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Name And Functions - Boss Heavy metal HM-2 Instructions Manual

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FEATURES
NAME AND FUNCTIONS
The
HM-2 is a distortion
effect specially designed for
Heavy
Metal
music.
In
spite of its compact body,
it features an extremely wide
dynamic range, therefore al¬
lowing
rich, dynamic dis¬
tortion sounds.
Also, the
HM-2
can
be
effectively
used
even
with
a
single
pickup guitar of low out¬
put
level,
because
of
its
high gain. Wide variety of
tone color creation is made
possible with two Color Mix
Controls.
AC ADAPTOR JACK
This is to connect an AC Adaptor.
COLOR MIX L
This can boost or cut low frequency around
100 Hz. Rotaing this knob clockwise ( O' >
will boost it and counterclockwise ( O )
cut it. In its center position, there is no
effect on sounds.
LEVEL KNOB
This is to adjust the volume difference
between
the
direct
and
effect sounds.
Rotating this knob clockwise (O-) increases
the volume of the effect sounds.
OUTPUT JACK
This is to connect to an amplifier.
PEDAL SWITCH
Bv using a Pedal Switch,
you can turn
the effect on or off.
* The
FET Switching
system amazingly
reduces the click noise, so that studio
recording will now be even more success¬
ful.
INDICATOR
This serves as an effect ON/OFF indicator
as well as Battery check.
This lights up
when the Pedal is pressed once, showing
that the HM-2 is in the effect mode.
It
goes out when the Pedal is pressed once
more, showing the normal mode.
*lf the indicator becomes dimmer or does
not light at all, battery replacement is
required.
COLOR MIX H
This knob is used to boost or cut high
frequency around
1
kHz. Rotating this
knob clockwise ( O ) boosts and counter¬
clockwise ( O ) cut it.
DISTORTION
This knob is to control the depth of the
distortion together with the sustain time.
As you rotate the knob colckwise (
),
the distortion
becomes deeper and the
sustain time longer.
INPUT JACK
This is to connect an electric guitar, and
other electronic musical insrument.
'Plugging the cord into this Input Jack
turns the power to the HM-2 on.
So
please disconnect the cord when the HM-2
is not to be used.
THUMB SCREW
* Loosen this thumb screw to open the
pedal cover for battery replacement.
* Do not remove the loosen screw from the
pedal cover.

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