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PrecautionsLocation

Using the unit in the following locations can result in a mal-function.•Indirectsunlight•Locationsofextremetemperatureorhumidity•Excessivelydustyordirtylocations•Locationsofexcessivevibration•Closetomagneticfields

Power supply PleaseconnectthedesignatedACadaptertoanACoutletofthecorrectvoltage.DonotconnectittoanACoutletofvoltageotherthanthatforwhichyourunitisintended.

Interference with other electrical devicesRadiosandtelevisionsplacednearbymayexperiencereceptioninterference.Operatethisunitatasuitabledistancefromradiosandtelevisions.

HandlingToavoidbreakage,donotapplyexcessiveforcetotheswitchesor controls.

CareIftheexteriorbecomesdirty,wipeitwithaclean,drycloth.Donotuseliquidcleanerssuchasbenzeneorthinner,orcleaningcompoundsorflammablepolishes.

Keep this manualAfterreadingthismanual,pleasekeepitforlaterreference.

Keeping foreign matter out of your equipmentNeversetanycontainerwithliquidinitnearthisequipment.Ifliquidgetsintotheequipment,itcouldcauseabreakdown,fire,orelectricalshock.

Becarefulnottoletmetalobjectsgetintotheequipment.Ifsome-thingdoesslipintotheequipment,unplugtheACadapterfromthewalloutlet.ThencontactyournearestVOXdealerorthestorewheretheequipmentwaspurchased.

* Allproductnamesandcompanynamesarethetrademarksorregisteredtrademarksoftheirrespectiveowners.

THE FCC REGULATION WARNING (for USA)ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.These limitsaredesigned toprovide reasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstal-lation.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterfer-encewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneor more of the following measures:•Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.•Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.•Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.

•Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.

Unauthorizedchangesormodificationtothissystemcanvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatethisequipment.

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ContentsIntroduction ----------------------------------- 4

Welcome aboard! --------------------------------------4Main features --------------------------------------------4

Setup -------------------------------------------- 5Installing Batteries -------------------------------------5

The Guitarist’s Guided Panel Tour ---- 6Top Panel-------------------------------------------------6Rear Panel -----------------------------------------------8

Using the Tuner ------------------------------ 9

Amp Models and Effects ----------------10AMP model -------------------------------------------- 10Effects --------------------------------------------------- 11Delay/Reverb ------------------------------------------ 12

Troubleshooting ----------------------------13

Specifications -------------------------------14

Program Sheet ------------------------------15

Notice regarding disposal (EU only)Whenthis“crossed-outwheeledbin”symbolisdisplayedontheproduct, owner’smanual,battery,orbatterypackage, itsignifiesthatwhenyouwishtodisposeofthisproduct,man-ual,packageorbatteryyoumustdosoinanapprovedmanner.Donotdiscardthisproduct,manual,packageorbatteryalongwithordinaryhouseholdwaste.Disposinginthecorrectman-

nerwillpreventharmtohumanhealthandpotentialdamagetotheenvironment.Sincethecorrectmethodofdisposalwilldependontheapplicablelawsandregulationsinyourlocality,pleasecontactyourlocaladministrativebody fordetails. If thebatterycontainsheavymetalsinexcessoftheregulatedamount,achemicalsymbolisdis-playedbelowthe“crossed-outwheeledbin”symbolonthebatteryorbatterypackage.

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IntroductionWelcome aboard!ThanksforchoosingtheVOXMINI3.Toensurealongandtrouble-freerelationshipwithyournewamp,pleasereadthismanualcarefully,usetheampasdirectedandkeepthemanual for future reference.

WehopeyouenjoythegreatsoundoftheVOXMINI3!

Main featuresl ThecompactMINI3featuresthreewatts(3W)producingstellartonesinheritedfromtheVOXValvetronixseries(VT15,VT30,VT50,VT100).

l ThisportableamplifierispoweredbysixAA-sizealka-linebatteriesortheincludedACadapter,enablingyoutoplayanywhere.Duringbatteryoperation,youcanplayforupto10hours.

l Inadditiontofourhigh-quality,all-timefavoriteeffects,theamplifierfeaturesfourdelayandreverbeffectsthatsimulateacousticreverb.Theamplifieralsofeaturesauser-friendlyinterface,enablingyoutoadjustthetoneviaasingleknob.

l TheTAPbuttonenablesyoutoeasilysetthedelaytimeinsyncwiththetempo.

l Thebuilt-intunerfunctionenablesyoutotuneaguitarconnectedtotheINPUTjack.

l InputsincludeanAUXINjack,forconnectinganexternalaudiodevice(CD,MP3player,etc.),andaMICINjack,towhichyoucanconnectamicrophone.Youcanplayalongwithrecordedmusicoraccompanyyourvocalsonguitar.YoucanalsoadjustthesendlevelfromtheMICINjackto theDELAY/REVERBeffectsbyusing thededicatedDLY/REVSENDknob.

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SetupThissectiondescribesthebasicsetupofyouramplifier.

NOTE: Thismanualalsodescribessafetyprecautionsandfunctions.Besuretoreadtheentiremanual.

1. Turn the MASTER volume on the amp all the waydown.

2. Installbatteriesintheamplifier.Alternatively,youcanconnecttheincludedACadaptertotheDC12Vjackontherearpanel,thenplugtheadapterintoanACoutlet.

3. PlugyourguitarintotheINPUTjackonthetoppanel.IfyoualsoplantouseaCDorMP3player,oramicrophone,connecttheplayertotheAUXINjackorthemicrophonetotheMICINjackonthetoppanel.

4. TurnontheSTANDBYswitch.

5. SlowlyraisetheMASTERvolumetoadesiredlevel.

Installing BatteriesRemovethebatterycompartmentcoverlocatedonthebot-tomoftheunitbypullingtheribbon.InsertsixAA-sizealkalinebatteriesasshowninthefigure.Besuretoobservethecorrectpolarity.

NOTE: Batteriesarenotincluded.Youwillneedtopurchasethemseparately.Neveruseanytypeofbatteryotherthanalkalinebatteries.

NOTE: Besuretoinstallbatteriesinthecorrectorientation.

Replacing the BatteriesIftheindicatorlocatedaboveandtotheleftoftheSTANDBYswitchbecomesdark,replacethebatteries.

NOTE: Ifthebatterylevelbecomeslow,noisemaybegener-ated.

NOTE: DepletedbatteriesmustberemovedfromtheMINI3immediately.Ifyouleavethemin,malfunctionssuchasbatteryleakagemayoccur.Youshouldalsore-movethebatteriesifyouwillnotbeusingtheMINI3foranextendedtime.

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The Guitarist’s Guided Panel TourTop Panel

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INPUT Section

1. INPUTjackThisiswhereyoupluginyourguitar.

2. MICINjackConnectamicrophonehere.

3. TRIMknobEnablesyoutoadjustthevolumelevelofthemicrophoneinput.

4. DLY/REVSENDknobEnablesyoutoadjustthesendlevelfromthemicrophoneinputtothedelay/reverbeffects.

AMP sectionThis section enables you tomake various amplifier set-tings.

5. AMPselectorThisselectorenablesyoutoselectanampmodel.Thegain circuit, tone control characteristics, and circuitlayoutwillbesetautomaticallyinaccordancewiththeselectedampmodel.Formoreinformationoneachampmodel,pleasereferto"AmpModel"onpage10.

6.GAINknobThisknobenablesyoutoadjustthepreampgainfortheselectedampmodel.

7.TONEknobThisknobenablesyoutoadjustthetonalcolor.Thetonewillbechangedautomatically inaccordancewiththeselectedampmodel.

8.MASTERvolumeThisadjuststheoverallvolumeoftheamplifier.

NOTE: TheGAINcontrolalsoaffectstheamountofdis-tortion.Forsomesettings,theremaybevirtuallynodistortion.

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EFFECTS sectionHereyoucanadjustsettingsfortheeffects.Fordetailsoneacheffect,referto“Effects”(page12).

9. EFFECTSknobThisknobenablesyoutoselecttheeffecttypeandsettheintensityoftheeffect.Tobypasstheeffects,rotatetheknoballthewaytotheleft.

10.DELAY/REVERBknobThisknobenablesyoutoselectadelay/reverb-typeeffectandsettheintensityoftheeffect.Toapplyaneffect(selectedviathisknob)tothemicro-phoneinput,usetheDLY/REVERBSENDknobtosettheintensityoftheeffect.Toturnoffthedelay/reverbeffectappliedtotheguitarinput,rotatethisknoballthewaytotheleftorsettheknobto theminimumpositionof the"swoosh"of thecorrespondingeffecttype.

11.TAPswitch,LED/TUNERLEDindicatorThisswitchenablesyoutosetthetimeoftheDELAYandREVERBeffects.Tapthisswitchtwicetosetthetime.Thedurationbetweentwotapswillbeusedasthetimevalue.Theindicatorwillflashinsyncwiththetime.

HINT: Tosetthetimetoexactlymatchthetempoofasong,presstheTAPbuttonseveraltimesalongwith the song.

NOTE: Ifyouturnoffthepowertotheunit,thevaluesetbytheTAPbuttonwillberesettoitsinitialvalue.

Toenablethetunerfunction,pressandholddowntheTAPswitchformorethanonesecond.Alleffectswillbebypassed.Whenthetunerfunctionisturnedon,theTUNERLEDindicatorwillindicatethetuningstatus.Formoreinformation,pleasereferto"UsingtheTuner"onpage9.

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STANDBY/AUX IN/PHONES Section

12.STANDBYswitchWhenthepowerison,theindicatorlocatedupperlefttheswitchwillbelit.

13.AUXINjackConnectanexternalaudiodevicetothisjack.Thisen-ablesyoutoconvenientlyconnectaCDorMP3playerandplayyourguitaralongwiththeplayer’soutput.

14.PHONESjackUsethisjackifyou’repluggingdirectlyintoamixer,re-cordingdevice,orifyou’reusingheadphones.Theoutputsignalfromthisjackistakenbeforethepoweramp,andthecharacteroftheguitarampcabinetisappliedtoit.

NOTE:Connectingheadphonestothisjackwillmutethein-ternalspeaker.

NOTE: BesuretomakeastereoconnectionatthePHONESjack.Withamonauralconnection,nosoundwillbeoutput.

Rear Panel1

1. DC12VjackConnectthisjacktotheincludedACadapter.

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Using the TunerTheMINI3'stunerfunctionenablesyoutotuneaguitarconnectedtotheINPUTjack.Thetunerdetectsthepitchoftheinputsound,thenindicatesthedifferencefromthestandardpitchofE.

1. PressandholddowntheTAPswitchformorethanonesecond.Alleffectswillbebypassed,andthetunerfunctionwillturn on.

All effects are bypassed. (No valid signal is being input.)

2. Playtheopen6thstring.

NOTE:Becarefulnottotouchanyotherstrings.

3.TunetheguitarsothatonlythecentergreenLEDindica-torlightsup,asshownontheright.

TIP: TheMINI3recognizespitchEinanyoctave.Thisisusefulifyouwanttotunetoharmonicsortuneothermusical instruments, suchasabassgui-tar.

4.To exit the tuner function,press theTAP switch.Theeffectbypasswillbecanceled.

TIP: Onceyoutunethe6thstringusingthetunerfunc-tion,tunetheotherstringsinreferencetothe6thstring.

The pitch is sharp.

The pitch is slightly sharp.

In tune.

The pitch is slightly flat.

The pitch is flat.

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Amp Models and EffectsThissectiondescribescharacteristicsofeachampmodelandeffect.

AMP modelBTQ CLEANThismodelsthecleanchannelofahigh-qualityampthatwasproducedonlyonspecialorder,andwasknownastheoverdrivespecial.Withabeautifullyroundedlowrange,asharpmidrangeattack,andasweettrebleregister,thisisidealforsinglecoilpickups.

BLACK 2x12Thismodelsablack-faced2x12"comboampthathasbecomeanindispensibleitemforcountryandbluesplayers.Itstightandcleansoundprovidesdeeppiano-likebasstones,andwilldelivertheclassicChicagobluestoneparticularlywhenusedwithsinglecoilpickups.

TWEED 4x10Thismodelsa4x10"comboampfrom1959thatwasoriginal-lydesignedforbassguitar.Itssmoothandcrispoverdrivesoundwillrespondsensitivelytoyourpickingdynamicsandtothevolumeofyourguitar.

AC15Thismodelschannel2oftheVOXAC15(1x12",15W),whichwasmanufacturedin1962andwasabighitforitscompactcabinet,power,andgreattone–alongwiththen-popularBritishbands.

AC30TBThismodelsanAC30ampwiththe“topboost”circuitthatwasincludedasstandardstartingwithunitsproducedin1964.Itdeliversasmoothandrefinedtopend,majesticallydeepoverdrive,andarichandbrilliantcleansound.

UK '70SThismodelsthehightreblechannelofahand-wiredampheadmadeinEnglandduringtheearly60’s.Raisingthevolumeofthis50Woutputampallthewayproducesthecrunchthatwillforeverbethesoundofrock‘n’roll.

UK '80SThismodelsaUK-manufactured100Wsingle-channelheadwithmastervolumemadein1983.TurntheGAINcontrolallthewayuptogetthatthick,snarlinghardrockandheavymetalsoundthatdominatedthe80’s.

UK '90SThismodelsthehigh-gainchannelofamodern100Wamp.Whileindividualnotesareclearlydefined,itdeliversamon-stersoundthat’squiteaggressiveandarrogant.

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CALI METALThismodels themodernhigh-gain channel fromawildbeastofahigh-gainamp.Itsdeepandlooselow-end,spar-klinghighs,andmonstrousgainareidealforguitarstunedaslowaspossible,orformetalactswieldingseven-stringguitars.

US HIGAINThismodelstheoverdrivechannelofasnakeskin-covered100Wampheadmadein1991.Withanopenlow-endandacompressedmid/highrange,itspowerfulandheavysounddeliversaforcefultonethatwillnotbreakdownevenwiththemostextremegainsettings.

LINEThismodelfeaturestwo-bandtonecontrolsthatcreateapurecleantonewithnodistortion.UsetheGAINknobtoadjustthevolumelevelforthelowrange,andtheTONEknobforthehighrange.

EffectsCOMPThismodelsacompressorthatfeaturesaclean,percussive,andmellowsustain.Suitableforpoporfunkrhythms.Usetheknobtoadjusttheamountofsustain.

CHORUSThismodelsastandardanalogchorusthataddsarichspa-ciousnesstothesound.Usetheknobtoadjustthemodulationspeed.

FLANGERThismodelsananalogflangerthatcreatesasoundwithapeculiarswooshingeffectlikeajetengine.Usetheknobtoadjustthemodulationspeed.

TREMOLOThismodels a typical tremolobuilt intoa standardU.S.comboampthatchangesthevolumeupanddowncycli-cally.Usetheknobtoadjustthetremolospeed.

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Delay/ReverbANALOGThismodels an analogdelay thatuses a bucket brigadedevice(BBD).Thesoundqualityislowfidelity,butitswarmsoundispopularamongmusicians.Use the knob to adjust the mix amount of the delaysound.UsetheTAPswitchtosetthedelaytime.Thelongestpos-sibledelaytimeis1,486ms.

TAPE ECHOThismodelsapopularanalogtapeecho.Tapeechowasoriginallycreatedbyusingaplaybackhead,andthedelaytimewasadjustedbymodifyingthemotorspeed.TheknobandswitchfunctionalityisthesameasthatfortheANALOGmodel.

SPRINGThismodelsaspringreverbinsideaguitaramp.Use the knob to adjust the mix amount of the reverbsound.UsetheTAPswitchtosetthereverbtime.

ROOMThisisastandardroomreverbthatcontainsalotofinitialreflection.TheknobandswitchfunctionalityarethesameastheSPRINGmodel.

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TroubleshootingThe amp isn’t powering up when the STANDBY switch is ON.• Haveyouinstalledbatteries?Isthepolaritycorrect?Or,istheACadaptercordconnectedtotherearpaneloftheampcorrectly?

• IstheACadapterpluggedintoanACoutlet?

• IstheACoutletswitchedonandworking?

• IstheACadapterdamaged?

There’s no sound coming from the amp• Isyourguitarturnedup?

•Arebothendsofyourguitarcablepluggedintowheretheyshouldbe?

• Isyourguitarcableworking?

•Are the top panelMASTER volume andGAIN knobturnedup?

•Doyouhaveheadphonesoranythingelsepluggedintotheamp’stoppanelPHONESjack?If“yes,”unplug!

The amp doesn’t seem very loud• Isyourguitarturnedup?

• IsthetoppanelMASTERvolumeorGAINknobturneddownlow?

There’s no sound heard from the PHONES jack when you use it.•CheckthatthetoppanelMASTERvolumeisn’tturnedallthewaydown.

•Makesuresoundiscomingfromtheamp.You’llneedtounplugyourheadphonesorcable fromthePHONESjacktodothis,sincepluggingsomethingintothis jackautomaticallymutestheamp’sspeakers.If there’s still no sound from the amp,go to “There’snosoundcomingfromtheamp.”Ifyoudohearsound,checktheheadphonesorcableyouarehookinguptothisjack.

The effects cannot be applied to the sound.• Isthetunerfunctionturnedon?If the tuner function is turnedon, the effectswill bebypassed.PresstheTAPswitchtocancelthebypassingoftheeffects.

• IstheEFFECTSorDELAY/REVERBknobsettoOFFortoalowervalue?AdjusttheEFFECTSandDELAY/REVERBknob.

• IftheeffectscannotbeappliedtotheMICsignal,theDLY/REVSENDknobmightbesettoalowervalue.AdjusttheDLY/REVSENDknob.

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The sound of a device connected to the AUX IN jack is not output.• Makesurethattheexternaldeviceisconnectedprop-erly.

• Thevolumecontrolontheexternaldevicemightbesettoo low.

The sound from a microphone connected to the MIC IN jack is not output.• Makesurethatthemicrophoneisconnectedproperly.

• Themicrophoneswitchcouldbesettooff.

• TheTRIMknobcouldbesettoolow.

SpecificationsNumber of amp types: 11Number of effects: 4Number of delay/reverb: 4Input/output jacks:1xINPUT,1xMICIN,1xAUXIN,1xPHONES

Power amp output: Maximumapprox.3WRMS@4ohmsSpeaker: 5inch4ohmsSignal processingA/Dconversion:24-bit D/Aconversion:24-bitSamplingfrequency: 44.1kHzTunerrange: E1–E6(41.2Hz–1318.5Hz)

Power supply: SixAA/LR6alkalinebatteries ortheincludedACadapterBattery life: Maximum10hoursCurrent consumption: 175mADimensions (W x D x H): 262x174x223mm 10.31x6.85x8.78inchesWeigh: 2.8kg/6.17lbs.Included items: ACadapter(DC12V )

*Appearanceandspecificationsofthisproductaresubjectto change without notice.

FormoreinformationonVoxproducts,pleasevisitourwebsiteatwww.voxamps.com

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Program SheetCopythefollowingblankprogramsheet,andrecordyourfavoritesoundsettings.

PROGRAM NAME:

NOTE:

2010 VOX AMPLIFICATION LTD.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONSUMERSThis 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.