Connecting The Audio; Connecting The Pedals; Turning On The Power; Play Away - Kurzweil KME61 - REV A User Manual

Getting Started
Place the power supply somewhere where it will stay dry and out of the way. We recommend
keeping it on the floor. Never cover the power supply with anything; it needs adequate
ventilation to prevent overheating.
If you're not in the USA, check that the line-voltage rating of the adapter matches line voltage
in your area.

Connecting the Audio

Connect the Left and Right audio outputs to your audio system or mixer. The outputs are
unbalanced line-level, so use the line or aux inputs to your audio system.
You can also listen to the KME61 using headphones. Plug a pair of headphones into the
Headphones jack on the back of the KME61.

Connecting the Pedals

You can connect an optional switch pedal to the rear panel jack marked SW Pedal. You can
also connect an optional continuous control pedal to the rear panel jack marked CC Pedal.

Turning on the Power

Turn the power switch to the On position. The display and all of the LEDs perform a brief
lightshow, then the Program Mode, Group A (Piano 1) and Program 1 LEDs will light up. The
LCD will also display its initial screen. See Chapter 3 for more detail.
Before playing, we recommend that you slide the Volume control nearly to the bottom and
gradually push the control up while playing the keyboard. This way you won't cause any
pain or damage if there's too much gain in your sound system.

Play Away!

Use the Volume slider or your audio system's volume control to vary the volume. Press a
Program select button once to hear the "red" sound, and twice to hear the "green" sound.
You can also press a Group button to select a different group of related sounds. You can
select any of the KME61's 256 sounds by using the Group select buttons and Program select
buttons, or by pressing the + and - buttons at the right of the display. The selected sound's
full name will be displayed on the LCD.

Playing the Demo

To play the demonstration song, press the center and right buttons under the display at the
same time. They are lightly marked as "Demo". You'll then see the next screen:
DEMO:Elements
PLAY
To play the demo song, press the left "soft button" marked "Play". The demo song will start
to play. In the display, the word "Play" changes to "Stop". If you want to stop the song, press
the "Stop" button.
While the song is stopped, you can select other demo songs by using the + and – buttons at
the right of the display.
When you are ready to leave Demo Mode, press the right soft button ("Exit").
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EXIT