CME M-Key manual

M-Key Ultra-thin MIDI Keyboard User ’ s manual ————————————————— Model: M-Key Read “Precautions” on p age 5 before use (V er 04) Please read this manual carefully before use. Please keep this manual for reference.[...]

Thank you for choosing CME M-Key — Ultra-thin MIDI Keyborad Please keep all the import ant information here Attach your invoice or receip t here ～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～ for reference Purchase date Serial (on the back of the keyboard) Dealer ’s name and addr . D e a l e r ’ s t e l . Wa r n i n g :[...]

S pecial Message Sectio n This product utilizes batteries or an externa l power supply (adapter). Do NOT connect this product to any power supply or ada pter other than one described in th e manual, on the product, or specifically recommended b y CME. W ARNING: Do not place this product in a position where anyo ne could walk on, trip over , or roll[...]

FCC INFORMA TION (U.S.A) 1. IMPORT ANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions cont ained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly approved by CME may void your authority , granted by the FCC, to use the product. 2. IMPORT ANT : When connecting this product to accesso[...]

PRECAUTIONS IMPORT ANT Always follow the basic precauti ons listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, damages, fire or other hazards. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the follows: 1. Read and understand all the instructions. 2. Always follow the instru ctions on the instrument. 3.[...]

CAUTION: Setting up 　 Do not connect the inst rument when thundering. 　 Do not set up the cord or outlet to a moist pl ace, except for that the outlet is specially designed for moist places. 　 When the power cord is connected to the AC outlet, do not touch the naked part of the cord or the connector . Always follow the instructions ca refully[...]

Content 1 General view ........................................................................................................................... 9 1.1 Front panel ................................................................................................................ 9 1.2 Rear panel .......................................................[...]

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1 General view 1.1 Front p anel KEYBOARD 49 keys, velocity sensitive. Velocity sensitive means when you play the keyboard, it will respond to the force used to strike the keys. JOYSTICK When you release the joystick, it will automatically return to the center position.The joystick is the part to control the pitch and/ or modulation. POWER indicator[...]

1.2 Rear panel z USB port: to make computer connection fo r MIDI data transfer and get the USB bus power z MIDI OUT ： Standard 5-din MIDI OUT port. z PEDAL A jack ： 1/8" TRS x1, can be used for volume or sustain pedal. z PEDAL B jack ： 1/8" TRS x1, can be used for volume or sustain pedal. z DC IN(AC adapter power in port) ： Connec[...]

2 Inst allation guide 2.1 Power supply A 、 Use USB Power ： 1. Make sure the power switch is set to OFF. 2. Connect the product to the computer via USB cable. B 、 Use AC adapter Power ： 1. Make sure the power switch is set to OFF. 2. Connect the AC adapter (optional) to the POWER IN port in the rear panel. 3. Make sure the AC requirement of [...]

3 Connections Before you make these connections, please turn off all devices to avoid possible damage. Please refer to the fig. below to make connections: 12[...]

4 T urning on 4.1 Normally turning on  Set the power switch on the rear panel to ON to turn on this product.  By default, this product is set to work wi th WINDOWS XP / Mac OSX. T o make it work with WINDOWS VIST A, please pr ess down and hold the joystick and turn iton, and you will see the DA T A button flashes for 5 times. T o make it work[...]

5 Basic functions 5.1 Adjusting volume z Y ou can use the slider to send the volume control me ssage CC#7 to adjust volume. Y ou can change the funct ion of the slider by assigning it to another kind of MIDI message. (6.2) 5.2 T ranspose and oct ave z Octave  By default, you can use the 【 - DATA + 】 button for octave shift.  When the octa[...]

5.3 W orking with the joystick z Move the joystick to the left /right to send the PITCHBEND message. z Move the joystick upward to send CC#1 (MODULA TION) message. z Move the joystick downward to send the AFTER T OUCH message. Y ou can use the 【 ASSIGN JOYSTICK 】 command to define the downward joystick message. (6.1) . 5.4 Pedal z For the two p[...]

z MIDI message sent ： CC#0 + CC#32 + Program z Default value ： 0 z V alue range ： 0-127 5.5.3 Program Change z Operation ： 【 SHIFT 】 Ö B1 【 Program Change 】 Ö 【 Set value 】 Ö 【 ENTER 】 z MIDI message sent ： CC#0 + CC#32 + Program z Default value ： 1 z V alue range ： 1-128 Y ou can finish setting all the three values[...]

6 ASSIGNING 6.1 Assigning Joystick z Operation ： 【 SHIFT 】 Ö C#4 【 Assign Joystick 】 Ö 【 Set value 】 Ö 【 ENTER 】 z V alue (controller#) range ： 0-145 z The center position of the joystick will send data 0, and the lowerst position will send data 127. z Please refer to the appendix 8.1 < Assignable controller list > for [...]

7 SYSTEM settings 7.1 V elocity Curve z Y ou can try different velocity curves to find your favorite one and get the best touch response for the voice being played. z V elocity Curve 1 ： 【 SHIFT 】 Ö C1 【 V elocity Curve1 】 ( Normal ) z V elocity Curve 2 ： 【 SHIFT 】 Ö D1 【 V elocity Curve2 】 ( Soft ) z V elocity Curve 3 ： 【[...]

8 Appendix 8.1 Assignable controller list Cont# Name 000 Bank Select 001 Modulation wheel 002 Breath control 003 Undefined 004 Foot controller 005 Portamento time 006 Data Entry 007 Channel Volume 008 Balance 009 Undefined 010 Pan 011 Expression 012 Effect control 1 013 Effect control 2 014-015 Undefined 016-019 General Purpose 020-031 Undefined 03[...]

* Those controllers cannot be assigned to the joystick. ** Those controllers cannot be assi gned to the joystick or faders. 146 * ProgramChange 147 ** Start （ MTC ） 148 ** Continue （ MTC ） 149 ** Stop （ MTC ） 150 ** System Reset （ MTC ） 151 ** Stop （ MMC ） 152 ** PLAY （ MMC ） 153 ** DEFERRED PLAY 154 ** FORWARD （ MMC ） 1[...]

8.2 GM voice list Voice# Name Name Voice# Voice# Name Voice# Name 001 GrandPno 033 Aco.Bass 065 SprnoSax 097 Rain 002 BritePno 034 FngrBass 066 Alto Sax 098 SoundTrk 003 El.Grand 035 PickBass 067 TenorSax 099 Crystal 004 HnkyTonk 036 Fretless 068 Bari.Sax 100 Atmosphr 005 E.Piano1 037 SlapBas1 069 Oboe 101 Bright 006 E.Piano2 038 SlapBas2 070 Eng.H[...]

8.3 V elocity curve list Velocity Curve 1 (Normal) Velocity Curve (Soft) Velocity Curve 3 (Hard) Velocity Curve 4 (Expand) 8.4 MIDI route 22[...]

9 T roubleshooting T rouble with possible reasons and solution z After turning on the power switch, the instrument is not po w ered on: 1. Make sure the USB connection is made the the computer is on. 2. Make sure the power connector is firmly connected to the power outlet. 3. Check the power connectors. z No sound w hen playing the i nstrument 1. C[...]

10 S pecifications z Keyboard  M-Key ： 49 keys(C1 - C5), (velocity sensitive) z Functions  Basic functions: USB MIDI, Octave shif t, T ranspose, Joysti ck, Pedals, Breath control, MIDI OUT , Slider , Function buttons  MIDI Data: Bank select, Program change, GM System On, GS System on, XG System On, Control change, All Notes Off, etc. [...]

11 MIDI Implement ation Chart CME M-Key (MIDI KEYBOARD) Model: M-Key MIDI Implement ation chart V e r : 1 . 0 Function T ransmitted Recognized Basic Default 1 X Channel Changed 1~16 Default X Mode Messages X Altered *********** Note 0~127 X Number: T rue voice *********** Ve l o c i t y Note ON ○ v=0~127 X Note OFF ○ v=0~127 X Aftertouch Key’[...]

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