Owners Manual

TimeFactor User Guide Catchup
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Catchup
You would expect that when you turn a Parameter Control Knob, the parameter’s value
would change instantly and, unless Catchup is enabled, it does. Instant changes, however,
may not be desirable for all situations and users. Consider the following example:
You have just loaded a Preset and the Preset’s value for Dly Time A is 10 mS. Now, let’s say
that the Dly Time A Control Knob happens to be at the full clockwise position corresponding
to a delay time of 3000 mS. If you’d like to tweak the actual delay time by a small amount
(for example, from the Preset’s value of 10 mS to 20 mS), you would reach down and turn
the knob only to find that the delay at first abruptly jumps from 10 mS to 3000 mS and then
decreases to the desired value as you continue to turn the knob. If this happens as you’re
playing, it could be a tad distracting. (One mS is a thousandth of a second).
TimeFactor’s Catchup feature is designed to prevent parameter values from abruptly changing
when the knob positions don’t correspond to the Preset values. When Catchup is ON and a
Control Knob is turned, the parameter value doesn’t change instantly. Instead, the display
alternates between the Preset value and the word “TURN” which is displayed accompanied by
either a left or right pointing arrows as appropriate. The parameter (and hence the Effect)
does not change until the knob position passes the current parameter value at which point
TURN and the arrow disappear, the parameter name and value are displayed, and the knob
becomes active.
Returning to our example, if Catchup is ON, Dly Time A would not change until the Control
Knob is turned from its full clockwise position to nearly its full counterclockwise position
where it corresponds to the 10 mS value. At that point, the Control Knob becomes “live,”
thereby avoiding any abrupt change in the sound of the Effect.
Catchup’s factory default is OFF. To turn Catchup On/Off:
1) Press and hold the Encoder and Right Footswitch simultaneously for a few
seconds to enter System Mode. Release the Encoder.
2) Turn the Encoder until [UTILITY] is displayed.
3) Momentarily press the Encoder.
4) [KNOBS] will be displayed.
5) Momentarily press the Encoder.
6) Turn the Encoder to select [CATCHUP] (ON) or [NORMAL] (OFF).
7) Press and hold the Encoder and Right Footswitch simultaneously for a few
seconds to exit System Mode.