Cursor Keys - Akai DD1500 User Manual

GETTING AROUND THE DD1500 - 8

CURSOR KEYS

You use the four CURSOR keys to move around the LCD. In the following example, the
page is displaying a list of files and the CURSOR keys are used to scroll up and down the
list in order to select one.
You can also, in this example, move the cursor to the top line to select a different library
using the DATA +/- keys and a different disk. Disk selection would be made using the
DATA ENTRY +/- keys or by typing in a number directly from the numeric keypad.
NOTE: The two arrows shown in this example indicate that there are files 'above' and
'below' the screen which may be accessed by scrolling up or down. This is a convention
used in all file-lists in the DD1500 (for example, when loading PROJECTS, pasting or
inserting from a library list, etc.). If the arrows don't appear, there are no files 'off-screen'.
The cursor keys are 'accelerators' - that is, they move faster the longer you hold them so
scrolling through long lists of files or parameters is very fast.
Another example of a typical screen is this:
This shows a list of parameters. To change any of them, move the cursor to the one you
wish to change and use the DATA ENTRY +/- keys to select a new value. In cases where
there are many options to select, the DATA +/- keys are 'accelerators' that speed up the
longer you press them.
However, it is not always necessary to use the cursor keys to move up and down
parameter lists and some pages offer a more direct approach to parameter selection. For
example:
In this example, INSERT, you can select the clipboard to insert from simply by pressing
any of the numeric keypad's number keys 0-9. You can specifically move the cursor to the
REFERENCED TO field if you wish to select IN, SYNC or OUT with the DATA ENTRY +/-
keys but you can achieve this more easily by just pressing the IN, SYNC or OUT keys - the
display will change accordingly, showing your selection. You can also see a '?' softkey.
This conveniently 'toggles' selects the SLIP TYPE parameter.
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