Korg 2E ii User Manual

Before you turn on the power, make sure that the 
desired connections have been made as described 
in “Setup” (

1 Press the TR’s [POWER] switch to turn on the 

The LCD screen will display the name of your 
model, and the software version.
(The following graphic shows the factory-set LCD 
screen . The version number is subject to change 
without notice.)

2 Turn on your powered monitors or stereo amp.

3 Raise this instrument’s [VOLUME] slider to an 

1 Set this instrument’s [VOLUME] slider and the 

2 Turn off the power of your powered monitor or 

3 Press this instrument’s [POWER] switch to turn off 

Never turn off the power while data is being writ-
ten into internal memory.
If the power is turned off while processing is being 
performed, memory write operations will not be 
completed correctly. If this occurs, this instrument 
will automatically initialize its internal memory so 
that it will operate correctly. This is not a malfunction.

While data is being written, the LCD screen will 
indicate “Now writing into internal memory.” 
Data is written into internal memory by the fol-
lowing operations.

• Writing (updating) a Program, Combination, 

Global Setting, Drum Kit, or Arpeggio Patterns

• Loading Program, Combination, Global Setting, 

Drum Kit, or Arpeggio Patterns data in Media mode

• Receiving a MIDI data dump for Program, 

Combination, Global Setting, Drum Kit data, or 
Arpeggio Patterns

• When using Sampling mode (if the separately sold 

EXB-SMPL option is installed) utility commands 
(“Move Sample,” “Move MS,” “Conv.To Prog,” 
“Time Slice,” etc.) to simultaneously modify 
programs or drum kits.

The state of this instrument when the power is turned 
on will depend on the setting of “Power On Mode” 
(GLOBAL 1.1: System, Preference page).

If “Power On Mode” is Reset (factory setting), this 
instrument will automatically selects the Combination 
mode 1.1: Play.

If “Power On Mode” is Memorize, this instrument 
will be in the mode and page that were last selected 
when the power was turned off.

The Memorize setting will remember the mode and 
page that were last selected, the combination number 
that was last selected in Combination mode, and the 
program number that was last selected in Program 
mode. If another mode is selected when the power is 
turned on, you can press the [COMBI] key or [PROG] 
key to select the 1.1: Play page with the last-selected 
combination number or program number.

This instrument allows you to install separately sold 
options.
When the power is turned on, the type of installed 
options will be displayed. After installing an option, be 
sure to check this display to verify that the option was 
installed correctly. If the option is not displayed here 
even though it was installed, it was not installed cor-
rectly. Turn off the power and re-install the option. 
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For details on installing an option, refer to PG p.260)

OPTIONS
EXB-SMPL:
The EXB-SMPL option is installed.

SIMM:
Slot1 (**MB)/Slot2 (**MB): SIMM’s are installed in 
SIMM slots 1 and/or 2. The capacity of each SIMM is 
shown in parentheses.