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A convenience menu has been added to allow quick review of
all the patches and gains that are programmed into the matrix.
The menu appears the same as the patching and gain menu with the exception that the word "REVIEW" appears in the sweep
area of the display. In addition only the UP and DOWN switch have any affect in this menu.
To enter this menu, press and HOLD the SELECT switch while in the Matrix Programming menu. The "REVIEW" word will
appear on the bottom row. The UP switch can now be pressed to scroll through all the patches that are connected. Notice that
all the outputs for the input that is showing will be displayed and then the next input will appear and all the outputs for that
input will show and so on. The DOWN switch can be used to back up to the previously shown connection.
To return to the programming menu, simply press the SELECT switch again. The patch that was shown in the review menu at
the time the SELECT switch is pressed will be shown in the patching and gain menu.
THE MIDI OUT MENU: (PRESET PROGRAMMING GROUP)
NOTE:
THIS MENU ONLY APPEARS IF ONE OR MORE CHANNEL NUMBERS WERE ASSIGNED TO EFFECT
NAMES USING THE EFFECT CONFIGURATION MENU IN THE SETUP GROUP.
Use this menu to create a burst of one or more program change commands to be sent over the MIDI OUT port to change the
presets on MIDI devices connected to the Switchblade. Whenever this preset is selected from PLAY MODE, this burst will be
sent to the effects on their corresponding channel.
1. To clear out the MIDI out burst (set all effect program change numbers to "OFF"), press the DOWN and UP/DOIT switch
together. This only clears out the burst and does not affect any other preset parameter.
2. Use the SELECT switch to move the cursor under the effect name area on the top line of the display. Use the DOWN or
UP/DOIT switch to scroll to the MIDI effect that you want to send a program change number to.
NOTE:
ONLY THOSE EFFECTS THAT WERE GIVEN CHANNEL NUMBERS WILL SHOW UP IN THE EFFECT
NAME AREA.
3. Move the cursor to the program change number using the SELECT switch. Use the DOWN or UP/DOIT switch to scroll to
the desired program change number to be sent to this effect. Continue to add as many program change numbers to this burst
by scrolling to the effect and setting the program change number. If you do not want to send a program change number to a
particular effect, scroll to that effect and then scroll the numbers down until "OFF" appears.
THE VU METER MENU (PRESET PROGRAMMING GROUP):
The VU meter is used to read the signal levels applied to any of the 8 inputs. This menu is useful for optimizing the signal
levels between devices attached to the Switchblade and to prevent clipping on any input The VU meter has a graph reading
from -32dBu to 0dBu. On this scale, 0dBu indicates the maximum input level before the input clips and is equal to +4dBv
(5V p/p) Adjust your input levels so the VU centers around -10 to -15. This will give you 10 to 15 dB of headroom before
clipping occurs.
1. The number of the input the meter is reading is located in the bottom left-hand corner. To change this number, to monitor
different inputs, press either the UP/DOIT, or the DOWN switch.
THE CONTROL OUTPUT MENU: (PRESET PROGRAMMING GROUP)
Use this menu to activate or deactivate each of the 4 control outputs for this preset. When an output is activated, the state of
the device the control output is connected to will change, such as the reverb on the amp turning on or the overdrive channel
being selected.
NOTE:
THE OUTPUT TYPE (PULSE OR STEADY STATE) MUST BE SELECTED IN THE CONTROL OUTPUT
CONFIGURATION MENU (SETUP PROGRAMMING GROUP) TO ASSURE COMPATIBILITY WITH THE DEVICE
BEING CONTROLLED.
1. To activate a particular control output, move the cursor under the output number to be activated or deactivated and use the
DOWN or UP/DOIT switch to change the state. A "+" means the control output is turned on (relay activated).
After a preset is selected and the state of the relays has conformed to the settings in this menu, the relays can be controlled
within the preset by using reserved Program Change numbers. See the section “Direct Control of Control Outputs” for details.
