Playing Patches (Play Mode); Panel Display In Play Mode; Selecting A Patch; Using The Internal Tuner (Bypass/Mute Function) - Zoom GFX-5 Operation Manual

Playing Patches (Play Mode)

The condition where you call up patches stored in the memory of the GFX-5 and use them for playing your
instrument is called play mode. When you turn the GFX-5 on, it is initially always in this mode. The various
operations possible in play mode are described in this section.

Panel display in play mode

Group (A/b/U/u)
Patch name
A M P D R V
Keys for effect modules that are ON in the currently selected patch are lit.

Selecting a patch

1.
To select a patch in play mode, press one
of the foot switches [1] - [3] whose LED
is not lit.
The LED of the foot switch for the patch that is
currently selected is lit.
N
OTE
If you press the foot switch whose LED is lit, the
unit goes into bypass/mute mode (→ p. 11).
2.
To select a patch in another group or bank,
use the BANK [ Q ]/[ W ] foot switches and
then the foot switches [1] - [3] to select the
group and bank.
For example, if you repeatedly press the BANK
[Q] foot switch, the group/bank is switched as
follows.
User groups
U 0 U 9
Preset groups
A 0 A 1 A 9 B 0 B 9
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In play mode, the panel shows the following
information.
Bank number (0 - 9)
When a dot (.) is shown here, an effect
parameter has been changed.
When a dot (.) is shown here, patches can
be selected from a user group or preset
group.
3.
To directly switch groups, use the
Q W
PARAMETER [ ]/[ ] keys.
Pressing the PARAMETER [Q] key moves to the
next higher group and pressing the PARAMETER
[W ] key moves to the next lower group.
U 0 A 0 B 0
4.
If you want to select only patches from a
user group or preset group, press both
Q W
PARAMETER[ ] /[ ] keys together.
Each time you press both PARAMETER [Q]/[W]
keys together, the group type changes.
User groups Preset groups
Both group
only only
A 1
Dot is lit
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Using the internal tuner
(bypass/mute function)
The GFX-5 has a built-in auto-chromatic tuner for
guitars. To use the tuner function, the built-in
effects must be bypassed (temporarily turned off) or
the unit must be muted (original sound and effect
sound turned off).
1.
To set the GFX-5 to the bypass (mute)
condition, press the foot switch of the
currently selected patch (the switch
whose LED is lit) in play mode.
Pressing and immediately releasing the foot switch
sets the GFX-5 to the bypass condition. The
expression pedal is automatically switched to
function as a volume pedal.
Bypass
Release immediately
B Y P A S S
Pressing and holding the foot switch for more than
one second sets the GFX-5 to the mute condition.
Mute
Press and release after more than 1 second
M U T E
2.
Play the open string you want to tune.
The [GROUP/BANK] indicator shows the note
which is closest to the current pitch. Adjust the
pitch so that the indicator shows the desired note.
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Playing Patches (Play Mode)
The note is shown on the left part of the indicator.
A C F
D F
A
D
B
G
C
E
G
A 8
Pitch is sharp Correct pitch Pitch is flat
The more the pitch is off, the faster the rotation
of the indicator.
3.
To change the reference pitch of the
tuner, use the [VALUE] dial.
The current reference pitch is briefly shown on the
display. The default setting after power-on is center
A = 440 Hz.
4 4 0 H Z
Reference pitch value
While the reference pitch is shown, you can change
the pitch by turning the [VALUE] dial.
The setting range is 435 - 445 Hz in 1-Hz steps.
When the GFX-5 is turned off and on again, it will
be reset to 440 Hz.
4.
To return to the play mode, press one of
the foot switches [1] - [3].
The patch of that foot switch becomes active again.
N
OTE
If you switch the bank/group while using the
tuner, the tuner function will be temporarily
disabled. When you return to the original bank/
group, the tuner function becomes active again.
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