PATTERN MODE

Whenpoweris tirstturnsdon,the HR-l6 willbe in SONGor PATTmode(SONGor PATT LEDlii),dependingon ths modethatwasselectodbeforepowerwasturnedoff. The songoi patternnumberwillalsob€ the sameaswhsnpowerwasturnedoft.

PATT (pattern) Button

Pressttib PATT'buttonlo 6nterpattsrnmode.PATTLED will light. Now,the display

Selectlng a PATTern

The00 is underlinedto indicatethatit willbechangedif a newnumberis selectedwiththe keypadorthe +/- arrow buttons.Pressinglhs +/- arrowbuttonsimmediatelyselsctsthe neii patternnumber,withthE numbsrsloopingpast99 lo 00 and loopingdownlrom 00 to 99. ll a singledigitonthekeypadis pressed(3,forsxampls),thsdisplaywillchangeto:

Thedisplayis nowindicatingthatthe sEconddigitot the patternshouldbe entered.Aftor enteringthe seconddigit,ths newpattsrnis select€d. lf ths seconddigitis not entered within2 seconds,the displaywill revortbackto the previouspatlernnumber,and no new pattsrnwill havebeensolsctsd. This type of keypadentryis consistentwith all snlries madewiththe keypaddescribedin this manual.PressingPLAYwill startplayingthe selectedpattsrn{romitsbeginning,andths PLAYLEDwilllight. Thedisplaywillread,for

9xampre:

T 001

Thedisplayis nowshowinglhe currentbeatnumborandtho patternnumberthatis being played.As eachbeatoccurs,thedisplaywilladvancethebeatcountWhile.thopatternis plating,the keypadand+/- arrowbuttonscanbe usedto selecta newpattornnumber.

Thedisplaywillread:

SElectlng new PATTerns In PLAY

At the endol the currentpattern,the newlyselectedpattsrnnumberwillplay,withthe beatcountstartingagainat 001. TheNEXTpatternto playcanbe changedup untilthe endof lhe currenlpatternis reached,afterwhichtho newpalternwillbeginplaying,and thedisplaywillrevertbackto PLAYINGPATT.

STOP/CONTINUEButtons

ProssingSTOP/CONTINUEwillstop playinga pattem,andthe disPlaywill relurnlo the seleclpatterndisplay.PressingSTOP/CONTINUEagainwillb€ginPlaying.apatternffom the b€dinningof the beatit wasonwhsnit wasstopp€d.PressingPLAYwillalwaysstarta patterntromlhe beginning.Whena pattsrnreachesitssnd,it willloopbackandconlinue playingtromlh€ beginning.

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HR-16:B, HR-16, MMT-8 specifications

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