Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Prodikeys Creative
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User’ s Guide Cr eative Pr odik e ys Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Creati ve T e chnology Ltd.
Contents.
Contents Introduction Introduction............................ .................. ....................... .................. .................. .............. i Minimum System Requirements .............. ....................... .................. ....
Configuring Power Management settings .... ...................... ....................... .................. . 3-3 A General Specifications General Specifications ................ .................. ...................... ................... .........
Intr oduction.
Intr oduction i Intr oduction Intr o duction Thank you for choosing Creati ve Prodike ys™, another quality product from Creati ve T ech nology Ltd., the worldwide leader in di gital entertai nment products.
Intr oduction ii Getting Mor e Information V isit ww w .creativ e.com or www .prodikeys.com for the latest ne ws and updates on your Creati ve Prodikeys. Additional Fun Mixes, Penta T unes, Music Styles and Learnable Songs can also be do wnloaded from these websites.
Intr oduction iii Document Conv entions T ip. This tells you about short cu ts or hints relating to a feature. Note. This highlights additio nal or important information about a feature. Caution! This highlights proper usage of y our product. Use th is information to av oid risky situations.
1 About Y our Cr eativ e Pr odik eys.
About Y our Creative Pr odike ys 1-1 About Y our Cr eativ e Pr odik eys In this chapter , we will familiarise you with the di f ferent parts of your Creati v e Prodike ys, so that you can follow the instructions in the other chapters easily .
About Y our Creative Pr odike ys 1-2 Removing the Music Ke y b o a r d Co v er The music keyboard on your Creati ve Prodike ys is protected by a cov er , which also acts as a palm rest as you type. T o use the music keyboard, you will need to remove the co ver .
About Y our Creative Pr odike ys 1-3 Maintaining Cr eativ e Pr odik e ys When your Creativ e Prodike ys gets dirty , use a soft, damp cloth to clean the exterior . Do not use any liquid or aerosol cleaners as these may damage your Creativ e Prodike ys.
2 Setting Up Y our Cr eativ e Pr odik eys.
Setting Up Y our Cr eative Pr odike ys 2-1 Setting Up Y our Cr eativ e Pr odik e ys Installing Har dwar e Connect your Creative Prodike ys to your comput er’ s PS/2 ke yboar d port as sh o wn belo w . Creativ e Prodik eys is not hot-pluggable. Y ou must turn off your computer before connecting or disconnecting Creati ve Prodike ys.
Setting Up Y our Cr eative Pr odike ys 2-2 Installing Softwar e T o install th e software: 1. Insert the Creativ e Prodikeys softw are Installation CD into your CD-R OM dri v e. An installation screen appears. If not, start W ind o ws Explorer , right-click the CD-R OM dri v e icon, and then select Au t o P l a y .
3 Getting Star ted.
Getting Started 3-1 Getting Star ted Star ting the Softwar e Y ou will need to start Creati ve Prodik eys before you can play on the Creativ e Prodike ys music ke yboard. T o start the softw are: Pr ess the Fun button on the Cr eative Pr odike ys ke yboar d .
Getting Started 3-2 Learning how to use the Softwar e After starting the software, you should see some thing similar to Fig ure 3-2 on your screen. Click the Help b utton and refer to the Help file for instructions on how to use the software.
Getting Started 3-3 Configuring Powe r Management settings If you hav e enabled power saving or po wer management on your computer , you should set your monitor's po wer management properti es to Ne v er . Y ou should also configure your screen saver so that it deactiv ates when you mo ve your mouse.
A General Specifications.
General Specif ications A-1 General Specifications General Specifications ❑ Standard IBM-compat ible computer keyboard with 104 keys. ❑ Int e grated m u sic k e yboard wi t h 37 to u ch-se n s i t i v e MIDI k e y s . ❑ Pitch Bend wheel. ❑ V olume Control wheel.
B T r oubleshooting.
T roubleshooting B-1 T r oubleshooting Pr oblems with installing Cr eativ e Pr odik e ys Creativ e Prodik eys cannot be detected, e ven af ter the connections ar e checked and the softwar e installed. There may be a conflict with a USB Legac y De vice setting on your computer’ s motherb oard.
An important point after buying a device Creative Prodikeys (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Creative Prodikeys yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Creative Prodikeys - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Creative Prodikeys you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Creative Prodikeys will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Creative Prodikeys, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Creative Prodikeys.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Creative Prodikeys. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Creative Prodikeys along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
