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CONTENTS [Introduction | FEATURES OF THE CLIMAX MUSIC COMPUTER CLIMAX ACCORDING TO AREA PRECAUTIONS BASIC SYSTEM CONFIGURATION CONNECTING For CX5MU, C For CXBMF . OPERATING THE CHEM THE CLIMAX KEYBOARD USING A ROM CARTRIDGE, REAR SLOT SAMPLE PROGRAMS CASSETTE SAVE/LOAD OPERATIONS ER UNIT {Fm SOUND synthesize FM SOUND SYNTHESIZER UNIT CONNECTIONS THE “CALL MUSIC” COMMAND .. DISPLAY SCREEN . . SELECTING THE 48 PRESET VICES KEYBOARD SPLIT ADDING RHYTHM .. .. .. ADDING AUTO BASS CHORD . .
Ease .FEA TRUES OF THE CLIMAX MUSIC COMPUTER *The CLIMAX is a highly versatile personal computer which conforms to the MSX standard operating system. The unique feature of the ICBM is it’s built-in FM Sound Synthesizer unit, » The FM Sound Synthesizer unit uses the same type of FM tone generation system as the Yamaha DX synthesizers, producing exceptionally realistic, high-quality sound. » The FM Sound Synthesizer is a 8 note polyphonic synthesizer, capable of producing 8 notes simultaneous.
PRECAUTIONS Please observe the fallowing precautions regarding the CLIMAX: 8} Turn off power and disconnect the power cord if you feel something is wrong with the CLIMAX, b) Handle the ICBM with care. Avoid dropping or knocking it. c} Don't attempt 1o disassemble the CHASM, Internal components may be damaged by doing s, and there are no user-serviceable parts inside, d} Keep the CLIMAX dry. ) Handle all connection cords carefully.
BASIC SYSTEM CONFIGURATION Video monitor, preferably color, or color television set AR NN \\ RF RF Adapter for home color TV {CX5MU, C Only) Cassette connection cable {supplied) ‘Yamaha CLIMAX software cartridge Yamaha Y-01 or Y-10 Music Keyboard Cassette tape recorder CLIMAX Music Computer S {FM Sound Synthesizer unit built-in} ~~ Joysticks, Paddles, Touch Tablets Printer v
Connecting Cable Connect peripherals using the following cables, ® Cassette connection cabs {included) RF cable {included except for EMUSIC, C, F) RGB cable (included only with CX5MF} Audio and video connector cable RF converter with cable {for CX5MU, C} Printer cable MIDI cable L N ) Peripherals The following peripheries may be connected, ® TV {Video Monitor or Home Color TV) # Date Recorder (Cassette Tape Recorder) ® Music keyboard {Y-01 or Y-10) # Digital keyboard with MIDI connector {(DX7, DX8 etc.
CONNECTING (For CX5MU, C) CACAO > Single cartridge adapter Program cartridge O ‘ Red <2 3 1wy Black Antenna NN {Option) RF White Cassette connector cable e B
E Video monitor connections Connecting Cable Connect peripherals {printer, joysticks, RF converters, Video cassette tape recorders, video display etc.} to the CLIMAX . & using the following cables, =3 @ Audio and video connector cable VC.02 Antenna terminal (VHF) RF converter with cable RF-02 Audio Cassette connection cable M156116 Printer cable GB-Xe MiD! cable MD-X Joysticks YES-01 Please be sure you use the ones indicated, or equivalent cables and peripherals.
Single car adopter Program cartridge e CONNECTING (For CX5MF) AC power supply unit To AC supply Cossetted tape recorder i Red '“ et | VICED MONITOR \ / honer Black Re motel CASSETTE RECORDER CONNECTIONS G RGB {21 pin} RGB multi connector {27 pin} The CXBMF must be used with an RGB video monitor or TV, Conn act the CXBMF monitor output to the RGB input using an RGB cable.
CONNECTING (Except CX5MU,C, F) . Program cartridge Single cartridge@ adapter Program e — When the L/R audio outputs on the side of the CLIMAX are used for the audio output signal, we recommend do not connect the audio cutout on the rear of the CLIMAX to the video monitor's audio input, SMACK ONLY Chennai selector AC power supply unit e Cassette tape recorder é {VHF LFU=§E supply Antenna HOME COLOR TV 1f you are using a home TV, switch the channel to UHF 38.
i OPERATING THE CLIMAX Check Connections 1, Check Connections Make sure all connections are properly made, according o the connections diagrams in this manual, If any connections are improperly made, mask sure you turn power 0ff to all components before remedying the situation. 2. Turn on the power switch of the CLIMAX.
-THE CLIMAX KEYBOARD Using the CLIMAX Keyboard Dead Key The CLIMAX keyboard conforms to ASS standards. The keyboard will function in the normal mode {as an alphanumeric keyboard} and in a special graphics mode as well {special graphics characters are accessed by specially designated keys on the keyboard). A repeat function is built in, so that if a key is pressed and held for longer than one second, the same character will be displayed repeatedly until the key is released.
Function keys Function keys allow you to execute certain designated unctions by simply pressing the designated key, rather than entering the full command from the keyboard, When using the CHASM as an entry level computer for programming, these keys access the various commands shown in the diagram.
BS key (Backspace) When the BS key is pressed, the character to the immediate left of the cursor is erased, and the cursor will move to the left by an amount corresponding to the number of characters erased. N 3 Power indicator RETURN key Pressing this key “enters” a command statement and returns the cursor to the beginning of a new lin. NOTE: — fondle the CX5MU, € Alf other medals have this key.
Using a ROM Cartridge Insert the cartridge as illustrated, ~CAUTION: [ Be sure that the power switch of the main unit is turned off before inserting a ROM cartridge. Remember that turning off the power will erase all programs contained in the computer memory, so if you have { been writing & program you may wish to save the data on a cassette tape first, (see page 18} 1. You will find the ROM cartridge slot on the upper panel of the computer.
.SAMPLE PROGRAMS The following programs are simple Basic programs that demonstrate the structure and flow of a Basic computer program. In order 1o become familiar with the CLIMAX and the keyboard, try entering the programs and running them. When in the MSX Basic made, the screen should appear as follows: Type in the program just as it appears here, then type the command “run”, followed by RETURN. If the program has been correctly entered, it should run properly.
.CA TSETSE SAVE/LOAD OPERATIONS Red Mic rm—— ! @ Black Remote White Earphone Connections to the CLIMAX Please refer to the system connections diagram snarlier in this manual, and make the proper connections, For cassette recorders that are not equipped with a remote terminal, only connect the microphone and the earphone {or AUX speaker) jacks. SAVE LOAD {PLAY + REC) LOAD {PLAY) 2.
(8) After the program has been saved, rewind tne tape, press the PLAY button, and then type in the CLOD? command for verification. (Do not leave the "7 otherwise data stored in the computer may be erased immediately.} If the data has been correctly saved on tape, the screen will show: FOUND: {file-name} QK and the tape will stop. If the data has not been correct. ly saved, the screen will show: Verify error oK if this happens try to save again. 3.
{4} Press the F7 function key {F2 function key while holding down the SHIFT key}; clod” will be displayed on the screen, an abbreviation for cassette load. {5] Following cloaca, enter the name of the program o be run {normally printed on the case label of the cassette tape} from the keyboard. For example, if the name of the program to be run is GAME 1, the line should read: clod “GAME 1* {the second quotation mark is optional}, Then press the RETURN key.
FM SOUND SYNTHESIZER UNIT C CONNECTIONS Review of Basic System Connections The basic CLIMAX system, as outlined earlier, consists of the CLIMAX Music Computer itself, a video monitor, and either the Y-01 or Y-10 Music Keyboard.
THE ““Call Music”” COMMAND The “Call Music” Command When power is first turned on to the CLIMAX, the MSX Basic made is automatically entered. The synthesizer {and thermos BASIC version 1.0 fore, the keyboard) will not function in this mode. To Copyright 1983 by Microsoft access the FM Sound Synthesizer unit, the command “Call 28815 Bytes fees Music”, followed by a RETURN, must be input from the oK CLIMAX keyboard.
DISPLAY SCREEN ‘The Display Screen As you can see, the screen is separated into & blocks with an additional display area at the bottom of the screen. The red cursor will be in the first block (the poly black) at the top left of the screen, Accessing different blocks on the screen, the terns within each block, and defecting different values for each inert is done via the CLIMAX keyboard.
The Display Scream and CLIMAX Keyboard EXPLANATION OF THE SCREEN { }indicates initial values, POLY (setting the polyphonic section) VOICE Voice {BRASS 1) PMS Pitch Modulation Sensitivity o ANS Amplitude Modulations Sensitivity (0} (SUSTAIN Sustain ON/OFF — RHYTHM (setting the rhythm and auto-bass chord) — NAME Rhythm pattern {16 BEAT) INST ON/OFF of Rhythm [R}, Bass (B}, and Chord {C} TEMPO Speed of the rhythm (128} CHORD Chord voice (RM. BRAS) BASS Bass Voice {R1.
-SELECTING THE 46 Selecting the 48 Pres st Voices When the FM Sound Synthesizer unit is first accessed, the poly and mono vices will each be set to BRASS 1, the first voice in the list of preset voices. The keyboard will be split at the center key (C2}; the right hand portion of the keyboard will play the mono voice, and the left hand side will play the poly voice. If you wish to change the keyboard split right now, please refer to the appropriate section of this manual for details.
SPLIT Initial Keyboard Split Setting When the FM Sound Synthesizer is first accessed with the “Call Music” command, the keyboard is split as shown below. Keys to the right of the C2 center key pay the mono voice; those to the left play the poly voice. Since this is an 8-note polyphonic synthesizer, 1 mono ante and 7 poly notes (total 8 the entire keyboard) can he played simultaneous. lousy.
Adding rhythm Accompaniment The FM Sound Synthesizer unit has 6 built-in rhythm patterns which can be selected to accompany keyboard play, 1, Selecting a rhythm pattern Press F2 or use the RETURN or BS key to move the cursor to the first item in the rhythm block, NAME, This lets you select a rhythm pattern, {see list) Move through the list with the right and left cursor keys, 2. Press RETURN to move the cursor to the next item, INST.
.ADDING AUTO BASS CHORD Adding Alta Bass Chord Accompaniment First make sure the INST line is set to RBS. Now press the “C" key on the ICBM keyboard. This switches the item ON; pressing the key again turns it off.
SEVENTH CHORDS Seventh Chords and Minor Chords Accompaniment is not limited to major chords. Seventh and minor chords can be produced by depressing two or three keys simultaneously, 2s shown in the figure to the left. Keep in mind that these fingerings merely represent instructions to the computer, and would not necessarily yield the chords played on the music keyboard, Changing the Rhythm and Bass Voices There are four preset voices available for use as the chord voice in auto bass chord accompaniment: RM.
-CA TSETSE SAVE/L OAD OPERA SONS Save The performance data recorded into the CLIMAX computer memory can be recorded onto cassette tape, thereby saving data that would be otherwise be erased when the CHASM power is turned off.
.MODIFY TING EFFECT PARAMETERS The LFO Block Wave (Waveform) The FM Sound Synthesizer unit has one LFQ, which applies to all voices, Each voice has its own preset LFO parameters which modulate the voice, yet haste can be modified to create your own degree of modulation. The shape of the LFQ waveform intermingles how pitch and/or volume are varied. There are four different waveform shapes which can be selected, as shown in the diagram below.
i i Simply speaking, the modulation depth determines the audible “'range’” of modulation produced by the LFO, while modulation sensitivity determines the “stent” of modulation within that available range which is actually applied to the Poly or Mona voice parameters. in both the Poly and Mono blocks, PMS has a value range and AMS has 3 value range When dither of these sensitivity values is set to 0. no modulation will be heard no matter-how great the modulation depth.
MIDI COMPS u G e LEGIBILITY The FM Sound Synthesizer unit has built-in MID (Musics! Instrument Digital Interface) compatibility which allows various instruments and computers to communicate with the CHASM, Any MIDI compatible instrument or device can be used with the CLIMAX, Midi Conn actions The diagram below shows how MID connections are made. IN of one unit is connected to the corresponding OUT of the other.
Code + Shift Keys (Fete [OUTFITTING] STOP INS | DEL £ A 0lu (FITF2TF3ITFATF5] Stop NS | DEL Graph + Shift Keys [P TF7TFETFITFID] S0P INS | DEL 2
Graphic codes in the following chart can be designated by CHR $& {hex).
.C CONTROL CODE TABLE The following table shows the function of each key when pressed together with the CTR. key., Keyboard Decimal Hexadecimal Function 1 o1 Header for graphic character B 2 02 Moves cursor o beginning of word C 3 03 Interrupts input wait status \gored {ends AUTO command mode) E 5 05 Deletes the line serer the cursor F 6 08 Moves cursor to next word G 7 a7 Bell H 8 08 Backspace i 2 09 Same as TAB key J 10 0a Line feed K 11 08 Moves cursor to home position L 12 oc Clear screen M 13 oD Carria
BASIC COMMAND LIST Commands AUTO AUTO [start] [, increment] Autocratic line numbering to speed up text entry CONT CONT Continues execution after STOP statement or Control-STOP, DELETE DELETE line tangs Erases groups of lines from memory, POINTILLIST LIST {line num] {~ line num] Displays your program on the screen. LEST [tine num) [~ line num) Displays your program on the printer. NEW NEW Erases all of your program and does a CLEAR HEN UM RENUMBER [new] 1, old] [, increment] Renumbers lines in memory.
i~ GOT ~ {F conditional exp GOT fine number Selects different options based on condition. ELSE IF conditional exp ELSE statement list INPUT INPUT lanthanum] variable tits “prompt’ Fig ads in data items; must be in proper format, KEY/KEY LIST | KEY {keynote, stringer) Re-defines the use of the special function key. KEY LIST KEY LIST lists on the screen entire text of all 10 function keys. LINE INPUT LINE INPUT lanthanum) string var “‘stcons™; Return entire line of input, unformulated.
COLOR COLOR {colostrum] {, colostrum} |, colostrum) Sets default foreground; background; {not SCREEN 0) border color. Here are the color numbers: 0 TRANSPARENT 2 MEDIUM RED 1 BLACK @ LIGHT RED 2 MEDIUM GREEN 10 DARK YELLOW 3 LIGHT GREEN 31 LIGHT YELLOW 4 DARK BLUE 12 DARK GREEN 5 LIGHT BLUE 13 MAGENTA 6 DARK RED 14 GREY 7 CYAN 15 WHITE DRAW DRAW string exp Uses Graphics Macro Language to draw entire objects. Line LINE [STEP) (x1,y1) — @] [STEP) (x2,y2} | Draws lines, hollow boxes, tilled-in hoes.
ERROR MESSAGES T "~ ERROR MESSAGES MEANING CAUSE NEXT without FOR A variable in 8 NEXT statement does not correspond to any previously executed, unmatched FOR statement variable. Syntax error A line is encountered that contains some incorrect sequence of characters {such s an unmatched parenthesis, misspelled command or statement, incorrect punctuation, tee) RETURN without GO SUB A RETURN statement s encountered for which thees is no previous, unmatched GO SUB statement.
TROUBLESHOOTING Check the following items if you CLIMAX appears to malfunction during disconnect the power plug and contact Your nearest service center, g use. [F it cannot be returned to normal working order, PROBLEM CAUSE CURE The POWER lamp is not lit when the POWER switch is turned ON. The unit is not connected to a wall outlet, or the Walt outlet is “dead", Connect the unit to & wall outlet, or check the outlet voltage. Nothing appears on the screen.
SPECIFICATIONS 1) CPU Z80A (Clock frequency 3.
8] Joystick Interface 9 pin type-D connector x 2 TTL connection 10} ROM Cartridge Slot {game slot} . L : No.| Name [1/0No.] . Name .
12) Rear Slot Pin Assignment (based on MSX standard ~50 pins} Sound generator: No: [+ Nam " [1/0 [No. | “ Nome ~ [170 [No.
CLIMAX SOFTWARE AND PERIPHERAL OPTIONS I s SRt FM Music Composer YR-101 When connected to the Yamaha CLIMAX Music Composer equipped with the Yamaha FM Sound Synthesizer unit, the Yamaha FM Music Composer software cartridge enables computer aided music composition and orchestration, and full performance control of alf compositions. Notes are entered directly onto a music score displayed on the idea monitor screen, and onscreen indication of phrasing, dynamics and performance control data is also provided.
DZ-7 Voicing Program YR-103 The DZ-7 Voicing Program software cartridge enables the ICBM computer to be used for editing or creating voices for the Yamaha DZ-7 Digital Programmable Algorithm Synthesizer. The DZ-7 is connected to the CHEM via the FM Sound Synthesizer MIDI terminals.