digi-tech RP500 User manual

A. To bypass eects, press the active BYPASS footswitch.The display will read“BYPASS”.
B. To exit Bypass mode, press the BYPASS or any of the 1-5 footswitches.
C. To use theTuner, press and hold the BYPASS footswitch for 2 seconds. The display will
briey read “TUNER”then enter Tuner mode.
D. Play a note on the guitar. The note will be shown in the display and arrows in the display will
indicate if the note is sharp, at, or in tune.
E. To exit Tuner mode, press the BYPASS or any of the 1-5 footswitches.
MAKING CONNECTIONS / APPLYING POWER BYPASSING EFFECTS & USING THE TUNER
WHAT’S IN THE BOX
• RP500 Multi-Eects Switching System & USB Recording Interface
• Power Supply
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Live Application Recording / Practice Application
A. Set your amp(s) to a clean tone, set the
tone controls for a at EQ response
(on most amps, this would be 0 or 5
on the tone controls), turn the volume
control(s) all the way down, then power
o the amp(s). If connecting to a mixer,
fully lower the corresponding channel
fader(s).
B. Make connections as shown in the
diagrams to the right, depending on
application type.
C. Connect the included power supply to
the POWER input jack and plug it into
an available AC outlet.
D. Set the RP500’s MASTER LEVEL control
to 50.
E. Power on your amp(s). While playing,
slowly raise the amp volume control(s)
to the desired volume. If using a mixer,
adjust each channel’s gain/trim and
fader controls for the desired volume.
Press for Bypass,
hold for Tuner
E
Sharp
In Tune
Flat

QUICK START GUIDE
SELECTING, EDITING, & STORING PRESETS
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A. To toggle between Preset and Pedalboard modes, press the PEDALBOARD button.
B. When the PEDALBOARD button is lit, the RP500 is in Pedalboard mode and pressing the 1-5
footswitches will turn individual eects (e.g., compressor, distortion, etc.) on or o, just like
when using stompboxes on a pedalboard.
C. When the PEDALBOARD button is not lit, the RP500 is in Preset mode and the 1-5
footswitches will select presets.
Select presets (Preset mode) or
eects on/o (Pedalboard mode)
Toggle between Preset
and Pedalboard modes
A. To select a preset, make sure the PEDALBOARD button is disabled.
B. Press the UP or DOWN footswitch to select a dierent bank then press one of the 1-5
footswitches.
C. Turn the TONE LIBRARY and EFFECTS LIBRARY knobs to select other tones/eect chains.
D. Press the UP/DOWN EDIT buttons to select a specic eect for editing (the selected
eect LED will light). Press the TONE LIBRARY knob to turn the eect on/o. Look at the
parameter matrix and use the KNOBS to edit the eect.
E. To exit Edit mode, press one of the
1-5 footswitches.
F. To store the preset, press the
STORE button.
G. Use the TONE LIBRARY and
EFFECTS LIBRARY knobs to edit
the preset name.
H. Press the STORE button a 2nd time.
I. Optional: Press the UP or DOWN
footswitch to relocate the preset.
J. Press the STORE button a 3rd time
to store the preset.
USING PRESET & PEDALBOARD MODES
Press to select a Preset
Press to
select a Bank
Selected
eect
Press to
edit eect
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RP500 Quick Start Guide
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