Fender Cyber-Champ Owner Manual

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• This symbol warns the user of dangerous voltage levels localized within the enclosure of the unit.

• This symbol advises the user to read all accompanying literature for safe operation of the unit.

• Read, retain, and follow all instructions. Heed all warnings.

• Only connect the electric line cord to an earth grounded

AC receptacle in accordance with the voltage and frequency ratings listed under INPUT POWER on the rear panel of this product.

• WARNING: To prevent damage, fire or shock hazard, do not expose this unit to rain or moisture.

• Unplug the AC power line cord before cleaning the unit exterior (use a damp cloth only). Wait until the unit is completely dry before reconnecting it to power.

• Maintain at least 6 inches of unobstructed air space behind the unit to allow for proper ventilation and cooling of the unit.

• This product should be located away from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, or other products that produce heat.

• This product may be equipped with a polarized plug (one blade wider than the other). This is a safety feature. If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet, contact an electrician to replace your obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose of this plug.

• Protect the power cord from being pinched or abraded.

• This product should be serviced by qualified service personnel when: the power supply cord or the plug has been damaged; or objects have fallen, or liquid has been spilled onto the product; or the product has been exposed to rain; or the product does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in performance; or the product has been dropped, or the enclosure damaged.

• Only use a cart or stand with this product that is recommended by this product’s manufacturer.

• The power supply cord of this product should be unplugged from the outlet when left unused for a long period of time, or during electrical storms.

• Do not drip nor splash liquids, nor place liquid filled containers on the unit.

• CAUTION: No user serviceable parts inside, refer servicing to qualified personnel only.

• Fender ® amplifiers and loudspeaker systems are capable of producing very high sound pressure levels which may cause temporary or permanent hearing damage. Use care when setting and adjusting volume levels during use.

FCC COMPLIANCE NOTICE

This equipment has been tested and found to comply within the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to

Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide a reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications and there is no guarantee that interference 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 different from that of the receiver.

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician if help is needed.

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A PRODUCT OF:

FENDER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION

CORONA, CA USA

Copyright ©2003 by FMIC

Trademarks

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Deluxe™, Dyna–Touch™, Mr. Gearhead™, Virtual Tone Interpolation™,

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Other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.

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Your new Cyber–Champ™ amplifier is brought to you by the same Tone–team that created the

Fender ® Cyber–Twin™ and Cyber-Deluxe™ amplifiers. As the crowning achievements of

Fender’s most advanced research and development project, Cyber–Series™ amplifiers are endowed with Fender’s exclusive Virtual Tone Interpolation™ technology (patent number 6,222,110). VTI™ technology enables the Cyber–Champ™ amplifier to be different amplifiers according to circuit design.

Starting with a virtual circuit board, the

Cyber–Champ™ amplifier "rewires" its fundamental architecture to become the essence of some of the amplifier greats — Fender’s Blackface™,

Dyna–Touch™, Tweed and Modern amps, and even the best of the British amps!

The Cyber–Champ™ amplifier allows you to be the amp designer. Start with one of 14 permanent amp and effect setups stored within the Cyber-Champ™ amp—twist some knobs, make some changes, then save to one of the 7 rewritable preset locations reserved onboard for your original amplifier designs.

MIDI implementation on the Cyber–Champ™ amplifier enables you to transfer presets to and from the amp for backup to a PC, or for exchange with other Cyber–Champ™ amplifier players.

The Cyber–Champ™ amplifier also puts a huge array of studio–quality effects at your command:

Reverb, Modulation and Delay effects, enough to satisfy most any sonic appetite. And many are in

stereo, so you can use the headphones jack to enjoy a fully ambient stereo dimension. The

Cyber–Champ™ amplifier’s Dyna–Touch™ power amp circuitry and Celestion® speaker deliver powerful, responsive Tone to you and your audience. It’s not just loud “on paper.”

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• 21 Amp Design presets selectable using the Preset and Bank buttons or a MIDI controller:

• 14 Permanent presets – great amp and effects setups that are always available

• Fender ® Custom Shop bank – 7 premium amp and effects combinations

• Your Amp Collection bank – 7 “stock” classic amplifiers

• 7 Rewritable presets – create and save your own amp and effects setups in the Players’ Lounge bank

• 3 groups of studio–quality effects that can be used simultaneously:

• 4 Reverb types with selectable levels and MIDI–accessible parameters

• 5 Modulation effect types with selectable levels and MIDI–accessible parameters

• 3 Delay effect types with selectable levels and MIDI–accessible parameters

• MIDI implementation:

• 27 Continuous Controllers for adjusting amp settings using external MIDI equipment (sequencer, computer, foot–controller or Cyber–Series ™ amplifier)

• Preset–defined Continuous Controller enables foot–pedal control of programmable parameters

• System Exclusive functionality for selective preset management

• Front panel MIDI IN and MIDI OUT ports

• Virtual Tone Interpolation™ technology offers 7 Amp Type selections with tone stacks located before or

after the drive circuitry as appropriate

• Hum Reduction algorithm (patent pending) actively seeks out and suppresses environmental “hum”

• On–board digital chromatic tuner

• 65 watts of output power

• 12˝, 8Ω Celestion ® speaker

• Stereo headphone/line out jack

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Each preset contains a complete set of amplifier and effects settings.

There are three banks of presets:

CUSTOM SHOP Permanent

AMP COLLECTION Permanent

PLAYERS’ LOUNGE Rewritable

Capture control of a knob by turning it until the adjacent LED lights up.

Capture happens when the knob setting matches its actual (internal) setting stored within the current preset.

You can save 7 of your own amplifier and effects settings in the Players’

Lounge bank of presets.

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Presets and Banks

The Cyber–Champ™ is instantly reconfigured each time you select a preset. Use the preset buttons to select a preset in the current bank. Press the BANK button , then a preset button to select a preset from another bank. Note that when you select a preset, the position of each knob will not reflect its actual setting (except by coincidence) until it is captured . . .

Knob Capture

You must first “capture” control of a knob to adjust the setting.

Capture by turning the knob until the adjacent LED lights up. Once captured, further adjustments are immediate and audible.

Saving Presets

Captured knob settings are released when you make a preset selection . . . but you can save all your current settings simply by holding any preset button in for 2 seconds. Your new preset is saved into the Players’ Lounge bank, assigned to the button held. Your new preset is automatically activated.

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Controls the distortion level and contributes to the overall amp loudness. Use

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Controls the post–distortion signal level and contributes to the overall amp loudness. Use in conjunction with GAIN {B} to normalize volume differences between presets.

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The tone controls come before or after the distortion circuitry, depending on the Amp Type of the preset (see Presets starting on page 7).

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Controls the high–frequency tone level.

E. MIDDLE

Controls the mid–frequency tone level.

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Controls the low–frequency tone level.

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Controls the overall volume output from the amplifier together with GAIN {B}, and VOLUME {D}. MASTER is the final “volume gatekeeper” limiting the maximum output level of the Cyber–Champ™ amplifier. The MASTER knob position (setting) is an absolute limit—even when controlling MASTER with MIDI messages. MASTER is not preset programmable.

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Selects a Modulation effect type and level. The level increases going clockwise within each type as illustrated from off (–), to maximum (+). Set a custom modulation rate by pressing TAP at least twice at the desired rate. Press TAP once for the slowest rate possible. There is only one level setting for Phaser.

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130 ms delay, single repeat (panning)

300 ms delay, low feedback, medium wow & flutter

460 ms delay, medium feedback, “ducks” out of the way when playing

K. TUNER

Turns the tuner on and off. The tuner “borrows” the preset button lights to indicate the nearest note and the capture LEDs to indicate flat, in tune, or sharp.

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situations using an algorithm that seeks out hum frequencies and squelches only the “hum” without degrading your music!

N. MIDI IN/OUT

Musical Instrument Digital Interface ports for connecting MIDI devices to the

Cyber–Champ™ amplifier. MIDI can be used to change and manage presets, adjust settings, activate tuner mode and edit effect parameters. See MIDI starting on page 9.

O. PHONES

Connect your stereo headphones here. This output jack can also be used as a stereo line out for connection to sound reinforcement or recording equipment.

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Q. POWER

Turns the Cyber–Champ™ on and off.

R. IEC CONNECTOR

Connect the included power cord in compliance with the voltage and frequency ratings on the rear panel of your amplifier.

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This section defines the presets in each bank then describes how to customize presets and effects.

Custom Shop Bank

The Custom Shop (permanent) presets contain premium amplifier and effect combinations. Press BANK repeatedly until the red LED lights up, then press a preset button (A–G) to activate a Custom Shop preset.

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High-Gain Tweed with ‘59 Bassman®

Pre-Distortion tone controls

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Max-Gain, Modern Heavy Metal Combo with Post-Distortion tone controls

Hang 10 Clean Tweed with ‘59 Bassman®


Texas

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High-Gain Blackface™, with vintage Pre-

Distortion Fender® Blackface™ tone controls

Modified Maximum-Gain Modern Modified Combo

Combo with Post-Distortion tone controls

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High-Gain British Combo with Post-

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Room, dark frequency Chorus, slow sweep response with short decay rate with high depth

Spring, bright Reverb with long decay

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Tremolo, fast rate with high depth

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Amp Collection Bank

The Amp Collection (permanent) presets contain classic “stock” amplifiers.

Press BANK repeatedly until the yellow LED lights up, then press a preset button (A–G) to activate an Amp Collection preset.

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Resetting will erase any custom presets you have created.

Players’ Lounge Bank

The Players’ Lounge (rewritable) presets are outfitted from the factory with a variety of amplifier and effects combinations but they are rewritable for your own preset designs. Press the BANK repeatedly until the green LED lights up, then press a preset button (A–G) to activate a Players’ Lounge preset.

NOTE: The table (below) will not be valid for presets that you have customized.

RESET:

To reset the Players’ Lounge bank to factory presets, hold down the

A and G preset buttons while turning the Cyber–Champ™ amplifier on.

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Distortion Fender® Blackface™ tone controls response with medium decay

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Preset Editing

You can create 7 of your own presets and save them in the Players’ Lounge bank. First select any preset with the desired Amp Type as the foundation for your new preset — see the tables on pages 7 and 8. Then adjust the amplifier settings any way you like. When satisfied, press and hold any preset button for 2 seconds. Your new preset is saved in the Players’ Lounge bank

(assigned to the button held) and it is automatically activated.

NOTE: The previous contents of the Players’ Lounge preset you are saving to will be overwritten with your new preset.

A computer with a MIDI capable soundcard, appropriate adapters and a MIDI utility application are required for advanced effect editing.

Effect Editing—

Advanced

Using a computer you can edit effect parameters that are inaccessible through the Cyber–Champ™ front panel controls. Your modified effect can then be saved to a Players’ Lounge preset and used in the modified form using the front panel controls (See Advanced Effect Editing on page 10).

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This section describes the Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) capabilities of the Cyber-Champ™ amplifier. The Cyber–Champ™ amplifier supports the MIDI standard using the MIDI IN and OUT jacks on the front panel, both 5-pin DIN jacks. The amplifier uses Channel Messages and System

Exclusive Messages to accomplish the following tasks:

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To switch your continuous controller pedal between Modulation rate and

Delay interval for the same preset, go up or down 30, respectively. For example, 15 and 45 are both preset F in the Amp Collection bank but 15 controls Modulation rate and

45 controls Delay interval.

All program changes are made in MIDI bank 00 and are echoed on transmit channel 1.

Switching Tuner and Effects On/Off

You can switch the tuner on and off using MIDI program change 127 in any bank (00, 01, 02). You can switch the effects (Modulation and Delay) on and off using continuous controller 85—any value between 64 and 127 turns effects on and any value between 0 and 63 turns effects off. Reverb is not affected.

Echoing Control Changes

You can control two or more Cyber–Champ™ amplifiers as one by linking their

MIDI ports together. Connect MIDI OUT on the primary amplifier to MIDI IN on the auxiliary amplifier and so on down the line. The first time each knob is used you must capture it on all amplifiers before you can adjust the setting on all amplifiers. To ensure that you have captured a particular setting on all amplifiers, turn the knob through its full range of values, then to the desired value. Further adjustments will be synchronized.

Selecting Presets

You can select presets using MIDI program changes. A continuous controller pedal set to number 11 can be used to control either the Modulation effect rate or the Delay effect interval according to the program change number used:

MODULATION EFFECT RATE CONTROL DELAY EFFECT INTERVAL CONTROL

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Control changes can be recorded using a sequencer so that you can play them back during performances.

A sequencer must first capture knobs before it can control their settings. To do this, ramp the continuous controller through the full range of values, then return it to the desired value (setting).

The sequencer will then have active control of the knob (parameter).

NOTE: If sequencer capture is lost (by manually turning the knob for example) the sequencer must recapture control of that parameter to use it again.

Adjusting Amp Settings

You can adjust any knob on the Cyber–Champ™ amplifier using the following continuous controller numbers. Values range from 0=off to 127=maximum.

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Advanced Effect Editing

Reverb

Reverb parameters in the figure and table below are accessible only by MIDI continuous controller numbers 109-113 and have a value range of 0-127.

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Duration of Reverb sustain (0 is shortest, 127 is longest)

Signal level input to the Reverb circuit (versus output level controlled by the REVERB knob). (0 is minimum, 127 is maximum)

Density of Reverb from sparse with non–uniform decay, to dense with smooth decay (0 is sparsest, 127 is smoothest)

Brightness of Reverb (0 is darkest, 127 is brightest)

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Modulation Effects

Modulation Effect parameters in the figure and table below are accessible for the current effect type only by MIDI continuous controller numbers 114-118

(except Rate (CC# 115) which is also accessible by the TAP button).

Continuous controller messages have a value range of 0-127.

CC# Chorus

114 Level

115 Rate

Vibratone

Level

Rotor Speed

Tremolo Flange

Level Level

Rate Rate

Phaser

Level

Rate

116 Depth

117 Avg. Delay Time

Doppler Freq. Shift

Low-Pass Filter Range

Depth

Offset

118 Left/Right Phase Left/Right Phase

Depth

Feedback

Depth

Feedback

Shape Left/Right Phase Stereo Spread

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CHORUS —


Level

Amount of the Chorus effect (0 is off, 127 is maximum)

Rate

Depth

Average Delay Time

Left/Right Phase 1

Sweep rate of the Chorus effect (0.08 Hz selected as 0 is slowest, 10 Hz selected as 127 is fastest)

Amount of Doppler frequency shift and how apparent the Chorus effect sounds (0 is minimum, 127 is maximum)

Average delay time of the moving Chorus taps (repeats), use higher settings for doubling effect (0 is shortest, 127 is longest)

Stereo - Phase between left and right channel low frequency oscillators (0 is minimum stereo effect, 127 is maximum stereo effect)

VIBRATONE —


Level

Amount of the Vibratone effect (0 is off, 127 is maximum)

Rotor Speed

Doppler Frequency Shift

Low-Pass Filter Range

Amplitude Modulation Depth

Rate of the virtual rotating speaker baffle (0.08 Hz selected as 0 is slowest, 10 Hz selected as 127 is fastest)

Amount of Doppler frequency shift and how apparent the Vibratone effect sounds (0 is minimum shift, 127 is maximum shift)

Amount of high frequencies in the Vibratone signal (0 is minimum, 127 is maximum)

Amount the volume level varies with each cycle of the Vibratone effect (0 is minimum, 127 is maximum)

TREMOLO —


Level

Rate

Depth

Offset

Shape

Amount of the Tremolo effect (0 is off, 127 is maximum)

Cycle rate of the Tremolo effect (0.08 Hz selected as 0 is slowest, 10 Hz selected as 127 is fastest)

Amount the volume level drops with each cycle of the Tremolo effect (0 is minimum depth, 127 is maximum depth)

Offset of the low-frequency oscillator (0 is minimum, 127 is maximum)

Smoothness of the Tremolo waveform (0 is subtle and natural, 127 is choppy and percussive)

FLANGE —


Level

Rate

Depth

Feedback

Left/Right Phase

1

Amount of the Flange effect (0 is off, 127 is maximum)

Sweep rate of the Flange effect (0.08 Hz selected as 0 is slowest, 10 Hz selected as 127 is fastest)

Amount of Doppler frequency shift and how apparent the Flange effect sounds (0 is minimum effect, 127 is maximum effect)

Amount of the Flange signal that is fed back into the Flange circuit (0 is minimum feedback, 127 is maximum feedback)

Stereo - Phase between left and right channel low frequency oscillators (0 is minimum stereo effect, 127 is maximum stereo effect)

PHASER —


Level

Amount of the Phaser effect (0 is off, 127 is maximum)

Rate

Depth

Feedback

Stereo Spread 1

Sweep rate of the Phaser effect (0.08 Hz selected as 0 is slowest, 10 Hz selected as 127 is fastest)

Width of the Phaser sweep and how apparent the Phaser effect sounds (0 is minimum, 127 is maximum)

Amount of Phaser effect processed signal that is fed back (recycled) to the input (0 is minimum feedback, 127 is maximum feedback)

Stereo - Amount of stereo separation between left and right channels (0 is minimum stereo effect, 127 is maximum stereo effect)

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This parameter modifies the stereo capabilities of your Cyber–Champ™ amplifier which can be enjoyed using the PHONES output jack.

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Delay parameter


Delay Effects

Delay Effect parameters in the figure and tables below are accessible for the current effect only by MIDI continuous controller numbers 120-124 (except

Delay Time (CC# 121) which is also accessible by the TAP button). Continuous controller messages have a value range of 0-127.

CC# Digital

120 Level

121 Delay Time

122 Feedback

Tape

Level

Delay Time

Feedback

Ducking

Level

Delay Time

Feedback

123 Low-Pass Freq. Cutoff Wow & Flutter

124 Input Level Low-Pass Freq. Cutoff

Release Time

Ducking Threshold

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Level

Amount of the Delay effect (0 is off, 127 is maximum)

Delay Time

Feedback

Low-Pass Frequency Cutoff

Input Level

Interval between Delay repeats (30 milliseconds selected as 0 is shortest, 1450 milliseconds selected as 127 is longest)

Number of Delay repeats (0 is 1 repeat, 127 is many repeats)

Brightness of the Delay signal (0 is minimum (dark tone), 127 is maximum brightness)

Signal level going into the Delay effect (versus output level controlled by the numbered DELAY knob) (0 is minimum, 127 is maximum)

TAPE —


Level

Delay Time

Feedback

Wow & Flutter

Low-Pass Frequency Cutoff




Amount of random volume and pitch changes – tape recorder nostalgia effect (0 is minimum fluctuation, 127 is maximum fluctuation)

Brightness of the Delay signal (0 is darkest, 127 is brightest)

DUCKING —


Level


Delay Time

Feedback

Release Time

Ducking Threshold



Duration that the delayed signal is suppressed after “live” playing (input) stops (0 is shortest wait, 127 is longest wait)

Sensitivity of the ducking action to your playing strength (signal level) (0 in least reactive, 127 is most reactive)

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System Exclusive Messages

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See Appendix 2 on page 15 for details.

The last saved version of a preset is actually what is transmitted—recent

(unsaved) edits are not transmitted.

Your computer must have a MIDI capable soundcard with appropriate adapters and you must have a MIDI utility application such as Cakewalk™.

Transferring Presets

You can transfer any preset between Cyber–Champ™ amplifiers or between a

Cyber–Champ™ amplifier and a computer.

Cyber–Champ™ to Cyber–Champ™

Connect MIDI OUT on the transmitting amplifier to MIDI IN on the receiving amplifier. Select the preset you want to send on the transmitting amplifier then hold the BANK button for 2 seconds. After the preset buttons flash on the receiving amplifier, hold any preset button for 2 seconds to save to that location in the Players’ Lounge bank.

Cyber–Champ™ to Computer

Connect MIDI OUT on your Cyber–Champ™ amplifier to MIDI IN on your computer. Open a new SysEx file in your MIDI utility application to accept the preset transfer (dump). Select the preset you want to send on the

Cyber–Champ™ amplifier, then hold the BANK button for 2 seconds.

Computer to Cyber–Champ™

Connect MIDI OUT on your computer to MIDI IN on your Cyber–Champ™ amplifier. Open a SysEx file containing a preset in your MIDI utility application then initiate the transfer (dump). After the preset buttons flash on the

Cyber–Champ™ amplifier, hold any preset button for 2 seconds to save to that location in the Players’ Lounge bank.

See Appendix 3 on page 16 for details.

Selecting Effect Types and

Switching Hum Reduction On/Off

You can select effect types and turn Hum Reduction on or off using SysEx messages. A sequencer or a computer with a MIDI capable soundcard and a

MIDI utility application are required for these functions. The SysEx messages required for these operations are in Appendix 3 on page 16.

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Appendix

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MIDI Implementation Chart

FUNCTION

Basic

Channel

Mode

Note

Number

Velocity

After

Touch

Pitch Bender

Control Change

Program

Change

Default

Changed

Default

Messages

TRANSMITTED RECOGNIZED

1

X

Mode 3

Altered

Note Number

True Voice

Note ON

Note OFF

Keys X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Omni

X

Mode 2

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Channel X

X

X

X

Implemented

True #

REMARKS

Transmit Channel is fixed at 1.

O O Continuous Controller Number is fixed at 11.

O O All program changes in Bank #00.

0 – 6, 10-16, 20-26, 0 – 6, 10-16, 20-26, Program changes to program 127 (any bank)

System Exclusive

System

Common

System

Real Time

Song Position

Song Select

Tune Request

Clock

Commands

Local On/Off

All Notes Off

Active Sensing

Auxiliary

Messages

System Reset

GM ON

Mode 1: Omni On, Poly Mode 2: Omni On, Mono

Mode 3: Omni Off, Poly Mode 4: Omni Off, Mono

30-36, 40-46, 50-56 30-36, 40-46, 50-56 activates/deactivates the Tuner.

O O See Appendix 2, 3, 4

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

O: Yes

X: No

NOTES:

The Cyber–Champ™ amplifier does not recognize or transmit System

Common messages.

All knob adjustments (even knobs not captured) are transmitted via MIDI

OUT. MIDI program changes and continuous controller changes are also

“echoed” through the MIDI OUT port. Another Cyber–Champ™ amplifier connected as a receive MIDI device will “mirror” all these changes.

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Appendix

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SysEx

◊ MIDI Dump

This appendix contains tables describing the System Exclusive message components and protocol for MIDI Dump. NOTE: The nomenclature for values uses an H to designate that the one-byte value is expressed in Hexadecimal

(00H – FFH).

System Exclusive Header

VALUE

F0H

08H nnH

31H ffH

F7H

DESCRIPTION

Start of System Exclusive Message

Fender Manufacturer ID nn = Device ID (minus one)

Amp ID number 31H. The upper nibble identifies the Cyber-Champ™ amplifier and the lower nibble designates software version

Function ID number: 02H = One Preset Dump

End of System Exclusive Message

System Exclusive Packet

VALUE

F0H

08H nnH

31H ffH

PnH

Data cbH

F7H

DESCRIPTION



Amp ID number 31H. The upper nibble identifies the Cyber-Champ™ amplifier and the lower nibble designates software version

Function ID number: 02H = One Preset Dump

Packet Number

Data bytes: The data bytes have been formatted following the MIDI Specification 1.0

Checksum byte used for error checking


System Exclusive End of File Message

VALUE

F0H

08H nnH

21H ffH

7BH

F7H

DESCRIPTION



Amp ID number 31H. The upper nibble identifies the Cyber-Champ™ amplifier and the lower nibble designates software version.

Function ID number: 01H = Utilities Message, 02H = One Preset Message

End of System Exclusive File Byte


MIDI Dump Initiation Message

00H

00H

00H ddH

7BH

F7H

VALUE

F0H

08H nnH

21H

04H

23H

DESCRIPTION




Message ID number for additional parameter controls.

ID number indicating request for a MIDI Dump

Unused Data Byte

Unused Data Byte

Unused Data Byte

Dump ID byte: 01H = Transmit Utilities, 02H = Transmit One Preset



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SysEx

◊ Effect Type/Hum Reduction

This appendix contains tables describing the System Exclusive message components and protocol for selecting effect types and switching hum reduction on and off. NOTE: The nomenclature for values uses an H to designate that the one-byte value is expressed in Hexadecimal (00H – FFH).

System Exclusive Preset Edit Message

VALUE

F0H

08H nnH

21H

05H ddH vvH

7BH

F7H

DESCRIPTION




Message ID number for additional parameter controls.

Parameter ID number for additional parameter controls (See table below).

Value for the parameter you wish to edit (See table below).



Parameter/Setting Table

PARAMETER ID

Reserved

Reverb Type Selection

Mod. F/X Type Selection

PARAMETER ID

NUMBER (ddH)

00H

01H

02H

VALUE (vvH)

00H = Room

01H = Reserved

02H = Reserved

03H = Hall

04H = Reserved

05H = Reserved

06H = Arena

07H = Reserved

08H = Reserved

09H = Reserved

0AH = Spring

0BH = Reserved

0CH = Reserved

0DH = Reserved

0EH = Reserved

0FH = Reserved

00H = Chorus

01H = Reserved

02H = Reserved

03H = Flange

04H = Reserved

05H = Reserved

06H = Phaser

07H = Reserved

08H = Reserved

09H = Reserved

0AH = Tremolo

0BH = Reserved

0CH = Reserved

0DH = Vibratone

0EH = Reserved

0FH = Reserved

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Delay Type Selection

Reserved

Reserved

Reserved

Reserved

Hum Reduction Selection

PARAMETER ID

NUMBER (ddH)

03H

VALUE (vvH)

00H = Reserved

01H = Digital

02H = Reserved

03H = Reserved

04H = Reserved

05H = Reserved

06H = Reserved

07H = Ducking

08H = Reserved

09H = Reserved

0AH = Reserved

0BH = Tape

0CH = Reserved

0DH = Reserved

0EH = Reserved

0FH = Reserved

04H

05H

06H

07H

08H 00H = Off

01H = On

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SysEx

◊ Handshake

Following the guidelines of the MIDI specifications, data is transmitted as follows: First, the System Exclusive Header is sent. The amp will wait 200ms to look for a handshake. If no handshake is received then the amp will transmit the first data packet. The transmission continues until all the information has been sent. After the last packet, the End of File message is sent. The handshake messages the amp will respond to are:

Handshake System Exclusive Message

VALUE

F0H

7EH nnH hdH ppH

F7H

DESCRIPTION


Universal Message nn = Device ID (minus one)

Handshake ID: 7CH = Wait, 7DH = Cancel, 7EH = Not Acknowledge, 7FH = Acknowledge

Packet Number


Appendix

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Troubleshooting

PROBLEM

No sound coming from the amp

SOLUTIONS

• Remove anything plugged into the PHONES jack. • Switch TUNER off.

• Capture and turn all knobs above minimum.

• Make sure the MIDI cables are connected properly.

The amp is not responding to any MIDI Program

Change messages from external devices

The amp is not responding to any MIDI Continuous

Controller messages from external devices

The amp is not responding to any MIDI System

Exclusive messages from external devices

The unit is unresponsive but has some blinking or lit lights (buttons or LEDs)

• Make sure the Continuous Controller number matches the default value or one of the predefined numbers (see page 14). • Make sure the MIDI cables are connected properly.

• Make sure the MIDI cables are connected properly.

• Turn the power on and off. If still unresponsive, make note of which lights are on or blinking (fast or slow). Call an authorized Fender® service center with this information.

To locate MIDI resources online, visit: www.midi.org

If a problem persists, consult an authorized Fender® Service Center, or point your browser to: www.fender.com or www.mrgearhead.net and click on support.

Appendix

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TYPE:

PART NUMBERS:

POWER REQUIREMENTS:

POWER OUTPUT:

RATED LOAD IMPEDANCE:

SPEAKER COMPLEMENT:

FUSES

MIDI JACKS:

PHONES JACK:

DIMENSIONS

WEIGHT:

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Specifications

PR 528

2290300000 (120V, 60Hz) USA

2290303000 (240V, 50Hz) AUS

2290305000 (220V, 50Hz) ARG

2290307000 (100V, 50Hz) JPN

2290301000 (110V, 60Hz) TW

2290304000 (230V, 50Hz) UK

2290306000 (230V, 50Hz) EUR

2290309000 (220V, 60Hz) ROK

180W

65W @ 5%THD

8Ω

One 12”, 8Ω Celestion® G12P-80 (P/N 005985000)

PRIMARY:

F4A 125V (100V, 120V units), F1.6A 250V (230V, 240V units)

SECONDARY:

T1A 250V (digital supply, all units)

HEIGHT:

WIDTH:

DEPTH:

IN, OUT

1/4” Stereo

17.25 in

18.5 in

9.5 in

30 lb

(43.8 cm)

(47.0 cm)

(24.1 cm)

(13.6 kg)

Product specifications are subject to change without notice.

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