Zoom G2.1NU - Troubleshooting; Common Operational Issues; Effect, Pedal, and DAW Issues; Battery and Sound Quality Problems

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ZOOM G2Nu/G2.1Nu
Troubleshooting
● TheunitwillnotturnON
• ConrmthatthePOWERswitchissetto"ON."
• Whenusingbuspower,conrmthattheswitchis
"OFF"beforeconnectingtheUSBcable.
• Whenusingbatteries,conrmthattheyarestill
charged.
● Nosoundorverylowvolume
• Checktheconnections(→P4–7).
• Adjustthepatchlevel(→P20).
• Adjustthemasterlevel(→P30).
• When adjusting the volume withanexpression
pedal, make sure that a suitable volume setting
has been set with the pedal.
• Conrmthatunitisnotinmutemode(→P10).
• Theunitmighthaveswitchedtostandbytosave
power(→P5,7).Instandby,audioinputand
output are disabled.
● Thereisalotofnoise
• Checktheshieldedcablesthatyouareusingfor
defects.
• UseonlyagenuineZOOMACadapter.
• TryadjustingtheZNRmodulesettingsagain.
● Cannotchangepatches
Theunitmightbein"pre-selectmode"(→P25).If
it is, turn the power OFF and ON again to restart in
the normal mode.
● Soundisdistorted/toneisextreme
• Tryadjustingthe GainandLevel parametersof
theDRIVEmodule.
• Theunitmightbeindirectmode(→P24),which
simulatesthesoundofanampliercabinet.
● Thereverbeffectisnotworking
Iftheunitisinrhythmmode,theREVERBmodule
is disabled. Stop the rhythm and exit rhythm mode
tousethereverbeffect(→P17).
● Thedelayeffectisnotworking
If the looper isactivated,the DELAY module is
disabled.Stopusingthelooper(→P15).
● Theexpressionpedalisnotworkingwell
• Checktheexpressionpedalsettings(→P27).
• Adjusttheexpressionpedal(→P28).
● TherecordedlevelinaDAWislow
Checktherecordinglevelsetting(→P30).
● Batterieslosetheirchargequickly
• Are you using manganese batteries? Alkaline
batteriesshouldprovide6.5hoursofoperation.
• Checkthebatterysetting(→P31).Setthetypeof
battery being used for a more accurate display of
the remaining charge.