Physis Piano K4 EX User manual

User Manual - EN
Ver. 1.3
K4
K5
K4 EX
K5 EX
K4 GW
SOUND EXPANDABLE
MIDI/USB CONTROLLER

User Manual – Table of contents
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Iimportant notes ....................................................................................................................................................2
1.1 Looking after the product ...............................................................................................................................................2
1.2 Notes about the manual..................................................................................................................................................2
2. Connections and controls...................................................................................................................................... 3
2.1 Front panel......................................................................................................................................................................3
2.2 Rear panel ......................................................................................................................................................................6
2.3 Connection examples.....................................................................................................................................................8
3. K4 / K5 structure ...................................................................................................................................................9
3.1 Keyboard ........................................................................................................................................................................9
3.2 Controls ..........................................................................................................................................................................9
3.3 Internal structure.............................................................................................................................................................9
4. Basic functions ................................................................................................................................................... 14
4.1 Switching on and main video page ..............................................................................................................................14
4.2 Selecting Performance and Scene ...............................................................................................................................14
4.3 Check Zone status........................................................................................................................................................16
4.4 Selecting Control Banks ...............................................................................................................................................16
4.5 Keyboard transposition.................................................................................................................................................17
4.6 Screen visualisation modes ..........................................................................................................................................17
4.7 Controls information......................................................................................................................................................18
5. Checking and modifying a Performance (Info and Edit mode) ............................................................................ 19
5.1 Foreword on Info and Edit modes.................................................................................................................................19
5.2 Modifying Scene and Performance name ....................................................................................................................21
5.3 Saving a Performance ..................................................................................................................................................21
5.4 Scenes..........................................................................................................................................................................22
5.5 Zones............................................................................................................................................................................23
5.6 Control Banks ...............................................................................................................................................................27
5.7 Wheels and pedals.......................................................................................................................................................30
5.8 Additional messages ....................................................................................................................................................31
5.9 MIDI input maps ...........................................................................................................................................................33
6. Sequence of Performances (Chain mode) ........................................................................................................... 35
6.1 Foreword on Chain mode .............................................................................................................................................35
6.2 Selecting a Chain..........................................................................................................................................................35
6.3 Programming a Chain...................................................................................................................................................36
7. General instrument settings (System mode) ........................................................................................................37
7.1 Foreword on System mode...........................................................................................................................................37
7.2 System MIDI and preferences ......................................................................................................................................37
7.3 Instrument preferences.................................................................................................................................................39
7.4 Programming Virtual Instruments..................................................................................................................................39
7.5 Configurating system controls ......................................................................................................................................42
7.6 System utilities, update and factory reset.....................................................................................................................46
8. Utility functions and data transfer ........................................................................................................................ 50
8.1 Initialising Scenes.........................................................................................................................................................50
8.2 Copying Scenes ...........................................................................................................................................................51
8.3 Loading Performances or Virtual Instruments from internal memory or USB drive.......................................................52
8.4 Saving Performances or Virtual Instruments to the internal memory or USB drive .......................................................56
9. Troubleshooting .................................................................................................................................................. 58
9.1 Error messages.............................................................................................................................................................58
9.2 Quick guide for frequent problems...............................................................................................................................59
10. MIDI.................................................................................................................................................................. 61
10.1 What is MIDI ...............................................................................................................................................................61
10.2 MIDI message tables..................................................................................................................................................63
MIDI implementation chart......................................................................................................................................................67
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User Manual – Important notes
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1. IMPORTANT NOTES
1.1 LOOKING AFTER THE PRODUCT
•Do not apply excessive force to the instrument’s structures or the controls (buttons, connectors, etc.).
•When possible, do not place the instrument close to units which generate strong interference, such as radios, TVs,
computer videos, etc.
•Do not place the instrument close to heat sources, in damp or dusty places or in the vicinity of strong magnetic fields.
•Do not expose the instrument to direct sunlight.
•Never insert foreign bodies inside the instrument or pour liquids of any kind into it.
•To clean the case, use only a soft brush or compressed air. To clean the tempered glass of the front panel, use
common glass detergents (for windows etc.).
•Always use good quality screened cables for connection to amplification or diffusion systems. When disconnecting
cables from sockets, always take hold of the connector and not the cable itself; when winding cables, do not knot or
twist them.
•Before making the connections ensure that the other units (especially amplification and diffusion systems) you are
about to connect are switched off. This will prevent noisy or even dangerous signal peaks.
•If the instrument is to be out of use for lengthy periods, disconnect the plug from the power socket.
•Connect the power cable to an earthed socket.
•Check that the voltage corresponds to the voltage shown on the serial number plate of the device.
•Clean periodically the power cable.
•Only use the power cable provided with the instrument.
•Do not place the power cable close to heat sources Do not damage the cable or bend it overmuch.
•Do not place heavy objects on the cable. Do not place the cable where it could be trampled.
1.2 NOTES ABOUT THE MANUAL
•Take good care of this manual.
•This manual is an integral part of the instrument. The descriptions and illustrations in this publication are not binding.
•While the instrument’s essential characteristics remain the same, the manufacturer reserves the right to make any
modifications to parts, details or accessories considered appropriate to improve the product or for requirements of a
constructional or commercial nature, at any time and without undertaking to update this publication immediately.
•All rights reserved; the reproduction of any part of this manual, in any form, without the manufacturer’s specific written
permission is forbidden.
•All the trademarks referred to in this manual are the property of the respective manufacturers.
•Read all the information carefully in order to obtain the best performances from your product and waste no time.
•The codes or numbers in square brackets ([ ]) indicate the names of the controls and connectors of the device. For
example, [ENTER] refers to the ENTER button.
•The illustrations and display pages are purely guideline and may differ from those actually shown on the display.
•The instructions provided in this manual only concern the instrument's operating system version that was up to date
when the document was released. Therefore, such instructions might not describe faithfully your current operating
system release. Please, visit the website
http://www.viscountinstruments.com to check for the newest operating system
release and manual.

User Manual – Connections and controls
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2. CONNECTIONS AND CONTROLS
2.1 FRONT PANEL
HELPPANIC
SAVE
LOAD
COPY
INIT
SHIFT
SCENE DSCENE CSCENE BSCENE A
<CHAIN CHAIN>
Connectors' names: in order to ease the connections from and to K4 / K5, the names of the rear panel connectors
are written on the front panel.
Wheels: these three (in K4) or two (in K5) wheels can be pfreely programmed,
choosing the MIDI message that they will activate. The minimum and maxium value
can also be programmed. The left wheel always returns to the centre; although it can
be programmed, it is usually assigned to the Pitch Bend MIDI message, controlling
the pitch of connected instruments. For more information about wheel programming,
see chap. 5.7.
AUDIO Section: the [VOLUME] slider controls the volume of the internal sound board,
Physis EX (for K4
EX / K5 EX models).
CONTROLLERS section: this section contains 9 knobs [KNOB 1] ... [KNOB 9], 9 sliders [SLIDER 1] ... [SLIDER 9]
and 9 buttons [BUTTON 1] ... [BUTTON 9] all of which can be programmed to control a MIDI message.
Knobs and sliders allow continuous control of a chosen parameter. Buttons only control on/off status or
increase/decrease by one unit at a time (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.). Buttons have bicolour Led lights. The Leds turn blue when
the button is pressed, or in "on" position. They turn red when the button is used to increase/decrease a value. There
are also four "bank" buttons [BANK 1] ... [BANK 4] to select control banks. K4 / K5 allows to create up to 4 controls
configurations, for each Scene. When a control bank is active, its Led light will be blue. Control banks with red lights
are inactive. Control banks with no light at all are currently disabled.
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