Botex FC-4 User manual

FC-44CHANNELFOOTCONTROL
OPERATIONMANUAL
FRONTPANEL
1:FADETIMEKNOB(0-10S)
2:SPEEDADJUSTKNOB
3:MASTERDIMMER
4:MUSICLEVELADJUSTKNOB
5:EACHCHANNELMASTERDIMMER
6:SCENESELECTKNOB
7:FULL-ONSWITCH
8:FUNCTIONSELECTSWITCH
9:BLACKOUTPEDALSWITCH
10:EACHCHANNELPEDALSWITCH
11:BLACKOUTINDICATOR
Fadetimeis0-10second.Controlthebrightnessonrangefromminimumtomaximum
Adjustspeedofchase.
Tomastercontrolthebrightness.
Adjustthespeedandbrightnessofmusic.
Adjustmusicalrangeforeachchannel.
Adjusttheoutputofsceneforeachchannel.
Alloutputindicatorsisturnedonwhenpressingonit.
SelectthesixSELECTMODE:HOLDSOUND,MANUALHOLD,MANUALFLASH,SCENE,
PROGAUDIOandPROGSPEED.
SwitchoffalloutputindicatorexceptFULLONSWITCHishold;alloutputindicatorwillturn
offbypressingwithfoot,andtheBLACKOUTLED(11)isflashing.
Selecteachchannelbypressingwithfoot.
WhenBLACKOUTiseffective,theindicatorisflashing.
2 1 3 6
7 899 11105
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FADETIMEMASTER
SPEEDMUSIC
HOLD
SOUNDMANUAL
HOLDMANUAL FLASHSCENEPROG
AUDIOPROG
SPEED
CH1CH2MASTERMASTERMASTERCH3MASTERCH4
PROG
FULLONFUNCTION
SELECT
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MIN MIN MIN MIN MIN MIN MIN MINMINMINMINMINMINMINMINMIN MAXMIN MAXMIN MAX
MINMAX MINMAX MIN MAX MIN MAX MINMAX MINMAX
MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX
SCENE
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24-004-0030

REARPANEL
CH3CH3
+15-24V+15-24VCH4CH4
GNDGND
CH2CH2CH1CH1
GNDGND
1 2
+
1:EXTERNALAUDIOINPUT(RCAJACK)
Voltagerangefrom100mVto1Vp-p.TheinternalaudiosignaliscutbyRCAjack.
2:HALF/WHOLEPROGRAMSELECTSWITCH.
3:POWERSWITCH
5:OUTPUTSOCKETS(8PINDINSOCKET)
1 2 3 4 5 5
EXT
AUDIOINPUT
WHOLEHALF
POWER
PROGRAM
SELECTSWITCHDC INPUTOUTPUT
100mV-1Vp-p
12
CH3CH3
+15-24V+15-24VCH4CH4
GNDGND
CH2CH2CH1CH1
GNDGND
1 2 OUTPUT:
POWERSUPPLY
VOLTAGE:DC+15V~24V
CURRENT:300mA
VOLTAGE:0-10V
+15V-24VDC
300mA
+
OFFON
4Channel
FootControl
CAUTION
RISKOFELECTRICSHOCK
DONOTOPEN
Halforfullchosebytheswitch.
Turnonoroffthemainpower.
DCinputvoltage,rangefromDC15Vto24Vatleast300mA,supplyfortheconsole.
PolarityofDCjackshownasbelowfigure.
Outputvoltageofeachchannelrangesfrom0Vto+10V.
4:DCINPUT(DCJackcenterpin2.0mm)

OPERATINGINSTRUCTION:
PRELIMINARY
Therearesixfunctionalselectmodesontheconsole.SelectonemodebypressingtheFUNCTION
SELECTbuttonatonce.ThefirstpriorityisHOLDSOUNDmodeandindicatorisilluminatedwhen
thepoweristurnon.
OPERATION
Whenthepowerison,HOLDSOUNDmodeiseffectiveandLEDon.Perhapsyoumayselectbyusewith
FUNCTIONSELECTbutton.
SOUNDDIMMERiscontrolledbyEACHCHANNELMASTERDIMMERknobandMUSICLEVELADJUST
knobwithoutpressingbyfoot;meanwhile,FADETIMEknob;MASTERknobandSPEEDknobismalfunction.
Characterofchannelshownasbelow:
Ch1=bass,Ch2=lowermedium,Ch3=highmediumandCh4=treble.
FootpedalandholdatanyCHANNELPEDALSWITCH,andindicatorofthischannelwillbelighted.Itisrestored
unlessreleasefootswitch.IffootpedalatBLACKOUTSWITCH,allmaybeoffexceptforindicatorofBLACK
OUTflashing.
1.HOLDSOUNDmode
2.MANUALHOLDmode
PressingtheFUNCTIONSELECTbuttonandreleaseuntiltheindicatorisilluminated.Thismodeiscontrolledby
MASTERknob,FADETIMEknob,andeachchannelMASTERknob.ButSPEEDknobandMUSICknobis
malfunction.
FootpedalandholdatanyoneofCH1-CH4PEDALSWITCH,youmayfindtheLEDofchannelison.Theswitch
affectstheoutputsignal.However,theLEDofBLACKOUTflashandoutputclosedwhentouchtheBLACKOUT
PEDALSWITCH.Iftouchagain,theLEDturnoffandgobackthepreviousstage,exceptyoupressanotherpedal
switch.
3.MANUALFLASHmode
ChoosethismodebypressingtheFUNCTIONSELECTbutton;releaseuntiltheLEDison.TheBLACKOUT
PEDALSWITCHisineffective.Ontheotherhand,theLEDofchannelswillbeturnonoroffwhenyoupressor
releaseCHANNELPEDALSWITCHbyfoot.
TheoutputsignalcontrolledbytheswitchesasMANUALHOLDmode.
4.SCENEmode
PressingtheFUNCTIONSELECT(8)buttonandreleaseuntiltheSCENELEDison.UsingtheCH1-CH4
PEDALswitchformonitoringtheoutputstate.SignalscontrolledbyMASTERknob,FADETIMEknobandSCENE
1-4knobofeachchannel.TheSCENErespondstochannel.SignalsoutcontrolledbytheCH1-CH4PEDAL
SWITCH.YoumaystopthesignaloutbypressingtheBLACKPEDALSWITCH.
5.PROGAUDIOmode
PressingtheFUNCTIONSELECTbuttonandreleaseuntiltheLEDison.Thereare16programstoredatthis
console.SelectbytheCH1-CH4PEDALSWITCHshownasfollows:CH1isresponsibleforfourprogramsas
1,2,3and4selectedbypressingtheCH1PEDALSWITCH.CH2isresponsibleforfourprogramsas5,6,7and8
selectedbypressingtheCH2PEDALSWITCH.CH3isresponsibleforfourprogramsas9,10,11and12selected
bypressingtheCH3PEDALSWITCH.CH4isresponsibleforfourprogramsas13,14,15and16selectedby
pressingtheCH4PEDALSWITCH.SpeedcontrolledbyMUSICknob,outputlevelcontrolledbyMASTERknob,
eachchannelMASTERknobandFADETIMEknob.However,theSPEEDknobisineffective.Ifclosingtheoutpu
tofsignal,pressingtheBLACKPEDALSWITCHbyfoot.
6.PROGSPEED
PressingtheFUNCTIONSELECTbuttonandreleaseuntiltheLEDison.Thismodefunctionisdifferentfrom
PROGAUDIOmode.ItcanmakethecontrolspeedbyuseSPEEDKNOBandMUSICALLEVELknobis
malfunction.