Basic Operation; Selecting A Mode; Selecting A Tab Page; Selecting And Editing A Parameter - Korg D1200 Owner's Manual

Basic operation

1. Selecting a mode

The various function of the D1200 are organized under dif-
ferent modes. To access a specific feature, select the mode
that contains the desired function by pressing its key.
For details on the functions within each mode, refer to "Ref-
erence" ( p.83).

2. Selecting a tab page

Each mode contains numerous parameters, which are organ-
ized into pages. These pages are divided by tabs.
1 Press the key of the desired mode.
The following screen shows a page in RHYTHM mode
which will appear when you press the [RHYTHM] key.
2 Select the desired tab page.
Use the [YES/OK] and [NO/CANCEL] keys to select
the tab page.
You can also step through the tab pages by repeatedly
pressing the key of the currently selected mode.
Some pages contain only one tab.

3. Selecting and editing a parameter

Selecting a parameter
To edit a parameter, use the [CURSOR] keys to select the
parameter you want to edit.
In a list display, turn the [VALUE] dial to move the cur-
sor.
Editing a parameter value
The way in which you edit or set a parameter value will
depend on the type of parameter.
Underlined " " parameters, or icons such as EQ
Use the [CURSOR] keys to move the cursor to the
parameter, highlighting it. Then turn the [VALUE] dial
to specify the value.
This is the typical method, and also applies to under-
lined parameters such as "Tempo," parameters such as
EQ that are indicated by icons, and locate times.
Popup buttons and dialog boxes
Use the popup button to open the dialog box, and spec-
ify the parameter value ( p.12)
• Use the [CURSOR] keys to move the cursor to the
popup button, and press the ENTER button to open
the dialog box.
Toggle buttons
These are used to switch functions or on/off settings
( p.12).
• Use the [CURSOR] keys to select the parameter, and
press the [ENTER] key. The setting will be switched
on/off each time you press the key.
Radio buttons
These are used to select one of multiple choices.
• Use the [CURSOR] keys to move the cursor to the
desired selection, and press the [ENTER] key.
Selecting one item from a list
• To select a song or mark, turn the [VALUE] dial select
the desired item.
• To select a song in the program playback list, use the
following procedure.
1 Select the playback list number.
2 Turn the [VALUE] dial to select a song.
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