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Ibanez EPP400 Owner's Manual

Digital multi effects patching programmer
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  • Page 6: Front Panel Description

    • 8-digit, 7-LED readout displays all important functions • multiple remote program selection features, including user-assignable MIDI channel capability • separate remote bypass capability • convenient single rack-space design and reliable Ibanez construction Operation Description Front Panel Description 1. PROG / BANK Display Digits These two digits display the number of the memory bank called up for programming or recall.
  • Page 7 This LED indicates when the EPP400 has been bypassed, either by programming, by the BYPASS button (see item 21), or by one of the remote facilities. When the EPP400 is in bypass mode, the input signal appears at both the main outputs and the SUB output.

  • Page 9: Midi Button

    This button is used to save all of the programmable data into memory. In a given Program Mode, pressing ENTER saves the data for that mode and returns the EPP400 to Performance Mode. NOTE: For more information about programming the EPP400, refer to section 1 of Application Notes 15. MIDI Button...
  • Page 10 This button is used in Program Mode to program a total system bypass into the selected patch location. When this feature is active, the LEDs display “PASS”. When the EPP400 is in bypass mode, the SUB output is a duplicate of the main output.

  • Page 11: Rear Panel Description

    Rear Panel Description 23. INPUT 1 Jack The INPUT 1 jack accepts a standard ¼” mono phono plug such as those found on standard guitar cords. When INPUT 2 is activated (see item 24), INPUT 1 is inactive. 24. INPUT 2 Jack The INPUT 2 jack accepts a standard ¼”...
  • Page 13 The LOOP 3 RECEIVE jack accepts a standard ¼” mono phono plug and is connected to the first output of the effects processor to be placed in loop 3. 31. LOOP 3 SUB RCV Jack The LOOP 3 SUB RCV jack accepts a standard ¼” mono phono plug and is connected to the second (stereo) output of the effects processor to be placed in loop 3.
  • Page 14 Ibanez FS1M. 42. PROG SHIFT Jack The PROG SHIFT jack accepts input for remote control of the EPP400’s bank / patch selection via a standard ¼” mono phono plug. Connect this jack to a remote footswitch or other switching device. Use a momentary-type footswitch such as the Ibanez FS1M.

  • Page 15: Application Notes

    Application Notes The following section describes in detail the features of the EPP400 and how to use these features. For a specific description of each component of the EPP400, refer to the previous section Operation Description. 1. How to Program and Recall Patches a.
  • Page 16 Use the loop selection buttons to select the order of the loops for this patch. For example, if you wish to include loops 2, 3, and 5 in a patch and you want to include them in the order 3, 2, and 5, you would press the loop selection buttons 2 (loop 3), 1 (loop 2), and then 4 (loop 5) in that order.
  • Page 17 The following procedures are similar to those described in section f, Programming a patch. To edit the loop order and loop selection for a patch: Press the PROG button to enter Program Mode – the bank and patch LEDs start to blink. Press the ORDER button to enter Program Order Mode –...
  • Page 18 More than one effects processor may be placed in a loop if desired. Hook the processors in series in the order that they are to be used. The EPP400 will not affect the order of an effects chain placed in one loop. The loop send should be wired to the input of the first effects processor in the chain and the loop receive should be wired to the output of the last effects processor in the chain.
  • Page 19 Performance Mode. The EPP400 will switch the effects chain into and out of the signal path according to each patch setting. 4. Using the Input, Output, and SUB Output Assignment Features Input assignment, using the INPUT 1 and INPUT 2 buttons, allows you to select between two separate inputs.

  • Page 20: Midi Information

    The IFC Intelligent Foot Controller allows immediate remote access to all 128 bank / patch locations in the EPP400 and to the bypass function. The IFC60 has a 3-digit LED readout that displays the current EPP400 bank / patch number.

  • Page 21: Specifications

    The EPP400 comes factory set to MIDI channel 01. NOTE: The EPP400’s patch numbers range from 000 through 127. When the EPP400 receives a MIDI Program Change message with program ID 00, it loads patch number 000. This is contrary to most other MIDI equipment whose patch numbers range from 1 through 128.

  • Page 22: Troubleshooting

    • LEDs display “I L O V E Y O U” 2. Check Memory While holding in the PROG button, power on the EPP400. The LEDs should display the following sequence: • During the memory check, LEDs display “SEL CHEC”...