SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Thank you for choosing a Free The Tone product. In order to take full advantage of the features and performance it Precautions are identified by the two types of symbols below: provides, please read this owner’s manual thoroughly, and keep it in a safe place for future reference.
• A unique battery holder that enables one-touch 8. Application Examples battery replacement. 8-1. Turning ARC-3’s LOOP1 On/Off from MC-3’s SW1 8-2. Turning ARC-53M’s MUTE Switch On/Off from MC-3’s SW2 8-3. Performing FLIGHT TIME’s Tap Tempo Entry from MC-3’s SW3 9. Specifications...
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Used to put the MC-3 in Edit mode. Pressing and holding this button for about three seconds SW3/ENTER/STORE switch puts the MC-3 in Edit mode in which you can set In Mode-1, this switch is used to confirm and detailed configurations such as operation mode send the program change number.
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Doing so can damage the cover. POWER switch negative center pin in the output plug (such as Turns on/off the power to the MC-3. Be sure to the Free The Tone “FA-9” AC adapter). turn off this switch to prevent battery depletion if A standard 5.5 x ø2.1 mm plug can be used.
BAT TERY POWERED OPERATION In several modes such as Edit mode, the MC-3 uses the following three special characters on the This unit can be driven by a 9-V (006P/6F22) type battery. The actual battery life is as follows though it...
7-2. How to Configure Presets HOW TO USE The MC-3 provides the following two ways to configure presets: 1) Edit presets in Edit mode (refer to 7-3. Edit mode on p.14) 2) Configure presets directly without entering Edit mode 7-1. Operation Modes Now let’s look at how to configure a preset directly.
1) In the MIDI setup menu’s Item 1 “MIDI Rx MIDI receive channel setting” on the ARC-3 in Edit mode, By pressing SW2 on the MC-3, the MIDI signal is sent and the MUTE on the ARC-53M is turned on/off.
SPECIFICATIONS • Terminal: MIDI OUT (5-pin DIN connector) (15.5) (1.6) • Power supply: 9 V battery (006P), AC adapter • Consumption current: max. 25 mA /9 VDC • Dimensions : 120 x 95.7 x 54.1 mm (4.72 x 3.77 x 2.13”) (W x D x H, incl.
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