Press the POWER button to turn the keyboard on.
Set the MODE switch to NORMAL.

Basic Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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KEY LIGHT

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TONE

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This section provides information on performing basic keyboard operations.

Playing the Keyboard

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To play the keyboard

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3. Use the VOLUME slider to set the volume to a relatively low level.

3. Use the number buttons to input the three digit tone number for the tone you want to select.

Example:

To select “032 ACOUSTIC BASS”, input 0, 3 and then 2.

4. Play something on the keyboard.

Selecting a Tone

This keyboard comes with 137 built-in tones. Use the following procedure to select the tone you want to use.

ŠAlways input all three digits for the tone number, including leading zeros (if any). If you input one or two digits and stop, the display will automatically clear your input after a few seconds.

ŠYou can also increment the displayed tone number by pressing [+] and decrement it by pressing [–].

ŠWhen one of the drum sets is selected (tone numbers 128 through 136), each keyboard key is assigned a different percussion sound. See page A-3for details.

To select a tone

1. Find the tone you want to use in the keyboard’s tone list and note its tone number.

2. Press the TONE button.

Polyphony

The term polyphony refers to the maximum number of notes you can play at the same time. The keyboard has 24-note polyphony, which includes the notes you play as well as the rhythms and auto-accompaniment patterns that are played by the keyboard. This means that when a rhythm or auto- accompaniment pattern is being played by the keyboard, the

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