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Mc404 cae wah – Dunlop Manufacturing MC404 User Manual

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POWER

The MC404 CAE Wah is powered by

one 9-volt battery (accessed via bottom
of pedal), a 9-volt AC Adapter such as
the Dunlop ECB003/ECB003E or a

DC Brick

power supply.

SETUP INSTRUCTIONS

• Run a shielded instrument cable from

your guitar to the MC404’s INSTRUMENT
jack and run another instrument cable from
the MC404’s AMPLIFIER jack to your amp.

• To turn the pedal on/off, push the toe of the

pedal down until you feel a “click.” Illumi-
nated green LED indicates “on.”

• For a classic Cry Baby sound, engage the

yellow Fasel

®

inductor by pushing the

INDUCTOR switch to its “in” position
(indicated by illuminated yellow LED).

• For a deeper wah sound with increased

fundamental, engage the red Fasel

®

inductor

by setting the INDUCTOR switch to its “out”
position (indicated by illuminated red LED).

SPECIFICATIONS

Impedance

Input

1 MΩ

Output

<10 kΩ

Center Freq. (Yellow Inductor)

Heel Down

400 Hz

Toe Down

1.9 kHz to 2.2 kHz

Center Freq. (Red Inductor)

Heel Down

255 Hz to 355 Hz

Toe Down

1.3 kHz to 1.5 kHz

Maximum Level

Input

-6 dBV

Output

+8 dBV

Maximum Gain

Heel Down

+16 dB

Toe Down

+16 dB

Noise Floor

Heel Down

-85.5 dBV

Toe Down

-82.0 dBV

Bypass

True Bypass

Current Draw

<6.3 mA

MC404 CAE WAH

• To boost your wah signal, push in the

BOOST switch (indicated by illuminated
blue LED) and use the BOOST VOLUME
knob to set desired boost level (up to +20dB).

• Use internal TRIMPOTS to adjust the Q of

each Fasel

®

inductor—rotate clockwise for

a narrower bandpass or counterclockwise
for a wider bandpass.

CONTROLS

1

BOOST VOLUME knob controls amount

of gain added by BOOST switch

2

UPPER TRIMPOT controls Q

of yellow inductor

3

LOWER TRIMPOT controls Q

of red inductor

4

INDUCTOR switch toggles red/yellow

inductors

5

BOOST switch engages boost level

set by BOOST VOLUME knob