Akai CD3000XL Operator's Manual download pdf (Page 23)

INTRODUCTION

S3000XL Operator’s Manual Page 17

NAMING FILES - THE NAME KEY

When samples, programs, effects or drum input settings are changed, they should be

given a name for easy reference.

NAME

Pressing the NAME button in certain pages will enable you to name the data and you will

notice that each button has a letter following its primary function (i.e. EDIT PROG/K, F4/D,

HELP/P). Up to 12 characters (uppercase only) are entered by pressing the front panel

buttons (although you may also scroll through letters and numbers using the DATA

control). When actually entering names, pressing the NAME button will switch the function

of the numeric keypad between letters and numbers. The CURSOR keys moves the

cursor around inside the name field when naming a sample or program.

When entering names in letter mode, the +/< and -/> buttons work as backspace and

space-bar buttons respectively (when in number mode, they enter the “+” and “-”

characters), and the MARK/# and JUMP/. keys enter “#” and “.” respectively. The last

button, ENT/PLAY, enters and confirms the name and the S3000XL prompts you to

either copy or rename the item.

THE ENT/PLAY KEY

Underneath the NAME key, you will see the ENT/PLAY key:

ENT/PLAY

This is a dual-purpose button. When naming samples, programs, etc., pressing this

button will end the naming process in conjunction with COPY and REN(ame) as described

above. In other modes of operation, this key will play the sound at a pitch, velocity and

MIDI channel as set in the GLOBAL mode. The default may be freely set as you wish.

NOTE: When editing samples in EDIT SAMPLE, pressing this button will play back the

sample at its correct pitch and not necessarily the one set in the GLOBAL pages.

LCD CONTRAST

Underneath the floppy disk drive, you will find the DISPLAY CONTRAST CONTROL:

DISPLAY

CONTRAST

PUSH ON/OFF

You may adjust the viewing angle for the screen using the DISPLAY CONTRAST control.

NOTE: To preserve the life of your LCD, this control also has a switch which you can use

to turn the backlight of the LCD on or off. At times when you are not actively using the

S3000XL’s front panel for programming (i.e. when actually sequencing or recording to

tape, for example, or when using the sampler live on stage), you might like to switch this

off. All LCD’s of this type progressively get dimmer with age and this switch can help

prevent this. The switch should be pushed in to switch the backlight off and pushed in

again to switch it back on.

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