Rear Panel

1. Power Input: If you do not want to use

 

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a computer in your setup (i.e., if you are

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using MPK249 to control an external

 

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MIDI module), connect MPK249's power

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input to a power outlet using an optional

 

 

power adapter (6V DC, 1A, center-

 

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positive, sold separately). Alternatively,

 

 

you can connect MPK249's USB Port to

a power outlet using a standard USB charger (sold separately).

2.Power Adapter Restraint: You can secure a power adapter cord to this restraint to help avoid disconnecting it accidentally.

3.Power Switch: Press this button to power the MPK249 on or off.

4.Kensington Lock: You may use this Kensington lock slot to secure the MPK249 to a table or other surface.

5.USB Port: Use a standard USB cable to connect this USB port to your computer. The computer's USB port provides ample power to MPK249. You can also power MPK249 by connecting this USB port to a power outlet using a standard USB charger (sold separately). This connection is also used to send and receive MIDI data to and from your computer.

This connection is also relevant to MPK249's MIDI Out and MIDI In:

If an external device is connected to the MIDI Out, your computer can send MIDI messages out along this path: Computer MPK249 External Device.

If an external device is connected to the MIDI In, the external device sends MIDI messages in along this path: External Device MPK249 Computer. MIDI messages can then be sent to an external device via the MIDI Out, but it must pass through the computer first.

6.MIDI Out: Use a standard five-pin MIDI cable to connect this MIDI Out to the MIDI In of an external MIDI device (e.g., a synthesizer, sequencer, drum machine, etc.).

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