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CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
WARNING! TO REDUCE THE DANGER OF ELECTRIC SHOCK:
DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK)
DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE
NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL
This simbol is intended to
alert the user to the presence
of important operating and
maintenance (servicing)
instructions in the literature
accompanying the appliance.
This simbol is intended to alert
the user to the presence of
uninsulated “dangerous
voltage“ within the product’s
enclouser that may be of
sufficient magnitude to
constitute a risk of electronic
shock to persons.
“INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE,
ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR INJURY TO PERSONS“
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
“INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE,
ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR INJURY TO PERSONS“
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING: When using electric products, basic precautions should always be fallowed,
including the following:
1) Read all instructions before using the product.
2) To reduce risk of injury, close supervision is necessary when product is used near
children.
3) Do not use this product near water – for example, near a batnub, washbowl, kitchen
sink, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool, or the like.
4) This product, either alone or in combination with an amplifier and headphones or
speakers, may be capable of producing sound levels that could cause permanent
hearing loss. Do not operate for a long period of time in high volume level or at a level
that is unconfortable. If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears, you
should consult an audiologist.
5) This products should be located away from heat sources such as radiators, heat
register, or other products that produce heat.
6) The power supply cord of the instrument should be unplugged from the outlet when left
unused for a long period of time.
7) Care should be taken so that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the
enclosure of the instrument.
8) The products should be serviced by qualified personnel when:
a. The power supply cord or the plug has been demaged; or
b. Objects have fallen, or liquid has been spilled into the product; or
c. The products has been exposed to rain; or
d. The products does not appear to operate normally or exibist a marked
change in performance; or
e. The products has been dropped, or the enclosure demaged.
9) Do not attemp to service the product beyond that described in the user-maintenance
instructions. All other servicing should be referred to qualified personnel.

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CONTENTS
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1. IMPORTANT NOTES ...........................................................................................................97
1.1 Looking after the product .................................................................................................97
1.2 Notes about the instrument.............................................................................................. 97
1.3 Notes about the manual...................................................................................................98
2. MAIN CHARACTERISTICS ..................................................................................................99
2.1 The Genius’s structure ....................................................................................................99
2.2 Data format......................................................................................................................99
3. CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS................................................................................... 100
3.1 The front panel............................................................................................................... 100
3.2 The floppy disk driver..................................................................................................... 102
3.3 The rear panel................................................................................................................ 103
4. CONNECTIONS ................................................................................................................. 104
5. PLAYING BACK SONGS.................................................................................................... 105
5.1 The Main Page............................................................................................................... 105
5.1.1 Error messages ..................................................................................................... 108
5.2 Use the [REW] and [FF] keys ........................................................................................109
5.3 Multitask Song Selection (Song Next field) ....................................................................110
5.4 Directory function...........................................................................................................111
5.5 Displaying the lyrics of the song .................................................................................... 112
6. REAL TIME FUNCTIONS................................................................................................... 114
6.1 Lyrics .............................................................................................................................114
6.2 Track muting .................................................................................................................. 115
6.2.1 MuteSetup ............................................................................................................. 115
6.3 Trasposing the key......................................................................................................... 116
6.3.1 Transpose Setup.................................................................................................... 116
6.4 Setting the metronome tempo .......................................................................................117
6.4.1 Tempo Setup..........................................................................................................117
7. RECORDING SONG ..........................................................................................................118
7.1 Foreword ....................................................................................................................... 118
7.2 Starting recording ..........................................................................................................118
7.3 Saving the recording...................................................................................................... 119
7.3.1 Error messages ..................................................................................................... 120
8. SYSTEM UTILITIES ...........................................................................................................121
8.1 Disk ...............................................................................................................................121
8.1.1 Format ................................................................................................................... 122
8.1.2 Quick Format .........................................................................................................123
8.1.3 File Sort.................................................................................................................. 124
8.1.4 FD Label................................................................................................................. 125
8.1.5 FD Copy................................................................................................................. 126
8.1.6 Info ......................................................................................................................... 130
8.1.7 Error messages - Disk section ..............................................................................131
8.2 Files ...............................................................................................................................134
8.2.1 Copy....................................................................................................................... 134
8.2.2 Delete..................................................................................................................... 139

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8.2.3 Rename ................................................................................................................. 140
8.2.4 Check.....................................................................................................................141
8.2.5 Error messages - Files section..............................................................................143
8.3 MIDIfunctions ................................................................................................................ 145
8.3.1 Out Router .............................................................................................................145
8.3.2In Filter ...................................................................................................................147
8.3.3 Out Filter ................................................................................................................ 148
8.3.4 karaoke Out............................................................................................................149
8.3.5 Sync In ...................................................................................................................149
8.3.6 Sync Out ................................................................................................................ 150
8.4 System .......................................................................................................................... 151
8.4.1 Contrast ................................................................................................................. 151
8.4.2 Foot Switch ............................................................................................................152
8.4.3 Start-UpMode ........................................................................................................ 152
8.4.4 Sys Info .................................................................................................................. 153
8.4.5 PlayMode............................................................................................................... 154
8.4.6 Mem. Compact ...................................................................................................... 155
8.5 The Track Info functions.................................................................................................156
9. EDIT..................................................................................................................................... 157
9.1 Edit Song ....................................................................................................................... 157
9.1.1 Edit Song - Transposer .......................................................................................... 158
9.1.2 Edit Song - Tempo..................................................................................................159
9.1.3 Edit Song - Track Transposer ................................................................................ 159
9.1.4 Edit Song - Track Mute........................................................................................... 160
9.1.5 Edit Song - Temporary play .................................................................................... 161
9.1.6 Edit Song - Saving the modifications ..................................................................... 161
9.2 Edit Track....................................................................................................................... 163
9.2.1 Edit Track - Program Change & Bank Select.........................................................164
9.2.2 Edit Track - Volume & Pan .....................................................................................165
9.2.3 Edit Track - Expression.......................................................................................... 167
9.2.4 Edit Track - Velocity................................................................................................167
9.2.5 Edit Track - Reverb ................................................................................................168
9.2.6 Edit Track - Chorus ................................................................................................169
9.2.7 Edit Track - Temporary play ................................................................................... 169
9.2.8 Edit Track - Saving the modifications ..................................................................... 170
9.2.9 Error messages - Edit section ............................................................................... 172
10. LIST ................................................................................................................................... 174
10.1 Creating a List.............................................................................................................. 174
10.2 Saving the List ............................................................................................................. 176
10.3 Playing a List................................................................................................................ 177
10.3.1 Error messages - Play List .................................................................................. 177
10.4Modifying a List ............................................................................................................178
10.5 List file management ...................................................................................................178
APPENDIX............................................................................................................................... 179
Updating the operating system ............................................................................................ 179
Operating system failure .....................................................................................................181
Adding flash memory expansion.......................................................................................... 181
Sound List............................................................................................................................ 183

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1. IMPORTANT NOTES
1.1 LOOKING AFTER THE PRODUCT
1.2NOTES ABOUT THE INSTRUMENT
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•Donot apply excessiveforce to thestructuresand controls(knobs,switches, etc.).
•Protecttheinstrumentfromheavystressesbothduringtransportandinuse.Theinstrument
shouldbe transported in itsoriginalpackaging or an equivalent.
•Donot placethe Geniuscloseto heatsources, indamp ordustyplaces orclose tostrong
magneticfields.
•When possible, do not place the instrument close to units which produce strong
interference,such as radios,TVsets monitors, etc....
•Neverinsertforeign bodies or liquids of anykindinsidethe equipment.
•Forcleaning,useonly a soft cloth or compressed air; never usedetergents,solventsor
alcohol.
•Whendisconnecting the cables fromthesockets, ensure youtakehold of theconnector
andnot the cable itself;whenwinding cables, donotallow knots ortwiststo form.
•Donot exposetheinstrument todirectsunlight.
•Always use good quality screened cables. In addition, when disconnecting the cables
from the sockets, ensure you take hold of the connector and not the cable itself; when
windingcables,do not allow knotsortwiststo form
•Beforemakingthe connections, make sure that theotherunits(especially amplification
anddiffusion systems) you areaboutto connect areswitchedoff. This willpreventnoisy
oreven hazardous signalpeaks.
IMPORTANT!
The Genius is equipped with a “direct-to-disk” reading system which plays the song
while it is being read from the disk; this considerably reduces the loading times and
ensures quicker operation when file playback is started. However, this reading system
requires special care during extraction of the disk when it is being used by the system,
to avoid breaks in playback, system errors and damage to the drive reading heads.
Users are therefore strongly advised:
• NOT TO REMOVE the disk during performance of the song, during disk formatting,
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resides on the floppy disk, or during the performance of lists resident on the disk.
Also, never extract the disk when the instrument is in “system busy” condition, i.e.
when the name of the song resident on the floppy disk is displayed in brackets ().
• ONLY TO REMOVE the disk when the disk drive LED is off. When the current
operation requires extraction of the disk wait for the prompt, which will appear on
the display.
• NOT TO SWITCH OFF the instrument when a writing operation (copy, rename,
delete, memory compact) is in progress on the Flash Memory.
Inorder to obtainthebest performance fromtheinstrument, itisimportant to:
•Useonly good qualityfloppydisks. Pay special attention to looking after floppy disks,
takingcarenottoplacethemclosetoheatsourcesormagneticfields(monitors,speakers,
etc..)orindampanddustyenvironments. Bearinmindthatgiventhe natureof thedirect-
to-disksystem,theinstrumentmusthaveerror-freedisksifitistogivethebestperformance.
•Make backupcopiesof floppy disksperiodically, since thedirect-to-disksystem causes
greaterwear of the disk’smagneticmedium than othersystems.
Withregardtothe type of files to be used, bear inmindthat:
•The Genius only uses standard MIDI files (extension *.MID) resident on floppy disks
formattedin accordancewiththe MS-DOSstandard.Fileswith differentextensionswill
not be processed.
•Thesystemsupportsupto16tracks. Ifa format1 MIDIfile exceedsthepermittednumber
oftracks, an errorwillbe shown onthedisplay.
•TheGeniusrecognises theformatofanylyrics onthesong,identifyingthe copyrightofthe
MIDIfile producer. Itisthereforeimportant touse thepermitted typesofKaraokewithout
convertingthe format.In addition,donot usemorethanonetextcodingmodewithin the
samefile.
1.3 NOTES ABOUT THE MANUAL
•Take good care of thismanual.
•Readalltheinformationprovidedinthismanualcarefully. You willavoid wastingtime and
obtainthe bestperformancefrom theinstrument.
•Codesornumbersinsquarebrackets([])indicatethenamesofbuttonsontheinstrument’s
panelor connectorsonthe rear.
Forexample, [LYRICS]indicatestheLYRICSbutton.
•Thecontentsof the display video pages areprovidedpurelyas guideline and may differ
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2. MAIN CHARACTERISTICS
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2.1 THE GENIUS’S STRUCTURE
TheGenius is aMIDI Data Filer,meaning adevicecapable ofreadingMIDI files andplaying
themback in audioformatthanks to itsowninternal soundgenerator.
For a clearer idea of how it works, we can divide the Genius into two sections: a file
managementsection,whichfromnowonwewillcallthe
DataPlayer ,andagenerationsystem,
called the
SoundGenerator .
The
DataPlayer sectionreadsthedatasavedonthefloppydiskorintheinternalflashmemory
andsendsthemtothe
SoundGenerator sectionor tothe[MIDI OUT]port.Aswellasthis,this
sectionmanagesallthedevice’sinternalprogramming,includingthefunctionsformanagement
ofthesongs,ofthesequencesofsongscontainedonthe floppydiskorintheinternalmemory,
andallthe functions for editing the songsthemselves,suchas their deletion, memorisation
andmodification.
The
SoundGenerator section,on the other hand, converts thedatareceivedfrom the Data
Player
sectionintoaudiosignals,andthusintomusic,bearinginmindthetimbreanddynamic
ofeverysingle note. This section is abletoreproduce353 sounds and 17 Drum Kits, andis
poly-timbricon 16parts (16differenttimbres canbe playedsimultaneously) eachdistributed
on one track, meaning one MIDI channel. The maximum polyphony (the number of notes
which can be played simultaneously) is 32. What’s more, the Sound Generator has a
multieffectsunitcontainingambienteffects (reverbandecho)andmodulationeffects(chorus
andflanger).
Anotherimportant featureofthe Geniusis thatithas aninternal memorywhichat thetimeof
purchase offers memorisation capacity from 8 MByte to 32 MByte. This allows you to save
thesongsusedmostoftenandplaythembackbyjustrecallingthemfromthisinternalmemory
section,without having toloada floppy diskcontainingthe songsrequiredevery time.
Anotheradvantageoftheflashmemoryis quickerloading ofthe songsbeing performedthan
witha floppy disk driver.
2.2 DATA FORMAT
The Genius floppy disk driver is able to take 3.5” floppy disks in DD (720 KByte) and HD
(1.44 MByte) formats, formatted in accordance with the MS-DOSstandard. If the files
containedin these two sectionsareto be interpreted bytheinstrumentduring reading, they
must comply with the MIDI file (*.MID) standard in formats 0 and 1. During recording of
MIDIdatafrom anexternalsource,theresult willbesavedinthe formofMIDIstandard file in
format 0.
Inorderto beinterpretedcorrectlybythe instrument,MIDIfilesmustbelong totheGENERAL
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3. CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS
3.1 THE FRONT PANEL
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1. FUNCTION KEYS:these buttonscanbe used to select thefunctionsor options selected
on the display in line with the button concerned. When the LED of the key is on, the key is
enabled.
2.SOURCE section:youcanusethesebuttons toselect theunitinwhichthe filesto beused
forthe play,editing,copy or deletionfunctionsare saved.
O[DISK]: selects the floppy disk inserted in the drive as currently active memory unit.
The key is not enabled if the drive is empty or the disk inserted is not
acceptable.
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3. PAGE section: this section contains the buttons used for displaying the display pages
whenmore than one pageispresent. When a buttonisactive,its LED will beconstantlyon.
o[PREV.]:selects thepage before theonecurrently shownonthe display.
o[NEXT]:selects thenextpage.
4. EDIT section: this groupof buttons enablesthemodifications which canbesaved on the
selectedfile.
o[LIST]:allows the creation/modificationof Lists.
o[TRACK]:enables the function formodificationof single tracksofthe song.
o[SONG]: enables the function for modification of the song’s general parameters
(Transposer, Tempo,etc...).
5. TOOLS section: section containing the buttons used to activate the instrument’s utility
functions,including:
o[DISK]:recallsthe functions for managementofthemass memory (internal memory
and floppy disk). The functions present in this section include formatting, File Sort,
diskcopy,etc...
o[FILES]:recallsthefunctionsformanagementofthefilespresentintheinternalmemory
oron the floppydisk (copy,delete,rename, etc...).
o[MIDI]:managementoftheMIDI functionsandports.
o[SYSTEM]:recallstheinstrument’sgeneralset-upfunctions.
o[T.INFO]: displays the main parameters of the tracks contained in the song being
performed.
6. CONFIRM section: these buttons are used to confirm or abort the procedure when the
systemrequests this.
o[ESC]:abort.
o[ENTER]:confirm.
7. REAL TIME ADJ. section: the buttons in this section allow the user to make real-time
modificationstothe song being performed;thesechangescannot be memorised.
o[LYRICS]: enables display of the lyrics of the song (the key is not active if the song
doesnot containtextinformation).
o[MUTE]:disablesplayback of one ormoretracks.
o[TRANSP.]: activatesthe transposition ofsongsto differentkeys.
o[TEMPO]:varies the metronometempo for playback.
Tosetupeachofthefunctionsreferredtoabove,presstherelativebuttonandkeepitpressed.
8. Encoder [DATA ENTRY]:dynamicencoderforfileselectionor formodifying thevalues of
theselected parameters.
9. MODE section: thesebuttons canbeused to selectthetype of filerequiredfor playback.
o[SONG]:for theselectionof theindividualsongs (*.MIDfiles).
o[LIST]:for the selectionofLists (pre-arranged sequencesofsongs).

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10. [REW] button:allowsrapid reversing by bar pointing.
11. [FF] button:allowsrapidforwardscanning by bar pointing.
12. [PAUSE] button: stops playback temporarily.
13. [PLAY] button: startstheperformance.
14. [STOP] button: stopstheperformance.
15. [REC] button: enables the recording procedure.
16. [VOLUME] slider:regulation of theinstrument’s volume.
3.2 THE FLOPPY DISK DRIVER
1.: LED displaying reading/writing status of the floppy disk. Never extract the disk when
the LED is on.
2.:buttonfor extracting thefloppydisk fromthedrive.

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3.3 THE REAR PANEL
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1. AUDIO OUT section: the section contains the outputs of the signal generated by the
Genius’sinternal soundcard.
o[PHONES]:connectorfor connection of stereo headphones. Onlyheadphoneswith
impedanceofat least 100Ωshould be used.
oAUDIO OUT [R] and [L/MONO]: connect the cables leading from your amplification
system to these connectors. If a mono signal is used, connect to the [L/MONO]
connectoronly.
2. FOOT section: containstheconnectors for connection oftheoptional foot-switch pedals
whosefunctionscanbeset intheSYSTEMsectionoftheinstrument. Toavoiddamage tothe
Genius’sinternal components, itis important touseonly pedalswithnormally opencontact.
4. [MIDI OUT] port:outputport for theMIDIdata generated by theGenius.
5. [JOY PORT] connector:this connector can be usedtoconnectthe optional peripherals
suchasthevideo interface, the additional graphic display, etc. to the Genius. Itcanalsobe
used to equip the instrument with a MIDI IN port using a Joy-to-MIDI lead. Refer to the
connectionssection for furtherdetails on this.
6. [POWER] switch:switch for turningtheinstrument on andoff.
7.[AC ADAPTER] connector:connectthe connectorleadingfromthepower supplyadapter
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4. CONNECTIONS
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CAUTION!
ü
The Joy Port-to-MIDI adapter must have internal optoisolator.
ü If the Joy Port has an additional parallel connector on the adapter, this must not be
used for connecting peripherals.

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5. PLAYING BACK SONGS
5.1 THE MAIN PAGE
Aftermakingalltheconnectionscorrectly,switch onthe Genius;the displaywillfirstshowthe
informationrelating to activationof the software:
thenthe presentation videopage:
whichgives information aboutthe total sizeofthe internalmemoryand thesoftwareversion
currently installed on the instrument. For further information about these data refer to point
8.1.6.Aftera fewmoments,the mainoperatingpagecalledtheMAINPAGEwillbedisplayed.
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INFORMATION ABOUT DISPLAY FIELDS
Asthe illustrationaboveindicates,the displayshowssix fields,inline withthesixfunction
keys. Each field may identify:
ü A variable field: identified by illumination of the LED of the function key in line with
the field concerned, this contains a value which can be set by the user. When this
field is selected with the associated function key (in the video page shown above
[F1]toselectthesong required and [F2] to select the
SONGNEXT
field),theencoder
can then be used to vary the relative value. Selection of the field is displayed by
means of the two markers (the

and
ª
symbols), which locate at either end of the
field to be modified.
ü A display field: displays a status or an outcome (in the video page shown above,
the
tempo
,
Meas.
and
Beat
fields). Since it simply displays a given value, this
field cannot be selected by means of the function keys (the LED is off).
ü A direct selection field: displays thefunctionassociatedtotherelativefunctionkey
(the LED of which is on) which will be selected automatically when the same key is
pressed (in the video page shown above, the
DIRECTORY
field).
N.B.: the information given with regard to the display of fields on the screen applies for
any video page displayed. You should therefore refer to it on all occasions.
CAUTION!
ü
If there is no floppy disk in the drive or if it is not valid (e.g. not formatted), pressing
the [DISK] button has no effect.
ü The song name displayed is the same as the name of the file without extension.
The Genius handles the file name in accordance with the MS-DOS standard, which
allows no more than 8 characters. If the file exceeds this limit, the long names rule
will be applied, using the “
µ
” character followed by a consecutive number indicating
the number of files in the memory with that name.
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Thefield inlinewith the[F1] buttondisplaysthe songcurrently active.
Ifamemory unitwhichdoesnotcontain songfilesisselected,the fieldwillshowthemessage
EMPTY .
At switch-on, the first song in the internal memory will always be loaded. You can use the
encoderto scrollthroughthe songscontained intheinternal memory.
Ifyouwish to perform a song residentonafloppy disk, insert the disk in thedriveand press
the[DISK]button.Youcanusetheencoderasdescribedabovetoselectthesongyourequire,
and then confirm the selection with the [ENTER] key. Pressing [ESC] during the selection
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Pressthe [MEMORY]keytoselect theinternal memory.
If you then press the [ENTER] key when selecting a new song, the instrument will load the
song,displayinga round bracket ateitherendof the file name.
The round brackets indicate a system busy condition. The time taken to load a file is very
short, but longer waits are possible in case of format 1 Midifiles and especially in those
containingLyricsmetaeventtext.
Whentheusualmarkers(andª)appear,thesongcanbeplayedback.Whenthe[PLAY]
key in the CONTROLS section is pressed, the key LED will illuminate and playback of the
songwill start.
Thethird field(tempo)isfor displayonly(in fact,the LEDofthe [F3]keyis off)and indicates
themetronome tempo, in BPM(BeatsPer Minute), ofthesong currently selected.
You canusekey[F5]toselectthe DIRECTORYfunction,whichallowsdisplayofthecontents
ofthe unit currentlyactive on thescreen(see point5.5).
Thetwo next fieldsdisplaythe bar (Meas. Field)anda beat-meter (Beat field) ofthesong
being played. Since both these fields are for display only, the LEDs of the function keys
associatedtothemareoff.
Duringplayback ofone songyou canselect another(presentinthe samememory unit) by
simplyselectingitand activating it using the encoder and the [ENTER]button.Inthiscase,
thesong in progresswill be interruptedandthe newoneplayed immediatelywithoutwaiting
forthe [PLAY]buttonto be pressed.
To abort the new selection press [ESC]. However, you are advised to use theSONGNEXT
fieldforselecting songs during playback;otherwise,theinstrument may malfunction due to
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Pressingthe[STOP]keywillstopplayingofthesong,whileif[PAUSE]ispressedtheplayback
isinterrupted and thedisplaywill show:
5.1.1 ERROR MESSAGES
MAX TRACK NO. EXCEEDED ERROR
Whentype1Midifilesareused,ifthesongcontainsmorethan16tracksitcannotbeperformed
andthe display will showthemessage:
Press[ESC]to return to songselection.
NO STANDARD MIDI FILE ERROR
IfthefileselectedforloadingdoesnotbelongtotheMIDI FileStandard codingor isunusable
foranyreason (e.g. part of the diskdamaged)thefollowing message will be displayed:
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where you can see the message Paused... indicating that the song being played has
been interrupted. When the [PLAY] or [PAUSE] button is pressed, the playback will restart
fromthe point whereit was interrupted.

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N.B.: in view of the special features of the Direct-to-Disk reading system, disks in perfect
conditionshouldbe used;anyerrors insidethefilemaycausesuddenbreaksinperformance.
Neverremovethe floppy disk ifitcontainsthe musical backing being played.
5.2 USING THE [REW] AND [FF] KEYS
The[REW] (Rewind)and [FF](Fast Forward)keys onthedevicepanelcanbeused tolocate
agivenbar number inside the active song.
Thesekeysworkinexactlythesamewayasthekeysofthesamenamesfoundonanordinary
taperecorder; the[FF] keyprovidesa forwardsearch, whilethe [REW]performsabackward
search.
Therefore,when the[FF]or [REW]keyis pressed,thedisplay showsboththe numberof the
currentbarand the number of the destinationbarnextto theMeas. field.
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Whenthe key is released,theGENIUS will start thesearchforthe bar number required;the
playbackwill be interruptedandthe display willshow:
Oncethe destinationbar isreached,playback ofthe songwill restartautomatically. Notethat
the time taken to reach the required bar depends on the characteristics of the song (file
format,number oftracks,presence oflyrics,etc...).
A given bar number can be found both during playback (play status) and in pause or stop
status.Oncethe desired bar is reached:
üIfthedevicewas in STOPstatus,itwill locate on the chosen bar and wait forthe[PLAY]
keytobe pressed in order to restartperformanceofthe song from the chosen point;
üIfthe initialstatus wasPAUSE, onceit haslocated onthe barrequiredthedevicewill wait
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5.3 MULTITASK SONG SELECTION (SONG NEXT FIELD)
MULTITASK SONG SELECTION (M.S.S.) means the possibility of booking the song after
theonebeingplayed.TwotypesofM.S.S.arepossible,bothduringPlayandinStopcondition.
Thesetup procedure for thisfunctionis identical regardless ofwhichoptionis use.
Wewill now take alookat the Multitask SongSelectionsettingprocedure.
Duringplaybackofasong,pressthe[F2]keytoselecttheSONGNEXT field.Usetheencoder
toselect the song required.
andpress[ENTER]to confirm or [ESC] to abort.
Oncethe operationhasbeen confirmed,themarkers willagainselect thecurrentsong field.
To change the song booked,simplypress the [F2] key andrepeattheoperations described
above.
Whilethis isnot possibleforthe songcurrently beingplayed, intheSONGNEXT fieldtheuser
canchange theactiveunit. When theencoder ismovedon theSONGNEXT field,the Genius
willautomatically activatethe unitcurrentlyselected (floppydisk orinternal memory),butthe
SOURCEbuttonscan thenbeusedtochange theunitofmemorycontaining thesongofyour
choice.
Attheendofthe songbeingplayed(eitherbecauseithas cometoitsnaturalend,orbecause
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The
SONGNEXT field will now be made available for a new selection.
To modify the booked song before it is played, simple select the SONGNEXT field again
(buttonF2]) and setthesong of yourchoice(pressing [ENTER]toconfirm all settings).
Theuser canalso optbetweenthe conditionsin whichthe songisplayed automaticallyor by
pressingthe [PLAY]key (see PLAYMODE utility in theTOOLSsection, point 8.4.6).
N.B.: If the song booked is resident on the floppy disk, when the disk is removed from the
drivethe selection will belost.
5.4DIRECTORYFUNCTION
TheDIRECTORY functionallows thecontentsof theunit currentlyactive tobeshown onthe
display in groups of 6 files at a time.
As well as the display function, the DIRECTORY function allows the song required to be
selecteddirectly from thelist.
From the familiar MAIN PAGE video, press the [F4] function key (DIRECTORY field); the
displaywill showthe contentsof thecurrent unit:
Aunit almost always containsmorethan six files,andso additional fileswillbe displayed by
meansofpagesafterthecurrentpage.Todisplayfurtherpages,usethe[NEXT]keytodisplay
pagesaftertheonecurrentlydisplayedand/orthe[PREV.]keytoselectpreviouspages.The
LEDson these keys indicatewhetheror not therearepages before theonedisplayed (LED
ofthe[PREV] key on) and/orpagesafterit (LED of the [NEXT]keyon).
You can use the function keys corresponding to the files displayed to select the song you
require.Whentheoperationisover,thedisplaywillagainshowtheMAINPAGE.Theselection
canbe confirmed or abortedusingthe [ENTER] or [ESC]button.
If,forexample,fromthevideopage aboveshown you wishto selectthe “FIRST”song,press
the[F2]functionkey.
The DIRECTORY function is active both for the song currently selected and for the SONG
NEXTfield.

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5.5 DISPLAYING THE LYRICS OF THE SONG
TheGeniusallows displayofthelyricsof thesongbeingplayedback onthescreenbymeans
ofthe LYRICSfunction. Naturally,the lyricsof agivensongcanonly bedisplayed ifthelyrics
informationis present in thepermittedformats in the file.
TheGenius recognisesthefollowing formats:
üLyric coding intheform of MIDIcodes(M-LIVE® standard)
üCodingoflyrics and chords inaccordancewiththe SOLTON®standard
üCoding of lyrics and breakdown into syllables in accordance with Lyrics metaevents
(StandardTUNE1000®, GENERALMUSIC®SMF, YAMAHA®)
N.B.:TheGenius recognisesthe formatofany lyricson thesong,identifyingthecopyright of
theMIDI fileproducer.Itis thereforeimportant touse thepermitted typesofKaraokewithout
converting the format. In addition, do not usemore than one text coding mode within the
samefile.
Ifthesongcontainslyrics informationrecognisedbytheinstrument,whenplayback startsthe
Lyrics function is enabled automatically. The LED of the [LYRICS] key illuminates and the
displaywillshow the text ofthesong,which can also be brokendowninto syllables with the
aidofupper/lower case letters ifthefileenvisages this type of information.
Afterstartingplayback of a songfromtheMAIN PAGE,
thedisplay will startto show thelyricsof thesongsynchronised withthemusical backing.
Ifthe fileenvisagesbreakdown intosyllables, thiswillbe displayedwith theaidof uppercase
letters: