ART Pro Audio X-15 - Ultra MIDI Controller Pedal - Manual (Page 4)

OPERATION
MODES
The ART X-15 has four major Modes of operation. These
Modes are called PRESET, EFFECT SETUP, and BYPASS
Mode. Operation of the X-15 is defined and executed by
these Modes. To change between Preset and Effect Mode,
you need only to press the MODE activator pad. Each time
you press the pad the X-15 toggles between the two modes.
Access to Setup Mode is accomplished by pressing the
MODE pad and one additional activator pad as described in
the Setup section. Bypass Mode is actually one of the pro-
grammable sub-modes in Setup Mode. We have covered
Bypass Mode separately for your programming convenience.
CHANGING BETWEEN MODES
Pressing and releasing the MODE button alone toggles
between preset and effect mode. Pressing the MODE button
along with the 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 buttons enters Setup Mode.
FIRST TIME USE
When you hook up your X-15 ULTRAFOOT for the first time,
we suggest you perform a Factory Reset to ensure all param-
eters and functions are at their initial values. This will alleviate
some minor aggravation on your part if the X-15 does not
operate as we describe them in the manual! To perform a
factory reset, press simultaneously the UP, 2, and 5 buttons
with the power on. You may find it much easier to perform
this function with your hands!
PRESET MODE
Example of Recalling a Preset
As an example, if you want to select preset 77 while you
are in Preset Mode, press and hold the UP pad until 71
is displayed by the seven segment display, then press
pad 7. VIOLA!, preset 77 is active.
NOTE: In preset mode, whenever the display is showing a
preset, the numbered LED associated with that preset is lit.
Whenever the display is showing a bank, none of the
numbered LEDs are lit.
When power is applied to the X-15, it automatically comes up
in Preset Mode ready to recall a preset. Preset Mode allows
you to use the activator, UP, and DOWN pads to select MIDI
presets 1 thru 128 (MIDI program numbers 0 thru 127) in the
device you’re hooked up to. Presets are arranged in twelve
banks of ten presets. A preset is selected (a MIDI program
change message is sent) when a numbered activator pad is
pressed.
When you enter preset mode, the X-15 checks to see if a
program change message has been sent since power-on. If
one has, the preset number is displayed and the associated
LED for that preset will light. If a program change message
hasn’t been sent yet, the current bank is displayed.
Each time the X-15 is powered up, it will default to bank one
with no preset active. At this point, you must select a preset
using the UP/DOWN buttons and an activator pad.
Program Message Change
Pressing any of the numbered pads does two things, (1) send
a program change message out the MIDI port, and (2) displays
the preset number. The program sent is the current bank
number (one through 121, in increments of ten) plus one, less
the value of the button pressed (preset = bank + button 1,
program = bank + button 1,-1) This means, preset 77 is
program 76.
The preset last selected remains active until another preset
button is pressed. You may change your bank anytime
without changing the current preset.
The current bank is changed with the UP and DOWN but-
tons. Pressing either one will increment or decrement
(respectively) the bank (in tens). Holding either button down
will increment or decrement four times a second, after an in-
itial half-second pause. When the current bank is changed,
the new bank is displayed, unless a preset has been
selected, and that preset is in the current bank. When this
happens, the preset is displayed. UP and DOWN “wrap” at
the minimum and maximum values, pressing DOWN while
at the lowest bank yields the maximum bank, and
Vice-versa.
The X-15 has two impossible presets, these are numbers
129 and 130 which cannot be recalled. MIDI specifications
don’t allow either to exist. When the user attempts to select
these presets, the display shows the error message “E-P”
and the numbered LED last pressed (either nine or ten)
flashes. No MIDI message is sent. This error will stay until a
valid preset is sent, the bank is changed, or another mode
is selected (either effect or setup).
Returning to Preset Mode From EffectMode
If you return to Preset Mode from Effect Mode, your last
preset recalled remains active. When you switch back to
Preset Mode, the preset number is displayed and the cor-
responding LED is lit automatically.