Vox VC-4 manual Individual Mode FX ON/OFF, Getting to Individual Mode, UAL Mode

STEP 0:Yes sir, you’re not seeing things – this is STEP 0! Why? Because we’ve got to get our amp on program 1-1 before we can start, that’s why! So let’s get it to program 1-1 by the simplest way possible – by call- ing the sucker up using the amp’s Top Panel controls! And if you don’t know how to do this shame on you! What are you doing messing around with the VC-4 when you don’t know how to use your amp yet? It’s all in “the Guitarist’s Guide” that came with your Valvetronix combo so get learn- ing!

Right now we’re on program 1-1, we can begin…

STEP 1:Press down the FX ON & OFF/CHANNEL switch for more than 1 second. Doing this will cause the “1” in the BANK DISPLAY to start blinking. This means we’re ready to select the bank we want to change to which is Bank 4 in this instance.

STEP 2:To select Bank 4 merely step on SWITCH 4 on your VC-4. This will cause the Bank display to change to “4” and start flashing even faster. This means it is now ready for you to select the channel you want, which is 3…

STEP 3:To select Channel 3 merely step on SWITCH 3.

STEP 4:There isn’t one! Congratulations, you’ve successfully switched from program 1-1 to 4-3 as your VC-4 will attest – “4” will be glowing (but not flashing!) brightly in the BANK DISPLAY and the LED above SWITCH 3 will be lit up too. Told, you it was a simple three step process…

2.INDIVIDUAL MODE (FX ON/OFF)

As already mentioned, when your VC-4 is in INDI- VIDUAL MODE it allows you to use SWITCHES 1 – 4 to switch the PEDAL, MODULATION, DELAY and REVERB sections of your Valvetronix amp on/off within the program you’re using. When your VC-4 is in INDIVIDUAL MODE “ ” shows in the DISPLAY WINDOW.

If “ ” is in the VC-4’s BANK DISPLAY then your Foot Controller is already in PROGRAM SELECT MODE. Let’s assume it isn’t and work out how to get there…

GETTING TO INDIVIDUAL MODE

So, your BANK Display is displaying a bank num- ber (1-4 or 1.-4.), “ ”, “ ”, “ ” or is flashing and you want to get it in INDIVIDUAL MODE? Don’t fret, all you do is one or two of the following easy things:

1.If the BANK DISPLAY is showing either “ ” or “ ” it means it is in TUNER MODE. To get out of it, simply step on the TAP TEMPO switch. This will return the VC-4 to either INDIVIDUAL MODE or PROGRAM SELECT MODE. If it goes to INDIVIDUAL MODE (i.e. the BANK DISPLAY shows “ ”) you’re ready to roll, if it doesn’t then read on…

2.If the BANK DISPLAY is showing bank number (1-4 or 1.-4.) it means that your VC-4 is in PRO- GRAM SELECT MODE. So, all you have to do is hit the FX ON & OFF/CHANNEL switch and it’ll revert to INDIVIDUAL MODE.

3.If the BANK DISPLAY is flashing, it means you’re halfway through changing banks. To get out of this and get back to PROGRAM SELECT MODE all you have to do is press the FX ON & OFF/CHANNEL switch. Then to get to INDIVID- UAL MODE merely hit the switch again.

4.If the BANK DISPLAY is showing “ ” it means it is in MANUAL MODE. As already stated, the only way to get out of MANUAL MODE is via the amp. To do so, simply press either the ▲ (UP) or ▼ (DOWN) button on the amp’s Top Panel and both the amp and the VC-4 will revert to PRO- GRAM SELECT MODE. Then hit the FX ON & OFF/CHANNEL switch and you’re in INDIVID-

UAL MODE.

Now we’ve got our VC-4 Foot Controller in INDI- VIDUAL MODE we can use SWITCHES 1-4 to turn whatever PEDAL, MODULATION, DELAY and REVERB effects the program being used contains. To be specific:

SWITCH 1 Switches the PEDAL SECTION on and off

SWITCH 2 Switches the MODULATION SECTION on and off

SWITCH 3 Switches the DELAY SECTION on and off

SWITCH 4 Switches the REVERB SECTION on and off

And as you’d hope/expect (delete as you deem fit!), the relevant LEDs will light up when a sec- tion is “turned on” and go off when a section is “turned off.”

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