Owner`s manual

Playing Patterns
1. Make sure that the PTN indicator is lit.
If it is not lit, press [MODE] to make it light (Pattern
mode).
fig.2-1
2. Press [PTN/SONG].
The indicator will light.
The display will indicate the bank, number and name
of the currently selected pattern.
fig.2-2
3. Press one of the buttons [PRESET]/[USER]/
[CARD] to select the bank.
fig.2-3
[PRESET] P: (Preset bank)
[USER] U: (User bank)
[CARD] C: (Card bank)
Each time you press the same bank button, the num-
ber will change in steps of 100.
4. Use [INC] [DEC] or the [VALUE] dial to select
the number.
Range: P:001ÐP:714, U:001ÐU:200, C:001ÐC:200
The number and name in the display will change.
A pattern has now been selected.
* P:249ÐP:714 are RPS patterns. Each pattern contains one
phrase.
* The card bank can be selected only if an optional memory
card is inserted.
☞ ÒUsing Memory CardsÓ (p. 159)
5. Press [PLAY] and the pattern will play
back.
fig.2-4
The pattern that is currently playing back is referred to
as the Òcurrent pattern,Ó and the pattern that is sched-
uled to play next is called the Ònext pattern.Ó
Immediately after a pattern plays back, the CURRENT
display and the NEXT display will show the same pat-
tern number, and that pattern will play back repeated-
ly.
6. Use steps 3Ð4 to select the next pattern.
The display will indicate the bank, number and name
of the next pattern.
When you select the next pattern, the Ò Ó at the left of
the pattern name will change to Ò .Ó
fig.2-5
7. When the current pattern plays to the end,
the next pattern will automatically be
selected.
8. Press [STOP] and the pattern will stop play-
ing.
fig.2-6
* When the pattern changes, or when it is close to repeat-
ing, the NEXT display will begin blinking to remind you
of this. While this is blinking, it is not possible to select
the next pattern.
* If you press [STOP] to stop playback after selecting the
next pattern, the pattern that you had reserved will be
canceled.
* With the factory settings, the user bank contains empty
patterns that contain no musical data. Even if you select
an empty pattern, it will not play back. If you specify an
empty pattern as the next pattern, playback will stop the
instant that the pattern changes.
STOP
NEXT
CURRENT
PLAY
BANK
PRESET USER CARD
REVERB DELAY EFX
SONG
PTN/
NEXT
CURRENT
SONG
PTN
MODE
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