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INTERACTIVE OWNER'S MANUAL
ENGLISH
FIRMWARE v1.1.100

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  • Page 1 INTERACTIVE OWNER’S MANUAL ENGLISH FIRMWARE v1.1.100...
  • Page 2 Get the latest firmware and download the Tone Master PRO Control App at www.fender.com/tonemaster_pro The Tone Master PRO Control App is available for Mac and PC, providing convenient control of Tone Master Pro plus additional features including IR Manager and Cloud Presets.
  • Page 3 Song and Setlist modes. Tone Master PRO easily connects to your Mac or PC computer so you can select, edit, backup/restore and share your presets using the desktop Tone Master PRO Control app.
  • Page 4 SONG: A group of presets comprising a single specific musical selection (a song in the traditional sense). The presets correspond to specific parts of a musical selection such as an intro, verse, chorus, bridge, solo, outro, etc. Tone Master PRO stores up to 200 user-created Songs.

  • Page 5: Control Panel/Touchscreen

    CONTROL PANEL/TOUCHSCREEN CONTROL PANEL/TOUCHSCREEN Tone Master PRO’s control layout is simple and easy to navigate. Navigation of Tone Master PRO can be done manually with the controls and touchscreen or by using the footswitches. A. NAVIGATION CONTROL B. TOUCHSCREEN C. MASTER VOLUME Multifunction rotary control with push Color 7”...

  • Page 6: Rear Panel

    H. OUTPUT 2: Dual assignable 1/4” stereo outputs for R. UPDATE: Button activates firmware update (see closeup below). connecting to external sound reinforcement and recording equipment, independent of OUTPUT 1 (E). AUX IN PHONES See pages 36-37 for more details on Tone Master PRO rear-panel features.

  • Page 7: General Navigation

    OPERATING MODES Tone Master PRO features and functions are easily navigated by using its six different modes—My Presets, Favorites, Factory Presets, Cloud Presets, Songs and Setlists. The six mode symbols are displayed along the left side of the touchscreen; when selected, related features and controls appear on the right side of the touchscreen and on the footswitch scribble strips.
  • Page 8 Up to 100 cloud presets can be downloaded to Tone Master by using the Tone Master Control app (you’ll need a Fender Connect account to access this feature). Note that Cloud presets aren’t numbered—a cloud symbol appears instead ( ), and presets are listed in the order they were downloaded, newest first.
  • Page 9 GENERAL NAVIGATION GIG VIEW: PRESET MODES One of the most useful preset features is Gig View, which is a simplified view available in My Presets, Favorites and Factory Presets modes. It’s an ideal onstage performance view that displays only the active preset name and number—useful when you already have your presets dialed in and want to avoid accidental preset edits.

  • Page 10: Preset Basics

    Presets are combinations of amps, speaker cabinets, effects, impulse responses and more that make up your signal path. They are easy to create, modify, save, rename and even share. Tone Master PRO can store up to 504 user-created presets. PRESET BASICS In My Presets mode, you can create, edit and name hundreds of presets, which can be reorganized by drag-and-drop on the touchscreen.
  • Page 11 PRESETS NAVIGATING PRESETS: LIST VIEW By foot, the two bank up/bank down footswitches at far left allow navigation through the list of presets in groups of six. The scribble strips above each footswitch indicate active preset names and numbers. The currently selected preset is indicated by the illuminated LED ring around the corresponding footswitch.
  • Page 12 PRESETS EDITING PRESETS: PRESET VIEW In Preset View the touchscreen shows the preset view for the currently loaded preset. All signal path elements are shown, with the preset name, number and navigation symbols displayed in the upper ribbon, and an array of editing categories displayed in the lower ribbon. The signal path consists of an input, an output and blocks (amp and effects models and other signal path elements) in between.

  • Page 13: Block Types

    16). Changing the default cabinet for a combo amp will result in the preset view displaying a half stack with an amp head atop the newly selected cabinet. See the Tone Master PRO Model Guide for detailed combo amp model descriptions. AMP HEADS Each combo and half stack amp is also available in an amp head format that does not include a default cabinet.

  • Page 14: Impulse Response (Ir)

    FX LOOPS Tone Master PRO has four effects loops for connecting up to four external effects. Loops 1 and 2 are mono relay-based loops positioned immediately after the instrument input jack (before the signal is digitally converted); their positions are fixed and cannot be moved in the signal path.
  • Page 15 • Place a selected block in the signal path by touching CONFIRM at upper right; this returns the user to the preset view with the new block added at the selected node. Additional blocks can be populated until Tone Master PRO indicates that no more can be added, at which point some models in the selection menu will appear as grayed out.
  • Page 16 PRESETS MOVING/DELETING BLOCKS To move a block to another position in the signal path, drag-and-drop to any available node on the screen: To remove a block from the preset, drag-and-drop to the bottom of the screen:...
  • Page 17 PRESETS EDITING BLOCK PARAMETERS In preset view, touch any amp or effect block to modify or replace it. The screen will zoom in on the selected block, allowing access to block-specific parameters. CABINET SETTINGS EDIT BLOCK PARAMETERS REPLACE BLOCK AMP LEVEL NOISE GATE REMOVE BLOCK Press to access...
  • Page 18 • CABINET: Touch the cabinet symbol to see a list of available cabinets. Touch a cabinet to select it and return to cabinet settings. • MIC: Touch the microphone symbol to see a list of available microphones (see the Tone Master PRO Model Guide for detailed microphone model descriptions).
  • Page 19 PRESETS PRESET SETTINGS MENU In addition to populating the signal path and editing block parameters, the Preset Settings symbol ( ) at the center of lower ribbon allows selection of several preset-level parameters, including: • PRESET VOLUME: For normalizing volume of all presets using a range of 0-100%. •...
  • Page 20 PRESETS SIGNAL PATH TYPES One of the user-adjustable parameters in the signal path lower ribbon is Signal Path Type, of which there are several to choose among.To do so, touch the Preset Settings symbol ( ) in the lower ribbon, touch Signal Path Type in the Preset Settings menu, then touch one of the signal path templates to load it.
  • Page 21 PRESETS PRESET FOOTSWITCH ASSIGNMENT In the preset view, the Footswitch Assign button in the lower ribbon lets the user access control options in both Effects and Presets modes, with functions that can be assigned to each footswitch, including ON/OFF, PARAMETER CHANGE and AMP CONTROL 1/2. Each footswitch can then accommodate up to five control functions to create distinctive and complex assignments with a single press of a footswitch.
  • Page 22 PRESETS FOOTSWITCH ASSIGNMENT TYPES The first step to creating a footswitch assignment is to select the desired assignment type: • ON/OFF: Delivers true stompbox functionality by turning multiple blocks on and off simultaneously. On/off functions can also be used to toggle between two or more blocks for A/B selection. To configure this, assign each block, then return to preset view using the back arrow and bypass one or more of the assigned blocks by touching it and selecting the BYPASS switch in the lower ribbon.
  • Page 23 PRESETS ASSIGNING BLOCKS TO FOOTSWITCH ASSIGNMENT After selecting on/off or parameter change assignment types, select the block(s) to be controlled with the footswitch assignment. The selected block(s) will have a blue arrow underneath to indicate selection. Touch CONFIRM to complete assignment. PRESET FOOTSWITCH ASSIGNMENT SETTINGS Example below of Preset Footswitch Assignment Settings screen for an ON/OFF assignment.
  • Page 24 PRESETS EXP ASSIGNMENT To assign expression pedal functions, touch the EXP Assign symbol in the lower ribbon in the preset view. In the EXP Assignments screen, select the plus sign ( ) under Toe Switch, EXP 1, EXP 2, MIDI EXP 3 or MIDI EXP 4. Up to five parameters can be controlled by each expression pedal;...

  • Page 25: Saving Presets

    Note that when navigating away from an edited preset that hasn’t been saved, Tone Master PRO does not automatically prompt the user to save the edited preset. Also note that presets will always be saved to My Presets regardless of whether they originated in there or in Factory Presets or...
  • Page 26 A Song is a group of presets used together in the performance of a single specific musical selection. Each Song is built using multiple presets, with on-screen labels for each section; for example, intro, verse 1, chorus 1, solo, etc. Tone Master PRO stores and alphabetically organizes up to 200 Songs.
  • Page 27 SONGS MODE CREATING AND EDITING SONGS: FOOTSWITCH ASSIGNMENT From the list view, touch the Songs symbol ( ) at left in the touchscreen to enter Songs mode. Then touch the plus symbol ( ) at upper right to create a new Song; enter the song name using the pop-up keyboard and touch CONFIRM when done. In the Song Footswitch Assignment screen shown, the touchscreen displays six assignable footswitches and their scribble strips.

  • Page 28: More Options

    SETLISTS MODE SETLISTS MODE A Setlist is a group of Songs to be played together in a specific sequence. The user can create and name up to 50 setlists, with up to 99 songs in each setlist. NAVIGATING SETLISTS MODE To access Setlists mode, select it from the modes listed down the left side of the touchscreen by touching its symbol ( ).
  • Page 29 SETLISTS MODE CREATING AND EDITING SETLISTS From the list view, touch the Setlists symbol ( ) at left in the touchscreen to enter Setlists mode. Then touch the plus symbol ( ) at upper right to create a new Setlist; enter a Setlist name using the pop-up keyboard and touch CONFIRM when done. Touch the plus symbol ( ) to add songs to a setlist.
  • Page 30 FS MODE/LOOPER FOOTSWITCH FS MODE/LOOPER FOOTSWITCH FS MODE HOLD: LOOPER The FS MODE footswitch at upper right toggles between Presets Footswitch mode and Effects Footswitch mode. A single press of the FS MODE footswitch toggles the unit into Effects Footswitch mode, which provides pedalboard-style on/off control of effects.

  • Page 31: Tap Tempo

    TAP/TUNER FOOTSWITCH TAP/TUNER FOOTSWITCH Tap tempo for time-based effects and Tone Master PRO’s onboard tuner are easily accessed and controlled using the TAP/TUNER footswitch at lower right, and also manually on the touchscreen. TAP TEMPO Delay and modulation effects can be synched to an individual preset tempo or globally for all presets by assigning the preferred rhythmic subdivision when editing the effect.

  • Page 32: Instrument Input

    TAP/TUNER FOOTSWITCH TUNER The tuner is accessed by pressing and holding the TAP/TUNER footswitch for two seconds; it can also be accessed manually on the touchscreen by touching Tuner at the bottom of the Global Settings menu. ♭ The letter name of the note played is shown at bottom center; the tuner shows pitches as flats rather than sharps (i.e., E rather than D#).

  • Page 33: Global Settings

    Touch Preferences at the bottom of the Global Settings menu to access these functions: • RETAIN GLOBAL EQ: When on, global EQ settings are retained after Tone Master PRO is turned off and then back on. When off (default), global EQ returns to flat setting after Tone Master PRO is turned off and then back on.
  • Page 34 Tone Master PRO offers two USB audio recording modes—standard recording and reamp recording. Global Settings offers an option for configuring Tone Master PRO to route dry audio tracks from a DAW through the instrument or mic/line channels for post-processing (reamping): •...
  • Page 35 Touch Bluetooth at the bottom of the Global Settings menu, then select a function from the Bluetooth Settings screen: • BLUETOOTH: Toggles Bluetooth OFF (default) and ON. • DEVICE NAME: Use the pop-up keyboard to give Tone Master PRO a personalized name that will appear in the pairing list on an external Bluetooth-equipped device.
  • Page 36 GLOBAL SETTINGS GLOBAL SETTINGS: OUTPUT MIXER Touch Mixer at the bottom of the Global Settings menu to access the onboard mixer, which has six faders and several touch controls for setting various output levels, including rear-panel OUTPUT 1, OUTPUT 2 and HEADPHONES. Features include: •...

  • Page 37: Usb Audio

    STANDARD RECORDING MODE Standard recording mode lets the user record either Tone Master PRO input channel as a dry track for later reamping, along with a combined stereo processed track. The stereo processed track can be an instrument channel, mic/line channel or both (summed) when a dual-channel routing template is used.

  • Page 38: Rear Panel Features

    EFFECTS LOOPS To connect an external effect unit to any of Tone Master PRO’s four rear-panel effects loops, run a cable from the effects loop SEND jack to the effect unit input, and run another cable from the effect unit output to the effect loop RETURN jack.

  • Page 39: Microsd Card Slot

    USB PORT The rear-panel USB-C port is for connection to a Mac or PC, for use with the Tone Master PRO Control app and for routing USB audio. An appropriate USB cable is required (depending on the external device being connected); a USB-C cable is included.

  • Page 40: Setup Diagrams

    Fender Tone Master FR-10 and FR-12 powered speakers. OUTPUT MIC/LINE INSTRUMENT EFFECTS PEDALBOARD WITH EXTERNAL AMPLIFIER • For best results use effects-only presets with no amp or cabinet blocks. Set Tone Master PRO rear-panel outputs to instrument level in Global Settings. OUTPUT INSTRUMENT...
  • Page 41 • 4CM allows placement of effects before and after the preamp section of an external amplifier with an effects loop. For best results use effects-only presets with no amp or cabinet blocks; set Tone Master PRO rear-panel outputs and effects loop to instrument level in Global Settings, and note that the connected Tone Master PRO effects loop must be added to the signal path.

  • Page 42: Midi Channel

    • MERGE: Combines received and generated MIDI messages and sends them to the MIDI OUT jack. MIDI CHANNEL Tone Master PRO can respond to messages on any MIDI Channel (1-16 or Omni). The MIDI Receive Channel is set in the I/O section of Global Settings.

  • Page 43: Midi Implementation Chart

    MIDI MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART MIDI CC# VALUE FUNCTION Bank Change 0-127 Expression Pedal 1 0-127 Expression Pedal 2 0-127 MIDI Expression Pedal 3 0-127 MIDI Expression Pedal 4 Toe Switch 0-63: OFF, 64-127: ON...

  • Page 44: Firmware Update

    MOUNTED DRIVE 6. Tone Master PRO will display its“Applying Updates” screen; do not power off the unit until the update is complete. When the firmware update is completed, Tone Master PRO will display the “Update Succeeded” screen. Restart Tone Master PRO and enjoy! Applying updates.

  • Page 45: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS SPECIFICATIONS TYPE PR 5642 POWER REQUIREMENTS INPUT VOLTAGE 100V-240V 50/60Hz ANALOG INPUTS INSTRUMENT 1/4” phone jack IMPEDANCE 1M /330k /22k configurable, unbalanced MAX INPUT LEVEL 1 1.2dBu (17.2dBu with input pad on) MIC/LINE Combination XLR 1/4“ TRS phone jack MIC IMPEDANCE (XLR) 1.8k balanced MAX MIC INPUT LEVEL...
  • Page 46 345 CESSNA CIRCLE CORONA, CALIF. 92878 U.S.A. AMPLIFICADOR DE AUDIO IMPORTADO POR: Fender Ventas de México, S. de R.L. de C.V. Calle Huerta #279, Int. A. Col. El Naranjo. C.P. 22785. Ensenada, Baja California, México. RFC: FVM-140508-CI0 Servicio al Cliente: 01(800) 7887395, 01(800) 7887396, 01(800) 7889433 Fender ®...

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