PEAK FCB4X User's Manual
PEAK
MIDI SWITCHING PRODUCTS
FCB4X
PROGRAMMABLE MIDI FOOT CONTROLLER
OWNER’S MANUAL
Document Rev.1.0.0
Oct.04.2014
www.peak2005.com
Table of contents
INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................... 3
Overview .................................................................................................................................................. 3
Top Panel ................................................................................................................................................. 3
Back Panel ............................................................................................................................................... 4
Specification ............................................................................................................................................ 5
Power Connection ................................................................................................................................... 5
BASIC OPERATION ..................................................................................................................................... 6
Bank and Preset selection ..................................................................................................................... 6
SETUP MODE AND PRESET PROGRAMMING .......................................................................................... 7
Programming Mode Entry ...................................................................................................................... 7
Setup Mode .............................................................................................................................................. 9
LCD Backlight adjustment ................................................................................................................. 9
LED Intensity adjustment ................................................................................................................ 10
Expression pedal calibration ............................................................................................................ 11
Midi device setting ................................................................................................................................ 13
Preset programming ............................................................................................................................. 15
Copy .................................................................................................................................................... 15
Midi messages ................................................................................................................................... 17
Edit Title ............................................................................................................................................. 22
LED Color ........................................................................................................................................... 23
Expression Pedal (Exp1 and Exp2) assignment ........................................................................... 25
Expression Pedal Input ........................................................................................................................... 26
Factory Restore ........................................................................................................................................ 27
MIDI Implementation ................................................................................................................................ 27
MIDI Cable Support ................................................................................................................................. 27
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INTRODUCTION
Overview
The FCB4X is a programmable MIDI foot controller that supports all standard MIDI devices. This is a new
model with more features that can be programming up to 16 MIDI messages and saved to EPROM
memory. Up to 128 memory presets can be arranged in 32 banks of 4 presets. You can assign any MIDI
Program Change (PC), Continuous Controller messages (CC) and MIDI Note On/Off messages into each
preset (all 16 midi messages on different MIDI channels). Displayed by blue color backlight 16 characters
x 2 lines LCD with big character size and RGB colors LED with independent color programmable. The
FCB4X has up/down bank and 4 patch selection buttons, all with high quality heavy duty foot switches
that you can feel when pressed. The chassis is made of aluminum, folded by a laser cutting process and
finished with a black anodized coating. It is a compact, rugged, simple to use, fully programmable MIDI
foot controller.
Top Panel
BANK UP/DOWN SWITCH: This is used to increase the bank up or decrease the bank down from the
current state. The current bank starts from bank#1 up to a maximum of
bank#32. You also use these switches in programming mode to edit
parameter inside the menu selection.
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PRESET SWITCH: The FCBX has 4 patches in a bank labeled as S1, S2, S3 and S4. You
also use these switches in programming mode to edit parameter inside
the menu selection.
BLUE SCREEN LCD: The LCD display has 16 characters x 2 lines showing Bank number, Patch
button and Preset name when you are in operation mode or display
menu when you are in programming mode.
RGB LED DISPLAY: This is Red, Green, Blue LED with programmable to illuminate preset
status.
Back Panel
EXP1, EXP2: Expression Pedal input1 (EXP1) and Expression Pedal input2 (EXP2) for external
pedal control. You can assign any midi control change message and any midi
channel to call up both expression pedal inputs arrange 128 presets (32 banks x
4 presets)
MIDI OUT: MIDI out port is used to transmit MIDI messages from the FCB4X to other MIDI
device/s. It is a 7 pin MIDI connector so you can supply phantom power to the
FCB4X by supply voltage 9V to pin 6, 7 (AC or DC, it does not matter)
9VDC IN: Connect to supply external voltage 9Vdc with current 100mA minimum (Polarity
is not important)
Note: Do not plug into the external power supply socket if you are phantom powering the unit via a
MIDI cable.
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Specification
• 1 MIDI OUT with 7-pin DIN connector supports phantom power on pin 6, 7. (Polarity is not
important)
• Flexible power requirements: 9Vdc-12Vdc, or 9Vac, at 100mA via a 5.5mm/2.1mm barrel
connector. (Power Adapter is not included)
• 2 bank switches, 4 patch switches with heavy duty foot switch.
• Programmable mode with 128 presets, arranged in 32 banks of 4 presets.
• Program Change message (PC), Control Change message (CC) and midi Note On/Off messages
support (16 midi messages per preset, all on different MIDI channels)
• Blue color LCD display 16 characters x 2 lines with big character size.
• RGB multi colors LED programmable to illuminate preset status.
• 2 Expression pedal inputs EXP1 and EXP2 assignable to any Control Change Number on any MIDI
channel for each PATCH (arrange in 128 presets with 32 banks x 4 presets)
• Housed in a sleek aluminum chassis and brushed finish with black anodized coating.
• Dimensions approx. : 10.3"W x 4.7"D x 2.0"H (26.2cm x 12.0cm x 5.0cm)
•
Weight approx. : 2.2lb (1.0kg)
Power Connection
The FCB4X has flexible power requirements between 9Vdc-12Vdc, or 9Vac, 100mA. You can plug in your
power adapter to the 5.5mm/2.1mm barrel connector.
Do not use voltage over 12Vdc or 9Vac otherwise the unit will be damaged.
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BASIC OPERATION
BANK: 1
S1
USER
PRESET
# 000
BANK:
32
BANK: 1
BANK: 2
Please refer to the text that appears under the switches when you are going to use the FCB4X unit in the
basic operation mode. On power up, the latest preset will be selected and transmitted as a MIDI message
via MIDI out (Initial value is Bank#1, preset#1 [01-S1]).
In the operation mode the LCD will display bank number, patch button and preset name of the selected
preset.
Bank and Preset selection
Press the BANK UP or BANK DOWN button to move/scroll from the current bank to another. The LCD
display will flash with the number of bank and no MIDI message will be transmitted until a patch button
is selected (S1, S2, S3 or S4 button). You can hold on the BANK UP or BANK DOWN switches to scroll
past the current bank continuously and the LCD display will loop once it reaches bank #32.
You can select a preset by press the S1, S2, S3 or S4 button, The LED above the selected PATCH button
will illuminate and the stored MIDI messages for that PATCH will be transmitted.
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SETUP MODE AND PRESET PROGRAMMING
[Sel] to Program
[Bac] to Exit
Programming Mode Entry
When you supply power to the FCB4X unit it goes in to operating mode automatically. If you want to
program a preset then you need to enter programming mode by following these steps:
1. Select the preset that you want to configure by using the BANK Up/Down and PATCH S1-S4
buttons. This means you have to select the preset you wish to program before entering to
programming mode.
2. Press both BANK UP and BANK DOWN buttons together and hold on until the LCD display
shows the characters below. Please do not care if the bank number is moving, just simply press
BANK UP and BANK DOWN buttons and hold both buttons until the LCD display shows the
characters below;
3. The LCD display as shown above means
UP and BANK DOWN buttons.
4. Now, you can program or configure the selected preset. Please refer to the label above each
buttons when you have entered to programming mode.
-DEC : Decrease the current value
INC+ : Increase the current value
< LEFT : Move menu to left or scroll the cursor to left
RIGHT > : Move menu to right or scroll the cursor to right
SELECT : Select and enter to the selected menu
BACK : Move back and exit from the selected menu
“Programming Mode Entry”
then release the BANK
5.
As you selected a preset already now you can enter to programming mode by pressing a
“SELECT” button or exit from the programming mode and back to operating mode by pressing a
“BACK” button
6. In Programming mode, the menu and sub menu items will show you as the following diagram;
You can scroll menu to left by pressing “<LEFT” button or scroll menu to right by pressing
“RIGHT>” button. If you need to enter to the selected menu, you can press a “SELECT”
button to enter to the selected menu.
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[Sel] to Program
[Bac] to Exit
1) P
reset [01
-
S1]
2) Midi Device
3) Setup
1) P
reset [01
-
S1]
Copy
1) P
reset [01
-
S1]
Midi
Messages
1) P
reset [01
-
S1]
Title
1) P
reset [01
-
S1]
LED Color
1) P
reset [01
-
S1]
Exp1
1) P
reset [01
-
S1]
Exp2
2) Midi Device
CH-1: Midi Ch#1
2) Midi Device
CH-2: Midi Ch#2
2) Midi Device
CH-3:
Midi Ch#3
2) Midi Device
CH-16: Midi Ch#16
3) Setup
LCD Backlight
3) Setup
LED Intensity
3) Setup
Exp1 Calibration
3) Setup
Exp2 Calibration
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Setup Mode
3) Setup
[Sel] to Program
[Bac] to Exit
3) Setup
LCD Backlight
3) Setup
[Sel] to Program
[Bac] to Exit
LCD Backlight
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LCD Backlight
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LCD Backlight
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LCD Backlight
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Once you have entered to programming mode, you can go to setup mode by scroll the menu to ”3)
SETUP” menu, the LCD display shows the characters below;
Now you can enter to setup menu by pressing “SELECT” button, the LCD display will move to sub-menu
items. You can scroll sub-menu to left by pressing “<LEFT” button or scroll sub-menu to right by
pressing “RIGHT>” button. If you need to enter to the selected sub-menu, you can press a “SELECT”
button to enter to the selected sub-menu. If you want to go back to main menu, you can press “BACK”
button. It will move back to main menu.
LCD Backlight adjustment
You can go to adjust the LCD display backlight by enter to sub-menu item as following;
Now you can press a “SELECT” button to enter to LCD Backlight sub menu item, the LCD display will
show you as the following characters;
You can press “<LEFT” to decrease the LCD display backlight or press “RIGHT>” to increase the LCD
display backlight.
You can exit from the LCD display backlight adjustment by pressing “BACK” button. Your setting will be
saved and the LCD display will go back to the setup menu.
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