Kurzweil PC4 SE - Program Mode Operations; Selecting Programs

Program Mode
Selecting Programs
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Chapter 2
Program Mode
Use Program Mode to play a Program directly from the keyboard, or to play up to 16
Programs multitimbrally via MIDI. Programs typically contain a single instrument sound,
although some Programs may contain multiple instrument sounds.
Each of the 16 channels in Program Mode can also control external sound modules or
computer software through a MIDI or USB cable.
e PC4 SE always powers on with Program Mode selected. To enter Program Mode from
another Mode, press and turn on the PROGRAM Mode button, or press the EXIT button
repeatedly until you reach Program Mode.
e PC4 SE powers on with Program 1 selected, or the Program that was selected the last
time Global Mode was exited.
Selecting Programs
In Program Mode, use any of the methods below to select a Program.
Browse All Programs
Make sure the USER button is o, then use the ALPHA WHEEL or NAVIGATION
buttons to select a Program from all of the available Programs.
Note: e state of the KEYPAD button determines whether Programs browsed by using the
ALPHA WHEEL or NAVIGATION buttons are ordered based on Category order then ID
number (KEYPAD o), or based on ID number only and ignoring Category (KEYPAD on).
When the USER button is on, only User Programs can be browsed by using the ALPHA
WHEEL or NAVIGATION buttons, ordered based on Category order then ID number.
Select a Program by Category
Make sure the KEYPAD button is o, then press one of the CATEGORY buttons to select
the rst Program of a category (or the current Category Default Program). e selected
CATEGORY button will turn on. Use the ALPHA WHEEL or NAVIGATION buttons to
select Programs from the selected category.