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PSR-K1 Owner’s Manual
Copyright Notice ....................................................................7
Panel logos ............................................................................7
Included items........................................................................8
Conventions and marks used in this manual ......................... 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 —
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
Sounding accompaniment without percussion.....................47
Setting the accompaniment 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)........................................54
Song Lesson........................................................................55
Setting the song volume.......................................................55
Changing the melody voice of the song...............................55
Listen repeatedly to a section of the song............................56
Song track structure.............................................................56
Making your own song arrangements
(Easy Song Arranger) 57
About Easy Song Arranger ..................................................57
Using Easy Song Arranger...................................................57
Recording your performances 59
Recording.............................................................................59
Recording a song.................................................................59
Deleting a User song (Song Clear) ......................................61
Deleting a single track of a User song (Track Clear) ...........61
SmartMedia card file operations 62
About the SmartMedia card file operations..........................62
Formatting a SmartMedia card.............................................62
File Load ..............................................................................63
Saving User data files ..........................................................63
Save the User song as a Standard MIDI File.......................64
Deleting User data files........................................................65
About MIDI 66
What Is MIDI? ......................................................................66
Connecting to a computer....................................................67
MIDI settings........................................................................67
MIDI settings for computer connections (PC Mode) ............69
Remote control of MIDI devices...........................................69
Downloading song data........................................................70
Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide 71
Contents of CD-ROM...........................................................71
CD-ROM Installation Procedure...........................................71
Minimum System Requirements ..........................................72
For Windows Users..............................................................72
For Macintosh Users............................................................74
Function settings 77
Calling up the setting pages.................................................77
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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