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+/YES / -/NO (Value) but-
tons:
Change the value of
the parameters appearing
in the display. The editable
parameter is shown by the
cursor (
) placed on its
left, or (when editing text)
with the character/cipher in
edit flashing. By keeping
them pressed, the values
start changing automati-
cally, first slowly, then
slightly faster. By pressing
them together, the param-
eter is reset to its default
value.
While in the Main page,
these buttons can be used
to select a different varia-
tion of the current sound.
EDIT button:
Press it
to access the Edit
mode relevant to the
current type of data
selected in the dis-
play. Four Edit modes
are available: Sound
(see page 41), Perfor-
mance (see page 41),
Song (see page
and Global (see
page 50). Global edit
mode can be
accessed by keeping
the EDIT button
pressed for more
than one second).
EXIT button:
Press it to
exit Edit mode, or to
return to the Main page
from other pages. When
exiting from the Edit
mode, the Save proce-
dure will be recalled.
When a drum pattern is
assigned to the Metro-
nome, and it is running,
this button doubles as a
Fill In control (see
page 23, page 33).
REVERB button:
Turns the reverb
on/off. This adds
ambience to the
sound. Keep it
pressed for more
than one second
to access the
Reverb edit page
(see page 19).
METRONOME button:
Turns the metronome click
on/off. The tempo and
time signature depend on
the chosen values, or the
selected song (see
page 22).
TRANSPOSE button:
Press this button to
open the Transpose
page and change the
master transpose value.
When the indicator is
turned on, transposi-
tion is active. Changes
made after pressing this
button are not saved to
memory, and are reset
when turning the
instrument off. See
page 18.
CHORUS button:
Turns the chorus
on/off. This makes
the sound richer.
Keep it pressed
for more than
one second to
access the Chorus
edit page (see
page 19).
BRILLIANCE button:
Press this button to
open the Brilliance
page and change the
brilliance value. When
the indicator is turned
on, a brilliance varia-
tion is active. Changes
made after pressing this
button are not saved to
memory, and are reset
when turning the
instrument off. See
page 19.
DEMO button:
Turns
the Demo mode on/off,
to listen to the demo
songs. Select the songs
with the sound selec-
tion buttons (see
page 13). You can play
together with the demo
songs.
RECORDER but-
tons:
Control the
playback or record-
ing of the songs.
See page
TEMPO/MET.SET but-
tons:
Adjust the met-
ronome tempo. The +
button makes it
faster, while the –
button makes it
slower. Pressed
together, they give
access to metronome
editing. See page 22.