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• You use the QY700’s pattern jobs to perform various op-
erations on phrases and patterns.
• You select the job from the job menu using u, d, or the
data dial. As an alternative, you can select a job by entering
the job number at the numeric keypad. You can also make
your selection using the function keys, as described below.
• Note that the job menu is too large to fit entirely on the
screen. But you can scroll through the list using u, d,
or the data dial.
• The menu is divided into four groupings, in accordance with
job type: event-related, phrase-related, track-related, and
pattern-related. You can jump the cursor to the first job in
any of these grouping by pressing the corresponding key on
the side of the screen.
d [D1](Event)............ jumps to 01 Quantize.
d [D2](Phrase) ..........jumps to 16 Copy Phrase.
d [D3](Track)............ jumps to 24 Clear Track.
d [D4](Pattern).......... jumps to 25 Copy Pattern.
• As the factory default, function keys 1 to 6 on
the menu page automatically switch you into the job execu-
tion screens for jobs 00 to 05, respectively. But you can
reassign each function key so that it accesses a job of your
choice: just move the cursor to the job you want to assign,
then hold down s and press the function key. Note
that the function key assignments are displayed along the
bottom line of the screen.
1. Go to the PATCH screen and select the pattern or
phrase you want to work on.
2. Press j.
▼The screen displays the job menu.
3. Move the cursor to the job you want to execute, or
else enter the job number using the numeric keypad.
Then press e to open the job-execution screen.
• Note that you can use keys d [D1] to d [D4] to
jump the cursor to different areas on the menu.
4. Move the cursor to the various entry spaces on the
job execution screen, and enter the required values
using the data dial, n/y, or the numeric keypad.
• Do not press the e key until you are ready to ex-
ecute the job. Be especially careful when using the
numeric keypad: do not press e until you have fin-
ished inputting

all

values.
5. When you have entered all the values and are ready
to execute the job, press e.
▼The QY700 executes the job. The screen displays “Execut-
ing...,” and then “Completed.”
6. Press e twice to return to the PATCH screen.
• If you attempt to execute a job on an empty phrase or seg-
ment, the screen returns the “No Data” error message. If
you see this message, press e to clear it.
• You can use job 00 (Undo/Redo) to undo the results of a job
that you have just executed (see next page). This allows you
to recover from an incorrect job operation. Once you have
“undone” a job, you can then “redo” it. In some cases you
may find it useful to successively “undo” and “redo” a job
so that you can compare the pre-job and post-job versions
of your data. (→ p.259.)
• If you select a job that requires you to enter a segment des-
ignation, the screen will display boxes in which you can set
the start point and end point (with a ~ character between the
boxes). If you want the operation to begin at Measure 5
Beat 1 and terminate at Measure 8 Beat 4, for example,
your specification would look like this: 005:1 ~ 008:4.
• The number of beats per measure depends on the meter. If
the meter is 4/4, for example, you can use a beat value of 1
to 4 when specifying the segment. If the meter is 8/4, then
(since there are eight beats per measure) you can set the
beat to any value between 1 and 8.
• Note that the beat setting is linked to the measure setting. If
you continuously increment (or decrement) the beat setting,
the measure setting changes accordingly.
• Do not switch off the power while a job is executing
(while the “Executing...” message is on the screen),
as this may cause destruction of your recorded data.
7. Pattern Jobs