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CONNECTING TO A COMPUTER If wanting to use your ZeRO SL to control software then the setup couldn’t be simpler. As the unit is MIDI class compliant, no drivers are required so the only action to take is connection over USB. Using the supplied USB cable, connect the ZeRO SL to one of the computer’s USB ports. Power will be supplied over USB so an external power supply (PSU) is not required. If in use, Control and/or Expression pedals can also be connected to the rear panel inputs.
REAR PANEL DIAGRAM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 External power supply (PSU) input 5 Expression pedal input 2 Power select switch - selects between battery/ PSU, OFF and USB (from left to right) 6 MIDI Out (Port 2) 7 MIDI Thru (Port 1) 8 MIDI Out (Port 1) 9 MIDI In (Port 1) 3 USB port 4 Control pedal input USING THE ZeRO SL If you are not familiar with Novation controllers, the ZeRO SL is a comprehensive hardware surface for easy and rapid remote control of any sequencing software, plug-in
PLAY MODE This is the main mode of operation, in which different Templates can be selected and the ZeRO SL can be used as a control surface for multiple plug-ins/instruments. The DATA/TEMPO encoder has four functions, indicated by the four LEDs alongside. The default encoder function is Template select, so rotating the encoder will scroll through the 40 onboard Templates, displaying the number on the left LCD and the name on the right.
LCD SCREEN BUTTONS ENCODERS BUTTONS POTS X INCREASE X INCREASE X/ DECREASE X DECREASE X INCREASE X/ DECREASE X CONTROLS THAT EFFECT X Press the SCROLL UP/DOWN keys to the left of the screen to move to the additional edit page(s) for each control. The DATA/TEMPO encoder is inactive in this mode. TEMPLATE MODE (TEMPLATE COMMON EDIT) Pressing the TEMPLATE button activates the Template Common edit mode, in which the universal settings across all controls within a Template can be modified.
WRITE BUTTON The WRITE button is used to save the current Template or Global settings into the onboard memory. To save the current Template (individual and common) settings, press the WRITE button in PLAY, EDIT or TEMPLATE mode (but not GLOBAL mode), making sure that the Memory Protect is set to OFF in the Global settings.
