USER GUIDE AURA® PRO RETAIL
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 Aura Pro will both enhance and inspire your music making. Troubleshooting Installation by a qualified professional is strongly recommended. Should you have any problems, please check with your installer or refer to the online installation guide for this product.
Image Chart Once you upload Images into your Aura Pro, 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 Aura Pro 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 switch to browse the Images. 4. Blend in pickup • Turn Blend control left 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. • Push Anti-Feedback button once. Turn up Volume, then either dampen the strings while tapping the body, or play the troublesome note until the filter eliminates feedback.
Power Plug in the guitar, and the Aura Pro 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 “Battery” LED flashes once every three seconds, you have approximately 1.5 hours before the battery is exhausted. Change it at the next opportunity.
Tuner Plug an instrument cable into the endpin jack, move the Play/Edit switch to Play, and press the Tuner button to turn the circuit on and off. This digital chromatic tuner accommodates all standard and alternate tunings. When engaged, the tuner also mutes the output. Note that the tuner is calibrated to A = 440.
Controls Image Your Aura Pro is factory loaded with four 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 each Image. Volume For the cleanest noise-free sound, set the 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. Push Anti-Feedback button once. The letter “F” in tuner display will flash. 2. Turn up Volume, then either dampen the strings while tapping the body or play the troublesome note until the feedback begins. The automatic filter will identify and eliminate the feedback. The circuit will hold this offending frequency in memory until you push the Measure button again.
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 Aura Pro toward you. Locate the small circular potentiometer on the right side of the preamp.
Restore Factory Defaults 1. Unplug the guitar and move the tone controls to the center detent position. 2. Press and hold the Tuner and Anti-Feedback buttons simultaneously. 3. Plug in the guitar. Continue to hold the Tuner/Anti-Feedbackbuttons for three seconds after you plug in. 4. Release the Tuner/Measure buttons then unplug the guitar to complete the procedure. Defaults: • EQ for all four 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: 24-bit 32-bit 18mA 54 hours 27 hours 1k Ohm 10k Ohm and up -6dB to +6dB +5dBV -92dBV 97dB
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