Owner’s Manual
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Using optional footswitches

Sustain/damper footswitch (Hold)

The HOLD FOOTSWITCH socket on the DisCover 5’s
rear panel allows you to connect an optional DP-2,
DP-6, or BOSS FS-5U footswitch. The Hold function
can be used for the Upper and Lower parts, on con-
dition that the [SPLIT] button does not light.
In SPLIT mode, the Hold function only applies to the
Upper part.
Note: Do not forget to connect an optional DP-2, DP-6, or
BOSS FS-5U footswitch to the HOLD FOOTSWITCH socket.

Foot Switch

An optional DP-2, DP-6, or BOSS FS-5U footswitch
connected to the FOOT SWITCH socket can be used
to perform various functions. If you do not change
the factory setting, this footswitch allows you to
start and stop song playback.
Here’s how to select another footswitch function:
(1) Press the [MENU] button.
The display changes to:
(2) Press the [FOOTSWITCH] field.
(3) Press the field that corresponds to the desired
footswitch function.
If necessary, press [˚] (or [ø], on the second
page) to change pages.
■ Play/Stop: Starts and stops song playback. Same
function as the [®÷ª] button.
■ Lower Hold: The footswitch allows you to hold
the Lower part.
■ Sostenuto: In this case, the footswitch functions
as Sostenuto pedal (a pedal found on grand and dig-
ital pianos that allows you to sustain only those
notes you played at the time you pressed the pedal).
■ Soft: In this case, the footswitch functions as Soft
pedal (a pedal found on grand and digital pianos that
reduces the volume).
■ Rotary S/F: Allows you to select the slow or fast
speeds of the Rotary effect. This only works, if the
Rotary effect is currently assigned to the Multi-FX.
■ Talk: The footswitch performs the same function
as the [TALK] button in the VOCAL HARMONIZER sec-
tion.
■ Harmony On/Off: The footswitch allows you to
switch the currently selected HARMONY function
([VOCODER], [SMALL] or [ENSEMBLE]) on and off.
Select this function if you want to be able to switch
the harmonies on for the choruses, and off for the
verses (for example) while playing on the keyboard.
■ Fade In/Out: The footswitch performs the same
function as the [FADE] button on the front panel. See
also page 68.
■ User Program Up: Selects the next User Program
(i.e. A12 if A11 is currently active).
■ Favourite Tone Up: The footswitch allows you to
select the next FAVOURITE TONE memory. Example: If
memory “7” of GROUP A is currently selected, press-
ing the footswitch takes you to memory “8”.
You can also change GROUPS with this function. So
after selecting “A8”, pressing the footswitch again
takes you to “B1”.
Note: See page 36 for details about the TONE FAVOU-
RITE function.
■ M.Drums: The footswitch can be used to activate
and switch off the M.Drums part. If the [SPLIT] button
lights, the M.Drums part replaces the Upper part.
Otherwise, the M.Drums part is assigned to all keys.
■ Minus One: The footswitch allows you to switch
the Minus-One function on and off. See page 19 for
how to select the option that will be used when the
Minus-On function is on.