Moen GEC 5 User manual

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GUITAREFFECT COMMANDER
OWNER SMANUAL
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-MIDIin/out
-LinkcapabilityontwoGEC5.
128presets.
-EachPresetcontain2channelsofPC#/CC#.
-2Sequentialloops,2fixedloop,1isolateloop.
2ampfootswitch.
-Buffer/Nonbufferinputoption.

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1-Overview
(1)PRESET1~4
Theseswitchesrecallthesettingsstoredinthecorrespondingpreset 1-4whichare
storedinnonvolatilememory.Theswitchesalsoindividuallycontrolaloopin
ONTHEFLY”mode:
Footswitch1turnson/off loop5,
Footswitch2turnson/off loop4,
Footswitch3turnson/off loop3,
Footswitch4configuresloopGreen.
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(2)PROGRAMPANEL
Theprogrampanelcontainallprogrambuttons, LEDindicatorsofallloopsand
footswitches, andalockswitch.
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(3)LOCK SWITCH
Whenthisswitchisat lock”position,allthebuttonsontheprogrampanelarelocked.
(4)PROGRAMBUTTONS(Multi-Purpose)
Thethreeprogrambuttonsareinmulti-purpose,
FSbuttonsetupfootswitchFS1andFS2,alsoworksasOKbuttonformidiinput.
LPGbuttonchangesloopGreenalsoasDOWNbuttonformidiinput.
LPBchangesloopBluealsoasUPbuttonformidiinput.
MoredetailpleaserefertoMIDIsection.
(5)PRESETINDICATORS
Theindicatorsturnonwhenitsisrecalled.correspondingpreset

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(6)TUNER
Whenthisfootswitchengages,it switchestheguitartoTUNERjackandmutesthe
OUTPUTjackatthesametime.
(7)TUNER INDICATOR
TheindicatorlightsupwhenTUNERfootswitchisengaged.
(8)BANK
Thisfootswitchchangesthepresetbanknumberbypressingonceshortly.
Doublepress(presstwiceshortly)thisfootswitchwillenter ONTHEFLY”mode.
Holdthisfootswitchfor2secondswillstarttoeditthepreset LANE.
(10)INDICATORS OF SEQUENTIALLOOPS
Loop3,loop4,loopGreenandloopBlueareinternallyconnected,thesignalpathis:
guitar-N1-loop3-N2-loop4-N3-output.Thesequentialloops(GreenandBlue)could
beatoneofthenodepositionsN1/N2/N3, node(N1/N2/N3)indicatorslight upingreen
whenloopGreenisengaged,lightupinbluewhenloopBlueisengaged.
(9)PROGRAM BUTTONS&INDICATORS FOR LOOP3/4/5
LP3/4/5areprogrambuttonsforloop3/4/5,thecenterindicatorlightsupwhentheloop
isengaged.Loop3andloop4are orderfixed”loops, loop5isanisolatedloop.
(11)AMPFOOTSWITCHINDICATORS
There’retwoampfootswitches-FS1andFS2,theindicator"1"/ "2"lightsupwhen
FS1/FS2isengaged.
(12)SCREEN
Thescreenshowpresetpool/bankindex, midinumbers, setupinformation.

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(1)DCJACK
5.5x2.1mmnegativecenter, supplywithDC9V.
(2)BUF IN (BufferedInput)
Signalinput viathisjackisfedtoabuffercircuitpriortobeingsenttotheloops.
(3)BUF OUT
ThisjackoutputsbufferedinputsignalonlywhentheguitarconnectsBUF INjack.
(4)NBUFIN (NonBuffer Input)
Thisjackdirectlysendssingaltotheloops.
(5)OUTPUT
Guitarsignalgoesthroughloop3,loop4, loopGreenandloopBluethenoutputshere.
(6)LOOPSEND
Sendjackofloop3/loop4/loopGreen/loopBlue, connectstoinputjackofguitarpedal.
(7)LOOPRETURN
Returnjackofloop3/loop4/loopGreen/loopBlue, connectstooutputjackofguitarpedal.
(8)AMPFOOTSWITCH
FS1/FS2aretwonormallyclose,latchtypefootswitchforampswitching.FS2ismono
typejackwhileFS1isstereo,thetipofFS2automaticallyconnectstoringof FS1
whenFS2doesn’tinsert acable.
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(9)LOOP5 (ISOLATE)
It’sanisolatedloop,
TheSjackalsocouldbeusedatlatchtypefootswitch(Normallyclose)forampswitching,
theOUTjackalsocouldbeusedaslatchtypefootswitch(Normallyopen).
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whichcouldworkaseither aseriesoraparallelloop.
onotinsertanycablesintootherjackswhenS/OUTisusedasfootswitch.
(10)TUNER
ThisjackconnectstoINPUTjackwhentheunitismuted, usuallyit connectstoatuner.
(11)MIDIJACKS
MIDI OUT transimitMIDI messages, MIDIINreceiveMIDImessages.
(12)EARTHTERMINAL
Connecttheenclosuretoearthviathisterminalifnecessary.
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NBUFIN
2-Signal Path
N1 N3LOOP4N2LOOP3 OUT
TUNER
BUFOUT
LOOP5
IN5
POOL
BUFIN
3-PresetsHierarchy
GEC5have128presets,whicharecontainedin32banks, eachbankhave4presets,
thebanksarecontainedin8pools(A~H), eachpoolhave4banks.
A B C D E F G H
A1A2A3A4
BANK
PRESET
H1H2H3H4
Thefirstpresetnumber(midiprogramchangenumber0)isbankA1,preset1.
Thelastpresetnumber(midiprogramchangenumber127)isbankH4, preset4.
4-RecallPresets,ChangeBANK,ChangePOOL
Pressfootswitch1/2/3/4torecallpresets, thecorrespondingLEDlightsonwhen
apresetisengaged.Torecallapreset inanotherbank,pressBANKswitchonce
tillthebanknumberstartstoblink,andpressBANKswitchagaintofindthebank
numberthenpressfootswitch1/2/3/4torecallexpectedpresets.Torecallapreset
inanotherpool,needtoholdtheBANKswitchfor 2secondstillthepoolindex
startstoblink,thenpressBANKswitchagaintofindthepoolthenpressfootswitch
1/2/3/4torecalltheexpectedpresets.
5-ControlLoops OnTheFly”
Usercouldrecallapreset,thendoubleclickBANK(presstwicefastly,beforeit
changesthebanknumber)toenter OnTheFly”mode,thescreenshows ”,
thismodeallowstheloopstobecontrolledindividuallybypresetswitch1/2/3/4
andmuteswitch.preset1switchturnson/offloop5,preset2forloop4,preset 3for
loop3,preset4forloopgreen,MUTEfor loopBlue. OnTheFly”isveryusefulfor
rehearsal,oradding/removingafewpedalsindividually.ClickBANKagaintoexit.
OUT5
SequentialloopgreenandbluecouldbeatanyplaceofN1orN2orN3, orbypass,
however,thetwosequentialloopscannotbeengagedatthesameplace.

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7-ProgramaPreset
7.1Programloopsandfootswitches
7.2ProgramMidi
Recallapresetandmakesurethelockswitchisatunlockposition,pressing
LP3/4/5buttonstoturnon/offlooploop3/4/5.PressingLPG/LPBbuttontochange
thesequenceofloopgreen/blue,orbypassthem.
TherearetwochannelsofPC#/CC#inthepreset,makesuretheprogrampanelis
unlocked,holdtheOKbuttonfor2secondstostartthemidiprogram,firstlyedit
the1stPC#-screenshortlyshows P1"thenrestoresitscurrentvalue,the PC”
ledindicatesPC#isbeingedited.TochangethePCvalue,useMIDI +orMIDI-
buttontoscrollup/downthevalue(range0~199,oroff).
After the1stPC#isdone,pressOKbuttontostartthe1stCC#edit-screenshortly
display C1"(capitalletter C)thenrestoreitscurrentvalue(0~127, oroff),the
CN”ledindicatesthecontrollernumberisbeingedited,useMIDI+/- buttonto
changethenumber.
PressOKbuttontoeditthecontrollervalue(range0~127oroff)ofthe1stCC#-
screenshortlydisplay c1"(lowercaseletterc)thenrestoreitscurrentvalue,the
CV”ledindicatesthecontrollervalueisbeingedited, useMIDI+/-buttonto
changethevalue.
Tillnow, the1stchannelofPC#/CC#hasbeenedited,toeditthe2ndchannel
ofPC#/CC#,justpressokagaintocontinuethesamesequenceasthe1stchannel.
Toendmidi program, holdOKbuttonfor2secondsagain,allvalueswillbe
savedinto
nonvolatilememoryautomatically.
P1 C1 c1
Pressok Press ok
HoldOKfor2s
P2 C2 c2
Press ok Pressok
Flowchartofmidiprogram
6-MutetheCommander
MUTEswitchmutestheoutput,at thesametimetheguitarsignalgoestothe
TUNER jack.ClickMUTEswitchagainwillcancelthemute.
Note: Recallpresetwillclearthemutetoo.

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8-MIDI
8.1MIDIOUT
MIDI outjacktransmitstoredmidimessagesorpassthroughthemessagesreceived
fromothermidi controller.TherangeoftheMIDIoutPC#is0~199oroff (transmit
nothing),therangeofCC#controller number/valueis0~127oroff(transmitnothing).
There’retwochannelsof PC#/CC#ineachpreset, easilytocontroltwomidi devices.
Themidichanneliseditable, range1~16(section9).
Everyclickonthesamepresetswitchwillrepeat totransmitstoredmidimessages
once,thisfeaturecouldbeusedfor taptemposynconmultiplemididevices.
ReceivedPC#vs.GEC5PresetsMap
MIDIinPC#
GEC5 PRESET
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A1P1
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... 03
A1P4
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04
B1P1
07
B1P4
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... 126
H4P3
127
H4P4
A1P1: PoolA,Bank1,Preset 1 H4P4:PoolH,Bank4, Preset 4
8.2MIDIIN
MIDI injack receiveProgramChangenumbers 0~127andrecallpresets A1P1~H4P4,
Belowis themapofPC#vs. Preset.
GEC5alsoreceivesbypass CC#formasterbypass.
Masterbypass controllernumber: 102,
controllervalue: 0~63,bypass.
controllervalue: 64~127,engage.
ReceivedCC#
Controller Value
Bypass
Engage 102 0~63
102 64~127
9-Initialization
GEC5hasainitializationmenuwhichallowsusertosetup:
1.Displaycode T1",transmittingchannel ofthefirstmidiPC#/CC#,range1~15.
2.Displaycode T2",transmittingchannel ofthe2ndmidi PC#/CC#,range1~15.
3.Displaycode Rc”,receivingmidi channel,range1~16.
4.Displaycode Tu”,midithrough,value:on/off
5.Displaycode E1",precontrollerofthe1stmidichannel,value:0~127oroff.
6.Displaycode E2",precontrollerofthe2ndmidichannel,value:0~127or off.
7.Displaycode Au”,EachpresettransmitsitsPC#onmidichannel16,value:on/off.
8.Displaycode CA”,Clickonanacitivepreset,value:1or2.
Value1:Everyclicksendsarepeatmidimessge,usefullfor taptempo.
Value2:Clickonanactivepreset,itgoesbacktothepreviousrecalledpreset.
9.Displaycode Fy”,Factoryreset.
8.3PreControllermessage
GEC5allows eachpresettotransmit aspecialCC#pirortostoredPC#/CC#, it is
calledPreControllermessage,theprecontrollernumbercouldbe0~127oroff
(seesection9.5,9.6), thecontrollervalueis always127. Usually ThePreController
isusedforengagingabypassedmididevicebeforewhichreceives othermidimessage.

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T1
T2
Rc
Tu
E1
E2
Au
CA
Fy
Buttonmidi(+)
Buttonmidi(-)
ButtonOK value:0~15
ButtonOK value:0~15
ButtonOK value:0~16
ButtonOK value:on/off
ButtonOK value:0~127oroff
ButtonOK
ButtonOK value:on/off
ButtonOK value:1or2
ButtonOK Buttonmidi(+) Buttonmidi(+) ButtonOK RESET
Default:1
Default:2
Default:1
Default:On
Default:off
value:0~127oroff Default:off
Default:off
Default:1
HoldButtonOKandpowerupGEC5,thenreleasebutton.
Dimensions.............................................260(L)x88(D)x55(H)mm
Weight..............................................................................1250g
PowerSupply...........................................DC9V(NegativeCenter)
CurrentDrain...........................................................max.150mA
BufferInputimpedance.................................................500Kohm
BufferOutputimpedance.................................................10Kohm
Max. BufferedInputVp-p........................................................ 5V
Max. Non-Buffered Input Vp-p............................................... 30V
10-Specifications
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