Fender Mustang GTX Series - GTX-7 Footswitch Modes; Using GTX-7 Footswitch in Presets Mode; Using GTX-7 Footswitch in Effects Mode

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The GTX-7 Footswitch oers three Mustang GTX modes—PRESETS, EFFECTS and LOOPER. To choose one, cy-
cle through them by stepping on the MODE button (D) at the upper right of the footswitch repeatedly until
the desired mode is reached, as indicated by its color-coded MODE LED (C).
PRESETS MODE
PRESETS mode enables the user to reach any of Mustang GTX’s many presets using the GTX-7 Footswitch. To
do this, step on the MODE button (green arrow in illustration below) until PRESETS mode is activated, as indicat-
ed by the illuminated red MODE LED directly to the right of the label “PRESETS.”
When the GTX-7 Footswitch is in PRESETS mode, presets become available in consecutive groups of ve called
“banks,” with each of the ve presets in a bank sequentially assigned to FUNCTION buttons 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. To
move “upward” through subsequent banks of ve presets, step on the BANK UP button (blue arrow in illustra-
tion below). To move “downward” to the preceding bank of ve presets, step on and hold the BANK UP button.
When the bank containing the desired preset is reached, select the desired preset within that bank by step-
ping on its corresponding FUNCTION button (yellow arrows in illustration below). When the desired preset has
been selected, its corresponding red FUNCTION LED will illuminate, and the DISPLAY WINDOW will show the
preset in use (see illustration below, in which preset 3 is active).
Note that when activating PRESETS mode, the GTX-7 Footswitch will automatically set itself to whatever MUSTANG
GTX preset is already set on the amp. This preset will be assigned to the footswitch FUNCTION button corre-
sponding to the preset’s position within its bank (1, 2, 3, 4 or 5). For example, if the amp is set to preset num-
ber 33, the GTX-7 Footswitch in PRESETS mode will also be set to preset number 33 and will assign that preset
to FUNCTION button 3 (the third preset in the bank containing presets 31, 32, 33, 34 and 35).
EFFECTS MODE
EFFECTS mode lets the user turn the rst ve eects in a Mustang GTX preset on and o using the GTX-7
Footswitch (known as the EFFECTS mode default or “rst ve” setting).
To do this, step on the footswitch MODE button (green arrow in illustration on next page) until EFFECTS mode is
activated; the MODE LED directly to the right of the label “EFFECTS” will illuminate in amber and “EFF” will ap-
pear in the DISPLAY WINDOW (see illustration on next page). Any eects in the active preset are then assigned to
the footswitch FUNCTION buttons—labeled “FX1”, “FX2”, “FX3”, “FX4” and “FX5” for this purpose (yellow arrows in
illustration below). When an eect is on, the red FUNCTION LED above its assigned FUNCTION button will illumi-
nate. To bypass an eect, step on its corresponding FUNCTION button; theeect and its red FUNCTION LED will
then turn o. To turn the eect back on, step on its FUNCTION button again.
GTX-7 FOOTSWITCH: MODES