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CAUTION 2 SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONSIMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 3 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSIONContents  i 5 Contents17   1 Quick GuidePOWER UP AND GET TO KNOW THE BASICS 118 12  User GuideTHE INITIAL STATUS (DEFAULT) ADJUSTING THE GENERAL VOLUME 19 Quick guide  13PLAY WITH AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT STYLES1. Press SINGLE TOUCH PLAY.  14  User Guide5. Play a different chord. 6. Start to play a melody with the right hand. 7. Stop the Style with Start/Stop or Ending.   20 5/621  Demo StyleLISTEN TO THE DEMO STYLES1. Press the DEMO button in the SYSTEM section. 2. Select a Style with the corresponding Function 3. Select the ALL option to chain all three demos.  16  User Guide 22  Multimedia3/4 5/623 Quick guide  177. Press PLAY or START/STOP to start the SONG play- back. 8. Press TEXT in the Song Edit section. 9. Press TEXT or ESCAPE to close the lyrics display. Stop the Song playback with START/STOP or STOP. 24 18  User GuideSELECTING INSTRUMENT SOUNDS1. Press the GRAND PIANO button. 2. Press a SOUND GROUPS button. 3. Play on the keyboard and listen to the Sound  25 Quick guide  194. Repeat step 2 and listen to other Sounds. 26 110  User GuideSELECTING THE PROGRAMMABLE PRE- SETS1. Press button 1 in the PROGRAMMABLE PRESETS section. 2. Select the Preset called GrandP. 3. Play on the keyboard.  Quick guide  1114. Press the UPPER 2 activator.   27 5A 5B5. Press the LOWER activator. 28 112  User GuideCHANGE THE TOUCH SENSITIVITY1. Press TOUCH SENSITIVITY 2. Select the setting required. 3. Close the display with TOUCH SENSITIVITY or ES- CAPE.  PLAY THE PROGRAMMABLE PADS 29 Quick guide  113PLAY WITH EFFECTS OR BYPASS THEM1. To bypass an effect, press an active button. 2. Press a deactivated button.  30 114  User GuidePLAY WITH HEADPHONES SOFT SOSTENUTO DAMPER Plug a set of headphones into the left headphone socket.  PLAY WITH THE PEDALS Quick guide  115 REGULATE THE GENERAL EFFECT VOLUMES AND ACTIVATE LOUDNESS4. Modify the selected parameter, either with the Dial, or with the Sliders F1  F8. 5. Press ESCAPE or GENERAL to exit Edit General.  31 1/23/432 116  User GuideTRANSPOSE THE INSTRUMENT (SEMI- TONES)1. Press TRANSPOSE+ to raise the pitch or TRANS- POSE to lower the pitch. 2. Press both TRANSPOSE buttons simultaneously.  Quick guide  117  33  Play All Songs1. Insert a PS Songs disk or MidiFile data disk into the drive. 2/32. Press PLAY ALL SONGS. 3. You can stop the playback at any time by press- ing PLAY ALL SONGS, STOP or START/STOP. 35 Quick guide  1194. Rotate the DIAL to select a Song or MidiFile. 5. Press START/STOP or PLAY to start the playback. 6. To stop the direct playback at any time, press STOP or START/STOP.  36  Recording a Song/Style120  User Guide1. Press GRAND PIANO PRESET to set the instru- ment to Style/Preset mode.  37 Quick guide  1214. Press RECORD in the Sequencer. 5. Press either PLAY or START/STOP to start the re- cording. 6. Start playing after the one bar lead. 38 122  User GuideRecording a Song/Style PLAY STOP 9. Listen to the Song/Style playback by pressing either PLAY or START/STOP.16 TRACK  RECORDING  STUDIO  Front & Rear panel   21 39  2 Front & Rear PanelBUTTONS WITH LEDS BUTTONS WITHOUT LEDS 22  User Guide 40 Front panel16 TRACK  RECORDING  STUDIO Rear PanelPROGRAMMABLE PADS VOLUME ACCOMPANIMENT STYLE   SONG GROUPS ACCOMPANIMENT VARIATION FILL TRANSPOSE SOUND GROUPS PROGRAMMABLE PRESETS EDIT SONG EDIT SYSTEM HARMONY DIGITAL EFFECTS GENERALMUSIC MULTIMEDIA  WORKSTATION  keyboard power control panel display disk driveHEADPHONES 1 HEADPHONES 2  alphanumeric configuration Stereo Headphones Connections 41  Control panel (left section)7 86STYLE   SONG GROUPS VOLUME ACCOMPANIMENT ACCOMPANIMENT VARIATION FILL  1 2 3 4 5 42  Control panel (central section)SYSTEM HARMONY DIGITAL EFFECTS TRANSPOSE 910 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 43  Control panel (right section)32SOUND GROUPS PROGRAMMABLE PRESETS PROGRAMMABLE PADS EDIT 16 TRACK  RECORDING  STUDIO SONG EDIT  23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 33 44  Front Panel (buttons & controls)26  User Guide1. VOLUME SLIDERS 2. ACCOMPANIMENT SLIDERS 3. SINGLE TOUCH PLAY 4. STYLE/SONG GROUPS 5. ACCOMPANIMENT 6. VAR 1, VAR 2, VAR 3, VAR 4 7. STYLE LOCK 8. FILL 9. TRANSPOSE +, TRANSPOSE   45 Front & Rear panel   2710. DISPLAY CONTRAST 11. PAGE+/BANK+, PAGE/BANK 12. THE DISPLAY 13. SELECT - UPPER 1, UPPER 2, LOWER 14. START/STOP, INTRO, ENDING, KEY START        CONTINUE 15. DISPLAY HOLD 16. TOUCH SENSITIVITY 17. SYSTEM 18. FUNCTION BUTTONS F1F8 19. HARMONY 20. DIGITAL EFFECT 21. UPPER 1, UPPER 2, LOWER (ACTIVATORS) 22. DIAL, ENTER, ESCAPE 46 28  User Guide23. SOUND GROUPS 24. EDIT 25. SONG EDIT 26. THE DISK DRIVE 27. GRAND PIANO 28. PROGRAMMABLE PRESETS 29. PROGRAMMABLE PADS 30. STORE PRESET 31. 16 TRACK RECORDING STUDIO This section represents the on-board sequenc- er. 32. DISK 33. PLAY ALL SONGS 210  User Guide 48 Rear Panel (Connections)1. AUDIO/VIDEO INTERFACE 2. COMPUTER 3. MIDI 4. PEDALS 5. INPUT 6. OUTPUT 7. SPEAKERS (for PS1500 models with Speakers box) Basic concepts  31 49  3  Basic concepts65  4 Sounds & PresetsTHE SOUNDS AND TRACKS 42   User Guide 66 KEYBOARD ACTIVATORSWAYS OF SELECTING SOUNDS Sounds & Presets  43 67 AB C Selecting Single Sounds1. Press one of the SELECT buttons. 2. Press a SOUND GROUPS button. 68 44   User Guide3. Select a Bank containing the desired Sound us- ing the PAGE+/BANK+ or PAGE/BANK but- 4. Select the desired Sound or Drumkit with the Function button. 5. Play on the keyboard. 69 Sounds & Presets  4546   User Guide  70  Selecting Presets1. Press one of the PROGRAMMABLE PRESETS but- 2. Select a Preset using the corresponding Function 71 Sounds & Presets  47USE PAGE+/BANK+ AND PAGE/BANK TO SELECT THE PRESETSPreset 3 Preset 2 1. Press PAGE+/BANK+ select the next Preset.Selecting Presets Preset 4, etc..... Preset 3 Preset 2 Preset 1  2. Press PAGE/Bank to select the previous Pre- set.  72 48   User Guide THE GRAND PIANO PRESET Sounds & Presets  49 SELECT SOUNDS, PRESETS OR STYLES USING DISPLAY HOLD1. Press DISPLAY HOLD. 2. Press a button from the SOUND GROUPS, the PROGRAMMABLE PRESETS or the STYLE GROUPS. 3. Select an item.  73 2/3/474  How to Program Presets82 1/283 Sounds & Presets  41984 420   User GuideSAVING CHANGES TO THE CURRENT PRE- SET1. Press STORE PRESET. 2. Press ENTER to confirm, or ESCAPE to cancel.  85 Sounds & Presets  421SAVING CHANGES TO A DIFFERENT PRESET (OR CREATING A NEW ONE)1. Press STORE PRESET. 2. Rotate the Dial to select the Preset destination. 3. Press ENTER to confirm, or ESCAPE to cancel.  86 422   User GuideCHANGE THE NAME OF A PRESET 87 Sounds & Presets  423RESTORING THE ORIGINAL PRESET SET- TINGS1. Press RESTORE in the SYSTEM section. 2. Press F7 or F8 to select the PRESET command. 3. Press ENTER to confirm the Restore Preset pro- cedure, or ESCAPE to cancel.  Styles   51 89  5 The StylesABOUT PS1500 STYLES THE STYLE DISPLAY 52   User Guide 90  Selecting StylesOPTION  A:  RECALL KEYBOARD SOUNDS AUTOMATICALLY1. Press SINGLE TOUCH PLAY (LED on). 3. Select a Style with the corresponding Function 2. Press one of the STYLE/SONG GROUPS buttons.  91 Styles   53OPTION B: SELECT STYLES WITHOUT CHANGING THE KEY- BOARD SOUNDS1. Turn off SINGLE TOUCH PLAY. 2. Press one of the buttons of the STYLE / SONG GROUPS section (Swing, Country, Rock, etc.). 3. Select a Style with the corresponding Function  92 54   User GuideSELECT A STYLE WITH THE PROGRAM- MABLE PRESETS1. Deactivate STYLE LOCK. 2. Press one of the PROGRAMMABLE PRESET but- 3. Select a Preset.  93 The Accompaniment tracks94  The Style ControlsSTART/STOP KEY START/CONTINUE Styles   57 INTRO ENDING THE DIAL (TEMPO) 95 To vary the Tempo96 Variation, Fill, Style LockVARIATION 1,2,3,4 FILL<, FILL, FILL>/TAP TEMPO STYLE LOCK Styles   59 97  The Accompaniment sectionEASY PLAY / SPLIT PIANO STYLE 98 510   User GuideMEMORY LOWER MEMORY TEMPO LOCK FADE IN/OUT MIXER LOCK BASS FOLLOW Styles   511 THE CHORD RECOGNITION MODES 99 One Finger ChordsC (major) C min C dim C 7 C maj7 100 512   User GuideMODIFYING THE CHORD RECOGNITION MODES1. Press and hold PIANO STYLE. 2. Select the required chord recognition mode with the corresponding Function buttons.  101 Styles   513CHANGING THE SPLIT POINT 102 514   User GuideSINGLE TOUCH PLAY HARMONY 103 Styles   5151. Press HARMONY TYPE 2. Select the option with the corresponding Func- tion button. 3. Press ESCAPE to close the Harmony Type display. 104 516   User GuideSELECTING PROGRAMMABLE PRESETS DURING STYLE PLAY1. Activate SINGLE TOUCH PLAY. 2. Activate STYLE LOCK. 3. Select a Style.  Styles   517 105 7/8106 518   User Guide107 Styles   519MUTE ONE OR MORE ACCOMPANIMENT TRACKS1. Select a Style. 2. Deactivate tracks 3, 4 and 5. 3. Start to play the Style. 4. Introduce the muted tracks at will.  108 520   User GuideCHANGING STYLE WITHOUT STOPPING THE ACCOMPANIMENTN k 1. Select a Style.    Boogie   SlBlue S oftRk    Blues  2. Press INTRO, ENDING or FILL to program the Style introduction. 3. Press START/STOP (or use KEY START) to start the auto accompaniment.  109 Styles   5214. Play normally.INTRO STYLE   SON k    Boogie   SlBlue SoftRk    BluesKEY START CONTINUE ENDING START / STOP FILL   5. Press one of the STYLE GROUP buttons and se- lect a different Style.The new Style cuts in at the end of the cur- rent measure.  6. Play freely with the new Style. 7. Press FILL, INTRO or ENDING. 110 522   User GuideSTART / STOP INTRO k S k 9. Play freely. Hint  The Fill breaks into the arrangement STYLE   SO VARIATION      MetalR    SlowR OpenRk    HardRk         MetalR    SlowR OpenRk    HardRk     SKEY START CONTINUE ENDING    10. Select another Style and press INTRO or ENDING immediately. Hint: You can switch Styles quickly by activating DISPLAY HOLD  to lock the Style selection window  11. Press START/STOP or ENDING to stop the accom- paniment. Styles   523 111  TempoCHANGING THE TEMPO OF A STYLE SAVE THE TEMPO TO A PRESET 112 524   User GuideRESTORING THE ORIGINAL PRESET SET- TINGS1. Press RESTORE in the SYSTEM section. 2. Press F5 or F6 to select the PRESET command. 3. Press ENTER to confirm the Restore Preset pro- cedure, or ESCAPE to cancel.   
 
 
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