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Summary of Contents for NONLINEAR LABS C15

  • Page 1 Quickstart Manual...
  • Page 2: Power Supply

    Nonlinear Labs is not liable for damage caused by use of non-original power adapters. Things to avoid doing Do not place the C15 on a soft surface (pillow, mattress, etc.) as this can block the circulation of air to the device while it is being used.
  • Page 3: Package Contents

    Printed C15 Quickstart Manual Unit Connector Cable ࣏ The flash drive is specially formatted for installing updates. Do not format it and keep it safe! USB Flash Drive containing: • the Factory Preset Collection • the complete C15 User Reference...
  • Page 6: Mounting The Panel Unit

    Setting up the C15 Mounting the Panel Unit Ensure the C15 is switched off before following the next four steps: Attach the Mounting Brackets to the Base Unit by hooking and snapping them into place. Place the Panel Unit onto the installed Mounting Brackets.
  • Page 7 Now the C15 is ready to use and can be switched on. In order to disassemble the paired configuration, undo above four steps in reverse order. The C15’s Base Unit can also be used without the Panel Unit. Connections The following external connections are provided by the Base Unit: The headphone output provides a 6.3 mm...
  • Page 8 Connecting Pedals and mapping Hardware Sources Most factory presets use a mapping as shown below. For more information on Hard- ware Sources and especially modulation aspects, refer to chapter 5.4 of the User Manual. Continous DP-10 Mode ! Pedals Color 1 Color 2 Pitchbend Sust Pedal...
  • Page 9: Start And Shutdown

    A flickering LED indicates an irregular operation mode. It means for example the supply voltage is too low. ࣏ Make sure not to disconnect the power supply while you are using the C15 (booting up, performance, shutdown), otherwise its data may be lost.
  • Page 10: System Requirements

    Hardware User Interface with each externally connected device. Furthermore, the Wi-Fi connection can be used for preset interchange, and hence the option to back up preset banks to the external device. The C15 Reference is also accessible in the Graphical User Interface. System Requirements Due to the browser-based implementation of the Graphical User Interface, there are almost no limitations concerning compatibility with operating systems and browsers.
  • Page 11 Wi-Fi connection are listed: Device Name You can name your C15 instrument by focussing on the device name entry and pressing Enter to access the Rename Screen. Once the name is set, an SSID will be generated. The SSID is composed of a prefix (NL-C15-) and the name you just gave to the instrument.
  • Page 12: Introduction To The User Interface

    Introduction to the User Interface Edit Panel PM B PM FB Setup Preset Comb PM B PM FB Setup Preset Comb FB Mix Ring Mod Sound Store A – B FB Mix Ring Mod Sound Store A – B FB Mix Ring Mod Info Fine...
  • Page 13 Storing a Preset  Pressing Store opens the Preset screen in Store mode.  With the Soft Button you can choose “Append”, “Overwrite” or “Insert”, creating a new preset at the end of the list (append), behind the selected preset (insert), or over- writing the data of the selected preset (overwrite).
  • Page 14 FEEDBACK MIXER Adjusting a Parameter Preset Comb S.V.F. E ects Reverb Drive Level Rate COMB FILTER CABINET Store A – B Pitch Decay AP Tune Hi Cut Drive Tilt STATE VARIABLE FILTER ECHO Edit A – B Comb Mix Cut O Reson Spread Time...
  • Page 15 Assigning a Macro Control to a Hardware Source Macro Controls can follow movements of multiple Hardware Sources. There are ten Hardware Sources provided by the C15: four connectors for external pedals, two Ribbons (plus two virtual Ribbons), the Bender and monophonic Aftertouch. In order to assign a Hardware Source to a selected Macro Control, use the “HW Sel”...
  • Page 16 Base Unit Functionality  The Base Unit provides four operational modes which can be selected with Mode  In Play mode, the display shows the labels of the Macro Controls to which the Ribbons are assigned (or “not assigned”). Play Mode Preset Mode press briefly press briefly...
  • Page 17  With −/+ you can shift the keyboard range up and down by octaves. Holding one button while pressing the second will shift the pitch by semitones. – Funct Mode In Edit mode, Ribbon 1 will be assigned to the currently selected parameter as addi- tional editing tool, while Ribbon 2 remains in play mode.
  • Page 18 C15. (Other memory sticks will only work if they have the FAT32 format.) 5. Switch off the C15 and plug the memory stick into the USB connector at the back- side of the C15. 6. Switch on the C15. During the update process the small display will show “...
  • Page 19 Please delete this file before using the stick for another update. All downloaded update files have identical names “nonlinear-c15-update.tar”. This is the file name required by the C15 to detect an update on the memory stick. If there is an earlier update file with this name in the download folder of your browser, the name of the new update will be modified (e.g.
  • Page 24 NONLINEAR LABS GmbH Helmholtzstraße 2-9 E 10587 Berlin Germany www.nonlinear-labs.de info@nonlinear-labs.de Quickstart Manual Document Version: 4.7 Date: Oct 09, 2024 © NONLINEAR LABS GmbH, 2024, All rights reserved.