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Page 1: ...entitled USING THE UNIT SAFELY and IMPORTANT NOTES separate sheet These sections provide important information concerning the proper operation of the unit Additionally in order to feel assured that you have gained a good grasp of every feature provided by your new unit this manual should be read in its entirety The manual should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient reference ...

Page 2: ...stem both eliminates forever the scratchy noise that has previously been a problem when changing the volume while also providing a previously unavailable smooth pedal action Features a WAH RANGE function that allows you to freely adjust the wah effect range Also has a DRIVE function that actively supports distortion an effect that complements the wah pedal Allows you to use eight different distort...

Page 3: ...tomize Mode 22 Setting the DRIVE Noise Suppressor DRIVE SELECT Mode 26 Returning Settings to Their Factory Defaults Factory Reset 29 Resetting the Pedal Sensitivity PEDAL CALIBRATION Mode 31 Setting Mode chart 34 Troubleshooting 35 Sample Settings 37 Specifications 40 Copyright 2001 BOSS CORPORATION All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written p...

Page 4: ...ary purpose was to enable testing When turning the unit upside down get a bunch of newspapers or magazines and place them under the four corners or at both ends to prevent damage to controls Also you should try to orient the unit so no controls get damaged Make sure the and ends of the batteries are oriented correctly Do not mix fresh batteries with used ones or mix batteries of different types Do...

Page 5: ...s dim If this happens replace with new batteries When replacing the batteries use six R6 LR6 AA type Battery life can vary depending on battery type Firmly close the battery cover you should hear it click into place Continuous usage time under battery power is about 38 hours with alkaline batteries and about 14 hours with carbon batteries This may vary according to usage conditions ...

Page 6: ...d 2 INPUT Jack This jack is for connection to an electric guitar or bass guitar The INPUT jack also doubles as the power switch when the unit is running on battery power The power comes on when a plug is inserted into the INPUT jack and goes off when it is unplugged Unplug any connected cords when the unit is not in use 3 OUTPUT Jack This jack is for connection to a guitar amp or another effects p...

Page 7: ...with small children an adult shouldprovidesupervisionuntilthechild is capable of following all the rules essen tial for the safe operation of the unit 5 Toe Switch Switches on off the effect selected with the TYPE knob The distortion remains turned on 6 Heel Switch This switches between MANUAL and MEMORY 1 3 When the heel switch is pressed continuously for two or more seconds the ON OFF indica tor...

Page 8: ... the ON OFF indicator gets dim If this happens replace with new batteries The ON OFF indicator shows whether the wah effect is being applied or not It does not indicate whether the power to the device is on or not 8 MEMORY Indicator This lights up when set to MEMORY 1 3 The color of the light changes according to which Memory is selected Memory 1 red Memory 2 green Memory 3 yellow 7 8 9 10 11 12 ...

Page 9: ...16 11 DRIVE Knob This adjusts the amount of distortion Although the output level of DRIVE is already set to the appropriate level it can also be changed in DRIVE SELECT mode p 26 and when carrying out the write operation p 18 12 MANUAL MEMORY Button Pressed to select from MANUAL and MEMORY 1 3 MANUAL The output sound directly reflects the set tings of the panel controls MEMORY The MEMORY indicator...

Page 10: ...10 Making the Connections fig 05 Electric Guitar Bass Guitar or or Effector Guitar Amplifier Bass Amplifier AC Adaptor PSA series option ...

Page 11: ...please note the following precautions Some connection cables contain resistors Do not use cables that incorporate resistors for connecting to this unit The use of such cables can cause the sound level to be extremely low or impossible to hear For information on cable specifications contact the manufacturer of the cable To prevent malfunction and or damage to speakers or other devices always turn d...

Page 12: ... up Turn on the power to your guitar amp last When powering down Turn off the power to your guitar amp first When the unit is running on battery power the power comes on when you insert the connector plug into the INPUT jack You may hear some sound when the power is switched on but this is normal and does not indicate a malfunction When operating on battery power only the ON OFF indicator will bec...

Page 13: ...uld first step down firmly on the pedal to switch on the toe switch and turn on the wah effect ON OFF indicator is lit Also set the WAH RANGE knob to the center position and the DRIVE knob to OFF and press the MANUAL MEMORY button to set it to MEMORY MEMORY indicator lighted fig 06 1 2 2 3 4 ...

Page 14: ...r own original wah effect created using the Customize function p 22 ADVANCED New BOSS original wah effect that provides a wider range of tone changes BASS MIX New type of wah effect suitable for bass with no attenuation of the lower range CBY WAH Models the sound of the JMI Cry Baby VO WAH Models the sound of the VOX V846 MO WAH Models the sound of the Morley Bad Horsie VOICE A further advancement...

Page 15: ...n using a bass guitar The CBY WAH VO WAH and MO WAH effects are based on having this knob set at the center position When TYPE is set to VOICE this knob selects the type of expression used When set to UNI V this functions as an INTENSITY knob that adjusts the depth of the undulation TYPE WAH RANGE INTENSITY CUSTOM ADVANCED BASS MIX CBY WAH VO WAH MO WAH Sets the peak frequency controlled with the ...

Page 16: ...16 Operation VOICE Type Played WAH RANGE MIN Pedal MAX Remarks LO ui i ia Talking modulation like sound oe e ea ua a ai i e a Realistic human voice u a i o i e u i a o e i u a o o i a HI u e i ...

Page 17: ...tch the MANUAL and MEMORY 1 3 settings When set to MANUAL sounds are output exactly as set by the panel controls When set to MEMORY the MEMORY indicator lights up and sounds are output accord ing to the settings saved to Memories 1 3 Bring the pedal back and press the heel switch to switch between MEMORY 1 3 and MANUAL When the heel switch is held down for two seconds or longer the ON OFF indicato...

Page 18: ...MEMORY indicator blink and the PW 10 is put into write standby fig 07 2 Press the MANUAL MEMORY button to select the memory number to which you want to store the sound Each time the button is pressed the Mem ories 1 3 are switched as shown below while the color of the blinking MEMORY indicator light changes at the same time fig 08 Write standby Blink Memory 1 Blinks red Memory 2 Blinks green Memor...

Page 19: ...this output level if DRIVE is off when Step 1 is carried out 4 Hold down the MANUAL MEMORY button for at least two seconds The write operation is completed when the MEMORY indicator begin to blink more rapid ly fig 09 To cancel the write operation then before you operate the TYPE knob or the WAH RANGE knob Writing Write finished Off Blink Blink rapidly ...

Page 20: ...tting This setting is convenient when you want to switch among a variety of differ ent effects fig 10 B Each time the heel switch is pressed the unit toggles between MANUAL and only the one memory This setting is convenient when you want quick toggling between two effects Select the memory you want to call up with the MANUAL MEMORY button Memory 1 is selected when the power is switched on fig 11 M...

Page 21: ...itch on the PW 10 power When running on battery power Insert the connection plug into the INPUT jack When running on power from an AC adaptor Insert the AC adaptor plug into the AC Adaptor jack The ON OFF indicator blinks five times then the MEMORY indicator blinks 5 Turn on the power to the guitar amp 6 Press the MANUAL MEMORY button The setting is changed and the unit re turns to normal operatio...

Page 22: ...RIVE to the desired positions 2 Turn off the power to the guitar amp 3 Switch off the PW 10 s power When running on battery power Disconnect the connection plug from the INPUT jack When running on power from an AC adaptor Disconnect the plug from the AC Adaptor jack 4 Turn the TYPE knob to CUSTOM 5 While holding down the MANUAL MEMORY button switch on the PW 10 s power When running on battery powe...

Page 23: ...b is turned to the right clockwise creating a sharper filter with a tone with strong characteristics Turning the knob to the left widens the frequency range creating a less severe filter effect When the knob is at the center position the tone is as modeled 9 Adjust the presence with the DRIVE knob p 25 The high frequency components are at tenuated more as the knob is turned to the left There is no...

Page 24: ... You cannot switch between MANUAL and MEMORY while in Customize Mode In Customize mode settings made for WAH RANGE and DRIVE in Step 4 utilize the knob positions at the time the power is turned on You cannot change the WAH RANGE and DRIVE settings after switching to Customize mode What is DOUBLE RESONANCE This completely new and original effect of fers enhancements on the characteristic reso nance...

Page 25: ...ow er impedance the PW 10 models the effect that this low impedance has on the tone Presence controls this effect Turning the knob completely to the right results in no at tenuation of the high frequencies while the high frequency components become more attenuated as the knob is turned further to the left Setting the knob at the center position results in the tone produced when connecting gui tars...

Page 26: ...ion plug from the INPUT jack When running on power from an AC adaptor Disconnect the plug from the AC Adaptor jack 3 Turn the TYPE knob to ADVANCED 4 While holding down the MANUAL MEMORY button switch on the PW 10 s power When running on battery power Insert the connection plug into the INPUT jack When running on power from an AC adaptor Insert the AC adaptor plug into the AC Adaptor jack The ON O...

Page 27: ...nt whose sound is simulated by BOSS s PW 10 TYPE knob DRIVE Type Description CUSTOM Factory Setting METAL ZONE Models the sound of the BOSS MT 2 METAL ZONE ADVANCED MUFF FUZZ Models the sound of the Electro Harmonix Big Muff π BASS MIX VINTAGE OD Models the sound of the BOSS OD 1 OverDrive CBY WAH GUV DIST Models the sound of the Marshall GUV NOR VO WAH DISTORTION Models the sound of the BOSS OD 1...

Page 28: ...e threshold press the MANUAL MEMORY button The MEMORY indicator blinks 9 When you want to change the output level for DRIVE use the DRIVE knob to adjust the volume level You cannot adjust this output level if DRIVE is off when Step 8 is carried out 10 When you have finished making the settings press the MANUAL MEM ORY button After the MEMORY indicator blinks and the settings are saved the PW 10 re...

Page 29: ...ent currently stored in the memories 1 3 The pedal sensitivity cannot be changed Memory Settings Memory 1 red p 37 Combination of wah and distortion Memory 2 green p 37 Combination of UNI V and distortion Memory 3 yellow p 37 Analog synth like sound CUSTOM Wah Type p 23 DOUBLE RESONANCE CUSTOM DRIVE Type p 27 METAL ZONE Operation the Heel Switch p 20 MEMORY MEMORY 1 MEMORY 2 MEMORY 3 MANUAL ...

Page 30: ...3 Turn the TYPE knob to VO WAH 4 While holding down the MANUAL MEMORY button switch on the PW 10 s power When running on battery power Insert the connection plug into the INPUT jack When running on power from an AC adaptor Insert the AC adaptor plug into the AC Adaptor jack The ON OFF indicator blinks three times and the MEMORY indicator blinks 5 Turn on the power to the guitar amp 6 Press the MAN...

Page 31: ...2 Switch off the PW 10 s power When running on battery power Disconnect the connection plug from the INPUT jack When running on power from an AC adaptor Disconnect the plug from the AC Adaptor jack 3 Turn the TYPE knob to CBY WAH 4 While holding down the MANUAL MEMORY button switch on the PW 10 s power When running on battery power Insert the connection plug into the INPUT jack When running on pow...

Page 32: ...procedure again If the MEMORY indicator blinks even when the pedal position is correct it may indicate a problem with the device 7 With the pedal all the way back press and then release the MANUAL MEM ORY button The MEMORY indicator lights up green when the pedal position is acknowl edged fig 13 If the pedal is not positioned correctly the MEMORY indicator blinks green Reposition the pedal correct...

Page 33: ...e switch When pressing of the switch is acknowl edged the MEMORY indicator lights up yellow 9 Tilt the pedal back again and press down with your heel to press the heel switch When pressing of the switch is acknowl edged the MEMORY indicator blinks red then the PW 10 returns to normal op eration MANUAL mode ...

Page 34: ...he mode that is set when the power is switched on while the MANUAL MEMORY button is held down TYPE knob Mode set CUSTOM Customize mode p 22 ADVANCED DRIVE SELECT mode p 26 BASS MIX Rear switch function setting p 20 CBY WAH PEDAL CALIBRATION mode p 31 VO WAH Factory Reset p 29 MO WAH VOICE UNI V ...

Page 35: ... Check the connections again p 10 11 There is no sound volume is too low Is the other equipment connected cor rectly Check the connections again p 10 11 Is the volume turned down on the con nected guitar amp effects processor or other device Check the settings on the connected equipment p 10 11 Sound is distorted Is the battery low the battery is drained the CHECK indica tor dims and the BF 3 may ...

Page 36: ... normally Is there any debris or other foreign mat ter between the pedal and the PW 10 Check the underside of the pedal If there is nothing unusual there reset the pedal sensitivity p 31 The unit immediately switches out of bypass Are you moving the pedal or any knob after setting bypass Moving the pedal knobs or other con trols switches the PW 10 out of bypass mode The volume level of the instrum...

Page 37: ... Memory 1 red fig 14 DRIVE Type p 26 GUV DIST Combination of UNI V and distortion Factory Default Memory 2 green fig 15 DRIVE Type p 26 BLUES OD Analog synth like sound Factory Default Memory 3 yellow fig 16 Customize Mode p 22 DOUBLE RESONANCE DRIVE Type p 26 MUFF FUZZ ...

Page 38: ...38 Sample Settings Vintage Wah fig 17 Wah with wider range fig 18 Sound with distortion added fig 19 Rotary Sound fig 20 ...

Page 39: ...39 Sample Settings Talking modulation sound fig 21 Bass Wah fig 22 Oh Yeah fig 23 Synth bass sound fig 24 Customize Mode p 22 DOUBLE RESONANCE ...

Page 40: ...put Impedance 1 k Ω Recommended Load Impedance 10 k Ω or greater Controls Pedal Toe Switch Heel Switch MANUAL MEMORY Button TYPE Knob WAH RANGE Knob DRIVE Knob Indicators ON OFF Indicator MEMORY Indicator Connectors INPUT Jack OUTPUT Jack AC Adaptor Jack Power Supply DC 9V Dry Battery R6 LR6 AA type x 6 AC Adaptor ...

Page 41: ...D x 100 H max mm 3 15 16 W x 10 11 16 D x 3 15 16 H max inches Weight 1 3 kg 2 lbs 14 oz including batteries Accessories Owner s Manual Leaflet USING THE UNIT SAFELY IMPORTANT NOTES and Information Dry battery LR6 AA type x 6 Options AC Adaptor PSA series 0 dBu 0 775 Vrms In the interest of product improvement the specifications and or appearance of this unit are subject to change without prior no...

Page 42: ...42 Setting Memo ...

Page 43: ...ions However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separ...

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