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Troubleshooting
Power does not turn on
• Is an amp or speaker connected to the
OUTPUT jack?
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If you are using batteries, the power will
not turn on unless an amp or speaker is
connected to the OUTPUT jack. Check
the connections (p. 8).
• Have the batteries run down?
➔
Install new batteries (p. 7).
• Is the correct AC adaptor (sold
separately) connected?
➔
Check the connections once again (p. 8).
No sound/not loud enough
• Have the connections to other devices
been made correctly?
➔
Check the connections once again (p. 8).
• Has the volume been turned down on the
connected guitar amp or other device?
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Check the settings of the connected device.
• Could you be using a connection cable
that contains a resistor?
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Use a connection cable that does not
contain a resistor.
Recorded/overdubbed sound
cannot be heard or is too quiet
➔
Use the LEVEL knob to adjust the volume.
Guide tone cannot be heard/is
not loud enough
➔
Use the GUIDE knob to adjust the
volume.
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The guide tone will sound when:
• you’ve set the tempo before recording
to an empty phrase
• you play back a phrase
Recording/overdubbing ends
prematurely
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You have run out of memory. Delete
unneeded phrases (p. 23), and perform
the recording/overdubbing once again.
Recording does not end immediately
when you press the pedal
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The length of the phrase will be
automatically adjusted when you record
using Loop Quantize or when you
record an extremely short phrase,
meaning that recording may not end
immediately when you press the pedal.
Recording begins immediately even
though the Auto Start function is on
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If there is a significant amount of noise
(for example due to distortion), that
noise may be enough to trigger the
beginning of recording. Reduce the
noise (for example by lowering the
distortion level).
The MEMORY FULL indicator lights
even though there should be time
remaining for recording
➔
In the situations listed below, temporary
memory for overdubbing (p. 22) is
allocated separately from the phrase.
Since any calculation of available
recording time must take such
temporary memory into account, the
MEMORY FULL indicator may light.
• When a phrase is selected
• When the playback tempo is changed
• When the Write operation is executed
Recorded an extremely short phrase, but
the length of the phrase has changed
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The minimum length of time required
for a loop phrase is approximately 1.5
seconds. If the phrase you’ve recorded is
shorter than that, the length is
automatically multiplied by a factor of
two, four, eight, or more until it reaches
an acceptable length.