Yamaha EL37E, EL37 User Manual

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SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION

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ucts may have either labels similar to the graphics shown below or molded / stamped facsimiles of these graphics on the enclosure. The explanation of these graphics appears on this page. Please observe all cautions indicated on this page and those indicated in the safety instruction section.

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK.

DO NOT OPEN

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE

COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE

PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO

QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

See the name plate for graphic symbol markings.

The exclamation point within the equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the present of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product.

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within the equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electrical shock.

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: Yamaha strives to produce products that are both user safe and environmentally friendly. We sincerely believe that our products and the production methods used to produce them, meet these goals. In keeping with both the letter and the spirit of the law, we want you to be aware of the following:

BATTERY NOTICE: This product MAY contain a small nonrechargeable battery which (if applicable) is soldered in place. The average life span of this type of battery is approximately five years. When replacement becomes necessary, contact a qualified service representative to perform the replacement.

WARNING: Do not attempt to recharge, disassemble, or incinerate this type of battery. Keep all batteries away from children. Dispose of used batteries promptly and as regulated by applicable laws. Note: In some areas, the servicer is required by law to return the defective parts. However, you do have the option of having the servicer dispose of these parts for you.

DISPOSAL NOTICE: Should this product become damaged beyond repair, or for some reason its useful life is considered to be at an end, please observe all local, state, and federal regulations that relate to the disposal of products that contain lead, batteries, plastics, etc.

NOTICE: Service charges incurred due to lack of knowledge relating to how a function or effect works (when the unit is operating as designed) are not covered by the manufacture's warranty, and are therefore the owner's responsibility. Please study this manual carefully and consult your dealer before requesting service.

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IMPORTANT NOTICE: All Yamaha electronic products are tested and approved by an independent safety testing laboratory in order that you may be sure that when it is properly installed and used in its normal and customary manner, all foreseeable risks have been eliminated. DO NOT modify this unit or commission others to do so unless specifically authorized by Yamaha. Product performance and/or safety standards may be diminished. Claims filed under the expressed warranty may be denied if the unit is/has been modified. Implied warranties may also be affected.

SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE: The information contained in this manual is believed to be correct at the time of printing. However, Yamaha reserves the right to change or modify any of the specifications without notice or obligation to update existing units.

92-469-➀

Model

Serial No.

Purchase Date

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Congratulations!

You are the proud owner of a fine electronic organ,

Electone EL-37. The Yamaha EL-37 Electone

combines the most advanced AWM tone generation

technology with state-of-the-art digital electronics

and features to give you stunning sound quality

with maximum musical enjoyment.

In order to make the most of the Electone and

extensive performance potential, we urge you to

read the manual thoroughly while trying out the

various features described. Keep the manual in a

safe place for later reference.

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Main Features

Your Yamaha Electone is packed with many sophisticated functions. Yet it is amazingly easy to use.

The main features are briefly described here so that you can quickly understand the capabilities of your Electone.

Included among the main features are:

Astoundingly True-to-life Sounds

The new AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generation technologies combined with authentic touch response for individual instrument voices, make this Electone a truly expressive musical instrument.

High-quality Digital Effects

Electone voices can also be enhanced with a full range of high-quality digital effects, including Tremolo (for reproducing the sound of a rotating speaker), Reverb, and Flanger and Delay. (See page 27.)

Dynamic Rhythm Patterns

The Rhythm section of the Electone features authentic drum and percussion sounds, used by expert rhythm programmers in creating a total of 38 rhythm patterns, ranging across all styles of music. (See page 30.) A Keyboard Percussion function is also provided for playing the realistic percussion sounds from the Lower keyboard and Pedalboard. (See page 39.)

Comprehensive Automatic Accompaniment

The Electone is also equipped with various automatic accompaniment functions, including Auto Bass Chord, Accompaniment and Melody On Chord. (See pages 36, 40.)

Sophisticated Rhythm Pattern and Rhythm Sequence Programming

The Rhythm Pattern Program and Rhythm Sequence Program let you use the realistic Keyboard Percussion sounds, along with additional percussion sounds on the upper keyboard, to create and record your own rhythm patterns, then combine them (and the preset rhythms, if you wish) to make complete automatic rhythm tracks. (See page 68.)

Wide Variety of Registration Menus

The Electone is equipped with convenient Registration Menus that allow you to instantly change all settings for the entire instrument in real time, as you play! The EL-37 has 120 registrations available on disk. (See page 9.)

Recording of Performances with the Music Disk Recorder

The EL-37 also features a Music Disk Recorder for recording your performances. The recording is completely digital and is stored to disk, which means that no matter how many times you play back the recording, it will always sound exactly the same as the original performance. (See page 48.)

Turning the Electone off erases all panel settings you have

made. When the Electone is turned on, Basic Registration 1 is automatically selected. If you have made panel settings you wish to keep, save them to Registration Memory before turning the Electone off.

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1. Quick Introductory Guide

2. Voice Sections

3. Voice Controls and Effects

4. Rhythm, Accompaniment and Percussion

5. Registration Memory

6. Music Disk Recorder

7. Rhythm Pattern Programming and Rhythm Sequence Programming

8. Footswitches and Knee Lever

9. Pitch Controls

10. MIDI Controls

11. Accessory Jacks and Controls

12. Appendix

Table of Contents

Panel Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

1. Quick Introductory Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Playing Your Electone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Basic Registrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Registration Menu Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Registration Menu List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Using the LCD Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

2. Voice Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Selecting Voices from the Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Selecting Additional Voices—Dotted Buttons and User Voices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Voice Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

3. Voice Controls and Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Voice Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Voice Condition Page 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

1 Touch Tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

2 Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Voice Condition Page 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

3 Feet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

4 Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Voice Condition Page 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

5 Vibrato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

1 Tremolo/Chorus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

2 Symphonic/Celeste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

3 Delay and Flanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

4 Reverb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

5 Sustain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

6 Glide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

4. Rhythm, Accompaniment and Percussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Rhythm Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Fill In Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Auto Variation and Percussion Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Dotted Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Rhythm Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Accompaniment Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Automatic Accompaniment—Auto Bass Chord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Keyboard Percussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Melody On Chord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

5. Registration Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Storing Registrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Registration Shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Resetting the Registration Memory Buttons (Power On Reset) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

6. Music Disk Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Formatting a Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Recording Registrations (and Bulk Data) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Recalling Recorded Registrations (and Bulk Data) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Replacing Registrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Other Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Messages on the M.D.R. LED Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

7. Rhythm Pattern Programming and Rhythm Sequence Programming . . . . . . . . . .68

Outline of Rhythm Programming Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Panel Controls—Rhythm Pattern Program and Rhythm Sequence Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Rhythm Pattern Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Programming Rhythm Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Saving Rhythm Pattern and Rhythm Sequence Data to Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

Recalling Rhythm Pattern and Rhythm Sequence Data from Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

8. Footswitches and Knee Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Footswitch Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Knee Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

9. Pitch Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

10. MIDI Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

11. Accessory Jacks and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

12. Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

MIDI Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

MIDI Implementation Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

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Panel Layout

BAR/BEAT

TEMPO

LOWER

KEYBOARD

PERCUSSION

SYNCHRO

START

REVERB SUSTAIN

UPPER (KNEE)

LOWER (KNEE)

PEDAL

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

PHONE

COSMIC TUTTI

STRINGS BRASS

CLARI-

NET

SAXOPHONE

CHORUS

HARMO-

NICA

HORN

LEAD VOICE

VIOLIN FLUTE

OBOE TRUM-

PETTOLOWER

MARCH WALTZ SWING BOUNCE SLOW

ROCK

TANGO LATIN 1 LATIN 2 8 BEAT 16 BEAT

USER 1 USER 2 USER 3 USER 4 A B

USER 5 USER 6 USER 7 USER 8 C

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

VOLUME

PEDAL VOICE

ELEC. BASS

CONTRA

BASS

TUBAORGAN

BASS

LOWER

PEDAL

INTRO.

ENDING

START

FILL IN

DATA

CONTROL

RHYTHM

LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE

UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

PHONE

COSMIC TUTTI

STRINGS BRASS

CLARI-

NET

SAXOPHONE

CHORUS

MAX

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

MIN

SEQ. SEQ.

BASIC

REGIST.

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VOICE

DISPLAY

FOOT

SW.

REGIST.

SHIFT

PITCH

MIDI

EFFECT

A.B.C.

M.O.C.

TREMOLO

(FAST)

MASTER VOLUME

PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD

UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL

CUSTOM PLAY

SHIFT

POWER

RECORD

PLAY

FORMAT

SONG

REPEAT

FROM SONG DEL.

SONG COPY

MUSIC DISK RECORDER

- TEMPO +

PATTERN

SEQUENCE

CLEAR CHANGE

PRESET

USER SET INS. DEL. CLEAR

PAGE

DISPLAY SELECT

3 3

DATA

CONTROL

ACCENTINSTRUMENTQUANTIZE

RHYTHM

PROGRAM

05678

1234

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1. Quick Introductory Guide

Whether you are an advanced Electone performer or have never touched an electronic keyboard in your life, we recommend that you take the time to go through this basic section. It shows you in the simplest possible manner how to start playing your Electone. The basic operations and functions that you learn in this section will also be important when you later use the Electone’s more advanced features.

Getting Started

1. Plug the power cord in to an appropriate

electrical outlet.

2. Tu rn on the Electone by pressing the POWER

switch

When you turn on the Electone, the following displays will appear in succession on the LCD:

This last display, Voice Display, shows the currently assigned voice settings for each voice section of the instrument, with the abbreviation for each voice section beside the voice name: Upper (

), Lower (¢), Lead (¢™), and

Pedalboard (

Tur ning the Electone off erases all panel settings you have made. When the Electone is turned on, Basic Registration 1 is automatically selected. If you have made panel settings you wish to keep, save them to Registration Memory (see page 42.) before turning the Electone off. You can, however, restore the panel settings that were made before the Electone was last turned off. In doing this, first be careful NOT to press any panel buttons (excepting those in Basic Registration) after you turn the Electone back on. Then, to restore the previous settings, hold down the M (Memory) button and press the D (Disable) button.

Yamaha products are manufactured specifically for

the supply voltage in the area where they are to be sold. If you should move, or if any doubt exists about the supply voltage, please consult with a qualified technician.

POWER

YAMAHA Electone

£Strings ¢™Violin ¢Strings ¡ContBass

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1. Quick Introductory Guide

3. Set the MASTER VOLUME control.

The MASTER VOLUME control is an overall control which affects the volume of the entire instrument.

4. Press the Expression pedal down with your

foot.

The Expression pedal also controls the entire volume of the Electone. Once you have set the MASTER VOLUME control to a suitable level, you can use the Expression pedal to change the volume with your foot as you play.

For now, press the pedal down slightly beyond the halfway point.

Playing Your Electone

Your new Electone is fully equipped with an exceptionally wide variety of voice, rhythms, effects and other convenient functions. Since it may takes some time to master the wealth of features available, the Electone includes convenient Registrations that let you completely and instantly change the voices and other settings for all of the keyboards, even as you play. Each registration is pre-programmed to be used for a specific music style or instrumental combination.

● Basic Registrations

The Basic Registration section has five factory preset registrations, each with a different set of voices for the Upper/Lower keyboards and Pedalboard and each specially suited for playing in a different music style.

When you turn the Electone on, the Electone automatically selects Basic Registration 1. If another registration has been selected (the lamp on the button will be lit), press the button for Basic Registration 1.

MASTER VOLUME

Set the control to roughly this position. This is the normal playing level.

Maximum volume Minimum volume

BASIC

REGIST.

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1. Quick Introductory Guide

Try playing the melody line of following piece of music on the Upper Keyboard, using the indicated registration.

Now, try out the rest of the Basic Registrations with the following music examples. Press the appropriate buttons to select the registrations. Each music example has been chosen to best suit its companion registration.

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1. Quick Introductory Guide

The chart below lists the voices that have been set for the Upper/Lower keyboards and Pedalboard in each of the five Basic Registrations.

● Registration Menu Disk

In addition to the Basic Registrations, many more registrations are available on your Electone; supplied as the Music Disk Recorder data in the included Registration Menu Disk 1 and Disk 2. These registrations include voice and rhythm selections and have been specially created to suit a variety of music styles. With the variety of registrations available, you’re certain to find the right registration that perfectly suits any style of music you play.

To select registrations from the Registration Menu Disk:

1. Put the Registration Menu Disk (with the label

of the disk facing upward and the sliding shutter facing forward) into the Disk slot, located just under the Music Disk Recorder at the right side of the Electone.

Once you've securely inserted the disk into the slot, the LCD Display on the panel will automatically change to show the available Registration Menus.

2. From the display that appears, first press the

Page [>] button to select the various menu “pages” of registrations available on the disk...

...then, select the desired registration from each menu.

The bottom left Data Control buttons step through the various selections, while the top left Data Control buttons are used to jump ahead or back by ten selections.

See page 11 for the complete

list of the Registration Menus.

The Registration Menu Disk

does not operate when the RHYTHM PROGRAM buttons

are on.

Basic Registration 1 Basic Registration 2 Basic Registration 3 Basic Registration 4

Upper Keyboard voice

Lower Keyboard voice

Pedal voice

Strings 1

Contrabass

Brass

Horn

Tuba Contrabass

Flute Cosmic 1

Piano

Cosmic 2

Basic Registration 5

Synth. Brass

Cosmic 3

Synth. Bass

Jump back ten numbers.

Jump ahead ten numbers.

9 :BRASS1

Selects next number.

Selects previous number.

PAGE

NOTE

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3. Finally, call up the selected registration by

selecting SET in the display.

The message “Completed...!!” briefly appears on the display.

You can now play the registration. If you wish, try out some of the other selections by repeating the above steps.

If you’ve selected the registration with a rhythm set, press the START button in the Rhythm section.

Pressing the START button starts up a rhythm pattern appropriate to the music style you have selected. (To turn the pattern off, press the START button again.)

You can also adjust the tempo of the rhythm to your liking by turning the TEMPO dial, as indicated in the illustration below.

How to Return to the Registration Menu Display:

If you unintentionally change the display by pressing a button on the panel, you can return to the display of the Registration Menu by pressing the PLAY button in the Music Disk Recorder section.

1. Quick Introductory Guide

You can use the Automatic

Accompaniment (A.B.C.)

function. See page 36 for more information on the A.B.C. function.

<REGIST DISK> ¡1 9 :BRASS1 [SET]

Pressing any of

these buttons

selects SET.

NOTE

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1. Quick Introductory Guide

● Registration Menu List

Disk 1

Page 1

No. LCD Display Upper Keyboard Voice Lead Voice Lower Keyboard Voice Pedal Voice Rhythm (Tempo)

1 STRINGS1 Orchestra Strings Violin Horn Contrabass

2 STRINGS2 Pop Strings Strings Whistle Strings Pizzicato Bass

3 STRINGS3 Chamber Strings Strings Violin Strings Pizzicato Bass

4 STRINGS4 Solo Violin Violin Strings Contrabass

5 STRINGS5 Pops Orchestra 1 Strings Harpsichord Strings Elec. Bass

6 STRINGS6 Pizzicato Strings Pizzicato Strings — Pizzicato Strings Pizzicato Strings

7 STRINGS7 Pops Orchestra 2 Strings Trumpet Brass Pizzicato Bass

8 STRINGS8 Strings Ensemble Strings Strings (16') Strings Contrabass

9 BRASS1 Marching Band Brass Trombone Brass Tuba

10 BRASS2 Solo Trumpet Trumpet Horn Tuba

11 BRASS3 Big Band 1 Brass Saxophone Trombone Pizzicato Bass

12 BRASS4 Solo Trombone — Trombone Saxophone Pizzicato Bass

13 BRASS5

14 BRASS6 Jazz Combo 1 (Trumpet) Trumpet Elec. Bass Pizzicato Bass

15 BRASS7 Dixieland

16 BRASS8 Fusion Saxophone Saxophone Elec. Piano Elec. Bass (16')

Sound Image

Big Band 2 (Saxophone

Ensemble)

—

Saxophone Saxophone (8') Piano Pizzicato Bass

—

Clarinet Piano Pizzicato Bass

8Beat 1 (115)

Polka (130)

March (120)

Swing 1 (168)

Swing 2 (125)

Swing 1 (136)

Bossanova 2 (160)

Dixie (96)

16Beat 3 (80)

—

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No. LCD Display Upper Keyboard Voice Lead Voice Lower Keyboard Voice Pedal Voice Rhythm (Tempo)

1 LEAD1

2 LEAD2

3 LEAD3

4 LEAD4

5 LEAD5

6 LEAD6

7 LEAD7

8 LEAD8

9 DECAY1

10 DECAY2

11 DECAY3

12 DECAY4

13 DECAY5

14 DECAY6

15 DECAY7

16 DECAY8

* The numbers in the parentheses indicate that the "feet" settings for the assigned voice are different from the default. * As for the registrations assigned with rhythm, the Fingered is selected for the A.B.C. function and both Lower and Pedal Memories are set to on.

Sound Image

Woodwind Ensemble Oboe Flute Clarinet Bassoon (8')

Solo Flute — Flute Pizzicato Strings Contrabass

Solo Oboe — Oboe Strings Contrabass

Polka — Clarinet Harmonica Pizzicato Bass

Whistle — Whistle Elec. Piano Elec. Bass

Harmonica — Harmonica Strings Contrabass

Tango Harmonica Harmonica (16') Strings Pizzicato Bass

Jazz Organ Jazz Organ Jazz Organ (4') Jazz Organ (8') Organ Bass

Acoustic Piano Piano — Piano Pizzicato Bass

Elec. Piano Elec. Piano — Elec. Piano Elec. Bass

Honky Tonk Piano Piano — Piano Piano

Jazz Guitar Elec. Bass Elec. Bass Strings Elec. Bass

Marimba Marimba — Piano Elec. Bass

Fantasy 1 Vibraphone (4') Whistle Strings Elec. Bass

Elec. Guitar Elec. Guitar — Elec. Piano Elec. Bass

Oriental Harpsichord Harpsichord Strings Contrabass

—

Polka (115)

8Beat 1 (78)

—

Tango 1 (120)

Bossanova 2 (150)

—

16Beat 3 (78)

Dixie (90)

Bossanova 1 (140)

Samba 1 (125)

Slow Rock 1 (72)

8Beat 3 (130)

—

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1. Quick Introductory Guide

Disk 1

Page 3

No. LCD Display Upper Keyboard Voice Lead Voice Lower Keyboard Voice Pedal Voice Rhythm (Tempo)

1 SYNTH1

SYNTH12

SYNTH3

SYNTH4

SYNTH5

SYNTH6

SYNTH7

SYNTH8

No. LCD Display Rhythm Tempo Accompaniment Type Upper Keyboard Voice Lead Voice Pedal Voice

9 March 120 4 Brass Trumpet Tuba

10 Polka 110 4 Bassoon Flute (4') Pizzicato Bass

11 Country 112 1 —

12 Broadway 135 4 Vibraphone (4') Trumpet Pizzicato Bass

13 Waltz-1 105 4 Strings Strings (16') Pizzicato Bass (16')

14 Waltz-2 180 2 Strings Violin Pizzicato Bass

15 J. Waltz 140 4 Elec. Bass (16') Whistle Pizzicato Bass (16')

16 Bolero 136 1 Trumpet Pizzicato Bass (16')

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No. LCD Display Rhythm Tempo Accompaniment Type Upper Keyboard Voice Lead Voice Pedal Voice

1 Swing-1 160 3 Brass Trumpet Pizzicato Bass

2 Swing-2 138 4 —

3 J. Ballad 60 3 Trombone Pizzicato Bass

4 Dixie 108 4 Trumpet Tuba

5 Bounce-1 123 2 Guitar — Elec. Bass

6 Bounce-2 140 2 Clarinet Pizzicato Bass

7 Reggae1 132 4 Marimba — Elec. Bass

8 Reggae-2 120 4 Cosmic 2 Synth. Bass Elec. Bass (16')

9 Slow Rock-1 80 1 Elec. Guitar — Elec. Bass (16')

10 Slow Rock-2 74 1 Trumpet Elec. Bass (16')

11 Slow Rock-3 92 4 Saxophone Elec. Bass (16')

12 Tango-1 120 1 Harmonica Harmonica (16') Pizzicato Bass (16')

13 Tango-2 120 1 Strings

14 Tango-3 110 1 Harmonica (16') Elec. Bass (16')

15 Cha-Cha 126 4 Piano (16') Piano (4') Elec. Bass (16')

16 Rhumba 115 1 Trombone (8') Elec. Bass (16')

Sound Image

Wind Synth.

Synth. Brass 1

Cosmic Sound

Synth. Brass 2

Fusion

Fantasy 2

Fantasy 3

Fantasy 4

—

Synth. Brass

Cosmic 2

Tutti 2

—

Cosmic 1 (8')

Cosmic 2

Cosmic 3

Clarinet (4')

Whistle

Brass

Elec. Guitar

Whistle

Marimba (4')

Whistle

Harmonica

—

Elec. Guitar

Elec. Piano

Elec. Guitar

Elec. Piano

Cosmic 2

Elec. Piano

Cosmic 3

Elec. Bass (16')

Elec. Bass

Elec. Bass (16')

Contrabass

Elec. Bass

Harmonica Pizzicato Bass (16')

Clarinet Pizzicato Bass

Violin Pizzicato Bass (16')

8Beat 3 (150)

8Beat 1 (130)

8Beat 2 (120)

16Beat 3 (117)

16Beat Funk (120)

—

Dance Pop (125)

Bounce 1 (125)

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No. LCD Display Rhythm Tempo Accompaniment Type Upper Keyboard Voice Lead Voice Pedal Voice

Beguine 118 4 Strings Whistke Elec. Bass (16')

Mambo 100 4 Brass Saxophone Elec. Bass (16')

Samba-1 120 1 Saxophone Trumpet Elec. Bass (16')

Samba-2 112 1 Elec. Bass (16') Flute Elec. Bass (16')

Bossanova-1 1 03 1—Flute Elec. Bass (16')

Bossanova-2 1 24 2 — Saxophone Elec. Bass (16')

8 Beat-1 10 0 3 Cosmic 2 Vibraphone (4') Elec. Bass (16')

8 Beat-2 11 7 2 Elec. Piano — Elec. Bass (16')

8 Beat-3 15 2 3 Elec. Guitar Elec. Guitar Elec. Bass (16')

Dance Pop 130 4 Vibraphone (4') Elec. Piano Elec. Bass (16')

16 Beat-1 8 5 4 — Flute Elec. Bass (16')

16 Beat-2 124 4 Synth. Brass Synth. Brass (16') Elec. Bass (16')

16 Beat-3 112 4 Brass Trumpet Elec. Bass (16')

16 Beat Funk 118 4 Elec. Guitar (8') Cosmic 3 Elec. Bass (16')

1516Wedding

X'mas

Sound ImageNo. LCD Display Upper Keyboard Voice Lead Voice Lower Keyboard Voice Pedal Voice Rhythm (Tempo)

Wedding

X'mas

Organ

Cosmic 2

Organ (4')

Vibraphone (4')

Organ

Strings

Organ (16')

Contrabass

—

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1. Quick Introductory Guide

Disk 2

Page 1

No. LCD Display Sound Image Upper Keyboard Voice Lead Voice Lower Keyboard Voice Pedal Voice

STRINGS1 Solo Violin — Violin Strings Contrabass

STRINGS2 Strings Ensemble Strings Strings (4') Horn Pizzicato Bass

STRINGS3 Pop Strings 1 Strings Vibraphone (4') Horn Contrabass

STRINGS4 Pop Strings 2 Strings Clarinet Strings Pizzicato Bass

STRINGS5 Symphonic Orchestra Tutti 1 Tutti 2 (16') Strings Contrabass

BRASS1 Trumpet Ensemble Brass Trumpet Brass Tuba

BRASS2 Solo Trumpet — Trumpet Trombone Tuba

BRASS3 Solo Trombone — Trombone Trombone Tuba

BRASS4 Brass Ensemble Trumpet Trombone Horn Tuba

BRASS5 Big Band Brass Trombone Saxophone Pizzicato Bass

Page 2

No. LCD Display Sound Image Upper Keyboard Voice Lead Voice Lower Keyboard Voice Pedal Voice

LEAD1 Solo Flute 1 —

LEAD2 Solo Flute 2 Flute Clarinet Pizzicato Bass

LEAD3 Whistle Flute (4') Pizzicato Strings Pizzicato Bass

LEAD4 Flute Ensemble Flute Flute (4') Bassoon Pizzicato Bass

LEAD5 Pop Flute Vibraphone (4') Flute Strings Contrabass

LEAD6 Woodwind Ensemble 1 Bassoon Flute (4') Clarinet Pizzicato Bass

LEAD7 Solo Oboe Oboe Bassoon Pizzicato Bass

LEAD8 Woodwind Ensemble 2 Clarinet Bassoon Clarinet

LEAD9 Solo Clarinet Clarinet Horn Pizzicato Bass

LEAD10 Solo Saxophone Saxophone Strings Contrabass

—

Flute Strings Contrabass

—

Page 3

No. LCD Display Sound Image Upper Keyboard Voice Lead Voice Lower Keyboard Voice Pedal Voice

DECAY1 Piano Piano Piano Piano

DECAY2 Harpsichord Harpsichord Strings Contrabass

DECAY3 Marimba Marimba Clarinet Pizzicato Bass

DECAY4 Music Box Vibraphone (4') Vibraphone (4') Vibraphone (4')

DECAY5 Classical Guitar Guitar Strings Pizzicato Bass

ORGAN1 Organ Organ Organ Organ Bass

ORGAN2 Jazz Organ Jazz Organ (8') Jazz Organ (8') Organ Bass

BANDONEON Bandoneon Harmonica Harmonica Strings Pizzicato Bass

SYNTH1 Cosmic Sound 1 Cosmic 2 Cosmic 1 Chorus Contrabass

SYNTH2 Cosmic Sound 2 Cosmic 3 Synth. Bass (8') Cosmic 3 Synth. Bass

—

Page 4

No. LCD Display Rhythm Tempo Accompaniment Type Upper Keyboard Voice Lead Voice Pedal Voice

March 120 4 Brass Trumpet Tuba

Broadway 135 4 Trombone (8') Saxophone (8') Pizzicato Bass

Waltz 105 4 Strings Strings (16') Pizzicato Bass

Swing 160 3 Brass Trumpet Pizzicato Bass

Slow Rock 80 3 Guitar Elec. Bass Elec. Bass (16')

Tango 127 3 Harmonica Harmonica (16') Pizzicato Bass (16')

Cha-Cha 126 4 Piano (16') Piano (4') Elec. Bass (16')

Samba 120 1 Saxophone Trumpet Elec. Bass (16')

8Beat 100 3 Cosmic 2 Vibraphone (4') Elec. Bass (16')

16Beat 74 4 Harmonica Harmonica Elec. Bass (16')

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Using the LCD Display

The many sophisticated functions of the EL-37 are shown and controlled from the LCD display. The LCD display lets you see at-a-glance the current settings of the selected functions. This section introduces you to the control functions and conventions of the LCD display, allowing you to operate your new Electone quickly and effectively.

1. First, call up the Voice Menu LCD display for the

Piano voice of the Upper keyboard by pressing the PIANO button in the Upper Keyboard Voice section.

The following display will appear:

2. Press either one of the top right Data control

buttons (as indicated below) to select the E. Piano voice.

Data Control Buttons

These buttons are used to select or adjust the settings shown on the display. Generally, each pair of buttons corresponds to the section of the display directly next to it. In this example, the top right Data Control buttons correspond to the top right quarter of the display (E. Piano).

1. Quick Introductory Guide

UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE

CLARI-

STRINGS BRASS

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

NET

SAXO-

PHONE

CHORUS

HARMO-

NICA

COSMIC TUTTI

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

Piano E.Piano Harpsi.

The first character flashes to indicate the selected voice.

Piano E.Piano Harpsi.

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3. Let’s call up another display to see some of the

other uses of the Data Control buttons. Press the PIANO button in the Upper Keyboard Voice section once again (the same one you pressed in step #1 above) to call up the Voice Condition display for the Piano voice.

The following display will appear:

You can change two different settings of the voice from this display: the touch and volume.

4. First, let’s change the volume value. Press the

left button in the bottom right Data Control button pair (indicated below).

Notice that the value of the volume decreases each time you press the button. Try also pressing the right button in this Data Control button pair and notice that the value increases.

5. Next, we’ll use the Page buttons. These buttons

are used to select (when available) the various “pages” of the display, the numbers of which appear at the top right of the LCD. Press Page [>] to select page 2 shown below.

1. Quick Introductory Guide

UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE

CLARI-

STRINGS BRASS

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

NET

SAXO-

PHONE

CHORUS

HARMO-

NICA

COSMIC TUTTI

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

<UPPER> ¡1 TOUCH=4 VOL.=24

Pressing this button decreases the value.

Pressing this button increases the value.

<UPPER> ¡1 TOUCH=4 VOL.=24

Indicates the currently selected page.

<UPPER> ¡2 FEET=PRE.EFFECT=PRE.

PAGE

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6. Tr y changing the effect setting now. Use the

bottom right Data Control button pair in much the same way as you did with the volume setting above.

7. Press Page [>] to select page 3 which includes

the vibrato setting.

8. From the page you’ve just selected, try pressing

one of the bottom left Data Control buttons (indicated below). These turn the User Vibrato (USER VIB.) function on and off.

The box next to “USER VIB.” in the LCD indicates the on/off status; a solid box means ON, and an outlined box means OFF.

The Data Control buttons are nearly always used in the ways you’ve seen in the above steps. You’ll have noticed that the left button of a Data Control button pair is usually used in a “negative” fashion-for instance, to decrease a value, or select a previous setting or position. The right button is used in a “positive” fashion-to increase a value, or select the next setting or position. In some cases, the buttons are also used to turn functions on and off.

Display Select Buttons

These buttons access some of the major functions of the Electone and call up their respective LCD displays. The LCD display changes when another function has been selected.

There are two ways to call up LCD displays: One is by pressing the panel’s voice/rhythm buttons or the sustain controls; the other is by pressing the DISPLAY SELECT buttons. The LEDs above the buttons momentarily flash when the buttons are pressed.

1. Quick Introductory Guide

Turning on Tremolo with the

TREMOLO button in the

DISPLAY SELECT section does not call up an LCD display.

<UPPER> ¡2 FEET=PRE.EFFECT=SYM.

Pressing this button selects the next effect.

Pressing this button selects the previous effect.

<UPPER> ¡3 ŒUSER VIB.

PAGE

<UPPER> ¡3 „USER VIB.

Pressing either of these buttons turns User Vibrato on and off.

DISPLAY SELECT

VOICE

DISPLAY

FOOT

SW.

NOTE

A.B.C.

EFFECT

M.O.C.

REGIST.

PITCH

MIDI

SHIFT

TREMOLO

(FAST)

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2. Voice Sections

The Electone has four voice sections: Upper Keyboard Voice, Lead Voice, Lower Keyboard Voice, and Pedal Voice. All voices are playable from the Upper or Lower keyboards or Pedalboard.

Selecting Voices from the Panel

Since selection of panel voices follows the same procedure throughout the various voice sections, instructions for only the Upper Keyboard Voice section are given here.

1. Select a voice from the Upper Keyboard Voice

section by pressing one of the Voice buttons in that section.

If, for example, you have selected the PIANO voice, the following display will appear:

Notice that several different voice names are shown on this display. These are variations of the basic Piano voice category.

To Select one of these voice variations.

Press one of the Data Control buttons that

corresponds to the voice you wish to select.

2. Voice Sections

Some voice buttons have only

one voice.

UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE

CLARI-

STRINGS BRASS

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE

STRINGS BRASS

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

NET

CLARI-

NET

SAXOPHONE

PHONE

SAXOPHONE

PHONE

CHORUS

HARMO-

NICA

COSMIC TUTTI

HORN

CHORUS

COSMIC TUTTI

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

LEAD VOICE

VIOLIN FLUTE

OBOE TRUM-

PETTOLOWER

PEDAL VOICE

ELEC.

CONTRA

BASS

TUBAORGAN

BASS

LOWER

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE

CLARI-

SAXO-

CHORUS

STRINGS BRASS

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

NET

PHONE

HARMO-

NICA

COSMIC TUTTI

Piano E.Piano Harpsi.

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

NOTE

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2. Voice Sections

3. Set the volume for each voice section. There are

two volume controls: Coarse and Fine.

Coarse: Use the VOLUME controls of each voice section on the panel to set the desired level for each voice. The controls have seven volume settings, from a minimum of 0, or no sound, to a maximum of full volume.

Fine: Pressing the same panel voice button again calls up the Voice Condition display.

Use the Data Control buttons that correspond to the Volume setting to change the level of the desired voice. The relative level is indicated by a numeric value (from 0 – 24).

4. Now select voices for the Lower keyboard and

Pedalboard as you did for the Upper keyboard above. Also set the volumes of the voices.

Playing Lead And Bass Voices from the Lower Keyboard:

The Electone has a special “To Lower” function that lets you assign Lead or Bass voices to the Lower keyboard. Simply press the TO LOWER button on the voice section you wish to assign, and that voice will be playable from the Lower keyboard.

About Voice Section Volumes:

The Upper Keyboard and Lead voices (when not using the “To Lower” function) sound together in a layer, and the balance of the voices in the layer is determined by the VOLUME controls of each section. In order to hear or audition one voice section, set the volume of the other voice section to the minimum level.

Pressing a voice button once

calls up that voice's Voice Menu

display. Pressing it a second time calls up the Voice Condition display (as shown in the illustration). Successive presses alternate between the two displays.

The Lead Voice and Pedal

Voice sounds one note at a

time; when you simultaneously press two or more keys, only the highest note will sound. As for been Upper and Lower keyboard Voice voices, you can play up to 11 notes simultaneously. (Total polyphonic capacity is 11 notes at one time.)

When the TO LOWER button is

turned on, the Lead voices and

Pedal voices cannot be played on the Upper keyboard and Pedalboard, respectively.

Turning the Electone off erases

all panel settings you have

made. When the Electone is turned on, Basic Registration 1 is automatically selected. If you have made panel settings you wish to keep, save them to Registration Memory (See page 42) before turning the Electone off. You can, however, restore the panel settings that were made before the Electone was last turned off. See page 47 for more information.

UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE

CLARI-

STRINGS BRASS

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

NET

SAXO-

PHONE

CHORUS

HARMO-

NICA

COSMIC TUTTI

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

<UPPER> ¡1 TOUCH=4 VOL.=24

Pressing this button increases the value.

Pressing this button decreases the value.

NOTE

LEAD VOICE

VIOLIN FLUTE

OBOE TRUM-

PETTOLOWER

NOTE

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

PEDAL VOICE

CONTRA

BASS

ELEC. BASS

TUBAORGAN

LOWER

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

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About the Voice Display:

You can return to the Voice Display which shows the currently selected voices on each keyboard by pressing the VOICE DISPLAY button in the DISPLAY SELECT section.

Selecting Additional Voices—Dotted Buttons and User Voices

The EL-37 Electone has a variety of voices from which you can choose—far greater than what is immediately apparent from the front panel controls. You've already learned in the section above how to select the different voices that are available in the Voice Menu display of each panel voice. The Electone also has dotted buttons in each voice section, giving you access to even more voice. Optional Voice Disk voices are also available for storing to User Voices.

● Selecting Voices from the Dotted Buttons

Each voice section has one or two dotted buttons, found on the right side of each voice section. These dotted buttons function as "wild card" Voice Menu selectors; any internal or User voices can be selected from these buttons.

The dotted buttons have the following basic uses:

1) For playing any voice of the Voice Menus from any of the keyboards or

Pedalboard. You can play on the Upper keyboard, for example, voices from the twenty-two Voice Menu pages (including User), and not be limited to only the twelve buttons (equivalent to twelve Voice Menu pages) that make up the Upper Voice section. Another advantage to this feature is that when the normally monophonic (one note) Lead and Pedal voices are assigned to the Upper or Lower keyboard voice sections, they can be played polyphonically.

2) For having three different voices from the same Voice Menu page

available for selection in the same song. For example, you can assign one of the voices to a dotted button in the Upper Keyboard Voice section, the second voice to the other dotted button in the same section, and the third one on the Voice Menu.

3) For storing voices from a Voice Disk. (See page 65.)

To select a voice from a dotted button:

1. Press one of the dotted buttons in any of the

voice sections.

2. Voice Sections

When you load the registrations

created by the other type

Electones, the voice name may not be seen but a solid box may blink. This is because the loaded registration include the voice which EL-37 doesn’t contain.

You can directly view and select

Voice Menu pages by holding

down one of the dotted buttons and simultaneously pressing the desired voice buttons in succession.

NOTE

UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE

STRINGS BRASS

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

CLARI-

NET

SAXO-

PHONE

CHORUS

HARMO-

NICA

COSMIC TUTTI

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

NOTE

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2. Select one of the pages with the PAGE buttons.

Each voice group appears in the LCD display when the page has been selected.

3. Select a voice from the display (PizzStrs, for

example).

Select the USER page when you wish to use a voice from a Voice Disk. (See page 65.)

2. Voice Sections

The first character of the selected voice's name flashes

to indicate that the voice has been selected. As long as you do not select a voice, this indication will not appear.

When you load the registrations

created by the other type

Electones, the voice name may not be seen but a solid box may blink. This is because the loaded registration include the voice which EL-37 doesn’t contain.

Strings ¡1 PizzStrs

NOTE

USER 1 USER 2 ¡US USER 3 USER 4

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● Voice Menus

The following chart lists the voices available and their button/page assignment. The numbers shown in the list correspond to the page numbers shown in the display

2. Voice Sections

STRINGS (Upper/Lower)

Strings ¡1 PizzStrs

VIOLIN (Lead)

Violin ¡2

CONTRABASS (Pedal)

ContBass PizzBass ¡3

BRASS (Upper/Lower)

Brass SynBrass ¡4

HORN (Lower)

Horn ¡5

TRUMPET (Lead)

Trumpet ¡6 Trombone

TUTTI (Upper/Lower)

Tutti1 Tutti2 ¡12

CHORUS (Upper/Lower)

Chorus ¡13

HARMONICA (Upper)

Harmonic ¡14

ORGAN (Upper/Lower)

Organ JazzOrgn¡15

ORGAN BASS (Pedal)

OrgBass ¡16

PIANO (Upper/Lower)

Piano E.Piano ¡17 Harpsi.

TUBA (Pedal)

Tuba ¡7

FLUTE (Lead)

Flute ¡8 Whistle

OBOE (Lead)

Oboe Bassoon ¡9

CLARINET (Upper/Lower)

Clarinet ¡10

SAXOPHONE (Upper/Lower)

Saxophon ¡11

GUITAR (Upper/Lower)

Guitar ¡18 E.Guitar

VIBRAPHONE (Upper/Lower)

Vibrphon ¡19 Marimba

ELACTRIC BASS (Pedal)

E.Bass ¡20 SynBass

COSMIC (Upper/Lower)

Cosmic1 Cosmic2 ¡21 Cosmic3

USER 1 USER 2 ¡US USER 3 USER 4

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3. Voice Controls and Effects

The Electone is equipped with two general kinds of functions that can be used to change the sound of the voices: Voice Controls and Effects.

These are used to change various aspects of the voices, such as the volume or octave (footage), or enhance the sound of the voices, such as with Reverb, Tremolo, or Vibrato.

Each voice has been given certain factory-preset effect settings to best enhance its sound. However, you can also change the effect to suit your preferences by using the controls described in this section.

Voice Controls/Effects Chart

This chart shows all of the Voice Controls and Effects for the various voice sections of the EL-37. A circle (Ø) indicates that the setting is available. The bottom of the chart shows the relevant LCD titles for each setting.

Voice Controls & Effects

Voice Controls

Voice Condition Pages

To select the Voice Condition pages for changing the settings: Choose a voice on the panel, then press that voice’s panel button twice. Use the Page buttons to change the pages.

For the Lead Voice example shown below, press the VIOLIN button in the Lead Voice section twice. To call up the corresponding Upper Voice example, press the PIANO button in the Upper Keyboard Voice section twice.

There are some differences

between the functions in the

Lead and Upper/Lower voices. Where appropriate, the different displays are shown.

Touch

Related LCD Display

Upper/Lower

Lead

Pedal

Condition LCD

Effect LCD

Sustain LCD

Foot Switch LCD

Tone

(Initial/

After)

—

Tremolo/

SustainReverb

Volume

Fine

—

Feet

(Octave)

Chorus

—

*1 After setting this, press Tremolo button on the panel. *2 After setting 1, adjust the parameter in 2.

Symphonic/

Celeste

*2 *2 *2

111

*2 *2 *2

222

—

FlangerDelay

—

Vibrato

Delay, Depth,

Flanger

—

TouchDepth

Glide

—

NOTE

—

LEAD VOICE

VIOLIN FLUTE

OBOE TRUM-

PETTOLOWER

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

STRINGS BRASS

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE

CLARI-

SAXO-

PHONE

CHORUS

COSMIC TUTTI

NET

HARMO-

NICA

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

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3. Voice Controls and Effects

Voice Condition Page 1

1 Touch Tone

The Touch Tone function gives you expressive control over the volume and timbre of a voice. Two types of keyboard touch affect this function: Initial Touch and After Touch. Range: 1-7

Initial Touch

Controls volume and timbre according to the velocity at which you strike the keys. The harder you strike the keys, the greater the volume and the brighter the timbre will become.

After Touch

Controls volume and timbre according to the pressure you apply to the keys after playing them. The harder you press down on the keys, the greater the volume and the brighter the timbre will become.

2 Volume

Fine adjustment of the voice volume. (Coarse volume settings are made with the front panel VOLUME controls.) Range: 0-24

Some voices may not have a

remarkable effect.

<LEAD> ¡1 TOUCH=4 VOL.=16

<LEAD> ¡1 TOUCH=4 VOL.=24

<LEAD> ¡1 TOUCH=4 VOL.=16

NOTE

Increases the sensitivity.

Decreases the sensitivity.

<LEAD> ¡1 TOUCH=4 VOL.=16

Increases the volume.

Decreases the volume.

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Voice Condition Page 2

3 Feet

Determines the octave setting of the voice. PRE. (Preset) is the original (factory) setting; 4' is the highest and 16' is the lowest. Settings: PRE., 4', 8', 16' By using different Feet settings in the Lower and Upper keyboards and Pedalboard, you can duplicate the wide octave range of many instruments. For example, with both the Lower and Upper keyboards set to the Piano voice and Feet set to appropriate values, you can play the voice nearly over the full range of a grand piano.

4 Effect

Determines the effect type applied to the voice. PRE. (Preset) selects the original (factory) effect, while OFF cancels the effect. This is essentially an on/off switch for the effects. Settings: PRE., OFF, TRM. (Tremolo), SYM. (Symphonic), DLY. (Delay), FLG. (Flanger).

Though different effects can be applied to different voice sections, only one effect can be selected at a time for each voice section. (In order to actually apply the Tremolo, Symphonic/Celeste, Delay and Flanger effects, one more step is necessary. Refer to the sections on those individual effects below.)

These effects are applied in

different degrees depending on

the voice selected.

<LEAD> ¡2 FEET=PRE.EFFECT=PRE.

<UPPER> ¡2 FEET=PRE.EFFECT=PRE.

PAGE

<LEAD> ¡2 FEET=PRE.EFFECT=PRE.

Selects next setting.

Selects previous setting.

<LEAD> ¡2 FEET=PRE.EFFECT=PRE.

PRE.

4' 8'

16'

PRE. OFF. TRM. SYM. DLY. FLG.

Selects next setting.

Selects previous setting.

NOTE

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Voice Condition Page 3

5 Vibrato

Vibrato is an effect that periodically, or regularly, varies the pitch of a voice for a quavering sound. Used properly, it can make a voice sound richer and more natural.

Call up the Vibrato and Touch Vibrato settings on Voice Condition Page 3 by using the Page buttons.

5 -1 User Vibrato (USER VIB.)

When this is turned on, you can adjust the vibrato settings: Delay, Depth and Speed for Lead voices, and Depth for Upper/Lower voices. The Delay, Depth and Speed settings are set in the next page, Voice Condition Page 3. The Delay, Depth and Speed settings are not displayed and cannot be adjusted unless USER VIB. has been turned on in this setting.

5 -2 Touch Vibrato (T. VIB) (Lead Voice only)

On/Off switch for the Touch Vibrato function. Touch Vibrato lets you apply vibrato to individual notes as you play them. While playing a key, press down harder on it to give the note vibrato. The harder you press the key down, the greater the vibrato will be.

Call up the User Vibrato settings on Voice Condition Page 4 by using the Page buttons.

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The Pedal Condition display has

only two pages.

Vibrato cannot be applied to the

Pedalboard voices.

The Delay, Depth and Speed

setting can be adjusted only

when the User Vib. on the Voice Condition Page 3 is turned on. Only the Delay is available for the Upper and Lower keyboard voices.

<LEAD> ¡3 ŒUSER VIB. ŒT.VIB.

5 -1 5 -2

<UPPER> ¡3 ŒUSER VIB

5 -1

PAGE

NOTE

PAGE

<LEAD> ¡3 ŒUSER VIB. ŒT.VIB.

Press either of these buttons to turn on User Vibrato.

5 -1 5 -2

Press either of these buttons to turn on Touch Vibrato.

NOTE

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Voice Condition Page 4

1 Delay (Lead Voice only)

Determines the amount of time that elapses between the playing of a key and the start of the vibrato effect (see diagram). Higher settings increase the delay of the vibrato onset. Range: 0-7

2 Depth

Determines the intensity of the vibrato effect (see diagram). Higher settings result in a more pronounced vibrato. Range: 0-7

3 Speed (Lead Voice only)

Determines the speed of the vibrato effect (see diagram). Range: 0-7

The following diagram graphically shows the vibrato effect and is related controls.

If User Vib. has not been turned on, the following display appears when Page 3 is selected.

3. Voice Controls and Effects

When you set the DEPTH to 0, the Touch Vibrato function will be inactive.

<LEAD>VIB. DELAY=0¡4 DEPTH=0 SPEED=0

<UPPER>VIB. ¡4 DEPTH=0

PAGE

Vibrato Controls

Speed

Delay

Depth

Key On

<UPPER>VIB. ¡4 PRESET VIBRATO

NOTE

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Effects

The effects include the Tremolo, Symphonic, Delay and Flanger which should first be selected and turned on for the specific voice section(s) on the Voice Condition page 2 above, and Reverb, Sustain and Guide.

1 Tremolo/Chorus

Tremolo recreates the rich, swirling sound of the popular rotating speaker effect. Just as with a conventional rotating speaker, you can switch the effect on and off as you play. And like a motor-driven speaker, the characteristic tremolo effect gradually changes speed after it is switched. The Tremolo effect can be switched in real time as you play with the TREMOLO (FAST) button on the panel.

Tremolo Operation

1) Select TRM. (Tremolo) in each Voice Condition display page 2.

2) Turn on Tremolo as you play with the panel Tremolo button.

When TREMOLO (FAST) button is turned on while the TRM. is selected in each Voice Condition display, the rotation effect is fast (Tremolo); when off, it is slow (Chorus).

2 Symphonic/Celeste

Symphonic simulates the effect of a large ensemble, while Celeste creates the effect of a gradually expanding sound.

Symphonic/Celeste Operation

1) Select SYM. (Symphonic) in each Voice Condition display Page 2.

2) Press the EFFECT button in the DISPLAY SELECT section, and call up the Symphonic page 3 (Effect Page 3) by using the Page button. Select Symphonic (or Celeste) by pressing any of the bottom Data Control buttons.

3. Voice Controls and Effects

<UPPER> ¡2 FEET=4' EFFECT=SYM.

Selectng SYM. (Synphonic/Celeste) for the selected voice section.

PAGE

<SYMPHONIC> ¡3 „Symphonic ŒCeleste

Use any of these Data Control buttons to select the Symphonic/Celeste settings.

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3. Voice Controls and Effects

3 Delay and Flanger

Delay and Flanger are two unusual effects used often in contemporary music. Like Tremolo and Symphonic, the Delay and Flanger effects are set in two steps, from two different groups of display page: the Voice Condition pages and the Effect pages.

Delay and Flanger Operation

1) Select DLY. (Delay) or FLG. (Flanger) in each Voice Condition display page 2.

2) Press the EFFECT button in the DISPLAY SELECT section, and use the Page buttons to select the corresponding pages.

Delay Page (Effect Page 1)

Delay is a pronounced echo effect, with distinct delayed repeats of the original sound.

1 F.B. (Feedback)

Determines the number of delayed repeats. Range: 0-100

2 SPEED

Determines the time between delayed repeats. Range: 0-100

3 BAL. (Balance)

Determines the volume of the delay effect, relative to the original sound. Higher settings produce a louder delay. Range: 0-100

Flanger Page (Effect Page 2)

Flanger introduces a swirling, animated modulation effect to the sound.

1 F.B. (Feedback)

Controls the brightness and the metallic sound of the effect. Range: 0-100

2 SPEED

Determines the speed of the modulation. Range: 0-100

3 DEP. (Depth)

Determines the intensity of the effect. Range: 0-100

The Delay and Flanger effects are available for the Upper, Lower and Lead Voice sections.

NOTE

<DELAY> F.B.=20 ¡1 SPEED=25 BAL.= 5

PAGE

<FLANGER> F.B.=20 ¡2 SPEED=47 DEP.=10

PAGE

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4 Reverb

Reverb adds an echo-like effect to the sound, giving the impression of a performance in a large room or concert hall. The effect is applied equally and simultaneously to all voice sections.

To adjust the reverb effect:

Press one of the REVERB buttons, located at the far left of the panel. These controls determine the depth of the reverb effect. There are seven settings, from a minimum of 0, or no reverb, to the maximum.

5 Sustain

The Sustain effect, selectable for the Upper, Lower and Pedal voices, causes voices to gradually fade out when the keys are released. The sustain on/off and sustain length settings are independent for each keyboard, providing maximum expressive control. Sustain is also independent from the other effects (such as Tremolo or Symphonic) .

To add sustain to the voices and call up the Sustain Length page: Press the UPPER (appropriate) button in the SUSTAIN section.

The lamp of the button lights up to indicate that sustain is on. Press the button again to turn sustain off.

Sustain Length Page

UPPER, LOWER, PEDAL

Determines the length of sustain applied to each voice section. The display shows the current sustain length values for each voice section. Range: 0- 12

6 Glide

Glide is a footswitch-activated effect; pressing the footswitch immediately lowers the pitch of the selected voice or voices by a half-step. (Refer to the footswitch function on page 89.)

3. Voice Controls and Effects

If knee lever control of the

Upper or Lower sustain has

been turned on, pressing the Upper or Lower buttons here will not add sustain unless the knee lever is pushed. (See page 90 for more information.)

Sustain cannot be applied to the

Lead voices.

The values here must be set

high enough for the sustain

effect to be noticeable.

Remember that the SUSTAIN

buttons are on/off switches. If

you use them to simply check the sustain length values, you may unintentionally change the on/off status of the effect. Remember to check whether the sustain button lamps are on or off before you start to play.

REVERB

MAX

MIN

SUSTAIN

UPPER (KNEE)

PEDAL

LOWER

(KNEE)

<SUATAIN> UPPER=10 LOWER=10 PEDAL=6

NOTE

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4. Rhythm, Accompaniment and Percussion

The Rhythm features of the Electone use actual drum and percussion sampled sounds to automatically play various rhythm patterns. Automatic Accompaniment functions are used with the rhythm patterns, providing appropriate and completely automatic accompaniment to match the style of the rhythm pattern selected. Moreover, the Electone has a Keyboard Percussion feature that allows you to play drum and percussion sounds from the Lower keyboard and Pedalboard.

Rhythm Patterns

Ten different rhythm categories in various styles can be instantly selected from the front panel. The Electone has many more "hidden" rhythm patterns, however. A total of 38 rhythm patterns are available, and can be selected by using the LCD display.

To select and play a rhythm pattern:

1. Choose a rhythm pattern by pressing one of the

Rhythm buttons in the Rhythm section on the panel.

To select a rhythm pattern from each category in the display, press the Data Control button corresponding to the rhythm you wish to play, as you do with the voices. The first character of the selected rhythm pattern’s name flashes. (Refer to the Rhythm Menu list on page 35 for a list of available rhythms.)

2. Tu rn the rhythm on. You can use one of three

buttons to turn on the rhythm:

! START

This button does as its name indicates; the rhythm begins as soon as the button is pressed. To stop the rhythm, press this button again.

SEQ. SEQ.

MARCH WALTZ SWING BOUNCE SLOW

USER 1 USER 2 USER 3 USER 4 A B

TANGO LATIN 1 LATIN 2 8 BEAT 16 BEAT

USER 5 USER 6 USER 7 USER 8 C

March Polka Country Broadway

RHYTHM

ROCK

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

INTRO.

ENDING

SYNCHRO

START

123

FILL IN

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" SYNCHRO START

This button puts the rhythm pattern in “stand-by”; the rhythm will start when you press a note on the Lower keyboard or Pedalboard. To stop the rhythm, press this button again.

# INTRO. ENDING

Pressing this button automatically plays a short introduction (of up to eight measures) before starting the actual rhythm pattern. First, press the INTRO. ENDING button, then the START or SYNCHRO START button to actually start the rhythm. While the introduction is playing, the TEMPO Display shows the countdown to the first measure of the pattern. For example, if there is an eight-measure lead-in for a pattern in 4/4 time, the following display appears:

Pressing the INTRO. ENDING button again while the pattern is being played will automatically add an ending phrase before stopping the rhythm.

LEAD IN

Pressing the START button while holding down the INTRO. ENDING button automatically plays a special one-measure Lead In, with a click on each beat, to cue you in to the beginning of the song.

3. Set the volume. Press the VOLUME controls to

the right of the Rhythm buttons to set the desired level of the rhythm. The controls have seven volume settings, from a minimum of 0, or not sound, to a maximum of full volume.

Fine adjustments in the volume of the rhythm pattern can also be made from the Rhythm Condition page (See page 33).

Set the tempo.

! TEMPO Dial

For adjusting the speed of the rhythm. Turn the dial clockwise to increase the tempo, and counter-clockwise to decrease it.

ABOUT SYNCHRO START:

The Synchro Start feature functions quite differently when Auto Bass Chord is turned on and Accompaniment Memory is turned off. The rhythm pattern starts when a key on the Lower keyboard is played, but then immediately stops when the key is released. To keep this from happening, turn the Memory function on. (Refer to the A.B.C. section, page 36, for details on Auto Bass Chord and Memory.)

When the Electone is turned on,

the rhythm volume is

automatically set to 0.

The left footswitch can also be

used to turn the rhythm off and

on in the middle of a song. However, it cannot be used to start the rhythm at the beginning of a song. (To assign the footswitch for rhythm control, See page 89.)

TEMPO

BAR/BEAT

TEMPO

NOTE

TEMPO

BAR/BEAT

Tempo display: shows the current tempo.

TEMPO

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" TEMPO Display (BAR/BEAT Indicator)

Shows the current tempo. (Displayed values are given in beats per minute, just as on a conventional metronome.) The tempo range is 40 to 240 beats per minute. When the rhythm pattern begins playing, the TEMPO display changes function to a bar/beat indicator.

The number on the left indicates the current bar or measure and the one on the right indicates the number of the beat in each bar. The beat indicator lamp above the display also indicates the beats.

Fill In Patterns

Fill In Patterns are designed to be used as temporary and regular rhythmic breaks to spice up a repeating rhythm pattern. Like the regular rhythm patterns, all Fill In patterns have been designed to perfectly match the bass and chord parts of the Automatic Accompaniment feature.

To use the Fill In patterns:

1. Select and play a rhythm pattern.

2. As you play the Electone along with the rhythm

pattern, occasionally press the FILL IN button.

For best results, press the FILL IN button just at the beginning or the first beat of a measure.

When you turn the TEMPO Dial even while the rhythm is playing, the display momentarily

changes to show the current tempo.

USING A FILL IN FOR THE START OF A SONG:

Fill In patterns can also be used as introductions; simply press the FILL IN button before starting the rhythm with the START or SYNCHRO START buttons.

PLAYING PARTIAL FILL IN PATTERNS:

You can also start Fill In patterns within a bar, in order to play only the final one or two beats of the Fill In pattern and create additional rhythmic interest. Since the Fill In feature is very sensitive to bar/beat boundaries, you should be very careful to “play” the FILL IN button precisely on (or just slightly before) the beat that you want the Fill In pattern to begin.

BAR/BEAT

BAR/BEAT Indicator: shows the current position in the measures

TEMPO

NOTE

INTRO.

ENDING

SYNCHRO

START

FILL IN

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Auto Variation and Percussion Volume

These two settings are controlled from each rhythm’s Rhythm Condition pages. There are three Rhythm Condition pages.

To select the Rhythm Condition pages:

Choose a rhythm pattern, and press that pattern’s panel button again. (The button should be pressed only once if the Rhythm display has already been called up; otherwise press the button twice.)

Rhythm Condition Page 1

1 AUTO VARI. (Auto Variation)

The Auto Variation function lets you set pattern variations to be played automatically. When set to on, Auto Variation automatically substitutes additional pattern variations to make the rhythm more interesting and complex.

2 Volume

Fine adjustment of the overall volume of the rhythm patterns and Keyboard Percussion. Range: 0-24

Rhythm Condition Page 2 and 3 are described later in this section. (See page 36.)

Dotted Buttons

The Rhythm section also has, like the voice sections, dotted buttons from which rhythm patterns can be selected. These dotted buttons function as “wild card” rhythm pattern selectors; any of the rhythm patterns available from the panel buttons, the Rhythm Menus or User rhythm can be selected from these buttons.

The Auto Variation function is

not applied to some of the

rhythm patterns.

As with the Voice sections’

dotted buttons, you can set two

or three rhythm patterns from the same page to be selected from different buttons (one from the original Rhythm button, and the others from the dotted buttons).

SEQ. SEQ.

RHYTHM

MARCH WALTZ SWING BOUNCE SLOW

USER 1 USER 2 USER 3 USER 4 A B

TANGO LATIN 1 LATIN 2 8 BEAT 16 BEAT

USER 5 USER 6 USER 7 USER 8 C

ROCK

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

<RHYTHM> ¡1 ŒAUTO VARI. VOL.=16

These buttons turn the Auto Variation function on and off.

PAGE

Increases the volume.

Decreases the volume.

NOTE

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4. Rhythm, Accompaniment and Percussion

To select a rhythm pattern from a dotted button:

1. Press one of the dotted buttons on the right side

of the Rhythm section.

2. Select one of the pages with the Page buttons.

3. Select one of the rhythms by pressing one of the

appropriate Data Control buttons.

For example, select Dixie by pressing one of the bottom right Data Control buttons.

User Pages

Select the User pages when you wish to play rhythm patterns you’ve created with the Rhythm Pattern Program function. (See page 68.)

While you scroll through the pages with the Page buttons,

the originally selected rhythm pattern will sound until you select another pattern with the Data Control buttons.

SEQ. SEQ.

RHYTHM

MARCH WALTZ SWING BOUNCE SLOW

USER 1 USER 2 USER 3 USER 4 A B

TANGO LATIN 1 LATIN 2 8 BEAT 16 BEAT

USER 5 USER 6 USER 7 USER 8 C

ROCK

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

Swing1 Swing2 J.Ballad Dixie

PAGE

Swing1 Swing2 J.Ballad Dixie

NOTE

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Rhythm Menus

This chart lists all 38 of the rhythm patterns available on the Electone. The numbers in the chart correspond to the page numbers shown in the display.

Accompaniment Controls

The Accompaniment function here is independent of the A.B.C. accompaniment and works with the Rhythm section to automatically add arpeggiated chords and other instrumental embellishments. The Accompaniment controls include the setting of the Accompaniment type and its volume.

To select the Accompaniment controls in the Rhythm Condition pages:

1. Press any one of the RHYTHM buttons on the

panel twice.

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When the Electone is turned on,

the Accompaniment Volume is

automatically set to 0. Be sure to set the Accompaniment Volume to the appropriate value when using the Accompaniment function.

Even if the Accompaniment

Type is changed, the

Intro/Ending pattern remains the same.

MARCH LATIN 1

March Polka ¡1 Country Broadway

WALTZ LATIN 2

Waltz 1 Waltz 2 ¡2 J.Waltz Bolero

SWING 8 BEAT

Swing 1 Swing 2 ¡3 J.Ballad Dixie

BOUNCE 16 BEAT

Bounce 1 Bounce 2 ¡4 Reggae 1 Reggae 2

SLOW ROCK USER

S.Rock1 S.Rock2 ¡5 S.Rock3

Cha-cha Rhumba ¡7 Beguine Mambo

Samba 1 Samba 2 ¡8 Bossa.1 Bossa.2

8Beat1 8Beat2 ¡9 8Beat3 D.Pop

16Beat1 16Beat2 ¡10 16Beat3 Funk

USER1-A USER1-B ¡U1 USER1-C USER1-D

TANGO

Tango 1 Tango 2 ¡6 Tango 3

USER8-A USER8-B ¡U8 USER8-C USER8-D

SEQ. SEQ.

RHYTHM

MARCH WALTZ SWING BOUNCE SLOW

USER 1 USER 2 USER 3 USER 4 A B

TANGO LATIN 1 LATIN 2 8 BEAT 16 BEAT

USER 5 USER 6 USER 7 USER 8 C

ROCK

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

NOTE

<RHYTHM> ¡1 ŒAUTO VARI. VOL.=0

NOTE

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2. Once the Rhythm Condition Page 1 display

(above) has been called up, use the Page buttons to select Page 2.

Rhythm Condition Page 2

1 TYPE (1-4)

These settings provide types of rhythmic and melodic accompaniment, and become more complex according to the type number (Type 1 is the simplest, Type 4 the most complex).

2 VOL. (Volume)

Determines the volume of the Accompaniment. The Accompaniment can be turned off by setting this parameter to the minimum value. Range: 0-24

Automatic Accompaniment—Auto Bass Chord

The Auto Bass Chord (A.B.C.) function works with the Rhythm section of the Electone to automatically produce chord and bass accompaniment as you play. It adds a entirely new dimension to your performance by effectively putting a full backing band at your disposal. Depending on the feature or mode selected, you can play anything from a single note to a full chord on the Lower key board and hear complete, rhythmical bass and chord accompaniment.

To select the A.B.C. function and call up Rhythm Condition Page 3:

1. Press any of the RHYTHM buttons twice to call

up the Rhythm Condition pages.

Use the Page buttons to select Page 3, the

A.B.C. & Memory page.

Rhythm Condition Page 3

<ABC> <MEMORY> ¡3 Fingered ŒL ŒP

OFF Single Fingered Custom

Turn the Pedalboard Memory (P) on and off.

Turn the Lower keyboard Memory (L) on and off.

These buttons correspond to the bottom left of the LCD and let you step through the various A.B.C. modes.

PAGE

<ACCOMPANIMENT> ¡2 TYPE=1 VOL.=0

PAGE

Increases volume.

Decreases volume.

Sets volume to maximum value.

Sets volume to minimum value.

Selects the Accompaniment type.

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Auto Bass Chord

1 Mode: Off, Single, Fingered, Custom

Off

Cancels the Auto Bass Chord function.

Single (Single Finger mode)

The Single Finger mode provides the fastest and easiest means to obtain many different chord/bass combinations, by simply using one, or at most, two or three fingers to play the chords.

Refer to the chart below, Chords Recognized in the Single Finger Mode, for details on playing chords in this mode.

Fingered (Fingered Chord mode)

The Fingered Chord mode automatically produces bass and chord accompaniment for chords played in the Lower keyboard. It allows you to use a wider range of chord types than in the Single Finger mode. In the Fingered Chord mode, you play all the notes of the chord while the Auto Bass Chord function automatically selects the appropriate bass pattern and rhythmic accents.

Refer to the chart below, Chords Recognized in the Fingered Chord Mode, for details on playing chords in this mode.

Custom (Custom A.B.C. mode)

The Custom A.B.C. mode is a slight variation on the Fingered Chord mode. It allows you to determine what bass notes will be played in the accompaniment by playing a note on the Pedalboard along with the chords you play in the Lower keyboard.

2 Memory

The Memory function allows you to have the bass and chord accompaniment continue even after you release your fingers from the keyboard. Independent Memory settings are available for the Lower keyboard and Pedalboard, making it possible, for example, to have the bass continue with the rhythm while the chord accompaniment “rests.” The Memory function can also be used independently from the A.B.C. feature.

The bottom right Data Control button pair is used to control the Memory function. The left button corresponds to the Lower keyboard, and the right button corresponds to the Pedalboard.

L (Lower)

When Lower is set to on (solid box), the chord accompaniment of the Lower Keyboard voices continues to play even after you release your fingers from the Lower keyboard.

P (Pedal)

When Pedal is set to on (solid box), the bass accompaniment of the Pedalboard voices continues to play even after you release your fingers from the Lower keyboard.

The Auto Bass Chord function

can also be selected from the

A.B.C./ M.O.C. page. To select the A.B.C./ M.O.C. page, press the A.B.C./ M.O.C. button in the DISPLAY SELECT section.

NOTE

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Chords Recognized in the Single Finger Mode (Key of C)

Major, minor, 7th and minor 7th chords can all be played in the Single Finger mode.

Major chords: Press the root of the chord (the note that corresponds to the chord’s name).

Minor chords: Simultaneously press the root and any one black key to the left of it.

7th chords: Simultaneously press the root and any one white key to the left of it.

Minor 7th chords: Simultaneously press the root as well as any black key

and any white key to the left of it.

PLAYING SINGLE FINGER CHORDS WITHOUT RHYTHM:

Auto Bass Chord is generally used with rhythm patterns to create full rhythmic accompaniment, but it can also be used in the Single Finger mode to add full continuous chords to your performance without the use of the rhythm. Simply leave the rhythm off in Single Finger mode, and play Single Finger chords from the Lower keyboard.

Chords Recognized in the Fingered Chord Mode (Key of C)

Minor, 7th and minor 7th chords

with black key roots

(such as Bor G) are played in the same way as those with white key roots.

With Single Finger, the chord

produced will sound in the

same octave regardless of where it is played on the Lower keyboard.

If you forget to cancel the

Single Finger or Fingered

Chord accompaniment functions, single notes that you play will sounded as continuous chords.

Cm7

Chord Roots on the Lower Keyboard

GAB D E

FGABCDE

NOTE

C Cm C7 Cm7 Cmaj7

Cm maj7 C+5 C7+5

C-5Cm7-5 C7-5 C6 Cm6

Cdim C7sus4

NOTE

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Keyboard Percussion

The various drum and percussion sounds (a total of 43 available) have been assigned to the Lower keyboard and pedalboard for you to play.

To play the Keyboard Percussion sounds :

1. Tu rn on the Keyboard Percussion function by

pressing either or both the LOWER and PEDAL buttons in the KEYBOARD PERCUSSION section. (Keyboard Percussion switches for the Lower keyboard and Pedalboard can be used together or independently as you wish.)

2. Set the volume.

The volume of the percussion sounds is set together with that of the rhythm by using the VOLUME controls in the Rhythm section. Set the volume to the desired level.

3. Tu rn off all the Lower and Pedal voices by

setting each voice’s volume to MIN.

4. Play some notes on the Lower keyboard and

Pedalboard. The various percussion sounds have been assigned to the keyboards as shown in the charts below.

Percussion Assignments for the Lower Keyboard

Additional percussion sounds

are available on the Upper

keyboard when using the RHYTHM PATTERN PROGRAM function (See page 71).

KEYBOARD

PERCUSSION

LOWER

SEQ. SEQ.

MARCH WALTZ SWING BOUNCE SLOW

USER 1 USER 2 USER 3 USER 4 A B

RHYTHM

ROCK

VOLUME

MAX

PEDAL

SEQ. SEQ.

TANGO LATIN 1 LATIN 2 8 BEAT 16 BEAT

USER 5 USER 6 USER 7 USER 8 C

MIN

Orchestra Snare Drum

Snare Brush Shot

Snare Brush Roll

Synth. Tom 1

Synth. Tom 2

Synth. Tom 3

Claves

Tom 3

Tom 2

Snare Drum Roll

Tom 1

Triangle Closed

Triangle Open

Wood Block Low

Cowbell

NOTE

Wood Block High

Agogo High

Agogo Low

Hand Clap

Concert Bass Drum

Snare Drum Heavy

Bass Drum Heavy

Snare Drum Heavy

Bass Drum Light

Snare Drum Rim

Snare Drum Light

Snare Drum Reverb

Hi-hat Open

Hi-hat Closed

Ride Cymbal

Orchestra Cymbal 1

Crash Cymbal

Timbale Low

Tambourine

Castanet

Orchestra Cymbal 2

Timbale High

Conga Low

Conga High

Bongo Low

Bongo High

Cuica High

Cuica Low

Shaker

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4. Rhythm, Accompaniment and Percussion

Percussion Assignments for the Pedalboard

Melody On Chord

The Melody On Chord (M.O.C.) feature automatically adds a harmony part to the melodies you play on the Upper keyboard. The harmony is derived from the chords you play on the Lower keyboard—or from the chords that are played for you, if you use Automatic Accompaniment. Melody On Chord has three different modes, each providing a different set of harmonies to accompany the melody played. The modes are selected from the A.B.C./M.O.C. page.

To select the M.O.C. function:

Press the A.B.C./M.O.C. button in the DISPLAY SELECT section.

Snare Brush Shot

Snare Brush Roll

Tom 3

Snare Drum Light

Snare Drum Reverb

Snare Drum Heavy

Bass Drum Heavy

Tom 2

Tom 1

Hi-hat Closed

Snare Drum Rim

Synth. Tom 3

Ride Cymbal

Hi-hat Open

Synth. Tom 2

Crash Cymbal

Synth. Tom 1

Orchestra Cymbal 1

VOICE

DISPLAY

FOOT

SW.

EFFECT

REGIST.

SHIFT

DISPLAY SELECT

A.B.C. M.O.C.

PITCH

MIDI

TREMOLO

(FAST)

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4. Rhythm, Accompaniment and Percussion

1 Type

OFF

Cancels the Melody On Chord function.

MOC Type 1

Produces harmonies of up to two notes in a range close to the melody played.

MOC Type 2

Produces harmonies of up to three notes in a range close to the melody played.

MOC Type 3

Produces harmonies of up to four notes in a range relatively distant from the melody played.

2 Knee

On/off switch for knee lever control over Melody On Chord operation. When this is on, pressing the knee lever to the right activates the Melody On Chord function. (Refer to Knee Lever Control, page 90.)

<MOC> ¡3

Even when Melody On Chord is

on, if the Upper keyboard

voices are set to 0, the function will not sound.

OFF ŒKNEE

OFF MOC TYPE1 MOC TYPE2 MOC TYPE3

NOTE

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5. Registration Memory

Registration Memory allows you to store virtually all the settings you make on the panel and LCD, providing a convenient way to instantly change all voice settings and rhythms while you're playing, with the simple touch of a single button on the Registration Memory panel. The buttons are conveniently located between the upper and lower keyboards for easy access while playing.

The following functions and settings cannot be memorized:

• Registration Shift settings

• Pitch/Transpose settings

•Voice Disk voices

• User rhythms in the Rhythm Pattern Program (except for User rhythms currently assigned to the Dotted buttons)

• Rhythm Sequences

• MIDI settings

Storing Registrations

Newly created registrations you make can be stored to the Registration Memory panel buttons. All registrations in Registration Memory can also be saved to floppy disk for future recall.

To store registrations to the Registration Memory:

1. After creating your original registration, decide

which numbered button you wish to store.

2. While holding down the M (Memory) button in the

Registration Memory section, press the numbered button to which you wish to store your registration.

When the registration is stored, the numbered button flashes momentarily.

To select registrations from Registration Memory:

Simply press the numbered button that corresponds to the registration you wish to select.

USING THE D (DISABLE) BUTTON:

Rhythm and automatic accompaniment patterns also change when you select different Registration Memory buttons. Pressing the D (Disable) button allows you to keep the same rhythm and accompaniment patterns throughout all your registration changes, or make your own rhythm pattern selections if you want to.

5. Registration Memory

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 D.

1) While holding down M button... 2) ...press desired numbered button.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 D.

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To store all registrations to disk:

1. Insert a formatted disk into the disk slot under

the Music Disk Recorder (M.D.R.)

Make certain that the disk is either blank or has data you can erase. If the disk is new and unformatted, you will have to format it. Refer to the instructions how to format a disk (See page 50).

2. Select a song number on the M.D.R. by using the

SONG SELECT buttons.

There are 40 songs, or memory locations, available on a single disk.

3. While holding down the RECORD button on the

M.D.R., press the M (Memory) button in Registration Memory.

This operation saves all 8 registrations in Registration Memory to one song. The other 39 available songs on the disk can be used for saving additional batches of 8 registrations.

5. Registration Memory

See pages 56 and 57 for the

details on saving/recalling registrations to/from the M.D.R.

RECORD PLAY

UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL

SHIFT

SONG

REPEAT

PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD

MUSIC DISK RECORDER

FROM SONG DEL.

SONG COPY

TEMPO +–

FORMAT

CUSTOM PLAY

RECORD PLAY

UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL

SONG

REPEAT

PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD

MUSIC DISK RECORDER

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 D.

FROM SONG DEL.

SONG COPY

TEMPO +–

FORMAT

1) While holding RECORD button...

CUSTOM PLAY

SHIFT

NOTE

2) ...press M button.

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Registration Shift

The Registration Shift function allows you to change registrations, all the settings you make on the panel and LCD, without taking your hands from the keyboards. By using the right footswitch on the expression pedal, you can step through the panel registrations in sequence, either in numeric order or in any order you specify. Registration Shift has two modes: Shift and User.

To select the Registration Shift functions:

Press the REGIST. SHIFT button in the DISPLAY SELECT section.

Registration Shift Mode Page

1 OFF

Turns off the Registration Shift assignment.

2 SHIFT

Selection of the Shift mode. In the Shift mode, each press of the right footswitch selects the Registration Memory buttons in their numerical order. After the last preset is reached, the function “wraps around” to select the first button again. The numbered buttons light up as they are selected.

3 USER

Selection of the User mode. In the User mode, each press of the right footswitch selects registrations according to the order you specify.

There are two pages: Mode and Edit. (The Edit page can only be called up when the User mode has been selected.) Once you’ve selected the User mode, call up the Edit page by using the Page buttons.

5. Registration Memory

DISPLAY SELECT

VOICE

EFFECT

DISPLAY

REGIST.

FOOT

SHIFT

SW.

A.B.C. M.O.C.

PITCH

MIDI

TREMOLO

(FAST)

PAGE

<REGIST SHIFT> „OFF ŒSHIFT ŒUSER

12 3

Use these Data Control buttons to select the various settings: OFF, SHIFT or USER.

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● Cursor Controls

The cursor controls are used to move the cursor (the flashing box in the display) along the registration row in the display. The entered registration numbers are shown in the display; spaces not yet entered are represented by a dot. Move the cursor to the point you wish to edit by using the appropriate Rhythm Sequence buttons (arrows marked in green) on the panel and/or the Data Control buttons.

Cursor Controls-Panel Buttons

Cursor Controls-Data Control Buttons

1 |<<

Moves the cursor to the first position.

2 >>|

Moves the cursor to the last position.

3 <<

Moves the cursor ten spaces back.

4 >>

Moves the cursor ten spaces ahead.

5 <

Moves the cursor one step to the left.

6 >

Moves the cursor one step to the right.

<REGIST SHIFT> ¡MODE

5. Registration Memory

The cursor cannot be moved

unless registration numbers have been entered.

There are 18 Registration Shift

steps available.

ŒOFF ŒSHIFT „USER

The selected box flashes.

Registration Shift Edit Page

<REGIST SHIFT> ¡EDIT T12314545454541 E

NOTE

PAGE

RHYTHM

PROGRAM

PATTERN

CLEAR CHANGE

SEQUENCE

3 3

1256

<REGIST SHIFT> ¡EDIT

T12314545454541 E

ACCENTINSTRUMENTQUANTIZE

1234

PRESET

05678

USER SET INS. DEL. CLEAR

NOTE

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● Data Controls

The buttons in the Rhythm Sequence section described below are used to enter and delete registration numbers in the registration row. Move the cursor to the desired position and edit the registration data.

1 SET

For initially entering a registration number to a blank space in the registration row, or for replacing a number at the current cursor position. To enter a number, press the desired Registration Memory button (the selected button will light), then press the SET button. After using SET to enter registrations, the cursor can be moved among the numbers.

2 INS. (Insert)

For inserting a registration number just before the current cursor position. The new registration number is inserted at the cursor position and all other numbers to the right of the cursor are moved to accommodate the new number. To perform the operation, first move the cursor to a numbered position. Then press the desired Registration Memory button (the selected button will light), and press the INS. button.

3 DEL. (Delete)

For deleting a registration number at the current cursor position. To delete the unnecessary number, move the cursor to a numbered position and press the Data Control button corresponding to DEL.

4 CLEAR

For erasing all current user Registration Shift settings. After selecting CLEAR, the following display appears:

5. Registration Memory

RHYTHM

PROGRAM

PATTERN

SEQUENCE

3 3

CLEAR CHANGE

PRESET

05678

ACCENTINSTRUMENTQUANTIZE

1234

USER SET INS. DEL. CLEAR

Select OK with any of these buttons to clear all data.

<REGIST SHIFT> Clear [ OK ] [Cancel]

Select Cancel with any of these buttons to abort the operation.

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Registration numbers cannot be entered beyond the Registration Shift function’s capacity of 18. The following message momentarily appears when the 18 spaces have been filled:

First delete unnecessary registrations, then perform the operation again.

Resetting the Registration Memory Buttons (Power On Reset)

All current settings including Registration Memories and User rhythms can be deleted at once by using the Power On Reset function. To do this:

1. Tu rn oft the power.

2. While holding down the top left Data Control

button, turn the power back on.

Tur ning the Electone off erases all panel settings you have made. When the Electone is turned on, Basic Registration 1 is automatically selected. If you have made panel settings you wish to keep, save them to Registration Memory before turning the Electone off. You can, however, restore the panel settings that were made before the Electone was last turned off. In doing this, first be careful NOT to press any panel buttons (excepting those in Basic Registration) after you turn the Electone back on. Then, to restore the previous settings, hold down the M (Memory) button and press the D (Disable) button.

5. Registration Memory

Be careful when using this

operation, since it erases all

your existing data. Always save your important data to a floppy disk using M.D.R. (See page 56) in advance.

<REGIST SHIFT> ¡EDIT Data Full...!!

POWER

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6. Music Disk Recorder

The Music Disk Recorder (M.D.R.) is a sophisticated recording device built into the Electone that lets you

record your performances and registration settings. The Music Disk Recorder not only records the

notes you play; it also remembers the voices and rhythms you select, the front panel controls you

change, as well as all expression pedal, footswitch and knee lever positions, to reproduce your performance exactly as you play it. Moreover, you can separately record different parts of your performance,

building

up a song part by part.

Precautions

Be sure to handle floppy disks and treat the disk drive with care. Follow the important precautions below.

To eject a floppy disk:

Before ejecting the disk, be sure to confirm that the M.D.R. is stopped (check if the LED above the STOP button in the M.D.R. section is lit and the LED below the disk slot is off).

Press the eject button slowly as far as it will go; the disk will automatically pop out. When the disk is fully ejected, carefully remove it by hand.

Never attempt to remove the disk or turn the power off during recording, reading and playing back. Doing so can damage the disk and possibly the disk drive.

If the eject button is pressed too quickly, or if it is not pressed in as far as it will go, the disk may not eject properly. The eject button may become stuck in a half-pressed position with the disk extending from the drive slot by only a few millimeters. If this happens, do not attempt to pull out the partially ejected disk, since using force in this situation can damage the disk drive mechanism or the floppy disk. To remove a partially ejected disk, try pressing the eject button once again, or push the disk back into the slot and then repeat the eject procedure.

Be sure to remove the floppy disk from the

disk drive before turning off the power. A floppy disk left in the drive for extended periods can easily pick up dust and dirt that can cause data read and write errors.

Compatible Disk Type

3.5" 2DD and 2HD type floppy disks can be used. A blank 2DD floppy disk has been included with your Electone for you to record your performances.

Inserting/Ejecting Floppy Disks

To insert a floppy disk into the disk drive:

Hold the disk so that the label of the disk is facing upward and the sliding shutter is facing forward, towards the disk insertion slot. Carefully insert the disk – shutter first – into the slot, slowly pushing it all the way in until it clicks into place and the eject button pops out.

Floppy disk slot

LED (Lamp in-use) Eject button

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6. Music Disk Recorder

Cleaning the Disk Drive Read/Write Head

● Clean the read/write head regularly. This instrument employs a precision magnetic read/write head which, after an extended period of use, will pick up a layer of magnetic particles from the disks used that will eventually cause read and write errors.

● To maintain the disk drive in optimum working order Yamaha recommends that you use a commercially-available dry-type head cleaning disk to clean the head about once a month. Ask your Yamaha dealer about the availability of proper headcleaning disks.

Never insert anything but floppy disks into the disk drive. Other objects may cause damage to the disk drive or floppy disks.

About the Floppy Disks

To handle floppy disks with care:

Do not place heavy objects on a disk or

bend or apply pressure to the disk in any way. Always keep floppy disks in their protective cases when they are not in use.

Do not expose the disk to direct sunlight,

extremely high or low temperatures, or excessive humidity, dust or liquids.

Do not open the sliding shutter and touch

the exposed surface of the floppy disk inside.

Do not expose the disk to magnetic fields,

such as those produced by televisions, speakers, motors, etc., since magnetic fields can partially or completely erase data on the disk, rendering it unreadable.

Never use a floppy disk with a deformed

shutter or housing.

Do not attach anything other than the

provided labels to a floppy disk. Also make sure that labels are attached in the proper location.

To protect your data (Write-protect Tab):

To prevent accidental erasure of important data, slide the disk’s write-protect tab to the “protect” position (tab open). If you attempt to modify the disk when the write-protect tab is set to “on” position, “Prot (Protected)” will appear on the LED display in the M.D.R. section indicating that the operation is not possible.

Protect Off

(tab closed: unlocked)

Rear side

Shutter

Write-protect tab

Protect On

(tab open: locked)

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6. Music Disk Recorder

Formatting a Disk

Before recording a performance to your blank disk, the disk must first be formatted.

To format a disk:

1. Put the disk, label facing up, into the

disk drive (insertion slot).

“Fort” will appear on the LED display indicating that the inserted disk requires to be formatted.

2. While holding down the SHIFT button,

press the FORMAT button.

This step puts the format operation on stand-by, indicated by the dashes on the LED display and the flashing LED above the FORMAT button.

3. Press the FORMAT button again to begin

formatting.

The LED above the FORMAT button stays lit. The number "160" appears on the LED display and counts down to "001" as the disk is being formatted. When formatting is completed, operation returns to the original STOP status.

About SHIFT button:

You will find the SHIFT button (printed in green) at the top right side of the M.D.R. section. Some buttons in the M.D.R. section have dual functions: the first function is printed in white above each button; the second function is printed in green below each button. The SHIFT button is used to select the second functions by pressing each function button while holding down the SHIFT.

If you format a disk that contains previously recorded data, all data on the disk will be erased. To avoid inadvertently formatting a

disk after this step, press the STOP button.

RECORD PLAY

UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL

SONG

REPEAT

PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD

MUSIC DISK RECORDER

UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL

SONG

REPEAT

PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD

MUSIC DISK RECORDER

FROM SONG DEL.

SONG COPY

TEMPO +–

RECORD PLAY

FROM SONG DEL.

SONG COPY

FORMAT

----

TEMPO +–

FORMAT

SHIFT

CUSTOM PLAY

SHIFT

CUSTOM PLAY

RECORD PLAY

UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL

SONG

REPEAT

PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD

MUSIC DISK RECORDER

UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL

SONG

REPEAT

PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD

MUSIC DISK RECORDER

FROM SONG DEL.

SONG COPY

160

TEMPO +–

RECORD PLAY

FROM SONG DEL.

SONG COPY

FORMAT

TEMPO +–

FORMAT

SHIFT

CUSTOM PLAY

SHIFT

CUSTOM PLAY

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Recording

(1) To record a song:

1. Set the desired registrations on the

Electone.

Make all the Electone settings necessary for the song you will record. This means entering the all registrations you will need for the entire performance in the Registration Memory. Make sure also to select the registration that you will use at the beginning of the song.

2. Put a formatted disk into the disk slot.

3. Use the SONG SELECT (G, H) buttons

to select the song number for recording.

4. Press the RECORD button.

The RECORD lamp lights up and the PLAY and CUSTOM PLAY lamps begins blinking, indicating that the Music Disk Recorder is ready to record.

5. Press the PLAY button.

The PLAY lamp lights up and small bars flash across the LED display from left to right, indicating that the M.D.R. is reading the registrations and other settings.

If the selected song number already contains recorded data, small bars ("--") appear at the left

part of LED display and flash along with the song number, warning you that the selected song number already contains recorded data. If you want to execute recording operation over the song number, press the RECORD button again. If you don't want, select another song number for recording or press the STOP button to cancel recording.

When a disk is first inserted, song number 01 is

automatically selected. The song numbers 01

through 40 are available and up to 40 songs can be stored on a disk. However, available song numbers may be reduced depending on the amount of the song data you have recorded.

6. Music Disk Recorder

NOTE

RECORD PLAY

UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL

SONG

REPEAT

PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD

MUSIC DISK RECORDER

UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL

SONG

REPEAT

PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD

MUSIC DISK RECORDER

FROM SONG DEL.

SONG COPY

TEMPO +–

RECORD PLAY

FROM SONG DEL.

SONG COPY

FORMAT

TEMPO +–

FORMAT

SHIFT

CUSTOM PLAY

SHIFT

CUSTOM PLAY

NOTE

RECORD PLAY

UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL

SONG

REPEAT

PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD

MUSIC DISK RECORDER

FROM SONG DEL.

SONG COPY

TEMPO +–

FORMAT

SHIFT

CUSTOM PLAY

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6. Music Disk Recorder

6. After numbers appear on the LED

display of the M.D.R., begin playing.

Once the setup operation in step #5 is complete, a number will appear on the LED display indicating that you can begin recording your performance. The number also indicates the amount of memory left on the disk.

If you make a mistake during recording:

1) Press the PLAY button while the M.D.R. is still running.

This stops the recording and returns you to the starting point of the song. The letters "rE" (retry) appear on the left side of the LED display and the PLAY and CUSTOM PLAY LEDs start flashing, indicating that you can re-record the song.

2) Press PLAY again to begin re-recording the song.

Re-recording starts from the beginning of the song and replaces the previously recorded performance with the newly recorded performance.

7. When you finish playing, press the STOP

button.

When the STOP button is pressed, both the RECORD and PLAY lamps go out, and recording is stopped.

8. To hear your newly recorded

performance, press the PLAY button.

Playback will begin after a couple of seconds. For more information on playback and other playback-related functions, see page 58.

The short time it takes to set up for recording is recorded as well, causing a short pause before playback of the song.

Be sure to remove the floppy disk from the disk drive after the STOP lamp lights up and the LED below the disk slot goes out.

When the available memory reaches "008" or less, the numbers begin flashing to warn you. If this happens, stop recording before the display reaches "000."

Never attempt to press the eject button or turn the power off during recording, reading and playing

back. Doing so can damage the disk and possibly the disk drive. Be sure to remove the floppy disk from the disk drive before turning off the power.

RECORD PLAY

UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL

SONG

REPEAT

PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD

MUSIC DISK RECORDER

FROM SONG DEL.

SONG COPY

622

TEMPO +–

FORMAT

NOTE

SHIFT

CUSTOM PLAY

RECORD PLAY

UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL

SONG

REPEAT

PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD

MUSIC DISK RECORDER

UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL

SONG

REPEAT

PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD

FROM SONG DEL.

SONG COPY

TEMPO +–

RECORD PLAY

FROM SONG DEL.

SONG COPY

FORMAT

SHIFT

CUSTOM PLAY

SHIFT

CUSTOM PLAY

MUSIC DISK RECORDER

TEMPO +–

FORMAT

NOTE

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