Roland Jupiter-50 - Basic Operation; How the Function Buttons Work; Moving the Cursor

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Basic Operation
This section explains the basic button and knob operations used to operate the JUPITER-50.
[VISUAL CONTROL] button
Accesses the VISUAL CONTROL
screen.
page 37
Function buttons
These function buttons are used to
execute various functions.
page 32
[MENU] button
Accesses the Menu screen. Here
you can select various settings and
functions of the JUPITER-50.
page 35
[WRITE] button
Accesses a screen where you can
save settings for the function
you’re using, or edit a name.
page 34
[SONG] button
Accesses a screen where you
can select songs or change the
playback settings.
page 37
Value dial
Edits a value.
page 33
[SHIFT] button
This button is used in combination
with other buttons to access the
corresponding edit screen.
page 33
Cursor buttons
Move the cursor.
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How the Function Buttons Work
The [F1]–[F6] buttons located below the display are used to carry out various functions, which dier depending on the screen. The current function of
each button is shown in the bottom of the screen.
In some screens, you can hold down the [SHIFT] button to see other functions.
Moving the Cursor
A single screen or window will contain multiple items (parameters) to edit or select. To edit a parameter’s setting, you must rst move the cursor to
that parameter’s value.
The value of the selected parameter is highlighted.
Cursor buttons
Cursor
You can move the cursor by pressing the [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] (cursor) buttons.
If you hold down a cursor button, the cursor will continue moving.
If you hold down the cursor button for the desired direction, and then press the opposite cursor button, the cursor will move more quickly.