Professional Master MIDI Keyboard with Built
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1. e Do not expose the instrument to sunlight e Do not place heavy object on the instrument do not place containers with liquid on the instrument e Do not touch connectors with a wet hand O Central Music Co is not responsible for any damage or data loss caused by improper operation of the instrument e All the pictures and display in the manual are for demonstration only they may be different from a real instrument Trade Marks CME amp Z Key are the registered trade marks of Central Music Co Other brands and names belong to the respective owners Features Professional semi weighted Keyboard with aftertouch across the entire range of Z Key series keyboards Assignable data dial Choice of velocity curve and aftertouch curve USB plug and play class compliant with Windows XP Vista 7 or Mac OSX LSS O 00 Contents A A oeee ee heed dodanie alieed thd deuce stan R cb degevesbdond E E RR i e ena 5 1 1 Front Pate bcs ee ss ls lis 5 1 2 RearPanc rt as ae tec Sta cee en tate Aca dade te ec edo semen aged ta heh 6 Instalador Gudes orca saeco dew eect ves eee A a ence ie es 7 2 1 PO WETSUp pie ns Lets sath ees ae neto ll a nes 7 2 2 PoWer On Seguente isiin a agi kee cogetced R as 7 COMMECHON Small das 8 O O ng R E R R neon 9 4 1 Turning On Normally cocoa ias tiene 9 4 2 Driver instala ON a A eae ated ce ET 9 4 3 Turning On Wath InitialiZin atte ada asta 9 Basic Functions ctas ar ters ot na td den aer cono e lid rd n2. Before you make these connections ensure that the keyboard is powered off and turn off all other devices to avoid possible damage Please refer to the diagram to make connections SOUND MODULE En es MIDI OUT SUSTAIN USB COMPUTER SUSTAIN PEDAL 4 Turning On 4 1 Turning On Normally E Connect your Z Keys to a computer via USB cable m By default this product operates on Windows XP Vista 7 and Mac OSX 4 2 Driver installation E After you have connected Z Keys to your computer via USB turn the Z Keys on the computer will find it and install the drivers automatically E You can plug and play this product on Windows XP Vista 7 and Mac OSX systems EH When the driver installation is finished this product will be recognized as the USB Audio Device or CME Z KEY E The MIDI driver offers 1 USB IN and 1 USB OUT In some cases you may need to restart your computer during the driver installation Please follow the on screen instructions 4 3Turning On With Initializing E Turning Z Keys on with initializing restores all factory settings E Ifyou press and hold both OCTAVE Jand OCTAVE buttons while turning on this product it will enter the initialization process All button indicators will flash rapidly until the process is complete va The initializing operation will clear all the user settings please be careful 5 Basic Functions 5 1Octave S
3. 1 76 or C7 Z Key88 turn on the keyboard Close If the Octave button light flashes three times when the Aftertouch Curve has been adjusted it confirms that the setting has been successfully changed 12 7 Appendix 7 1 Velocity Curve List ey Curve 1 Normal 000 000 64 1 IN e Curve 3 Hard 064 000 7 2 After Touch Curve List After Touch Curve 1 Normal 127 064 all 000 000 064 12 ar Touch Curve 3 Expand ES 00 064 1 Velocity Curve 2 Soft 127 064 000 000 064 127 Velocity Curve 4 Fixed at 127 127 000 000 064 127 After Touch Curve 2 Compress 127 000 000 064 127 After Touch Curve 4 off None 13 8 Troubleshooting Common problems with possible causes and solutions e After turning on the power switch the Z Key is not powered on 1 Make sure the USB connection is made and the computer is on 2 Make sure the power connector is firmly connected to the power outlet 3 Faulty USB cable Try another USB cable O No sound when playing Z Key 1 Check the volume settings of the tone generator and speaker system 2 Check the MIDI connection and the audio cable 3 Check the attack time of the filter and envelop generator 4 Make sure you have the right settings in your music software e Continuous long sound 1 Check Sustain Pedal and polarity 2 Check the release time of the envelop generator O Incorrect voice 1
4. CMC Professional Master MIDI Keyboard with Built in USB User s Manual Model Z Key 49 61 76 88 Please read Precautions on page 3 before usel Ver 01 Please read this manual carefully before use Please keep this manual for reference Thank you for choosing CME Z Key Professional Master MIDI Keyboard with Built in USB Please keep all the important information here Attach your invoice or receipt here LO OOO NN NNN N N N N N N N Oia aE a For reference A a E EE MA es a de O Ce DA DAS MA VAL GAMA MS q Purchase date n Serial on the back of the keyboard d Dealer s name and addr emmmer PA AA A AA Warning O Improper connection may cause damage to the device Copyright e Copyright of the manual belongs to Central Music Co Anyone must get written permission from Central Music Co before copying any part of the manual to any kind of media O Central Music Co 2010 Package contents Please check all the items in the product package e USB MIDI Master keyboard 1 pc USB Cable 1 pc O User s Manual 1 pc 1 PRECAUTIONS IMPORTANT Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock damage fire or other hazards These precautions include but are not limited to the following ly 2 3 A 10 11 12 13 14 Read and understand all the instructions Always follow the instructions on the instr
5. Tone generator not set properly Initialize or Reset o Wrong pitch 1 Check Octave function of the keyboard 2 MIDI pitch is tuned Adjust fine turning or coarse tuning 3 Pitch bend message not returned to default please reset O Some functions do not work 1 Check the parts assigned correctly 2 Make sure the tone generator or music software support those functions 14 9 Specifications Z Key 49 49 key keyboard C1 C5 Initial Touch After touch Z Key 61 61 key keyboard C1 C6 Initial Touch After touch Z Key 76 76 key keyboard A 1 C6 Initial Touch After touch Z Key 88 88 key keyboard A 1 C7 Initial Touch After touch lt gt O Functions lt Basic USB MIDI Octave Shift Pitch Band Modulation Wheel Pedal MIDI Output Knob lt gt MIDI Data Sending Control Change lt gt Assignable Parameters Octave Velocity Curve Touch Sensitivity Pitch Band Data Modulation Data Luminance Information After touch Data After touch Velocity Curve Data O Panel Control and Indicator lt gt Standby Button Indicator x 1 lt gt Octave Button Indicator x 2 lt gt Encoderr Dial x 1 e Input Output Terminal lt USB port x 1 lt Pedal x 1 lt gt MIDI Out x 1 Power Supply lt gt USB bus powered e Dimension W x Dx H and Weight Z Key 49 719 x 266 x 83 mm 5 9 Kg Z Key 61 882 x 266 x 83 mm 7 2 Kg Z Key 76 1092 x 266 x 83 mm 8 9 Kg Z Key 88 1255 x 266
6. d It changes the pitch up and down and when released it will automatically return to the center position Modulation not spring loaded It will make the sound more vibrant and when released it will stay at that position Standby This indicates the power status switching between Standby and Active Octave Transpose These are used to change the keyboard pitch one octave at a time Encoder Data Dial control Itis a data change dial In default status it is a tone brightness control function 1 2Rear Panel MIDI OUT SUSTAIN USB PEDAL vO Master NGL MIDI OUT SUSTAIN USB Pedal O USB port to make computer connection for MIDI data transfer and obtain power from the USB bus O MIDI OUT port Standard Five Core MIDI socket O Sustain Pedal Jack Three core 1 4 TRS can be used for sustain pedal 2 Installation Guide 2 1 Power Supply USB Bus powered Connect Z Key to computer via USB 2 2 Power On Sequence When connecting your Z Key to a system set all the volumes to minimum then follow the correct sequence to turn all the devices on 1 master MIDI device which sends out MIDI data 2 slave MIDI device which receives MIDI data 3 audio devices mixer amplifier speakers When you follow this order all the signals MIDI and audio will perform correctly from start to finish When you turn off the system follow the reverse order turn off the audio devices first then the MIDI devices 3 Connections
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8. hift E You can shift the keyboard pitch in octaves by pressing OCTAVE button When the octave is shifted the relevant button indicator will be lit The octave shift range is 3 to 3 Press the two octave buttons at the same time to reset the octave shift to 00 and the indicator light will be off The keyboard ranges of Z Key series are shown below 60 72 84 Z Key 49 Z Key 61 96 108 120 127 Z Key 76 Z Key 88 5 2Pitchbend and Modulation Wheels O Use the pitch wheel to send the pitch bend data Use the modulation wheel to send the modulation data CC 1 5 3 Using the Dial control O Use the dial to send tone brightness changing data CC 74 O Dial controller adjustment range 0 127 5 4Sustain Pedal e Sustain is used to connect the damper pedal sending damper pedal data CC 64 and switch type data 0 or 127 O Step on the pedal and turn on the power to reverse the pedal polarity 5 5Aftertouch O After pressing a key you can continue applying force to send channel aftertouch data e You can adjust the data sending rate or turn off those MIDI data 8 2 O Please refer to the appendix 7 2 lt After touch curve list gt 10 5 6Standby To enter Standby mode press the Standby button for 2 seconds until the light turns red No data will be sent when the keyboard is in Standby mode Press the Standby button again to restore the keyboard to its usual operational status The l
9. ight turns from red to blue 11 6 System Settings 6 1 Velocity Curve Setting This function lets musicians choose the velocity for different instruments to suit their genre of music You can try different velocity curves to find your favorite and get the best touch response for the voice being played Velocity Curvel Press and hold Cl Z Key 49 61 or A 1 Z Key 76 88 turn on the keyboard Normal Velocity Curve2 Press and hold D1 Z Key 49 61 or B 1 Z Key 76 88 turn on the keyboard Soft Velocity Curve3 Press and hold El Z Key 49 61 or C 0 Z Key 76 88 turn on the keyboard Hard Velocity Curve4 Press and hold Fl Z Key 49 61 or D 0 Z Key 76 88 turn on the keyboard Fixed127 The Octave button light flashes three times when the Velocity Curve is adjusted to confirm that the setting has been successfully changed 6 2 Aftertouch Curve Setting Aftertouch is defined as the effect when a series of data is sent while a key is being held down You can change the sending rate by adjusting the Aftertouch Curve 8 2 Aftertouch Curve 1 Press and hold G4 Z Key 49 or G5 Z Key61 76 or G6 Z Key88 turn on the keyboard Normal Aftertouch Curve 2 Press and hold A4 Z Key 49 or A5 Z Key61 76 or A6 Z Key88 turn on the keyboard Compress Aftertouch Curve 3 Press and hold B4 Z Key 49 or B5 Z Key61 76 or B6 Z Key88 turn on the keyboard Expand Aftertouch Curve 4 Press and hold C5 Z Key 49 or C6 Z Key6
10. ppens A The power cord or connector get damaged or worn B Any liquid gets into the instrument C The instrument gets rain or water splashed on it The instrument does not work properly after following all the instructions regarding troubleshooting D The instrument falls down or gets broken E The instrument functions poorly Do not use the instrument during lightning or thunder otherwise the lightning may cause long distance electrical shock Do not use the instrument when there is gas leak nearby Keep this manual in safe place CAUTION Se o tting up Do not connect the instrument during a thunderstorm e Do not set up the power cord or socket in a damp place unless the power cord or socket is specially designed for damp areas O When the power cord is connected to the AC outlet do not touch the naked part of the cord or the connector e Always follow the instructions carefully when setting up the instrument O Avoid using any poor quality extending USB cable or over long extending USB cable e Do not use USB HUB to connect the product Make sure the computer USB port has adequate power supply otherwise the product will not work properly WARNING e Do not expose the instrument to rain or moisture avoid fire or electrical shock Other Precautions O Keep the instrument away from electrical interface source such as fluorescent light and electrical motor O Keep the instrument away from dust heat and vibration
11. ument Before cleaning the instrument always remove the electric plug from the outlet as well as the USB cable When cleaning use a soft dry cloth Do not use gasoline alcohol acetone turps or any other organic solution do not use liquid cleaner or spray cleaner or too wet a cloth Do not use the instrument near water or moisture such as bathtub washbasin or in the washing area in the kitchen or similar places Do not place the instrument in an unstable position where it might accidentally fall over Do not block sinks or holes of the instrument those sinks or holes are used for air circulation to prevent the instrument from overheating Do not place the instrument near heat sink or any places with poor air circulation Do not place anything on the power cord Make sure the power cord is set on a safe place so nobody will step on it or trip over it Do not overload the outlet and AC cable to avoid fire or electrical shock Do not insert anything in the instrument which may cause fire or electrical shock Do not splash any kind of liquid to the instrument Do not disassemble the instrument in case of accidental electrical shock Always take the instrument to a qualified service center in need of repair You will put yourself in danger if you open or remove the cover and improper assembly may cause electrical shock in the future use Unplug all the connectors and take the instrument to qualified service center if anything in the list below ha
12. x 83 mm 10 1 Kg lt gt Specifications and appearance are subject to change without notice 15 10 MIDI Implementation Chart CME Z Key MIDI KEYBOARD Module Z Key 49 61 76 88 MIDI Implementation Chart Version 1 0 Fuction Transmitted Recognized Basic Channel Default 1 x Mode Default x Messages x Altered 2K KK K K K K ok K OK K Note 0 127 x Number True Voice EEE AEREA Velocity Note ON V v 0 127 x Note OFF V v 0 127 x Aftertouch Key s x x Ch s y x Pitch Band y x Tremolo y x Control Change 0 127 x System Command Song x x Position Aux Messages Active Sense x x A Yes x No e CME is continually improving its products and every attempt is made to ensure the information in the user s manual is current and accurate However CME will not be responsible for possible discrepancies between the manual and the real product 16 2010 09 Central Music Co Tel 86 10 8580 1115 Fax 86 10 8580 1114 Web www centrmus com OR www cme pro com E mail for support support cme pro com
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