Using)the)Multi)Jack)
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The!Multi!Jack!is!located!next!to!the!MIDI!Input,!opposite!the!two!main!Tempo!Outputs.!!The!M ulti!
Jack!has!thr ee !po ss ib le!fu n ct ion s ,!which!may!be!set!in!the!Setup!menu.!
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No!–!the!Multi!Jack!functions!as !a!“norm a lly!open ”!tem po !outp ut !
Nc!–!the!Multi!Jack!functions!as!a!“n orm ally!clos ed”!tempo!output!
INPT!–!th e!M ulti!Jack!fun ctions!as!an !add itional!tap !tem po!inp ut !
MIDI!–!the!Multi!Jack!functions!as!an!additional!MIDI!output!
nCLK!–!The!Multi!Jack!functions!as!an!additional!MIDI!output!but!will!not!send!MIDI!Clock!
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In!order!to!use!the!Mu lti!Jack !a s!a !te m p o!output,!a!Disa ster!Area!PTP!adaptor!shou ld!b e!used.!!The!
PTP! turns! the! 0Y5V! signal! from! the! Multi! Jack! into! a! “dry! contact”! for! use! with! tap! tempo! input!
devices.!!Connecting!the!M ulti!Jack!directly!may!damage!the!SMARTClock!or!your!tap!tempo!device.!!
If!the! M u lti! Ja ck!is!set! as!a!Tem p o!Output,!a n ! a dd ition al!“C”!option ! will!be!a va ilable ! in !the!Sub division !
setting!menu.!
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If!used!as!a!tap!te m p o!input,!th e!Multi! Jack !should! be !connected!to!a!normally!open!fo otsw itc h!with! a!
shielded! TS!cable.! !The!Disaster! Area !DMTY1!is!an! excellent! choice! for! this!footswitch.!!The!Multi!Jack!
will!function!as!a!tap!tempo !switch !regard less!of!the!m od e!the!SM A R TClo ck!is!in,!thus!allowin g!a!tap!
tempo!switch!eve n!w hile!in!Pres et!m ode .!
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Finally,!the!Multi!Jack!may!be!used!as!a!second!MIDI!output.!!Certain!devices!(such!as!the!Empress!
Phaser!and!Tremolo!2,!and!the!Chase!Bliss!Warped!Vinyl!and!Wom btone)!m ay!con nect!directly!to!the!
Multi!Jack!using!a!¼”!cable.!!The!Empress!devices!may!use!a!standard!TSYTS!cable,!while!the!Chase!
Bliss! pedals! require! a! TRS! cable! with! the! Tip! and! Ring! reversed.! ! Please! contact! Disaster! Area! or!
Chase! Bliss! to! purchase! the! correct! cable.! ! If! a! standard! MIDI! output! is! desired,! the! Disaster! Area!
DADY05YTRSY1.5! adaptor! cable! should! be!used.! ! The! Multi!Jack!MIDI! output! will! send! all! the! same!
messages!as!the!main!MIDI!output,!including!Clock,!Start,!Stop,!and!Program!Change.!
MIDI)Clock)
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The!SMA RTClock! also!sends!MIDI!Beat!Clock!to!synchronize! your!MIDI!devices.! !MIDI! clock! is!sent!at!
a!rate!of!24!pulses!per!quarter!note;!at!120bpm !the!SM ARTClock!will!send!2,880!p ulses! each!minute.!!
Most!MIDI!devices!are!designed!to!receive!MIDI!clock!and!will!“chase”!the!clock!signal,!replacing!their!
internal!timing!informa tio n .!
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MIDI!clock!is!sent!to!all!devices!at!the!same!time,!and!is!not!addressed!to!a!specific!MIDI!channel.!!
Consult!the!user!manual!for!your!MIDI!devices!to!determine!whether!they!will!accept!MIDI!clock.!
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When!the!SMARTClock!clock!is!running,!MIDI!clock!is!sent!from!both!the!MIDI!output!and!the!USB!
MIDI!port.!!Starting!the!clock!will!send!a!MIDI!START!m es sage ,!stop ping!the!clock!will!sen d!a!MIDI!
STOP!message.!
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If! an ! externa l! MIDI! device! sends! MID I! clock! to! the! SMARTClo ck! MID I! input! or! USB! MIDI! port,! the!
SMARTClock!is!capable!of!converting!this!signal!to!taps!throug h!the!Tempo!Outputs.!!If!the!external!
MIDI!device! sends! a! MIDI! START! message,! the! SMARTClock! will! automatically! disable! its! internal!
clock.! ! If! no! MIDI! START! messag e! is! sent,! disable! the! internal! clock! by ! holding! the! footsw itch! in!
Preset!Mode.!
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If!the!external!MIDI!clock!signal!is!lost,!the!SMARTClock!will!stop!sending!messages!and!taps!until!the!
external! signal! is! restored! or! the! internal! clock! is! restarted.!!If! an! ex tern al! MIDI! clock! sign al! is!
present,!the!Tempo!Outputs!will!send!out!taps!continuously!whether!they!are!set!to!Auto!or!4TA P.!!
Additionally,!the!display!may!fluctuate!to!a!small!degree!as!the!SMARTClock!attempts!to!count!the!
BPM!from!the!external!clock.!
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