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When running in the PATTERN WRITE Mode, pressing the FUNCTION button (J)
will memorize the SCALE Selector (I) position and virtually display the first step of
each quarter note beat using the 16 LED indicators (L) and allows you to set the last
step by pressing the SELECTOR Switch (K).
In the TRACK PLAY and TRACK WRITE MODE, pressing the FUNCTION button
(J) will display the current bar number within the Track using the LED indicators (L).
While the FUNCTION button (J) is being held down, the SELECTOR Switches (K)
and their associated LED indicators (L) may be used to change the current bar
number. Finally, while the rhythm is stopped, hold the FUNCTION button (J) down
while pressing either the CLEAR/RESET (F) or PATTERN GROUP (N) button to
display the bar number of the D.C. or D.S. sign, respectively using the LED indicators
(L).
(L) LED Indicators
The 16 LED Indicators (L) located directly above the SELECTOR Switches (K) are
used to indicate the Rhythm Pattern number, Steps within a Rhythm Pattern, or Bar
Numbers, depending on the use of the other TR-606 controls. Details of these
different applications and reading Bar numbers are given in the
Operation section
of
this manual.
(K) SELECTOR Switches
These 16 switches will perform different functions according to the RUN/STOP
condition and the MODE Selector position.
When stopped in the PATTERN WRITE and PATTERN PLAY Mode, the
SELECTOR Switches (K) determine whether an individual Rhythm Patterns or a
Chained Rhythm Pattern will begin when the RUN/STOP button (H) has been
pressed. A maximum of four adjacent Rhythm Patterns within the blocks of 1-4, 5-8,
9-12, and 13-16 may be chained together to perform as one complex Rhythm Pattern
and may be played once or repeated as a single unit.
When running in the PATTERN WRITE Mode, the SELECTOR Switches (K) are
used to write the instrument selected with the TRACK/INSTRUMENT Selector (C)
into specific steps of the Rhythm Pattern. Details of this procedure are given in the
Operation section
of this manual.
When stopped in the TRACK PLAY and TRACK WRITE MODE, holding the
FUNCTION button (J) down allows the SELECTOR Switches (K) to be used to
select any specific bar number in that track.
When running in TRACK WRITE Mode, the SELECTOR Switches may be used to
select individual Rhythm Patterns or to designate Chains of Rhythm Patterns. Note:
The Rhythm Patterns heard here are not written into the Track memory until the TAP
switch (M) is used.
(N) PATTERN GROUP Button
Depending on the MODE Selector (B) position and the RUN/STOP condition, this
button will perform the following functions:

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