Oberheim MC 3000, Руководство по эксплуатации

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MC 3000
Operating Manual
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Each zone key has a LED indicating its activation status; when it is off, the zone is not
active, while when it is on the zone is active. When the LED flashes, the relative zone
is in standby condition, meaning that the zone is not yet active, but is ready to be
activated next time the key is pressed.
A standby status is useful if the parameters assigned to a given zone are to come into use
at a certain point in the player's performance, while the overall parameters of the patch
remain unchanged.
1.3.3 The display, the write key and the function keys
The centre of the front panel contains a high contrast graphic LCD of 240x60 pixels, with
neon back-lighting. Thanks to this large display and widespread use of the explanatory
graphics adopted by the instrument, programming of the MC3000 is simple and intuitive.
In front of the display there are 8 keys; the first is the write key (WRITE) , used to save the
settings which have been modified. This key is followed by 6 function keys (from F1 to F6)
used to select the function which appears on the display close to the key, and then the exit
key (ESC) pressed to return to the previous video page or the instrument's main menu
page.
1.3.4 The dynamic encoder, the INC and DEC keys and the cursor keys.
Further to the right on the front panel, we find a wheel called the
DYNAMIC ENCODER, used to vary parameters of any kind such as the
values of a specific control selected, or the number of the patch to be
selected, etc. The ENCODER can be turned in both directions to
change the selected value on a continuous scale, and can also be used
(in some enviroments) to move from one part of the display to another
to select different options or data.
Below this wheel there are 2 keys which provide the same function: the
left-hand key, marked DEC, decreases a value, while the right-hand
one, marked INC, increases a value. When the variation to be made is
of the order of magnitude of many values, it is more convenient to use
the encoder, which can provide very large variations in a short time. In
the opposite conditions, the INC and DEC keys should be used, since
they increase or decrease a value in steps of one unit.
In front of the INC and DEC keys are the cursor keys which allow the user to move around
the parameter setting fields in the display, in the direction in which the keys are located in
relation to a central square bounded by 4 arrows.
WRITE Key
ESC Key
6 function keys