Akai mpc2000 User Manual

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Chapter 2: The Basics

There are fields in the data field where you can enter the numbers
directly from a numeric keypad.  Move the cursor to the field, enter a
new number from the numeric keypad,  and press the ENTER key.
For example, to change the tempo to 100.0, follow the steps below:

1. Move the cursor to the :  :(Tempo) field.
2. Enter 1000 (ignoring the decimal point) from the numeric

keypad and press the ENTER key.

There are fields to select functions instead of entering numbers.  Ro-
tate the DATA wheel to select these functions.  For example, move the
cursor to the Timing field .  Rotate the DATA wheel one click at a
time and check the display change in the field.  After you have fin-
ished, turn the field “ OFF”.

Make sure that the Main screen is showing. If not, press the MAIN
SCREEN key.

Immediately below the LCD screen are six keys labeled F1, F2, F3,
F4, F5 and F6. The functions of these keys change from one screen to
another; these functions are always displayed on the lowest line of the
screen. For example, while the Main screen is showing, the lowest line
appears as:

When a function has a frame such as 

, the function will be

implemented.  When the function is reversed such as 

, you

can move to the page by pressing the corresponding function key.
Press 

[F2].  If only characters are displayed as in the case of

 in [F1], the display will show that the page is currently se-

lected. Most of the screen displays in the MPC2000 have function key
functions, and the lowest line of each of these screens indicates the
function of the six function keys while that screen is showing. Some
screens have fewer than six active function keys and some have none.