The utility mode, Program title edit – Yamaha FX500 User Manual

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8. The Utility Mode

The UTILITY mode allows access to a number of utility

functions such as user's area program title editing, memory

location number and MIDI program change number
assignment, and footswitch memory recall range

programming. The UTILITY mode is activated by pressing

the UTILITY key. Each press on the UTILITY key calls a

different UTILITY function, as shown below:

MEMORY or PARAMETER mod*

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Program Title Edit

MIDI Setup

PROGRAM CHANGE Table Edit

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CONTROL CHANGE 1 Table Edit

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CONTROL CHANGE 2 Table Edit

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Footswitch Function Select

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Footswitch Memory Recall Range Edit

The characters accessible via the

A

and

T

keys are

shown in the chart below, in their proper order.

Initial (pre-edit) space & space produced by pressing STORE key.

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A newly created program title is automatically stored with
the appropriate program data when the Program Title Edit

mode is exited.

NOTE: The TITLE EDIT function can only be used when

one of the FX500 RAM memory locations (61

through 90) are selected. If you call the TITLE

EDIT function while a ROM memory location (1

through 60) is selected, the following display will

appear and editing will not be possible.

/ R A H ( 6 1 - 9 0 ) O N L Y

T I T L E E D I T

The mode that was active before the UTILITY key was

pressed (MEMORY or PARAM) is selected following the

last function on the utility list. The UTILITY mode can also

be exited by pressing several times or holding (about one
second) the UTILITY button until the UTILITY key indicator
goes out.

Program Title Edit

The Program Title Edit function allows you to create

original titles for your effect programs, for easy

identification. When Program Title Edit is called the LCD

will appear something like the example below — the

memory title will appear on the upper line. Use the

MEMORY (-^ and PARAM (►) keys to move the cursor to

the desired character location, then use the Aand Tkeys

to change the character at the cursor location. The STORE

key can be used to place a space at the cursor position.

Continue until the new title is complete.

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B r o a d D i s t .

T I T L E E D I T

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MIDI Program Selection: MIDI

Setup and Program Change Table
Edit

The FX500 makes it possible to select specific programs

via external MIDI control. You can set up the FX500, for

example, so that when you select a voice on a synthesizer

the most appropriate effect for that voice is automatically

selected. This is accomplished because each time you

select a voice on your MIDI synthesizer it transmits the

corresponding MIDI PROGRAM CHANGE NUMBER. The

FX500 receives this PROGRAM CHANGE NUMBER and

selects the effect program that you have assigned to it
using the Program Change Table Edit function which will

be described below. A more convenient idea for guitarists

would be to use a MIDI foot controller such as the Yamaha
MFC1 to transmit the required MIDI PROGRAM CHANGE

NUMBERS. The FX500 actually can be programmed with

four completely independent sets of MIDI PROGRAM

CHANGE NUMBER/MEMORY NUMBER assignments.
Each of these is contained in a different "bank"; A, B, C or

D. Each BANK may also be programmed to receive on a

different MIDI channel. The four banks may be

programmed with different receive channels using the MIDI
Setup functbn described below.

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