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Welcome Thank you for making Fishman a part of your acoustic experience. We are proud to offer you the finest acoustic amplification products available; high-quality professional-grade tools to empower you to sound your very best. We are confident Onboard Aura will both enhance and inspire your music making. Troubleshooting Installation by a qualified professional is strongly recommended.
Image Chart Once you upload Images into your Onboard Aura, use this chart for quick reference.
Fundamentals To experience the benefits of Aura, install the Aura Gallery CD on your computer then upload Images into the Onboard Aura preamp. Flip open the preamp and connect the included USB cable to the side of the preamp.
Quick Start Before you begin, set the controls as shown: 1. Plug in • Use a ¼-inch instrument cable. 2. Tune up • Set Play/Edit switch to Play. Press Tuner button. When engaged, Tuner mutes the output. Press again to exit Tuner. 3. Select an Image • Raise the Volume and use the Image Select knob to browse the Images. 4. Blend in pickup • Lower Blend slider to mix pickup with Image.
5. Pickup tone • Set Play/Edit switch to Play and adjust tone controls. 6. Image tone • Set Play/Edit switch to Edit and adjust tone controls. Move switch back to Play to lock Image tone. 7. Control Feedback • If feedback occurs, push Phase switch. If feedback recurs when you change your location, press switch again. • Turn Anti-Feedback switch On and push Measure button once.
Power Plug in the guitar, and the Onboard Aura switches on. To conserve the battery, remove the instrument cable from the guitar when the system is not in use. The LEDs in the tuner display flash once at power-up to tell you the preamp is on. Low Battery Indicator When the tuner flashes an “L” once every three seconds, you have approximately 1.5 hours before the battery is exhausted. Change it at the next opportunity.
Tuner With the Play/Edit switch set to Play, depress the Tuner button to turn the circuit on and off. This digital chromatic tuner accommodates all standard and alternate tunings and can be activated without an instrument cable. When engaged, the tuner mutes the output and will turn itself off after 45 seconds. Note that the tuner is calibrated to A = 440.
Controls Image Select Your Onboard Aura is factory loaded with six Images created especially for this instrument. Each Image corresponds to a different microphone type and position. Contact the guitar’s manufacturer to identify the microphone associated with each Image. Volume For the cleanest noise-free sound, set Volume as high as possible without causing your amp or mixer to distort. Blend Use the Blend slider to set the balance between the pickup and the Image.
Tone Controls & Play/Edit Switch The Play/Edit switch lets you EQ the pickup and Image(s) independently. Pickup EQ Move the Play/Edit switch to Play and adjust the Bass, Mid and Treble controls. Switch to Edit and the preamp retains the pickup EQ settings, disengages the pickup tone controls and enables Image EQ . Return to Play and the preamp holds the pickup EQ settings until the Bass, Mid or Treble controls are moved (regardless of the current position of the controls).
Phase Switches Phase (global) Use the Phase switch to improve bass response at low volume and suppress feedback at high volume. Push the Phase switch in and out and leave it in the position most pleasing to your ear. If feedback occurs, push the switch again. Relative Phase (pickup phase) To change the character of your blended sound, you may wish to change the phase of the pickup relative to the Image. There is no “best” position for Relative Phase and where you set it is a matter of personal taste. 1.
Anti-Feedback Use this search-and-destroy Anti-Feedback filter in addition to the Phase switch. 1. Move Anti-Feedback switch left to On position and push the Measure button once. The tuner display will animate to indicate it is searching for feedback. 2. Turn up Volume, then either dampen the strings while tapping the body or play the troublesome note until the feedback begins. The filter will automatically identify and eliminate the feedback.
Input Trim and VU Meter Adjust this set-and-forget control to accommodate the dynamics of your playing style. When you set Input Trim to the optimum level, you can play strongly without distortion and play quietly without hiss. To Set the Input Trim: • Unplug the guitar and pull the small tab at the top of the Onboard Aura toward you. Locate the small circular potentiometer on the right side of the preamp.
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Restore Factory Defaults 1. Unplug the guitar, move the tone controls to the center detent position. 2. Move the Edit/Play switch to Play. 3. Hold the Measure button, plug in the guitar and press the Tuner button within two seconds. 4. When the tuner display flashes an “F,” release the buttons. The factory reset is complete when the “F” stops flashing and the unit returns to normal operation. Defaults: • EQ for all six Images reverts to flat. • Relative Phase settings return to default state.
Electrical Specifications Digital Signal Path: A/D, D/A conversion: Signal Processing: Typical in-use current consumption @ 9VDC: Typical 9V lithium battery life: Typical 9V alkaline battery life: Nominal output impedance: Recommended load impedance: Input Trim gain range: Maximum output level (onset of clipping): Baseline noise: Dynamic Range: Bass control: Midrange control: Treble control: Anti-Feedback: cut depth: All specifications subject to change without notice.
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