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FUNCTION SETTINGS

14) CHANNEL MUTE

This function determines which MIDI channels are activated to receive MIDI information when Multi-timbral mode is set to ‘On’. Each of the 16 channels can be individually activated or deactivated.

When Multi-timbral mode is set to ‘Off’, the Channel Mute function cannot be selected.

￿Step 1

Press and hold the TOUCH and TRANSPOSE buttons, then press the PLAY/STOP button.

The LED indicators for the TOUCH, TRANSPOSE, and PLAY/STOP buttons will start to flash, indicating that the Channel Mute function has been selected.

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Press the PLAY/STOP button

Press and hold both buttons

The channel number (e.g ‘1’) and the current settings will be shown in the LED display.

￿Step 2

Press one of the 16 lowest white keys to select the desired MIDI channel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Channel1

Channel16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off

On

Channel

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15 16

Select the channel

 

Press a key

￿Step 3

Press the ￿or ￿VALUE/BALANCE buttons to select the desired Channel Mute setting.

When set to ‘Off’, the selected channel will not receive MIDI information when Multi-timbral mode is activated. When set to ‘On’, the selected channel will receive MIDI information when Multi-timbral mode is activated.

When changing the Channel Mute settings, no sound will be heard when the keys are pressed to select the individual channels.

￿Step 4

Press the TOUCH or TRANSPOSE button to exit Channel Mute setting mode.

The LED indicators for the TOUCH, TRANSPOSE, and PLAY/STOP buttons will stop flashing.

￿Any changes made to the Channel Mute settings will remain until the power is turned off.

￿When the power is turned off, and Multi-timbral mode is activated the Channel Mute settings for all channels will return to the default value of ‘On’, however it is possible to use the Memory Backup function to store the preferred Channel Mute settings. Please refer to the instructions on page 56 for more information.

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Kawai EP3 manual Channel Mute