ToneLab LE's manual - Vox

Quick Start
A GUIDE FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO PLAY GUITAR FIRST,
AND READ THE MANUAL LATER!
Yep, we know. You’d rather be playing guitar than reading this manual. Who wouldn’t? I
know I would so here’s a “Quick Start” to get you up and running without delay (pun
intended)
First we’ll get started by trying out ToneLab LEs programs and then we’ll explain how to
use the various controls and knobs to create your own sounds.
Right. Once you’ve gotten the urge to play out of your system, you should really give
this manual a chance — it’s been written by a fellow guitar fanatic and is full of useful tips and
info that’ll give you much more detail about ToneLab LE than what’s in the “Quick Start.”
Okay, okay, we’re almost done here. I just want to recommend that you refer to the illustrations
of the top and rear panels and display in “A Guitarist’s Guided Panel Tour” (p.12) so you
can see the pictures while we talk and you tweak. Now let’s plug in and play!!!
SETUP
1. If you’re connecting ToneLab LE to a mixer or recorder, connect OUTPUT jacks L/MONO
and R (7.6) to the input jacks of your mixer or recorder. If you’re listening through headphones,
connect your headphones to the HEADPHONES jack (7.8).
If you’re connecting ToneLab LE to a guitar amp(s) connect OUTPUT jacks L/MONO and R
to the input jacks of your guitar amp(s).
NOTE: If you’re connecting ToneLab LE to something that only has a mono input, just use the L/MONO
jack.
2. Turn the LEVEL knob (7.7) on the rear panel of ToneLab LE all the way to the left (as viewed
from the rear), setting the volume to 0.
3. Plug the supplied AC/AC power supply into ToneLab LE’s rear panel AC9V power inlet (7.3),
and plug the power supply into an AC wall socket.
4. Plug your guitar into the rear panel INPUT jack (7.4).
5. Before you turn ToneLab LE on, lower the volume of your amp or mixer so you don’t hear
any potentially speaker-damaging pops or buzzes. Then turn on the STANDBY switch (7.2)
to power up ToneLab LE.
6. If you connected ToneLab LE to a mixer or recorder, press the AMP/LINE button to select
the AMP/LINE menu, and use the value knob 1 to select “Ln1, 2” (LINE). If you’ve connected
ToneLab LE to your guitar amp, set this to “AP1–3” (AMP) setting.
HINT: If you’ve connected ToneLab LE to your guitar amp, select the setting that is best for your amp.
(p.21)
HINT: If you selected “Ln2” (LINE), you can use a three-band EQ to adjust the tone that would best
suit your output settings. (p.25)
7. Turn up the volume controls on your amp or mixer, and use ToneLab LE’s rear panel LEVEL
knob to adjust the volume.
NOTE: You won’t hear sound for several seconds while the valve (a.k.a. “vacuum tube” if you live on
the west side of the Atlantic) warms up. This isn’t a malfunction — it’s a real analogue valve!
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