Outputting Sounds; Switching The Unit On And Off; Adjusting The Volume (Output Level); Tuning The Guitar (Tuner) - Boss ME-80 Owner's Manual

Outputting Sounds

Switching the Unit On and Off

Switching the unit on
Once everything is properly connected (p . 3), be sure to follow the
procedure below to turn on their power . If you turn on equipment in
the wrong order, you risk causing malfunction or equipment failure .
* Before turning the unit on/off, always be sure to turn the volume
down . Even with the volume turned down, you might hear some
sound when switching the unit on/off . However, this is normal
and does not indicate a malfunction .
* This unit is equipped with a protection circuit . A brief interval
(a few seconds) after turning the unit on is required before it will
operate normally .
1.
Hold down the ME-80's [POWER] switch for several
seconds to turn on the power .
2.
Turn on the power of the connected guitar amp .
Switching the unit off
1.
Before turning off the power, confirm the following .
• Have you minimized the volume of the connected equipment?
• Have you saved any patches containing setting that have been
changed? (p . 12)
2.
Turn off the power of your guitar amp and any other
connected equipment .
3.
Hold down the ME-80's [POWER] switch for several
seconds to turn off the power .
* The power to this unit will be turned off automatically after
a predetermined amount of time has passed since it was
last used for playing music, or its buttons or controls were
operated (Auto Off function).
* If you do not want the power to be turned off automatically,
disengage the Auto Off function (p . 18) .
NOTE
• Any settings that you are in the process of editing will be lost
when the power is turned off . If you have any settings that you
want to keep, you should save them beforehand .
• To restore power, turn the power on again .

Adjusting the Volume (OUTPUT LEVEL)

1.
Adjust volume with the [OUTPUT LEVEL] knob .
4

Tuning the Guitar (TUNER)

1.
Hold down the [MEMORY/MANUAL] pedal for at least two
seconds .
The tuner is switched on .
2.
If necessary, you can change the reference pitch .
The reference pitch is shown when you press the [EDIT] button .
Each press of the button increases the value within the range of 435
Hz to 445 Hz . When the value is over 445 Hz, the value goes back to
435 Hz again . If you don't press the [EDIT] button for 2 seconds, it
will go back to the normal tuner .
Display
35 to 45
MEMO
• The reference pitch appears in the display for a brief time .
• The reference pitch setting is saved automatically, so there is no
need to make this setting each time you tune .
• The reference pitch was set to 40 (440 Hz) when the unit was
shipped from the factory .
3.
Play a single open note on the string to be tuned .
The name of the note closest to the pitch of the string played
appears in the display .
(C) (#symbol)
(F) (G)
4.
Tune so that both tuning guide indicators light up .
Too low
(rapid flashing)
5.
To turn the tuner off, press any of the pedal switches .
Adjusting outputs when using a tuner
When the tuner is on, you can choose whether the sound is output from the
Gt . AMP OUTPUT jacks or not . For details, refer to "Making Global Settings
(System Settings)" (p . 18) .
Pitch
435 to 445 (Hz)
(D) (E)
(A) (B)
Tuned Too high
(rapid flashing)