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OVERVIEW
1.2 Hardware Overview
The MFC-101 has 21 heavy-duty multi-purpose footswitches with bi-color LEDs. The display is a 1×20 character,
bright green, transflective LCD that offers great visibility anywhere from total darkness to bright daylight.
1.2.1 Footswitch Primary Functions
The footswitches perform their primary functions whenever the MFC-101 is not in EDIT MODE for programming.
Footswitches 1-17 may be used to select Presets, or as Instant Access Switches ("IA") controlling
effects or other functions of a MIDI device. The division of the 17 footswitches between Preset and IA
functions is determined by the global Bank Size setting (p.15). The factory default is for switches 1–5
to select presets while 6–17 to operate as IA Switches.
REVEAL: Preset footswitches also have hidden Instant Access Switch functions which become
accessible when Reveal is tapped ON. When Reveal is toggled OFF, footswitches revert to their usual
preset functions. See p. 27 for more information on Reveal. In Axe-Fx Mode (p. 10) pressing and
holding the REVEAL footswitch will enter LOOPER CONTROL MODE (p. ).
EDIT: This switch puts the MFC-101 into EDIT MODE, allowing entry to the various menus, pages and
parameters used to configure the unit. From EDIT MODE, press EDIT again to return to play mode.
SAVE (also on the EDIT footswitch) is used to store MFC-101 presets on-the-fly after changing the
states of "general purpose" Instant Access Switches (i.e., those not set for Axe-Fx functions, which are
always read directly from the Axe-Fx as presets are loaded). If the SAVE EDITS feature (p. 67) is
enabled, the Save footswitch LED will flash when IA switch states are changed. Pressing it will store
the MFC-101 preset.
UP and DOWN are used to select the next or previous Bank or Song.
Figure 1-2: The MFC-101 Top Panel
Fractal Audio Systems MFC-101 Manual
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