Owners Manual

TimeFactor User Guide The Basics

The Presets

TimeFactor lets you save an Effect after you’ve adjusted the Control Knobs. An Effect along

with a particular setting of its parameters is called a “Preset.” TimeFactor lets you save up to

100 Presets. Instructions on saving Presets are covered later in this User Guide.

The Banks

TimeFactor lets you quickly switch between two Presets. In Bank Mode, just press either the

Left or Middle Footswitch to instantly call up your Preset.

Presets are stored in pairs and each pair of Presets is called a Bank. There are a total of 50

Banks to hold the 100 Presets. The Preset Banks are accessed by tapping the Right Footswitch

in Bank Mode.

If you have updated the TimeFactor from an earlier software release, you may need to

increase the number of banks in the UTILITY menu to make all of the banks visible.

Play and Bank Footswitch Modes

To switch between Play and Bank mode press and hold the Right Footswitch for a few

seconds. Notice that the Billboard display changes.

In Play Mode, you’ll see the name of the Effect that’s currently loaded, for example

DigitalDelay [DIGIDLY]. An ORANGE LED located above the Left Footswitch indicates that the

Effect/Preset is Active (not Bypassed).

In Bank Mode, you’ll see a number, a colon, another number, and the preset name. For

example, [1:1 Prist] indicates Preset 1 of Bank 1, named Pristine Digital Delay. A RED LED over

either the Left or Middle Footswitch indicates that an Effect/Preset is Active.

Each time that you press and hold the Right Footswitch, the mode will change from one

mode to the other.

Using Play Mode

When you’re in Play Mode, the Footswitches are used to control the Effect that’s currently

loaded. For all nine of the Delay Effects, the Left Switch toggles Bypass/Active, the Middle

Switch toggles infinite Repeat On and Off, and the Right Switch lets you tap a Tempo. For the

Looper, the Play Mode Footswitches are used as transport controls, Record, Play and Stop.

Using Bank Mode

Go to Bank mode. The Billboard displays the number of the current Preset - for example you

might see [1:1 Prist]. This means that you’re in Bank 1 and that Preset 1, named Pristine

Digital Delay, is loaded. If the Preset is Active (not Bypassed), you’ll also notice that the Left

Footswitch LED is solidly lit. If Preset 2 is currently loaded and Active, the LED above the

Middle Footswitch will be solidly lit.

Try alternately pressing the Left and Middle Footswitches to load the Presets in the active

Bank. The Billboard displays either Preset 1 or Preset 2 from the same Bank and the associated

Footswitch LED is lit RED.

To bypass the currently loaded Preset, press the Footswitch associated with the lit LED. The

LED will turn OFF and the Billboard will briefly display [BYPASS] and then display the Preset #