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NOTICE AVIS 2 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENTWARNING DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Compliance Information Statement 3 Owner's ManualChecking the Package ContentsNederlandsPortugusEspaolItalianoFranaisDeutschEnglish ContentsPlay Your Guitar with Songs as Your Backing .......8 Importing Songs .............................................16 Appendices .....................................................40 Chapter1 Basic Structure of the JS-8 4 Main Features Recording Performances Basic Routing of Sounds3Main Features NederlandsPortugusEspaolItalianoFranaisDeutschEnglish 5 Basic Structure of the JS-8 Sound Path When Used with Connected DevicesTypes of Memory Supported by the JS-8 and Their Applications SD (or SDHC) Cards USB Memory Memory Con rmed as Functional with the JS-8 Songs Supported by the JS-8 Roland/BOSS proprie tary compression format Sampling Rate: 44.1 kHz Bit Rate: 32-320 kbps Chapter2 Basic setup for the JS-8 6 Setting Up the JS-85 7 Basic operation of the JS-8About the Top Screen Play Mode DisplayDisplayed Description Displayed Description EXIT Button MENU Button EXIT Button ENTER Button Dial Dial Cursor Button Turning the Power On/ Turning the Power O When powering up When powering down 6 8 Using the JS-8 with Other DevicesAbout the USB Cable About the Cover Holder (indentation) About the Ground Terminal About the SD Cards and the SD Card Connector About the USB Memory Connector About the Expression Pedal and Footswitch About the Security Slot 7 9 Using the JS-8 with Other DevicesAbout the AUX IN Jack About the LINE OUT Jacks Caution When Making Connections 8 Chapter3 10 Play Your Guitar with Songs as Your Playing SongsElectric Guitar CD Player, Digital Audio Player, or other device Stereo miniature phone type Electric Guitar BackingPlaying Songs on USB Memory Adjust the Volume Play[] and Stop[] Rewind[] and Fast Forward[] 11 Recording PerformancesTo Stop Recording Recording Performances 12 Ranking Your Favorite Songs ( BEST 30) Selecting Songs Narrowing the Number of Songs Appearing in the Display ( SEARCH Function) Selecting Songs 13 Selecting SongsHow to Use the RHYTHM Data12 Switching Back and Forth Between Two E ectsMENU Category Description WRITE EXCHANGE INITIALIZE 14 Switching E ectsSwitch to the SOLO E ect Select E ects 15 Switching E ectsChanging E ects to Get the Desired Sound2. Press the right cursor button. Saving E ects1. After editing the effect patch, press [MENU]. 2. Select WRITE with the dial and press [ENTER].Use this feature to tune your instruments. Display Description Tuned 7th 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd 1st Guitar Bass Play along with the metronome to learn how to perform at a steady tempo. 16 Convenient Practice Functions Tuner Metronome2. Select METRONOME with the dial and press [ENTER]. 15 17 Convenient Practice Functions1. Press [ SPEED]. Precise Adjustment of the AB REPEAT SegmentYou can precisely adjust the start and end points of the segment to be repeated. Phrase TrainerThis lets you slow down the song tempo to practice faster Practicing with the Song Tem- po Changed and Center Sound Removed Repeating Playback of a Fixed Segment ( AB REPEAT)1. Press [](PLAY). 2. Press [A B] at the start point, and again at the end point of the segment to be repeated. 16CD player, Digital Audio Player, or other equipment Capturing Data at the Desired Time Capturing AutomaticallyTo AUX INUse a commercially available cable that's appropriate for the device to which you are connecting. Chapter4 18 Importing Songs Importing the Song ( CAPTURE)Use this procedure to import (capture) songs from CD players and other devices. Importing Songs from CD Players and Other Devices 19 Capturing Songs from Various Sound SourcesThe JS-8 can capture songs using various different methods. Source Capture Method Chapter5 1. Connecting to the Computer 2. Installing the Song List Editor 3. Starting up the Song List Editor 20 Using the JS-8 Song List Editor22 Convenient Functions23 Advanced Editing of E ect Parameters About the E ect MenuMENU Cat- egory To return to the factory set tings, press [ENTER]. If you decide to cancel, press [E XIT]. 24 About the JS-8's Internal E ects22 AMP parameter list Internal E ec ts 25 About the JS-8's Internal E ects26 BRIGHT MIC TYPE MIC LEVEL MIC POS. MIC DIS. GAIN SW SP TYPE SOLO SW SOLO LEVEL 27 25 FX parameter list 28 26 WAH parameter list OD/DS parameter list 29 27 COMP parameter list LIMITER parameter list TREMOLO parameter list OCTAVE parameter list AC.PROCESSOR parameter list PHASER parameter list FLANGER parameter list About the RATE Parameter in PHASER, FLANGER, and TREMOLO E ect 30 28 EQ parameter list UNI-V parameter list PAN parameter list ROTARY parameter list NOISE SUPPRESSOR parameter list About the RATE Parameter in ROTARY, UNI-V, and PAN E ect 31 29OFF/ON DELAY TIME TYPE FEEDBACK EFFECT LEVEL DELAY parameter list The PHRASE LOOP function 32 30 CHORUS parameter list REVERB parameter list EZ CHARACTER parameter list 33 Adjusting the Guitar and Mic Input Sensitivity Turning O the Internal SpeakersThe effect patch stored in each song can be called up at the same time that you switch songs. Calling Up the E ect Stored in a Song (Patch Sync)You can connect a mic to the JS-8's GUITAR/MIC IN jack and adjust the input sensitivity. Effect Patch Number 34 Using Foot Switches and Expression PedalsEXP/CTL PEDAL jack JS-8If youre using an FS-5U footswitch, set its POLARITY switch as shown below. B AIf youre using an FS-6 footswitch, set its MODE and POLARITY switches as shown below. 35 Using USB Audio InterfacesSave the USB driver installer for your computer. Installing the USB DriverSave the USB driver installer for your computer. Preparing to Install the USB DriverWindows XP/Vista users (in the WIN folder) Mac OS users (in the MAC folder) Playing Songs on a Computer Through the JS-8 36 Using the JS-8 with Commercial Digital Audio Workstation ( DAW) SoftwareWhat is Re-Amping? 35 1. Push 2. Release your nger 37 Removing SD CardsSpeci cations for SD Cards Used with the JS-8 Memory Con rmed as Functional with the JS-8 SD Card Capacity and Recording Time Using Commercial SD Cards Initializing SD Cards About the SD card Write/ Protect Function ( Lock) 38 Backing Up Backing Up E ects to SD Cards (PATCH BACKUP) Backing Up SD Cards 39 Recovering Backed Up Data ( RECOVER) Recovering Backed Up Data to SD Cards ( RECOVERY) Recovering E ects Backed Up on SD Cards (PATCH RECOVER) 40 Song Settings ( Song Information/ Protect/ E ects/ Song Name)Converting songs and transferring them between mediaHere's how you can convert a song's format, or transfer songs between an SD card and USB memory. MENU Catego- ry 4. When the message "Are you sure?" ap- pears, press [ENTER].Effect Patch Number Screen 1 Screen 2 MENU Cat- egory 41 Various System Settings2. Use the dial to select SYSTEM, and then press [ENTER]. About the VIEW SW parameter for the SD cardYou can make a variety of settings for the JS-8 in the SYSTEM screen. SYSTEM Category Description VIEW SW Description Chapter7 Error Messages 42 Appendices41 43 TroubleshootingCant play MP3/ WAV le Cant run the unit Power not turning on No sound Recorded sound is distorted Cant record/cant import songs Problems with SD cards Appendices 44 USING THE UNIT SAFELY45 Important Notes Power Supply Placement Maintenance Repairs and Data Additional Precautions Before Using SD Cards1. Push 2. Release your nger Copyright 46 IndexSpeci cations
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