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Owner's Manual
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firmware rev. 4.10
OMPE002B - Rev. 1.1 - EN EU — Copyright © 2012 Vintage Revolution B.V.

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  • Page 1 Pedalino Owner’s Manual firmware rev. 4.10 OMPE002B - Rev. 1.1 - EN EU — Copyright © 2012 Vintage Revolution B.V.
  • Page 2: Introduction

    Complete control of your PedalPro via four multi-level, pressure-sen- • Thank you from all of us at Vintage Revolution for purchasing the Pedalino – a sitive switch pads. No switches or mechanical moving parts to break revolutionary foot controller that sets new precedents in terms of ergonomics down.
  • Page 3: Important Safety Instructions

    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Location ABOUT THE WARNING SYMBOLS Make sure you always have the unit placed on a stable surface and that it is level. NEVER place it on a stand that could wobble or on inclined surfaces. Do not place heavy objects on top of the unit.
  • Page 4: Declaration Of Conformity

    Should any parts be missing or damaged however, please contact This device has been manufactured in compliance with Directive 2002/95/ the dealer from whom you purchased your Pedalino. They will facilitate the EC on the Restriction of the Use of certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical resolution of your issue as quickly as possible.
  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    5 TABLE OF CONTENTS 8.11.2 Customising the Global Thresholds p.21 8.11.3 Customising Individual Pads’ Thresholds p.22 6 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR PEDALINO 8.12 Re-initialising the Pedalino p.23 Top Panel Rear Panel 9 FIRMWARE UPGRADES & EXTRAS p.24 Installing New Firmware p.24...
  • Page 6: Top Panel

    PedalPro is activated. The tuning information is also shown on the Pedalino’s display. menus of the Pedalino and change its settings. 3. ADES ON/OFF (switch & LED) - Use this switch to suspend and reactivate 13. BYPASS/MUTE pad - Press to LEVEL 1 to completely bypass the PedalPro.
  • Page 7: Rear Panel

    MIDI cables may NOT work. 22. Cable loop - Pedalino’s built-in cable strain relief. Loop the power cord, 18. EXPRESSION PEDAL connector - Connect here an optional expression ADES cable and the patch cable through this loop to prevent accidental...
  • Page 8: Setup Guide

    Setup Guide CONNECTIONS With the PedalPro Switched OFF You are able to start up the Pedalino with the PedalPro either switched ON or Connecting to the PedalPro OFF. For the proper functioning of your Pedalino Foot Controller, you must use the If the PedalPro is switched OFF when you turn on the Pedalino, you will see supplied 5-PIN ADES™...
  • Page 9: Switching Off

    The display does NOT indicate the presence of the expression pedal when the expression pedal is attached but not associated to any parameter of the If the PedalPro is already ON when the Pedalino is switched ON, the calibra- preset currently loaded.
  • Page 10: How To Use Your Pedalino

    LEVEL 1 The Pedalino allows you to either scroll through your list of 500 presets one by one, or, for fast-tracking, in groups of 10 or 50. This is determined by the level of force you apply to the switching pads.
  • Page 11: Solo Mode

    Press the LOAD pad [15] to load the preset (remember: the LOAD/SOLO • effects direct from the Pedalino. This enables you to fine-tune and adjust your pad operates only at LEVEL 1 – with the corresponding one LED [7]). sound on-the-fly when performing live, to match the type of gig or venue you are playing, without having to disconnect your PedalPro.
  • Page 12: Protecting Pedalpro's Presets

    Pedalino are immediately stored within the active preset in your PedalPro stance, the new value of 70.1. and will be available next time you load that preset. To toggle Pedalino’s preset save protection ON or OFF, use the + key [8] • OutLevlsØ...
  • Page 13 • Ÿ A=440 The MUTE/TUNER yellow LED [2] on the left side of the Pedalino will now light GÕÒÒ On the PedalPro, you will see that the yellow MUTE LED has lit up. In this con- figuration, the tuner is now activated and the PedalPro is soft-muted (>35 dB...
  • Page 14: Using An Expression Pedal

    USING AN EXPRESSION PEDAL The PedalPro is disabled when the ADES connection between the PedalPro and Pedalino is active. If you want to create or modify the Pedalino allows you to control in real-time a number of the parameters of assignment to your expression pedal of an effect’s parameter, you...
  • Page 15 The ner effect. new ranges will be saved in your Pedalino and recalled every time that parameter is used in association with the expression pedal. The top line of the display shows the upper limit of its range. This corresponds to the position of your expression pedal when fully depressed ( Ú...
  • Page 16: Ades - An In-Depth Look

    68.8 % It is the ADES protocol that makes it possible for you to control, in real-time, Q2_filtr Filter F2, Q (quality) factor the parameters of PedalPro’s effects using your Pedalino with an expres- F2_tempo Auto filter F2, tempo 240 BPM sion pedal attached.
  • Page 17: Favourite Presets

    Switching between two and three levels of pressure Dly_fbk@ Delay, feedback user def user def Your Pedalino is set to use three levels of pressure when you turn it on for the DlyTime@ Delay, time user def user def first time.
  • Page 18: Switching Between Favourite Preset Banks

    Fav. 18 • Once the Pedalino is set to work in either 2-levels mode or 3-levels mode, TABLE I - Correspondence between pads, pressure levels and favourite presets in you can switch between banks by pressing the pad BYPASS/MUTE [13] to 2-levels and 3-levels favourite access modes.
  • Page 19 Examples: 2-levels favourite access mode Examples: 3-levels favourite access mode If your Pedalino is set to work in 2-levels mode and bank A is selected, by When your Pedalino is set to work in 3-levels mode and bank A is selected, −...
  • Page 20: Temporarily Disconnecting Pedalino

    PedalPro display will revert to normal operating mode. The display of the Pedalino will now show the status of the unit as ‘Discon- nected’, to remind you that the ADES connection with the PedalPro is no ad pr efer enc longer active.
  • Page 21: Customising The Global Thresholds

    By decreasing the value of a threshold (e.g., from 46 to 41), less force now needs to be applied to each of Pedalino’s four pads in order to reach the corresponding level. Likewise, increasing the threshold (e.g., from 55 to 59) will increase the amount of force required to reach that level.
  • Page 22: Customising Individual Pads' Thresholds

    (for LEVEL 2) of each one of the four pads The global thresholds described above apply to all four pads [13] to [16] of will be: your Pedalino. However you also have the option of fine-adjusting the thresh- Pad [13] = 50 Pad [14] = 43...
  • Page 23: Re-Initialising The Pedalino

    While you are adjusting the offsets, you can try out the new thresh- olds as you are customising them by simply pressing pads [13], If you want to restore Pedalino’s factory settings and reload the factory value [14], [15] or [16], and looking at the force-feedback LEDs [7] to...
  • Page 24: Installing New Firmware

    ‘Firmware Unlock Key’ pop-up window. want to install it on your Pedalino, first download it and save it to a location in The PedalManager communicates with the Pedalino and checks the your computer.
  • Page 25: Technical Specifications

    Technical Specifications 10.1 TECHNICAL SPECS Tested to comply with: EN 55103-1 and EN 55103-2 Safety Certified to: IEC 60065 / EN 60065 Environment Operating Temperature: 0° C to 35° C (32° F to 95° F ) Storage Temperature: -30° C to 70° C (-22° F to 167° F ) Humidity: Max.
  • Page 26: Pedalino Menu Structure

    Pedalino Menu Structure 11.1 ON-STAGE QUICK ACCESS GUIDE ON-THE-FLY EFFECT USER-DEFINED ADJUSTMENT EXPRESSION PARAMETER (p.11) RANGES (p.16) F1_user@: max/min F2_user@: max/min F_tempo@: max/min Tre_dep@: max/min Browse Mode Output levels (L & R) TrTempo@: max/min Distortion level PhTempo@: max/min Distortion tone...
  • Page 27: Full Menu Overview

    Pedalino Menu Structure 11.2 FULL MENU OVERVIEW MENU NAME MENU PAGES Expression range F1_user@: max/min Press SET F2_user@: max/min (p.14) F_tempo@: max/min Tre_dep@: max/min TrTempo@: max/min PhTempo@: max/min ChrsWet@: max/min Press MENU to scroll through the list ChTempo@: max/min Press ADES or FAVOURITE to switch max/min...
  • Page 28: Appendix

    A. LIST OF COMPATIBLE EXPRESSION PEDALS The following are the expression pedals that have been tested with the Pedalino and that are guaranteed to work. Set the EXP. MODE switch [19] as indicated in the table below. COMPATIBLE EXPRESSION PEDALS BRAND - MODEL* EXP.
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