Boss RE-202 Cheatsheet

Settings

  1. Press and hold down the [TAP] switch, and turn on the power.
  2. Set the [MODE SELECTOR] knob to desired position.
  3. Use the [MEMORY] button to select the function to set.
  4. Press the [TAP] switch to exit the function settings.
Mode Setting Values
1 Maximum memory value 1
2
3
4
2 Twist MANUAL - Normal
1 - Hard
2 - Natural
3 Tap MANUAL - Playback head 1, quarter notes
1 - Playback head 1, dotted eighth notes
2 - SHORT (the head for which the delay time is shortest in each mode), quarter notes
3 - SHORT (the head for which the delay time is shortest in each mode), dotted eighth notes
4 - LONG (the head for which the delay time is longest in each mode), quarter notes
MANUAL+1
LONG (the head for which the delay time is longest in each mode), dotted eighth notes
4 Reverb Type for Each Memory MANUAL - Common for all
1 - Each memory
6, 7 6 - CTL 1
7 - CTL 2
MANUAL - Next memory
1 - Previous memory
2 - Turn on/off
3 - Tempo
4 - WARP/TWIST
CTL 1: WARP is on while the switch is pressed
CTL 2: TWIST is on while the switch is pressed.
8 Direct sound (FX loop) MANUAL - Outputs the direct sound
1 - Does not output the direct sound
9 Direct mode MANUAL - Bypass
1 - The saturation effect is canceled when the effect is OFF
2 - The saturation effect remains even when the effect is OFF
10 Tail MANUAL - Reverberation carries over
1 - Reverberation does not carry over
11 Repeat rate MANUAL - Normal
1 - Long (2×)
12 Reverb type MANUAL - RE-201 SPRING
1 - HALL
2 - PLATE
3 - ROOM
4 - AMBIENCE

Setting a Reverb Type for Each Memory

Use setting "4" - reverb type for each memory

  1. Hold down the [MEMORY] switch, and release it once the LED starts blinking.
  2. Use the [MEMORY] button to select the reverb type.
  3. Press the [MEMORY] switch to exit the settings.

Setting the Expression Pedal Function

  1. Use the [MEMORY] button to select the memory (MANUAL, MEMORY 1–4) for which you want to configure the expression pedal.
  2. Long-press the [INPU T] button.
    The GUITAR indicator blinks.
  3. Use the respective knobs to set the sound that’s used when the pedal is at the MIN value (pushed all the way down with your heel).
  4. Press the [INPUT] button again.
    The LINE indicator blinks.
  5. Use the respective knobs to set the sound that’s used when the pedal is at the MAX value (pushed all the way up with your toes).
  6. Press the [INPUT] button again to exit the function settings.

Head Combinations for Each Mode

Mode 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Playback head 1
Playback head 2
Playback head 3
Playback head 4

Saving to a Memory

  1. Long-press the [MEMORY] button.
    The indicator of the currently selected memory number blinks, and the memory enters write standby mode.
  2. Press the [MEMORY] button to select where to save the memory.
  3. Long-press the [MEMORY] button once more to save.

If you’ve saved to MANUAL, only the [TAPE] button and expression pedal settings are saved.

You can use an external MIDI device to select memories 5–127. When you select memories 5–127, the MEMORY 1–4 indicators all blink.

Long-press the [MEMORY] button once more to save. The memory number indicators blink rapidly. Once they remain lit, the write operation is finished. When using an external MIDI device to select memories 5–127, the MEMORY 1–4 indicators all blink rapidly and then go dark. If you operate the knobs or footswitch before step 3, the write operation is canceled. If you’ve saved to MANUAL, only the [TAPE] button and expression pedal settings are saved.

Factory Factory Reset

  1. Press and hold down the [ON/OFF] switch and [TAP] switch, and turn on the power.
  2. Press the [TAP] switch.
  3. This starts the factory reset. The MEMORY indicators light up in this order: MANUALÓ1Ó2Ó3Ó4. The reset is finished once the [ON/OFF] switch lights up.
  4. Turn off the power.

Don’t turn off the power while the factory reset is in progress.


You can find more details in the offical manual.


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