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User’s Guide Creative Prodikeys Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Creative Technology Ltd. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, for any purpose without the written permission of Creative Technology Ltd. The software described in this document is furnished under a license agreement and may be used or co
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Contents
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Contents Introduction Introduction....................................................................................................................... i Minimum System Requirements .............................................................................. i More Help ................................................................................................................. i Getting More Information.....................................................................................
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Configuring Power Management settings .................................................................... 3-3 A General Specifications General Specifications................................................................................................. A-1 B Troubleshooting Problems with installing Creative Prodikeys............................................................... B-1
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Introduction
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Introduction Thank you for choosing Creative Prodikeys™, another quality product from Creative Technology Ltd., Introduction the worldwide leader in digital entertainment products. Creative Prodikeys is a revolutionary keyboard that consists of both a computer keyboard and a music keyboard with 37 touch-sensitiveMIDI keys. It comes with the easy-to-use Creative Prodikeys software, which you will use to interact with and control your Creative Prodikeys. Creative Prodikeys is for everyone, even
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Getting More Visit www.creative.com or www.prodikeys.com for the latest news and updates on your Creative Prodikeys. Additional Fun Mixes, Penta Tunes, Music Styles and Learnable Songs can also be Information downloaded from these websites. Online Enjoy a host of benefits by registering your products during installation, or at www.creative.com/register. Benefits include: Registration Service and product support from Creative Exclusive updates on promotions and events Technical Technical
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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 highlights proper usage of your product. Use this information to avoid risky situations. Warning! This warns you of possible hazards to yourself or your product, that may result in injury or damage. Introduction iii
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About Your Creative Prodikeys 1
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About Your Creative Prodikeys In this chapter, we will familiarise you with the different parts of your Creative Prodikeys, so that you can follow the instructions in the other chapters easily. Parts of Function/Chord keys Internet Portal buttonsPress Volume Control wheel Use these as normal function keys (F1 these buttons to access the Creative Use this to adjust the volume. to F12) when typing and use these as Creative, Prodikeys or SoundFont chord keys in some modes of the website wh
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The music keyboard on your Creative Prodikeys is protected by a cover, which also acts as a palm rest as Removing the you type. To use the music keyboard, you will need to remove the cover. Music To remove the music keyboard cover: Press down the upper corners of the cover and slide it out, as shown below. Keyboard Cover Figure 1-2: Removing the music keyboard cover. About Your Creative Prodikeys 1-2
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When your Creative Prodikeys gets dirty, use a soft, damp cloth to clean the exterior. Do not use any Maintaining liquid or aerosol cleaners as these may damage your Creative Prodikeys. Creative Prodikeys About Your Creative Prodikeys 1-3
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Setting Up Your Creative Prodikeys 2
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Setting Up Your Creative Prodikeys Connect your Creative Prodikeys to your computer’s PS/2 keyboard port as shown below. Installing Hardware PS/2 keyboard port Creative Prodikeys is not hot-pluggable. You must turn off your computer before connecting or PS/2 disconnecting Creative cable Prodikeys. Computer Creative Prodikeys Figure 2-1: Connecting Creative Prodikeys to your computer. Setting Up Your Creative Prodikeys 2-1
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To install the software: Installing 1. Insert the Creative Prodikeys software Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. An installation Software screen appears. If not, start Windows Explorer, right-click the CD-ROM drive icon, and then select AutoPlay. 2. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. You have to install the software for your Creative Prodikeys to work properly. Setting Up Your Creative Prodikeys 2-2
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Getting Started 3
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Getting Started You will need to start Creative Prodikeys before you can play on the Creative Prodikeys music keyboard. Starting the To start the software: Press the Fun button on the Creative Prodikeys keyboard. Software After starting the software, press the Fun button to switch between minimised and maximised views. Fun button Figure 3-1: Creative Prodikeys keyboard. Getting Started 3-1
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After starting the software, you should see something similar to Figure 3-2 on your screen. Learning how Help button to use the Software Demo button How To Play button Figure 3-2: Creative Prodikeys software. Click the Help button and refer to the Help file for instructions on how to use the software. This Help file contains a tutorial that is designed to give you a quick overview of how to use the software. We recommend that you read through all the lessons of the tutorial before you begin u
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If you have enabled power saving or power management on your computer, you should set your Configuring monitor's power management properties to Never. You should also configure your screen saver so that it deactivates when you move your mouse. Power Management settings Getting Started 3-3
