Table Of Contents; About This Manual - Yamaha KX88 Authorized Product Manual

ABOUT THIS MANUAL

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for
purchasing the Yamaha KX88 MIDI Master keyboard. The
KX88 puts you in complete control of all MIDI devices,
both those presently on the market and those yet to come.
In order to take full advantage of the KX88, please read
this manual carefully.
This manual is divided into three chapters.
1. A guided tour of the KX88.
2. A detailed, systematic explanation of the KX88.
3. Charts and tables. Reference material.
The best way to understand something like the KX88 is to
use it, so rather than tell you everything about the KX88,
first we're going to show you how to play it, and then
begin explaining about it's incredibly wide possibilities.
So, we recommend that you go through this manual in
order and try all the examples.
CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS MANUAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PRECAUTIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CONNECTIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER 1: LET'S PLAY THE KX88 . . . . . . . . . .
IMPORTANT NOTE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
THREEMODES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PLAY MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER 2: FUNCTIONS OF THE KX88. . . . . . . .
SUMMARY OF THE KX88 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FUNCTIONS OF THE KX88 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PLAY MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CA MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
INTERNAL FUNCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PA MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SPECIAL FUNCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PRECAUTIONS WHEN USING THE KX88 WITH
T H E D X 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER 3: SETTING UP THE KX88 . . . . . . .
CA MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
OTHER FUNCTIONS IN CA MODE . . . . . .
PA MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FUTURE USES OF PA MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CONTROL CHANGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PARAMETER CHANGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
UNIVERSAL PARAMETER . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
OTHER PA MODE FUNCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . .
KX88 BLOCK DIAGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER 4: FOR REFERENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CONTROLLER CODE PRESET TABLE . . . . . . . 23
MIDI OUTPUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MIDI INPUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
OTHER SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
BINARY, DECIMAL AND HEXADECIMAL
CONVERSION
CHANNEL VOICE MESSAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
DX SERIES PARAMETER CHANGE . . . . . . . . . 28
KX88 CONTROLLER ASSIGN TABLE . . . . . . . . 32
MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART . . . . . . . . . . .
FCC CERTIFICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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