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AH switches and controls on the panel are printed with two different colors, white and orange, that indicates to
which mode) each control operats, PLAY,WHITE and both.
Switches operate only in PLAY mode
Switches operate only in WRITE mode
BLACK letterings framed in WHITE.
BLACK Ietterings framed in ORANGE.
Switches operate inboth mode‐WHITEletterings framed inORANGE.
(1) RHYTHM SELECTOR PLAY WRITE : 6 positions (1‐6) for 4/4 time tunes, 2positions (7‐8)
for 3/4, 6/8 time and 4/4 Jazz tunes.
(2) VARIATION SELECTOR PLAY WRITE : 3 positions, A, Band AB, plus extra position to FILL‑
IN.
(3) FlLL-IN SELECTOR PLAY :Switch to select fill-in cycle.
(4) MODE SELECTOR PLAY WRITE :Selector switch to PLAY or to WRITE.(memory).
(5) CLEAR BUTTON [M] :Clear the memorized data immediately which is indi‑
cated by RHYTHM SELECTOR (1) and VARIATION
SELECTOR (2).
(6) SOUND SELECTOR WRITE :Bass Drum, Low-Tom, Hi-Tom, Snare Drum,Closed Hi‑
Hat, Open Hi-Hat, Cymbal, Accent.
(7) (8)MANUAL KEYS WRITE :At PLAY Mode, they work asSTART and STOP, and
at WRITE mode,they operate as fiand 7.
(9) VOLUME SWITCH PLAY WRITE :Volume control and Power switch.
(10) TONE CONTROL PLAY WRITE :Control of high frequency of tone.
(11) TEMPO CONTROL :Control of rhythm tempo.
(12) OUTPUT JACK PLAY : ’ Output to connect to amplifier.
(13) SEPARATE OUTPUTS PLAY :Outputs to connect to mixers, or to Sound Creative
Devices such as effect boxes or equalizers.
(14) SOUND LEVEL CONTROLS
PLAY :Controls for individual Sound Volume.
(15) FOOT SWITCH JACK PLAY :Jack for foot.switch which works at START/STOP
control in place of MANUAL KEYS (7H8). 80 START/
STOP function of MANUAL KEYS (7) (8) does not
work when the foot switch plug is connected into jack.
Use our FC-1 foot switch or same push-on/push-off type
switch.
(16) AC ADAPTOR JACK :Jack for AC adaptor. Use our adaptor ACA-2 (6V)
exclusively. See description of BATTERY ACCESS.
(17) TRIGGER OUTPUT :Output for the pulse to drive other instruments for
synchronized operation.
(18) TRIGGER OUTPUT(SO) :Output for the pulse to drive other instruments for
synchronized operation.
(19) TRIGGER INPUT :input for the pulse from other units which drives this
unit for synchronized operation.

How to input memory of rhythmpatterns (WRITE) See fig. 2.
1. Stop rhythm if it ison.
2. Set RHYTHM SELECTOR (1) at the position you want to input amemory. Each position from
1to 8has acontent of 2bars (32steps).
3. Set VARIATION SELECTOR (2) at the position A, Bor AB. For 1bar type rhythm pattern,
use Aand 8positions. Then you can have two different patterns in each selector. For 2bar
type rhythm, use AB position. If you want to add afill-in pattern, put the main rhythm pattern
into Aand the fill-in pattern into B.
4. Switch MODE SELECTOR SWITCH (4) to ”WRITE" position. LED will illuminate to indicate
that you are at the first step of the bar. _
5When you want to clear previously memorized patterns, press CLEAR BUTTON(5) for asecond '
then all the memorized patterns which RHYTHM SELECTOR (1)and VARIATION SELECTOR
(2) indicate will be cleared immediately. if SELECTOR (2) indicates AB position, Aand B
patterns will be cleared. ‘
6. Write rhythm patterns with MANUAL KEYS (7) and (8). One touch of START KEY (7) is
equal to JRand STOP KEY (8) to 7"
1bar being devided into 16 steps, so 1step means one touch of the key and shown as 4‘ or
'7.Therefore such ascore written as J. J) is considered as fly 7777.7j) ,7.
Ex. Acc -‐>‑
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Positions 1to 6of RHYTHM SELECTOR are for 4/4 time tunes and 7and 8are for either
3/4, 6/8 time tune or 4/4 Time Jazz.Although 4/4 Time Jazz is sorted in a4/4 time tune, it
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has such atriad feeling as (:71{DJ P???) ,so it is better to put such 4/4 Time Jazz into
12 step positiors (7) or (8) sothat it could express "triplet" accent for ad-Iid.
Ex_ /3\ /3\ /3\ /3\ /3\ ’3‘
SD 77J77JJ7J77J CY JHJ HAJ 51) 1
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If you do not use CLEAR BUTTON (5), previously memorized pattern will stay asit is, but it will
be cleared automatically by putting new data over it.
As you go on putting in new data, you hear the sound which is already in. This way, you can
check the contents of inputted data all the time. When you make amistake and putwrong data,
you can put it in again from the first step of the bar, checking LED light.
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One touch of START or STOP Kev makes 1step of abar.
Regardless how much time you have used for writing, speed of the play is fig 2
automatically adjusted by TEMPO CONTROL. '
4

How to play the rhythm (PLAY)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Switch the MODE SELECTOR SWITCH (4) on to PLAY position.
MANUAL KEYS (7) (8) are now working as START and STOP Keys. Touch on START key,
then rhythm starts.
Adjust tempo with TEMPO CONTROL (11).
Adjust tone with TONE CONTROL (10).
Select the rhythm pattern with VARIATION SELECTOR (2) among A, Bor AB and FlLL-IN
positions.
At FILL-lN section, there are 3different cycles, 4, 8and 16. Fill-in pattern appears at each
position in every 4, 8and 16 bars respectively.
Adjust the level of each instruments sound using SOUND LEVEL CONTROLS (13) in order to
get the best balance of your sound. If the controls are positioned on Zero mark, no sound will
appear.
SEPARATE OUTPUTS (13) are to be used to connect with mixers. By using an equalizer or an
effect box between this unit and amixer, you can obtain various effective sounds. When you
use SEPARATE OUTPUTS (13), you can control the sound level by using Sound Level Control
of Mixers not by SOUND LEVEL CONTROL (14).
TRIGGER JACK
This unit is able to drive other instruments or able to be driven by them for synchronized play.
lN: Input jack to intake the CLOCK pulse from other instruments.
Pulse must be 8to 10mS positive and upward typeJ‘Land the voltage must be less than 6
volts.
OUT: Output jack to bring out the CLOCK pluse to another instrument to drive it. Pluse is same
asdescribed above.
SO: To bring out the pulse which is written in the accent address.
BATTERY ACCESS: Use four (4) U-3, 1.5V Flash-Light batteries in series. These batteries provide
back-up voltage to keep the memorized data besides the usual circuits. Therefore, memory IC is
supplied from these batteries even when the unit is operated by AC adaptor. Replace batteries
when distortion of sound or disorder of rhythm occurs, or if the unit is not used for one year.
Memorized data remains for three minutes only when the batteries are disconnected.
To replace batteries open to slide the rid located at the bottom of the unit.

PRE-SET RHYTHMS
Ex, ACC=ACCENT OH=OPEN HI-HAT HT=Hl-TOM
CY=CYMBAL CH=CLOSED HI‐HAT LT=LOW-TOM I:0 y : .
HH=Hl-HAT SD=SNARE DRUM BD=BASSDRUM
OLED QLED
0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
VARIATIONcoA or FILL-IN
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0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
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cH0000 00000000000000000000
4SD 500000 00000000000000000000
HT HT0000 00000000000000000000
LT LT0000 00000000000000000000
ED 300000 00000000000000000000
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