E-Mu EMAX, Owner'S Manual

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Emax Owners Manual
© 1986 E-mu Systems, Inc. Enhanced by The Emulator Archive 2001 Page 11
SEND IN YOUR WARRANTY CARD NOW!
It is vital that you send in your warranty card so that we can notify you of enhancements, new features,
and (nobody’s perfect) software bugs and cures. And of course, you want to be informed of our legendary
user parties where (among other things) Emax owners swap disks, gossip, and tips. But none of these
wonderful things will happen to you unless you send in your warranty card. Don’t miss out: Send it in now!
INSTANT GRATIFICATION!
If you just can’t wait another second before hearing Emax, we understand. Follow the directions below
EXACTLY as given and get ready to hear some great sounds. (Incidentally, in case you make a mistake
or run into problems, don’t worry. This process is described in greater detail later.)
1.
With Emax unplugged, patch the rear panel Right & Left, or Right Mono jack to the input of a high
quality amplification system. You can also plug stereo headphones directly into the Left jack.
2.
Raise the volume Slider to the up Position.
3.
Check that the rear panel voltage selector is set for the correct voltage in your part of the world.
4.
Plug the Emax line cord into an AC outlet.
5.
If you are not familiar with how to handle computer disks, you will have to delay your Instant
Gratification somewhat. Please turn to
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS 2 on proper disk handling. If
you already know how to treat disks with the proper loving care, then proceed.
6.
Check that no disk is currently in the drive. If so, or if the disk drive contain cardboard packing
materials, push in on the disk eject button towards the bottom of the drive (see Fig.
GENINS-2 in
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS 2 ), remove the disks or packing materials, and put them in a safe
place.
7.
Turn on power; Emax will do a self-test, then the display will say “Please Insert Disk.”
8.
Select one of Emax factory disks, and insert it label side up with the label going in last into the
disk drive (see
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS 2 ). The display will say “Loading Software” and then
advise you to “Wait A Moment.”
9.
When the drive LED turns off, the display will show the name of the Current Preset (we’ll talk
more about the Current Preset concept later). Turn up the volume control and start playing the
keyboard. All right!! The display will show you the ID number (P followed by two digits) and name
of the sound you are playing. These sounds are called Presets, for reasons that will become clear
later.
10.
Use the calculator-type purple numeric keypad underneath the display to call up different Presets.
Press a two-digit number; start with 01 and play the keyboard for a while, then press 02 and play,
03, 04, etc. At some point you will run out of factory Presets, and the display will say “NOT
FOUND.”
If you want, vary the control wheels towards the left hand side of the keyboard. They may not be
active with some Presets, as they perform different functions with different Presets.
11.
To try out Presets from other factory disks, push in on the eject button, remove the existing disk,
and insert another factory disk. Now, locate the
LOAD ALL button (in the group of four buttons to
the right of the numeric keypad) and press it, the press the flashing ENTER button right below it.
The disk drive will start making noises, and you will be on your way to loading another bunch of
sounds into Emax.
By now you should be pretty impressed, but there’s much, much more to come... so keep reading, and
you’ll find out all about it.