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EXTERNAL SWITCHES
8 EXTERNAL SWITCHES
External footswitches provide an additional means to control your Axe-Fx or a connected MIDI device. Each switch
can be set up globally or at the preset level to send custom OFF and ON values (0 and 127 by default) for one MIDI
Control Change number.
Each External Switch jack on the MFC-101 can accept two switches via a TRS-to-dual-TS or "Insert" type cable. A
TRS cable connected to "Jack1+2" will have Switch 1 on the TIP and Switch 2 on the RING. A TRS cable connected
to "Jack3+4" will have Switch 3 on the TIP and Switch 4 on the RING. It also is possible to connect a single switch to
either one of the jacks using a TS (normal guitar) cable, but it is recommended that you disable the MIDI function
of the unused second switch (2 or 4) when doing so.
8.1 Setting Switch Hardware Types
Footswitches are classified according to the operation into several basic physical types: "TOGGLE" (a.k.a.
"Latching") switches, and "MOMENTARY" switches (a.k.a. "hold," subdivided into "Make" and "Break" types). All
types are supported by the MFC-101, but you must adjust MFC-101 settings according to the type of each
connected switch:
1. Press the EDIT footswitch to enter EDIT MODE.
2. Press SETUP footswitch to select the SETUP menu.
3. Press PAGE footswitch 13x to get to the External Switch Hardware Type screen:
XS1 Type MOMENTARY
4. Press the INCR or DECR footswitch to select XS1, XS2, XS3 or XS4.
5. Press PARAMETER footswitch to select the Switch Type field.
6. Tap the INCR or DECR footswitches to select MOMENTARY or TOGGLE according to the physical
switch type of your connected hardware.
7. Press PARAMETER to return to the first cursor position and repeat this process from step 4 for
each additional connected switch, or press EXIT to return to PERFORMANCE MODE.
Figure 8-1: External Switch Appearance on Insert Cable Plugs
Fractal Audio Systems MFC-101 Manual
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