without blinking dots, meaning that the SansAmp PSA-1 is at program 00, or bypass. Once
you’ve remapped the programs to your satisfaction, press the
Save
button to exit the Special
Page menu.
S
PECIAL
P
AGE
F
UNCTION
3: S
ET
F
OOTSWITCH
L
OOP
C
OUNT
With a single momentary footswitch, you can step through any number of programs you want,
and the sequence loops itself back automatically. (Your SansAmp PSA-1 is factory pro-
grammed for three steps, although you can set different numbers.) That is, if you have a four-
step footswitch loop count, and you step on the footswitch repeatedly, the programs will cycle
through like this:
00, 01, 02, 03, 00, 01, 02, 03, 00, etc.
or
21, 22, 23, 24, 21, 22, 23, 24, 21, etc.
You can set up your loop to include as many as all 100 (00 to 99) programs in the unit.
However, on a more practical level, you may want to limit your loop to a smaller number. If
you have selected Special Page Function 3, the display shows the current setting of the
footswitch loop count. You may use the
Up
and
Down
keys to increase or decrease the loop
count and press
Save
to store your selection. The dots will then return to their previous flash
rate, the display will show zero, and you will be back at the Special Page function menu. You
may select another function, or press
Save
to exit.
U
SEFUL
F
OOTSWITCH
T
RICK
If you are using a MIDI footcontroller to call up the programs in your SansAmp PSA-1, you
can use still use your momentary footswitch to cycle through a group. For instance, if you
select a loop of four programs, as shown in the previous example, then you can step through
four programs beginning on any program number, if you use a MIDI footcontroller. Here’s
how: Use your MIDI footcontroller to call up, say, Program 25, and have your SansAmp
PSA-1 set to loop through four programs. Instead of the first program being 00 when you step
on the momentary switch, it’s 25. The sequence, then as you step on the footswitch, is 25, 26,
27, 28, 25, 26, 27, 28, etc.
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Now, if you program the SansAmp PSA-1 to step through only two presets, you can set up
rhythm and lead programs for individual songs, and select the grouping with your MIDI foot-
controller. For example, you can set up rhythm and lead sounds in Programs 22 and 23 for
one song, and rhythm and lead sounds for another song in Programs 24 and 25. Then when
you play the first song, select Program 22 using the MIDI footcontroller and step on the
momentary switch to go back and forth between Programs 22 and 23. When it’s time for the
next song, use the MIDI footcontroller to call up Program 24, and then use the momentary
switch to toggle between Programs 24 and 25.
Set up two, three, or as many presets per song or style you want, according to your needs. You
can set up blues groupings, ballad groupings, grunge groupings, metal groupings, etc., and
have them all ready to call up at any time.
S
PECIAL
P
AGE
F
UNCTION
4: F
IXED
/P
ROGRAMMABLE
S
WAP
B
IT
This allows you to “swap” the positioning of the fixed Factory presets with user-programmable
Custom settings. When you select Function 4, the display will show either 00, 01, 02 or 03.
-00 groups Factory presets at Programs 00-49;
Custom
settings at 50-99 (as shipped).
-01 groups
Custom
settings at Programs 00-49; Factory presets at 50-99.
-02 groups Factory presets at Programs 00-49;
Custom
settings at 50-99 +
memory protect
.
-03 groups
Custom
se
memory protect
at Programs 00-49; Factory presets at 50-99.
The memory-protect feature in both 02 and 03 means your custom settings cannot be over-
written. Factory settings are permanently locked-in no matter which grouping you choose.
To change the setting, push the
Save
button. Then use the
Up
and
Down
buttons to select
00, 01, 02, or 03. Then push
Save
to store your selection. The display will then show 00 with
blinking dots to indicate you’re still in the Special Page menu. You may now choose either a
new Special Page function, or press
Save
again to exit. If you don’t make a choice in about 15
seconds, the display reverts to 00 without the dots blinking, indicating that the SansAmp
PSA-1 is in Program 00, bypass.
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DOWN
UP
SAVE
P U S H 2 X
SAVE
P U S H 2 X
Push
the
Save
Switch
Number
of
Steps
is
Shown
Select a
New
Number
of
Steps
Push
the
Save
Switch
Again
DOWN
UP
SAVE
P U S H 2 X
SAVE
P U S H 2 X
Push
the
Save
Switch
Current
Setting
is
Shown
Select 00,
01, 02, or
03 to
Order
User and
Factory
Presets
Push
the
Save
Switch
Again
PSA-1
M O D E L
TM
PSA-1
M O D E L
TM
Display
Shows 00
When It
Returns
To Special
Page Menu
Dots Stop
Blinking
When It
Returns To
Program
00
Display
Shows 00
When It
Returns
To
Special
Page
Menu
Dots Stop
Blinking
When It
Returns
To
Program
00
Both
Dots
Blink
Both
Dots
Blink
