User Manual

Among the hallmarks of this Footpedal are painstaking workmanship and finishing
as well as rigorously tested and carefully selected quality components. You'll find
guidelines on care and maintenance on page 14. Under the heading Tips from the
designer, you'll come across practical tips on the aforementioned features
throughout the manual. All critical information concerning the operation of this
Footswitch board is preceded by "NOTE", "CAUTION" or some other eye-catching
comment. We're calling your attention to these remarks for reasons of safety or
other compelling motives, so please give them due consideration.
Your first impression may be that handling the foot controller is complicated. To nip
frustration in the bud, I suggest you follow along with the examples on pages 8, 9, 10,
11 and 12. This will give you a better understanding of and hands-on experience with
the foot controller's functionality. In no time at all, you'll discover that it actually
handles very comfortably and conveniently.
At page 18 of the manual, you'll find diagrams of the control panel.
The Z-9 Foot Controller offers two operating modes:
In this mode, the Z-9 Foot Controller switches ENGL amps via a command set called
( ). The Z-9 is automatically configured in MIDI or S.A.C. mode
when you insert a connector into the selected port ( t or ).
This MIDI function offers 10 MIDI patches (or MPNs) in two banks called A and B.
When you press this button in S.A.C. mode, it activates a specific channel on an ENGL
amp, for example, . The button's switching action reciprocates with
the , and buttons. This means that rather than serving
as a simple on/off switch, the four buttons are A/B switches that activate a
new channel and deactivate the currently active channel. Note that for all
configurations other than in the , pressing the button a second
time controls a special function on the amp (for example, on the E670).
The LED 1 above the button lights up to indicate the currently active channel; a
flashing LED 1 indicates the activated channel and the activated function (say,
and on the E670 amp). To access the or routine,
press and holdthis button and the or button until the LED above
the given button flashes. When the or routine is
activated, this button serves to assign two sound-shaping or special functions on ENGL
A few words of wisdom from the designer:
A detailed look at control and display features as well as ports and connectors
follows:
or button
Control panel features
Serial Amp Control S.A.C.
MIDI Ou S.A.C. Out
Clean Channel 1
Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4
Channel
Function 1
F1-1 Function 1 Setup
Master A/B
Clean
Master B Function 1 Function 2 Setup
Function 1 Function 2
Function 1 Setup Function 2 Setup
Channel 1 Patch 1/6
Channel 1:
Serial Amp Control (S.A.C.) mode:
MIDI mode:
or
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