Keyboard Settings

Transposing the Keyboard

Transpose lets you raise and lower the overall key of the keyboard in semitone units. If you want to play an accompaniment for a vocalist who sings in a key that’s different from the keyboard, for example, simply use transpose to change the key of the keyboard.

To transpose the keyboard

1Press the FUNCTION button until the transpose screen appears on the display.2Use [+] and [–] to change the transpose setting of the keyboard.Example: To transpose the keyboard five semitones upwards.

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NOTE

•The keyboard can be transposed within a range of –12 to +12.•The default transpose setting is “00” when keyboard power is turned on.

•If you leave the transpose screen on the display for about five seconds without doing anything, the screen is automatically cleared.

•The transpose setting also affects playback from Auto Accompaniment.

•To return the keyboard to its default key, perform the above procedure and press the [+] and [–] buttons at the same time in step 2.

•The effect of a transpose operation depends on the pitch of each note and on the tone you are currently using. If a transpose operation causes a note to be outside of the allowable range for a tone, the same note in the nearest octave within the range will be substituted.

Tuning the Keyboard

Use the following procedure to fine tune the keyboard to match the tuning of another musical instrument.

To tune the keyboard

1Press the FUNCTION button until the tuning screen appears.

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2Use the [+], [–], and the number buttons to adjust the tuning value.Example: To lower tuning by 20

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NOTE

•The keyboard can be tuned within a range of –50 cents to +50 cents.*100 cents is equivalent to one semitone.•The default tuning setting is “00” when keyboard power is turned on.

•If you leave the tuning screen on the display for about five seconds without doing anything, the screen is automatically cleared.

•The tuning setting also affects playback from Auto Accompaniment.

•To return the keyboard to its default tuning, perform the above procedure and press the [+] and [–] buttons at the same time in step 2.

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