User manual CME U-KEY

[. . . ] Thank you for choosing CME U-Key Mobiltone USB MIDI Master Keyboard Please keep all the important information here Attach your invoice or receipt here for reference Purchase date Dealer's name and addr. 2006 Open the package Please check all the items in your U-Key keyboard package: USB MIDI Master keyboard 1 pcs USB cable 1 pcs User's manual 1 pcs Serial(on the back of the keyboard) 2 Special Message Section This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). Do NOT connect this product to any power supply or adapter other than one described in the manual, on the product, or specifically recommended by CME. WARNING: Do not place this product in a position where anyone could walk on, trip over, or roll anything over power or connecting cords of any kind. [. . . ] Please be carefull choosing an AC adaptor; make sure the adaptor meet the specifications of the U-Key. 2. 3 Headphone Jack The Headphone jack is used to connect a stereo headphone. 2. 4 Line Out Jack The Line out jack is used to connect a mixer, an amplifier or active speakers. 2. 5 Pedal Jack The pedal jack can be used to connect either a switch pedal such as a damper pedal or a continuous pedal such as a volume pedal. 2. 6 MIDI Out Port It is a standard MIDI Out port. All the MIDI data from the U-Key and from USB will be send out from this port. 2. 7 MIDI In Port It is a standard MIDI In port. Via the MIDI In port, you can play the U-Key by another MIDI keyboard. 14 2. 8 USB Port You can make a bi-directional connection between the U-Key and your computer via the USB port. If it is the first time you connect your U-Key to the computer via USB, the OS will automatically install the device driver, and show the U-Key as "USB Audio Device" and "USB Audio Device [2]". If the same device name already exists, the U-Key will have a device name with increased number. Please do not use any other USB cable than the one included with the U-Key, for perfect data transfer. 3 Basic Operation 3. 1 Turn On The Power (Power) Please make sure you have the right connection before turning on the U-Key. To protect your ears and your speaker system, please set the speaker volume to a low level before you turn on the U-Key. After turning on the U-Key, you can set up your favorite volume while playing the U-Key. 3. 2 Function Switch (Switch) The joystick can also work as a button. Press the joystick to switch the fuction of pads and buttons, each time you press the joystick, the function status will switch amont status A(song), status B(master keyboard) and status A+B(remote). In different status, the pads and buttons will work with differenct functions. 15 3. 3 Change Voice (Program Change) You can dial theDATA / SAVEknob to change the value on the LED. The DATA / SAVEknob can also work as a button to confirm or save data By default, the DATA / SAVEknob is used to change the voice number, and the changed number will blink until the knob is pressed to send the program change data. 3. 4 Factory Setup (Reset) Usually, the keyboard will automatically memorize its last settings and recover to that setting when turned on. However, you can use the reset function to turn all the U-Key setting to the factory setup. To change to the factory setup, please press OCTAVE -andOCTAVE + buttons while turning on the keyboard, then the keyboard will initialize to the factory setup. During this process, the LED will blink until the initializing is completed. The reset process will clear everything that you have done to the keyboard, please be careful! 16 3. 5 Key Function A lot of the U-Key functions are set by the keys. 1. When the function mode. button indicator is on, the keyboard enters the key 2. This is the number key reigon, use those keys to change values on the LED. 4. The button is used to confirm the operation and send data. Some operation will work right away with out confirmed by 3. 6 Joystick The Joystick can be moved to the four directions, Up, Down, Left and Right. By default, the joystick will send the below data: Direction Function MIDI data Up Modulation CC#1 Down Brightness CC#74 Left Pitch Bend Down Pitch Bend Down Right Pitch Bend Up Pitch Bend Up 3. 7 Pedal Jack You can connect either a switch pedal (Sustain pedal) or a continuous pedal 17 (Volume pedal). By default the pedal type is a sustain pedal (Switch mode), the related MIDI data is CC#64, 127 for ON and 0 for OFF. If you use a continuous pedal, please enter Key function, press F1 (Pedal setup), change "001" Sustainto "002"Expression. 3. 8 Octave Shift / Transpose Using theOctave / Transposebutton, you can change the octave shift for going up or down 3 octaves. To return to the default value, press the two buttons at the same time. [. . . ] When you finish playing the song correctly , the LED stops the continious time to show the final time. Please refer to appendix 10. 3 for the song information. 8. 1. 2 Exit Game Operation: Range: {off} G#1Game Exit 8. 2 Select Scale You can select different scales for your music style. Operation: A1Scale Adjust parameter Default: 0 Range: 0-41 To find the available scales list, please refer to appendix 10. 2 8. 3 Select Temperament You can select your favorite Temperament rather than the default eaqual temperament. Operation: A#1Temperament Adjust parameter Default: 0 Range: 0-12 Please refer to appendix 10. 4 for more information about available temperament 31 8. 4 Mute Pads And Knobs You can mute pads and knobs by stop them from sending out MIDI data, and this operation will not affect the keyboard, the joystick or the pedal. [. . . ]