6
MIDI utilities
6.1
MIDI monitor - #971
MBBS board has one outstanding feature that helps during installation and
troubleshooting. You can use MIDI monitor if you have MiDisp - dedicated LCD
module (chapter 7.8). To activate this function, select #971, and the LCD will turn
red, showing "DEBUG MODE". Each activity on any scanner will be shown in the
display. Every time you press or release any key, or turn the potentiometer, the
display will indicate last transmitted data. The meaning of displayed values are:
●
"
D
" - internal device number in the system
●
"
Ch
" - MIDI channel
●
"
E
" - event number as described in chapter 5.2.
●
"
S
" - MIDI status byte in hex
●
"
V1
" - value of 1st MIDI data byte in hex
●
"
V2
" - value of 2nd MIDI data byte in hex.
MIDI monitor
should not be enabled at all times
, it increases MIDI latency and
may cause dropped or hung notes if LCD is connected in one chain with other
scanners. To turn off the MIDI monitor, enter #970 from the keypad. MIDI monitor
is always disabled at power-up.
6.2
Factory defaults - #979
MBBS has a lot of features to set and you may sometimes go one step too far, so it
may be useful to have last resort in form of factory defaults reset.
To do so, play any note on the keyboard connected to internal MBBS inputs and
enter command #979 either from the keypad if you have one, or from any contact
scanner, using lowest 10 keys as numbers from 0 to 9, in a way described in
chapter 5. About one second later MBBS is ready to use with all factory settings in
place. If MiDisp module is used, this process is clearly indicated at the display.
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