The Controls: A Quick Operation Guide.7 - Yamaha FX500B Operation Manual

4. The Controls: A Quick Operation Guide
O Power Switch
Press once to turn the FX500B on, and a second time
to turn the power off. When the power is turned on, a
title and copyright notice will appear on the display
panel for a few seconds before operation actually
begins.
© Input Jack
Plug your bass or other signal source in here or into the
duplicate INPUT jack provided on the rear panel (see
"©INPUT Jack" in the "3. Connec-tions: Basic System
Setup" section). Both jacks are standard monaural 1/4"
phone jacks.
0 INPUT LEVEL Control with SIGNAL and PEAK
Indicators
For the optimum input level setting, play your source at
the highest level it will be played in actual use, and
adjust the INPUT LEVEL control so that the SIGNAL
Indicator lights most of the time but the PEAK indicator
does not tight, or lights only occasionally on brief high-
level peaks.
INPUT LEVEL
■Should flash only occasionally
or not at all.
•Should light most of the time
an input signal is present.
© Liquid Crystal Display Panel
This is the FX500B's main "information center",
providing all information necessary for effect program
selection, programming and utility control.
Program number.
T
Appears>when BYPASS ~
key is pressed to bypass
all effects.
1 Slap Bass 1
_BYPASS
Cho -j
\
Rhl 1
Currently selected effect, parameters-1
being programmed, or utility function.
© COMP, O.D., EQ, MOD and REV Effect Keys
These keys function differently in the MEMORY and
PARAM modes.
• When the MEMORY mode is selected (i.e. when the
MEMORY key indicator is lit —see "©MEMORY
Mode Key"), these keys are used to turn the
corresponding effect stage ON (indicator lit) or OFF
(indicator out).
(See page 10 for further details]
• When the PARAM mode is selected (i.e. when the
PARAM key indicator is lit — see "©PARAM Mode
Key"), these keys select the various parameters
available for editing in the corresponding effect
stage.
[See page 11 for further details]
© Arrow (Aand ▼) keys
The Aand Tkeys function differently in the MEMORY,
PARAM and UTILITY modes.
• When the MEMORY mode is selected (i.e. when the
MEMORY key indicator is lit — see "© MEMORY
Mode Key"), the Aand Tkeys are used to select
the desired effect program.
[See page 9 for further details]
• When the PARAM mode is selected (i.e. when the
PARAM key indicator is lit — see "©PARAM Mode
Key"), they are used to change the value of or "edit"
the selected effect parameter.
[See page 11 for further details]
• When the UTILITY mode is selected (i.e. when the
UTILITY key indicator is lit — see "© UTILITY Mode
Key"), the Aand Tkeys are used to program the
selected utility function.
[See page 19 for further details]
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