Panasonic SX-KC611 User Manual

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SX-KC611

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Caution for AC Mains Lead

(For the types a s shown in fig ures A and B)

For your safety, please read the followi ng text carefully.

This appliance is s up plied with a mo ulded three pin mains plug for your sa fety and conven ience. A 5ampere fuse is fitted in this plug. Sho uld the fuse need to be replaced please ensure that the replacement fu se has a rating of 5-ampere an d that it is approved by ASTA or BSI to BS1362. Check for the ASTA mark or the BSI mark on the body of the fuse.

If the pl ug cont ains a remov abl e fuse c over y ou mu st ensure that it is re fitted when the fu se is rep laced. If you lo se the fuse cover the plug must not be used until a re plac ement c over is ob tained. A replacement fuse cover can be purcha sed from your local dealer.

CAUTION!

IF THE FITTED MOULDED PLUG IS UNSUITABLE FOR THE SOCKET OUTLET IN YOUR HOME THEN THE FUSE SHOULD BE RE-MOVED AND THE PLUG CUT OFF AND DIS-POSED OF SAFELY. THERE IS A DANGER OF SEVERE ELECTRICAL SHOCK IF THE CUT OFF PLUG IS INSERTED INTO ANY 13-AMPERE SOCKET.

WARNING: DO NOT CONNECT EITHER WIRE TO THE EARTH TERMINAL WHICH IS MARKED WITH THE LETTER E, BY THE EART H SYMBOL O R COLOURED GREEN OR GREEN/ YELLOW.

THIS PLUG IS NOT WATERPROOF —KEEP DRY.

Before use

Remo ve th e conne ctor cover .

How to replace the fuse

The location of the fuse di ffer according to the type of AC mains plug (figures A and B). C onfirm the A C mains plug fitted and follow the instructions below. Illustrations may differ from actual AC mains plug.

1.Open the fuse cover with a screwdriver.

Figure A

Figure B

Fuse cover

If a new plu g i s t o be fi tt ed plea se o bser v e th e w ir ing code as stated below. If in any doubt please consul t a quali fied elec trician.

IMPORTANT

The wires in th is mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code: Blue: Neutral, Brown: Live. As thes e colo urs m ay not corre spond with t he co loured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, p roceed a s follo ws: The wire which is colour ed B lue mu st be connec te d to the t erminal which is marke d with th e le tter N or coloure d Blac k or Blue . The wire which is coloured Brown must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured Brown or Red.

2.Replace the fuse an d close or att ach the fuse

cover.

Figure A

Fuse (5 ampere)

Figure B

Fuse (5 ampere)

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OWNER’S MANUAL

Caution

Voltage (exc ept North Ameri ca, Mexico, Euro pe, Australia, New Zealand, Ch ina and Russia)

Be sure the v oltage adj uster loca ted on the AC ada ptor is in accordanc e with local voltage in your area before using this unit. U se a screwdri ver to set the volt age adjus ter to the loc al voltage.

(for Canad a)

CAUTION:

TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT, FULLY INSERT.

WARNING: TO RE DUCE THE RI SK OF FIRE OR E LECTRIC SHOCK , DO NOT

EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

BEFORE YOU PLAY, PLEASE READ THE CAUTIONARY COPY APPEARING ON PAGE 4.

Before you play

For long and pleasurable use of this instrument, and to gain a thorough understanding of your KC611 Keyboard, it is strongly recommended that you read through this Owner’s Manual once.

The Owner’s Manual is comprised of the f ollowing parts.

BASIC FUNCTIONS

This part includes an explanation of basic procedures and points you should be aware of for proper operation of your instrument.

PRACTICAL APPLIC ATIONS

This part comprises a detailed explanation of sound, effect, rhythm, Recording, Disk Drive and Setting functions.

REFERENCE GUIDE (separate booklet)

Reference guide for the contents of the Sound Li st, Drum Kits, MIDI Implementation Chart.

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Cautions for safest use of this unit

Installation location

1. A well-ventilated place. Take care not to us e this un it in a place whe re it will not rec eive suf ficient v entilatio n, and n ot to permit the ventilation holes to be covered by curtains, or any similar materials.

2. Place a way fro m dire ct sunlig ht and e xcessiv e heat from heating equipment.

3. A place where humidity, vibration and dust are minimized.

Power source

1. For the power source, use ONLY the included AC adaptor. Use of a diffe rent A C adapt or may r esult i n malfunct ion or ev en dam age to t he equ ipment.

2. If the unit is not to be used for some time, rem ove the AC adaptor from th e wall socket.

Handling the power cord

1. Nev er touc h the po wer cor d, or i ts plu g, with wet hands.

2. Don’t pull the power cord.

Metal items inside the unit may result in electric shock or damage.

Do not permit m etal article s to get inside the unit. Be especia lly caref ul with re gard to th is point if child-

ren are near this unit. They should be warned never to try to put an ything inside.

If, neverthele ss, some such a rticle does ge t inside, disconnect t he po wer cord plug f rom the e lectric al outle t, and contact the store where the unit was purchased.

If water gets into the unit

Disconnect the power cord plug from the electrical outlet, and cont act the s tore w here i t was pur chased .

As a prec autio n, it is sugg ested th at fl ower va ses and other containers which hold liquids not be placed on the top of this un it.

If operation seems abnormal

Immediately turn off the power, disconnect the power cord plu g from the elec trical outle t, and contact the store where it was purchased.

Discontinue using the unit at once. Failure to do so may resul t in ad dition al dama ge or som e other unexpected damage or accident.

•Be cause t he powe r sourc e is lo cated in side t he unit,

it is normal for the cabinet to become warm.

A word about the power cord

If the power cord is scarred, is partially cut or broken, or has a bad co ntact, it may cause a fire or serio us electrical shoc k if used. NEVER use a dam aged power cord for any appliance. Moreover, the power cord should never be forcibly bent.

Don’t touch the inside parts of this unit.

Some pl aces ins ide this unit hav e high vo ltage potential. Never try to remove the top or back panels of this unit, or to touc h ins ide part s by ha nd or wit h tool s.

Contact someone who is qualified in order to inspect the inside, or to replace a fuse, if such becomes necessary. Never attem pt to do these thin gs yourself.

Maintenance

The foll owing s uggest ions wi ll assist you in ke eping the unit in top condition.

•Be sure to switch the inst rument off afte r use, and

do not s witch th e unit on and o ff in q uick suc cession, as this places an undue load on the electronic components.

•To keep th e lust er of th e surfa ce and b utton s,

simply use a clean, damp cloth; polish with a soft, dry cloth . Polis h may be used bu t do n ot use th inners or pe tro- chemic al-based polishe s.

•A w ax-bas ed polis h may be used on the c abinet, al-

though you will find that rubbing with a soft cloth will suffi ce.

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Marking si gn is locat ed on bottom of the unit.

SERVICE MUST BE CARRIED OUT BY DEALER

OR OTHER QUALIFIED PERSON

Contents

Cautions for sa fes t us e o f this un it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Controls and f unc ti on s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

BASIC FUNCTIONS

Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Playing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Listen to the demonstration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Add an automatic accompaniment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Play back the included Song Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Record your performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Beat Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

PRACTICAL APPL ICATIO NS

About the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Part I Sounds and eff ects

Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Conductor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Solo Piano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Transpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Harmony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Part II Playing the rhythm

Rhythm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Synchro Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Tempo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Rhythm performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Auto Play Chord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

One Touch Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Panel Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Party Pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Part III Recording

Record your performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Playing back your recorded song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Store a chord progression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Part IV Disk Drive

Parts of the floppy disk drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Playing the included Song Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Playback of commercial disks (Direct Play) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Save your recorded song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Part V M enu

Outline of the procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Setting menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Symptoms w hic h a ppe ar to be signs of tr oub le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Separately sold option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Demo Perf orma nce L ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Supplied ac cessories

Please ch eck t he supp lied a ccesso ries.

Music sta nd AC adaptor SONG BOOK SONG DISK

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Controls and functions

SONG

Record and play back your performance. (Refer to page 33.)

AUTO PLAY CHORD

An automatically accompaniment is added to your playing merely by specifying a chord. (Refer to page 28.)

BEAT MASTER

A fun wa y to de velop y our se nse of rhythm. (Refer to page 16.)

XBC APC

COUNT

INTRO/ENDING

SYNCHRO

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DEMO

1234

3.5 inch

Disk Drive

PLAY

OFF/ON

MAIN VOLUME

DOWN

PARTY PADS/BEAT MASTER

Just pr ess a pa d but ton to add a f un soun d effe ct to your play ing. Yo u can al so tap the pad butto ns in time wi th the beat. (Refer to page s 16, 3 2.)

AUTO PLAY

SONG

PARTY PADS / BEAT MASTER

APC/SONG

VOLUME

RECPLAY

ONE TOUCH PLAY

An approp riat e combi nation o f soun ds, etc. for your selected rhythm are automatically s et up for the aut omatic accompaniment. (Refer to page 30.)

CHORD

BEAT MASTER

PARTY PADS

BANK

RESET

ONE TOUCH PLAY

TRAINING

FILL IN 1

PROGRAM

BEAT MASTER

CHALLENGE

TEMPO

CHORD FINDER

Display

Displays the status of your instrument and is also used for setting th e various functions. (Refer to page 19.)

MUSIC TRAINER

The MUSIC TRAINER function incorporated in this instrument can be a helpful aid to improving your performance.

Example

BEAT MASTER, to develop your sense of rhythm. CHORD FINDER, to teac h you ho w to pla y chords . MINUS ONE lets you pra ctice the melody pa rt while listening to

the othe r song parts. The display shows a visual illustration of the keys and notes you play .

CONDUCTOR

Specify the pe rforma nce part s of the keyboard. (Refer to page 21.)

TRANSPOSE

PROGRAM

MINUS

SOLO PIANO

ONE

INTRO/ENDING

DISK SONG

Play back song data from a fl oppy dis k. (Refer to page 36.)

TOUCH SUSTAIN REVERB CHORUS HARMONY

DISK

SONG

START/STOP

PLAY/PAUSE

SYNCHRO START

DISK

VARIATION

TOUCH

RHYTHM

SOUND

0 1 2 3

+ 4 5 6

CANCEL

– 7 8 9

Number butt ons

Specify the de sired sounds and rhythms etc. by number.

SUSTAIN

REVERB CHORUS

CONDUCTOR

LEFT RIGHT 2

PANEL MEMORY

HARMONY

RIGHT 1

PANEL MEMORY

Store th e curre nt ins trume nt set tings f or easy recall la ter. ( Refer to page 31 .)

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Getting started

Connec t the AC a dapto r (inclu ded).

OUT

MIDI

FOOT

PHONES/

LINE OUT

DC IN

12V

AUX IN

(Rear panel)

• Do not di sconne ct and connec t the AC adaptor when the PLAY but ton is on , as doin g so may cause the the programmed settings and recorded cont ents t o be dele ted.

Affix t he mu sic st and as s hown.

• The unit is in the standby condition when the AC adapto r is conne cted. The prim ary circ uit is alw ays “live” as l ong as th e AC ada ptor is connec ted to an electric al out let.

• When leaving the p roduct unused for a long time , turn off the PLAY bu tton of the unit and p ull the AC adapto r out of the so cket for powe r savi ng. (Th e product co nsumes a powe r of 2 W e ven wi th the PLAY button of the uni t turned off.)

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Playing

1 5 4 3 2

Press the PLAY button to turn it on.

Press the RIGHT 1 button in the CONDUCTOR.

• The CONDUCTOR stat us is sho wn on t he dis- play like t his:

PLAY

OFF/ON

CONDUCTOR

LEFT RIGHT 2

CONDUCTOR

RIGHT 1

• The l ist of SOUNDS is found near the right side of t he pa nel.

• The name and number of the selected sound are show n on th e disp lay.

SOUND

Play the keyboard.

Set the MAIN VOLUME to an appropr iate lev el.

• The v olum e settin g is show n on th e disp lay.

MAIN VOLUME

DOWN

GENERAL

Press the SOUND button, a nd use t he nu mber button s to se lect a sound n umber (three digit s).

RHYTHM

VARIATION

SOUND

0 1 2 3

+ 4 5 6

CANCEL

— 7 8 9

Volume settin g

VOLUME

• Ea ch gra duation repr esents t wo deg rees o f volume chan ge.

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A B

PARTY PADS

Press on e of th e PARTY PAD but tons while you play.

PARTY PADS / BEAT MASTER

1234

• Ea ch of t he butt ons pla ys a fun soun d effe ct.

SOLO PIANO

Press the SOLO PIANO butto n.

SOLO PIANO

• The i nstrum ent set tings automa tically c hange to those appropriate for performing with piano sounds .

• Ha ve fun with m ore so und ef fects by sele cting anothe r PARTY PAD bank. (Refer to page 32.)

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• The p itch o f this ins trume nt can b e adjust ed, fo r example, when p laying wit h othe r instr umen ts. (Refe r to page 44.)

• For detaile d informa tion abo ut select ing sound s, refer to page 20 .

Listen to the demonstration

1 2

Press the DEMO button.

DEMO

• The d emons tration perfo rmance b egin s.

• The two demo tunes are playing continuously.

When yo u are f inished listen ing to t he dem onstrat ion per forma nces, p ress th e DEMO button

again.

• So me of the butto ns do no t wor k during t he de monstrati on per forma nce.

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Add an automatic accompaniment

2 14 3

C F G

Press the RHYTHM button, and u se the nu mber buttons to select a rhythm number (three digits).

RHYTHM

VARIATION

SOUND

0 1 2 3

+ 4 5 6

CANCEL

— 7 8 9

• The l ist of RHYTHMS is shown near the left end of th e pan el.

• The r hythm numbe r and n ame are s hown o n the di splay.

RHYTHM

GENERAL

Use the T RANSPOSE/PROGRAM buttons to show “1 Finger” on the display.

TEMPO

TRANSPOSE

XBS APC

COUNT

TRO / ENDING

SYNCHRO

VOLUME

R1R2

CHORD

PROGRAM

TRANSPOSE

PROGRAM

• Per form this operatio n while the PROGRAM in dication is flashing on the display.

Press the ONE TOUCH PLAY button.

ONE TOUCH PLAY

GENERAL

CONDUCTOR

TOUCH SUSTAIN REVERB CHORUS HARMONY

Press the AUTO PLAY CHORD button.

AUTO PLAY

CHORD

• The s ounds, etc. a pprop riate fo r the sele cted rhythm are automatically set up.

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Play the chord with your left hand, and the melody with your right hand.

Chord

• Wh en you p lay th e keybo ard wit h your l eft hand, th e aut omatic a ccomp animen t starts (SYNCHRO START).

• For examp le, whe n you pre ss a C key , an automatic ac companime nt in the C ma jor chord be gins to play.

C chord

Melody

G7 chord

When yo u are f inish ed playi ng the song, p ress the START/STOP button.

START/STOP

PLAY/PAUSE

• The a utom atic acc ompan iment stops.

• To en d your perfo rmance wi th the automa tic

accompaniment, press the AUTO PLAY CHORD button a gain.

F chord

• For informa tion about selecting rhythm s, refer to page 25 .

• For informa tion a bout the autom atic ac compan iment, refer to page 28 .

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Play back the included Song Disk

3 4 2

Inser t the i ncluded SONG DI SK into t he Di sk

Drive slot.

• In sert th e flop py disk correc tly orie nted w ith the label s ide up. Pu sh it all th e way in unti l it clicks i nto pl ace.

Use the n umb er butt ons to select a song number (3 digits).

0 1 2 3

+ 4 5 6

CANCEL

— 7 8 9

Press the EXECUTE button.

EXECUTE

• When the data has been loaded to this instrument, “COMPLETE” appears on the display.

Press the PLAY/PAUSE (START/ STOP) button.

START/STOP

PLAY/PAUSE

• The s elect ed song is playe d back.

An illustrati on of a flo ppy disk a ppears on th e display whe n dat a is bein g loaded from o r save d to a disk. To prevent data loss, do not remove the disk from the Disk Driv e or turn off the p ower while this illustra tion is show n.

Disk illustra tion

• The s ong n umbers can be fo und o n the se parate mus ic scor e provid ed.

• The s elec ted song numbe r and a bbreviat ed song na me are s hown o n the dis play.

SONG

• For playing back co mmer cial son g disks , refer t o page 37 .

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GENERAL

• For detailed information about playing back the SONG DIS K, refer to page 36.

Record your performance

2 6 34 7 5

Select the desired sounds and rhythm.

• Yo u can als o recor d a per formanc e tha t has

an auto matic ac compa niment.

In the SONG sect ion, press t he REC button.

SONG

RECPLAY

Use the T RANSPOSE/PROGRAM buttons to select EASY REC.

TRANSPOSE

REC

XBS APC

COUNT

TRO / ENDING

SYNCHRO

VOLUME

TEMPO

R1R2

SOUND

CHORD

EXECUTE

TRANSPOSE

PROGRAM

GENERAL

CONDUCTOR

TOUCH SUSTAIN REVERB CHORUS HARMONY

Play the song on the keyboard.

When your performance is finished, press the REC button, in the SONG section, again .

• Th e recor ding ca n also be ende d by pr essing the START/STOP butto n.

Press the PLAY/PAUSE (START/ STOP) button.

START/STOP

PLAY/PAUSE

• Your recorded performance is played back.

Press the EXECUTE button.

EXECUTE

• All the pre viously record ed cont ents a re erased.

• For more inf ormation about SONG, ref er to pa ge 33. • To pl ay a nor mal rhy thm per forman ce aft er playin g back your recorded performance, press the PLAY button i n the SONG se ction to turn it o ff.

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Beat Master

BEAT MASTER is a fun feature that helps you develop your sense of rhythm while you enjoy playing, just like competing with a fri end in a game .

Think of yourself as the student, and the instrument your teacher. First, the teacher “claps” out the rhythm, and then yo u try t o mim ic it.

Teacher

Student

Teacher

Student

Your rhythm lesson uses the four pad buttons. As the instrument models the rhythm, the corresponding pad indicators l ight. T hen you try t o tap the same pad but tons, with yo ur fi ngers, using th e same timin g.

But it’ s more th an just a rhythm lesson —as you tap the p ad bu ttons, a m elody i s played in time w ith you r rhyth m! With BEAT MASTER yo u play a g ame of music al Quest ions & A nswers w ith th e instr ument.

LISTEN PLAY

Melody

The BEAT MASTER has two levels to choose from: TRAINING (begin ner) an d CHALLENGE (advan ced). To learn how to use the BEAT MASTER, begin with the TRAINING song “1:War m Up”. The st ructure of thi s song is shown b elow, s o take a m inut e to look it ove r before starti ng the lesson (follow ing) .

Number: Pad number Note: Beat timing

PHRASE 1 PHRASE 2

INTRO

PLAY PLAY

LISTEN LISTEN

PHRASE 3 PHRASE 4

PLAY PLAY

ENDING

Evaluation of your

LISTEN LISTEN

performance

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Press the BEAT MASTER TRAINING or CHALLENGE button.

BEAT MASTER

TRAINING

BEAT MASTER

CHALLENGE

• Selec t TRAINING if you are a beg inner, or CHALLENGE to improve yo ur skill.

• A BGM is heard and the pad indicators light up.

Use the T RANSPOSE/PROGRAM buttons to select a song number.

TRANSPOSE

XBS APC

COUNT

TRO / ENDING

SYNCHRO

VOLUME

TEMPO

R1R2

BEAT MASTER

SONG

CHORD

PROGRAM

TRANSPOSE

PROGRAM

GENERAL

CONDUCTOR

TOUCH SUSTAIN REVERB CHORUS HARMONY

Press the START/STOP button.

START/STOP

PLAY/PAUSE

• The tune begins to play.

• Listen to the intro.

The Question phrase is played. Watch the timing of the pad indi cators and t ry to rem em-

ber it.

1234

• Du ring this t ime, the dis play loo ks like this :

BEAT MASTER

LISTEN

• Se lect a nu mber f rom 1 t o 4 (TRAINING)/C1 to C7 (CHALLENGE). The hi gher t he num ber, the more difficul t the tune.

• Us e the CHALLENGE but ton to select n umber C8 to play back a song loaded from the disk. If data h as not been lo aded fr om a disk, “EMPTY” is shown on the di splay .

Mimic the Questi on ph rase by ta pping th e same pad buttons in the same order and timing.

1234

• An evaluat ion of each ph rase y ou repr oduce is shown as “Bravo!”, “Good”,“Poor.”

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• Du ring this t ime, the dis play loo ks like this :

BEAT MASTER

The next Quest ion phras e is then play ed. Cont inue in the same manner.

After the ending plays, you will see an evaluation of y our pe rforma nce on t he dis play.

• Yo ur tota l perfo rmance i s assesse d as “Master!”, “Good”, “Fair” or “Practice.”

• To t ry the same le sson ag ain, pr ess the START/STOP butto n. Or you can try an anothe r song .

To turn off the BEAT MASTER, press the s ame BEAT MASTER button that you selected in

step 1.

Playback of BEAT MASTER songs on the disk

• BEAT MASTER s ongs are record ed on t he incl uded disk.

(1) Insert the disk with the BEAT MASTER song da ta

into the Dis k Drive. (2)Press either BEAT MASTER button. (3)Press the DISK SONG button. (4)Use the TRANSPOSE/PROGRAM button t o

specif y the file number to load from t he disk.

• No te tha t the cur rent SO NG data is del eted wh en

the BEAT MASTER data has been loaded.

(5)Press the EXECUTE button.

• When the data has been loaded to this instrument,

“COMPLETE” appears on the display.

(6)Press the START/STOP button.

• If the tempo is too f ast, use the TEM PO butto ns below the display to adjust it.

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• Note that in some songs the Question and Answer phrases are one m easure long a nd in oth ers th ey are two measure s long. En joy th e challe nge!

• There is an INTERLUDE (bridge) section (when there ar e no Ques tion a nd Answer s) in t he midd le of the son gs so you can catch your br eath ! (Some songs have no INTERLUDE section.)

About the display

The display shows the statu s of this in strum ent, the playe d keys, etc ., and is also used for setting the vario us functio ns .

Normal display

Sound n umber

Sound name

Tempo

TEMPO

TRANSPOSE

R1R2

XBS APC

COUNT

INTRO / ENDING

SYNCHRO

Volume

▲

•A or mark ne xt to the f unction name to the

▼

VOLUME

left o r right of the display i ndicates that the corre sponding button is ON. (In the example above, the XBS function is On.)

•The readability (LCD CONTRAST) of the display can

be adju sted. (Refer t o page s 41 and 44.)

Setting display example

Example: PART VOLUME

TRANSPOSE

PROGRAM

GENERAL

CONDUCTOR

TOUCH SUSTAIN REVERB CHORUS HARMONY

TRANSPOSE

XBS APC

COUNT

INTRO / ENDING

SYNCHRO

VOLUME

R1R2

TEMPO

CHORD

PROGRAM PROGRAM

TEMPO

PROGRAM

SOUND

CHORD

GENERAL

CONDUCTOR

TOUCH

SUSTAIN REVERB CHORUS HARMONY

Chord name

CONDUCTOR status

Perfo rmance d ata

EXECUTE

When it is nec es sary to confirm that yo u wish to execut e a function, press the EXECUTE button.

•If necessary , the EXECU TE indicati on on the d isplay

will flash.

TEMPO

TRANSPOSE

XBS APC

COUNT

INTRO / ENDING

SYNCHRO

VOLUME

R1R2

CHORD

EXECUTE

GENERAL

CONDUCTOR

•At t h is t im e if y ou wish to ca nc el t he pr oc ed ur e instead

of exec uting it , press the bu tton t hat you t o sele ct the function (MENU butto n or DISK MENU bu tton, etc.).

•The display illustrations used throughout this manual

are for purposes of explanati on and may differ from the actual dis play you se e w h en y ou are usin g y our instru ment.

TOUCH SUSTAIN REVERB CHORUS HARMON

EXECUTE

The TRANSPOSE/PROGRAM buttons and TEMPO/PROGRAM buttons below the display, as well

as the number buttons and + and – bu ttons, are used to select the va rious funct ions a nd spec ify va lues, etc.

•When the TRANSPOSE/PROGRAM buttons or

TEMPO/PROGRAM buttons are used to set a function,

the corr espon ding PRO GRAM ind icati on flash es.

•The number buttons are convenient for entering num-

bers direc tly, and the TRANSPOSE/ PROGRAM buttons or the + and – numbe r but ton s ar e conv enie nt fo r selecti ng the mod es, et c. while viewin g the displ ay.

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Part I Sounds and effects

There are 250 different sounds permanently stored in this instrument to enhance your playing enjoyment.

Sound

Select t he sou nds for the t hree p arts yo u can pl ay on t he keyb oard.

1.In the CONDUCTOR, select a part (RIGHT 1, RIGHT

2 or LEFT).

CONDUCTOR

LEFT RIGHT 2

• The CONDUCTOR indication on the display shows the selected part(s).

RIGHT 1

CONDUCTOR

2.Press the SOUND button. Use the number buttons to

select a sound number (three digits).

RHYTHM

0 1 2 3

+ 4 5 6

3.Play the key board .

• N on-pit ched ( percu ssion) so unds ar e also avail able.

• For DRUM KITS sounds, percussion instrument

sounds corresponding to the illustration are played with t he ke yboar d keys.

• You can use the CONDUCTOR to assign different parts to the keyboard.

About the number buttons

The nu mber butt ons are conv enient for selecting f unctions with assigned numbers, such as sounds and rhythms, MENU functions, d isk so ngs, etc.

• The + and – buttons can be used to increase or decrea se th e numb er. Wh en a bu tton i s presse d and held, t he nu mbers ch ange qu ickly.

• If you wish to cancel the number you are in the midst of entering, press the + and – buttons at the same time. If you pause in the midst of entering a number, the entry may automatically be canceled after a few seconds.

VARIATION

• The list of SOUNDS is pri nted on the up per rig ht porti on of the panel.

• The selected sound number and sound name are shown on the display.

SOUND

• E nter t hree digits t o sp ecify th e soun d. Fo r exa mple, for soun d numb er 003, press 0, 0, 3. For sou nd numb er 030, press 0, 3, 0.

SOUND

CANCEL

— 7 8 9

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Conductor

The CONDUCTOR bu ttons are used to assig n sou nds to th e keybo ard in many di fferen t ways. For exa mple, y ou can assign two sounds to the entire keyboard so that playing one key will produce two sounds. You can even split the keyboard into right and left sections (SPLIT), and a ssig n a diff erent sound to each section .

CONDUCTOR settings How sounds are assigned to the keyboard

All keys pr oduce t he RIGHT 1 sound.

All keys pr oduce t he RIGHT 2 sound.

All keys pr oduce b oth the RIGHT 1 sound and the RI GHT 2 sound.

The le ft ke ys produce t h e LEFT sound and the right keys produce the RIGHT 1 sound and the RIGHT 2 sound.

The le ft ke ys produce t h e LEFT sound and the right keys produce the RIGHT 1 sound.

LEFT

RIGHT 1

RIGHT 2

RIGHT 1 + RIGHT 2

RIGHT 1LEFT

The le ft ke ys produce t h e LEFT sound and the right keys produce the RIGHT 2 sound.

RIGHT 2LEFT

• The volum e of e ach pa rt can b e adjus ted in depend ently. (Refer to page 42 .)

• Whe n t he ke yboa rd is divid ed in to lef t and righ t par ts, t he init ial ized s plit po int is at C3 (the t hird C fr om th e bott om,

or left end of the keyboard), but you can change the location of the split point. (Refer to page 44.)

• The follo wing cond ition s are in ef fect w hen the AUTO PLAY CHORD is used.

— 1 Finger mode: The LEFT part does not sound. — 1 Finger, Fingered mode: You cannot assign the RIGHT part soun d to th e whole keyb oard. — Pianist m ode: The key board ca nnot b e split.

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Solo Piano

Press the SOLO PIANO butto n for a s olo pian o perf orman ce with out h aving t o make compli cated setti ngs.

⇒Press th e SOLO PIANO button. • The appropriate settings for a piano performance i s

automatically set.

SOLO

PIANO

• N ote that the se ttings that were in effe ct immediatel y before this button is pressed will be lost.

Effects

Add various effects to give expression to the sounds.

CHORUS

This effect gives the sound richness and breadth.

1.Use the CONDUCTOR buttons to select the part to

which this effec t will be applied .

2.Pres s the CHORUS button to turn it on.

CHORUS

SUSTAIN

SUSTAIN is the gradual fading out of musical tones after the key is released .

1.Use the CONDUCTOR buttons to select the part to

which this effec t will be applied .

2.Pres s the SUSTAIN bu tton t o turn i t on.

SUSTAIN

• The mark next to the CHORUS indication on the

▼

right side of t he displa y in di cates that th is e ffe ct is on .

• The display looks s imilar to t he foll owing.

TEMPO

TRANSPOSE

XBS

APC

COUNT

NTRO / ENDING

SYNCHRO

VOLUME

R1R2

PROGRAM

CHORD

GENERAL

CONDUCTOR

TOUCH SUSTAIN REVERB CHORUS HARMONY

• If necessary, use the TEMP O/PR OGRAM butto ns to adjust the depth of the effect (0–99).

• Perform this operation while the PROGRAM indication is flashing on the display. After a few seconds, the display returns to the previous display.

• Thi s effect can be set to on or off for e ach part.

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• The mark next to the SUSTA IN indic ation on th e

▼

right side of t he displa y in di cates that th is e ffe ct is on .

• Thi s effect can be set to on or off for e ach part.

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REVERB

REVERB applies a reverberation effect to the sound.

⇒Press th e REVERB button to turn it on.

REVERB

• The mark next to the REVERB indica tion on the

• The display looks s imilar to t he foll owing.

INTRO / ENDING

• If necessary, use the TEMP O/PR OGRAM butto ns to

• Perform this operation while the PROGRAM indication

▼

right side of t he displa y in di cates that th is e ffe ct is on .

TEMPO

TRANSPOSE

XBS APC

COUNT

SYNCHRO

VOLUME

R1R2

PROGRAM PROGRAM

CHORD

GENERAL

CONDUCTOR

TOUCH SUSTAIN REVERB CHORUS HARMONY

adjust the depth of the effect (0–99), and the TRANSPOSE/PROGRAM buttons to select th e type of reverb

(Room1 , 2, Pl ate 1, 2, Conce rt 1, 2). is flashing on the display. The display returns to the

previous display a few seconds after you have changed the setting.

TOUCH

You can add dy nam ics to th e sou nd by va rying t he keyboard to uch.

• The initializ ed setti ng is ON.

⇒Press th e TOUCH button to turn it on.

TOUCH

• The mark next to the TOUCH indication on the

• The display looks s imilar to t he foll owing.

INTRO / ENDING

• If necessary, the TRANSPOSE/PROGRAM buttons

• Perform this operation while the PROGRAM indication

▼

right side of t he displa y in di cates that th is e ffe ct is on .

TEMPO

XBS APC

COUNT

SYNCHRO

TRANSPOSE

R1R2

VOLUME

CHORD

PROGRAM

GENERAL

CONDUCTOR

TOUCH SUSTAIN REVERB CHORUS HARMONY

can be used to to sel ect the mode (Hea vy, Normal, Light).

is flashing on the display. After a few seconds, the display returns to the previous display.

Transpose

The TRANSPOSE buttons are used to change the key of the entire instrument in semitone steps across an entire octave. Suppose you learn to play a song—in the key of C, for example—and decide you want to sing it, only to find that it’s either too high or too low for your voice. Your choice is to either learn the song all over again in a different key, or to use the TRANSPOSE feat ure.

⇒Adjust the key with the TRANSPOSE ∧ an d ∨ buttons.

Key

SOUND

TRANSPOSE

PROGRAM

GENERAL

CONDUCTOR

TOUCH SUSTAIN REVERB CHORUS HARMONY

Transp ose il lustrat ion

TRANSPOSE

XBS APC

COUNT

INTRO / ENDING

SYNCHRO

VOLUME

TEMPO

R1R2

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• Each press of the ∧ button raises the key in semitone steps, and each press of the ∨ butto n l ower s the k ey

in sem itone steps ( G – C – F#).

Played keys: C major

• If t he two buttons are pressed at the same time, the key returns to C.

• When the TRANSPOSE functi on is active, the tr ans- pose illustration is shown on the display.

• When PROGRAM is shown on the display above the buttons, these buttons are used for various settings and ca nnot be used for TRANSPOSE. To acce ss the

Note s that so und: D major TRANSPOSE function in this case, first exit the setting mode.

Harmony

This function automatically adds harmony to the single-note melody you play in the right part, based on the chord you specify in th e left part .

1.Spli t the keybo ard into rig ht and le ft sections . (Refer

to page 21.)

2.Pres s the HARMONY bu tton t o turn i t on.

HARMONY

• The m ark next to the H AR M O NY in dic ation on th e

• The display looks s imilar to t he foll owing.

INTRO / ENDING

• If necessary, the TRANSPOSE/PROGRAM buttons

• If the “Octave”, “Hard Rock” or “Fanfare” type is

• Perform this operation while the PROGRAM indication

▼

right side of t he displa y in di cates that th is e ffe ct is on .

TEMPO

XBS APC

COUNT

SYNCHRO

TRANSPOSE

R1R2

VOLUME

CHORD

PROGRAM

GENERAL

CONDUCTOR

TOUCH SUSTAIN REVERB CHORUS HARMONY

can be used to select the t ype of ha rmon y. selected, HARMONY is adde d even when yo u do not

specify the chords. is flashing on the display. After a few seconds, the

display returns to the previous display.

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Part II Playing the rhythm

There ar e 10 0 rh ythm s sto red in the me mory of t his in stru men t. An addit ion al VARIATION patterns for each rhythm is available.

Rhythm

1.Pres s the RHYTHM button. Use the number buttons

to selec t a rhyt hm nu mber ( three d igits ).

RHYTHM

VARIATION

SOUND

• The list of RHYTHMS is shown near t he left end of the pa nel.

• The rhyth m num ber an d name are sho wn on the di splay.

• Enter three digits to specify the rhythm. For example, for rhythm number 003, press 0, 0, 3. For rhythm number 030, press 0, 3, 0.

• The + and – buttons can be used to increase or decrea se th e numb er. Wh en a bu tton i s presse d and held, t he nu mbers ch ange qu ickly.

• To cancel a number you are entering, press the + and – buttons at the same ti me (CANCEL).

0 1 2 3

+ 4 5 6

CANCEL

— 7 8 9

RHYTHM

GENERAL

VARIATION

When you press the VARIATION button, the rhythm chang es t o t he variat ion pattern f or the select ed rh ythm.

RHYTHM

VARIATION

• “VARI” is shown on the display when the variation pattern is selected.

RHYTHM

VARI

GENERAL

• During a rhythm performance, you can switch between the normal pattern and the variation pattern by pressi ng the VARIATION button.

• There is no VARIATION pat tern for the METRONOME rhythm.

2.Pres s the START/STOP button.

START/STOP

PLAY/PAUSE

• The selected rhythm pattern begins to play.

• You can stop the rhy thm by p res sing t he START/STOP

button again t o turn it off.

• Since there is no DRUM part for the 091 CLASSIC BALLAD rhythm, the pa ttern does not sound unless the AUTO PLAY CHORD is used.

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Synchro Start

With t he sync hronized start feat ure, th e rhyt hm pat tern b egins to play when y ou press a key on the ke yboar d.

1.Sele ct a rh ythm .

3.Play a key to the left of th e keyboard split p oint.

• The rhythm pattern begins to play.

2.Pres s the SYNCHRO START butto n to turn it on .

• You can use the synchronized start feature even when the keyboard is not divided into left and right sections. To start the rhythm, press a key to the left of the specif ied spli t point ( C3 in th e initial ized s tate).

SYNCHRO START

• The mark next to the SYNCHRO indication on th e

▲

left side of the display indicates that this function is on.

Tempo

The tempo of the rhythm pattern is adjusted with the TEMPO buttons.

⇒Press th e right button for a fas ter tem po, an d the left

button for a s lower t empo (q =40 – 300).

Beat indication

TEMPO

Tempo indication

TRANSPOSE

XBS APC

COUNT

INTRO / ENDING

SYNCHRO

VOLUME

R1R2

RHYTHM

CHORD

GENERAL

CONDUCTOR

TOUCH SUSTAIN REVERB CHORUS HARMONY

• Press both buttons at the same time to reset the tempo

to the standard q=120.

• The tempo is shown on the display.

• The beat is indicated above the displayed tempo.

• When “PROGRAM” appears on the display above the

buttons, these buttons are used for various settings and cannot be used to adjust the TEMPO. To adjust the TEMPO in this case, you must first ex it th e sett ing mode.

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PROGRAM

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Rhythm performance

Intro, fill-in and ending patterns are available for each rhythm.

INTRO

Begin th e rhyth m per formanc e with a n intro patte rn.

1.Pres s the INTRO/ENDING bu tton t o turn i t on.

• The mark next to the INTRO/ENDING indication

▲

on the le ft sid e of the di splay i ndi cates tha t thi s func tion is on.

2.Pres s the START/STOP butt on to start th e rhythm.

START/STOP

PLAY/PAUSE

• An intro pattern is played, after which the normal rhythm pattern begins.

COUNT INTRO

You can begin the rhythm performance with a onemeasure count.

FILL IN

You can insert a fill-in pattern any time during the rhythm performance. Choose from two different fill-in patterns.

1.Sele ct a rh ythm an d pres s the START/STOP button.

2.Pres s the F ILL IN 1 or 2 button.

FILL IN 1

RESET

• A fill- i n pa tte r n is he ard imm ed ia tely for the remaind er of the m easur e.

• Whe n a FILL IN button is pressed on the last beat of the meas ur e , th e fill-in patt er n co nti nu es to the end of the fol lowing measur e.

ENDING

Finish the rhythm performance with an ending pattern.

1.Sele ct a rh ythm an d pres s the START/STOP button.

2.Pres s the INTRO/ENDING bu tton t o turn i t on.

1.Press the FILL IN 2/COUNT INTRO button to turn it

on.

• The mark next to the COUNT indica tio n on the le ft

▲

side of th e display indi cates that t his functio n is on.

2.Pres s the START/STOP butt on to start th e rhythm.

• A one-measure count is played, after which the normal rhythm pattern begins.

• An ending pattern is produced, and then the rhythm performance stops.

• I f y ou accidentally press an INTRO/ENDING bu tt o n i n the middle of the tune, you can press the FILL IN 1 or 2 button. The ending pattern stops, and a fill-in pattern is produced, after which the normal rhythm performance continues.

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Auto Play Chord

Simply by pl ay ing a chor d o n t he ke yboa rd, th e AUTO PLAY CHORD function automatically plays an accompaniment pattern which matches perfectly the selected rhythm. With a real accompaniment as a background, you can concentrate on play ing the m elody.

⇒Choose from three ways of playing chords.

One Finger (1 Finger) mode

In the One Finger mode, a major chord can be played just by pressing the k ey for i ts root note.

Example: C chord

Minor, seventh and minor seventh chords ar e also eas ily produced.

minor c hord sevent h chord minor s eventh chord

Play the root note plus a black key to the left of it.

Example: Cm Example: C7 Example: Cm7

Fingered mode

In the Fi ngere d mode, you s pecify th e chor d by play ing all the notes in the chord.

• Play at least three notes to specify the chord.

• If the CHORD FINDER procedure is used, you can

see the types of chords that can be specified and the keys you press to play t hem. (Refer t o page 30.)

Play the root note plus a white key to the left of it.

Pianist mode

In the P iani st mo de , the e nti re k eybo ard ca n be used to speci fy c ho rds ( Fi ng ere d mode ) for t he aut om ati c ac com paniment; a RIGHT part is assigned to all the keys, and the key board do es not s plit.

• If the CHORD FINDER procedure is used, you can see the types of chords that can be specified and the keys you press to play t hem. (Refer t o page 30.)

• Whe n specify ing chords, if you press a key a perfect 5th or more below the lowest note of the chord, the BASS part becomes a patte rn based on that not e.

Play the root note plus a black key and a whit e key to t he lef t of it.

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How to use the AUTO PLAY CHORD

1.Select the desired rhythm and sound(s), and set the

tempo.

2.Pres s the AUTO PLAY CHORD button to turn it on.

AUTO PLAY

CHORD

• The mark next to the APC indicati on on the left

• The display looks s imilar to t he foll owing.

3.Use the TRANSPOSE/PROGRAM buttons to select

• Perform this operation while the PROGRAM indication

▲

side of th e display indi cates that t his functio n is on.

GENERAL

the chord mode (1 Finger, Fingered, Pianist).

TRANSPOSE

PROGRAM

is flashing on the display. After a few seconds, the display returns to the previous display.

• The AUTO PLAY CHORD is c ompri sed of f ive pa rts (ACCOMP [ACP] 1, 2 and 3, BASS and DRUMS), the volume bal anc e f or ea ch of w hi ch c an be ad just e d wi t h the PART VOLUME function. (Refer to pages 41 and

42.)

• In the 1 Finger or Fingered mode, if you specify a chord w ithout s tarting t he rhythm, the root ba ss note (R.BS) and the chord not es (CHRD) will sound. The volumes of these parts can be adjusted with the PART VOLUME f uncti on. (R efer to page s 41 and 42.)

• There is no automatic accompaniment pattern for the METRONOME rhythm.

APC/SONG VOLUME

You ca n lowe r the volume of th e aut omatic accomp animent to balance it with the volume of the sounds you play.

• This setting also functions for the song playback volume.

1.Pres s the APC/SONG VOLUME bu tton t o turn i t on.

APC/SONG

VOLUME

• The display looks s imilar to t he foll owing.

GENERAL

4.Start the rhythm.

5.Specify a chord.

• If the 1 Finger or Fingered mode was selected, specify the chord on the keyboard section to the left of the split point (C3 ).

• The split point ca n be changed. (Refer to pages 41 and 44.)

• An accompaniment pattern in the specified chord is autom atically played .

• The specified chord is shown in the CHORD section on the display.

• When you use the fill-in, intro and ending patterns, the automatic accompaniment is also used in these patterns.

• Once a chord is specified, it continues to play even when the keys are released, until you specify another chord.

6.To stop the automatic accompaniment, press the

START/STOP button.

2.Use the TEMPO/PROGRAM buttons to adjust the

volume (0 to 10).

• A setting of 10 is the normal volume.

• Perform this operation while the PROGRAM indication

is flashing on the display. After a few seconds, the display returns to the previous display.

• After the volume setting is changed, the volumes of all th e parts ot her than t he one yo u are playing (for example, BEAT MASTER, etc .) are a lso ch anged.

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CHORD FINDER

This feature shows you the keys to press for a specific chord. You may find t his co nveni ent whe n you don’ t know how to pl ay cert ain c hor ds ind icate d i n the s heet mu sic.

1.Select the chord mode. (Refer to page 29.)

• Select Fingered or Pianist.

2.Pres s the CHORD FINDER bu tton to turn it on .

CHORD FINDER

• The display looks s imilar to t he foll owing.

TEMPO

TRANSPOSE

R1R2

XBS APC

COUNT

INTRO / ENDING

SYNCHRO

VOLUME

PROGRAM PROGRAM

CHORD

FINDER

GENERAL

CONDUCTOR

TOUC SUSTA REVER CHOR HARM

3.Use the TEMPO/PROGRAM buttons to specify the

chord’s root note, and the TRANSPOSE/PROGRAM buttons to specify the chord type.

• On the disp la y, the ke ys y ou p r ess t o play t he sp ec ifi ed chord a re ind icate d on the k eyboard illus tration .

• If yo u press the EXECUTE button, the selected chord will sound.

4.Press the CHORD FINDER butto n again to turn this

function off.

One Touch Play

ONE TOUCH PLAY automatically sets the sounds, etc. that match your chosen rhythm. Just by pressing a button you can imme diatel y perfor m using t he au tomatic accomp animen t.

• Note that when the automatic settings are executed, the previous settings are canceled.

1.With the rhythm stopped, select a rhythm pattern.

2.Pres s the ONE TOUCH PLAY button.

ONE TOUCH PLAY

• Sounds and effects, tempo, etc. that match your selec ted r hyth m are a uto mati ca lly se t, and t he AUTO PLAY CHORD and SYNCHRO START are turned on.

3.Play the key board .

• When you specify a chord, the automatic rhythm begin s to play immedi ately.

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Panel Memory

This function lets you store up to ten combinations of panel settings for easy recall at any time.

How to store the panel settings

The set tings are stored in but tons 0 to 9.

1.Set u p the desired pan el settings (sou nds, rhythms,

etc.).

2.While pressing the PANEL MEMORY button, press

one of th e numbe r butt ons (0 to 9).

REVERB CHORUS

0 1 2 3

+ 4 5 6

CANCEL

— 7 8 9

• “COMPLETE” appears on the display, and the current panel settings will be stored in the selected number.

CONDUCTOR

LEFT RIGHT 2

PANEL MEMORY

HARMONY

RIGHT 1

Recall the panel setup

1.Pres s the PANEL MEMORY bu tton.

2.Pres s the d esire d numbe r butto n.

• The panel setup changes to the one stored in the specified memory.

• When you press the PANEL MEMORY button, the P. MEMOR Y indica tion appear s in t he uppe r part of t he display for a few seconds. Press the desired number button while t his indic ation is shown .

• Y ou can then chan ge the sound setti ngs, etc.; how ever, t he memor y itself rem ains unch anged until you store it again.

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Party Pads

You can insert fun so und-ef fect s just by press ing th e pad bu ttons .

Pad performance

You can use the four pad buttons to produce four different sound effects.

PARTY PADS / BEAT MASTER

1234

• P layback wil l stop if yo u press the same pad bu tton again.

Select a bank

Four banks have been prepared so that you can play sound effects that match the selected theme.

⇒Press th e PARTY PADS BANK button to select the

desired bank on the display.

PARTY PADS

BANK

• The display looks s imilar to t he foll owing.

GENERAL

• Each time the button is pressed, the bank number changes in order from 1 to 4.

• The list of PARTY PADS BANKS is found o n t he p an el above the pad buttons.

• After a few seco nds, th e displ ay retu rns to the p revio us display .

• Each pad prod uces a phra se th at mat ches the sel ected bank.

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Part III Recording

Use the SO NG function to record your performance.

Record your performance

Recor d your pe rform ance ju st as you play ed it o n the ke yboa rd.

1.Set the sounds, effects, rhythms, etc. for the parts you

are going to rec ord.

• In th e CONDUCTOR, turn on the parts that you want to record.

2.In the SONG section, press the REC button.

SONG

RECPLAY

• The display looks s imilar to t he foll owing.

SOUND

GENERAL

3.Use the TRANSPOSE/PROGRAM buttons to select

the recording mode.

1 EASY REC: Your performance, including the automatic

accompan imen t, is re corde d.

• All the previously recorded contents are erased.

2 MELODY: Your performance of those parts selected in

the CONDUCTOR is recorded.

3 APC REAL: The automa tic accompaniment (spe cified

chords) only is recorded.

• Be sure to turn on the AUTO PLAY CHORD button before beginning recording. Also note that recording in this m ode should be comp leted before star ting to record in the MELODY mode.

4 APC STEP: The chord progression is recorded one

chord at a time . (Ref er to pa ge 34.)

4.Pres s the EXECUTE bu tton.

• On the display, a flashing ● mark in the REC line indicates the part that you selected to record.

TEMPOTRANSPOSE

REC indication

REC

XBS

R1 R2

• A fl ashing ● mark in both the REC line and the PLAY line means that you have selected a part that has already been recorded. If you record this part again, the pre vious co nten ts will be o verwr itten (d eleted) .

5.Pres s the START/STOP button.

START/STOP

PLAY/PAUSE

• The recording begins. Play the keyboard to record your perfor manc e.

• If you record a performance without the rhythm, begin your pe rforma nce with out pre ssing t he START/STOP button . Reco rding begins immed iately when yo u play the ke yboa rd.

• The measure number is shown on the display.

TEMPOTRANSPOSE

measure numbe r

REC

XBS

R1 R2

6.When you have finished recording, press the

START/STOP button.

• On the display, a ● mark in the PLAY line indicates the part that you recorded .

TEMPOTRANSPOSE

PLAY indication

PLAY

XBS

• If you press the START/STOP button at this time, your recorded performance will be played back.

You can record your performance using four tracks— RIGHT 1 (R1), RIGHT 2 (R2), LEFT (L) and CHORD (C).

R1 R2

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Multiplex recording

Multiplex recording of the MELODY mode and APC REAL mode is p ossible by repea ting s teps 1 to 6.

• In multiplex recording, recording cannot be started by playing the keyboard. You must press the START/STOP button to begin recording.

Playing back your recorded song

1. In the SONG section, press the PLAY button.

SONG

RECPLAY

• Thi s step is no t necessary if the PLAY indic ation already appears on the display.

2.Press the PLAY/PAUSE (START/STOP) butto n.

• Y our rec orded pe rform ance is played back.

• For information about the function of each button

during playbac k, refe r to pa ge 37 .

• If you wish to play back the rhythm, turn the PLAY button off.

Store a chord progression

Store th e chord progressio n for the AUTO PLAY CHORD in the track for the CHORD part. Then, when the AUTO PLAY CHORD is used during playback, even if you do not specify the chords with your left hand, the chords change

automatica lly.

• The chord length is specified with the CHORD STEP RECORD keys on th e keybo ard.

Correct ion ke ys

Move back one step.

▲

Move forward one step.

▼

Press to end the chord-storing procedure and to specify automatic repeat playback of the stored progression.

DELETE

wh.h

Repeat key

Note va lue keys

w Whol e note h. Dotted half-note h Half-note q. Do tted quarter-not e q Quarter-note e Eighth-note

Reset key

Press to begin storing from the beginning.

End key

Press af ter th e whol e chord progre ssion ha s been stored.

DELETE key

DELETE Press to erase data.

• To e rase all the da ta from the curr ent track, while

pressing the DELETE key, press the End key ().

• Note that executing this procedure will delete the recorded APC REAL data.

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Part III Recording

1.In the SONG section, press the REC button .

2.Use the TRANSPOSE/PROGRAM buttons to select 4:

APC STEP.

SOUND

GENERAL

3.Pres s the EXECUTE bu tton.

4.While playing a chord with your left hand, press the

desired note value key with your right hand to specify the chord length. Repeat this step to store all the chords.

• When a note value key is pressed, a “beep” tone indicates that the chord has been stored.

• Store a rest by pressing a note value key without speci fying a chord.

• The disp lay durin g cho rd reco rding:

Measur e numb er

TEMPO

TRANSPOSE

REC

R1R2

XBS APC

COUNT

RO / ENDING

SYNCHRO

VOLUME

Chord name

Beat number

CHORD

PROGRAM

GENERAL

CONDUCTOR

TOUCH SUSTAIN REVERB CHORUS HARMONY

• To make corrections to the recorded chord progression, use the and keys or TRANSPOSE/PRO-

▲

▼

GRAM button to display th e cho rd you wis h to modify . Next, press the DELETE key to erase the stored chord and th en store a ne w chord. Wh en you use the DE- LETE k ey to er ase a chor d, th e rec ord ed conte nt s that follow are shifted forward by the note value of the deleted chord.

• To go to the end of the chord progression, while pressing the Reset key ( ), press the key.

▼

• The CHORD FI NDER feature, which shows you how to finger a specified chord, is available. (Refer to page

30.)

5.At the end of the chord progression, press the End

key ( ).

• The instru ment ex its th e recor ding mo de.

• If you wish automatic repeat playback of the chord

progr es si on, press the Repe at key ( ) instead of the End key ( ).

• To s tore chor ds using th e 1 Finger m ode, selec t this mode before beginning the recording procedure. (Refer to page 29.)

• The beat numb er is in dicat ed in i ncremen ts of e. For

example, “B3.5” indicates 3-1/2 beats.

• Y ou can press the INTRO [INTR], FILL IN [FI L 1/2] or ENDING [ENDG] button to store the corresponding

pattern. (An INTRO or COUNT INTRO can be sto red only at the beginning.) When storing a pattern or searching for a pattern, the abbreviated name is shown within square bracke ts [ ].

Note

• When the r ec ording proc edure is pe r for m e d, t h e pr e vio usly reco r de d contents and song da ta loaded fr o m a song disk as well as BEAT MASTER data are erased.

• Y ou cann ot reco rd mo re than 999 me asure s.

• The total recording capacity of all tracks combined is approximately 4500 notes.

• When “MEM FULL” appears on the display, no more data can be stored and recording ends automatically.

• You cannot begin recording from the middle of a song.

• The play back vo lume ca n be adju sted . (Refer to page 29.)

• Specific tracks can be muted so they are not played back. (Refer to pages 41 and 43.)

• If you wish to keep your recorded performance, save it to a floppy disk. (Refer to page 38.)

• If you record in the MELODY mode on top of the chord track (C) in which the ending pattern is stored, recording

will autom atically en d at that poi nt.

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Part IV Disk Drive

A 3.5 i nch disk dri ve is b uilt into t his inst rumen t, so yo u ca n play b ack the incl uded di sk and comme rcially s old son g disks, as well as sto re your record ed per forma nces on flopp y disks and play them back.

Parts of the floppy disk drive

Disk slot

• An illu strati on o f a flop py d isk appe ars on the d ispla y when data is bei ng loade d f r om or s aved to a d isk. To prevent data loss, do not remove the disk from the Disk Dri ve or turn of f the power w hile this ill ustration is shown.

Lights wh en th e powe r is on

Eject button

Press to remove the disk from the Disk Drive.

Disk illustr ation

Playing the included Song Disk

Data fo r 100 song s is stored on the inc luded SONG DI SK for you to en joy. These son gs corresp ond to the se parat e music sc ore pro vided.

• Note that recorded song data in the instrument memory will be deleted when a song on the disk is played back.

1.Insert the SONG DISK into the Disk Drive.

2.Use the number buttons to select a song number (3

digits).

0 1 2 3

+ 4 5 6

CANCEL

— 7 8 9

• I nsert t he f lop py disk cor rect ly ori ented w ith the labe l side up . Pus h it all th e wa y in until it clicks into p la ce .

• The display ch ange s to show the so ng name . If i t does not ch ange, press t he DISK SONG but ton.

DISK

SONG

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• The song numbe rs can be found on th e separ ate m usic score p rovided .

• The selected son g number and abbre viated so ng name are shown on the display.

SONG

GENERAL

• The TRANSPOSE/PROGRAM buttons and the + and – buttons can also be used to select the song.

• If 000 MEDLEY is selected, the entire contents of the disk are played back repeatedly.

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3.Pres s the EXECUTE bu tton.

EXECUTE

• The selected song data is loaded into this instrument’s memor y. “COMP LETE” ap pears on the d ispla y.

• Thi s step is not ne cessar y if MED LEY was selecte d.

Function of each button during playback

4.Pres s the PLAY/PAUSE (START/STOP) butt on.

Return to top (durin g stop) Stop (p ause)

START/STOP

PLAY/PAUSE

• P layback begins .

• Playback ends at the end of the song. Use the same

procedure to play other songs.

• If the APC/SONG VOLUME button is pressed, the playback volume can be adjusted. This is useful when playin g the keybo ard along wit h a song on the disk. (Refer to page 29.)

• If the PLAY/PAUSE button is pressed during MEDLEY playback, the MEDLEY is canceled.

• If th e SON G TRACK MUTE fun ct ion is used , playbac k of a desired track is muted, allowing you to perform that part on the keyboard. (Refer to pages 41 and 43.)

• When the MINUS ONE button is pressed, the melody (RIGHT 1) part is muted so that you can try playing it yoursel f. Pres s the MINUS ONE butto n a gai n t o ca nc el the mute.

Playback of commercial disks

Fast forwa rd (during stop; by measure)

(Direct Play)

You can enjoy immediat e playback of disks with th e GM (General MIDI) mark as well as SMF (Sta ndard MIDI File ; FORMAT 0/1) song disks.

• Note that recorded song data in the instrument memory will be deleted when a song on the disk is played back.

• D uring t he dire ct play, MIDI do es not functio n.

1.Insert the song data disk into the Disk Drive.

• The display ch ange s to show the so ng name . If i t does not ch ange, press t he DISK SONG but ton.

2.Use the TRANSPOSE/PROGRAM buttons or the num-

ber butt ons to s elect a s ong.

• The song number and song name (file name) are shown on the display.

• When using the number buttons, be sure enter 3 digits for the song number.

• If 000 MEDLEY is selected, the entire contents of the disk are played back repeatedly.

• If both SONG data and SMF (Standard MIDI File) data are stored on the same disk, followi ng the TYPE indication, the display changes to the select display. In this case, use the TRANSPOSE/PROGRAM buttons to select 02 SMF. Press the EXECUTE button.

3.Pres s the PLAY/PAUSE (START/STOP) butt on.

• P layback begins .

• The RESET/FORWARD button can also be used

during playback.

• The APC/SONG VOLUME button ca n also be used. (Refer to page 29.)

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MINUS ONE

You can mute a specified part of the song data. When you wish to play the keyboard in time with the song, you can mute one pa rt, and the oth er parts be come your ba ckground when th e song d ata is played back.

1.Pres s the MINUS ONE button.

MINUS

ONE

2.Use the TRANSPOSE/PROGRAM buttons to specify

the part number (it flashes) of the part you wish to mute .

• After a few seco nds, th e displ ay retu rns to the p revio us display .

• To cancel the mute functi on, press th e MINUS ONE button agai n.

• The display looks s imilar to t he foll owing.

TEMPO

TRANSPOSE

XBS APC

COUNT

INTRO / ENDING

SYNCHRO

VOLUME

R1R2

DIRECT PLAY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

CHORD

PROGRAM

MINUS ONE

GENERAL

CONDUCTOR

TOU SUS REV CH HA

Save your recorded song

The recorded contents of this instrument’s SONG memory can be stored on a floppy disk. Only one song can be recor ded in th is inst rument’ s memo ry, but seve ral songs can be s aved in one fl oppy dis k.

SONG SAVE

The SONG recorde d conten ts, PANEL MEMORY stored settings, and the current panel settings, etc. are all stored when yo u sav e a song to a di sk.

• If you attempt to save a song to an unformatted disk, “UNFORMAT” is shown on the display. Follow the DISK FORMAT procedure to format the disk. (Refer to page 40.)

1.Record your performance with the SONG function.

2.Pres s the DISK MENU button.

DISK

3.Use the TRANSPOSE/PROGRAM buttons to select 1:

SONG SAVE.

DISK

GENERAL

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4.Pres s the EXECUTE bu tton.

EXECUTE

• The display looks s imilar to t he foll owing.

DISK

GENERAL

5.If necessa ry, as sign a son g nam e (u p to 6 ch ara ct e rs) .

• Use the TEMPO/PROGRAM buttons to specify the character position, and the TRANSPOSE/PROGRAM button s to s ele ct th e alph anum eri c ch ara cte r. Repe at these steps to enter the whole name.

• If you wish to erase all the characters, press both TRANSPOSE/PROGRAM buttons at the same time.

6.Pres s the EXECUTE bu tton.

7.Use the TRANSPOSE/PROGRAM buttons to specify

the song (file) numbe r to sa ve to (0 01 to 100).

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8.Pres s the EXECUTE bu tton.

• The SAVE operation begins. “COMPLETE” appears on the display.

• If y ou atte mpt t o save so ng data to a so ng number i n which data is already stored, “SURE?” appears on the display. Press the EXECUTE button t o overwrit e the existing song data, or press the DISK MENU button if you wish to cancel the procedure.

• The num ber of song s th at can be saved to on e flo ppy disk is lim ited.

About playback

The m ethod t o pla y ba ck a so ng yo u sa ve d is t he sam e as that to play back a song on the included disk. (Refer to page 37.)

• During MEDL EY playback, playback will stops at a file that has no song data.

SONG DELETE

You can de lete songs tha t you no longer w ant to keep from the disk.

1.Pres s the DISK MENU button.

2.Use the TRANSPOSE/PROGRAM buttons to select 2:

SONG DEL.

DISK

GENERAL

3.Pres s the EXECUTE bu tton.

• The display looks s imilar to t he foll owing.

DISK

GENERAL

4.Use the TRANSPOSE/PROGRAM buttons select the

song nu mber you wish to delet e.

5.Pres s the EXECUTE bu tton.

• “SURE?” appears on the display.

6.Pres s the EXECUTE bu tton a gain.

• “COMPLETE” appe ars on the di spla y, and the s elect ed song is deleted.

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Part IV Disk Drive

DISK FORMAT

It may be necessar y to forma t a floppy di sk for savin g songs when you first use it. Also, this is a convenient way to erase all the data stored on a disk.

• Thi s proc edure clears th e enti re con tents of the disk .

• Reformat a disk if it cannot be saved to or loaded from

properly because of exposure to a magnetic field.

• Y ou can us e 3.5 inch 2DD (72 0KB) or 2HD (1.4 4MB) floppy disk s.

• Be su re to spec ify the type of f orm at whi ch is suita bl e for the disk.

• H ow to di sting uish the two d isk type s:

2HD2DD

No hole

• Although 2HD floppy disks can hold more data and are convenient for quick loading and saving, some models may be ab le to r ead on ly 2DD d isks . Th erefo re, you may not be ab le to use yo ur 2HD di sk data with other musical instrument models.

• To format the floppy disk, the write-protect window must be closed, as illustrated.

Hole

Storag e is not possible

Storage is possible

1.Insert the floppy disk to be formatted into the Disk

Drive.

2.Pres s the DISK MENU button.

DISK

3.Use the TRANSPOSE/PROGRAM buttons to select 3:

FORMAT.

DISK

GENERAL

4.Pres s the EXECUTE bu tton.

• The display returns to the previous display.

DISK

GENERAL

5.Use the TRANSPOSE/PRO GRAM b utt ons to s el ect a

disk type (2DD or 2HD).

• B e sure to sele ct the t ype wh ich i s the sam e as yo ur disk type.

Open

Closed

6.Pres s the EXECUTE bu tton.

• “SURE?” appears on the display.

7.Pres s the EXECUTE bu tton a gain.

• Disk format begins. After a few minutes, “COMPLETE” appears on the display and formatting is completed.

• N o sound is gener ated eve n if you pla y the keyb oard during formatting. If the keyboard is played during formatting, sound may be produced when formatting is completed.

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Part V Menu

Various settings that enhance the functions of this instrument are accessed through the MENU function.

Outline of the procedure

1.Pres s the MENU button.

RHYTHM

VARIATION

SOUND

0 1 2 3

+ 4 5 6

CANCEL

— 7 8 9

2.Use the number buttons to enter the menu number of

the set ting yo u wish to disp lay ( two di gits).

• The + and – buttons and the TRANSPOSE/ PRO- GRAM butto ns can also be used t o select the menu

number.

MENU list: [ ] indicates the name s hown on the display.

01: XBS [XBS]

ON/OFF settin g for the EXTRA BASS SYSTEM (empha size s low- range soun d).

02: PART VOLUME [PT VOL]

Volume settings for each part.

03: PART SOUND [PT SOUND]

Sound settings for each part.

04: PART PANPOT [PT PAN]

Stereo setting for each part.

05: PART REVERB SEND [PT REV]

Depth settings fo r the REVERB for ea ch pa rt.

06: PART CHORUS SEND [PT CHORS]

Depth settings fo r the CHORUS of each part .

07: PART MIDI CHANNEL [PT MIDI]

MIDI channel settings for each part

08: PART LOCAL SETTING [PT LOCA L]

MIDI LOCAL CONTROL settings for each part.

09: SONG TRACK MUTE [TR MUTE]

Mute setting fo r each track of a SONG.

10: SONG ALL CLEAR [SONG CLR]

Clear all SONG tracks.

11: SONG TRACK CLEAR [TR CLEAR]

Clear specified SONG tracks.

12: MIDI CLOCK [MIDI CLK]

MIDI CLOCK mode settings.

13: MIDI REALTIME COMMAND [MIDI RTC]

Setting to enable or disable the transmission/reception of MIDI REALTIME COMMAND data.

14: SPLIT POINT [SPLIT]

Change the sp lit point on the keyboa rd.

15: MASTER TUNING [TUNING]

Fine ad justmen t of th e tuning for the whole i nstrument.

16: FOOT SWITCH ASSIGN [FOOT SW]

Assign a functio n to th e Foot S witch (s old sepa rately).

17: LCD CONTRAST [CONTRAST]

Adjust th e read ability o f the d isplay.

18: DEMO LED [DEMO LED]

ON/OFF settin gs for the LED li ghting of th e pad buttons during a DEMO performance.

19: ALL INITIAL [AL L INIT]

Reset this ins trument to th e original sett ings.

3.Pres s the EXECUTE bu tton.

• The display changes to the setting display for the selected MENU.

4.Use the TEMPO/PROGRAM buttons, the TRANS-

POSE/PROGRAM buttons, or the EXECUTE button to adjust th e settin gs in the selecte d menu.

0 1 2 3

TEMPO

PROGRAM

EXECUTE

TRANSPOSE

PROGRAM

+ 4 5 6

CANCEL

— 7 8 9

5.When you have finished making the settings, press

the MENU button a gain.

• If you execute a setting, there is also a menu to exit the setting mode.

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Part V Menu

Setting menus

XBS

GENERAL

Use the TRANSPOSE/PROGRAM butt on s to set the XB S to ON or OFF.

ON: Low-range sound is emphasized. OFF: Low-range sound is not emphasized.

• When XBS is on, a mark on the display appears next to the XBS in dicatio n.

▲

PART VOLUME

GENERAL

1.Use the TRANSPOSE/PROGRAM buttons to select

the part you wish to se t.

• RT is the abbreviation for RIGHT, PT for part and ACP for ACCOMP.

• For an explanation of CHRD and R.BS, refer to page

28.

2.Use the TEMPO/PROGRAM buttons to adjust the

volume ( 0 to 127) .

• Repeat these steps for each part as necessary.

PART PANPOT

GENERAL

1.Use the TRANSPOSE/PROGRAM buttons to select

the part you wish to se t.

2.Use the TEMPO/PROGRAM buttons to adjust the

stereo midpoi nt (0 to 127).

• At 0 the center is all the way to the left, at 64 the cente r is midway b etween ri ght and lef t, and at 1 27 the center is all the way to the right.

PART REVERB SEND

GENERAL

1.Use the TRANSPOSE/PROGRAM buttons to select

the part you wish to se t.

2.Use the TEMPO/PROGRAM buttons to adjust the

depth of the REVERB (0 to 127).

PART CHORUS SEND

PART SOUND

GENERAL

1.Use the TRANSPOSE/PROGRAM buttons to select

the part you wish to se t.

2.Use the TEMPO/PROGRAM buttons or the number

buttons to select a sou nd for the part.

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GENERAL

1.Use the TRANSPOSE/PROGRAM buttons to select

the part you wish to se t.

2.Use the TEMPO/PROGRAM buttons to adjust the

depth of the CHORUS (0 to 127).

PART MIDI CHANNEL

GENERAL

1.Use the TRANSPOSE/PROGRAM buttons to select

the part you wish to se t.

2.Use the TEMPO/PROGRAM buttons to set the channel

(OFF, 01 to 16).

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PART LOCAL SETTING

GENERAL

1.Use the TEMPO/PROGRAM buttons to select the part

you wish to set.

2.Use the TRANSPOSE/PROGRAM buttons to set the

LOCAL CONTROL setting (ON or OFF).

• When set to OFF, the performance for the part is transmitted as MIDI data but does not sound from this instrument.

SONG TRACK MUTE

GENERAL

1.Use the TEMP O/PROGRAM buttons to select the track

you wish to mute.

• R is the abbreviation for RIGHT and L for LEFT. C indicates the CHORD part.

2.Use the TRANSPOSE/PROGRAM buttons to display

the MUTE in dication .

• “– – –” indicates that the MUTE function is turned off for the track.

SONG CLEAR

TRACK CLEAR

GENERAL

1.Use the TRANSPOSE/PROGRAM buttons to select

the track you wish to clear.

• R is the abbreviation for RIGHT and L for LEFT. C indicates the CHORD part.

2.Pres s the EXECUTE bu tton.

• “ CLEAR? ” appear s on the disp lay.

3.Pres s the EXECUTE bu tton a gain.

• “COMPLETE” appears on the display, and the specified track is cleared.

MIDI CLOCK

GENERAL

Use the TRANSPO SE/PROGRAM buttons to sel ect the MIDI CLOCK mode.

INT: This in stru m ent’s in tern al cl ock is used to con-

trol th e conne cted MI DI equi pmen t.

EXT: The clo ck of the connect e d M ID I equipmen t is

used to contr ol th is i nstr ume nt. (Th e te mpo i s dis played as “q= – – –”.)

• For i nfo rmati on ab ou t MIDI co nnec tio ns, refer to p age

46.

• The setting is always set to INT when the power to this instr ument is turned on.

GENERAL

Press the EXECUTE button.

• “COMPLETE” appears on the display, and all the tracks of the SONG are clea red.

MIDI REALTIME COMMAND

GENERAL

Use the TRANSPO SE/PROGRAM buttons to enable or disable the transmission/reception of MIDI REALTIME COMMAND data.

ON: REALTIME COMMAND (START/STOP, CON-

TINUE) da ta are t ransm itted /receive d.

OFF: REALTIME COMMAND data are not trans-

mitted/received.

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SPLIT POINT

GENERAL

Press th e keyboa r d key to s pecify the desir e d s plit pos ition.

• The name of t he spe cif ied note i s sh own on the displ ay.

• The initializ ed setti ng is at C3 .

• The key at the split point is the lowest note of the right

keyboard section.

MASTER TUNING

GENERAL

Use the TRANSPOSE/PROGRAM buttons t o adjust th e tuning value (–38 – Center – +39).

FOOT SWITCH ASSIGN

GENERAL

Use the TRANSPOSE/PROGRAM buttons to select a function to assign to the Foot Switch (separately sold option).

• Sele ct from SUSTAIN, START/STOP [ST/STO P] and GLIDE.

• In cases where the switch polarity is reversed, select a function name that is preceded by a “–” indication.

• Pressing the Foot Switch will turn the assigned function on.

• GLIDE “bends” the pitch down by about one semitone.

• For information about connecting a Foot Switch, refer

to page 46.

LCD CONTRAST

DEMO LED

GENERAL

Use the TRANSPOSE/PROGRAM buttons to specify whether or not the pad button LEDs light during a DEMO performance.

ON: The pad button LEDs ligh t also during a DEMO

perfor m ance.

OFF: The p ad butt on LEDs do no t light du ring the

DEMO perform ance.

ALL INITIAL

GENERAL

Press the EXECUTE button.

• “ COMPL ETE” appe ars on th e disp lay , and a ll th e settings of the instrument (except for MAIN VOLUME) are reset to the factory-preset status. Note that the SONG and PANEL MEMORY contents are cleared with this procedure.

• You can also reset the instrument with the following

procedure: While pressing the TEMPO ∧ and ∨ at

the same time, turn on the power to the instrument. With this me thod, the MAIN VOLUME setting is also initial ized.

Memory function

The various settings and memory contents of this instrument are maintain ed as long as the AC ad aptor is connected to thi s inst rument and p lugge d into an out let. In additio n, the set tin gs a re pre serve d for abou t on e week after the AC adaptor is unplugged.

• The memory function does not function until the power has be en on fo r abou t 10 minu tes.

• It is recom men ded th at you save your SONG pe rf orm - ances on flopp y disks . (Ref er to pa ge 38.)

GENERAL

Use the TRANSPOSE/PROGRAM buttons t o adjust th e readab ility of th e displa y (1 to 10).

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Symptoms which appear to be signs of trouble

The following cha nges in performan ce may occur in the Keyboar d but do not indicat e trouble.

Phenomenon Remedy

The button s, keys, etc. mal function . •Turn off the PLAY button once, then turn it on aga in.

No sound is prod uced when the key s are pressed. • The MAIN VOLUME is at th e minimum setting. Adjust

Only percussive instrument sounds are produced

Sounds and effects

when the keyboar d is played. The sound you he ar is different from the sound you

selected.

The rhythm does no t start. •The PLAY button in the SONG section is on . When

Rhythm

No sound is produced for the automatic accompaniment.

If this procedure is not successful, turn off th e PLAY

button once. Th en, while press ing the TEMPO ∧ and

∨ buttons at the same time, turn the PLAY button on

again. (Note that, in this case, all programmable settings, functions and memories return to their factorypreset st atus.)

the volume with the MAIN VOLUME control.

•The volumes for the selected parts are set to the

minimum levels. Set the volumes of the relevant parts to appropriate leve ls. (Refer to pa ges 41 and 42.)

•The LOCAL CONTROL for a part performed on the

keyboard is set to O FF. Set the LO CAL CONTROL to ON. (Refer to p ages 4 1 and 43 .)

•A DRUM KITS sound is s elected.

•This sometimes occurs when you play back SONG

data which w as cr eated on a diffe re nt m odel, or when MIDI data is received from a connected instrument. Select the desired so unds again.

you are not playing back the SONG per f orm ance, turn off the PLAY button.

•The DRUMS volume is set to the minimum leve l. Use

the balance butto ns to set the DRUMS volume to an appropriate leve l. (Refer to the pa ge 42.)

•The 091 CLASSIC BALLAD rhythm is selected. This

rhythm does not sound unless the AUTO PLAY CHORD is used.

•MIDI CLOCK is set to EXT. Set CLOCK to INT. (Refer

to pages 41 and 43.)

•The APC/SONG VOLUME is set to the minimum

setting. Set it to a suit able level. (Refer to page 29. )

CHORD

AUTO PLAY

Storage is not pos sible. •The remaining memory capacity of the SONG is 0.

Follow the SONG CLEAR or T RACK CLEAR procedure

SONG

The Disk D rive produces a noise during recording or playback.

When the procedur e to listen to a song on the disk is performed, the conten ts of the key board m emory are erased.

Disk Drive

to erase the memor y. (Refer to pages 41 and 43)

•This occurs when the Disk Drive is readin g a disk. It

does not indicate a pr oblem.

•When perfor min g t he pr oce dure to listen t o a song on

the disk, the keyboar d memo ry changes to t hat of the data loaded fr om the disk. If you wish to preserve a song which is s tored in the keyboard m emory, save it on a disk before performing the load procedure. (Refer to page 38.)

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Phenomenon Remedy

Noise from a radio or TV can be he ard. •This sometimes occurs when electrical equipment such

Other

The cabin et beco mes w arm d uring use. • This instrument has a power source that heats the

Connections

(Rear panel)

as a radio or TV is used near the instrument. Try moving such electrical equipment further away from the instrument.

•The sound may be coming fr om a nearby broadca st

station or amateur radio station. If the sound is bothersome, cons ult your dealer or service center.

cabinet to some deg ree. This is not an indication of trouble.

OUT

MIDI

MIDI OUT

Used for transmit ting MIDI data. Connect the other end of the MIDI cable to the MIDI IN terminal of another instrument. This terminal is used, for example, to generate sound from a connected instrument by playing this instrument.

MIDI IN

Used for receiving MIDI da ta. Connect th e other end of the MIDI cabl e to the MIDI OUT terminal of another instrument. This ter min al is use d, for e xam ple, to generate sound from this instrument by playing a connected instrument.

AUX IN (stereo pin cord) Connect to th e LINE OUT term inal of anot her instrum ent to this t erminal. The soun d from a c onne cted CD p layer, for example, can be output from this instrument’s speakers.

AUX IN

FOOT

PHONES/

LINE OUT

FOOT SW

An optional SZ-P1 Foot Switch (so ld separately ) can be connected to this terminal to control various functions. (Refer to page s 41 and 44.)

PHONES/LINE OUT (output level 1.5 Vrms, 16 Ω) Headphones, a keybo ard amplifier, or stereo eq uipment can be connected to this terminal. When another apparatus is conne cted to this termina l, the speaker syst em is automatically switched off, and sound is heard only through the co nnected device.

DC IN

12V

Separately sold option

SZ-P 1 Foot Switch

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Index

ALL INITIAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

APC/SOUND VOLUME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

AUTO PLAY CHORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

AUX IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

BEAT MASTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

CANCEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

CHORD FINDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

CHORD STEP RECORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

CHORUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

CLOCK (MIDI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

CONDUCTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

COUNT INTRO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

DEMO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

DIRECT PLAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

DISK FORMAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

DISK SONG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

DISK MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

EASY REC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 33

ENDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

EXECUTE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

FILL IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

FINGERED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

FOOT SW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44, 46

Foot Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

FORWARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

GLIDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

HARMONY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

INTRO/ENDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

LCD CONTRAST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

LINE OUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

LOCAL (MIDI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

MAIN VOLUME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

MASTER TUNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

MIDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

MIDI CLOCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

MIDI REALTIME COMMAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

MINUS ONE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Music stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

MUTE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

ONE FINGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

ONE TOUCH PLAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

PAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

PANEL MEMORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

PART SETTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

PARTY PADS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

PIANIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

PLAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

PLAY OFF/ON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

REC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

RESET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

REVERB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

RHYTHM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

SAVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

SMF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

SOLO PIANO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

SONG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

SONG CLEAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

SONG SAVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

SOUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

SPLIT POINT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Standard MIDI File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

START/STOP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

SUSTAIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

SYNCHRO START . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

TEMPO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

TEMPO/PROGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 26

TOUCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

TRACK CLEAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

TRANSPOSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

TRANSPOSE/PROGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

VARIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

XBS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

QQTG0588

Specifications

SX-KC611

KEYBOARD 61 KEYS (WITH INITIAL TOUCH) SOUND GENERATOR PCM MAX. POLYPHONY 32 NOTES SOUNDS 250 SOUNDS EFFECT TOUCH, SUSTAIN, REVERB, CHORUS HARMONY 14 TYPES TRANSPOSE G – C – F# RHYTHMS 100 RHYTHMS WITH VARIATION RHYTHM CONTROLS SYNCHRO START, START/STOP, INTRO/ENDING, COUNT INTRO,

XBS o PARTY PADS 4 PADS, 4 BANKS PANEL MEMORY 10 MEMORIES AUTO PLAY CHORD MODE: ONE FINGER, FINGERED, PIANIST MUSIC TRAINER BEAT MASTER (TRAINING/CHALLENGE), CHORD FINDER, PI ANO

SONG PLAY, REC

DISK DRIVE 3.5 inch FLOPPY DISK DRIVE for 2HD (1.44MB), 2DD (720 KB)

CONTROLS MAIN VOLUME, APC/SONG VOLUME, ONE TOUCH PLAY, EXECUTE,

DISPLAY CUSTOM LCD (WITH BACKLIGHT) DEMO o TERMINALS MIDI IN, MIDI OUT, FOOT SW, PHONES/ LINE OUT, AUX IN OUTPUT 10 W (5W × 2) SPEAKERS 12 cm × 2 POWER REQUIREMENT DC IN 12 V (WITH EXCLUSIVE AC ADAPTOR) POWER CONSUMPTION 6.6 W (WHEN POWER IS OFF BY THE PLAY BUTTON: 2 W) DIMENSIONS (W × H × D) 96.0 cm × 14.6 cm × 37.8 cm (37-25/32’’ × 5-3/ 4’’ × 14-7/8’’) NET WEIGHT 5.9 kg (13.0 lbs) ACCESSORIES AC ADAPTOR, MUSIC STAND, SONG BOOK, SONG DISK

• Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

FILL IN1, FILL IN 2, TEMPO

STYLIST, SOLO PIANO, MINUS ONE, DISK SONG

4 TRACKS: RIGHT1, RIGHT 2, LEFT, CHORD STORAGE CAPACITY: APPROX. 4500 NOTES 4 MODES: EASY REC, MELODY, APC REAL, APC STEP

DIRECT PLAY (GM/SMF), SONG LOAD/SAVE, DEL ETE, FORMAT

MENU, CONDUCTOR

EXCLUSIVE AC ADAPTOR

PART NO. REGION VOLTAGE

QFAG028A NORTH AMERICA, MEXICO 120 V QFAG029A UNITED KINGDOM 230 – 240 V QFAG030A EUROPE, SOUTH AFRICA 230 V QFAG031A AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND 230 – 240 V QFAG032A TAIWAN, MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE, ETC. 120/220/230/240 V QFAG038B SAUDI ARABIA, KUWAIT, HONG KONG 120/220/ 230/240 V QFAG039B ARGENTINA 120/220/230/240 V

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