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Contents

USING THE UNIT SAFELY........................... 3
IMPORTANT NOTES.................................. 5

Main Features....................................7

Panel Descriptions............................10

Front Panel........................................................ 10
Rear Panel.........................................................12

Introduction..................................... 13

About the GW-8...................................... 13

About Memory...................................................13

Making Connections................................. 14

Connecting the AC Adaptor.................................14
Connecting External Equipment............................15
Connecting a pedal and switch ......................15
Connecting a portable audio player to
the EXT INPUT jack .......................................15

Turning the Power On/Off ........................15

Turning the power on ....................................15
Turning the power off ....................................15

Adjusting the Display Contrast
([LCD CONTRAST] knob) ..........................16
Listening to the Demo Song .......................16
Restoring the GW-8 to Its Factory Settings... 16
Preserving Certain Settings Even When You
Switch Performances ([LOCK]) ...................16
Input settings for the EXT INPUT jack........... 17
Basic Operation....................................... 17

Changing a Value.............................................. 17
Moving the cursor ........................................17
Changing a value .........................................17
Main Screen......................................................18

Keyboard Mode Functions................19

Playing Sounds from the Keyboard
(Keyboard Mode)..................................... 19

Using Single Mode.............................................19
Using Piano setting .......................................19
Using Split Mode ([SPLIT])....................................19
Changing the Split Point ................................19
Using Dual Mode ([DUAL]).................................. 19

Selecting a Tone ([TONE])......................... 20

Using the VALUE dial ....................................20
Choosing from the Tone list ............................20

Registering Frequently Used Tones or
Performances in a Button (FAVORITE Buttons)20

Registering a Favorite Tone/Performance.............. 20
Selecting a Favorite Tone/Performance.................20
Checking or Changing the Registered Bank...........20
Viewing or Editing the Favorite List....................... 21

Switching to an Arabian Scale or
Other Temperament ([KEY SCALE]) ............ 21
Changing the Key Touch ([KEY TOUCH]).... 22
Shifting the Keyboard Pitch in Octave Steps
(OCTAVE Buttons).................................... 22
Transposing Keyboard Sounds and Songs
Played Back ([TRANSPOSE])..................... 22
Adding Harmony to the Upper Tone
([MELODY INTELLIGENCE])....................... 23
Using the Metronome............................... 23
Other Functions ....................................... 23

Backing Track Functions................... 24

Selecting the Backing Types
(Style/Song/USB Memory Player)........................ 24
Adjusting the Volume Balance between Backing and
Keyboard (BALANCE buttons)..............................24
Adjusting the Tempo ([TAP TEMPO])..................... 24
Using the metronome ....................................24

Style (Playing with an Accompaniment)....... 25

Playing Back a Style ([STYLE]).............................. 25
Changing the Variations ............................... 25
Stopping a Style ..........................................25
Adjusting the Part Balance ([PART VIEW]) .......25
Sync Start/Stop (SYNC buttons) .....................26
Saving the Current Settings in a Performance.........26
Selecting a Music Style....................................... 26
Selecting a Style ..........................................26

Adding User Styles (Importing from USB memory) .. 26

Deleting a User Style .................................... 26
Back up User Style (Exporting to USB memory) .... 27
Using the Recommended Sound Settings for a Style
([ONE TOUCH])................................................ 27
Other Functions Related to Music Style..................27

Song...................................................... 27

Recording a New Song ([SONG REC]).................27
Recording in the Main screen ........................ 27
Recording a specified Part (SONG TRACK) .....28
Re-recording Your Performance............................ 28
Saving a Song ([WRITE]).....................................29
Loading Song Data from USB Memory..................30
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