
ThankyouforpurchasingtheMIDISolutionsRelay.
TheMIDISolutionsRelaycontainsaMIDI-controlledrelayswitchthatenablesaswitchorfootswitchinputtobe
placedunderMIDIcontrol.TheRelaycanbeprogrammedtorespondtoawidevarietyofMIDImessages,including
Note,ControlChange,ProgramChange,andSystemExclusivemessages,andprogrammedsettingsareretained
evenafterpowerisremovedfromtheunit.TheMIDISolutionsRelayisMIDI-poweredandrequiresnobatteriesor
powersupplytooperate.
INTRODUCTION
ToprogramtheRelayconnecttheMIDIOutfromyourMIDIinterfacetotheMIDI oftheRelay.TheMIDI and
canbeleftdisconnectedduringprogramming.
OncetheRelayhasbeenprogrammeditcanbeinsertedwhereveritisrequiredinyourMIDIsetup.ConnecttheMIDI
OutorThruofthesendingdevicetotheMIDI oftheRelay.The canbemadetoafootswitch
inputorcontactstobeswitched.TheMIDI oftheRelaycanbeconnectedtotheMIDIInofareceivingMIDI
deviceorleftdisconnected.ItisrecommendedthatthenumberofMIDISolutionsproductspoweredbyasingleMIDI
OutorThrubelimitedtofour.
In Out
RelayConnections
In RelayConnections
Out
IMPORTANT:Switchinghighcurrentorinductiveloadscanpermanentlydamagetheunit,pleaseseethe
relaycontactratingsattheendoftheseinstructions,andnavigatetothefollowinglinkformoreinformation:
www.midisolutions.com/backemf.htm
TheRelayisprogrammedbysendingitMIDISystemExclusiveprogrammingcommandsfromacomputerwitha
MIDIinterface.Thesecommandsaredescribedindetailonthefollowingpages,however
(seewww.midisolutions.com/support.htm).
Uponreceiptofaprogrammingcommand,theRelay'sMIDIindicatorLEDflashesrapidlyforaboutonesecondto
indicatethatthesettinghasbeenstored.Settingsareretainedafterpowerisremoved,andtheunitcanthenbe
insertedwhereveritisrequiredinyourMIDIsetup.
TheRelay'sMIDIIndicatorLEDwilllightassoonasthesendingdeviceisturnedon,andflasheswheneverMIDIdata
passesthroughtheunit.TheRelaywillrespondtoincomingMIDImessagesaccordingtoitsprogrammedsettings.
AllMIDImessagesappearingattheMIDIInarepassedtotheMIDIOut.
theProgrammingTools
softwarecreatesthesecommandsautomatically
CONNECTIONS
PROGRAMMING
OPERATION
3
Receiving Device
MIDI In
Sending Device
Relay Connections
MIDI Out or Thru
Fuse (0.5A 3AG)
MIDI Indicator LED
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MIDI
Relay
In
Connections
Relay
Out
0.5A Fuse
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