BOSS RC-202 Loop Station - Manual (Page 2)

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Main Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Overview of the RC-202 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Basic Operation Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Specifying How Overdubbing Occurs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Setting the Tempo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Sounding a Rhythm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Recording/Playback/Overdub/Clear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Adjusting the Input Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Selecting a Phrase Memory and Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Track Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Saving a Phrase Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Input FX, Track FX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Adjusting the Input Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Connecting to External Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Turning On the Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Auto Off Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Phantom Power Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Example of Actual Loop Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Recording on a Single Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Recording on Multiple Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Saving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Saving a Phrase Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Saving a Phrase Memory (Write) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Deleting a Phrase Memory (Delete) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Track 1/2 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Adjusting the Track Playback Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Specifying the Track Playback Method . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Playing a Track Backward (Reverse) . . . . . . . . . 11
Cancelling a Recording/Overdub (Undo) . . . . 11
Specifying the Track Playback Method (Loop/
One-Shot) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Bank Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Saving a Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Settings for the Entire RC-202 (System Settings) 13
Adjusting the Output Volume of the OUTPUT Jacks
and the Headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Restoring the Factory Settings (Factory Reset) . . . . . 13
Connecting to Your Computer via USB . . . . . . . . . . 14
Installing the USB Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Connecting the RC-202 to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . 14
USB Function Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Using USB to Exchange Files with Your Computer
(USB Mass Storage) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Connecting an External MIDI Device . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
About MIDI Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
MIDI Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Controlling an External MIDI Device from the
RC-202 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Controlling the RC-202 from an External MIDI
Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Connecting Two RC-202 Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Error Message List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
USING THE UNIT SAFELY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
IMPORTANT NOTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Contents
Main Specifications
BOSS RC-202: Loop Station
Recording/
Playback
Maximum Recording Time: Approx. 3 hours
(stereo)
Maximum Phrase Memory: 8 Memory x 8 Bank
Number of Tracks: 2
Data Format: WAV (44.1 kHz, 16-bit linear, stereo)
Power Supply AC adaptor
Current Draw 400 mA
Dimensions
239 (W) x 175 (D) x 55 (H) mm
9-7/16” (W) x 6-15/16” (D) x 2-3/16” (H) inches
Weight
0.95 kg
1 oz
(excluding AC Adaptor)
Accessories
AC adaptor
Owner’s manual
Leaflet “USING THE UNIT SAFELY”
Options
(sold separately)
Footswitch: FS-5U, FS-6, FS-7
Expression pedal: Roland EV-5, FV-500L, FV-500H
* In the interest of product improvement, the specifications and/or
appearance of this unit are subject to change without prior notice.