Kurzweil PC88 - Overview; System Requirements

TOC-
i
Young Chang Distributors................................................................................................ iii
PC88 Specifications.......................................................................................................... iv
Physical................................................................................................................. iv
Electrical ............................................................................................................... iv
Environmental....................................................................................................... iv
Audio..................................................................................................................... iv
Introducing the PC88 ........................................................................................................................... 1-1
For People Who Never Read Manuals…........................................................................ 1-1
Unpacking the Unit…..................................................................................................... 1-2
Setup ............................................................................................................................... 1-2
Installing the Music Rack ............................................................................................... 1-3
Demo Sequence .............................................................................................................. 1-3
Internal Voices................................................................................................................ 1-4
Assigning Controllers ..................................................................................................... 1-4
MIDI Setups.................................................................................................................... 1-5
Effects ............................................................................................................................. 1-7
Just the Beginning! ......................................................................................................... 1-7
A Note About the VGM Board and the PC88mx ........................................................... 1-7
Checking Battery Voltage Level..................................................................................... 1-8
Setup, Connections, and Controls ....................................................................................................... 2-1
Setting Up the PC88........................................................................................................ 2-1
Connections..................................................................................................................... 2-1
Power .................................................................................................................. 2-1
Audio................................................................................................................... 2-1
Pedals.................................................................................................................. 2-2
MIDI ................................................................................................................... 2-2
Front Panel Controls ....................................................................................................... 2-3
Display (LCD) .................................................................................................... 2-3
Cursor Buttons .................................................................................................... 2-3
Sound/Setup Select ............................................................................................. 2-4
Zone Buttons....................................................................................................... 2-4
Zone Parameters.................................................................................................. 2-5
Data Entry........................................................................................................... 2-7
Intuitive Entry..................................................................................................... 2-7
Jump Editing....................................................................................................... 2-9
Assignable Controllers, Buttons, and Wheels..................................................... 2-9
Master Volume.................................................................................................. 2-10
Panic.................................................................................................................. 2-10
Effects ............................................................................................................... 2-10
Internal Voices ...................................................................................................................................... 3-1
Program Numbers and Other Ways of Selecting Voices................................................ 3-2
Customizing the Internal Voices Mode .......................................................................... 3-3
440-Tuned Piano Voices..................................................................................... 3-3
Ride Cymbal and Metronome Click ................................................................... 3-3
The VGM Banks............................................................................................................. 3-4