Selecting Patches By Category; Patch Finder - Roland XV-88 Owner's Manual

Chapter 2. Playing
3. Select the Patch number. Rotate the VALUE dial or press
[INC/+]/[DEC/-] to select a Patch.
You can also select the Patch number by using the
numeric keys. In this case, after specifying the number
using the numeric keys, press [ENTER]. Also, Using the
Digit Hold function, a Patch number can be selected
simply by specifying the 1's place number.
Express Patch Select (Digit Hold)
With the Digit Hold function turned on, the 100's
position and 10's position will be fixed when the
numeric keys are used to select a Patch. This means that
the numeric keys will only change the 1's position, and
you won't have to press [ENTER] for each selection.
The same applies to selecting Performances and Rhythm
Sets.
1. Hold down [SHIFT] and press [0] (numeric key).
The Digit Hold function is now turned on.
fig.02-02
The numbers in the 100's position and 10's position
will be displayed in a smaller size to indicate Digit
Hold is on.
2. When you enter a numeric key number, the 1's
position will change immediately without having to
press [ENTER].
3. To turn off Digit Hold, hold down [SHIFT] and press
[0] once again.
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Selecting Patches by Category

(Patch Finder)

The XV-88 provides a "Patch Search function" (Patch Finder)
which allows you to specify a type (category) of Patch so that
you can quickly find the desired Patch. There are a total of 38
categories.
1. Press [PATCH] to call up the PATCH PLAY page.
2. Press [PATCH FINDER] to turn the Patch Finder
function on.
The patch number display will change to the category
display.
fig.02-03
3. Press
or to select the desired category.
Here, you can change the Category group by pressing
the numeric keys.
4. Rotate the VALUE dial or press [INC/+]/[DEC/-] to
choose a Patch in the currently selected category.
5. Press [PATCH FINDER] to turn the Patch Search
function off.
You will return to the normal PATCH PLAY page.
In Step 3, the CATEGORY SELECT page is displayed by
holding down [PATCH FINDER] and pressing the
numeric keys. In this page, you can select the desired
Category from a list of Categories belonging to each
Category group.
fig.02-04
Rotate the VALUE dial or press [INC/+]/[DEC/-] to
select a category, and then press [ENTER] to confirm the
selection. You can also select a category directly by
pressing the corresponding numeric key.