CONNECTIONS
POWER SWITCH
This is your st nd rd on/off switch. Ple se note th t if you turn off the tr pKAT, w it sever l seconds
before turning it b ck on. The instrument needs to reset itself. If you h ppened to rest rt it too f st,
the sounds might not fire up. No worries, just shut it off nd w it few seconds then ll will be fine.
Also notice th t there is w rm up cycle. This is for the benefit of the sound c rd. It needs to
reiniti lize itself, nd t kes bout 8 seconds before the tr pKAT turns itself completely on.
AC ADAPTER INPUT
The tr pKAT comes supplied with remov ble, locking AC d pter th t connects to the tr pKAT nd
your 110v outlet. If you re in Europe, we will supply you with different plug. The d pter is the
s me however, nd will utom tic lly switch to your 220/240v oper tion.
BASS DRUM INPUT
This is where you plug your b ss drum trigger into. The input uses ¼” mono c ble. The tr pKAT XL
is optimized to pl y with the eKIC. If you h ve others, the tr pKAT will need to be TRAINED in
order to optimize your b ss drum trigger. There re lso GAIN controls th t m ke the tr pKAT
comp tible with most b ss drum triggers on the m rket.
FOOTSWITCH INPUTS
There re 4 Footswitch Inputs built into the tr pKAT XL. The tr pKAT prefers MOMENTARY
OPEN style footswitches. The footswitches supplied with the tr pKAT re of this v riety.
If you own MOMENTARY CLOSED style footswitches, they will still work, BUT you must plug
them in BEFORE you turn on the tr pKAT. The tr pKAT re ds the ped ls pol rity on power up nd
m kes them work properly. If you do use moment ry closed footswitch, you should not remove them
from the input while the tr pKAT is on. It will think you re stepping on the footswitch!
KIT SELECT FOOTSWITCH
Using this footswitch llows you to ccess the tr pKAT's Kits. You c n ccess these kits in two
w ys. Simply step (t p) on the footswitch to increment to the next kit. The f ster w y to c ll up ny
kit is to hold down the footswitch nd while held down, t p ny p d. The p ds number (1-24) will
lso m tch the Kits number (1-24). There re USER KITs nd FACTORY KITs in the tr pKAT.
These KIT types re c lled up in the GLOBAL Screens.
NOTE EDIT FOOTSWITCH
Ch nging sounds on the tr pKAT is e sy. All you h ve to do is hold down this footswitch, nd while it is
held down, hit the p d th t you w nt to ch nge. The first time th t you strike the p d, you will he r
the sound th t is ssigned to the p d. The next time you t p on the p d (with the footswitch still held
down,) the sound will increment by one. You will he r the sound ch nge e ch time the p d is struck.
If you p ss by the sound, you c n e sily go b ckw rds in the list of sounds. Simply rele se the
footswitch nd quickly hold it down g in. The sounds will now pl y in the reverse order.
Wh t you re ctu lly doing is dv ncing through MIDI note numbers. There re 127 notes possible.
Th t me ns th t you could be scrolling through up to 127 sounds on ny p d. Notice on the displ y
th t the screen tells you wh t note number you re pl ying. The Beep Sound lso ch nges. This is
re lly necess ry so th t you know which direction you re going nd how f r you need to go.
You might lso be seeing n me of sound on the displ y. These n mes show up if in the GLOBAL
section, GM N mes re turned on. If you re not using GM drum module, you will need to ignore
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