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Warning For your protection, please read the following: Water and Moisture: Appliances should not be used near water (e.g. near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, laundry tub, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool, etc.) Care should be taken so that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure through openings. These symbols are internationally accepted symbols that warn of potential Power Sources: The appliance should be connected to a power hazards with electrical pr
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DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Manufacturer’s Name: Digitech Electronics Manufacturer’s Address: 8760 S. Sandy Parkway Sandy, Utah 84070, USA declares that the product: Product Name: RP21, RP21D Product Options: All (requires a Class II power adapter that conforms to the requirements of EN60065, EN60742, or equivalent.) conforms to the following Product Specifications: Safety: EN 60065 (1993) IEC 65 (1985) with Amendments 1, 2 & 3 EMC: EN 55013 (1990) EN 55020 (1991) Supplementary Information: The
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We at Digitech are very proud of our products and back-up each one we sell with the following warranty: 1. The warranty registration card must be mailed within ten days after purchase date to validate this warranty. 2. Digitech warrants this product, when used solely within the U.S., to be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service. 3. Digitech liability under this warranty is limited to repairing or replacing defective materials that show evidence of defect, pro
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Table of Contents Temolo ..................................................................................................33 Safety Information....................................................................................................I Panner ..................................................................................................33 Declaration of Conformity ......................................................................................II Delays ........................
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RP21D User’s Guide Section One - Introduction Section-1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the Digitech RP21D! The DigiTech RP21D is one of the most powerful preamp processors in the world. The exclusive dual preamp paths, and palette of great digital effects, combined with the flexible routing and a digital output make the RP21D an extremely versatile sound shapingtool for your music in the studio or on stage. This user’s guide is your key to understanding how to get the most
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RP21D User’s Guide Section One - Introduction Quick Start The RP21D comes with 128 pre-programmed factory presets, and 128 user presets. You will find that from the factory, the user presets are exact duplicates of the factory presets. This allows you to experiment without running the risk of losing any of the original sounds contained in the RP21D. For those of you who prefer to burn now and read later, we’ve included this Quick Start section to get you up and running. Making Connections: C
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RP21D User’s Guide Section One - Introduction A Guided Tour of the RP21D The Front Panel D 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 cust
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RP21D User’s Guide Section One - Introduction 6c. Utility Button - This button will provide access to the utility functions in the RP21D. This button will light when you are in the Utility menu.Once in the Utility menu, you may use the Previous Page and Next Page buttons to select any of the 15 pages of Utilities. The Utility menu includes Output mode, MIDI functions, System Exclusive dumps, Bank Names, Reinitialization menu, and Expression Pedal Calibration menu. 6d. Previous Page Button -
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RP21D User’s Guide Section One - Introduction 6. Left/Mono Output - This output should be used for all stereo and mono applications. Connect from this jack to the input of your amplifier, or the left input of a stereo power amp. If the RP21D is to be used in a mono application, set the Output Mode to mono in the utility menu. 7. Headphone Output - This jack delivers a speaker compensated, stereo signal. Connect stereo headphones to this jack. Do not connect a mono jack here as doing so may d
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RP21D User’s Guide Section One - Introduction Stereo For stereo operation connect the guitar to the input of the RP21D. Connect from the RP21D’s Left/Mono output to the input of one amplifier or channel of a power amp. Connect from the Right output of the RP21D to a second amplifier, or to a second channel of a power amp. Input D Right output Left Mono output Right input Left input Stereo 100 Power Amp NOTE: The RP21D is a preamp. Running The RP21D signal into the input of a combo guitar a
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RP21D User’s Guide Section One - Introduction Powering the RP21D Once the audio connections have been made, connect the 4 pin connector of the power adapter to the power jack on the back of the RP21D and the other end to an AC outlet. Begin to play your guitar while adjusting the Input Level on the back panel of the RP21D. The Input Level should be adjusted so the clip LED lights occasionally on the strongest peaks of your signal. At this point, turn the Output Level of the RP21D all the way
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RP21D User’s Guide Section One - Introduction The Programs Programs are named and numbered locations of sounds that have been programmed into the RP21D. Programs can be recalled with the footswitches or the Data Wheel. The RP21D comes with 128 factory and 128 user Programs available. The factory Programs will not allow you to store any changes to them. The user Programs are locations where your creations may be stored. You will notice that the 128 user Programs are exact duplicates of the 12
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RP21D User’s Guide Section One - Introduction Preamp/Analog Modules Access to all of the preamp modules is accomplished by pressing the Preamp button. Once pressed, an effect module in the preamp section of the display will begin to flash indicating which module you have accessed. Successive presses of the Preamp button will advance to the next module in the preamp section. Each module will have various parameters available for editing. Each parameter will be preceded by a highlighted numbe
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RP21D User’s Guide Section Two - Editing Functions Section Two - Editing Functions Selecting a Program When creating or editing a sound, you must first start by choosing a Program. The Program number does not necessarily need to be the location which you intend to have the sound reside, as you can save your creation to any user Program number during the store process. You do have to start with one of the user or factory Programs. It is not possible to start with a completely empty Program. P
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RP21D User’s Guide Section Two - Editing Functions Compressor Compression is a tool that sets boundaries for the strength of your guitars signal. A bi-product of containing a signal within these boundaries is long lasting sustain, as well as a tight, smooth texture. Selecting the Compressor is done by pressing the Preamp button until the Compressor module is flashing in the display. The display will look something like this: 12 Compressor Heavy %kHz %kHz %kHz %kHz
1 2 4 On msdB
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RP21D User’s Guide Section Two - Editing Functions 3. This is the Compressors Attack Time parameter. The Attack Time parameter adjusts the length of time that it takes the compressor to reach the full Ratio once the Threshold has been exceeded. The number 3 icon is telling you that in order to access the Attack Time parameter, you must press the number 3 button. Then you can adjust the Attack Time value by rotating the Data Wheel. 4. This section of the display is telling you that there are
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RP21D User’s Guide Section Two - Editing Functions Wah Wah The RP21D includes an analog Wah effect which can be assigned to the expression pedal and controlled just like a stand alone Wah pedal. You access the Wah by pressing the Preamp button until the Wah module in the display is flashing. With the Wah module flashing, the display will look something like this: 13 2 Wah Pedal Toe Heavy %kHz %kHz %kHz %kHz
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msdB msdB 4 1 msdB LINK CHANGED LINK CHANGED LINK LINK C
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RP21D User’s Guide Section Two - Editing Functions Once you have accessed page 2 of the Tube Distortion, the display will look something like this: 12 Type: Dirty Tube Gain %kHz %kHz %kHz %kHz
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msdB msdB 45 msdB 3 LINK CHANGED LINK CHANGED LINK LINK COMP WAH TUBE EQ GATE 4 DIST EQ FACTORY USER SEAMLESS BANK #DIGITAL b CLIP L/R OUTS PAGE 2 OF 2 3 The display it now telling you three more things about the Tube Distortion parameters. 1. This parameter is the Tube Dist
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RP21D User’s Guide Section Two - Editing Functions Solid State Distortion In addition to the Tube Distortion, the RP21D also includes a solid state Distortion. Both the tube and solid state Distortions may be run simultaneously or separately. Each Distortion has a separate 10 band Equalizer. To access the solid state Distortion module, press the Preamp button until the Dist module is flashing. The display will look something like this: 12 Distort Low Fuzz %kHz %kHz %kHz %kHz
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