IMPORTANT NOTES

The FX84 battery is in use whenever the INPUT jack is

plugged in. If you are not using the FX84, be sure to unplug
the cable from the INPUT jack. This will prevent
unnecessary battery drain.
Remove the battery whenever the unit is not going to be
used for an extended period of time. This will prevent
possible damage due to leaking battery fluids.
If the FX84 fails to switch in or out or the LED indicator
stays lit, the battery needs to be replaced.
Use of any AC adapter other than the DOD PS200R will
void the warranty of this product.
Unauthorized repair of the FX84 will void the warranty.
Should your FX84 require service, contact your DOD FX
pedal dealer for return / repair information.
DOD Warranty
1. The warranty registration card must be mailed within ten
days after purchase date to validate this warranty.
2. DOD warrants this product, when used solely within the
U.S., to be free from defects in materials and workmanship
under normal use and service.
3. DOD liability under this warranty is limited to repairing or
replacing defective materials that show evidence of defect,
provided the product is returned through the original dealer,
where all parts and labor will be covered up to a period of
three years. The company shall not be liable for any
consequential damage as a result of the products use in
any circuit or assembly.
4. Proof-of-purchase is considered to be the burden of the
consumer.
5. DOD reserves the right to make changes in design or
make additions to or improvements upon this product
without incurring any obligation to install the same on
products previously manufactured.
W H A T T H E F X 8 4 D O E S
T h e F X 8 4 M i l k B o x c o m p r e s s o r h a s f o r m a t a b l e
c o m p r e s s i o n , a n d h a s s p e c i a l h i g h f r e q u e n c y e x p a n s i o n
c i r c u i t r y . T h e e x t r a c r e a m y c o m p r e s s i o n t h e F X 8 4 M i l k
B o x a d d e s w i t h t h e h i g h f r e q u e n c y e x p a n s i o n
( P A S T E U R I Z A T I O N ) a l l o w s y o u t o c o m p l e t e l y c o n t r o l t h e
d y n a m i c s o f y o u r g u i t a r . Y o u o b v i o u s l y h a v e n t s e t t l e d f o r
a n y t y p i c a l c o m p r e s s o r p e d a l , s o g e t f u l l u s e o f t h e F X 8 4
b y r e a d i n g t h i s m a n u a l ( b e f o r e o p e r a t i n g i t ) .
C O N N E C T I N G T H E F X 8 4
C o n n e c t y o u r g u i t a r t o t h e i n p u t o f t h e F X 8 4 . C o n n e c t
t h e O U T P U T o f t h e F X 8 4 t o y o u r a m p o r t o t h e i n p u t o f
a n o t h e r e f f e c t s d e v i c e . T o e l i m i n a t e t h e n e e d f o r a 9 - v o l t
b a t t e r y , a t t a c h t h e D O D P S 2 0 0 R t o t h e A C a d a p t e r j a c k .
F E A T U R E S
L E D i n d i c a t o r s h o w s s t a t u s o f e f f e c t a n d b a t t e r y
c o n d i t i o n .
A c t i v e s w i t c h i n g f o r n o i s e l e s s o p e r a t i o n .
E a s y a c c e s s b a t t e r y c o m p a r t m e n t .
A d a p t e r j a c k f o r A C o p e r a t i o n .
R u g g e d d i e - c a s t m e t a l c a s e .
T h r e e y e a r l i m i t e d w a r r a n t y .
R u b b e r n o n - s k i d b o t t o m .
C O N T R O L S
L E V E L : C o n t r o l s t h e o u t p u t l e v e l w h e n t h e e f f e c t i s o n .
T u r n i t u p f o r m o r e v o l u m e a n d d o w n f o r l e s s v o l u m e . U s e
t h e L E V E L c o n t r o l t o m a t c h t h e e f f e c t v o l u m e w i t h t h e
b y p a s s v o l u m e .
C O M P R E S S : C o n t r o l s t h e a m o u n t o f c o m p r e s s i o n . T u r n i t
u p f o r m o r e c o m p r e s s i o n a n d d o w n f o r l e s s c o m p r e s s i o n .
W h e n t h e C O M P R E S S i s t u r n e d
u p , t h e v o l u m e w i l l s l i g h t l y d e c r e a s e . S o , t h e Q U A R T S
c o n t r o l w i l l h a v e t o b e a d j u s t e d t o c o m p e n s a t e f o r t h e l o s t
v o l u m e .

H I E X P : C o n t r o l s t h e a m o u n t o f h i g h f r e q u e n c y e x p a n s i o n .
E x p a n s i o n w i l l i n c r e a s e t h e h i g h f r e q u e n c y c o n t e n t
d e p e n d i n g h o w
h a r d y o u p l a y . T h e h a r d e r y o u p l a y , t h e h i g h e r t h e
f r e q u e n c y b o o s t y o u r s i g n a l g e t s . T u r n t h e H I E X P c o n t r o l
u p f o r m o r e e x p a n s i o n ,
a n d d o w n f o r n o h i g h f r e q u e n c y e x p a n s i o n .
A T T A C K : C o n t r o l s t h e a t t a c k t i m e o f t h e c o m p r e s s o r . T u r n
i t u p f o r m o r e a t t a c k t i m e a n d d o w n f o r l e s s .
F O O T S W I T C H : S w i t c h e s t h e e f f e c t i n o r o u t o f t h e s i g n a l
p a t h .
L E D I N D I C A T O R : L i g h t s w h e n t h e d i s t o r t i o n i s e n a b l e d ,
a n d i s n o t l i t w h e n t h e e f f e c t i s b y p a s s e d .
J A C K S : I n p u t , O u t p u t , A C A d a p t e r ( u s e t h e D O D P S 2 0 0 R
p o w e r s u p p l y o n l y t o e l i m i n a t e t h e n e e d f o r a 9 v o l t
b a t t e r y ) .
O P E R A T I O N O F T H E F X 8 4
T h e F X 8 4 s h o u l d b e o p e r a t e d i n f r o n t o f a n a m p l i f i e r a n d
n o t i n a n e f f e c t s l o o p . S i n c e t h e o r d e r o f t h e e f f e c t s a r e v e r y
i m p o r t a n t , t h e y s h o u l d b e
o r d e r e d a s f o l l o w s : 1 c o m p r e s s i o n e f f e c t s ( D O D F X 8 4 ) , 2
W a h / v o l u m e a n d e n v e l o p e f i l t e r s ( D O D F X 1 7 , F X 2 5 ) , 3
D i s t o r t i o n e f f e c t s ( D O D F X 1 0 2 ,
F X 6 9 B ) , 4 E Q s ( D O D F X 4 0 ) , 5 c h o r u s , f l a n g i n g , p h a s i n g ,
v i b r a t o ( D O D F X 6 4 , F X 7 5 C , F X 2 2 , ) , 6 D e l a y a n d r e v e r b
e f f e c t s ( D O D D F X 9 8 , F X 9 6 ) .
T o s e t u p y o u r o w n s o u n d w i t h t h e F X 8 4 s t a r t b y t u r n i n g t h e
H I E X P a n d A T T A C K c o n t r o l s d o w n , a n d t u r n t h e L E V E L
a n d C O M P R E S S c o n t r o l s t o 1 2 O c l o c k . A d j u s t t h e
C O M P R E S S , H I E X P , a n d A T T A C K c o n t r o l s t o t h e d e s i r e d
l e v e l s , a n d a d j u s t t h e L E V E L s o t h e e f f e c t e d s i g n a l v o l u m e
m a t c h e s t h e b y p a s s v o l u m e .
O n t h e f o l l o w i n g p a g e s , a r e e x a m p l e s o f d i f f e r e n t t y p e s o f
s o u n d s , a l o n g w i t h g r a p h i c r e p r e s e n t a t i o n s o f h o w t o s e t t h e
k n o b s . S i n c e g o o d ( o r b a d ) g u i t a r s o u n d s a r e a s u b j e c t i v e
m a t t e r , u s e t h e s e e x a m p l e s a s s t a r t i n g p o i n t s t o c r e a t e y o u r
o w n s o u n d s t h a t m e e t y o u r s p e c i f i c t a s t e s ,
o r l a c k t h e r e o f .
L I G H T C O M P R E S S I O N
U s e t h i s s e t t i n g f o r a l i g h t c o m p r e s s i o n s o u n d . T o d o s o t u r n
t h e L E V E L a n d C O M P R E S S c o n t r o l s t o 1 2 O c l o c k . T u r n t h e
H I E X P a n d A T T A C K c o n t r o l s d o w n . T h i s w i l l t a k e t h o s e
a n n o y i n g e d g e s o f f , b u t n o t e f f e c t a n y t h i n g e l s e .
H E A V Y C O M P R E S S I O N
T o s q u e e z e e v e r y l a s t b i t , a n d j u s t p l a i n m i l k y o u r g u i t a r f o r
e v e r y t h i n g i t s w o r t h , u s e t h i s s e t t i n g . T u r n t h e L E V E L t o 1 2
O c l o c k , t h e C O M P R E S S u p , a n d t h e H I E X P a n d A T T A C K
d o w n . Y o u r g u i t a r w i l l s o u n d s q u a s h e d b u t w i l l h a v e e n d l e s s
s u s t a i n .
B R I G H T H E A V Y C O M P R E S S I O N
I f y o u w a n t t o s q u e e z e y o u r s o u n d a n d g i v e y o u r h i g h e n d
s o m e b r i l l i a n c e , t r y t h i s s e t t i n g . T u r n t h e L E V E L t o 1 2 O
c l o c k , t h e C O M P R E S S u p , t h e H I E X P u p , a n d A T T A C K
d o w n . B r i l l i a n t h i g h e n d w i t h o u t y o u r v o l u m e g e t t i n g o u t o f
c o n t r o l , w h a t m o r e c o u l d y o u a s k f o r ?
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
Manufacturers Name: DOD Electronics Corporation
Manufacturers Address: 8760 S. Sandy Parkway
Sandy, Utah 84070, USA
declares that the product

Product Name: FX84
Product Options: All (requires a Class II power
adapter that conforms to the requirements of EN 60065,
EN 60742, or equivalent).

Safety: EN 60065 (1993)
IEC65 (1985) with Amendments 1,2,3
EMC: EN 55013: (1990)
EN 55020: (1991)
Supplementary Information:
The product herewith complies with the requirements of
the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC and the EMC
Directive 89/336/EEC as amended by directive
93/68/EEC.
DOD Electronics Corporation
President of DOD
8760 S. Sandy Parkway
Sandy, Utah 84070, USA

Effective: August 26, 1997
European Contact: Your Local DOD Sales and
Service Office or
International Sales Office
3 Overlook Drive #4
Amherst, New Hampshire 03031, USA
Tel (603) 672-4244
Fax (603) 672-4246
DOD Electronics Corporation
8760 South Sandy Parkway
Sandy, Utah 84070
Telephone (801) 566-8800
FAX (801) 566-7005
International Distribution
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U.S.A.
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Copyright 1998 DOD Electronics Corporation
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