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A guided tour of the rp21d, The front panel – DigiTech RP21D User Manual

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RP21D User’s Guide Section One - Introduction

A Guided Tour of the RP21D

The Front Panel

1. Footswitches -

The footswitches are used to call up Programs, change banks, access the tuner, bypass all effects, turn individual effects
on and off, or change the value of a specific parameter.

2 Display -

The display provides all information regarding the current Program, parameter edit functions, utility set up, and tuning
indications.

3. Store Button-

The Store button is used to save your custom edits to the user Programs. This button will light when changes have been
made to any Program, indicating that to retain these changes, they must be stored.

4. Program Button-

The Program button lights to indicate that you are in the Program mode as opposed to edit mode. While in Program
mode, the RP21D provides access to all Programs, and the ability to turn effects on or off. You cannot modify your
Programs in the Program mode. This button can act as an escape key taking you out of edit mode, or if you are
already in Program mode, you can toggle from factory to user Programs by pressing and holding this button.

5. 1-4 Buttons -

These buttons will access the parameters shown in the display. Each parameter in the display will have a number next to
the parameter. The parameters can be accessed by pressing the button corresponding to the the numbered parameters.

6a. Preamp Button -

The Preamp button will provide direct access to the effect modules in the Preamp section of the RP21D. This button
will light when you are editing modules in the Preamp section.The modules in the Preamp section include the
Compressor, Analog Wah, Tube Distortion, 10 band Graphic EQ for the Tube Distortion, Solid State Distortion, 10
band Graphic EQ for the Solid State Distortion, and Noise Gate. Successive presses of the preamp button will
advance to the next effect module in the Preamp section.

6b. Effects Button -

The Effects button provides direct access to the effect configurations as well as the individual digital effect modules.
This button will light while you are editing effects in the digital section of the RP21D.Successive presses of the Effects
button will advance to the next digital effect module in the current configuration.

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