User Interface Basics
Mode Selection
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Pages
Within each mode, the functions and parameters are organized into smaller, related groups that
appear together in the display. Each one of these single-screen groups of parameters is called a
page
. Each mode has what we call an entry level page; it’s the page that appears when you
select that mode with one of the mode buttons. Within each mode and its editor(s), the various
pages are selected with the navigation buttons. There are many pages, but there are a few
features common to each page. The diagram below shows the entry level page for Program
mode.
ProgramMode||||Xpose:0ST|||<>Channel:1||
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!@|200*Analog|Jam||||||
KeyMap|Info|||||||#|202*Heart|Strings|||
|Grand|Piano||||||#|
||1|Righteous|Piano|
||||||||||||||||||#|||2|Mondo|Bass||||||
||||||||||||||||||#|||3|Killer|Drums||||
%%%%%%^%%%%%%^%%%%$|||4|Weeping|Guitar||
Octav-|
Octav+|
Panic||
Sample|
Chan-||
Chan+
The Top Line
On the top line of most pages, there’s a reminder of which mode you’re in and which page
you’re on. Many pages display additional information in the top line, as well. The Program
mode page above, for example, shows you the current amount of MIDI transposition and the
currently selected MIDI channel. The top line is almost always “reversed”—that is, it has a
white background with blue characters.
The Bottom Line
The bottom line is divided into six (sometimes fewer) sets of reversed characters that serve as
labels for the six buttons directly beneath the display. These labels—and the functions of the
buttons—change depending on the currently selected page. Consequently the buttons that
select these functions are called “soft” buttons.
The Soft Buttons
The soft buttons are called “soft” because their functions change depending on the currently
selected mode. Sometimes they perform specific functions, like changing MIDI channels in
Program mode. In the Program Editor, they’re also used to move to different pages of
programming parameters.
The Cursor Buttons
To the right of the display are four buttons arranged in a diamond fashion. These are called the
cursor buttons. They move the cursor around the currently selected page, in the direction
indicated by their labels. The cursor is is a highlighted (reversed) rectangle (sometimes it’s an
underscore). It marks the value of the currently selected parameter.
Programming the K2500 involves selecting various parameters and changing their values.
Parameters are selected by highlighting their values with the cursor. The highlighted value can
be changed with any of the data entry methods described in the data entry section below.
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