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CE

mark

for

European

Harmonized

Standards

CE

mark

which

is

attached

to

our

company’s

products

of

AC

mains operated

apparatus

until

December

31,

1996

means

it

conforms

to

EMC

Directive

(89/336/EEC)

and

CE

mark

Directive

(93/68/EEC).

And,

CE

mark

which

is

attached

after

January

1,

1997

means

it

conforms

to

EMC

Directive

(80/

336/EEC),

CE

mark

Directive

(93/68/EEC)

and

Low

Voltage

Directive

(73/23/EEC).

Also,

CE

mark

which

is

attached

to

our

company’s

products

of

Battery

operated

apparatus

means

it

conforms

to

EMC

Directive

(89/336/EEC)

and

CE mark

Directive

(93/68/EEC).

NOTICE

KORG

products

are

manufactured

under

strict

Specifications

and

voltages

required

by

each

country.

These

products

are

warranted

by

the

KORG

distributor

only

in

each

country.

Any

KORG

product

not

sold

with

a

warranty

card

or

carrying

a

serial

number

disqualifies

the

product

from

the

manufacturer’s/distributor’s

warranty

and

liability.

This

requirement

is

for

your

own

protection

and

safety.

KOR

KORGINC.

15-12,

Shimotakaidos1

-chofne,

Suginami-ku,

Tokyo,

Japan

©1995

KORG

Inc.

To

ensure

long,

trouble-free

operation,

please

read

this

manual

carefully.

Precautions

Location

Using

the

unit

in

the

following

locations

can

resuit

in

a

malfunction.

¢

In

direct

sunlight

*

Locations

of

extreme

temperature

or

humidity

e

Excessively

dusty

or

dirty

locations

*

Locations

of

excessive

vibration

Power

supply

Please

connect

the

supplied

AC

adaptor

to

an

AC

outiet

of

the

correct

voltage.

Do

not

connect

it

to

an

AC

outlet

of

voltage

other

than

that

for

which

your

unit

is

intended.

Interference

with

other

electrical

devices

This

product

contains

a

microcomputer.

Radios

and

televisions

placed

nearby

may

experience

reception

interference.

Operate

this

unit

at

a

suitable

distance

from

radios

and

televisions.

Handling

To

avoid

breakage,

do

not

apply

excessive

force

to

the

switches

or

controls.

Care

If

the

exterior

becomes

dirty,

wipe

it

with

a

clean,

dry

cloth.

Do

not

use

liquid

cleaners

such

as

benzene

or

thinner,

or

cleaning

compounds

or

flammable

polishes.

Keep

this

manual

After

reading

this

manual,

please

keep

it

for

later

reference.

Keeping

foreign

matter

out

of

your

equipment

¢

Never

set

any

container

with

liquid

in

it

near

this

equipment.

If

liquid

gets

into

the

equipment,

it

could

cause

a

breakdown,

fire,

or

electrical

shock.

*

Be

careful

not

to

let

metal

objects

get

into

the

equipment.

If

something

does

slip

into

the

equipment,

unplug

the

AC

adaptor

from

the

wall

outlet.

Then

contact

your

nearest

Korg

dealer

or

the

store

where

the

equipment

was

purchased.

THE

FCC

REGULATION

WARINING

This

equipment

generates

and

uses

radio

frequency

energy

and

if

not

installed

and

used

properly,

that

is,

in

strict

accordance

with

the

manufacturer's

instructions,

may

cause

interferences

to

radio

and

television

reception.

It

has

been

type tested

and

found

to

comply

with

the

limlits

for

a

class

B

computing

device

in

accordance

with

the

specifications

in

Subpart

J

of

Part

15

of

FCC

Rules,which

are

designed

to

provide

reasonable

protection

against

such

interference

in

a

residential

installation.

However,

there

is

no

guarantee

that

interference

will

not

occur

in

a

particular

installation.

If

this

equipment

does

cause

interference

to

radio

or

television

reception,

which

can

be

determined

by

turning

the

equipmint

off

and

on,

the

user

is

encouraged

to

try

to

correct

the

interference

by

one

or

more

of

the

following

measures:

¢

Reorient

the

receiving

antenna.

*

Relocate

the

equipment

with

respect

to

the

receiver.

*

Move

the

equipment

away

from

the

receiver.

¢

Plug

the

equipment

into

a

different

outlet

so

that

equipment

and

receiver

are

on

different

branch

circuits.

.

If

necessary,

the

user

should

consult

the

dealer

or

an

experienced

radio/television

technician

for

additional

suggestions.

The

user

may

find

the

following

booklet

prepared

by

the

Federal

Communications

Commission

helpful:

“How

to

Identify

and

Resolve

Radio-TV

Interference

Problems”.

This

booklet

is

available

from

the

US

Government

Printing

Office,

Washington,

D.C.20402,

stock

No.

004-000-00345-4.

CANADA

THIS

DIGITAL

APPARATUS

DOES

NOT

EXCEED

THE

“CLASS

B”

LIMITS

FOR

RADIO NOISE

EMISSIONS

FROM

DIGITAL

APPARATUS

SET

OUT

IN

THE

RADIO

INTERFERENCE

REGULATION

OF

THE

CANADIAN

DEPARTMENT

OF

COMMUNICATIONS.

LE

PRESENT

APPAREIL

NUMERIQUE

N’EMET

PAS

DE

BRUITS

RADIOELECTRIQUES

DEPASSANT

LES

LIMITES

APPLICABLES

AUX

APPAREILS

NUMERIQUES

DE

LA

“CLASSE

B”

PRESCRITES

DANS

LE

REGLEMENT

SUR

LE

BROUILLAGE

RADIOELECTRIQUE

EDICTE

PAR

LE

MINISTERE

DES

COMMUNICATIONS

DU

CANADA.

1

Introduction

Thank

you

for

purchasing

the

Korg

TonsWorxs

PANDORA

Personal

Multi

Effect

Processor.

Main

features

PANDORA

is

a

multi-function

yet

compact-sized

effect

unit.

@

IPE

(Integrated

Parameter

Edit)

system

—

easy

to

adjust

effect

settings

@

Tuner

function

—

quick

tuning

@

Metronome

function

—

convenient

for

practicing

@

60

types

of

effect

variation

@

20

user

programs

@

LCD

backlit

by

new

luminous

material

—

easy

viewing

in

dark

locations

without

wearing

down

the

batteries

Turning

on

the

power

Remove

the

battery

cover

located

on

the

bottom

of

the

base

by

sliding

it

in

the

direction

of

the

arrow.

Insert

two

AA

alkaline

batteries

(sold

separately)

as

shown

in

the

illustration.

Be

careful

to

insert

the

batteries

in

the

correct

orientation.

Specifications

PX

1

PANDORA

Personal

Multi

Effect

Processor

Number

of

programs:

20

Inputs:

guitar

input

(phone

jack)

AUX

IN

(mini

stereo

jack)

Output:

line/headphone

dual-purpose

output

(stereo

phone

jack)

Tuner

section

detection

range:

27.5

Hz

—

2093

Hz

(AOQO—C7)

Metronome

section

tempo:

J=40—208

Power

supply:

two

AA

alkaline

batteries

battery

life

is

8.5

hours

of

continuous

use

(using

headphones)

or

separately

sold

AC

adapter

(DC

9V)

be

sure

to

use

only

the

specified

AC

adapter.

Dimensions:

127.5

mm

X

22.5mm

X

75

mm(W

X

H

X

D)

Weight:

180

g

Gncluding

batteries)

Options:

carrying

case,

AC

adapter

(DC

9V)

Appearance

and

specifications

are

subject

to

change

without

notice

for

product

improvement.

Controls

and

connectors

>

/

4

buttons

These

buttons

select

the

parameter

to

be

edited.

A/V

buttons

These

buttons

are

used

to

edit

parameters.

DC9V

An

AC

adapter

can

be

connected

here.

Write

button

(Not

necessary

if

batteries

are

used.)

This

button

is

used

to

write

+/—

buttons

‘

These

buttons

are

used

to

select

programs

and

to

edit

parameters.

TONEWORKS

—

Output/Headphone

jack

7

pape

0)

rt

pe

Bypass

button

[bs

TREY

H+)

This

button

turns

bypass

_

‘

L@)

on/off.

Pressing

it

for

a

longer

interval

will

mute

the

unit.

|

Aux

In

LCD

with

luminous

backlight

The

output

of

a

cassette

Metronome

button

Before

using

the

unit

in

a

tape

or

CD

player

can

be

This

button

turns

dark

location,

expose

the

connected

here.

the

metronome

on/

LCD

to

sunlight

or

‘~

Input

jack

off.

fluorescent

light.

Enter button

This

button

is

used

to

turn

effects

on/

off

and

to

write

settings

etc.

Of

vEdit

Play

oQo00

00

Battery

cover

Power

switch

(mode

switch)

This

switch

turns

the

power

on/off

and

selects

either

Play

or

Edit

mode.

3

Making

connections

For

all

equipment

being

connected,

turn

the

power

OFF

and

lower

the

volume.

AC

adapter

(*4)

Aux

In

headphones

mini-component

/

stereo

etc.

stereo

phone

-

stereo

pin

(*1)

o_o

UF

O

Qo

wep

eee

ee

>

.

:

———~--*--

\

guitar

amp

/

powered

monitor

mono

phone

-

mono

phone

or

pin

(*1,

*2)

O)(O

DC9V

.

TONEWORKS

©

=

©

=

©

_/

*1

Connecting

cables

are

sold

separately.

*2

PANDORA’S

output/headphone

jack

is

stereo.

If

you

use

a

standard

mono

cable

to

connect

it

to

a

guitar

amp

etc.,

only

the

L

(left)

output

will

be

heard.

*3

If

a

cassette

tape

or

CD

player

is

connected

to

AUX

IN

you

can

play

along

on

your

guitar

with

a

tape,

etc.

However

the

volume.

must

be

adjusted

on

the

connected

device.

*4

If

you

are

using

PANDORA

with

batteries,

the

AC

adapter

will

not be

necessary.

Be

sure

to

use

only

the

specified

AC

adapter.

\

cassette

tape

or

CD

player

(*3)

stereo

mini

-

stereo

mini

(*1)

mono

phone

-

mono

phone

(*1)

Try

it

out

When

you

finish

making

connections,

set

the

power

switch

in

the

“Play”

position.

Use

the

+

/

—

buttons

to

select

a

program.

Select

a

clean-type

program

that

will

be

suitable

for

making

volume

settings.

(As

an

example

here,

we

will

select

Program

4

“MODERN”

.)

program

name

O®)

program

number

i

Jiao)

"Fe,

MODE

i

ww

Set

the

volume

control

of

the

guitar

to

its

usual

position.

Press

the

A

or

V

buttons

and

the

master

level

will

be

displayed.

Continue

pressing

the

A

or

V

buttons

to

adjust

the

volume.

©)

@

master

level

eae)

MODERN

mm

J

PANDORA

does

not

have

an

input

volume

control.

If

the

sound

still

distorts

even

when

the

master

level

is

lowered,

lower

the

volume

of

the

guitar.

For

further

details

refer

to

the

explanations

of

Play

Mode

and

Edit

Mode.

Play

mode

Set

the

power

switch

to

the

right

position.

Play

mode

is

the

mode

in

which

you

will

normally

use

PANDORA.

1.

Program

change

You

can

select

from

20

user

programs.

Press

the

+,

—

buttons

to

select

programs.

Gm)cc

Ge

Jam)

)~-

Program

name

te.

TLIC

ba

b

Pree

hy

Oe)

Program

number

2.

Master

level

Press

the

A“

V

buttons

and

the

current

master

level

value

will

be

displayed

in

the

LCD.

©

aoe

é

vy

YPvEde

@)

Master

level

vawe

Its

By

continuing

to

press

the

A“

V

buttons

you

can

set

the

master

level.

The

master

level

is

remembered

each

time

it

is

set,

and

will

be

remembered

even

when

the

power

is

turned

off.

3.

Bypass

/

Mute

When

the

bypass

button

is

pressed,

the

chain

display(

)

will

change

to

slow

blinking,

and

the

direct

sound

(unprocessed

by

the

effects)

will

be

output.

If

you

continue

pressing

the

bypass

button,

the

tune

indicator

will

change

to

rapid

blinking

after

approximately

one

second,

and

the

output

will

be

muted

and

there

will

be

no

sound.

When

PANDORA

is

bypassed

or

muted,

the

tuner

will

function.

Press

the

bypass

button

once

again

to

cancel

bypass

/

mute.

When

you

select

a

program,

bypass

/

mute

will

be

canceled.

4.

Tuner

Select

bypass

or

mute.

The

character

and

numeric

displays

will

disappear,

and

the

tuner

will

operate.

Play

a

note

on

your

guitar.

The

note

name

is

displayed

in

the

right

edge,

and

the

tuning

meter

at

the

left.

Tune

your

guitar

so

that

the

meter

moves

toward

the

center

mark.

Sharps

are

indicated

at

the

upper

right

of

the

note

name.

center

mark

note

name

When

the

meter

matches

the

center,

the

center

mark

will

change

to

a“

*

”.

Pressing

the

A,”

V

buttons

will

display

the

calibration

value

(the

value

of

standard

pitch

A).

By

continuing

to

press

the

A“

V

buttons

you

can

adjust

the

calibration

over

the

range

of

A=

438

to

445

Hz.

This

setting

will

be

lost

when

the

power

is

turned

off,

and

will

be

reset

to

A=440

Hz

when

the

power

is

next

turned

on.

&

Tuner

calibration

can

be

displayed

and

adjusted

only

in

Play

mode

when

the

metronome

is

OFF.

When

you

select

a

program,

bypass

/

mute

and

tuner

will

be

defeated.

5.

Metronome

(

\)

Pressing

the

metronome

button

will

start

the

metronome.

At

this

time,

the

tempo

will

be

displayed

for

approximately

1

second.

In

Play

mode,

the

metronome

display

will

appear

when

the

tempo

display

is

off.

The

indicator

will

move

to

left

and

right

in

time with

the

tempo.

Press

the

metronome

button

once

again

and

the

metronome

will

stop.

metronome

display

in

Play

mode

While

the

metronome

is

sounding,

you

can

press

the

A.”

V

buttons

to

display

the

current

tempo.

By

continuing

to

press

the

A/

¥

buttons

you

can

set

the

tempo.

The

tempo

will

be

remembered

as

it

is

set.

(In

Edit

mode,

the

tempo

can

be

set

only

when

it

is

displayed.)

Ke

you

turn on

the

metronome

while

PANDORA

is

bypassed,

the

tuner

function

will

be

defeated.

When

you

select

a

program

the

bypass

/

mute

and

tuner

functions

will

be

defeated,

but

the

metronome

will

continue

to

operate,

and

the

program

name

will

be

displayed

for

approximately

1

second.

6.

Write (same

for

Edit

mode)

Press

the

Write

button.

Use

the

A/V

buttons

to

select

the

program

number

into

which

you

wish

to

write.

Press

the

Enter

button

and

the

program

will be

written.

When

the

data

has

been

written,

the

display

will

indicate

“COMPLT”

for

approximately

1

second.

If

you

decide

not

to

write,

press

the

Write button

once

again

and

the

operation

will

be

canceled.

(In

Play

mode,

you

can

copy

a

program

by

writing

it

into

a

different

program

number.)

Edit

mode

Set

the

power

switch

to

the

center

“Edit”

position.

Here

you

can

turn

each

effect

on

/

off,

and

edit

the

type

and

value

settings.

In

Edit

mode,

you

can

turn

on

bypass

or

muting,

but

editing

cannot

be

performed

while

these

are

on.

You

must

defeat

bypass

or

muting

before

you

edit.

1.

Selecting

a

parameter

to

edit

Use

the

DP

“

<buttons

to

select

the

parameter

that

you

wish

to

edit.

Pressing

the

>

<buttons

will

cycle

through

the

parameters

in

the

following

order.

eee)

@

‘|

pea

aS

em

+

The

currently

selected

parameter

will

blink.

Parameters

which

are

turned

off

cannot

be

edited.

To

edit

an

effect

which

is

turned

off,

use

the

P<

buttons

to

select

it

and

press

the

Enter

key

to

turn

the

effect

on.

2.

Editing

effect

parameters

Use

the

following

buttons

to

edit

each

effect;

drive

(DRIVE),

tone

(TONE),

modulation

(MOD),

and

ambience

(AMB).

@

Enter

button:

effect

on

/

off

(the

display

will

indicate

either

“FX

ON”

or

“FX

OFP’’)

@

+

/—

buttons:

Effect

type

(for

TONE,

the

“low”

value)

@

AV

buttons:

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(for

TONE,

the

“hi”

value)

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TONE

Drive

(DRIVE):

These

effects

are

used

mainly

to

process

guitar

gain;

compressor,

overdrive,

distortion,

etc.

Tone

(TONE):

This

adjust

the

tone

in

the

same

way

as

an

audio

equalizer.

Modulation

(MOD):

This

provides

modulation-type

effects

such

as

chorus,

flanger,

and phaser.

Ambience

(AMB):

This

provides

reverberation-type

effects

such

as

delay,

echo,

and

reverb,

and

pitch

shifting.

TYPE

is

the

parameter

used

to

select

variations

of

effects.

You

can

select

different

effect

variations

in

each

of

the

following

effect

groups;

DRIVE,

MODULATION,

AMBIENCE

and

CABINET

RESONATOR.

(For

example,

if

you’d

like

to

use

a

flanger

for

the

modulation

effect

you

can

choose

from

four

types

ranging

from

shallow

flanging

to

deep

flanging.)

VALUE

is

the

parameter

that

determines

the

character

of

the

effect,

such

as

effect

level,

effect

balance,

speed,

drive,

sensitivity,

etc.

The

effect

parameter

chart

lists

the

parameters

(for

each

effect)

that

can

be

adjusted.

&

It

is

not

possible

to

simultaneously

use

the

ROOM,

HALL,

or

PITCH

effect

of

the

ambience

group

(AMB)

together

with

the

modulation

(MOD)

group

effects.

For

example

if

ambience

(AMB)

ROOM,

HALL,

or

PITCH

is

on,

turning

on

a

modulation

(MOD)

effect

will

turn

off the

ambience

(AMB)

effect.

3.

Cabinet

resonator

(

&)

The

cabinet

resonator

is

a

function

which

simulates

the

acoustical

characteristics

of

the

speaker

cabinet

of

a

guitar

amp,

and

can

even

simulate

the

resonance

of

the

speaker

enclosure.

When

you

use

the

Enter

button

to

turn

this

on/off,

the

display

will

indicate

either

“CR

ON”

or

“CR

OFF’,

When

the

cabinet

resonator

is

on,

you

can

use

the

+”

—

buttons

to

select

the

cabinet

type.

4,

Rename

You

can

modify

the

name

of

the

program.

Use

the

+/

—

buttons

to

move

the

cursor,

and

use

the

A/V

buttons

to

select

characters.

5.

NR

(noise

reduction)

Use

the

+’

—

buttons

to

set

the

strength

of

the

noise

reduction.

As

you

raise

the

value,

the

noise-

suppressing

effect

will

increase.

Normally

you

will

adjust

this

to

a

setting

where

noise

is

not

obtrusive

when

the

guitar

strings

are

lightly

muted.

6.

Level

Use

the

+,

—

buttons

to

adjust

the

level

of

each

program.

The

output

sound

may

clip

depending

on

the

DRIVE

and

TONE

settings,

so

use

this

level

setting

to

adjust

it

to

avoid

clipping.

&

The

volume

of

each

program

will

change

depending

on

the

guitar

that

you

use.

Make

level

settings

as

appropriate

for

your

guitar.

7.

Write

This

is

the

same

as

in

Play

mode.

Refer

to

Play

mode

“6.

Write”.

Other

functions

Battery

empty

indicator

(

q

)

When

the

battery

runs

down,

the

battery

empty

indicator

will

appear,

and

the

area

inside

the

battery

will

blink.

When

this

appears,

change

the

battery

as

soon

as

possible.

The

unit

will

have

approximately

20

minutes

of

operation

remaining

after

this

display

appears.

Programs

etc.

will

not

be

lost

even

if

the

battery

is

taken

out.

Reloading

the

preset

programs

(factory

programs)

Turn

on

the

power

while

simultaneously

pressing

the

Metronome

button

and

the

Enter

button.

The

display

will

ask

“LOAD?”.

Press

the

+

button

and

the

preset

programs

will

be

loaded

(the

display

will

indicate

“LOAD”),

and

then

the

power-on

display

will

appear.

If

you

press

the

V

button

loading

will

not

take

place,

and

PANDORA

will

start

up

as

usual.

Me aware

that

if

you

load

the

preset

programs,

all

previous

program

settings

will

be

lost.

Troubleshooting

If

you

suspect

that

there

may

be

some

problem

with

operation,

check

the

following

points.

If

this

does

not

resolve

the

problem,

consult

your

dealer

or

a

Korg

service

station.

1.

Power

does

not

turn

on.

”

a

Are

batteries

inserted?

Alternatively,

is

the

AC

adapter

connected

to

an

AC

outlet?

2.

No

sound.

%*

Are

the

guitar,

amp,

and

headphones

connected

respectively

to

the

appropriate

jack?

%

Is

the

amp

power

turned

on

and

is

it

sel

correctly?

%*

Are

the

connecting

cables

broken?

@

If

there

is

sound

in

the

headphones,

there

is

a

problem

with

the

connections

after

PANDORA.

%*

Is

the

master

level

set

to

“O”

or

a

low

value’?

%*

Is

the

level

(of

each

program)

set

to

“0”

or

a

low

value?

*

Is

the

unit

muted

(the

chain

display

rapidly)?

@

Be

aware

that

if

all

effects

are

off,

the

chain

display

will

disappear,

and

it

will

not

be

possible

to

distinguish

Bypass

or

Mute

from

the

LCD

display.

** Is

the

guitar

volume

turned

down?

3.

The

volume

of

the

device

connected

to

Aux

In

is

too

loud

(or

too

soft).

@

Adjust

the

output

level

of

the

connected

device.

@

Make

connections

from

the

headphone

jack

of

the

device

that

you

wish

to

mix.

4.

No

effects.

*

Is

the

unit

bypassed

(the

chain

display

(oarve)

blinking

slowly)?

*

Are

the

effects

used

by

the

program

turned

on?

5.

Tuner

does

not

work.

%*

Are you

in

Play

mode

and

Bypassed

or

Muted?

@

In

Play

mode,

select

Bypass

or

Gave)

blinking

Mute.

Effect

parameters

VALUE

TYPE

(+

/—

buttons)

(A/V

bottons)

sets

the

strength

COMP

compressor

of

the

compressor

effect

CRUNCH

{mild

overdrive

SCREAM

overdrive

with an

edge

TUBE

vintage-type

overdrive

DRIVE

drive

effects

HOTBOX

distortion

with

many

mid-range

overtones

suitable

for

line

drive

amount

HIGAIN

high-gain

type

distortion

out

or

-

——

-

headphones

VALVE

high-gain

distortion

of

a

vintage

amp

CRUSH

smooth

and

sustaining

distortion

SCOOP

mid

scooped-type

distortion