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1. Range RMS RMS RMS BA 58 65 Hz 48 65 Hz 48 65 Hz Range Power Consumption 0 26 Amps 0 13 Amps 0 13 Amps Environmental Specifications Minimum Maximum Operating temperature 40F 5C 104F 40C Storage temperature 13F 25C 185F 85C Operating humidity 5 95 non condensing Storage Humidity 576 95 non condensing 8 17 Reference Audio Specifications Left and Right Analog Audio Outputs Connectors Unbalanced outputs using two 1 4 inch phone plugs Impedance 1000 ohms left amp right stereo 500 ohms left mono Maximum output level 15dBu 4 4 Volts RMS high impedance load Frequency response 20HZz 20KHz 1 0dB Harmonic distortion Less than 0 005 1KHz full scale Idle channel noise Less than 1250BA relative to full scale signal Dynamic range Greater than 120dBA using 40 dBFS signal Headphone Output Output Impedance 47 ohms nominal Maximum output level 0 9 Volts RMS into 32 ohms 25 mW 8 18 Index A Adapter cables 7 3 AC 2 1 Adapter 2 2 2 3 8 17 plug 2 3 power 2 1 2 3 8 17 Y 7 3 Aftertouch 3 2 7 5 1 1 Audio cables 7 2 Connection 2 2 Jacks 2 3 outputs 2 2 Outputs 8 18 parameters 7 8 Problems 7 2 signal 7 8 Specifications 8 18 system 2 2 2 3 7 2 7 9 taper 7 4 B Bank select 8 16 3 1 5 1 Base Page MIDI Mode 5 1 Program Mode
2. Effect Type When the Effect Type has only one effect block such as 4 Bright Stage FX B level will always be NONE Setup Mode MIDI Parameters The remaining parameters are for use with an external MIDI device connected to the MIDI Out jack Their values will have no effect on the KME61 s internal sounds Edit MIDI Channel 71 Edit MIDI Channel Ch 1 This screen allows you to set the MIDI channel each zone uses to send notes and controllers to external devices None means that the zone does not send any MIDI messages Edit MIDI Bank and Program Zl Edit MIDI program Z1 Edit MIDI program bBnk 0 POE 35 Bnk 0 KDa 35 These parameters allow sending a program and bank change for each zone to external MIDI devices Each has possible values of None and 0 127 If None is specified then no message of that type will be sent The messages are sent immediately while editing and when the setup is selected while playing Edit MIDI Volume Zl Edit MIDI Volume Vol 90 This parameter adjusts the relative volumes of sounds played by external MIDI devices controlled by the zones MIDI Volume Controller 7 messages are sent to accomplish this A value of None means that no volume message is sent for that zone The messages are sent immediately while editing and when the setup is selected while playing Saving and Exiting from Editing To exit the setup editing pages and return to the Setup Base page
3. If any parameter was changed while on the editing pages the MIDI Save dialog will begin with this screen Save Edited Value Yes No Cancel At this point only the three soft buttons will be recognized as follows Cancel Return to the previous edit page No Exit MIDI Mode without saving the edited values Yes Save the new MIDI parameter values MIDI parameters Saved After the save operation a confirmation screen is displayed briefly then MIDI Edit Mode is exited Chapter 6 Master Mode Master Mode is used to change miscellaneous parameters that affect the entire instrument and also to select and execute utility functions When the Master button is pressed its LED turns on The Up and Down menu buttons at the left of the display can be used to select the desired Master page The pages are Master Tune Keyboard Touch Send Memory Data Receive Memory Data System Hard Reset Each screen and its changing rules is described below Master Tune Master Tune Oct t1 Key C Tu t15 The left and center parameters are Master Transpose displayed as Octaves with a range of 2 to 2 and Keys with a range of G 5 to F 6 These may be changed in the same manner as in Program Mode The right parameter is Master Tune with a range of 99 to 99 cents and may be changed in the usual way with the and buttons and Data Slider Master Tune affects the sound engine globally that is both locally played notes and incoming
4. you can use the and buttons to step through the Programs or Setups If you have a parameter selected in Program or Setup mode using the soft buttons these buttons will allow you to change the value for the parameter On other editing screens that only have 1 available parameter you can also change the value using these buttons Group User Setups select buttons While you are operating in Program mode these buttons allow you to select a Group category of programs The Group names are shown on the front panel Once you have selected a Group you can select one of the 16 programs in that group using the Programs buttons While you are operating in Setup mode these buttons select one of the 16 user created setups These are labeled A through P Programs Factory Setups select buttons There are 8 buttons in this section but each button can be used to select 2 different programs or setups The first 8 programs or setups are labeled 1 through 8 and are shown on the front panel with a red LED The next 8 programs or setups are labeled 9 through 16 and they are shown on the front panel with a green LED In Program mode you can select one of the 16 programs available in a group In Setup mode you can select one of the 16 factory created setups You can switch between the red and green selections by repeatedly pressing the button Button Combinations Some combinations of buttons pressed simultaneously perform special functions
5. 2 3 pressure 7 5 Problem Power 7 1 Problem Audio 7 2 Problem MIDI 7 2 Problem Switch Pedal 7 3 Problem Control Pedal 7 3 Program 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 5 2 6 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 6 5 1 5 2 6 1 6 2 7 2 7 7 8 1 8 13 8 16 Program Mode 3 1 R reload 3 3 4 2 reset 2 6 4 1 5 2 6 2 6 3 restore 6 3 S Saving Program 3 3 Setup 4 6 sequencer 1 1 1 2 2 4 2 5 5 1 5 2 6 2 6 3 7 2 8 7 Service Center 7 4 Setup 1 1 Factory 4 1 4 2 User 2 6 4 1 4 2 4 7 6 2 SINEWAVE 7 8 slider Volume 2 2 7 2 Slider Data 2 5 3 3 4 3 8 2 8 3 8 4 8 5 8 6 soft button 2 6 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 6 4 7 5 1 5 2 5 8 6 2 6 3 7 4 7 5 7 7 7 8 7 9 sound external 1 1 internal 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 4 1 4 3 4 5 4 6 5 1 5 2 7 2 7 5 8 1 module 1 1 1 2 2 5 5 1 7 2 sound program 3 1 3 2 3 4 6 2 7 3 sustain 1 1 3 2 switch power 2 1 222 7 1 7 4 T Touch 6 1 8 2 8 3 8 4 8 13 8 14 8 16 Reference transposition 1 1 3 2 4 2 4 4 Tune 6 1 6 3 8 16 U unmute 4 3 V Value 2 6 7 6 Velocity Range 4 4 sensitive 3 2 window 4 4 vibrato 3 2 voltage 2 2 7 1 7 2 7 8 8 17 Volume control 2 2 7 2 W web site 1 2 7 4 Wheel Center 7 6 Modulation 1 1 2 4 2 5 3 2 Pitch 1 1 2 4 3 2 Z zone active 2 3 2 4 2 5 iii
6. 3 K key High 4 3 Low 4 3 range 4 2 4 3 8 16 keyboard 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 4 2 5 3 1 3 2 4 3 4 4 5 1 6 1 8 7 L LCD 2 2 2 4 2 5 2 6 3 3 4 1 7 1 7 4 7 5 7 7 LED 2 2 2 6 3 1 3 2 3 3 4 1 4 2 4 7 5 1 6 1 7 1 7 4 7 7 local off 1 2 2 5 M Maintenance 7 1 Master Tune 6 1 Memory Data Receiving 6 2 Data Sending 6 2 Managing 6 2 MIDI 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 3 1 3 2 4 1 4 3 4 4 4 6 5 1 5 2 5 3 6 1 6 2 7 2 7 3 7 4 7 8 7 9 8 1 8 7 8 13 8 14 8 16 bank select 3 1 cable 7 8 channel 1 2 Channel Enables 5 2 Diagnostic 7 8 Effect Level 5 2 Effect Type 5 2 In 2 4 5 1 7 2 7 8 7 9 local off 1 2 master 2 3 2 4 message 4 6 Mode 1 2 2 5 5 1 5 2 5 3 6 2 note 5 1 note activity 5 1 Out 2 3 2 4 4 6 5 1 7 2 7 8 7 9 Problems 7 2 program changes 5 1 slave 2 3 2 4 System Exclusive 2 4 Thru 2 4 ii MIDI Mode 5 1 Mode Master 6 1 MIDI 5 1 Setup 4 1 multi timbral 1 2 2 5 mute 4 2 4 3 mute status 4 1 4 2 N None 4 2 4 3 4 6 5 1 7 4 8 1 8 8 Note Shift 4 2 4 4 6 1 8 1 8 7 8 8 8 9 8 10 8 11 8 12 O overlap 1 1 4 1 4 3 P Panic 2 6 parameter 1 2 2 5 2 6 3 2 3 3 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 6 5 1 5 2 5 3 6 1 6 2 7 4 7 8 8 1 Pedal CC 1 2 2 2 7 3 7 6 Control 1 1 2 3 3 2 7 3 7 4 7 6 Switch 1 1 2 3 3 2 7 3 7 7 Pitch Wheel 1 1 2 4 Pitchbend 2 4 7 6 Power Jack
7. 3 1 Setup Mode 4 1 Button menu 3 3 4 2 4 3 5 1 5 2 6 1 Combinations 2 6 Factory Setups select 2 6 Group select 2 2 2 5 Group Select 3 1 Mode 2 5 Program select 1 2 2 2 2 5 3 1 Setups select 2 6 soft 2 2 Soft 2 6 Value 2 6 Buttons Group select 1 2 setup select 1 2 C channel MIDI 1 1 1 2 2 5 3 1 5 2 7 3 8 16 Channel Enable 5 1 5 2 MIDI 3 2 4 3 4 6 5 1 8 1 Common Problems 7 1 Reference Contrast 2 4 D damper 1 1 3 2 Data Slide 1 1 2 5 3 2 3 3 6 1 7 6 8 2 8 3 8 4 8 5 8 6 4 3 4 4 4 5 5 2 7 3 7 8 Data Slider 8 7 default 3 3 4 2 4 7 6 2 6 3 7 4 8 1 Default 3 3 Demo Mode 2 2 2 6 demo song 2 2 Diagnostic AUTO 7 9 Control Pedal 7 4 Engine 7 8 LCD 7 7 Scan 7 5 Sinewave 7 8 Diagnostics 7 4 display 1 2 2 2 2 5 2 6 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 7 5 1 5 2 5 3 6 1 6 2 6 3 7 1 7 4 7 5 7 6 7 7 7 8 7 9 E Edit Effect 4 2 4 5 Editing Program 3 2 Effect Level 3 3 5 1 5 2 Type 3 3 4 5 5 1 5 2 8 15 expression 1 1 3 2 F factory setting 3 3 Factory Setup 1 2 2 5 2 6 4 1 4 2 8 7 8 8 8 9 8 10 8 11 8 12 FX A 4 3 8 16 FX B 4 3 4 5 8 16 G global 1 2 6 1 group 1 2 2 2 2 5 2 6 3 1 7 5 Group Program order 4 3 H Hard Reset 6 3 headphones 2 2 2 3 7 3 Reference j impedance 7 2 7 3 8 18 J Jack Audio 2 3 Control Pedal 2 3 Switch Pedal 2
8. Attack Control Tremolo 1 Room 8 Lead Rock Gtr Timbre Vibrato Feedback Amount 8 Large Bright Hall 9 Titanium Guitar More body Muted Guitar 4 Bright Stage 10 Latin Lover Disables knock layer Muted Guitar 3 Stage 11 Roto 12 String Filter cutoff Swaps layers 8 Large Bright Hall 12 Electric 12 Enables layer 3 Stage 13 Twangy Guitar Filter cutoff Vibrato Depth 4 Bright Stage 14 Chr Elec amp Mute Filter cutoff Vibrato Depth 5 Hall 15 Comp Chr E Gtr Filter cutoff Vibrato Depth 4 Bright Stage 16 Trashed Tubes Filter cutoff Vibrato Depth 8 Large Bright Hall Group N Voices Data Slider MW Mpress FX Type 1 Round and Wound LoPass Freq Cut Vibrato Vibrato 3 Stage 2 Punch Bass LoPass Freq Vibrato Vibrato 3 Stage 3 Two Finger Bass LoPass Freq Cut Vibrato Vibrato 0 No Effect 4 Dual Tri Bass Timbre Vibrato Vibrato 0 No Effect 5 Clav o Bass Timbre Vibrato Vibrato 21 Room Flanger 6 Fret Not Bass Timbre Vibrato Vibrato 16 Hall Chorus 7 Upright Bass 1 Timbre Vibrato 1 Room 8 Upright Bass 2 Timbre Vibrato 1 Room 9 Gimme The Finger Filter cutoff Vibrato Depth Vibrato Depth 0 No Effect 10 Bright E Bass Filter cutoff Vibrato Depth Pitch Bend 12 Room Chorus 11 Bright A Bass Vibrato rate Vibrato Depth Pitch Bend 3 Stage 12 Triangle Bass Filter cutoff Vibrato Depth Vibrato Depth 12 Room Chorus 13 Yow Bass Filter cutoff Vibrato Depth Vibrato depth rate 21 Room Flanger 14 Mono Synth Bass Filter cutoff Vibrato Depth Vibrato depth
9. Group and Program According to sound selected None None Key Range Low C2 Key Range High C6 gt E Vel Range Low 1 Vel Range High 127 S Note Shift Initially O then as edited Volume 127 FXA Level According to sound selected then as edited S FXB Level According to sound selected then as edited MIDI Channel Initially 1 then as edited None None MIDI Program According to sound selected None None MIDI Bank According to sound selected None None Zone Mutes On Off Off FX Type According to sound selected Program List Below is a list of the 256 sounds Programs available from the internal sound module The list includes the control assignment and the factory default effects setting for each sound Reference Data Slider Group A Piano 1 MW Mpress FX Type 1 Stereo Grand 4 Bright Stage 2 Classical Grand 7 Large Hall 3 Dynamic Grand 3 Stage 4 Warm Grand 6 Bright Hall 5 Solo Grand Piano 4 Bright Stage 6 Concert Piano 4 Bright Stage 7 Mono Grand Piano 4 Bright Stage 8 Piano for layers 3 Stage 9 Sweet lvories 3 Stage 10 Nice Touch Grand 3 Stage 11 Piano Solitude 1 Room 12 Piano Recital 5 Hall 13 Full Bloom Piano 6 Bright Hall 14 Pianetta 3 Sta
10. MIDI However if the combined Transpose Program Mode or Note Shift Setup Mode and Master Tune shifts a note beyond the full piano range A0 C8 that note may not sound Keyboard Touch Keyboard Touch Medium The keyboard may be adjusted for an Easy Medium or Hard touch Medium is an approximation to the touch response of a standard piano and is suitable for most players Easy requires somewhat less force to produce a given loudness and Hard requires somewhat more This setting does not affect the after touch response which is fixed Master Mode Managing Memory These pages are used to manage the permanent memory which holds the various editable parameters Effects settings for Program Mode User Setups and MIDI Master Parameters or all of these may be sent to a computer based sequencer as a data string Or they may be received from a sequencer or the memory can be reset to its factory default state Sending Memory Data The following page allows you to select what kind of data will be sent out Use the and buttons to scroll through the choices which are displayed on the bottom line When the desired data item is displayed press the right soft button Send to continue Send Memory Data All Send The data item choices are All All three of the data items listed below Program FX These are the effects settings for the 256 sound programs User Setups These are the parameters of the 16 user setups MIDI Master Th
11. MIDI cable not securely plugged in at both ends e Wrong MIDI connections To receive MIDI plug into the KME61 s MIDI In connector and the source s MIDI Out connector Prerecorded General MIDI or GS or XG sequences may not play through the KME61 correctly The KME61 is not a General MIDI compatible sound module These are some of the differences between the KME61 s internal sound module and a typical General MIDI module Troubleshooting e Most of the sound program numbers are different Effects setting messages are different e Drum sounds are not locked to MIDI channel 10 Switch Pedal Problems If you are having problems with the included switch pedal or an aftermarket pedal check these e Be sure the switch pedal is plugged into the jack marked SW Pedal DO NOT plug into the CC Pedal jack as that may damage the KME61 e If Sustain is stuck on when using the included pedal be sure the pedal is plugged in before switching on the power Turn power off then on if necessary e If the pedal is acting backward active when up instead of down turn power off then on Be sure the pedal is plugged in before turning power on and don t use the pedal until after the unit has completed its power up sequence Control Pedal Problems If you are having problems making a control pedal work properly give these a try e Be sure the control pedal is plugged into the jack marked CC Pedal e Never use a control pedal that ha
12. O derit i nd 6 1 Managing Memory iii iii 6 2 Sending Memory Data iii 6 2 Receiving Memory Data eee iaia 6 2 System Hard Res t eet KAINING eodeni e eterne te i 6 3 Chapter7 Troubleshooting Mante a D M 7 1 Common Problems ici AA A cates oe eno n ra ee ea s elit 7 1 Power Problems tont ligero ra roger etse et ede ge o ege ee oo dc 7 1 Audio Problems cited rtr dea iie eerie e NAAN 7 2 MIDI Problems tre nen inerte rina 7 2 Switch Pedal Problems iaia aaa 7 3 Control Pedal Problems rtr ire te n eerie 7 3 Use the Right Impedance Taper and Range sss 7 3 If None Of the Above alinea 7 4 Ser VICe Centers ice eme tu hepate E aeneo Pr toto e ee t Pe varese 7 4 Diagnostics AT 7 4 Starting Diagnostics iii 7 4 Scan Diagnostic 7 5 ECD DIAgnOSsltiC c E E 7 7 Engine Diagnostics eene 7 8 The Kurzweil KME61 User s Guide AUTO Diagnostics E 7 9 Chapter8 Reference Default Program Set Ps ioro isian iii rioni A RE ORAA eTe 8 1 Program Parameters oc ete ee aee tet iaia 8 1 Program LASts P EA DAS ORO 8 1 Factory Setup Configuration sas AA ine Au ir De E EE E aE 8 7 MIDI Program Selec nunca aiutino lin 8 13 KME61 Effect Types naan niente 8 15 MIDI Implementation Chart Li 8 16 Speciticatioris icd iiti teme AA 8 17 vi Chapter 1 Introducing the KME61 Welcome
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14. Trumpets Lopass Freq Vibrato Depth Swell Env amp Pitch 1 Room 3 Split Section Lopass Freq Vibrato Depth Swell Env amp Pitch 1 Room 4 Broadway Brass Lopass Freq Vibrato Depth Swell Env amp Pitch 4 Bright Stage 5 Trombones Timbre Vibrato Depth Swell Env amp Pitch 4 Bright Stage 6 Bari Tenor Sect Lopass Freq Vibrato Depth Swell Env amp Pitch 1 Room 7 Solo Tenor Sax Lopass Freq Vibrato Depth Vibrato Depth 3 Stage 8 Williams Brass Lopass Envelope Vibrato Depth Swell Envelope 6 Bright Hall 9 Goosed Riff Sect ae layer Pitch Bend 3 Stage 10 Fatso Sax Layer 3 Amplitude Delayed Vibrato Pitch Bend 3 Stage 11 Big amp Beefy Saxes Enable layer Vibrato Depth 1 Room 12 Goosed Unison Pitch Bend 1 Room 13 Anabrass Timbre Control Vibrato Depth 3 Stage 14 Honk n Dyn Sax Switches programs Vibrato Depth 1 Room 15 Saxy Lush Vibrato Depth Vibrato 5 Hall 16 Classical Brass Envelope release rate Vibrato Depth Envelope Control 5 Hall Group I Strings Data Slider MW Mpress FX Type 1 Lyrical Strings Brightness Attack Switch 4 Bright Stage 2 Slow Strings Brightness Cut Slow Vibrato 7 Large Hall 3 Marcato Strings Brightness Cut Envelope Switch 3 Stage 4 Layer Strings Brightness Attack Control 2 Bright Room 5 Fast Strings Timbre Layer Switch 4 Bright Stage 6 Touch Strings Timbre Tremolo 4 Bright Stage 7 Velocity Strings Timbre Layer Switch 4 Bright Stage 8 Phantom Strings Timbre Envelope Control 7 Large Hall 9 Fast Vtrig Rosin Timbre dullar Enve
15. When MIDI Mode is selected the internal connection from keyboard and controls to internal sound generator is disconnected Instead key presses control movements and sound selections are only sent to the MIDI Out jack Similarly the internal sound generator acts like an independent sound module A sequencer or other MIDI processor would typically complete a loop from MIDI Out back to MIDI In recording and altering the messages as they go To enter MIDI Mode press the MIDI button Its LED lights to indicate that the panel controls are in MIDI Mode All of the editable MIDI Mode parameters are for setting up the internal sound generator They are 1 MIDI Effect Type Global for all 16 channels 2 MIDI Effect Levels A and B separate for each channel 3 MIDI Channel Enable On and Off for each channel MIDI Mode Base Pages MIDI Mode has two base pages which are shown below The up and down menu buttons may be used to switch between these pages Send Program Change Ch 13 Bnk 101 Pg 113 1 1 is a full screen display of incoming MIDI note activity Each channel is associated with a vertical bar with Channel 1 being on the left Recently received Note On will cause a bar to be drawn with an initial height proportional to the Attack Velocity While the note is held the bar will gradually decrease in height If all notes for the channel turn off the bar will be immediately erased This is an activity indication only no attempt i
16. Young Chang office listed below to locate your local Young Chang Kurzweil representative Young Chang America Inc P O Box 99995 Lakewood WA 98499 0995 Tel 253 589 3200 Fax 253 984 0245 Young Chang Co 178 55 Gajwa Dong Seo Ku Inchon Korea 404 714 Tel 011 82 32 570 1380 Fax 011 82 32 570 1218 Young Chang Akki Europe GmbH Industriering 45 D 41751 Viersen Germany Tel 011 49 2162 4491 Fax 011 49 2162 41744 Young Chang Canada Corp 250 Victoria Park Ave Suite 105 Toronto Ontario Canada M2H 3P7 Tel 905 948 8052 Fax 905 948 8172 iii The Kurzweil KME61 User s Guide Contents Young Chang DistribUltors eiie eias esses enne cicci iii Chapter 1 Introducing the KME61 Welcomel A EEG RUE RE hs 1 1 KME6L Overview ima BAGAN ANNA NG AINA ARAE EXEC BABATIIN 1 1 Programs Setups and MIDI i 1 1 The Keyboard and Controllers sse enne 1 1 hup I Ratto 1 2 Howto Use This Book nro iret one ERR HR HEISE E esse eon 1 2 Chapter 2 Getting Started Unpacking theTnstr ment 5 erronee ren pe HERE aa i grade 2 1 Placement i atento erect be Peer eres sie 2 1 Connecting the Power nete tim tape dd n i aee fe aen tes 2 1 Connecting the Audio is e ettet eet e tp rn det tete e dentes 2 2 Connecting the Pedals nn ette eter em e e eret te tene 2 2 Turning on the POW os netto te P n e rie ina eo e dete e n etes 2 2 Play AA AA EL ar
17. be corrupt System Hard Reset This page allows you to erase all of the edits and changes you have made to your KME61 and thus reset it to its original condition This is a serious operation which is deliberately made difficult as a data safety measure System Reset Reset To begin the reset process press the right soft button labeled Reset which will display the following screen ERASE EVERYTHING Yes Cancel The right soft button will cancel the operation and return to the System reset page without erasing anything The left soft button will proceed to the next screen ARE YOU SURE Yes Cancel The middle soft button will proceed with resetting to the factory defaults and the next screen The right soft button will cancel back to the System reset screen Defaults restored After the original factory defaults are restored this screen is displayed briefly then returns to Master Tune page which is the first page of Master mode Chapter 7 Troubleshooting Maintenance Aside from normal care in handling and use your KME61requires no regular maintenance Clean with a soft cloth dampened with water Never use abrasives or solvents as they may damage the unit s paint markings and display lens There are no batteries inside to replace ever Instead of volatile SRAM used in most other instruments your KME61 uses nonvolatile EEPROM for storage which retains information as captured electrons without power Com
18. control it via MIDI devices like dedicated sequencers or computers running sequencing applications The KME61 can receive 16 independent channels of MIDI information MIDI Thru The MIDI Thru port passes along whatever MIDI information the KME61 receives at its MIDI In port but not the MIDI information that the KME61 itself generates This makes it easy to include the KME61 in a chain of multiple MIDI devices which is a common configuration when you re using a computer for sequencing LCD Contrast control Use this to control the LCD s contrast for best readability The Front Panel The KME61 s front panel is illustrated in detail below Mode Group User Setups Buttons Menu Value Select Buttons I Buttons LCD Buttons j A KURZWEIL 4 Volume Data Setup Master 2 4 S EE Tt J e Y M Pitch Wheel Master M Mod Wheel Volume Data a val Programe Factory Setups Slider Slider TONS elect Buttons Pitch Wheel The Pitch Wheel typically performs a pitch bending function with upward motion bending pitch upwards and downward motion bending pitch downwards It also transmits MIDI Pitchbend messages MSB and LSB to internal sounds and external MIDI for each active zone Modulation Wheel The Modulation Wheel may control a different characteristic of the sound The Modulation Wheel transmits MIDI contro
19. e ow _ a 0 sum nu owm wes 2 o gt FX Type 04 Bright Stage 04 Sud m w m ore mit 32 o o Reference Factory Setup Sound t2 k J14 Note Shit o o0 mo Velow i 31 0 mme m ar 6 10 4 Tab Delay 0 sw o we m note she 0 o gt e veiw __ gt volume er w s FX Type 10 4 Tap Delay Factory Setup Funky Bunch Sum GE iw o mna om veto 1 Reference Factory Setup Set Adrift 24 Hall 4 Flanger 0 song e o mw wes 0 9 9 FX Type 11 PingPong Factory Setup Freakshow wymm a se so NoeSht o o 7 Large Hall 8 10 Reference Factory Setup Sound Fo 39 L11 Note Shit o o0 0 6 Bright Hall som o w wes 0 gt 9 FX Type 9 Deep Space som __ e eum __ e emm o wesm a e wm 3 T_T wmm m a wwe o 3 ume om 8 11 Reference 8 12 4 soma w eim o SCS emm co o Ss wes 0 gt etto AA wmm w o CS wwe 3x m SSCS uma m om 1 Factory Setup Grace A NER sound um o m SSS Lum __ dCs wm o amp wes 0 o wm i wma __ S wwe w FX Type 9 Deep Space Factory Setup Fanfaire 1 Sona w me M wes 0 e gt o MIDI Program
20. memory You can quickly select these setups with the 16 sound setup select buttons Additionally there are 16 permanently pre programmed Factory Setups which cover the most commonly needed sound combinations You can read more about Setup Mode in Chapter 4 MIDI MIDI Mode is primarily for use with a computer based sequencer In this mode the keyboard and performance controls are disconnected from the internal sound module A computer based sequencer or MIDI processor may then be connected between the keyboard controls and the sound module This is sometimes called local off You can read more about MIDI Mode in Chapter 5 Master Master Mode gives access to several parameters that affect the entire instrument Read more about Master Mode in Chapter 6 Menu v buttons In Edit Mode Program Edit or Setup Edit or MIDI and Master modes you can move among the menus by pressing these buttons LCD Displays 2 lines of 20 characters each to show the most relevant information in each operating mode Chapters 3 6 detail the display contents in the various operating and editing modes 2 5 Getting Started 2 6 Soft buttons The 3 buttons under the LCD have different functions which are labeled in the lower line of the display These buttons are referred to as soft buttons The buttons are used to select parameters for editing as well as zone muting in Setup mode Value buttons In Program mode and Setup mode
21. of octave transposition is 2 1 0 1 or 2 octaves The range of key transposition is from G 5 semitones flat to F 6 semitones sharp Key C means no additional transpose Total available transpose range is from 2 G 30 semitones to 2 F 29 semitones To change either the Octave or Key values first press the corresponding soft button which then lights up Next adjust the value with the and buttons The Octave value pins when it reaches 2 or 2 but the Key value wraps with carry to the octave when it passes F going up or G going down However if the ultimate transposition limit is reached 2 G going down or 2 F going up Key also pins Pressing and at the same time clears transposition to Oct 0 and Key C The Channel and Transpose setting are remembered as long as the KME61 is in Program Mode When you select Setup Mode the setup parameters govern channel s and transposition When returning to Program Mode they revert to what they were when Program Mode was exited When you turn on your KME61 Channel is set to 1 and Transposition is set to Octave 0 and Key C Editing a Program Program Mode has two Edit Pages for setting up the effects Unlike the Base Page edits for Channel and Transpose these edits can be made permanent and saved with the sound program To access the Program Mode Edit Pages press the Program Mode button again Its LED will flash to indicate that an edit page is active Changing to Se
22. result Second if you are layering your keyboard you might want the second program to be up or down an octave or even some other interval Zl Edit Note Shift Shift 12st Each zone can have a different Note Shift transpose The display shows the shift amount relative to Middle C in semitones for the current zone The and buttons step and the data slider scans through possible shift amounts Edit Velocity Range Velocity ranges allow you to create a setup where a soft strike on a key will play one program while a hard strike on the same key will play a different one Zl Edit Vel Range Zl Edit Vel Range blo 1 Hi 90 Lo 1 bHi 90 The 2 parameters Velocity Range Low and Velocity Range High define a velocity window If a key press produces a velocity inside a zone s window between the Low and High values the note is sent to the zone if the velocity is outside less than Low or greater than High then no note is sent It is also possible to specify a reversed range If a reversed range is specified High is less than Low then the note will be sent if the velocity is outside the range and not sent if it is inside the range The arrow indicates which parameter is being edited The arrow can be moved between Low and High by using the up and down menu buttons at the left of the display Setup Mode Edit Volume Use this parameter to set the initial levels of your 3 programs This allows you to mix the sounds to sui
23. to ship the unit for any reason Placement If you are going to be using the unit on a table now or in the future apply the four stick on rubber feet to the bottom Figure 2 1 shows the recommended locations Remove the backing paper from each rubber foot and attach in the recommended locations It is possible that these locations could interfere with some keyboard stand s supports so check how the KME61 fits on your stand before applying the rubber feet Figure 2 1 Placement of Rubber Feet Connecting the Power Turn the power switch at the rear of the unit off then plug the power adapter into the KME61 and into the wall Getting Started Place the power supply somewhere where it will stay dry and out of the way We recommend keeping it on the floor Never cover the power supply with anything it needs adequate ventilation to prevent overheating If you re not in the USA check that the line voltage rating of the adapter matches line voltage in your area Connecting the Audio Connect the Left and Right audio outputs to your audio system or mixer The outputs are unbalanced line level so use the line or aux inputs to your audio system You can also listen to the KME61 using headphones Plug a pair of headphones into the Headphones jack on the back of the KME61 Connecting the Pedals You can connect an optional switch pedal to the rear panel jack marked SW Pedal You can also connect an optional continuous control peda
24. up Group K Program 1 Solar Lead This is a Synth sound with some great capabilities Play the sound for a while Notice that if you strike the keys harder the sound gets brighter This program along with most of the KME61 programs is velocity sensitive Now play a key and press down harder on it You are hearing vibrato which is a wavering pitch This vibrato is being triggered by the aftertouch controller On this particular program that same vibrato can be triggered by the Modulation Wheel Try it Now try moving the Data Slider while playing This is changing the sound in yet another way Finally try moving the Pitch Wheel This bends the pitch of all of the notes up or down depending on which way you move the wheel In addition you can use the Switch Pedal as a sustain damper pedal much like a piano and use the Control Pedal as an expression pedal much like an organ Changing MIDI Channel and Transposition On the bottom line of the display Ch 12 indicates that MIDI transmit and receive is on MIDI channel 12 To change this press the left soft button which lights in response then the and buttons to alter the channel The left soft button LED being on means that the buttons are connected to the MIDI channel number In the sample display shown in this manual Oct 1 Key D indicates that the keyboard is transposed up one full octave and then an additional 3 semitones sharp to the musical key of D The range
25. volume control will typically have most of their range concentrated in the upper half of travel To check taper run the Control Pedal diagnostic and check the reading when the pedal is pressed halfway down If it s less than about 50 then it has an audio taper and will probably be difficult to use Pedals may have a control range that is less than 0 127 To check this run the Control Pedal diagnostic and check the reading at both extremes of pedal motion Good is a minimum reading of 0 or 1 and a maximum of 126 or 127 If one end is OK but doesn t quite reach at the other end it may be possible to adjust the linkage or gear to properly center its range If None of the Above If your problem is not covered above or none of the suggestions seems to work first check back and review the relevant sections of this manual Many difficulties are just programming problems caused by inappropriate settings of setup parameters If you want to be sure that all of the factory defaults are in place refer to Hard System Reset in Chapter 6 Master Mode Also be sure to check out Kurzweil s Internet web site for additional KME61 information that may have been published since this manual was written www kurzweilmusicsystems com Service Centers Contact the nearest Young Chang office listed at the front of this book to locate your local Young Chang Kurzweil representative Diagnostics The KME61 has extensive diagnostic software built in that can be
26. when stepped on The KME61 will work with either type as long as it is plugged in before power is switched on Panel Buttons and LEDs Pressing any panel button will change the display to show button and LED information For example pressing the Program Mode button will change the display to this PROGRAM MENU BUTTON PROGRAM LED ON The LED in the Program Mode button should also turn on All of the non sound select buttons with LEDs will behave similarly Pressing a button without an LED like up or down menu or or will display the button s name but the bottom line will be blank since there is no associated LED Pressing a Group or Program button is a little different For example pressing the Piano Group button will change the display to this EXTENSION KEY POS 01 01 LED RED The top line will be the same for any of these buttons The bottom line indicates the button s row number first 01 02 or 03 then the column number 01 08 Also the button s LED should light For the Program buttons the LED color indication should match the LED that is lit To change from red to green or green to red press the same Program button twice You can turn all of the LEDs on by pressing the and buttons together The 8 Program button LEDs should be orange and the others red Press any other button to turn the LEDs off again To escape the Scan diagnostics press the up and down buttons together The Main Diagnostic Menu page w
27. 3 Slo Wood Flute 84 Groove Bass 85 1 3 Pulse Bass 86 Sweeper Bass 87 Lowdown Bass 88 Rez Aah Pad 89 Crypt 90 Meteor Strings 91 Orch Pad 92 Neptune 93 Analogy 94 Dream Catcher 95 U Say Tomita 96 Acoustic Guitar 97 Strummer 12 Str 98 Rich 6 String 99 12 String Guitar 100 Chorus Elec Gtr 101 Elec 12 String 102 Jazzy Frets 103 Lead Rock Gtr 104 Round and Wound 105 Punch Bass 106 Two Finger Bass 107 Dual Tri Bass 108 Clav o Bass 109 Fret Not Bass 110 Upright Bass 1 111 Upright Bass 2 112 Studio Drums 1 2 113 Studio Drums 3 4 114 Ambient Rock Kit 115 Coliseum Kit 116 Resonant Traps 117 Tripkit Trashkit 118 Beat Box 119 Electro Kit 120 Virtuoso Perc 121 Rhythm Maker 122 Woody Marimba 123 African Marimba 124 Vibes 125 New Fluid Vibes 126 Aborigine Jam 127 Drums n Bells 8 13 Reference MIDI Bank6 0 Sweet lvories 1 Nice Touch Grand 2 Piano Solitude 3 Piano Recital 4 Full Bloom Piano b Pianetta 6 Suite Piano 7 Dreamy Piano 8 Basement Upright 9 Chiano 10 Way Back Piano 11 Dance Piano 12 Cloud Ride Piano 13 Organic Piano 14 Piano amp Wash 15 Piano amp Vox Pad 16 Mello E Piano 17 Tines Square 18 Brunch In Seoul 19 Classy Roadz 20 Barking Tines 21 Clean and Soft 22 Ballad Keys 23 Lotus Keys 24 Soft Ballad 25 70 s FM Tines 26 90 s FM Ballad 27 Chorus Rock Pno 28 Bright Pianotone 29 Family Portrait 30 Harpsi Piano 31 Fantasy Keys 32 Janet s Comp 33 Mild Sheen 34 Scrape Gl
28. Compact Raw Kit 116 TubeTraps lb der 117 Acoustric HiPKit 118 Dirt Triphop Kit 119 SumPumpKit MWSus 120 Marimba 121 Milky Way Vibes 122 Percussionist 123 Carnival 124 Primitive Perc 125 Bunch of Perc 126 Perc Party 127 Perc Circle 8 14 KME61 Effect Types No Effect Reference 0 No Effect 15 Bright Stage Chorus 16 Hall Chorus Reverb 17 Bright Hall Chorus 1 Room 18 Large Hall Chorus 2 Bright Room 19 Large Bright Hall Chorus 3 Stage 20 Deep Space Chorus 4 Bright Stage 5 Hall Reverb Flanger 6 Bright Hall 21 Room Flanger 7 Large Hall 22 Stage Flanger 8 Large Bright Hall 23 Bright Stage Flanger 9 Deep Space 24 Hall Flanger 25 Bright Hall Flanger Delay 26 Deep Space Flanger 10 4Tap Dly 11 PingPong Delay Chorus 27 4Tap Dly Chorus Reverb Chorus 28 PingPong Chorus 12 Room Chorus 13 Bright Room Chorus Delay Flanger 14 Stage Chorus 29 4Tap Dly Flanger 30 PingPong Flanger 8 15 Reference MIDI Implementation Chart Manufacturer Date 9 30 02 Young Chang Digital Synthesizers Model KME61 Version 1 0 Transmitted Default 1 1 Basie Channek changed 1216 1 16 Default Multi Multi memorized Mode Messages Any
29. Congratulations and thank you for purchasing a Kurzweil Young Chang KME61 You ve got your hands on an excellent sounding and flexible yet economical performance instrument and MIDI controller This manual will get you started with your new instrument You ll definitely want to keep the manual handy as you become an advanced user KME61 Overview The KME61 is a great live performance instrument It has many excellent sounds including most of the famous Kurzweil PC2 sounds already programmed and ready to go It is also a convenient MIDI controller ideally suited for controlling additional sound modules and as input to a sequencer Programs Setups and MIDI We ll use these three terms throughout this manual They re the components of the KME61 s performance features Programs are the 256 internal sounds of the KME61 Setups specify a combination of several performance features Each setup contains three zones that can cover any part of the keyboard or overlap across the entire keyboard You can program each zone independently with different programs transposition and MIDI channels You can split and layer up to 3 KME61 sounds and control up to 3 external MIDI instruments at the same time There are 32 setups and you can edit and save 16 of these You will use the MIDI mode to control external sound modules or interact with a computer based sequencer The Keyboard and Controllers The KME61 s keyboard has 61 standard sized org
30. Modes 3 amp 4 memorized Altered X Transmitted 0 127 0 127 key range Note N Raez True Voice 1 128 1 128 C 0 C 8 Note On Keys X X After Touch Pitch Bender po jo Control Change Bank select Mod wheel Breath Controller Foot Controller Data entry Data entry Volume Pan Expression AuxBend2 AuxBend1 Sustain Pedal Sostenuto Pedal Soft Pedal FX Select FX A Wet dry FX B Wet Dry Non registered param num Registered param num All Sounds off Reset All Control Change True 0 127 0 127 System Exclusive TO O System Common Song Sel X Tune X Clock X Local Control X All Notes Off X Aux M auda A Active Sense X Reset X X Notes Manufacturer s ID 07 Use Multi to assign different programs Device ID 0 To each MIDI channel Mode 1 Omni On Poly Mode 2 Omni On Mono O yes Mode 3 Omni Off Poly Mode 4 Omni Off Mono X no O O X X O X O O O X X O X X O O O X X O O O XXX Xx Xx x O O 8 16 Specifications Physical Specifications Reference KME61 Power Adapter cord type Height 3 1 4 in 8 3 cm 3 3 4 in 9 6 cm Width 37 1 8 in 94 4 cm 2 1 2 in 6 3 cm Depth 12in 30 5 cm 2 1 8 in 5 5 cm Weight 22 0 Ib 10 0 Kg 1 4 Ib 0 65 Kg Electrical Specifications Voltage 120VAC 220VAC 230VAC Adapter AD 54001 AD 54003 AD 54002 Safe voltage 100 125 Volts 190 230 Volts 200 250 Volts
31. Selection MIDI Bank 0 Reference 0 Stereo Grand 1 Classic Grand 2 Dynamic Grand 3 Warm Grand 4 Solo Grand Piano 5 Concert Grand 6 Mono Grand Piano 7 Piano for layers 8 Hard Rock Piano 9 Rock Grand 10 Grand Piano 440 11 Mono Stage Piano 12 Dyn StagePiano 13 Ragtime Piano 14 Tack Piano 15 Piano amp Strings 16 Classic E Piano 17 Serious Classic 18 That 70 s E Pno 19 Hard E Pno 20 Lounge E Piano 21 Dyno E Pno 22 Soft E Piano 23 Hybrid E Piano 24 My Best Wurly 25 Big Red Wurly 26 Brkfst in Korea 27 Soft Wurly 28 Wurly Road 29 Pearly Keys 30 Digital E Piano 31 Ballad E Piano 32 C3PO 33 Digi E Grand 34 Rock Grand 35 FantAsmAtron 36 Atmaz 37 Celestial Comet 38 Comp Time 39 Ruth Buzzy 40 Clav Classic 41 Touch Clav 42 Dual Wah Clav 43 Harpsichord 44 Modern Harpsi 45 CrystalClavchd 46 Accordion 47 Celesta 48 The Reverend s 49 Ballad Of 3 Bars 50 Prog Rocker s B 51 All Out Full On 52 Grungy Overdrive 53 Uptown Gospel 54 Retro Roto 55 Pipe Organ 56 Big Brass 57 Saxes Trumpets 58 Split Sections 59 Broadway Brass 60 Trombones 61 Bari Tenor Sect 62 Solo Tenor Sax 63 Williams Brass 64 Lyrical Strings 65 Slow Strings 66 Marcato Strings 67 Layer Strings 68 Fast Strings 69 Touch Strings 70 Velocity Strings 71 Phantom Strings 72 Ooh Aah 73 Doo gt lt Daa 74 Baa stacc Bop 75 Doo stacc Doop 76 Daa stacc Dot 77 Scatman 78 The Croons 79 Cathedral Vox 80 Solar Lead 81 Vox Lead 82 Alazawi 8
32. The left two soft buttons under the display perform the Panic function when pressed together This will silence stuck notes and reset the controllers to bring a runaway MIDI system back under control After pressing you should continue to hold the buttons until all stuck notes are silenced The right two soft buttons enter Demo Mode when pressed together Demo Mode is described earlier in this chapter Depending on the edit mode the and buttons to the right of the display may perform a special function when pressed Chapter 3 Program Mode To enter Program Mode press the Program button Its LED lights to indicate that the panel and player controls are in Program Mode Program Mode is automatically selected at power up In Program Mode the KME61 is a single zone instrument playing the current sound program across the keyboard and transmitting on just one MIDI channel If Program Mode is reentered after having been in Setup Mode the current program changes to that which was selected when Program Mode was last exited On entry the Group and Program Select LEDs corresponding to the current sound program light Program Mode Base Page When you are in Program mode the main display looks similar to this A01 Stereo Grand Ch 12 Oct 1 Key D On the top line Stereo Grand is the name of the current Sound Program and A01 indicates that it is Group A Program 01 The LEDs in the Group Select and Program Select buttons will also
33. alliope Keys LFO rate Tremolo Vibrato 3 Stage 15 Chiff Attack Timbre Para EQ freq Vibrato Depth 7 Large Hall 16 Spaced Harmonix Timbre Amp control Vibrato Depth 4 Bright Stage Reference Group G Organ Data Slider MW Mpress FX Type 1 The Reverend s LoPass Freq Rotary Ramp Speed 14 Stage Chorus 2 Ballad Of 3 Bars Perc Xfade Rotary Ramp Speed 3 Stage 3 Prog Rocker s B Perc Xfade Rotary Ramp Speed 3 Stage 4 All Out Full On Rotary Ramp Speed 7 Large Hall 5 Grungy Overdrive Rotary Ramp Speed 1 Room 6 Uptown Gospel Para EQ Freq Rotary Ramp Speed 12 Room Chorus 7 Retro Roto Xtra Hi Freq Rotary Ramp Speed 1 Room 8 Pipe Organ Layer Xfade 5 Hall 9 BackgroundOrgan LFO rate control Vib Tremolo Depth 3 Stage 10 Mello Tone Wheel LFO rate control Vib Tremolo Depth 3 Stage 11 Piped Organ Vibrato rate Vibrato Depth Pitch Bend 3 Stage 12 Playful Piper More breath Delayed Vibrato 4 Bright Stage 13 Peter s Pan Timbre air Vibrato Depth 3 Stage 14 Imaginary Flute Chiffer attack Delayed Vibrato Pitch Bend 4 Bright Stage 15 Bright Koreana Timbre Vibrato Depth 17 Bright Hall Chorus 16 Bouncin BassBall LFO rate control Vib Tremolo Depth 20 Deep Space Chorus Group H Brass Data Slider MW Mpress FX Type 1 Big Brass LoPass Freq Vibrato Depth Swell Env amp Pitch 3 Stage 2 Saxes
34. an style keys The keyboard is velocity sensitive meaning the harder faster you press a key the louder the voice except for organ voices which realistically are not velocity sensitive The keyboard is also release velocity sensitive meaning that MIDI signals expressing how rapidly a key is released get sent to external equipment The keyboard also has monophonic aftertouch which means that the force used to hold a key down can affect the character of the sound being played The KME61 also has several controllers There are 2 wheels a slider and 2 pedals The Pitch Wheel the one on the left makes the pitch of a sound go higher when the wheel is rotated upwards and lower when the wheel is rotated downwards The Modulation Wheel controls different characteristics of the sound for each program Likewise the Data Slider controls a different characteristic of the sound for each program The KME61 has 2 Pedal Inputs one is for a Switch Pedal and the other one is for a continuous Control Pedal The Switch Pedal is used as a sustain damper pedal and the Control Pedal is used to control expression Introducing the KME61 Caution Be sure to plug the included switch pedal only into the jack marked SW Pedal Your KME61 may be damaged if you plug a switch pedal into the CC Pedal jack and leave it there for a long time Modes The KME61 has four operating modes When in Program Mode the KME61 is an easy to understand and ope
35. ass 35 Air Society 36 Push Air 37 Dronin 38 Alien Salt Mine 39 Imperfect Storm 40 Mod Clavier 41 Belly Celeste 42 Harpsichordion 43 Circus Keys 44 Cosmic Calliope 45 Calliope Keys 46 Chiff Attack 47 Spaced Harmonix 48 BackgroundOrgan 49 Mello Tone Wheel 50 Piped Organ 51 Playful Piper 52 Peter s Pan 53 Imaginary Flute 54 Bright Koreana 55 Bouncin BassBall 56 Goosed Riff Sect 57 Fatso Sax 58 Big amp Beefy Saxes 59 Goosed Unison 60 Anabrass 61 Honk n Dyn Sax 62 Saxy Lush 63 Classical Brass 64 Fast Vtrig Rosin 65 Emotional String 66 Octave Strings 67 Emphatic Strings 68 Rosin Section 69 Resolute Section 70 Tender Strings 71 Flute amp Strings 72 Bright Voices 73 Crystal Voices 74 Vox amp Organ 75 BIG Ooh Voices 76 BIG Voices 77 Bright Syn Vox 78 Vox Orgel 79 Vox amp Strings 80 Subdevide 81 Rezzy Bass Poly 82 Technicolor 83 Elan Lead 84 Sun Spot Lead 85 Dinosaur s Lead 86 Sawyer s Bomb 87 Reverse Feedback 88 Poseidon 89 Analogica 90 Anti Rez 91 Spider s Web 92 Ethereal Strings 93 FreeResAhh Notch 94 00h gt lt Aah Pad 95 Vocalicious 96 Titanium Guitar 97 Latin Lover 98 Roto 12 String 99 Electric 12 100 Twangy Guitar 101 Chr Elec amp Mute 102 Comp Chr E Gtr 103 Trashed Tubes 104 Gimme The Finger 105 Bright E Bass 106 Bright A Bass 107 Triangle Bass 108 Yow Bass 109 Mono Synth Bass 110 400 HP Bass 111 Base in Face 112 Radio Kings Rods 113 Ripper Kit Vinyl 114 LA Drums Brk Bt 115
36. ayers overlapping sounds Zl Edit Key Range Z1 Edit Key Range KLO C2 Hi C7 Lo C2 boi C7 This menu includes 2 paired parameters so gt is used to indicate the current parameter to be edited The gt can move to the right by pressing the down menu button or to the left by pressing the up menu button to select Low key or High key The and buttons step and the data slider scans through the 128 possible keys in chromatic order You may also set these directly from the keyboard First press the and buttons at the same time The display changes to show the following screen Zl Strike Low Key PLo C2 Hi C7 4 3 Setup Mode Next strike the key you wish to specify for the Low Key value The pointer then moves and waits for the High Key to be struck Zl Strike Low Key not C2 gt Hi C7 Note that keys struck to set these parameters do not sound After both Low Key and High Key are set keyboard operation returns to normal Edit Note Shift Note shift is like transposition for each separate zone It is called note shift because the MIDI note numbers that would normally be sent for a key are being shifted You can use this parameter in 2 creative ways First if you are splitting your keyboard you might notice that a program in a zone is too high on the right side and too low on the leftside You can shift the left program up by an octave or two and shift the right program down by an octave or two and get a better
37. be set The editing logic is the same as the corresponding screen in Program Mode See the Appendix for a list of the 30 available effect types Edit MIDI Effeci Levels MIDI Effect Levels Ch 14 A 99 B 283 This page permits the wet dry mix for the A and B effects to be set in the internal sound generator The levels for each incoming MIDI channel may be set separately The left soft button allows a MIDI channel to be selected for level editing The existing mix levels for that channel are then displayed The center and right soft buttons can then be used to select a level for editing with the and buttons and the data slider Note that the Effects Type and Effects Levels may be changed from a sequencer via MIDI Any MIDI channel that is enabled see below may be used See the MIDI Implementation chart in the appendix for the controller numbers used to change effects settings Edit MIDI Channel Enables MIDI Channel Enables Ch 14 On This screen allows some of the MIDI channels in the internal sound generator to be turned off An off channel will not play any notes or respond to any controllers The left soft button along with the and buttons or data slider selects a channel to examine or change The center soft button along with the and buttons will toggle the On Off status of the channel MIDI Mode Saving and Exiting To escape MIDI Edit Mode and return to the MIDI base page press the MIDI Mode button again
38. between 59 and 67 inclusive If it is indeed 63 then CENTER will also be displayed which indicates perfect centering of the wheel mechanism However any value between 59 and 67 inclusive is OK Modulation right Wheel Moving the right wheel will trigger a display similar to this MODULATION VALUE 76 With the wheel rolled all the way forward the value should be no greater than 1 When rolled all the way back it should be no less than 126 Data Slider When the data slider is moved the display should change to something like DATA SLIDE VALUE 119 Moving the data slider downward should produce values down to zero Moving it upward should produce values up to 127 Control Pedal When a control pedal is plugged into the CC Pedal jack and moved the display should change to something like CC PEDAL VALUE 56 When the pedal is moved the values should change from 0 or 1 to 126 or 127 See the Control Pedal Problems section above if the pedal s range is less than this Also check the value reading when the CC Pedal plug is pulled out it should change to 126 or 127 Troubleshooting Switch Pedal If a Kurzweil switch pedal is plugged into the SW Pedal jack the display should change to this after the pedal is stepped on once SWITCH PEDAL VALUE 0 The value with be 0 when the pedal is not stepped on and 127 when it is stepped on Note that other brands of pedals may work backward 127 when not stepped on and 0
39. ck the following e KME61 Volume slider moved down Move the slider to the Up position e If a control pedal is plugged in be sure it is pressed down e Volume control on audio system or mixer turned down e Signal source selection on audio system or mixer is incorrect e Audio cables not securely plugged in at both ends e Incorrect type of audio cable If you can hear sound but it is low or distorted look into these possibilities e Audio cables not securely plugged in at both ends e Low voltage output from power module Check Power Problems above e A received MIDI Volume or Expression message has specified a low volume e A control pedal is plugged in but is not pressed down e Input to audio system is set for low impedance instead of high impedance e Input trim to audio system or mixer is set too low MIDI Problems If you are experiencing problems sending MIDI to an external module check these e MIDI cable not securely plugged in at both ends e Wrong MIDI connections To send MIDI plug into the KME61 s MIDI Out connector and the module s MIDI In connector Don t assume read the jack labels e Defective MIDI cable MIDI Transmit channel s specified by Program Mode or MIDI mode or current setup does not match that of the receiving device If there are problems with the internal sound module receiving MIDI from an external device like a computer sequencer try these e Transmitting device not sending MIDI on Channel 1 e
40. d the corresponding parameter values for the 3 zones are shown on the bottom line see examples below As before a zone soft button may be pressed to select a zone for editing pressed again to mute and pressed a third time to unmute The parameter value for the selected zone may be edited as usual by using the and buttons or the data slider Note that the effect of edits is audible either immediately or when the next note is played Screens editing rules and the function of each parameter is described below Edit Sound Select Zl Edit Sound Select K15 Sawyer s Bomb Initially the above screen appears when the Sound Select parameter is selected When one of the zones is selected for editing the currently selected zone number is shown in the top line and the full program name is displayed in the bottom line The and buttons step through the sounds in front panel Group Program order with None being first in the sequence and the Data Slider scans through them in front panel Group Program order with A01 Stereo Grand being first in the sequence Additionally the Group and Program Select buttons may be used to change the selection directly None means that this zone does not play any internal sounds It still may send to external MIDI devices unless that too is set to None in the Edit MIDI Channel page Edit Key Range Setting the key range allows you to create a setup with keyboard splits 2 separate sounds on 2 sets of keys or l
41. dential installation This instrument generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this instrument does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the instrument off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the instrument and the receiver Connect the instrument into an outlet on a circuit other than the one to which the receiver is connected f necessary consult your dealer or an experienced radio television technician for additional suggestions NOTICE This apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications AVIS Le present appareil numerique n emet pas de bruits radioelectriques depassant les limites applicables aux appareils numeriques de la class B prescrites dans le Reglement sur le brouillage radioelectrique edicte par le ministere des Communications du Canada SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS The Kurzweil KME61 User s Guide Young Chang Distributors Contact the nearest
42. eans that key number 25 Middle C C4 was pressed The key numbers range from 1 C2 to 61 C6 1ST and 2ND show the status of the key s two switches 0 Off and 1 On Since the key is halfway down only the first switch is on After pressing the remaining distance the second switch turns on and the display changes to KEYBRD POS 25 1ST 1 2ND 1 PRS 0 Now both key switches are on After the key is down pressing harder will activate the aftertouch pressure sensor and the PSR value will increase KEYBRD POS 25 1ST 1 2ND 1 PRS 78 Firm pressure should be required to get the reading up to 126 or 127 If it is too difficult or too easy to reach values near 127 a service center may need to adjust the pressure sensitivity Finally when the key is released the two key switches turn off in the opposite order they turned on 2ND first then 1ST and displayed as follows KEYBRD POS 25 1ST 0 2ND 0 PRS 0 Properly functioning keys will go through the sequence just described If one of the switches doesn t turn on or the 0 1 indication flickers it means that the keyswitches need cleaning by a service center Troubleshooting 7 6 Pitchbend left Wheel Moving the left wheel will trigger a display similar to this PITCH BEND VALUE 101 With the wheel rolled all the way forward the Value reading should be less than 5 rolled all the way back it should be more than 123 When released it should spring to a value
43. efore using the product 2 This product must be grounded If it should malfunction or break down grounding provides a path of least resistance for electric current to reduce the risk of electric shock This product is equipped with a power supply cord having an equipment grounding conductor and a grounding plug The plug must be plugged into an appropriate outlet which is properly installed and grounded in accordance with all local codes and ordinances DANGER Improper connection of the equipment grounding conductor can result in a risk of electric shock Do not modify the plug provided with the product if it will not fit the outlet have a proper outlet installed by a qualified electrician Do not use an adapter which defeats the function of the equipmentgrounding conductor If you are in doubt as to whether the product is properly grounded check with a qualified serviceman or electrician 3 WARNING This product is equipped with an AC input voltage selector The voltage selector has been factory set for the mains supply voltage in the country where this unit was sold Changing the voltage selector may require the use of a different power supply cord or attachment plug or both To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock refer servicing to qualified maintenance personnel 4 Do not use this product near water for example near a bathtub washbowl kitchen sink in a wet basement or near a swimming pool or the like 5 This product
44. emolo Depth 22 Stage Flanger 7 Comp Time LoPass Freq Vibrato rate Depth 4 Bright Stage 8 Ruth Buzzy LoPass Freq Cut Vibrato Vibrato 22 Stage Flanger 9 Janet s Comp Filter Cutoff Vibrato Depth 22 Stage Flanger 10 Mild Sheen Filter Cutoff Vib Tremolo Depth 3 Stage 11 Scrape Glass Filter Cutoff Vibrato Depth 12 Room Chorus 12 Air Society Filter Cutoff Vib Tremolo Depth 22 Stage Flanger 13 Push Air Filter Cutoff Filter LFO Depth rate 9 Deep Space Flanger 14 Dronin Bandpass freq BandPass Width 15 Brit Stage Chorus 15 Alien Salt Mine Env control Attack Vibrato Depth 26 DeepSpace Flanger 16 imperfect Storm Cutoff Freq Layert_ Resonance DD po DeepSpace Chorus Group F Clavier Data Slider MW Mpress FX Type 1 Clav Classic Bass Level HiPass LFO Depth 1 Room 2 Touch Clav Timbre BandPass LFO Rate 1 Room 3 Dual Wah Clav Bandpass Width 21 Room Flanger 4 Harpsichord Timbre Decay Control 1 Room 5 Modern Harpsi Timbre ci 8 Large Bright Hall 6 CrystalClavchd Treble Cut Vibrato 5 Hall 7 Accordion Timbre Swell Swell 1 Room 8 Celesta Timbre LoPass Freq 1 Room 9 Mod Clavier Timbre Para EQ amp bna dier 1 Room 10 Belly Celeste Trelmolo rate Tremolo Depth 5 Hall 11 Harpsichordion Timbre Para EQ freq Tremolo Depth 4 Bright Stage 12 Circus Keys LFO rate control Vib Tremolo Depth 5 Hall 13 Cosmic Calliope LFO rate Tremolo Vibrato 11 PingPong 14 C
45. ese are the MIDI Mode and Master parameters After pressing Send the following screen is displayed Press Start to Send Start Cancel Pressing the left soft button will begin sending the memory data and proceed to the next screen The sequencer should be set up and recording before pressing Start The right soft button will cancel sending and return to the Send memory data page Sending Memory This screen will be displayed while the memory data is being sent out The bottom line is used to display a progress bar When the send operation is complete the Send memory data page is displayed again Receiving Memory Data Receive Memory Data Receive This page allows you to receive previously sent memory data from a computer based sequencer To begin the receive process press the right soft button which will proceed to Master Mode Waiting for data Cancel 2 oO 5 TD x Di wn a H amp 2 You should now start playing a previously recorded memory send from your sequencer program If you wish to cancel press the right soft button to return to the Receive memory data page Otherwise once the first valid data block is received the next screen is displayed Receiving The bottom line is used to display a progress bar When receiving is complete the Receive memory data page is displayed again Although not shown the right soft button will still cancel receiving but the partially loaded memory may
46. ferent internal sound programs at once and perhaps more if an external module is connected The zones may overlap or not without restriction This means that you can split and layer the zones Each zone has a number of parameters associated with it which may be edited These edited parameter values may then be saved as one of 16 User Setups and recalled at a later time There are also 16 permanent Factory Setups If Setup Mode is reentered after having been in Program or MIDI Mode the current setup changes to that which was selected when Setup Mode was last exited The mute status of its zones see below is also remembered Setup Mode Base Page The Setup Mode Base LCD page looks similar to this FS01 Virtuoso Lead US01 User Setup A K15 K13 LO None None None In the drawing above mo means the soft button in that position is on while means it is off Selecting Setups While the current setup is not being edited different setups may be freely selected by using the User Setups and Factory Setup buttons in the right part of the front panel The 16 User Setups buttons select one of the 16 User created Setups The 8 Factory Setups buttons select one of the 16 factory created preset setups The first 8 of these 1 8 are indicated by red and the second 8 9 16 are indicated by green Selection and changing the color wor
47. ge 15 Suite Piano 1 Room 16 Dreamy Piano 6 Bright Hall Group B Piano 2 Data Slider MW Mpress FX Type 1 Hard Rock Piano 1 Room 2 Rock Piano 1 Room 3 Grand Piano 440 4 Bright Stage 4 Mono Stage Piano 1 Room 5 Dyn Stage Piano 1 Room 6 Ragtime Piano 1 Room 7 Tack Piano 1 Room 8 Piano amp String LoPass Freq String Level 4 Bright Stage 9 Basement Upright 4 Bright Stage 10 Chiano 4 Bright Stage 11 Way Back Piano 7 Large Hall 12 Dance Piano Highpass filter 1 Room 13 Cloud Ride Piano 8 Large Bright Hall 14 Organic Piano Vox timbre 9 Deep Space 15 Piano amp Wash Cutoff Pad layer 3 Stage 16 Piano amp Vox Pad Cufoff Vox layer 4 Bright Stage Group C E Piano 1 Data Slider MW Mpress FX Type 1 Classic E Piano Timbre Tremolo Depth 1 Room 2 Serious Classic Tremolo Rate Tremolo Depth 2 Bright Room 3 That s 70 s E Pno Tremolo Depth 1 Room 4 Hard E Piano Tremolo Depth 2 Bright Room 5 Lounge E Piano Timbre Tremolo Depth 1 Room 6 Dynamic E Piano Hi Freq Cut Tremolo Depth 4 Bright Stage 7 Soft E Piano LoPass Freq Cut Tremolo Depth 4 Bright Stage 8 Hybrid E Piano Timbre Tremolo Depth 1 Room 9 Mello E Piano Tremolo Rate Tremolo Depth 1 Room 10 Tines Square Tremolo Rate Tremolo Depth 1 Room 11 Brunch In Seoul Tremolo Rate Tremolo Depth 1 Room 12 Classy Roadz Tremolo Rate Tremolo Depth 1 Room 13 Barking Tines Tremolo Rate Tremolo Depth 1 Room 14 Clean and Soft Filter cutoff Ben ia 7 Large Hall 15 Ballad Keys Tremolo Rate Tre
48. he Switch Pedal transmits MIDI controller 64 messages to internal sounds and external MIDI for each active zone Control Pedal Jack You can plug a Control pedal in here Not all continuous control pedals are made the same we recommend the Kurzweil CC 1 Please see chapter 7 for specifications The Control Pedal transmits MIDI controller 11 messages to internal sounds and external MIDI for each active zone MIDI Ports The KME61 both transmits and accepts most standard and several specialized MIDI messages In other words it can serve as both a MIDI master and a MIDI slave Using the KME61 as a MIDI Master MIDI Out 2 3 Getting Started Connect a MIDI cable from the MIDI Out port of the KME61 to the MIDI In port of the device you want to control another MIDI musical instrument or any device that accepts MIDI such as a computer with a MIDI interface or an integrated MIDI In port This makes the KME61 a MIDI control device and you can use it to play other instruments make recordings using sequencers or send MIDI System Exclusive SysEx messages for storing setups and effects settings externally Using the KME61 as a MIDI Slave MIDI In Connect a MIDI cable from the MIDI Out port of the instrument or device that you re using as the MIDI master to the MIDI In port of the KME61 This makes the KME61 a MIDI slave enabling you to play its sounds from any MIDI instrument keyboard wind controller drum pads whatever or to
49. ill now be displayed LCD Diagnostic On the Main Diagnostic Menu press the center soft button to start the LCD diagnostic While the diagnostic is running the screen will turn white then black then will run through all of the possible display characters Let it run through 2 or 3 cycles of this to ensure there are no problems then press and hold the up and down buttons until the main menu page is displayed again 7 7 Troubleshooting Engine Diagnostics On the Main Diagnostic Menu press the right soft button to enter the Sound Engine diagnostic selection menu The display will change to DIAG ENGINE STEP AUTO The left soft button STEP allows you to run one diagnostic at a time The center soft button AUTO will start an automatic sequence of diagnostics that will run repeatedly Pressing the up and down buttons together will cancel engine diagnostics and return to the Main Diagnostic Menu When the STEP soft button is pressed the display changes to TEST ROM START and the left soft button will be flashing Press it to begin the diagnostic named in the top line Or use the button to move down and button to move up the list of available diagnostics Pressing the up and down buttons together will cancel engine diagnostics and return to the Main Diagnostic Menu Below is a description of each of the available diagnostics 1 TEST ROM This performs a checksum test of the engine software 2 TEST SROM This pe
50. indicate the currently selected program The color of the Program Select LED indicates whether it is the lower numbered set red 1 8 or higher numbered set green 9 16 Selecting a Program The current sound program may be changed by selecting a different Group using the 16 Group Select buttons or a different Program within the current Group using the 8 Program Select buttons as described below or by receiving a MIDI Program Change message on the current MIDI Channel The first press of an unlit Program Select button will light it red and select the lower set of program numbers 1 8 A second press flips the color to green and selects the higher set A quick double click of an unlit button skips the red selection and goes directly to the green selection Pressing an already lit Program Select button will flip its color and corresponding set The and buttons will also change the program selection if no soft button is lit They cycle first through the programs in the current group then select the next or previous group and continue Selecting a new group and or program from the front panel will also send a MIDI bank select and program change on the current channel if enabled by the Send Program Change MIDI Parameter The Bank number either 0 or 6 will be transmitted as Bank LSB CC 32 Program Mode Playing a Program Once you ve selected a program you use the KME61 s controls to change the sound while you play Let s call
51. ing the right soft button Cancel brings back the previous display Saving Your Edited Program To leave Program Mode Edit press the Program Mode button which is still flashing If the Effect Type or FX levels were changed from their previous values including reloading the defaults the Program Save Dialog is executed first as shown below If no changes have been made the dialog is skipped the Program Mode Base page is displayed and the Program Mode LED stops flashing Save Current Prog Yes No Cancel The right soft button Cancel will cancel the exit and return the display to the previous edit page The center soft button No will discard the changes to Effect Type and Effect levels then return the display to the Program Mode Base page 3 3 Program Mode The left soft button Yes will first display the following screen momentarily FX settings saved to A01 Grand Piano then save the current effect type and level settings to the currently selected sound program Finally the Program Mode Base page will be displayed Chapter 4 Setup Mode To enter Setup Mode press the Setup button Its LED lights to indicate that the panel controls are in Setup Mode If the LCD display is showing an edit page of the current mode it will be necessary to exit to that mode s base page mode LED on continuously before the Setup Mode button will be recognized When in Setup Mode the KME 61 is a 3 zone instrument playing up to 3 dif
52. ks just like Program Mode While the Setup Mode Base Page is displayed the and buttons can be used to sequence through the different setups factory setups first then user setups FS01 or US01 are abbreviations of Factory Setup and User Setup respectively For the factory setups a name is displayed For the user setups the setup is identified by its letter code A P Setup Mode Sound Program For Each Zone The bottom display row shows the Group and Program for each of the 3 zones For example Zone 2 is using Group L and Program 9 A zone can also have no program assigned to it and the display shows None If you want to see the full name of a program that is assigned to a zone simply press the associated soft button which then causes the display format to change For example if the Zone 1 button left soft button is pressed the display changes to FS01 Virtuoso Lead Z1 K15 Sawyer s Bomb Zone Muting The bottom line displays the selected zone and its program name Z1 stands for Zonel 72 for Zone2 and so forth If the same zone soft button is pressed again the zone will be temporarily muted that is its sound will be turned off Press the button a third time and the sound returns The zone soft buttons are lit when the corresponding zone sound is on It is best to experiment with this to understand exactly how it works The mute status is remembered until a differen
53. l to the rear panel jack marked CC Pedal Turning on the Power Turn the power switch to the On position The display and all of the LEDs perform a brief lightshow then the Program Mode Group A Piano 1 and Program 1 LEDs will light up The LCD will also display its initial screen See Chapter 3 for more detail Before playing we recommend that you slide the Volume control nearly to the bottom and gradually push the control up while playing the keyboard This way you won t cause any pain or damage if there s too much gain in your sound system Play Away Use the Volume slider or your audio system s volume control to vary the volume Press a Program select button once to hear the red sound and twice to hear the green sound You can also press a Group button to select a different group of related sounds You can select any of the KME61 s 256 sounds by using the Group select buttons and Program select buttons or by pressing the and buttons at the right of the display The selected sound s full name will be displayed on the LCD Playing the Demo 2 2 To play the demonstration song press the center and right buttons under the display at the same time They are lightly marked as Demo You ll then see the next screen DEMO Elements PLAY EXIT To play the demo song press the left soft button marked Play The demo song will start to play In the display the word Play changes to Stop If you
54. ller 1 messages to internal sounds and external MIDI for each active zone Getting Started Volume Slider The Volume Slider affects the level of sound sent to the Line and Phones output Data Slider The Data Slider is used in a similar fashion to the Modulation Wheel It often controls some aspect of the sound for the current Program It also sends MIDI controller 6 to internal sounds and external MIDI for each active zone In addition the Data Slider is used for some editing functions Mode buttons As described in Chapter 1 the KME61 has 4 main operating modes The information is repeated here for your convenience Program When in Program Mode the KME61 is an easy to understand and operate stand alone performance instrument To change the sound group press one of the 16 Group select buttons To change the sound in the current group press a Program select button Each Program button has 2 different programs assigned to it Press the button a second time to select the second program The entire keyboard will play the sound shown in the display You can read more about Program Mode in Chapter 3 Setup When in Setup Mode the KME61 becomes a sophisticated MIDI controller with a built in multi timbral sound module The keyboard can be split into 3 sections or zones each playing a different sound and transmitting on a different MIDI channel Up to 16 different MIDI setups can be defined and stored in the built in nonvolatile
55. lope attack rate 2 Bright Room 10 Emotional String Timbre dullar Switch Layers 3 Stage 11 Octave Strings Timbre dullar da dias 4 Bright Stage 12 Emphatic Strings Timbre dullar Switches layers 9 Deep Space 13 Rosin Section Timbre dullar Switches layers 3 Stage 14 Resolute Section Switches layers 4 Bright Stage 15 Tender Strings Timbre dullar Switches layers 6 Bright Hall 16 Flute amp Strings ire badi Modulation sweep 9 Deep Space 8 4 Reference Group J Voices Data Slider MW Mpress FX Type 1 Ooh gt lt Aah Timbre Vibrato Layer Xfade 3 Stage 2 Doo gt lt Daa Timbre Vibrato Layer Xfade 3 Stage 3 Baa stacc Bop Envelope Control Vibrato Swell 3 Stage 4 Doo stacc Doop Envelope Control Vibrato Swell 6 Bright Hall 5 Daa stacc Dot Envelope Control Vibrato Swell 1 Room 6 Scatman Envelope Control Vibrato Swell 1 Room 7 The croons Timbre Vibrato 20 Deep Space Chorus 8 Cathedral Vox Brightness Cut Brightness Cut 5 Hall 9 Bright Voices Timbre Vibrato Depth 3 Stage 10 Crystal Voices LFO rate control Vib Tremolo Depth 17 Bright Hall Chorus 11 Vox amp Organ Disable organ layer SE 17 Bright Hall Chorus 12 BIG Ooh Voices Vibrato rate Vibrato Depth 20 Deep Space Chorus 13 BIG Voices Vibrato rate Vibrato Depth 27 4Tap Chorus 14 Bright Syn Vox Timbre Vibrato Dep
56. molo Depth 8 Large Bright Hall 16 Lotus Keys Tremolo Rate Tremolo Depth 6 Bright Hall 8 2 Reference Group D E Piano 2 Data Slider MW Mpress FX Type 1 My Best Wurly Tremolo Rate Tremolo Depth 3 Stage 2 Big Red Wurly Tremolo Rate Tremolo Depth 1 Room 3 Brkfst in Korea Timbre Tremolo Depth 2 Bright Room 4 Soft Wurly Timbre Tremolo Depth 2 Bright Room 5 Wurly Road Timbre Tremolo Depth 1 Room 6 Pearly Keys Timbre Tremolo Depth 1 Room 7 Digital E Piano Timbre Tremolo Depth 1 Room 8 Ballad E Piano Timbre Tremolo Depth 7 Large Hall 9 Soft Ballad Tremolo Rate Tremolo Depth 6 Bright Hall 10 70 s FM Tines Filter cutoff Tremolo Depth 1 Room 11 90 s FM Ballad Alternative attack Vibrato Depth 1 Room 12 Chorus Rock Pno 13 BrightRoom Chorus 13 Bright Pianotone Tremolo Rate Tremolo Depth 8 Large Bright Hall 14 Family Portrait Tremolo Rate Tremolo Depth 18 LargeHall Chorus 15 Harpsi Piano Vib Tremolo Rate Vib Tremolo Depth 8 Large Bright Hall 16 Fantasy Keys Timber Amp control Vibrato Depth 8 Large Bright Hall Group E Pop Keys Data Slider MW Mpress FX Type 1 C3PO Timbre Tremolo Depth 14 Stage Chorus 2 Digital E Grand Timbre Tremolo Depth 12 Room Chorus 3 Rock E Grand Timbre Tremolo Depth 12 Room Chorus 4 FantAsmAtron Timbre Tremolo Depth 1 Room 5 Atmaz Timbre Tremolo Depth 14 Stage Chorus 6 Celestial Comet Treble Cut Tr
57. mon Problems Below is a list of the most commonly encountered problems and suggestions for solving them Power Problems The LCD and LEDs will display a short startup sequence when power is turned on then begin normal operation If nothing at all happens when you turn the power switch on solid pressed in check these items line e Power module not plugged securely in wall outlet e Cord from power module not fully plugged into KME61 e Input voltage rating of power module does not match your power system e Incorrect or defective power module The power module specifications are 9 5VAC 2 0 amp center pin positive 5 5mm OD 2 5mm ID coax type plug Kurzweil Model No PP95 20 e Dead wall outlet power strip or extension cord If there s evidence of life but operation isn t quite normal check these items e Input voltage rating of power module does not match your power system e Incorrect or defective power module See above for power module specs Voltage or current rating less than specified will cause unusual or intermittent operation e Power system voltage abnormally low Try a different unused outlet e Intermittent operation can be caused by a replacement power module with the wrong size plug The correct plug fits snugly into the jack and doesn t wobble Troubleshooting Audio Problems NOTE When diagnosing audio problems set the KME61 to play its demo sequence If there is no sound from your KME61 che
58. press the Setup button If any parameter was changed while on the editing pages the Save Dialog will begin with this screen Save Current Setup Yes No Cancel At this point only the three soft buttons will be recognized as follows Cancel Return to the previous edit page No Go to the Setup Base page without saving the edited values Yes Continue with the next save dialog screen Setup Mode Select a User Setup OK Cancel At this point the 16 User Setup buttons will light as follows Off User Setup slots that are currently empty have default setup On User Setup slots that have previously been saved to Flashing The currently selected setup if it is a user setup Now only the left and right soft buttons and the User Setup Select buttons will be recognized as follows Cancel Return to the previous edit page User Setup When pressed that button s LED will begin to flash If another button s LED was flashing it will either turn off or stop flashing according to its previous use status OK The edited setup will be saved to the User Setup slot with the flashing LED Thus if you simply want to update the current user setup the left soft button would just be pressed twice Save to User Setup X After the save operation a confirmation screen is displayed briefly then the Setup Base page is displayed as originally requested 4 7 Chapter 5 MIDI Mode MIDI Mode is used when working with a sequencer
59. rate stand alone performance instrument To change the sound group press one of the 16 Group select buttons To change the sound in the current group press a Program select button Each Program button has 2 different programs assigned to it Press the button a second time to select the second program The entire keyboard will play the sound shown in the display You can read more about Program Mode in Chapter 3 When in Setup Mode the KME61 becomes a sophisticated MIDI controller with a built in multi timbral sound module The keyboard can be split into 3 sections or zones each playing a different sound and transmitting on a different MIDI channel Up to 16 different MIDI setups can be defined and stored in the built in nonvolatile memory You can quickly select these setups with the 16 sound setup select buttons Additionally there are 16 permanently pre programmed Factory Setups which cover the most commonly needed sound combinations You can read more about Setup Mode in Chapter 4 MIDI Mode is primarily for use with a computer based sequencer In this mode the keyboard and performance controls are disconnected from the internal sound module A computer based sequencer or MIDI processor may then be connected between the keyboard controls and the sound module This is sometimes called local off You can read more about MIDI Mode in Chapter 5 Master Mode gives access to several parameters that affect the entire instrument Read more abou
60. rate 12 Room Chorus 15 400 HP Bass Filter cutoff Vibrato Depth Resonance 12 Room Chorus 16 Base in Face Filter cutoff Vibrato Depth Resonance 12 Room Chorus Group O Drum Data Slider MW Mpress FX Type 1 Studio Drum 1 2 Timbre Layer Switch 1 Room 2 Studio Drum 3 4 Timbre Layer Switch 1 Room 3 Ambient Rock Kit Timbre Layer Switch 3 Stage 4 Coliseum Kit Timbre Pitch control 5 Hall 5 Resonant Traps Timbre Pitch control 1 Room 6 Tripkit Trashkit Timbre Layer Switch 1 Room 7 Beat Box Timbre Layer Switch 1 Room 8 Electro Kit Timbre Layer Switch 1 Room 9 Radio Kings Rods Timbre 2nd kit Enable 1 Room 10 Ripper Kit Vynyl Shaper timbre 2nd kit Enable 3 Stage 11 LA Drums Brk Bt Timbre 2nd kit Enable 1 Room 12 Compact Raw Kit Shaper timbre 2nd kit Enable 6 Bright Hall 13 Tubetraps Ib der Shaper timbre 2nd kit Enable 1 Room 14 Acoustic HipKit Shaper timbre 2nd kit Enable 4 Bright Stage 15 Dirt Triphop Kit Timbre 2nd kit Enable 5 Hall 16 rae Timbre Drone layer Pitch Control 5 Hall Reference Group P Percussion Data Slider MW Mpress FX Type 1 Virtuoso Perc Pitch Control Muting 4 Bright Stage 2 Rhythm Maker Pitch Control Sample Start 1 Room 3 Woody Marimba Sample Start Layer switch 5 Hall 4 African Marimba Lyr Enable Shaker 2 Bright Room 5 Vibes Lyr Enable Sine 3 Stage 6 New Fluid Vibes 8 Large Bright Hall 7 Aborigine Jam 3 Stage 8 Drums n Belle
61. rforms a checksum test of the Sound ROM While running a progress bar is displayed The test takes about 1 minute TEST SRAM This tests the read write memory of the sound engine CPU 3 4 TEST DRAM This tests the delay memory used by the effects processor 5 TEST MABEL This tests the main sound generator chip 6 TEST MIDI PORT Before running this diagnostic a MIDI cable MUST be connected between the MIDI In and MIDI Out jacks of the KME61 Do not connect to any other MIDI device when running this diagnostic N SEND SINEWAVE This diagnostic will generate a 1000Hz sinewave audio signal beginning at a moderately loud volume Please disconnect or turn down your audio system before pressing the Start soft button While running the data slider can be moved to change digital level of the sinewave signal from 127dB very faint to 0dB very very loud The sinewave is used with external test equipment to measure distortion signal to noise ratio and other audio parameters Press the button to stop the sinewave While an Engine Diagnostic is running the display will change to using the MIDI test as an example TEST MIDI PORT CHECK MIDI PORT After a few seconds the bottom line will change to show the results Troubleshooting TEST MIDI PORT TEST OK If there was an error the display would instead show TEST MIDI PORT TEST FAIL CODE 00 In either case the left soft button may be pressed to run the
62. s Sample Start 3 Stage 9 Marimba Timbre duller Alternative Attack 1 Room 10 Milky Way Vibes Trelmolo rate Tremolo Depth 20 Brit Stage Flanger 11 Percussionist Shaper timbre Alternative Attack 3 Stage 12 Carnival Filter cutoff Alternative Attack 2 Bright Room 13 Primitive Perc Disables layer Alternative Attack 1 Room 14 Bunch of Perc Pitch change Alternative Attack 1 Room 15 Perc Party EES Ep Alternative Attack iud Was wit 1 Room 16 Perc Circle EES oe Alternative Attack S E wit 1 Room When you play the KME61 with a master keyboard computer based sequencing software or a standalone sequencer you can use MIDI program and bank numbers from the following list Note that the list shows true MIDI program numbers from 0 to 127 Some sequencers use a 1 to 128 numbering scheme In that case add 1 to the program number shown in the list A few computer based sequencers such as Cakewalk Cubase etc allow you to use program names directly The KME61 uses the same program name number bank assignment as the Kurzweil PC2 so set your sequencer to PC2 mode to take advantage of this feature Note that the KME61 does not provide the KB3 Mode programs that are in the PC2 Factory Setup Configuration Factory Setup Virtuoso Lead Reference 8 8 Factory Setup sound A01 No Nm Keylow ca ce J Le est es IAN molo EA Velow 31 loo ol rm ko Voume 127 z 4 Bright Stage Cwe
63. s a mono two circuit plug It won t work and could damage your KME61 e If the pedal works backward operates very abruptly more like a switch or not at all it s most likely a wiring problem See discussion below e When using adapter cables to adapt a pedal with two mono cables verify that the Y adapter is a stereo splitter type and not just a Y adapter designed to plug two headphones into a single jack e Volume pedals typically won t work well because of impedance or taper problems See below for details Active volume pedals won t work at all The control pedal must be wired to a single stereo 1 4 inch plug as follows e Wiper to Tip connection of 1 4 inch plug e Top end of resistance element to Ring connection e Bottom end of resistance element to Sleeve connection Use the Right Impedance Taper and Range For best results use a Kurzweil CC 1 control pedal available from your dealer The CC 1 meets all of the requirements described below at an economical price A control pedal should have an impedance between 5 000 and 100 000 ohms Less than 5 000 may overload the reference voltage source in the KME61 and interfere with operation of other controls like the Data slider More than 100 000 may result in electrically noisy 7 3 Troubleshooting operation which may cause your KME61 to send MIDI Controller messages constantly The taper of the control should be linear for easy predictable control Pedals designed for
64. s made to match the bar s dynamics with the envelope of the sound being played 2 allows MIDI program changes to be sent manually to any channel The left soft button allows the transmit MIDI channel for MIDI Mode to be changed and may be edited with the and buttons in the usual way Editing the channel does not itself send anything The middle and right soft buttons are used to send arbitrary Program Change messages Editing either in the usual way causes MIDI Program Change and Bank Select LSB messages to be sent each time one of the values changes Besides the usual 0 127 choice None is available which suppresses sending the corresponding message MIDI Mode MIDI Mode Edit Pages There are 3 MIDI Mode Edit Pages An edit page is entered by pressing the MIDI button which then begins to flash The up and down menu buttons cycle among the edit pages Pressing the MIDI button again exits back to the last displayed MIDI Mode base page Note that Effect Type and Effect Levels set in MIDI Mode only apply to MIDI Mode However the Channel Enables also apply to Program Mode as well as MIDI Mode Selecting Program or Setup modes resets the effects as specified in the new mode s parameters The MIDI Mode settings are remembered however and become effective again when MIDI Mode isre entered They may also be saved Edit MIDI Effect Type MIDI Effect Type 14 Stage Chorus This page permits the Effect Type for the internal sound generator to
65. same test again or a different test selected with the and buttons As usual the up and down buttons pressed together will exit back to the Main Diagnostic Menu page AUTO Diagnostics If AUTO is selected in the Engine Diagnostic Menu all of the above diagnostics including the sinewave are run in sequence repeatedly until stopped Please turn down or disconnect your audio system before selecting Each iteration takes about 90 seconds This mode is useful for burning in a unit at the factory or after a repair has been made Note that a MIDI cable must be connected from MIDI Out to MIDI In for the MIDI test to pass If a test fails the sequence will pause for a couple of seconds so the failure message can be seen then it will continue A Fail Counter is displayed in the upper right corner of the screen which increments every time a test fails To stop the test sequence press and hold the up and down buttons until they are recognized between the tests 7 9 Chapter 8 Reference Default Program Setup The Program Setup defines the MIDI characteristics of Program mode You also set the effects parameters for each of the 256 sounds while editing the Program Program Parameters Below is a list of the parameters and default values for the Program Mode The shaded parameters are not available in Program mode The default values of the effects parameters vary according to which sound is selected ZONE 1 ZONE 2 ZONE Sound
66. should only be used with a stand or cart that is recommended by the manufacturer 6 This product either alone or in combination with an amplifier and speakers or headphones may be capable of producing sound levels that could cause permanent hearing loss Do not operate for a long period of time at a high volume level or at a level that is uncomfortable If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears you should consult an audiologist 12 13 The product should be located so that its location or position does not interfere with its proper ventilation The product should be located away from heat sources such as radiators heat registers or other products that produce heat The product should be connected to a power supply only of the type described in the operating instructions or as marked on the product This product may be equipped with a polarized line plug one blade wider than the other This is a safety feature If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet contact an electrician to replace your obsolete outlet Do not defeat the safety purpose of the plug The power supply cord of the product should be unplugged from the outlet when left unused for a long period of time When unplugging the power supply cord do not pull on the cord but grasp it by the plug Care should be taken so that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure through openings The produc
67. t Effects ParametersS ereer 3 3 Saving Your Edited Program ii 3 3 The Kurzweil KME61 User s Guide Chapter4 Setup Mode Setup Mode Base Page see deeem anna KALAKALAN LINA MANA ate 4 1 Selecting Setups cede tote oie ria arene 4 1 Sound Program For Each Zone ui 4 2 FAO LB E M 4 2 Setup Edit Bages ianitor obesity e bi vans 4 2 Edit Sound Selection rati rrr RETE hx e rie Res 4 3 Edit Key Range vostede AA educa iodo Aba aiii 4 3 Edit Note Shiftu issniiuinna nani nebenbei bein risate Dite 4 4 Edit Velocity Range ainia dai aida 4 4 Edit Volume AA 4 5 Edit Effect Types A AA a eri E ree e ee v En 4 5 Edit Effect Levels aerei RU D REPE erae 4 5 MID Parameters eet ette ete iro t gi erede tre p res rte tne 4 6 Edit MIDI Channel nonne espere dtt iii 4 6 Edit MIDI Bank and Program sese nnne 4 6 Edit MIDI VONNE ina etude atas 4 6 Saving and Exiting from Editing essere 4 6 Chapter 5 MIDI Mode MIDE Mode Base Pages ausente p deri un RISE HERR SI IE IS NAAN 5 1 MIDEMode Edit Pages dete e a I e e e e TERRAE PERS 5 2 Edit MIDI Effect Ty pes ise medien tes e epe tere REI ertet 5 2 Edit MIDI Effect l evels tee NTN tee iti dial 5 2 Edit MIDI Channel Enables sees eee 5 2 Saving and Bxiting er tne ats tede De toga A s e e ge og AA 5 3 Chapter 6 Master Mode Master Tunes la loba 6 1 Keyboard Touch IE A oda e hati DA ceda AT
68. t Master Mode in Chapter 6 How to Use This Book 1 2 This KME61 User s Guide is designed to help you get up and running quickly If you know electronic instruments and MIDI already and you know pretty much what you want to do with your KME61 at least read the beginning of Chapter 2 If you need some more help using the KME61 s many features you should also read all of Chapters 3 and 4 Chapters 5 and 6 give more information on use with a sequencer and global functions and describe some typical applications The remaining chapters provide troubleshooting and reference material that can be referred to when needed Finally don t underestimate the index We ve tried to think of every word and topic you may need quick access to it s the next best thing to a search engine Also don t forget to check our web site for any late breaking information on the KME61 and other Kurzweil products http www kurzweilmusicsystems com Above all have fun and make lots of great music with your KME61 Chapter 2 Getting Started This chapter will help you hook up your KME61 and learn its basic functions Unpacking the Instrument Carefully remove all of the contents of the shipping box The box that your KME61 ships in contains the following KME61 AC Adapter 9VAC 2 0A This manual Warranty card Four adhesive backed rubber feet Be sure to keep the box and packing materials at least during the warranty period in case you need
69. t setup is selected The mute status may also be saved see below If the same or a different setup button on the front panel is selected again the display will go back to the initial page Setup Edit Pages 4 2 There are a number of Setup Edit pages The Setup Edit pages are where you will create or modify setups to suit your performing needs In addition to selecting programs you can adjust the volume transposition key range effects levels and other parameters for each of the 3 zones To edit the currently selected setup press the Setup button The Setup Mode LED will begin flashing The soft button LEDs continue to display the mute state of each zone When you enter the edit pages the default mute status of the setup will be reloaded To exit the Edit pages press the Setup button again Factory Setups may be edited but the edited version must either be saved in a User Setup slot or abandoned when a different setup is selected The Up and Down menu buttons at the left of the display can be used to select the desired edit page The page selection pins when either end of the list is reached The pages in order are 1 Edit Sound Select 2 Edit Key Range Low High 3 Edit Note Shift 4 Edit Vel Range Low High 5 Edit Volume 6 Edit Effect Type Setup Mode 7 Edit FX A FX B Level 8 Edit MIDI Channel 9 Edit MIDI Bank Program 10 Edit MIDI Volume When an Edit Page is displayed its name is in the top line an
70. t should be serviced by qualified service personnel when A The power supply cord or the plug has been damaged B Objects have fallen or liquid has been spilled into the product C The product has been exposed to rain D The product does not appear to be operating normally or exhibits a marked change in performance E The product has been dropped or the enclosure damaged 14 15 Do not attempt to service the product beyond that described in the user maintenance instructions All other servicing should be referred to qualified service personnel WARNING Do not place objects on the product s power supply cord or place the product in a position where anyone could trip over walk on or roll anything over cords of any type Do not allow the product to rest on or be installed over cords of any type Improper installations of this type create the possibility of a fire hazard and or personal injury RADIO AND TELEVISION INTERFERENCE WARNING Changes or modifications to this instrument not expressly approved by Young Chang could void your authority to operate the instrument IMPORTANT When connecting this product to accessories and or other equipment use only high quality shielded cables NOTE This instrument has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a resi
71. t your performance Zl Edit Volume Vol 110 This parameter adjusts the relative volumes of the internal sounds played by the zones 127 is maximum and zero becomes Off The value may be changed using the and buttons and by the Data slider It is best to set the loudest zone to a value near 127 then set the others to lesser values Edit Effect Type In program mode each program has its own Effect Type and effect levels In setup mode the effects are shared among the 3 programs but you can still set individual effect levels So for example if an Effect Type has a Chorus and a Reverb you can adjust the 1 zone to have Chorus and Reverb added to the sound and the 214 and 3 zones to only have Reverb added to the sound Z Edit Effect Type 14 Stage Chorus The Effect Type applies to all 3 zones so any of the 3 zone buttons may be pressed to begin editing The zone number in the top line changes to an to denote that this page applies to all of the zones The possible values are 30 different effect types see the appendix for a list Edit Effect Levels As we mentioned above you can independently set the effects levels for each zone in your setup If the Effect Type has 2 names such as Stage Flanger the first is the A effect and the second is the B effect Zl Edit FX Levels Zl Edit FX Levels DA 53 B 10 A 5 PB 10 These parameters independently adjust the wet dry send levels to each section of the selected
72. th 10 4 Tap Dly 15 Vox Orgel Timbre Control Vibrato Depth 6 Bright Hall 16 Vox amp Strings Vibrato rate Vibrato Depth 5 Hall Group K Synths Data Slider MW Mpress FX Type 1 Solar Lead LoPass Freq Vibrato Rate Depth Vibrato Rate Depth 14 Stage Chorus 2 Vox Lead LoPass Freq Vibrato Rate Depth Vibrato Rate Depth 20 Deep Space Chorus 3 Alazawi LoPass Envelope Vibrato Rate Depth Vibrato Rate Depth 28 Pingpong Chorus 4 Slo Wood Flute Breath Noise Tremolo Depth Cut 19 LargeBHall Chorus 5 Groove Bass LoPass Freq Vibrato Depth Vibrato Rate 21 Room Flanger 6 1 3 Pulse Bass LoPass Freq Vibrato Rate Depth 19 LargeBHall Chorus 7 Sweeper Bass LoPass Freq Vibrato Depth Vibrato Depth 12 Room Chorus 8 Lowdown Bass LoPass Freq Vibrato Rate Depth Vibrato Rate Depth 21 Room Flanger 9 Subdivide Filter cutoff Vibrato Depth 12 Room Chorus 10 Rezzy Bass Poly Filter cutoff Vibrato Depth 17 Bright Chorus 11 Technicolor Filter cutoff Vibrato Depth 29 4Tap DLY Flanger 12 Elan Lead Filter cutoff Vibrato Depth Vibrato 5 Hall 13 Sun Sport Lead Filter cutoff Vibrato Depth Vibrato 16 Hall Chorus 14 Dinosaur s Lead Filter cutoff resonance Vibrato Depth Vibrato 1 Room 15 Sawyer s Bomb BandPass width Vox pitch bend 15 Stage Chorus 16 Reverse FeedBack Filter cutoff Vibrato Depth 3 Stage Group L Pads Data Slider MW Mpress FX Type 1 Rez Aah Pad LoPass Freq Vibrato Swell 9 Deep Space 2 Crypt Timbre Vibr Pan Fltr LFO Vibr Pan Fl
73. tr LFO 9 Deep Space 3 Meteor Strings LoPass Freq Vibrato Trem Depth Brightness 7 Large Hall 4 Orch Pad LoPass Freq Vibrato Horn Layer Swell 8 Large Bright Hall 5 Neptune Chiff Level Tremolo Depth 8 Large Bright Hall 6 Analogy LoPass Freq Vibrato Rate Depth Swell 5 Hall 7 Dream Catcher LoPass Freq Filter LFO Depth Swell 8 Large Bright Hall 8 U say Tomita LoPass Freq Vibrato Trem Vibrato Trem 3 Stage 9 Poseidon ae Tremolo Depth Vibrato Trem 7 Large Hall 10 Analogica Resonace Vibrato Depth Filter cutoff 10 4Tap Dly 11 Anti Rez Filter cutoff Vibrato Depth rate 2 Bright Room 12 Spider s Web Filter cutoff Filter Sweep Volume 7 Large Hall 13 Ethereal Strings Filter cutoff in Layer2 e 5 Hall 14 FreeResAhh Notch Filter cutoff Pisces Treble Boost 5 Hall 15 Ooh Ahh Pad Resonace Vibrato Depth s ad 8 Large Bright Hall 16 Vocalicious Timbre duller Deffierent envelope 5 Hall Reference Group M Voices Data Slider MW Mpress FX Type 1 Acoustic Guitar EQ Ctr Freq Vibrato Vibrato Rate 1 Room 2 Strummer 12 Str Brightness Vibrato 3 Stage 3 Rich 6 String Timbre Vibrato 5 Hall 4 12 String Guitar EQ Ctr Freq Vibrato Vibrato Rate 3 Stage 5 Chorus Elec Gtr Timbre Tremolo Depth 3 Stage 6 Elec 12 String Timbre Tremolo 5 Hall 7 Jazzy Frets
74. tup MIDI or Master modes is disabled To leave the Program Mode Edit Pages press the Program Mode button again If Program Mode changes were made the Program Save Dialog is executed first see below Otherwise the display will immediately change back to Program Mode Base Page and the Program Mode LED will stop flashing Edit Effect Type 16 Hall Chorus The first Program Mode Edit Page is for selecting the Effect Type program There are 30 Effect Types each with a unique combination of an A Effect and a B Effect The number and name of the currently selected Effect Type are displayed on the bottom line of the LCD The and buttons or Data Slider may be used to scroll through the list of choices Edit Effect Levels Edit Effect Levels DA 53 B 103 A 5 PB 10 The second Program Mode Edit Page is for adjusting the wet dry mix for the A and B effects separately The arrow gt indicates which parameter you are adjusting You can move the arrow to the A or B parameter by using the up and down menu buttons The buttons or Data Slider are used to adjust the level which is pointed by the arrow Restoring the Default Effects Parameters For either of these edit screens pressing and at the same time will bring up this page Reload default prog Yes Cancel Pressing the left soft button Yes will cause the original factory settings for Effect Type and Effect Levels for the current program to be reloaded Press
75. urzwell KME67 User s Guide KURZWEIL PWE Up EL 2002 All rights reserved Kurzweil is a product line of Young Chang Co Kurzweil and KME61 are trademarks of Young Chang Co All other products and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Product features and specifications are subject to change without notice Part Number 910383 001 Rev A The Kurzweil KME61 User s Guide CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL The lightning flash with the arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the produci s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the product IMPORTANT SAFETY amp INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO THE RISK OF FIRE ELECTRIC SHOCK OR INJURY TO PERSONS WARNING When using electric products basic precautions should always be followed including the following 1 Read all of the Safety and Installation Instructions and Explanation of Graphic Symbols b
76. used to test for proper operation of almost every component Although this chapter is intended primarily for service personnel the diagnostic software can also be helpful for identifying problems with the cables and external controls Starting Diagnostics 7 4 1 Turn the power switch off 2 Press and hold the two buttons marked and on the front panel 3 Turn the power switch on while continuing to hold the buttons 4 Wait until the soft button LEDs begin to flash then release the buttons 5 On the LCD System Diag Wait will be displayed briefly then the Main Diagnostic Menu will become active SYSTEM DIAG READY SCAN LCD ENGINE Troubleshooting There are three diagnostic groups that may be used as follows 1 SCAN This single diagnostic displays the action of every control 2 LCD This diagnostic tests the memory of the display module 3 ENGINE These diagnostics test various parts of the internal sound board To proceed to a diagnostic group press the associated soft button Scan Diagnostic When the Scan Diagnostic is selected the initial screen will be like this SCAN DIAG PRESS ANY KEY At this point any key press button press or control movement will display what moved and what its value is Response to each of the controls is described below Keys When a key is pressed very slowly halfway down the display will first change to KEYBRD POS 25 1ST 1 2ND 0 PRS 0 POS 25 m
77. want to stop the song press the Stop button While the song is stopped you can select other demo songs by using the and buttons at the right of the display When you are ready to leave Demo Mode press the right soft button Exit Getting Started The Rear Panel KURZWEIL AUDIO POWER PEDAL MBI LCD Switch O Contrast CC Ich SW Pedal AC 9V o NS 1 0 20A Left Right Headphones Power Switch Press the to turn the KME61 on or the O to turn it off If it will be off for a long period of time unplug the power adapter from the wall The KME61 s memory needs no power or battery to retain information so there is no advantage in leaving the power on Power Jack Plug the cord from the included power adapter into this jack Try to always use the adapter supplied with the unit Replacements can be ordered from your Kurzweil dealer Audio Jacks The Left and Right audio jacks are used to connect to your audio system If you are only planning to use one cable please use the Left jack to hear a monaural mix of the left and right signals Phones Jack Plug your headphones in here You ll need a 1 4 inch to 1 8 inch or phone to mini adapter plug when using headphones that have a mini plug Switch Pedal Jack Use this jack to plug in the Switch pedal For this pedal to work properly it must be plugged in before power is turned on T

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