KORG M3 - Manual (Page 3)

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Handling of this product
This product contains precision components, and may
malfunction if you fail to observe the following
precautions.
• Do not subject this product to vibration or impact.
Doing so may damage internal components and cause
malfunctions.
• Do not use or store this product in locations of
extremely low or high temperatures, such as outdoors
in winter or in direct sunlight in summer. Avoid
moving this product between locations of
dramatically different temperatures.
If a temperature difference occurs, water droplets may
form inside the product. Continuing to use the prod-
uct in this state may cause malfunctions, so you
should wait several hours before using the product.
• Do not use or store this product in locations of
extremely high humidity.
• Do not use or store this product in excessively dusty
or smoky locations.
Regarding the display
This M3’s display is a precision device created using
extremely high technology, and careful attention has
been paid to its product quality. Although you may
notice some of the issues listed below, please be aware
that these are due to the characteristics of LCD displays,
and are not malfunctions.
• There may be pixels in the display that are always
dark (unlit) or always bright (lit).
• Depending on the displayed content, the brightness
of the display may appear uneven.
• Depending on the displayed content, horizontal
stripes of shading may be visible.
• Depending on the displayed content, flickering or
moire patterns may be visible.
Data handling
Incorrect operation or malfunction may cause the
contents of memory to be lost, so we recommend that
you save important data on a CD or other media. Please
be aware that Korg will accept no responsibility for any
damages which may result from loss of data.
* KARMA ® (Kay Algorithmic Realtime Music Architecture)
Technology has been licensed from Stephen Kay, and is
protected by U.S. Patents 5,486,647, 5,521,327, 6,084,171,
6,087,578, 6,103,964, 6,121,532, 6,121,533, 6,326,538,
6,639,141, and 7,169,997. Other patents pending.
* KARMA ® and the KARMA Logo are registered trade-
marks, and Generated Effect™ (GE), Melodic Repeat™,
Direct Index™, Manual Advance™, SmartScan™, Freeze
Randomize™, Random Capture™, Random FF/REW™
and Scene Matrix™ are trademarks of Stephen Kay,
Karma Lab LLC. This manual copyright © 1994-2004 by
KORG Inc. and Stephen Kay. All rights reserved.
* Screen shots from the KARMA software that appear
throughout this guide are © 1994-2004 by Stephen Kay,
Karma Lab LLC. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
* KARMA Technology can be located on the internet at:
www.karma-lab.com.
* This product uses the T-Kernel source code in compliance
with the T-License of the T-Engine forum (www.t-
engine.org).
* Apple, Mac, FireWire and Audio Units are trademarks of
Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the US. and other
countries.
* Windows XP is a registered trademark of Microsoft Cor-
poration in the U.S. and other counties.
* VST is a trademark of Steinberg Media Technologies
GmbH.
* RTAS is a registered trademark of Avid Technology, Inc.,
or its subsidiaries or divisions.
* All other product and company names are trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective holders.
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