Fender GTX-7 User manual

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FOOTSWITCH USE
Three foot-control devices can be used with Mustang GTX ampliers—the GTX-7 and MGT-4 footswitches
and the EXP-1 Expression Pedal.
The seven-button GTX-7 Footswitch comes with Mustang GTX100 and is optional for Mustang GTX50. It en-
ables convenient remote foot control of several functions, including the built-in tuner, amp preset selection,
eects bypass, 60-second looper and more. The EXP-1 Expression Pedal, optional for both Mustang GTX amps,
is a dual-mode digital pedal that controls Mustang GTX volume and amp/eect parameters.
The four-button MGT-4 Footswitch is optional for both Mustang GTX amp models. Note that instructions for
using the MGT-4 Footswitch can be found online in the Mustang GT Guitar Amplier Expanded Owner’s Manual
Rev. A (PN 7712493000), and in the Mustang GT Guitar Amplier Addendum to Expanded Owner’s Manual Firm-
ware V2.0 (PN 7715279000).
Connect the GTX-7 or MGT-4 footswitch to the FOOTSWITCH jack on the amp’s rear panel. The amplier auto-
matically defaults to the connected footswitch while the amp is fully booted. The GTX-7 or MGT-4 footswitch
can be combined with the EXP-1 Expression Pedal by “chaining”the two pedals together.
The GTX-7 Footswitch has seven buttons—a BANK UP button at upper left, a MODE/TUNER button at upper
right, and ve numbered FUNCTION buttons along the bottom. Three MODE LEDs are at upper right, and ve
FUNCTION LEDs are arrayed with one above each FUNCTION button. The DISPLAY WINDOW is at top center.
A. BANK UP BUTTON: Used to move up and down through consecutive groups (“banks”) of ve presets.
B. DISPLAY WINDOW: Displays footswitch function currently in use.
C. MODE LEDS: Color-coded LEDs indicate which of three modes is in use—PRESETS (red), EFFECTS (amber)
or LOOPER (green).
D. MODE/TUNER BUTTON: Used to select among PRESETS, EFFECTS and LOOPER modes; press and hold for
chromatic TUNER mode.
E. FUNCTION BUTTONS/LEDS: Five numbered buttons enable foot control of various Mustang GTX func-
tions, depending on footswitch mode in use. Red LEDs above each FUNCTION BUTTON indicate various
functions in use.
GTX-7 FOOTSWITCH FEATURES

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The GTX-7 Footswitch oers three Mustang GTX modes—PRESETS, EFFECTS and LOOPER. To choose one, cy-
cle through them by stepping on the MODE button (D) at the upper right of the footswitch repeatedly until
the desired mode is reached, as indicated by its color-coded MODE LED (C).
PRESETS MODE
PRESETS mode enables the user to reach any of Mustang GTX’s many presets using the GTX-7 Footswitch. To
do this, step on the MODE button (green arrow in illustration below) until PRESETS mode is activated, as indicat-
ed by the illuminated red MODE LED directly to the right of the label “PRESETS.”
When the GTX-7 Footswitch is in PRESETS mode, presets become available in consecutive groups of ve called
“banks,”with each of the ve presets in a bank sequentially assigned to FUNCTION buttons 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. To
move “upward”through subsequent banks of ve presets, step on the BANK UP button (blue arrow in illustra-
tion below). To move“downward”to the preceding bank of ve presets, step on and hold the BANK UP button.
When the bank containing the desired preset is reached, select the desired preset within that bank by step-
ping on its corresponding FUNCTION button (yellow arrows in illustration below). When the desired preset has
been selected, its corresponding red FUNCTION LED will illuminate, and the DISPLAY WINDOW will show the
preset in use (see illustration below, in which preset 3 is active). The PRESETS mode LED will ash at the tempo of
time-based eects; to change tempo using the GTX-7, tap twice on the currently selected PRESET footswitch.
Note that when activating PRESETS mode, the GTX-7 Footswitch will automatically set itself to whatever MUSTANG
GTX preset is already set on the amp. This preset will be assigned to the footswitch FUNCTION button corre-
sponding to the preset’s position within its bank (1, 2, 3, 4 or 5). For example, if the amp is set to preset num-
ber 33, the GTX-7 Footswitch in PRESETS mode will also be set to preset number 33 and will assign that preset
to FUNCTION button 3 (the third preset in the bank containing presets 31, 32, 33, 34 and 35).
EFFECTS MODE
EFFECTS mode lets the user turn the rst ve eects in a Mustang GTX preset on and ousing the GTX-7
Footswitch (known as the EFFECTS mode default or “rst ve” setting).
To do this, step on the footswitch MODE button (green arrow in illustration on next page) until EFFECTS mode is
activated; the MODE LED directly to the right of the label“EFFECTS”will illuminate in amber and“EFF” will ap-
pear in the DISPLAY WINDOW (see illustration on next page). Any eects in the active preset are then assigned to
the footswitch FUNCTION buttons—labeled“FX1”,“FX2”, “FX3”, “FX4”and “FX5” for this purpose (yellow arrows in
illustration below). When an eect is on, the red FUNCTION LED above its assigned FUNCTION button will illumi-
nate. To bypass an eect, step on its corresponding FUNCTION button; theeect and its red FUNCTION LED will
then turn o. To turn the eect back on, step on its FUNCTION button again.
GTX-7 FOOTSWITCH: MODES

Up to the rst ve eects in a preset are assigned this way; in a preset with only two eects, for example, they
are assigned to FUNCTION buttons“FX1” and“FX2”, as in the example below.
EFFECTS mode also oers a “category”setting in which ve entire categories of eects are assigned to the
footswitch FUNCTION buttons, letting the user turn all eects of a particular type on and oin the active pre-
set. In this setting, Stompbox eects are assigned to FUNCTION button FX1, Modulation eects are assigned
to FUNCTION button FX2, Delay eects are assigned to FUNCTION button FX3, Reverb eects are assigned to
FUNCTION button FX4 and Filters+Pitch eects are assigned to FUNCTION button FX5. Note that the Dynam-
ics+EQ eects category can not be assigned to the footswitch.
To use this EFFECTS mode setting, press the MENU utility button on the amp control panel and use the EN-
CODER to scroll to and select the “FOOTSWITCH” menu option:
Use the ENCODER to scroll to and select“GTX-7 (7-BUTTON)”from the menu of devices shown, then use the
ENCODER to scroll to and select “FX ASSIGN”:
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EFFECTS mode example showing a preset with two eects, each assigned to FUNCTION buttons FX1 and FX2. The illuminated red FUNC-
TION LEDs above FX1 and FX2 indicate that both eects are on; both can be turned oby stepping on their respective FUNCTION buttons.
MENU
EQ & AMP SETTINGS
SETLIST
CLOUD PRESETS
TUNER
WiFi & BLUETOOTH
FOOTSWITCH
MGT-4 (4-BUTTON)
GTX-7 (7-BUTTON)
MENU
EXP-1 (EXPRESSION)
back
MENU
FX ASSIGN
LOOPER ON
back

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Use the ENCODER to scroll to and select the“category”setting, shown in the DISPLAY WINDOW as“1.STMP
2.MOD 3.DLY”, then press the MENU utility button to return to the active preset:
The GTX-7 Footswitch has now assigned Stompbox eects to FUNCTION button FX1, Modulation eects to FX2,
Delay eects to FX3, Reverb eects to FX4 and Filters+Pitch eects to FX5; each can be turned on and oby
stepping on its designated FUNCTION button. Note that Mustang GTX will“remember”EFFECTS mode settings
after turning the amplier oand back on again; in order to return to the default “rst ve”setting previously
described, repeat the steps in this section and select the“FIRST 5 (DEFAULT)” menu option in the nal step.
LOOPER MODE
LOOPER mode enables the user to record loops up to 60 seconds long and overdub subsequent parts. Any
number of overdubbed parts can be layered over the original recorded part; however, only the last overdub
created can be undone. To record a loop, step on the MODE button (green arrow in illustration below) until
“LOOPER”mode is activated; the MODE LED directly to the right of the label“LOOPER”will illuminate in green
(see illustration below).
To begin recording the rst musical passage, step on FUNCTION button 1 (yellow arrow in illustration below)
labeled “REC” for this purpose. The red FUNCTION LED above the button will begin ashing and the DISPLAY
WINDOW will show“REC,” indicating that the LOOPER is in recording mode; play a passage of any time dura-
tion up to 60 seconds (see illustration below).
When nished playing the rst musical passage, stop recording and start playback by stepping on FUNC-
TION button 3 (yellow arrow in illustration on next page), labeled “PLAY”. The red FUNCTION LED above FUNC-
TION button 1 will stop ashing, the red FUNCTION LED above FUNCTION button 3 will illuminate, and the
DISPLAY WINDOW will indicate playback by showing “PLA” (see illustration on next page). To stop playback,
step on FUNCTION button 4, labeled“STOP” (green arrow in illustration on next page); the DISPLAY WINDOW
will show “STP” (not shown in illustration).
MENU
FIRST 5 (DEFAULT)
1.STMP 2.MOD 3.DLY

When nished playing the rst musical passage, go into overdub mode by stepping on FUNCTION button
2 (yellow arrow in illustration below). The red FUNCTION LED above the button will begin ashing and the
DISPLAY WINDOW will show “DUB,” indicating that the LOOPER is now in overdub mode and a second musi-
cal passage can be recorded over the rst (overdub mode can also be activated during playback of the rst
passage by stepping on FUNCTION button 2). Continue overdubbing musical passages as often as desired.
After an overdub is recorded, step on FUNCTION button 3 (green arrow in illustration below) to start playback
of all recorded parts; press FUNCTION button 4 (blue arrow in illustration below) to stop playback.
While recording, playing back or stopped on the rst musical passage, the user can undo the recording if de-
sired by stepping on FUNCTION button 5 (yellow arrow in illustration below), labeled“UNDO.”When doing so,
recording will stop, the red FUNCTION LED above the button will illuminate and the DISPLAY WINDOW will
show the mode is currently in use (“REC” in the illustration below). Once overdubs have been added, however,
the UNDO function applies only to the last overdub recorded; preceding overdubs cannot be undone.
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TUNER MODE
The GTX-7 Footswitch can also be used for hands-free tuning. To do this, step on and briey hold the MODE
button (green arrow in illustration below) to activate the chromatic tuner, upon which the pitch letter closest to
the sounded note appears in the DISPLAY WINDOW. FUNCTION LEDs 1 and 2 at left illuminate red to indicate de-
grees of atness; FUNCTION LEDs 4 and 5 at right illuminate red to indicate degrees of sharpness. When correct
pitch is attained, FUNCTION LED 3 at center illuminates red. When tuning is complete, step on any button to exit
tuner mode. Note that GTX-7 Footswitch tuner use mutes speaker output.
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To activate the GTX-7 Footswitch tuning function, step on and briey hold the MODE button (green arrow). In the example shown
here, an “A” note is displayed as being particularly at, as indicated by the illumination of FUNCTION LED 1 at far left (yellow arrow).
Here, the “A” note is displayed as being slightly sharp, as indicated by the illumination of FUNCTION LED 4 (yellow arrow).
Here, the “A” note is at correct pitch, as indicated by the illumination of FUNCTION LED 3 at center (yellow arrow).
When tuning is complete, step on any button to exit footswitch tuner mode.