Owners Manual (GR-55_OM.pdf) - Roland

Saving a Patch (PATCH WRITE)
Saving a Patch (PATCH WRITE)
If you edit a patch and then select another patch before saving the
edited patch, the changes you made will be lost. If you want to keep
the changes for future use, you must save the patch.
Patches are saved as “user patches.” You can’t save by overwriting a
preset patch.
1. Press the [WRITE] button.
The WRITE screen will appear.
Changing the Order of Patches
(PATCH EXCHANGE)
Here’s how to exchange a user patch with another user patch. If you
bring frequently used patches together in consecutive locations,
you’ll be able to conveniently select them using the foot pedals.
* You can’t change the order of the preset patches.
1. Select a user patch (p. 16).
2. Press the [WRITE] button.
3. Use the PAGE [ ] [ ] buttons to select the EXCHANGE tab.
The screen shows the number and name of the exchangedestination
patch.
2. Use the dial to select the write-destination user patch number.
3. To save the patch, press the [WRITE] button.
The screen will indicate “NOW WRITING...” and the patch will be saved.
If you decide not to save the patch, press the [EXIT] button.
Renaming a Patch
Here’s how to rename a user patch (p. 16).
1. Select the patch that you want to rename, and press the
[WRITE] button.
The WRITE screen will appear.
2. Press the [ENTER] button.
3. Use the cursor [ ] [ ] buttons to move the cursor to the
character that you want to change.
4. Use the dial and the following buttons to change the
character.
As you continue turning the dial, the type of character will change in
the order of uppercase → lowercase → numerals → symbols.
Button
Description
Cursor [ ] (INSERT) Inserts a space at the cursor location.
Cursor [
PAGE [
PAGE [
] (DELETE)
] (A0!)
] (Aa)
Deletes the character, and moves subsequent
characters forward.
Switches between letters, numerals, and
symbols.
Switches between uppercase and lowercase
letters.
4. Use the dial to specify the desired exchange-destination
patch.
5. Press the [WRITE] button.
The screen will indicate “NOW EXCHANGING...” and the current patch
will be exchanged with the patch you specified.
If you decide not to exchange, press the [EXIT] button.
Initializing the Settings of a Patch
(PATCH INITIALIZE)
Here’s how to initialize all parameters of a user patch. This is
convenient when you want to create a patch from scratch.
* You can’t initialize a preset patch.
1. Select the user patch that you want to initialize (p. 16).
2. Press the [WRITE] button.
3. Use the PAGE [ ] [ ] buttons to select the INITIALIZE tab.
The screen shows the number and name of the patch to be
initialized.
4. Press the [WRITE] button.
The screen will indicate “NOW INITIALIZING...” and the patch will be
initialized.
If you decide not to initialize, press the [EXIT] button.
5. Repeat steps 3–4 to rename the patch.
You can specify up to 16 characters.
6. Press the [ENTER] button.
The name will be finalized.
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