MINI-REMOTE™ USER`S MANUAL
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1. PASS THRU CONNECTION TOP SETTING i SWAPPED PASS THRU CONNECTION BOTTOM SETTING ole The first switch setting provides foot switches that function exactly like the ones on a stock mini Vent except that they can be placed in a remote location A 3 switch pedal can be used to provide dedicated w switches for each function Speed Stop Bypass ts Tip Toggles the Speed between Chorale slow and Tremolo fast zm Ring Toggles between Bypass and Effect settings Tip Ring Selects Stop speed The second switch setting swaps the Ring and Tip Ring functions making it easier to select Stop with a 2 position pedal and moving Bypass to the more complicated two switch press Tip Toggles the Speed between Chorale and Tremolo Ring Selects Stop speed Tip Ring Toggles between Bypass and Effect settings A 3 wire cable with a TRS plug is required to connect to the Mini Remote wired as in ae I Figure 2 The Mini Remote senses the polarity of the switches normally open or normally closed however polarity types cannot be mixed If no switch is plugged in at startup the Mini Remote will assume normally open polarity There is no industry standard for which switch left or right is connected to the Tip or Ring on commercial foot switch pedals This manual refers to the Tip switch Ring switch etc the physical locations may change between models S3 opt 52 s1 and manufacturers Figure 22. ASHBY SOLUTIONS TM Mme ON MINI REMOTE USER S MANUAL Rev 2 0 28 Sep 2015 Thank you for purchasing the Ashby Solutions Mini Remote option for your Neo Instruments mini Vent or mini Vent for Organ From this point unless there are important differences we ll refer to them both as the mini Vent The Mini Remote allows the mini Vent to be used with a variety of remote switches and onboard controls and even to be controlled in ways that are not possible on a stock mini Vent The Mini Remote is compatible with both mini Vent models however some features can only be used on the organ model Please see the Operating Modes section for details INSTALLATION The Mini Remote is not a DIY product it should be installed by an authorized Neo Instruments dealer or repairer Once the Mini Remote is installed it replaces the Bypass switch on the mini Remote with a 1 4 TRS phone jack for connection to remote control devices The mini Vent s Speed switch is still active and can still be used as a speed control The Mini Remote gets power from the mini Vent and requires no additional connections OPERATING MODES The Mini Remote has thirteen 13 operating modes seven for halfmoon and legacy pedals and the rest for momentary foot switches It has a special 14 mode for programming All modes are selected with the DIP switch found just below the words MINI REMOTE on the board Figure 1 eee Please read thi
3. New 760 MODE This setting provides three functions Speed Stop Bypass from a 2 switch pedal using an alternate method that eliminates the need to press two switches at once The Stop and Bypass functions are controlled by the same switch depending on how long itl was pressed otherwise operation is the same as Pass Thru Connection and the standard mini Vent lal Press Tip Toggles the Speed between Chorale and Tremolo Press Ring Selects Stop speed Hold Ring for 2 sec Toggles between Bypass and Effect settings A 3 wire cable with a TRS plug is required to connect to the Mini Remote as shown in Figure 2 S3 is not used As in Pass Thru Connection the polarity of the switches is auto sensed at startup E New 122 MODE Ei This setting provides three functions Speed Stop Bypass from a 2 switch pedal but with functions more aE closely aligned with the 122 Style setting in the Neo Remote Footswitch and many Ashby Solutions pedals Press Tip switch Toggles the Speed between Slow speed and Tremolo Hold Tip for 2 sec Toggles between Tremolo Chorale and Tremolo Stop operation Press Ring Toggles between Bypass and Effect settings Please note that the mini Vent will change speeds to confirm that the Brake operation has been changed if in Chorale or Stop it will change to Tremolo and vice versa A 3 wire cable with a TRS plug is required to connect to the Mini Remote as shown in Figure 2 S3
4. be used on the guitar version Mini Remote User s Guide v2 0 Page 1 of 5 NEO REMOTE WITH DELAY This setting works just like Neo Remote Mode except that it adds an additional 1 sec delay between speed changes to simulate the speed switching lag seen on a classic Leslie 122 Note This mode is not compatible with the guitar mini Vent see Neo Remote Mode for details A CLASSIC TWO WAY HALFMOON TOP SETTING CLASSIC TWO WAY HALFMOON WITH DELAY BOTTOM SETTING 3 yi The first switch setting supports connection of a classic two speed Chorale Tremolo halfmoon switch with the closed contacts selecting Chorale speed as seen in most vintage console Hammond setups The second switch setting works the same except that it adds the extra 1 sec speed change delay 2 2 S 1 nga Aeg A 2 wire cable with a TS plug on the Mini Remote side is required The Ring position is not used Note These modes are not compatible with the guitar mini Vent see Neo Remote Mode for details ON CE MODERN TWO WAY HALFMOON TOP SETTING E MODERN TWO WAY HALFMOON WITH DELAY BOTTOM SETTING in z E The first switch setting supports connection of a two speed Chorale Tremolo halfmoon switch with the closed contacts selecting Tremolo speed as seen in many modern organ setups mj The second switch setting works the same except that it adds the extra 1 sec speed change dela
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6. see Neo Remote Mode for details PROGRAMMING MODE This mode converts a single switch or the Tip connection of a 2 switch pedal into the Bypass signal gL mj Short press Sends a Bypass switch pulse 2 sec Press Sends a Save Data pulse and exits Preset Programming mode on the mini Vent A 2 wire cable with TS plug is required to connect the Mini Remote to the switch normally a momentary pedal The Ring position is not used As in Pass Thru Connection the polarity of the switch is auto sensed at startup Most pedals will need this function to program the mini Vent Please see the next section for more details A B PRESET PROGRAMMING Programming presets with the Mini Remote uses the same basic steps press and hold the mini Vent s Slow Fast switch for 3 sec or so while powering on Once the mini Vent is in its Preset Programming mode use the Bypass and Slow Fast switches as Down Dec and Up Inc selectors respectively Then a long press will save the settings in the presets Since there is no Bypass switch with the Mini Remote though a remote switch will need to substitute in some of the steps Depending on the control setup there are the several ways to program the presets Universal Method Change to Programming Mode use a single momentary switch or the Tip switch of a dual footswitch as Bypass Use the mini Vent s onboard Speed switch for the other signal as shown in Figure 3 At the end of the
7. is not used As in Pass Thru Connection the polarity of the switches is auto sensed at startup Mini Remote User s Guide v2 0 Page 3 of 5 SINGLE SWITCH MODE This mode allows control of the mini Vent with one remote pedal switch ex a sustain pedal Short press Toggles the Speed between Chorale and Tremolo 2sec Press Toggles between Bypass and Effect settings A 2 wire cable with a TS plug is required to connect the Mini Remote to a 1 switch pedal with momentary contacts The Ring position is not used As in Pass Thru Connection the polarity of the switch is auto sensed at startup GX SINGLE 122 MODE E This mode works similar to Single Switch Mode except that a long press changes the Brake setting Basic Me functionality is the same as described in New 122 Mode There is no ability to select Bypass Short press Toggles the Speed between Chorale or Stop and Tremolo 2 sec Press Toggles between Tremolo Chorale and Tremolo Stop operation Please note that the mini Vent will change speeds to confirm that the Brake operation has been changed if in Chorale or Stop it will change to Tremolo and vice versa A 2 wire cable with a TS plug is required to connect the Mini Remote to a 1 switch pedal with momentary contacts The Ring position is not used As in Pass Thru Connection the polarity of the switch is auto sensed at startup Note This mode is not compatible with the guitar mini Vent
8. programming session hold the foot switch down for 2 sec to store the settings and return to normal operation Neo Remote Mode optional Change to Programming Mode Put the halfmoon or other control in the Stop Off position before powering on the mini Vent Move the halfmoon etc into the Chorale position and then return to Stop Off to simulate pressing Bypass Two presses movements are required to send one pulse Use the mini Vent s onboard Speed switch for the other signal At the end of the programming session switch to the closed position again and leave it there until the mini Vent returns to normal operation Mini Remote User s Guide v2 0 Page 4 of 5 2 way Halfmoon direct connection optional Change to FOOT Programming Mode use the halfmoon as Bypass switch start SWITCH in the open position you ll need to figure out which is which then momentarily move to the closed position and then return to the open position for each Bypass switch press Use the mini Vent s onboard Speed switch for the other signal At the end of the programming session switch to the closed position again and leave it there until the mini Vent returns to normal operation LEFT RIGHT DEC INC Figure 3 Copyright 2014 2015 by Bruce A Wahler for Ashby Solutions Ashby Solutions and the Ashby Solutions logo are trademarks of Ashby Solutions All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their
9. s next section to choose your operating mode Your installer can set the switch to the proper position or a pen or small screwdriver can be used to make any necessary changes If you have any questions please contact your installer or Ashby Solutions eat Figure 1 It s best to make switch changes while the mini Vent is unplugged from its power adapter The Mini Remote reads the DIP switch at each power up so the mini Vent has to be turned off anyway Also be careful not to apply excessive force to the DIP switch while changing settings failure to do so may damage the device NEO REMOTE MODE DEFAULT This setting is compatible with the Neo Instruments Remote Footswitch made for the original Ventilator It is also compatible with many other Ventilator peripherals e Hammond Suzuki CU 1 e Trek II VIB 3 e Nord C1 C2 halfmoon e Ashby Solutions remote pedals and Halfmoons e VENT 11 11U adapters A 3 wire cable and TRS plug are required to connect the Mini Remote to the switch Wiring is the same as for the original Ventilator Note This mode was designed to be used with the mini Vent for Organ as a full time rotating speaker substitute and there is no way to trigger Bypass to turn the effect on and off The mini Vent for Organ powers up with the Vent effect on so everything works properly The guitar mini Vent however powers up in Bypass and since this situation has no workaround this mode cannot
10. y a A 2 wire cable with a TS plug on the Mini Remote side is required The Ring position is not used mode Note These modes are not compatible with the guitar mini Vent see Neo Remote Mode for details VA User 122 MODE Like Neo Remote Mode this setting uses a halfmoon switch that follows the Gigger Halfmoon CU 1 wiring standard A 3 wire cable with a TRS plug is required to connect the Mini Remote to the switch In normal Uber 122 Mode use the halfmoon acts as if it were a two way switch moving it all the way to the left selects Chorale speed and all the way to the right selects Tremolo speed The center position has no effect on the speed or does it The Off position is used to toggle between Chorale Tremolo and Stop Tremolo use i e it connects and disconnects the virtual Chorale motors of the mini Vent Triggering this change requires putting the halfmoon in the Off position for about 3 seconds If the halfmoon was last used in the Chorale position the mini Vent will also switch to Tremolo speed Note Once the operating mode has been changed it is necessary to move the halfmoon to one of the speed positions Chorale or Tremolo before the Off position becomes active again This is to prevent issues if the halfmoon is accidentally unplugged Note This mode is not compatible with the guitar mini Vent see Neo Remote Mode for details Mini Remote User s Guide v 2 0 Page 2 of 5
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