1.3 Important: How To Communicate With The Performance Pad - Alesis Performance Pad Reference Manual

1.2H Text Protocols
Throughout the text, button names are shown in UPPER CASE and words that appear
on the display are shown in BOLD. When referring to a numbered step in a set of
steps, the step number will be in parenthesis—for example, step (4)—to prevent
confusion with Song steps or step edit mode.

1.3 IMPORTANT: HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE PERFORMANCE PAD

1.3A The INC/DEC Buttons
The two small buttons with the up arrow and down arrow symbols (next to the number
keys) are called the INC/DEC buttons respectively.
Pressing the INC button once increases the value of the entire number indicated by
the cursor (not just a single digit) by one. Pressing the DEC button once decreases the
value of the entire number indicated by the cursor (not just a single digit) by one.
Example: If the display shows 00 and you want to enter 01, tap the INC button once.
These buttons, and the TEMPO/PAGE buttons, also have a "scroll" feature. If you
press and hold a button, after a short pause the display will either increment or
decrement at a rapid rate.
1.3B Buttons that Toggle
The Mode buttons, FILL button, and several function buttons (DRUM SET, RECORD
SETUP, MIDI SETUP, and UTIL) "toggle" between two states. Each button press sets
the switch to its alternate state. Example: Press the PATTERN/SONG button once to
change from Pattern to Song; press again to change from Song to Pattern. Example:
Press RECORD SETUP to call up the Record Setup menu; press RECORD SETUP
again to get out of the Record Setup menu.
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