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Owner’s Manual

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Page 1: ...Owner s Manual Professional Audio Equipment...

Page 2: ...OLLOWING KEEP THESE INSTRUCTIONS HEED ALL WARNINGS FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing liquid and no object filled with liquid such as vases shall be pl...

Page 3: ...s and the Product Specifications noted on the Declaration of Conformity Operation is subject to the following two conditions this device may not cause harmful interference and this device must accept...

Page 4: ...rden of the consumer 5 DigiTech reserves the right to make changes in design or make additions to or improvements upon this product without incurring any obligation to install the same on products pre...

Page 5: ...20 Signal Path 24 DelayTypes and Parameters 26 Storing and Recalling Delay Settings 28 Setting DelayTime with the DelayTempo Footswitch 30 Synchronizing DelayTempo to LoopTempo 32 Using an Expression...

Page 6: ...is Stopped 52 Time Stretch a Loop that is Playing 52 Loop Single Phrases 54 RhythmType 56 Using an Expression Pedal Looper 58 Deleting Individual Loop Phrases 60 Erase All Loops Internal Memory 62 Us...

Page 7: ...ng virtually any delay sound With 16 seconds of delay time a tap tempo footswitch and full morphing of the delay controls via the expression input the JamMan Delay is in a class all its own Features S...

Page 8: ...ifier 2 Connect the Power Supply Start with your amplifier and the JamMan turned off 1 Turn the 2 LOOP LEVEL and RHYTHM LEVEL knobs all the way down on the JamMan Delay Connect the PS 0913B power supp...

Page 9: ...lect an Empty Loop Press the Loop Select buttons or the Loop Up Loop Down footswitches until the Loop and the Single LEDs are off 99 Press the Loop Select buttons until these LEDs are off Quick Start...

Page 10: ...tart Looper 2 Adjust Loop and Rhythm Levels Set the Loop Level knob to 12 o clock Set the rhythm level knob to the 9 o clock position 99 Set the LOOP LEVEL to 12 o clock and the RHYTHM LEVEL knob to 9...

Page 11: ...ower left footswitch to start recording While recording the Rec Play Overdub footswitch and Record LEDs will light red 99 Press the REC PLAY OVERDUB footswitch While recording the RECORD and REC PLAY...

Page 12: ...c Play Overdub footswitch and Play LEDs light green Adjust the loop level and rhythm level knobs as needed 99 During playback the RECORD and REC PLAY OVERDUB LEDs light solid green Press the REC PLAY...

Page 13: ...ss the TEMPO STOP footswitch to stop playback then press the Loop store button twice to store the loop 99 First press the TEMPO STOP footswitch to stop playback Then press the LOOP STORE button twice...

Page 14: ...t a DelayType Step on a Delay footswitch to turn on the delay then select a delay type For this example set the type knob to Analog 99 then set the TYPE knob to ANALOG First turn on a delay preset by...

Page 15: ...9 2 Adjust the Delay Level Time Repeats and parameters Set the Delay Level time Repeats Modify 1 and Modify 2 knobs to 12 o clock 99 Set these knobs to 12 o clock Quick Start Delay...

Page 16: ...y Tempo footswitch at least two times to set a new delay tempo The last two footswitch tap intervals set the delay tempo 99 Tap the DELAY TEMPO footswitch at least two times to set the Delay Tempo Not...

Page 17: ...ore the delay Press the Delay Store button then press one of the flashing Delay Footswitches to store the delay settings to that footswitch 99 Press the DELAY STORE button then press a DELAY FOOTSWITC...

Page 18: ...deletion of the current loop memory Setup Button 2 Press to cycle through options to set Loop Single phrase status Rhythm Type Time Signature or Stop Mode Reverse Button 3 Press to play the loop phras...

Page 19: ...be converted to Loop phrases and vice versa Loop LED 8 This green LED indicates the current phrase memory is set to playback continuously as a loop when play is initiated Loop is the default setting w...

Page 20: ...ke them if the Rhythm Level knob is turned up Time Signature LED 13 This red LED will light when selecting the Time Signature for a new loop memory location Note that Time Signature can only be change...

Page 21: ...ition is the longest delay time for the given range see page 26 for exact ranges You can increase the delay time by tapping in a longer time using the Delay Tempo footswitch see page 30 Multiplier But...

Page 22: ...r more information Modify 2 Knob 20 This knob controls a delay type specific parameter See page 27 for more information Type Knob 21 TheType knob selects from a variety of delay types and delay time r...

Page 23: ...g LED lights green of the loop phrase When a phrase is playing back it can be used to enable overdubbing LED lights yellow over the recorded phrase During playback this footswitch can be pressed and h...

Page 24: ...ht outputs to keep true stereo separation between channels Tails On Off Switch 3 This switch allows the delay repeats to continue being heard after the effect is bypassed or cuts them off immediately...

Page 25: ...3 button FS3X footswitch for remote selection of Undo Redo Loop Reverse and Loop Tempo SD SDHC Card Slot 9 The JamMan Delay is compatible with optional SD SDHC memory cards up to 32GB in size for expa...

Page 26: ...Mono Amp Input is the most common usage where the guitar plugs into the JamMan Delay s Left Mono Input and the Left Mono Output connects to the amp input The Dry Off button should be OFF for this setu...

Page 27: ...Output to the amp loop s Return jack If the amp s effects loop is a serial effects loop no parallel dry path set the Dry Off button to OFF If the amp s effects loop has is a parallel loop typically h...

Page 28: ...on provides the best stereo imaging for the Modulation and Pong delay types Connect the guitar to the JamMan Delay s Left Mono Input and connect the Left Mono and Right outputs to the inputs of each a...

Page 29: ...ay in a stereo amp setup This setup also provides the best stereo imaging for the JamMan Delay s Modulation and Pong delay types Connect the outputs of your stereo effects pedal to the JamMan Delay s...

Page 30: ...outputs The dry signal in the JamMan Delay is a buffered analog path This path has a Dry Off option for when the JamMan Delay is used in a parallel effects loop The Dry Off button should be set to ON...

Page 31: ...25 Signal Path Dry Signal Delay Bypass Dry Defeat Dry Signal Dry Defeat Right Input Mono In Mono Out Right Output Tails On Off Left Mono Input Left Mono Output DELAY A D D A RHYTHM LOOPER...

Page 32: ...that has limited bandwidth and reduced bit depth to approximate the effects of low sample rate and 8 bit signal processing used in vintage digital delays Time knob range is 100 millseconds to 1 second...

Page 33: ...Spread The 0 5 8 second Digital Modulated Reverse and Pong delay types have a repeat hold function when the Repeats knob is turned fully clockwise This means the input of the delay is shut off and th...

Page 34: ...the settings to that footswitch or press the Delay Store button again to store the settings to the currently active Delay Footswitch The 3 Delay Store button will turn off and the active footswitch wi...

Page 35: ...29 Storing and Recalling Delay Settings 1 2 99...

Page 36: ...ay footswitch to enable a delay preset Press the 2 Delay Tempo footswitch in time with the music to adjust the delay time Tempo works in conjunction with the Multiplier button so you can tap in quarte...

Page 37: ...31 Setting DelayTime with the DelayTempo Footswitch 99 1 2...

Page 38: ...po will automatically be set to the loop s tempo This ensures your delay time will always be synced with the loop that is playing To exit DelayTempo Sync mode simply tap the delayTempo footswitch once...

Page 39: ...33 Synchronizing DelayTempo to LoopTempo 1 2 99...

Page 40: ...plier setting to get the sound that you like Rock the expression pedal back to the toe up position 7 Adjust the delay controls again to get a starting sound that you like 8 NOTE You cannot change dela...

Page 41: ...35 Using an Expression Pedal Delay 99 3 1 2 4 5 9 7 10 6 8...

Page 42: ...ection The Display will show the memory location number as these buttons are pressed When Loop 99 is reached pressing the Loop Up footswitch will return to the first memory location 1 will be shown in...

Page 43: ...37 Selecting a Loop Loop Select buttons Loop Down footswitch Loop Up footswitch 99...

Page 44: ...the set tempo Optional Set the Time Signature to something other than 4 4 if desired 3 see page 48 Press the 4 Rec Play Overdub footswitch and begin playing to start recording If a tempo has been set...

Page 45: ...Recording a Loop 39 1 3 2 6 4 5 99...

Page 46: ...switch again to begin overdub recording This footswitch and the OVERDUB status LEDs will now light solid yellow and any audio introduced on the selected input will be added to the audio playback When...

Page 47: ...Recording Overdubs 41 2 3 4 99 1...

Page 48: ...do takes place Redo an Overdub Press and hold the REC play overdub footswitch to redo the last undone overdub the REC PLAY OVERDUB and OVERDUB status LEDs flash yellow and the display briefly shows rd...

Page 49: ...43 Undo Redo and Clear Press and hold to undo or redo an overdub Press and hold to clear overdubs and unstored phrases 99...

Page 50: ...p is pressed Fade FA Fades the phrase volume to 0 and then stops after Stop is pressed To change Stop Modes follow these steps Press the 1 Setup button until the Stop Mode LED is lit Press the up or d...

Page 51: ...yed Getting an accurately timed and seamless loop takes practice but offers the flexibility experienced loopers need Auto Quantized looping makes getting accurately timed loop points easy Begin by fir...

Page 52: ...its changes the LOOP or SINGLE LEDs are off or press Setup to abort Press the 4 Loop STORE button again The changes are now saved and the Loop STORE button turns off Copy a Loop to a Different Memory...

Page 53: ...47 Storing Copying Phrases 4 2 3 99 1 5 3 4 2 99 1 Store Changes to a Loop Copy a Loop to a Different Memory Location...

Page 54: ...e the 3 Select buttons to change the Time Signature You can select from two to 15 beats per measure This means if you want to record in 5 4 time select 5 To record in 7 8 time select 7 and so forth Pr...

Page 55: ...49 Time Signature 3 1 2 99 4...

Page 56: ...footswitch at least 2 times 4 or more times is recommended The Tempo Stop footswitch LED will begin flashing at the tempo that has been tapped in The first downbeat of the measure flashes red and the...

Page 57: ...51 Setting a LoopTempo for Recording 3 1 2 4 99...

Page 58: ...the stored tempo rate will slow down playback To return to the original tempo press and hold the 3 Tempo Stop footswitch for two seconds and the phrase will return to the original stored tempo Time S...

Page 59: ...53 Time Stretching a Loop 1 2 3 99 99 1 2 Time Stretch a Loop that is Stopped Time Stretch a Loop that is Playing...

Page 60: ...Up Loop Down footswitches or Select buttons If the CARD MEM LED is lit you have selected a memory location on the optional memory card Press the 2 Setup button once The Loop or single LED will now be...

Page 61: ...55 Loop Single Phrases 99 2 3 1 4...

Page 62: ...Turn up the 3 Rhythm Level knob to hear the guide track Press the 4 Setup button until the Rhythm LED is lit The Display will now show r5 indicating the default Rhythm Type Use the 5 Select buttons to...

Page 63: ...57 RhythmType 99 3 4 1 5 2 6...

Page 64: ...3 times to calibrate the 4 pedal with the JamMan Delay Start playback of the looper by pressing the 5 Rec Play Overdub footswitch Adjust the 6 Loop Level knob to the maximum output level you want the...

Page 65: ...59 Using an Expression Pedal Looper 99 3 1 2 7 4 6 5...

Page 66: ...ave held the Loop Store button too long and need to abort this procedure and start over Press the Setup button at this point to abort the Delete procedure Press the 3 Loop Store button again The displ...

Page 67: ...61 Deleting Individual Loop Phrases 99 2 3 4 1...

Page 68: ...M LED Press and hold the 2 Loop Store button for four seconds until Ei Erase Internal Memory Loops appears in the Display and release EL will show briefly first but keep holding the button The Loop St...

Page 69: ...63 Erase All Loops Internal Memory 99 1 3 4 2...

Page 70: ...to 32GB for over 16 hours of total loop memory The first time a memory card is inserted into the JamMan Delay it is recommended that you format the card using the JamMan Delay s format procedure see...

Page 71: ...card is being formatted NOTE When using a new SD SDHC card it is recommended that you format it using the procedure outlined above before using it with the JamMan Delay Unformatted Cards If a memory c...

Page 72: ...ops appears in the Display and release EL will show briefly first but keep holding the button The Loop Store button will now be flashing Press the 4 Loop Store button again The display will now read E...

Page 73: ...67 Erase All Loops Memory Card 99 2 4 5 3 1...

Page 74: ...witch is used for immediately undoing and redoing the last recorded overdub Down Switch This footswitch is used to play the recorded phrase in reverse Up Switch This footswitch can be used to set the...

Page 75: ...tware is available as a free download from the DigiTech website This application runs on both Windows XP Vista 7 and Mac OS X computer systems and lets you archive and transfer loops between the JamMa...

Page 76: ...card up to 99 loops total Inputs Outputs Left Mono Right Inputs Connector Type 1 4 Unbalanced Tip Sleeve Input Impedance 500 k Mono 1 M Stereo Unity Gain Input to Output 4 dBu DFS Left Mono Right Outp...

Page 77: ...L x 11 0 W x 2 88 H 173 5 mm L x 279 4 mm W x 73 2 mm H Weight 3 42 lbs 1 55 kg JamManagerTM Librarian Software System Requirements Windows XP Home Pro 32 bit Vista 32 64 bit 7 32 64 bit Pentium Athlo...

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Page 80: ...igitech com JamMan Delay Owner s Manual 18 0687 A Printed in the USA DigiTech and JamMan Delay are registered trademarks of HARMAN All other product name and trademarks are the property of their respe...

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