Chapter 3:
Panel Controls and Connectors
As you have almost certainly noticed, the ATR-1a has relatively few controls. We’ll cover them here.
The Front Panel
1Non-existent Power Switch That’s right. There isn’t one. The ATR-1a is designed to remain on continuously. You can, of course, plug it in to a switched power strip or power conditioner if you like, but leaving it on all the time will do it no harm.
2LCD An easy-to-read 20 character by 2 line display. You can set the optimum viewing angle in the System menu (See Chapter 4).
3Data Entry Knob As the name implies, turn it to enter data.
4CURSOR Buttons The cursor buttons let you move the cursor in the LCD display from field to field so that you can change the field’s value using the knob.
5PROGRAMS Button Press this button to edit a Program or Song. It is state-sensitive. That is, if you are in Program Mode when you press this button, you will be taken to the Program Edit pages. If you are in Song Mode, you will be taken to the Song Edit pages. The accompanying LED lights to remind you that you are in an edit mode. When the LED is lit, press the PROGRAMS buttom again to exit the Program Mode.
6PAGE Button While in Program, Song or System Edit Mode, press this button to cycle sequentially through the available edit pages. You can only move in one direction, but there are so few pages in each mode that you are never more than a few presses away from where you want to be.
