Yamaha W5 Electronic Keyboard User Manual


 
UTILITY MODE
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UTILITY MODE
Utility Mode lets you manage Song voices, initialize the Internal voice bank, determine
various MIDI settings and transmit bulk MIDI data, set master tuning and keyboard
velocity parameters, and access other functions which affect the W5/W7 s overall system.
ENTERING UTILITY MODE
To enter Utility Mode, press the UTILITY button in the
Mode section on the panel. The screen will display the main
menu of the eight utility functions. To access the various
functions, use the CURSOR keys to position the cursor over
the function you want, followed by ENTER, or simply use
the function keys [F1 ~ F8] corresponding to the abbrevi-
ated names of the utility functions displayed at the bottom
of the screen.
MEMORY - Lets you manage Song voice memory
banks by copying an entire bank of normal and drum
voices from Internal, Song (01 ~ 16), GM, Preset and
optional External voice banks to the Song voice memory
of the currently selected song.
INITIALIZE - Lets you recall the initial bank of factory
set Internal normal and drum voices that shipped with
the instrument.
VOICE BULK DUMP - Lets you transmit the entire
bank of Internal normal and drum voices currently
stored in the W5/W7 to another W5/W7 or external
MIDI device.
SYNTHESIZER SETUP - Lets you determine master
tuning, keyboard velocity settings and controller
settings.
CONTROLLERS - Lets you set the continuous slider
(CS) assignment, the foot volume assignment, and the
foot control initialization value.
MIDI SETUP - Lets you determine the W5/W7 device
number, set local keyboard status and set program
change status.
OTHER SETUP - Lets you adjust the contrast of the
LCD and determine if the confirmation screen will
appear before an editing operation is engaged.
GREETING MESSAGE - Lets you create a two-line,
20-character per line message that will appear on the
screen during the system start-up process at power on.
MOVING AROUND IN UTILITY MODE
No matter what Utility Mode function you are in, you can
always jump directly to another utility function by pressing
the function key [F1 ~ F8] which corresponds to the
abbreviated function names displayed at the bottom of the
screen.
EXITING UTILITY MODE
To exit Utility Mode from within the Utility Mode main
menu screen, press EXIT once. To exit Utility Mode from
within a Utility Mode function, press EXIT twice. Or simply
press any other MODE button on the panel.
NOTE: The sequencer will not run when the W5/W7 is in Utility
mode.