Studiologic sledge Operation Manual page 17

Before using the SLEDGE
Power connection Use the power chord to connect the instrument to the power
socket. Switch the unit on by using the power switch near to
the power plug on the back of the instrument.
Sustain / Expression pedal Connect the (optional) sustain pedal PS-100 or VFP 1 at the
socket which is labelled Hold. At the socket labelled Expressi-
on, you can plug in the Studiologic pedal VP 27, which is also
available as an option.
Audio output Connect the audio outputs Left and Right with the inputs of
your mixing desk or amplifier.
Headphones
Plug in your stereo headphones in the dedicated output (if
needed).
Volume When you use the instrument for the first time, we recom-
mend you to turn the Volume knob on the Output section
to not more than half way between 0 and Full. While you are
playing you can adjust the volume as you choose. Adjusting
the Volume knob effects all audio out and headphone out-
puts at the same time.
CAUTION:
To prevent hearing damage you should – as with all audio
devices – avoid using the instrument at high volume for long
periods.
NOTE:
To prevent possible damages to the speaker system, we
strongly reccomand to keep the external mixer or amplifier
volume at ZERO/MIN when turning the instrument ON or OFF.
USB For data transmission via USB, connect the instrument to your
computer with a USB cable. The first time you switch the in-
strument on, it will be recognized by your computer automa-
tically and the appropriate driver will be installed by the OS
(class compliant).
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MIDI / USB Pedals Output / Headphones
• MIDI In, MIDI Out • Expression, Hold • Left, Right
• USB
You can either connect a good headphones set to the dedica-
ted output and insert one jack cable in the Output Right/Mono
(if you decide to have a Mono output mixing) or 2 separate jack
cables in both dedicated Output plugs, if you can use a Stereo
channel on your external mixer or audio equipment (a stereo
connection is always suggested). Note: please be sure that the
output volume (main) or the channel (track) volume of the
external mixer is set to 0, in order to avoid any possible audio
interference when the instrument is turned On or Off; there is
an anti-audio noise circuit that is protecting the output when
the instrument is switched On or Off, but under some condi-
tion this protection could not be sufficient, so we suggest to
avoid any risk by keeping the external volumes down to zero.
You can connect a compatible Switch pedal to Pedal 1 / Hold
(PS-100 or VFP1) and/or a dedicated Volume / Expression Pe-
dal to the dedicated Pedal 2 /Expression (VP 27).
The Expression pedal can be assigned to control the follow-
ing functions: Volume, Filter Cutoff or Modulation. See the
related Global Section at pag. 39
The MIDI connections allow to control any external Midi
Device and/or control the SLEDGE from any external MIDI
device, for all related data transmission (notes, program
changes etc.) The USB (Universal Serial Port) also allows the
connection to external devices (i.e. Computers) and updates
of the firmware are also accessible via USB. For all Midi data
details, please refer to the Midi Implementation Chart at the
end of the present manual.
Connections
Audio Output / Headphones
Pedals
Hold/Expression
MIDI / USB
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