JVC KB-700 Owner's Manual

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for

future

reference.

JVC's KB-700 Stereo Keyboard.

carefully. After reading, retain this

IMPORTANT

A voltage
illustration

plug, check

voltage (120 V,

For areas

to

the

IMPORTANT
Mains Supply

Do
coded E
coloured

If
identifications
Blue wire
Black. Brown

coloured Red.

If

selector

on

page

that

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220

where

the

120 V position.

not

make

any

or

Green.

in

accordance

these

colours

of

to

terminal

in

doubt -consult

is

provided

3. Before connecting

is

set

Vor

voltage

(In

the United Kingdom)

(AC

240 V"v, 50 Hz

connection to

The wires

do

not

your

wire

to

on

to

correspond to your local power

240

V).

is

between 110 V and 127

with following code:

Blue
Brown

correspond with

plug,

connect

coded N (Neutral)

terminal coded L (Live) or

a competent electrician.

WARNING

There are high
bottom

cover, be

voltages

sure

inside this unit. Before removing the

to

unplug

the

CAUTION

To

prevent

cabinet.

No

user-5erviceable parts inside. Refer servicing

serv ice perso nnel.

electric

shock, do

not

the

rear as shown

the

in

the

mains supply

V,

set

only)

the

Larger Terminal

in

the

mains lead are

to N (Neutral)

to L (Live;

as

mains power supply cord.

remove screws, covers

the

foliows:

or

or

Black

or

Red

terminal

colQured

to

qualified

to

or

FEATURES

•

Sound

quality
Keyboards; this
ence

in

and

4 Solo Synthesizer Preset Voices.

• Key Split; this allows the keyboard
parts. The melody keys played by

enhanced with
the

string and bass accompaniment.

• Faseinating Chord

way a professional sound can
patterns, 3 arpeggio patterns, 2 rhythmic accompaniments

or

(piano

• Auto

• Key Transpose lets you transpose any key so

• Compueorder stores

• Ultra Chord adds harmony

•

• Magie Foot switch controls Sustain, Intro

• Stereo Pan Pot Mixer lets you create any acoustic image

•

• Stereo

Rhythm -14

patterns.

in

play
ments or vocalists.

to

64

bars

replayed from memory.

right hand.

In

addition
effect
Tremolo, Orchestral Sustain and Bass Sustain.

Pitch Bending.

with 7 sound
giving all

MIC

input terminal allows
audio source a microphorie,
instrument, a

output

other

equipment and for recording.

is

the

most striking feature

is

a development based

audio. The KB-700 has 12 Orchestral Preset Voioes

to
the

the

preset voioes while

automatic

guitar) and string chords.

different rhythms plus 2 Intro & Fill

C - this

controls are provided for Ensemble, Presence,

the

is

convenient for playing

the

in

each of 3 tracks so

to

the

JVC-<leveloped two-speaker stereo effect,

level

controlsand

functions of a recording studio.

tape

deck

terminals are provided for the oonnection

accompaniment

be

achieved with 4 bass line

chord and bass progressions for up

that

to

a melody

5 panoramic potentiometers

the

connection

another

or

a stereo system.

of

JVC Stereo

on

our

long experi-

be divided into

right hand can be

the

left hand provides

is

the

that

with

other

up

to

192 bars can be

fine

played by

& Fill

of

an external

electric musical

two

easiest

you can

instru-

the

In

and

In

to

Note
Disconnect

in use.

WARNING:
OR

EXPOSE

the

mains

SHOCK

THIS

plug from the supply socket when not

TO PREVENT FIRE

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CONTENTS

Features
Names
Preparations
Stereo Pan Pot

Key Spllt

Accompaniment Strings and Bass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Orchestral Presets and Solo Synthesizer Presets

Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Auto
Fascinating Chord

Ultra Chord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Key Transpose

Compucorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Magic

Connection Terminals and Pitch Controls

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Safety Precautions

Specifications

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of

Sections

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Rhythm

Foot

Switch and Expression Pedal

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To

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the

automatie

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Key Split mode selector (page
This seleets
ment
dotted

o Key Transpose

This

• Accompaniment
To

ment

accompaniment

the

and right

lines

the

is

used

to

transpose

seleet piano

rhythmie

keys alloeated for

hand

key

switch

ehords.

G Arpeggio Variation selector (pages 9 - 10)

To seleet

• Fascinating Chord mode selectors (pages 9 10)
To

seleet

the

automatie

the

automatie

G Chord Memory switch (pages 9 - 10)

To

eontinue

fingers are removed from

CI)

Beat Conductor (page

LEDs whieh

•

Auto

Rhythm
This section ineludes
Start & Stop

& Fill

lower seleetor for selecting one

• Stereo Pan Pot Mixer (page
This section eonsists

of

level

48

Stereo Pan Pots (page

Five

potentiometers

position

• Magic

Foot

To select

the

show

controls

switeh,

In

switeh,

eaeh

of

the

of

the

acoustic image.

selector (page 15)

the

function

aeeompaniment bass patterns,

13

- 14)
ehords and bass lines

5)
the

left hand accompani-

melody. LEDs indieate the mode and

split position.

(page 12)

from any key

tone

selector (pages 9 - 10)

or

guitar

tone

aeeompaniment arpeggio pattern.

aecompaniment mode.

automatie aeeompaniment after

the

keyboard.

8)

the

tempo and beat

(page

8)

the

Rhythm Tempo slide eontrol,

the

Synehro Start switeh,

the

7 rhythm seleetors and

4)

of

7 slide controls

keyboard's seven sounds.

4)
under

the

of

the

foot

to

the

key of C.

for automatie accompani-

of

the

rhythm.

of

fourteen rhythms.

to

adjust

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Presence Control (page 7)
To regulate the stereo and ensemble effeets .

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in

memory.

the

the

the

the

the

Intro

upper/

sound

the

Sustain control - Bass (page 7)
To adjust

.,

Sustain control - Orchestral (page
To

• Ultra Chord mode selector (page 11)
Two types

melody.

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Stereo/Ensemble selector (page 7)
The Ensemble effeet gives a softer, richer

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Tremolo switch (page
The Tremolo effeet can
and Jazz Organ voices.

Ci)

Solo SynthesizErr Preset voices (page
One

selectors and
Solo Keying and Solo Caneel switehes are also provided
this seetion.

• Orchestral Preset voices (page

One
and the upper/lower seleetor.

• Total Volume control (page 3)
To adjust

• Power switch (page
The

• Microphone

.,

Microphone Volume control (page 16)

..

Solo Pitch control (page 16)

.,

Main Pitch control (page 16)

GI

Foot

..

Power supply section (page 3)

the

time

the

bass

is

sustained.

7)

adjust

the

time

the

Orchestral Presets are sustained.

of

harmony ean aecompany

7)

be

used

to

6)

of

tour

voices ean be seleeted using

the

upperflower selector.

of

twelve voices can be selected using six voiee seleetors

the

overall volume.

LED

lights when

switch terminal (page 15)

3)
the

Inputjack

6)

power

(page 16)

is

on.

e Headphone jack (page 16)

• Stereo Auxiliary

• Expression pedal terminal (page

Output

terminals (page 16)

15)

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2-

PREPARATIONS

1 Power can

be

supplied

to

the

KB-700

Mains supply

Be

sure

that

the

•

voltage selector

is

set correctly.

Insert a screwdriver into the slot and move

that

the
"IMPORTANT"

(See

• The
connected

voltage

AC

in

your area

on

page

is

displayed

1)

STAND·BY lamp lights when the power cord

to

an

AC

mains socket.

in

any

of

Power cord

in

the

three

(provided)

the

switch so

selector.

ways; from

is

AC

mains, from a 12 V car battery

or

from eight R20 batteries.

p

Car

Adaptor

CN·332

(optional)

Batteries

the

• To insert batteries, turn
battery compartment and insert eight R20 batteries.

•

If

the power indicator flickers when no sound
produced, it indicates
hausted;

in

this condition,

achieve its full potential.

•

When

the KB-700

it

is

used with mains power supply. remove the batteries

prevent damage due

is

to

KB·700 upside down, open

that

the batteries are almost ex-

the

KB-700 will

not

to

be used 10r a long time or when

corrosion.

be

is

being

unable

the

to

to

Car

battery

.

• To avoid trouble
CN-332 adaptor.

up

the

2 Setting

Flip up

the

this serves as

music stand

transparent board covering the control panel;

the

music stand.

due

to

incorrect polarity, use the specified

00

not press it

too

far back.

on

the

3 Switch

Press the front of the

power

POWER

switch and adjust the overall
volume with the TOTAL VOLUME contro!. Slide up
crease the volume and down

Press the front of

the

LED

will light.

the

• Adjust the overall volume

the

KB-700 and equiprnent connected
terminals. When the KB-700
tem, the TOTAL VOLUME

to

its mid

be set

point

to

decrease.

POWE R button

to

switch on

to

avoid distorted sound fram

is

connected

contraI of

the KB-700 should

the

to

the

to

a stereo sys-

and the volume controlled from the

stereo system.

.dlilill.

TOTAL

VOLUh1l€

f'OW€A

to

power;

output

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in-

-3-

STEREO PAN POT MIXER

This consists

The

Mixer

use

the

volume.

AUTO

RHVfHM BASS

These
sound

paniment
orchestral
Their

Slide

to

Mixers

of

seven

control

systems:

arrangement

up

decrease.

controls

TOT

AL

mixer slide controls and five panoramic potentiometers under

the

volumes

auto

chord,

arpeggio, accompaniment strings,

presets and solo presets. orchestral presets (excluding String Ensemble) and

can be seen at a glance.

each control

should be used

VOLUME control

STEREO

ACCOMP

PAN POT

ARPEGGiO

of

each

of

the

KB-700's Pan Pots These adjust

rhythm, bass, rhythmic accom-

to

increase

ACCOMP
$TRINGS

to

to

MIXER

the

adjust

adjust

CRCrlES-

TRAl

level

the

the

SYNTHE

sm.o

and down

balance;

overall

Turn clockwise
counterclockwise

the

plastic cover.

the

balance
rhythmic accompaniment chords and arpeggios,
accompaniment strings and orchestral preset strings,

solo synthesizer presets and microphone - between
the

left and right channels.

to

move

to

move

STEREO

. .

o " 0

c

.

BASS

o 0

o

I H (

O

"

. . . . . .

·

0

.

0

STR!NGS

the

the

PA~

sound

sound

POT

..

f.l

of

various voices bass,

to

the

right and

to

the

left.

50;'0

SYNTHE

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M1C

.

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Ot<:CI1ESTRAl

4-

KEY SPLIT .

The 61-key
With

the

right hand

keyboard

spinet-type electron

f-----.

~

cce>

of

the

KB-700 can be divided

playing

ic

organ.

the

1.--+i---48111

J

melody and

Press

the

the

NORMAL button_

• This makes sure
paniment mode
pages 9
Press

p""ed

I

rULLI

m

10

the

KEY

th,

mOd"h",

The Key Split
61

keys can be used for melody.

The

keysfrom

above

wi

to

dotted

(up

The keys from
above will be

to

dotted

(up

in

two

ways

left

the

that

the

is

engaged,

for details.

SPLIT

is

bottom C to

11

be

the

line

bottom C to
the

line

into

lett and right sections, each

accompaniment, this allows

automatie

button

..

in

th,

disengaged and

accompaniment mode

the

left

of

the

to

select

the

"qu'noe

the

F#

one octave

split keyboard will produce a different

desired key split mode. Each

F

UL

L,

full

accompaniment keys

[TI).

Accompaniment

8 onll octave

accompaniment keys

~).

the

" 2;

thi,

of

wh

ich can have different tones.

KB-700

\.~-~

to

be used as a two-keyboard

is

released.

i,

indi''''d

::::::~~~~~'j-"

keys

If

an automatie accom-

time

the

by

th,

",hting

Melody

keys

tone.

button

0'

LE D"

See

is

Tones available
melody keys

from

: Orchestral preset voices, Solo syn-

thesizer preset voices. (For details,
see page

6.1

ACCOMPANIMENT STRINGS AND BASS

Two voices can be used
response.

Strings

With the Fascinating Chord switched off, this produces
8 notes;
up

to

4 notes.

with

qo.jl'!H~

the

1l;;fO

with

the

accompaniment keys. Adjust

Fascinating Chord switehed

STEREO

PAN POT

MIXER

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SASS

AceO,",p

ARPEGG)O

ST"lINGS

ORC>-tES

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on,

$01.0

Sl'''ITHE.

up

to

it produees

Accompaniment

Tones available

from

accompaniment keys

the

respective STEREO

Bass

This

is

monophonie; only

key pressed will be produced.

AUTO "';::COM1"

RH'(T>l\A

keys

: Strings, bass (For details, see below.)

PAN

POT MIXER controls for

the

note eorresponding

"'·"·"'0'4"13,,'"

SASS

AeCOM?

"'APEGGlO

S"tAINGS

DReHES

Ha_L

SOLO

S'l'''-THf.

the

to

required

the

lowest

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