User Interface Basics; Mode Selection; Mode Buttons; Navigation - Kurzweil K2000 - MUSICIANS GUIDE Musician's Manual

Chapter 3

User Interface Basics

Chapter 3 will show you how to get around the front panel of your K2vx. Your interactions can
be divided into three primary operations: mode selection, navigation, and data entry.

Mode Selection

The K2vx is always in one of eight operating modes. The modes are selected by pressing one of
the eight buttons beneath the displayÑthe ones with LEDs to their right. Selecting a mode
gives you access to a large set of related parameters. Only one mode can be selected at a time.
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Mode Buttons

The mode buttons are labeled in white. When you press a mode button, the LED to its right
lights up to indicate that the mode has been selected. If pressing a mode button does not light
its LED, press the EXIT button one or more times, then try again.
The green labeling under each mode button indicates special functions that relate to some of
the K2vxÕs editors. These functions are described in Chapter 5.

Navigation

The navigation section of the front panel consists of the display and the buttons surrounding it.
These navigation buttons will take you to every one of the K2vxÕs programming parameters.

The Display

Your primary interface with the K2vx is its backlit graphic display. As you press various
buttons, this ßuorescent display reßects the commands you enter and the editing changes you
make. The ample size of the display (240-by-64 pixels ) enables you to view lots of information
at one time.
PROGRAM MODE: Select and play programs, and modify them with the Program
Editor . Rearrange and modify samples in the Keymap and Sample Editors.
SETUP MODE: Select and play setups (three keyboard zones with independent MIDI
channel, program and control assignments), and modify them with the Setup Editor.
QUICK ACCESS MODE: Select from a list of preset banks, each containing a list of ten
programs and/or setups that can be viewed in the display for easy selection. Modify the
preset banks and create your own with the Quick Access Editor.
EFFECTS MODE: DeÞne the behavior of the on-board global effects processor. Modify
the preset effects and create your own with the Effects Editor.
MIDI MODE: DeÞne how your K2vx sends and receives MIDI information, and conÞgure
each channel to receive independent program, volume, and pan messages that override
the normal Program mode settings.
MASTER MODE: DeÞne performance and control characteristics for the entire K2vx.
SONG MODE: Use the K2vxÕs sequencer to record and play back your keyboard
performance, play type 0 MIDI sequences, and record multi-timbral sequences received
via MIDI.
DISK MODE: Interface with the K2vxÕs ßoppy disk drive, an external SCSI device, or an
optional internal SCSI disk to load and save programs, setups, samples, and more.
User Interface Basics
Mode Selection
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