User manual ALESIS PHOTONX25 CONTROLLER RECALIBRATION

[. . . ] Please read through these instructions carefully. If you do not understand them completely, PLEASE DO NOT PROCEED. We recommend that you follow the two procedures described in the "Quick Recalibration" section of this document to recalibrate the controllers on your Photon X25. If you would like to learn about the Test Mode in depth, you may wish to read the section titled "Detailed Description" ­ it is supplemental and not required reading. As long as you follow the simple instructions in "Quick Recalibration, " you will ensure the proper recalibration of the Photon X25's controllers. QUICK RECALIBRATION PROBLEM: My Pitch and/or Mod Wheels aren't working properly; I need to recalibrate them. [. . . ] Press both Octave keys to lock in the "Low" values for these wheels. Hit Page Right one time, until you see the words "P6 Set P/M High". Bring the Pitch wheel to center (its resting position) and bring the Mod Wheel all the way up (away from you, as far as it will go). Press both Octave keys to lock in the current values for these wheels. 8. DETAILED DESCRIPTION To recalibrate the controllers on the Photon X25, the unit must be in "Test Mode. " This is a special mode we have "hidden" so you won't accidentally recalibrate the controllers during normal operation. ENTERING TEST MODE To enter Test Mode: 1. Press and hold down the Octave Up and Octave Down buttons. Turn on the Photon X25. At first you will see the familiar start-up screen. But after holding down the Octave buttons for about three seconds, you should see a display that looks like this: QP1-v1. 01a1 QPXusb-v1. 02a 4. As soon as this screen appears, release the buttons you have been holding down. Do not press any others until you have read the following sections. WARNING: DO NOT TRY ANY BUTTON COMBINATIONS WHILE ON THIS PAGE! ! We repeat: DO NOT PRESS THE OCTAVE BUTTONS AGAIN while on this page, and DO NOT PRESS THE GLOBAL AND OCTAVE DOWN BUTTONS AT THE SAME TIME. You will destroy your Photon X25 if you do. TEST MODE SPECIAL KEYS There are several key presses that perform particular functions in Test Mode. TEST MODE KEY FUNCTIONS Key Name Keys Description This key moves to the next test. Next Page (page Right) Previous Page (Page Left) This key moves to the previous test. Reset (Octave Up & Octave Down) These keys, pressed simultaneously, perform a different function in each test. Please see the next section, "Navigating Test Mode, " for the specific function of Reset in each test page. Pressing the Reset key combination (Octave Up and Octave Down) can erase important configuration data or even the firmware. DO NOT PRESS THESE BUTTONS if you are not sure what will happen when you do. NAVIGATING TEST MODE Each page of Test Mode shows a menu title on the LCD screen. The tests can be navigated using Page Left and Page Right to go to the previous or next menu respectively. The tests are as follows: TEST MODE MENU PAGES ID Title Available Keys <VER> <none> 01 Description Gives version number. WARNING: DO NOT TRY ANY BUTTON COMBINATIONS WHILE ON THIS PAGE. We repeat: DO NOT PRESS THE OCTAVE BUTTONS AGAIN while on this page, and DO NOT PRESS THE GLOBAL AND OCTAVE DOWN BUTTONS AT THE SAME TIME. You will destroy your Photon X25 if you do. 02 Restore Defaults (Octave Up & Octave Down) This menu will configure the global settings to default. [. . . ] Move the Mod Wheel to MAXIMUM (farthest away from user). If the above instructions have been followed properly, pressing the Reset key combination (Octave Up and Octave Down) will store the values of these controllers so they will work accurately. 07 POTS <none> This menu identifies and shows data for all top panel pots, the pitch and mod wheels, and the rear panel expression pedal. Note: no calibration occurs on this page. 08 AXYZ <none> This menu displays real-time AXYZ controller information using the 3 coordinates. Note: no calibration occurs on this page. 09 SWITCH <all> This menu identifies the top panel switches as they are pressed. [. . . ]