Chapter 3 User Interface Basics; Mode Selection - Kurzweil PC3A User Manual

Chapter 3
User Interface Basics
This chapter will show you how to get around the front panel of your PC3A. Your interactions
can be divided into three primary operations: mode selection, navigation, and data entry. There
is also an assignable control section.
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Mode Selection

The PC3A is always in one of eight primary operating modes. Select a mode by pressing one of
the mode buttons — they're to the left of the display. Each mode button has an LED that lights to
indicate the current mode. Only one mode can be selected at a time.
Program mode
Setup mode
Quick Access mode
Effect mode
MIDI mode
Master mode
Select and play programs, and modify them with the Program Editor.
Select and play setups (16 keyboard zones with independent MIDI
channel, program and control assignments), and modify them with the
Setup Editor.
Select from a list of preset banks, each containing a list of ten programs
and/or setups that can be viewed in the display for easy selection. Modify
the preset banks and create your own with the Quick Access Editor.
Enable/disable effects or set Aux overrides for Program Mode (or a
program selected from Quick Access mode.)
Define how your PC3A sends and receives MIDI information, and
configure each channel to receive independent program, volume, and pan
messages that override the normal Program mode settings.
Define performance and control characteristics for the entire PC3A.
User Interface Basics
Mode Selection
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