Advanced Manual, Table of Contents, Navigation

Advanced Manual

Introduction

This manual is your step-by-step guide to all the advanced features found on your G-DEC 3 amplifier. For information on using Fender® FUSE™, Ableton® Live or Amplitube®, please see the separate manuals for each product on the G-DEC 3 DVD or log on to www.fender.com/support.

Navigating the G-DEC 3	2
Using the encoder knob and the soft-keys
Start-Stop Button	3
Band track playback
Quick Access	3
Quick track audition and quick access presets
Amp Menus	4
Selecting amp types and advanced amp settings
FX Menus	5
Selecting effects and advanced effect settings
Save Button	6
Saving presets, copying and renaming presets
Tap/Tuner Button	6

Tapping delay intervals and the built-in instrument tuner

Band Menus	7
Selecting band tracks and advanced band settings
Phrase Sampler	. 8
Phrase recording, overdubbing and phrase menus
Phrase Menus	9

Overdub menus and advanced phrase sampler settings

Utility Menus . . . . . . . . . . 10

Amplifier settings and quick access preset assignment

SD Card Slot	11
External storage of tracks and presets
USB Port	11
Connecting the G-DEC 3 to your computer
Footswitch . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Remote functions using the Fender ULT-4 footswitch
FAQ	12
Where to go to ask questions, read threads and FAQs

Navigation

There are just a few basics of G-DEC 3 navigation that you

should know before you explore any further...

Encoder Knob

The big encoder knob always controls the highlighted item on screen. In play mode, the current Preset is highlighted, so turning the big knob will select presets. In other modes, turn- ing the encoder knob will control everything from selecting effects to amplifier tone.

Highlighted item

Encoder Knob

START-

STOP

QUICK TAP

ACCESS HOLD FOR

TUNER

EXIT

	HOLD FOR
DUB	UTIL
DUB	SAVE

Soft-Keys

The four plain keys below the display are called "soft-keys" and their functions are software defined. The display above each soft-key shows you the current function of each key. From play mode, for example, the soft-keys will take you to other modes, such as AMP, FX, BAND and PHRASE:

Soft key functions

Soft keys

Once you have entered a G-DEC 3 mode, the two soft-keys on the ends will take you to different menus within that mode. For instance, in Phrase mode, the two end soft-keys will take you to the DELETE and UNDO menus (3–or–4):

3 Previous menu

Next menu 4

♫Sometimes, two soft-keys will have the same function, such as COMMIT, as shown above. Other times a soft- key may have no function at all.

Now you are ready to go wherever the music and your G-DEC 3 take you!

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