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!4 [SYNC STOP] button
This turns the Sync Stop function on and off. (See
page 39.)
!5 [SYNC START] / [
This turns the Sync Start function on and off. (See
page 36.) In the Song mode, it is used to temporarily
pause song playback. (See page 52.)
!6 [START/STOP] button
When the Style mode is selected, this alternately starts
and stops the auto accompaniment. (See page 35.) In
the Song mode, this alternately starts and stops song
playback. (See page 51.)
!7 [INTRO/ENDING] / [
When the Style mode is selected, this is used to con-
trol the Intro and Ending functions. (See page 35.)
When the Song mode is selected, this is used as a
"rewind" control, or move the song playback point
back toward the beginning.
!8 [MAIN/AUTO FILL] / [
When the Style mode is selected, these are used to
change auto accompaniment sections and control the
Auto Fill function. (See page 40.) When the Song
mode is selected, this is used as a "fast forward" con-
trol, or move the song playback point toward the end.

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@5 MIDI IN, OUT terminals
These are for connection to other MIDI instruments
and devices. (See page 67.)
@6 SUSTAIN jack
This is for connection to an optional FC4 or FC5
Footswitch for control over sustain, just like the
damper pedal on a piano. (See page 9.)
PAUSE] button
REW] button
FF] button
@5 @6 @7 @8
Panel Controls and Terminals
!9 [TEMPO/TAP] button
This button is used to call up the Tempo setting, let-
ting you set the Tempo with the numeric keypad or
[+]/[-] buttons. (See page 20.) It also allows you to
tap out the tempo and automatically start a selected
song or style at that tapped speed. (See page 36.)
@0 [SONG] button
This is for enabling song selection. (See page 50.)
@1 [STYLE] button
This is for enabling style selection. (See page 34.)
@2 [VOICE] button
This is for enabling voice selection. (See page 23.)
Holding down this button calls up the Melody Voice
Change function. (See page 52.)
@3 [SONG MEMORY] buttons
These buttons ([RECORD], [1] - [5], [A]) are used for
song recording, letting you record up to six different
tracks of a song (including a special Chord track).
(See page 56.) They are also used for clearing
recorded data of all or specific tracks of a User song.
(See pages 59, 58.)
@4 REGISTRATION MEMORY buttons
These are used for selecting and recording the Regis-
tration Memory presets. (See page 48.)
@7 PHONES/OUTPUT jack
This is for connection to a set of stereo headphones or
to an external amplifier/speaker system. (See page 9.)
@8 DC IN 10-12V jack
This is for connection to a PA-3B AC power adaptor.
(See page 8.)
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