Roland ME-20 manual Welcome, Making Connections, Tuning the Guitar, Selecting Patches

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Welcome

Congratulations on your purchase of the Boss ME-20 Guitar Multi Effects. This TurboStart contains step-by-step instructions that’ll quickly introduce you to the ME-20’s major features.

Making Connections

Use the following procedure to connect your guitar to the ME-20, and then listen to it:

1Connect an instrument cable from your guitar to the INPUT jack of the ME-20.

Note: The ME-20 can be turned on only when a cable is inserted into its INPUT jack.

2To hear the ME-20:

•Connect headphones to the ME-20’s PHONES output if you want to listen through headphones.

•Use the ME-20’s L (MONO) OUTPUT jack if you’re connecting it to a mono guitar amp. If you’re using two guitar amps for a stereo sound, connect the amps to the ME-20’s L (MONO) and R OUTPUT jacks.

Tuning the Guitar

The ME-20 features a built-in chromatic auto-tuner that allows you to tune your guitar quickly and easily. Here’s how to use the tuner:

1Press Pedals 1 and 2 simultaneously to switch to Tuner mode— two dashes appear

in the display.

2Play your high open E string—the display shows the name of the note closest to the

pitch of the string you’ve played. If the string’s already nearly in tune, you see “E.”

3Tune the string until its name appears in the display and an arrow on either side of the display points to the string’s name. When only the left-side arrow is lit, the string’s tuned flat. When only the arrow on the right side lights, the string’s tuned

sharp.

4Repeat Step 3 to tune the other five strings.

5To leave Tuner mode, press Pedals 1 and 2 simultaneously, or press EDIT/EXIT.

Switching Between Manual and Memory Mode

The ME-20 features a Memory mode that lets you to store and recall up to 30 user patches so you can quickly and easily load your favorite setups. The ME-20 also offers Manual mode that lets you turn on and off the currently selected effects using the pedals. Here’s how to switch between Manual and Memory modes:

1Press Pedals 2 and 3 simultaneously to toggle between Manual and Memory Mode.

•When you’re in Memory mode—the currently selected Bank number shows in the display and the MEMORY indicator lights in the display.

•When you’re in Manual mode—the MEMORY indicator is unlit, Pedal 1 turns the OD/DS (Overdrive/Distortion) effect on and off, Pedal 2 turns the MOD effect on and off, and Pedal 3 turns the DELAY effect on and off.

Selecting Patches

Patches are stored in the ME-20 in ten “banks,” numbered from 1 to 10. Each bank holds three patches. To load a patch, you first select the bank that contains the patch, and then you select the patch. Use the following procedure to load Patch 5-3—Bank 5, Patch 3—as an example:

1Press Pedals 2 and 3 simultaneously to enter Memory mode where the current Bank

number shows in the display and the display’s MEMORY indicator lights.

2Press the BANK  or  button so the number “5” flashes in the display. This tells you that Bank 5 is selected and that the ME-20 is waiting for you to choose the desired patch in Bank 5.

3Now step on Pedal 3—the “5” stops flashing and Patch 5-3 is loaded.

4Using the same procedure, try out some of the other patches in the ME-20.

Tip: You can also select different banks using Pedals 2 and 3. To do so, press and hold Pedal 2 for two seconds until the pedal indicators are flashing, and then press Pedal 1 or 2 to select a desired bank. Once you’ve chosen the bank, press Pedal 3, and then press one of the three pedals to select the desired patch.

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