Basic operation

How to switch modes

You can switch modes at any time, as shown below.

Mode

Switcing modes

Explanation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLAY mode

When you turn on the power, the PCR-30/50/80

Transmit MIDI messages by

playing the keyboard or

(p. 117)

will start up in PLAY mode.

operating the controllers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press the [MIDI CH] button.

 

MIDI Channel mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Set the transmit channel

(MIDI CH)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(current channel) for the

(p. 118)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

keyboard and bender lever.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Program Change

Press the [PROGRAM

 

mode

CHANGE] button.

Transmit program change

(PROGRAM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

messages on the current

CHANGE)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

channel.

(p. 119)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Simultaneously press the

 

Bank mode

[PROGRAM CHANGE]

Transmit bank select

button and [MIDI CH]

(BANK)

messages (MSB, LSB) on the

button.

(p. 120)

current channel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press the [MEMORY]

 

Memory mode

button.

Recall a memory set from

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(MEMORY)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

internal memory into the

(p. 121)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

current memory (p. 136).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Simultaneously press the

 

Snapshot mode

[MEMORY] button and the

Transmit the current values

[MIDI CH] button.

(SNAPSHOT)

of all controllers ([R1--R8],

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(p. 122)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[S1--S8]) at once.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Simultaneously press the

 

Panic mode

[PROGRAM CHANGE]

Stop "stuck" notes or other

button and the [EDIT]

problems with the sound on a

(PANIC)

button.

 

 

connected MIDI sound

(p. 123)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

module.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press the [EDIT] button.

 

Edit mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assign MIDI messages to the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

controllers, transmit/receive

(EDIT)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bulk data, or make system

(p. 125)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

settings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You are returned to Play mode once a setting or a process has been completed within the other modes. If you want to return to Play mode without completing a setting or operation, press the button for the current mode (i.e., the button that is lit). Alternatively, press the [CANCEL] button. The setting you were in the process of making will be discarded.

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