Peavey manual Connecting the PFC 10 Professional Midi Foot Controller

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PFC‘" 10 Professional MIDI Foot Controller

5.0CONNECTING THE PFC 10 PROFESSIONAL MIDI FOOT CONTROLLER

5. I WITH THE TUBE FEX OR TRANSFEX 212

When used with the Peavey Tube Fex or TransFex 212, the only connection required is that of the supplied 8-pin DIN cable. This cable provides power from the Tube Fex or TransFex 212 to the foot controller, as well as supporting bidirectional MIDI transmission.

C a u t i o n : The 8-pin cable is not a standard MIDI cable. It should not be used with any equipment other than the Tube Fex or TransFex 212. At this time, no MIDI standard exists for the transmission of bidirectional MIDI data and power in a single cable.

5.2 WITH OTHER MIDI EQUIPMENT

When used with MIDI equipment other than the Tube Fex or TransFex 212, an optional 16 volt AC 1,000 mA power supply must be used along with a standard 5-pin DIN MIDI cable. Plug the MIDI/REMOTE OUT of the foot controller into the MIDI IN of the equipment being controlled.

6.0USING THE CONTROLLER WITH THE TUBE FEX OR TRANSFEX 212

The PFC 10 Professional MIDI Foot Controller senses when it is connected to a Peavey Tube Fex or TransFex 212. When it is not, it operates in a "Stand-Alone" mode. If you are using the Controller with equipment other than the Tube Fex or TransFex 212, skip this section of the manual and go to section 7:

USING THE CONTROLLER AS ASTAND-ALONE MIDI CONTROLLER.

When you first turn the Tube Fex or TransFex 212 on, the Controller will display the following message for a short time:

At this time, it is waiting for the rack unit to identify itself and its MIDI CHANNEL number. If the controller is connected to a Tube Fex or TransFex 212, you will not haveto do anything, and this screen will clear itself when the rack unit responds. After a few seconds, the controller will be in Program mode.

6. I PROGRAM CHANGE MODE

In this mode,thecontroller will transmit program changecommands.The programsarearrangedinten banks often programs. The ten NUMERIC buttons select the bank and the program within that bank. In this manner, 100 programs can be selected: Banks 0 through 9 each have ten programs.

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Contents Page N t e n t s Features IntroductionFront Panel Descriptions DisplayPower Supply Rear Panel DescriptionsConnecting the PFC 10 Professional Midi Foot Controller Using the Controller with the Tube FEX or TransfexPerformance TIP/MIDI Mapping Using the Controller AS a STAND-ALONE Midi Controller Midi ImplementationPFC 10 Professional Midi Foot Controller Peavey ONE-YEAR Limited WARRANTY/REMEDY Important Safety Instructions #80300362

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