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Kurzweil PC3K Series User Manual

Kurzweil PC3K Series
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User Interface Basics
Data Entry
3-9
Data Entry
ThedataentrysectionofthefrontpanelincludestheAlphawheel,thePlus/Minusbuttons,and
the14buttonalphanumericpad.
The Alpha Wheel
TheAlphaWheelisespecially usefulbecauseitcanquicklyenterlargeorsmallchangesin
value.IfyouturntheAlphaWheeloneclicktotheright,youllincreasethevalueofthe
currentlyselectedparameterbyoneincrement.Oneclicktotheleftdecreasesthevaluebyone
increment.
Ifyouturnitrapidly,you’lljumpbyseveralincrements.YoucanalsousetheAlpha
Wheeltoenternameswhenyouresavingobjects.
The Plus/Minus Buttons
ThesebuttonsarelocatedjustundertheAlphaWheel.ThePlusbuttonincreas esthevalueofthe
currentlyselectedparameterbyone,andtheMinusbuttondecreasesitbyone.Thesebuttons
aremostusefulwhenyou’rescrollingthroughashortlistofvalues,orwhenyouwanttobesure
yourechangingthevaluebyoneincrementatatime.OnepressofthePlusorMinusbutton
correspondstooneclicktotherightorleftwiththeAlphaWheel.Thesebuttonswillrepeatif
pressedandheld.
PressingthePlusandMinusbuttonssimultaneouslywillmoveyouthroughthe
currentlistof
valuesinlargechunksinsteadofonebyone.Don’tconfusethesebuttonswiththe+/buttonon
thealphanumericpad.Thisbuttonisusedprimarilyforenteringnegativenumericvaluesand
switchingfromuppercasetolowercaseletters(andviceversa).
The Alphanumeric Pad
Asitsnameimplies,thissetof14buttonsletsyouenternumericvalues,andtoenternamesone
characteratatime.Dependingonwhereyouare,thePC3Kautomaticallyenterslettersor
numeralsasappropriate(youdon’thavetoselectbetweenalphabeticornumericentry).
Whenyoureenteringnumeric
values,pressthecorrespondingnumericbuttons,ignoring
decimalplacesifany(toenter1.16,forexample,press1,1,6,Enter).Thedisplaywillreflect
yourentries,butthevaluewon’tactuallychangeuntilyoupressEnter.BeforepressingEnter,
youcanreturntotheoriginalvalueby
pressingCancel.PressingClearisthesameaspressing0
withoutpressingEnter.
Whenenteringnames,youcanusetheLeft/Rightcursorbuttonsorthe<<</>>>softbuttonsto
movethecursortothecharacteryouwanttochange.Usethelabelsunderthealphanumeric
buttonsasa
guidetocharacterentry.Pressthecorrespondingbuttononeormoretimestoinsert
thedesiredcharacterabovethecursor.TheCancelbuttonisequivalenttothe>>>softbutton,
andEnteristhesameasOK.TheClearbuttonreplacesthecurrentlyselectedcharacterwitha
space.The+/
buttontogglesbetweenuppercaseandlowercaseletters.
There’salsoaconvenientfeaturecalledkeyboardnaming,whichletsyouusethekeyboardto
entercharactersinnames.Seepage 55.

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Kurzweil PC3K Series Specifications

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BrandKurzweil
ModelPC3K Series
CategorySynthesizer
LanguageEnglish

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