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USER GUIDE

Introduction
		How to use the owner’s manual						i
		Specifications			ii
		Update the Operating System with OS-Disks v
		System Reset			v
• 1 Quick Guide 1.	1
		Power up and get to know the basics. 1. 1
		The initial status (default) 1.					2
		Adjusting the General Volume					1. 2
		Play with Auto Accompaniment Styles								1.	3
		Listen to the Demo Styles 1.					5
		Demo Style		1. 5
		Multimedia		1.	6
		Selecting instrument Sounds					1.	8
		Selecting the Programmable Presets								1.	10
		Change the touch sensitivity					1.	12
		Play the Programmable Pads					1. 12
		Play with Effects or bypass them						1.	13
		Play with headphones				1. 14
		Play with the pedals 1.				14
		Regulate the general Effect
		volumes and activate loudness						1. 15
		Transpose the instrument (Semitones)								1. 16
		Play All Songs			1. 17
		Song Play - Direct from Disk					1.	18
		Recording a Song/Style				1. 20
• 2 Front & Rear Panel		2. 1
		Front Panel (buttons & controls)						2.	6
		Rear Panel (Connections) 2.					10
• 3 Basic concepts	3.	1
		Play modes		3. 1
		Presets	3.	3
		Tracks	3. 5
		Sounds	3. 5
		Edit Modes		3. 6
		Connections		3. 7
		The Display		3.	10
		Data Entry		3.	13

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Cod Important Safety Instructions Federal Communications Commission Stock Code Contents Ii Contents Midi 10 Reference Guide Sample / Record Appendix Multimedia Facilities PS1500 How to use the manualCongratulations Polyphony & multitimbricity Specifications Sampling Baldwin Piano & Organ Company 1996. All rights reserved Important Information Important Preliminary Notes System Reset Vi Introduction User Guide General Safety Instructions At this point, PS1500 is ready to play Power UP and GET to Know the Basics Initial status / Adjusting the General Volume Initial Status DefaultAdjusting the General Volume Press Single Touch Play Play with Auto Accompaniment StylesSelect a Style Automatic Accompaniment Automatic Accompanment Play a different chord Listen to the Demo Styles Demo StyleSelect a Style with the corresponding Function button Demo Style Select a Song by rotating the Dial MultimediaSelect the Song with the corresponding Func- tion button Dial scrolls through all the songs present on disk Song Edit Press the Grand Piano button Selecting Instrument SoundsPress a Sound Groups button Sound plays across the full keyboard Repeat and listen to other Sounds Selecting the Programmable Presets Select the Preset called GrandPSelecting the Programmable PRE- Sets Play on the keyboard Press the Lower activator Press the Upper 2 activatorSecond sound is introduced String, lay- ered with the first Observations Change the Touch Sensitivity Play the Programmable Pads Bypass Press a deactivated buttonTo activate an effect Play with Effects or bypass them Plug a set of headphones into the left headphone socket Play with HeadphonesAll three pedals are switch action controls Headphones/Pedals Rev=Reverb F1/F2, Eff=Effect F3/F4, Loud=Loudness F5/F6 General Effect volumes and loudness Transpose the instrument Clear the keyboard transpose settingTranspose the Instrument SEMI- Tones Insert a PS Songs disk or MidiFile data disk into the drive Play All SongsPress Play ALL Songs Playback stops instantly Press the Disk button Song Play Direct from DiskSelect the Song a or MidiFile b option from the Load Song Play Direct from Disk Don’t forget to remove the Floppy disk from the drive Scroll through the files and select a Song or MidiFile Recording a Song/Style Recording a Song/StyleThis is the quickest and most direct recording method Start playing after the one bar lead Press Record in the SequencerAny notes you play during the lead-in will not be recorded Use the Fills Change Variation Save the Song/Style to disk Buttons Without Leds Buttons with Leds Display PowerkeyboardFront panel Control panel Left section Style Song Groups Volume Accompaniment Transpose Central section Sound Groups Edit Control panel Right section VAR 1, VAR 2, VAR 3, VAR Front Panel buttons & controls Onds if no selection has been made Display Contrast Disk Quantize an auto corrector of timing errorsEdit Rear Panel model with Speakers box Speakers for PS1500 models with Speakers box Rear Panel ConnectionsSvhs Video output in SVHS/Composite Video stand- ard PS1500 offers three different play modes STYLE/PRESET ModePlay Modes STYLE/PRESET, SONG/ Style & Song Style Lock off. Selecting a Preset selects live SONG/STYLE ModeStyle lock Single Touch Play Presets Song ModeGrand Piano preset Programmable Presets Real Time Song/Style Preset Style PresetSong Preset Presets via MIDI? Sounds Tracks Edit modes Edit Modes Output Power SupplyPedals Midi Computer Right/M, Left + VolumeInput Speakers HeadphonesAUDIO/VIDEO Interface RGB, S-VHS Video outputs Selection windows Main displayOther types of Selection windows Display Record Windows These messages are closed with Enter or ES- Cape Edit PagesUser Messages and Warnings Data Entry Data EntryNavigating Modifying parameters with the Sliders Modifying parameters with the DialModifying On/Off parameters with the Function button Previous entry Inserting Alphanumeric DataName write situations Inserting measures ENTER/ESCAPE Keyboard modes Full ModeSounds and Tracks Keyboard Activators Ways of Selecting SoundsKeyboard Activators Press one of the Select buttons Selecting Single SoundsAssign a Sound to a keyboard track Selecting Single Sounds Select the desired Sound or Drumkit with the Function button To assign Sounds to tracks other than the key- board tracks Assigning a Sound to the Grand Piano preset Selecting Presets Selecting PresetsSelect a Preset using the corresponding Function button Press PAGE-/Bank- to select the previous Pre- set To Select the Presets Select Grand Piano in Preset mode Grand Piano PresetSelect Grand Piano in Style mode Grand Piano Preset Select other items as required Press Display HoldSelect an item HOW the Sounds are Arranged How to Program PresetsProgramming the Presets Timeout display shows 8 Sounds to choose from Press Preset in the Edit sectionAssigning Sounds to Tracks Assigning Sounds to tracks New situation is permanently memorized Press Escape to close the Edit Preset Program Change Keyboard tracks Upper 1, Upper 2, Lower Changing the Track StatusTo change the status of the keyboard tracks Changing the Track status Song tracks correspond to tracks 1 Change the status of a Style, Song/Style or Song track Following example outlines how to select the keyboard modes Changing the Keyboard ModeChanging the Keyboard Mode Press and hold Easy PLAY/SPLIT Set Rotate the Dial to set Mode to Full or Split as requiredPress Escape to close the window Changing Track Volumes Lock the mixer setting for all Presets Transposing Tracks Transposing the Tracks by Semitones+ value = transpose UP, value = trans- pose Down For example How to Store PresetsStore Preset Saving Changes to the Current PRE- SET Press Store Preset You can choose from the 64 memory loca- tions available Press PRESET. in the Edit section Change the Name of a PresetChange the Preset name using the keys of the keyboard Current Preset name is shown at the Old name position Restore Preset Restoring the Original Preset SET- Tings User Guide User Styles are discussed in a separate chapter About PS1500 StylesStyle Display Selecting Styles Selecting Styles Sounds of the live keyboard tracks re- main unchanged Select Presets to recall StylesTurn off Single Touch Play Select a Preset Select a Style with the PROGRAM- Mable PresetsDeactivate Style Lock If on, Single Touch Play deactivates au- tomatically Auto Accompaniment tracks Accompaniment tracksTo view the Accompaniment tracks START/STOP Style ControlsKEY START/CONTINUE KEY Start can be turned off by Intro To vary the TempoEnding Dial Tempo Variation 1,2,3,4 Variation, Fill, Style LockFILL, FILL, FILL/TAP Tempo Style Lock Easy Play / Split Accompaniment sectionPiano Style Two keyboard modes Full and Split Mixer Lock MemoryLower Memory Tempo Lock One Finger Chords Grand Piano Preset recalls the Free mode by defaultThere are four possible chord recognition modes available Chord Recognition modes Press and hold Piano Style Modifying the Chord Recognition modeModifying the Chord Recognition Modes Changing the Split Point Changing the Split PointSplit Point is Harmony Single Touch PlayOn/Off Harmony Type How to select the Harmony Type How to select a Harmony Type optionPress Harmony Type Select the option with the corresponding Func- tion button Examples Selecting Presets during Style play Selecting Programmable Presets During Style PlayActivate Single Touch Play Activate Style Lock Play freely Select other Programmable PresetsPress INTRO, Ending or Fill to activate the in- troduction Stop the accompaniment with Ending or START/ Stop Mute ONE or More Accompaniment Tracks Press each button to cancel the LEDDeactivate tracks 3, 4 Start to play the Style Examples Changing Style without stopping the accompaniment Changing Style Without Stopping Accompaniment Play freely with the new Style Press FILL, Intro or Ending Play normally Press START/STOP or Ending to stop the accom- paniment Press Store Preset to save the Preset Save the Tempo to a PresetCurrent tempo setting can be saved to a Pre- set Tempo Press F5 or F6 to select the Preset command