Contents

 

USING THE UNIT SAFELY

3

IMPORTANT NOTES

5

Introduction

7

Main Features

7

How To Use This Manual

9

Conventions Used in This Manual

9

Panel Descriptions

10

Front Panel

10

Rear Panel

12

Before You Start Playing

16

Installing the Music Stand

16

Connect the Power Cord

16

Connecting Pedals

16

Turning the Power On and Off

17

Adjusting the Sound’s Volume and Brilliance

18

Connecting Headphones

18

Connecting a Microphone

18

About the Touch Screen

19

Adjusting the Contrast of the Screen

19

Main Screens

19

Piano Screen

19

Basic Screen

19

Using the Main Icons

19

Chapter 1 Performance

20

Playing the Keyboard Like a Piano (One-Touch Piano)

20

Performing with a Variety of Tones (Tone Buttons)

21

Playing Percussion Instruments or Sound Effects

22

Using Keywords to Search for Tones (Tone Search)

23

Performing with Two Sounds Layered Together (Layer)

24

Playing Different Tones with the Left and Right Hands (Split)

25

Shifting the Keyboard Pitch in Octave Steps (Octave Shift)

26

Adding Reverberation to the Sound (Reverb)

27

Adding Three-Dimensional Breadth to the Sounds You Play

(Advanced 3D)

28

Adjusting the Sound to Achieve the Preferred Tone Quality

(Equalizer)

30

Adding Effects to Each Tone and Voice

32

Applying Effects to the Sound (Effects)

32

Adding Effects to Mic Vocals (Vocal Effect)

33

Enjoying Karaoke Performances with Music Files

39

Using the Metronome and Rhythm (Rhythm Partner)

40

Using the Metronome

40

Changing the Metronome Settings

41

Playing Rhythm

44

Changing the Rhythm settings

44

Chapter 2 Automatic Accompaniment

46

Music Styles and Automatic Accompaniment

46

Performing Using Automatic Accompaniment

 

(One-Touch Arranger)

47

About Chords

48

Playing Chords with Simple Fingering

 

(Chord Intelligence)

48

Viewing Chord Fingerings (Chord Finder)

49

Selecting Music Styles (Music Style Buttons)

50

Selecting Music Styles on Disks

51

Using Keywords to Search for Music Styles

 

(Style Search)

52

Playing Only Music Style Rhythm Patterns

53

Adjusting the Accompaniment Tempo

53

Starting and Stopping the Accompaniment

54

Having the Accompaniment Start Simultaneously When You

Play the Keyboard (Sync)

54

Stopping Automatic Accompaniment

55

Having a Count Sound Play at the End of the Intro

 

(Countdown)

56

Modifying an Accompaniment

57

Changing the Accompaniment Pattern

 

(Fill In Buttons)

57

Changing the Instrumental Makeup of Music Styles

 

(Style Orchestrator)

58

Playing Phrases (Phrase)

59

Adding Harmony to the Right-Hand Part (Melody Intelligence)

60

Playing Sounds in the Left Hand During a Performance

 

(Lower Tone)

61

Playing the Piano with Accompaniment Added

 

(Piano Style Arranger)

62

Adjusting the Volume Balance for Each Part (Balance)

63

Changing the Volume Balance between the Accompaniment

and the Keyboard (Balance Knob)

63

Adjusting the Volume Balance for Each Performance Part

(Part Balance)

63

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