33 Mains Fuse Box:
CAUTION: ALWAYS make sure replacement fuses are of the same type and have the
same ratings as the original fuse! Please refer to the fuse ratings table.
34 Footswitch: Serial Amp Control Port (S.A.C.)
Heads up:
CAUTION:
A tip from the designer:
35 Footswitch: FX Loop, Reverb
The rear chamber contains the mains fuse and in the front chamber, a spare fuse.
This serial data input accepts the optional ENGL Z-9 Custom Footswitch, which lets you
control various amp functions remotely. Connect the Z-9 Footswitch to the amp using
a cord equipped with stereo 6.3 mm (¼") jack plugs. This MIDI-enabled footboard is a
custom tool designed to switch every amp feature designated as footswitchable in this
manual. To learn if a given feature may be controlled remotely, refer to its description
herein. You'll find a configuration table showing the Raider 100's functions on page
26.
Plugging a jack plug into the S.A.C. Port disables the five switching functions
controlled by the buttons arrayed on the amp's front panel. What's more, it also
disables the three footswitch jacks' (35, 36, 37) remote-control capability. In other
words, when a Z-9 board is plugged in, it has priority over the amp's controls as well as
footswitches connected to these three jacks.
Connect only the ENGL Z-9 Footswitch to this 6.3 mm (¼") stereo jack!
Connecting any other switching device may damage it and/or the amp's circuitry!
Insert and remove the Z-9's cable to and from the S.A.C. Port only when the amp is
switched off!
Try out the ENGL Z-9 Custom Footswitch – chances are you'll love the remote-control
convenience. Based on a rather clever switching concept, it affords direct access to the
four Clean, Crunch, Lead, and Hi Gain Lead modes by merging channel selection and Hi
Gain switching. Alongside selecting channels, you can opt to control any other two
switchable amp functions such as
and
or
and
,
and so forth.
Another tremendous benefit of this microcontroller-driven footboard is that it
connects to the amp via an easily obtained, standard stereo cord. But that's not the last
of the Z-9's advantages: At some point, you may decide to ramp up or connect to a
MIDI system. This won't render the Z-9 obsolete because it also serves as a simple MIDI
footboard with a MIDI OUT (5-pin DIN connector) that selects 10 MIDI patches (or
presets, if you prefer). Again, I want to emphasize that you should never connect
another footboard to this jack: The Z-9 controls the amp via a proprietary ENGL serial
data protocol, and the Serial Amp Control Port was developed exclusively for ENGL
amps. No other footboard will work and in fact is likely to damage the footboard or
the amp's circuitry!
Use this jack to connect a conventional footswitch with two switching functions, for
example, the ENGL Z-4 (2 x off/on - Single Pole Single Throw or SPST for short). This
type of footswitch lets you access
One of the
two switches enables or bypasses
, while the other switches the reverb
unit on and off. Plugging a footswitch into this jack disables onboard
(29)
switching.
Mid Boost
Reverb
Main FX Loop
Reverb
Main FX Loop
Reverb
Main FX Loop
FX Loop
on/off and
on/off.
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