Kurzweil K2600 ROM - INSTALLATION REV E Installation Manual

Summary of K2600 ROM - INSTALLATION REV E

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    Part no. 910336, rev. E installing kurzweil k2600 rom options thank you for buying a rom option for your k2600. This document shows you how to install any of the rom option kits into any k2600 instrument, whether it’s a keyboard model or a rack- mount model. What’s in this document • option kits and...

  • Page 2: System Requirements

    2 installing kurzweil k2600 rom options system requirements system requirements daughter board you can install rom options (also called sound options or soundblocks) in any k2600. The only requirement is that your k2600 has a rom option daughter board (rmb-26) already installed. If you’re installing...

  • Page 3: Contents of The Kits

    Installing kurzweil k2600 rom options contents of the kits 3 contents of the kits daughter board kit (rmb-26) • rom option daughter board • foam retention block to keep the daughter board in place sound option card kits (rmb1-26 through rmb5-26) • sound option card • one or more floppy disks contain...

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    4 installing kurzweil k2600 rom options caution! Protection from static electricity making an “everything” backup 1. Press disk to enter disk mode. 2. Use the alpha wheel to select a destination for the backup: either floppy or the scsi id of a hard disk. 3. Press save . The save dialog appears, pro...

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    Installing kurzweil k2600 rom options installing the daughter board 5 1. Unplug all external wires, cables, and connectors from the k2600 and turn it so the keyboard faces you. 2. Turn the k2600 upside down by lifting the front edge and rotating it away from you. Rest the front panel on two three-in...

  • Page 6: Installing Rom Option Cards

    6 installing kurzweil k2600 rom options installing rom option cards (keyboard or rack-mount models) daughter board installation for rack-mount models warning: the k2600 and rom options are sensitive to static electricity. Before handling the daughter board, please follow the instructions on page 4 f...

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    Installing kurzweil k2600 rom options installing rom option cards (keyboard or rack-mount models) 7 figure 2 shows how you would insert the sd piano rom option card into the rom 3 connectors (the procedure is similar for all the option cards). In the figure, you’re looking at the top of the option c...

  • Page 8: Installing Object Files

    8 installing kurzweil k2600 rom options installing object files installing object files object files organize raw samples and other data into the programs that you use during normal operations. There’s a file containing “base objects”: all the standard factory program information. There’s also a sep...

  • Page 9: Organizing The Object Files

    Installing kurzweil k2600 rom options installing object files 9 organizing the object files we strongly recommend that you get the object files for your options in order before you begin installing them. Otherwise it’s easy to lose track of what you’ve installed and what you haven’t. If you install ...

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    10 installing kurzweil k2600 rom options installing object files 3. If you’re installing new operating system software (which is required for some options), press ok to begin the procedure. If you’re not installing new operating system software, skip to step 11. Bear in mind that you may have to ins...

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    Installing kurzweil k2600 rom options installing object files 11 6. Check to make sure you’ve selected the right file, then press ok. This begins the actual installation of the file. The display indicates that the k2600 is checking the file; again, it shows the selected file and selected drive. A “t...

  • Page 12: Sound Check

    12 installing kurzweil k2600 rom options sound check 17. Check the confirmation page to make sure you’ve selected the right file, then press ok. When the installation is finished, the drive selection page reappears. 18. Repeat steps 15–17 for each of the remaining files in your list (inserting disks...

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    Installing kurzweil k2600 rom options sound check 13 option name files to install filenames comments orchestral (rmb1-26) base objects objkbnnn.K26 use the version that corresponds to your operating system version orchestral objects objkonnn.K26 live-mode objects objklnnn.K26 only needed if sampling...

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    14 installing kurzweil k2600 rom options sound check contemporary and sd piano operating system, part a k26vnnna.Kos v3.01 or later required operating system, part b k26vnnnb.Kos v3.01 or later required base objects objkbnnn.K26 use the version that corresponds to your operating system version conte...

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    Installing kurzweil k2600 rom options sound check 15 orchestral, contemporary, and vintage eps w/ best of vast operating system, part a k26vnnna.Kos v4 or later required operating system, part b k26vnnnb.Kos v4 or later required base objects, part a objb400a.K26 best of vast objects include orchestr...

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    16 installing kurzweil k2600 rom options sound check orchestral, contemporary, sd piano, and vintage eps operating system, part a k26vnnna.Kos v3.10 or later required operating system, part b k26vnnnb.Kos v3.10 or later required base objects objkbnnn.K26 use the version that corresponds to your oper...