Functions And Operations; Before You Begin; Finding Your Way Around; Front Panel - Wantegrity HAWK-800 Owner's Manual

Functions and Operations

1. Before You Begin

This owner's manual applies to the Korg Poly-800 MK1, the Korg Poly-800 MK2 or the Korg EX-800 synthesizer module
where the instruments have been upgraded to include the HAWK-800 retrofit hardware kit. If you are not sure if your
Poly-800 or EX-800 has the kit installed you can test this by observing the display when you turn the synthesizer on.
At power on, a HAWK-800 upgraded Poly-800 will show various messages depending upon the boot software that is
installed in the HAWK-800.
Boot ROM Software Version
Boot software versions 1.1 - 1.4
Boot software version 1.5
Boot software version 1.6 and higher
If your Poly-800 displays "11 P" immediately after power on then it has not been upgraded with the HAWK-800 kit. You
can obtain the upgrade kit at:

Finding Your Way Around

Front Panel

There are four major differences between the operation of the front panel buttons and the original Korg Poly-800 or EX-
800.

Poly-800 MK1 and MK2 Key Assign Mode

The original Poly-800 MK1 and MK2 has three key assign mode buttons. They are the Poly, Chord and Hold mode buttons.
All three buttons are still used to enter the original modes. However, the "Poly" button now also doubles as a way to enter
into Portamento mono mode. Pressing the "Poly" button will toggle the Poly-800 between polyphonic mode (the display
will show "P") and Portamento mono mode (the display will show an "S" meaning slide mode). A Poly-800 MK1 or MK2
that is fitted with the HAWK-800 upgrade kit can both send and receive MIDI controller messages to change the key assign
mode. See the MIDI implementation chart for details.

EX-800 Key Assign Mode

The original EX-800 has no key assign mode buttons. However, an EX-800 that is fitted with the HAWK-800 upgrade kit can
be sent MIDI controller messages to change the key assign mode. Also, an EX-800 can be set up in tandem with a master
Poly-800 so that it receives key assign commands from the Poly-800. See the MIDI implementation chart for details.

Global Parameter Editing Mode

As the name suggests, global mode provides a way to control various global aspects of the Poly-800 and EX-800 that apply
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Power Up Messages
The display will briefly show "P1 X" where X is the minor
version number.
The display will briefly show "P1 5E XX" where XX is the
flash software version number.
The display will show "HA-800" for approximately 5
seconds. If you press and hold the "Bank Hold" button
during boot up then the HAWK-800 will display its progress
through the boot up power on self tests.
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