User Manual

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User Interface Basics

There’saconvenientwaytofindanystringofcharacterswithinthecurrentlyselectedlist,or

rangeofvalues.HoldtheEnterbuttonandpressanyofthenumericbuttons.Adialogappears.

Typeinthestringofcharactersyouwanttofind.Forexample,ifyou’ relookingattheprogram

listandyouwanttofindallprogramscontainingtheword“Horn,”youwouldtypeh‐o ‐r‐n.

Thisfunctionisnotcase‐sensitive;itwillfindupperandlowercasecharactersregardlessof

whatyoutype.

Whenyou’vetypedthestringofcharactersyouwanttofind,pressEnter.

ThePC3Ksearches

throughthecurrentlistofobjectsorvalues,find sallitems thatmatchthestringofcharacters

youtyped,anddisplaysthefirstoneitfinds.HoldEnterandpressoneofthePlus/Minus

buttonstosearchforthenexthigher‐orlower‐numberedobjectthatcontains

thestringof

characters.

Thestringyouselectremainsinmemory.Youcanstoreandselectastringofcharacterswith

eachofthenumericbuttons.HoldEnterandpressoneofthenumericbuttonsatanytimeto

selectthatstringforasearch.Whenthestringappears,youcan

changeit,orjustpressEnterto

findthatstring.

Quick Song Recording and Playback

Therearethreebuttons—labeledRecord,Play/Pause,andStop—belowthemodeselection

buttons.Theycontroltherecordingandplaybackofsongsfromanymode;youdon’thavetobe

inSongmodetorecordorplayback.However,you’llneedtomakesurethattheDemoButton

parameteronMaster

ModePage2issetto“Off.”OtherwisethesebuttonsareusedforEasy

Audition(seepage 2‐7).MasterModeisdescribedinChapter 11.

Usingthesebuttonsaffectsthecurrenttrackofthecurrentsong—thatis,thesongandtrackthat

wereselectedthelasttimeyouwereinSongmode.

Whenyourecord,therecordingtrackand

recordingmodearedeterminedbythecurrentsettings inSongmode;likewisefortheplayback

modewhenyou’replayingasong.

WhenthesequencerstatusisSTOP PED(neithertheRecord‐buttonLEDnorthePlay/Pause‐

buttonLEDislitorflashing),pressRecordto

putthesequencerinRECREADYstatus.The

Record‐buttonLEDlights(red).ThenpressPlay/Pausetostartrecording.ThePlay/Pause‐

buttonflashes(green)toindicatethetempo.AnycountoffisdeterminedbythecurrentSong‐

modesettingfortheCountOffparameter.PressPlay/PauseorStoptoendrecordingandgo

to

theSavedialog,whereyoucansavethesong,ordiscardit.

WhenthesequencerstatusisSTOP PED,pressPlay/Pausetobegin playingthecurrentsong.

PressPlay/Pauseagaintopauseplayback,andagaintoresume.PressStoptoendplayback.

SeeChapter12formoreinformationonSongMode.