Prs MARY CRIES User manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Thank you and congratulations on purchasing the
PRS Mary Cries Optical Compressor. Our pedals are
made using the highest quality parts, ensuring the
longevity and tonal fidelity that you have come to
expect from a PRS product.
The Mary Cries Optical Compressor is the compressor pedal you’ve
been searching for! Based on the storied LA-2A, Mary Cries is easy
to use and sounds incredible. This manual is your guide to getting
set up quickly so you can start making music with your new pedal.
In this manual we’ve included a suggested setting for guitar, a
suggested setting for bass, and one of Paul Smith’s personal favorite
settings. In our experience, this pedal sounds great wherever the
dials are turned. We like to start with all the dials at noon and tweak
from there to find the perfect setting. Explore and have fun.
To hear examples, please watch our videos on the PRS Guitars
YouTube channel or visit the Mary Cries product page at
www.prsguitars.com.
All of our pedals are designed by PRS Guitars in Stevensville,
Maryland and assembled in the USA.

SUGGESTED SETTING 1 // PAUL’S FAVORITE
Mary Cries sounds great and is easy and intuitive to use.
Depending on your settings, it can be used as a boost as well as a
straightforward compressor. For best results we recommend you
put Mary Cries on the front end of your eects chain. Feel free to
experiment and find what settings you like the best. Here is one of
Paul’s favorite settings to get you started:

SUGGESTED SETTING 2 // GUITAR
Clean boost with very light compression

SUGGESTED SETTING 3 // BASS
Light boost with tight bottom-end. Great for slap bass

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CONTROL PANEL
4. Eect on/o (true bypass)
5. Output Gain
6. Compression
7. Compression Indicator
CONTROL PANEL
1. Power in (9V DC)
2. 1/4-inch mono jack input
3. 1/4-inch mono jack output
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Pedal Type: Optical Compressor
Analog/Digital: Analog
Inputs: (1) 1/4” Instrument
Outputs: (1) 1/4” Instrument
Bypass Switching: True Bypass
Amperage: 8 mA
Power Sources:
9V DC Power Supply,
regulated and/or isolated
(not included)
Batteries: (1) 9V (not included)
Length: 4.7”
Width: 3.7”
Height: 1.37”
Weight: 1.1 lbs

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CONNECTING:
1. For optimum use, we recommend a regulated and/or isolated 9V DC power adapter
that is rated higher than the pedal’s current rating (or collection of pedals if using a
daisy chain configuration). Only use a 9V DC power supply with the following center
negative symbol:
(Note: Battery Power – By removing the four screws on the rear panel, you can
access the battery terminal and power the pedal via 9V DC battery).
2. Input Jack – Plug the cable from your source into the input jack. (Note: When
using a 9V battery, we recommend unplugging from the input jack to preserve
battery power when not in use).
3. Output Jack - Connect the cable from the output jack to another pedal or directly
into your amplifier.
BASIC OPERATION:
4. True Bypass On/O Switch – Use this to turn the eect on and o. (Note: True
Bypass – This is a hardwire bypass allowing no coloration of your tone while the
pedal is in the o position).
5. Compression – Use this to adjust the compression level of your signal. Turn
counterclockwise for less compression or clockwise for more compression.
6. Output Gain – Adjusts the overall level of the compressed signal.
7. Compression Indicator – Mary Cries uses an LED indicator to express where the
compressors floor and ceiling are. You know you are at the floor when the LED is not
illuminated. The closer to the ceiling you get, the brighter the LED indicator becomes.