Front Panel Description; Red Buttons; Write Button; Midi Panic Button - Roland Kiwi-8P User Manual

Front Panel Description

The Kiwi-8P front panel differs from the original 8P in a number of ways and the Kiwi-8P Upgrade redefines most of the
buttons on the Roland JX-8P . Many of the buttons have been assigned new functions and others now operate differently. An
overlay label is supplied with the upgrade that fits over the existing JX-8P front panel label. This has the additional benefit of
fixing the very common label cracking that occurs on the jx-8p front panel
The new layout can be seen on the front panel layout on the previous page.
Because of the number of parameters in the Kiwi-8P the parameter editing system has also been altered. Each parameter
has a three button addressing system that looks like G1 B1 T1. These refer to the Group buttons 1-8, Bank buttons 1-3 &
Tone buttons 1-8.
Most of the other buttons have also changed use and function and are described here in more detail.

RED BUTTONS

WRITE BUTTON

MIDI PANIC BUTTON

CANCEL BUTTON

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The WRITE button has different
operation depending on the mode
the Kiwi-8P is currently in.
For writing a Tone to permanent
memory in normal play mode simply
press WRITE followed by the Group
(1-8), Bank (1-8) and Tone (1-8). The
actual write is done when the Tone
button is pressed and the Group and
Bank buttons are optional. If the
Tone you wish to save is in the same
Group or Bank you
selecting these again.
A Tone can be easily copied from
one location to another by selecting
a different Group and/or Bank before
pressing the Tone button.
The MIDI PANIC will stop all sound
from the Kiwi-8P .
This button is also used to put the
Kiwi-8P into update mode. This is
done by holding down this button
during power on.
The CANCEL button will exit most
operations. The Arp & Seq Step
Timing button edits will need to be
exited via the same Step Timing
button.
If you are editing a sequence then the
editing can be finished by pressing
the Write if you wish to save the seq to
permanent
sequence press WRITE followed by
Tone 1-8. The Group and Bank are not
used for Sequences.
If the memory is protected then an
error message will display when a
write is attempted.
can skip
To perform a FACTORY RESET which
will clear all memory hold WRITE and
MIDI PANIC down as you power on
the Kiwi-8P .
Warning – this will clear all memory
in the synth and there will be no
confirmation.
This button is also used to put the
Kiwi-8P into test mode. This is done
by holding down this button during
power on.
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memory. To save a