Using the USB Port
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USING THE USB PORT
Your Hammond SKX instrument is equipped with a USB Port.
“USB” is an acronym for Universal Serial Bus), which is a method developed in the mid-1990s for allowing
connection, communication and power supply between computers and electronic devices. There have been several
revisions to the USB protocol since it was first introduced which are distinguished from one another by version
numbers. As with software version numbers, the higher the number the more recent the revision. The most common
is USB 2.0, which is the version supported by the SKXs.
Many different USB-compatible electronic devices - digital cameras, GPS navigation systems, etc. - are now
available; however, the USB Port on the Sk-series is designed for use with a USB Flash Drive (example pictured
below):
A USB Flash Drive is so-called because it includes what is called flash memory with an integrated Universal Serial
Bus (USB) interface. USB Flash Drives are available in many different memory capacities; however, 1 or 2
Gigabytes (Gb) will be enough for the applications unique to the SKXs.
The term, “drive” is not technically accurate since no moving parts are involved; however, since the same types of
operations are used with a USB Flash Drive as for an old-style floppy disk drive, the “drive” terminology is still used
- much in the same manner as the term “Patch” is used even though modern-day synthesizer- type instruments do not
utilize patch cords.
On the SKXs, a USB Flash Drive allows you to:
1. Play MP3-format files,
2. Play .WAV-format files,
3. Save Setups,
4. Load previously stored Setups from a USB Flash Drive into the Sk-series keyboard,
5. Install software upgrades into the Sk’s operating system,
6. Load new Extra Voices into the Sk-series Voice Library.
The following pages will explain how to do each operation.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to the great variety of USB Flash Drives available, be sure to select one
which is compatible with the SKXs. The following have been tested and confirmed to be compatible:
Kingston
Lexar
PNY
SanDiSk
Emtek
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