Kurzweil SP5-8 - Program Mode - Category and Data Entry; Category Buttons and Alphanumeric Data Entry

Program Mode
Selecting Programs
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Category Buttons
The Category buttons are on the right side of the front panel. Twenty of the 24 buttons in
this section allow you to select Programs by instrument type simply by pressing a button.
The remaining four buttons allow you to view Programs as a list or select them by their ID
number. You can select one Category button at a time and the current Category button’s
LED is lit.
Press one of the instrument Category buttons, then turn the Alpha Wheel clockwise or
press the Next button to advance to the next Program in the Category. When you reach the
end of a Category, the SP5 automatically advances to the beginning of the next Category.
This will also work in reverse if you turn the Alpha Wheel counter-clockwise or press
the Previous button. In this case when you reach the beginning of a Category, the SP5
automatically advances to the end of the previous Category.
The All and the User buttons are a little different; they allow you to view Programs in
numeric order. Turn the Alpha Wheel or use the Value buttons to scroll through the list
of Programs. Press the All button to view the Programs (including User Programs) by ID
number or press the User button to view User Programs by ID number. When you select
either the All or User button, its LED lights. If you have yet to save a User Program and
select the User button, the display shows a message.
Alphanumeric Data Entry
You can use the Keypad button to directly enter a Program ID number. The secondary
alphanumeric data entry function of the Category buttons is printed in white ink.. Press the
Keypad button and enter the ID number using the alphanumeric data entry buttons, then
press the Enter button to conrm it. The Keypad button’s LED is lit when the button is
active and remains lit until you press the button again to disable it.
If you enter a Program ID number for a Program that does not exist, the display shows
the ID number you entered and . You can enter another Program ID number
or press the Keypad button to disable it (LED off). If you disable the Keypad button, the
display returns to show the current Program.