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Line 6 RELAY G10 User Manual

Line 6 RELAY G10
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If a guitar’s jack is significantly recessed into the wood, or if its jack has a non-standard depth, then it is
possible that either the G10T body will impede the plug from fully inserting into the jack, or, when fully
inserted, the plug’s power enable pin may be too far from the jack sleeve to turn on. These occurrences
are rare, but can be easily identified by noting that the power light will not turn on when the plug is
inserted (even though the battery is charged). If you experience either of these two issues on a guitar
you wish to use, we recommend using a simple 1/4" extender cable to remedy the issue (described later
in this document).
Using G10T with Guitars that use Non-Standard Wiring
In order to charge the battery and set the channel of the G10T, the receiver is able to provide power and
communication on the “ring” of the transmitter’s plug. If the G10T senses a voltage on the ring, it
assumes that it is connected to a receiver. In this state, the G10T is charging and does not transmit
audio.
The use of the ring of the plug does not interfere with any standard passive guitars since the wiring of a
standard guitar jack contains just the guitar signal on the tip, and ground on the sleeve, leaving the ring
not connected, as shown in the image in the previous section.
This standard type of connector is sometimes called “TS” for Tip-Sleeve, the names of the two
conductors that are on it (it is also called a mono jack). The G10T plug connector is sometimes called
“TRS”, for Tip-Ring-Sleeve, the names of the three conductors used on it (it’s also called a stereo jack).
Although the TS jack described above is most common in guitars, there are occasions where TRS jacks
are used. Depending on how the guitar’s TRS jack is used, this may or may not impact the G10T’s
operation.
The most common use of a TRS jack in a guitar is when it includes active electronics (circuitry that
includes a battery). In order to preserve battery life, most of these guitars are designed so that the
battery will be disconnected when there isn’t a plug inserted in the jack. To do this, the most standard
approach is to have the tip still be used for audio, the sleeve still for ground, but the battery’s ground
signal is connected to the ring. As a result, when no plug is
inserted, the battery’s ground is not connected to
anything, so no battery drain occurs. If a standard guitar
plug (TS or mono) is connected to the TRS jack, the long
sleeve of the TS plug will connect the sleeve and ring of
the jack, which will connect the battery’s ground to the
signal ground. This completes the circuit and powers on
the guitar.
The G10T was designed to support this type of guitar. It automatically allows the battery current to pass
through from the sleeve to the ring, allowing active electronics to function normally with the G10T
connected.
It is possible that some guitars with active electronics choose to wire the jack so that the audio ground is
connected to the ring, and the battery ground to the sleeve. In this case, the battery’s ground will not
TRS Jack
Sleeve
Ring
Tip

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Line 6 RELAY G10 Specifications

General IconGeneral
Battery LifeUp to 8 hours
ChargingUSB charging
Frequency Response10Hz - 20kHz
Wireless Technology2.4GHz
Connector1/4" jack
Operating Range50' line-of-sight (may vary due to local conditions)

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