Line 6 M5 Stompbox Modeler - Page 6

setup
To access the setup pages, press and hold the TA P footswitch then press
the
MODEL SELECT knob. The DISPLAY should look similar to this:
CONTRST
Prefs Presets Display
DSP BYP
V. 1.0
REL
AUTOSAVE
POTS
LOAD
PRESET
You can exit the setup pages at anytime by pressing the TA P button.
True Bypass / DSP Bypass
ChooseTrueBypasswhenyouwanttoremovetheM5StompModeler
fromyoursignalpathwhentheFXUnitorTunerisnotinuse.When
choosingDSPBypassyou’llgetthebenetofhearingdelayandreverb
trails smoothly decay when disengaging those effects.
Manual / Auto Save (Presets)
As you adjust an effect those adjustments are retained as you switch
away to a different preset and back again—no save function is required.
It’sjustasifyouwereadjustingdifferentphysicalstompboxes,eachof
which would still have the last knob settings you made to it.
If you prefer that presets not remember new adjustments, use the top
center
PARAMETER KNOBtochangethesettingto“MANUAL”.To
save any new adjustments you will now need to follow the steps described
in the [Save, Renaming & Arranging Presets] section of this manual.
Contrast
This sets the brightness of display.
Relative / Absolute Pots
InRELmodewhenyouturnaknobtheparameterswillnotjumptothe
position of the knob but change proportionally to the amount of your
parameterknobmovementupordown.WhensettoABSitisnotpos-
sible to make incremental edits of an effect parameter. The parameter
value always adjusts from the current pot position.
Load / Instant Preset
YourM5factorydefaultsthissettingto“LOAD”.WhenyouenterPreset
Modeanewpresetselectionwillnotinitiateuntilyoupressboth
ON/
OFF and TA P or by pressing the MODEL SELECT knob.
Youcansetthisto“INSTANTPRESET”byturningthebottomcenter
PARAMETER KNOB. In this setting, once you enter Preset Mode,
presets will load instantaneously as you use the
footswitches or
turn the
MODEL SELECT knob.
Firmware Version
ThebottomrightcorneroftheSetuppage1displaysyourcurrentrm-
wareversion.YoucanusethefreeLine6Monkeysoftwareapplication
availableatwww.line6.comtocheckforupdatestoyourM5.
additional setup (page 2)
Toaccesspage2oftheSetupscreenspresstheMODEL SELECT knob
once. The
DISPLAY should now look similar to this:
THRESH
MIDI Tempo Gate
DUMP ALL?
CH1
DECAY
120.0BPM
PRESET
TAP
MIDI
WithaMIDIinterfaceandasysexapplication,youcanbackupallyour
M5presetstoyourcomputer.Thismakesiteasytobuildacustompreset
library, or exchange presets with others. To backup your presets, or to
dump the current preset, follow these steps:
•Turn bottom left
PARAMETER KNOB to set your MIDI
Channel(Ch.1-16orOmni-thedefaultisCh.1).
•TurntheModelSelectknobtoselect“DUMPALL?”(toback
up all 24presets) or“DUMP PRE?”(to back up your current
preset).
•Withyourcomputersetuptorecordsysex,pressandhold
TA P
while you press down on the
MODEL SELECT knob.
TheM5willimmediatelytransmitthesysexletoyourcomputer,creat-
ing a backup of your presets that you can store and recall at any time.
ToloadpresetsbackintoyourM5,simplytransmitthesysexlefrom
yourcomputerintotheM5viaMIDI.Asinglepresetwillbeloadedinto
M5’scurrentlocation.