Vox Giulietta VGA-3D Owner's manual

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Vox Ampliﬁcation Ltd.

ARCHTOP ACOUSTIC ELECTRIC GUITARS

VOX Giulietta VGA-3D

Published 05/2019 Printed in Indonesia

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction 9

Main Features 9

Part Names and Functions 9

Top panel 9

AREOS-D Control module 9

Setup 10

Inserting batteries 10

Connections 11

Operation 11

Selecting a sound 11

Saving a favorite sound 11

Restoring the factory settings 11

Tuner 12

Tuning procedure 12

Setting up your guitar 12

Caring for your guitar 12

Table of Groups and sounds 13

Specications 13

Table des matière

Introduction 17

Caractéristiques principales 17

Noms des éléments et fonctions 17

Face supérieure 17

AREOS-D module de controle 17

Préparatifs 18

Installer les piles 18

Connexions 19

Prise en main 19

Choix d’un son 19

Sauvegarde d’un son “favori” 19

Initialisation des réglages 19

L’accordeur 20

Procédure d’accordage 20

Réglages de votre guitare 20

Entretien de la guitare 20

Tableau des groupes et sons 13

Fiche technique 14

Inhaltsübersicht

Vorweg 21

Haupteigenschaften 21

Bedienelemente und Funktionen 21

Oberseite 21

AREOS-D Kontroll Modul 21

Vorbereitung 22

Batterien einlegen 22

Anschlüsse 23

Bedienung 23

Soundauswahl 23

Contenido

Introducción 25

Principales características 25

Nombres y funciones de las partes 25

Panel superior 25

AREOS-D módulo de control 25

Configuración 26

Insertar las pilas 26

Conexiones 27

Funcionamiento 27

Seleccionar un sonido 27

Guardar un sonido favorito 27

Restablecer los ajustes de fábrica 27

Afinador 28

Procedimiento de anación 28

Configurar la guitarra 28

Cuidado de la guitarra 28

Tabla de grupos y sonidos 15

Especificaciones 15

はじめに 29

おもな特長 29

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部の名称と機能 29

トップ・パネル  2 9

AREOS-Dコントロール・モジュール 29

セットアップ  3 0

電池の入れ方 30

接続 31

操作方法 31

音色を選ぶ 31

気に入った音色を保存する 31

工場出荷時の状態に戻す 31

チューナー 32

チューニングの方法 32

ギターの調整について 32

ギターのお手入れ等について 32

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ループと音色の対応表 16

仕

様 16

Soundfavoriten speichern 23

Rücksetzen auf Werkseinstellungen 23

Stimmgerät 24

Stimmvorgang 24

Vorbereiten der Gitarre 24

Pege Ihrer Gitarre 24

Tabelle der Gruppen und Sounds 14

Technische Daten 15

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Precautions

Location

Using the unit in the following locations can result in a mal-

function.

• In direct sunlight

• Locations of extreme temperature or humidity

• Excessively dusty or dirty locations

• Locations of excessive vibration

• Close to magnetic fields

Power supply

Be sure to turn the power switch to OFF when the unit is not

in use. Remove the battery in order to prevent it from leak-

ing when the unit is not in use for extended periods.

Interference with other electrical devices

Radios and televisions placed nearby may experience re-

ception interference. Operate this unit at a suitable distance

from radios and televisions.

Handling

To avoid breakage, do not apply excessive force to the

switches or controls.

Care

If the exterior becomes dirty, wipe it with a clean, dry cloth.

Do not use liquid cleaners such as benzene or thinner, or

cleaning compounds or flammable polishes.

Keep this manual

After reading this manual, please keep it for later reference.

Keeping foreign matter out of your equipment

Never set any container with liquid in it near this equipment.

If liquid gets into the equipment, it could cause a break-

down, fire, or electrical shock. Be careful not to let metal

objects get into the equipment.

SUPPLIER’S DECLARATION OF

CONFORMITY (for USA)

Responsible Party : KORG USA INC.

Address : 316 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD, MELVILLE, NY

Telephone : 1-631-390-6500

Equipment Type : ARCHTOP ACOUSTIC ELECTRIC GUITAR

Model : VGA-3D

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 opera-

tion.

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, pursu-

ant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are de-

signed 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 in

-

structions, may cause harmful interference to radio com-

munications. However, there is no guarantee that interfer-

ence will not occur in a particular installation. If this

equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or

television 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.

● Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit differ

-

ent from that to which the receiver is connected.

● Consult

the dealer or an experienced radio/TV techni-

cian 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.

Notice regarding disposal (EU only)

When this “crossed-out wheeled bin” symbol is

displayed on the product, owner’s manual, bat-

tery, or battery package, it signifies that when

you wish to dispose of this product, manual,

package or battery you must do so in an ap

-

proved manner. Do not discard this product,

manual, package or battery along with ordinary

household waste. Disposing in the correct man

-

ner will prevent harm to human health and potential dam-

age to the environment. Since the correct method of dis-

posal 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.

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Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the VOX Giulietta

VGA-3D Archtop Acoustic Electric Guitars.

To enjoy your VGA-3D to its fullest potential,

please read this manual carefully and use the

instrument only as directed. Keep this manual

for future reference.

Main Features

The VOX Giulietta VGA-3D is a medium scale

acoustic-electric guitar that’s easy to play.

This guitar features VOX’s unique AREOS-D

guitar modeling system to allow you to perform

sounds ranging from typical electric guitars to

acoustic guitars of a variety of shapes, banjos,

sitars and guitar synthesizer sounds.

Part Names and Functions

Top panel

1

2

3

4

1. Three-way switch

Selects sounds or programs.

2. Volume knob

Adjusts the volume.

3. Tone knob

Adjusts the tone.

4. Guitar output jack

This is the guitar’s output jack (monaural). Con-

nect it to your guitar amp or other PA equipment.

TIP

If the power is turned off, the guitar output

jack will output the sound of the magnetic

pickups in the same way as a convention-

al electric guitar (passive mode). In this

case, the Volume knob and Tone knob will

work, and the three-way switch will switch

between Humbucker, Single Coil (Bright),

Single Coil 2 (Warm) pickups.

TIP

For the sounds in Groups A1 (Acoustic 1)–

SP (Special), we recommend that you use a

guitar amp set to clean settings, or connect

the guitar to a PA system or acoustic guitar

amp.

AREOS-D Control module

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5. Power button and LED

Turns the power on/off. The LED is lit blue if the

power is on. To turn the power off, press and

hold this button.

6. Group selector

Selects the Group. Select a sound by using this

selector in conjunction with the three-way switch.

For details on the internal sounds, refer to “Table

of Groups and sounds.”

7. WRITE button and LED

You can save favorites in PROGRAM 1–3 and

4–6 of the U1 (User 1) and U2 (User 2) Groups.

The favorite sound, its tone and drive/reverb

settings, and effect on/off status are saved.

8. Display

The note name will display when the tuner is

active.

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9. DRIVE/REVERB knob

Adjusts the depth of the effect. For electric

guitar-type sounds in Groups SL (Single)–HB

(Humbucker), this knob adjusts the drive gain.

For acoustic guitar-type sounds in Groups A1

(Acoustic 1)–SP (Special), and for other sounds,

this knob mainly adjusts the amount of reverb.

10. FX (effect)/ CANCEL button and LED

Turns the effect on/off. When the effect is on, the

LED is lit red. You can also press this button to

cancel the operation of writing to a user program.

11. Headphones jack

Connect headphones here.

If you use the DRIVE effect, the sound passes

through a guitar amp and cabinet simulator.

Setup

This section explains the basic setup procedure

for your VGA-3D.

Inserting batteries

Open the battery cover, and install four AA

batteries.

Be sure to insert batteries in the correct

orientation.

Replacing the batteries

If the power LED blinks, replace the batteries

with new ones.

The sound may become noisy if the battery

power is low.

Remove exhausted batteries immediately.

Exhausted batteries left installed may leak,

causing a malfunction. You should also

remove the batteries if you do not expect to

use the instrument for a long period of time.

Unsaved settings will be lost if the batteries

become exhausted, so save them before

this occurs.

To ensure that the time for battery replace-

ment is indicated correctly, you must make

the appropriate setting in “Specifying the

battery type.”

Specifying the battery type

You must specify the type of batteries that you’re

using; this ensures that the LED will blink at the

correct time when the batteries need replacement.

1. Make sure that the power is off.

2. While holding down the WRITE button, press

the power button to turn the power on. The

setting is changed, and the current setting is

indicated while you hold down the button.

Alkaline batteries

The WRITE LED is lit red.

Nickel-metal hydride batteries

The WRITE LED is lit green.

3.

Release the button; the instrument starts up

normally.

TIP

 Alkalinebatteriesarespeciedwhenthe

instrument is shipped from the factory.

TIP

The battery type setting is remembered

even when the power is off.

Auto power-o function

The auto power-off function of this instrument

automatically turns the power off when approxi-

mately 30 minutes has elapsed since the guitar

was played or a knob operated. Once the power

turns off, operating a knob or selector does not

bring the power on again. To turn the power on

again, press the power button.

You can enable or disable the auto power-off

function.

1.

Make sure that the power is off.

2. While holding down the FX/CANCEL button,

press the power button to turn the power on.

The setting changes, and the current setting

is indicated while you hold down the button.

If auto power-off is enabled

The power LED is alternately lit red and blue.

If auto power-off is disabled

The power LED is lit red.

3.

Release the button; the instrument starts up

normally.

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TIP

The auto power-off enable/disable setting is

remembered even when the power is off.

TIP Auto power-off is enabled when the instru-

ment is shipped from the factory.

Connections

1. Make sure that batteries are installed.

2. Connect the guitar output jack of this instru-

ment to a guitar amp or other PA equipment.

When doing so, make sure that the volume

is down on any devices that you are con-

necting to.

If you’re using headphones, connect your head-

phones to the guitar’s headphones jack.

3. Set the guitar’s volume knob to the minimum

level.

4.

Press the power button to turn the power on.

5. Adjust the volume by gradually raising the

volume of the guitar amp and the volume

knob of the guitar.

6.

To turn the power off, set the VOLUME knob

to the lowest level, and hold down the power

button.

Operation

Selecting a sound

1. Use the Group selector to select a Group.

The Groups are organized by guitar type,

such as electric or acoustic. Select the basic

Group of sound you want (See page 13

“Table of Groups and sounds”).

2.

Use the three-way switch to select a sound.

Here you can select one of the three varia-

tions that are in each Group.

3.

Use the FX/CANCEL button to turn the effect

on/off. Use the DRIVE/REVERB knob to

adjust the depth of the effect.

4.

Use the volume knob to adjust the volume.

Saving a favorite sound

If you save a favorite sound, you’ll be able to recall

it at any time. (See “7. WRITE button and LED.”)

1. Make the settings that you want to save as

a favorite sound, and then press the WRITE

button.

The WRITE LED blinks red if a user program

is selected, or blinks green if any other

program is selected.

2.

Use the Group selector and the three-way

switch to select the save-destination user

program (PROGRAM 1–3 or 4–6).

3.

Press the WRITE button once again to save

the settings (see “7. WRITE button and

LED”). The WRITE LED is lit green.

TIP

To cancel without saving, press the FX/

CANCEL button without specifying a

save-destination while the WRITE LED is

blinking (ready to write).

Restoring the factory settings

The six programs in the user banks U1 (User 1),

U2 (User 2), the start-up effect on/off setting, the

battery type selection, and the auto power-off

enable/disable setting will be initialized to their

factory-set condition when you execute the

following operation.

1.

Make sure that the power is off.

2. While holding down the FX/CANCEL button

and the WRITE button, press the power but-

ton to turn the power on. When the WRITE

LED starts blinking red, release the buttons

you were pressing.

TIP

If you decide to cancel without initializing,

press the FX/CANCEL button at this time.

3.

Press the WRITE button; the WRITE LED

changes from blinking to lit, and initialization

begins. When initialization is completed,

the WRITE LED lights green, and then the

instrument starts up normally.

Never turn off the power while initialization

is in progress.

When this operation is completed, all programs

and settings that you had saved are erased and

returned to their factory-set condition.

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Tuner

This instrument features a built-in auto-chromat-

ic tuner, with a reference pitch of 440Hz.

Tuning procedure

1. With the power turned on, press both the

WRITE button and FX/CANCEL button to-

gether to start the auto-chromatic tuner. The

WRITE LED and FX/CANCEL LED will both

light, and the output will be muted.

2.

The note name closest to that of the string

you play appears in the display.

3.

If the pitch is sharp, the WRITE LED will

light, and if the pitch is at, the FX/CANCEL

LED will light. In either case, the closer the

LED is to red, the farther off the tuning is.

When the tuning is correct, both LEDs will

light up green.

4.

Turning the group selector or pressing the

FX/CANCEL button will cancel the mute, and

the instrument will function normally.

Setting up your guitar

Replacing the strings

The bridge on your Giulietta arched top guitar

is not fastened to the guitar top, but is set in

the correct position at the factory and held in

place by string tension. When restringing, don’t

remove all the strings at once. Changing one

string at a time will allow the bridge to remain in

the correct position. The initial bridge position is

as shown in the drawing.

TIP Perform this step carefully, a little at a time.

Take the guitar to a repair shop if you’re not

comfortable making this adjustment.

Adjusting the string height

To raise or lower the string height, turn the

bridge saddle adjustment screws to the desired

height. The string height also affects the playing

feel. If you’ve changed the the string height,

you may need to adjust the intonation of the

octaves.

Removing and attaching

the VOX string mute

While slightly pulling the rst string and the sixth

string inwards with your thumb and forenger

on one hand, use the other hand to slowly slide

the string mute toward the rst or sixth string,

and then remove it.

Follow these steps in reverse to put the

string mute back onto the strings.

Adjusting the neck relief

First, with your guitar tuned correctly, press

down the sixth string at the 1st fret and at the

last fret. Then check whether there is a gap be-

tween the top of the 8th fret and the 6th string.

Ideally, this gap should be about the thickness

of the rst string.

If the gap is larger than this, the neck has too

much relief. Using the included wrench, turn

the truss rod slightly in the clockwise direction,

tightening the truss rod to decrease the gap.

Conversely if the gap is too small, or if the 6th

string touches the 8th fret, turn the truss rod

slightly counter-clockwise.

TIP

Perform this step carefully, a little at a time.

Take the guitar to a repair shop if you’re not

comfortable making this adjustment.

Caring for your guitar

When you nish playing, wipe the entire guitar

with a clean, soft, dry cloth.

Take care not to expose the guitar to

extreme temperature changes, such as

leaving it in a hot automobile for an extend-

ed period of time. Doing so may damage

the nish.

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Table of Groups and sounds

Group

Three-way switch

Effect

NECK MIDDLE BRIDGE

User

U1 (User 1) PROGRAM1 PROGRAM2 PROGRAM3

(*1)

U2 (User 2) PROGRAM4 PROGRAM5 PROGRAM6

Electric

type

SL (Single) WARM MIDDLE BRIGHT

DRIVE

HB (Humbucker)

WARM MIDDLE BRIGHT

Acoustic

type, other

A1 (Acoustic 1) LARGE1 LARGE2 ACO 12STRING

REVERB

(*5)

A2 (Acoustic 2) NYLON SMALL1 SMALL2

UQ (Unique) BANJO SITAR (*2) RESONATOR

SP (Special) SYNTH (*3) SUSTAIN (*4) ELE 12STRING (*5)

*1 The effects for user programs will differ depending on the sound.

*2 For SITAR, use the Tone knob to adjust the level of the sympathetic strings.

*3

For SYNTH, unintended sounds may occur if you play chords. In general, you should play only single notes.

*4 For SUSTAIN, the notes you play are sustained, producing an organ-like sound. To stop the sustain,

either play staccato note or a soft note, or mute the string by tapping the string lightly with your palm. In

addition, you can adjust the vibrato depth with the Tone knob.

*5 For ELE 12STRING, the DRIVE effect will be applied.

Specications

Scale: Medium Scale 628mm

Number of Frets: 22

Number of sounds/user programs: 18 (6 banks x 3)/6 (2 banks x 3)

Output jacks: Guitar output jack x 1, Headphones jack x 1

Power source: Four AA batteries (nickel-metal hydride or alkaline batteries)

Battery life:

Approximately 15 hours (when using nickel-metal hydride batteries, and the Headphones jack is unused)

Approximately 11 hours (when using alkaline batteries, and the Headphones jack is unused)

Included items: Four AA alkaline batteries, adjustment wrench, Owner’s Manual

*Specicationsandappearancearesubjecttochangewithoutnoticeforimprovement.

Tableau des groupes et sons

Groupe

Sélecteur à 3 positions

Effet

NECK MIDDLE BRIDGE

Utilisateur

U1 (User 1)

PROGRAM1 PROGRAM2 PROGRAM3

(*1)

U2 (User 2)

PROGRAM4 PROGRAM5 PROGRAM6

Type

électrique

SL (Single) WARM MIDDLE BRIGHT

DRIVE

HB (Humbucker)

WARM MIDDLE BRIGHT

Type

acoustique,

autre

A1 (Acoustic 1)

LARGE1 LARGE2 ACO 12STRING

REVERB

(*5)

A2 (Acoustic 2)

NYLON SMALL1 SMALL2

UQ (Unique)

BANJO SITAR (*2) RESONATOR

SP (Special)

SYNTH (*3) SUSTAIN (*4) ELE 12STRING (*5)

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