User manual CREATIVE PRODIKEYS DM LABS

[. . . ] i Getting More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii Online Registration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii Technical Support and Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] A-1 Software features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1 B Troubleshooting Problems with installing Creative Prodikeys DM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1 Introduction Introduction Introduction Thank you for choosing Creative Prodikeys® DM, another quality product from Creative Technology Ltd. , the worldwide leader in digital entertainment products. Creative Prodikeys DM is a revolutionary keyboard that consists of both a computer keyboard and a music keyboard with 37 touch-sensitive MIDI keys. It comes with the new Creative Prodikeys DM software, which makes it easier than ever to create music on your computer. Creative Prodikeys DM is for everyone, even if you have no background in music. You can even record what you have played, and then send it to friends or post it on the Internet. Learning and producing music has never been easier. Minimum System Requirements Your Prodikeys DM requires at least: Intel® Pentium® 233 MHz (or faster) processor Desktop computer system with Intel or 100% compatible motherboard chipset (Notebooks currently not supported) PS/2 keyboard port 128 MB RAM 360 MB free hard disk space Microsoft® Windows® 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000 or Windows XP Onboard audio device or audio card (Sound Blaster® audio card recommended) CD-ROM drive for software installation Speakers or headphones Internet connection for downloading Internet content More Help In the Creative Prodikeys DM software, the How to Play button offers basic stepby-step instructions on using the mode that you are currently in. For detailed information, click the Help button. Introduction i Getting More Information Online Registration Visit www. creative. com or www. prodikeys. com for the latest news and updates on your Creative Prodikeys DM. Additional content such as Fun Mixes, Penta Tunes, Rhythms and Learnable Songs can also be downloaded from the websites. Enjoy a host of benefits by registering your products during installation, or at www. creative. com/register. Benefits include: · Service and product support from Creative · Exclusive updates on promotions and events Technical Support information can be found in the Installation CD. d:\Warranty\<Region>\<Language>\Warranty. pdf (replace d: with the drive letter of your CD-ROM; <Region> represents the region you are in, and <Language> represents the language the document is in). Please keep your Proof of Purchase for the duration of the Warranty period. Technical Support and Warranty Introduction ii Document Conventions Tip. This tells you about short cuts or hints relating to a feature. Note. This highlights additional or important information about a feature. Caution!This warns you of possible hazards to yourself or your product, that may result in injury or damage. Introduction iii 1 About Your Creative Prodikeys DM About Your Creative Prodikeys DM 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. Parts of your Creative Prodikeys DM To use the music keyboard, start the included Prodikeys DM software. SUSTAIN button Press this button to make each note fade out slowly Pitch Bend wheel Use this to change the pitch of a music note quickly Octave Shift buttons Press these buttons to play a wider range of notes on the music keyboard Multimedia Playback buttons Press these buttons to control multimedia playback on your software media player in Windows Me and later operating systems* 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 To program the Hot Keys, use the Hot Keys Configuration software in the Creative Prodikeys program group. Volume Control wheel Use this to adjust the volume Music button Press this to start the Prodikeys DM software *Windows 98 users can visit www. prodikeys. com for the latest drivers. Music keyboard Press the keys to play music notes. The 37 keys are touchsensitive -- the harder you strike the keys, the louder the sound Palm Rest Rest your palms while you type. [. . . ] For basic step-by-step instructions on using the mode that you are currently in, click the How to Play button. For instructions on how to use the software, click the Help button and refer to the Help file. This Help file contains a tutorial that is designed to give you a quick overview of how to use the software. [. . . ]