Moen GEC9 User manual

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GEC9OWNER SMANUAL
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1-Overview
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(1)PRESETS
Theseswitchesinstantlyrecallthesettingsstored inthecorresponding PRESET1-5
(2)MUTE/CLEAN
(3)BANKUP/DOWN
(4)LOOP1~6Program Keys
whenpressed,presstheactivePRESETswitchagainwill bypasswholeloops.All
ThisswitchinstantlyshutsofftheLOOPOUT(LOUT1&LOUT2)andswitchesthe
INPUTtoCLEANjack,pressitagainwill getbackto normaloperation.
BANKUP/DOWNswitch increases/decreasestheBANK,thereare 10BANKS
(A,b,C,d,E,F,G,H,I,J)available.
Thesekeysturnon/offLOOP1 to LOOP6separately,the signalgoesthroughthe
LOOPwhen a LOOPison(LEDon),LOOPoff(LEDoff)meanstheLOOPisbypassed.
(5)LOOP7~9Program Keys
These keysturnon/offLOOP7 toLOOP9separately.
(6)NUMERICALBANKDISPLAY
ItindicatestheactiveBANK.
presetsarestoredinnonvolatilememory,will notbeerasedevenwithoutpowersupply.

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(7)BUFIN(BufferedInput)
Signal inputviathisjackisfedtoabuffercircuitpriortobeingsenttotheloops.
(8)DCJack
5.5x2.1mmtype,usenegativecenterDC9V/500mApowersupply.
(9)NBUFIN(NonBufferedinput)
Thisjackbypassesthebuffercircuitanddirectlysendssingaltotheloops.
theBUFINjackisautomaticallydisconnectedwhenaplugisinsertedintoit.
(10)LOUT1andLOUT2
Outputjacksforseriesloops(LOOP1~6),theinputsignal viabufferedornon-bufferd
(11)S1
ThisissendjackofLOOP1,connectstoinputjackofguitareffect.
(12)R1
ThisisreturnjackofLOOP1,connectstooutputjackofguitareffect.
(13)EARTHTERMINAL
Connectthecommanderframetoearththroughthisterminal.
(14)BUFOUT(ALWAYSOUTPUT)
Singal from INPUTgoesthroughabuffercircuit,onebranchfeedstoLOOP1~LOOP6,
TheotherbranchfeedstoBUFOUT(A.O)jack.
Inputjacksreachesthetwojacksvia6seriesloops,LOUT1andLOUT2jacksare
Internallyconnectedinparallel.
(15)CLEAN
WhenLOUTismuted,theinputsignalviabufferedornon-bufferdreachesthisjack.
(16)IN7
(17)S7(N.C)
SENDjackofseparateLOOP7,thisjackshouldbeconnectedtotheinputoneffect
InputofseparateLOOP7.
unit.WhenLOOP7ison,signalfromIN7reachesSENDjack,entersexternal
effectthenbacktoR7(RETURNjack),finallyreachesOUT7jack.WhenLOOP7
isoff,thesignalfromIN7directlyreachesOUT7.
ThisjackalsofunctionsaslatchingN.C(NormallyClosed)switchwhichworks
asfootswitchtocontrolamplifierchannel.Thejackis closed”/open”whenLP7
isoff/on.
(18)R7
RETURNjackofseparateLOOP7.
(19)OUT7(N.O)
OUTPUTjackoftheseparateLOOP7,ThisjackalsofunctionsaslatchingN.O
(NormallyOpen)switchwhichworksasfootswitchtocontrolamplifierchannel.
Thejackis open”/closed”whenLP7isoff/on.(Note:LeaveRETURN7unplugged)

Presspreset switchestorecallpresettings, thecorresponding
LED lightsonwhenapreset isactive. Presstheactivepreset
LED willbeturnedoff.
Recall/ bypassoperationwillnotchangetheMUTEstatus.
3-Recall Presettingand Bypasswholeloop
switchagainwillbypassthewholeloop,thecorresponding
5-Mute/ CLEAN
PressMUTE/CLEAN switchtomutetheLOUTandsendinput
jacksignaltoCLEAN jack, theMUTEstatusLED willturnon.
donot changeMUTEstatus.
MUTEfunctionworksindividually, recall/ bypassopertations
TocancelMUTEfunctionbypressingthisswitchagain.
6-BankUP/DOWN
GEC9have10banksfromAtoJ, eachbankstore5presets.
PressBANKUPorBANKDOWN switchestochangethebank,
thenumericalbankdisplayblinkswhenthebankisabout tobe
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7-Programming
Programkeysareinactivewhenthepedalworksinbypassmode.
(AllpresetsLED areoff), thekeyswillbeactivewhenapreset
isactive, presstheprogramkeystoturnon/off corresponding
Loops, theloopstatusLED willbeon/off accordingly.Allloop
INPUT
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Signal Path
Guitarsignal feedsintoGEC9 input(NBUFINorBUFIN),entersseries
LOOP1~LOOP6whenMUTEswitch isoff,thenoutputsfromLOUT1andLOUT2.
IfMUTEison,the signal outputsdirectlyto CLEANjack.
LOOP1 LOOP2 LOOP3 LOOP4 LOOP5 LOOP6 LOUT1
LOUT2
CLEAN
BUFOUT(A.O)
LOOP7
IN7 OUT7 LOOP8
IN8 OUT8 LOOP9 IN9 OUT9
TheBUFOUTjackalwaysoutputsbuffered inputsignal.
changed. Pressanypresetswitchtorecallnew bankpresets.
on/off statusareautomaticallystoredintonon-volatilememory
whichwillbestillavailableeventhepowersupplyisremoved.

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Dimensions....................................16.9(L)x3.8(W)X1.22(H)inch
Weight...............................................................................1800g
PowerSupply...........................................DC9V(NegativeCenter)
CurrentDrain...........................................................max.350mA
Inputimpedance.......................................................... 500Kohm
Outputimpedance..........................................................10Kohm
Max.BufferedInput Vp-p........................................................9V
Max.Non-BufferedInputVp-p............................................... 30V
8-Specifications
TypicalConfiguration1-Connect9pedals

Configuration2-Separateloopsasfootswitch
BUFOUT(A.O.)
S1 R1 S2 R2 S3 R3 S4 R4 S5 R5 S6 R6
OUT7(N.O)
R7
S7(N.C)
IN7 OUT8(N.O) R8
S8(N.C)
IN8 R9
S9(N.C)
IN9
DC9V NBUFIN LOUT1
LOOP2 LOOP3 LOOP4 LOOP5 LOOP6
Tuner
INPUT CH1 SENDRETURN
LOOP1=AMPPREAMP
CLEAN
CH2
AMPHEAD
CH3
Inthisconfigurationtheseparateloop send jackS7,S8,S9areused tocontrolthe
amplifierchannels.Theamplifierpreampisconnectedto GEC9LOOP1,makesit
possibletoaddmodulationeffectstothepreamp.
LOUT2
OUT9(N.O)
BUFIN
CABINET

Configuration3-Usemultipleamplifiers
Inthisconfiguration,theseparateloop9isusedtochoosesignal pathto
differentamps.
LOUT2
BUFOUT(A.O.)
S1 R1 S2 R2 S3 R3 S4 R4 S5 R5 S6 R6
OUT7(N.O)
R7
S7(N.C)
IN7 OUT8(N.O)
R8
S8(N.C)
IN8 OUT9(N.O)R9
S9(N.C)
IN9
BUFIN DC9V NBUFIN LOUT1
LOOP2 LOOP3 LOOP4 LOOP5 LOOP6
Tuner
INPUT FOOTSWITCH SEND RETURN
2MONO JACKSTO 1STEREO JACK
LP7 SEND ANDLP8 SEND ASFOOTSWITCH
INPUT FOOTSWITCH SEND RETURN
LOOP1
AMP1 AMP2
LOOP9TOCHOOSESIGNALPATH
CLEAN

BUFOUT(A.O.)
S1 R1 S2 R2 S3 R3 S4 R4 S5 R5 S6 R6
OUT7(N.O)
S7(N.C)
IN7 OUT8(N.O)
R8
S8(N.C)
IN8 R9S9(N.C)IN9
DC9V NBUFIN LOUT1
FX2
FX1 FX3 FX5
Tuner
CLEAN
LOUT2
OUT9(N.O)
BUFIN
INPUT
RETURNSEND
S5 R5
FX4
AMPEXlooppedals
PedalsinfrontofAMP
BUFOUT(A.O.)
S1 R1 S2 R2 S3 R3 S4 R4 S5 R5 S6 R6
OUT7(N.O)
S7(N.C)
IN7 OUT8(N.O) R9
S8(N.C)
IN8 S9(N.C)IN9
DC9V NBUFIN LOUT1
CLEAN
LOUT2
OUT9(N.O)
BUFIN S5 R5
FX6
R7R7 R8
Thissetupput6pedals(LP1,LP2,LP3,LP4,LP5,LP6)infrontofAMPand3pedals(LP7,LP8,LP9)intoAMPLOOP.
Presetexample(1=ON,0=OFF):
PRESET1-LP1,LP2...LP7,LP8,LP9=
PRESET2-LP1,LP2...LP7,LP8,LP9=
FX7 FX8 FX9
Configuration4-ControlPedalsinAMPext.loops