Korg NC-300, NC-500 owner manual

Owner’s Manual

Thank you for purchasing the Korg Digital

Piano Concert NC-500/NC-300. To ensure

long, trouble-free operation, please read this

manual carefully.

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Contents

Main IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS THE FCC REGULATION WARNING (for U.S.A.) CE mark for European Harmonized Standards Page Table of contents Features Controls and Connectors 12 13 14 15 16 Lower Controls NC-300 NC-500 1. PEDAL jack 2. SPEAKER jack Getting Ready to Play Getting Ready To turn the power off: To close the cover Connect the power. Using Headphones To connect a stereo headphone set Using the Music Stand Using the INPUT Jack (NC-500 only) NC-500 Using the OUTPUT Jacks NC-500/300 Attaching the Speaker Covers Listening to the Demos Listening to Sound Demos Listening to All the Sound Demos in Order Selecting a Specific Sound Demo Pausing the Demo Playback (NC-500 only) Using START/STOP to Stop the Demo Playback (NC-500 only) Listening to Piano Songs Piano Songs The Piano scores (sheet music) for these songs are included with your NC- 500/NC-300 piano. Listening to All the Piano Songs in Order + Selecting a Specific Piano Song Pausing the Song Playback (NC-500 only) Using START/STOP to Stop and Restart Song Play Playing Along with a Piano Song for Practice Practicing the Left Hand Part or the Right Hand Part Playing the Instrument Selecting a Sound (Single Mode) Combining T wo Sounds (Layered Mode) Adjusting the Volume Balance of the Layered Sounds Returning to the Single Mode Using the Reverb and Chorus Effects Using the Pedals Damper Pedal Sostenuto Pedal Soft Pedal Using the Damper Pedal While in Layered Mode Using the Metronome Turning the Metronome On and Off Adjusting the Volume of the Metronome + Changing the Tempo using the TEMPO Knob + Setting the Meter Changing the Standard Accent Sound to a Bell Sound + Setting the Keyboard Touch Transposing the Keyboard + Adjusting the Pitch - + Selecting a T emperament + A Note About Stretch Tuning Recording and Replaying Your Performances NC ( -500 only) Page To pause the recording Replaying To Play a Recording... To Adjust the Volume Balance when Playing Two Parts... + Looping the Playback Editing a recording Erasing the Recording To Erase a Recorded Part... + Checking the Amount of Recorded Data in Part 1 or Part 2 + MIDI What is MIDI? How Can I Use It? Connections NC-500/300 Default MIDI Settings Changing the MIDI Channel Setting MIDI Channel Assignment Using the Piano as a Multitimbral Tone Generator The Local On/Off Setting Program Change Sending a Program Change Receiving a Program Change Enabling or Disabling Program Changes + Control Change Enabling or Disabling Control Changes + MIDI Data Dumps Saving Data If you want to cancel at this time without sending the data: Reloading the Saved Data If you want to cancel at this time without transferring the data: Connecting to a Computer by USB (NC-500 only) What is USB? Making the USB Connection NC-500 Driver Ports for the NC-500 USB MIDI Interface MIDI IN Devices KEYBOARD EXT IN MIDI OUT Devices Installing and Setting the Korg USB MIDI Driver On Windows XP Installing the Driver on Windows XP Page Page Page Uninstalling the Korg USB MIDI Driver for Windows XP Disabling the Requirement for a Digital Signature 1. 2. On Mac OS X Port Configuration on Mac OS Xs Default MIDI Driver Input Settings for Applications Troubleshooting Piano doesnt turn on No sound NC-500 only Notes are dropping out or being cut off before playing to completion Maximum Polyphony Specifications Assembling the NC-500 Piano Stand Warning Precautions What You Will Need Assembly Procedure Checking the Finished Assembly Maintenance, Transport, and Disassembly Montage du support de piano NC-500 Avertissement Prcautions Outil ncessaire Procdure de montage Contrle du montage termin Entretien, transport et dmontage Warning Precautions What You Will Need Assembly Procedure Assembling the NC-300 Piano Stand Checking the Finished Assembly Maintenance, Transport, and Disassembly Avertissement Prcautions Outil ncessaire Procdure de montage Montage du support de piano NC-300 Contrle du montage termin Entretien, transport et dmontage Operation of Piano Switches and Keys SOUND Switches Recorder Section Keyboard MIDI Implementation Chart * NC-500/NC-300 Digital Piano MIDI Implementation Chart Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONSUMERS 2 E