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Descriptions of Parameters
Setup Editor Parameters
Program ID Display Format (PNumDisp)
This parameter is primarily a convenience for when youÕre sending MIDI to other instruments
or to a sequencer. If youÕre using the PC2 by itself, thereÕs no need to edit this parameter.
Different MIDI instruments and sequencers refer to program numbers differently: some start
counting at 0, and others start at 1. Still others arrange them in groups of 8, with the Þrst digit (or
letter) denoting the group, and the second digit denoting the number within the group.
PnumDisp lets you display program numbers in the same format as the receiving MIDI
equipment. It doesnÕt change the outgoing MIDI information in any way; it just makes it easier
for you select the desired programs on the receiving gear without having to convert the PC2Õs
program ID into the receiving instrumentÕs format.
Program Name Display Format (PNameDisp)
This is another parameter designed to help you keep track of programs when youÕre sending
MIDI to other instruments or to a sequencer. It determines the program name you see when
youÕre viewing the Program Name and ID parameter for the current zone (the parameter you
see when you press the
Program
button). It doesnÕt affect the program ID that you see, nor does
it affect the MIDI information that the zone sends.
The idea behind this parameter is that you use it only for zones that are sending to MIDI (that is,
the zone has a value of either
MIDI
or
Local+MIDI
for the Dest parameter in the MIDI Xmit
menu). For any zone that sends to MIDI, PNameDisp lets you choose between viewing what
gets selected on the
PC2
when you select the setup, or what gets selected on the
receiving
instrument when you select the setup.
If the value is
Internal
, the display normally shows the name of the program that the PC2 uses
in that zone. This is the value for each zone in the default setup.
ThereÕs one exception when the value of PNameDisp is
Internal
: if the zone has a value of
MIDI
for the Dest parameter (making it a MIDI-only zone), the display shows a name of
External|Prog
regardless of the current program ID. This makes sense, since the zone wonÕt
select
any
program for the PC2, itÕll select a program only for the receiving instrument. The PC2
canÕt determine the
name
of that program, so it reminds you that itÕs programmed to select
some
external program with the ID shown in the display.
Use a value of
Gen. MIDI
when the receiving instrument is a General-MIDI instrument. In this
case, the PC2
can
determine the name of the program itÕs going to select on the receiving
instrument, it shows you both the ID and the name.
Use a value of
Off
when you want the PC2 to remind you that the zone will select a program on
a non-General-MIDI external instrument when you select the setup. In this case, the display
shows
External|Prog
regardless of the program ID.
0–127
For instruments that start numbering IDs at 0 (the setting for each zone in the
default setup)
1–128
For instruments that start numbering IDs at 1
11–88
Compatible with many Roland instruments
A1–P8
For instruments that organize programs in groups of 8
