Muse Research Receptor manual v1.2 - Manual (Page 30)

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• Display Knobs
Use these 2 continuous rotary encoders with built-in push buttons for controlling the LCD. To learn more
about these knobs, see “LCD and Display Knobs” on page 37.
• Soft Knobs
Use these 4 continuous rotary encoders with built-in push buttons for instant parameter editing. To learn
more about these buttons, see “EDIT: Using the Soft Knobs” on page 74.
• View Buttons
There are 8 View buttons with indicator LEDs. The LEDs are used to indicate which parameter page you’re
currently viewing in the LCD. To learn more about these buttons, see Chapter 5, “View Buttons in Depth.”
• Modifier Buttons
There are 3 Modifier buttons with indicator LEDs. These LEDs are of a different color than the 8 View
button LEDs. Pressing one of these buttons modifies the concurrently lit View button. To learn more about
these buttons, see Chapter 6, “Editing, Saving, and Metering.”
• USB Port
This is one of five USB ports on Receptor (the others are on the rear panel). Use the USB ports to plug in
optional accessories, such as keyboard, mice, musical keyboards, control surfaces, hard drives, etc.
• Power Button
As you might expect, this button is used to turn Receptor on or off. What you might not expect is that
the word “power” refers both to the electrical implications of the button and to its capabilities. See the
following section for more information:
Power Button Operation
Receptor’s POWER button has multiple features that belie its seemingly innocuous functionality. Specifically:
To turn Receptor ON:
1 Press the button once. Receptor will perform some self-diagnostics, then cycle through a startup process.
To turn Receptor OFF:
1 Press the power button twice within a second.
That’s right, you read correctly. You need to double-click the power button in order to shut down Receptor. There is
method to our madness, however. This is a safety measure that prevents you from accidentally turning the unit off in a
live situation.
Receptor will go through a nice orderly shut down, which insures that, when you turn it back on, it will be in exactly the
same state as when you turned it off.
To force Receptor to turn OFF (even if it’s frozen):
1 Press and hold the Power Button for 4 seconds and Receptor will shut down.
If Receptor ever crashes and double-pressing the POWER button doesn’t shut the unit down, then use this procedure to
shut down Receptor.
To restart Receptor without going through a lengthy power-off / power-on cycle:
1 Triple-click the POWER button (quickly, like you would do with a mouse).
When you do this, Receptor will go blank for a second while it restarts the Receptor application. Triple clicking does
not cause the entire Operating System to shut down and reload. As such, the operation is similar to quitting and
restarting an application on a desktop computer, without shutting off the entire computer.
TIP: Triple-clicking is always a good thing to try if Receptor doesn’t seem to “behave” as you expect, or if you ever
install plugins, patches, or samples and, for some reason, they don’t appear in Receptor. The triple-click procedure is
very quick — much faster than turning the unit off and back on.