14 • N3/N2 Owner’s Manual
Playing the Keyboard
ENGLISH
The instrument has three foot pedals that produce a range of expressive effects similar to
those produced by the pedals on an acoustic piano.

Damper (Right) Pedal

The damper pedal functions in the same way as
a damper pedal on an acoustic piano. When the
damper pedal is pressed, notes sustain longer.
Releasing the pedal immediately stops (damps)
any sustained notes. The damper pedal features
a half-pedal function.

Sostenuto (Center) Pedal

If you play a note or chord on the keyboard and
press the sostenuto pedal while the note(s) are
held, those notes will sustain as long as you hold
the pedal (as if the damper pedal had been
pressed) but all subsequently played notes will
not be sustained. This makes it possible to
sustain a chord, for example, while other notes
are played “staccato.”

Soft (Left) Pedal

The soft pedal reduces the volume and slightly changes the timbre of notes played while
the pedal is pressed. The soft pedal will not affect notes that are already playing when it
is pressed.
Connect a pair of headphones to one of the
[PHONES] jacks located on the bottom left of
the instrument. When the headphones are
plugged into either of the [PHONES] jacks, the
internal speaker system is automatically shut off.
Two [PHONES] jacks are provided. You can
connect two sets of standard stereo headphones.
(If you are using only one pair of headphones,
you can plug them into either jack.)
Using the Pedals
What is the half-pedal function?
This function allows the sustain length to
vary depending on how far the pedal is
pressed. The farther you press the pedal,
the more the sound sustains. For exam-
ple, if you press the damper pedal and all
notes you are playing sound a bit murky
and loud with too much sustain, you can
release the pedal half way to subdue the
sustain (murkiness).
When you press the damper pedal
here, the notes you play before you
release the pedal sustain longer.
When you press the sostenuto pedal
here while holding the note, the note will
sustain as long as you hold the pedal.
Using Headphones (option)
The TRS is turned off when headphones
are connected. Press the [TRS] button to
turn it on (page 23).
When the TRS (page 23) is on, sound
can be heard to some degree even when
the headphones are connected.
Do not listen to the instrument at a high volume level through
headphones for a long period of time, or your hearing may
be damaged. Standard stereo
phone plug
CAUTION
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