Edit mode (EDIT)

■SYS EX. ASSIGN

Here’s how you can assign a system exclusive message to a controller. Advanced mode 2 lets you assign a single-byte system message (System realtime message, tune request).

Advanced modes 3 and 4 let you assign any desired message.(Input up to 24 bytes)

Mode

Key-

Mode

Value range

Required ending

Notes/restrictions

number

board

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic mode

0

Sys Ex. message

Default range

Input F7

1st byte fixed at F0

Advanced

1

Sys Ex. message

Assignable

Input F7

1st byte fixed at F0

mode 1

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced

 

 

 

 

[0–5, 7, 9, D, E ] [DATA]

2

Single byte system message

–

–

[CHECKSUM] buttons

mode 2

 

 

 

 

are invalid

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced

3

Any desired MIDI message

Default range

Specified number of

[CHECKSUM] button is

mode 3

bytes

invalid

 

 

 

Advanced

4

Any desired MIDI message

Assignable

Specified number of

[CHECKSUM] button is

mode 4

bytes

invalid

 

 

 

1

SYS EX. ASSIGN can calculate the checksum automatically, and lets you specify a variable (data) range or embed a channel/block number within the message. (“Sys Ex. ASSIGN items” (p. 160)) In SYS EX. ASSIGN, the input mode will be HEX mode.

Press the [EDIT] button.

The display will indicate “EDT”.

2

3

4

5

Slightly move the controller to which you want to assign the system exclusive message. In the case of a button, press that button.

The display will indicate the number of the selected controller.

Confirm what’s indicated, and press the [ENTER] button.

Press the [SYSTEM Ex.] key.

If you want to select an Advanced mode, press a key from [1] to [4].

The selected mode will blink in the display.

6

Confirm what’s indicated, and press the [ENTER] button.

For Basic mode or Advanced mode 1

The display will blink “F0”, which is the first byte (starting status byte) of a system exclusive message. (This cannot be changed.)

7

8

9

Confirm what’s indicated, and press the [ENTER] button.

Use the [0]–[F]keys to input the second byte.

Press the [ENTER] button.

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