User manual ALESIS PHOTONX25 CONTROLLER RECALIBRATION

[. . . ] 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. Keep pressing them down until you see something like "QP1-v1. 01a1" in the display, and then let go. 5. 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. [. . . ] 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. Press and hold down the Octave Up and Octave Down buttons. Turn on the Photon X25. 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. 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. [. . . ] Pressing the Reset key combination (Octave Up and Octave Down) will store the minimum values of these controllers so they will work accurately. TEST MODE MENU PAGES (continued) ID Title Available Keys 06 Set P/M High (Octave Up & Octave Down) Description This menu allows the user to calibrate the Pitch Wheel and Mod Wheel. 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. [. . . ]