Technics SX-KN6000 HD-SX6 User Manual
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1. FILE All the OUTPUT SETTINGS will be stored and loaded from each song title individually 24 HD SX6 Owners manual Function KN6000 AfterLoadPage HOME PAGE After loading a song title the home page will be displayed SEQ PAGE As Technics standard the sequencer page will be shown These settings are only effective with JumpAfterLoad Mode STANDARD Function SAVE OPTION MODE STANDARD If you save a song title to HD SX6 there is the KN6000 standard order PANEL P MEM SEQ COMP SOUND PADS EFFECT given HDD LOAD IF you load a song with an other order than KN6000 standard this parameter automatically set that same order also to the SAVE OPTION Function LYRICS FONT SIZE STANDARD Regular size of sentence like MIDI file lyrics close text lines SMALL Smaller font but more space between the lines BIG 4 lines only very big letters Function SAVE OPTIONS A small memory area store your personal settings expect WRITE PROTECT ON OFF The WRITE PROTECT ON OFF setting cannot be stored gt Press the SAVE OPTION button and on the following page the SAVE OPTIONs again Function HDD FORMAT One of the most important page is the HDD FORMAT screen Important Already the installation guide explained how important the FULL format for a proper working is Every HD SX6 need at least once that FULL format 25 HD SX6 Owners manual HON FORMAT The FULL Format Duration ACHTUNG about 25 min p partition with2. STANDARD lt OJIK LOAD MODE STANDARD ergs snout 4 Woe F gt gt 2 Change the WRITE PROTECT from ON to OFF mode This procedure has to be done only once for each turn ON This parameter cannot be stored in the SAVE OPTION memory HD SX6 Owners manual Directory naming It s up to your decision how to proceed the naming of directories The most easy way is to use the optional HD TechManager6000 page 32 gt 1 Press the SELECT SONG button on the HD SX6 main page DIRECTORY MAM CNG You will find the same DIREC ons r Dyas ax TORY SELECT page but there is pa perc feted now the EDIT button in the right bottom corner visible CABC 4Zabcdetghijgkieanope ust Paki The naming page looks almost cont Gay ca Gaal Git Ged ats ma AGE E the same as the KN6000 6500 in 0 p a F E et Oo wo wo ee oo 2 naming page gt 2 Press EDIT and you will find the NAMING page You can use all characters as well as capital and small letters based on the KN6000 6500 operation Function Long directory names Taking advantage of the big screen directories can be named with a maxi mum of 16 characters Additionally the LST button offers a small memory with the last naming string Please refer also to the APPENDIX on page 26 and 27 for more information 3 After generating a DIRECTORY name press the OK button to save the new name in to the directory list The system will change back to the DIRECTORY SELECT and
3. Format alt Bte derut ich fine scanning need to be made OUICK aaa only once QUICK Format Nahien Sie die zu formatierende Partition oder alle Geren Sie cen Desteiligan Code sin Mandbuch Seite 29 Mach cir s Duration about 3 min p par korrekten Cingate wird de Festplatte uneiecerruflicn oye x fornatiert ind gescarnt Daue ca 25 Bin p Partition tition can be used for cleaning 1 3 SB hterd PARTITION SELECT a partition RESET 0 j2 i4 J6 8 EEEE Ty Without selection of a specific partition 1 2 3 the ALL function will be started Only with the correct typed code the procedure will be started Important Please note all this function delete all dada irrevocable There is no undo function Be careful The Format Code is 73298125 mmaa pollon Type the number as same as on the LOAD BY NUMBER page Use RESET if your entry was wrong 26 HD SX6 Owners manual CUSTOM LYRICS amp OPTIONS The CUSTOM LYRICS is a specific lyrics format developed already for the HD AE5000 and improved for the HD SX6 Important The CUSTOM LYRICS is quite different to the MIDI file lyrics Also the KN6000 6500 cannot read load that file Only if the file is copied to the HD SX6 you can benefit from the advantages of the CUSTOM LYRICS Get back EE If there is a CUSTOM LYRICS Beatos m 5 i e E A 2 120 TLX stored with a song and ree oe hie so SS loaded the display will auto i hes Behl 2y Aan o
4. Fran oeo we so rer nino fw HSE Aa a sav ng takes about 12 seconds ALL ON a a a a a a A A a a a a ALL PF gt eee ey ee eee ees ey ee ey fey ree fee ey more If you have selected a place with an already existing song a warning page appear DELETE TITLE DELETE DIRECTORY If you want to delete a title or an entire directory just press the button on the left side up or down the display Delete a single song title will take about 10 seconds An entire directory nee more time depend on the numbers of song titles HD SX6 Owners manual SELECT JUKEBOX What is a Jukebox No we don t talk about a record machine But the system is almost the same We are using a reserved RAM area to temporarily store songs titles Similar to a real music box you can preselect up to 8 links for the next dance round These settings will be stored only in the static RAM and there are no write save to the HDD necessary How can you create and recall a Jukebox 2 1 Press SELECT JUKE BOX on the HD SX6 main page On the JUKE BOX page press the SET button JUKE BOX Now you will find the familiar DEDY f asam DIRECTORY SELECT page lt A Sth of Beeiheten Went ies red ley gt If the JUKE BOX SET MODE on the SETUP amp TOOLS 3 3 is set to ALPHA LIST you will find the lt rowpaten Echo ALPHABETIC SORTED page to lt The sun aint genna shine SET select your song title lt Urlaub in Gbertayern RE Change to the corresponding FILE SELECT p
5. HD SX6 HDD to a backup media The HD TechManager6000 offer all necessary func tions for a comfortable work with your HD SX6 data and your computer The following elements built the frame of the HD TechManager6000 e Backup and Restore Selection between the full or the archive backup and restore HD managing tools Convenient edit functions like directory and file move directory and file delete all text string naming copy data to HDD and many others e Print options Print your directory and file lists in the same order as your HDD structure or alphabeti cally Also the C L S can be printed The HD TechManager6000 is delivered with the special CE approved parallel port and USB cable program CD ROM owners manual and the HD SX6 system update disk The HD TechManager6000 is a 32bit Windows95 98 2000 application for the IBM PC or compatibles Unfortunately the USB implementation on the Win95 USB ver sion doesn t fully support the actual USB standard Message from Microsoft FD TechBackup If you like to have your data not only on the computer backup media but also as a FD backup the FD TechBackup offer an easy to use program to generate disks with the most important files For more details and prices please ask your dealer for the main software leaflet or send us a message info keysoftservice ch LyricsEditor Not only for the Technics Custom Lyrics we have developed a MIDI TECH lyrics editor where you can rework you perso
6. be set OFF because of security reasons atter each load and save operation OFF In studio or home use you can change this parameter to OFF mode and earn 1 second less loading amp saving time 23 HD SX6 Owners manual Function DISPLAY FONT SIZE Select your preferred display font size Small font means 48 directories and 2 x 16 songs titles will be displayed Big font has only 30 directories and 2 x 8 songs titles Function TAB TEMPO ACCESS The TAB TEMPO ACCESS is a kind of QUICK LOAD for the HD SX6 To avoid press and hold the DISK button and make acrobatic hand movements the TAB TEMPO button can be set as you HD SX6 FAVORITE access button Select from various pages and of course OFF mode to give the TAB TEMPO button his official function Function ABOUT amp HELP On this page you will find al the important information s about your HD SX6 system like software version HDD parameter and others PAGE 3 3 serve ANU TOOLS moo eS OU _ j important functions like SAVE a heme functions vou OPTION and FORMAT HDD on ae lt KNEDOO A terLosdPags HOMEPAGE n romar woot ie lt SAVE OPTION NODE HO LORD 2 WATON ay Function JUKE BOX SET MODE STANDARD If you press the SET button on the JUKE BOX the DIRECTORY SELECT will appear ALPHA LIST With this parameter the ALPHABETIC SORTED list will appear Function SEPARATE OUTPUT LOAD GLOBAL The OUTPUT SETTINGS are stored only global for all the songs titles
7. for your stage setting All HD SX6 operations are controlled through the KN6000 6500 display and powered by the new speedy 32 bit RISC processor The hardware connection between the HD SX6 and the KN6000 6500 main board is made with an industrial 56 pin micro connector HD SX6 is controlled and tested to reach the CE certification e Specification HD SX6 system board with 2 5 E IDE hard disk drive mounted HD SX6 owners manual Update disk and warranty card HD SX6 Owners manual Congratulations on choosing the HD SX6 as your hard disk option for the Technics KN6000 6500 and thank you very much for your valued confidence in our latest prod uct HD SX6 HD Hard Disk S System K eXtension 6000 KN6000 offers a huge memory capacity a very quick loading and all the necessary option s which will support your pertormance Most of the HD SX6 operations are controlled in the same way as the KN6000 6500 features HD D Hard Disk Drive File Single file Song Title One or more files with same name Directory Folder of max 16 Song Title DIR C L S Custom Load Script Script utility to link up to 32 song Title A remark to some more information s in the appendix 6 HD SX6 Owners manual SELECT SONG Since the load function is the most important thing on stage the HD SX6 is primarily designed to offer fast HDD access and automated operation Therefore we start the function explanations with a simple file
8. load If your HD SX6 is empty no data transfer from previous HDD systems you need to save a song first Please go to the page 14 SAVE SONG Function HD SX6 entry point Because HD SX6 uses the same page s for loading files saving files and edit functions we have added an dedicated HD SX6 icon gt 1 Press the DISK button on the MENU group followed by the HARD DISK MAIN MENU button on the DISK MENU The HD SX6 main menu page appears The right side buttons have A 6 direct access to the basic load S SETUP B TOOLS A serve menm gt SELECT SONG ijt selection momen 1 The left side functions are PE CUSTOM LYRICS iro e smmernxe meeeg SELECT JUKE BOX J BUN LOW meee ETTHOFWD reserved for tools and settings Ur PTO Lore eraoro s EF OUTPUT MIXER eld ma SELECT C L S BF in the non playing mode In the centre part of the display you can see the status of WRITE PROTECT WRITE CON FIRM SELECTED PARTITION LOAD BY NUMBER MODE QUICK LOAD MODE JUMP AFTER LOAD DISPLAY MODE and free memory capacity of HDD Function Selected Partition One of the most important new features is the HDD division into 3 equal partitions for each 3 840 songs titles The main reason for that was to keep loading file searching speed More about that below SETUP amp TOOLS on page 20 HD SX6 Owners manual SELECT SONG by name 2 Press the SELECT SONG button DIRECTORY SELECT a pw DD Te aw iii Ts LOB Beira Titel uz 1
9. protected always if you switch ON your KN6000 Important This function cannot be stored on the SAVE SETUP memory 22 HD SX6 Owners manual Function WRITE CONFIRM ON OFF All save functions normally need your confirmation by pressing YES or CANCEL Experi enced users may not want this confirmation procedure to appear every time so it can be set to OFF Function SELECT PARTITION Since one of our main target was a compatibility to the HD MEC2000 HD HSO3000 and HD AE5000 and the installed HDD is gigantic we have decided to create 3 equal partitions Select your Partition 1 2 or 3 Function LOAD BY NUMBER MODE STANDARD The directory and the song title will be displayed The LOAD button need to be pressed to start loading AUTO LOAD The song title will be loaded after the 5 Character entered Function QUICK LOAD MODE STANDARD Press and hold the DISK button for 3 seconds and the most recently selected directory page will appear LBN BOX Like MODE 1 but change to the LOAD BY NUMBER page GLS Like MODE 1 but change to the C L S page JUKE BOX Like MODE 1 but change to the JUKE BOX page ALPHA LIST Like MODE 1 but change to the ALPHA LIST page Function JUMP AFTER LOAD STANDARD This mode will set the display after HD loading is completed to the KN6000 play mode screen HD SX6 The SX 6 mode will keep the same HD SX6 page present Function STOP HD MOTOR ON The motor of the hard disk drive will
10. you will find them empty 2 Select a free C L S Place and press EDIT C L S NAMING PP Write the name of the script file os ry heal ar in th naming on th pi 6 9 in the way as naming o e Ma ATA s KN6000 6500 Up to 16 characters are allowed b ABC 0123456 gt ust S Our example is called Happy 123 SWD birthday party wer a b cj dj f g hj ij J ki U wy posni l yipary w o p a r w e a a a a a a o 3 Press OK to save the C L S name HD SX6 Owners manual C L S BSCS LOCATION 05 01 After saving your script name EDIT ates i to the script list the C L S FILE LOAD page name will appear The script name will be shown on the C L S title box but the rest of the file list box will be 2 m aL a A aa empty gt 4 Press the EDIT button Based on the C L S EDIT page all further operations will be made on this page But first we will search the first title for the birthday C L S gt 5 To find the first song title for the C L S press SEARCH DIR SELECT FOR C L S On the different background OC Verschiecwre Ott ai ox coloured DIR SELECT FOR O02 Lintaches Testi 012 022 003 66998 aiai aaa C L S you can select the direc O sriiiiidtiiddiiiii aay O24 sat Tosta COS Gtens Hitter 01S oas tory where your song title is a Ca P har located oon Oig oon oo ora 029 9g993699 fio a2 O20 6ST Custae Style 4 4 gt P Press OK to get the FILE SELECT FOR C L S page Select
11. 2 Folbatenel ice ue issos im ivo Hit ivo Hite Baad 1423 Lto kiir Lieur hts ine 100 Re biin us 1 indere sute Jiti iib Gute M w i 108 Porwor id Cleans U7 Ove m ei 186 Rte ue i Alte Re it ue 153 ue 1z 133 199 Theater an P FLPWAR SORTED The DIRECTORY SELECT page will appear For an easier operation in the low light conditions such as on stage the OK function is set to both top right buttons Use the UP DOWN button the LEFT RIGHT or the Program Tempo wheel to select the directory you wish to display If you or your service centre made a data transfer from a previous HDD system you will find all directories in the well known structure With the BigFont selected you will only see 30 directories but 8 different pages Function Directory select Directory search The total of 240 directories are divided into 5 pages Using the LEFT RIGHT button you can change from column to column and with the page left right from page to page gt 3 Select a directory and press OK The FILE SELECT page will appear W3 fo ki iret on 2 a 7 Herncei be AZZI ertain Pel tretier Qi Tema inetee lode pa Wind n tenre p etl r omele Pieta a Hew riss OF Serre reel SCT OS Ssirer ean sey vers wood po al BS a PY the file info box Iwo ruc In the left box you will see all the selectable songs titles The directory name is listed in the top box The right box grey label is a preview of the fol lowing direc
12. CHADEN SACH SCHADEN ENTSTANDENE VERBIND LICHKEITEN GEGENUBER DRITTEN UND SCHADEN DIE AUS FEHLFUNKTIONEN DES PROGRAMMS ODER AUFGRUND VON BEDI ENUNGS FEHLERN ENTSTEHEN DIES BEINHALTET IST ABER NICHT BESCHRANKT AUF JEDE FORM VON UNTERBRECHUNG EINES SERV ICE GESCHAFTSVERLUSTE FOLGESCH DEN ODER ANDERE NACHTEILE DIE AUS DER BENUTZUNG DES PROGRAMMS ENTSTEHEN IN STAATEN IN DENEN DIESER TOTALE GEWAHRLEIS TUNGS UND HAFTUNGSAUSSCHLUSS NICHT ERLAUBT IST IST DIE BENUTZUNG VON HD SX6 NICHT ER LAUBT We strongly recommend to keep your original data software disks on a save place and to make regular backups of your HD SX6 data All printed information and drawings in this owners manual are protected No part of this publication may be reproduced transmitted or stored in a retrieval sys tem without the prior written permission of the copyright owner KEY SOFT SERVICE CH 6214 Schenkon KEY SOFT SERVICE makes no warranties wit respect to this documen tation and reserves the right to make changes without notice Copyright 1995 by KEY SOFT SERVICE All rights reserved Point Style is a registered trade mark of KEY SOFT SERVICE Switzerland Printed in Switzerland Technics is a registered trade mark of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd Osaka Japan Microsoft and WINDOWS registered trade mark of Microsoft Corporation HD SX6 Owners manual Content E Introduction About this manual 4 Button description and meani
13. HD SX6 Owners manual First help How to get help in the event of a problem If your HD SX6 doesn t work properly please follow the 3 steps below 1 First read our trouble shouting and help information s on page 26 2 If you cannot find a solution please ask your dealer or authorised service installation centre All dealers and authorised service installa tion centres are informed regularly of the latest help information and solutions 3 In the event that your dealer or authorised service installation centre cannot solve your problem please contact us directly KEY SOFT SERVICE Switzerland Postmatte 1 CH 6214 Schenkon Tel 0041 0 41 922 03 14 Fax 0041 0 41 922 03 15 e mail info keysoftservice ch To assist us in helping you when you phone please have the following information ready Serial no of HD SX6 and KN6000 HD Soft Parameter Detailed problem description Please understand that we are only able to answer questions about the HD SX6 Your Technics dealer will help you with all of your specific KN6000 6500 questions HD SX6 Owners manual Warranty and obligation KEY SOFT SERVICE offer a product warranty of 12 months This will be handled from our domestic sales companies and can be different from country to country Decisive are the terms and conditions of your dealer KEY SOFT SERVICE UND IHRE PARTNER FIRMEN HAFTEN NICHT FUR SCH DEN JEGLICHER ART INSBESONDERE NICHT FUR DATENVER LUST VERMOGENSS
14. TTON down We have add link button fo till the JUKE BOX atso from this select list Change the category by using 4 OPERATION Do fad your songs starting mith an A Just preas cee the 8 different register on the lt 7 1000 songs bottom of the display ween Mes M Mes eis Inthe future V2 0 we will add more graphical lines amp pictures and link commands as well 21 HD SX6 Owners manual PC DATA LINK To communicate with a PC via parallel port or USB the KN6000 has to be set on a spe cial slave mode HD SX6 decide which connection is made and select automatically the data protocol You will find all detail explanations with the HD TechManager6000 refer page 32 software 1 Press the PC DATA LINK button PG DATA LINIS Here you can select to start the T communication test or you can leave this page by using STOP Use RESET to initialise the con nection to the computer PAGE 2 3 S 2TUP AND TOOLS PAGE 273 On the PAGE 2 3 you will find lt WRITE PROTECT gt o oF o NP AFTER LORD moe Hosa f the most important parameters d for your personal settings lt WRITE CONFIRMATION ON STOP HO MOTOR a ae mmm re operation on this page is the same as the settings on the lt LORD EV NUMBER HONE STANIRRD Taa TEMPO acess oest gt KN 6000 OIK LORO MODE STORED ao snout s wor F gt Function WRITE PROTECTION As already mentioned on page 12 the installed hard disk drive is write
15. age and select a song title gt 2 On the FILE SELECT page press LINK TO JUKE BOX Back to the JUKE BOX select one of the 8 boxes Automatically the address of the selected song title is linked now to the JUKE BOX and the name was copied 3 Repeat this procedure up to 8 times Important Of course you can select the JUKEBOX by using the Quick Load or Tab Tempo function After creating the JUKE BOX links you simply press the button of a marked box and the song title will be loaded directly More about the JUKE BOX on page 29 HD SX6 Owners manual CUSTOM LOAD SCRIPT As the memory capacity of the hard disk drive is very big up to 11 520 songs titles it can become difficult to tind a specific music very quick Also you would like to have an other order for some specitic songs titles for special events Therefore the HD SX6 offers a programmable file link table with load options We call it CUSTOM LOAD SCRIPT because you set it up like a script of file locations Similarly to the medley play function you can use AUTO START AS and AUTO LOAD AL to cre ate a load play chain Important Since your system don t have C L S expect you made a data transfer from the HD AE5000 to HD SX6 and already used the FLS there already jump to the SAVE EDIT C L S on page 17 gt 1 Press SELECT C L S on the HD SX6 main page C L S SELECT This page looks and operates ae wessvuone a me ox in almost the same way as t
16. and attention Therefore we strongly recommend that you read this manual HD SX6 uses a very safe data handling system including head parking and motor off during play and data verifying during data write In addition the HD SX6 offers highly advanced shock resistance and reliability Nevertheless we strongly recommend that you make monthly backup s of your valuable data Every procedure is explained in this man ual including considerations about your own HD structure and HD handling practices Supplement pages 29 and 30 have further details about this This owners manual The HD SX6 owner s manual is a supplement to the Technics SX KN6000 6500 manual You will find a menu guide for all functions similar to those in the main KN6000 6500 manual Additionally special comments and notes in this manual highlight important features Attention The printed display pages in this manual may don t match the effective dis play of the actual software version HD SX6 Owners manual e Technical description All data loaded from floppy disk to the internal RAM and all data combinations made on the KN6000 6500 can be stored on HD SX6 hard disk drive You can select with the File Load Save Option which parts of a song are saved When you turn the power ON the new HD SX6 start up display followed by the regular Technics standard display appears HD SX6 uses this time to check the FAT File alloca tion table and boot sector of the HDD
17. and copy all text information Directories File names and CLUs from the selected partition to the HD SX6 SRAM The Technics KN6000 HD SX6 is ready to play after the start up procedure has completed To increase data safety every written data block is verified before the data is stored on the HDD For copyright reasons MS DOS and data read speed the HD SX6 uses its own HDD format 7 The HDD does not keep running during play which means data loading takes a little longer compared to MIDI direct play The only reason for this is safety precaution is lifetime of the hard disk drive Just for your reference A progressive 2 5 hard disk drive can handle up to 150 G shock resistance during operation but regarding vibration this parameter will be reduced drastically to a critical 1 5G To make the system open for updates and improvements the HD SX6 uses Flash ROM for the program area The new bi directional PS2 ECP parallel port and the new proc essor speeds up the data transfer between computer and keyboard With the most advanced USB port HD SX6 is ready for the new operation systems like WIN98 Win2000 already All HD SX6 functions are handled and controlled by the KN5000 main CPU Of course you need the special program to access these ports You can send all standard file format KN2000 KN3000 KN5000 KN6000 6500 and MIDI through these ports 2 separate Stereo Outputs Presets and free SEQ part assignable offer more flexibility
18. e for highest requirements in automated performance Therefor HD SX6 offer now 2 different functions for different fields of application How delete erase a JUKE BOX Nothing easier than that Just press the CLEAR ALL button and the JUKE BOX is ready for new selection This procedure can be repeated unreserved 2 CUSTOM LOAD SCRIPT Please use the C L S Option AS AL Auto Start Auto Load carefully and keep in mind that the AS Auto Start function need your special attention on stage Also please pay attention that a C L S with AL and AS linked files need to be can celled with the PANIC button If you don t stop such a chain with the PANIC button the START STOP button will always change to the C L S And try to load the next song title COPY TO HDD If you would like to copy songs titles into a directory where already songs titles are located the new songs titles will be placed on the end of the list If there is not enough space on the selected directory only the number of free places will be copied 2 Separate outputs Right now there is no cable available for parallel port and separate audio output as a unit If you need to have simultaneous access for both data types HDD and audio output you should use the AC25 4 and the USB cable We are working on special help and information pages also for our Internet home page www keysoftservice ch 30 HD SX6 Owners manual Trouble shouting One of the mo
19. ga cay ALL OFF E ee ees ee ee es ee eee ee ee eee ee If you select a ast ALL CUS TOM STYLE the data are much bigger and they need to be stored into a Flash ROM which can take up to 45 seconds gt After LOADING is completed the keyboard is ready to be played Please note that the data s has the same condition as you loaded them from disk HD SX6 Owners manual LOAD BY NUMBER As many musicians organise their file s based on numbers the HD SX6 also offer this kind of file loading The entry point for LOAD BY NUMBER will be found below SELECT SONG DIRECTORY SELECT gt 1 Press SELECT BY NUMBER on the SELECT DIRECTORY page LOAD 3Y HUMBER PAGE 1 2 prj yee ae OP wa beep Purpe l a o bosan fros Tokyo SONG GELADO Nonan fros Taryn Geben Sie eine 3 amp 2 stellige Numer ein um den Titel arzuzeigen oder direkt zu Laden 1 3 5 7e 10 2 i4 i6 j6 gt reset d Function 3 amp 2 5 digit number entry Load by number offer the same loading options as load by name Note that there is no LOAD OPTION available when you have selected the LOAD BY NUM BER MODE 2 on the SETUP amp TOOLS page Use the 10 marked buttons below the display and the HD SX6 will automati cally find the selected file The LOAD BY NUMBER MODE 2 will automatically load the file after receiv ing the 5th digit Use CLEAR if your entry was wrong gt 2 Type a 5 digit number with the UP DOWN butto
20. he ace y ha ea _ standard DIRECTORY SELECT i page anret 12 OS toe pi if S Even the selection of a C L S Is ae i ro working same _ gt EDIT 2 Select a C L S And press the OK button c L S ZS LOCATION 049 0 The G L S FILE LOAD page SELECT Em mm Ris Lond shows the name of the script in Si WN the top row as well as the loca paaa PPP tion of the selected song title Also the long file names fol t lowed by the AS AL status is P 7 EF a 5 ie mS shown in the script box HD SX6 Owners manual 3 Press the LOAD button to start the script If the first song has AS AutoStart indicated the sequencer will start playing the music immediately after loading is complete With AL indicated the next song will be automatically loaded after the sequencer has stopped or if a playback is stopped by the musician There is a 2 second delay between automatic selection and loading of the following song title to give you a possibility to interrupt the play load chain with the PANIC button Important On the APPENDIX Page 29 you will find some more practical informa tion to optimise your C L S by using the AL AS option EDIT C L S CUSTOM LOAD SCRIPT Step by step you should be able to create your own C L S Before we start you have to change the WRITE PROTECT mode to OFF refer page 12 1 Press the SELECT C L S on the HD SX6 main page If you select this page the first time
21. len matically show the lyrics thought he was a loner In addition to the advanced lyr But he knew it couldn t last ics there is also a chord and a Copy TLX to HD info available from the TLX file On the SETUP amp TOOLS 3 3 you will find the LYRICS FONT SIZE parameter Press that button to select one of the 3 different sizes The APC CHORD is the same chord information as you have on the sequencer page Please note that this chord is always in time That means if you check watch that info for your playback you will be late most the time Therefor we have add the CUSTOM LYRICS chord info With the LyricsEditor or other software programs you can move the chord info a little bit forward for a better replay With the button COPY TLX to HDD you will be lead to the COPY FD TO HDD page If you leaf the CUSTOM LYRICS page you will find it again by pressing the CUSTOM LYRICS button on the HD SX6 main page More detail you will find on the Appendix 27 HD SX6 Owners manual OUTPUT SETTINGS A more important point on the new system extension is the separate output section Because the dimension of the output section could not be enlarged in its size the audio signal lines need to be located on the D Sub 26 parallel port connector With the spe cial audio cable AC25 D Sub26 4 jack connector you can connect the KN6000 with your mixing desk Basically the 4 separate audio y papang win outputs are 2 selectable ste
22. nal lyrics on your songs For more details and prices please ask your dealer for the actual software leatlet or send us a short message into keysoftservice ch 32
23. ngs 6 SELECT SONG Load a title SELECT BY NAME 8 LOAD BY NUMBER 10 ALPHABETIC SORTED 11 SAVE SONG Write protection 12 Directory naming 13 Save a song 14 Delete a song or a directory 14 SELECT JUKE BOX Meaning access and edit of JUKE BOX links 15 SELECT CUSTOM LOAD SCRIPT C L S Meaning action and selection of a C L S 16 Create and edit Custom Load Script 17 SETUP amp TOOLS COPY FD TO HDD 20 HELP PAGES 21 PC DATA LINK 22 Write Protect Write Confirm Select Partition 23 Load by number Quick Load Jump after Load Stop HD Motor Display Font Size Sep Output Load KN6000 AfterLoadMode File Save Option Mode Display freeze Save Options Format HDD 26 LYRICS OPTIONS 27 OUTPUT SETTING Separate Output Mode 28 SUPPLEMENT Tips Tricks and suggestions 29 Manipulation and trouble shouting 31 Accessories HD TechManager6000 32 FD TechBackup LyricsEditor 32 HD SX6 Owners manual Introduction About this manual e Overview HD SX6 is a professional system extension with an advanced min 3 2 GB hard disk audio and data output extension which is integrated into the main operating system of Technics KN6000 6500 HD SX6 follows the same operation procedures as other fea tures on the KN6000 6500 You will very quickly be able to operate all of the functions of HD SX6 but despite the ease of use of the HD SX6 please don t be tempted not to read the manual A hard disk drive is a precision piece of equipment and needs special care
24. ns With the LEFT RIGHT buttons gt you can switch to the next Title forward and back Important Only a complete 5 digit number will display a file For example 001 01 means first directory first file If you type an empty number a warning message will be shown There is a info line that will show you the actual loaded song HD SX6 Owners manual ALPHABETIC SORTED The loading from a sorted list is maybe not the most fast selection to many buttons need to be pressed Nevertheless this function is very helpful since you can manage such a enormous data amount For example You know that you have somewhere the Feelings melody stored But in which directory Go to the ALPHA SORTED LIST and simply press the F key to get the list sorted starting from F The system sort the list based on the first 5 characters It need some time if you select this page after you switched ON because the Keyboard CPU has to search and sort the entire list 1 Press the ALPHABETIC SORTED button on the DIRECTORY SELECT page ina wii mame Lomo page offer the same function ir fhe bane Pose wa eee as the FILE SELECT page ene Seon aoe gt ir wa Oh te Ho ix azp ayen H H H em Bir Ne Waz Oe ney wind a a Even here you will find the file a Hea Dat eame s detail list Also the PAGE 2 2 Me oi Aet ii is available here Dir ws e a Parts Polhe 170 nu O58 A i c E E a f 6 H iJ x Lt wl oleae ls 6 gt wae The LINK TO JUKE BOX b
25. reo SEP OUTPUT PRESET POR APC 1A2 DAUS SASS STERED 284 811 ACC STEREO lines direct from the tone STEREO OUTPUT STEREO OUTPUT 2 generator aux RETURN OFF AIX RETURN or If you have no connection to a d EXPRESETO PEDAL CONTROL or EXPRESS TOM PEDAL CONTROL FF gt mixing desk make sure that the Ene sen OFF fo aes OFF Poseo OFF fo o OFF APC and PART SELECT are on j OFF mode Basically there are two groups of outputs APC and sequencer If your song is using APC and sequencer APC has priority If it is a MIDI file the sequencer part has priority SEPARATE OUTPUT MODE Select from 4 different output presets for the APC section PART SELECT FOR SEQ You can select 4 individual part for the sequencer EXPRESSION PEDAL CONTROL Select whether the expression pedal should control the 2 stereo outputs AUX RETURN Without this function the selected parts are no more sounding on the internal speakers So you can bring back the sound of these parts 28 HD SX6 Owners manual APPENDIX Tips Tricks and suggestions 2e ko DIRECTORY NAMING Because of compatibility reasons HD MEC2000 HD HSO3000 HD AE5000 the HD SX6 use the international character set and don t support umlaut and other spe cial characters We recommend naming all directories with capital letters to distinguish them easily from file lists 2e LST Last NAMING String If you have entered a new directory name or song title it is ve
26. ript file will be stored to the HDD Because the script doesn t move song title data there is no risk for fragmentation or data lost Since the script files are very small they also will be copied into the SRAM during key board start up Therefor all of the C L S Are available during play If you try to leaf the EDIT mode without saving C L S A warning page will come up HD SX6 Owners manual SETUP amp TOOLS With the extended HD SX6 system the SETUP amp TOOLS become more power and impor tance Beside the already mentioned global settings page 2 2 here you will find the functions like COPY FD TO HD LYRIC OPTION PC DATA LINK or the planed plug in features Page 1 3 SETUP ANO TOOLS pai Different to other products Ea r rD a i fe cece ee were A a 8100S baton chore ter gj eu pece COPY FD TO HDD To automate LOAD SAVE functions from floppy disk HD SX6 offer a very helpful and convenient COPY FD TO HARD DISK option This HD write function is also only available when the HD write protection is turned OFF refer to page 12 1 With a floppy disk on the disk drive press the COPY FD TO HD button on the HD SX6 main menu COPY FD TO HOO TECH The disk directory will be writ w DIK WE aca copy x ta ten and displayed 01 BOUNCE ib N Hae B3 Maire i eee Since there is no space limita 8 bout is tion on the HDD we always 05 16 a o7 i7 copy all files of a song title H z Use SMF to get the director
27. ry helpful that this name is stored on a small memory For example You would like to name directories as Evergreen 1 Evergreen 2 and 3 With the LST button you only need to write the name EVERGREEN once and than press LST button on the naming page and only add the number 2 or 3 2e LOAD BY NUMBER If your repertoire is numbered for example from 1 to maybe 3 840 we recommend to renumbering the songs like this 001 010 Dir 1 Files 1 10 11 to 16 are reserved for news olds 011 020 Dir 2 Files 1 10 11 to 16 are reserved for news olds 021 030 Dir 3 Files 1 10 11 to 16 are reserved for news olds 181 190 Dir 19 Files 1 10 11 to 16 are reserved for news olds 651 660 Dir 66 Files 1 10 11 to 16 are reserved for news olds If you type instead of the correct number 008 11 an empty or wrong number you can search trough the list by using the lt gt buttons 29 HD SX6 Owners manual e JUKE BOX What is the difference between the JUKE BOX an a C L S Custom Load Script or why the JUKE BOX has no save function 1 The JUKEBOX should be an easy function to preselect songs titles created within just one or two minutes means within a dancing break If you have to store such a selection Write protect OFF naming save than you need more time and you are not quick enough for such an event 2 The C L S basically are the well prepared BIG JUKE BOX S Extended with the AUTOLOAD and AUTOSTART the C L S serve the purpos
28. st important benefits of the HD SX6 is data security The hardware as well as the software is based on this objective Important How to handle KN6000 with built in HD SX6 Even modern HDD has improved reliability very much please be aware that even such a hard disk drive is a mechanical unit and needs care during transportation and opera tion As previously mentioned the Hard Drive is not accessed during play and the motor is always off during play mode Additionally the heads are parked after every operation Please also be aware of dramatic changes in temperature when you transport the KN6000 with the Hard Disk extension The HDD can handle temperature variations from 40 to 60 C in the Non Operation mode but when you bring your keyboard from a cold place to a warm place give the HDD a time of at least 60 min to warm up to the room s temperature Don t turn ON the keyboard in this time Another very important point is the shock resistance The HDD can handle a direct shock of 100G Operating and 500G Nonoperating More importantly be careful of excessive vibration The limits are 1 G Operating and 5 G Nonoperating Weak shaky keyboard stands can be the death of a hard disk drive Therefore we recommend strongly to handle the KN6000 with HD SX6 with all neces sary care 31 HD SX6 Owners manual Accessories ND TegBgHaser For security reasons we strongly recommend that you save your valuable data on the
29. tory The types of data that can be loaded from the selected file are shown in If you selected BigFont this page will only display 2 columns with each 8 songs Function Song Title search HD SX6 Owners manual lf you turn further on position 16 the following grey labelled directory appears and the cursor is positioned on No 1 For a faster search method use the LEFT RIGHT button to change to the next directory ool test gt PAGE 172 es Ea Leading File Fantasie F Birectory 1 Song i gt 3 o zua ivi rie Change to the LOAD OPTION press the page button to load specitic data only For exam ple just Panel Memory Sound Memory or any combination of the available data types You can start the loading operation also from this page gt 4 Select a Song Title with the UP DOWN buttons and press LOAD Now you will see the LOADING PLEASE WAIT message for about 2 3 seconds Loading time depense on the number of file s size If you just select a small sequencer tile loading will take about 2 seconds If you load the same title as a Performance file it can take about 4 5 seconds PILE SAYS OPT EONS ai gt FILE MaKe wy SAVE CURRENT PANEL v3 ervect s PENEL HENDRY AL BSE HIDI N SEQUENCER F oT FAVORITES N menek vis ROHE PREE E SOUND HEMIRY veS CUETO STYLES N MU SEO PAD ves Custos LYRICS N GncKuP gt Pram P 66D OP aO POS SFET MOI FE HPR CITOM LYRICS a a a Se aS SA SA ow za
30. utton is explained on the JUKE BOX page gt 2 Press one of the sorting character The entire list will be displayed beginning on the selected character gt 3 With the dial or the UP DOWN buttons you can select the searched song title If you press an other character the list will be set new gt 4 Press LOAD to start the loading Even if your song title names are centred on the file SELECT list the system will sort the list as well 11 HD SX6 Owners manual SAVE SONG Write data to a hard disk drive is much more difficult than load Therefor we have spend some more attention to this function As already mentioned The HDD is always write protected when you turn ON the key board Function WRITE PROTECTION The SAVE function on the HD SX6 is secured of several reasons 1 Save functions are mostly used at home During performance on stage you normally need LOAD functions only 2 To prevent accidental loss of data the SAVE EDIT buttons are hidden in standard mode 3 Other people cannot delete or overwrite your data gt 1 Press the SETUP amp TOOLS button on the HD SX6 main page followed by the PAGE button 327UP ANU TOOLS ewe 22 Further details you will find on werTe PROTECT oF j June feTER Loo moe stawne gt the chapter SETUP amp TOOLS g S st ee lt WRITE CONFIRMATION ON STOP WO MOTOR i om page 20 4 SELECTED PARTITION 2 DISPLAY FONT SIZE i shal gt lt LORD EY MUNBER MODE
31. y SSS gt listed with your MIDI files 20 HD SX6 Owners manual gt 2 Choose a song title and press SELECT to mark it When you mark a song an indication is added behind the name of the selected song Continue by selecting other songs which you want to copy With the SELECT ALL button all song title will be marked at once gt 3 Press the COPY TO button If you press the COPY TO button before you have selected any files an attention mes sage will be displayed COPY OSS CAAT COR On the DIRECTORY SELECT m Betawi 1m re mes COPY 1 gt page select a named directory ie a ee m as the location for your new i i Falbetasai ice ti 135 E 2 i Lotsa kiirat eri Lid ur mhte ias i files Because you are In the LOR Be hiire oe J ne 2 am i sme uaee ae edit mode you can also name ee _ a a a directory for your files To do i 12 a i this press the EDIT button gt gt Note that you can only copy files to a named and empty directory gt 4 Press COPY to start the procedure Depending on the number of song title you would like to copy the entire process can take some minutes HELP PAGE These Help Pages show you what will be possible in the future with the Help Workshop on the plug in area ALPHABETIC SORTED LIST eae Use the left side to move the S a me atphmetic sorted list is one of the new features of HI EX6 text per line or per page up an e a 7 CLS LIK BU
32. you can name other direc tories in the same way HD SX6 Owners manual Save a song title to HDD Save an existing file from a floppy disk whatever type of file or the entire memory con tent to the HDD need the following procedure gt 1 Load a file song from FD as you know well then press DISK HARD DISK MAIN MENU and SELECT SONG select a named directory and press OK You will find the same FILE SELECT page as for the load function but with the addition of the DEL DIR DEL TITLE and SAVE TITLE button If you don t want to save all types of file please change to page 2 2 and mark the files gt 2 Select a free place and press SAVE The FILE NAMING page appear Also for the songs titles you can use long names now up to 26 characters based on the international character set Even here we have a LST button where you will find the last naming string see also Tips amp Tricks gt 3 Press the OK button to save the data to the hard disk HLS Save DPTUDHS Since the system verity the data i as eae before the official save will be Swing File tello again proceed the save operation Directory 1 Song 2 A DESI tree ver Pee PEO A ATAOE Get OOP Yer need some more time than the oreo note Ver STU feo Pre Yeo EPET gt y UZE I Mo NES h WORE FREE Mo COCIA STILES Ma DETOM LYRICS Mo IEI FILE vee mo loading If you also save the Please wait Save Song Ok P CUSTOM STYLE file than the Pan
33. your first song title for the Happy birthday party script 6 Press the SELECT button to transfer the selected song title into the C L S List C L S Sa LOCATION 53 01 On the C L S EDIT page you EDIT aon a will find the linked song title with all information s like loca tion DIR FILE and file info s HD SX6 Owners manual gt 7 Use the AS AL options to get an automatic load play script AS marked start the sequencer after loading is completed if there is a sequencer AL marked load the next song title in the script if the sequencer has an END marking If you would like to use the AL function with Composer to play live no MIDI files you need to create an empty sequencer with a conrtol track CTL In this control tack set a rhythm START command at the beginning and very fare on the expected end of the music a rhythm STOP event you have to try the end mark but about 250 bars should be OK Finally you can edit your C L S with INSERT ERASE and DELETE individually INSERT Insert a song title into the list move the following ERASE Erase an entry and keep the place free DELETE Delete the selected entry and move the rest gt 8 Repeat this operation to complete the script Please remind to set the cursor to a free place Warring pages will inform you about overwriting existing entries Up to 32 song title can be linked within a single C L S 9 Confirm the script editing with SAVE C L S The sc
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