Hughes & Kettner FSM 432 MK III Manual De Instrucciones página 3

convenient way of adjusting delay time: Simply tap your
foot on the Tap button in time with the beat to match delay
time to the tempo.
Note: In combination with the above-mentioned Hughes
& Kettner amps, the FSM-432 can also be used for
programming presets. Please consult the particular amp's
manual for detailed information on this.
3 What's New?
The most eye-catching alteration is the new ergonomic
shape of the die-cast case. Accordant to the radius of your
foot's motion, the FSM-432 MK III is slightly bent. The
distance between the now staggered buttons has been
extended to avoid accidental operating errors.
Particularly for the use with the GrandMeister 36, the
FSM-432 MK III offers some new technical features and
connections:
3.1 Mode switch: Preset/Stompbox
The sliding switch above the MIDI connections on the rear
side of the footswitch determines if the FSM-432 MK III is
operating in Preset Mode or Stompbox Mode.
If you move the sliding switch to "Stompbox Mode", the
display shows "Sb". In this mode, the FSM-432's buttons
do not serve to select presets, but to switch channels
directly. In addition, modulation FX, delay and boost can
be independently activated and deactivated at the push of
a button. So in this mode, the GrandMeister 36 operates
just like any common amplifier used with external FX
pedals and stomp boxes.
The four buttons A, B, C, D are now firmly assigned to
the GrandMeister's four channels Clean, Crunch, Lead
and Ultra. GrandMeister 36 automatically "remembers"
the Gain, Volume, Bass, Mid, Treble, Resonance und
Presence settings for every channel without having to store
them manually. This procedure relates to the Stompbox
Mode only. It is completely independent from the sound
presets of the Preset Mode and will therefore not erase or
overwrite any of these presets.
Heads Up: You can store sound settings even when you're
in Stompbox Mode: Just press Store for longer than 3
seconds, and the amp will store the current sound settings
in the lastly selected preset in the Preset Mode before
switching to the Stompbox Mode. If you do not wish to
overwrite the lastly selected preset, you can easily select
a new memory slot. To do so, move the mode switch over
to Preset Mode, press the Store button briefly and then
select a memory slot using the Up/Down buttons and the
preset buttons A, B, C, or D. You can learn more about this
procedure in the GrandMeister 36 manual.
In the Stompbox Mode, the internal effects, the FX loop,
and the noise gate function as global controls. That is, the
amp settings for effects, FX loop, and noise gate are valid
for all channels. Modulation FX, Delay and Boost can be
switched on and off separately using the Mod, Delay and
Boost buttons. Reverb is accessible using an additional
footswitch or expression pedal connected to the FSM-432
(see section 3.3).
3.2 MIDI In
The "MIDI In" of the MFS-432 MK III is necessary for
the use of GrandMeister 36 in combination with the
GrandMeister iPad™ app and a MIDI interface. Connect
the MIDI In of your FSM-432 with the MIDI output of the
interface and the MIDI Out of the FSM-432 with the amp's
MIDI input. The amp's MIDI output should be connected
with the interface's MIDI input. Learn more about this
feature in the manual of the GrandMeister iPad™ app.
You can also use the MIDI In to connect other MIDI
devices that can send program changes. In this case, the
FSM-432 serves as a true MIDI merger forwarding the
MIDI information from MIDI In to MIDI Out.
3.3 Control 1 and Control 2
Use and mode of operation
You can connect either expression pedals or single
footswitches to these two 6.3 mm (1/4") jack plugs (see
Picture 2), both of which you can assign additional control
functions for the GrandMeister 36 to, so all of the amp's
programmable functions can be remote controlled.
GrandMeister 36 is assigned to a controller number (that
is: a function). The following chart shows all functions
and the corresponding controller numbers. According
to the following instructions the controller numbers can
be assigned to the two inputs Control 1 and Control 2.
The parameters of the assigned functions can now be
controlled via external expression pedals or footswitches
connected to these inputs. For instance, you can control
the reverb of the amp's FX module using an expression
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