Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product SP5-8 Kurzweil
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Musician’ s Guide TM Part Number 910545-001 Rev . A.
i Musician’ s Guide ©2012 Y oung Chang Co ., Ltd. All rights reser ved. K urzweil® is a product line of Y oung Chang Co ., Ltd. Kurzw eil®, Y oung Chang®, V . A. S . T .®, and SP5-8™ are trademarks of Y oung Chang Co ., Ltd. All other trademarks and copyrights are proper ty of their respective companies .
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iii IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1) Read these instructions . 2) Keep these instr uctions . 3) Heed all warnings . 4) F ollow all instr uctions . 5) Do not use this apparatus near water . 6) Clean only with dr y cloth. 7) Do not block any of the ventilation openings .
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v T able of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 1-1 Main F eatures .............................................
vi Chapter 3 F eatures of the SP5 .................................................................................................................................. 3-1 The Front P anel .................................................................
vii Chapter 5 The Operating Modes .............................................................................................................................. 5-1 Prog ram Mode ........................................................................
viii Chapter 7 Setup Mode ............................................................................................................................................... 7-1 About Setup Mode ............................................................
ix The Zone-specic Parameters ......................................................................................................... 8-6 Local Prog ram .............................................................................................
x Chapter 9 Global Mode ............................................................................................................................................. 9-1 Selecting and Editing P arameters ...............................................
xi Chapter 12 T roubleshooting ...................................................................................................................................... 12-1 Maintenance ....................................................................
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Introduction Main Features 1-1 Chapter 1 Introduction Cong ratulations on your purc hase of a Kurzw eil SP5! This manual will help you get acquainted with your new instrument. Be sure to keep the manual on hand as y ou continue to familiarize yourself with the features and functions of the SP5.
Introduction Staying Current 1-2 • a pitch wheel • a modulation wheel • ve assignable sliders (use the Shift button to select three different functions for each slider to control up to 15 parameters of your c hoosing).
Getting Started Before Y ou Start… 2-1 Chapter 2 Getting Started This chapter will help you hook up y our SP5 to your sound system and MIDI system. If hooking up new gear is familiar to you, then simply read the following tw o sections in this chapter .
Getting Started Start Up Details: The Rear Panel 2-2 Use Y our SP5 1. P ower up y our SP5 rst, and then raise the MASTER VOL UME slider. The SP5 starts up in Prog ram Mode by default. Press one of the function buttons to the left of the display to switc h Modes .
Getting Started Start Up Details:The Rear Panel 2-3 • Use the SP5 as a MIDI controller with a sequencer computer prog ram. • Use the computer to manage the user data contents of the SP5. • Update the software and sounds of the SP5. Be sure to chec k the Kurzweil Music Systems w ebsite at www .
Getting Started Connecting the Power Cable (Line Cord) 2-4 Connecting the Power Cable (Line Cord) The SP5 r uns on 15 volts DC pow er . If the power cord and 15V po wer adapter supplied with the SP5 d.
Getting Started Connecting Pedals 2-5 Connecting Pedals Plug your switc h or continuous control pedals into the cor responding jacks on the SP5’ s rear panel.
Getting Started Connecting Pedals 2-6 Connecting a Switch Pedal When a switch pedal is plug ged into the Pedal 1 jac k on the rear panel, a single switch pedal will, by default, act lik e a sustain pedal. T he same is tr ue for the P edal 2 jack; in this case the single switch pedal will, b y default, act like a sostenuto pedal.
Getting Started Connecting MIDI 2-7 Connecting MIDI In addition to being a perfor mance-suited musical instr ument, the SP5 is a po werful, but intuitiv e and easy-to-use MIDI controller .
Getting Started Connecting MIDI 2-8 Connecting to a Computer Sequencer T o connect your SP5 to a computer as a MIDI controller , simply connect the SP5 to your computer using the provided cable . If you wish to use your o wn cable, mak e sure that it is a T ype-A-to-T ype-B USB cable (the USB por t of the SP5 being T ype B).
Features of the SP5 The Front Panel 3-1 Chapter 3 Features of the SP5 This chapter will help you familiarize y ourself with the features of the SP5. Many of these features hav e both g eneral functions and Mode-specic functions . F or more in-depth descriptions of these features , refer to the chapters on the individual Modes .
Features of the SP5 Pitch and Mod Wheels 3-2 Pitch and Mod Wheels Pitch Wheel The pitch wheel is the left most of the two wheels . It is spring-loaded, such that its center position is restored when it is not being used. That is because the pitch wheel is used for pitch-bending notes—its “off ” position is in the center .
Features of the SP5 Real T ime Control 3-3 Sliders The ve sliders on the left of the front panel can be assigned to send MIDI continuous controller values . Each slider can independently control three se parate functions gi ving you access to 15 MIDI continuous controllers .
Features of the SP5 Mode & Function Buttons 3-4 Mode & Function Buttons The Mode buttons are located beneath the “Mode” label on the left side of the front panel. Also in this area of the front panel are the Split and Layer Function buttons and the T ranspose and S ave buttons .
Features of the SP5 Mode & Function Buttons 3-5 Global Button Pressing the Global button enters Global Mode (described in The Operating Modes on page 5-1 and, in further detail, in Global Mode on page 9-1 ). In Global Mode, you can edit parameters that control the entire SP5.
Features of the SP5 Navigation 3-6 T ranspose – buttons simultaneously will restore the cur rent Program or Setup to having no transposition. If the transposition value is greater than zero , the T ranspose + button ’ s LED will be lit. If the transposition value is less than zero , the T ranspose – button ’ s LED will be lit.
Features of the SP5 Navigation 3-7 NOTE: In the ev ent a display line of text ex ceeds 20 characters , the text will scroll across the display mar quee-style. Previous (–) and Next (+) V alue Buttons Use the Next and Previous buttons to scroll through the list of items on the display .
Features of the SP5 Category Buttons 3-8 Category Buttons The Categ or y buttons are on the right side of the front panel. T here are 24 buttons in this section —20 buttons to select Prog rams by instrument type, tw o buttons that allow you to scroll through Prog rams and Setups , and two buttons for alphan umeric data entr y .
Features of the SP5 Double Button Presses 3-9 Double Button Presses Several pairs of the buttons on the SP5 have timesa ving secondar y functions when pressed simultaneously—think of them as keyboard shortcuts . F or convenience of reference, descriptions of all of the double-button press functions appear below .
Features of the SP5 Double Button Presses 3-10 Parameter Jump In Edit Setup Mode only , pressing both the Chan / P aram Up ( ̂ ) and the Chan / P aram Down ( ̌ ) buttons simultaneously will jump to a specic parameter . See P aram J ump Buttons on page 8-5.
Features of the SP5 Double Button Presses 3-1 1 Program Demo In Prog ram Mode only , pressing the Hybrid and Misc categor y buttons perfor ms the Prog ram Demo Function. The Prog ram Demo Function plays the demo song for the cur rently selected Program.
Features of the SP5 Double Button Presses 3-12 Panic Pressing the Keypad and Enter categ or y buttons simultaneously deacti vates all sounding notes and control messages and sends an “ All Notes Off ” messag e and an “ All Controllers Off ” message on all 16 MIDI channels .
T erminology 4-1 Chapter 4 T erminology This chapter provides denitions and descriptions for all of the SP5-specic ter ms used in this manual. Note that some of the ter ms are also used by other man ufacturers . Since there are no standard denitions for some of these ter ms, they are described here to a void confusion.
T erminology 4-2 Layer An ov erlap of Zones in a Setup . See The Layer Function on page 5-4 for more infor mation on Layers . MIDI Bank The highest level of Prog ram organization by the MIDI Specication; contains 128 Prog rams . Mode An operating status with a unique g roup of operations .
The Operating Modes Program Mode 5-1 Chapter 5 The Operating Modes This chapter will help you familiarize y ourself with the operating Modes of the SP5.
The Operating Modes Setup Mode 5-2 Setup Mode Setup Mode allows y ou to select and play Setups . Setups are congurations of four Zones, each of which ma y have its o wn Prog ram and controller assignments . T o enter Setup Mode from another Mode, press the Setup Mode button.
The Operating Modes Global Mode 5-3 Global Mode CAUTION: READ Global Mode on page 9-1 BEFORE USING GLOB AL MODE. THIS MODE CONT AINS CERT AIN OPERA TIONS THA T CANNOT BE UNDONE. Global Mode allows y ou to edit global parameters and MIDI settings, load and sa ve User Prog rams and Setups , or restore factor y defaults with a hard reset.
The Operating Modes Functions 5-4 Functions In addition to the ve primary Modes , there are four Functions . T hese Functions are not as complex as the primar y Modes and are described below . The Split Function Pressing the Split Function button while in either Prog ram or Setup Mode perfor ms the Split Function.
The Operating Modes Functions 5-5 Creating Layers in Program Mode is slightly different from creating Layers in Setup Mode . See The Layer Function on page 6-8 (for La yers in Prog ram Mode) and The Layer Function on page 7-7 (for Layers in Setup Mode).
The Operating Modes Functions 5-6 So for example, if you w ant to send a MIDI Prog ram Chang e message for Program 83 in MIDI Bank 4 , you w ould enter the number 595 —this n umber is equal to 4 * 128 + 83.
Program Mode About Program Mode 6-1 Chapter 6 Program Mode This chapter will help you familiarize y ourself with the features of Prog ram Mode. Prog rams are essentially the different sounds of a MIDI instr ument—they are preset sound Objects equiv alent to the “patches , ” “presets, ” or “voices” that you nd on other synths .
Program Mode Selecting Programs 6-2 Selecting Programs When you are in Prog ram Mode , there a few wa ys to select Prog rams . • By Categor y —press one of these buttons to select Prog rams by instr ument type or use the Alpha Wheel and V alue buttons to move through the categories .
Program Mode Selecting Programs 6-3 Pop Up Messages Some actions cause the display to sho w pop up messag es . After a shor t time the display returns to show the cur rent Prog ram.
Program Mode Selecting Programs 6-4 Category Buttons The Categ or y buttons are on the right side of the front panel. T wenty of the 24 buttons in this section allow y ou to select Prog rams by instrument type simply by pressing a button. The remaining four buttons allow you to view Programs as a list or select them by their ID number .
Program Mode T ransposition 6-5 Choosing Favorites Y ou can choose a fa vorite (or new default) Program within each Categor y . T he Program you choose will be recalled eac h time you press that Categ or y button ev en after power cycles . While in Prog ram Mode, select a Categor y button.
Program Mode Real T ime Virtual Parameters 6-6 The maximum transposition value is +/–36. If the Octave button is acti ve and the cur rent transposition value is greater than +24, pressing the T ranspose + button will not increase the value as it w ould be out of rang e .
Program Mode The Split Function 6-7 When you create a Split in a Program, you are in fact creating a Setup (see Setup Mode on page 7-1 for more infor mation on Setups). As previously described, Setups are congurations of four Zones , each of which ma y have its o wn Prog ram and controller assignments .
Program Mode The Layer Function 6-8 Split T ransposition This parameter deter mines the transposition of the Secondar y V oice relativ e to that of the Primar y V oice—it can be set to -24 , -12 , 0 , 12 , and 24 . By default, Split T ransposition is set to 0 .
Program Mode Changing the T ransmit MIDI Channel 6-9 When using the Layer Function, the Keypad button is activ e for the Layer V olume and Layer T ransposition parameters . For these parameters , you can enter a new v alue using the alphanumeric data entry buttons .
Program Mode Panic 6-10 If a MIDI Channel is disabled, the Prog ram name is shown with parenthesis . MIDI Channels are enabled/disabled in Global Mode, see Channel Enab le (ChanEn) on page 9-4 .
Program Mode User Programs 6-1 1 In the Sav e Dialog, there are two parameters a vailable which allo w you to specify the ID number and rename the Program.
Program Mode User Programs 6-12 Deleting User Programs T o delete a User Prog ram, select the Program and press the K eypad Categ or y button. After you press the Keypad button, press the Delete button. The Delete button’ s LED lights and begins to blink.
Setup Mode About Setup Mode 7-1 Chapter 7 Setup Mode This chapter will help you familiarize y ourself with the features of Setup Mode. Setups are congurations of four Zones (explained below in About Zones), each of which may ha ve its own Program, controller assignments , and MIDI transmit channel.
Setup Mode Selecting Setups 7-2 Selecting Setups When you are in Setup Mode, there a few w ays to select Setups . • All button —press the All button and use the Alpha Wheel or V alue buttons to scroll through the av ailable Setups (including User Setups).
Setup Mode Selecting Setups 7-3 V alue Jump Buttons Pressing the Next and Previous buttons simultaneously v alue jumps the cur rent Setup to the next Setup in inter vals of eight (V alue Jump = current Setup + eight). Using the Category Buttons When you enter Setup Mode, either the All or User Categor y button is activ e.
Setup Mode About Zones 7-4 Choosing Favorite Setups Y ou can choose a fa vorite Setup and sa ve it to one of the twenty instrument Categ or y buttons . Use the Alpha Wheel or the V alue buttons to select the Setup you w ant as a fav orite. T o sav e it, press and hold the Categ or y button.
Setup Mode The Split Function 7-5 If the Octav e button is activ e, pressing the T ranspose + or T ranspose – buttons will transpose the cur rent Setup b y octav es (+/– 12 semitones). T he Octav e button ’ s LED is lit when the button is activ e and remains lit until you press the button again to disable it.
Setup Mode The Layer Function 7-6 There are four parameters (described below) that deter mine the behavior of the Split. Y ou can view these parameters by scrolling through them using the Chan / P aram buttons . T o edit them, use the Alpha Wheel or V alue buttons.
Setup Mode The Layer Function 7-7 The Layer Function Pressing the Layer button while in Setup Mode performs the Layer Function. The Layer Function allows y ou to layer Prog rams and Setups such that more than one sound can be produced by striking one k ey .
Setup Mode User Setups 7-8 Layer V olume This parameter deter mines the relative v olumes of the Secondar y and Primar y V oices—it can be set to any number betw een -127 and 127 . By default, the Layer V olume is set to 0 , which results in both V oices ha ving the same volume .
Setup Mode User Setups 7-9 In the Sav e Dialog, there are two parameters a vailable which allo w you to specify the ID number and rename the Setup . Use the rst parameter to change the ID number and the second to rename the Setup .
Setup Mode User Setups 7-10 Deleting User Setups T o delete a User Setup , select the Setup and press the K eypad Categ or y button. After y ou press the Keypad button, press the Delete button. T he Delete button ’ s LED lights and begins to blink. The display shows the follo wing messag e.
Edit Setup Mode About Edit Setup Mode 8-1 Chapter 8 Edit Setup Mode This chapter will help you familiarize y ourself with the features of Edit Setup Mode. About Edit Setup Mode NOTE: Before y ou read this chapter , be sure to read Setup Mode on page 7-1 for a full description of Setups .
Edit Setup Mode The Parameters List 8-2 The Parameters List A Setup has 89 Zone-specic parameters for each of the four Zones, and three common parameters—altogether, there are m ultiple parameters whose congurations deter mine the behavior of the Setup .
Edit Setup Mode The Parameters List 8-3 List No. Parameter Range of V alues Default V alue 46 Slider 8 Entry V alue 0 to 127 (none) 47 Slider 8 Exit V alue 0 to 127 (none) 48 Slider 9 Destination Setu.
Edit Setup Mode Selecting Parameters 8-4 Selecting Parameters The Display In Edit Setup Mode, the top line of the display sho ws the cur rent Mode, Zone n umber and the cur rent parameter number as w ell as the total the number of av ailable parameters.
Edit Setup Mode Selecting Parameters 8-5 Alphanumeric Entry Y ou can use the K eypad button to directly enter a Setup ID n umber. Press the Keypad button and enter the ID number using the alphan umeric data entr y buttons, then press the Enter button to conr m it.
Edit Setup Mode The Zone-specic Parameters 8-6 Setup Zone Buttons T o edit the cur rently selected parameter , simply use the Next and Previous V alue buttons below the displa y .
Edit Setup Mode The Zone-specic Parameters 8-7 Destination The Destination parameter deter mines whether MIDI data g enerated by the currently selected Zone is sent to the SP5 sound engine, through the MIDI OUT port, or both.
Edit Setup Mode The Zone-specic Parameters 8-8 Differing Program Numbers If the Prog rams on your connected sound module are organized by MIDI Bank with each Prog ram number being betw een 0 and 12.
Edit Setup Mode The Zone-specic Parameters 8-9 Differing Program Numbers F ollow the for mula on page 8-8 . Bank Mode The Bank Mode parameter deter mines the controller number with which MIDI Bank change messages are transmitted. F or MIDI Bank chang e messages , various manufacturers hav e chosen different MIDI controller numbers .
Edit Setup Mode The Zone-specic Parameters 8-10 Aux Send Level The Aux Send Lev el parameter deter mines the send level for the auxiliary effects of the cur rently selected Zone . Y ou can select any lev el from P r og , 0 to 127 . Pressing both V alue buttons simultaneously will set this parameter to 10 .
Edit Setup Mode The Zone-specic Parameters 8-1 1 High V elocity The High V elocity parameter deter mines the highest velocity that a keystrok e must hav e in order to trig g er a note in the currently selected Zone. Y ou can set this parameter to any velocity betw een 0 and 127 .
Edit Setup Mode The Zone-specic Parameters 8-12 Continuous Controller Parameters • Pressure • Mod Wheel • Sliders 1 through 15 • CC P edal Destination The Destination parameter deter mines the Controller Destination for the cur rently selected controller in the cur rently selected Zone .
Edit Setup Mode The Zone-specic Parameters 8-13 Controller Number Controller Destination Description 29–31 MIDI 29–31 MIDI Controllers 29–31 32 MIDI Bank MIDI Bank change message 33–63 MIDI.
Edit Setup Mode The Zone-specic Parameters 8-14 Controller Number Controller Destination Description 139 SetupInc Setup Increment—increments current Setup number . 140 SetupDec Setup Decrement—increments current Setup number . 141 SetpGoto Go to Setup—selects Setup.
Edit Setup Mode The Zone-specic Parameters 8-15 T oggl ed A tog gled switc h is one that maintains its state after it is pressed. So , if the switch is currently in the “off ” state, pressing it once will put it in the “on” state . Pressing it ag ain will put it bac k in the “off ” state.
Edit Setup Mode About Auxiliary Ef fects 8-16 About Auxiliary Effects Prog rams and Setups both hav e an auxiliar y effect. An auxiliar y effect is an effect that is not in the direct path of the sound, but rather, it “recei ves” the sound, and then outputs effect- altered sound, which is mix ed back with the original sound.
Edit Setup Mode Saving User Setups 8-17 KB3 Channel In the event there are more than one KB3 Programs specied in a Setup , this parameter species which MIDI Channel has priority to load a KB3 Program. Y ou can set this parameter to a value betw een 1 and 16.
Edit Setup Mode Saving User Setups 8-18 Naming a User Setup T o rename the Setup , rst press one of the Chan / P aram buttons to change the parameter . Y ou should see the following in the displa y: The bottom line of the display sho ws the cur rent Setup name.
Global Mode 9-1 Chapter 9 Global Mode This chapter will help you familiarize y ourself with the features of Global Mode. Global Mode giv es you access to the global parameters of the SP5—that is , it allows you to edit the master settings of the unit.
Global Mode Selecting and Editing Parameters 9-2 Selecting and Editing Parameters T o scroll through the parameters (and dialogs) of Global Mode, use the Chan / P aram buttons .
Global Mode The Global Parameters 9-3 The Global Parameters The following are the global parameters of the SP5. T he settings of these parameters are in effect regardless of what Prog ram or Setup you ha ve currently selected.
Global Mode The Global Parameters 9-4 Easy T ouch This V elocity Map is similar to the Light Maps and make high MIDI velocities easier to produce . But, it allows more sensiti ve control ov er producing high MIDI velocities b y not boosting the MIDI velocity for fast strike v elocities as much as it does for medium strik e velocities .
Global Mode The Global Parameters 9-5 Destination (Dest) The Destination parameter deter mines the destination of MIDI data generated by striking keys or acti vating controllers . This data can be sent to the SP5 sound engine, through the MIDI out por ts , or both.
Global Mode The Global Parameters 9-6 Program Change (ProgChg) The Prog ram Chang e (ProgChg) parameter deter mines whether or not entr y MIDI Program Change messag es are sent for Setups . Y ou can set this parameter to either On or Of f . Pressing both V alue buttons simultaneously will set this parameter to On .
Global Mode The Global Parameters 9-7 Sysex ID The SysEx ID parameter deter mines the ID number for the unit if you are using more than one device with the same MIDI manufacturer ID n umber .
Global Mode The Global Parameters 9-8 Press the Next button–the display will sho w the messag e ? and the SP5 will appear as a remov able disk/drive on y our computer . Press the Next button ag ain to sav e the les to the SP5 remov able disk/driv e.
Global Mode The Global Parameters 9-9 The Load (Fill)? Dialog NOTE: If the SP5 is cur rently connected to your computer as a MIDI controller , eject or Safely R emove it before contin uing . Selecting the Load (Fill) Dialog will disconnect any MIDI device connected via USB .
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System Mode 10-1 Chapter 10 System Mode CAUTION: DO NOT A TTEMPT TO MAKE ANY CHANGES IN SYSTEM MODE UNTIL Y OU HA VE READ AND FULL Y UNDERSTOOD THIS ENTIRE CHAPTER.
System Mode System Mode Buttons 10-2 System Mode Buttons The V alue and Chan/P aram buttons perfor m the following functions in System Mode: Previous Use the Previous button to retur n to the previous menu. Similar to a “cancel” button. Next Use the Next button to conr m a selection and mov e into sub-menu if any .
System Mode Run Diagnostics 10-3 6. T o select Update, press the Next button once . The display shows . Copy the le to the SP5 remov able disk/driv e on your computer . Once copied, “Safely R emov e” or “Unmount” the removable disk/dri ve from your computer .
System Mode System Reset 10-4 System Reset CAUTION: THIS OPERA TION ERASES ALL USER OBJECTS . If you’v e made many complex updates to your Objects , and have sa ved a number of les to your computer , you might w ant to restore the instr ument to its default state .
T utorials Creating a Setup from a Program 1 1-1 Chapter 1 1 T utorials This chapter contains tutorials on editing Objects . By g oing through them step-by-step , you will better understand the process of the editing Setups . Additionally , this chapter will point you in the right direction for descriptions on perfor ming certain technical tasks .
T utorials Creating a Setup from a Program 1 1-2 T o create this Split Setup follow these steps . Be careful not to exit any of the Split parameter pages before the Split Setup is complete. If you do , exit Prog ram Mode and enter it ag ain and then start from ste p 1: 1.
T utorials Creating a Setup from a Program 1 1-3 3. Let’ s now c hang e the Split V olume. R ecall that the Split V olume deter mines the r elative volumes of the two V oices: positiv e values increase the v olume of the Secondar y V oice and decrease the volume of the Primar y V oice .
T utorials Creating a Setup from a Program 1 1-4 can also directly enter the new parameter v alue, using the Keypad categ or y button and the alphanumeric data entry buttons, see the Note on page 11-2.) F or our example, since w e want our synth to be one octav e lower than nor mal, let’ s set this parameter to -12 .
T utorials Creating a Setup from a Program 1 1-5 2. Press the Layer Function button. This creates a Setup with tw o activ e Zones with the same keyboard regions—i.e ., ov erlapping keyboard regions . In this case, Program 125 Real Vibes as the Primar y V oice.
T utorials Creating a Layer Setup with V elocity-dependent Zones 1 1-6 6. Let’ s now c hang e the Layer T ransposition. Recall that the La yer T ransposition deter mines the transposition of the Secondar y V oice relative to that of the Primar y V oice.
T utorials Controlling Multiple Modules with a Single Setup 1 1-7 Press the Edit Setup button to enter Edit Setup Mode . In this Mode, w e will alter the velocity ranges of the Zones in our Setup . See Edit Setup Mode on page 8-1 for more infor mation on the parameters of a Setup .
T utorials Controlling Multiple Modules with a Single Setup 1 1-8 Note that the SP5 is being used as the MIDI controller for all four of the modules . T o be able to control each of the four modules individually , we need to create a Setup with four non-ov erlapping Zones, eac h of which will control a particular module.
T utorials Controlling Multiple Modules with a Single Setup 1 1-9 Parameter for Each Zone V alue Destination MIDI Bank Mode Ctl0/32* Zone Status Active* Entry Program Change On* T ranspose 0* Entry Pa.
T utorials Controlling Multiple Modules with a Single Setup 1 1-10 4. Let’ s now set the follo wing Zone-specic parameters thusly (note that “Unassigned Number” means a MIDI controller number.
T utorials Other T utorials 11 - 11 7. At this point, you can c hang e the location and the name of the new Setup , see Saving User Setups on page 8-17. 8. Press the Save button to sav e the new setup . Pressing a Mode or Function button while the Sa ve button is blinking will cancel the sav e operation.
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T roubleshooting Maintenance 12-1 Chapter 12 T roubleshooting Maintenance Aside from nor mal care in handling and use, your SP5 requires no regular maintenance . Clean with a soft cloth dampened with water . Never use abrasiv es or solvents as they ma y damage the unit’ s paint, markings, info strip and displa y lens .
T roubleshooting Common Problems 12-2 The power adapter ratings does not match the required ratings for the SP5. The power adapter specications are: 15V DC , 1.0 amp, center pin positiv e, 5.5mm OD, 2.5mm ID coax type plug . Obtain a compatible pow er adapter.
T roubleshooting Common Problems 12-3 If there is no sound from your SP5, chec k if one of the following might be the issue: The volume slider is tur ned down. Slowly push the v olume slider up . Headphones or an audio cable is plugged into one of the Headphones jacks.
T roubleshooting MIDI Problems 12-4 The input to the audio system is set for low impedance instead of high impedance. Set the v olume of the audio or mixer to the low est level, change the impedance setting, and then slowly turn up the volume of the audio system or mixer .
T roubleshooting Pedal Problems 12-5 Pedal Problems Before you consult this section, be sure to read Connecting P edals on page 2-5 . Switch Pedal Problems If you are having problems with connecting or using a switc h pedal, check if one of the following might be the issue: • Sustain or Sostenuto is stuc k “on”.
T roubleshooting If None of the Above... 12-6 F or best results , use a Kurzweil CC-1 contin uous control pedal, av ailable from your dealer . T he CC-1 meets all of the requirements described abov e at an economical price. A continuous control pedal should ha ve an impedance between 5,000 and 100,000 ohms .
T roubleshooting If None of the Above... 12-7 Diagnostics Y ou will most likely not need to use the System Mode diagnostic operations in nor mal cases . These operations are mostly used at the factor y and ser vice centers b y engineers for troubleshooting hardware problems .
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MIDI Implementation A-1 Appendix A MIDI Implementation Function T ransmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Channel Default 1 1 Memorized Changed 1–16 1–16 Mode Default Mode 3 Mode 3 Use Multi-track mod.
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Physical Specications A-3 Appendix B Physical Specications Keyboard: 88-key , fully-weighted graded hammer-action with velocity and pressure (After T ouch) sensitive adjustable keys Display: 2x2.
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Index Index A Activating Zones 8-9 Alphanumeric entry 3-7 Alpha Wheel 3-7, 8-4 Audio cables 2-4, 12-2 Audio jacks 2-3 Aux effects 8-16 B Bank Change 8-7, 9-5 MIDI 8-7 Buttons Category 6-4 Chan/Param 3.
Index Global Mode 5-3 Global Parameters 9-2 H Hard Reset 9-7 Headphones 2-3 I ID numbers Controller destinations 8-12 Intuitive Entry 3-12, 8-5 K K2600 Bank mode 8-9 KB3 Channel 8-17 KB3 LED 3-8 Keypa.
Index Sliders 3-3 Software Restore 10-3 Update 10-2 Sostenuto 2-5, 8-12 Specications A-3 Split Function 4-1, 5-4, 6-6, 7-5 Sustain 2-3, 2-5, 8-12 Sw Button Parameters 8-14 Switch pedal 2-5, 2-6, 12.
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However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Kurzweil SP5-8. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Kurzweil SP5-8 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
