Alter Ego Vintage Echo V2 English manual – 2014-09-20 Alter Ego Vintage Echo V2 English manual 2014-09-20 1
Table of contents Important safety instructions Caution Service Warning EMC / EMI Explanation of graphic symbols 1 2 2 2 2 3 Before you begin About this manual Getting support 4 5 5 About this pedal Alter Ego Vintage Echo V2 True Bypass 6 7 7 TonePrint What are TonePrints? Transferring TonePrints to your pedal using the TonePrint app Editing TonePrints with TonePrint Editor 8 9 9 10 Setup Ready… Set… Play! 11 12 12 12 Inputs, outputs and controls Power / Switching the effect on and off Footsw
Important safety instructions Important safety instructions Alter Ego Vintage Echo V2 English manual 2014-09-20 1
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. Do not use this apparatus near water. Clean only with a dry cloth. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
For customers in Canada Important safety instructions Explanation of graphic symbols This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. The lightning bolt triangle is used to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltages” within the unit’s chassis that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to humans.
Before you begin Before you begin Alter Ego Vintage Echo V2 English manual 2014-09-20 4
About this manual Getting support This manual will help you learn understanding and operating your TC product. If you still have questions about the product after reading this manual, please get in touch with TC Support: To get the most from this manual, please read it from start to finish, or you may miss important information. This manual is only available as a PDF download from the TC Electronic website. Before you begin tcelectronic.
About this pedal About this pedal Alter Ego Vintage Echo V2 English manual 2014-09-20 6
Thank you for spending your hard-earned money on this TC Electronic product! We have done our best to ensure that it will serve you for many years to come, and we hope that you will enjoy using it. Alter Ego Vintage Echo V2 With Alter Ego 2 Vintage Echo, you get nine vintage delay sounds carefully reproduced by the echo experts at ProGuitarShop and TC Electronic.
TonePrint TonePrint Alter Ego Vintage Echo V2 English manual 2014-09-20 8
TonePrint This TC Electronic product supports TonePrints. To learn more about TonePrints, go to tcelectronic.com/toneprint/ But wouldn’t it be cool to have world-famous guitar players – guys like Paul Gilbert, Guthrie Govan, John Petrucci or Steve Vai – virtually rewire your reverb pedal, defining what should happen “behind the scenes”? What are TonePrints? And how about doing this yourself? When you look at your TC Electronic effect pedal, you’ll only see a few knobs.
TonePrint Transferring TonePrints to your pedal – step by step Editing TonePrints with TonePrint Editor – Launch the TonePrint app on your smartphone. – Find the TonePrint you want to use. You can browse TonePrints by Artist or Product (i.e., pedal type). You will also find Featured TonePrints. – Plug your guitar or bass into your TonePrint pedal. – Turn your TonePrint pedal on. – Turn up the volume on your instrument and set the pickup selector to one pickup.
Setup Setup Alter Ego Vintage Echo V2 English manual 2014-09-20 11
Setup Ready… Set… Your TC Electronic effect pedal box should contain the following items: – Connect a 9 V power supply with the following symbol to the DC input socket of your TC Electronic effect pedal. – Your TC Electronic effect pedal – 2 rubber feet for “non-velcro” pedalboard mounting – 1 TC Electronic sticker – 1 leaflet about TC’s guitar FX product range Inspect all items for signs of transit damage. In the unlikely event of transit damage, inform the carrier and supplier.
Inputs, outputs and controls Inputs, outputs and controls Alter Ego Vintage Echo V2 English manual 2014-09-20 13
Inputs, outputs and controls Power / Switching the effect on and off Using the footswitch for tempo tapping Power input Of course, the delay time can be set using the DELAY knob. However, for timing the delay repeats to the tempo of the song you are playing, you can also tap in the tempo via audio. To power up your pedal, connect a power supply to its power input socket. The power input socket of your TC Electronic effect pedal is a standard 5.5 / 2.1 mm DC plug (centre = negative).
Audio in and out Audio inputs (stereo) The audio inputs on the right side of this pedal are standard ¼” jacks (mono/TS). – If your signal source is mono, connect it to the MONO in jack of the pedal. – If your signal source is stereo, connect the cable carrying the left signal component to the MONO IN jack and the cable carrying the right signal component to the STEREO IN jack. Audio outputs (stereo) The audio outputs on the left side of this pedal are standard ¼” jacks (mono/TS).
Inputs, outputs and controls Delay type selector Delay types TONEPRINT – TonePrint setting Use the Delay type selector to choose the type of delay you want to work with. The Alter Ego Vintage Echo V2 offers a wide range of vintage delays. Set the Delay type selector to TP to use the TonePrint setting. The delay types are described in the section “Delay types”.
Using the looper Recording and playing loops With the looper built into your Alter Ego Vintage Echo V2 Delay, you can record and play back grooves and lines for playing along. You can even overdub your recording an unlimited number of times. – Set the Delay type selector to LP. – Make sure the pedal is in bypass mode (i.e., the LED should be off). Feel the groove and prepare for recording. Then tap the pedal’s footswitch to start your recording and play. The pedal’s LED flashes red.
Maintenance Maintenance Alter Ego Vintage Echo V2 English manual 2014-09-20 18
Maintenance Updating the firmware Applying the firmware update Changing the battery TC may provide updates for the built-in software of your pedal, the firmware. Updating your TC pedal’s firmware requires… – Quit all MIDI-related applications (e.g. your DAW) on your computer and launch the firmware updater you have downloaded in step 1. – In the firmware updater app, select your TC pedal from the drop-down list under the “STEP 1” heading.
Maintenance Switching the pedal from true bypass to buffered bypass mode True Bypass and Buffered Bypass explained True Bypass mode is a hard-wire bypass that gives absolutely no coloration of tone when the pedal is bypassed. This is the default mode for your effect pedal. Using True Bypass on all pedals is a perfect choice in setups with a few pedals and relatively short cables before and after the pedals.
Frequently asked questions Frequently asked questions Alter Ego Vintage Echo V2 English manual 2014-09-20 21
Frequently asked questions Frequently asked questions about TonePrint pedals “Are TonePrint pedals analog or digital?” The dry signal of your guitar passes straight through this effect pedal and is in no way digitized. The “wet” signal is just added. “Do the TonePrint pedals have balanced or unbalanced inputs/outputs?” TonePrint pedals have unbalanced inputs and outputs. Use cables with TS jacks (i.e., standard instrument cables).
Links Links Alter Ego Vintage Echo V2 English manual 2014-09-20 23
Links TonePrint resources Support resources TC Electronic on… – TonePrint: tcelectronic.com/toneprint/ – TC Electronic Support: tcelectronic.com/support/ – the web: tcelectronic.com/ – TonePrint products: tcelectronic.com/toneprint/toneprint-products/ – TC Electronic – product software: tcelectronic.com/support/software/ – Facebook: facebook.com/tcelectronic – TC Electronic – all product manuals: tcelectronic.com/support/manuals/ – Google Plus: plus.google.
Technical specifications Technical specifications Alter Ego Vintage Echo V2 English manual 2014-09-20 25
Technical specifications Please note that due to continuous development, the following specifications are subject to change without further notice. Bypass mode Signal circuitry Dimensions (width x depth x height) Input connector Output connector Power input Battery option Input impedance Output impedance USB port True Bypass (Buffered Bypass optional) Analog dry-through 72 x 122 x 50 mm – 2.8 x 4.8 x 2.
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