All LEDs (except for the Pickup and Guitar symbols) switch off, and all unneeded
hardware powers down to save energy.
The MCK reverts to being a standard tone control.
The RIP (if used) will communicate with Dark Fire, if Dark Fire is not tuning itself.
Additional Display Matrix Indications
After you've auditioned a tone In Chameleon Tone mode, Dark Fire no longer takes the time to spell
out the full name if you select it again before exiting Chameleon Tone mode. Instead, the Display
Matrix shows a single white character in the display:
White Character Tone Setting
If a blue, red, or green character alternates with the white character, the character indicates the
selected tuning preset (E, A, D, G, B, e; S is the standard EADGBe tuning), while the color indicates
the tuning bank.
Example: Creating a “Hendrix”-Type Sound
Let’s create the kind of sound often associated with Jimi Hendrix. We’ll tune to the E Flat Major tuning
that Hendrix often used, enable the magnetic pickups with EQ, enable the Piezo without EQ, and
choose the “Twang” sound.
1. Pull the MCK out, rotate it to the B position (the blue tuning bank), press down momentarily on
the MCK, and strum the strings. Dark Fire is now tuned to E Flat Major (assuming you haven't
overwritten the factory presets). Also, you have now selected (and tuned) the preset to which
the Chameleon Tone will be applied.
2. Rotate the MCK to the C position and press down momentarily on the MCK to enter
Chameleon Tone selection mode.
3. Rotate the MCK to the Peg position, then press down momentarily on the MCK (repeatedly if
necessary) until the Pickup symbol shines blue. This shows that the EQ is processing the
magnetic pickup signal (when using the Beakout Box, the Amp jack carries this signal).
4. Rotate the MCK to the I position, then press down momentarily on the MCK (repeatedly if
necessary) until the Guitar symbol shines green. This indicates that the Piezo signal is
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