UF Intelligent Keyboard Controller User’s Manual ————————————————— Model: UF50/60/70/80 Classic Read “Precautions” on page 4 before use Please read this manual carefully before use. Please keep this manual for reference.
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Special Message Section This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). Do NOT connect this product to any power supply or adapter other than one described in the manual, on the product, or specifically recommended by CME. NOTICE: Service charges incurred due to a lack of knowledge relating to how a function or effect works (when the unit is operating as designed) are not covered by the manufacturer’s warranty, and are therefore the owners responsibility.
FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A) 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly approved by CME may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to use the product. 2. IMPORTANT: When connecting this product to accessories and/or another product use only high quality shielded cables. Cable(s) supplied with this product MUST be used. Follow all installation instructions.
PRECAUTIONS IMPORTANT Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, damage, fire or other hazards. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the follows: 1. Read and understand all the instructions. 2. Always follow the instructions on the instrument. 3. Before cleaning the instrument, always remove the electric plug from the outlet as well as the USB cable. When cleaning, use a soft and dry cloth.
systems are not normally affected by radio transmissions. The manufacturer of such equipment can advise if it is adequately shielded from radio transmissions. If you suspect vehicle problems caused by radio transmissions, consult your dealer and do not switch on the product until it has been checked by qualified approved installers. Efficient Use For optimum performance with minimum power consumption, note the following: The product has an internal antenna.
CAUTION: Setting up Do not connect the instrument dduring a thunderstorm. Do not set up the power cord or socket in a damp place, u is specially designed for damp areas. When the power cord is connected to the AC outlet, do not touch the naked part of the cord or the connector. Always follow the instructions carefully when setting up the product. Avoid using any poor quality extending USB cable or too long extending USB cable. Do not use USB HUB to connect the product.
Content 1 General View.............................................................................................................................9 1.1 Front Panel ......................................................................................................................9 1.2 Rear Panel .....................................................................................................................11 2 Installation Guide........................................................................
11 12 13 14 15 U-CTRL mode.........................................................................................................................27 Registration Bank Access .....................................................................................................28 Firmware Update ....................................................................................................................28 Expansion .......................................................................................
1 General View 1.1 Front Panel Keyaboard There are four models for the UF Classic series, comprising UF 50 Classic (49 keys), UF 60 Classic (61 keys), UF 70 Classic (76 keys) and UF 80 Classic (88 keys). All the keyboards in the UF Classic series are equipped with velocity response and aftertouch. Velocity response means when you play the keyboard, it willll respond to the initial force used to strike the keys.
Pitchbend It can change the pitch up and down, and when released it will automatically return to the center position. Modulation It will make the sound vibrant, and when released it will stay at that position. SEQ Transport They are used for sequence control or remote control. NO Function Layer This button will switch the function layers for faders and knobs, so you can control many things convenienly. Knobs (KN1-8) They are used to send continuous control chahge data.
1.2 Rear Panel z z The expansion board slot: it is used for an expansion board, such as a firewire expansion board or an sound module expansion board, etc. The mainboard terminals: All the connector ports and switches are located here. z MIDI OUT port ×1 z PEDAL A jack：1/4" TRS ×1, can be used for volume or sustain pedal. z PEDAL B jack：1/4" TRS ×1, can be used for volume or sustain pedal. z BREATH (Breath control or BC) jack: 1/8" TRS ×1, compatible with YAMAHA BC3.
2 Installation Guide 2.1 Power Supply 1. 2. 3. Make sure the power switch is set to OFF. Connect the AC adaptor to the POWER IN port in the rear panel. Make sure the AC requirement of the AC adaptor is compliant with the local AC supply, then connect the AC adaptor to the power supply outlet.
3 Connections Before you make these connections, please turn off all devices to avoid possible damage. Please refer to the fig.
4 Basic Operation The【SHIFT】button： z z Press and hold the【SHIFT】button then press the【OCTAVE/TRANSPOSE】 button for the transpose function. Press the【SHIFT】button to make it light on, the keyboard is switched to the keyboard function mode. 【Data dial】and the【EXIT/ENTER】button： z z By default the data dial is used to change the voice#. When you reach the desired voice#, press【ENTER】 to send the MIDI data. You can also press 【EXIT】 to cancel the voice# change.
The【LAYER】button： Use this button to swich to the function layers for knobs, faders and buttons. There are three layers for knobs, faders and buttons, and you can see the current layer from the right layer indicators: both indicator A and B off – the default layer; only indicator A on – layer A; only indicator B on – layer B.
5 Turning On 5.1 Turning On Normally Set the power switch on the rear panel to ON to turn on this product. 5.2 Driver Installation After you connect this product to your computer via USB and turn the product on, the computer will find it device and install the driver automatically. You can plug and play this product on WINDOWS XP or Mac OSX. When the driver installation is finished, this product will be recognized as the ”USB Audio Device”. The MIDI driver offers 2 USB INs and 2 USB OUTs.
6 Basic Functions 6.1 Selecting A Voice Quickly z Rotate the data dial to find the voice# then press the【ENTER】button to send the MIDI data, or press the【EXIT】button to cancel the operation. This operation will send the program change message to select the voice. Voice# range in some sound modules is 0-127 instead of 1-128 in this product. 6.2 Transpose And Octave z Octave shift You can shift the keyboard pitch in octaves by using the Octave function.
The Pitch and key#(note#) list： OCTAVE# C C# D D# -1 0 1 2 3 0 12 13 14 15 1 24 25 26 27 2 36 37 38 39 3 48 49 50 51 4 61 62 63 60 5 72 73 74 75 6 84 85 86 87 7 96 97 98 99 8 108 109 110 111 9 120 121 122 123 E F 4 16 28 40 52 64 76 88 100 112 124 5 17 29 41 53 65 77 89 101 113 125 F# 6 18 30 42 54 66 78 90 102 114 126 G 7 19 31 43 55 67 79 91 103 115 127 G# 8 20 32 44 56 68 80 92 104 116 A 9 21 33 45 57 69 81 93 105 117 A# 10 22 34 46 58 70 82 94 106 118 B 11 23 35 47 59 71 83 95 107 119 6.
6.7 Pedal z z z For the two pedal jacks, each one can be used for continuouls pedal (e.g volume pedal) or switch pedal (e.g sustain pedal). By default, PEDAL A is for sustain pedal and send CC#64 message, the data value is either 0 or 127(switch data); PEDAL B is for volume pedal and send CC#11 message, the data range is 0-127(continuous data). To change pedal type or polarity, please use the system settings function (9.3-9.6). You can customize the MIDI data to be sent using the 【ASSIGN】function (8.1).
6.10.3 Program Change z z z z Operation：【SHIFT】ÖD1【Program Change】Ö【Set value】Ö【ENTER】 MIDI message sent：CC#0 + CC#32 + Program Default value：1 Value range：1-128 You can finish setting all the three values then press【ENTER】to send the data. 6.11 Keyboard Channel z z z Operation：【SHIFT】ÖA#1【Keyboard Channel】Ö【Set value】Ö【ENTER】 Default value：1 Value range：1-16 The keyboard channel settings only affect the keyboard, pitch wheel, modulation wheel, BC and pedals.
7 Advanced Functions 7.1 Dual Mode z z z z z When the dual mode is enabled, all the notes played will be sent to two MIDI channels, so the sound will be doubled. In the dual mode, Transpose, Octave, and keyboard channel will only work for the second MIDI channel. However, the pitch wheel, modulation wheel, BC and pedals work for both the two MIDI channels. Operation：【SHIFT】ÖB1【Dual】Ö【ENTER】 Default value：Off Value range：Off、On The dual and split functions can not be used at the same time. 7.
7.4 Temperament z z z z z You can change the temperament other than the defult equal one. Operation：【SHIFT】ÖA1【Temperament】Ö【Set value】Ö【ENTER】 Default value：000 Value range：000-012 Please refer to the appendix for more information. The Scale and Temperament functions can not be used at the same time. When the temperament function is enabled, the keyboard will be in mono mode. 7.
8 Assigning 8.1 Assigning Controllers z z z z z z You can use the ASSIGN function to re-define a control parts by data type and MIDI channel. Operation：【SHIFT】ÖD#1【Assign Controller】Ö【Locate a control part】Ö【Set value】Ö【ENTER】Ö【Assign Channel】 Ö【Set value】Ö【ENTER】 In the above assigning operation, to【Locate】 a control part, please move a control part. For example, you can move a fader or rotate a knob, etc.
9 System Settings 9.1 Keyboard V.Curve z z z z z You can try different velocity curves to find your favorite one and get the best touch response for the voice being played. Please refer to the appendix for more information. Operation：【SHIFT】ÖC#2【Keyboard V.
9.4 Pedal A Type z z z z If you change pedal A type from switch to continuous or vice versa, please set the proper pedal type. Operation：【SHIFT】ÖE2【Pedal Polarity】Ö【Set value】Ö【ENTER】 Default value：1(switch) Value range：1-2 9.5 Pedal B Polarity z z z z You can set the pedal B polarity to make it work properly. Operation：【SHIFT】ÖF2【Pedal Polarity】Ö【Set value】Ö【ENTER】 Default value：1 Value range：1-2 9.
10 Display z You can choose the contents to display, so you will see the information you want. 10.1 Program Display z z z To display the voice#: Operation：【SHIFT】ÖA2【Program】Ö【ENTER】 Value range：1-128 10.2 Bank MSB Display z z z To display the bank MSB: Operation：【SHIFT】ÖA#2【Bank MSB】Ö【ENTER】 Value range：0-127 10.3 Bank LSB Display z z z To display the bank LSB: Operation：【SHIFT】ÖB2【Bank LSB】Ö【ENTER】 Value range：0-127 10.
11 U-CTRL mode Notes for the U-CTRL mode： z You can control popular computer software in the U-CTRL mode. In this mode, knobs, faders and buttons will send out preset control data. z U-CTRL mode 1 is compatible with the Macike Control mode, suitable to such software as Cubase, Nuendo, etc. z U-CTRL mode 2 is compatible with the Mackie Hui mode, suitable to such software as Pro Tools, etc.
12 Registration Bank Access z You can save all the instrument settings to the registration BANK. z There are about 10 registration BANKs in the instrument. If you need to save more registrations, you can use the data dump function to save the registration data to your computer (9.8). z Saving the settings to a registration BANK： Press the 【LOAD】button and the【SAVE】button at the same time, and the BANK# will flash. Use the data dial to locate the needed BANK#, then press the【SAVE】button to save.
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134 * Low Pass Filter Cutoff Frequency 135 * Low Pass Filter Resonance 136 * High Pass Filter Cutoff Frequency 137 * EQ Low Gain 138 * EQ High Gain 139 * EQ Low Frequency 140 * EQ High Frequency 141 * EG Attack Time 142 * EG Decay Time 143 * EG Release Time 144 * Channel Pressure 145 * Master Volume 146 * Master Balance 147 ** CME ON 148 ** GM ON 149 ** XG ON 150 ** GS ON 151 ** GM2 ON 152 * Tempo 153 ** Start 154 ** Continue 155 ** Stop 156 ** System Reset 157
15.3 GM Voice List Voice# Name Voice# Name Voice# Name Voice# Name 001 GrandPno 033 Aco.Bass 065 SprnoSax 097 Rain 002 BritePno 034 FngrBass 066 Alto Sax 098 SoundTrk 003 El.Grand 035 PickBass 067 TenorSax 099 Crystal 004 HnkyTonk 036 Fretless 068 Bari.Sax 100 Atmosphr 005 E.Piano1 037 SlapBas1 069 Oboe 101 Bright 006 E.Piano2 038 SlapBas2 070 Eng.Horn 102 Goblins 007 Harpsi.
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15.9 MIDI Route MIDI route in the normal mode Computer Send Receive MIDI OUT & WIDI OUT (WIDI OUT SW) USB IN A LOCAL S.
16 Troubleshooting Trouble with possible reasons and solution z z z z z z After turning on the power switch, the instrument is not powered on: 1. Make sure the USB connection is made and the computer is on. 2. Make sure the power connector is firmly connected to the power outlet. 3. Check the power connections. No sound when playing the instrument 1. Check the volume settings of the tone generator and speaker system 2. Check the MIDI connection and the audio cable 3.
17 Specifications z Keyboard UF50 Classic：49 keys(C1 - C5), (velocity sensitive and aftertouch) UF60 Classic：61 keys(C1 - C6), (velocity sensitive and aftertouch) UF70 Classic：76 keys(A-1 - C6), (velocity sensitive and aftertouch) UF80 Classic：88 keys(A-1 - C7), (Professional Hammer Action Keyboard, velocity sensitive and aftertouch) z Functions Basic functions: USB MIDI, Octave shift, Transpose, Pitch bend wheel, Modulation wheel, Pedals, Breath control, MIDI OUT, Faders, Knobs MIDI Data: Se
18 MIDI Implementation Chart Model: UF 50/60/70/80 Classic MIDI Implementation chart Function Transmitted Basic Default 1 Channel Changed 1~16 Default Mode Messages × Altered *********** Note 0~127 Number: True voice *********** Velocity Note ON ○ v=0~127 Note OFF ○ v=0~127 Aftertouch Key’s Ch’s Song position × ○ ○ 0~127 ○ *********** ○ ○ ○ × Active Sense × Pitch Bend Control Change Prog Change: True # System Exclusive System Clock Real Time Commands System Command Aux Messages ○: Yes z Ver: 1.
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