Alesis ALESIS M20 1G Selecting Pages, 1H Selecting page Parameters, 1I Entering Parameter Values

Chapter 3, Editing M20 Parameters

3.1G SELECTING PAGES

Most buttons have at least one associated display page, which contains one or more parameters. If there are multiple pages, the main display’s left side shows the current page number; repeatedly pressing the associated button cycles through the pages.

Shortcut: To access a particular page directly, hold the associated button and use the keypad to enter the desired single-digit page number.

Functions with double-digit page numbers (e.g., the Utility function) have a different access procedure. Hold the current function button and press the 2 digits within 3 seconds of each other. To select a single digit page number (1 through 9), press and hold the current function button and either:

∙Enter 0, then the digit; or

∙Press the single digit, then the Enter button. (Note: If the Enter button is not pressed within 3 seconds, the display reverts to its previous state.)

3.1H SELECTING PAGE PARAMETERS

To select the desired parameter for editing in multi-parameter pages, position the cursor with the Left or Right Cursor button under the parameter value’s rightmost digit.

3.1I ENTERING PARAMETER VALUES

Entering complete values: Use the numeric keypad and enter the most significant digit first. Enter all of a field’s digits to complete the entry. The cursor automatically advances through the fields.

Increment/decrement a value by one: Use the keypad’s Up and Down buttons. Holding the Up or Down button for more than 2 seconds increments (or decrements) the value continuously. The value above the cursor will be changed. If the value goes beyond a boundary (for example, increasing from 59 seconds to 0), the next field will be calculated automatically (in this example, the minute field will be automatically increased).

ALESIS M20 REFERENCE MANUAL 1.06 3-3