6PSR-K1 Owner’s Manual
Copyright Notice .................................................................... 7
Panel logos ............................................................................ 7
Included accessories ............................................................. 8
Display naming conventions .................................................. 8
Main features of the PSR-K1 ................................................. 9
Setting Up 10
Power Requirements ........................................................... 10
Inserting the SmartMedia card............................................. 12
Setting up the included microphone..................................... 12
Connecting headphones (PHONES jack) ............................ 14
Connecting to external audio devices
(OUTPUT R, L terminal) ................................................. 14
Connecting a foot switch (SUSTAIN jack) ........................... 14
Connecting to a computer (USB terminal) ........................... 14
Turn on the power................................................................ 15
Panel Controls and Terminals 16
Front Panel .......................................................................... 16
Rear Panel ........................................................................... 16
Quick Guide
Play like a pro! 18
Playing the Demo Song ....................................................... 18
Selecting and playing with other songs................................ 19
Performance assistant technology —
other convenient controls and features........................... 20
Sing along—with the Karaoke features! 22
Select a song and sing......................................................... 22
Karaoke — other convenient controls and features............. 24
Sing along with the “electronic” sheet music!....................... 25
Play a variety of different instrument sounds 26
Selecting an instrument sound and playing it ...................... 26
Play a drum kit from the keyboard! ...................................... 27
Other convenient functions .................................................. 28
Try out the Style 30
Select a style and play ......................................................... 30
Other useful functions .......................................................... 32
Improve your playing skills — with Song Lesson! 34
Start out with Lesson 1 — practicing the timing................... 34
Lesson 2 — playing the correct notes.................................. 36
Lesson 3 — practicing with only one hand .......................... 36
Lesson 4 — playing with both hands ................................... 37
Basic operations and the LCD display 38
Playing Voices — Related Functions 40
Playing the grand piano settings (Portable Grand) .............. 40
Selecting and playing a voice .............................................. 40
Playing two different voices together (Dual) ........................ 40
Playing different voices with your left and
right hands (Split)............................................................ 41
Using the Metronome........................................................... 42
Dynamically change the volume
by your playing strength (Touch) .................................... 43
Adding harmony sounds (Harmony) .................................... 44
Applying the Reverb effect................................................... 45
Applying the Chorus effect................................................... 45
Style Functions 47
Sounding only the percussion.............................................. 47
Stop Accompaniment function ............................................. 47
Setting the Style Volume...................................................... 47
Using external Style Files .................................................... 47
Playing accompaniment chords ........................................... 48
Dictionary ............................................................................. 50
Memorizing your panel settings 52
Creating (saving) Registration Memory settings .................. 52
Song playback functions 54
Song types ........................................................................... 54
Displaying Lyrics .................................................................. 54
Displaying Notation (sheet music)........................................54
Song Lesson ........................................................................ 55
Setting the song volume....................................................... 55
Changing the melody voice of the song ...............................55
Listen repeatedly to a section of the song............................56
Song track structure .............................................................56
Making your own song arrangements
(Easy Song Arranger) 57
About Easy Song Arranger ..................................................57
Using Easy Song Arranger................................................... 57
Recording your performances 59
Recording............................................................................. 59
Recording a song .................................................................59
Deleting a User song (Song Clear) ...................................... 61
Deleting a single track of a User song (Track Clear) ...........61
SmartMedia card file operations 62
About the SmartMedia card file operations ..........................62
Formatting a SmartMedia card............................................. 62
File Load .............................................................................. 63
Saving User data files .......................................................... 63
Save the User song as a Standard MIDI File.......................64
Deleting User data files ........................................................65
About MIDI 66
What Is MIDI? ...................................................................... 66
Connecting to a computer ....................................................67
MIDI settings ........................................................................ 67
MIDI settings for computer connections (PC Mode) ............69
Remote control of MIDI devices ...........................................69
Downloading song data........................................................ 70
Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide 71
Contents of CD-ROM ...........................................................71
CD-ROM Installation Procedure...........................................71
Minimum System Requirements .......................................... 72
For Windows Users..............................................................72
For Macintosh Users ............................................................74
Function settings 77
Calling up the setting pages.................................................77
Appendix
Troubleshooting .............................................................. 80
Messages.......................................................................... 82
Saving backup data to SmartMedia card....................... 84
Specifications .................................................................. 85
Voice List.......................................................................... 86
Maximum Polyphony....................................................... 86
Drum Kit List .................................................................... 90
Style List........................................................................... 92
Song List .......................................................................... 93
MIDI Implementation Chart ............................................. 94
Effect map....................................................................... 95
Index ................................................................................. 96
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