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- Page 2 Creative Prodikeys Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Creative Technology Ltd. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, for any purpose without the written permission of Creative Technology Ltd.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Contents Introduction Introduction... i 1 About Your Creative Prodikeys Parts of Creative Prodikeys ... 1-1 Removing the Music Keyboard Cover ... 1-2 Maintaining Creative Prodikeys ... 1-3 2 Setting Up Your Creative Prodikeys Installing Hardware ... 2-1 Installing Software... 2-2 3 Getting Started Starting the Software ... - Page 5 Configuring Power Management settings ... 3-3 A General Specifications General Specifications ... A-1 B Troubleshooting Problems with installing Creative Prodikeys... B-1...
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Page 6: Introduction
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Page 7: Minimum System Requirements
Thank you for choosing Creative Prodikeys™, another quality product from Creative Technology Ltd., the worldwide leader in digital entertainment products. Creative Prodikeys is a revolutionary keyboard that consists of both a computer keyboard and a music keyboard with 37 touch-sensitiveMIDI keys. It comes with the easy-to-use Creative Prodikeys software, which you will use to interact with and control your Creative Prodikeys. -
Page 8: Getting More Information
Getting More Visit www.creative.com Prodikeys. Additional Fun Mixes, Penta Tunes, Music Styles and Learnable Songs can also be Information downloaded from these websites. Online Enjoy a host of benefits by registering your products during installation, or at www.creative.com/register. Benefits include: Registration •... -
Page 9: Document Conventions
Document Conventions Tip. This tells you about short cuts or hints relating to a feature. Note. This highlights additional or important information about a feature. Caution! This highlights proper usage of your product. Use this information to avoid risky situations. Warning! This warns you of possible hazards to yourself or your product, that may result in injury or damage. -
Page 10: About Your Creative Prodikeys
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Page 11: Parts Of Creative Prodikeys
About Your Creative Prodikeys In this chapter, we will familiarise you with the different parts of your Creative Prodikeys, so that you can follow the instructions in the other chapters easily. Parts of Creative Volume Control wheel Use this to adjust the volume. -
Page 12: Removing The Music Keyboard Cover
Removing the The music keyboard on your Creative Prodikeys is protected by a cover, which also acts as a palm rest as you type. To use the music keyboard, you will need to remove the cover. Music To remove the music keyboard cover: Press down the upper corners of the cover and slide it out, as Keyboard shown below. -
Page 13: Maintaining Creative Prodikeys
Maintaining When your Creative Prodikeys gets dirty, use a soft, damp cloth to clean the exterior. Do not use any liquid or aerosol cleaners as these may damage your Creative Prodikeys. Creative Prodikeys About Your Creative Prodikeys 1-3... -
Page 14: Setting Up Your Creative Prodikeys
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Page 15: Installing Hardware
Setting Up Your Creative Prodikeys Installing Connect your Creative Prodikeys to your computer’s PS/2 keyboard port as shown below. Hardware Creative Prodikeys is not hot-pluggable. You must turn off your computer before connecting or disconnecting Creative Prodikeys. PS/2 cable Creative Prodikeys Figure 2-1: Connecting Creative Prodikeys to your computer. -
Page 16: Installing Software
Installing To install the software: Insert the Creative Prodikeys software Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. An installation Software screen appears. If not, start Windows Explorer, right-click the CD-ROM drive icon, and then select AutoPlay. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. -
Page 17: Getting Started
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Page 18: Starting The Software
Getting Started Starting the You will need to start Creative Prodikeys before you can play on the Creative Prodikeys music keyboard. To start the software: Press the Fun button on the Creative Prodikeys keyboard. Software After starting the software, press the Fun button to switch between minimised and maximised views. -
Page 19: Learning How To Use The Software
For a simple demonstration of what you can do in the mode that you currently in, click the Demo button. The Demo button is not available in Learn mode and Perform mode. Figure 3-2: Creative Prodikeys software. Help button Demo button... -
Page 20: Configuring Power Management Settings
Configuring If you have enabled power saving or power management on your computer, you should set your monitor's power management properties to Never. You should also configure your screen saver so that it Power deactivates when you move your mouse. Management settings Getting Started 3-3... -
Page 21: General Specifications
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Page 22: General Specifications
General Specifications ❑ Standard IBM-compatible computer keyboard with 104 keys. General ❑ Integrated music keyboard with 37 touch-sensitive Specifications ❑ Pitch Bend wheel. ❑ Volume Control wheel. ❑ Internet Portal buttons. ❑ PS/2 connector for connecting to computer's PS/2 keyboard port. MIDI keys. - Page 23 Troubleshooting...
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Page 24: Problems With Installing Creative Prodikeys
Troubleshooting Problems with Creative Prodikeys cannot be detected, even after the connections are checked and the software installed. installing There may be a conflict with a USB Legacy Device setting on your computer’s motherboard. Creative Consult your computer’s motherboard manual to disable the USB Legacy Device setting.