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Bank MSB (F#2)
This function will send a Bank MSB MIDI message from the keyboard. Note, most software products don’t respond to Bank change messa-
ges but many MIDI hardware products do. Here is how you send out a Bank MSB message
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Press the F#2 key on your keyboard to select Bank MSB. The display show the last sent Bank message or 000 by default
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Change the value in decrements/increments using the keys with the -/+ symbols screened above (C3/C#3). Press Enter (C5) to accept
the change and send out the selected Bank MSB message.
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You can also enter a specific selection (0-127) using the white number keys spanning G3–B4(G4-B5 on LX+61). Press Enter (C5) to
accept the change
Memory Dump (G2)
The Memory Dump function will back up your current controller assignment settings including the 5 user presets by sending out MIDI
sysex data. The data can be recorded in your DAW or other application capable of recording sysex data and replayed/sent back to your
Impact LX+ keyboard when you want to reload your settings.
Sending out a memory dump for backup:
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Make sure your MIDI software program is set up and capable of recording MIDI Sysex data
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Start recording
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Press the G2 key on your keyboard to activate the memory dump. The display reads {SYS} while the data is being sent.
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Stop recording when the display reads {000}. The content of your Impact LX+ memory should now be recorded in your MIDI software
program
Restoring a backup:
A memory dump/backup MIDI sysex file can be sent to the Impact LX+ at any time, while the unit is powered on, in order to restore a
backup. Make sure the Impact LX+ is the output destination of the MIDI track containing the backup data. The display will read {SyS} when
data is received. Once the data has transmission has been completed, the backup has been restored.
Low Power Mode(G#2)
LX+ can be run at lower power to enable connectivity and powering from an iPad or to conserve battery power when running it with a
laptop. When Low Power Mode is on, all LED‘s are permanently off. To enable the LEDs again, Low Power Mode should be switched off.
There are a couple of ways the LX+ can enter and exit Low Power Mode:
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With LX+ off, press and hold the [Cycle]+[Record] buttons and switch the unit on.
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Release the buttons once the unit has powered up. Low Power Mode is now active while the unit is on.
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When activated in this manner, the Low Power Mode is not stored when when you switch the LX+ off.
You can also set Lower Power Mode so the setting is stored when the LX+ is switched off:
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Make sure LX+ is on and enter [Setup].
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Press G#2 and change the setting to On by using the -/+ keys.
