System Settings; Set The System Settings - Roland Cakewalk A-500S Owner's Manual

System Settings

Set the system settings

Use UTILITY mode to make various SYSTEM settings for the A-500S.
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1.
Simultaneously hold the [MIDI CH] button and [PGM CHANGE] button
down.
The display will indicate "UTL," and the A-500S enters UTILITY mode.
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2.
Press the [SYSTEM] key.
The display will indicate "SY0" and blink.
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3.
Use the VALUE knob or the [0]–[9] keys to specify the System setting that you want to
set, and then press the [ENTER] button.
* The setting will be cancelled if you press another button instead of the [ENTER] button.
Confirm what's indicated and use the appropriate method to make the setting.
Display
Key
Mode
board
F8 CLOCK
0 Specify whether F8 Clock is to be transmitted.
ON/OFF
If "F8 CLOCK ON/OFF" is ON, specify the default
F8 CLOCK
value of the F8 Clock. After the power is turned on,
DEFAULT 1
this tempo will continue to be output until you
TEMPO
move a controller to which TEMPO is assigned.
When you play the keyboard of the A-500S, note
messages will be transmitted with a velocity value
VELOCITY that corresponds to your playing strength.
2
CURVE By setting the VELOCITY CURVE, you can modify
the keyboard's sensitivity and the curve that is
followed when the velocity value changes.
Specify whether the transmitted velocity value will
KEY vary according to the keyboard sensitivity and
3
VELOCITY curve you selected in "VELOCITY CURVE", or will
always be transmitted at a fixed value.
MIDI I/F Specify whether the A-500S will function as a MIDI
4
MODE interface using its MIDI connectors.
VALUE Select the parameter that is transmitted by the
5
KNOB VALUE knob.
FACTORY Restore all settings of the A-500S to their factory-
6
RESET set condition.
Content of the setting
Setting
Default
method
OFF p. 48
120 p. 48
1-MEDIUM p. 49
TOUCH p. 50
ON p. 50
VOLUME p. 51
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