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10
Utilities
The Utilities section, accessed by pressing the front panel
button, contains five pages of menus containing
settings and tools that do not affect the sound or routing of the Axe-Fx II.
LCD Contrast
10.1
The
LCD
page of the UTILITY menu contains a single adjustment slider, used to set the contrast of the built-in
display to ensure good readability in different viewing environments.
Preset Utilities
10.2
The
PRESET
page of the UTILITY menu contains dump and backup utilities. Each of the options listed is executed by
selecting it and pressing
to transmit or “dump” the selected memory area to an external device for backup,
editing, or other purposes. Be sure to note that dumps to MIDI and USB are initiated with separate menu choices.
Backup and restore operations are also detailed in
Section 13
STRIP ALL GLOBAL DATA
removes all Global Block links from the
current
preset. Only the links are
removed; parameter values are not affected.
SET AMP(S) TO DEFAULTS
- This resets all advanced parameters in each amp block in the current preset
to default values. Tone controls and Drive levels are not altered.
UPDATE AMPS ALL PRSTS
– Same as above, but acts on all amps in all presets.
ERASE ALL PRESETS
– (XL Only) – Completely erases all presets in the unit.
ERASE ALL CABS
– (XL Only) – Completely erases all user cabs in the unit.
Status Meters
10.3
The Status meter page of the UTILITY menu contains audio meters for Input 1 Left and Right (L1, R1), Input 2 Left
and Right (L2, R2), Output 1 Left and Right (L1, R1), and Output 2 Left and Right (L2, R2). The scale is -80 to 0 db.
The “USB” bar graph displays the amount of data in the USB FIFO buffer. Ideally this should be around 50%. If the
buffer overflows or underflows, the
USB BUFFER SIZE
(p.
) should be increased. The number of buffer errors
that have occurred since the last reset is also indicated above the graph.
The front panel also shows the levels for Input 1 L+R and Input 2 L+R on stereo LED meters.
To the right of the I/O section, CPU Utilization (CPU%) is shown on its own meter. The total CPU usage must not
exceed 98% or the entire system could destabilize. The Axe-Fx II works to prevent this condition from occurring.
See
Understanding Preset Size Limits
on p.
