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CONNECTING A FOOTSWITCH
IF USING A MOMENTARY (MECHANICAL STYLE) FOOTSWITCH TO SELECT PRESETS, FOLLOW THIS
SECTION. YOU WILL NEED TO PROGRAM THE "PRESET MANAGER" DESCRIBED IN THE PRESET MANAGER
PROGRAMMING MENU SECTION.
1. Plug a single (mono 1/4" plug) or dual (stereo 1/4" plug) footswitch into the "FOOT" jack on the back panel. Be sure the
switch is a momentary type and not a push on/push off type. You may use either a momentary on or momentary off style, as
the Switchblade will automatically detect which kind you are using on power up.
NOTE:
THE SWITCHBLADE AUTOMATICALLY DETECTS THE KIND OF FOOTSWITCH USED DURING POWER
UP, SO THE FOOTSWITCH MUST BE PLUGGED IN BEFORE THE UNIT IS POWERED UP.
ADDITIONAL SETUP INFORMATION
1. If possible, plug all effect power cords, amp power cords and Switchblade power cord into a single power strip to avoid
ground loop problems. In addition, all power cords attached to the power strip should be bunched together and tie wrapped,
and kept away from the audio cables. Also all audio cables should be neatly routed away from the AC power cords and should
only be as long as necessary to reach the effects. USE HIGH QUALITY AUDIO CABLES WITH GOOD SHIELDING FOR
LOWEST NOISE.
2. Turn everything on.
NOTE:
IT IS SUGGESTED THAT YOUR AMPLIFIERS BE KEPT AT A LOW LEVEL DURING
PROGRAMMING SINCE MIXING EFFECTS CAN CAUSE UNEXPECTED VOLUME BUILDUP. (I.E. GET LOUD!)
PROGRAMMING THE SETUP MENUS
NOTE:
THE SETUP MENUS MUST BE PROGRAMMED BEFORE PROGRAMMING ANY PRESETS AS MANY OF
THE PRESET MENUS DEPEND ON THE SETUP INFORMATION.
1. The green "PLAY" indicator should be on. If it is not, press the MODE switch until it is. This is PLAY MODE, used
during ordinary operation.
2. Press the MODE switch once to enter the PROGRAMMING GROUP SELECTION MENU. Press the SELECT switch so
the cursor (underscore) is under the word "SETUP". Press the MODE switch TWICE to skip over the "COPY" menu and to
move directly to the Input/Output Definition (I/O DEF) Menu.
INPUT/OUTPUT DEFINITION MENU PROGRAMMING:
This menu is used to assign names to all devices connected to the audio inputs and outputs on the Switchblade, to assign MIDI
channels to all the MIDI effects connected to the Switchblade, to assign a MIDI channel to the Switchblade and to set up the
REMOTE ADJUSTMENT feature.
1. Press the SELECT switch to select the IN XX area. The "XX" number represents the IN jack number on the back panel.
Use the DOWN or UP/DOIT switch to scroll to an IN number that you have a device connected to. You must now name this
device (i.e. GUITAR, PREAMP, EQ LEFT, etc.).
NOTE:
IF USING STEREO EFFECT DEVICES, GIVE EACH OF THE 2 RETURNS FROM THE STEREO EFFECT A
DIFFERENT NAME, SUCH AS "EQ LEFT" AND "EQ RIGHT". THE INPUT TO THE EFFECT CAN BE GIVEN A
THIRD NAME SUCH AS "EQUALIZR" WHEN PROGRAMMING THE "OUT" JACK DESCRIBED BELOW (OR "EQ
LEFT" AND "EQ RIGHT" AGAIN IF THE DEVICE HAS STEREO INPUTS).
Press the SELECT switch to move the cursor to the lower left display corner where the name will start. Press the DOWN or
UP/DOIT switch to select characters and the SELECT switch to move to the next character.
2. When done naming this device, repeat steps 1 and 2 again to name all the inputs you have something connected to. Leave
blank any inputs or outputs that you do not have connected to equipment. If you add more equipment later remember to add
these new names.
3. After all inputs are named, the display will change to OUT XX where IN XX used to be. Proceed with naming all outputs.
(AMP LEFT, PREAMP, etc.). Notice that an additional section "CHXX" or "NOCH" is displayed whenever the OUT XX is
displayed. Use this area to select a MIDI channel for the effect with the same name.
