Your Black Cat Moan™ pedal has been tested and complies with the following Standards and Directives as set forth by the European Union: Council Directive(s): 89/336/EEC Electromagnetic Compatibility Standard(s): EN55013, EN50082-1 This means that this product has been designed to meet stringent guidelines on how much RF energy it can emit, and that it should be immune from other sources of interference when properly used.
Precautions Continued.... Do not block any ventilation openings (if applicable). 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. This product is not equipped with a plug or cable. This pedal runs on a 9 Volt Battery, if a 9Volt DC adapter is the used please follow adapter manufacturer’s operation instructions.
Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the Rocktron Black Cat Moan. The Black Cat Moan is a multifunction wah pedal with extremely useful and musical features. Built-in germanium diodes provide a unique sweepable sonic effect that can act as a stand alone distortion and can be combined with the wah for an effect that cries harder and sweeter than a baby. The Black Cat Moan also has a three position selector switch that allows you to choose one of three different wah voicing modes.
Connection
Connection when using with other stomp boxes or effects:
Controls and Descriptions:
Controls and Function Descriptions 1 Rocker Footpedal - Place your foot on the rocker footpedal and rock it up and down (toe to heel - heel to toe) to work the “ wah” effect. 2 Wah ON/OFF Switch - is located under the toe of the rocker footpedal. To activate the “wah” press down slightly harder on the toe of the rocker pedal until the switch is activated. The same process is to be applied to turn off the wah effect. The wah effect will be on when the blue LED is lit (see point 14).
7 MOAN ON/OFF LED - When the LED is lit the MOAN effect will be ON. When the LED is not lit the MOAN effect is bypassed. 8 COMBINE LED - When this Red LED is lit the COMBINE function is activated. When the LED is not lit, the COMBINE function is bypassed. 9 COMBINE MOAN/WAH Switch - this switch allows you to apply the MOAN effect to the wah. Here are the two functions of the switch: 1) When COMBINE MOAN/WAH is activated the red LED will be lit.
10 PEDAL ROCKER TENSION ADJUSTMENT - This screw will allow you to adjust the “action” of the pedal to suit your taste with a allen wrench (not included). If you would like a tighter or heavier movement of the pedal using an allen wrench turn the screw clockwise. This will increase the torque and tension on the rocker pedal. If you would like a smoother or softer pedal movement turn the allen screw counter-clockwise. This will loosen the tension on the pedal pivot point. 11 9-VOLT ADAPTER INPUT - this 2.
14 WAH ON LED - This super bright blue LED will be lit when the “wah” effect is activated. To activate the wah - see point 2. The blue LED will not be lit when the wah is bypassed. 15 9-VOLT BATTERY COMPARTMENT - to access pull on small tab labeled “OPEN”. Replace with a new 9-Volt battery. Always remember to unplug your guitar cords from the pedal to conserve battery life. Some battery drain may take place when unit is plugged in (even if the unit is bypassed).
Hints and Tips The Black Cat Moan (as with all Wah Wah pedals) are normally put in the beginning of your signal chain. Although, you may place your wah at any place in your signal chain, it usually sounds best at the beginning directly from your guitar (or bass). The Moan effect has been specifically designed for heavy distortion situations - although it can be used in all situations - the moan effect will be most apparent when using a heavier distortion.
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