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Important Safety Instructions
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Power Supply
Placement
Maintenance
Repairs and Data
Additional Precautions
Before Using Floppy Disks
Automatic Keyboard
Handling Floppy Disks
Before Using CDs
Handling the CD Drive
Handling the CDs
Main Features
Introduction
Pursuing the Playing Feel of a Grand Piano
Get Easy Results with the Main Buttons
Connect to External Speakers for Concert Hall Presence
Color Screen Makes Operation Easier
How To Use This Manual
Conventions Used in This Manual
Introduction
Panel Descriptions
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Bottom Panel
Panel Descriptions
Contents
Contents
Various Settings
Appendices
Index
Before You Start Playing
Opening and Closing the Top KR-17
Opening only the front top
Opening both the front top and the top
Using the Music Holders KR-15
Opening and Closing the Top KR-15
Raising the Music Stand
Before You Start Playing
Connecting the Power Cord
Opening and Closing the Lid
Turning the Power On and Off
Connect the Pedal Cable About the Pedals
Damper pedal right pedal
Sostenuto pedal center pedal
Adjusting the Sound’s Volume and Brilliance
Connecting a Microphone
Connecting Headphones
Some Notes on Using a Microphone
Connecting an External Display
Turning the Power Off
Making the Connections
Displays That Can Be Connected to This Instrument
Adjusting the Contrast of the Screen
About the Touch Screen
Main Screens
Piano Screen
Using the Main Icons
Performance
Playing the Keyboard Like a Piano One-Touch Piano
Press the One Touch Program Piano button
Changing the Piano Sound
Performing with a Variety of Tones Tone Buttons
Performance
Press any one of the Tone buttons to select a tone group
Touch a tone name to select the tone
Playing Percussion Instruments or Sound Effects
Touch Exit several times
Using Keywords to Search for Tones Tone Search
Searching by Conditions
Searching by Tone Name
Cancelling the Layer
Performing with Two Sounds Layered Together Layer
Changing the tones
Cancelling the Split
Playing Different Tones with the Left and Right Hands Split
At the Basic screen, touch Split
Touch Split
Chapter
Adding Reverberation to the Sound Reverb
Touch an icon to select the performance space
Cancelling the Effect
Touch a part’s icon to switch the surround on and off
Press the Surround button and watch the light go out
Changing the Amount of Surround Accomp
Selecting the tone to which the effect is applied
Touch All Parts or Layer Part
Display Explanation All Parts
Broadening the Reverb Sound
Changing the Amount of Surround Reverb
Press the Surround button and watch the indicator goes out
Advance 3D screen is set to On
Touch the slider to make adjustment
Press the Equalizer button
Touch the Type icon to make your selection
Storing the settings
Press the Equalizer button and watch the indicator light up
Adjust the equalizer Touch Write
Setting the Effect
Applying Effects to the Sound Effects
Applying effects to the sound
How to select Vocal Effect
Adding Effects to Mic Vocals Vocal Effect
Press the Vocal Effect button
Touch any one of the icons
Cancelling the Vocal Effect
Adjusting the Echo Echo
Displayed Explanation
Altering Vocals Transformer
Sing through the microphone
Once again, touch the icon you selected in Step
Touch Harmonist in of How to select Vocal Effect p
Adding Harmonies Harmonist-Models Equipped With Moving Key
Touch the Harmonist type you selected in again
Adding Harmonies Harmonist-Models Without Moving Key
Display Explanation Duet
Keyboard
Touch Vocal Keyboard in of How to select Vocal Effect p
Count to four One, two, three, four into the mic
Playing instrument sounds at vocal pitches Vocal Keyboard
Display Explanation Arranger
Touch OFF
Select the song to which you want to add harmony
Touch Variety
Touch the icon you selected in again
Performance
Enjoying Karaoke Performances with Music Files
Select a song
Press Play/Stop button to stop the accompaniment
Using the Metronome and Rhythm Rhythm Partner
Using the Metronome
Press the Metronome button and watch the indicator light up
Stopping the metronome
Changing the Metronome Settings
Adjusting the tempo
Determining the tempo with tempo marks
Changing the beat of the metronome
Changing the volume
On the Metronome screen, touch Volume
Touch the volume icon you’ve selected
Changing the Type of Sound
Changing the Animation
On the Metronome screen, touch the Type
Changing how the metronome beat pattern sounds
On the Metronome screen, touch Pattern
Changing the Rhythm settings
Playing Rhythm
Stopping the Rhythm
Changing the Rhythm
On the Rhythm screen, touch Volume
Select a volume icon
What is Automatic Accompaniment?
Automatic Accompaniment
Music Styles and Automatic Accompaniment
What Are Music Styles?
Performing Using Automatic Accompaniment One-Touch Arranger
Automatic Accompaniment
Press the One Touch Program Arranger button
Play a chord on the lower-part of keyboard
About Chords
Playing Chords with Simple Fingering Chord Intelligence
Viewing Chord Fingerings Chord Finder
On the Basic screen, touch
Touch the root of the chord you want to learn about
Touch Preset A, B, C, or D in the lower part of the screen
Selecting Music Styles Music Style Buttons
Touch a Music Style name to select the Music Style
Selecting Music Styles on Floppy Disks
Touch
Using Keywords to Search for Music Styles Style Search
Press one of the Music Style buttons Touch Search
Searching by Music Style name
Decide which character you’ll use for the search
Adjusting the Accompaniment Tempo
Playing Only Music Style Rhythm Patterns
Starting and Stopping the Accompaniment
Changing the intro
Starting without an intro
To start with a short intro added
Stopping Automatic Accompaniment
Starting at the press of a button
Stopping with an added ending
Stopping at the same time the button is pressed
Touch Switch to set this to on
Cancelling the countdown
Having a Count Sound Play at the End Intro Countdown
Touch Countdown
Modifying an Accompaniment
Changing the Accompaniment Pattern Fill In Buttons
Adding a fill-in without changing the accompaniment pattern
Display Explanation Basic
Advanced
Full
Press the Phrase button and watch the indicator light up
Playing Phrases Phrase
Touch to choose the type of phrase Press one of the Pads
Adding Harmony to the Right-Hand Part Melody Intelligence
Select and touch a harmony type
On the Basic screen, touch Lower
Stopping the sound in the left-hand
Touch Lower
Automatic Accompaniment
Adjusting the Volume Balance for Each Part Balance
Adjust the volume balance with the Balance knob
Touch each slider to adjust the volume balance
Playing a Song
Selecting the song
Press the Select/Listen to a Song button
Song Playback
Playing back
Stopping the Song
Press the Select/Listen to a Song button Touch Search
Searching by song name
Decide which character you will use for the search
Registering the Songs You Like Favorites
Touch the song name to select the song to be registered
Registering to Favorites
Touch Add
Removing Songs from Favorites
Insert the CD in the CD Drive
Removing a CD
Playing Back Songs on CDs
Icon Explanation
Touch the folder name, then touch
Press the Play/Stop button
Using the Remote Control
Installing Batteries in the Remote Control
How to Use the Remote Control
Distance
About the Remote Control
Volume
Button Explanation
VOL +
Practice Functions
Displaying the Score
Press the Select/Listen to a Song button to select a song
Press the Score Display button
Touching Notes to Confirm the Sounds Touch the Notes
Practice Functions
Making Detailed Settings for the Score Display
Touch for the parameter being set to select the value
Saving Scores as Image Data
Touch Option Touch Export
User Part
Lower Part
Practicing Songs with the Practice Function
Displaying the Score Screen Selecting the song
Displaying the Score screen
Practicing Listening to a reference of the Performance
Changing the practice settings
Touch the Notes
One Note
Recording Your Performance
Touch the setting icon
Touch the icon for the parameter you want to set
Touch Audition
Adjusting the Tempo
Adjusting the tempo with the Tempo + buttons
Adjusting the tempo with the dial
Setting the Tempo by Pressing the Button in Time Tap Tempo
Assigning functions to the Performance Pads
Specifying the Tempo
Press the Pad to which Tap Tempo is assigned at least twice
Cancel the tempo mute setting
Use Your Voice to Select the Tempo Vocal Tap Tempo
Playing Back at a Fixed Tempo Tempo Mute
Cancelling the Count
Match the Tempo Before You Begin Playing Count
Touch Count
Muting Some Parts Before Playing Track Buttons
Select the song that you wish to play back p
Selecting the part that you’ll be playing
Playing back a song
Setting Markers for Repeated Practice Marker
Access the Marker screen
Placing a Marker within a Song
100
Playback from a Marker Location
Erasing a Marker
Moving a Marker
101
Cancelling repeat playback
Playing Back the Same Passage Over and Over
102
On the Marker screen, touch or in the middle of the screen
Icon Target Settings Value
Transposing Keyboard Sounds Songs Played Back Transpose
103
Press the Transpose button
Cancelling Transposition
Press the Transpose button and the indicator light goes out
104
105
If the following screen appears
Recording a New Song New Song
Recording and Saving the Performance
106
Press Reset button, then press Play/Stop button
107
Stop recording
Listening to the Recorded Performance
Recording With Accompaniment
108
Decide on the Music Style
Decide on the tempo
109
Track button Performance Recorded
Whole
Recording Along with a Song
110
Decide on the tone and tempo of the performance
Touch Add On
111
Press Play/Stop button to begin recording
Press Play/Stop button to stop recording
Erasing Recorded Performances
Changing How Recording Stops
Erasing the Performance on Specific Tracks
112
Recording Songs Starting with Pickups
113
Press the Bwd button one time
Display Explanation Arranger Stop
Using Floppy Disks
Inserting and Ejecting a Floppy Disk
Formatting Floppy Disks Format
114
115
Touch Format Disk
Saving Songs
116
What are Favorites?
Preparations for Saving Data
117
Determining the name of the song to be saved
Determining the Save Destination
118
Touch KR or MT
Save
Touch Save or As SMF to start saving
Deleting Saved Songs
119
Press the Disk button Touch File
Touch Delete
Copying Songs on Floppy Disks to Favorites
120
Specifying the Copy Source
Specifying the Copy Destination
Copying Songs Saved in Favorites to Floppy Disks
121
Saving Performance Settings
User Program Registration
User Program
122
Calling Up Saved User Programs
Saving the User Program Sets
Changing the Way User Programs Are Called Up
User Program Registration
Loading Saved User Program Sets
124
Specifying the set of User Programs to be loaded
Deleting Saved User Program Sets
125
Press the User Program button Touch File Touch Delete
Touch Execute
Using the Pedal to Switch User Programs
Calling Up the Performance Settings to Be Set
Setting the Transmission of the PC
126
Creating and Editing Songs
Multitrack Recording with 16 Parts 16-Track Sequencer
16-Track Sequencer Screen
127
Modifying the Settings of Each Part
Creating and Editing Songs
128
What’s Panpot?
Recording a Performance
129
If the following message appears
Prepare for Recording Selecting the song to record
Changing the Recording Method Rec Mode
130
Recording While Erasing
Previous Recording Replace
Recording
131
What is Blank Recording?
Repeated Recording at Same Location Loop Recording
132
Loop Recording Shortcut
133
Recording a Passage Specified by Markers
134
Inputting Chords with the Chord Sequencer
Editing Songs
Basic Operation of the Editing Functions
Inputting Chords without Playing the Keyboard
135
Undoing Edits Undo
Copying Measures Copy
136
Editing
Correcting Timing
Discrepancies Quantize
Copying Rhythm Patterns to Create Rhythm Parts
137
Deleting Measures Delete
Inserting Blank Measures
138
Transposing Individual Parts Transpose
Making Measures Blank Erase
139
Exchanging Parts Part Exchange
Correcting Notes One by One
140
Modifying the Tone Changes Song PC Edit
Changing the Beat in the Middle of a Song Beat Map
141
Touch in each to set the beat Touch Execute
Adjusting the Tempo While Listening to a Song
Changing the Tempo of Recorded Songs
Changing the Tempo Within the Song
142
Adjusting the Tempo at a Particular Measure
143
Tempo Recording Shortcut
Creating Original Styles User Styles
144
Style Composer
Style Converter p
Creating Music Styles
145
Deciding on a Style
Muting Parts for a particular division
Modifying the settings of each part
Finishing the settings
146
Style Arrangements
Creating Styles in Auto Mode
Making the settings
147
Creating songs
Creating a Style in Manual Mode
148
Changing an Extracted Part
Chords Rhythm Bass Accomp Major Seventh Minor
What is the User Memory?
Saving a User Style
149
Determining the name of the Style to be saved
Deleting Saved User Styles
150
Touch to select the save-destination number
Touch File Touch Delete
Copying Styles on Floppy Disks to the User Memory
Copying Styles Saved User Memory to Floppy Disks
151
Various Settings
Changing the Settings for One-Touch Piano
Procedure
Adjusting Resonance
Changing the Tuning Tuning
Various Settings
Choosing the Tuning
Setting the Tuning Curve Stretch Tuning
Adjusting the Resonant Sounds
String Resonance
Changing the Settings for One-Touch Arranger
Adjusting the Keyboard Touch Key Touch
155
Changing the Keyboard’s Split Point Split Point
156
Display Explanation Suitable
Other
Setting/User Functions
Assigning Functions to Pedals
Performance Pads Pedal
157
158
Functions that can be assigned Pedals Only
Changing the Bend Range Pedal Setting
159
What are the Chord Tone and Bass Tone?
Parame Value Explanation Ter Name
Changing the Settings for the Count-In and Countdown
Settings for the Count-In
Placing a Marker in the Middle A Measure
160
161
Changing Standard Pitch Master Tune
Changing the Language Language
162
English, Japanese, German, French, Spanish
163
Selecting the display to be set
Selecting the images to be displayed
Turning Off the Beat Indicator
164
Image data that KR can display
Size
Restoring the Factory Settings Factory Reset
Formatting the User Memory
Calibrating the Touch Screen
165
Disabling Functions Other Than Piano Performance Panel Lock
Automatically Starting the Quick Tour
166
Changing the Functions of the Remote Control’s Buttons
167
Changing the Play Button Functions
Changing the Tempo + Button Functions
Changing the Moving Key Settings
Enabling the Moving Key
Changing the Part That Makes the Keys Move
168
Detailed Song Playback Settings
Touch Play Mode
Touch the icon to choose the setting
169
Hiding the Lyrics Lyrics
170
Display Explanation Auto
Changing the CD Settings
Setting the Type of CD To Be Played Back
Synchronizing the Timing Piano and Accompaniment
171
Connecting External Devices
Connecting Midi Devices
Connectors
172
Connecting External Devices
Performing in Ensemble with Midi Instruments Midi Ensemble
173
Connection Examples
Midi Settings
Touch to make the setting for each item
Selecting the Transmit Channel Tx Channel
174
Sending Recorded
Performance Data to a Midi
Device Composer Midi Out
175
Connecting to Audio Equipment
176
Output Main Jacks
Output Aux Jacks
Changing the Aux Jack Settings Aux Out
Setup Examples With Aux Set to Surround
177
Spacious Location
Connecting a Computer
Connect to the Midi Connectors
Connect to the Computer Connector
178
179
Connection with an Apple Macintosh computer
Connection with an IBM PC
Troubleshooting
180
No sound is heard
Case Cause/Remedy
Troubleshooting
181
Sound is strange
Automatic accompaniment doesn’t play Correctly
182
Unstable
Error Messages
183
Indica Meaning Tion
Tone List
184
Tone List
185
Drum Set List
186
Drum Set List
187
188
Jazz
189
SFX Set List
190
Effects List
191
Music Style List KR-17
192
Music Style List KR-15
193
Chord List
194
Chord List
195
Internal Song List
196
Internal Song List
197
Practice
198
Masterpieces
Rhythm Pattern List
Patterns That Can Be Selected with the Rhythm Button
Patterns That Can Be Selected with the Edit Functions
199
Parameters Stored in Memory Backup
Parameters Stored to Internal Memory
Parameters Stored in the User Program
200
201
What Are Music Files?
Regarding Copyright
SMF with Lyrics
Midi Implementation Chart
202
Main Specifications
203
Main Specifications
204
Internal Memory
Others
Index
205
Index
206
Footage
Key Template
207
Music Assistant button
Organ
Pedal EX
208
Score Display button
QS 5, QS
209
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