General Utilities; Setting The Master Level, Tuning, Scsi Id & Midi Out/Thru; Setting The Display Contrast, Note Display, Date & Time - Akai Z4 User Manual

13 General Utilities

This chapter explains the functions available in Utilities mode.
Setting the Master Level, Tuning, SCSI ID & MIDI OUT/THRU
The master level, master tuning, and the Z8's SCSI ID can be set as follows.
Press the UTILITIES button.
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The UTILITIES button indicator lights up and the GLOBAL page appears.
Select the parameters, and use the JOG dial to set them as required.
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Master level:
this is to prevent output distortion when many "hot" Samples (i.e., Samples at levels close
to 0 dB) are played simultaneously.
Master tune:
SCSI self ID:
Note: Never assign the same SCSI ID to two or more SCSI devices.
MIDI out/thru A & B:
MIDI OUT or MIDI THRU.
Setting the Display Contrast, Note Display, Date & Time
The display contrast, note display format, date, and time can be set as follows. The Z8
uses the Date and Time settings to date stamp files when they are saved.
Press the UTILITIES button, and then select the DISPLY page shown below.
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2 Select the parameters, and use the JOG dial to set them as required.
Display contrast:
Note display:
are displayed on the display pages. When set to NOTE NUMBER, note values are dis-
played as MIDI note numbers (e.g., 0 to 127). When set to NOTE NAME, they are dis-
played as names (e.g., C-2 to G8).
Date:
Time:
Sets the overall output level. The default value is "–12 dB," the reason for
Sets the overall pitch in semitone and cent steps.
Sets the SCSI ID of the Z8, the default being "6."
These set the function of the MIDI OUT/THRU ports to either
Sets the contrast of the display.
(NOTE NUMBER or NOTE NAME) This determines how note values
Sets the date in day, month, and year format.
Sets the time in hour, minute, and second format.
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