Boss BR-1180 - Table of Contents

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Contents
USING THE UNIT SAFELY......................................................................2
IMPORTANT NOTES ...............................................................................4
Introduction to the BR-1180/BR-1180CD ............................................13
Panel Descriptions................................................................................16
Front Panel.................................................................................................................................................16
CD-R/RW Drive.......................................................................................................................................20
Display ....................................................................................................................................................... 21
Rear Panel..................................................................................................................................................22
Before Using CD-R/RW Discs..............................................................24
Quick Start...................................25
Listening to the Demo Songs ..............................................................26
(1) Connecting peripheral devices .........................................................................................................26
(2) Turn on the BR-1180/1180CD...........................................................................................................27
(3) Listening to the demo songs .............................................................................................................28
Selecting a song—Song Select .....................................................................................................28
Playing Back a Song......................................................................................................................29
Changing the current position ....................................................................................................29
Changing the song variation .......................................................................................................30
(4) Turning off the power........................................................................................................................30
Recording/playing back a song...........................................................31
(1) Turn on the BR-1180/1180CD...........................................................................................................31
(2) Selecting the song to be recorded.....................................................................................................31
Recording a new song ..................................................................................................................31
(3) Connecting instruments.....................................................................................................................32
Choose which jack you will use to connect your instrument................................................. 32
Press the INPUT SELECT button of the instrument that you want to record .....................33
Adjusting the input sensitivity....................................................................................................33
Monitoring the sound...................................................................................................................33
(4) Using insert effects..............................................................................................................................34
Switch effect patches.....................................................................................................................34
Recording without effects............................................................................................................34
(5) About the Rhythm Guide..................................................................................................................35
Playing the rhythm guide............................................................................................................35
Changing the Rhythm Arrangement .........................................................................................35
Changing the Tempo....................................................................................................................35
Tapping to change the tempo......................................................................................................36
(6) Recording.............................................................................................................................................36
Selecting the recording track.......................................................................................................36
Recording operations.................................................................................................................... 37
(7) Playing back recorded music............................................................................................................38
Playback.......................................................................................................................................... 38