Contents

 

USING THE UNIT SAFELY

2

IMPORTANT NOTES

4

Introduction

5

Main Features

5

Checking the Included Items

5

Assembling the F-50

6

Check the Parts

6

Assembly Procedure

6

Panel Descriptions

8

Before You Play

10

Connecting the AC Adaptor

10

Installing the Music Stand

10

Connecting Pedals

11

Turning On the Power

11

Turning Off the Power

11

Adjusting the Volume

12

Connecting Headphones

12

Listening to the Demo Songs

13

Playing/Stopping the Demo Songs

13

Selecting a Song for Playback

13

Listening to the Demo Songs Using Each Tone

14

Playing the Keyboard

15

Selecting the Instrument Sound You Wish to Play

15

Layering Two Instrument Sounds (Dual Play)

16

Adding Reverberation to Sounds (Reverb Effect)

17

Recording Your Performance

18

Recording a Performance

18

Some Handy Functions

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Changing the Keyboard’s Touch

19

Disabling Buttons (Panel Lock)

19

Transposing without Changing Your Keyboard Fingering

 

(Key Transpose)

20

Adjusting the Pitch of the Sound (Master Tuning)

20

Lowering/ raising the Reference Pitch

20

Setting the Reference Pitch to 440.0 Hz

21

Setting the Reference Pitch to 442.0 Hz

21

Changing the Volume Balance in Dual Play

21

Changing the Depth of the Reverb Effect

21

Checking the depth of the Reverb Effect

21

Connecting to Audio Equipment

22

About the Jacks

22

Making the Connections

22

Listening to the F-50 through the speakers of an audio

 

device, or recording a performance onto a cassette tape

 

or other media

22

Listening to the sound of an audio device through the

 

speakers of the F-50

22

Connecting to MIDI Devices

23

About the MIDI Connectors

23

Making the Connections

23

Cautions when Connecting an External MIDI Device

24

Disconnecting the F-50’s keyboard and internal sound

 

generator (Local On/Off)

24

Switching Local On/Off

24

Receiving on all MIDI channels (Omni On/Off)

24

Switching Omni On/Off

24

Set the MIDI Channel

25

Transmitting a performance you recorded

25

Troubleshooting

26

Demo Song List

28

MIDI Implementation Chart

30

Main Specifications

31

Functions Assigned to the Keyboard

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Index

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