User manual PANASONIC SX-KC611

[. . . ] KEYBOARD SX-KC611 ENGLISH QQTG0588A Caution for AC Mains Lead (For the types as shown in figures A and B) For your safety, please read the following text carefully. This appliance is supplied with a moulded three pin mains plug for your safety and convenience. Should the fuse need to be replaced please ensure that the replacement fuse has a rating of 5-ampere and that it is approved by ASTA or BSI to BS1362. Check for the ASTA mark or the BSI mark on the body of the fuse. [. . . ] (Refer to page 29. ) · Select Fingered or Pianist. 2. Press the CHORD FINDER button to turn it on. the TEMPO/PROGRAM buttons to specify the chord's root note, and the TRANSPOSE/PROGRAM buttons to specify the chord type. · On the display, the keys you press to play the specified chord are indicated on the keyboard illustration. · If you press the EXECUTE button, the selected chord will sound. the CHORD FINDER button again to turn this function off. 4. Press CHORD FINDER · The display looks similar to the following. TRANSPOSE TEMPO GENERAL XBS APC COUNT INTRO / ENDING SYNCHRO R1 R2 L C CHORD FINDER CONDUCTOR R1 M7 VOLUME TOUCH SUSTA REVER CHORU HARMO PROGRAM PROGRAM One Touch Play ONE TOUCH PLAY automatically sets the sounds, etc. Just by pressing a button you can immediately perform using the automatic accompaniment. · Note that when the automatic settings are executed, the previous settings are canceled. 1. With the rhythm stopped, select a rhythm pattern. TOUCH PLAY button. 2. Press the ONE ONE TOUCH PLAY · Sounds and effects, tempo, etc. that match your selected rhythm are automatically set, and the AUTO PLAY CHORD and SYNCHRO START are turned on. 3. Play the keyboard. · When you specify a chord, the automatic rhythm begins to play immediately. 30 QQTG0588 Part II Playing the rhythm Panel Memory This function lets you store up to ten combinations of panel settings for easy recall at any time. How to store the panel settings The settings are stored in buttons 0 to 9. 1. Set up the desired panel settings (sounds, rhythms, etc. ). 2. While pressing the PANEL MEMORY button, press one of the number buttons (0 to 9). REVERB CHORUS HARMONY 0 1 2 3 CONDUCTOR RIGHT 1 + 4 5 6 CANCEL -- 7 8 9 LEFT RIGHT 2 PANEL MEMORY · "COMPLETE" appears on the display, and the current panel settings will be stored in the selected number. Recall the panel setup 1. Press the PANEL MEMORY button. 2. Press the desired number button. · The panel setup changes to the one stored in the specified memory. · When you press the PANEL MEMORY button, the P. MEMORY indication appears in the upper part of the display for a few seconds. Press the desired number button while this indication is shown. · You can then change the sound settings, etc. ; however, the memory itself remains unchanged until you store it again. 31 QQTG0588 Part II Playing the rhythm Party Pads You can insert fun sound-effects just by pressing the pad buttons. Pad performance You can use the four pad buttons to produce four different sound effects. PARTY PADS / BEAT MASTER Select a bank Four banks have been prepared so that you can play sound effects that match the selected theme. Press the PARTY PADS BANK button to select the desired bank on the display. 1 2 3 4 · Playback will stop if you press the same pad button again. PARTY PADS BANK · The display looks similar to the following. MENU GENERAL · Each time the button is pressed, the bank number changes in order from 1 to 4. · The list of PARTY PADS BANKS is found on the panel above the pad buttons. · After a few seconds, the display returns to the previous display. · Each pad produces a phrase that matches the selected bank. 32 QQTG0588 Part III Recording Use the SONG function to record your performance. Record your performance Record your performance just as you played it on the keyboard. 1. Set the sounds, effects, rhythms, etc. · In the CONDUCTOR, turn on the parts that you want to record. · A flashing q mark in both the REC line and the PLAY line means that you have selected a part that has already been recorded. If you record this part again, the previous contents will be overwritten (deleted). 2. In the SONG section, press the REC button. SONG PLAY REC 5. Press the START/STOP button. P STO E RT/ US STA AY/PA PL · The display looks similar to the following. SOUND GENERAL 3. Use the TRANSPOSE/PROGRAM buttons to select the recording mode. · The recording begins. Play the keyboard to record your performance. · If you record a performance without the rhythm, begin your performance without pressing the START/STOP button. [. . . ] (Refer to pages 41 and 43. ) Rhythm AUTO PLAY CHORD No sound is produced for the automatic accom- · The APC/SONG VOLUME is set to the minimum setting. (Refer to page 29. ) paniment. SONG Storage is not possible. · The remaining memory capacity of the SONG is 0. Follow the SONG CLEAR or TRACK CLEAR procedure to erase the memory. (Refer to pages 41 and 43) The Disk Drive produces a noise during recording · This occurs when the Disk Drive is reading a disk. When the procedure to listen to a song on the disk · When performing the procedure to listen to a song on the disk, the keyboard memory changes to that of the is performed, the contents of the keyboard memory data loaded from the disk. [. . . ]