NEKTAR Impact LX88 [5/36] Getting started

www.nektartech.com Nektar Impact LX49, LX61 & LX88 User Guide 5

Getting Started

Connection and Power

The Impact LX is USB Class compliant. This means there is no driver to install to get the keyboard set up with your computer.

Impact LX uses the built-in USB MIDI driver which is already part of your operating system on Windows and

OS X.

This makes the first steps simple:

 Locate the included USB cable and plug one end in to your computer and the other in to your Impact LX

 If you want to connect a foot switch to control sustain, plug it in to the 1/4” jack socket on the back of the keyboard

 Set the power switch on the back of the unit to On

Your computer will now spend a few moments identifying the Impact LX and subsequently you will be able to set it up for

your DAW.

LX88: An optional 9V 600mA DC power supply can be connected to the DC power socket on the back of the LX88, if you plan

to use the keyboard without a computer.

Nektar DAW Integration

If your DAW is supported with Nektar DAW integration software, locate the “Impact LX DAW Integration” folder and run the

installer you will find in that directory.

In the same directory there is a “Documentation” folder. Open it and locate the PDF file that’s applicable to your DAW. Follow

the instructions in the PDF for any additional setup as well as learn how the integration works.

Since the initial release of Impact LX there have already been several updates to Nektar DAW integration files. If you want to

make sure you have the latest installer, register your product and download the files by following the link at the bottom of the

page.

You do not need to register your Impact LX in order to get up and running, however there are several benefits to registering:

 Notification of new updates to your Impact LX DAW integration

 PDF download of this manual as well as the latest DAW integration files

 Access to our email technical support

 Warranty service

The first step is to create a user account with us, which you can do here:

www.nektartech.com/registration