Basic Operations

SING ALONG

POWER

VOLUME

PIANO BANK

SONG BANK

MODE

TONE

Number buttons

[+] / [–]

This section provides information on performing basic keyboard operations.

To play the keyboard

1Press the POWER button to turn the keyboard on.

2Set the MODE switch to NORMAL.

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

4Play something on the keyboard.

The keyboard’s initial power on default setting is Song Bank Mode. The tone that is initially assigned to the keyboard is 096 FLUTE 1, which is the tone used by Song Bank tune number 00.

Selecting a Tone

This keyboard comes with 255 built-in tones. Use the following procedure to select the tone you want.

To select a tone

1Find the tone you want to use in the TONE List and note its tone number.

Not all of the available tones are shown on the tone list printed on the keyboard console. For a complete list, see the “Tone List” on page A-6.

2Press the TONE button.

Indicator appears

If you were in the Song Bank Mode when you pressed the TONE button, this will cause the SONG BANK button to flash. If you were in the Piano Bank Mode, the PIANO BANK button will flash. If you were in the Sing Along Mode, the SING ALONG button will flash.

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

Example: To select “049 ACOUSTIC BASS”, input 0, 4 and then 9.

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Press the flashing button (SONG BANK, PIANO BANK or SING ALONG) to exit the tone select operation and stop the flashing.

NOTE

Always 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.

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

When one of the drum sets is selected (tone numbers 246 through 254), each keyboard key is assigned a different percussion sound. See page A-3 for details.

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