General Guide

Modes

Your Digital Keyboard has three modes: a rhythm mode, a card mode, and a song sequencer mode. The currently selected mode is shown as an indicator on the display.

 

 

Card mode

C-9 (CARD) or

 

C-9

(CARD) button

 

 

R-15 (EXIT) button

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rhythm mode

 

C-4 (SONG

 

C-4

(SONG SEQUENCER) or

 

 

SEQUENCER) button

 

R-15 (EXIT) button

 

 

 

 

Song sequencer mode

•Rhythm mode (:indicator displayed)

Under its initial factory default settings, the Digital Keyboard enters the rhythm mode whenever it is turned on. The rhythm mode is the base mode, and it is the mode you should enter when you want to play on the keyboard or use Auto Accompaniment.

•Card mode (; indicator displayed)

Enter the card mode when you want to perform memory card operations. See “Using a Memory Card” (page E-136) for more information.

–In the rhythm mode, pressing the C-9 (CARD) button will enter the card mode.

–In the card mode, pressing the C-9 (CARD) button or the R-15 (EXIT) button will return to the rhythm mode.

•Song sequencer mode (<indicator displayed) Enter the sequencer mode when you want to record performances using the keyboard and Auto Accompaniment, or to play back song data. For details, see “Using the Song Sequencer” (page E-68).

–In the rhythm mode, pressing the C-4 (SONG SEQUENCER) button will enter the song sequencer mode.

–In the song sequencer mode, pressing the C-4 (SONG SEQUENCER) button or the R-15 (EXIT) button will return to the rhythm mode.

•After entering any mode besides the rhythm mode and performing the operations you want, be sure to return to the rhythm mode.

•Unless otherwise specifically noted, all of the operations described in this user’s guide are performed in the rhythm mode.

Menus

You can use the same operations to display mode and function specific menus. To display a menu, hold down the R-13 (FUNCTION) button as you press the C-17 (MENU) button. For example, the “Performance” menu shown below will appear if you perform the above operation while in the rhythm mode. This menu provides instant access to performance functions.

•The currently selected item is the one with the 0 next to it. You can use the R-17 (t, y) buttons to move the 0up and down. You also can use the R-17 (u, i) buttons to scroll between menu pages.

•To exit a displayed menu, press the R-15 (EXIT) button. You may need to press the R-15 (EXIT) button more than once in some cases.

•The menu items and operations for specific modes and functions are described in each section of this user’s guide.

,Precautions while “Please Wait” is displayed

Never try to perform any operation, or insert or remove a memory card while the message “Please Wait” is on the display. Wait until the message disappears.

•“Please Wait” indicates that the Digital Keyboard is performing a data save operation. Turning off the Digital Keyboard or removing the memory card can cause Digital Keyboard data to be deleted or become corrupted. It also can cause the Digital Keyboard to fail to turn on when the L-1 (POWER) button is pressed.

•If this happens, refer to “Troubleshooting” (page E-150).

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