The Display - GEM PK5 Owner's Manual

The Display

PK7/PK5 has a large, backlit (PK7 only) liquid crystal display of the multifunction type which simplifies all your
operations. This user interface is divided into 6 zones:
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1) Menu (left)
This is a list of functions which determine how the instrument works. The listed functions are selected by
pressing the cursor [ ] and [ ] buttons as many times as necessary until the arrowhead (to the left of the
display) appears next to the name of the desired function. Use the Page buttons [ ] and [ ] to select the pages
of the selected function The movement of the arrowhead is cyclic: once it reaches the top or bottom, it contin-
ues its course by appearing at the other extreme end of the list. Holding down the cursor buttons moves the
arrowhead at high speed.
2) Indicators (left)
Indicators which show the on/off status of the corresponding panel buttons.
3) Central zone
This large area is further subdivided into several smaller zones:
• the ON/OFF status, the Sound number and volume level (bar graph) of the accompaniment tracks and
real time keyboard tracks;
• the type of chord played with the left hand for the accompaniment;
• the Metronome on/off status;
• the Tempo setting and relative beat monitor;
• the "Disk drive in use" icon (PK7 only);
• the overall Transpose setting;
• the sequencer measure counter;
• the values relating to the functions;
• the names of the Sounds, Style, Performance, Song Style, Song (PK7 only), Functions, etc..
4) Indicators (right)
Indicators which show the on/off status of the corresponding panel buttons.
5) Mode
Names of the 3 real time keyboard sections selected with the corresponding buttons to the right (Upper 1,
Upper 2, Lower). A LED indicator near the button shows which section is selected. The on/off status of the
keyboard sections determine how the keyboard sounds are combined and set the keyboard modes (Full or
Split).
6) Disk (PK7 only)
List of DISK functions which are selected with the cursor buttons (to the left of the display) when the DISK
button is active.
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