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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ..............2
USING THE UNIT SAFELY ...............................3
IMPORTANT NOTES.......................................5
Main Features ..............................................8
About the V-Bass..........................................9
Panel Descriptions ......................................10
Front Panel........................................................................ 10
Rear Panel ......................................................................... 11
Chapter 1. Playing Sounds .........................12
Attaching the GK pickup.................................................. 12
Making Connections ........................................................ 12
Before making connections.................................................12
Turning On the Power ...................................................... 13
Adjusting the Volume....................................................... 14
About the display (Basic operation) ............................... 14
GK pickup settings........................................................... 15
Specifying the correspondence for each string ................15
Adjusting the sensitivity of each string ............................17
Naming your settings ..........................................................18
Tuning your bass.............................................................. 18
Switching sounds (patches)............................................ 19
About the patch numbers ...................................................19
Using the PATCH/VALUE dial to change ......................20
Using pedals to change .......................................................20
Chapter 2. Creating sounds ........................21
COSM BASS settings ....................................................... 21
COSM AMP settings ......................................................... 22
EFFECTS settings ............................................................ 22
to be played....................................................................... 23
Specifying the function of GK VOL...................................25
Specifying the function of GK SW .....................................25
Assign function settings......................................................26
Adjusting the level of the normal pickup ....................... 27
multi-effect and the COSM BASS/COSM AMP............... 27
Combining the normal input with the GK input ............. 28
Adjust the volume balance. ................................................28
Specify the connection position .........................................28
Naming a patch................................................................. 29
Adjusting the Volume of a Patch .................................... 30
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(the Write procedure) ....................................................... 30
(Patch Exchange function) .............................................. 31
according to the performance conditions...................... 31
(Manual mode) .................................................................. 32
Switching to Manual mode.................................................32
Chapter 3. System settings ......................... 33
GK pickup settings ........................................................... 33
Select the GK pickup setting...............................................33
for the bass you are using ...................................................33
and normal pickup...............................................................34
Specifying the placement of the S1/S2 switches .............34
with the GK pickup..............................................................34
and bridge .............................................................................34
Adjusting the sensitivity of each string ............................35
Naming your settings ..........................................................35
Adjusting the contrast of the screen .............................. 35
Pedal function settings .................................................... 36
Specifying the function of the BANK pedals ...................36
Specifying the range of banks ............................................36
(FS-5U) ...................................................................................36
and GK VOL when a patch is recalled..............................37
EXP pedal ..............................................................................37
Specifying the function of the VALUE dial..................... 37
during a performance ..........................................................37
GK pickup function settings............................................ 38
Changing the function of the S1/S2 switches ..................38
Specifying the function of the GK VOL knob ..................38
Chapter 4. Using MIDI ................................ 39
About MIDI......................................................................... 39
(MIDI implementation chart) .............................................39
About MIDI channels ..........................................................39
About MIDI Omni mode.....................................................40
About the MIDI Device ID..................................................40
Bank Select and Program Change......................................40
Selecting Patches from an External Device ................... 40
Selecting the program change map ...................................41
Setting the program change reception map .....................41
rom MIDI IN .........................................................................41
Transmitting pedal operation data.................................. 41
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