Roland BK-9 - How to Type a Name in BK-9; Using the Help Function

About the Displays and Cursor Operation
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The right display selection button lights.
This page allows you to select the function group that contains the
setting you want to change.
2. Use the dial to select the entry of the desired function
group.
For this example, we will select “Global”.
3. Push the dial to go to the “Global” function group.
The display changes to:
Right Display
On this display page, “Display Brightness”, “Tuning” and other entries
can be changed directly. Other entries provide access to additional
display pages.
4. Use the dial to move the cursor to the parameter
whose value you want to change. For example “Display
Brightness”.
5. Use the [INC]/[DEC] buttons to change the value
or
push the dial to select the parameter, rotate the dial to
change the value and push the dial again to deselect the
eld.
TIPS
You can change value without selecting or deselecting the
parameter (thus avoiding to push the dial) but using the [INC] or
[DEC] buttons directly on the highlighted eld.
6. Press the [EXIT] button to leave the “Global” page or push
and hold it to return to the main page.
How to type a name in BK-9
Using BK-9 you’ll have to enter the name of a song, style or rename
some existing les.
1. Rotate the dial or press the [INC] and [DEC] buttons to
select the desired character position.
The buttons below allow you the following operations:
Button Explanation
Press this button to switch between upper-case, lower-case
characters, numbers and symbols.
Press this button to delete the selected character.
Press this button to insert a character.
2. Use the TONE [0]~[9] buttons to enter the desired
characters.
3. Repeat steps (1) and (2) above to complete the name.
4. Press the [WRITE] button to save your settings.
Using the ‘Help’ function
Whenever the display shows a “? hold NUMERIC” message, the BK-9
can provide some explanations about the parameters currently
shown in the display. To view this information, proceed as follows:
Right Display
1. Select a page where the above eld is displayed, then
press and hold the [NUMERIC] button.
A pop-up window similar to the following appears:
Right Display
2. Press the [EXIT] button (or press [NUMERIC] again) to
close the “Help” window.