Choose Write Global Setting after changing the clock source. The guide explicitly includes that step for MIDI sync and External Setup edits.
Try these checks
- Open Global P1: MIDI and check that MIDI Clock has the intended setting.
- Use the Write Global Setting menu command rather than simply leaving the page.
- Reopen the setting to confirm it. Save any other work separately before a later power-cycle check.
Diagnose it
Did you leave Global mode without using Write Global Setting?
Yes: Repeat the intended edit and write the Global settings.
No: Recheck which Global parameter was changed and the edition of your instrument.
What should happen
The described Global MIDI setting is stored rather than left as an unsaved edit.
Why this happens
The Operation Guide names Write Global Setting as part of both clock-sync procedures.
If it still doesn’t work
Check the connections and settings described above. If your device behaves differently, email us with its model, firmware version and the steps you tried.
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Similar symptoms on other gear
These guides cover other models. Use the instructions for the device you are setting up.
Sources & review
Sources reviewed: . Documentation does not replace a physical hardware test.
- KRONOS Operation Guide · Korg · Original KRONOS · Operation Guide E4 · software-1.5-era edition · last checked 2026-11-05
Sections reviewed: MIDI settings, p. 158; Creating an External Setup, p. 159.