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MAX

MIDI

VOICE

COMPUTER

EXPANDER/

PERIPHERAL

CM620A

August,

1984

OPERATION

By

Stanley

Jungleib

MANUAL

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Manual

Issued:

No.

October, 1984

Software

©1984

by

SEQUENTIAL

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MANUAL

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TableofContents

page

Preface

SET-UP

BASIC

SONG

INSTRUCTIONS

1.

Connect

2.

Connect

3.

Power

Set-Up

k.

Initial

5.

Master

PLAYING

1.

Play

2.

Select

3.

Tune

4.

Transpose

Sound

PLAYBACK

1.

Start

2.

Stop

3.

Play

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Display

5.

Adjust

6.

Adjust

7.

Change

8.

Transpose

9.

Erase

10.

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6

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7

8

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