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Creative Prodikeys manual

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    User’ s Guide Cr eative Pr odik e ys Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Creati ve T e chnology Ltd. No part of this manual may be repr oduced or transmitted in an y form or b y any me ans, electronic or mechan ical, including photocopy ing and recording, for any purp[...]

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    Contents[...]

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    Contents Introduction Introduction............................ .................. ....................... .................. .................. .............. i Minimum System Requirements .............. ....................... .................. ....................... i More Help .................. .................. .................. ..........[...]

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    Configuring Power Management settings .... ...................... ....................... .................. . 3-3 A General Specifications General Specifications ................ .................. ...................... ................... .................. .... A-1 B Troubleshooting Problems with installing Creative Prodikeys ..................[...]

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    Intr oduction[...]

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    Intr oduction i Intr oduction Intr o duction Thank you for choosing Creati ve Prodike ys™, another quality product from Creati ve T ech nology Ltd., the worldwide leader in di gital entertai nment products. Creati ve Prodike ys is a re v olutionary keyboard that co nsists of both a computer keyboard and a music keyboard with 37 touch-sensitiv eMI[...]

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    Intr oduction ii Getting Mor e Information V isit ww w .creativ e.com or www .prodikeys.com for the latest ne ws and updates on your Creati ve Prodikeys. Additional Fun Mixes, Penta T unes, Music Styles and Learnable Songs can also be do wnloaded from these websites. Online Registration En j o y a h o st o f bene f i ts b y r e g i s t eri n g yo u[...]

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    Intr oduction iii Document Conv entions T ip. This tells you about short cu ts or hints relating to a feature. Note. This highlights additio nal or important information about a feature. Caution! This highlights proper usage of y our product. Use th is information to av oid risky situations. W arning! This warns you of possible hazards to yourse lf[...]

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    1 About Y our Cr eativ e Pr odik eys[...]

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    About Y our Creative Pr odike ys 1-1 About Y our Cr eativ e Pr odik eys In this chapter , we will familiarise you with the di f ferent parts of your Creati v e Prodike ys, so that you can follow the instructions in the other chapters easily . Par ts of Cr eativ e Pr odik e ys The 37 ke ys on the music keyboard are touch- sensitiv e; the harder you [...]

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    About Y our Creative Pr odike ys 1-2 Removing the Music Ke y b o a r d Co v er The music keyboard on your Creati ve Prodike ys is protected by a cov er , which also acts as a palm rest as you type. T o use the music keyboard, you will need to remove the co ver . T o remov e the music k eyboard co ver: Pr ess down the upper corners of the co ver and[...]

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    About Y our Creative Pr odike ys 1-3 Maintaining Cr eativ e Pr odik e ys When your Creativ e Prodike ys gets dirty , use a soft, damp cloth to clean the exterior . Do not use any liquid or aerosol cleaners as these may damage your Creativ e Prodike ys.[...]

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    2 Setting Up Y our Cr eativ e Pr odik eys[...]

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    Setting Up Y our Cr eative Pr odike ys 2-1 Setting Up Y our Cr eativ e Pr odik e ys Installing Har dwar e Connect your Creative Prodike ys to your comput er’ s PS/2 ke yboar d port as sh o wn belo w . Creativ e Prodik eys is not hot-pluggable. Y ou must turn off your computer before connecting or disconnecting Creati ve Prodike ys. Computer F igu[...]

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    Setting Up Y our Cr eative Pr odike ys 2-2 Installing Softwar e T o install th e software: 1. Insert the Creativ e Prodikeys softw are Installation CD into your CD-R OM dri v e. An installation screen appears. If not, start W ind o ws Explorer , right-click the CD-R OM dri v e icon, and then select Au t o P l a y . 2. Follo w the instructions on th[...]

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    3 Getting Star ted[...]

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    Getting Started 3-1 Getting Star ted Star ting the Softwar e Y ou will need to start Creati ve Prodik eys before you can play on the Creativ e Prodike ys music ke yboard. T o start the softw are: Pr ess the Fun button on the Cr eative Pr odike ys ke yboar d . After starting the softw are, press the Fun b utton to switch betwee n minimised and maxim[...]

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    Getting Started 3-2 Learning how to use the Softwar e After starting the software, you should see some thing similar to Fig ure 3-2 on your screen. Click the Help b utton and refer to the Help file for instructions on how to use the software. This Help file contains a tutorial that is designed to gi ve you a quick o vervie w of ho w to use the soft[...]

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    Getting Started 3-3 Configuring Powe r Management settings If you hav e enabled power saving or po wer management on your computer , you should set your monitor's po wer management properti es to Ne v er . Y ou should also configure your screen saver so that it deactiv ates when you mo ve your mouse.[...]

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    A General Specifications[...]

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    General Specif ications A-1 General Specifications General Specifications ❑ Standard IBM-compat ible computer keyboard with 104 keys. ❑ Int e grated m u sic k e yboard wi t h 37 to u ch-se n s i t i v e MIDI k e y s . ❑ Pitch Bend wheel. ❑ V olume Control wheel. ❑ Internet Portal buttons. ❑ PS/2 connector for connecting to computer&apos[...]

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    B T r oubleshooting[...]

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    T roubleshooting B-1 T r oubleshooting Pr oblems with installing Cr eativ e Pr odik e ys Creativ e Prodik eys cannot be detected, e ven af ter the connections ar e checked and the softwar e installed. There may be a conflict with a USB Legac y De vice setting on your computer’ s motherb oard. Consult your computer’ s motherboard manual t o disa[...]