Kurzweil PC2 Series User Manual

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Introduction
PC2/PC2X
Master Volume—Slidepot to adjust the overall volume.
Zone Select and Assignable Controllers—The operation of the buttons and sliders in this
section depends on which of the three performance modes is active. Their labelling is color-
coded to identify their function in each of the performance modes. They are labelled as follows:
white–Internal Voices mode, blue–MIDI Setups mode, and orange–KB3 mode.
Figure 1-4 PC2 Front Panel, center section
LCD—Forty-character, two-line liquid crystal display.
Cursor buttons—These buttons move the cursor bar in the LCD. Generally, they select bank and
program ID parameters and some KB3 settings.
Zone Parameters—Each button in this section represents a menu of available parameters for use
while editing setups.
Sound Source—Each button in this section selects a bank of programs or setups for each of the
performance modes.
Sound Parameters—Each button in this section represents a menu of available parameters for
use while editing programs in the Internal Voices and KB3 modes.
Functions—Use the buttons in this section while editing programs or settings to compare
between an original and a modified setup or program, copy sections from one setup to another,
and begin the process to store the changes.
System—The three buttons in this section select parameters that affect the entire unit. The
Global button opens a menu of parameters such as: checking the version of the operating
system, available memory, performing a reset, dumping all objects, and running MIDIScope.
The MIDI Receive button opens a menu to configure individual MIDI channels. The Panic
button sends an All Notes Off message to the PC2 and the MIDI Out port. On power up, the
Panic button is also used to enter the boot block to perform diagnostics, operating system
updates, etc.
Internal
MIDI Xmit Program Key Range Timbre Envelope LFO
Compare Copy Store
Global MIDI Recv Panic
Velocity Controllers Arpeggiator
Transpose
User Exp 1 Exp 2
Zone Parameters
Sound Source
Sound Parameters
Functions
System

Kurzweil PC2 Series Specifications

General

Polyphony	64 voices
Sound Engine	VAST (Variable Architecture Synthesis Technology)
MIDI	In, Out, Thru
Multitimbral	16 parts
Velocity Sensitivity	Yes
Aftertouch	Yes
Year Released	1999
Display	LCD
Controllers	Pitch wheel, modulation wheel
Inputs	Sustain pedal, expression pedal
Memory	128 setups
Keyboard	76-note, semi-weighted
Outputs	Stereo outputs, headphone output