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BOSS ME-6 TURBO FACTS

The ME-6 is a versatile effects processor featuring a user-friendly floor-pedal
design and six popular effects that can be combined simultaneously with noise-free
performance. It has real analog distortion and overdrive which can be configured
and saved to 15 patch locations.

Initializing

1. Turn power off.
2. Press and hold CURSOR DOWN and LEFT.
3. Turn power on.
4. Press WRITE.

Choosing Patches

1. Press bank (B) footswitch and choose bank 2 with #2 footswitch. Choose patch 4 Mega Stack.
2. Choose patch 5 (in bank
3. Chorus Distortion.
4. Press bank (B) footswitch and choose bank 3 with #3 footswitch. Choose patch 3 Clean Chorus.
5. Choose patch 1 (in bank
6. Sweet Overdrive.

Audition Distortions

1. Choose patch bank 2, number 4.
2. Press EDIT/ESC (you are now in edit mode).
3. Press the left/right cursors until OVERDRIVE/DISTORTION flashes.
4. The parameter LED (on the right) should be on MODE, if not press the up cursor until you're at the top.
5. Use VALUE up/down to select modes.

   1-Mild overdrive such as a BOSS OD-1.
   2-High gain overdrive like a BOSS OD-2.
   3-Distortion with a mid boost like a BOSS DS-2.
   4-Distortion like a MT-2 Metal Zone with enhanced low end.
   5-OD-2 with EQ placed before the EQ.

Delay

1. Turn DELAY on by pressing footswitch #4.
2. Cursor over to DELAY TIME.
3. Set to 500 milliseconds (50.) with VALUE.
4. Adjust EFFECT LEVEL (3) and FEEDBACK (1).

Compressor

1. Turn COMPRESSOR on by pressing footswitch #1.
2. Cursor over to COMPRESSOR SUSTAIN.
3. Set to 10 using VALUE.

Reverb

1. Turn Reverb on by pressing footswitch #6.
2. Cursor over to REVERB MODE.
3. Set the MODE to 1-4.

Writing to Manual Memory

1. Press WRITE.
2. Press MANUAL twice.
3. Press WRITE again.

Manual Mode

Manual mode can be used to turn on and off individual effects with the pedals of the ME-6. This allows a user to treat the ME-6 as 6 separate effects pedals.

1. Press MANUAL.
2. Individual effects can now be turned on/off at will with the footswitches, just as if you had individual BOSS compact pedals.

The correlation of footpedal-to-effect is as follows:

1. Compressor.
2. Overdrive/Distortion.
3. Equalizer.
4. Delay.
5. Chorus/Flanger.
6. Reverb.

Controlling the Volume of the ME-6 in Real-time

1. Connect a FV-300L, FV-300H or EV-5 to the EXP Pedal with a stereo 1/4 inch cable.
2. The Volume of the ME-6 will be controlled between the Noise Suppressor and the Delay effects.