Introduction
Supported Hardware
System Requirements
Installation
Installing Frame, (for JFW users only.)
Setup
Start Up
Reading the screen
Reading The Soft Buttons
Prompts
Known Issues
Contacting KeySounds
The KeySounds Kurzweil Display Reader (KDR) is a Windows program that
allows blind users of Kurzweil musical equipment to have access to the
text portion of the LCD's
on this equipment by copying the text from the LCD to a computer monitor
via MIDI. Once on the computer monitor, it can be read with screen
reading or enlarging software.
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The following Kurzweil products can be read with KDR.
All models in the K2000, K2500, and K2600 series. This includes
keyboards and racks, samplers, as well as the K2VX line, and K2661.
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A computer running Windows 9X, ME, NT/2000 or XP.
MIDI card.
Screen access software.
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Run the KDRSetup.exe file you received on CD or as an email attachment and follow the on-screen instructions.
Your serial number and registration key were sent to you in the body of the same email as the program. If you received the program on CD, you will find them on the CD insert.
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Locate the JawsFrame.zip folder you received on CD or as an email attachment.
Copy all the files in this folder to the "enu" folder which is
in the "settings" folder in your Jaws directory. For example,
if you are running Jaws 4.5 on the C drive, you would copy the files to:
C:\JAWS450\SETTINGS\ENU
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Connect a MIDI cable from the computer's MIDI out to the Kurzweil's MIDI
in.
Connect a cable from the computer's Midi in to the Kurzweil's MIDI out.
On your Kurzweil, turn "buttons" on. It's on the transmit page
of MIDI mode. Consult your Kurzweil manual.
Go to programs on the start menu, and open the KDR.exe program in the
folder "Keysounds Kurzweil display reader."
Select "midi devices" under the "options" menu, and
press enter.
A dialog appears with three settings:
1. SysEx ID.
By default, this is set to 0 on the Kurzweil. So it's also set to 0 by
default in this program. If you wish to change the ID, simply make sure
that whatever it's set to on the Kurzweil corresponds to the number in
this edit box. Set SysEx ID on the Kurzweil by going to the receive page
of MIDI mode. Consult your Kurzweil manual. Set SysEx ID in this program
by typing a number in to the edit box.
2. MIDI In.
Select your MIDI input device from the list
3. MIDI Out.
Select your MIDI output device from the list.
Press "OK."
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Turn on your Kurzweil and run the KDR program. The display of the
Kurzweil is not automatically sent to the computer when the program
starts. This is to prevent crashing in the event of an improper midi set
up. To move the Kurzweil's LCD to the computer screen, turn the
"alpha wheel" one click. Alternatively, you could press one of
the plus-minus, chan-bank or cursor buttons. Your screen reader should
read the currently highlighted parameter. As you turn the wheel and
press the buttons, you will hear the newly highlighted parameter. Note,
not all actions on the Kurzweil will change the highlighted parameter.
Therefore. you might press a button and hear nothing from the computer.
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The program divides the screen in to two areas.
You can move between these two areas with the tab key. And you can use
normal reading commands to read anything within each area. Whenever you
change the current parameter on the Kurzweil, focus will move to the
parameter line and you will have to hit tab to read the rest of the
display. However, you can read the individual lines of the display
without moving the focus simply by using the number keys 1-8 on the
computer keyboard. And if you are in the full-screen area, these keys
will move focus to that line. For example, if you hit "3," the
cursor moves to line 3. The current parameter has two parts, a name and
a value. On the computer keyboard,
press N to hear the name, press V to hear the value. If you're in the full-screen area, pressing N or V will move focus back to the parameter line.
Note: some
parameters only have a value. So when you press N, you will hear
nothing. Sometimes, the Kurzweil LCD will change even when you don't adjust any control. For example, When loading a disc. These changes will not be reflected on the computer screen because the computer screen only updates when you do something on the Kurzweil's front panel. Therefore, a refresh command is provided. If you suspect the Kurzweil's LCD has changed, you can hit the spacebar on the computer keyboard to update the screen.
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The Kurzweil uses six soft buttons (consult your manual.) Soft means
that the buttons change function depending on the situation. They
perform certain actions in program mode but different ones in disc mode
etc. The bottom line (eighth line) of the display tells you what the
soft buttons do at any given moment. Unfortunately, all six buttons are
not always active, so it's often difficult to know which ones have
functions currently assigned to them. Pressing function keys 1-6 on the
computer will tell you which soft buttons are active and what they do.
For instance, pressing F2 will tell you the function, if any, for soft
button 2. Buttons with no current function don't speak. If you're on the parameter line when you press a function button, focus remains on the parameter line. If you're in the full-screen area when you press a function button, focus moves to the bottom line of the display.
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Prompts from the Kurzweil such as "do you want to save this
program?" are not read automatically because they are not
considered currently highlighted parameters. A frame has been included
for JFW users to make prompts read automatically. If you wish to hear
the prompt again, hit "Jaws key plus delete." And of course,
you can read it with any screen reader in the full-screen area. It's
usually line 4. For WindowEyes users who may wish to create something similar, the Jaws frame works as follows: It monitors line 4 of the display. If either a question mark or the word "ID" appears, it speaks line 4.
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On occasion, the Kurzweil overloads when you move around quickly. For
instance, when scrolling through the algorithms with the alpha wheel
while you play. However, when scrolling through the factory programs,
this lock up doesn't occur. In fact, it doesn't happen with the
algorithms unless you're playing while you're scrolling. In any case,
it's a problem with the Kurzweil and can't be fixed without making the
KDR program unacceptably sluggish. When it happens, the Kurzweil locks
up. And obviously you won't hear anything because you can no longer
change the current parameter. Line 4 of the display will say:
"system error 3."
You must restart the Kurzweil, but you don't have to restart the KDR
program.
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Our web site is:
www.keysounds.com
Email address:
support@keysounds.com
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