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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Operating environment
Do not use in extremely high or low temperatures.
In this manual, symbols are used to highlight warnings and cautions Do not use near heaters, stoves and other heat sources.
that you must read to prevent accidents. The meanings of these
symbols are as follows: Do not use in very high humidity or near splashing water.
Do not use in places with excessive vibrations.
Something that could cause serious injury or death. Do not use in places with excessive dust or sand.
Warning
Something that could cause injury or damage to the AC adapter handling
When disconnecting the AC adapter from an outlet, always pull the body of
Caution equipment.
the adapter itself.
Other symbols Battery handling
Required (mandatory) actions Install the batteries with the correct +/- orientation.
Prohibited actions Use a specified battery type. Do not mix new and old batteries or
different brands or types at the same time. When not using the unit
for an extended period of time, remove the batteries from the unit.
Warning If a battery leak should occur, wipe the battery compartment and
Operation using an AC adapter the battery terminals carefully to remove all battery residue.
Use only a ZOOM AD-16 AC adapter with this unit. Connecting cables with INPUT and OUTPUT jacks
Do not use do anything that could exceed the ratings of outlets and other Always turn the power OFF for all equipment before connecting any cables.
electrical wiring equipment.
Volume
Operation using batteries Do not use the product at a loud volume for a long time.
Use 4 conventional 1.5-volt AA batteries (alkaline or nickel-metal hydride).
Usage and Safety Precautions
Always close the battery compartment cover when using the unit. Usage Precautions
Alterations Cleaning
Never open the case or attempt to modify the product. Use a soft cloth to clean the panels of the unit if they become dirty.
If necessary, use a damp cloth that has been wrung out well.
Precautions Malfunction
If the unit becomes broken or malfunctions, immediately disconnect the AC adapter, turn
Product handling the power OFF and disconnect other cables. Contact the store where you bought the unit
Do not drop, bump or apply excessive force to the unit. or ZOOM service with the following information: product model, serial number and specific
Be careful not to allow foreign objects or liquids to enter the unit. symptoms of failure or malfunction, along with your name, address and telephone number.
Part Names
effector.
Use the MONO jack for a mono Display
connection. Shows the currently selected effect
and various other screens (!P7).
Parameter knobs
ON/OFF indicator (!P5)
Lights when the current effect is ON.
Does not light when the effect is
Footswitch
OFF (!P8).
Turns the effect shown on the
Cursor keys display ON and OFF (!P8).
(!P5) Press and hold for 1 second to open
the Tuner or Tap Tempo (!P14, 16).
4 Part Names
Parameter knobs Cursor keys
Part Names
Part Names 5
3. Plug a guitar cable into the INPUT jack.
1 To turn the power ON
1. Lower the amplifier’s volume all the way.
Page tabs
Parameter names
Virtual knob
Parameter values
HINT
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parameter values.
Press either
Press
HINT
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See step 2 of ”To add an effect” . (See page 12.)
Adjusting Effects
OFF ON
8 Adjusting Effects
4 To change the page
Effect processing limit
The allows you to
Press c o m b i n e 6 e ffe c t s a s yo u l i ke .
However, if you combine effect
types that require great amounts of
processing power (amp models, for
The next page opens. example), the available processing
capacity might not be enough. If the processing required for an
effect exceeds the available capacity, the effect is bypassed and
Adjusting Effects
NOTE
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processing power whether it is ON or OFF.
HINT
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at least 1 second to immediately set an effect
to THRU.
Adjusting Effects 9
Confirm that the Home Screen is shown. 2. Select the patch memory to be saved with a new name.
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Press to change the type
To save a patch memory with a t
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new name Turn to select where to save
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the patch memory
1. Open the MEMORY list.
4. Save the patch memory with the new name.
Press
2. Change the patch memory.
2. Select a patch memory to add to or remove from
the footswitch (A/B) list.
Press
Turn
HINT
3. Add or remove it.
t In the example on the right,
pressing the footswitch cycles
Press through the patch memories in
alphabetical order like this.
[04:Flanger]
[01:160Comp]
HINT [02:RackCmp]
t 1SFTTBOEIPMEUPSFNPWFBMMQBUDI [04:Flanger]
memories from the footswitch list. [01:160Comp] …
Changing Patch Memories with the Footswitch
Press and
hold either for 1 second
2. Select DELETE EFFECT UNIT.
Press
Press any
Press
HINT
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adding any effect.
4. Select the new location for the effect and ”drop” it.
4 To change the order of effects
Using 2 or More Effects
Turn
1. Open the MENU.
(Select)
Press
Press
2. Select EFFECT CHAIN.
(Drop)
Turn
5. To complete these procedures
Press Press
Turn
NOTE
Press
2 To end tuning
Turn
Press
Press
Other tuners
The number of the nearest string and the pitch
Turn accuracy are shown.
NOTE
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CHROMATIC. Flat Correct pitch Sharp
Press
Press
NOTE
t Tempo settings are saved separately for each patch memory.
Press
Press
2. Set the function activated by pressing and
holding the footswitch
Press
HINT
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Press
Press
Press
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Turn Turn
Press Press
2. Set the Auto Save function. 2. Set the type of batteries used.
Turn Turn
Press Press
Turn Turn
Press Press
2. Set the amount of time until the backlight dims. 2. Adjust the display contrast.
Turn Turn
Changing Various Settings
Press Press
Press
2. Select VERSION.
Turn
Press
HINT
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for the latest firmware versions.
NOTE
1. While pressing both the up and down cursor
keys, use a USB cable to connect the USB t %POPUEJTDPOOFDUUIF64#DBCMFXIJMFUIFmSNXBSF
connector to the computer. is being updated.
HINT
While pressing
both t 4FFUIF;00.XFCTJUFGPSJOTUSVDUJPOTBCPVUIPX
to use the application.
Updating the Firmware
This compressor allows more This effect varies the sound like a
RackComp Cry
detailed adjustment than Comp. talking modulator.
Effect Types
This effect slows the attack of This envelope filter has the flavor
DYN/
SlowATTCK each note, resulting in a violin-like M-Filter of a Moog MF-101 low pass filter
FLTR
performance. and can be set in a wide range.
24 Effect Types
Tempo Tempo
Category Effect type Effect explanation Category Effect type Effect explanation
sync. sync.
Simulation of the Ibanez TS808, Simulation of the compact
which is loved by many guitarists HotBox Matchless Hotbox pre-amplifier
T Scream
as a booster and has inspired with a built-in tube.
numerous clones.
ZOOM original unadorned clean
Z Clean
4 J N V M B U J P O P G U I F . 9 3 sound.
Effect Types
Effect Types
50, an American boutique This effect mixes a shifted pitch
amplifier. Chorus with the original sound to add
movement and thickness.
This models the sound of a
MS 1959 Marshall 1959 Plexi made in By mixing an effect sound that
AMP MOD/ is slightly pitch-shifted with the
1969.
SFX Detune original sound, this effect type
The 3-channel high gain sound has a chorus effect without much
of a Diezel Herbert, which is sense of modulation.
DZ DRIVE a handmade German guitar
amplifier that allows control of This is a stereo chorus with a
StereoCho
three independent channels. clear tone.
26 Effect Types
Tempo Tempo
Category Effect type Effect explanation Category Effect type Effect explanation
sync. sync.
This effect automatically adds This delay effect allows the use
Vibrato ModDelay
vibrato. of modulation.
This effect adds sound 1 octave This analog delay simulation has
Octave and 2 octaves below the original AnalogDly a long delay with a maximum
sound. length of 4000 ms.
Effect Types
This effect shifts the pitch up or This reverse delay is a long delay
PitchSHFT
MOD/ down. ReverseDL with a maximum length of 2000
SFX ms.
This is a pitch shifter with little
MonoPitch sound variance for monophonic By turning the feedback up on
(single note) playing. DLY/REV StompDly this stomp-style delay, you can
make it self-oscillate.
This intelligent pitch shifter
outputs the effect sound with the
HPS HD Hall This is a dense hall reverb.
pitch shifted according to scale
and key settings.
This reverb effect simulates the
Hall
This long delay has a maximum acoustics of a concert hall.
Delay
length of 4000 ms.
This reverb effect simulates the
DLY/REV Room
This effect simulates a tape echo. acoustics of a room.
TapeEcho Changing the "Time" parameter
changes the pitch of the echoes. This reverb effect simulates a
Spring
spring reverb.
Effect Types 27
2. Press the footswitch to execute it.
1 To execute the All Initialize function
Press
The All Initialize function restores all the factory
default settings.
Restoring the
NOTE
t Executing the All Initialize function will restore all
the settings of the , including its patch
memories, to factory defaults. Do not use this function
unless you are certain that you want to do this.
・ Confirm that unit is not in mute mode (!P19). about 7 hours of continuous operation.
・ Check the battery setting (!P6).
There is a lot of noise Set the type of battery being used to enable
the remaining charge to be shown more
・ Check shielded cables for defects.
accurately (!P20).
・ Use only a genuine ZOOM AC adapter (!P6).
・ Due to the characteristics of the batteries,
they might be used more quickly in cold.
Troubleshooting 29
Effect types 55 types
Maximum number of
6
simultaneous effects
Number of patch memories 50
Sampling frequency 44.1kHz
A/D conversion 24-bit with 128x oversampling
D/A conversion 24-bit with 128x oversampling
Signal processing 32-bit floating point & 32-bit fixed point
Specifications
Frequency characteristics 20-20kHz (+1dB/−3dB) (10kΩ load)
Display LCD
Input Standard monaural phone jack
Rated input level: −20dBm, Input impedance 1MΩ
Output Standard monaural phone jack
Maximum output level: Line +5dBm (with output load impedance of 10 kΩ or more)
Power AC adapter
DC9V (center minus plug), 500 mA (ZOOM AD-16)
Batteries
About 7 hours of continuous operation using AA alkaline batteries
USB
Dimensions 130.3mm(D) x 77.5mm(W) x 58.5mm(H)
USB Firmware update
Weight 350g
・0dBm=0.775Vrms
30 Specifications
Tuner Types
String number / Note name
Display Meaning
7 6 5 4 3 2 1
GUITAR Standard tuning for guitars, including 7-string guitars B E A D G B E
Tuner Types 31
For EU Countries
FCC regulation warning (for U.S.A.) Declaration of Conformity:
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits This product complies with the requirements of
for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These EMC Directive 2004/108/EC and
limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC and
interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, ErP Directive 2009/125/EC and
and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
Disposal of Old Electrical & Electronic Equipment
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will
(Applicable in European countries with separate collection systems)
not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product
interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
shall not be treated as household waste. Instead it shall be handed over to
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct
the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic
the interference by one or more of the following measures:
equipment. By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly, you will help
t3FPSJFOUPSSFMPDBUFUIFSFDFJWJOHBOUFOOB prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human
t*ODSFBTFUIFTFQBSBUJPOCFUXFFOUIFFRVJQNFOUBOESFDFJWFS health, which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling
of this product. The recycling of materials will help to conserve natural
tConnect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to
resources. For more detailed information about recycling of this product,
which the receiver is connected. please contact your local city office, your household waste disposal
t$POTVMUUIFEFBMFSPSBOFYQFSJFODFESBEJP57UFDIOJDJBOGPSIFMQ service or the shop where you purchased the product.
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