Parts Of Your Creative Prodikeys Dm - Creative Prodikeys DM User Manual

About Your Creative Prodikeys DM
Parts of your
Creative
Prodikeys DM
To use the music
keyboard, start the
included Prodikeys DM
software.
To program the Hot
Keys, use the Hot
Keys Configuration
software in the
Creative Prodikeys
program group.
*Windows 98 users
can visit
www.prodikeys.com
for the latest drivers.
In this chapter, we will familiarize you with the different parts of your Prodikeys
DM, so that you can follow the instructions in the other chapters easily.
SUSTAIN button
Octave Shift
Press this button
buttons
to make each note
Press these
fade out slowly
buttons to play a
wider range of
notes on the
Pitch Bend music keyboard
wheel
Use this to
change the
pitch of a music
note quickly
Volume Control
wheel
Use this to adjust
the volume
Music button
Press this to start
the Prodikeys DM
software
Music keyboard
Press the keys to play music
notes. The 37 keys are touch-
sensitive — the harder you
strike the keys, the louder the
sound
Multimedia Playback
buttons
Press these buttons to
control multimedia playback
on your software media
player in Windows Me and
later operating systems*
Palm Rest
Rest your palms while you type.
The palm rest also acts as a dust
cover to protect the music
keyboard
Figure 1-1: Parts of your Creative Prodikeys DM
Programmable Hot
Keys
Assign your favourite
application shortcuts to
these buttons
Internet Hot Keys
Use these buttons to
access your favourite
websites when you
are connected to the
Internet
QWERTY keyboard
Use these keys for
normal typing. When
playing music, use
these keys as
shortcuts to access
music settings
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