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ABOUT REALTIME MESSAGES AND MMC MESSA GES
Realtime messages and MMC messages are both used to operate externally connected devices. On the FC-200, Realtime
and MMC messages can be assigned to the pedals and FOOT SW/EXP jacks instead of controller numbers (p. 25).

About Realtime Messages

These messages are used to operate a MIDI sequencer. If you connect a MIDI sequencer that
supports Realtime messages, you can use the pedals on the FC-200 to operate the sequencer.
* The FC-200 does not output MIDI Clock (F8h) data, so it cannot be used to start or stop some
types of MIDI sequencers.
* The connected sequencer must be in the “Remote” mode.
Remote mode: A playback mode that uses the MIDI sequencer’s internal clock to control
playback according to start and continue messages sent from an external device
(in this case, the FC-200).

About MMC (MIDI Machine Control) Messages

These messages are used for MIDI operation of an audio device such as an MTR or tape recorder.
If you connect a device that supports MMC messages, you can use the pedals on the FC-200 to
operate the MTR or tape recorder.

How to Make the Settings

Refer to “Controller Number Settings” (p. 25) for an explanation of how to make the settings. “FA,”
“FB,” “FC,” and “c1” to “c9” are displayed for Realtime and MMC messages in addition to controller
numbers 1 to 31 and 33 to 95, so you can select any of these.
Here are the selections that appear on the display, along with the functions that they refer to.

Realtime Messages

[ ] START
[ ] CONTINUE
[ ] STOP

MMC Messages

[ ] STOP
[ ] PLAY
[ ] DEFERRED PLAY
[ ] FAST FORWARD
[ ] REWIND
[ ] RECORD STROBE
[ ] RECORD EXIT
[ ] RECORD PAUSE
[ ] PAUSE
* If Realtime or MMC messages have been assigned to a FOOT SW/EXP jack, you should connect
a BOSS FS-5U foot switch (Optional) to the corresponding jack.
* By assigning Realtime or MMC messages to a Number pedal, it is automatically switched to
momentary type operation. (“Latch on/off” [p. 26] is set to “off.”)
* Refer to the manual for the receiving device for information on the operations that take place
when the device receives the messages sent with the FC-200.