Setup, Connections, and Controls
Front Panel Controls
Musician’s Guide 2-7
Data Entry
The Data Entry section is used to set the various parameters associated with a Voice or a Setup.
It consists of three parts: the Alpha wheel, the decrement/increment buttons (- and +), and the
numeric keypad.
• The Alpha Wheel is used to move rapidly through lists of voices and setups, to select
them for playing or modiÞcation. It also sets parameter values when you are in Parameter
mode. It has no markings of its own, but refers to what is showing in the display. You can
move it either clockwise or counterclockwise without limit.
• The decrement/increment buttons complement the Alpha wheel by providing a quick
way to make small adjustments, once the Alpha wheel has gotten you into the
neighborhood of where you want to be. The buttons are auto-repeating: hold them down
and they will continue to increment or decrement. In Parameter mode, they also have an
Òautomatic resetÓ feature: press both simultaneously, and whatever parameter is showing
on the display will return to its default setting.
• The numeric keypad is useful for when you know the exact number of the voice, setup, or
parameter value you want. For example, if you know that you want to set a zone to
transpose up four octaves (48 semitones), press the Transpose button, then enter the
numbers 4 and 8 from the keypad. Then press Enter, and the display shows
ÒTransposition: 48Ó. The Ò+/-Ó button is used to enter negative numbers. Use the Ò+/-Ó
button any time before you press Enter: e.g., to enter -100, you can press +/-, 1, 0, 0, Enter;
or 1, +/-, 0, 0, Enter; or 1, 0, 0, +/-, Enter; etc.
The +/- button has a secondary use when entering program numbers with banks: it acts as a
separator between the bank number and the program number, and puts a colon (Ò:Ó) in the
display. More on this in Chapters 3 and 9.
If you make a mistake with the numeric keypad, press Clear and everything youÕve entered is
erased. If you decide you donÕt want to change the parameter or voice after all, press Cancel
and the display goes back to whatever it was showing previously.
• The numeric keyboard is also an alphabetical keypad, and is used to name Setups. More on
this in Chapter 5.
• The Enter and Cancel buttons act as ÒYesÓ and ÒNoÓ for when the display asks you a
question. The Enter button is also used in Intuitive Entry mode.
Intuitive Entry
The PC88 includes a feature called ÒIntuitive EntryÓ. This has three modes: in one, when a
parameter is being displayed, you can enter a value for it using a physical controller or key,
thus avoiding the Alpha wheel and numeric keypad. In the second, you can avoid scrolling
YesNo
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ABC DEF GHI
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Clear0+/-
Cancel Enter
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