User Manual

Setup Connections
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Digital audio input
You can record or sample the digital output of a S/P DIF
device running at 48 kHz, such as a computer audio system
or digital mixer. You can also route the input directly to the
KRONOS outputs, or through the internal effects.
1. Use an optical cable to connect the optical digital
output of your digital audio device to the S/P DIF IN
jack of the KRONOS.
2. Set System Clock (on the Global P0: Basic Setup
page) to S/P DIF.
3. After turning on the power, use the Audio Input page
to set up the volume, pan, bus routing, and send levels
for the inputs, as desired.
For more information, see “0–8: Audio Input/Sampling” on
page 19 of the Parameter Guide.
You can use the S/P DIF inputs simultaneously with the
analog and USB inputs.
4. Connecting Foot Pedals and Switches
Connecting a damper pedal
The damper pedal is also sometimes called the sustain pedal.
It acts like the similarly-named pedal on an acoustic piano;
when you hold down the pedal, notes will continue to sustain
even when you lift your hands off of the keyboard.
1. Connect an optional DS-1H damper pedal to the
DAMPER jack. If you’ve connected a DS-1H, you’ll
be able to obtain half-damper effects.
After turning the power on:
2. Go to the Global P2: Controllers/Scales page, and use
the Damper Polarity parameter to set the damper
polarity.
3. Go to the Global P0 page, and use the Half Damper
Calibration menu command to adjust the sensitivity if
desired.
For more information, see “Damper Pedal (Sustain)” on
page 38, and “Damper Polarity” on page 792 of the
Parameter Guide.
Connecting a foot switch
You can use a connected foot switch to perform functions
such as controlling sostenuto, soft pedal on/off, KARMA
on/off, selecting Programs, Combinations, or Set List Slots,
starting/stopping the sequencer, and controlling tap tempo.
1. Connect a foot switch such as the optional PS-1 to the
ASSIGNABLE SWITCH jack.
2. After turning the power on, use Global P2: “Foot
Switch Assign” and “Foot Switch Polarity” to assign
the function controlled by the foot switch and to
specify the polarity.
For more information, see “2–1a: Foot Switch &
Pedal/Damper” on page 792 of the Parameter Guide.
Connecting a foot pedal
You can use a connected foot pedal to control volume,
modulation, or other functions.
1. Connect an optional XVP-10 or EXP-2 etc. to the
ASSIGNABLE PEDAL jacks.
2. After turning the power on, use Global P2: “Foot
Pedal Assign” to assign the function controlled by the
foot pedal.
For more information, see “Foot Pedal Assign” on page 792
of the Parameter Guide.
5. Connecting USB devices
The KRONOS supports high-speed USB 2.0 for connecting
to storage devices, such as hard drives, flash media, and CD-
R/RW drives, as well as class-compliant USB MIDI
controllers.
USB storage devices
You can save and load samples, sounds, sequences, and other
data to and from USB 2.0 storage devices for backup,
transferring to computers, etc.
Note that HDR tracks must be played from and recorded
onto the internal disk. You can back them up to USB
devices, however.
The maximum supported capacity depends upon the format
of the USB device. With FAT16 format, the maximum
capacity is 4 GB; with FAT32, the maximum is 2 Terabytes
(2,000 GB).
1. Use a USB cable to connect your USB storage device
to one of the KRONOS’s USB A ports.
Standard USB cables have a different connector at each end.
Plug the flat, rectangular connector into the KRONOS, and
plug the square-ish connector into the external USB storage
device.
Note: If the device you are using does not support hot-
plugging, make connections with the device powered-off,
and then turn on the power of your device.
2. Wait a few seconds for the device to be recognized.
3. Use the Disk mode Drive Select screen to check the
connection.
For more information, see “Loading & saving data,
and creating CDs” on page 199.
USB MIDI controllers
You can connect class-compliant USB MIDI controllers
directly to the KRONOS, and use them just as you would
controllers connected to the 5-pin MIDI jacks. To do so:
1. Use a USB cable to connect your USB MIDI controller
to one of the KRONOS’s USB A ports.
KRONOS
USB QWERTY Keyboard
CD-R/RW,
hard disk,
removable disk, etc.
Type
A
Type A
Type B
Type B
USB cable
USB hub
USB MIDI Controller