TC electronic G-Minor Owner's Manual

G•MINOR

MIDI FOOT CONTROLLER

USERS MANUAL

CONTENTS

Introduction

Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Overview

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Connecting the G•Minor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

The G•Minor Display and Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

The G•Minor Modes

Program Change Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Control Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Setup Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

The Tuner Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Appendix

Daisy Chaining Several G•Minors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Certificate of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

MIDI Implementation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

G•Minor & G•Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

TC Electronic, Sindalsvej 34,
DK-8240 Risskov - [e-mail]

English version Rev 2.1 - SW - V 1.00

Prod. No: 606103211

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INTRODUCTION

Congratulations on the purchase of your
G•Minor MIDI Foot Controller

The G•Minor is a multi purpose MIDI Foot Controller that sends and receives
MIDI information. The G•Minor will control any MIDI device using MIDI Control
and Program Changes and when used with the TC Electronic G•Major and
G•Force* Guitar Processors; certain specific features are available.

When used with the G•Major or the G•Force* you can:

• Tap Global Tempo

• Switch Effect blocks on and off via MIDI Control Changes

• Select presets via Program Changes

• Mute the Outputs for silent tuning

• Switch channels on your combo or preamp via the G•Major Relay Switch
function

• Use the Preset level function on the G•Major e.g. for instant change of level
for solos etc.

• Any other functions that are controlled via a MIDI CC or a Program Change
command

Furthermore several G•Minors can be “daisy-chained” giving you more
“on the fly” options.

Translated versions of this manual can be downloaded from our web-site at:
www.tcelectronic.com

* Please note that your G•Force must run with software 2.04 or higher to utilize the functions

described.

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G•MINOR - OVERVIEW

MIDI IN

DOWN

SWITCH

SELECT
SWITCH

9V DC

IN

MIDI OUT

SQUARE

SWITCH

UP

SWITCH

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OVERVIEW

Connecting the G•Minor

• Connect the MIDI Out of the G•Minor to MIDI In on the MIDI device you
wish to control.

• Connect the supplied power supply. The power Input of the G•Minor
is compatible with commonly used 9V DC Power Supplies.

• At startup the display will show the current software version.

The G•Minor Display and Switches

Display + Tuner LEDs

The seven segment display of the G•Minor changes indication according to the
G•Minor operation mode. Detailed explanations will follow.

UP Switch

Various functions but in general the UP switch is used to step up in program
numbers or send a pre-programmed Control Change value.

DOWN Switch

Various functions but in general the DOWN switch is used to step down in
program numbers or send a pre-programmed Control Change value.

SQUARE Switch

• Switches between Online/Offline modes

• Activates Tuner Mute mode when pressed and held for 1 second

• Various others functions

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OVERVIEW

SELECT Switch

With the SELECT switch you select between:

• Program Change mode - Down position

• Control Change mode - Up position

• Off Mode - Middle position

• In Program Change mode you can send program changes to
any receiving MIDI device.

• In Control Change mode the G•Minor can be programmed to send out any
CC value via the UP and DOWN switch. When used with the G•Major or
G•Force various functions such as Effect block On/Off, Bypass All,
Relay 1&2 On/Off and other Effect specific parameters can be controlled.

•A Setup Mode for all MIDI settings etc. This mode is accessed from Off
mode (SELECT switch in middle position) by pressing the UP or DOWN
switch while turning the G•Minor on.

• Tuning mode can be accessed from both Control Change mode and
Program Change mode. It allows you to have a Tuner visible in the
G•Minor pedal but only when hooked up with a G•Major or a G•Force.

- connect G•Minor MIDI Out to G•Major/G•Force* MIDI In

- connect G•Major/G•Force* MIDI Out to G•Minor MIDI In.

* Please note that to utilize these functions with a G•Force, the G•Force must run software version 2.04

or higher.

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PROGRAM CHANGE MODE

Program Change mode (SELECT switch in “down-position”)

This mode holds three sub-modes; Online, Offline and Tuner

• Press the SQUARE switch with a single touch to switch between the Online
and Offline modes.

• Press and hold the SQUARE switch for one second to select Tuner mode.
Please read the description of the Tuner mode for further instructions.

Online

Online mode is selected when the preset number is steady in the display.
Press the UP or DOWN switch to select and instantly recall the adjacent
presets. The display always indicates current program number.

Offline

Offline mode is selected when the display is blinking. You can scroll through
presets by pressing the UP or DOWN switch. Once you have found the
desired preset number press SQUARE to activate/recall the preset. The
displayed preset number will then be steady !

Example
You want to go from preset 2 to 5 without recalling/activating presets 3 and 4
on the way to 5.

• With preset 2 active press the SQUARE switch once to access Offline Mode
(display is blinking). Now press the UP SWITCH three times. Preset number
5 is now blinking indicating that the preset is not yet recalled/activated.

• To activate preset number 5 press SQUARE.

Tip! For fast scrolling through presets; press and hold the UP or DOWN switch.

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