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Multi-Controls with Joystick
USB MIDI controller

N16549

Important Safety Instructions

1. Read these instructions.

2. Keep these instructions.

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3. Heed all warnings.

4. Follow all instructions.

5. Do not use this apparatus near water.

6. Clean only with dry cloth.

7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacture’s

instructions.

8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other

apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

9. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.

Contents

Introduction

What's in the package

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Register your ICON ProAudio product to your personal
account

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Features

Front Panel Layout

Side Panel Layout

Getting Started

Connecting your iControls system
Controller Features and Settings
Faders
Control Buttons
Knobs
Joystick
MIDI Machine Control (MMC) buttons

Installing iMap Software for Mac OSX

Installing iMap Software for Windows

Assigning MIDI functions with iMap

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iMap iControls software panel

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Restore the factory default settings

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Daisy Chain with iControls or any i-series controllers

Specifications

Appendix A

General MIDI Controller Numbers (MIDI CC'S)

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Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the ICON iControls USB MIDI controller. We sincerely
trust this product will provide years of satisfactory service, but if anything is not to
your complete satisfaction, we will endeavor to make things right.

In these pages, you'll find a detailed description of the features of the iControls,
as well as a guided tour through its front and rear panels, step-by-step instructions
for their setup and use, and full specifications.

Please register the product on our website at the below link
www. iconproaudio.com/registration:

Please follow the step by step procedures. Start by inputing the device’s serial
number as well as your personal information, etc. By registering your product online,
you will be entitled to service and after-sales support at our Help Center by visiting
our website at www.iconproaudio.com. Also, all the registered products under your
account will be listed on your personal product page where you will find updated

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information such as firmware/driver upgrades, software bundles, user manual
downloads, etc. for your device.

As with most electronic devices, we strongly recommend you retain the original
packaging. In the unlikely event the product must be returned for servicing, the
original packaging (or reasonable equivalent) is required.

With proper care and adequate air circulation, your iControls will operate without
any trouble for many years.

What's in the package?

iControls USB MIDI controller x 1

Quick Start Guide

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Insert the CD into your CD-Rom,
an installation CD icon appears in
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install wizard

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Setup the MIDI functions

Launch the iMap

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Register your ICON ProAudio product to your
personal account

1.Check serial number of your device

Please go to http:// iconproaudio.com/registration or scan the QR code
below.

Input you r device’s ser ial number and th e other in formation on the
screen. C lick“Submit”.

A message wi ll pop up showing your devi ce infor mation such as
model nam e and its serial number - Cli ck “Register this devic e to my
account ” or if you see any other messa ge, please contact our af ter­sales ser vice team

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2.Log in to y our personal ac count page for existing u ser or sign
up for new us er

Existin g user: Please log into you r personal user page by inp uting

your user n ame and password.

New user: Please cl ick “Sign Up” and fill in all t he information.

3.Downl oad all useful ma terials

All your re gistered devices unde r your account will show on t he
page. Eac h product will be listed al ong with all its availabl e files
such as dri vers, firmware, user ma nual in different languages a nd
bundled s oftware etc. for downlo ad.

Please ma ke sure you have download t he necessary files such a s
driver be fore you begin device ins tallation.

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Features

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Main features include:

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Extremely compact and designed to match the MacBook

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9 assignable faders 18 assignable buttons

9 assignable rotary knobs for setting MIDI CC

Joystick for control

"Layer" buttons for customizing 4 scenes for instant control of multiple
applications

6 transport buttons

2xUSB Connectors for daisy chain with any i-series controllers

Class-compliant with Windows XP, Vista (32 bit), and Mac OS X

USB bus-powered

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iMap software included for easy mapping of MIDI functions.

An aluminum cover, in different graphic designs and colors, is available
as an option.

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Front Panel Layout

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Faders

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These nine programmable faders slide up and down to adjust linear
MIDI parameters such as volume.

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Knobs

These nine programmable knobs allow to adjust linear MIDI parameters
such as Pan.

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Control Buttons

These eighteen programmable buttons, set in nine groups of two,
allow you to activate or control the features of your DAW or the
music software that you are using.

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Joystick

This joystick works as a mouse pad on your notebook computer.

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Transport Buttons (MMC)

iControls has dedicated MIDI Machine Control (MMC) buttons on
the front panel.

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Layer Buttons

These two buttons allow you to switch between the four layers.
Each layer can be set to different parameters for the faders and
other knobs .

Side Panel Layout

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USB port (B-Type)

Functions as a MIDI port to your notebook (or computer) and
compatible software. Also provides power to your iControls.

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USB port

Use to daisy chain with the second unit of iControls or any i-series
controllers such as iKey or iPad.

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Getting Started

Connecting your iControls controller system

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Connect the iControls to your Mac/PC via the USB port.

Choose a USB port on your Mac/PC and insert the wide (flat) end of
the USB cable. Connect the cable's small jack end to the iControls. Your
Mac/PC should automatically "see" the new hardware and notify you
that it is ready to use.

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Assign the MIDI messages to iControls

Refer to page 10 for "Assign the MIDI functions with "iMap "

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Controller Features and Settings

Learning how to effectively and creatively use the functions on your
iControls is simple.

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Faders

There are nine faders on iControls. Fader 9 is the generally-accepted
control for volume. You can assign any one of 119 different MIDI CC
numbers to any fader, although we recommend keeping Fader 9 set to
volume (CC07), for volume control. CC numbers 120 to 127 are non­linear parameters, and cannot be controlled by a linear fader.

Control Buttons

There are eighteen control buttons. You can assign different CC
numbers as well as MIDI channel to any button.

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Knobs

There are nine knobs on iControls. Any linear CC number can be
assigned to any knob, as well as any individual channels 1-16.

Michael says, "Think about how fine or smooth a control technique
you will need to use, and then decide whether to use a knob or a
fader for that function. Your fader chops may be smoother, or a knob,
with its slow rotary action, might be more suitable."

Joystick

You may use this joystick as your computer mouse to control the
computer pointer.

MIDI Machine Control (MMC) buttons

MIDI Machine Control (MMC) messages are used by some devices and
software to simulate the controls that any analog tape recorder would
have, such as Stop, Play, and Record. Not all software/hardware will
respond to MMC messages, so look for the section on this topic in the
manual for whatever software or hardware device you are using with
iControls. It will tell you what functions can be operated with the MMC
buttons on iControls.

The MMC message is a SysEx message. The device ID for iControls
is 127, the standard MIDI default. Your software/hardware can be
configured to accept this device ID, if it does not already recognize the
default 127 value. The CC numbers for these controls are

<< - rewind = 05
>> - fast forward = 04

- stop = 01
> -play = 02

- record = 06

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Installing iMap Software for MAC OSX

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Please follow the procedures below step-by-step to install your iMap
software to Mac OS X

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Turn on your MAC.

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Download the Mac iMap from your Personal User Page at
www.iconproaudio.com

After you downloaded the file, please click it to start the installation
process.

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Setup Wizard appear

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Setup wizard appears, please click
"Continue"

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Choose Install Location

Select a destination to install

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iMap software to Mac OS X,
then click "Continue"

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Change Install Location

If you want to change install
location, please click "Change
Install Location" button and
select another location or just
click "Install" button to continue.

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Installing iMap Software for MAC OSX(continues)

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Input Administrator information

To install iMap software, you need

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to input administrator user
information, please input the name
and password of administrator then
click "Install" to continue.

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Installation finished

Click "Close" to complete the

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iMap software installation.

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Installing iMap Software for Windows

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Please follow the procedures below step-by-step to install your iMap
software.

1

Turn on your PC.

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Download the Mac iMap from your Personal User Page at
www.iconproaudio.com

After you downloaded the file, please click it to start the installation
process.

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Diagram 1

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Setup Wizard appear

Setup wizard appears, please click
"Next"

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Choose Install Location

Choose your preferred install
location for iMap or use the

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default location and click "Next"

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Installing iMap Mapping Software for Windows(continues)

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Select shortcut

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Select the start menu folder in
which you would like to create
the iMap shortcut. Then click

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"Next"

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Create a shortcut on your desktop

Please untick the box if you do
not want to place a shortcut icon
on your desktop for iMap ,

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otherwise click "Next"

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iMap started to install

The iMap installation has now

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started, wait for it to finish. Then
click "Finish"

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Installation finished

Click "Finish" to complete the

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iMap software installation.

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Assigning MIDI functions with iMap

You can use iMap to assign the
MIDI functions of your iControls easily.
Please launch the iMap software,
a device selector screen will appear
as shown in diagram 1. Then click
the "iControls" button.

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Diagram 1

Note: If your iControls is not connected to
your Mac/PC, a message of "There are no
MIDI input devices" will appear. Please
connect iControls to your Mac/PC with
the provided USB cable.

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iMap iControls software panel

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Assign the MIDI channels to the fader

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Select your desired MIDI channel from 1-16 for the fader

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Assign the CC number to the fader

Select your desired CC number from 0-127 in the pull-down menu for
the fader.

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Assign the MIDI channels to the control buttons

Select your desired MIDI channel from 1-16 for the control button

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Assign the CC number to the control button

Select your desired CC number from 0-127 in the pull-down menu for
the control button.

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iMap iControls software panel(continues)

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Assign the MIDI channels to the knob

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Select your desired MIDI channel from 1-16 for the knob

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Assign the CC number to the knob

Select your desired CC number from 0-127 in the pull-down menu for
the knob.

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Select the 4 different Layers and choose the desired settings for
each layer

You may have 4 different "Layers" for different applications. Each
"Layer" can have its own control settings.

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Assign the MIDI channels to the MMC buttons

Select your desired MIDI channel from 1-16 for the MMC buttons

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Assign the CC number to the MMC buttons

Depending on your DAW or music software, assign a CC number to
these buttons according to your software.

(Note: We have created a series of templates for different software.
These are contained on the Utility CD. Simply import the correspondence
template file into your DAW and these buttons will function as MMC right
away.)

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"Save file" button

Click this button to save your current settings for the iControls. The file is
an ".icon" file.

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"Load file" button

Click this button to load a previously saved ".icon" setting file for
your iControls.

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iMap iControls software panel(continues)

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"Send Data" button

Click this button to upload the iMap software settings to your iKey

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via USB connection.

(Note: You must have connected your iControls to your Mac/PC,
otherwise the settings upload will not be successful.)

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"MIDI Devices" button

Click this button, a MIDI device select window
will appear as shown in diagram 1. Please
select "ICON iControls" for the MIDI Out Devices.

Diagram 1

Restore the factory default settings

By holding down the buttons "Rewind ", "Play " and
"FastForward " together, the settings of the iControls will return
to its factory default condition.

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Daisy Chain with iControls or any i-series controllers

You may daisy chain up to 3 units of iControls or any i-series controllers.

1

Connect the first unit of iControls to your Mac/PC via the USB port.

Choose a USB port on your Mac/PC and insert the wide (flat) end of
the USB cable and the other small end (B-type USB pack) to iControls.

2

Connect the next units of iControls (or iKey/iPad)

Insert the wide (flat) end of the USB cable to the first unit of iControls's
second USB port and the other small end (B-type USB jack) to the
second unit iControls's USB port. By following the same procedure,
you may daisy chain with the 3rd unit of iControls (or iKey/iPad).

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USB2.0 Cable

USB2.0 Cable

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Specifications

Connector: To computer USB connector (mini B type)
To i-series controller USB connector (standard type)

Power supply: USB bus power

Current consumption: 100mA or less

Weight: 0.51kg (1.1lb)

Dimensions: 325(L) X 99(W) X 20(H)

12.78"(L) x 3.78"(W) x 0.75"(H)

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Appendix A
General MIDI Controller Numbers (MIDI CC'S)

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To send defect ive product s for se r v ice:

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devices.

2. Keep th is own er's m anua l. We don't need it to repair the u nit.

3. Pack the unit in its origin al pac kagin g includin g end ca rd and b ox . This is
very imp or t ant. If you h ave los t the pa ckagi ng, pleas e make sur e you h ave
packed the u nit pr oper ly. ICON is not resp onsi ble for any damage tha t
occur s d ue to non-factor y packing.

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