User manual

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Prophet-10 User’s Guide
Setting Up the Prophet-10
Setting Up the Prophet-10
Here’s how to get your Prophet-10 up and running:
1. Plug the power cable into the AC power connector on the back panel of
the Prophet-10.
2. If you have an expression pedal, connect it to amp (for volume) or
filter (for lter cutoff) on the back of the Prophet-10. If you have a
sustain pedal, connect it to the release jack.
3. Turn on the Prophet-10.
4. Connect the audio out connector on the back of the Prophet-10 to your
amp/mixer/powered speakers using an unbalanced, ¼ inch audio cable.
This is the main (mono) output for the synth.
5. Turn up the volume on your amp/mixer/powered speakers.
6. Turn up the volume on the Prophet-10.
7. Use the group, bank, and program switches to explore factory sounds.
Calibrating the Oscillators and Filters
The rst time you use the Prophet-10, please run its built-in calibration
procedure. Repeat the calibration procedure as needed over the next few
days of use. The Prophet-10 learns the range of temperatures at your
location and will keep itself in tune over this range.
Later, if you use the Prophet-10 in a different environment that is
measurably warmer or cooler (on stage, in an air-conditioned studio, and
so on) run the calibration procedure again.
To calibrate the oscillators and lters:
1. Press the tune button. The program select button LEDs begin ash-
ing in sequence and the numeric display indicates the tuning sequence
while the Prophet-10 performs its auto-calibration procedure. Don’t
turn off the power while it’s doing this.
2. When nished, the front panel controls return to normal and you can
play the Prophet-10.