Midi Cc "Hardware Controller Friendly" Method; Miscellaneous Information; Flash Memory Backup; Lithium Backup Battery - Wantegrity HAWK-800 Owner's Manual

MIDI CC "Hardware Controller Friendly" Method

The third method is a non standard method for changing HAWK-800 parameters where a hardware MIDI controller is
being used to change parameters. This method makes it easier to set up a MIDI hardware controller that has sliders and
push buttons that can be assigned to parameter banks. This method uses MIDI CC's 22 through to 30. CC 22 is used to
select parameter groups. There are 16 parameter groups starting at P1 11 through to P1 88 and then P2 11 through to P2
88. Once a parameter group is selected then CC's 23 through to 30 correspond to the parameter within the selected
parameter group. To use this method, the MIDI CC messages would be sent in this order and format:
1) Send MIDI CC 22 with the data value set to select the desired
parameter group where 00-63 corresponds to groups P1 1x to 8x and 64-127 corresponds to groups P2 1x to 8x. When you
send this CC to the HAWK-800, the display will briefly switch to show the selected parameter group.
2) Send any MIDI CC from 23 to 30 where each CC corresponds to the parameters within the selected parameter group.
This means that with the parameter group selected (in step 1 above) you can use MIDI CC's 23 to 30 to set the parameters
of any of the 8 parameters within each parameter group.
So for example, use MIDI CC 22 to select the desired parameter group (say DCO1 group) then use MIDI CC's 23 to 30 to
change any of the parameters in that group (which would be DCO octave, DCO waveform, harmonics, level and DCO
mode).
The nice thing about this method is that a musician will generally edit HAWK-800 sounds by working inside of each
parameter group. So it is very convenient to be able to set up a hardware controller to select a parameter group and then
edit any one of the eight possible parameters in that group. Then the musician would select another parameter group and
edit the parameters within that group and so on.

Miscellaneous Information

Flash Memory Backup

Software versions 2.0 and later include additional flash memory so that all patch, global and sequencer data is stored
direct into flash memory.

Lithium Backup Battery

Later versions of the HAWK-800 kit (produced January 2009 and after) use a larger flash memory for all patch, global and
sequencer data storage. This means that there is no need to continue to maintain or use a lithium battery in the Poly-800.
If your HAWK-800 equipped Poly-800 is fitted with a lithium backup battery then it is recommended that you remove it.

Tools Mode

The HAWK-800 upgrade kit has a "tools" mode that provides access to several useful activities. There are two ways to
enter into tools mode.
1. If your Poly-800 or EX-800 is powered off then hold down the "Prog/Para" button while turning the synthesizer
on. Release the "Prog/Para" button when you see "Tools" appear on the display.
2. If your Poly-800 or EX-800 is powered on then execute Global 11 command 26. This will immediately switch your
synthesizer to "Tools" mode.
When you successfully enter into tools mode the Poly-800 or EX-800 will display "Tools" on the left hand side of the seven
segment displays. You then press one of the numeric keypad buttons in order to execute the desired utility tool command.
Once a command has been entered, the command will execute and the display will either show information or will display
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