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D00907100A
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GA-100CD
Instrument Amplifier
OWNER'S MANUAL
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IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equ
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IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 1 Read these instructions. • Do not expose this apparatus to drips or splashes. • Do not place any objects filled with liquids, such as 2 Keep these instructions. vases, on the apparatus. 3 Heed all warnings. • Do not install this apparatus in a confined space such as a book case or similar unit. 4 Follow all instructions. • The apparatus draws nominal non-operating power 5 Do not use this apparatus near water. from the AC outlet with its POWER switch in t
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Safety Information This product has been designed and manufactured CAUTION according to FDA regulations "title 21, CFR, chapter • DO NOT REMOVE THE PROTECTIVE HOUSING 1, subchapter J, based on the Radiation Control for USING A SCREWDRIVER. Health and Safety Act of 1968", and is classified as • USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR a class 1 laser product. There is no hazardous invis- PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN ible laser radiation during operation because invisible THOSE SPECIFIED H
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Contents 6 – Using the CD trainer ................................... 18 1 – Introduction ...................................................... 6 Playing CDs .............................................................. 18 Main features of the GA-100CD .............................. 6 Adjusting the CD playback volume ........................... 18 Supplied accessories ................................................. 6 Changing the time display mode .............................. 18 Underst
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1 – Introduction Thank youf orp urchasinga T ASCAMG A-100CD Pleases tudyt hism anual thoroughly before using the instrumenta mplifier. Thisg uitar amp has6 0W output, amps o that you understand howt o use it properly. We a1 2-inchs peakera nd sophisticated tube amp modeling hopet hat with thisk nowledgey ou will enjoyu singt he circuitry that letsy our ealizer ich, full sounds. High- GA-100CD and all of itsf eatures for many years. After q
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1 - Introduction Handling of compact discs TheG A-100CDh as been designedf ort hep layback • Keep discs away from directs unlight,a ndp laces of ofC D-DA (standard audio)f ormatd iscs.I n addition high heat and humidity.I f lefti n such places, warp - to ordinary 5-inch and 3-inch CDs, it can alsop lay ingc ould result. properlyr ecordedC D-Ra ndC D-RW discs. • Don ot affix anyla belsor s tickers tot he label side of • Always place CDsi nt
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2 – Part names and functions Top panel GUITAR AMP SECTION EFFECTS SECTION CD TRAINER SECTION Guitar amp INPUT SECTION CLEAN CHANNEL SECTION 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 3 GAIN knob Input section Change the amount of distortion bya djusting the Plug your guitar in here. Most guitars areh igh input gain. When connecting guitars with single coil impedance, but some guitars with built-inb atteries are pickups,s tart around 4 and graduallyr aise the gain lowi mpedance. toi ncrease the distortio
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2 – Part names and functions CLEAN/OVERDRIVE KEY SECTION OVERDRIVE SECTION MASTER SECTION 8 0 q w e r t 9 q BASS knob Clean/overdrive key section Adjustl ow frequencies. 8 CLEAN/OVERDRIVE key w MIDDLE knob Select the cleanor overdrivec hannel. The CLEAN( green) lightor t he OVERDRIVE (red) Adjustm id-rangef requencies. lighti sl ita ccording to yours election. This key also e TREBLE knob determinest he effectb ank. (See“ Using effects”on page1 6.) Adj
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2 – Part names and functions o OUTPUT key Reverb section Presst hisk eyt o select the effects signalo utput– Uset o set the built-in reverb. the main speaker,t he sub-speakerp air or all three d REVERB knob speakers.E ach time you press thisk ey,t heo utput destination settingc hanges and one or botho f the Adjust ther everb signal output level. indicators ( MAIN, SUB)l ights. f SOURCE key p Effect Knob 1 Select the reverbi nputs ignal. Adjust
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2 – Part names and functions ; GUITAR CANCEL key v TEMPO key Presst his key to turn Guitar Cancel ONa nd OFF. Press thisk ey tot urn tempo controlO N andO FF. Press and hold this key to opent he Guitar Cancel Pressa nd hold this key to open the Tempo setting setting menu. Int his menu,p ress this key to cycle menu.( See “Setting thet empo”on page1 8.) through setting items. (See“ Cancelingg uitar b KEY key sounds”on page 19.) Press this key to tu
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2 – Part names and functions Rear panel / ! @ # $ % ^ & / POWER switch % LINE IN (L, R) jacks Press to turn the power ON and OFF. Connecta n externall ine level( -10 dBV) signalf rom a synthesizer, guitarp reamp, MD playeror other ! ~ IN device.T he signalf romt he external device is output through thes ub-speakers. Use the supplied power cord toc onnectt hea mp toa n AC power outlet. Confirm that the voltage ^ LINE OUT (L, R) jacks matches thatmarked
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2 – Part names and functions CD Trainer LCD * ( ) Q W E R T Y U I O P A S * PLAYi ndicator Y SET UP indicator Appears during playback. Blinksw hen the Setup menui s active. (See “Changing settings”on page2 1.) ( PAUSE indicator U Tuningme ter Appearsw henp layback is paused. Shows pitch during tuning. The centeri s the correct ) T.REMAIN/REMAINi ndicator pitch. The more the indicator lights tot he left,t he flatter the pitch and the more it lights to the righ
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2 – P 3 - Co ar nt n neame ction s and f s unctions Guitar connection Connecta guitar using either the HIGH or LOW jack in theI NPUT section. The input impedanceo f the two jacks is different. The HIGH jack is 6.8 MΩ, and the LOW jack is 68 kΩ. GUITAR Whend irectly connecting electric guitars with passive TOP PANEL pickups, we recommendt hat you use the HIGH jack sinces uch guitars usuallyh ave high output impedance. Twog uitars canb ec onnected simultaneously. Co
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2 – Par 4 - U t ns ame ing t s and f he guu itn ar am ctionp s Guitar amp gain, equalization and output Choosing the channel The GA-100CD hasi ndependent cleana ndo verdrive You can also change the channel usinga T ASCAM channels.U se the CLEAN/OVERDRIVE keyt oc hoose RC-30P ors imilar footswitchc onnectedt ot he GUITAR the channel. CHANNEL footswitchj ack ont her earp anel. When the green light is ON,t he CLEANs ection is activea nd whent he r
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5 – Using effects Effects The GA-100CDh as built-in effects and reverb. In both External effects can also be connected to the EFFECT CLEANa nd OVERDRIVE channels, the guitar signal SEND and EFFECT RETURN jacks on the rearp anel. passes throught hep reampb efore beingp rocessedb y thee ffecta nd then ther everb in thator der. Selecting Effects and setting parameters Use thee ffect selection ( §, ¶) keys to the left of the Thee ffect indicatorst o the right
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5 – Using effects Choosing the output You can choose the speaker(s) that output the effect MAIN+ SUB: Thee ffect iso utputb y them ain speaker signal.P ress OUTPUTt o cycle through the settings. and the sub-speakers. Set the balanceu sing the SUB Either or both the MAIN and SUBi ndicatorsl ight MASTERa nd MAIN MASTER VOLUMEk nobs. according to the setting. However, thes ub-speakers cannotb e selected for theA uto-wah effect. NOTE MAIN: Effects i
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6 – Using the CD trainer Playing CDs 1 Press ø at the front of the CD player cover lightly Use µ()∆ and ≤(˚) to skip between tracks to open it. and search through them. Press briefly to skip to another track or press and hold to search a track. 2 Place a CD in the tray and close the cover. 3 Press ¥/π to start playback. NOTE Press ª to stop playback. Opening the cover stops playback. Press ¥/π to pause playback. Adjusting the CD playback volume restorest he default setting
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6 – Using the CD trainer WhenV SA is ON, the possibles ettings are: –50,– 32, NOTE –16, –12, –8, –4,0 ,+ 4,+ 8, +12, +16( %). If the tempo value was set while VSA is OFF, turning VSA ON changes the tempo value to the nearest of WhenV SAi s OFF,a djustment can bem ade freely the above settings. between– 50 %a nd + 16 %. Turning tempo control ON and OFF Press TEMPOt o turnt empo controlO N andO FF. Thes ett empov aluei ss torede venw hen tempo
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7 – Tuner, oscillator and metronome Using the tuner The GA-100CD hasa b uilt-in guitart unerw ith2 m odes tune strings tos tandard guitar tuning. (See “Changing –chromatic mode and guitarm ode. In chromaticm ode settings” on page2 1 ford etailso ns etting thet uner (the defaults etting),t he GA-100CD automatically mode and sound output.) detects the input signalp itch. Guitarm ode helpsy ou Calibrating the tuning frequency The standard tuning frequency
