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User
Instructions
FC-416
4 Channel Dimmable Foot Control
Thank you for purchasing this American DJ® product. Please read the following
instructions before installing or using your new unit.
FC-416 Features
The FC-416, 4 channel dimmable foot control is the perfect piece to give any DJ, band, church, or theater full
control of their lighting show. This foot controller is to be used with the American DJ® DP-20A or PP-15.
Features include: 4 channel foot control, master dimming, 16 built-in chases, 4 scenes per channel, sound active
or manual control, full on, black out, fade time, and 0 -10V output.
Operating Instructions
Front View
1. Fade Time Knob: On any function the user may set dimming from instant to a slow fade.
2. Speed Knob: If ‘Program Speed’ function is selected, the Speed Knob will control built-in programs. Red
LED will light up showing speed of chase.
3. Music Knob: If ‘Program Audio’ function is selected, the Music Knob will control the activity of audio
sensitivity. Red LED will light up showing music sensitivity..
4. Master Knob: Main control for brightness of all 4 channels.
5. Full On Button: When ‘Full On’ button is pressed, all 4 channels will go on at once.
6. Black Out Pedal: When ‘Black Out’ pedal is press, all lights will go out at once. Red LED above ‘Black Out’
pedal will go on.
7. Channel 1 - 4 Pedals: Allows user to choose from 4 different channels each with 4 chase programs.
On any program mode, select one of the four built-in chase programs within a channel. (ie. Push channel
one pedal once and green LED next to ‘Function Select’ will show ‘program 1’. ‘Program 1’ is built-in chase
program number 1. Hit the Channel 1 pedal again. Green LED will show ‘program 2’, this is built-in chase
program number 2). Each channel has 4 programs per channel (ie. CH1 - programs 1 -4, CH2 - programs
5 -8, CH3 - programs 9 -12, CH4 - programs 11 -16). Red LED lights next to ‘Master & Scene knobs’ show
which channel is in operation.
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Operating Instructions (Cont.)
8. Master Knob Channels 1 - 4: Allows the user to control brightness for each channel individually.
9. Scene Knobs Channels 1 - 4: 4 scene knobs per channel. Scene knobs control dimming.
10. Function Select Button: Allows user to select from6 different functions: Hold Sound, Manual Hold, Manual
Flash, Scene, Program Audio, & Program Speed. Red LED will show which function is selected.
11. Hold Sound Function: Hold any channel while others continue to be sound active. Red LED will come on.
12. Manual Hold Function: Hold any channel. Red LED will come on.
13. Manual Flash Function: Flash any channel. Red LED will come on.
14. Scene Function: Allows user to preset 4 different scenes. Each scene can be set by choice of lights on,
dimness of each light, or lights completely off. Red LED will come on.
15. Program Audio Function: Allows any of the 16 built-in programs to be set to sound activity. Red LED will
come on.
16. Program Speed Function: Controls speed of the 16 built-in programs. Use scene knobs in each channel.
Red LED will come on.
17. Program Display: Green LED display, showing built-in chase program in use. Change programs by
‘Channel 1 - 4 pedals’.
RearView
18. External Audio Input: Allows user to hook-up an audio cable for sound activation.
19. Program Select: Switch between All or half of the 16 built-in programs.
20. On /Off Switch: Master On / Off Switch.
21. DC Input: +15V-24VDC 300mA, for use with external power supply.
22. Output Plugs: Two 8 pin din plugs. The FC-416 can be hooked up to 2 ADJ DP-20A’s or PP-15’s.
Hook-up to DP-20A for power & all features, or to the PP-15 for chase mode effect only (no dimming).
Specifications
Voltage: 0 -10V
Power Supply Voltage: DC+15V-24V 300mA with ADJ PP-15.
Size: 16.5” x 7.5” x 3”
Weight: 5 lbs.
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