digi-tech JamMan Solo User manual

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Owner’s
Manual
Looper/Phrase
Sampler

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
Manufacturer’s Name: DigiTech®
Manufacturer’s Address: 8760 S. Sandy Parkway
Sandy, Utah 84070, U.S.A.
declares that the product:
Product name: JamMan Solo
Product option: all (requires Class II power adapter that conforms
to the requirements of EN60065, EN60742, or
equivalent.)
conforms to the following Product Specifications:
Safety IEC 60065 (7th ed. 2001)
EMC EN 55013 (2001 + A1)
EN 55020 (2007)
Supplementary Information:
The product herewith complies with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive
2006/95/EC and the EMC Directive 2004/108/EC.
Vice-President of Engineering
8760 S. Sandy Parkway
Sandy, Utah 84070, U.S.A.
Date: January 20, 2010
European Contact: Your local DigiTech Sales and Service Office or
Harman Music Group
8760 South Sandy Parkway
Sandy, Utah, 84070 U.S.A.
Ph: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Warning
For your protection, please read the following:
Important Safety Instructions
1. Read these instructions.
2. Keep these instructions.
3. Heed all warnings.
4. Do not use this apparatus near water.
5. Clean only with dry cloth.
6. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accor-
dance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
7. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators,
heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including ampli-
fiers) that produce heat.
8. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched
particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the
point where they exit from the apparatus.
9. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when
unused for long periods of time.
10. No user serviceable parts inside. Refer all servicing to
qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when
the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as
power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been
spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the
apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not
operate normally, or has been dropped.
11. WARNING:To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock,
do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture.
12. Refer to labels on the unit, including bottom cover, or
other markings and pertinent information.
NOTE:The information contained in this manual is subject to change at any time without notification. Some infor-
mation contained in this manual may also be inaccurate due to undocumented changes in the product or operating
system since this version of the manual was completed.The information contained in this version of the owner’s
manual supersedes all previous versions.

Description of Controls .................2
Setup 1- Amp Input........................8
Setup 2 - Amp Loop .......................9
Setup 3 - MP3/Aux Input ...............10
Using the JamMan®Solo Looper ..11
Select a Memory Location ........................12
Create a Loop (PDL TEMPO LED is
off) ..................................................................13
Create a Loop, with Tempo Count-in
(PDL TEMPO LED is on) ...........................14
Add Overdubs to a Loop ..........................16
Undo/Redo Overdubs................................17
Recording From an MP3 or CD Player..18
Storing Phrases ............................................20
Copy a Loop to a Different Memory
Location.........................................................21
Time Signature.............................................22
Setting a Loop Tempo for Recording......24
Changing Loop Tempo................................25
Pedal Tempo Mode......................................26
Loop / Single Phrases..................................28
Rhythm Type .................................................30
Deleting Individual Loop Phrases ............32
Erase All Loop Phrases (Internal
Memory)........................................................34
Erase All Loop Phrases (SD/SDHC
Memory Card).............................................35
Using Optional SD/SDHC Memory
Cards..............................................................36
Formatting SD Cards..................................38
Unformattted Cards...................................39
Optional FS3X Footswitch........................40
JamManagerTM Librarian Software ...........42
Factory Restore...........................................43
Specifications..................................44

Warranty
We at DigiTech®are very proud of our products and back up each one we sell with the following
warranty:
1. The warranty registration card must be mailed within ten days after purchase date to validate this
warranty.
2. DigiTech warrants this product, when used solely within the U.S., to be free from defects in mate-
rials and workmanship under normal use and service.
3. DigiTech liability under this warranty is limited to repairing or replacing defective materials that
show evidence of defect, provided the product is returned to DigiTech WITH RETURN AUTHO-
RIZATION, where all parts and labor will be covered up to a period of one year (this warranty
is extended to a period of six years when the product has been properly registered by mail or
through our website). A Return Authorization number may be obtained from DigiTech by tele-
phone.The company shall not be liable for any consequential damage as a result of the product’s
use in any circuit or assembly.
4. Proof-of-purchase is considered to be the burden of the consumer.
5. DigiTech reserves the right to make changes in design, or make additions to, or improvements
upon this product without incurring any obligation to install the same on products previously
manufactured.
6. The consumer forfeits the benefits of this warranty if the product’s main assembly is opened and
tampered with by anyone other than a certified DigiTech technician or, if the product is used with
AC voltages outside of the range suggested by the manufacturer.
7. The foregoing is in lieu of all other warranties, expressed or implied, and DigiTech neither assumes
nor authorizes any person to assume any obligation or liability in connection with the sale of this
product. In no event shall DigiTech or its dealers be liable for special or consequential damages or
from any delay in the performance of this warranty due to causes beyond their control.

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Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the JamMan® Solo!
Designed for guitarists and bassists who want a full-featured looper in a compact form
factor, The JamMan Solo features 99 internal memory locations that can hold up to 35
minutes of loops, plus an SD memory card expansion slot for another 99 locations that
can store over 16 hours of loops!
The JamMan Solo also has USB connectivity and can sync to DigiTech’s free
JamManagerTM software download that organizes and saves your loops to PC or Mac,
and lets you quickly create JamLists to take to your gig.
The JamMan Solo is the perfect looper/phrase sampler for practicing, composing, and
performing:
Record rhythm loops and solo over them on the fly, completely•
Hands-Free™.
Load up the JamMan with bass lines, drums, harmonies, and more; create an entire•
backup band, take it with you, and perform anywhere!
Slow down or speed up any song without changing pitch.•
10 built-in rhythm (and applause) loops that you can play, edit, delete and restore (via•
the Factory Restore feature).
The JamMan opens up new horizons to your musical explorations.The possibilities are
literally endless, endless, endless...!

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Description of Controls 1. Card Memory LED
This red LED lights when you are selecting
loop memories on the optional SD/SDHC
memory card. When this LED is off, loops
are being selected from the JamMan®
Solo’s internal memory.
2. Single LED
This yellow LED indicates the current
phrase memory is set to playback only
once when play is initiated. Single phrases
can be converted to Loop phrases and
vice versa.
3. Loop LED
This green LED indicates the current
phrase memory is set to play back
continuously as a loop when play is
initiated. Loop phrases can be converted
to Single phrases and vice versa.
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4. Display
The main purpose for the Display is to
show the currently selected loop memory
location. It also shows information during
store/copy procedures, setup options, file
deletion, and card formatting procedures.
5. Power Jack
Connect the included PS200R DC power
supply here. The JamMan®Solo can only
be powered by using the external adapter.
6. Loop Select buttons
The Loop Select buttons are used for
selecting different loop memories and
making selections when in the Setup
menu.
7. Rhythm LED
This red LED will light when selecting the
Rhythm guide track to record and play with.
8.Time Signature LED
This red LED lights when selecting the
Time Signature for a new loop memory
location. You can select from 2 to 15
beats per measure.This means if you
want to record in 5/4 time, select 5 in the
Display. To record in 7/8 time, select 7,
and so forth. Note that Time Signature can
only be changed for a memory location
that has no phrase recorded in it.
9.Auxiliary Input
This 1/8” input accepts a mono or stereo
line level source from a portable CD or
MP3 player. All audio recording at the
Auxiliary input is recorded in mono.

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10. Pedal Tempo LED
This red LED lights when Pedal Tempo
Mode is enabled. In Pedal Tempo Mode, any
new loop location can have the tempo set
by tapping the Pedal Switch. Setting Pedal
Tempo Mode is explained on page 26.
11. Rhythm Level
This knob controls the level of the
Rhythm guide track.
12. Input Jack
Connect your guitar to this jack.
13. Store Button
This button is used to store and copy
recorded loops and changes to loop
attributes to the memory card. Pressing
and holding this button will initiate the
deletion of the current loop memory.
Pressing both the Tempo and Store
buttons simultaneously will enter Setup.
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14. Status LED
This LED indicates the status during
record, playback, and overdub:
Solid red: Record
Solid green: Play
Solid yellow: Overdub
Flashing red/green: Pedal Tempo
Record Count In
Flashing yellow: Undo/Redo
Flashing red: Clear
15. Footswitch Jack
This jack accommodates the FS3X
footswitch for remotely selecting loop
memories, tapping in the loop tempo, and
undo and clear functions.
16. Pedal Switch
The Pedal Switch is used to start
recording and toggle between playback
and overdubbing.The Pedal Switch can
also be used for tapping in tempo for a
new phrase as well as undo and redo the
last overdub. Pressing the Pedal Switch
two times quickly stops loop playback.
17. USB Jack
The 5-pin mini-B USB jack provides a
connection to a PC or Mac computer for
transferring loop files to and from the
JamMan®Solo using the JamManagerTM
Loop Librarian software, downloadable at
www.digitech.com.
18.Tempo Button
This button can be pressed multiple
times to set the tempo for a new loop

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or change the tempo of an existing loop.
The first downbeat of the measure flashes
red and the other beats flash green. If the
tempo for an existing loop is changed, the
loop plays back at the new tempo without
any change of pitch. Pressing and holding
this button will reset any tempo change
applied to an existing loop. Pressing
both the Tempo and Store buttons
simultaneously will enter the Setup menu
to set Rhythm Type,Time Signature, Pedal
Tempo, or Loop/Single phrase status.
19. Output Jack
Connect this output to the input of a
guitar amplifier, channel of a mixer, or pair
of headphones.
20. Loop Level
This knob controls the output level of the
loop phrase.
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21. Pedal Switch Release Pins
Depress these pins to remove the Pedal
Switch and access the SD memory card slot.
When the Pedal Switch (16) is removed,it
exposes the SD card slot.
22. SD Memory Card Slot
The JamMan®Solo is compatible with
optional SD/SDHC memory cards up
to 32GB in size. New cards should be
formatted in the JamMan Solo before use.
The JamMan Solo includes internal memory
providing 35 minutes of total loop storage.
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Card Size Total Loop Memory
1GB 3 hours
2GB 6 hours
4GB 12 hours
8GB-32GB 16 hours

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Setup 1- Amp Input
Connect the JamMan™
Solo’s output to the
amp’s input.
Connect your guitar
to the JamMan Solo’s
Instrument input.
Connect optional
FS3X to the JamMan
Solo’s Footswitch input.

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Setup 2 - Amp Loop
Connect your guitar
to the amp’s input. Connect the JamMan
Solo’s Output to the
amp Loop Return.
Connect the amp Loop
Send to the JamMan™
Solo’s Instrument Input.

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Setup 3 - MP3/Aux Input
Connect your portable
CD/MP3 player to the
JamMan Solo’s Aux Input.
Connect your
headphones to the
JamMan®Solo’s Output.
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NOTE: All audio signals connected to
the Aux input are summed to mono.

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Using the JamMan®Solo Looper
The JamMan®Solo is designed to be very simple to use right out of the box. The
following section explains how to use the JamMan Solo.
The JamMan Solo has 35 minutes of total built-in loop memory storage and can
be expanded using an optional SD/SDHC memory card. You should have a guitar/
instrument or audio device connected before proceeding.
NOTE: The maximum loop time the JamMan Solo can record or play is10 minutes.

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The JamMan®Solo has two banks of loop
memory, internal and optional external
card memory. There are 99 memory
locations available in each of these banks
for a total of 198 memories when an
optional SD/SDHC memory card is
installed. The external memory bank is
only available when a memory card is
installed.
NOTE: Changing loops discards any
changes that have not been stored to
memory. Storing the changes will remove
the ability to undo or clear overdubs.
To select loops, press either of the LOOP
SELECT buttons. Pressing the up arrow
button will select the next loop above the
current loop. Pressing the down arrow
button will select the previous loop below.
The DISPLAY will show the memory
location number as these buttons are
pressed.
When Loop 99 is reached, pressing
the up arrow button will return to
the first memory location (1will be
shown in the DISPLAY). Likewise, if
Loop 1 is reached, pressing the down
arrow button will return to the last
memory location (99 will be shown in
the DISPLAY). If an optional memory
card is installed, pressing the LOOP
SELECT buttons will alternate through
one bank of memories and then the next
(1-99 internal and then 1-99 external).
The CARD MEM LED will light when
memories are selected on the optional
external card.
Select a Memory Location

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Select an empty memory
location using the LOOP
SELECT buttons (the
LOOP and SINGLE LEDs
will be off).
Press the PEDAL
SWITCH and beging
playing to start recording
a loop. The STATUS LED
will light solid red to
indicate recording is now
taking place.
When you are finished
recording, press the
PEDAL SWITCH once
to set the loop point
and have the phrase
play back in a repeating
loop. Press the PEDAL
SWITCH two times
quickly to stop the loop
playback.
Once you are finished
recording, the LOOP LED
will be lit green indicating
a phrase has been
recorded. The STORE
button will also be lit
indicating the phrase must
be stored to a loop
memory location to be
recalled later. See page
20 for more about
Storing phrases.
NOTE: The maximum loop time is 10 minutes.
Create a Loop (PDL TEMPO LED is off)

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Refer to page 26 to enable the Pedal
Tempo feature on the JamMan®Solo.
Select an empty memory location1.
using the LOOP SELECT buttons
(the LOOP and SINGLE LEDs will
be off).
Tap the2. PEDAL SWITCH at the
tempo you want to play. Adjust
the RHYTHM LEVEL knob to a
suitable volume. The TEMPO button
will now be flashing at the set tempo.
The first downbeat of the measure
flashes red and the other beats flash
green. Once you have the tempo set,
you must press and hold the PEDAL
SWITCH for two seconds to fix
the tempo (The TEMPO button will
flash yellow and the PDL TEMPO
LED will flash and then turn off).
Press the3. PEDAL SWITCH again
and there will be a single measure
count-in indicated by the flashing
TEMPO button and STATUS
LED before recording begins. The
STATUS LED will then light solid red
and recording will start.
When you are finished recording,4.
press the PEDAL SWITCH once
to set the loop point and have the
phrase play back in a repeating
loop. Press the PEDAL SWITCH
two times quickly to stop the loop
playback.
Create a Loop, with Tempo Count-in (PDL TEMPO LED is on)

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Create a Loop, with Tempo Count-in (PDL TEMPO LED is on)
Once you are finished recording, the
LOOP LED will now be lit indicating
a phrase has been recorded. The
STORE button will also be lit,
indicating the phrase must be stored
to memory to be recalled later. See
page 20 for Storing phrases.

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Once a loop phrase is recorded, you can add overdubs over the top of it.
Overdubs can only be recorded to Loop phrases and not to Single phrases. If a phrase
has had the tempo changed, it must first be stored to memory before overdub recording
can proceed.
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Select a previously recorded
Loop phrase, or use a newly
recorded phrase that has not
yet been stored. The LOOP
LED must be lit if a previously
recorded phrase is selected. If
the CARD MEM LED is lit, you
have selected a loop on the
optional memory card.
Press the PEDAL SWITCH. The
STATUS LED will light solid green
and the phrase will begin playing.
Press and release the PEDAL
SWITCH again to begin overdub
recording. The STATUS LED will now
light solid yellow and any audio
introduced will now be recorded
along with the playback.
When you have an overdub you are
happy with, press the PEDAL SWITCH
to end the overdub session and continue
playback.
Add Overdubs to a Loop
You can continue adding overdubs by continuing to press the PEDAL SWITCH. Each
time an overdub is added, the last overdub is merged with the original loop and it can no
longer be undone using the Undo feature. Once you are finished with overdubbing, press
the PEDAL SWITCH two times quickly to stop playback/overdubbing.