Zoom 505 User Manual

Operation Manual

Thank you for selecting the ZOOM 505 (hereafter simply called the "505").

Please take the time to read this manual carefully so as to get the most out of your 505 and to ensure optimum performance and reliability. Retain this manual for future reference.

ZOOM CORPORATION

NOAH Bldg., 2-10-2, Miyanishi-cho, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo 183, Japan

PHONE: [phone] FAX: [phone]

Printed in Japan 505-5000

1 Major Features

•24 individual built-in effects provide maximum flexibility.

Up to 9 effects can be used simultaneously in any combination.

•Memory capacity for up to 24 user-programmable patches.

•Integrated auto-chromatic guitar tuner for simple and precise tuning anywhere.

•Optional foot controller FP01 can be used for pedal wah or pedal pitch, and volume control is also possible.

•Optional foot switch FS01 can be used for bank switching, resulting in enhanced playability.

•Dual power supply principle allows the unit to be powered from an alkaline battery or an AC adapter.

•New DSP (digital signal processor) ZFx-2 developed by Zoom produces high-quality effects from an amazingly compact package.

2 Safety Precautions

USAGE AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

In this manual, symbols are used to highlight warnings and cautions for you to read so that accidents can be prevented. The meanings of these symbols are as follows:

			This symbol indicates explanations about extremely
			dangerous matters. If users ignore this symbol and
			handle the device the wrong way, serious injury or
Warning			death could result.
			This symbol indicates explanations about dangerous
			matters. If users ignore this symbol and handle the
			device the wrong way, bodily injury and damage to the
Caution			equipment could result.

Please observe the following safety tips and precautions to ensure hazard-free use of the 505.

Usage precautions

Electrical interference

For safety considerations, the 505 has been designed to provide maximum protection against the emission of electromagnetic radiation from inside the device, and from external interference.However, equipment that is very susceptible to interference or that emits powerful electromagnetic waves should not be placed near the 505, as the possibility of interference cannot be ruled out entirely.

Whatever the type of digital control device, the 505 included, electromagnetic damage can cause malfunctioning, and can corrupt or destroy data. Since this is an ever-present danger, thorough care should be taken to minimize the risk of damage.

About power

Warning• Since power consumption of this unit is fairly high, we recommend the use of an AC adapter whenever possible. When powering the unit from a battery, use only an alkaline type.

AC adapter operation

•Be sure to use only an AC adapter which supplies 9 V DC, 300 mA and is equipped with a "center minus" plug (Zoom AD-0006). The use of an adapter other than the specified type may damage the unit and pose a safety hazard.

•Connect the AC adapter only to an AC outlet that supplies the rated voltage required by the adapter.

•When disconnecting the AC adapter from the AC outlet, always grasp the adapter itself and do not pull at the cable.

•If the unit is not to be used for a long time, disconnect the AC adapter from the outlet.

Battery operation

•Use only a 9 V (alkaline) battery (6LR61).

•The 505 cannot be used for recharging.

Pay close attention to the labelling of the battery to make sure you choose the correct type.

•If the 505 is not to be used for an extended period of time, remove the battery from the unit.

•If battery leakage has occurred, wipe the battery compartment and the battery terminals carefully to remove all remnants of battery fluid.

•While using the unit, the battery compartment cover should be closed.

Environment

Caution Avoid using your 505 in environments where it will be exposed to:

•Extreme temperature

•High humidity or moisture

•Excessive dust or sand

•Excessive vibration or shock

Handling

Caution • The 505 is a precision instrument. Except for the foot switches, do not push other parts with your feet or subject them to strong force.

•Take care that no foreign objects (coins or pins etc.) or liquids can enter the unit.

•Be sure to turn the power to all equipment off before making connections.

•Before moving the unit, turn the power off, and disconnect all cables and the AC adapter.

Cleaning

Use a soft, dry cloth to clean the 505. If necessary, slightly moisten the cloth. Do not use abrasive cleanser, wax, or solvents (such as paint thinner or cleaning alcohol), since these may dull the finish or damage the surface.

Connecting cables and input and output jacks

You should always turn off the power to the 505 and all other equipment before connecting or disconnecting any cables. Also make sure to disconnect all cables and the AC adapter before moving the 505.

Alterations

Caution Never open the case of the 505 or attempt to modify the product in any way since this can result in damage to the unit.

3	What Are Banks and Patches?

•PATCH

A combination of several effects, each with individual parameter settings is called a "patch". The 505 comes with 24 preset patches which can be changed (edited) by the user.

•BANK

The 505 calls up patches in sets of four, called a "bank".

										BANK d
							BANK C				PATCH 1
					BANK b
								PATCH 1			PATCH 2
	BANK A
					PATCH 1			PATCH 2			PATCH 3
	PATCH 1				PATCH 2			PATCH 3			PATCH 4
	PATCH 2				PATCH 3			PATCH 4
	PATCH 3				PATCH 4
	PATCH 4

				BANK F
		BANK E
					PATCH 1
		PATCH 1			PATCH 2
		PATCH 2			PATCH 3
		PATCH 3			PATCH 4
		PATCH 4

4	PATCH LIST

The 505 has memory capacity for 24 patches. At the factory, these are programmed with recommended settings. The user can freely change the contents of any patch, and it is also possible to restore the factory settings.

	BANK	PATCH	PATCH NAME	COMMENT
		1	Super Dist Solo	Tight and smooth distortion
	A	2	Clean Delay	Clean sound with chorus and feedback delay
		3	Psycho Harmony	Distortion sound for avant-garde harmony solos
		4	Metal	High-gain metal sound allows 2-octave bend-down with pedal
		1	Mellow Drive	Straight overdrive sound
	b	2	Wah Dist	Distortion sound with auto wah and chorus
		3	Multi Phaser	Multi Phaser
		4	Steel China	Synthesizer-like SFX sound
		1	Rock Drive	Straight rock sound
	C	2	Bright Chorus	Chorus sound with a distinct edge
		3	Power Distortion	Distortion with doubling as hidden flavor
		4	Choir Wave	Clean sound with transparent chorus and flanger
		1	Jet Drive	Wild jet sound with flanger
	d	2	Funky Phase	Clean sound with wah and effect shift for rhythm play
		3	Head Long	Zoom's famous step-type effect
		4	City Night	Clean chorus sound
		1	PWM Synth Lead	Synthesizer sound with full effect palette
	E	2	JAZZY	Warm jazz sound with octave overlays
		3	Octave Pitch	Wild and heavy lead sound with up/down octave unison
		4	Step Mode	SF type sound combining step effect with chorus
		1	Wah Fuzz	Noisy wah/fuzz sound
	F	2	Blues Lead	Lead sound for fusion and blues
		3	Blues Rhythm	Cutting sound with distortion as hidden flavor
		4	Acoustic	Electric acoustic guitar simulation sound

5	Effect Connections

As shown in the illustration below, the 505 can be thought to contain seven "effect modules" which are internally connected. In most effect modules, only one effect may be active at any given time, but the COMP

and MOD modules can use two effects simultaneously. Therefore the 505 can act like a total of nine single effect devices.

INPUT COMP

Compressor

Compressor:

Keeps the input within a given level range.

Limiter:

Restricts the input level.

Auto Wah:

Shifts the emphasis frequency automatically, according to the input signal dynamics. Can also be used as Compressor+Auto

Wah.

Pedal Wah:

Shifts the emphasis frequency manually, according to the FP01 control signal from CONTROL IN. Can also be used as

Compressor+Pedal Wah.

	DIST		ZNR			AMP			EQ
	Distortion		ZOOM Noise Reduction			Amp Simulator			Equalizer
Acoustic:		ZNR:			AMP:			4band EQ:
Produces a sound similar to an		Noise reduction with natural			Makes the output sound as if			Allows boost and cut in four
electric acoustic guitar.		sounding cutoff.			coming from a guitar amplifier.			ranges: presence, high,
Rhythm:								midrange, and low.
Gives slight distortion when				ZNR/AMP BLOCK				Phase Shift:
strings are picked strongly.								Applies a phase-shifted
OD:								component to the direct sound.
								The amount of shift varies

Extended overdrive distortion

similar to driving a tube amp.

periodically, resulting in a breathing effect.

DIST:

Hard distortion comparable to driving a three-stack amp.

Blues:

Overdrive sound with a firm core.

Fuzz:

Choppy sound with fat bass.

Lead:

Bright and smooth distortion.

Metal:

Shredding type sound.

	MOD		DLY/REV	OUTPUT
	Modulation		Delay/Reverb
Chorus:		Delay:
Simple 2-phase chorus suitable		Conventional digital delay with a
for achieving a clean sound.		delay time of up to 370ms.
Flanger:		Hall Reverb:
Adds a very short delay to the		Simulates the acoustics of a hall.
direct sound and varies the delay		Room Reverb:
time periodically, resulting in a		Simulates the acoustics of a
peculiar sound character. Can		room.

also be used as Flanger+Chorus.

Doubling:

Overlays the direct sound with a short delay component, creating the impression of several players and making the sound more fullbodied. Can also be used as

Doubling+Chorus.

Step:

Randomly changing filter creates an auto-arpeggio effect. Can also be used as Step+Chorus.

Pitch Shift:

Can be used as dual-voice pitch shifter or Pitch+Chorus.

6	Controls and Functions

	Top Panel	OUTPUT					INPUT
	TUNER indicator
	In the Bypass (Mute)/Tuner mode, this indicator shows that the tuner is		BANK HOLD
	active, and it serves as a gauge for fine tuning your instrument.				LIMIT
			COMP	COMP
	• Battery empty warning			WAH	PEDALWAH
			DIST	ACOUSTIC RHYTHM
	When the unit is powered from the battery, this indicator begins to flash			OD	DIST	BLUES
	when the battery is exhausted.		GAIN	1-30	FUZZ	LEAD	+
		STORE			METAL
			ZNR
				1-9 A1-A9
			AMP				TUNER CAL .
	STORE key		EQ	EQ(1-50) PHASE			EDIT VAL .
			MOD	CHORUS FLANGE			BANK
	Serves to initiate and execute the store function for patches.	EDIT	DLY	DOUBLE	STEP PITCH		–
				DELAY	HALL	ROOM
	• Direct Load function		/REV
			LEVEL	1-30
	When the key is held down for at least 1 second in the Play mode, the
	Direct Load function is turned on or off.		DOWN		UP
			BYPASS

EDIT key

This key serves to toggle between the Play mode (where effects are used for playing the instrument) and Edit mode (where the user can freely change patch settings). The Edit mode is also used to select effect parameters.

When the key is pressed while a Delay/Reverb effect parameter is selected, the unit switches back to Play mode.

•Bank Hold function

When the key is held down for at least 1 second in Play mode, the Bank Hold function is turned on or off.

Display

Shows information required to operate the 505.

•Play mode:

Shows the currently selected bank and patch.

•Edit mode:

Shows the value of the parameter currently being edited.

•Bypass (Mute)/Tuner mode:

Shows the pitch of the input signal.

Parameter cursor LEDs

•Play mode:

The currently used effect module lights up.

•Edit mode:

The currently used effect module lights up. When selected for editing, the indicator for the effect module flashes.

•Bypass (Mute)/Tuner mode:

Indicators function as tuning meter.

VALUE + / - keys

•Play mode:

The keys serve for bank switching.

•Edit mode:

The keys serve for changing the effect parameter.

•Bypass (Mute)/Tuner mode:

The keys serve for setting the tuner reference pitch (calibration).

Patch UP / DOWN pedals

•Play mode:

The pedals serve for patch switching. Pressing both pedals simultaneously activates the Bypass (Mute)/Tuner mode.

•Edit mode:

Rear Panel

INPUT jack
Serves for connection of the guitar.
When the unit is powered from the battery, this jack also functions as
on/off switch. Plugging a shielded cable into the jack turns the 505 on.
When not using the unit, the cable should be disconnected to prevent	INPUT	DC 9V	CONTROL IN	OUTPUT
battery drain.
DC IN jack		300mA	ZOOM CORPORATION	[PHONES]
Serves for connection of an AC adapter (Zoom AD-0006) which			MADE IN JAPAN
delivers 9 V DC, 300 mA with a "center minus" plug configuration.
When the AC adapter is connected to this jack, the 505 is turned on.

The pedals serve for selecting effect parameters. Pressing both pedals simultaneously turns the currently selected effect module on or off.

•Bypass (Mute)/Tuner mode:

Pressing a pedal cancels the Bypass (Mute)/Tuner mode.

OUTPUT jack

The output signal of the 505 appears at this jack.

You can connect either a single guitar amplifier, using a monaural shielded cable, or two guitar amplifiers, using a Y-type stereo shielded cable, or a pair of stereo headphones. If the volume level is low when using headphones, increase the patch level or master level, or use headphones with low impedance (32 ohms or less).

CONTROL IN jack

When the optional expression pedal FP01 is connected to this jack, it can serve as volume pedal or be used for pedal wah and pedal pitch. When the optional foot switch FS01 is connected, it can serve for bank UP switching.