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SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION
CAUTION
Introduction
PRECAUTIONS
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Location
Assembling the keyboard stand
Do not open
Saving and backing up your data
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Connections
Saving data
About this Owners Manual and Reference Booklet
Reference Booklet:
Appendix:
Detailed Settings:
Table of contents
Introduction.......................................................... 2
Basic Operation .................................................. 17
Table of contents
Detailed Settings ................................................ 59
Table of contents
Appendix ............................................................ 93
Application Index
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Features
Features
Before Using the PF-500
About the pedal unit
Insert the plug of the pedal unit, with the arrow in the plug facing upward.
About the music stand
Before Using the PF-500
Turning the power on
Press the [POWER] switch again to turn off the power to the PF-500.
1. Connect the power cable.
2. Turn on the power to the PF-500.
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Adjusting the display contrast
Setting the volume
Using headphones
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Part Names
Top panel 1 2 3 4 5
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8 9 0
A B
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Listening to the Demonstration Tunes
The indicators of the voice group buttons will blink in succession.
Demonstration tunes
1.
Press the [DEMO] button to engage the demo mode.
2.
3.
4.
Listening to 50 Piano Preset Songs
the number of measures
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Press the SONG [START/STOP] button to start playback.
Playing the 50 piano preset songs
3.
Fast forward and rewind
4.
Practicing a one-hand part using 50 preset songs
You can turn parts on or off, even during playback.
1.
2.
Press the SONG [START/STOP] button to start playback. Play the part you just turned off.
Synchro: Synchronous;occurring at the same time
Starting playback automatically as you start playing the keyboard (Synchro Start)
3.
Selecting and Playing Voices
Selecting Voices
1.
Press a voice group button.
Use VARIATION [][] or A [][+] to select a voice. If you select XG
Using the pedals
Damper (right) pedal
Sostenuto (center) pedal
Soft pedal (left)
Adding variation to the sound [BRILLIANCE]/[REVERB]/[CHORUS]
Press the [EXIT] button to return to the main screen.
[BRILLIANCE]
Press one of the BRILLIANCE [MELLOW]/ [BRIGHT] buttons to select the desired tonality.
Normal...........Standard tone
[REVERB]
Pressing the [REVERB] button repeatedly toggles the reverb on and off.
[CHORUS]
Pressing the [CHORUS] button repeatedly toggles the cho- rus on and off.
Combining two voices (Dual mode)
1.
Press two voice group buttons simultaneously.
Use the A []/[+] buttons and B []/[+] buttons to select a voice.
3.
Press any voice group button.
1.
3.
4.
Splitting the keyboard range and playing two differ- ent voices (Split mode)
1.
Press [SPLIT].
2.
Use the voice group buttons and VARIATION [][] to select the voice for the right-hand area.
3.
4.
5.
Using the metronome
1.
Press the METRONOME [START/STOP] button.
When the metronome is sounding, the beat indicator ashes at the current tempo.
Adjusting the tempo
The default tempo is 120. (If a song has been selected, the song tempo is used.)
Recording Your Performance
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Press the SONG SELECT [ ] [ ] buttons simultaneously.
Recording a New Song
Recording to [TRACK 1]
3.
Press and hold down the [REC] button and press the [TRACK 1] button.
4.
Recording begins automatically as soon as you play a note on the keyboard.
To stop recording, press the [TOP] button. The PF-500 locates the top of the song.
5.
1.
2.
3.
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Select a voice (or voices) for recording. Repeat Step 2 on page 36.
2.
Press and hold down the [REC] button and press the [TRACK 2] button.
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2.
Other recording techniques
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2.
3.
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5.
1.
adjustments.
Recording in Dual or Split mode
Tracks assigned for recording
Dual Split Split+Dual
Saving Recorded Songs and Handling the Files...[FILE]
PF-500 memory
Basic le operation
1.
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Select a song you wish to save or rename.
2.
Press the [FILE] button. To close the File menu, press the [EXIT] button once or twice.
Saving recorded or other songs to PF-500 Storage memory...[SaveToMemory]
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4-2
Deleting a Memory song...[DeleteSong]
This deletes a song from memory. You cannot delete a preset song or the cur- rent song.
See page 44 for basic operation information. The following is a detailed pro- cedure of Step 4.
4-1
Use the C []/[+] buttons to select a song.
4.
section (page 45).
Changing the type of characters on screen...[Char- acterCode]
Playing Back Recorded Songs
to select a song.
Playing back a song
1.
Press either the SONG SELECT [ ]/[ ] buttons.
3.
4.
5.
Press the [EXIT] button.
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Turning track playback on and off
Supported song data type
Connections
Connectors
1
2
3
4
5
6
Connecting a personal computer
1.
Connection
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Type of serial cables and connection pin assignments
mini DIN 8-pin D-sub 25-pin
According to the type of computer you connect, use one of the following serial cables.
Windows (with a serial port of D-sub 9-pin)
Macintosh
2.
Connection
MIDI OUT
Set the PF-500 HOST SELECT switch to MIDI.
Use a MIDI interface device to connect a computer to the PF-500 using special MIDI cables.
3.
EFFECT
SONG
VOICE
SONG BALANCEMASTER VOLUME
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Detailed Settings
Parameter List
Metronome METRONOME [SETTING]
Recording and playback [SONG SETTING]
Voices [VOICE SETTING]
In Dual mode, parameters with the mark are set for Voice 1 and Voice 2 individually.
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[OTHER SETTING]
Making detailed settings
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1.
Press the [EXIT] button any time to close the setting menu.
2.
Press the setting button, A []/[+], and/or C []/[+] but- tons repeatedly as required.
3.
4.
If Execute? or Start? appears:
If Set? appears:
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Detailed settings for recording and playback [SONG SETTING]
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3
Specifies the type of note.
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Detailed settings for recording and playback [SONG SETTING]
Specifying whether playback starts immediately along with the rst voicing [QuickPlay]
Auditioning the channels [ChannelListen]
Deleting data from each chan- nel [ChannelClear]
Playing back the phrase speci- ed by the phrase number [PhraseMark]
Playing back a song repeatedly [SongRepeat]
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Detailed settings for the metro- nome METRONOME [SETTING]
To mute the beat count, select BellOff.
You can set the time signature, volume level, and voice of the PF-500 metronome.
Press the [METRONOME SETTING] button to access the Metronome Setting menu.
Setting range for the numerator:
Detailed settings for the voices [VOICE SETTING]
[VOICE SETTING]
1.
ting menu.
2.
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Setting the octave [Octave]*
Setting the volume level [Volume]*
Setting the position of right and left channels [Pan]*
Make ne adjustments to the pitch (only in Dual mode) [Detune]
Selecting the reverb type [ReverbType]
Setting the reverb depth [ReverbSend]*
Selecting the chorus type [Chorus Type]
Setting the chorus depth [ChorusSend]*
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Setting the chorus on/off [ChorusOnOff]
Selecting the DSP type* [DSP Type (DSP)]
Setting the speed of the vibra- phone vibrato effect* [VibeRo- torSpeed]
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Setting the touch sensitivity [TouchSense]*
Setting the right pedal func- tion [RPedal]
Setting the center pedal func- tion [MPedal]
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Setting the left pedal function [LPedal]
Setting the auxiliary pedal function [AuxPedal]
MIDI [MIDI SETTING]
You can make detailed MIDI settings, such as setting up MIDI transmit/receive channels.
Use this connector to connect the PF-500 and computer.
About MIDI
MIDI connectors
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Press the [MIDI SETTING] button to enter MIDI setting mode.
USB
D
C
Setting Local control on/off [LocalControl]
Selecting performance from the keyboard or song data for MIDI transmission [MidiOutSe- lect]
Selecting a type of data received via MIDI [ReceivePa- rameter]
Selecting a type of data trans- mitted via MIDI [TransmitPa- rameter]
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Other settings
Press the [OTHER SETTING] button to enter Other Setting mode.
Selecting a touch response [TouchResponse]
Fine tuning the pitch [Tune]
Selecting a tuning curve for a piano voice [PianoTuningCurve]
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Selecting a scale [Scale]
Changing the key [Transpose]
Specifying the Split Point [SplitPoint]
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Assign the SONG [START/ STOP] function to the pedal [PedalStart/Stop]
Selecting a type of auxiliary pedal [AuxPedalType]
Setting the point at which the damper pedal starts to affect the sound [HalfPedalPoint]
Pitch bend range [PitchBendRange]
Switch the speaker on/off [Speaker]
Selecting items saved at shut- down [MemoryBackUp]
Restoring the normal (default) settings [FactorySet]
Other method for restoring the normal settings
Message List
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Questions about Operations and Functions
Questions about Operations and Functions
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Troubleshooting
Data Compatibility
Basic Check Points
Sequence Format
Data Compatibility
Voice Allocation Format
Preset Voice List
: YES, : No
Preset Voice List
Voice Combination Examples (Dual and Split)
Assembling the Keyboard Stand
1.
Attaching the front legs to the stand.
2. 3.
Assembling the Keyboard Stand
4.
position.
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5.
7. 8.
Index
Numerics
A
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C
Index
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING
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2.
PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL
FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.)
CAUTION:
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Owner's Manual
DIC 338
PF-500 35Recording Your PerformanceYou can record your perfor-mance (audio data) to a cas-sette tape recorder or other recording devices via the AUX OUT connector. (see page 52.)This chapter explains how to record your performance using the PF-500 recording function.You can, for example, play back what you have played on the PF-500 keyboard for an effective practice aid. You can also record just the left-hand part, then practice the right-hand part while playing back the recorded left-hand part.Since you can record up to sixteen tracks separately, you could record the left- and right-hand parts separately, or record each part of a four-handed perfor-mance or ensemble song one by one to build a song. Recording vs. Saving:The format of performance data recorded on a cassette tape differs from that of data recorded on the PF-500. A cassette tape records audio signals. On the other hand, the PF-500 “saves” information regarding note timing, voices, and a tempo value, but not audio signals. When you play back recorded songs, the PF-500 produces sound based on the saved information. Therefore, recording on the PF-500 may be more accurately called “saving information.” However, this book often uses the word “recording” because it seems to make more sense.A message (information or confirmation dialog) sometimes appears on the screen to facilitate operation. Refer to the “Message List” on page 86 for an explanation of each message, appropriate actions to take, and troubleshooting information.