Getting started, PR804, Keyboard cover | Technics sx-PR604/M

Basic functions

Getting started

SX-PR804

AUTO PLAY CHORD

PIANO PERFORMANCE PADS

RHYTHM GROUP

SOUND

PROGRESSIVE

TEMPO / PROGRAM

SOUND GROUP

THEATRE SONIC

EFFECT

SEQUENCER

ARRANGER

PIANO STYLIST

PIANIST

TRANSPOSE

R1/R2 OCTAVE

SPLIT

8&16

MOVIE &

SAX &

ORGAN &

SOUND

MULTI EFFECT

PROGRAM

DEMO

POINT

MODE

OFF/ON

AUTO SETTING

BANK

STOP

BEAT

ROCK & POP

BALLAD

JAZZ & SWING

SHOW

METRONOME

SET

OFF/ON

FAVORITES

–

+

–

+

STRINGS

BRASS

WOODWIND

ACCORDION

SYNTH

SOLOIST

EXPLORER

CHORUS

REVERB

PLAY EASY REC MENUS

DISK

CHORD FINDER

SOUL &

GOSPEL

COUNTRY &

MARCH &

LATIN &

FADE

ONE TOUCH

SIMPLE PIANO

PART SELECT

GUITAR

MALLET &

MAIN

APC/SEQUENCER

DISCO

& BLUES

WESTERN

WALTZ

WORLD

MEMORY

IN

OUT

PLAY

LEFT

RIGHT 2

RIGHT 1

VOCAL

& HARPSI

ORCH PERC

BASS

DRUM KITS

MIXTURES

MEMORY

TECHNI-CHORD

SOLO

DIGITAL EFFECT

BRILLIANCE

VOLUME

VOLUME

SET

NEXT BANK

BANK VIEW

MAX

MAX

1

2

3

LOAD

MUSIC STYLE

VARIATION

SYNCHRO

PIANO

ARRANGER

FILL IN

INTRO & ENDING

START / STOP

START

DIGITAL

1 2 3 4

GRAND

UPRIGHT

ELECTRIC

MODERN

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

4

5

6

1

2

3

4

1

2

1

2

BEAT

LEFT

RIGHT 2

RIGHT 1

DRAWBAR

TAP TEMPO

MIN

OFF

HELP OTHER PARTS/TR

DISPLAY HOLD EXIT

CONDUCTOR

PANEL MEMORY

4

(PR804)

1

2

Plug the power cord into an outlet.

Press the POWER button to turn it on.

POWER

OFF ON

(Right end of the keyboard)

•The power indicator in the left front of the body is lit.

4

Set the MAIN VOLUME to an appropriate level with the sliding control.

MAIN

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

3		Touch any note on the keyboard.
		Touch any note on the keyboard.
		• Your piano features Touch Response. You
		control the volume by playing the keys harder
		or softer.

Keyboard cover

Open and close the cover slowly.

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Music Stand

PR604: Insert the music stand and fix it.

PR804: Set the music desk at desired

position and insert it.

QQTG0665

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Technics sx-PR604/M, sx-PR804/M operating instructions Getting started, Keyboard cover, Music Stand

Contents

SX-PR604/M SX-PR804/M Before use How to replace the fuseThis Plug is not Waterproof -KEEP DRY For United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland Model Number Serial Number QQTG0665 QQTG0665 Placement Following Applies only in the U.S.A Word about the power cord Installation locationPower source Handling the power cord Contents Music stand AC cord Supplied accessoriesRemote Controller Batteries PR804 CD-ROM Controls and functions PR604 Transpose Sound Group Sequencer DisplayEffect CONDUCTORTECHNI-CHORD Rhythm Group Progressive Pianist Controls and functions PR804Piano Performance Pads Fade IN/OUT Favorites TECHNI-CHORD Sequencer TransposeConductor Block chords are automatically added to the melody Refer to Keyboard cover Getting startedPR804 Music Stand Press the Simple Piano button to Play anywhere on the keyboardPlaying the piano Turn it on Press the Progressive Pianist button Progressive Pianist button again Slide Show See and listen to the demonstrationPress the Demo button PR804 Select a sound Sound Group or Piano Select the registration for a music style Automatic panel settings Intro & Ending 1 or 2 button Basic functions Record your performance Press the OK button Press the START/STOP button Press the Sequencer Reset Fill1 button Store your panel settings Panel Memory 1 to Select Technics Format Save data on a floppy diskSave Specify a file number to save to Following data can be saved/loaded Load rhythm data from a Technics pattern disk Select the name of the pattern to load Disk Orchestra Collection DOC Play back commercial song disksDirect Play Theatre Sonic OFF Theatre Sonic on Sound-field schemaTheatre Sonic PR804 Press the Theatre Sonic button to turn it on Direct PLAY/SEQUENCER PLAY/PAUSE Remote Controller PR804Volume Song Skip Normal display Home Volume balanceAbout the display Mute Display Hold TEMPO/PROGRAMExit Contrast RHYTHM/STYLE FavoritesHelp Recall a Favorites display NX Sound Overview of sounds and effectsSelecting sounds Part Alphabet Sound ExplorerDigital Drawbar Percussive Tone About foot marks Assigning parts to the keyboardConductor Customized split point SplitRight 1/RIGHT 2 Octave Sustain pedal PedalsString resonance Sostenuto pedal Effects Type and parameter settingsTouch Sensitivity Multi Effect Effect Edit ChorusDigital Effect Brilliance Mic Reverb & EffectReverb Solo ⇒ Adjust the key with the + and buttons Transpose Orchestrator Type settingTechni-chord Press and hold the TECHNI-CHORDbutton For a few seconds Rhythm and accompaniment pattern Overview of rhythm performanceSelecting rhythms Rhythm and Style Metronome MetronomeStart the rhythm TAP Tempo Intro Mode settingPlaying the rhythm Count Intro Auto Play Chord How to play chordsBasic mode Fill Ending APC Hold On Bass How to use the Auto Play ChordLeft Hold Select Chord Finder APC Volume Chord FinderTo exit the Chord Finder procedure, press the Exit button Fade Fade SettingFade In/Fade Out Fade OUT Playing back the sounds Sound ArrangerOne Touch Play Ensemble Styles Piano StylistPiano Styles Music Style Arranger How to use the Music Style ARMusic Style Arranger mode Ranger Assign a name How to store the panel settingsAssign a name to the bank/memory Bank View Expand Mode Filter Recall the panel setupPanel Memory mode Next Bank Press the Bank button Playing phrasesAuto Settting Select the desired bank from the display SEQ to PAD Copy Copying phrasesPhrase Copy Select Compile SET CompileRecord a phrase Play Setting Chord Step Record Outline of the Sequencer Sequencer featuresPopular features Memory capacity Copy & Paste Summary of the Sequencer menu itemsRecord & Edit Range Edit Memo Set the images Load your original imagesPicture Sequencer parts Easy Record Recording procedurePress the Sequencer Reset Fill in 1 button Realtime Record Multi-track recording Use the TEMPO/PROGRAM to adjust the re Cording tempoProgram Menus button Start END Cycle END Measure Sequencer PlayCycle Record Press the Sequencer Play button to turn it on Medley Adjusting the playback tempoCycle Play Panel Write Sequencer VolumeNaming Assign a name to the song Select Song SelectPunch Record Use the Song Select and buttons to Select a song Record Step RecordAuto Punch Record Repeat steps 5 through 8 to continue storing Storing control dataCorrecting the data Performance data Sound data Loading your original images Assigning the imagesPicture List Measure While playing an Am chord, press the key one time Store a chord progressionExample of storing a chord progression Track Clear Store a rhythm progressionControl data Correct the recorded chord progression Correct the recorded rhythm progression Track Assign PresetTrack Assign Track Assign Quantize QuantizeSong Clear Use the Track ∧ and ∨ buttons to specify Track number Track Clear Track ClearEdit Inserting note data Inserting Drums data Drum EditCycle Play Song Copy Copy and paste the recorded dataSelect the function Track Copy Measure Erase Specify where you wish to copy the selected Measures toMeasure Copy Measure Delete APC to SMF Convert Changing the note position etc. of the re- corded dataMeasure Insert Velocity Change Transpose ADVANCE/DELAY Composer menu Outline of the ComposerRhythm components which can be stored Memory Prepare to record Simple recording methodCreate a completely new rhythm Easy Composer Adjust the tempo KEY SettingOn the Recording display press the KEY Setting button On the Record Memory display, press OK button Button functions Chord Modify ChangeRecord the part Rhythm Group section, press the Memory button Part SettingPlayback While you are recording, press the Step RE Cord button Repeat steps 2 through 5 to continue storing Select the function Measure EditSelect the function you wish to edit Use the Part ∧ and ∨ buttons to specify Pattern Copy Pattern CopyPattern Copy Copying one part at a time Clear SEQ to Composer CopySEQ to Composer Copy Copy Internal memory and Floppy Disk Drive Using commercial song disksOutline of the Disk Drive function Main parts of the Floppy Disk Drive General Midi Level 2 GM2 Outline of the procedurePlayback of commercial song disks Disk in USE Load Option Loading dataLoad Single Load Composer Load SMF LoadOn the Load page 1/3 display, press SMF button Use the Load AS button to specify the load Method Play On the Direct Play display, set the MED LEY settingsDirect Play Display during playback Disks Song MedleySaving data Format Save Technics Format Sequencer Song Save Save OptionSMF Format Disk Tools Set the automatic display when a disk is insertedDisk management Preferences Summary of the Sound menu items Outline of the SoundSelecting an attribute Word about parts Vibrato Delay TuningOriginal Tuning PAN On the Sound Menu display, select Mixer Adjust each parameter 1/5 2/5Mixer Edit Mixer 3/5 4/55/5 Original tuning Master TuningSettings for each key Key Scaling Sound Load Option APC Reverb SettingTheatre Sonic Part Setting PR804 Tone Control To adjust the sound quality to your likingOutline of the Reverb & Effect Summary of the Reverb & Effect Menu items Select Sound Edit Outline of the Sound EditSelect a sound to edit Turn on the Program Menus button Summary of the Sound Edit menu items About tones Easy EditTone Edit Tone Select KEY Layer Tone Copy KEY Shift & Detune Pitch EditVelocity Layer Tone Dynamics Pitch Filter & Equalizer Filter EditPitch Envelope Use the page buttons to view the 2/3 display Equalizer Touch & KEY FollowFilter Envelope Level Amplitude EditFilter Envelope Touch & KEY Follow Envelope LFO LFO EditLFO Effect Effect EditController Edit Controller Store the new sound ProcedureWhen you have finished typing the name Press the OK button Select a new sound Select Control Follow the procedure to adjust the settingsOutline of Control functions Select a function On the Control Menu display, select Pedal SettingPedal Setting Outline of Customize functions Favorites SettingLanguage Setting Disk Preferences Display Time OUT Display Time OutData Protection Data Protection Use these settings when Midi Setting Load OptionVideo Out Mode Setting PR804 Load Midi Parameters? Select a mode Theatre Sonic Speaker Mode PR804Theatre Sonic Speaker Mode Virtual Rear Speakers Connection examples What is MIDI?Midi terminals Midi channels Program Change Outline of Midi functionsFollowing kinds of data can be transmitted/received Control Change Use the Part and buttons to select a On the Midi Menu display, select Part SETTing Repeat steps 2 to 5 for each part as desired Messages Control MessagesRealtime Messages On the Midi Menu display, select Realtime Common Setting Setting INPUT/OUTPUT Setting Mode SettingInput/output Setting Recalling the User settings Midi PresetsStoring user settings Sets Memory Output Program Change Midi OutPanel Memory Output Puter Connection Use the ∧ and ∨ buttons to select a modeComputer Connection Interface Initialize Power on settingsPedal Setting Initial Beneath the left end of keyboard ConnectionsOn the rear panel Applications Audio Recorder Assembly PR604 Affix the right and left side panels to the speaker box Assembly PR804Affix the pedal box to the speaker box Place the piano body to the stand Effects Phenomenon RemedyGroup section Soul & Disco , Gospel & Blues Sounds Other DriveDisk Error messages Contents Index 142 Sound Arranger Sound Explorer Sound Edit Simple Piano Single Load SMF Load SMF SaveSolo Song Clear Song Select Sound Sound Group Specifications SX-PR604/M SX-PR804/M NET Weight Power RequirementDimensions W ⋅ H ⋅ D Speakers Customer Services Directory 147 Se0402S0