OWNER'S MANUAL CONNECTION WITH GUITAR seeeseeeccccccccccccccecseeecsen 3, PLAYING PRESET PROGRAMS [PROGRAM MODE]++++«++04, OPERATING INDIVIDUAL EFFECTS [MANUAL/EDIT MODE]+*5, CREATING ORIGINAL PROGRAMS [Manual/Edit Mode]+++*6 SAVING EFFECTS [PROGRAM WRITE] sssreeeeeeeeseeoeesooeeg OTHER USEFUL FUNCTIONS+-« H EFFECT PARAMETER LIST | © EB) ®[___IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS _]] WARNIN' ‘When using electric products, basic precautions should always be followed, including the following. 1, Read all the instructions before using the product. 2, To reduce the risk of injury, close supervision is necessary when a product is used near children, 3, Do not use this product near water — for example, near a bathtub, washbow! kitchen sink, in a wet basement, or ‘near a swimrring pool, or the lke. 4. This product, either alone or in combination with an amplifier and headphones or speakers, may be capable of producing sound levets that could cause permanent hearing loss. Do not operate for a long period of time at high Volume level or at a lovel that is uncomfortable, f you experience any heating loss or ringing in the ears, you should consult an audiologist 5. The product should be located so that is location or position does not interfere with its proper ventilation 6. The product should be located away from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, or other products that produce heat. 7. The product should be connected to a power supply only of the type described in the operating instructions or as marked on the product. 8, The power-supply cord of the product should be unplugged from the outlet when left unused for a long period of ‘ime. 8. Care should be taken so that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure through openings. 10, The product should be serviced by qualified service personnel when: ‘A The power-supply cord or the plug has been damaged; or B. Objects have fallen, or liquid has been spilled into the product: or . The product has been exposed to rain; or D. The product does not appear to, operate normally or exhibits a marked change in performance; or E, The product has been dropped, or the enclosure damaged. 11, Do not attempt to service the product beyond that described in the user- maintenance instructions, All other servicing should be referred to qualified service personnelCongratulations and thank you for purchasing the KORG AS GUITAR Performance Signal Processor. To get the most out of this advanced instrument and enjoy it in its optimum condition for the longest possible time, please read this manual carefully, and keep it handy. ~\ THE FCC REGULATION WARNING ‘This equipment generates and uses radio frequency ‘energy and if not installed and used propery, thats, in stret accordance with the manufacturer’ instructions, ‘may cause interference to radio and television reception. It has been type tested and found to comply with the limite for a class B computing dovice in accordance with the specications in Subpart J of Part 18 of FOC Rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference in a residential installation, However, these is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation Hf this equipment does cause interference to radio or television reception, which can be dotermined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to ty to correct the interference by one or move of the following measures: CANADA THIS APPARATUS COMPLIES WITH THE "CLASS B° LIMITS FOR RADIO NOISE EMISSIONS SET OUT IN RADIO INTERFERENCE REGULATIONS. CET APPAREIL EST CONFORME AUX NORMES "CLASS 6°, ‘© Reorient the receiving antenna. Relocate the equipment with respect tothe receiver. © Move the equipment into a different outlt so that ‘equipment and receiver are on different branch circuits HW necessary, the user should consult the dealer or an experienced radiofelevsion technician for additonal ‘uggestions. The user may find the following booklet prepared by the Federal Communications Commision helptul. "How to Identity and Resolve Radio - TV Interference Problems". This booklet is available from the US Government Printing Office, Washington 0.C. 20402, ‘stock No. 004 — 000 ~ 0003454 ~ 4. SPECIFIER DANS LE REGLEMENT SUR LE BROUILLAGE RADIOELECTRIQUE. POUR BRUITS RADIOELECTRIQUES, TEL QUE / TABLE OF CONTENTS NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF CONTROLS (OTHER USEFUL FUNCTIONS «++ ory AND TERMINALS +5200 sree 1. Comparison with Preset Data: +++ 9 CONNECTION WITH GUITAR: 3 2. Using Volume Pedal 9 PLAYING PRESET PROGRAMS. EFFECT PARAMETER LIST 10 [PROGRAM MODE] +++ +++ seed 1, COMPRESSOR [COMPRESSOR] ++ +--+ 10 ‘OPERATING INDIVIDUAL EFFECTS 2, DISTORTION/OVERDRIVE [DIST/OO) «- +10 [MANUALIEDIT MODE}: + 3,3 BAND EQ [3 BAND EQ] " CREATING ORIGINAL PROGRAMS 4, CHORUS/FLANGER [CHORUS/FL] mn [ManuaVEdit Mode) +--+» . . 6 5, REVERBDELAY IREVIDELAY] 2 UTILITY + . . 7 UTILITY « 12 SAVING EFFECTS [PROGRAM WRITE]: 8 ERROR MESSAGES. 3 ‘TROUBLESHOOTING: “13 ‘SPECIFICATIONS AND OPTIONS 4NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF CONTROLS AND TERMINALS FRONT PANEL Input Level “This conto he volume ot int sna ‘eave romine mpiece Peak Inceator For visu montoing of to input ovel who ‘mating adusimets. Aut he nat ooh 20 athe Peak neato ceaioaly, bat oak ‘corsa, thts up. Bankfet Selector ‘hissing swith used to select banks vile the AS GUITAR inthe Program mode Bank/Value Display ‘Tis indeats to AS GUITAR bane umber win be Progrem mode (808 (Gage 4), orasacttba oot to bo ees ‘othe vale ct praca who te hte he Et mode, Eda mode (page) wate Key "Tis executes evig of ets cat F— Cutout Level This cons he ole othe pit sgn, [bess Key Prossig tis hey {opis te bypass EFCTIPROG LED Theo LED ht vo nro show te chaean program number wil inne Program mode (2399 ‘Wh nthe Et mode pop68) these LED ht ‘upinvedto show ha alos at are urned ON Parameter Ealtor ‘Te val of ch lect parameter can be chang by roan tha contol inte Et mode (pape REAR PANEL VOLUME Pedal Jack. Far connecton athe oupatack of opal ‘ome peda KORG KVP 001. (When ‘ng KVP ~ 001, set minum voume [EFCT/PROG Switches {| uneton ONOFF. i] Meee arm ON. The As GUITAR, || serie Unerosossea I | Mode Ut 4} Mode LED Progam mode ce Le mode select Sten These swiss are ued elect tho progam sumer ‘This swith goes betweon sie inthe Program mode (page ors eagle tne rogram made andthe Irdivdual tects ONOFF whl the Et mode (page OL Et mode OUTPUT Jacks (R.UMONO) 0c svjack ‘Tase ace prove sero out fr ‘82, Tho UMONO jack whon toda ‘Spat monet eqapment ‘Thisachi ortho @ vo AC aca. ‘PHONES jack “This ack for treo manning ot he ASGUITAR aug, INPUT, For conecing the guar. ack POWER owen This swich tus the AS on and of Always make sure ta is ewe at 10 OFF poten baer comocing or duconneting the AC adapor ether ‘ne AS GUITAR or an eleciaoutt,CONNECTION WITH GUITAR 4. Connect the guitar othe INPUT jack on the rear panel. 2.Connect the guitar amplifier to the OUTPUT jacks on the rear panel (For best esuits, use both jacks for stereo output. For monaural operation, connect ta the MONO jack) 3.For pedal volume ~ control — playing, connect the optional volume pedal, KORG KVP ~ 00}. (See page 9 for more details 4- Input signal can be monitored in stereo by connecting a pair of headphones tothe PHONES jack. 5.After making connection with other instruments and equipment, tum on the AS GUITAR's power. NOTE : When turning on and off the AS GUITAR, tur the volume controls on all instruments and equipment down — as far as they will go. —1~ oureurPLAYING PRESET PROGRAMS [PROGRAM MODE] About Preset Programs ‘The AS GUITAR has a total of 30 etfect programs stored in 6 banks. Each bank holds 5 effect programs, Banks 2 ~ 6 are factory presets with a total of 25 preset programs. Bank 1 isthe user area for storing edited etfect programs (see page & for details) BANKI [PROGRAM] [PROGRANa] [PROGRAMA] [PROGRAM] [PROGRAMS] Banke [PROGRAM] [PROGRAMA] [PROGRAMS] [Procnane][pnocrans] Banks [PROGRAN:] [PROGRAM2] [PROGRAMS] [PROGRAMA] [PROGRAMS PROGRAMS]] (This area cannot store edited programs.) Banke [PROGRAM] [PROGRAM2] [PROGRAMA] [PROGRAMA aanks [program] [pROGRAM2] [PRoGRAWa] [PROGRAM] [PROGRAMS eawea _ [PROGRan) [PROGRANa] [PROGRAW] [PROGRAMA] [PROGRANS] 1Mnn to por fs tt tad on te AS GUITAR Bak indent 8 ee tr Poyen mas tome Ms Et ocean Dis 7 4 ar tod Sosa Swten a c A= eos ta one the Bankai Display 4. Press any of the EFCT/PROG switches (1 — 5) to select the ‘effect program you wish to play. For example, program 1 containing "METAL 1 is selected in the figure below. Press the switch uni the PROG LED ight re. 250 the input level while playing the guitar. Carefuly raise the input level until the Peak Indicator occasionally, but not constantly, ight up. ‘5Play the gutar to hear the effect sound with “METAL 1". To hear the unprocessed sound without effects, press the Bypass key. Re — pressing the Bypass key reluis the effect ZS sound. (The Mode LED's bink while In Bypass mode.) wwue Aust the input evel such that the Hy neonate ‘Repeat the above procedures (3 thru for selecting programs @ is ease ws eases epee a se ‘bank, simply press the EFCTIPROG switches. 3.Smich the Bank/Etfect Selector to the bank that contains a NOTE : Shiting to a dterent bank does not select programs in program you wish to play. (For parameters within each that bank immediate. To select programs in a new Program, refer othe attached "Efect Parameter List”) bank, you must press one of the 5 EFCTIPROG ‘switches after entering the new bankOPERATING INDIVIDUAL EFFECTS [MANUAL/EDIT MODE] ‘The AS GUITAR'S effect system is constructed of five basic effects that are connected in a row, as inthe diagram below. Each indlvidual effect ean be edited and combined with other effects to create an effect program. Each of the fve effects ina program can be independently tured on and of. "N 4 Compressor fax} Distortion Overdtive Equalizer [7] Flanger [7] Delay our Chorus / Revert / > Press the Mode Select Switch to enter the ManualEdt mode, The mode LED above the Mode Select Switch lights Up to MANUALIEDIT, and the BankValue Display changes tolndicate thatthe machine is on Edit stand ~ by. maw WF i Sel } LD igs up boon | . Manaeor | { Editstand - by {eet pon0 9 fo {ore dette one {oe In the ManualfEdit mode, the EFCT/PROG switches (along with the EFCTIPROG LED's) control ON/OFF of each of the five effects, When entering the ManualfEdit mode, the EFCTIPROG LED's light up to display the effects which are curently tured on, For example, the figure below shows that the ManualEdit mode is selected after selecting "METAL 1" in the Program mode. METAL "consist of thee efects; DISTIOD, 8 BAND E9, and REVIDEL. 2.Press the EFCT/PROG switches to toggle the effects on and otf. For example, pressing the EFCTIPROG switch limmediately under (1) COMPRESSOR tums on the Compressor effect. Tyyeconeresson Press the EFCT/PROG switches once again to tum off the etlect. Try different effect combinations to hear sound variations. To select and hear individual effects in another program, you ‘must return to the Program mode, once. Press the Mode ‘switch to switch back to the Program mode, The Mode LED's, the EFCTIPROG LED's and the BankiValue Display return to thelr Program mode indication. (Now, select a new program land press the Mode switch again to retum to the ManualEalt mode.) Indicates te bank number whan switching tothe rogram mode.CREATING ORIGINAL PROGRAMS {Manual/Edit Mode] About "Parameters" and “Editing” ‘Changing the settings of individual effects such as the balance between direct sound and etfect output is called "elting”. “Parameters” are the specific settings inside each effect with valves that are changeable for “editing”. Editing of parameters can be done in wo ways {Finda program that sounds closest to what you want, and create your own by exiting that program. 2)Pick any program in the user area, and start from scratch. Wile you are new to this uit, tis probably easier and faster to cit using method (1). ‘.Enter the Program mode and find a program that sounds closest to what you want. The figure below shows selecting program 1 in Bank 2, for example, (See page 4) 2Enter the Edit mode by pressing the Mode Select Switch The Mode LED's, the Value Display and the EFCTIPROG LED's wll change to indicate the Edit moda, sons [rocman ] [proarans|[rrocnans ][rnocrans ][pmocnans]] | noanae | [ rocen |[pnoanan | [ rooma ‘sanka—[proarams | [ PROGRAM: | [ PROGRAMS || PROGRAMA | | PROGRAMS =—_—> [Est] Find a rogram closest sans [roarami | [Proanaim | [pmoanans ][ Procnane |[PnoRaws |] | fotnesocsu you want ‘anno [Pnocmawt | [ PROGRAM | [PROGRAMS || PRoaRAwa | [PROGRAM ‘The parameters inthe program are set as below, for example. 2-1 [METAL IJ effect ranma‘ prosn3, Slide the Bank/Etfect selector to the effect you wish to edt. The figure below shows selecting the “DISTIOD" (CistorionlOverdive) for example, [come pIsTIOD fa BAND EQ [CHORUSIFL REVIDELAY UTuTy NG folalalo 4.Find the parameter you wish to edit from the parameter ames on the front panel. Adjust the parameter by rotating the Parameter Editor (A — E) directly below it. To change the “DRIVE” parameter of “DIST/OD" for example, road to the right from "DISTIOD" to find "DRIVE", then turn the Parameter Ealtor"B" to set the desired sound, TTammoc eave MO FREO sree on TIME _x | fet oy |cearamasndnmee stan cnsengal or2, vith to sapback dy creas a typical Rock ~~ Diy ype guar sound = [wm fons) _| Slee beeen tt oud and deco Ava (Mix LEVEL) 151 | 15. the balance i 50150 At valu 0, rect output oy.5. REVERB/DELAY [REV//DELAY] ‘@ This effect has a total of 7 effects including various reverb, delay and echoverb effects, The reverb etfecs provide spacial depth to a sound by simulating the ambience and reverberation characteristics of natural locations such as a concert hall or @ tom. The delay effect provides repeated echo reflections to a sound. The echaverb effect is a combination of reverb and delay. Parameters 7? HALL REVERB 2: ENSEMBLE HALL REVERB 3: ROOM REVERB A | hove) 1-7) | 4: PLATE REVERB 5: LIVE STAGE REVERB 6: ECHOVERS T-DELAY | (ors | Delay time between dec! sound and effet output TIME (MODES) ae p B (DELAY TIME) {0-4} | (Satin 100 ~ mSEC steps, one) | Dey tine cant be sen Mode 1- Mode 5. oy | Dotay time between direct sound and effet ouput Cc {0-9} | (Setin 10 - mSEC steps.) leans Delay time cannat be setin Mode 1- Mode 5 o [eee es [Sacattusnoae ora Mode 1= Mode 5 e |Mx fonts) | Balateebetween ect sound and drect ouput, Alvaie (NIX LEVEL) 1, the balance is 50/50. At value 0 direct output ony 6. [UTILITY] ‘© This contros the master volume of each effect program and the threshold level forthe noise reduction (NR) system. ‘Parameters T NALEVEL | ‘The lagor this value, the higher the amount of noise D_| qoise reouction {0-15} | reduction. Adjust his value unt no noise can be heard in THRESHOLD LEVEL) the sound when not playing the guitar. E_ | MASTER o-15) | Thels"9erthis valve, the higher the output evel of he (MASTER VOLUME) O18) | rogramERROR MESSAGES (Battery Low) |When the above message appears immediately after turning on the AS GUITAR (or when "F" appears inthe display upon every start ~ up), the battery for internal memory backup needs to be replaced. Contact the KORG distributor nearest you or your local KORG dealer or service center and have a qualified technician replace it TROUBLESHOOTING It problem occurs during normal operation of the AS GUITAR, follow the suggestions below and check the A5 GUITAR to spot and remedy the trouble. the AS GUITAR stil does not function propery, consult the KORG distibutor nearest you or your local KORG dealer. Trouble Countermeasure 1. Checkif the Input volume or the Output volume is set to 0. Adjust the level unt the input signal reaches the peak indicator, of rae the output volume until sound can be monitored with headphones. No sound 2. tis possible thatthe evel parameter in one of he effects may be set to 0. In such a case, ‘sound can be heard only when pressing the BYPASS key. Enter the Ecit mode and adjust the appropriate Level parameters ‘3, Check ifthe master volume in the Utility mode is setto 0. Iso, resetitto a suitable level 4, volume pedal is connected, t may be in the up or no sound positon lea pase ear ceeete eeu Teaseete sista pre nerrten | aes oom tteee ee oes oan a | coieyeeanwes 1.chekiyovhae told ws a Ue re Apoyo can te drat pore ~ Sin ars Mie parson stad cocaton eater |» rere wrap seo te AS GUAR conse pee ove Dk execu ‘and program number, not the destination bank and program number. if you wish to hear the | [setter owen ine the Bank/Etfect selector to select Bank 1 and select the program.SPECIFICATIONS AND OPTIONS Internal Ettects COMPRESSOR, DISTORTION, 3 BAND EQ, CHORUS/FLANGER, REVERBIDELAY 5, User programmable = 5 Front Panel Volume : INPUT VOLUME, PARAMETER EDITORS, OUTPUT VOLUME KEY SW : BANK/IEFFECT SELECTOR, WRITE KEY, BYPASS KEY, EFCTIPROG SWITCHES, MODE SELECT SWITCH Display : BANKIVALUE Display : 8 segment LED x2 Dot type LEDs : EFCT/PROG LEDs, MODE LEDs, Peak indicator Rear Panel: Power Switches DC8V Jack INPUT Terminal OUTPUT Terminal x2 (R, LMONO) PHONES Jack VOLUME PEDAL Jack ‘Sampling Frequency : 44.1kHz Dynamic Range : 88 48 (IHF — A) Power Consumption : 250 mA Input Impedance : 1M. Maximum Input Level : +848m + Output impedance : 5k oles + Maximum Output Level : +8dBm + Dimensions : 430(W) x 205(0) x 6O(H) mm + Weight : 1.5kg * Opfions : Volume Pedal KVP ~ 001 Specifications, operations, and appearance are subject to change without notice.N ° T ' c E KORG products are manufactured under strict specifications and volages required by each county. These products are warranted by the KORG. Aistibutor only in each country. Any KORG product sold without @ warranty card or not carrying a serial number disqualifies the product from the manufacturer's warranty and iablty. This requirement is for your own protection and KORG INC. 15 — 12, Shimotakaido 1 — chome, Suginami— ku, Tokyo, Japan. Geena FH PRINTED