FCB4N PROGRAMMABLE MIDI FOOT CONTROLLER

P E A K GUITAR AUDIO AND MIDI SWITCHING PRODUCTS FCB4N PROGRAMMABLE MIDI FOOT CONTROLLER OWNER S MANUAL Document Rev.1.0.1 Nov.21.2008 www.peak2005.com

INTRODUCTION Overview The FCB4N is a programmable MIDI foot controller that supports all standard MIDI devices. You can save MIDI messages into the FCB4N with 64 presets memory. The MIDI messages can be transmit by 2 different PC and 4 CC in a preset. The FCB4N has up/down bank switches and 4 patches switches with high quality and heavy duty foot switch that you can feel when pressing on a switch. The body is made by aluminum with black anodize coating and folded by laser cutting process. It is a compact rugged, simple to use and fully programmable MIDI foot controller. TOP Panel BANK UP/DOWN SWITCH: This is using for increase bank up or decrease bank down from the current state. The current bank is start from bank#1 up to bank#32 maximum but you can program the bank limit for looping. PRESETS SWITCH: The FCB4N has 4 patches in a bank as P1, P2, P3 and P4. You also use these switches in programming mode for edit, enter, save or cancel function. BANK/PROGRAM DISPLAY: The seven segment display has 2 digits display for showing mode when you are entering to edit/setting program or display bank number when you are on operation. The MIDI number is start from 0 to 127 that means the number would be show from 00 to 2.7. If number is over 99 it would be show the number with a point.

BACK Panel MIDI OUT: 12VAC/DC I/O: This MIDI out port is for transmit MIDI messages from the unit to other MIDI device. Connect to supply external voltage 9-12Vac/dc with current 200mA minimum. (12Vac/dc maximum) These are 2 ports for expand the input power supply to other MIDI device. (It is not power supply ports) Specification 1 MIDI OUT with 5-pin DIN connector. 2 bank switches, 4 patch switches with heavy duty foot switch. 8 factory default mode selectable for midi program change messages. (mode F1 - F8) 1 programmable mode for configure midi program change messages. (mode U1) 1 programmable mode with 64 presets, arranged in 16 banks of 4 presets (mode U2) Program Change and Continuous Controller message support (2 PC and 4 CC messages per preset, all on different MIDI channels) Flexible power requirements: 9V-12V, AC or DC, 200mA adapter with a 5.5mm/2.1mm barrel connector. (Adapter is not included) Housed in a sleek aluminum chassis and brushed finish with black anodize coating. Dimensions approx. : 10.3"W x 4.7"D x 2.0"H (26.2cm x 12.0cm x 5.0cm) Weight approx. : 1.5lb (0.7kg)

Power connecting The FCB4N is Flexible power requirements 9V-12V, AC or DC, 200mA. So, you can plug in power supply to a 12VAC IO port (selected one) then the unit is ready to works. For another one is a power out with the same voltage/current as the input adapter. Above picture is an example that using POD 2.0 power supply with the FCB4 unit.

FCB4N PRESET MODE The FCB4N has factory default presets mode F1 F8 and U1 U2 mode for users setting. Factory default mode F1 F8 The Factory default presets mode contains mode F1 F8 have different Bank totally and MIDI PC# starts. This setting is completely setting for user that means you just select a preset mode which you want and choose a MIDI channel. That s ready to control your MIDI device in a program change function. MODE F1 Bank#1 Bank#4 MIDI Program Change rank: PC#0 PC#15 Total = 16 Presets. MODE F2 Bank#1 Bank#4 MIDI Program Change rank: PC#1 PC#16 Total = 16 Presets. MODE F3 Bank#1 Bank#9 MIDI Program Change rank: PC#0 PC#35 Total = 36 Presets. MODE F4 Bank#1 Bank#9 MIDI Program Change rank: PC#1 PC#36 Total = 36 Presets. MODE F5 Bank#1 Bank#20 MIDI Program Change rank: PC#0 PC#79 Total = 80 Presets. MODE F6 Bank#1 Bank#20 MIDI Program Change rank: PC#1 PC#80 Total = 80 Presets. MODE F7 Bank#1 Bank#32 MIDI Program Change rank: PC#0 PC#127 Total = 128 Presets. MODE F8 Bank#1 Bank#32 MIDI Program Change rank: PC#1 PC#127 and back to PC#0 Total = 128 Presets.

User define mode U1 U2 MODE U1 You can set the rank of bank and MIDI program change starting number. Bank#1 Bank#32 (selectable but default is Bank#32) MIDI Program Change start: PC#0 PC#127 (selectable but default is PC#0) Total preset is up to user setting. MODE U2 This mode is for programming MIDI messages into each preset memory. You can program MIDI messages with 2 program changes and 4 continuous control changes. PC1 MIDI Channel#: CH#1 CH#16 (selectable but default is CH#1) PC1 Program Change#: PC#0 PC#127 (selectable but default is PC#0) PC2 MIDI Channel#: CH#1 CH#16 (selectable but default is CH#2) PC2 Program Change#: PC#0 PC#127 (selectable but default is PC#0) CC MIDI Channel#: CH#1 CH#16 (selectable but default is OFF) CC1 Controller#: CC#0 CC#127 (selectable but default is OFF) CC1 Control Value#: 0 127 (selectable but default value is 0) CC2 Controller#: CC#0 CC#127 (selectable but default is OFF) CC2 Control Value#: 0 127 (selectable but default value is 0) CC3 Controller#: CC#0 CC#127 (selectable but default is OFF) CC3 Control Value#: 0 127 (selectable but default value is 0) CC4 Controller#: CC#0 CC#127 (selectable but default is OFF) CC4 Control Value#: 0 127 (selectable but default value is 0) Total Preset: Bank#1 Bank#16 64 Presets MIDI Implementation MIDI Channel: Default: 1 (Transmitted) Changed: 1-16 Program Change#: 0 127 can be setting up to 2 program change messages transmitted per preset. (With different MIDI channel) Controller#: 0 127 can be setting up to 4 controllers with transmitted per preset. (With a CC MIDI channel) Control Change Value: 0 127 setting value in each controller.

BASIC OPERATION Please refer to a text that appears as under switches when you are going to use the FCB4N unit in the basic operation mode. On power up, the latest preset is selected and transmitted MIDI message via MIDI out. (Initial value is Bank#1, preset#1 of mode F1) You can not program or set any changes on a preset when you are working on an operation mode because we design the firmware to have no delay when the FCB4N transmitted MIDI messages via a MIDI out. The MIDI messages are suddenly transmitted once the selected preset is pressing. Bank and Preset selection In each mode has different total bank on the function but has 32 Banks maximum. (Bank#1 Bank#32) Press BANK UP or BANK DOWN switches to move/scroll from the current bank to another. The BANK/PROGRAM display will flash and has no MIDI message transmitted until a preset switch is selected. (P1, P2, P3 or P4 switches) You can hold on the BANK UP or BANK DOWN switches to/past the current bank continuous and the BANK/PROGRAM display will be looping once it is out of limit. You can selected a preset by press the P1, P2, P3 or P4 switches then the selected preset LED above the switch will be on with MIDI message suddenly transmitted. SETUP MODE AND PRESET PROGRAMMING When you supplied power into the FCB4N unit then it is going to launch operation mode automatically. You can not program or setting on this operating mode. You should tell the unit knows that you want to setting or programming. This chapter is explain how to programming or setting the FCB4N Programming Mode Enable You have to enable the programming mode every time when you need to setting/programming on a FCB4N. You can enable the programming mode by step following 1. Remove power from the FCB4N unit. 2. Press P1 switch and hold on. 3. Plug the power into the FCB4N unit. 4. The BANK/PROGRAM display will show as characters below 5. The BANK/PROGRAM display as characters above is meaning Programming Mode Enable then release the P1 switch. 6. The FCB4N will be initializing with programming mode enable so, you can program the unit follow by the next chapters. 7. You can disable the preset programming mode by simply remove the power plug out from a unit.

Preset Mode Selection The FCB4N has 10 presets mode so you can select each preset mode to matching with your MIDI devices. You can select a preset mode by step following: 1. Make sure you are already enabled the programming mode. (Please see Programming Mode Enable chapter) 2. Press P1 switch and hold until the BANK/PROGRAM display is flashing a current preset mode. The default setting is mode F1 so, the BANK/PROGRAM display should be flashing as characters below: 3. Once the BANK/PROGRAM display is flashing current mode then release the P1 switch. 4. You can select preset mode which you want by scroll to/past via BANK DOWN or BANK UP switches. The BANK/PROGRAM display is flashing as characters below: BANK UP BANK DOWN 5. After you ve selected a preset mode then press P2 switch to confirm. 6. If you have selected Factory Default Mode (F1 F8) the next step is going to a MIDI channel selection. Otherwise please see the next chapter. 7. The BANK/PROGRAM display will be showing characters CH for 1 second and will be flashing a current MIDI channel. (Default MIDI channel is 1) So, the BANK/PROGRAM display is flashing as characters below: 8. You can select a MIDI channel from 1 16 by scrolling to/past via BANK DOWN or BANK UP switches. The BANK/PROGRAM display is flashing as characters below: 9. After you ve selected a MIDI channel then press P4 switch to save the setting into a memory. The FCB4N will goes out from the preset mode setting and back to the operation mode with programming mode enabled. 10. If you want to back to the preset mode selection page (main menu) please press P2 switch. 11. You can cancel or exit setting by press P3 switch. The FCB4N will goes out from the preset mode setting and return back to the operation mode with programming mode enabled. Note: You can press P1 switch to see the current setting topic/menu.

User define Mode U1 Setting This mode is supported only MIDI program change (same as mode F1 F8) but you can set total BANK limit and you can also set the program change number start. You can set the FCB4N to U1 mode by step following: 1. Make sure you are already enabled the programming mode. (Please see Programming Mode Enable chapter) 2. Press P1 switch and hold until the BANK/PROGRAM display is flashing a current preset mode. (Please see Preset Mode Selection chapter) 3. After you have selected U1 mode and BANK/PROGRAM display is flashing U1 then press P2 switch to enter U1 mode and setting parameter as below: Mode U1 MIDI Channel# BANK UP / DOWN for select setting Start PC# Total Bank P2 for enter selected or scroll up 4. Select MIDI channel that you want to transmit messages once the BANK/PROGRAM display is showing CH for 1 second then it will show you the current MIDI channel. You can select from 01 16 for setting a MIDI channel. 5. If you have selected a MIDI channel then press P2 switch to scroll up the setting menu. 6. The BANK/PROGRAM display is showing SP for 1 second then it will show you the current start MIDI program change number. You can select from 00 2.7 for setting the start program change number. (If number is over 99 then it will show in a point) 7. If you have selected MIDI PC# start then press P2 switch again to scroll up the setting menu. 8. The BANK/PROGRAM display is showing tb for 1 second then it will show you the current total bank. You can select bank# from 1 32 for setting how many banks do you want. 9. After you ve completed setting then press P4 switch to save the setting into a memory. The FCB4N will goes out from the preset mode setting and return back to the operation mode with programming mode enabled. 10. If you want to return back to the preset mode selection page again please press P2 switch. 11. You can cancel and exit setting by press P3 switch. The FCB4N will goes out from the preset mode setting without saving any changes and return back to the operation mode with still in programming mode enabled. Note: You can press P1 switch to see the current setting topic/menu.

User define Mode U2 Setting U2 mode is using for programming MIDI continuous messages with 2 PC and 4 CC. You can ON/OFF or setting messages you want to transmit. U2 mode has 64 presets memory with 16 banks x 4 patches so, you can set/program MIDI continuous messages by step following: 1. Select preset that you want to edit only in bank#1 bank#16 by press BANK UP or BANK DOWN switches to move/scroll from the current bank to another. If bank# you selected is over bank#16 it will set to bank#16 automatically. If a bank you selected is not enough please set the FCB4N to mode F5 before programming a preset. 2. After you selected a preset already then go to mode U2 by following Preset Mode Selection chapter. Make sure you are already enabled the programming mode. (Please see Programming Mode Enable chapter) 3. After you selected U2 mode and BANK/PROGRAM display is flashing U2 then press P2 switch to enter U2 mode and setting parameter as below: Mode U2 BANK UP / DOWN for select setting PC1: MIDI Channel PC1: PC# PC2: MIDI Channel PC2: PC# CC: MIDI Channel C1: Controller# C1: CC Value C2: Controller# C2: CC Value C3: Controller# C3: CC Value C4: Controller# C4: CC Value P2 for enter selected or scroll up

4. As diagram above you can set parameter for the selected preset with step by step. If you don t want to transmit some MIDI message you can set to of that s meaning OFF and the next setting step will be skip. 5. You can save setting to a preset memory by press P4 switch. The FCB4N will goes out from the preset mode setting and return back to the operation mode with programming mode enabled. 6. If you don t want to save any changes please press P3 switch. The FCB4N will exit without saving any changes and return back to the operation mode with programming mode enabled. Note: You can press P1 switch to see the current setting topic/menu. Factory Restore You can reset the FCB4N to factory default setting. The data that you set in the EEPROM memory will be erase and return back the factory default setting. You can restore the factory default by step following: 1. Unplug you power from the FCB4N unit 2. Press and hold the P4 switch. 3. Plug the power into the FCB4N unit. 4. The BANK/PROGRAM display will be flashing with a dot so, it is processing on restore. 5. Once you see it is on processing then you can release the P4 switch. 6. Wait for a moment until restore process completed. The FCB4N will initialization with factory default setting. MIDI Cable Support The FCB4N is a standard MIDI foot controller so you can connect the FCB4N to any MIDI devices you want via a standard MIDI cable. If you need to phantom power into the FCB4N unit, it is available. The circuit has reserved MIDI DIN pin 2 for ground and pin 3 for supply but you have to jump on a pcb to enable. We disable the phantom power for protection any damage to your MIDI devices. Please read your MIDI device s instruction before enable the phantom power.