Owner’s Manual
USING THE UNIT SAFELY ............................ 2
IMPORTANT NOTES ................................. 2
How the RC-505mkll Is Organized. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Getting Ready ....................................... 4
Top Panel ............................................. 4
Rear Panel (Connecting Your Equipment) ................ 7
Turning the Power On/O .............................. 7
Phantom Power Settings ............................... 7
Switching Between Play Screens ........................ 8
Adjusting the Input/Output Level ....................... 8
Creating a Loop Phrase ............................. 9
Recording on a Single Track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Recording on Multiple Tracks ........................... 10
Recording with Input FX ................................ 11
Record While Listening to the Rhythm Sound ............ 11
Sounding a Rhythm ..................................... 11
Setting the Tempo of Rhythm ............................. 11
Saving a Memory .................................... 12
Saving a Memory (WRITE) .............................. 12
Erasing Data from a Memory (CLEAR) .................... 12
Editing a Memory ................................... 13
Editing the Settings of a Memory ....................... 13
Editing the Track Settings .............................. 14
Editing the Rhythm Settings ............................ 15
Changing How the Rhythm Starts and Stops ................. 15
Editing the Input FX/Track FX Settings ................... 16
System Settings (MENU) ............................ 17
Connecting to a Computer via USB ................. 19
Backing Up or Recovering Data ......................... 19
Controlling Devices via MIDI
........................... 20
MIDI Settings .......................................... 20
Controlling an External MIDI Device from the RC-505mkll ...... 20
Controlling the RC-505mkll from an External MIDI Device ...... 21
Connecting Two RC-505mkll Units. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Appendix ............................................ 22
Troubleshooting ....................................... 22
Error Message List ..................................... 23
Restoring the Factory Default Settings (Factory Reset) .... 24
Main Specications .................................... 25
Owner’s Manual (this document)
Read this rst. It explains the basic things you need to know in order to
use the RC-505mkll.
Parameter Guide (download from the Web)
This explains all of the parameters of the RC-505mkll.
Before using this unit, carefully read “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and “IMPORTANT NOTES” (the leaet “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and the
Owner’s Manual (p. 2)). After reading, keep the document(s) where it will be available for immediate reference.
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To obtain the Parameter Guide
1. Enter the following URL on your computer.
https://www.boss.info/manuals/
2. Choose “RC-505mkll” as the product name.
