Fender G-DEC Exec Owners Manual - Page 4

4 ✧ G-DEC ✧ Control Panel Overview A. INPUT - Plug your guitar in here. B. PHONES - Plug in your headphones for private listening or connect a pair of powered speakers (such as commonly used with computers); the G-DEC speaker mutes automatically. Enjoy the G-DEC's many stereo effects through this jack. You can also connect PHONES to "Audio In" on your computer to record with your favorite recording software. NOTE: You will need the proper cables, adapters and/or equipment for these connections. C. DRUMS - Press to access the Drums Mode menus (see page 10). D. START-STOP - Press to start and stop the drum loop. The START-STOP button flashes in time with the tempo. You can also use START-STOP to set the tempo: Shortcut 1-Hold START-STOP while rotating the Data Wheel. Shortcut 2-Hold DRUMS while tapping START-STOP to the beat, to set the tempo by "feel." E. TUNER - Press to activate the Tuner (the G-DEC speaker mutes automatically). F. PHRASE SAMPLER - Use the Phrase Sampler to record up to 14 seconds of G-DEC audio for playback. Press: Record-to start sampling Play-to playback the phrase Stop-to end a recording or playback in progress You can change the recording source, playback speed and many other Phrase Sampler settings through the Auxiliary/Phrase Mode menus (see page 10). G. DISPLAY - Shows you information about the current preset in Play Mode (see page 8), and menus of G-DEC settings when you press a Mode button {C, H}. H. AUX / UTILITY / FX / AMP - Press to access the corresponding Mode menus (see pages 9-11). I. SAVE - Saves the current G-DEC settings to a user preset (U00-U49). J. EXIT - Press to return to Play Mode. K. DATA WHEEL - Selects presets in Play Mode and adjusts G-DEC settings in the other Modes. L. VOLUME - Adjusts the overall loudness of the G-DEC. M. TONE - Adjusts the tone characteristics of your guitar. The Tone control does not affect the Drum section or the Auxiliary Input sound. N. MIDI IN/OUT - To transfer presets from your G-DEC: Connect MIDI OUT to the MIDI IN port on another G-DEC (or your computer) using a MIDI cable. Then use Utility Mode (see page 11) and initiate either a "Dump Preset" to transfer the current preset, or a "Dump All" to transfer all presets. The receiving G-DEC will prompt you to select a preset to overwrite before a "Dump Preset" is completed. To play General MIDI files on your computer through your G-DEC: Connect MIDI OUT on your properly configured computer sound card (or interface), to MIDI IN on the G-DEC. Then load and play the file in your MIDI playback software on your computer. ✧ fender.com ✧