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