User manual ROLAND GFC-50 MANUAL 2

[. . . ] Owner's Manual Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the Roland GFC-50 FOOT CONTROLLER. The GFC-50 is a foot controller that can control other MIDI instruments. Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: "USING THE UNIT SAFELY" and "IMPORTANT NOTES" (p. These sections provide important information concerning the proper operation of the unit. [. . . ] The Bank Display may become somewhat dimmer and it may flicker a little, but this is not an indication of a problem. * The default MIDI channel of the GFC-50 is channel 1. Refer to "CHANGING MIDI CHANNEL" (p. 13) if you want to change the default setting. 9 PROGRAM CHANGE NUMBERS A Program Change number is selected using the "Bank" button and "Number" pedals. The Program Change message is transmitted the moment the Bank Shift button or Number pedal is pressed. Changing Banks Pressing a Bank Shift button (UP or DOWN) changes Bank numbers in sequence (0 to 12). The Bank Display shows the Bank Number currently selected. fig. 06 Display Banks 0 1 2 10 11 12 * When Bank 10, 11 or 12 is selected, the Dot in the upper left hand corner of the display will light. Bank numbers 0 to 12 correspond to Program Change numbers as indicated in the following: fig. 07 Banks Program Change Number 0 0 1 10 2 20 10 100 11 110 12 120 You can change Bank numbers using a pedal by connecting a foot switch (BOSS FS-5U: optional) to the BANK SHIFT Jacks (UP/DOWN) on the rear of the GFC-50. * When using the FS-5U, set the polarity switch as shown below. fig. 07a Polarity switch Changing Numbers Using the Number Shift (A/B) Pedal and the Number Pedals, you can select numbers 1 to 10. Numbers 1 to 10 correspond to Program Change numbers 1 to 10 respectively. By selecting A or B with the Number Shift Pedal, you can select numbers 1 to 5 or 6 to 10 as shown below. fig. 08 1/6 A B 1 6 2/7 2 7 3/8 3 8 4/9 4 9 5/10 5 10 With the Number Indicators and Number Shift Indicators, you can determine what number is currently set. 10 PROGRAM CHANGE NUMBERS Setting a Program Change Number Example 1: Setting Program Change number 8. 0 (Bank: 0) + 8 (Number) = 8 fig. 09 Example 2: Setting Program Change number 12. 10 (Bank: 1) + 2 (Number) = 12 fig. 10 Example 3: Setting Program Change number 120. 110 (Bank: 11) + 10 (Number) = 120 fig. 11 * The highest Program Change number is 128. Setting a number higher than 128 will cause the Pedal Indicators to flash, indicating that no Program Change message is being transmitted. 11 CONTROL CHANGE MESSAGES The GFC-50 can accept connection of a maximum of two external expression pedals (Roland EV-5: optional) and two foot switches (BOSS FS-5L/FS-5U: optional). This allows you to control a connected MIDI instrument in real time with Control Change messages. The Control Change jacks on the rear of the GFC-50 correspond to the following Control Change numbers: Expression Pedal EXP 1: Volume (#7) EXP 2: General Purpose Controller (#16) Control Peal CTL 1: Hold (#64) CTL 2: General Purpose Controller (#80) * "#" represents a Control Change number. fig. 12 Set the polarity switch as shown below. Foot switch FS-5L (BOSS) or FS-5U (BOSS) Expression Pedal EV-5 (Roland) * Either a latch-type (FS-5L), or momentary-type (FS-5U) footswitch can be connected to each CTL Jack. Latch Type: Pressing the pedal turns a connected unit (or function) ON or OFF. Momentary Type: Only while the pedal is being pressed, the ON/OFF status can be changed. Use only the specified expression pedal (EV-5; sold separately). By connecting any other expression pedals, you risk causing malfunction and/or damage to the unit. 12 CHANGING MIDI CHANNEL The GFC-50's default MIDI channel is channel 1. If you wish to change the default channel, follow this procedure: * The MIDI channel you set will not be stored in memory. It will be necessary to set the MIDI channel each time the unit is turned on. Switch on the unit while holding the Number Shift Pedal (A/B) down. [. . . ] Edwin Moses Road, Mumbai-400011, INDIA TEL: (022) 2493 9051 GERMANY Roland Elektronische Musikinstrumente HmbH. Oststrasse 96, 22844 Norderstedt, GERMANY TEL: (040) 52 60090 BRAZIL Roland Brasil Ltda. Rua San Jose, 780 Sala B Parque Industrial San Jose Cotia - Sao Paulo - SP, BRAZIL TEL: (011) 4615 5666 UNITED KINGDOM Roland (U. K. ) Ltd. Atlantic Close, Swansea Enterprise Park, SWANSEA SA7 9FJ, UNITED KINGDOM TEL: (01792) 702701 PANAMA SUPRO MUNDIAL, S. A. [. . . ]