Voice Systems Genius Operating instructions

Brand: Voice Systems

Model: Genius

Type: Operating instructions

VOICE

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Manuale Operativo

Operating Manual

PAGE SOURCE CONFIRM

REAL TIME ADJ.REAL TIME ADJ.EDIT

TOOLS MODE

VOLUME

RECSTOPPLAYPAUSEFFREW

CONTROLS FUNCTION KEYSFUNCTION KEYS

F4 F5 F6

F3F2F1

PREV. NEXT DISK MEMORY ESC ENTER

TEMPOTRANSPMUTELYRICSSONGTRACKLIST

DISK FILES MIDI SYSTEM T. INFO SONG LIST

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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

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

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 Mute Setup ............................................................................................................. 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 MIDI functions ................................................................................................................ 145

8.3.1 Out Router .............................................................................................................145

8.3.2 In 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-Up Mode ........................................................................................................ 152

8.4.4 Sys Info .................................................................................................................. 153

8.4.5 Play Mode............................................................................................................... 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

10.4 Modifying 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

1.2 NOTES ABOUT THE INSTRUMENT

•Do not apply excessive force to the structures and controls (knobs, switches, etc.).

•Protect the instrument from heavy stresses both during transport and in use. The instrument

should be transported in its original packaging or an equivalent.

•Do not place the Genius close to heat sources, in damp or dusty places or close to strong

magnetic fields.

•When possible, do not place the instrument close to units which produce strong

interference, such as radios, TV sets monitors, etc....

•Never insert foreign bodies or liquids of any kind inside the equipment.

•For cleaning, use only a soft cloth or compressed air; never use detergents, solvents or

alcohol.

•When disconnecting the cables from the sockets, ensure you take hold of the connector

and not the cable itself; when winding cables, do not allow knots or twists to form.

•Do not expose the instrument to direct sunlight.

•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

winding cables, do not allow knots or twists to form

•Before making the connections, make sure that the other units (especially amplification

and diffusion systems) you are about to connect are switched off. This will prevent noisy

or even hazardous signal peaks.

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:

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NOT TO REMOVE the disk during performance of the song, during disk formatting,

during file reading or writing, during editing operations when the song being modified

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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.

In order to obtain the best performance from the instrument, it is important to:

•Use only good quality floppy disks. Pay special attention to looking after floppy disks,

taking care not to place them close to heat sources or magnetic fields (monitors, speakers,

etc..) or in damp and dusty environments. Bear in mind that given the nature of the direct-

to-disk system, the instrument must have error-free disks if it is to give the best performance.

•Make backup copies of floppy disks periodically, since the direct-to-disk system causes

greater wear of the disk’s magnetic medium than other systems.

With regard to the type of files to be used, bear in mind that:

•The Genius only uses standard MIDI files (extension *.MID) resident on floppy disks

formatted in accordance with the MS-DOS standard. Files with different extensions will

not be processed.

•The system supports up to 16 tracks. If a format 1 MIDI file exceeds the permitted number

of tracks, an error will be shown on the display.

•The Genius recognises the format of any lyrics on the song, identifying the copyright of the

MIDI file producer. It is therefore important to use the permitted types of Karaoke without

converting the format. In addition, do not use more than one text coding mode within the

same file.

1.3 NOTES ABOUT THE MANUAL

•Take good care of this manual.

•Read all the information provided in this manual carefully. You will avoid wasting time and

obtain the best performance from the instrument.

•Codes or numbers in square brackets ([]) indicate the names of buttons on the instrument’s

panel or connectors on the rear.

For example, [LYRICS] indicates the LYRICS button.

•The contents of the display video pages are provided purely as guideline and may differ

from what actually appears on the display.

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2. MAIN CHARACTERISTICS

2.1 THE GENIUS’S STRUCTURE

The Genius is a MIDI Data Filer, meaning a device capable of reading MIDI files and playing

them back in audio format thanks to its own internal sound generator.

For a clearer idea of how it works, we can divide the Genius into two sections: a file

management section, which from now on we will call the

Data Player

, and a generation system,

called the

Sound Generator

The

Data Player

section reads the data saved on the floppy disk or in the internal flash memory

and sends them to the

Sound Generator

section or to the [MIDI OUT] port. As well as this, this

section manages all the device’s internal programming, including the functions for management

of the songs, of the sequences of songs contained on the floppy disk or in the internal memory,

and all the functions for editing the songs themselves, such as their deletion, memorisation

and modification.

The

Sound Generator

section, on the other hand, converts the data received from the

Data

Player

section into audio signals, and thus into music, bearing in mind the timbre and dynamic

of every single note. This section is able to reproduce 353 sounds and 17 Drum Kits, and is

poly-timbric on 16 parts (16 different timbres can be played simultaneously) each distributed

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

multieffects unit containing ambient effects (reverb and echo) and modulation effects (chorus

and flanger).

Another important feature of the Genius is that it has an internal memory which at the time of

purchase offers memorisation capacity from 8 MByte to 32 MByte. This allows you to save

the songs used most often and play them back by just recalling them from this internal memory

section, without having to load a floppy disk containing the songs required every time.

Another advantage of the flash memory is quicker loading of the songs being performed than

with a 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

contained in these two sections are to be interpreted by the instrument during reading, they

must comply with the MIDI file (*.MID) standard in formats 0 and 1. During recording of

MIDI data from an external source, the result will be saved in the form of MIDI standard file in

format 0.

In order to be interpreted correctly by the instrument, MIDI files must belong to the GENERAL

MIDI standard.

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3. CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS

3.1 THE FRONT PANEL

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1. FUNCTION KEYS: these buttons can be used to select the functions or 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: you can use these buttons to select the unit in which the files to be used

for the play, editing, copy or deletion functions are 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.

o[MEMORY]: enables the management of the data resident in the internal memory.

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3. PAGE section: this section contains the buttons used for displaying the display pages

when more than one page is present. When a button is active, its LED will be constantly on.

o[PREV.]: selects the page before the one currently shown on the display.

o[NEXT]: selects the next page.

4. EDIT section: this group of buttons enables the modifications which can be saved on the

selected file.

o[LIST]: allows the creation/modification of Lists.

o[TRACK]: enables the function for modification of single tracks of the 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]: recalls the functions for management of the mass memory (internal memory

and floppy disk). The functions present in this section include formatting, File Sort,

disk copy, etc...

o[FILES]: recalls the functions for management of the files present in the internal memory

or on the floppy disk (copy, delete, rename, etc...).

o[MIDI]: management of the MIDI functions and ports.

o[SYSTEM]: recalls the instrument’s general set-up functions.

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

system requests this.

o[ESC]: abort.

o[ENTER]: confirm.

7. REAL TIME ADJ. section: the buttons in this section allow the user to make real-time

modifications to the song being performed; these changes cannot be memorised.

o[LYRICS]: enables display of the lyrics of the song (the key is not active if the song

does not contain text information).

o[MUTE]: disables playback of one or more tracks.

o[TRANSP.]: activates the transposition of songs to different keys.

o[TEMPO]: varies the metronome tempo for playback.

To set up each of the functions referred to above, press the relative button and keep it pressed.

8. Encoder [DATA ENTRY]: dynamic encoder for file selection or for modifying the values of

the selected parameters.

9. MODE section: these buttons can be used to select the type of file required for playback.

o[SONG]: for the selection of the individual songs (*.MID files).

o[LIST]: for the selection of Lists (pre-arranged sequences of songs).

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10. [REW] button: allows rapid reversing by bar pointing.

11. [FF] button: allows rapid forward scanning by bar pointing.

12. [PAUSE] button: stops playback temporarily.

13. [PLAY] button: starts the performance.

14. [STOP] button: stops the performance.

15. [REC] button: enables the recording procedure.

16. [VOLUME] slider: regulation of the instrument’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.: button for extracting the floppy disk from the drive.

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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’s internal sound card.

o[PHONES]: connector for connection of stereo headphones. Only headphones with

impedance of at least 100Ω should 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]

connector only.

2. FOOT section: contains the connectors for connection of the optional foot-switch pedals

whose functions can be set in the SYSTEM section of the instrument. To avoid damage to the

Genius’s internal components, it is important to use only pedals with normally open contact.

4. [MIDI OUT] port: output port for the MIDI data generated by the Genius.

5. [JOY PORT] connector: this connector can be used to connect the optional peripherals

such as the video interface, the additional graphic display, etc. to the Genius. It can also be

used to equip the instrument with a MIDI IN port using a Joy-to-MIDI lead. Refer to the

connections section for further details on this.

6. [POWER] switch: switch for turning the instrument on and off.

7. [AC ADAPTER] connector: connect the connector leading from the power supply adapter

provided to this connector.

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4. CONNECTIONS

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CAUTION!

The Joy Port-to-MIDI adapter must have internal optoisolator.

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

After making all the connections correctly, switch on the Genius; the display will first show the

information relating to activation of the software:

then the presentation video page:

which gives information about the total size of the internal memory and the software version

currently installed on the instrument. For further information about these data refer to point

8.1.6. After a few moments, the main operating page called the MAIN PAGE will be displayed.

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INFORMATION ABOUT DISPLAY FIELDS

As the illustration above indicates, the display shows six fields, in line with the six function

keys. Each field may identify:

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] to select the song required and [F2] to select the

SONGNEXT

field), the encoder

can then be used to vary the relative value. Selection of the field is displayed by

means of the two markers (the



and

symbols), which locate at either end of the

field to be modified.

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).

A direct selection field: displays the function associated to the relative function key

(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!

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.

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 “

” character followed by a consecutive number indicating

the number of files in the memory with that name.

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The field in line with the [F1] button displays the song currently active.

If a memory unit which does not contain song files is selected, the field will show the message

EMPTY .

At switch-on, the first song in the internal memory will always be loaded. You can use the

encoder to scroll through the songs contained in the internal memory.

If you wish to perform a song resident on a floppy disk, insert the disk in the drive and press

the [DISK] button. You can use the encoder as described above to select the song you require,

and then confirm the selection with the [ENTER] key. Pressing [ESC] during the selection

aborts the operation.

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Press the [MEMORY] key to select the internal memory.

If you then press the [ENTER] key when selecting a new song, the instrument will load the

song, displaying a round bracket at either end of 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

containing Lyrics metaevent text.

When the usual markers ( and ª) appear, the song can be played back. When the [PLAY]

key in the CONTROLS section is pressed, the key LED will illuminate and playback of the

song will start.

The third field (tempo) is for display only (in fact, the LED of the [F3] key is off) and indicates

the metronome tempo, in BPM (Beats Per Minute), of the song currently selected.

You can use key [F5] to select the DIRECTORY function, which allows display of the contents

of the unit currently active on the screen (see point 5.5).

The two next fields display the bar (Meas. Field) and a beat-meter (Beat field) of the song

being played. Since both these fields are for display only, the LEDs of the function keys

associated to them are off.

During playback of one song you can select another (present in the same memory unit) by

simply selecting it and activating it using the encoder and the [ENTER] button. In this case,

the song in progress will be interrupted and the new one played immediately without waiting

for the [PLAY] button to be pressed.

To abort the new selection press [ESC]. However, you are advised to use the SONGNEXT

field for selecting songs during playback; otherwise, the instrument may malfunction due to

overloading of the [MIDI OUT] port.

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Pressing the [STOP] key will stop playing of the song, while if [PAUSE] is pressed the playback

is interrupted and the display will show:

5.1.1 ERROR MESSAGES

MAX TRACK NO. EXCEEDED ERROR

When type 1 Midifiles are used, if the song contains more than 16 tracks it cannot be performed

and the display will show the message:

Press [ESC] to return to song selection.

NO STANDARD MIDI FILE ERROR

If the file selected for loading does not belong to the MIDI File Standard coding or is unusable

for any reason (e.g. part of the disk damaged) the following 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

from the point where it was interrupted.

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N.B.: in view of the special features of the Direct-to-Disk reading system, disks in perfect

condition should be used; any errors inside the file may cause sudden breaks in performance.

Never remove the floppy disk if it contains the musical backing being played.

5.2 USING THE [REW] AND [FF] KEYS

The [REW] (Rewind) and [FF] (Fast Forward) keys on the device panel can be used to locate

a given bar number inside the active song.

These keys work in exactly the same way as the keys of the same names found on an ordinary

tape recorder; the [FF] key provides a forward search, while the [REW] performs a backward

search.

Therefore, when the [FF] or [REW] key is pressed, the display shows both the number of the

current bar and the number of the destination bar next to the Meas. field.

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When the key is released, the GENIUS will start the search for the bar number required; the

playback will be interrupted and the display will show:

Once the destination bar is reached, playback of the song will restart automatically. Note that

the time taken to reach the required bar depends on the characteristics of the song (file

format, number of tracks, presence of lyrics, etc...).

A given bar number can be found both during playback (play status) and in pause or stop

status. Once the desired bar is reached:

üIf the device was in STOP status, it will locate on the chosen bar and wait for the [PLAY]

key to be pressed in order to restart performance of the song from the chosen point;

üIf the initial status was PAUSE, once it has located on the bar required the device will wait

for the [PAUSE] or the [PLAY] key to be pressed;

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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

the one being played. Two types of M.S.S. are possible, both during Play and in Stop condition.

The setup procedure for this function is identical regardless of which option is use.

We will now take a look at the Multitask Song Selection setting procedure.

During playback of a song, press the [F2] key to select the SONGNEXT field. Use the encoder

to select the song required.

and press [ENTER] to confirm or [ESC] to abort.

Once the operation has been confirmed, the markers will again select the current song field.

To change the song booked, simply press the [F2] key and repeat the operations described

above.

While this is not possible for the song currently being played, in the SONGNEXT field the user

can change the active unit. When the encoder is moved on the SONGNEXT field, the Genius

will automatically activate the unit currently selected (floppy disk or internal memory), but the

SOURCE buttons can then be used to change the unit of memory containing the song of your

choice.

At the end of the song being played (either because it has come to its natural end, or because

the [STOP]) button has been pressed) the booked song will be performed automatically.

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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

(button F2]) and set the song of your choice (pressing [ENTER] to confirm all settings).

The user can also opt between the conditions in which the song is played automatically or by

pressing the [PLAY] key (see PLAY MODE utility in the TOOLS section, point 8.4.6).

N.B.: If the song booked is resident on the floppy disk, when the disk is removed from the

drive the selection will be lost.

5.4 DIRECTORY FUNCTION

The DIRECTORY function allows the contents of the unit currently active to be shown on the

display in groups of 6 files at a time.

As well as the display function, the DIRECTORY function allows the song required to be

selected directly from the list.

From the familiar MAIN PAGE video, press the [F4] function key (DIRECTORY field); the

display will show the contents of the current unit:

A unit almost always contains more than six files, and so additional files will be displayed by

means of pages after the current page. To display further pages, use the [NEXT] key to display

pages after the one currently displayed and/or the [PREV.] key to select previous pages. The

LEDs on these keys indicate whether or not there are pages before the one displayed (LED

of the [PREV] key on) and/or pages after it (LED of the [NEXT] key on).

You can use the function keys corresponding to the files displayed to select the song you

require. When the operation is over, the display will again show the MAIN PAGE. The selection

can be confirmed or aborted using the [ENTER] or [ESC] button.

If, for example, from the video page above shown you wish to select the “FIRST” song, press

the [F2] function key.

The DIRECTORY function is active both for the song currently selected and for the SONG

NEXT field.

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5.5 DISPLAYING THE LYRICS OF THE SONG

The Genius allows display of the lyrics of the song being played back on the screen by means

of the LYRICS function. Naturally, the lyrics of a given song can only be displayed if the lyrics

information is present in the permitted formats in the file.

The Genius recognises the following formats:

üLyric coding in the form of MIDI codes (M-LIVE® standard)

üCoding of lyrics and chords in accordance with the SOLTON® standard

üCoding of lyrics and breakdown into syllables in accordance with Lyrics metaevents

(Standard TUNE1000®, GENERALMUSIC® SMF, YAMAHA®)

N.B.: The Genius recognises the format of any lyrics on the song, identifying the copyright of

the MIDI file producer. It is therefore important to use the permitted types of Karaoke without

converting the format. In addition, do not use more than one text coding mode within the

same file.

If the song contains lyrics information recognised by the instrument, when playback starts the

Lyrics function is enabled automatically. The LED of the [LYRICS] key illuminates and the

display will show the text of the song, which can also be broken down into syllables with the

aid of upper/lower case letters if the file envisages this type of information.

After starting playback of a song from the MAIN PAGE,

the display will start to show the lyrics of the song synchronised with the musical backing.

If the file envisages breakdown into syllables, this will be displayed with the aid of uppercase

letters:

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Voice Systems Genius Operating instructions

Brand: Voice Systems

Model: Genius

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