Korg Kronos User Manual

Error and confirmation messages Restoring the factory settings
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Restoring the factory settings
Restoring the original sounds
YoucaneasilyrestorethePrograms,Combinations,
DrumKits,WaveSequences,SetLists,andEXs
samplestotheiroriginalstateasshippedfromthe
factory.ThisisdonebyloadingthePRELOAD.PCG
file,whichisincludedbothonAccessoryDisk2and
theinternaldisk.
Thisoperationwillerasealloftheinternal
KRO
NOSsounds.Ifthereareanynon‐factory
soundsthatyouwanttokeep,savethemtodisk
now!Formoreinformation,see“Savingdata”on
page 181.
Make sure that Memory Protect is off
Beforeloading,makesurethatMemoryProtectis
turnedoff:
1. Pressthefront‐panelGLOBALbutton.
2. GototheBasictaboftheBasicSetuppage.
3. MakesurethatalloftheMemoryProtectcheck‐
boxesarenotchecked.
Loading from the internal disk
Generally,itwillbemoreconvenienttoloadsounds
fromtheinternaldisk:
1. PresstheDISKbuttontoenterDiskmode.
2. GototheLoadtaboftheFilepage.
3. UseDriveSelecttoselectHDD.
TheLCDscreenwillshowthefilesandfoldersonthe
internaldisk.
4. TouchtheFACTORYfoldertoselectit.
5.
Presstheon‐screenOpenbutton.
TheLCDwillnowshowthecontentsoftheFACTORY
folder.
6. SelectthePRELOAD.PCGfile.
7. PresstheLoadbutton.
TheLoadPCGdialogboxwillappear.
8. Use“.PCGContents”toselectthedatayouwantto
load.Tocompletelyrestorethefactorysounds,
selectAll.
“A l l ” willloadal
lofthefactorysounds,including
Programs,Combinations,SetLists,DrumKits,Wave
Sequences,andDrumTrackpatterns.
Formoreinformationonthefactorysounds,see
“Programbankcontents”onpage 27,“Combination
bankcontents”onpage 57,“DrumKitmemory
structure”onpage 176,and“WaveSequencebanks”
onpage 168.
9.
Set“.KSCAllocation”toClearAll.
10.SettheLoadMethodtoKSCSettings.
11.PresstheOKbuttontoloadthedata.
Next,tomakesurethattheKSCloadsautomaticallyat
startup:
12.GototheGlobalBasic—KSCAuto‐Loadpage.
13.InthelistofKSCs,checktheAuto‐loadboxnext
toPRELOAD.KSC.
14.Un‐checkalloftheot
herKSCs.
Loading from Accessory Disk 2
Ifthesoundshavesomehowbeenerasedfromthe
internaldrive,youcanalsoloadthemfromAccessory
Disk2:
1. InserttheincludedAccessoryDisk2intoa
connectedUSBDVDdrive.
2. PresstheDISKbuttontoenterDiskmode.
3. Waitforafewseconds,togivetheKRONOStime
torecognizethedisk.
4.
GototheLoadtaboftheFilepage.
5. UseDriveSelecttoselectCDD.
TheLCDscreenwillshowthefilesandfoldersonthe
disk.
6. Followtheinstructionsinsteps4through14under
“Loadingfromtheinternaldisk,”above.
Neverattempttoremovemediawhiledataisbeing
loaded.

Korg Kronos Specifications

Operating Environment

operating temperature range	+5 – +35 °C

Power

power consumption	60 W

Weight and Dimensions

dimensions (61 keys)	1052 x 362 x 134 mm
dimensions (73 keys)	1243 x 411 x 145 mm
dimensions (88 keys)	1455 x 411 x 145 mm
weight (61 keys)	12.5 kg
weight (73 keys)	20.3 kg
weight (88 keys)	23.0 kg