Korg Pandora Stomp User manual

Owner's manual
Manuel d'utilisation
Bedienungsanleitung
Manual de usuario
EFGS 1

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Precautions
Location
Usingtheunitinthefollowinglocationscanresultinamalfunction.
•Indirectsunlight • Locationsofextremetemperatureorhumidity
• Excessivelydustyordirtylocations • Locationsofexcessivevibration
•Closetomagneticfields
Power supply
PleaseconnectthedesignatedACadaptertoanACoutletofthecorrectvoltage.Donotconnect
ittoanACoutletofvoltageotherthanthatforwhichyourunitisintended.
Interference with other electrical devices
Radiosandtelevisionsplacednearbymayexperiencereceptioninterference.Operatethisunitat
asuitabledistancefromradiosandtelevisions.
Handling
Toavoidbreakage,donotapplyexcessiveforcetotheswitchesorcontrols.
Care
Iftheexteriorbecomesdirty,wipeitwithaclean,drycloth.Donotuseliquidcleanerssuchas
benzeneorthinner,orcleaningcompoundsorflammablepolishes.
Keep this manual
Afterreadingthismanual,pleasekeepitforlaterreference.

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Keeping foreign matter out of your equipment
Neversetanycontainerwithliquidinitnearthisequipment.Ifliquidgetsintotheequipment,it
couldcauseabreakdown,fire,orelectricalshock.Becarefulnottoletmetalobjectsgetintothe
equipment.Becarefulnottoletmetalobjectsgetintotheequipment.Ifsomethingdoesslipinto
theequipment,unplugtheACadapterfromthewalloutlet.ThencontactyournearestKorg
dealerorthestorewheretheequipmentwaspurchased.
THE FCC REGULATION WARNING (for USA)
NOTE:ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigital
device,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotec‐
tionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcan
radiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,may
causeharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterference
willnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioor
televisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuseris
encouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:
• Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
•Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.
•Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiveriscon‐
nected.
•Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.
Ifitemssuchascablesareincludedwiththisequipment,youmustusethoseincludeditems.
Unauthorizedchangesormodificationtothissystemcanvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatethis
equipment.

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DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY (for USA)
ResponsibleParty:KORGUSAINC.
Address: 316SOUTHSERVICEROAD,MELVILLE,NY
Telephone:1‐631‐390‐6500
EquipmentType:STOMPMULTIEFFECTPROCESSOR/TUNER
Model:PANDORAstomp
ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15ofFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothe
followingtwoconditions:
(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemust
acceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycause
undesiredoperation.
Notice regarding disposal (EU only)
Ifthissymbolisshownontheproduct,manual,battery,orpack‐
age,youmustdisposeofitinthecorrectmannertoavoidharmto
humanhealthordamagetotheenvironment.Contactyourlocal
administrativebodyfordetailsonthecorrectdisposalmethod.If
thebatterycontainsheavymetalsinexcessoftheregulated
amount,achemicalsymbolisdisplayedbelowthesymbolonthe
batteryorbatterypackage.

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*Allproductnamesandcompanynamesarethetrademarksorregisteredtrademarksoftheir
respectiveowners.
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONSUMERS
Thisproducthasbeenmanufacturedaccordingtostrictspecificationsandvoltagerequire‐
mentsthatareapplicableinthecountryinwhichitisintendedthatthisproductshouldbe
used.Ifyouhavepurchasedthisproductviatheinternet,throughmailorder,and/orviaa
telephonesale,youmustverifythatthisproductisintendedtobeusedinthecountryin
whichyoureside.
WARNING:Useofthisproductinanycountryotherthanthatforwhichitisintendedcould
bedangerousandcouldinvalidatethemanufacturer’sordistributor’swarranty.Pleasealso
retainyourreceiptasproofofpurchaseotherwiseyourproductmaybedisqualifiedfromthe
manufacturer’sordistributor’swarranty.

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Contents
Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Main features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Inserting the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Controls and connectors . . . . . . . . . . .9
LCD screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Connecting devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Power Save function . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Play mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Selecting a program . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Adjusting the volume . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Bypass/Mute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Tuner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Rhythm mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Edit mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Selecting the effect
page you want to edit . . . . . .18
Editing an effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Edit pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Utility mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Selecting and configuring
the utility setting pages . . . .24
Loading the factory-set data . . . . . . .26
Connecting the PANDORA
stomp to a computer . . . . . . . . .27
Using the Editor software . . . . . . . . .27
Effect Parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
DYNA: Dynamics &
Pickup modeling . . . . . . . . .28
AMP: Amp Modeling . . . . . . . . . . . .29
CAB: Cabinet modeling . . . . . . . . . .32
MOD: Modulation &
Filter Effect Modeling . . . . . .32
DLY: Delay Modeling . . . . . . . . . . . .35
REV: Reverb Modeling . . . . . . . . . . 35
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Program name List . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182
Rhythm Pattern List . . . . . . . . . . . . .185

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Introduction
ThankyouforpurchasingtheKORGPANDORAstomp.
Main features
ThePANDORAstompisaversatilemulti‐effectunitthatpacksanincrediblerange
ofguitaramps,bassampsandeffectsintoacompactunitwhichutilizesKorg’spro‐
prietary“”modelingtechnologytocreatedetailedandpowerfulmodeling
sounds.
●158 types of effect variations are available, with a maximum of seven effects
that can be used simultaneously.
●200 user and 200 preset programs
(Pleaserefertopage182forProgramnameList.)
●Auto Tuner function while muted
●100 rhythm patterns and metronome
(Pleaserefertopage185forRhythmPatternList.)
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AUX Pitch function for transposing the pitch of audio being input from AUX jack
●Four Program Memory buttons plus a foot switch for quickly switching
between programs

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Inserting the Battery
1Openthebatterycoverthatʹslocatedonthebottomofthe
tuner.
2 Attachthebatterytothebatteryclip,makingsurethat
thepolarityiscorrect.
3 Installthebatteryandclosethecover.
Eitherzinc‐carbon(6F22)oralkaline(6LR61)batterycan
beused.
Battery Low display
Whenthebatterybeginstorunlow,theLowBatteryicon
willlight‐up.Whenthisiconlights‐up,youshouldreplacethe
batteryassoonaspossible.Programsandotherdata(except
forthedatabeingedited)willnotbelostevenifthebatteryisremovedand
changed.
BatterythathaverundownmustberemovedfromthePANDORAstomp.If
youleaveadepletedbatteryintheunit,malfunctions(batteryleakage,etc.)may
occur.Youshouldalsoremovethebatterywhenyoudonotexpecttousethe
PANDORAstompforanextendedperiodoftime.
YoucanalsouseUSBbuspowerorACadapter(soldseparately).

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Controls and connectors
1. DC9V jack: ConnecttheoptionalAC
adaptertothisjack.
2. Headphones jack: Connectheadphoneshere.
3. VOLUME dial: Usethisdialtoadjustthe
volumeleveloftheheadphones.
4. Tuner display: Thisareashowsthenote
nameandthetuningofyourinstrument.
Ifthetunerisnotactivated,thisareashows
theselectedprogrammemoryandprogram
type(seep.25).
5. Mode buttons: Thesebuttonsareforenter‐
ingandexitingthevariousmodesaswellas
forediting.
RHYTHM (seep.16),UTILITY(seep.24),
PLAY/EDIT(seep.13,17)
6. AUX jack: Connectanaudioplayertothis
jack.
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7. OUTPUT jack: Connectyourguitaramp,bassamp,ormixer,etc.tothisjack.
Whenanampisconnected,itisbetterforthesoundifthe
CabinetEffectThrough
function
isturnedon(seep.25).
8. LCD screen: Pleasereferto“LCDscreen”onpage11.
9. USB port: YoucanconnectyourcomputertothisportusingaUSBcablesothat
youwillbeabletoeditPANDORAstompprogramsintheEditorsoftwarethat’s
installedonyourcomputer.Whenyouconnecttheunittoacomputerusinga
USBcable,USBbuspowerissuppliedfromthecomputer.
SomecomputersmaybeunabletosupplyUSBbuspower.Insuchcases,use
abattery,ACadapter(soldseparately)oraself‐poweredhub(thatcan
receivepowerfromanexternalpowersupply).
10. Program Memory buttons (A, B, C and D buttons): Pleaserefertopage13.
11. Power switch:SetthisswitchtoSTANDBYtopoweroff,orsetittoONorto
USBtopowertheuniton.
12. Foot switch: Youcanusethefootswitchtoperformoperationssuchasturning
effectsonoroff,activating/deactivatingthetunerandselectingaprogram(seep.25).
13. INPUT jack:Connectyourguitar(orbass)tothisjack.
14. Value dial: InPlaymode,usethisdialtoselectaprogram.Inothermodes,use
thisdialtoeditparametersorconfigurevarioussettings.

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LCD screen
1. Low Battery icon: Thisiconwilllight‐up
whenthebatteryrunlow.
2. USB icon:  Thisiconappearswhenthe
PANDORAstompisconnectedtoacom‐
puterusingaUSBcable.
3. Utility icon: ThisiconappearsinUtility
mode(seep.24).
4. Rhythm icon: ThisiconappearsinRhythmmode(seep.16).
5. Guitar/Bass icons: Theseiconsindicatetheselectedprogramtype.
6. Number/Value display: Thisdisplayindicatestheprogramnumberorparameter
value.
7. Program name/Effect type display: Thisareashowstheprogramnameoreffect
type.
8. Effect chain: Thisareaindicatestheon/offstatusoftheDYNA,AMP,CAB,
MOD,DLY,andREVeffects(seep.18).
9. Edit indicator: ThisindicatorappearsinEditmode(seep.17).
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Connecting devices
Whenconnectinganexternaldevice(ie‐guitaramp,bassamp,CDplayer,etc.)be
suretoturntheunitoff.
●IfanaudioplayerisconnectedtotheAUXjack,youcanplayalongwithyour
guitarorbass.Howeverthevolumemustbeadjustedfromtheconnecteddevice.
●UseastandardmonauralcabletoconnectthePANDORAstomp’sOUTPUTjack
toaguitarorbassamp.OnlytheL(Left)channeloutputwillbeheard.Whenan
ampisconnected,itisbetterforthesoundiftheCabinetEffectThroughfunction
isturnedon(seep.25).
●
PANDORAstomp’soutputlevelandsoundqualitywillvarydependingonwhich
headphonesareused.Werecommendusinggoodqualitylowimpedancehead‐
phones,32Ohmsorlesswithasensitivityratingnear100dB/mWorabove.Many
headphonessoldforusewithportableCDorMp3playerswillworkjustfine.
● UsetheUSBcableifyouwanttoconnectthePANDORAstomptoyourcomputer. 
Power Save function (only when using the AC adapter)
IftherehasbeennouserinputorotheroperationofthePANDORAstompforat
leastfourhours,thePowerSavewillbeisactivatedtoautomaticallyreducepower
consumption.Thisfunctioncanbedisabled(seep.26).WhenthePowerSavefunc‐
tionisactivated,“POWERSAVE”willappearontheLCD.Torecover,pressanybut‐
tonorusethefootswitch.

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Play mode
PlaymodeisthemodethatyouwillusuallyusewiththePANDORAstomp.
Selecting a program
UsetheValuedialtoselectaprogram(seepage182forprogramnames).
Theprogramname/effecttypedisplaywillindicatetheprogramname.Thenumber/
valuedisplaywillindicatetheprogramnumber.
Youcanchoosefrom200rewritableuserprograms(000–199)and200presetpro‐
grams(200–399).
Program Memory buttons (A, B, C and D buttons) and foot switch
YoucanassignfourprogramstotheA–Dbuttons.Thesecanbeyourfavoritepro‐
grams,orprogramsthatyouplantouseinaperformance.Inthisway,youcanswitch
betweenprogramsquickly
.ProgramscanbeselectedevenwhenyouareinRhythm
modeorUtilitymode(excludingcertainsettingpages).
FollowthestepsbelowtoassignprogramstotheProgramMemorybuttons.Inthis
example,aselectedprogramisassignedtotheAbutton.
1 RotatetheValuedialtoselectaprogramyouwanttoassigntotheAbutton.
2Pr
essandholddowntheAbuttonforapproximatelyonesecond.
“PGM>A”willappearontheLCD,indicatingthattheprogramisassignedtothe
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Inaddition,anassignedprogramcanbeselectedwiththefootswitch.Pressingthe
footswitchrepeatedlycyclesthroughtheprogramsintheorderA→B→C→D→
A...(seep.25).
Programscannotbeassignedwiththefootswitch.
Adjusting the volume
UsetheUtilitymodetoadjustthevolumelevelcomingfromtheOUTPUTjack(see
p.24),andusetheVOLUMEdialtoadjustthevolumeleveloftheheadphones.
Toadjustthevolumeforeachprogram,usetheProgramLevelparameterinEdit
mode(seep.22).
Bypass/Mute
Theprocessdiffersdependingonthefootswitchoperation
setting(seep.25).
ALt:Pressingthefootswitchrepeatedlywillcyclebetween
theprogramsandaswellasbypassingthem.
A-d, 0-9:Pressingandholdingdownthefootswitchwill
bypasstheeffects.
Witheitherprocess,theeffectchainindicatorsontheLCD
willblink,“BYPASS”willappear,andthePANDORA
stompwillenterBypassmode.Ifthefootswitchishelddown,theeffectchainindica‐
torswillblinkrapidlyontheLCD,“MUTE”willappear,andthePANDORAstomp

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willenterMutemode.InBypassmode,thePANDORAstompwillbypasstheeffects
tooutputtheoriginaldrysound(withnoeffects),andthetunerwillbeactivated.In
Mutemode,nosoundisproduced,andthetunerisactivated.
ToreturntoPlaymodefromBypassorMutemode,pressthefootswitchagain,or
pressthePLAY/EDITbutton.
Tuner
Youcanusethetunerwhentheunitisbypassedor
muted.
1Playasinglestringonyourguitarorbass.
TheLCDwillshowthecalibration,andthetunerdis‐
playwillshowthenotename.
2Themeterofthetunerdisplaywillindicatethatthe
instrumentiscorrectlytuned.Tunetheinstrument
untilthecenteroftheLEDmeterlightsup.
Calibration (Standard pitch A = 440)
ThecalibrationwillappearontheLCD,andtheValue
dialcanbeusedtoadjustitwithintherangeofA=438
Hz–445Hz.Thecalibrationsettingyouspecifywillremainuntilthepoweristurned
off.Oncethepoweristurnedoff,calibrationwillberesettoA=440Hz.
note
name
LED meter
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Rhythm mode
Youcanchoosefrom100rhythmpatterns(seepage
185fortherhythmpatternnames).
ToenterRhythmmode,presstheRHYTHMbuttonin
Playmode(butnotinMuteorBypassmode).
Theselectedrhythmpatternwillstartplaying.
TheRhythmiconwillblinkinsyncwiththetempoof
therhythmpattern.
Tostopplayingtherhythmpattern,pressthePLAY/
EDITbuttontoexittoPlaymode.
PressingtheRHYTHMbuttonrepeatedlywillcycle
throughthepagesforpatternselection,tempo(40–240),
patternvolume(0.0–10.0),andreverblevel(0.0–10.0).
Thisusesthesamereverbastheprogrameffect.
Thisparameterhasnoeffectifyouhaveselecteda
programthatdoesnotusereverbmodeling,orif
thereverbeffectlevelis“0.”
Reverb level
Pattern volume
Pattern tempo
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Nochangestothesettingsinthismodewillberetainedifyouturnthepoweroff
withoutswitchingbacktoPlaymode.
Edit mode
Inthismodeyoucanturneacheffectonoroff,
andedittheeffecttype,parametervalues,and
programnameforeachprogram.
InPlaymode,pressandholddownthePLAY/
EDITbuttonforapproximatelyonesecond.The
Editindicator(seep.11)willappearandtheunit
willenterEditmode.Youcanalsorenameor
writeprograms(whichyoucansaveasuserpro‐
grams)inEditmode.
Moving pages
back and forth
Selecting
the type
Turning effects
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Selecting the effect page you want to edit
PresstheAorBbuttontoselectthepagethatyouwanttoedit.Ifyouselecttheeffect
page,thecorrespondingeffectchainindicatorwillblink(seep.11).
Editing an effect
Foreacheffect,youcanselecttheeffecttypeandsetitsparametervalues.Thesesets
upusingtheC,DbuttonandtheValuedial.
PressingtheUTILITY(ENTER)buttonrepeatedlywillturntheeffectonoroff.
IfyouselecttheeffecttypeusingtheCorDbuttonforaneffectthat’sturnedoff,that
effectwillautomaticallybeturnedon.
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Ifaprogramwasnotwrittenafteritwasedited,thedecimal
pointoftheprogramnumberwilllightup.
Theeditedsettingswillreturntothesettingsoftheoriginal
programifyouswitchprogramsorturnoffthepowerwith‐
outWritingthemtomemoryfirst.
Fordetailsontheeffecttypesandparameters,pleaserefertoEffectParameters
(p.28).
ToexitEditmode,pressthePLAY/EDIT(EXIT)buttontoreturntoPlaymode.
Edit pages
Selecting and setting the parameters for dynam-
ics and pickup modeling effects
CandDbuttons(selectingtheeffect)/
Valuedial(settingtheparameter)
Selecting amp modeling effects
CandDbuttons(selectingtheeffect)/Valuedial(disabled)
Thenumber/valuedisplaywillindicate“Gt”ifyouhave
selectedaguitarmodel.Thedisplaywillindicate“bA”if
youhaveselectedabassmodel
.
Before
writing
After
writing

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Setting the gain [GAIN] (distortion amount) and mid-range
frequency [MIDFREQ] for the selected amp model
CandDbuttons(disabled)/Valuedial(setthevalue)
Adjusting the cut and boost for the high range of the selected
amp model
CandDbuttons(disabled)/Valuedial(setthevalue)
Adjusting the cut and boost for the mid range of the selected
amp model
CandDbuttons(disabled)/Valuedial(setthevalue)
Adjusting the cut and boost for the low range of the selected
amp model
CandDbuttons(disabled)/Valuedial(setthevalue)
Selecting and setting parameters for cabinet modeling
effects
CandDbuttons(selectingtheeffect)/
Valuedial(settingtheparameter)
Thevaluedisplaywillindicate“Gt”forapproximately
onesecondifyou’veselectedaguitarampcabinet,or
“bA”ifyou’veselectedabassampcabinet.