Operation Manual

Setup Connections
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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US
B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
.Pl
ug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sec
ondsforthedevic
e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 181.
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.
IfthecontrollerissettoadifferentMIDIchannelthan
theKRO
N
OS’sGlobalMIDIChannel,youcanuseitto
playadifferentsoundthanthelocalkeyboardin
CombinationsorSongs,ascontrolledbytheTimbreor
TrackMIDIsettings.
YoucanalsoplaythechordpadsusingKorgUSB
MIDIcontrollersequippedwithdrumpa
ds,including:
•nanoPADandnanoPAD2
•microKONTROL
• padKONTROL
• KONTROL49
Whenthesecontrollersareconnected,theKRONOS
willautomaticallydeterminetheMIDIassignmentsof
thecontroller’spads1‐8,andmapthemdirectlytothe
KRONOSpads.
Formoreinformation,see“USBMIDIcontrollers”on
page 1128oftheParameterGuide.
Hot-plugging
TheKRONOSsupportsUSBhot‐plugging.Thismeans
thatyoucanconnectordisconnecttheUSBcablewhile
thepowerison.
Note:Inordertousehot‐plugging,theUSBdeviceyou
areconnectingmustalsosupporthot‐plugging.
8 USB devices maximum
KRONOShastwoseparateUSB2.0ports,andcan
supportupto8USBdevicessimultaneously.Notethat
itdoesn’tmatterhowthedevicesareconnected;evenif
youusehubsordifferentports,themaximumis
always8devices.
USB Power
SomeUSBdevicesgettheirpowerfromtheUSB
connection.Thesearecalled“bus‐powered”devices,
andtheyaresupportedbytheKRONOS.
OtherUSBdevicesmayrequireaseparatepower
source,inadditiontotheUSBconnection;inthiscase,
you’llneedtouseanappropriatepoweradaptorfor
thedevice.
Thereisalimitationtothetot
alcurrentsuppliedtoall
connectedUSBdevices,asdefinedbytheUSB
specification.Ifthetotalcurrentconsumptionofthe
connecteddevicesexceedsthislimit,theKRONOS
maynotcorrectlyrecognizetheconnectedUSB
devices.Ifthishappens,anerrormessageof“USBHub
Po
w
erExceeded!”willappear.
Toavoidthisproblem,ifyouconnectmorethanone
USBdevice,pleaseuseaself‐poweredUSBhubinself‐
poweredmode.Fordetailsonconnectionsandsettings
foryourhub,pleaserefertoitsdocumentation.
Fordetailsontheelectricalcurrentusedbyaspecific
US
B
device,refertoitsowner’smanual.
6. Connections to MIDI equipment &
computers
Connections to MIDI equipment
Thekeyboard,controllers,andsequenceretc.ofthe
KRONOScanbeusedtocontrolanexternalMIDItone
generator.Conversely,anotherMIDIkeyboardor
sequencercancontrolthetonegeneratorofKRONOS
toproducesound.
•UseMIDIcablestoconnecttheMIDIconnectorsof
KRONOSwiththeMIDIconnectorsofyour
externalde
vice.
CD-R/RW,
hard disk,
removable disk, etc.
Type
A
Type A
Type B
Type B
USB cable
USB hub
USB MIDI Controller