Front Panel Pk7 - GEM PK5 Owner's Manual

Front Panel PK7

1. POWER ON/OFF:. Push button to turn the instrument on
and off.
2. VOLUME. Regulates the overall volume of the entire instru-
ment (speakers, headphones, stereo aux out).
3. DEMO. Gains access to the demonstration Style.
4. STYLE/SONG. Numeric selection keypad to select the Styles
(00-95), User Styles (96-103), Song Styles (104-110) and Songs
(111-117) by specifying the corresponding Program change
number using the STYLE / SONG lists as a reference. Three
digit selections are specified by pressing the 100+ button fol-
lowed by the remaining two digits.
5. ARRANGER. 4 functions which control the Styles.: A
O /O enables (LED On) or disables (LED Off) the Style ar-
N FF
rangements. A M
RRANGE EMORY
tinue playing (display indicator on) or stop (display indicator off)
after releasing the keys from the keyboard below the split point.
L M , the Sound assigned to the Lower keyboard sec-
OWER EMORY
tion continues playing (display indicator on) or stops playing
(display indicator off) after releasing the keys from the keyboard
below the split point. B
ASS TO LOWEST
Bass track of the Style auto accompaniment follows the lowest
left note of the chord played, allowing real time changes of the
bass accompaniment according to the lowest note played. When
OFF, the bass track follows the programmed pattern of the Style,
regardless of the chord inversion played.
6. VARIATION 1, 2, 3, 4. These buttons allow you to change the
current Style Variation (the display indicator illuminates then goes
off. The current variation (1, 2, 3 or 4) is indicated by the corre-
sponding LED which turns on.
7. CURSOR/PAGE. Navigational arrows: the CURSOR [
buttons select the functions listed in the MENU to the left of the dis-
play. The currently selected function is indicated by the arrowhead
in the display which points to the name of the function. The PAGE
[ ] and [ ] buttons pass from function page to another.
8. MELODY OFF. This button turns off the melody of a Song in
playback, useful if a singer wants to sing along with the backing, or if
you want to play the melody yourself.
9. Fade In/Out: Starts and stops a Style with a gradual increase or
decrease of volume. Starting requires pressing the Start button.
During the fade cycle, the corresponding display indicator turns on.
10. FILLL IN A, FILL IN, FILL IN B/TAP TEMPO. Fi
to-previous-variation): recalls a Fill pattern (display indicator turns
on) then passes to the previous Style Variation. F
current-variation): recalls a Fill pattern then continues with the same
Style variation. F B [ ] (Fill-to-next-variation): - pressed during
ILL IN
Style play (display indicator turns on), it recalls a Fill pattern then
passes to the next variation. T
speed by tapping on the button and starts the Style automatically.
11. SINGLE TOUCH PLAY. When On (display indicator on) ROM
Style-Performance sounds are assigned to all the tracks when you
select the Styles. The A
RRANGE ON
tions are also automatically activated. In this mode, the 9 Function
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RRANGE
, the Style arrangements con-
, when on (LED on), the
] and [
A [ ] (Fill-
LL IN
[ ] (Fill-to-
ILL IN
T - sets the Style playing
AP EMPO
/ and A
OFF RRANGE MEMORY
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buttons F1 ... F9 also recall nine different Single Touch Play ROM
panel settings which differ according to the Style. When OFF (dis-
play indicator off), selecting Styles recalls sounds for the accompa-
]
niment tracks while those of the keyboard tracks remain unchanged.
12. STORE PERFORMANCE. Gains access to the S
function where you can save your panel settings to the current
ANCE
Performance and change the Performance name. Holding this but-
ton pressed for 2 seconds enters into the edit of the current Perform-
ance where you can modify the relative parameters. (arrowhead
shown next to PERF function).
13. FUNCTION BUTTONS F1 ... F9 (S.T.PLAY/PERFORMANCE).
These buttons select Performances, Single Touch Play settings or
Style, Song Style or Song tracks, depending on the current status of
the instrument. In Song mode the two rows of numbers under the
buttons correspond to the 16 Song Tracks which are selected with
the buttons F1 ... F8. Function button F9 toggles between tracks 01-
08 and 09-16.
14. START/STOP, INTRO, ENDING, KEY START/CONTINUE.
ST /S starts and stops the playback of a Style. I
ART TOP
the introduction of a Style on "standby" before Style start E
(the corresponding display indicator turns on). K
nises the start of a Style with a note (or chord) pressed on the lower
keyboard area. Pressing C
from the current stop point.
func-
15. TEMPO/DATA DIAL, ENTER, ESCAPE. The T
is active for Tempo changes in Style, Song Style or Song mode, or
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2
TORE
NTRO
S
EY TART
restarts the Song Style or Song
ONTINUE
EMPO
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3
5
6
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