Archiving And Restoring Your Settings (Midi Dump); Getting Ready To Archive/Restore; Archiving Your Settings To The External Sequencer; Transmitting Your Settings Back To The Pk-6 - Roland PK-6 Mode D'emploi

Dynamic MIDI Pedal PK-6
Advanced settings (Parameter mode)
Archiving and restoring your
settings (MIDI Dump)
You can archive and restore your settings using a com-
puter (with a MIDI interface, commercially available) or
an external sequencer.

Getting ready to archive/restore

1.
Use a MIDI cable (commercially available) to
connect the MIDI IN socket of external
sequencer to the PK-6's MIDI OUT socket.
2.
Use a MIDI cable (commercially available) to
connect and the MIDI OUT socket of the
external sequencer to the PK-6's MIDI IN
socket.
Note: Your computer may have to
be connected to a MIDI interface.
The PK-6 needs to be connected
to the MIDI interface.
3.
Switch on the external sequencer and the
PK-6.
NOTE
To prevent malfunction and/or damage to speakers or
other devices, always turn down the volume, and turn off
the power on all devices before making any connections.

Archiving your settings to the external sequencer

1.
Press the [SHIFT] footswitch to activate
Shift mode (secondary footswitch func-
tions).
The [SHIFT] indicator lights. The display shows "---".
2.
Press the [HOLD/PARAMETER] footswitch.
The [PARAMETER] indicator flashes. The display will
indicate "rEt". The PK-6 is now in Parameter mode.
3.
Press the [OCTAVER BASS/DOWN] or [POR-
TAMENTO/UP] footswitch to select the
"dMP" parameter.
4.
Activate data reception or recording on the
external device.
5.
Wait until the sequencer's count-in (if
applicable) is finished and press [ENTER]
pedal to start the MIDI Dump.
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MIDI IN MIDI OUT
MIDI OUT MIDI IN
When the MIDI Dump has been completed, the dis-
play will indicate "ok" and the PK-6 will leave Para-
meter mode.
6.
Stop recording on the external sequencer
and save the data.

Transmitting your settings back to the PK-6

1.
Start the playback of the data you saved
(and loaded).
All of the PK-6's indicators light and the display
shows "dMP" (Dump).
When the data dump has been received, the display
briefly indicates "ok".
Restoring the settings to the
factory condition (Factory Reset)
The settings you've changed in Parameter mode
(page 23) can be restored to their factory-set condition.
This operation is called "Factory Reset."
1.
Press the [SHIFT] footswitch to activate
Shift mode (secondary footswitch func-
tions).
The [SHIFT] indicator lights. The display shows "---".
2.
Press the [HOLD/PARAMETER] footswitch.
The [PARAMETER] indicator flashes. The display will
indicate "rEt". The PK-6 is now in Parameter mode.
3.
Press the [OCTAVER BASS/DOWN] or [POR-
TAMENTO/UP] footswitch to select the
"FAC" parameter.
4.
Press the [ENTER] pedal to confirm.
When the Factory Reset has been completed, the dis-
play will indicate "ok" and the PK-6 will leave Para-
meter mode.