Alesis ion Manuel D'utilisation Du Propriétaire page 4

Connecting the Foot Pedals
• (sust pedal) is designed to work with any standard momentary
footswitch. The Ion will calibrate itself to a normally open or normally
closed pedal if the pedal is plugged in when the Ion is powered on.
• (exp pedal) is designed to work with a Roland EV-5 pedal or
equivalent.
The display
The Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) is at the center of the Ion in more ways
than one. Depending on the button or knob you've activated, it may
show the program name, which Programs are used in a Setup, the values
of the parameters being edited, or even a graphic representation of a
waveform or an envelope.
The Home page
This is the screen that shows you the most different kinds of information
all at once. If you're not already there, press the [home] button and
you'll see something like this:
Here's what each area of the Home screen means:
•
The darkened bar at the top of the screen shows you the name of
the section being displayed. In this case, it reads home.
•
Immediately below that are the bank and program number.
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