IBM PS1500 owner manual Federal Communications Commission

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Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this instrument does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the instrument off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

-Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

-Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.

-Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

-Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

CAUTION: Changes or modifications to this product not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate this product.

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Contents Cod Important Safety Instructions Federal Communications Commission Stock Code Contents Ii Contents Midi 10 Reference GuideSample / Record AppendixPS1500 How to use the manual CongratulationsMultimedia Facilities Polyphony & multitimbricity SpecificationsSampling Baldwin Piano & Organ Company 1996. All rights reserved Important InformationImportant Preliminary Notes System ResetVi Introduction User Guide General Safety Instructions At this point, PS1500 is ready to play Power UP and GET to Know the BasicsInitial Status Default Adjusting the General VolumeInitial status / Adjusting the General Volume Automatic Accompaniment Play with Auto Accompaniment StylesPress Single Touch Play Select a StyleAutomatic Accompanment Play a different chordDemo Style Demo StyleListen to the Demo Styles Select a Style with the corresponding Function buttonDial scrolls through all the songs present on disk MultimediaSelect a Song by rotating the Dial Select the Song with the corresponding Func- tion buttonSong Edit Sound plays across the full keyboard Selecting Instrument SoundsPress the Grand Piano button Press a Sound Groups buttonRepeat and listen to other Sounds Play on the keyboard Select the Preset called GrandPSelecting the Programmable Presets Selecting the Programmable PRE- SetsObservations Press the Upper 2 activatorPress the Lower activator Second sound is introduced String, lay- ered with the firstChange the Touch Sensitivity Play the Programmable PadsPlay with Effects or bypass them Press a deactivated buttonBypass To activate an effectHeadphones/Pedals Play with HeadphonesPlug a set of headphones into the left headphone socket All three pedals are switch action controlsRev=Reverb F1/F2, Eff=Effect F3/F4, Loud=Loudness F5/F6 General Effect volumes and loudnessClear the keyboard transpose setting Transpose the Instrument SEMI- TonesTranspose the instrument Playback stops instantly Play All SongsInsert a PS Songs disk or MidiFile data disk into the drive Press Play ALL SongsSong Play Direct from Disk Song Play Direct from DiskPress the Disk button Select the Song a or MidiFile b option from the LoadDon’t forget to remove the Floppy disk from the drive Scroll through the files and select a Song or MidiFileRecording a Song/Style This is the quickest and most direct recording methodRecording a Song/Style Use the Fills Change Variation Press Record in the SequencerStart playing after the one bar lead Any notes you play during the lead-in will not be recordedSave the Song/Style to disk Buttons Without Leds Buttons with LedsPowerkeyboard Front panel Control panelDisplay Left section Style Song Groups Volume AccompanimentTranspose Central sectionSound Groups Edit Control panel Right sectionVAR 1, VAR 2, VAR 3, VAR Front Panel buttons & controlsOnds if no selection has been made Display ContrastQuantize an auto corrector of timing errors EditDisk Rear Panel model with Speakers box Rear Panel Connections Svhs Video output in SVHS/Composite Video stand- ardSpeakers for PS1500 models with Speakers box STYLE/PRESET Mode Play Modes STYLE/PRESET, SONG/ Style & SongPS1500 offers three different play modes Single Touch Play SONG/STYLE ModeStyle Lock off. Selecting a Preset selects live Style lockProgrammable Presets Real Time Song ModePresets Grand Piano presetPresets via MIDI? Style PresetSong/Style Preset Song PresetSounds TracksEdit modes Edit ModesMidi Power SupplyOutput PedalsRight/M, Left + Volume InputComputer RGB, S-VHS Video outputs HeadphonesSpeakers AUDIO/VIDEO InterfaceDisplay Main displaySelection windows Other types of Selection windowsRecord Windows Edit Pages User Messages and WarningsThese messages are closed with Enter or ES- Cape Data Entry NavigatingData Entry Modifying parameters with the Dial Modifying On/Off parameters with the Function buttonModifying parameters with the Sliders Inserting Alphanumeric Data Name write situationsPrevious entry Inserting measures ENTER/ESCAPEFull Mode Sounds and TracksKeyboard modes Ways of Selecting Sounds Keyboard ActivatorsKeyboard Activators Selecting Single Sounds Selecting Single SoundsPress one of the Select buttons Assign a Sound to a keyboard trackSelect the desired Sound or Drumkit with the Function button To assign Sounds to tracks other than the key- board tracks Assigning a Sound to the Grand Piano presetSelecting Presets Select a Preset using the corresponding Function buttonSelecting Presets Press PAGE-/Bank- to select the previous Pre- set To Select the PresetsGrand Piano Preset Grand Piano PresetSelect Grand Piano in Preset mode Select Grand Piano in Style modePress Display Hold Select an itemSelect other items as required How to Program Presets Programming the PresetsHOW the Sounds are Arranged Assigning Sounds to tracks Press Preset in the Edit sectionTimeout display shows 8 Sounds to choose from Assigning Sounds to TracksNew situation is permanently memorized Press Escape to close the Edit Preset Program ChangeChanging the Track status Changing the Track StatusKeyboard tracks Upper 1, Upper 2, Lower To change the status of the keyboard tracksSong tracks correspond to tracks 1 Change the status of a Style, Song/Style or Song trackPress and hold Easy PLAY/SPLIT Changing the Keyboard ModeFollowing example outlines how to select the keyboard modes Changing the Keyboard ModeRotate the Dial to set Mode to Full or Split as required Press Escape to close the windowSet Changing Track Volumes Lock the mixer setting for all PresetsTransposing the Tracks by Semitones + value = transpose UP, value = trans- pose DownTransposing Tracks How to Store Presets Store PresetFor example Saving Changes to the Current PRE- SET Press Store PresetYou can choose from the 64 memory loca- tions available Current Preset name is shown at the Old name position Change the Name of a PresetPress PRESET. in the Edit section Change the Preset name using the keys of the keyboardRestore Preset Restoring the Original Preset SET- TingsUser Guide About PS1500 Styles Style DisplayUser Styles are discussed in a separate chapter Selecting Styles Selecting StylesSelect Presets to recall Styles Turn off Single Touch PlaySounds of the live keyboard tracks re- main unchanged If on, Single Touch Play deactivates au- tomatically Select a Style with the PROGRAM- Mable PresetsSelect a Preset Deactivate Style LockAccompaniment tracks To view the Accompaniment tracksAuto Accompaniment tracks KEY Start can be turned off by Style ControlsSTART/STOP KEY START/CONTINUEDial Tempo To vary the TempoIntro EndingStyle Lock Variation, Fill, Style LockVariation 1,2,3,4 FILL, FILL, FILL/TAP TempoTwo keyboard modes Full and Split Accompaniment sectionEasy Play / Split Piano StyleTempo Lock MemoryMixer Lock Lower MemoryChord Recognition modes Grand Piano Preset recalls the Free mode by defaultOne Finger Chords There are four possible chord recognition modes availableModifying the Chord Recognition mode Modifying the Chord Recognition ModesPress and hold Piano Style Changing the Split Point Split Point isChanging the Split Point Harmony Type Single Touch PlayHarmony On/OffSelect the option with the corresponding Func- tion button How to select a Harmony Type optionHow to select the Harmony Type Press Harmony TypeActivate Style Lock Selecting Programmable Presets During Style PlayExamples Selecting Presets during Style play Activate Single Touch PlaySelect other Programmable Presets Press INTRO, Ending or Fill to activate the in- troductionPlay freely Stop the accompaniment with Ending or START/ Stop Start to play the Style Press each button to cancel the LEDMute ONE or More Accompaniment Tracks Deactivate tracks 3, 4Examples Changing Style without stopping the accompaniment Changing Style Without Stopping AccompanimentPlay freely with the new Style Press FILL, Intro or Ending Play normallyPress START/STOP or Ending to stop the accom- paniment Tempo Save the Tempo to a PresetPress Store Preset to save the Preset Current tempo setting can be saved to a Pre- setPress F5 or F6 to select the Preset command