Servus Pedale GLAM User manual

Servus!Pedale
Kaiserstraße 32-34
63065 Oenbach am Main
Germany
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1-Level control
2-Tone control
3-Gain control
4-Boost level
5-Boost ON/OFF switch
6-Expression pedal/CV
switch
7-Exp.pedal/CV input
8-Effect input
9-Effect output
10-Active preset
11-Effect bypass ON/OFF
12-Select/Save Preset
13-9VDC input
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WELCOME
Thank you for purchasing our GLAM. This guide will help you
to discover all its functions.
POWER SUPPLY
The pedal can be powered via an external power supply (9VDC
negative center pin). We recommend to only use power
supplies regulated at 9VDC in order to avoid noises and pos-
sible malfunctions of the pedal.
RECOMMENDATIONS AND WARRANTY
The pedal is designed to be powered with 9VDC, any plug to
other than the specified voltage or the use of AC sources
will provoke damage to the pedal not covered by warranty.
All Servus!Pedale pedals are covered by a 2 years warranty
valid from the date of purchase. This warranty against any
defects in materials and manufacture is transferable. If the
pedal shows any malfunctions during the warranty period con-
tact us and the pedal will be repaired at no charge (parts,
labor and return shipping costs). Please don’t send any pe-
dal before contacting us.
FEATURES AND TECHNICAL SPECS
-100% analog high gain distortion
-15dB clean boost
-Expression pedal/CV assignable
-Relay True Bypass
-Handmade in Germany
-9VDC
-Current Draw: ~45mA
-Size: 120mm x 65mm

BASIC CONTROLS
-LEVEL: Controls the overall volume of the pedal.
-TONE: Classic tone control. Turn clockwise to boost high
frequency range and counterclockwise to attenuate it.
-GAIN: Sets the saturation produced by the effect.
-BOOST: Controls the level of the boost. The boost section
is placed after the gain section and adds an extra +15dB of
clean boost.
-BOOST ON/OFF SWITCH: Activates or deactivates the boost.
FINE ADJUSTMENT: The pedal has three small trimmers insi-
de. These trimmers change the behavior of the tone, gain and
boost potentiometers. We don’t recommend to change these va-
lues, but if you want to make experiments feel free to play
with them!
EXPRESSION PEDAL/CV
You can assign an expression pedal or CV signal (0V-5V) to
the gain and level parameters. Choose the desired parameter
to control with the EXP/CV SWITCH, and now you can control
this parameter with an expression pedal or a CV signal. When
the switch is at its middle position the expression pedal/CV
input is inactive.
Compatible Expression
pedal schematic
SAVE AND RECALL PRESETS
Select between the 6 available presets by pressing the
PRESET footswitch. Once a preset is selected, all the para-
meters saved before are recalled. You can now change any of
these parameters, switch to another preset or save any chan-
ges. If you switch to a new preset without saving, the pre-
set parameters will stay like before.
To save a preset, change one or more of the parameters and
press and hold the PRESET footswitch whithin 2 seconds. The
preset LED will flash to confirm that the preset has been
saved.
The following parameters can be saved: Level, tone, gain,
boost level, boost ON/OFF, Expression pedal/CV control (gain
or level).
NOTE: The GLAM uses a digital microcontroller to control
analog signals. That means when a new preset is recalled,
the actual physical knobs and switches stay as they were and
their positions may or may not match with the stored parame-
ters.
Connect an Expression pedal or CV generator to the
EXP.PEDAL/CV input. ONLY use an Stereo TRS jack for this
connection.
When the position of one of the knobs or switches is changed,
the value is updated and now the knob marker or switch posi-
tion will correspond with the actual value.
NOTE: In some cases the switches has to be changed twice to
update the value. Example: We are on preset 1, on this pre-
set the boost section is active (boost led ON) but the boost
switch is in OFF position. If we want to deactivate the
boost, we first have to switch the boost ON, and again switch
it OFF. This operation will switch off the boost section (led
OFF).
RELAY TRUE BYPASS
The Glam uses a a Relay True Bypass system. This system
uses a clickless switch, a PIC microcontroller and a high
quality relay to do the bypass operation.
This system has a much higher durability than the 3PDT
switches usually used on True Bypass pedals.
COMPONENTS
-1% Metal film resistors
-WIMA capacitors made in Germany
-Alpha potentiometers
-Neutrik Jacks
-Hammond enclosure
CONTACT
If you have any questions, suggestions or critic don’t
hesitate to contact us on [email protected]
www.servuspedale.com