User manual DIGITECH RP 3

[. . . ] Preamp/Multi-Effects Processor & Controller User's Guide Please visit Digitech Electronics on the World Wide Web at http://www. digitech. com WARNING CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN FOR YOUR PROTECTION, PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING: WATER AND MOISTURE: Appliance should not be used near water (e. g. near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, laundry tub, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool, etc). Care should be taken so that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure through openings. POWER SOURCES: The appliance should be connected to a power supply only of the type described in the operating instructions or as marked on the appliance. [. . . ] Select the User bank and program location you want using the Value <UP> and <DOWN> buttons and press the <Store> button again to save the changes. User Guide 7 Section -3 Basic Operations RP-3 BYPASS MODE Allows you to bypass the RP-3's Effects. Enter this mode by pressing footswitches <1 & 2> simultaneously and BY will appear in the display window to indicate you are in Bypass mode. Exit this mode by pressing any of the footswitches. When you exit this mode, the RP-3 will default to the last mode you were in. TUNER MODE Allows you to tune your guitar. Enter Tuner mode by pressing and holding footswitches <1 & 2> simultaneously. Now tu will appear briefly in the display window followed by: -- to indicate that you are in Tuner mode. To begin tuning, play a note on your guitar (a harmonic at the 12th fret will work best). The display window will show the note being played and the vertical effects matrix LEDs (tuning bar) will light. Once the green LED on the tuning bar is lit, the note is in tune. If the note is not in tune, 1 or 2 of the LEDs above or below the green IN TUNE LED will be lit. If LED's below are lit, the note is flat and should be tuned up. If the LEDs above are lit, the note is sharp and should tuned down. You can change your tuning preference by using the Value <UP> and <DOWN> buttons while in Tuner mode. The default factory setting is: 40 A=440 Hz. The tuning reference control ranges from 27 (427) Hz to 53 (453) Hz, which is the equivalent of ± 50 cents (1/2 semitone) in either direction form 440 Hz. When you scroll down from 27 (427) Hz, you will also find alternate dropped tunings. Alternate tunings are A = Ab ((ab), A = G (g), and A = Gb (gb). The display window will briefly flash the currently selected tuning preference. Exit this mode by pressing any one of the footswitches. When you exit this mode, the RP-3 will default to the last mode you used. LEARN-A-LICK MODE The Learn-A-Lick function allows you to record a 12 second passage of music and play it back as slow as 1/4 speed with no change in pitch. This is very useful for picking out the notes of a fast solo passage. They include: · Start / Stop · Rewind · Record Using Learn-A-Lick · Connect the headphone output of your CD or tape player to the Jam-a-long input jack on the rear panel using an 1/8" stereo plug. [. . . ] Ranges from 1 to 10. Level Decay Time Cabinet Emulator Parameters On/Bypass Type Displayed Values On-By 1. . . 9 The RP-3's programmable Speaker Cabinet circuitry allows you to use it in both recording and live situations without lugging heavy amps and/or cabinets around. Just connect the RP-3's outputs to a mixing console and kick in the Speaker Cabinet. Parameters are as follows: Cabinet Type Turns the Cabinet Emulator on or off. Selects the tonal characteristics of the simulated cabinet. [. . . ]