Dynatone SLP-250H User manual

OWNER'S MANUA
USB Stereo Digital Piano

Before reading: Safety Instructions
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Not observing this caution could result in injury and/or financial loss for the user.
Safety Instructions
Before reading: This section is intended to keep the user safe and
prevent financial loss.
Please read this section carefully and use the product
properly according to it.
To avoid the possibility of death or physical injury due to electric shock, short circuit, damage
or fire, please observe the fundamental safety instructions listed below.
This warning includes the following:
- Never open the product or attempt to break down or
modify the inner parts. This product has no
user-serviceable components. If you believe the
product is malfunctioning, please immediately cease
the use of the product and contact customer service
for repair.
- Do not expose the product to rain. Do not use the
product under watery or wet environment, and avoid
placing liquid containers on the product as it may spill
into the product. If any liquid is spilled into the product,
immediately turn off the product, take the plug off the
AC outlet and contact customer service for inspection.
- If the power cord or plug is wore off or damaged, or the
product suddenly stops sounding, or any unknown
smell or smoke is detected emerging from the product,
immediately turn off the product, take the adapter plug
off the AC outlet and contact customer service for
inspection.
- Only use voltages that are designated for this product.
The designated voltages are printed on the nameplate
of the product.
- Always take the plug off the outlet prior to cleaning the
product. Never insert or take off the plugs with wet
hands.
- Regularly check the condition of the power plug, and
remove any substances or dust that may have
accumulated on it.
WARNING:
Not observing this warning could result in death or serious injury for the user.
CAUTION:
WARNING:

Before reading: Safety cautions
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To avoid the possibility of physical injury, damage of this product or other financial loss, please
observe the fundamental safety instructions listed below. This caution includes the following:
CAUTION
- Do not place the power cord nearby heat generators
like heaters or radiators. Bending the cord too much
could damage the cord. Do not put heavy objects
on the cord, or leave the cord on a location where
others could step on or trip over it.
- When removing the plug from the product or outlet,
always seize the neck of the plug. Seizing and
pulling the cord could damage it.
- Do not use multi-connectors to power the product.
Doing so could result in lowered sound quality
and/or overheating of the outlet.
- When not using the product for an extended period
of time, or during an electric storm, take the plug off
the outlet.
- When connecting the product to another electric
product, turn off the powers of both products
before connecting. Set the volumes of all products
to minimum before turning on or off the products.
After making sure that all volumes are set to
minimum, begin using this product and gradually
increase the volume until the desired level is
reached.
- Do not expose this product to excessive dust,
vibration, or locations/sources of extreme heat
(direct sunlight, nearby heaters, inside cars during
daytime). Exposure to such environments may
result in external and/or internal damage.
- Do not use this product nearby TV, radio, stereo
sound device, mobile phones or other electric
devices. Doing so could result in excessive noise
from either this product or the TV/radio.
- Do not place the product on unstable locations
where it could fall off.
- Always remove all cables from the product before
moving it.
- When cleaning the instrument, use soft and dry or
lightly wet cloth. Do not use cleansing cloth imbued
with paint diluent, solvent, cleansing agent or
chemical substances. Also do not place any objects
made of vinyl, plastic or rubber on the product.
Doing so could result in color alteration of the panel
or the keyboard.
- Do not place your weight or heavy objects onto the
product.
- Do not use excessive force while manipulating the
buttons, switches or connectors.
- Be careful not to leave fingers inside the key cover.
Do not insert fingers inside the key cover or any
other gap between the parts of this product.
- Do not insert or drop any objects like paper or metal
substances on the key cover, panel, or in the gap
between keys. When done so accidentally,
immediately turn off the power of the product, take
the plug off the outlet, and contact customer
servcice.
- Maintain 3 inches of space between the piano and
the wall or other nearby objects. Insufficient space
could interfere with air circulation and may result in
overheat.
- Carefully read the guide on assembling process and
follow the steps provided. Not doing so could result
in damage of the instrument and/or injury for the
user.
- Avoid using the product on volume high enough to
be disturbing to ears for extended period of time, as
doing so could affect one's hearing permanently. If
you experience hearing difficulty, or ringing on the
ears, contact a physician.
- During thunderstorms, take the plug off the outlet.

Before reading: Product Features
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Thank you for choosing this product.
This digital piano is an advanced instrument capable of reproducing natural and beautiful piano
sound along with many other quality instrument sounds so that it may match the diversity of the
musical genres today and express the delicate expressions of the player to the fullest details.
Also included are the features to record and replay what is played on the instrument, and USB MIDI
jacks to allow for easy connections with PC without the need for any external MIDI devices.
To take full advantage of the wide range of features and capabilities offered by this instrument, please
read this user's manual carefully.
Please keep this manual along with the quality certification.
Thank you.
Product Features

Functions
Transpose
Tune
Touch
MIDI
MIDI Local Control
MIDI Implementation Chart
GM Voice & Drum Table
GM Voices
Drum Table
Troubleshooting
Product Specifications
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
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Before Reading:
Safety Cautions
Product eatures
Table of Contents
Product Components
Assembling the Product
Parts
Power Switch
Headphone Jacks
Connecting with External Devices
Pedals
Control Panel
Voice KEYMAP
unction KEYMAP
Basic Control
Adjusting Volumes
Choosing Voice
Layer
Split
EXV (Expanded Voice)
Twin Piano
Default All
Reverb
Metronome
Turning On/Off
Adjusting Tempo
Setting Beats
Record
Record & Play
Demo/Education Music
Choosing and playing a demo work
Adjusting the volume of demo performance
Selected Works by composer
Beyer/Czerny Etude Series
Burgmuller 25 Etudes/Sonatines
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Piano Main Body
Left/Right Legs (a, b) Pedal Plate (c) Backplate (d)
☞ Keeping the original packing materials can be very useful in the event where you need to
re-pack the product in order to move it to a faraway location.
Product Components
After purchasing the product, carefully unpack it and
examine the existence and condition of the items listed
below. If an item is missing or damaged, contact the
store where it was purchased.
Product Components
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Pedal Plate ixers
(e) (M6 ×25)mm, 4EA
Backplate ixers
(f) (M4 ×22)mm, 4EA
(g) (M4×8)mm, 2EA
AC Adapter
Main Body ixers
(h) (M6 ×15)mm, 2EA

Assembling the Product
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Assembling the Product
Assembling the backplate
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1Assembling the legs and pedals
1 Place the pedal plate (c) between the legs
(a, b) like the picture below and use the pedal
plate fixer (e) to fix the pedal plate.
2 Manipulate the pedal plate knob (see picture)
so that it would be in firm contact with the floor
on which the piano is installed.
1 Place the backplate (d) between the leg by
inserting it from behind.
2 Use the backplate fixer (f), (g) to fix the
backplate.
3 Make sure that the plate is maintaining
the right angle.
(g)
(g)
(d)

Assembling the main body
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3Assembling the main body
4 Raise the scoreboard on the top of the
main body and use the brackets on its back
to keep it standing.
1 Connect the pedal cable from the pedals to the pedal jack beneath the main body. The pedal
cable is tied below the pedal box.
1Place the main body onto the assembled lower body by pushing it from behind so that the
screws (2 EA) fixed under the main body would fit into the rear holes of the brackets attached
to the legs.
2Use main body fixer (h) screws on the other holes of the brackets to secure the connection
between the bodies.
3 irmly tighten all 4 screws to finish the assembly.
pedal & Power cables
Connecting the pedal & power cables
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Power Switch
Parts Power Switch / Headphone jacks
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Parts
Headphone jacks
Two headphone jacks are located beneath the main
body to the left.
☞When a headphone is connected to the piano, the speakers of
the piano stop sounding.
☞Two headphone jacks are offered, supporting two people to
simultaneously listen to the piano.
☞ The type of headphones used is Stereo 55 (1/4 inch). If the use
of the 3.5mm plugged headphones is desired, an extra
converter (3.5mm -> 55) will be required.
☞ Headphones are sold separately.
Connect the AC power cord to the piano and a
household AC outlet, and press the power switch
to turn on the piano. The buttons will be lighted.
☞When the piano is turned on, the initial default voice is
'Grand Piano 1'.
☞The 'Reverb' and 'EXV' buttons are lighted, and these
features are activated by default.
☞When turning on the piano, do not press the sustain pedal.
Doing so will cause the pedal not to function properly.
All parameters and settings except for the recording
memory are reset whenever the piano is turned off and
on again.
Auto Power Off (APO)
This product is designed to turn itself off automatically when left unused for more than 30 minutes,
in order to conserve energy.
Deactivating Auto Power Off(APO)
While holding down the first white key and first black key from the left, press the power switch to
deactivate APO.

Parts Connecting with External Devices
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Connecting with External Devices
1 Connecting to a computer (via USB Terminal)
The piano has a USB jack which may be used to connect the piano directly to a computer.
Through this jack the piano can exchange MIDI and audio streaming data with computers via USB.
q Use a USB cable (sold separately) to connect the piano to the computer.
w To use the piano as a MIDI device, Run the MIDI software installed on the computer, and set the
input/output device of the software to the USB audio device.
c To use the piano as an audio device, connect it to the computer via USB and set the computer's
audio device to the piano.
☞ Some notes may be lost when connected via USB.
☞ The piano's performance may be digitally recorded by the computer when being used as an audio device.
☞ Usable on Windows XP or higher, and Mac OS X.
☞ No extra driver is required since it utilizes the common Windows device driver.
☞ If the device is not recognized, or the USB audio device is not seen on the list of the MIDI device setup menu, check the USB
cable and its connection state.
☞If connecting the instrument to a computer causes the computer to shut off or stop functioning, do not reattempt the
connection and immediately contact customer service.
2 Audio Output (AUX OUT)
This jack is used when the use of a more powerful external sound producer (amplifiers etc.) is desired
to reproduce the audio output of the piano.
Use an audio cable (sold separately) to connect the AUX OUT of the piano and the input jack of the
external device to hear the piano through the external device.
☞ When connecting to an external device, always turn on the external device first before turning on the power of the
piano. When quitting the use of the external device, reverse the order and turn the piano off first before turning off the
external device.
☞ The audio connection jacks are stereo 3.5mm connectors.
3 Audio Input (AUX IN)
By utilizing this jack, the piano can play soundtracks provided by external sources through its internal
speakers.
Use an audio cable (sold separately) to connect the audio output jack of the external devices (MP3 player,
CD player, sound module, electric instrument etc.) and the AUX IN of the piano to hear the sound of the
external device played through the piano's internal speakers.
☞ When connecting to an external device, always turn on the external device first before turning on the power of the
piano. When quitting the use of the external device, reverse the order and turn the piano off first before turning off the
external device.
☞ The audio connection jacks are stereo 3.5mm connectors.
Outgoing Jacks (located on the back of the main body)
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Parts Pedals
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Pedals
Pedal Functions
1 Sustain Pedal (Right Pedal)
This pedal performs the same function as the sustain pedal of an acoustic piano; playing notes while keeping this
pedal pressed will sustain the notes even if the keys are released.
☞ The duration of the sustained notes differs depending on the chosen voice.
☞ The Half Pedal feature allows the instrument to reproduce the delicate control the acoustic piano performers exercise
on their instruments by pressing the pedal only halfway.
☞ When turning on the piano, do not press the sustain pedal. Doing so will cause the pedal not to function properly.
2 Sostenuto Pedal (Middle Pedal)
This pedal performs the same function as the sostenuto pedal, which is the middle pedal of an
acoustic grand piano. It behaves similarly to the sustain pedal, but only the notes that are being
played at the moment the sostenuto pedal is pressed will be retained. Notes that are played after the
pedal was pressed are not affected, even if the pedal is being kept pressed.
3 Soft Pedal ( eft Pedal)
This pedal performs the same function as the soft pedal of an acoustic piano. Pressing this pedal
causes the sound of the piano to be muffled a little bit and softens its character.
☞ This pedal is used also for special effects of the EXV feature when the voice is set to Elec Organ 1/2, Strings or Slow
Strings. (Refer to the EXV section on page 16.)
Connecting the pedal cable
Release the pedal cable tied below the pedal box, and connect it to the pedal jack located below the main body.
The piano consists of three pedals that correspond to the three pedals of an acoustic piano.
1 Sustain Pedal
2 Sostenuto Pedal
3 Soft Pedal

Control Panel
Voice KEYMAP
Parts
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ⓐ MASTER VOLUME
ⓑ LAYER Button
ⓒ SPLIT Button
ⓓ EXV Button
ⓔTWIN PIANO Button
ⓕ REVERB Button
ⓖ DEMO/EDU MUSIC Button
ⓗ RECORD Button
ⓘ PLAY/STOP Button
ⓙ METRONOME Button
ⓚSETUP Button
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Control Panel / Voice KEYMAP

Parts Funtion KEYMAP
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Function KEYMAP
DEMO/EDU MUSIC NUMBER

Adjusting Main Volume
Basic Controls
Basic Controls Adjusting Main Volume / Choosing Voice
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Use the Master Volume knob to adjust the overall volume of the piano.
Choosing Voice
This product is a high class digital piano which offers the refined deep sound of quality acoustic grand pianos
along with the sound of other diverse instruments including that of electric musical instruments.
The voices consist of 10 main voices, 2 split voices, 3 layer voices and 14 extra voices.
q Press SETUP.
☞ The button will be lighted.
☞ Main Voices
Grand piano 1/2, pipe organ, elec. organ 1/2, elec. piano 1/2, strings, slow strings, choir
☞ Split Voices
Acoustic bass, Elec. bass
☞ ayer Voice
Strings, slow strings, choir
☞ Extra Voice
Grand piano 3, Honky Tonk Piano, harpsichord, vibraphone, accordion, elec. organ 3, square wave, sawtooth wave,
synth piano, flute, saxophone, guitar, synth bass, percussions
☞ GM (General MIDI) Voices
The piano is capable of interpreting the MIDI standards, and once connected to a computer it is able to exploit the full
range of the 128 General MIDI voices.
w While holding down SETUP, press the key that corresponds to the desired voice.
☞ The key should be pressed while SETUP button is being held down.
☞ The initial default voice is Grand Piano 1.
☞ The EXV(Expanded Voice) feature is available only for the 10 main voices.
☞ Refer to the Voice KEYMAP of the page 11 for key-voice assignments.
☞ When a Split or Layer voice is chosen, the corresponding feature - Split or Layer - will be activated automatically.
(Refer to the section on LAYER/SPLIT, on page 14~15.)
☞The main volume also affects headphones.

Basic Controls ayer
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ayer
Layer allows the player to sound two voices simultaneously while playing the keyboard.
Adjusting the ayer volume
Adjusting the volume of the Layer voice can balance the volumes of the main and Layer voices.
q Press AYER.
The button will be lighted, indicating that the Layer mode is active.
w Adjust the ayer volume.
While holding SETUP, adjust the Layer volume by pressing the Secondary Voice Volume Up(D#4)/Down(C#4)keys.
Using ayer
q Choose the desired main voice first.
Refer to page 13 for voice selection.
w Press AYER.
The button will be lighted, indicating that the Layer mode is active.
e Choose the desired ayer voice.
While holding down SETUP, press a key that corresponds to a voice that belongs to the Layer voice group.
Refer to page 13 for voice selection.
☞ Choosing a Layer voice via voice selection will also activate the Layer mode.
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☞ Refer to the unction KEYMAP of page 12 for key-function assignments.
☞Pressing both Up and Down keys simultaneously will restore its default value (11).
☞ The numerical range of the volume is from 0 to 16.
☞ The volume is increased or decreased by 1 per one key press.
☞ Keep a key pressed to quickly navigate through the values.

Basic Controls Split
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Split
Split divides the piano keyboard into two sections, and allows the player to assign different voices to
each of the sections. or example, by using Split the melody part on the right could be played in
piano voice while the accompaniment on the left sounding in acoustic bass voice.
Using Split
q Choose the desired main voice first.
The main voice will be the 'right' voice.Refer to page 13 for voice selection.
w Press SP IT.
The button will be lighted, indicating that the Split mode is active.
e Choose the desired Split voice.
While holding down SETUP, press a key that corresponds to a voice that belongs to the Split voice group.
Refer to page 13 for voice selection.
Adjusting the Split (left part) volume
Adjusting the volume of the split voice can balance the volumes of the main (right) and Split (left)
voices.
Setting the Split Point
The split point determines the point by which the keyboard is divided when using Split, and is adjustable to
match preferences.
☞The default split point is #3 (third # from the left).
While holding SP IT, press the key that you wish to set as the split point.
▼Split point (Default F#3)
w Adjust the Split volume.
While holding SETUP, adjust the Split volume by pressing theSecondary Voice Volume Up(D#4)/Down(C#4)keys.
q Press SP IT.
The button will be lighted, indicating that the Split mode is active.
☞ Refer to the unction KEYMAP of page 12 for key-function assignments.
☞Pressing both Up and Down keys simultaneously will restore its default value (11).
☞ The numerical range of the volume is from 0 to 16
☞ Keep a key pressed to quickly navigate through the values.
☞ Choosing a Split voice via voice selection will also activate the Split mode.

Basic Controls Expanded Voice (EXV)
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Expanded Voice (EXV)
The Expanded Voice (EXV) is a feature that allows a more diverse and dynamic sound to be produced
out of the 10 main voices; the ones that are assigned to the black keys. When this is active, 1~4 groups
of sound layers are added to the main voices so that the player is able to experience the optimized
sound effects of each voice.
ist of EXV Effects
Using EXV
w To deactivate the EXV, press EXV.
The button light will be off, indicating that EXV is deactivated.
q Choose one of the 10 main voices. (Refer to page 13 for voice selection)
Voice EXV Effects/Additions
Sound Effect
Reverb Effect
Grand piano 1 8 sound layers that differ depending on the velocity of playing O-
Grand piano 2 6 sound layers that differ depending on the velocity of playing O-
Pipe Organ An extra sound layer consisting of a separate sample of pipe organ sound O-
Elec Organ 1 4 sound layers which allow for vibrato expressions when strongly playing
Left pedal toggles the chorus effect O-
Elec Organ 2
A couple of layers designed to emphasize the harmonic components
allowing for the reproduction of the deep electric organ sound
Left pedal toggles the chorus effect
O-
Elec Piano 1 Expression of three groups of sounds that differ depending on the velocity of
playing O-
Elec Piano 2 An extra layer of electric piano harmonics sampled separately OO
Strings When strongly playing wind instrument sound is added
Left pedal plays cymbal sound O-
Slow Strings When strongly playing wind instrument sound is added
Left pedal plays cymbal sound O-
Choir 4 sound layers consisting of separate samples of mixed-gender choir OO
☞ Main voice:
Voices indicated on the panel
(Grand piano 1/2, pipe organ, elec. organ 1/2, elec. piano 1/2, strings, slow strings, choir)
☞ The EXV is activated by default when the piano is first turned on.
☞ Grand piano 1 has the EXV internalized, and retains the EXV effect even if the EXV button is turned off.
☞ The EXV affects only the 10 main voices, and cannot be used for the other voices (14 extra voices, 3 layer voices, 2 split voices).
eft Pedal Functions while using EXV
Elec Organ 1/2: Chorus expression
Strings, Slow Strings: Cymbals

Basic Controls Twin Piano / Default All / Reverb
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Twin Piano
Default All
Twin Piano divides the piano keyboard into two equal smaller ("twin") keyboards that shares the same
range of octaves. This allows two people to play the piano simultaneously on the same octave range.
q Press TWIN PIANO.
The keyboard is divided by the 'D#4' key (see below), into two equal sections with identical range of octaves.
w Press TWIN PIANO once more to quit TWIN PIANO mode.
The button light will go out, indicating that Twin Piano is no more active.
Default All allows the user to reset all of the piano's parameters to its default value at once. This allows for a
convenient reset without having to turn the piano off and on again.
While holding down SETUP, press the DEFAU T A (Bb)key.
All parameters described below will be restored to their default values.
☞ The pedals work only for the Piano 2 section.
Reverb
Reverb recreates the decaying reflections of sound as experienced in a fully resonant concert hall,
making the piano sound be more natural and realistic.
Using Reverb
q Press REVERB.
☞The Reverb is initially set ON by default when the piano is first turned on,
indicated by the button light.
w To deactivate Reverb, press REVERB again.
☞ Performing Default All does not reset the voice selection.
Parameter Default Range
Secondary Voice Volume 11 0 ~ 16
Metronome Beat 4 0, 2 ~ 13
Metronome Tempo 128 40 ~ 250
Transpose C G~C~ #
Tune A4 440Hz -50 ~ 0 ~ 50 cent
Touch Normal Off, Hard, Normal, Soft

The tempo range of the metronome is from 40 to 250 beats per minute.
While the metronome is active, press Tempo +/- button to adjust its tempo.
Turning Metronome On/Off
Adjusting Tempo
METRONOME TuringMetronome On/Off / Adjusting Tempo / Setting Beats
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Metronome provides clicks over a steady beat to help
the player keep in time while playing.
Metronome
Setting Beats
Press METRONOME to start the metronome. The button will be lighted.
Press METRONOME again to turn off the metronome. The button will be turned off.
☞ The tempo is increased or decreased by 1 bpm(beats per minute) per one button click.
☞ Keep + or - button pressed to quickly navigate through the values.
☞ Pressing + and - buttons simultaneously will restore its default value (128).
While holding down SETUP, press Metronome Beat Up(G#5)/Down(F#5) keys.
☞Refer to page 12 for the key-function assignments.
☞ Available beats: 0, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
☞Default value: 4
☞ Pressing Metronome Beat Default(A#5) key while holding down SETUP will restore the default beat value (4).
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Recording & Playing
Record
The piano offers extensive recording functions to record
what is played on it. Its memory system is capable of
saving up to 6,500 notes, an amount that can save 'Fur
Elise' by . V. Beethoven five times in a row.
Playing Recorded Music
q While the RECORD button is lighted, press P AY/STOP.
The RECORD and PLAY/STOP buttons will be lighted. Once the playback begins, the PLAY/STOP button will be
flashing.
☞ To remove what is recorded, press and hold down RECORD for 2-3 seconds. The piano will sound a 'bell' to indicate
that its memory is cleared.
☞ When there is no previously recorded material, only RECORD button will be lighted.
☞ When there is previously recorded material, both RECORD and P AY/STOP buttons will be lighted to indicate it.
☞ The recorded material will be retained even if the piano has been turned off.
☞ While in record mode, the settings of the piano, including voice selection, may not be adjusted.
w Press RECORD once again to quit recording mode.
Recording
q Press RECORD.
The button will be lighted.
A performance may be recorded using the recording function.
w Begin playing the piano to begin recording.
e Press RECORD or P AY/STOP again to stop recording.
☞ Pressing P AY/STOP will also begin recording. Use this when wishing to insert rests at the beginning.
☞ Layer/Split may be used for recording.
☞ Metronome is usable during recording, but its sound will not be recorded.
☞ Maximum capacity is about 6,500 notes. The recording will terminate when this limit is exceeded.
☞ RECORD button will be flashing while recording.
RECORD Recording & Playing
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☞ If the piano memory contains any previously recorded music, it must be cleared before recording new material.