Owner's Manual

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Table of Contents

Section One - Introduction

Getting Acquainted .......................................................... 1

Included Items .................................................................. 1

About the RP500 ............................................................. 1

Pedalboard Mode .......................................................... 1

Preset mode and Pedalboard Mode .........................1

Bypass Mode .................................................................. 1

Amp/Cabinet Bypass Mode ......................................... 1

Tuner Mode .....................................................................2

Tone Library (Knob 1).................................................. 2

Effects Library (Knob 2) .............................................. 2

Effects Level (Knob 3) .................................................. 2

Amp Gain/Effect Parameter (Knob 4) ...................... 2

Amp Level/Effect Parameter (Knob 5) ..................... 2

Master Level (Knob 6) ................................................. 3

X-Edit

Editor/Librarian ............................................. 3

Presets .............................................................................3

Create Your Sound in Three Easy Steps ..................... 3

A Guided Tour of the RP500 ........................................ 4

Front Panel .....................................................................4

Rear Panel ....................................................................... 7

Getting Started ................................................................. 8

Making Connections ........................................................ 8

Amp/Cabinet Bypass ....................................................... 8

Mono Operation - Amplifier ...................................... 8

Stereo Operation ..........................................................8

Applying Power ..............................................................10

Section Two - Editing Functions

Editing/Creating Presets ...............................................11

Storing/Copying/Naming a Preset ..............................12

Section Three - Effects and Parameters

About the Effects ...........................................................13

Effects Definitions ..........................................................13

Pickup ...............................................................................13

Wah ................................................................................... 13

Compressor ....................................................................14

Distortion ........................................................................ 14

Amplifier ...........................................................................15

Cabinet .............................................................................16

EQ. ..................................................................................... 17

Noise Gate/Auto Swell .................................................17

Chorus/FX. ......................................................................18

Chorus. ..........................................................................18

Flanger ...........................................................................18

Phaser ............................................................................19

Vibrato ............................................................................19

Rotary Speaker ............................................................19

VibroPan .........................................................................20

Unicord Uni-Vibe

....................................................20

Tremolo/Panner ............................................................20

Envelope Filter .............................................................21

DOD FX25 ................................................................... 21

AutoYa

........................................................................ 21

YaYa ™ .............................................................................21

SynthTalk

....................................................................22

Step Filter ......................................................................22

Sample Hold .................................................................22

DigiTech Whammy™ ..................................................23

Pitch Shift ......................................................................23

Detune ........................................................................... 23

Harmony Pitch Shifting (HPS) ..................................24

Boss

OC-2 Octaver .................................................. 24

Delay .................................................................................24

Reverb ..............................................................................25

Section Four - Other Functions

CD/MP3 Input.................................................................26

Expression Pedal ............................................................26

LFOs ..................................................................................26

Wah Min/Max..................................................................26

Expression Update .........................................................27

Factory Reset ..................................................................27

Expression Pedal Calibration ......................................27

Section Five - Appendix

Specifications ................................................................... 28

Tone Library .................................................................... 29

Effects Library ................................................................. 29