The Function Menu; Connecting An External Midi Device - GEM gk300 Owner's Manual

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The FUNCTION menu allows to set up some gk300 general parameter, such as the TRANS-
POSE (XPOSE), the metronome beat set up (BEAT), the MIDI channels (CHA), and the internal
effect enabling/disabling (EF ON/OFF)
To enter the FUNCTION menu the SONG mode must be disbled
Press the FUNCTION button repeatedly on the panel to select the
parameters.
1
The keyboard automatically selects the key of middle C each time you turn
it on. For added fl exibility, you can transpose (change) The keyboard's
key using as many as 12 steps (+/-6 semitones). You can adjust the
transposition selecting the XPOSE function in the menu. Once selected,
press the [+] button in the keypad to increase of a semitone, or the [-] to
decrease of a semitone. To reset the keyboard's key to its default, press
the +/- buttons at the same time.
2
When the metronome is on, repeatedly select the BEAT function and adjust the beat using the
+/- buttons. 9 beats (02-09) are available and can be selected cyclically. The beat number
you have selected appears in the display.
3
MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a world-standard digital communications inter-
face/language that allows multiple electronic instruments, computers, and other relates device
to communicate with each other within a connected. The MIDI OUT port transmits MIDI data
to an external MIDI device. The instruments communicate with each other by sending 'mes-
sages' or MIDI data. The sending instrument usually assigns the data to one of the sixteen MIDI
channels, then transmits it over the MIDI cable. The cable itself, however, is not divided up into
sixteen channels, just as with a television set that receives programs on different channels, it is
up to the receiving instrument to tune in to the proper MIDI channel. If the sending channels
on the respective instruments do not match, the receiving instrument may not understand or
respond to the one sending.
4
The EFF ON/OFF function allows to enable or disable the gk300 internal effect.
The FUNCTION menu is temporized, after some second of inactivity in the menu the keyboard
system exit automatically from the environment.
For two MIDI instruments to communicate, they must be connected by MIDI cables. In a basic
example, the MIDI OUT terminals of this keyboard could be connected to the MIDI OUT and
terminals of a sequencer, allowing you to record and play back performance data from this
keyboard.
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THE FUNCTION MENU

TRANSPOSE
ENABLE/DISABLE THE INTERNAL EFFECT

CONNECTING AN EXTERNAL MIDI DEVICE

BEAT
MIDI
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