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Basic Operation
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Display-based Controls
Name Entry
A number of PSR-9000 functions allow you to enter a name for, for example, a file you will be
saving to disk, a custom voice or style, etc. The name entry procedure is essentially the same in
all cases (only the maximum number of characters which can be entered will vary). An example
display which includes NAME entry parameters is shown below:
Computer Keyboard Functions
You can connect a computer keyboard (PC-compatible
only) to the PSR-9000 for the following functions.
For details about use with the PSR-9000, see page 143.
• Name Entry (see above)
• Step Recording (see page 103)
• Selecting voices, styles, songs and Registration Memory settings (see below)
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Selecting voices, styles, songs and Registration Memory settings
First, from the main display, press any key on the computer keyboard. Then select the
desired category (voice, style, song, Registration Memory) by repeatedly pressing any key
on the computer keyboard, with the exception of the DELETE key and the number keys.
(The selected category is indicated in the display.) Then enter the desired number from the
computer keyboard, according to the rules below.
• Voice ...........................2 digits for the voice category, followed by 2 digits for the specific
voice (or 3 digits for XG voices), then the ENTER key.
• Style ............................2 digits for the style category, followed by 2 digits for the specific
style, then the ENTER key.
• Song ............................2 digits for the song file directory, followed by 3 digits for the spe-
cific song, then the ENTER key.
• Registration Memory....2 digits for the bank number, followed by 1 digit for the specific
Registration Memory, then the ENTER key.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
Selects the character
to be entered.
You can also use the
data dial to select the
character.
Clears all characters.
Deletes the character at
the cursor position.
Moves the cursor position.
Enters the character selected by the LCD [D] and [E] buttons.
Aborts character entry.
Press one of these after
you’ve finished entering the
name to actually assign the
name to the data.
When this icon appears in the
display, you can directly call up
the Name Entry page by press-
ing the corresponding button.
• You can also enter the name
directly from a computer key-
board (PC-compatible only).
See below for details.
PC KEYBOARD
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• Please note that Macintosh
computer keyboards cannot be
used with the PSR-9000.
