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www.nektartech.com Nektar Impact LX88+ User Guide 23
LX88+ can be run at lower pow er to enable connectivity and powering from an iPad or to conserve battery power when running it with a
laptop. When Low Power Mode is on, all LED‘s are permanently off. To enable the LEDs again, Low Power Mode should be switched off.
There are a couple of ways the LX88+ can enter and exit Low Power Mode:
• With LX88+ off, press and hold the [Cycle]+[Record] buttons and switch the unit on.
• Release the buttons once the unit has powered up. Low Power Mode is now active while the unit is on.
• When activated in this manner, the Low Power Mode is not stored when when you switch the LX88+ off.
You can also set Lower Power Mode so the setting is stored when the LX88+ is switched off:
• Make sure LX88+ is on and enter [Setup].
• Press G#2 and change the setting to On by using the -/+ keys.
USB Port Setup (A2)
Impact LX88+ has one physical USB port however there are 2 virtual ports as you may have discovered during the MIDI setup of your
music software. The additional virtual port is used by the Impact DAW software to handle communication with your DAW. You only need to
change the USB Port Setup setting if the Impact LX88+ setup instructions for your DAW specifically advises that this should be done.
MIDI Out from USB (A#2)
The MIDI out jack on the back of the Impact LX88+ can be used to route MIDI messages directly from the Impact LX88+ keyboard and
controls to external hardware. This is the default operation.
It’s also possible to use the MIDI out as a USB to MIDI interface which means that if you are using music application on your computer, you
can route MIDI messages from the application to external hardware, via the build-in MIDI port. Here is how you change the port setting:
• Press the A#2 key on your keyboard to toggle the on/off setting for USB Out from USB
• When the display reads {On} the MIDI output acts as a USB to MIDI interface.
• The change is immediate so you can check if the setting is correct before leaving the Setup menu
Low Power Mode(G#2)