CME Z-Key 88 manual

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    Professional Master MIDI Keyboard with Built-in USB User's Manual ——————— —————— ———— Model: Z-Key 49/61/76/88 Please Please Please Please read read read read "Precautions" "Precautions" "Precautions" "Precautions" on on on on page page page page 3 3 3 3 before before be[...]

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    1 Thank Thank Thank Thank you you you you for for for for choosing choosing choosing choosing CME CME CME CME Z-Key Z-Key Z-Key Z-Key Prof essional Prof essional Prof essional Prof essional Master Master Master Master MIDI MIDI MIDI MIDI Keyboard Keyboard Keyboard Keyboard with with with with Built-in Built-in Built-in Built-in USB USB USB USB Plea[...]

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    2 PRECAUTIONS PRECAUTIONS PRECAUTIONS PRECAUTIONS IMPORT ANT IMPORT ANT IMPORT ANT IMPORT ANT Always follow the b asic precautions listed below to avoid the p ossibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, damage, fire or other hazards. These p recautions include, but are not limited to, the following: 1. Read and understand all [...]

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    3 CAUTION: CAUTION: CAUTION: CAUTION: Setting Setting Setting Setting up up up up  Do not conn ect the instrument during a thu nderstorm.  Do not set up the power cord or socket in a damp place, un less the power cord or socket is specially designed for damp areas.  When the power cord is connected to the AC outlet, do not touch the naked [...]

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    4 Contents Contents Contents Contents 1 Genera l V ie w ............. ............ ............ ............ ............ ........... ............ ............ ............ ............ ..... 5 1.1 Front Panel .. ............ ............ ............ ............ ........... ............ ............ ............ ............ ... 5 1.2 Rear Panel [...]

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    5 1 1 1 1 General General General General V iew V iew V iew V iew 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 Fr ont Front Front Front Panel Panel Panel Panel Keyboar d Keyboar d Keyboar d Keyboar d There ar e four models f or t he Z-Key series, comprising Z-Key 49 (49 keys), Z-Key 61 (61 keys), Z-Ke y 76 (76 keys) and Z-Key 88 (88 keys). All the keyboards in t he Z-Key serie[...]

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    6 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 Rear Rear Rear Rear Panel Panel Panel Panel  USB port: to make computer co nnection for MIDI data transfer an d obtain power from the USB bus.  MIDI OUT port: Standard Five Core MIDI socket.  Sustain Pedal Jack, Three core 1/4" TRS, can be used for sustain pedal.[...]

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    7 2 2 2 2 Installation Installation Installation Installation Guide Guide Guide Guide 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 Power Power Power Power Supply Supply Supply Supply USB USB USB USB Bus-pow ered: Bus-pow ered: Bus-pow ered: Bus-pow ered: Connec t Z-Key to computer via USB. 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 Power Power Power Power On On On On Sequence Sequence Sequence Sequence [...]

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    8 3 3 3 3 Connections Connections Connections Connections Before you make these con nections, ensure that the k eyboard is powered off and turn off all other devices to avoid possible damage. Please refer to th e diagram to m ake conne ctions:[...]

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    9 4 4 4 4 T urning T urning T urning T urning On On On On 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 T urning T u rning T u rning T u rning On On On On Normally Normally Normally Normally  Connec t your Z-Keys to a computer via USB cable.  By default, this produ ct operates on Windows XP/V ista/7 and Mac OSX . 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 Driver Driver Driver Driver installation in[...]

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    10 5 5 5 5 Basic Basic Basic Basic Functions Functions Functions Functions 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 Octave Octave Octave Octave Shift Shift Shift Shift  Y o u can shift the keyboard pitch i n 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. Pre[...]

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    11 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 Standby Standby Standby Standby  T o enter St andb y mode,press the St and by button for 2 seconds until t he l ight t urns red.  No data will be sent when the keyboard is in Standby m ode. � � � � Press the Standby button again to restore the k eybo ard to i ts usual operational status. The light t urns from red to[...]

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    12 6 6 6 6 System System System System Settings Settings Settings Settings 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.1 V elocity V e locity V e locity V e locity Curve Curve Curve Curve Setting Setting Setting Setting  This function lets musicians choose the velocity for different instruments to su it their genre of m usic. Y o u can try different velocity curves to find y[...]

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    13 7 7 7 7 Appendix Appendix Appendix Appendix 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.1 V elocity V e locity V e locity V e locity Curve Curve Curve Curve List List List List Velocity C urve 1 (Normal) Velocity C urve 2 (Soft) Velocity C urve 3 (Hard) Velocity C urve 4 ( Fixed at 127 ) 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.2 After After After After T ouch T o uch T o uch T o uch Curv e Curve Curv[...]

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    14 8 8 8 8 T r o ubleshooti ng T r oubleshooting T r oubleshooting T r oubleshooting Common Common Common Common problems problems problems problems with with with with p ossible possible possible possible causes causes causes causes and and and and solutions solutions solutions solutions  After turning on the power switch, the Z-Key is not powe[...]

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    15 9 9 9 9 Specifications Specifications Specifications Specifications  Z-Key 49: 49-key keyboard (C1 - C5), (Initial T ouch/After touch);  Z-Key 61: 61-key keyboard (C1 - C6), (Initial T ouch/After touch);  Z-Key 76: 76-key keyboard (A-1 - C6), (Initial T ouch/After touch);  Z-Key 88: 88-key keyboard (A-1 - C7), (Initial T ouch/After t[...]

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    16 10 10 10 10 MIDI MIDI MIDI MIDI Implementation Implementatio n Implementatio n Implementatio n Chart Chart Chart Chart CME Z-Key(M IDI KEYBOARD) Module: Z-Key 49/61/76/8 8 MIDI MIDI MIDI MIDI Implementa tion Implementa tion Implementa tion Implementa tion Chart Chart Chart Chart V ersion: 1.0 Fuction Fuction Fuction Fuction T ransmitted T ransmi[...]

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