Selecting and Using Built-in Tones

Using the Digital Piano’s Pedals

The digital piano is equipped with two pedal jacks, one for a damper pedal and one for a soft/sostenuto pedal. You can use the procedure below to specify the type of operation that should be performed by the pedal connected to the PEDAL SOFT/ SOSTENUTO jack.

SP-3

Pedal Types

●Damper Pedal

Pressing the pedal connected to the DAMPER jack while playing notes causes the notes to sustain until you release the pedal.

●Soft Pedal

While the SOFT pedal is depressed, the volume of notes played on the keyboard is reduced slightly, producing a softer sound. Only notes that are played after the pedal is depressed are affected, while previously played notes are not.

●Sostenuto Pedal

Like the DAMPER pedal, pressing the SOSTENUTO pedal causes notes to continue to sustain until you release the pedal. The difference is the timing when the effect is applied. With the sostenuto pedal you play the notes and then depress the pedal before releasing the keyboard keys. Only the notes whose keyboard keys are depressed when the sostenuto pedal is pressed are affected.

Selecting the PEDAL SOFT/SOSTENUTO jack Pedal Function

The initial power on setting of the PEDAL SOFT/SOSTENUTO jack is for soft pedal operation. See “Other Settings” on page E-26 for information about changing to sostenuto pedal operation.

Using the PITCH BEND Wheel

Rotating the PITCH BEND wheel causes the pitch of notes to bend. This lets you add realistic effects to saxophone, electric guitar, and other tones.

1 While playing a note on the keyboard, rotate the PITCH BEND wheel on the left of the keyboard upwards or downwards.

• Releasing the PITCH BEND wheel will cause the pitch to return to its normal setting automatically.

Using the Metronome

1

Press the METRONOME button.

 

• This starts the metronome.

2

Rotate the dial to select the number of beats per

 

measure.

 

• Note that you need to select the number of beats per

 

 

measure with the dial within a few seconds after turning

 

 

on the metronome. If you don’t, the display will exit the

 

 

setting screen.

 

 

 

 

M e t r o n o m e 0 B e a t : 0 0 0 0 0

 

 

[

0 ] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 

 

• You can select a value in the range of 2 through 6. With

 

 

each setting, a chime sounds as the first beat of each

 

 

measure, and the remaining beats sound as clicks.

 

 

Specifying 0 as the setting plays a straight click, without

 

 

any chime. This setting lets you practice with a steady beat.

3

Use the TEMPO buttons to adjust the tempo.

 

 

Slower Faster

NOTE

•You can also use the dial to change the tempo setting while the current setting is indicated by a value in brackets ([ ]) on the display.

Example: [T:120]

•The value indicates the number of beats per minutes.

•To return the tempo to its initial default setting, press the

TEMPO and buttons at the same time.

4

To stop the metronome, press the METRONOME button

 

again.

419A-E-011B

E-9

PX400R_e_01-16.p65

9

04.8.24, 4:34 PM