Operation Manual
Introduction
Thank you for selecting the ZOOM 504 II (hereafter simply called the "504 II").
Please take the time to read this manual carefully so as to get the most out of the unit and to ensure optimum performance and reliability.
Retain this manual, the warranty card and all other documentation for future reference.
Contents
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 2 Features • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 3
Terms Used in This Manual • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 4
Using the unit on batteries • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • |
5 |
Controls and Functions / Connections (*Setting the input gain) • • • • • |
6 |
Selecting Patches for Play • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 8 Using the Tuner Function • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 10
Editing a Patch • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 12 Storing/Copying Patches • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 14
Changing the "Patch Call" Method • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 16 Using the Feedback Suppressor • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 18
Using the Expression Pedal |
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 20 |
Restoring Factory Defaults |
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 21 |
Linking Effects • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 22 |
|
Effect Parameters • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 23 |
|
Specifications • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 30 Patch List • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 31
Usage Precautions
Troubleshooting
Precautions Safety
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 |
Warning |
|
injury or death could result. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
This symbol indicates explanations about dangerous matters. If users |
|
|
ignore this symbol and handle the device the wrong way, bodily injury |
Caution |
|
and damage to the equipment could result. |
Please observe the following safety tips and precautions to ensure hazard-free use of the 504 II.
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 four IEC R6 (size AA) 1.5 V batteries (alkaline/manganese).
•The 504 II cannot be used for recharging. Pay close attention to the labelling of the battery to make sure you choose the correct type.
•If the 504 II 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 504 II 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 504 II 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.
Alterations
Caution Never open the case of the 504 II or attempt to modify the product in any way since this can result in damage to the unit.
Features
The 504 II is a sophisticated multi effect processor for acoustic or electric guitar with the following features and functions:
•Rich effect palette for acoustic guitar
The 504 II incorporates a wealth of effects specially designed for use with an acoustic guitar. De-AMP reduces harshness when playing an acoustic guitar through a guitar amplifier. AIR lends a spacious feeling to the sound. TOUCH makes picking more uniform and smooth. The 504 II is also useful as a preamplifier for recording acoustic or electric guitar, and it offers various patches tuned specially for electric guitar.
•Great for electric guitar too
The built-in simulator transforms the sound of an electric guitar into that of an acoustic instrument. During a live performance, this makes it a snap to switch between different sound characteristics.
•Highly effective feedback suppressor
The F.B.SUPPRESSOR function automatically detects the frequencies where feedback (howling) occurs and attenuates that band. Operation can be controlled easily with a foot switch.
•Built-in auto-chromatic tuner
The integrated tuning function lets you quickly and precisely tune your instrument on stage.
•Dual power supply enables operation anywhere
The dual power supply principle allows the unit to be powered either from an AC adapter or from four IEC R6 (size AA) batteries. Continuous operation time on batteries is 8 hours with manganese batteries and 28 hours with alkaline batteries.
•Compatible with foot switch and pedals
An optional foot switch (FS01) or expression pedal (FP01/FP02) can be connected to the CONTROL IN jack. The foot switch is useful for quickly detecting the feedback frequency, and the expression pedal allows adjusting the volume or effect tone in real time.
•Improved successor to 504
While inheriting the sound characteristics of the very successful ZOOM model 504, the 504 II is even more compact and carries a lower price tag. What's more, it incorporates the world's first wah effect specifically designed for acoustic guitar, plus several other novel effects such as the EMPHASIZER which duplicates the characteristic sound of a resonator.
Features
2 ZOOM 504 II ACOUSTIC |
ZOOM 504 II ACOUSTIC 3 |
Manual This in Used Terms
Terms Used in This Manual
This section explains some important terms that are used throughout the 504 II documentation.
Effect parameter
The effects of the 504 II consist of a succession of modules that determine the sound. These individual modules are called the effect parameters. As shown in the following illustration, the 504 II has 10 different effect parameters. Changing the setting of an effect parameter is like turning the control knob on a compact effect, leading to a change in the sound.
|
|
|
|
|
Effect parameters |
|
|
|
|
|
IN |
TYPE |
LIMIT/ |
LOW/ |
HIGH/ |
AIR EFFECT |
DLY& |
De-AMP |
F.B. |
PATCH |
OUT |
EDGE |
BODY |
TOP |
REV |
SUPPRESSOR |
LEVEL |
|||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Global parameters |
|
|
|
Effect type
Some effect parameters comprise several different effects which are referred to as effect types. For example, the DLY&REV parameter has the four effect types LARGE, SMALL, DELAY, and DLY+REV. Only one of these can be selected at a time.
Patch
In the 504 II, effects are stored and called up in units referred to as patches. A patch comprises information about the setting and on/off status of effect parameters. The memory of the 504 II holds up to 36 patches.
Bank
A group of six patches is called a bank. The 504 II manages a total of six banks, labelled A through F. The patches within each bank are numbered 1 through 6. To specify a patch, the 504 II uses the following format: "A1". This means that patch number 1 from bank A is selected. Therefore "b6" would refer to patch 6 from bank b.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BANK F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BANK E |
|
PATCH 1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BANK d |
|
PATCH 1 |
|
PATCH 2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BANK C |
|
|
PATCH 1 |
|
PATCH 2 |
|
PATCH 3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PATCH 3 |
|
PATCH 4 |
||
|
|
|
BANK b |
|
|
PATCH 1 |
|
|
PATCH 2 |
|
PATCH 4 |
|
PATCH 5 |
|
BANK A |
|
PATCH 1 |
|
|
PATCH 2 |
|
|
PATCH 3 |
|
PATCH 5 |
|
PATCH 6 |
|
PATCH 1 |
|
PATCH 2 |
|
|
PATCH 3 |
|
|
PATCH 4 |
|
PATCH 6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
PATCH 4 |
|
|
PATCH 5 |
|
|
|
|||
|
PATCH 2 |
|
PATCH 3 |
|
|
PATCH 5 |
|
|
PATCH 6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
PATCH 4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
PATCH 3 |
|
|
|
PATCH 6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PATCH 4 |
|
PATCH 5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PATCH 5 |
|
PATCH 6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PATCH 6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 ZOOM 504 II ACOUSTIC
Play mode/edit mode
The internal status of the 504 II is referred to as the operation mode. The two major modes are play mode, in which you can select patches and use them for playing your instrument, and edit mode, in which you can modify the effects. The [PLAY/EDIT] selector serves for switching between the play mode and edit mode.
Global parameters
Normally, effect parameter settings are stored individually for each patch, but some effect parameters affect all patches. Such parameters are called global parameters. The global parameter settings do not change also when the patch is switched.
Using the unit on batteries
1. Turn the 504 II over and open |
2. Insert four fresh IEC R6 |
the cover of the battery |
(size AA) batteries into the |
compartment on the bottom. |
battery compartment. |
Press the latch to release it and then raise the cover.
Insert all batteries with the same orientation.
Four IEC R6
(size AA) batteries
Tab
Battery compartment cover
3. Close the cover of the battery compartment.
Rear of 504 II Close the cover of the battery compartment.
Push the cover in until the latch audibly snaps into place.
Use four IEC R6 (size AA) batteries.
When the batteries are getting low, a dot (.) in the bottom section of the display starts to flash.
While not using the 504 II, you should disconnect the cable plugged
NOTE |
into the INPUT jack, to prevent draining the batteries. |
|
ZOOM 504 II ACOUSTIC 5
batteries on unit the Using / Manual This in Used Terms
Connections / Functions and Controls
Controls and Functions / Connections
Top Panel
Panel / Connections
INPUT jack
Serves for connecting the output of the pickup (preamplifier) attached to an acoustic guitar, or the output of an electric guitar.
When the 504 II is operated on batteries, the unit will be turned on when a plug is inserted in this jack.
[Setting the input gain]
When using a magnetic pickup, a single-coil electric guitar, or any other pickup with low output level, the input gain can be raised as follows.
Turn the 504 II on while holding down the foot switch [
].
The indication "HI-GAIN" scrolls on the display, and the input gain is set to high.
The input gain setting is not stored in the NOTE internal memory. Repeat the setting as
required every time you turn the unit on.
DC 9V (AC adapter) jack
To use the 504 II on AC power, plug an AC adapter (ZOOM AD-0006) with a rated output of 9 volts DC, 300 mA (center minus plug) into this jack. When a plug is inserted in this jack, the 504 II is turned on.
Controls and Functions / Connections
[PLAY/EDIT] selector
This knob serves for switching between play mode (in which you use the patches for playing) and edit mode (where you can edit patches to your liking).
[+]/[-] keys
Serve for switching banks up and down, adjusting parameters, and other functions.
[STORE] key
Serves for storing edited patches, copying patches to another location, and other functions.
Display
Shows patch numbers, setting values, and other information required for operation of the 504 II.
[
]/[
] foot switches
These switches are used for selecting patches, controlling the tuner, and other functions.
CONTROL IN jack
Serves for connection of the optional foot switch (FS01) or expression pedal (FP01/FP02).
OUTPUT jack
This stereo phone jack serves for connection to the guitar amplifier. It is also possible to plug a pair of stereo headphones into this jack, or to use a Y cable for sending the output to two amplifiers.
Connections / Functions and Controls
6 ZOOM 504 II ACOUSTIC |
ZOOM 504 II ACOUSTIC 7 |
Play for Patches Selecting
Selecting Patches for Play
try out the 504 II, we recommend that you simply play your
while switching patches. This will let you quickly see what 504 II can do.
Power-on
When using the 504 II on batteries, plug a shielded cable with mono phone plug into the INPUT jack of the 504 II.
When using the 504 II with the AC adapter, plug the adapter into the outlet and plug the cable from the adapter into the DC 9V jack on the 504 II.
Turn on the guitar amplifier and adjust the volume to a suitable position.
Set 504 II to play mode
When the [PLAY/EDIT] selector is set to a different position, set it to "PLAY".
Bank Patch
number
The currently selected bank and patch number are shown on the display.
Immediately after turning on power to the 504 II, the unit will be in play mode also if the [PLAY/EDIT] selector is set to a different position.
Switch patches
To switch patches in play mode, use the [
]/[
] foot switches.
Selecting Patches for Play
To directly switch |
Selecting |
|
the bank |
||
|
||
You can use the [+]/[-] keys to directly |
|
|
switch among the banks A - F. |
Patches |
|
To adjust the master |
||
for |
||
volume |
||
Play |
||
Keep both [+]/[-] keys depressed |
||
|
||
for more than 1 second. |
|
|
While the master volume setting is |
|
|
shown, pressing the [+] or [-] key |
|
|
changes the setting. |
|
|
The setting range is 0 - 50. When the unit |
|
|
is turned off and on again, the setting will |
|
|
be reset to 40. |
|
When using headphones, the master volume setting can be used to adjust the listening volume.
8 ZOOM 504 II ACOUSTIC |
ZOOM 504 II ACOUSTIC 9 |
Function Tuner the Using
Using the Tuner Function
504 II incorporates an auto-chromatic tuner for guitars. To use the function, the built-in effects must be bypassed (temporarily
off) or muted (original sound and effect sound turned off).
Switch to bypass or mute
Bypass:
Press both [
]/[
] foot switches together briefly and release.
Mute:
Press both [
]/[
] foot switches together and hold for at least 1 second.
NOTE
The bypass or mute condition cannot be activated when the unit is in the edit mode.
Tune the guitar
Play the open string you want to tune, and watch the display.
The left side of the display shows the note which is closest to the current pitch.
Using the Tuner Function
Adjusting the reference pitch of the tuner
The center A reference frequency of the built-in tuner can be fine-adjusted.
Press one of the [+]/[-] keys.
Reference pitch
While the reference pitch setting is shown, pressing the [+] or [-] key changes the setting.
The reference pitch range is 35 - 45 (center A = 435 Hz - 445 Hz).
When the unit is turned off and on NOTE again, the reference pitch setting is
reset to 40 (440 Hz).
Return to play mode
Press one of the [ |
]/[ ] foot switches. |
|||
The right side of the display |
Pitch is |
Pitch is |
Pitch is |
|
shows a symbol that indicates |
||||
high |
correct |
low |
||
by how much the tuning is off. |
||||
|
|
|
||
Tune the other strings in |
Indication turns faster the more |
the same way. |
the pitch is off. |
Function Tuner the Using
10 ZOOM 504 II ACOUSTIC |
ZOOM 504 II ACOUSTIC 11 |
Loading...