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Page 2 - CAUTION; IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS; should be referred to qualified service personnel.; SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol,within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alertthe user to the presence of uninsulated “dan-gerous voltage” within the product’s enclosurethat may be of sufficient magnitude to consti-tute a risk of electric sh...

Page 3 - FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION; Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interferencein a residential installation. This equipm...

Page 4 - PRINTED IN ITALY; Specifications are subject to change without prior notice.

Stock Code 271101 PRINTED IN ITALY Specifications are subject to change without prior notice. Baldwin Piano & Organ Company, 422 Wards Corner Rd., Loveland, Ohio, 45140 - 8390 - USA

Page 5 - Contents i; Contents; USER GUIDE; Introduction

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Page 6 - ii Contents; • 5 The Styles 5. 1

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ii Contents ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ • 4 Sounds & Presets 4. 1 The Sounds and Tracks 4. 1Selecting Single Sounds 4. 3Selecting Presets 4. 6The Grand Piano Preset 4. 8How to Program Presets 4. 10How to Store Presets 4. 19Restore Preset 4. 23 • 5 The Styles 5. 1 About PS1500 Sty...

Page 7 - Contents iii; • 9 Digital Effects 9. 1; REFERENCE GUIDE; • 15 User Style recording 15. 1

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Page 8 - iv Contents; APPENDIX

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ iv Contents ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ • 18 Song Edit 18.1 Quantize function 18. 2Clear function 18. 4Master Track function 18. 9Copy function 18.1 3 • 19 SAMPLE / RECORD 19.1 Regulating the Mic/Line signal 19. 3Preparing to sample - select the Splits 19. 4Programmable Pads Assign 1...

Page 9 - Introduction i; Congratulations and thanks for purchasing Baldwin’s Pianovelle; . This instrument provides; MULTIMEDIA FACILITIES; How to use the manual; images

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Page 10 - ii Introduction; SPECIFICATIONS; ’s macro-edit facilities permit rapid and

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ii Introduction SPECIFICATIONS • Polyphony & multitimbricity Maximum polphony: 32 voices. Multitimbric-ity: 8 parts (Style/Preset modes) or 16 parts(Song mode). Each part is assigned to a track.In Style/Preset mode, 3 tracks (maximum) areassigned to th...

Page 11 - Introduction iii; is able to initialize; Sampling; is fitted with a set of audio inputs; MIDI operation; is fully implemented for MIDI opera-; Direct Connection with a computer; via a single serial

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Page 12 - iv Introduction; IMPORTANT INFORMATION; The PS1500 should contain the following items from the factory.

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ iv Introduction IMPORTANT INFORMATION 1. The PS1500 should contain the following items from the factory. a) Instrument; b) Bench;c) 3 Floppy disks (2 OS-Disks, 1 Demo);d) Owner’s manual. 2. When contacting your retailer or authorized Baldwin technical assi...

Page 13 - Introduction v; IMPORTANT PRELIMINARY NOTES; To load the operating system contained in the floppy disks:; SYSTEM RESET; HOLD

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Page 14 - vi Introduction

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Page 16 - User Guide; GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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Page 17 - Quick guide 1•1; • 1 Quick Guide; Be sure that the power switch on the left key

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Page 18 - •2 User Guide; sets to Style/Preset; The initial status / Adjusting the General Volume; ADJUSTING THE GENERAL VOLUME; WARNING: Playing at high volume levels

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Page 19 - Quick guide 1•3; has 96 auto accompaniment Styles with; Press a Style Group button in the SONG/STYLE; Automatic Accompaniment; OR

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Page 20 - •4 User Guide; Start to play a melody with the right hand.; Automatic Accompanment

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Page 21 - Quick guide 1•5; Demo Style; LISTEN TO THE DEMO STYLES; You can listen to the automatic playback of your; Press the DEMO button in the SYSTEM section.

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Page 22 - •6 User Guide; Multimedia; can display Lyrics when playing PS Se-; Insert a disk containing PS Songs into the disk

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Page 23 - Press TEXT or ESCAPE to close the lyrics display.

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Quick guide 1•7 7. Press PLAY or START/STOP to start the SONG play- back. START / STOP PLAY OR 8 t a k e M E o u t t o t h e b a l l g a m e , t a k e m e o u t t o t h e c r o w d , b u y m e s o m e p e a...

Page 24 - •8 User Guide; SELECTING INSTRUMENT SOUNDS; Play on the keyboard and listen to the Sound; The Sound plays across the full keyboard; Selecting instrument sounds

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Page 25 - Quick guide 1•9; Repeat step 2 and listen to other Sounds.; Press the UPPER 2 keyboard activator button

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Page 26 - Press button 1 in the PROGRAMMABLE PRESETS; Note: If you do not select a Preset within the; Selecting the Programmable Presets

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Page 27 - Split keyboard; Observations

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Page 28 - CHANGE THE TOUCH SENSITIVITY; If the keyboard of your; Press TOUCH SENSITIVITY; Change the touch sensitivity/Play the Pads; PLAY THE PROGRAMMABLE PADS; • Strike the Pads freely.

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Page 29 - PLAY WITH EFFECTS OR BYPASS THEM; Bypass; Play with Effects or bypass them

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Page 30 - PLAY WITH HEADPHONES; • Plug a set of headphones into the left headphone; SOSTENUTO; PLAY WITH THE PEDALS; Soft; Note: If the Pedals do not appear to operate,

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Page 31 - general Effect volumes and loudness; Select the parameters with the Function buttons:

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Page 32 - Transpose the instrument; to; POSE– to lower the pitch.; or flat; Clear the keyboard transpose setting; Press both TRANSPOSE; Note: Pressing both Transpose buttons at the

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Page 33 - Play all Songs; Play All Songs; Insert a PS Songs disk or MidiFile data disk into; starts to scan the disk contents and,; You can stop the playback at any time by press-; Playback stops instantly.

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Page 34 - Song Play - Direct from Disk; can also play a preselected Song or; Insert the disk into the

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Page 35 - Rotate the DIAL to select a Song or MidiFile.; Note: If you press Escape during the “WAIT!”; enters Song mode and; To stop the “direct” playback at any time, press; exits Disk mode and returns to the

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Page 36 - allows you to record a simple 8 track; Press GRAND PIANO PRESET to set the instru-; Recording a Song/Style; Activate SINGLE TOUCH PLAY and press a STYLE; Use the corresponding Function button.

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Page 37 - Note: If you want to synchronize the start of

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Quick guide 1•21 4. Press RECORD in the Sequencer. On the top line of the Song/Style display ap-pear the letters “MT” to indicate that the Met-ronome is active. On the bottom line at thecenter, the chord tr...

Page 38 - Press RECORD or ESCAPE to escape the Sequencer.; Listen to the Song/Style playback by pressing; Save the Song/Style to disk; Although

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Page 39 - Front & Rear panel 2•1; • 2 Front & Rear Panel; Each button on the Pianovelle; control; BUTTONS WITH LEDS

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Page 40 - •2 User Guide

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Page 41 - Front & Rear panel 2•3; Control panel

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Page 42 - •4 User Guide

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Page 43 - Front & Rear panel 2•5

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Page 44 - •6 User Guide; ACCOMPANIMENT SLIDERS

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Page 45 - Front & Rear panel 2•7; TOUCH SENSITIVITY

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Page 46 - •8 User Guide; : displays Song Lyrics (active for Songs or MIDI; PROGRAMMABLE PRESETS

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Page 47 - Front & Rear panel 2•9; Rear Panel

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Page 48 - : Audio Input for Microphone or Line signals; : Controls the volume of the signal fed into the Mic/

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Page 49 - Basic concepts 3•1; • 3 Basic concepts; work, including useful information which; other controlling device) has access to 16 PS1500; In this mode, you can play with Styles, or use the

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Page 50 - •2 User Guide; Single Touch Play / Style Lock; Style lock; Single Touch Play

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Page 51 - Basic concepts 3•3; SONG MODE; PS; PRESETS; Grand Piano preset

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Page 52 - •4 User Guide; Style Preset; for Preset or Style modes, the; Presets

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Page 53 - Basic concepts 3•5; TRACKS; SOUNDS; Drumkit

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Page 54 - •6 User Guide; EDIT MODES; offers several Edit modes to modify var-; Edit modes

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Page 55 - Basic concepts 3•7; Connections; POWER SUPPLY; WARNING - Before connecting the outputs, be; PEDALS; MIDI; To pilot another instrument with; MIDI OUT; EXPANDER; MIDI IN; To pilot

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Page 56 - •8 User Guide; MK; COMPUTER; INPUT

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 3•8 User Guide ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ a channel that corresponds to the PS1500 Common Channel (refer to the chapters ded-icated to MIDI). MK MIDI OUT PS1500 MIDI IN • To record Songs on external computers orsequencers, connect th...

Page 57 - Basic concepts 3•9; AUDIO/VIDEO INTERFACE; internal amplification. The; SPEAKERS; models whose cabinet includes; no sound, before doing anything else, check for the; HEADPHONES

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Page 58 - The main display; The main display activates every time; Selection windows; The Display

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Page 59 - RECORD WINDOWS; These types of windows appear when

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Page 60 - Confirmation request for the Erase Song operation; Warning against a disk failure

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Page 61 - parameters of; NAVIGATING; Data Entry

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Page 62 - MODIFYING THE PARAMETER VALUES; Modifying parameters with the DIAL; Off

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Page 63 - INSERTING ALPHANUMERIC DATA; The alphanumeric keyboard configuration; User Style name display; SPACE - inserts a space

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Page 64 - Inserting measures; ENTER, ESCAPE buttons

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Page 65 - Sounds & Presets 4•1; FULL MODE; SPLIT MODE; EASY PLAY OFF; THE SOUNDS AND TRACKS; Keyboard modes

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Page 66 - •2 User Guide; Keyboard Activators; KEYBOARD ACTIVATORS; WAYS OF SELECTING SOUNDS; allows you to select single sounds or a

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Page 67 - Sounds & Presets 4•3; Selecting Single Sounds; Selecting Single Sounds; Assign a Sound to a keyboard track

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Page 68 - •4 User Guide; Select a Bank containing the desired Sound us-; houses 16 Drumkits in memory; Select the desired Sound or Drumkit with the; Note: If a Sound is not selected from the; Drumkits

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Page 69 - Sounds & Presets 4•5; Assigning a Sound to the GRAND PIANO preset

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Page 70 - •6 User Guide; Press one of the PROGRAMMABLE PRESETS but-; Selecting Presets; Select a Preset using the corresponding Function

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Page 71 - Sounds & Presets 4•7

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Sounds & Presets 4•7 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ USE PAGE+/BANK+ AND PAGE–/BANK–TO SELECT THE PRESETS You can select Presets in increasing or decreas-ing order with the Page+/Bank+ or Page–/Bank–buttons. 1. Press PAGE+/BANK+ selec...

Page 72 - •8 User Guide; THE GRAND PIANO PRESET; Select Grand Piano in Preset mode; The Grand Piano Preset

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Page 73 - Sounds & Presets 4•9; The LED of the button turns on.; Display Hold

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Page 74 - How to Program Presets; contains 64 Programmable Presets; HOW THE SOUNDS ARE ARRANGED; Sound; Programming the Presets; Sound Group name

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Page 75 - Sounds & Presets 4•11; ASSIGNING SOUNDS TO TRACKS; Select a Sound using the Function buttons.; Assigning Sounds to tracks

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Page 76 - Press ESCAPE to close the Edit Preset: Program; To save the change, press STORE PRESET followed; The new situation is permanently memorized.

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Page 77 - Sounds & Presets 4•13; CHANGING THE TRACK STATUS; To change the status of the keyboard tracks; • Press UPPER 1 to activate/mute the Upper 1; LOWER is disabled. In SPLIT MODE, LOWER is; Changing the Track status

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Page 78 - • Press one of the active track buttons in the; The Song tracks correspond to tracks 1 - 16.; Active

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Page 79 - Sounds & Presets 4•15; CHANGING THE KEYBOARD MODE; Changing the Keyboard Mode

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Page 80 - Rotate the DIAL to set MODE to FULL or SPLIT as; Press STORE PRESET followed by ENTER if you; The display returns to the previous status.

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Page 81 - Sounds & Presets 4•17; Changing Track Volumes; Lock the mixer setting for all Presets; Style accompaniment tracks

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Page 82 - tings can be stored to the Preset.; TRANSPOSER on page 2.; Transposing Tracks

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Page 83 - Sounds & Presets 4•19; Store Preset; How to Store Presets; Presets can memorize the following data:; Data saved to a Preset

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Page 84 - with memorized; Note: A Style selected from the Style Groups with

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Page 85 - Sounds & Presets 4•21; Rotate the Dial to select the Preset destination.; Note: Whatever Preset data is present at the

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Page 86 - CHANGE THE NAME OF A PRESET; Change the Preset name using the keys of the

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Page 87 - Sounds & Presets 4•23; Restore Preset; Press F7 or F8 to select the PRESET command.; The display shows “Restore Original Preset”.; Press ENTER to confirm the Restore Preset pro-; Hint: If you want to cancel the entire contents of

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Page 89 - • 5 The Styles; THE STYLE DISPLAY

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Page 90 - •2 User Guide; Selecting Styles; OPTION A: RECALL KEYBOARD; Select a Style with the corresponding Function

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Page 91 - OPTION B: SELECT STYLES WITHOUT; Press one of the buttons of the STYLE / SONG; Select Presets to recall Styles

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Page 92 - •4 User Guide; Note: Most of the Programmable Presets are; Press one of the PROGRAMMABLE PRESET but-; Presets are displayed.; PAGE–/BANK– buttons to select Presets in

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Page 93 - The Accompaniment tracks; Auto Accompaniment tracks; To view the Accompaniment tracks; Press ESCAPE to close the Edit Preset display.; Track; Drum

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Page 94 - •6 User Guide; KEY START can be turned off by:; Note: If MEMORY or LOWER MEMORY are off,; The Style Controls

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Page 95 - Note: If TEMPO LOCK is off when a Style is; To vary the Tempo

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Page 96 - •8 User Guide; Tap Tempo

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Page 97 - The Accompaniment section; SPLIT POINT; PIANO STYLE; can recognize the chords used in the

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Page 98 - During the Fade cycle, the relative LED flashes.

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Page 99 - The Chord Recognition modes; THE CHORD RECOGNITION MODES; One Finger - A single note played below the Split; One Finger Chords; C min

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Page 100 - Select the required chord recognition mode with; (and for its symbol to be shown on the display); Modifying the Chord Recognition mode

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Page 101 - CHANGING THE SPLIT POINT; a) the point that separates the Upper and Lower; Press Function button F7 or F8 to activate the; Note: The Split Point is a general parameter; Changing the Split Point

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Page 102 - SINGLE TOUCH PLAY; Single Touch Play / Harmony; Important: Harmony operates only when the; Harmony Type

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Page 103 - How to select the Harmony Type; How to select a Harmony Type option; Press HARMONY TYPE; Select the option with the corresponding Func-

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Page 104 - Examples: Selecting Presets during Style play

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Page 105 - Play a note or chord on the left keyboard area

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Page 106 - Stop the accompaniment with ENDING or START/

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Page 107 - Examples: Mute one or more accompaniment tracks; Press each button to cancel the LED.

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Page 108 - Examples: Changing Style without stopping the accompaniment; Press INTRO, ENDING or FILL to program the Style

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Page 109 - Press one of the STYLE GROUP buttons and se-

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Page 110 - lect a different Style and one of its Variations.; Hint The Fill breaks into the arrangement; Select another Style and press INTRO or ENDING; Hint: You can switch Styles quickly by activating

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Page 111 - Tempo; CHANGING THE TEMPO OF A STYLE; • Use the DIAL to change the tempo setting, either; Note: If a different tempo has been memorized; SAVE THE TEMPO TO A PRESET; Press STORE PRESET to save the Preset.; ESCAPE cancels the operation.; Hint: Save the Preset to disk to conserve the

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Page 112 - Press F5 or F6 to select the PRESET command.

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