The frontpanel of the Switchblade GL is shown. Other models vary slightly.

The front panel shows the display and 4 switches labeled DOWN, UP/DOIT, SELECT, and MODE.  The switches function as follows:

MODE: This switch is used to navigate through the menus for programming.

SELECT:  This switch is used to move the cursor around the current menu

UP/DO IT and DOWN:  These 2 switches are used to increment and decrement various values under the cursor or to initiate an operation.

The front panel also had 3 LEDs.  A green LED indicates that the Switchblade is in the "play" mode, the red LED indicates indicates that the programming mode has been entered and the yellow LED is illuminated whenever a preset contains continuous control.

The rear panel of the Switchblade GL is shown here.  The upper row is the 16 input jacks used to connect to instruments, effect returns and other signal sources and the lower, the 16 output jacks used to connect to effect sends, amps or other devices. 

The rear panel of the 8 and 8B is shown here.  Note the 8 inputs and 8 outputs are in a single row.

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