Contents

Using the unit safely

4

Important notes

6

Panel Descriptions

8

Front Panel

8

Rear Panel

9

Before You Start Playing

10

Installing the music stand

10

Connect the supplied adapter

10

Connecting Headphones

10

Turning the Power On and Off

11

Adjusting the Sound’s Volume and Brilliance ...

11

Connecting footswitches

11

1. Enjoying the Internal Songs and Demo...

12

Listening to Internal Songs

12

Playing Back All Songs Continuously (All Song Play) ....

12

Selecting a Song and Playing It

12

Listening to the Demo Songs

13

2. Performance

14

Performing with a Variety of Sounds

14

Adjusting the Keyboard Touch (Key Touch)

14

Applying Effects to the Sound

15

Adding Reverberation to the Sound (Reverb)

15

Adding richness to the sound (Chorus)

15

Transposing the Keyboard (Transpose)

16

Splitting the Keyboard Into Two Sections (Twin

Piano Mode)

16

Playing Two Sounds Together (Dual Play)

17

Playing Different Tones with the Left and Right

Hands (Split Play)

18

Using the Metronome

19

3. Playing Along with the Internal Songs....

20

Changing the Tempo

20

Adding a Count-in to Match the Timing (Count-In)

20

Playing Each Hand Separately

21

4. Recording Your Performance

22

Recording Songs Starting with Pickups

22

Recording a New Song

22

Recording Along with a Song

23

Recording the Right-Hand and Left-Hand Parts

Separately

24

Erasing Recorded Performances

24

Erasing a Performance from the Specified Track

24

Erasing a Song

24

Saving Recorded Songs Even with the Power

 

Turned Off (Song Backup)

25

Deleting backed up songs

25

5. Changing Various Settings

26

Changing the Damper Pedal’s Resonance

26

Making Detailed Settings (Function)

26

Tuning to Other Instruments’ Pitches (Master Tuning) ..

27

Changing the Temperament

27

Setting the Tuning Curve (Stretch Tuning)

28

Applying the Damper Pedal to the Left Keyboard Area .28

Preventing the Settings from Changing During

 

Performance

28

ENGLISH

Memorizing the Master Tune Setting When the

Power Is Turned Off

29

Using the V-LINK function

29

6. Connecting External Devices

30

Connecting to Audio Equipment

30

Connecting MIDI Devices

30

Making MIDI-related Settings

31

MIDI Send Channel Settings

31

Switching Local Control on and Off

31

Transmitting a Performance You Recorded

32

Appendices

33

Troubleshooting

33

Error Messages/Other Messages

34

Easy Operation List

35

Main Specifications

36

Tone List

207

Internal Song List

208

MIDI Implementation Chart

211

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