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PSR-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)
Song Lesson ........................................................................ 55
Setting the song volume....................................................... 55
Changing the melody voice of the song ...............................
Listen repeatedly to a section of the song
Song track structure .............................................................
Making your own song arrangements
(Easy Song Arranger) 57
About Easy Song Arranger ..................................................
Using Easy Song Arranger................................................... 57
Recording your performances 59
Recording 59
Recording a song .................................................................
Deleting a User song (Song Clear) ...................................... 61
Deleting a single track of a User song (Track Clear) ...........
SmartMedia card file operations 62
About the SmartMedia card file operations ..........................
Formatting a SmartMedia card............................................. 62
File Load .............................................................................. 63
Saving User data files .......................................................... 63
Save the User song as a Standard MIDI File
Deleting User data files ........................................................
About MIDI 66
What Is MIDI? ...................................................................... 66
Connecting to a computer ....................................................
MIDI settings ........................................................................ 67
MIDI settings for computer connections (PC Mode) ............
Remote control of MIDI devices ...........................................
Downloading song data........................................................ 70
Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide 71
Contents of CD-ROM ...........................................................
CD-ROM Installation Procedure
Minimum System Requirements .......................................... 72
For Windows Users 72
For Macintosh Users ............................................................
Function settings 77
Calling up the setting pages
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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