Roland VG-99 Workshop Manual page 8

Other Divided Pickup Settings
The following are global settings for any guitar connected to the VG-99's
GK IN. To adjust these settings, first navigate to Page 1 of the GK SETTING
screens (see Steps 1-2 in "Editing a GK Setting").
GK Connect
This setting determines whether the VG-99's GK IN jack is turned on, off, or
switched automatically when a cable is plugged in.
Use the F1 knob or button to choose the desired setting:
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OFF— This disables the GK IN jack, and enables the rear-panel GUITAR
INPUT jack. Use this setting when you're only using the VG-99 with a
guitar with regular pickups that's connected to the GUITAR INPUT jack.
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ON— This enables the GK IN jack. Use this setting when you're only
using the VG-99 with a guitar with a divided pickup.
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AUTO— With this setting, the VG-99 automatically detects whether a
13-pin pin cable is connected to the GK IN jack, and adjusts the GK
Connect accordingly. Use this setting if you alternate using a guitar
with divided pickups and a guitar with regular pickups, or if you're using
both jacks simultaneously.
GK Setting Mode
Use this to choose whether the GK Setting is set globally for all patches, or
selected on a patch-by-patch basis.
Use the F3 knob or button to choose the desired setting:
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SYSTEM— When this is selected, all VG-99 patches use the GK Setting
currently selected on the GK SETTING screen. Use this setting when
you're using a single divided pickup guitar with the VG-99, or when you
want to manually switch settings for different guitars.
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PATCH— When this is selected, the GK Setting is determined by that
chosen in the currently selected patch. Use this setting when you want
to create different patches for use with specific GK-equipped guitars.
Saving a GK Setting in a Patch
Saving a patch overwrites the data in the selected destination patch.
If the destination patch contains data you want to keep, select a
different patch, or back up its data to a computer via USB before
proceeding. To learn more about working with patches, see the VG-99
Owner's Manual or the VG-99 Workshop booklet Patches.
Set the GK Setting Mode to PATCH, as described above.
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Select the desired patch.
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Using the procedure described in "Selecting a GK Setting, " choose the
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desired GK Setting.
Press WRITE, choose the desired user patch location with
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the PATCH/VALUE dial, and then press WRITE again.
If you change the GK Setting Mode back to SYSTEM, the GK Settings
stored in patches are ignored, and the GK Setting currently selected
on Page 1 of the GK SETTING screens is used by all patches.
GK Volume and Switch Functions
Roland's GK-3, GK-KIT-GT3, GK-2A, and GK-2 pickups—
as well as most Roland-ready guitars and third-party
divided pickup systems—have a control knob and two
onboard switches that allow you to control various
VG-99 parameters directly from your guitar.
On the GK-3/GK-2A/GK-2, the control knob is called "GK VOL, " while the
switches are labeled "DOWN/S1" and "UP/S2. "
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