VOX Amplification AC30VR User manual

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Formaldehyde Emissions from Composite Wood

Products.”

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

• Read these instructions.

• Keep these instructions.

• Heed all warnings.

• Follow all instructions.

• Do not use this apparatus near water.

• Mains powered apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping

or splashing and that no objects filled with liquids, such as

vases, shall be placed on the apparatus.

• Clean only with 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.

• 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 fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for

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

• Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched

particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the

point where they exit from the apparatus.

• Only use attachments/accessories specified by the

manufacturer.

• Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when

unused for long periods of time.

• Turning off the power switch does not completely isolate

this product from the power line so remove the plug from

the socket if not using it for extended periods of time.

• Install this product near the wall socket and keep the

power plug easily accessible.

• WARNING—This apparatus shall be connected to a mains

socket outlet with a protective earthing connection.

• Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing

is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any

way, such as power-supply 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.

• Do not install this equipment on the far position from wall

outlet and/or convenience receptacle.

• Do not install this equipment in a confined space such as a

box for the conveyance or similar unit.

• Excessive sound pressure from earphones and

headphones can cause hearing loss.

• Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table

specified 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 constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

The exclamation point within an equilateral tri-

angle is intended to alert the user to the pres-

ence of important operating and maintenance

(servicing) instructions in the literature accom-

panying the product.

* All product names and company names are the trademarks

or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

THE FCC REGULATION WARNING (for USA)

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 instal-

lation. 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 interfer-

ence will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment

does cause harmful interference to radio or television recep-

tion, which can be determined by turning the equipment off

and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interfer-

ence 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 different

from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician

for help.

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 dis-

played on the product, owner’s manual, battery, or

battery package, it signifies that when you wish to dis-

pose 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 dam-

age 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.

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Welcome to VOX

Many thanks for adding the VOX AC30VR/AC15VR amplifier to your sonic arsenal.

It was designed by our UK based VOX engineering team and built by our state of the art, vertically integrated manufacturing facility

and we’re sure it’ll give you countless hours of great guitar tones that will feel as good as they sound! To insure a long and happy

relationship with your amplifier, please read this manual at least once, and (as they say), “use the product as directed.” Keep the

manual for future reference after you’ve read it.

WHAT IS VR?

The VR series of amplifiers are designed, as to what we

believe are the next generation of “hybrid” guitar amplifiers.

What does HYBRID mean, you may ask? Well, basically

“hybrid” means that it utilizes a mixture of technologies—in

this case those technologies are Tube and Solid State.

The Preamp stages consist of discrete transistors for sound

generation, and integrated circuits (op-amps) to do signal

management that would not be done effectively with transis-

tors alone—i.e. channel switching, etc.

The Power amp stage uses a 12AX7 vacuum tube (or valve,

depending where you live in the world) in a configuration that

we at VOX call Valve Reactor.

The patented Valve Reactor power amp technology is used in

all Valvetronix products. It was originally designed for the

award winning VOX Valvetronix modelling guitar amplifier

range, and now we have taken that same technology and fur-

ther revised it into the format that is built into your AC30VR/

AC15VR amplifier.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

It basically works by having each half of the 12AX7 (the

12AX7 tube is actually two identical tubes in one glass tube

a.k.a. dual triode) and configuring it to work as a small tube

power amplifier. This circuit provides all the tonality and feel of

an all-tube power amp. Obviously this “small” power amp

would not be very loud if it was connected directly to a loud-

speaker—therefore the tube circuit is connected to a larger,

completely transparent solid-state power amplifier, that is run

very cleanly so that it does not add its own colouration to the

tube signal.

This power output amplifier also has some special circuits that

feed the loudspeaker impedance information back to the tube

power amplifier in order to give it the loose sound & feel that

an all-tube amp does.

SO WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

We think that the VOX VR amplifier range brings you superb

tone (vintage & modern) that includes the high harmonic con-

tent and compression that goes all the way back to the original

VOX AC15 & 30 amplifiers that were created more than 50

years ago, and are still revered to this day.

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AC30VR FRONT PANEL FEATURES

1. MAINS POWER SWITCH

Turns your AC30VR OFF/ON from the connected mains

power.

2. POWER LED

Illuminates RED when your amplifier is switched on, and is

also connected to a suitable mains power supply.

MASTER

3. VOLUME

This controls the amount of volume produced by the

AC30VR’s Valve Reactor power amplifier circuit, and there-

fore the overall volume that your AC30VR supplies to any of

the loudspeaker systems that are connected.

4. REVERB

This controls the amount of digital reverb that is mixed with the

direct signal to produce a slight shimmer of reverb (low set-

tings) to concert hall depth (at high settings).

The built-in digital reverb can be cancelled or activated by the

optional VFS2 Dual Footswitch. (Channel-Reverb)

5. TONE CUT

This circuit is placed in the power amp as opposed to the pre-

amp section like the Treble and Bass controls. What this does

is the opposite of what you may think. Turning it clockwise will

decrease the higher frequencies and turning it counterclock-

wise adds higher frequencies.

OVERDRIVE CHANNEL

6. TREBLE CONTROL

This controls the amount of TREBLE in the Overdrive channel.

7. MIDDLE CONTROL

This controls the amount of MIDDLE frequency in the Over-

drive channel.

8. BASS CONTROL

This controls the amount of BASS in the Overdrive channel.

9. VOLUME CONTROL

This controls the amount of overdrive generated by the pre-

amp signal that is sent to the Valve Reactor power amplifier.

Use this to set the loudness required for your use, and also to

balance the overdrive sound against your clean (Normal)

sound.

10. CHANNEL SELECT LED

Illuminates RED when the Overdrive channel is selected.

11. GAIN CONTROL

This regulates the amount of preamp “gain” and therefore the

amount of overdrive or distortion that is generated by the

Overdrive Channel. Like the Normal Volume control, lower

settings mean less distortion, higher settings mean much,

much more distortion!

12. OVERDRIVE STYLE BUTTON

This button changes the distortion characteristics (STYLE) of

the Overdrive channel—OUT=OD1, IN=OD2.

OD1 is a warm natural “vintage” overdrive flavour, ideal for

“blues” based sounds.

OD2 is a harder, more aggressive, high gain style distortion,

more suited to “modern” playing.

13. CHANNEL SWITCHING BUTTON

This button controls whether your amplifier is set for Normal or

Overdrive—OUT = NORMAL, IN = OVERDRIVE.

Your AC30VR can also be channel switched by using the

optional VFS2 Dual Footswitch (connected via the back panel

Footswitch Jack). This function can only be operated when the

front panel button is “IN” position.

When the Normal channel is selected, the LED is not illumi-

nated—when the Overdrive channel is selected, the Red LED

is illuminated.

NORMAL CHANNEL

14. TREBLE CONTROL

This controls the amount of TREBLE in the Normal channel.

15. BASS CONTROL

This controls the amount of BASS in the Normal channel.

16. VOLUME CONTROL

This controls the volume of the clean (NORMAL) channel. At

lower settings the sound will be very clean and bright, at

higher settings the sound will become somewhat thicker and

warmer, whilst at the highest settings the sound will “break up”

into a natural vintage style distortion.

As different types of electric guitars have vastly different

amounts of tonal qualities and output levels, your guitar will

have a major influence on where you will need to set the posi-

tion of the controls on this amplifier to achieve the response

you desire.

Please Note—for this control to be functional the

amplifier channel switching facility needs to be set to

the Normal channel.

17. INPUT JACK

Connect your guitar into this socket.

12 3 4 5 6 7

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AC15VR FRONT PANEL FEATURES

1. MAINS POWER SWITCH

Turns your AC15VR OFF/ON from the connected mains

power.

2. POWER LED

Illuminates RED when your amplifier is switched on, and is

also connected to a suitable mains power supply.

MASTER

3. VOLUME

This controls the amount of volume produced by the

AC15VR’s Valve Reactor power amplifier circuit, and there-

fore the overall volume that your AC15VR supplies to any of

the loudspeaker systems that are connected.

4. REVERB

This controls the amount of digital reverb that is mixed with the

direct signal to produce a slight shimmer of reverb (low set-

tings) to concert hall depth (at high settings).

The built-in digital reverb can be cancelled or activated by the

optional VFS2 Dual Footswitch. (Channel-Reverb)

EQ

5. TREBLE CONTROL

This controls the amount of TREBLE in your sound.

6. BASS CONTROL

This controls the amount of BASS in your sound.

OVERDRIVE CHANNEL

7. VOLUME CONTROL

This controls the amount of overdrive generated by the pre-

amp signal that is sent to the AC15VR’s Valve Reactor power

amplifier. Use this to set the loudness required for your use,

and also to balance the overdrive sound against your clean

(Normal) sound.

8. CHANNEL SELECT LED

Illuminates RED when the Overdrive channel is selected.

9. GAIN CONTROL

This regulates the amount of preamp “gain” and therefore the

amount of overdrive or distortion that is generated by the

Overdrive Channel. Like the Normal Volume control, lower

settings mean less distortion, higher settings mean much,

much more distortion!

10. OVERDRIVE STYLE BUTTON

This button changes the distortion characteristics (STYLE) of

the Overdrive channel—OUT=OD1, IN=OD2.

OD1 is a warm natural “vintage” overdrive flavour, ideal for

“blues” based sounds.

OD2 is a harder, more aggressive, high gain style distortion,

more suited to “modern” playing.

11. CHANNEL SWITCHING BUTTON

This button controls whether your amplifier is set for Normal or

Overdrive—OUT = NORMAL, IN = OVERDRIVE. Your

AC15VR can also be channel switched by using the optional

VFS2 Dual Footswitch (connected via the back panel Foot-

switch Jack). This function can only be operated when the

front panel switch is “IN” position.

When the Normal channel is selected, the LED is not illumi-

nated—when the Overdrive channel is selected, the Red LED

is illuminated.

NORMAL CHANNEL

12. VOLUME CONTROL

This controls the volume of the clean (NORMAL) channel. At

lower settings the sound will be very clean and bright, at

higher settings the sound will become somewhat thicker and

warmer, whilst at the highest settings the sound will “break up”

into a natural vintage style distortion.

As different types of electric guitars have vastly different

amounts of tonal qualities and output levels, your guitar will

have a major influence on where you will need to set the posi-

tion of the controls on this amplifier to achieve the response

you desire.

Please Note—for this control to be functional the

amplifier channel switching facility needs to be set to

the Normal channel.

13. INPUT JACK

Connect your guitar to this socket.

1 2 3 456 7

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9 10 11 12 13

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REAR PANEL FEATURES

1. FOOTSWITCH JACK

Connect the optional VFS2 Dual Footswitch to this jack.

2. EXTERNAL SPEAKER OUTPUT JACK

An external loudspeaker system can be connected to your

amplifier by using this socket. This socket disconnects the

amplifier from the internal loudspeaker.

WARNING! To ensure that your system works cor-

rectly, you must observe the following points.

a) Only use an external cabinet with a combined

impedance of 8ohms.

b) Don’t connect a speaker whose rated input capac-

ity is less than 15 watts (for AC15VR) or 30 watts (for

AC30VR). The speaker may be destroyed if you

ignore this caution—not recommended!

c) You must use a speaker cable to connect an exter-

nal speaker. Don’t use a shielded cable like the one

you use to connect a guitar to an amp.

d) You must turn off the power before connecting the

cable. Connecting the cable while the power is turned

on may damage your amp.

3. MAINS POWER CONNECTOR/FUSE

The mains power required by your amplifier is connected

using this device.

WARNING! Use only the power cord supplied with

your amplifier, or a replacement of the exact same

specification.

WARNING! Only connect this amplifier to a suitable

mains power supply that matches the rating indicated

on the back panel of your AC30VR/AC15VR ampli-

fier. IF IN ANY DOUBT CONTACT YOUR DEALER!

AC15VR

AC30VR

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SPECIFICATIONS

AC30VR

Twin channel, guitar amplifier with 2x 12 inch VX 12 Celestion

custom made loudspeaker and digital reverb.

30 watts RMS power output utilising VOX proprietary Valve

Reactor power amplifier technology with built-in 12AX7/

ECC83 tube (valve).

• Dimensions (W x D x H):

702 x 265 x 556 mm (27.64 x 10.43 x 21.89 inches)

• Weight: 23 kg (50.71 pounds)

• Output Power: 30 Watts RMS into 8 Ohms

• Speaker: 2x 12", 16 Ohm VX12 Celestion custom speaker

• Inputs: Input jack, Footswitch jack

• Outputs: External LoudSpeaker jack

• Options: VFS2 Dual Footswitch

AC15VR

Twin channel, guitar amplifier with 1x 12 inch VX 12 Celestion

custom made loudspeaker and digital reverb.

15 watts RMS power output utilising VOX proprietary Valve

Reactor power amplifier technology with built-in 12AX7/

ECC83 tube (valve).

• Dimensions (W x H x D):

602 x 265 x 456 mm (23.70 x 10.43 x 17.95 inches)

• Weight: 16.4 kg (36.16 pounds)

• Output Power: 15 Watts RMS into 8 Ohms

• Speaker: 1x 12", 8 Ohm VX12 Celestion custom speaker

• Inputs: Input jack, Footswitch jack

• Outputs: External LoudSpeaker jack

• Options: VFS2 Dual Footswitch

*Specifications are subject to change without notice.

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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.

REMARQUE IMPORTANTE POUR LES CLIENTS

Ce produit a été fabriqué suivant des spécifications sévères et des besoins en tension

applicables dans le pays où ce produit doit être utilisé. Si vous avez acheté ce produit via

l´internet, par vente par correspondance ou/et vente par téléphone, vous devez vérifier que ce

produit est bien utilisable dans le pays où vous résidez.

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peut être dangereuse et annulera la garantie du fabricant ou du distributeur. Conservez bien

votre récépissé qui est la preuve de votre achat, faute de quoi votre produit ne risque de ne

plus être couvert par la garantie du fabricant ou du distributeur.

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Spannungsanforderungen hergestellt, die im Bestimmungsland gelten. Wenn Sie dieses Produkt

über das Internet, per Postversand und/oder mit telefonischer Bestellung gekauft haben, müssen

Sie bestätigen, dass dieses Produkt für Ihr Wohngebiet ausgelegt ist.

WARNUNG: Verwendung dieses Produkts in einem anderen Land als dem, für das es bestimmt ist,

verwendet wird, kann gefährlich sein und die Garantie des Herstellers oder Importeurs hinfällig

lassen werden. Bitte bewahren Sie diese Quittung als Kaufbeleg auf, da andernfalls das Produkt

von der Garantie des Herstellers oder Importeurs ausgeschlossen werden kann.

NOTA IMPORTANTE PARA EL CONSUMIDOR

Este producto ha sido fabricado de acuerdo a estrictas especificaciones y requerimientos de

voltaje aplicables en el país para el cual está destinado. Si ha comprado este producto por

internet, a través de correo, y/o venta telefónica, debe usted verificar que el uso de este

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peligroso y podría invalidar la garantía del fabricante o distribuidor. Por favor guarde su recibo

como prueba de compra ya que de otro modo el producto puede verse privado de la garantía

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