Using Footswitches; Bypass; Stepping Through The Registers; Clearing Registers - Lexicon ALEX - REV 2 User Manual

A dual footswitch can be connected to
Alex's rear-panel footswitch jack. Refer to
the diagram shown in Rear panel Connec-
tions .

Bypass

A footswitch can be used to bypass ef-
fects. When active, a "P" (byPass) appears
on the display. The + and – symbols, and the
parameter LED are turned off. In this state
everything is bypassed: effect select, regis-
ter increment, parameter select and adjust-
ment, etc.

Stepping through the Registers

You can use a footswitch to step through
the registers. The footswitch will increment
continuously up to register 16 then wrap
back to register 1 (or the first uncleared
register). If you are in preset mode, the first
click of the switch will automatically switch
you into register mode, loading whatever
register is indicated by the position of the
REGISTER/PRESET knob; subsequent
clicks will increment from that point on.

Clearing Registers

Aex has a clear function which allows the
use of footswitches to link effects in a variety
of useful ways. Clearing a register does not
erase the contents of a register pair. It clears
a space in the register sequence so that the
register is skipped in any effect sequence
you create.
To clear a register...
1. Briefly press STORE/CLEAR until a mi-
nus sign (-) is displayed.
2. Press and hold STORE/CLEAR. If you
were in preset mode, the register LED will
go on, indicating that Alex has automati-
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Using Footswitches

cally switched to register mode — select-
ing whatever register is indicated by the
position of the REGISTER/PRESET
knob. The "–" symbol in the display will
flash, indicating that the CLEAR function
is armed.
3. Releasing STORE/CLEAR will clear the
displayed register. The display will flash
briefly to indicate the clear was success-
ful. (The ID number of any cleared regis-
ter flashes when selected with the REG-
ISTER/PRESET knob.)
To restore a cleared register, simply re-
peat the clear operation with the "+" dis-
played.
Note using a footswitch to step through registers will
cause a discrepancy between the REGISTER/PRE-
SET knob setting and the display (which will show the
number of the register that is actually running.)