TREX Image Loo User manual

Made by T-REX Denmark 2017

IMAGE LOOPER
Congratulations on your purchase of the Image looper. This pedal is
your own little recording studio for jamming with yourself, teaching,
busking or any other situation where you want to record ideas, phrases
or even complete songs. Please take a few minutes to read this manual
as it will explain how the looper works and what you can do with it.
The Image looper features true stereo operation, but works just as fine
in mono.
Here´s how you should hook things up:
Place the looper at the very end of your signal chain. This allows you
to add your effects to the individual phrases you record, rather than
adding effects to all your loops. One phrase might sound great with a
little reverb or delay, so it´s nice to be able to do so without affecting
any other loops/recordings.
Using the left (mono) input, the looper will send out audio on both
outputs. Using the right input will send out audio from the right output
ONLY.
Using both inputs (stereo operation), both outputs will send out audio.
CONNECTIONS/VOLUME CONTROL

Hint: When using the left(mono) input ONLY, the input impedance is low-
ered. If you hear a duller, weaker sound coming from your instrument
when using the left (mono) input only, we recommend using a buer in
front of the looper. If you run mono in/mono out, we recommend using the
right input/ouput jacks.
Loop level:
The single knob on the Image looper controls the level of all the re-
corded audio. While the dry, unaffected signal passes through the
looper at unity gain, the recorded audio can be turned down from
unity (level at maximum) to near silent (level at minimum). Keep the
knob at maximum if you want the recorded audio to be played back at
the same level as your dry, unaffected signal.
(When teaching or doing clinics, it´s useful to have a volume knob right
on the pedal, so you can create a little space for explaining ideas to the
audience/students while the base loop plays).
The basic main routine of the Image looper is record, playback, record,
playback, etc. The right led will light up for “recording” and blink for
“playback”. If all you do is press REC/PLAY, all you will see is that right
led blinking or lighting up – record, playback, record, playback, etc.
This routine is the backbone of the looper – the endless stack of loops/
recordings that get mixed together to create the audio being played
back.
If you want to “step out” of that routine, the looper will indicate this
by keeping the same blinking/lighting led indication, but in a slightly
different way. So you always have a clear view of where you are in the
main routine but also what you did to “step out” of it and how to go
back to it.
USING THE LOOPER
Record/playback routine
you are here
PRESS R/P
NO MEMORY
START
REC 1 PLAY 1 PLAY 2 REC 2
REC/PLAY 3,4,5...
PRESS R/P PRESS R/P PRESS R/P

Stop:
If you want to stop either recording or playing back, press S/C. The left
led will also light up (stop recording) or blink (stop playback).
As indicated by the arrows, stopping any recording or playback (at any
time) will mute the audio and pressing R/P will take you right to the
beginning of the modes indicated. The base loop will start from the
beginning in both cases. Note that if you stop a recording, the audio
will be saved and pressing R/P will start another recording.
Undo/redo:
You can also press-and-hold the R/P switch when in record mode or
playback mode. This will mute the last recording made, allowing you
to correct any mistakes without having to clear the entire memory of
audio.
Undo/redo happens in real time, so the base loop(s) will be playing
back continuously, NOT starting from the beginning.
Both leds will blink during undo, indicating that the looper is playing
back but a recording has been muted.
PLAY
STOP
REC PLAY REC
PRESS R/P
PRESS S/C
PRESS R/P PRESS R/P PRESS R/P
PLAY REC
STOP
PLAY REC
PRESS S/C
PRESS R/P PRESS R/P PRESS R/P
PRESS R/P
Stop during playback
Stop during recording
you are here
you are here

During playback, the looper will mute the last recording. You can press
and hold R/P again to un-mute it (redo) or simply press R/P to re-record.
During recording, undo´ing will simply take the looper back to the pre-
vious playback without saving the audio. It´s a quick way to erase and
re-record your audio (if you made a mistake, for example).
Note: Undo/redo is only possible when two or more recordings have been
saved in memory.
Clear memory:
When in stop mode (see STOP section), press and hold the S/C switch.
Both leds will blink five times, indicating that the memory has been
cleared. You can press R/P to start all over again.
Hint: If you want to keep the loop(s) stored in memory after unplugging
the power, make sure you are in stop mode before doing so. Unplugging
the power while recording or playing back will clear the memory and the
audio loop(s) will not be saved.
PLAY REC PLAY REC
PRESS + HOLD R/P
PRESS + HOLD R/P
PRESS R/P PRESS R/P PRESS R/P
PLAY
PLAY REC
PRESS + HOLD R/P
PRESS R/P PRESS R/P
STOP
START REC 1 PLAY 1 REC/PLAY 2,3,4...
PRESS + HOLD S/C
PRESS R/P PRESS R/P PRESS R/P
Undo/redo during playback
Undo when recording
you are here
you are here
Clearing looper memory
you are here

Input Impedance 500 K stereo
Output Impedance 1 K Ohm
Power supply 9/12 VDC .2,1 mm barrel plug .
Current draw @ 9 VDC 100 mA max.
Max. input level Vp-p 2.5 V p-p
Battery type / Battery life 9V battery 6F22 / 30 minutes
External connectors Inputs (L(mono)/R), Outputs (L/R), DC input
Controls Loop level, Stop/Clear, Rec/Play
Pedal size incl. knobs (W x H x D) 100 x 55 x 120 mm / 3.9 x 2.2 x 4.7 in
Weight excl. battery & packaging 0.355 kg / 12.5 oz
TECHNICAL SPECS T-Rex warranty conditions
T-Rex offers a 2-year warranty on all our products. In the unlikely event of a malfunction,
please contact our technical support at service@t-rex-effects.com before sending us the
product for repair. Read more about warranty conditions at www.t-rex-effects.com/service
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