Pioneer Efx-500 - Manual (Page 4)

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QUICK OPERATION GUIDE
ADJUSTING THE INPUT LEVEL
Input signals to the input terminal and turn
the INPUT LEVEL dial to the position right
before the “OVER” (red) indicator lights.
USING THE ISOLATOR
1. Use the three dials, LOW, MID and HI to set respective levels. (Each –
∞
setting
produces no sound.)
2. Press the ISOLATOR lever towards you (ON position) to start operation; release
it and it returns to the center position (OFF position). At the center position (OFF
position), the signal is output as is regardless of dial setting. Press the lever
away from you to lock it in position so that the isolator operates also when the
lever is released.
USING BEAT EFFECTS
1. Select BPM measurement mode.
Press the BPM MODE button to light an indica-
tor (AUTO, MIDI or TAP) on the indicator panel.
BPM Measurement Mode
Indicators
EFFECT TIME Display BPM COUNTER
2. Select effect type.
Press the DELAY, ECHO, PAN, FLANGER or
TRANS button and the pressed button starts to
flash.
3. Select EFFECT FREQUENCY.
Press the button of the frequency (LOW, MID,
HI) you wish to affect by the beat effect and the
corresponding indicator lights.
4. Select the beat with which the effect
is to be synchronized.
Press a beat button (1/4, 1/2, 3/4, 1/1, 2/1 or 4/1)
to light the desired button.
5. Apply an effect.
Press the lever towards you (ON position) to start
operation; release it and it returns to the center
position (OFF position). In the center position
(OFF position), the original sound is not affected.
Press the lever away from you to lock it in posi-
tion so that the beat effect is applied also when
the lever is released.
TIME/BPM Dial
Set the desired effect time as in step 4.
Turn the TIME/BPM dial while holding down the
TAP/SHIFT button to make the desired BPM set-
ting. When also the BPM MODE button is held
down, BPM can be set in 0.1 increments.
TAP button
BPM can be manually adjusted by adjusting the beat
(quarter notes) and hitting this key two times or more.
MIX Dial
Sets the balance between the
original sound and effects.
DEPTH Dial
Sets the parameter of each ef-
fect.
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OVER
INPUT LEVEL
MIN MAX
MIX
ORIGINAL EFFECT
DEPTH
BEAT
EFFECTS
MONITOR
MIN
MIN
MAX
MAX
OFF
ON
ON
LOCK
∞
—
∞
— +6dB +6dB +6dB
ISOLATOR LOW MID HI
mSec
AUTO
TAP
MIDI
BPM
EFFECT TIME BPM COUNTER
DELAY ECHO PAN FLANGER
LOW MID HI
TRANS
EFFECT FREQUENCY
OFF
ON
ON
LOCK
BPM
MODE
TAP
/ SHIFT
TIME/ BPM
B E
A T E F F E C T S
1/1
2/1
4/1
3/4
1/2
1/4
∞
— ISOLATOR lever