light indicates the battery is
low or not installed. Replace the
battery.
⑥INSTRUMENT (Instrument Jack)
Input jack to connect to the output of
guitar, other effects or related equip-
ment. The product automatically
turns on when you put a plug when
not in use.
⑦AMPLIFIER (Amplifier Jack)
Output jack to connect to the input
of amplifier or other effects.
⑧DC IN (Power Input Jack)
A jack to connect AC adaptor.

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●Easy-to-see LED enables you to check the effects ON/OFF and battery condition
at a glance.
●Two types of power supply - 9V battery or special AC adaptor.

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SAMPLE SETTING
OD808 No.1
Setting for boost. It gives energy to your sound, mak-
ing the most of guitar and amplifierʼs original tone.
Works with amplifierʼs clean and drive setting.
OD808 No.4 (for single-coil pickup)
Setting for adding overdrive to amplifierʼs crunch for
more sustain and power.
OD808 No.2
Setting for the tone exclusive to OD808. It boosts up
level and sustain for solos, with your guitar and am-
plifierʼs original character unchanged.
OD808 No.3
Smooth drive tone that is characteristic of OD808.
Recommended setting for those who want their gui-
tarʼs tonal character and picking attack unchanged.
OD808 No.5 (for humbucking pickup)
Setting to add overdrive effects to amplifierʼs drive
for high gain drive with long sustain. Create over-
drive by controlling amplifierʼs gain and OD808ʼs
OVERDRIVE.

Input Impedance
Input Jack
Output Impedance
Output Jack
Control
Switch
Equivalent Input Noise
Maximum Gain
Power Supply
Power Requirements
Current Consumption
Dimensions (main body)
Dimensions (overall)
Weight
Standard Accessories
* Specifications are subject to change without notice.
: 500k ohms
: 1/4-inch standard phone jack
: 10k ohms
: 1/4-inch standard phone jack
: OVERDRIVE, BALANCE, TONE
: normal / effect
: -110dBu (IHF-A)
: 35dB
: One 9V battery or Maxon AC adaptor (option)
: DC9-10V
: 5mA (9V) / 6mA (10V)
: 61mm(W) x 112mm(D) x 35mm(H)
: 70mm(W) x 112mm(D) x 35mm(H)
: 9V battery (6LR61 or 6F22) x 1 or Maxon AC adaptor
: 260g
: 9V manganese dry battery x 1, skid x 1
※(0dBu=0.775Vms)
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CONNECTION DIAGRAM
SPECIFICATIONS
OD808
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D&S DISTORTION & SUSTAINER
FEATURES AND CONTROLS
●Amazingly long sustain and hot distortion without spoiling your guitarʼs original
tone.
●D&S produces a wide variety of distortion from heavy and thick distortion sugges-
tive of vacuum tube amplifier to extreme vintage fuzz.
①DISTORTION (Distortion Control)
Controls distortion and sustain level.
Rotate this volume clockwise for
more distortion and sustain.
②TONE (Tone Control)
Controls effect tone. Rotate this vol-
ume clockwise to emphasize middle
and high tone range.
③BALANCE (Balance Control)
Controls output level of effected
tone. Typically output levels of both
normal tone and effected tone
should be adjusted to equal levels.
④NORMAL / EFFECT
(Normal / Effect Switch)
Switch for effect on/off. Stepping on
this switch alternately turns effects
on (LED on) and off (LED off).
⑤INDICATOR (LED Indicator)
It lights on when effects are on and
lights off when effects are off. It also
indicates battery condition. Dark or
no LED light indicates the battery is
low or not installed. Replace the
battery.
⑥INSTRUMENT (Instrument Jack)
Input jack to connect to the output of
guitar, other effects or related equip-
ment. The product automatically
turns on when you put a plug into
this jack. Pull out the plug when not
in use.
⑦AMPLIFIER (Amplifier Jack)
Output jack to connect to the input
of amplifier or other effects.
⑧DC IN (Power Input Jack)
A jack to connect AC adaptor.

●Easy-to-see LED enables you to check the effects ON/OFF and battery condition
at a glance.
●Two types of power supply - 9V battery or special AC adaptor.
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SAMPLE SETTING
D&S No.1 (for humbucking pickup)
Characteristic tone of D&S, with power and sharp-
ness of original D&S.
D&S No.4 (for single-coil pickup)
Fuzz-type distortion with low TONE for soft and pow-
erful single-coil pickup timbre.
(amplifier / clean setting)
D&S No.2 (for single-coil pickup)
High gain drive of stack amplifier reproduced by sin-
gle-coil pickup and powerful D&S. Enjoy switching
between this setting and amplifierʼs clean setting.
D&S No.3
Setting to combine D&S and amplifierʼs drive for sin-
ewy solo. This is characteristic of D&S, which pro-
vides enough tone quality even with DISTORTION
level set to zero.
D&S No.5 (for humbucking pickup)
Deep distortion for powerful and heavy sound. Itʼs for
both rhythm and lead guitar.

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CONNECTION DIAGRAM
SPECIFICATIONS
D&S
Input Impedance
Input Jack
Output Impedance
Output Jack
Control
Switch
Equivalent Input Noise
Maximum Gain
Power Supply
Power Requirements
Current Consumption
Dimensions (main body)
Dimensions (overall)
Weight
Standard Accessories
* Specifications are subject to change without notice.
: 500k ohms
: 1/4-inch standard phone jack
: 10k ohms
: 1/4-inch standard phone jack
: DISTORTION, TONE, BALANCE
: normal / effect
: -110dBu (IHF-A)
: 40dB
: One 9V battery or Maxon AC adaptor (option)
: DC9-10V
: 6mA (9V) / 7mA (10V)
: 61mm(W) x 112mm(D) x 35mm(H)
: 70mm(W) x 112mm(D) x 35mm(H)
: 9V battery (6LR61 or 6F22) x 1 or Maxon AC adaptor
: 260g
: 9V manganese dry battery x 1, skid x 1
※(0dBu=0.775Vms)
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D&S Ⅱ DISTORTION & SUSTAINER Ⅱ
FEATURES AND CONTROLS
●Soft type distortion for thick, heavy tone and relaxed natural sustain.
●D&SⅡproduces a wide range of distortion sounds, from warm tone characteristic
of tube amplifier overdrive to aggressive distoetion.
①DISTORTION (Distortion Control)
Controls distortion and sustain level.
Rotate this volume clockwise for
more distortion and sustain.
②TONE (Tone Control)
Controls effect tone. Rotate this vol-
ume clockwise to emphasize middle
and high tone range.
③BALANCE (Balance Control)
Controls output level of effected
tone. Typically output levels of both
normal tone and effected tone
should be adjusted to equal levels.
④FOOT SWITCH
(Normal / Effect Switch)
Switch for effect on/off. Stepping on
this switch alternately turns effect on
(LED on) and off (LED off).
⑤INDICATOR (LED Indicator)
It lights on when effects are on and
lights off when effects are off. It also
indicates battery condition. Dark or
no LED light indicates the battery is
low or not installed. Replace the
battery.
⑥INSTRUMENT (Instrument Jack)
Input jack to connect to the output of
guitar, other effects or related equip-
ment. The product automatically
turns on when you put a plug into
this jack. Pull out the plug when not
in use.
⑦AMPLIFIER (Amplifier Jack)
Output jack to connect to the input
of amplifier or other effects.
⑧DC IN (Power Input Jack)
A jack to connect AC adaptor.

●Easy-to-see LED enables you to check the effects ON/OFF and battery condition
at a glance.
●Two types of power supply - 9V battery or special AC adaptor.
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D& SⅡ
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SAMPLE SETTING
D&SⅡNo.1 (for single-coil pickup)
Setting for solid boost sound with your amplifierʼs
original character preserved.
D&SⅡNo.4
High gain type distortion to boost amplifierʼs drive.
Adjust the balance between amplifierʼs gain volume
and D&SⅡʼs DISTORTION.
D&SⅡNo.2 (for humbucking pickup)
Setting for solid boost sound with your amplifierʼs
original character preserved.
D&SⅡNo.3
Easy-to-control setting to simulate tube amplifier dis-
tortion.
D&SⅡNo.5
Fat and heavy distortion particular to D&SⅡ. TONE
can be adjusted for fuzz-like sound.

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CONNECTION DIAGRAM
SPECIFICATIONS
Input Impedance
Input Jack
Output Impedance
Output Jack
Control
Switch
Equivalent Input Noise
Maximum Gain
Power Supply
Power Requirements
Current Consumption
Dimensions (main body)
Dimensions (overall)
Weight
Standard Accessories
* Specifications are subject to change without notice.
: 500k ohms
: 1/4-inch standard phone jack
: 10k ohms
: 1/4-inch standard phone jack
: DISTORTION, TONE, BALANCE
: normal / effect
: -110dBu (IHF-A)
: 40dB
: One 9V battery or Maxon AC adaptor (option)
: DC9-10V
: 7mA (9V) / 8mA (10V)
: 61mm(W) x 112mm(D) x 35mm(H)
: 70mm(W) x 112mm(D) x 35mm(H)
: 9V battery (6LR61 or 6F22) x 1 or Maxon AC adaptor
: 290g
: 9V manganese dry battery x 1, skid x 1
※(0dBu=0.775Vms)
D& SⅡ
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PT999 PHASE TONE
FEATURES AND CONTROLS
●Low-noise design with wide dynamic range for live and recording. Itʼs for all kinds
of electric instruments like guitar, bass and keyboard.
●You can produce various sounds with only one control volume (speed) - from
clear and mild phase tone that gives your sound a subtle flavor to radically rolling
①SPEED (Speed Control)
Controls modulation rate. Rotate
this volume clockwise to increase
modulation rete.
②NORMAL / PHASE SHIFT
(Normal / Effect Switch)
Switch for effect on/off. Stepping on
this switch alternately turns effects
on (LED on) and off (LED off).
③INDICATOR (LED Indicator)
It lights on when effects are on and
lights off when effects are off. It also
indicates battery condition. Dark or
no LED light indicates the battery is
low or not installed. Replace the
battery.
④INSTRUMENT (Instrument Jack)
Input jack to connect to the output of
guitar, other effects or related equip-
ment. The product automatically
turns on when you put a plug into
this jack. Pull out the plug when not
in use.
⑦AMPLIFIER (Amplifier Jack)
Output jack to connect to the input
of amplifier or other effects.
⑧DC IN (Power Input Jack)
A jack to connect AC adaptor.

phase sound.
●Easy-to-see LED enables you to check the effects ON/OFF and battery condition
at a glance.
●Two types of power supply - 9V battery or special AC adaptor.
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SAMPLE SETTING
PT999 No.1
Blues phasing to add to overdriven sound.
PT999 No.3
Subtle phasing timbre to make your solo thick and
smooth in distortion sound.
PT999 No.2
Best phasing sound for sixteen beat rhythm play.

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CONNECTION DIAGRAM
SPECIFICATIONS
Input Impedance
Input Jack
Output Impedance
Output Jack
Control
Switch
Maximum Input Level
Equivalent Input Noise
Speed Range
Power Supply
Power Requirements
Current Consumption
Dimensions (main body)
Dimensions (overall)
Weight
Standard Accessories
* Specifications are subject to change without notice.
: 500k ohms
: 1/4-inch standard phone jack
: 10k ohms
: 1/4-inch standard phone jack
: SPEED
: normal / effect
: 0dBu
: -80dBu (IHF-A)
: 0.2Hz - 14Hz
: One 9V battery or Maxon AC adaptor (option)
: DC9-10V
: 12mA (9V) / 14mA (10V)
: 61mm(W) x 112mm(D) x 35mm(H)
: 70mm(W) x 112mm(D) x 35mm(H)
: 9V battery (6LR61 or 6F22) x 1 or Maxon AC adaptor
: 270g
: 9V manganese dry battery x 1, skid x 1
※(0dBu=0.775Vms)
PT999
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GE601 GRAPHIC EQUALIZER
FEATURES AND CONTROLS
●Six-band graphic equalizer and an overall level volume to produce various sounds
at will.
●Six band ranges covering 100Hz to 3.2KHz for easy tone making to your taste. It
also works as a point booster for special effects.
①Ajust each slide volume (100Hz,
200Hz, 400Hz, 800Hz, 1.6KHz,
3.2KHz) to your taste. Slide it up for
+12dB level boost and down for
-12dB level cut.
②LEVEL (Level Control)
Controls output level of effected
tone. Slide it up for +12dB level
boost and down for -12dB level cut.
③NORMAL / EFFECT
(Normal / Effect Switch)
Switch for effect on/off. Stepping on
this switch alternately turns effects
on (LED on) and off (LED off).
④INDICATOR (LED Indicator)
It lights on when effects are on and
lights off when effects are off. It
also indicates battery condition.
Dark or no LED light indicates the
is low or not installed. Replace the
battery.
⑤INSTRUMENT (Instrument Jack)
Input jack to connect to the output of
guitar, other effects or related equip-
ment. The product automatically
turns on when you put a plug into
this jack. Pull out the plug when not
in use.
⑥AMPLIFIER (Amplifier Jack)
Output jack to connect to the input
of amplifier or other effects.
⑦DC IN (Power Input Jack)
A jack to connect AC adaptor.