Shadow SH Hex Pedal User manual

Introduction:
Thank you and congratulations for choosing a Shadow pickup system. Shadow preamps are known for the most reliable, user-friendly and best
sounding products on the market. As a result of an enormous research and development effort over three years, Shadow releases a revolutionary
pickup system. The hexaphonic pickup Nanoflex-6 unitessix Nanoflex pickups in one –onefor eachstring.
Installation:
We recommendinstallation by a professional.
1. Installation Nanoflex 6 Pickup:
Take off strings, remove original saddle and drill a 3mm diameter hole inthe corner of the saddle slot at the bass string side (see Fig. 1). The hole
has to be drilled in an angle of 30°-45°. Check your bracing before drilling the hole to avoid a damage of it. Clean up the saddle slot and eliminate
the wood dust andchips.
Pushthe Nanoflex 6 pickup from inside of guitar through the hole in the bridge and place the pickup into the bridge slot. Makesure that the printed
sideof the pickup showing towards the saddle. Pay attentionthat the bottom side of the saddle has to be absolutelyflat.
Insert the supplied hexaphonic-saddle and secure it temporarily with a piece of tape. Connect pickup with multiplexer (pickup input: “Hex Nanof-
lex”). Use the single wire clip to secure the wire from the pickup to theunderside of thetop and secure the cable intoit. Also fixthis area to avoid
noise or feedback. Youmay use adhesive material to fix it. Failedto secure the wire may produce bizarre audio consequences. Place the double
cable holderto the side of the guitarand secure the endpincable and thepickup cableinto it.
2. Installation of Volume Control:
The volumecontrol sits inside the guitar and is reachable through thesound hole.
Place the volume control for testing purposes tothe place it fits your guitar best.
Clean up the interior side of your guitar’s top where the volume control will be placed.
Connect the volume control with the multiplexer (input: “Volume”). Take protection foil
of volume control off and glue it to the instrument’s top.
3. Installation of Multiplexer:
Remove original strap nut and increase hole up to 12,5mm diameter. Remove endpin
strap nut, hexagon nut and washer from the multiplexer. (Fig.5). Mount the endpin
as shown on Fig. 6. Adjust the inside nut so that the larger threads end just below
the surface of the instrument (Fig. 6, arrow). Put the washer from the outside on the
endpin jack. Tightenthe hexagon nut with 12mm wrench and screwendpin strap nut on.
FIG. 1
Mount thestrings andtune your instrument. Makesure the strings do not pull the bridge saddle forward in neck direction (Fig. 2, 3& 4).
Installation Instructions for
SH Hex Pedal
FIG. 1
FIG. 6
FIG. 5
Fig.2
FIG. 4
FIG. 3

4. ConnectMultiplexer with Hex-Pedal:
Connect your guitar with the Hex-Pedal (“Input”) by using supplied shielded stereo-cable and connect Hex-Pedal output with your amplification
system by using two regular guitar cables for stereo operation. Formono operation use the output jack "Mono". Connect supplied power adapter
with your Hex-Pedal andturn Hex Pedal on by pressing ON/OFFknob.
If you will ever use another power adapter you have make sure that it’s for 9V, 1A and center pin on the plug has to be 2.1mm diameter and it is a
negative pole.
There are following controls at the Hex-Pedal:
Tuner:
To use tuner, push tuner ON/Off knob (which mutes the signal automatically). Plug the string and display will show which note is played. If you
plug E6 you should tune it so that the display show E. If the played note is in tune, green LED (T) turns on. Upper LEDs will indicate if too high,
lower LEDs if it’s too low.. When it is correctly tuned it must show E and the green LED must be on. When finished tuning, press the tuner ON/off
button andthe tuner will get off. Thesound will return.
Volume:
Pressing thevolumeknobs will cut or increase totalvolume. You canchange the volume also with yoursound hole fittedcontrol unit.
Equalizer Controls - Bass, Mid, Treble:
Bass, Mid. andTreble willchange the EQto desired sound.
Single String Gain Controls:
To adjust the single string gain (+/- 3 db) turns the small trim pot knob. To increase the volume turn to the right from the middle; to decrease the
volume turn tothe left from themiddle.
Panorama (PAN):
Turning tothe left will bring the stringtothe left speaker of your amplification system. Turningtothe right will bring the string tothe right.
User’s Manual for
SH Hex Pedal
Tuner
on/off
PanoramaControl
For Every String
Tuner ON/OFF
Master Volume Down and Up
Bass, Mid& Treble Controls
Gain Control
For Every String
LED Display Indicates Played Tone
Dot Indicates Semi-Tone (b/#)
T = Played Tone In Tune
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