Donner BELTWAY User manual

Donner Beltway looper is a small and
highly intuitive single footswitch looper
pedal providing you simple and fun
looping. Onboard USB jack and built-in
memory is very convenient for saving
your music creations.
Introduction
Owner’s Manual
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PROCEEDING
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place for future reference.
Power Supply
Always use a DC 9V center negative AC
adapter. Use of an adapter other than
that specified could damage the unit or
cause malfunction and pose a safety
hazard.
Always connect the AC adapter to an
AC outlet that supplies the rated voltage
required by the adapter.
Disconnect the AC adapter from the AC
outlet when during lightning storms or
not using the unit for an extended
period.
Connections
Always turn off the power before
connecting or disconnecting. Make sure
to disconnect all cables and AC adapter
before moving the unit. This will help
prevent malfunction and damages.
Environment Considerations
Avoid using the unit in any of the
following conditions that could cause
malfunction:
●Extremely hot or cold places
●Under direct sunlight
●Magnetic fields
●Near heaters and other heat sources
●Sandy or dusty places
●Places that are extremely humid or
exposed to splashing water
●Places with lots of vibrations
Electrical Interference
Devices that are very susceptible to
interference or that emits powerful
electromagnetic waves (e.g. radios and
TVs) should not be placed near this unit,
as interference could occur.
Electromagnetic interference could
cause malfunction and could corrupt or
destroy data.
Always operate this unit at a suitable
distance from these devices.
Handling
Do not apply excessive force to the
switches and other controls, exposing
the unit to strong impacts, which could
cause it to break.
Do not put foreign objects or liquids into
the unit.
Never open the case or attempt to
modify the product in any way since this
can result in damage to the unit.
Clean only with a soft, dry cloth.
Precautions
Specifications
Power Requirement: 9V DC center
negative
Current Consumption: 123mA
Dimensions: 42x93.5x52mm
Weight: 250g
Overview
●Intuitive Looper
The Beltway looper provides you simple
and intuitive user experience. Single
footswitch provides you convenient
looping operations, onboard effects
gives you more musical creativities.
●24-bit Recording And Playback
The Beltway looper offers you 24-bit
high quality recording/playback and 32-
bit signal processing that give you a
pure lossless sound.
●USB Jack
Use a USB cable to connect your
Beltway looper to your computer to
import/export loop phrases.
●Undo/Redo And Overdubs
The Beltway looper supports unlimited
overdubs. You can undo/redo your last
recording by holding the footswitch after
overdubbing.
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●Carefully Selected Components
The Beltway looper is designed and
built with carefully selected components
to ensure best sound quality and road
performance. The solid Aluminum-alloy
chassis ensures touring reliability.

Features
●Compact, intuitive looper with 3
playback modes
●24-bit, 44.1kHz record/playback quality,
32-bit signal processing
●Infinite overdubs
●Max. recording time: 10 minutes
●Import/export loops via USB
●LED indicator shows working state
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Connections & Controls
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9V DC Jack:
For power supply, use a 9-volt DC
regulated by AC adapter, 500mA
(plug polarity is positive on the barrel
and negative in the center).
Toggle Switch:
Selects from 3 playback modes:
Function/Status LED
Empty
Stop
Record
Play
Overdub
Undo/Redo (last recording)
Stop
Clear
Storage nearly full
None
Hold footswitch when recording
Switch toggle to 1/2 SPEED
Switch toggle to REVERSE
1/2 speed playback
Reversed playback
Operation
Power on (no loop)
Power on (with loop)
Tap footswitch (no loop)
Tap footswitch when recording/overdubbing
Tap footswitch when playing
Hold footswitch when playing
Tap footswitch twice when playing/recording/overdubbing
Hold footswitch when stopped
Recording around 10 minutes
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1/2 SPEED – 1/2 speed playback
NORMAL – Normal playback
REVERSE – Reversed playback
Note: you can’t record, overdub,
undo/redo when the unit is not in
NORMAL mode.
Input Jack:
1/4” mono audio jack, for connecting
instruments or other pedals.
OUTPUT Knob:
Controls the looper playback volume.
Output Jack:
1/4” mono audio jack, for connecting
amps or other devices.
USB Jack:
Connect to computer to import/export
phrases. The Beltway will be
recognized as a USB disk when
connected. To import, drag and drop
an audio file into the BANK0 folder of
the USB disk. The audio file should
be a 32-bit, 44.1kHz mono WAV file
and should be named as
LOOPER.WAV. To export, drag and
drop the LOOPER.WAV file in the
BANK0 folder to a desired directory.
DO NOT rename/delete/change
folders/other files in the USB disk
to prevent unit malfunction.
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