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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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Contents i
Contents
USER GUIDE
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Contents iii
REFERENCE GUIDE
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APPENDIX
Introduction i
CONGRATULATIONS!
MULTIMEDIA FACILITIES
THE OWNERS MANUAL
ii Introduction
SPECIFICATIONS
Introduction iii
iv Introduction
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Introduction v
IMPORTANT PRELIMINARY NOTES
SYSTEM RESET
HOLD
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User Guide
GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Quick guide 11
1 Quick Guide
POWER UP AND GET TO KNOW THE BASICS
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THE INITIAL STATUS (DEFAULT)
ADJUSTING THE GENERAL VOLUME
Quick guide 13
PLAY WITH AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT STYLES
1. Press SINGLE TOUCH PLAY.
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5. Play a different chord.
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Quick guide 15
Demo Style
LISTEN TO THE DEMO STYLES
1. 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.
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7. 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.
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SELECTING INSTRUMENT SOUNDS
1. Press the GRAND PIANO button.
2. Press a SOUND GROUPS button.
3. Play on the keyboard and listen to the Sound
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4. Repeat step 2 and listen to other Sounds.
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SELECTING THE PROGRAMMABLE PRE- SETS
1. Press button 1 in the PROGRAMMABLE PRESETS section.
2. Select the Preset called GrandP.
3. Play on the keyboard.
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5. Press the LOWER activator.
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CHANGE THE TOUCH SENSITIVITY
1. Press TOUCH SENSITIVITY
2. Select the setting required.
3. Close the display with TOUCH SENSITIVITY or ES- CAPE.
Quick guide 113
PLAY WITH EFFECTS OR BYPASS THEM
1. To bypass an effect, press an active button.
2. Press a deactivated button.
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PLAY WITH HEADPHONES
SOFT
SOSTENUTO DAMPER
Plug a set of headphones into the left headphone socket.
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TRANSPOSE THE INSTRUMENT (SEMI- TONES)
1. Press TRANSPOSE+ to raise the pitch or TRANS- POSE to lower the pitch.
2. Press both TRANSPOSE buttons simultaneously.
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Play All Songs
1. Insert a PS Songs disk or MidiFile data disk into the drive.
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2. Press PLAY ALL SONGS.
3. You can stop the playback at any time by press- ing PLAY ALL SONGS, STOP or START/STOP.
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4. 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.
Recording a Song/Style
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1. Press GRAND PIANO PRESET to set the instru- ment to Style/Preset mode.
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4. 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.
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Recording a Song/Style
PLAY
ENTER ESCAPE
STOP
2 Front & Rear Panel
BUTTONS WITH LEDS
BUTTONS WITHOUT LEDS
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Front panel
16 TRACK RECORDING STUDIO
Rear Panel
PROGRAMMABLE PADS
VOLUME ACCOMPANIMENT
Control panel (left section)
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STYLE SONG GROUPS
VOLUME ACCOMPANIMENT
ACCOMPANIMENT
Control panel (central section)
SYSTEM HARMONY DIGITAL EFFECTS
TRANSPOSE
910 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Front & Rear panel 25
Control panel (right section)
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SOUND GROUPS PROGRAMMABLE PRESETS
PROGRAMMABLE PADS
EDIT 16 TRACK RECORDING STUDIO
Front Panel (buttons & controls)
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1. VOLUME SLIDERS
2. ACCOMPANIMENT SLIDERS
3. SINGLE TOUCH PLAY
Front & Rear panel 27
10. DISPLAY CONTRAST
11. PAGE+/BANK+, PAGE/BANK
12. THE DISPLAY
13. SELECT - UPPER 1, UPPER 2, LOWER
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23. SOUND GROUPS
24. EDIT
25. SONG EDIT
26. THE DISK DRIVE
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Rear Panel (Connections)
1. AUDIO/VIDEO INTERFACE
2. COMPUTER
3. MIDI
4. PEDALS
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PLAY MODES: STYLE/PRESET, SONG/ STYLE & SONG
STYLE/PRESET MODE
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SONG/STYLE MODE
Style lock
Single Touch Play
Basic concepts 33
SONG MODE
PRESETS
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Basic concepts 35
TRACKS
SOUNDS
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EDIT MODES
Basic concepts 37
Connections
POWER SUPPLY
OUTPUT
PEDALS
MIDI
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MK
PS1500
PS1500
COMPUTER
Basic concepts 39
AUDIO/VIDEO INTERFACE
SPEAKERS
HEADPHONES
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The Display
Basic concepts 311
RECORD WINDOWS
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EDIT PAGES
USER MESSAGES AND WARNINGS
Basic concepts 313
Data Entry
NAVIGATING
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MODIFYING THE PARAMETER VALUES
Basic concepts 315
INSERTING ALPHANUMERIC DATA
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ENTER/ESCAPE
Sounds & Presets 41
FULL MODE
SPLIT MODE
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THE SOUNDS AND TRACKS
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KEYBOARD ACTIVATORS
WAYS OF SELECTING SOUNDS
Sounds & Presets 43
A
B
C
Selecting Single Sounds
1. Press one of the SELECT buttons.
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3. 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.
Sounds & Presets 45
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Selecting Presets
1. Press one of the PROGRAMMABLE PRESETS but-
2. Select a Preset using the corresponding Function
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USE PAGE+/BANK+ AND PAGE/BANK TO SELECT THE PRESETS
Preset 3
Preset 2
1. Press PAGE+/BANK+ select the next Preset.
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THE GRAND PIANO PRESET
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SELECT SOUNDS, PRESETS OR STYLES USING DISPLAY HOLD
1. Press DISPLAY HOLD.
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How to Program Presets
HOW THE SOUNDS ARE ARRANGED
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ASSIGNING SOUNDS TO TRACKS
1. Press PRESET in the EDIT section.
2. Select a track (Pr. Change) with the correspond- ing Function button.
3. Press a SOUND GROUPS button.
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Sounds & Presets 413
CHANGING THE TRACK STATUS
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Active Mute
Sounds & Presets 415
CHANGING THE KEYBOARD MODE
1. Press and hold EASY PLAY/SPLIT.
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Sounds & Presets 417
BALANCE THE SECTION VOLUMES WITH THE ACCOMPANIMENT SLIDERS
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TRANSPOSING THE TRACKS (BY SEMITONES)
5. Escape Edit Preset by pressing ESCAPE.
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Sounds & Presets 419
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SAVING CHANGES TO THE CURRENT PRE- SET
1. Press STORE PRESET.
2. Press ENTER to confirm, or ESCAPE to cancel.
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SAVING 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.
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CHANGE THE NAME OF A PRESET
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RESTORING THE ORIGINAL PRESET SET- TINGS
1. 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.
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Styles 51
5 The Styles
ABOUT PS1500 STYLES
THE STYLE DISPLAY
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Selecting Styles
OPTION A: RECALL KEYBOARD SOUNDS AUTOMATICALLY
1. Press SINGLE TOUCH PLAY (LED on).
3. Select a Style with the corresponding Function
2. Press one of the STYLE/SONG GROUPS buttons.
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OPTION B: SELECT STYLES WITHOUT CHANGING THE KEY- BOARD SOUNDS
1. 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
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SELECT A STYLE WITH THE PROGRAM- MABLE PRESETS
1. Deactivate STYLE LOCK.
2. Press one of the PROGRAMMABLE PRESET but-
3. Select a Preset.
The Accompaniment tracks
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The Style Controls
START/STOP
KEY START/CONTINUE
Styles 57
INTRO
To vary the Tempo
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Variation, Fill, Style Lock
VARIATION 1,2,3,4
FILL<, FILL, FILL>/TAP TEMPO
STYLE LOCK
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The Accompaniment section
EASY PLAY / SPLIT
PIANO STYLE
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MEMORY
LOWER MEMORY
TEMPO LOCK
FADE IN/OUT
One Finger Chords
C (major) C min C dim C 7 C maj7
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MODIFYING THE CHORD RECOGNITION MODES
1. Press and hold PIANO STYLE.
2. Select the required chord recognition mode with the corresponding Function buttons.
Styles 513
CHANGING THE SPLIT POINT
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SINGLE TOUCH PLAY
HARMONY
Styles 515
1. Press HARMONY TYPE
2. Select the option with the corresponding Func- tion button.
3. Press ESCAPE to close the Harmony Type display.
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SELECTING PROGRAMMABLE PRESETS DURING STYLE PLAY
1. Activate SINGLE TOUCH PLAY.
2. Activate STYLE LOCK.
3. Select a Style.
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MUTE ONE OR MORE ACCOMPANIMENT TRACKS
1. Select a Style.
2. Deactivate tracks 3, 4 and 5.
3. Start to play the Style.
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CHANGING STYLE WITHOUT STOPPING THE ACCOMPANIMENT
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1. Select a Style.
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4. Play normally.
INTRO
STYLE SON
k Boogie SlBlue SoftRk Blues
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START / STOP
INTRO
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Tempo
CHANGING THE TEMPO OF A STYLE
SAVE THE TEMPO TO A PRESET
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RESTORING THE ORIGINAL PRESET SET- TINGS
1. 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.