Vox VT100X Owner's manual

Brand: Vox

Model: VT100X

Category: Supplementary music equipment

Type: Owner's manual

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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Readtheseinstructions.

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Keeptheseinstructions.

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Heedallwarnings.

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Followallinstructions.

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Donotusethisapparatusnearwater.

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Mainspoweredapparatusshallnotbeexposedtodrippingorsplashing.Noobjectslled

withliquids,suchasvasesordrinkingglasses,shallbeplacedontheapparatus.

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Cleanonlywithdrycloth.

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Donotblockanyventilationopenings.Installinaccordancewiththemanufacturer’s

instructions.

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Donotinstallnearanyheatsourcessuchasradiators,heatregisters,stoves,orother

apparatus(includingampliers)thatproduceheat.

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WARNING—Thisapparatusshallbeconnectedtoamainssocketoutletwithaprotective

earthingconnection.

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Donotdefeatthesafetypurposeofthepolarizedorgrounding-typeplug.Apolarized

plughastwobladeswithonewiderthantheother.Agroundingtypeplughastwo

bladesandathirdgroundingprong.Thewidebladeorthethirdprongareprovidedfor

yoursafety.Iftheprovidedplugdoesnottintoyouroutlet,consultanelectricianfor

replacementoftheobsoleteoutlet.(forUSAandCanada)

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Protectthepowercordfrombeingwalkedonorpinched,particularlyatplugs,

conveniencereceptacles,andthepointwheretheyexitfromtheapparatus.

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Onlyuseaachments/accessoriesspeciedbythemanufacturer.

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Unplugthisapparatusduringlightningstormsorwhenunusedforlongperiodsoftime.

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Turningothepowerswitchdoesnotcompletelyisolatethisproductfromthepower

line.

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Keepthepowerplugeasilyaccessible.Donotinstallthisequipmentfarfromapower

outletand/orpowerstrip.

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Referallservicingtoqualiedservicepersonnel.Servicingisrequiredwhenthe

apparatushasbeendamagedinanyway,suchaspowersupplycordorplugisdamaged,

liquidhasbeenspilledorobjectshavefallenintotheapparatus,theapparatushasbeen

exposedtorainormoisture,doesnotoperatenormally,orhasbeendropped.

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Donotinstallthisequipmentinaconnedspace,suchasamovingboxorother

enclosure.

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Excessivesoundpressurefromearphonesandheadphonescancausehearingloss.

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Useonlywiththecart,stand,tripod,bracket,ortablespeciedbythemanufacturer,

orsoldwiththeapparatus.Whenacartisused,usecautionwhenmovingthecart/

apparatuscombinationtoavoidinjuryfromtip-over.

Thelightningflashwitharrowheadsymbolwithinan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consti-

tuteariskofelectricshocktopersons.

Theexclamationpointwithinanequilateraltriangleisintendedtoalertthe

usertothepresenceofimportantoperatingandmaintenance(servicing)

instructionsintheliteratureaccompanyingtheproduct.

THE FCC REGULATION WARNING

(for USA)

NOTE:ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassB

digitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovide

reasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.This

equipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalled

andusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradio

communications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurin

aparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortele-

visionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuser

isencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:

●Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.

●Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.

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Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthe

receiverisconnected.

●Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.

Ifitemssuchascablesareincludedwiththisequipment,youmustusethoseincluded

items.

Unauthorizedchangesormodificationtothissystemcanvoidtheuser’sauthorityto

operatethisequipment.

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Notice regarding disposal (EU only)

Whenthis“crossed-outwheeledbin”symbolisdisplayedontheproduct,

owner’smanual,battery,orbatterypackage,itsignifiesthatwhenyouwishto

disposeofthisproduct,manual,packageorbatteryyoumustdosoinan

approvedmanner.Donotdiscardthisproduct,manual,packageorbattery

alongwithordinaryhouseholdwaste.Disposinginthecorrectmannerwill

preventharmtohumanhealthandpotentialdamagetotheenvironment.Since

thecorrectmethodofdisposalwilldependontheapplicablelawsand

regulationsinyourlocality,pleasecontactyourlocaladministrativebodyfor

details.Ifthebatterycontainsheavymetalsinexcessoftheregulatedamount,a

chemicalsymbolisdisplayedbelowthe“crossed-outwheeledbin”symbolonthebattery

orbatterypackage.

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY (for USA)

ResponsibleParty:KORGUSAINC.

Address:316SOUTHSERVICEROAD,MELVILLE,NY

Telephone:1-631-390-6500

EquipmentType:MODELINGGUITARAMPLIFIER

Model:VT100X

ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15ofFCCRules.

Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:

(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and

(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,

includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONSUMERS

Thisproducthasbeenmanufacturedaccordingtostrictspecificationsandvoltage

requirementsthatareapplicableinthecountryinwhichitisintendedthatthisproduct

shouldbeused.Ifyouhavepurchasedthisproductviatheinternet,throughmailorder,

and/orviaatelephonesale,youmustverifythatthisproductisintendedtobeusedinthe

countryinwhichyoureside.

WARNING:Useofthisproductinanycountryotherthanthatforwhichitisintended

couldbedangerousandcouldinvalidatethemanufacturer’sordistributor’swarranty.

Pleasealsoretainyourreceiptasproofofpurchaseotherwiseyourproductmaybe

disqualifiedfromthemanufacturer’sordistributor’swarranty.

* Apple,iPad,iPhone,andiPodtoucharetrademarksofAppleInc.,registeredintheU.S.and

othercountries.

* Allproductnamesandcompanynamesarethetrademarksorregisteredtrademarksoftheir

respectiveowners.

ThankyouforpurchasingtheVOXValvetronixVT100Xmodeling

guitaramplifier.Tohelpyougetthemostoutofyournewamplifier,

pleasereadthismanualcarefully.

Table of Contents

Main Features .................................................. 4

Panel description and functions ................................ 4

Top panel ......................................................... 4

Rear Panel ........................................................7

About the three modes ......................................... 7

Preset programs mode (recalling a preset program). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Manual mode ..................................................... 7

User program mode (recalling a user program) ....................7

Saving a program .............................................. 8

Restoring the factory settings .................................. 8

Using the tuner ................................................ 8

Using the foot switch (VOX VFS5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Operations in user program mode .................................9

Foot switch operations in Preset or Manual modes .................9

Connecting to a computer via USB .............................. 9

About the amp models and effect types ......................... 9

Amp models .....................................................10

PEDAL1 ef fects ................................................... 11

PEDAL2 effects ..................................................11

REVERB effects ................................................... 12

Noise reduction ..................................................12

Specifications ................................................. 13

Song preset programs ......................................... 64

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Panel description and functions

Top panel

b c

a. INPUT jack

Thisiswhereyoupluginyourguitar.

b. Amp section

PRESET PROGRAMS button

Thisswitchesbetweenthepresetprogramsmodeand

manualmode.

PressthePRESETPROGRAMSbuttononcetoenterthe

presetprogramsmode.Eachpressofthebuttonswitches

thesettinginthefollowingorder:presetA(green),presetB(yellow-

green),presetC(red).

HolddownthePRESETPROGRAMSbuttonforatleastonesecondto

switchtomanualmode(“Aboutthethreemodes”onpage7).

AMP MODELS knob

Thisselectstheampmodel.

Thecharacteristicsandlocationofthegainand

tonecontrolsinthecircuitwillchangeaccording

totheampmodelthatisselected.Additionally,

Main Features

• Themulti-stagetubeamplifiercircuitinthepre-ampallowsthe

VT100Xtoreproducetheuniquedistortion,touchsensitivity,andthe

responsethatischaracteristicofclassictubeamps.

• Therevampedalgorithmrecreatesanalogcircuitsandallowsusers

toadjustparameterssuchasthegainandbias(operatingpoint)ofthe

tubeinrealtime,resultinginanauthenticamplifierexperience.

• Whenusingcertainmodels,theampcanbeswitchedbetweenClassA

andClassABoperationand,byalteringtheimpedancevariationofthe

speaker,itcanreproduceasounduniquetoatubepoweramplifier.

• Manageprogramsandcustomizeampsandeffectsbyusingtheincluded

Editor/LibrariansoftwarethatiscompatiblewithWindows,MacoriOS.

• Thepowerlevelcontrolletsyouadjusttheoutputwattageofthepower

amp.

• Sophisticatedmodelingtechnologyisusedtoprovidenumerousamp

modelsandhigh-qualityeffects.

• Youcansimultaneouslyuseuptofoureffectsincludingnoisereduction.

• Createyourcustomsoundusingthedesiredampandeffect

combination,theneasilysaveitasoneofeightprograms(twobanks

×fourchannels).Savedprogramscaneasilybeswitchedfromthetop

panelorwithanoptionalfootswitch(soldseparately).

• Foreachampmodel,threepresetprogramswithpresetsongsareprovided

toreproducethetonesofclassichitsplayedbyfamousguitarists.

• ManualmodeletsyouusetheVT100Xasaconventionalguitaramp.The

physicalpositionsoftheactualknobswillbereflectedinthesound.

• Thebuilt-intunerallowsforeasytuningofyourguitar.

• TheAUXINjackallowsyoutoconnectanexternalaudioplayer,

allowingyoutoplayguitaralongwithrecordedmusic.

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d. USER PROGRAMS section

FOOT SW jack

YoucanconnectanoptionalVOXVFS5footswitchhere.

Formoreinformationonusingthefootswitch,referto

“Usingthefootswitch(VOXVFS5)”onpage9.

 YoumustconnectordisconnecttheVFS5whenthe

powerisoff.Malfunctionsordamagemayoccurif

youconnectordisconnectthefootswitchwhilethepowerison.

BANK button and channel buttons (CH1, CH2, CH3 and CH4)

UsetheBANKbuttontoselectachannel

bank,andthenpressachannelbuttonto

selectachannel(program)withinthebank

(“Aboutthethreemodes”onpage7).

Thesebuttonsarealsousedtosavenewprograms(“Savingaprogram”onpage8).

Whenthetunerfunctionisengaged,thesebuttonswilldisplaythe

tuningstatus(“Usingthetuner”onpage8).

USB port

UsethisportandacommerciallyavailableUSBcableto

connectyouramplifiertoacomputer,etc.

e. EFFECTS section

Effect selection buttons (PEDAL1, PEDAL2 and REVERB)

Effect type LEDs

Usethesebuttonstoadjusttheeffectsandchoose

aneffecttype.Theselectedbuttonwillbegin

blinkingtoindicatethatithasbeenchosentobe

edited.UsetheTAPbuttonandVALUE1and

VALUE2knobstoadjusttheselectedeffect.

Pressanyeffectselectionbuttonwhileitis

blinkingtoselectaneffecttype.

AneffecttypeLEDwillilluminatetoindicate

yourselection.Holddownaneffectselection

buttontoturnitoffandturnofftheeffects.

Whenthetunerfunctionisengagedtheeffectselectionbuttonswilldisplaythe

tuningstatus(“Usingthetuner”onpage8)

theparametersinthevalvesectionandnoisereductionareswitchedto

thestandardsettingsforeachampmodel.Inpresetprogramsmode,this

knobisusedtorecallapresetprogram.

Tip

AtUSERA,USERBandUSERC,anampmodelcustomizedby

usingEditor/Librariansoftwarecanbestored.

GAIN knob

Thisadjuststhepre-ampgainoftheselectedamp

model.Thissettingwillchangetheamountofthepre-

amp’sdistortion.

TREBLE, MIDDLE and BASS knobs

Theseadjustthehigh,mid,andlow-

frequencyranges.Thechangesthat

areproduceddifferdependingonthe

selectedampmodel.

Tip

TheEditor/Librariansoftware,can

beusedtomakemoredetailed

adjustmentstothetone.

VOLUME knob

Thisadjuststhelevelofvolumethatisoutputfromthe

pre-amptothepoweramp.Thissettingwillalterthe

amountofpowerampdistortion.

 Theamountofpowerampdistortionisalso

affectedbytheGAINknob.Onsomesettings,there

willbealmostnodistortion.

c. POWER LEVEL knob

Thisadjuststheoutputlevelofthepowerampwhile

maintainingthelevelofpowerampdistortion.

 ThePOWERLEVELsettingisnotsavedwiththe

programs.

Tip

Thisalsoadjuststheoutputlevelfromthe

headphonesjack(p.6) whenheadphonesarepluggedintothejack.

However,theinputfromtheAUXINjack(p.6)isnotaffected.

Eﬀect selection buons

Eﬀect type LEDs

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 Besuretoconnectastereoplugtothisjack.

h. Tubes/Valves section

Tip

Whentheampmodelischanged,theparametersinthevalvesection

arereturnedtothestandardsettingsforeachamp.

BIAS SHIFT button

Thisadjuststhebiasforthetubes.Whentheoperating

pointofthetubeischangedthecharacterofthedistortion

willchange.EachpressoftheBIASSHIFTbuttonswitches

itinthefollowingorder:off->green->red.

Off: Thismodeusesthestandardbiasvoltage,Operatingthe

amplifieratitsnominalfunction.

Green(COLD): Thismodeusesalowerbiasvoltage.Eachnotecanbe

clearlyheard,anduniquesustaincanbeachieved.

Red(HOT): Thismodeusesahigherbiasvoltage.Itcanaddmore

dynamicstoanoverdrivensound.

CLASS button

Thischangestheoperationofthepowerampsection.Each

pressoftheCLASSbuttonswitchesitinthefollowing

order:green->red.

Green(A): OperatesinClassAandproducesastraightforwardand

intuitiveresponse.

Red

(AB)

: OperatesinClassABandproducesuniquetonalnuances

throughcompressionandcrossoverdistortion.

 TheClassA/ABsettingdoesnotaffecttheoutputfromtheheadphonesjack.

Tubes/Valves

 Thetubesmaybreakiftheyareexposedtoan impact.Ifatubebreaks,

pleaseseekrepairs.

Tip

Thebuttonsforeffectsnotbeingusedwillturnoff.

Tip

MoredetailedadjustmentscanbemadetoeffectsbyusingEditor/

Librariansoftware.

TAP button

Thissetsthemodulationspeedanddelaytimefor

effects.TheintervalbetweentwopressesoftheTAP

buttonwillbesetasthespeed/time.TheTAPbutton

willblinkaccordingtothespecifiedspeed/time.

Tip

Tosetaprecisespeed/timethatmatchesthetempoofasong,press

theTAPbuttonseveraltimesalongwiththebeatofthesong.

HolddowntheTAPbuttonforatleastonesecondtobypassalleffects

andengagetunerfunction(“Usingthetuner”onpage8).

VALUE 1 and VALUE 2 knobs

Theseadjusttheparametersoftheeffects.

Whenthetunerfunctionisengaged,theVALUE1

knobadjuststhenoisereduction.

 Theavailableparametersdifferdependingonthe

effect(“Abouttheampmodelsandeffecttypes”onpage9).

Tip

UsingEditor/Librariansoftware,moredetailedadjustmentscanbe

madetothetone.

f. AUX IN jack

Connecttheanalogoutputofanaudiodevicetothisjack.

Youcanconnectanaudioplayertothisjack,thenplay

alongonyourguitarwhilelisteningtoyourfavoritesongs.

 Adjustthevolumefortheheadphonesjackwiththeconnecteddevice.

g. Headphones jack

Use this jack if you want to output directly to a mixer or

recordingdevice,orwhenyouwanttouseheadphones.The

signalthatisoutputfromthisjackistakenfromdirectlybefore

thepoweramp,andthecabinetresponseoftheguitarampisappliedtoit.

 Whenadeviceisconnectedtothisjack,nosoundwillbeoutput

fromtheinternalspeaker.

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Manual mode

WhentheVT100XisinManualmode,itwillbehavelikeaconventional

guitaramp.Inthismode,thesettingpositionsofallselectorsandknobs

intheampsectionaresimplyappliedtothesound.

Switching to manual mode

HolddownthePRESETPROGRAMSbuttonforatleastonesecondto

switchtomanualmode;thePRESETPROGRAMS,BANKandchannel

buttonsturnoff.

 Wheninmanualmode,ifaparameter(effect,noisereduction,valve

sectionsetting,etc.)notsetbyaknobischanged,thatsettingis

automaticallysaved.Thatsettingwillberecalledthenexttimethat

themanualmodeisentered.

User program mode (recalling a user program)

Inuserprogrammode,theprogramsavedinthechannelofthebank,

whichcanbeselectedbypressingtheBANKandchannelbuttons,is

recalled,andallampandeffectparametersareautomaticallyswitchedto

thesavedsettings.

Switching to user program mode

PresstheBANKbuttonorachannelbuttontoenteruserprogrammode;

theBANKandchannelbuttonslightup.

Recalling a user program

Pressachannelbuttontoswitchthechannel,andtheprogramsavedinthe

channelisrecalled.PresstheBANKbuttontoswitchthebank,andthechannel

withthesamenumberasthatselectedinthepreviousbankisrecalled.

Tip

Ifanoptional(VOXVFS5)footswitch(soldseparately)isconnected

andbeingused,youcanuseyourfoottoswitchthebankandchannel.

Fordetails,referto“Usingthefootswitch(VOXVFS5)”onpage9.

Rear Panel

a. POWER switch

Thisswitchturnsthepoweronandoff.

b. AC Power connector

Connecttheincludedpowercablehere.

WerecommendthatyoufirstconnectthepowercabletotheVT100X,

andthen connecttheotherendofthecabletoanACoutlet.

About the three modes

Preset programs mode (recalling a preset program)

Inpresetprogramsmode,presetprogramscanberecalledwiththe

AMPMODELSknob.Whenthisisselected,thevarioussettings,for

example,forGAIN,TREBLE,MIDDLE,BASS,VOLUMEandtheeffect,

willbeautomaticallyswitched.Refertothetableattheendforthelistof

songsprogrammedforeachampmodel.

Switching to preset programs mode

PressthePRESETPROGRAMSbuttononcetoenterpresetprograms

mode;thebuttonwillilluminate.

Recalling a preset program

WhilethePRESETPROGRAMSbuttonislit,turntheAMPMODELS

knob.Regardlessofthepositionsoftheknobsonthetoppanel,the

presetprogramsetupfortheselectedampmodelwillberecalled.

Inthepresetprogramsmode,eachpressofthePRESETPROGRAMS

buttonswitchesthepresetprograminthefollowingorder:A,B,C.The

buttonlightsupingreen,yellow-green,red.

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Tip

Ifyoudecidetocancelinitializationatthispoint,presstheTAP

button.

3. HolddowntheBANKbuttonforatleast2seconds(untilthebutton

changesfromblinkingtolit).

AftertheBANKandchannelbuttonschangefromblinkingtolit,

initializationbegins.Initializationiscompletedafterabout1to2

seconds,andtheampentersthepresetprogramsmode.

 Neverturnoffthepowerwhileinitializationisinprogress.

Using the tuner

Thetunerfunctionallowsyoutoeasilytuneaguitarthat’sconnectedto

theINPUTjack.

1. HolddowntheTAPbuttonfor

atleast1second.

Alleffects,exceptnoise

reduction,arebypassed,andthe

tunerfunctionisturnedon.

2. Playanyopenstringontheguitar.

 Becarefulnottoplayanyoftheotherstrings.

3. Roughlytunethestringuntil

thebutton(BANKandchannel

buttons)indicatingthestringthat

wasplayedlightsup.

4. Whilecheckingtheeffect

selectionbuttons,correctly

tunetheguitar.

5. PresstheTAPbuttontoturn

offthetunerfunctionand

cancelbypass.

Sharp

Slightly sharp

In tune

Slightly ﬂat

Flat

Saving a program

Afteradjustingthevariousknobsandbuttonsonthetoppaneltocreate

yourdesiredsound,itcanbesaved(written)asauserprogram.

Tip

Whensavingprogramstochannelswithinthesamebank,startthe

procedurefromstep3.

1. HolddowntheBANKbuttonforatleast0.5second.TheBANKbuttonblinks.

2. PresstheBANKbuttontoselectthebankwheretheprogramwillbesaved.

Tip

Tocancelthewriteoperation,presstheTAPbutton.

3. Holddownthechannelbuttonofthesavelocationforatleast2seconds

(untilthebuttonchangesfromblinkingtolit).Theprogramissavedto

thechannel,andthebankandchannelforthesavelocationareselected.

 Anyprogrampreviouslysavedatthatlocationisoverwritten.

Inotherwords,theprogrampreviouslysavedatthelocation

selectedinstep3iserased.

 ThebypasssettingoftheeffectandthePOWERLEVELsetting

arenotsavedwiththeprogram.

 If,whilecreatingasoundinthepresetprogramsmodeorthe

userprogrammode,youswitchtoanotherprogramortomanual

modeorturnofftheampbeforesavingthesoundthatyouare

creating,thechangesthatyoumadewillbelost.

Restoring the factory settings

Here’showtorestoreallsettingsoftheVT100Xtotheirfactory-setstate.

 Whenthisoperationisdone,allprogramssavedtochannelsaswell

asallsettings,suchascustomampsettingsstoredfromtheEditor/

Librariansoftware,willberesettothefactorydefaults.

1. Turnoffthepower.

2. WhileholdingdowntheCH1andCH4buttons,turnontheamp.After

theBANKandchannelbuttonsblink,releasethepressedbuttons.

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Foot switch operations in Preset or Manual modes

Tap to set the speed/time (CH3 switch)

PresstheCH3switchontheVFS5tosetthespeedandtimeforthe

PEDAL2effect.Theintervalbetweentwopressesoftheswitchwillbe

setasthespeedandtime.

Effect on/off (CH1, 2, 4 switches)

PresstheCH1,CH2orCH4switchontheVFS5toswitchon/offthe

correspondingPEDAL1,PEDAL2orREVERBeffect.

Connecting to a computer via USB

Byconnectingtheamptoacomputerusingacommerciallyavailable

USBcable,theEditor/Librariansoftwareonthecomputercanbeusedto

manageprogramsandcustomizeamps/effects.

TheVT100XcanalsobeconnectedtoaniOSdevice(iPadoriPhone)by

usingtheAppleUSBcameraadapter.

Tip

InstallaUSB-MIDIdriverinordertousetheEditor/Librarian

softwareonthecomputer.Downloadthenewestversionsofthe

driversandsoftwarefromtheVOXwebsite(www.voxamps.com ).

Tip

FordetailsonusingtheEditor/Librariansoftware,refertothe

documentationincludedwiththesoftware.

About the amp models and effect types

Thissectionprovidesdetailsontheampmodels,thevarioustypesof

PEDAL1,PEDAL2andREVERBeffectsaswellasnoisereduction.

 Unnaturaldistortionmayoccur,dependingontheamplifierand

effectorsettings.Ifthisoccurs,adjusttheampandeffectparameters.

 Ifaparameternotavailableonthetoppanelischangedinthe

Editor/Librariansoftware,thetonemaybecomequitedifferentfrom

theoriginalampmodeloreffecttype.

Using the foot switch (VOX VFS5)

IfanoptionalVOXVFS5

footswitch(soldseparately)

isconnectedtotheFOOT

SWjackontheamp,you

canuseyourfoottoswitch

thebankandchannelaswellasturnon/offtheeffect.

 Youmustconnectordisconnectthefootswitchwhilethepoweris

off.Malfunctionsordamagemayoccurifyouconnectordisconnect

thefootswitchwhilethepowerison.

 Donotpresstwoormorefootswitchessimultaneously.Doingso

maycausemalfunctions.

Operations in user program mode

Switching the bank and channel (BANK and CH1 to CH4 switches)

PressaswitchontheVFS5tochangethebankorchannel.

 IfyoupressaVFS5switchinpresetprogramsmodeormanual

mode,theampwillnotswitchtouserprogrammode.Inaddition,a

programcannotbesavedbyholdingdownachannel(CH1toCH4)

switchontheVFS5.

 UseofthetoppanelwillnotbereflectedbytheVFS5’sLEDs.

Tap to set the speed/time (CH1 to CH4 switches)

Presstheswitchwiththesamenumberastheselectedchanneltosetthe

speedandtimeforthePEDAL2effect.Theintervalbetweentwopresses

oftheswitchwillbesetasthespeedandtime.

Specifying the VFS5 operation

Holddowntheswitchwiththesamenumberastheselectedchannelfor

atleast3secondstoperformthesameoperationasinpresetprograms

modeormanualmode;theeffectselectionbuttonsblinkbriefly.To

returntothepreviousoperation,holddowntheCH3switchforatleast3

seconds.(TheBANKandchannelbuttonsblinkbriefly.)

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BRIT OR MKII

ThisisbasedonadistinctlycoloredBritish100Wheadthatfeatures

twochannelsandatubedrivenspringreverb.Thisampmodeldelivers

everythingfromcharacteristicBritishcrunch,perfectforclassicrock

andblues,tomodern,high-gainsounds,idealforhardrockandmetal.

DOUBLE REC

Thismodelsthemodernhigh-gainchannelfromawildbeastofan

amp.Itsdeepandlooselow-end,sparklinghighs,andmonstrousgain

areidealforguitarstunedaslowaspossible,orformetalactswielding

seven-stringguitars.

USER A [BOUTIQUE CL]

Thismodelsthecleanchannelofahigh-qualityampthatwasproduced

onlyonspecialorder,andwasknownastheoverdrivespecial.Witha

beautifullyroundedlowrange,asharpmidrangeattack,andasweet

trebleregister,thisisidealforsinglecoilpickups.

10.

USER B [BRIT 1959]

Thismodelsthehightreblechannelofaclassichand-wiredheadmade

inEnglandduringtheearly60’s.Raisingthevolumeofthis100Wamp

allthewayproducesthesignaturecrunchthatwillforeverbethesound

ofrock‘n’roll.

11.

USER C [BOUTIQUE METAL]

Thismodelsthecrushinghigh-gainsoundthatemanatedfroma

German-made100Wfour-channelamphead.Wechosethe“Heavy”

channel,whichdeliversastartlingtightnesswhenplayedwitha

dropped-Dmetaltuning.

Amp models

Tip

UsingtheEditor/Librariansoftware,youcanselectmoreamp

modelsthanthoselistedbelow,andyoucanstoreyourfavoriteamp

modelsatUSERA,USERBandUSERC.

Tip

Inthefactorydefaultsetting,BOUTIQUECL,BRIT1959and

BOUTIQUEMETALarestoredatUSERA,USERBandUSERC,

respectively.

DELUXE CL

Thisdualchannel,22Wblackface60’sdesignused6V6powertubesand

atube-drivenspringreverbtoproduceabigsoundatalowerwattage.

OurmodelingisbasedontheVibratochannelofthisamp.

TWEED 4x10

Thismodelsa4x10"comboampfrom1959thatwasoriginallydesigned

forbassguitar.Itssmoothandcrispoverdrivesoundwillrespond

sensitivelytoyourpickingdynamicsandtothevolumeofyourguitar.

VOX AC30

ThismodelstheNormalchanneloftheAC30.

TheclearhighrangeoftheCelestionalnico“Blue”speaker,aswellas

therichmidrange,deliveracaptivatingcleansound.

BOUTIQUE OD (BTQ OD)

Thismodelstheoverdrivechannelofahigh-qualityampthatwas

knownastheOverdriveSpecial,whichwasproducedonlybyspecial

order.ThewonderfulsustainobtainedbyraisingtheGAINcontrolis

smoothandsoulful.

VOX AC30TB

ThismodelsanAC30ampwiththe“topboost”circuitofthe1964AC30.

Itdeliversasmoothandrefinedtopend,amajesticallydeepoverdrive,

andarich,brilliantcleansound.

BRIT 800

ThismodelsaBritish100Wsingle-channelheadwithmastervolumethat

wasmadein1983.TurntheGAINcontrolallthewayuptogetthethick,

snarlinghardrockandheavymetalsoundthatdominatedthe80’s.

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PEDAL1 effects

1. COMP

Thismodelsacompressorthatproducesaclean,percussiveandmellow

sustain.

Knob Parameter Effect

VALUE1 SENS

Adjuststhesensitivity.Turntheknobtowardthe

righttoincreasethecompressionandsustain.

VALUE2 LEVEL Adjuststheoutputlevel.

CHORUS

Thismodelsaclassiclushanalogchorusunit.

Button/Knob Parameter Effect

TAP SPEED Adjuststhemodulationspeed.

VALUE1 SPEED Adjuststhemodulationspeed.

VALUE2 DEPTH Adjuststhemodulationdepth.

OVERDRIVE

Thismodelsawell-knownoverdrivepedalinagreenbox;theremarkable

warmthofitssoundhasmadeitatimelesseffect.

Knob Parameter Effect

VALUE1 GAIN Adjuststhedistortion(boost)volume.

VALUE2 TONE Adjuststhetone.

DISTORTION

ThisisaclassicJapanese-madedistortionunitinanorangebox.

Knob Parameter Effect

VALUE1 GAIN Adjuststhedistortion(boost)volume.

VALUE2 TONE Adjuststhetone.

PEDAL2 effects

FLANGER

Thismodelsatrulyclassicanalogflangerthat’sassociatedwithagreat

guitaristoftodaywhoishonoredbymanyas“thegodfatheroftwo-

handedtapping.”

Button/Knob Parameter Effect

TAP SPEED Adjuststhemodulationspeed.

VALUE1 SPEED Adjuststhemodulationspeed.

VALUE2 DEPTH Adjuststhemodulationdepth.

PHASER

Thismodelsapopularanalogphaserinanorangebox.

Button/Knob Parameter Effect

TAP SPEED Adjuststhemodulationspeed.

VALUE1 SPEED Adjuststhemodulationspeed.

VALUE2 RESONANCE Adjuststheamountofresonance.

TREMOLO

ThismodelstheacclaimedtremolocircuitbuiltintoaclassicAmerican

amp.

Button/Knob Parameter Effect

TAP SPEED Adjuststhemodulationspeed.

VALUE1 SPEED Adjuststhemodulationspeed.

VALUE2 DEPTH Adjuststhetremolodepth.

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1. HolddowntheTAPbuttontobypasstheeffects(thetunerfunction

isturnedon).

2. TurntheVALUE1knobtoadjustthesensitivityofnoisereduction.

Turntheknobtotherighttoincreasethenoise-reducingeffect.When

thisknobisfullyturnedtotheleft,noisereductionisturnedoff.

 Dependingonyourguitar,increasingthesensitivityofnoise

reductiontoomuchmaycauseinterruptionsinthesound.

3. PresstheTAPbuttontocancelbypass.

Global noise reduction setting

Thenoiselevelchangesdependingontheguitarbeingused,thepower

supplyandotherexternalfactors.Whentheoperatingenvironment

ischanged,overalladjustmentscanbemadewhilemaintainingthe

differentsensitivitiesspecifiedforeachprogram.

 Thissettingdoesnotaffectprogramsinwhichnoisereductionhas

beenturnedoff.

1. WhileholdingdowntheTAPbutton,turnontheamp.

Theilluminationoftheeffectselectionbuttonsshowsthecurrent

setting.

Low

Medium

High

2. PresstheTAPbuttonorturntheVALUE1knobtochangethesetting.

3. Waitwithoutperforminganyoperationforafewseconds.

Thesetting

isapplied,andtheampautomaticallyreturnstonormaloperation.

DELAY

Thismodelsanacclaimedanalogtapeecho.Originally,echowascreated

byatapehead,andthedelaytimewasspecifiedbychangingthespeed

ofthemotor.

Button/Knob Parameter Effect

TAP TIME Adjuststhedelaytime.

VALUE1 LEVEL Adjuststhemixamountofthedelaysound.

VALUE2 FEEDBACK Adjuststheamountoffeedback.

REVERB effects

AdjustthemixamountofthereverbsoundwiththeVALUE1knoband

thereverbdurationwiththeVALUE2knob.

ROOM

Thisreverbtypesimulatesatypicalroomthatcontainsnumerousearly

reflections.

SPRING

Thissimulatesthespringreverbthat’sbuiltintomanyguitaramps.

HALL

Thismodelsthereverberationandechoofalargeconcerthall.

PLATE

Thismodelsaclassicplatereverbunitusuallyfoundinrecordingstudios.

Noise reduction

Thisappliesanoise-reducingeffect.

 Aswithampsandeffects,noisereductionmustbesetforeach

program.If,whilechangingsettingsinthepresetprogramsmode

ortheuserprogrammode,youswitchtoanotherprogramorto

manualmodeorturnofftheampbeforesavingthesettings,the

changesthatyoumadewillbelost.

 Whentheampmodelischanged,thenoisereductionsettingis

returnedtothestandardsettingforeachamp.

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Specifications

Numberofampmodels:

11(20whenusingEditor/Librariansoftware)

Numberofeffects

PEDAL1types: 4

PEDAL2types: 4

Reverbtype: 4

Noisereduction: 1

Numberofprograms

Preset: Numberofampmodels:33(60whenusing

Editor/Librariansoftware)

User: 8(twobanksxfourchannels)

Input/outputjacks: INPUTjack,AUXINjack,Headphones

jack,FOOTSWjack,USB(TypeB)port

Powerampoutput: Maximumapprox.100WRMS@3ohms

Speaker: 12"3ohms

Signalprocessing

A/Dconversion: 24-bit

D/Aconversion: 24-bit

PowerSource: AC,localvoltage

Powerconsumption: 68W

Dimensions(WxDxH):

580×267×489mm/22.83×10.51×19.25inches

Weight: 18.9kg/41.67lbs.

Includeditems: ACcord,owner’smanual

Options(soldseparately):VOXVFS5footswitch

• Specificationsandappearancearesubjecttochangewithoutnoticefor

improvement.

About data

Thecontentsofmemorycanbelostduetoanunexpectedmalfunctioncausedby

incorrectoperationorsomeotherreason.Besurethatyouhavesavedimportant

dataonPC.PleasebeawarethatKorgwillacceptnoresponsibilityforanydam-

ageswhichmayresultfromlossofdata.

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Song preset programs

Chanson programmes préréglés

Song Preset-Programm Canción preestablecer programas

ソング・プリセット・プログラム

Amp model

Song title

A (Green) B (Yellow-green) C (Red)

1 DELUXE CL - Otherside Thrill Is Gone

2 TWEED 4x10 - Rock This Town Born On The Bayou

3 VOX AC30 - Day Tripper Pride (In The Name Of Love)

4 BOTIQUE OD - Still Got The Blues La Grange

5 VOX AC30TB - Tie Your Mother Down No One Knows

6 BRIT 800 - Spoonman The Trooper

7 BRIT OR MKII - American Idiot Alive

8 DOUBLE REC - Enter Sandman I Stand Alone

9 USER A [BOUTIQUE CL] - Higher Purple Rain

10 USER B [BRIT 1959] - Black Dog Cliffs Of Dover

11 USER C [BOUTIQUE METAL] - Psychosocial Walk

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