Other Settings

Turning Off Keyboard Lighting

1 While holding down the CONTROL button, use the keyboard keys shown below to toggle keyboard lighting on and off.

Off On

C1

C2

C3

C4

C5

C6

C7

C8

Using MIDI

What is MIDI?

The letters MIDI stand for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, which is the name of a worldwide standard for digital signals and connectors that makes it possible to exchange musical data between musical instruments and computers (machines) produced by different manufacturers.

MIDI Connections

Send

MIDI cable: MK-5

MIDI Settings

1Send Channel

Use this setting to specify one of the MIDI channels (1 through 16) as the Send Channel for sending MIDI messages to an external device.

2Accomp MIDI Out

Use this setting to specify whether or not MIDI messages for the piano’s auto accompaniment should be sent.

3MIDI IN Chord Judge

Specifies whether chord judge should be performed on accompaniment range MIDI Note On messages received from an external device.

4Local Control

This setting controls whether or not power is cut off internally from the piano’s keyboard and sound source. Turning off Local Control cuts off power to the keyboard and source, which means that the piano does not produce any sound when played. This comes in handy when you want to turn off the piano’s keyboard and use its auto accompaniment feature to accompany an external sequencer or other device.

Sender OUT

 

IN Receiver

 

MIDI musical instrument

MIDI sound module

MIDI sequencer

Other MIDI device

Receive

MIDI cable: MK-5

Receiver IN

 

OUT Sender

 

MIDI musical instrument

MIDI sequencer

Other MIDI device

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