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Basic Operations MAIN VOLUME TONE POWER/MODE This section provides information on performing basic keyboard operations. Playing the Keyboard To play the keyboard 1. Set the POWER/MODE switch to NORMAL. 2. Use the MAIN VOLUME buttons to lower the keyboard volume. • It's always a good idea to set the keyboard volume at a relatively low level before playing. • Pressing [̆] or [̄] causes the current volume setting to appear on the display. Press [̆] or [̄] again to change the setting. 3. Play something on the keyboard. Selecting a Tone This keyboard comes with 100 built-in tones. Use the following procedure to select the tone you want to use. To select a tone 1. Find the tone you want to use in the keyboard's tone list and note its tone number. 2. Press the TONE button. Appears when TONE button is pressed Number buttons 3. Use the number buttons to input the two digit tone number for the tone you want to select. Example: To select "26 WOOD BASS", input 2 and then 6 . • Now notes played on the keyboard will be played using an acoustical wood bass sound. ❚ NOTE • Always input both digits for the tone number, including a leading zero (if any). If you input one digit and stop, the display will automatically clear your input after a few seconds. • You can also increment the displayed tone number by pressing [+] and decrement it by pressing [-]. • The names of tone numbers 60 through 89 are not marked on the keyboard console. See the "Tone List" (page A-1) for details. • Sound effect tones such as 77 VEHICLE sound best when you keep a keyboard key depressed. Combination tones The following describes the two types of combination tones that are available. Layered Tones (Tone Numbers: 80 through 89) Example: 80 STR PIANO This tone layers a strings tone with a piano tone so they both sound when a keyboard key is pressed. Split Tones (Tone Numbers: 90 through 96) Example: 90 BASS/PIANO This tone splits the keyboard so one range is assigned a bass tone and another range is assigned a piano tone. BASS PIANO E-16 CTK481_E08_17.p65 Page 16 625A-E-018B 03.10.7, 2:58 PM Adobe PageMaker 6.5J/PPC

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E-16
BASS
PIANO
This section provides information on performing basic key-
board operations.
Playing the Keyboard
To play the keyboard
1.
Set the
POWER/MODE switch
to NORMAL.
2.
Use the
MAIN VOLUME buttons
to lower the
keyboard volume.
•
It
’
s always a good idea to set the keyboard volume at
a relatively low level before playing.
•
Pressing [
±
] or [
²
] causes the current volume setting
to appear on the display. Press [
±
] or [
²
] again to
change the setting.
3.
Play something on the keyboard.
Selecting a Tone
This keyboard comes with 100 built-in tones. Use the follow-
ing procedure to select the tone you want to use.
To select a tone
1.
Find the tone you want to use in the keyboard
’
s
tone list and note its tone number.
2.
Press the
TONE button
.
Basic Operations
3.
Use the
number buttons
to input the two digit
tone number for the tone you want to select.
Example:
To select
“
26 WOOD BASS
”
, input 2 and then
6 .
•
Now notes played on the keyboard will be played
using an acoustical wood bass sound.
❚
NOTE
•
Always input both digits for the tone number, including a lead-
ing zero (if any). If you input one digit and stop, the display will
automatically clear your input after a few seconds.
•
You can also increment the displayed tone number by press-
ing [+] and decrement it by pressing [
–
].
•
The names of tone numbers 60 through 89 are not marked on
the keyboard console. See the
“
Tone List
”
(page A-1) for de-
tails.
•
Sound effect tones such as 77 VEHICLE sound best when you
keep a keyboard key depressed.
Combination tones
The following describes the two types of combination tones
that are available.
Layered Tones (Tone Numbers: 80 through 89)
Example:
80 STR PIANO
This tone layers a strings tone with a piano tone so they both
sound when a keyboard key is pressed.
Split Tones (Tone Numbers: 90 through 96)
Example:
90 BASS/PIANO
This tone splits the keyboard so one range is assigned a bass
tone and another range is assigned a piano tone.
625A-E-018B
Appears when TONE button is pressed
MAIN VOLUME
POWER/MODE
TONE
Number buttons
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