Roland FC-300 MIDI Foot Controller TurboStart

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FC-300

MIDI Foot Controller

Welcome

Congratulations on your purchase of Roland’s most powerful MIDI foot controller, the

FC-300. This TurboStart contains step-by-step instructions that will quickly introduce you to the FC-300’s major features.

Changing the Modes

The FC-300 has four modes of operation you can choose from. They are:

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Standard Mode — This mode is for sending both Control Change messages and

Program Change messages.

Control Change Mode —This mode is for sending only Control Change messages.

System Exclusive Mode —This mode is for sending or receiving System Exclusive messages.

Patch Mode —This mode is for sending multiple MIDI messages that have been previously been saved as patches.

Here’s how to choose the desired mode:

1 Press the MODE button repeatedly until the mode you want is selected.

Tip: To select modes with your feet, simultaneously press the up  and down  pedals.

Changing the Control Change Numbers Assigned to the Pedals

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You can assign any Control Change number (CC#) to a pedal. Here’s how:

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Press MODE until the red indicator is lit next to CONTROL.

Press the PARAMETER  button once—“PDL1:Assign CC#65” appears in the display.

Press VALUE  or  to change the CC# number. If you’d like to change the

CC# values for the other pedals, repeat Steps 2 and 3.

Once you’ve made all of your desired CC# assignments, press WRITE.

Press  or  to select a memory location (1-5) in which to store your new setup.

Press WRITE twice—the new settings are now stored into the FC-300’s memory.

Starting Over

If you’d like to redo the FC-300’s settings from scratch, you can use the following procedure to clear its internal memory and reload its factory settings.

Caution: All of your stored settings will be lost when you perform a factory reset. Be sure to back up any information you wish to keep first.

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Turn off the FC-300.

While holding down  and , turn on the power—“Factory Reset Are you sure?” appears in the display.

Press WRITE.

When “Factory Reset Completed!” appears, turn off the FC-300.

Power-up the FC-300 for use.

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