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BUILT-IN SET-UP AND CALIBRATION ROUTINES –
(available only at power-up)
Displaying the firmware revision number (buttons 1 & 3)
Power the unit on (plug into USB port) whilst holding buttons 1 & 3 pressed down. Allow a
couple of seconds for the USB interface to initialise then release the buttons. Buttons 1 & 3
should light up indicating this mode. The LED rings 1 to 4 indicate the firmware revision
number in the following way: going clockwise from the left segment, the first 9 LEDs indicate
the numbers 1 to 9 and a zero is indicated by the 15
th
LED (the last one) . The revision number
is a 4 digit number where LED ring #1 indicates 1000s, LED ring #2 indicates 100s, LED ring
#3 indicates 10s, and LED ring #4 indicates units. When you have read and noted the version
number, press button #9 to start normal operation – the LED startup display will start.
Resetting the unit to default values (buttons 2 & 4)
To reset the unit to default values, power the unit on (plug into USB port) whilst holding buttons
2 & 4 pressed down. Allow a couple of seconds for the USB interface to initialise then release
the buttons. Buttons 2 & 4 should light up indicating this mode. The routine is complete when
LED startup display starts. The joystick should be re-calibrated after a reset.
Calibrating the joystick (buttons 3 & 5)
The joystick will have been calibrated when the unit is manufactured, but should it need re-
calibrating due to wear and tear or a reset (above item), use the following procedure:
1) power the unit on (plug into USB port) whilst holding buttons 3 & 5 pressed down. Allow a
couple of seconds for the USB interface to initialise then release the buttons. Buttons 3 & 5
should light up indicating this mode.
2) when the LED ring around knob #1 is lit (all 15 LEDs) the centre position of the joystick has
been captured for both the X & Y axis.
3) move the joystick to the far right then move the joystick in a wide circle
clockwise
,
as you do this, the left, then the right segments of the LED rings will light up to indicate that
a value has been captured for this position. The positions requiring capture are right,
down, left, and up. It will not register the next position until the previous one in the
sequence has been successfully captured, so hold at each stage until the LED ring
indicates capture. New capture values must be at least equal to the previous capture value
for that position.
4) You need to capture each value 4 times to complete the sequence, by which time all 9 of
the LED rings will be fully lit.
5) The unit will then perform some calculations and store the values, and then the LED
startup display starts.
Configuring extra operational modes (buttons 6 & 8)
Described on page 5.
UPGRADING THE KILLAMIX-MINI FIRMWARE (buttons 7 & 9)
Before starting you should have the SysEx upgrade file ready on your computer. You will also
need software on your computer that can send SysEx dump files (.syx format)
We very
strongly recommend using MIDI-OX if using a PC
.
Important - if you are using a laptop
or portable computer, ensure that it is powered from the mains for the duration of this
operation. Read through all the following instructions before starting this operation.
