KN5000 "How To"

Bob's Technics KN5000 "How To" Pages

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Initialize Keyboard

You can reset all the keyboard settings except Custom Rhythms and User MIDI settings to the original factory settings with the following procedure.
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Partial Initialize

You can selectively reset some of the keyboard settings with the following procedure.
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Software Version

You can determine your KN5000 software version with the following procedure.
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Software Upgrade

You can upgrade your KN5000 software with the following procedure.
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ZIP Files

THE QUESTION: "I downloaded some songs that have a .zip name on them and I can't get them to load in my keyboard. How do I convert them so they will work in my keyboard?"
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Single PM Bank Save

THE QUESTION: "Can I save just one Panel Memory Bank instead of all 80 panel memory setups with the song setups I put on disk?"
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MIDI Out With APC

THE QUESTION: "How do I get the Auto Play Chords and Rhythm data into MIDI stuff that I record?"
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Saving MIDI Presets & Setups

After setting the many things just the way you want them for your MIDI setup, it would be nice to have those settings in permanent memory.
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File Passwords

The KN5000 permits you to save files to disk with a password. Files saved in this way can be loaded from disk but can not be altered and then saved to disk unless the password is provided.
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Technics KN Filetypes

Descriptions and explanations of the Filetypes used in Technics KN Keyboards, by Alec Pagida.
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Chord Confusion?

THE QUESTION: "Why does my keyboard sometimes get confused and play different accompaniment chords from those I play?
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Composer Sound Edit

THE QUESTION: " How can I change the instrument sounds in the various composer parts of a composer pattern?"
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Ten Song Sequencer Files

The KN5000 can have up to ten Songs in the Sequencer at the same time. This article tells you how to achieve that.
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