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  • Page 1 61 KEY ELECTRONIC KEYBOARD VISION KEY-30 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 2 WARNING! VAROITUS! Do not open cover. No user-serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel Älä avaa kantta. Ei sisällä käyttäjä-huollettavia osia. Huollot saa suorittaa vain pätevä huoltomies. Do not place the product in a location near a heat source such as a radiator, or in an area subject to Älä...
  • Page 3 ADVARSEL! OPOZORILO! Ikke åpne dekselet. Inneholder ingen deler som kan brukes. Overlat reperasjon til kvalifisert Ne odpirajte pokrova. V notranjosti ni nobenih delov, ki jih uporabnik lahko sam popravlja. Popravilo servicepersonell. prepustite usposobljenemu osobju Ikke plasser produktet i nærheten av varmekilder som f.eks. en radiator, eller i områder som er utsatt for Ne postavljajte izdelka na lokacijo v bližini vira toplote, kot je radiator, ali na območje, ki je izpostavljeno direkte sollys, mye støv, mekanisk vibrasjon eller støt.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ......5 DSP ........23 EQ .

  • Page 5: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the VISION KEY-30. To get the most out of your product, please read this manual carefully. CONTENTS • VISION KEY-30 61-Key Electronic Keyboard • PSU • Music Rest FEATURES • 61-Key Electronic Keyboard • Touch Sensitive Keys •...

  • Page 6: Front Panel

    FRONT PANEL 150 SONGS 200 STYLES 618 VOICES 001–018 FOLK & COUNTRY 001–010 8 BEAT 106–135 SOUL & FUNK 001–051 PIANO 209–241 BRASS 408–425 WORLD MUSIC 019–076 011–030 16 BEAT 136–145 COUNTRY 052–075 CHROMATIC PERCUSSION 242–269 REED 426–505 PERCUSSIVE 077–120 CLASSICAL 031–060 POP &...
  • Page 7 15. BANK / RECORD 28. PIANO / DSP Switches between Memory Banks. Turns the piano mode on or off. With [Shift] pressed, selects the accompaniment With [Shift] pressed, turns the DSP (digital track to record. signal processing) effects on or off. 16.

  • Page 8: Rear Panel

    REAR PANEL SUSTAIN OUTPUT INPUT 34. HEADPHONES 1/4” jack output to connect headphones. 35. SUSTAIN PEDAL 1/4” jack input for connecting a sustain pedal (not supplied). 36. OUTPUT 1/4” jack output to connect to audio equipment such as a mixer, interface or amplifier. 37.

  • Page 9: Display

    DISPLAY ACCOMP PERFORM LOW MELODY PERFORM HIGH MELODY FADE MELODY SUSTAIN MELODY ALBUM INTELLIGENT LEARNING MELODY 1. ACCOMPANIMENT/MELODY 1-5 9. TEMPO/MEMORY/ONE TOUCH SYSTEM (O.T.S)/BANK 2. VOICE/STYLE/DEMO/SONG/ALBUM 10. DSP/DUAL/LOWER 3. NUMBER DISPLAY 11. BASS CLEF/USB 4. INFORMATION, MENUS AND CURRENT PARAMETERS 12.

  • Page 10: Power

    POWER The keyboard can be powered using the included 12V power supply, or with 6 x AA batteries (not included.) Please pay attention to the correct polarity indicators when installing batteries and change them as soon as they get low. Remove the batteries if the instrument will not be used for a long period.

  • Page 11: Connections

    CONNECTIONS SUSTAIN PEDAL An optional foot pedal (not supplied) can be SUSTAIN OUTPUT INPUT SUSTAIN OUTPUT INPUT SUSTAIN OUTPUT INPUT connected to the SUSTAIN PEDAL jack and, when pressed, will cause the key sounds to decay slowly, SUSTAIN OUTPUT INPUT as if they were being held down.

  • Page 12: Power Switch

    POWER SWITCH Before switching on the instrument, ensure the volume is set to minimum and connect any external audio equipment. Make sure the instrument is properly connected to the power supply. Press the power switch. The display will light up and “Loading!”...

  • Page 13: Voices

    VOICES SELECTING A VOICE 001 GRAND PIANO 060 VIBRAPHONE 077 DRAWBAR ORGAN 101 HARMONICA 165 VIOLIN 046 FUNK EP 063 MARIMBA 098 ACORDION 106 ACOUSTIC GUITAR 184 STRINGS The keyboard has 618 different voices (refer to 204 ORCHESTRA HIT 224 BRASS 254 OBOE 274 SWEET FLUTE 547 PIANO &...

  • Page 14: Styles

    STYLES The keyboard has 200 rhythms or playing “styles” to 001 8 BEAT BALLAD 011 16 BEAT 1 055 SLOW BALLAD 076 TANGO 1 095 TECHNO 1 play along to (refer to the style list for details). 003 8 BEAT 1 031 POP ROCK 1 061 ROCK 086 CHA CHA 1...

  • Page 15: Effects

    EFFECTS RECORD SHIFT You can record your performances and save up to 5 user songs. Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [BANK/RECORD] button to enter the user song START / menu. Use the data dial or the [-/NO] and [+/YES] STOP buttons to select which user song your recording will be saved to.

  • Page 16: Sustain

    SUSTAIN To start the sustain function, press and hold the SHIFT button and then press the [SUSTAIN] button. All notes will sustain after releasing the keys. To stop the sustain function, press the [SUSTAIN] button again. For optimal sustain, using a sustain pedal is recommended.

  • Page 17: Octave

    OCTAVE This function allows you to raise or lower the pitch of the keyboard by an octave. To enter the octave menu, press and hold the [SHIFT] button and then press the [OCTAVE] button. The display will show the current octave setting number and “Octave.”...

  • Page 18: Auto Accompaniment

    AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT The auto accompaniment feature puts a whole backing band at your fingertips. In this mode, all you have to do is play the chords with your left hand and the accompaniment will automatically play along in the style selected, instantly following the chords you play.

  • Page 19: Accompaniment Sections

    ACCOMPANIMENT SECTIONS There are various types of Auto Accompaniments sections that allow you to vary the arrangement of the accompaniment being played: 1. INTRO When the intro is finished, the accompaniment will automatically lead into to the main section. 2. MAIN (A, B) The main pattern of the song will be played continuously until another section is selected.

  • Page 20: Fade

    FADE Styles can be started and finished with a fade, producing a smoother performance. Before starting the style, hold down the [SHIFT] button and then press the [FADE] button. “< FADE” will be shown on the display and will flash during the start of the performance.

  • Page 21: Harmony

    HARMONY This function will automatically add harmony notes to the notes you play in the right-hand section of the keyboard, complementing your performance. To enable this feature, press the [HARMONY] button until “Duet” is displayed. To choose a different harmony type, please refer to the harmony settings in the function menu.

  • Page 22: Performance Assistant

    PERFORMANCE ASSISTANT The keyboard features a “performance assistant” mode, featuring both guitar and piano options, and allows various complex chord phrases to be easily performed. PERFORM LOW Hold down [SHIFT] and then press the [PERFORM] PERFORM LOW button to enter the performance assistant mode. PERFORM LOW Use the data dial or the [-/NO] and [+/YES] buttons to select between guitar and piano options.

  • Page 23: Piano Key Mode

    PIANO KEY MAP PERFORM LOW PERFORM HIGH This key map diagram shows how the different key sections are arranged in the piano mode. CHORD PART: Keys C2-B3. The chord played will be shown on the display. SUB AREA:Keys C4-B5. Pressing a key in this zone will start a “broken chord”...

  • Page 24: Mixer

    There are 6 in-built EQ presets, as shown in the table, allowing you to further shape the desired sounds to suit your performances. Press the [FUNCTION] button repeatedly to select the EQ type menu. The display will show the default setting: “006 EQ Reset.”...

  • Page 25: Pedal Functions

    PEDAL FUNCTIONS When using a foot pedal (not included) there are 4 functions that can be assigned to the pedal: 1. SUSTAIN The pedal acts like a damper pedal on an acoustic piano, sustaining the notes played when pressed/held down. 2.

  • Page 26: Function Menu

    FUNCTION MENU To enter the Function menu, press the [FUNCTION] button repeatedly to scroll through the available menu options. The selected function will be shown on the display. Use the data dial or [-/NO] and [+/YES] buttons to change the parameters, as detailed in the table below: FUNCTION MENU Content...

  • Page 27: Memory Settings

    MEMORY SETTINGS The keyboard has 8 memory banks, with each bank having 6 memories (M1-M6) allowing you to easily save and instantly recall your panel settings. To store a panel setting, hold down the [STORE] button and then press the desired memory button [M1-M6].

  • Page 28: Recording

    RECORDING With the song recording feature, you can record your own keyboard performances and store up to 5 user songs. Each user song can be recorded with 6 tracks (1 ACCOMP track and 5 MELODY tracks). Before you start recording, you need to select a user song to which the recording song will be saved: Hold down the [SHIFT] button and then press the...
  • Page 29 SELECTING TRACKS The track indicators on the display have three states: blinking, light on or light off. A blinking light means the track is chosen for recording. If the track has recorded data, the original data will be replaced. A track with the light on indicates the track has data and will play back the data during recording.

  • Page 30: Songs

    SONGS The keyboard has a variety of in-built songs. Each song can be played back and also practised in the Intelligent Learning System. LISTENING TO SONGS To enter the song mode, press the [SONG] button. The display will show “SONG” and all songs will start playing in a loop.

  • Page 31: Intelligent Learning System

    INTELLIGENT LEARNING SYSTEM The built-in intelligent learning mode provides a variety of ways to help you learn new songs. It smartly tailors the lessons for you and tracks your progress. Press the [INTELLIGENT LEARNING] button to enter the Intelligent Learning mode. The display will firstly show the current song name and number, then display the lesson name before the lesson starts.
  • Page 32 The various parts of a song will be learned in lessons 1-6, before learning the whole song in lesson 7. Also, during the lessons, the instrument will pick out those phrases that you are not so SMART LEARNING familiar with during the learning process, and tailor / NO / YES the practice to fit your progress.

  • Page 33: Chord Dictionary

    CHORD DICTIONARY The chord dictionary function can be used to improve and test your chord knowledge. DICT 1 (CHORD LEARNING MODE) Hold down the [SHIFT] button, and then press the [DICT.] button to enter the DICT 1 mode. The displays will show “Dict.1” and the auto bass chord mode (A.B.C) is automatically turned on.

  • Page 34: Voice List

    VOICE LIST Name LCD Name Celesta 3 Celesta3 PIANO Glockenspiel Glocken Acoustic Grand Piano GrandPno Glockenspiel 2 Glocken2 Acoustic Grand Piano 2 GrandPn2 Music Box MusicBox Acoustic Grand Piano (wide) GrandPnW Music Box 2 MuscBox2 Acoustic Grand Piano (dark) GrandPnD Music Box 3 MuscBox3 Bright Acoustic Piano...
  • Page 35 VOICE LIST Name LCD Name Synth Bass (rubber) RubbBass Acoustic Guitar (nylon) 3 NylonGt3 Synth Bass (rubber) 2 RubbBas2 Acoustic Guitar (nylon + key off) NylGtrOf Attack Pulse AtackPls Ukulele Ukulele STRINGS & ORCHESTRAL Acoustic Guitar (steel) SteelGtr Violin Violin Acoustic Guitar (steel) 2 SteelGt2 Violin 2...
  • Page 36 VOICE LIST Name LCD Name PIPE Tuba Tuba Piccolo Piccolo Tuba 2 Tuba2 Piccolo 2 Piccolo2 Muted Trumpet MuteTrp Piccolo 3 Piccolo3 Muted Trumpet 2 MuteTrp2 2 Piccolos 2Picolos Muted Trumpet 3 MuteTrp3 Sweet Flute SweeFlut French Horn FrHorn Flute Flute French Horn 2 FrHorn2...
  • Page 37 VOICE LIST Name LCD Name Slow Square SlSquare Lead 8 (bass + lead) 3 BasLead3 New Year Pad NewYear Lead 8 (soft wire lead) SftWrlLd Space Voice SpcVoice Massiness Massin Rising Rising Square Square Congregate Congrega Slow Square Lead SlwSquLd SYNTH SFX.
  • Page 38 VOICE LIST Name LCD Name Low Timbale LoTimbal Steel Drums 2 StelDrm2 Cabasa Cabasa Woodblock WoodBlok Maracas Maracas Woodblock 2 WodBlok2 Analogue Maracas AnMaraca Castanets Castanet Short Guiro ShGuiro Castanets 2 Castant2 Long Guiro LoGuiro Taiko Drum TaikoDrm Claves Claves Taiko Drum 2 TaikDrm2 Mute Cuica...
  • Page 39 VOICE LIST Name LCD Nam Flute & Bassoon Flu&Bn Heart Beat HeartBet Flute & Oboe & Clarinet Fl&Ob&Cl Footsteps Footstep Flute & Clarinet & Bassoon Fl&Cl&Bn Gunshot Gunshot Flute & Oboe & Bassoon Fl&Ob&Bn Machine Gun MachnGun Flute Octave FluteOct Lasergun Lasergun Flute &...

  • Page 40: Style List

    STYLE LIST Name LCD Name Easy Ballad EasyBald 8BEAT Miami Folk MiamiBld 8Beat Ballad 8BtBld Slow Ballad SlowBald 8Beat Piano 8BtPiano Folk Ballad FolkBald 8Beat 1 8Beat1 Pop Ballad 1 PopBald1 Guitar Pop 1 GtPop1 Pop Ballad 2 PopBald2 8Beat Hip Hop 8BtHiHop EP Ballad EPBallad...
  • Page 41 STYLE LIST Name LCD Name Meneito Meneito SOUL & FUNK Rumba 2 Rumba2 Funk 1 Funk1 Rumba 3 Rumba3 Classic Funk ClasFunk Lambada Lambada Jay R&B JayR&B Pop Cha Cha 1 PChaCha1 Gospel Swing GopSwing WALTZ & TRADITIONAL Gospel Gospel Waltz Waltz Funk 2...

  • Page 42: Style List

    SONG LIST Name LCD Name Lieder Ohne Worte Op.62 No.6 Lieder FOLK & COUNTRY Red River Valley RedRiver Toccata Toccata Die Forelle Forelle Carry Me Back To Old Virginny Virginny Symphony No. 94 "Suprise" No. 94 El Condor Pasa ElCondor Polonaise Polonais Wedding March...
  • Page 43 SONG LIST Name LCD Name Swan Lake Valse L'Arlesi The Happy Farmer Uungaris The Sleeping Beauty Mazurka La Traviata Polka Wiegenlied Menuett Mov. 2 Adagio Non Troppo Piano Rigoleto Sonata No. 9 In D Piano Sonata No. 11 In A Sonata11 Prelude In C Prelude...

  • Page 44: Album List

    ALBUM LIST Name LCD Name Constantly Constant 13 Jours En France 13France Cryin' In The Chapel CryChapl A Lover's Concerto Concerto Dance Des Mirlitons Mirliton A Time For Us Timeus Danny Boy DannyBoy A Whiter Shade Of Pale WhtShade Dark Eyes DarkEyes Adios Adios...
  • Page 45 ALBUM LIST If I Can Dream IfDream Mr Lonely MrLonely If I Give My Heart To You HeartYou My Bonnie MyBonnie In The Mood InMood My Darling Clementine Clemtine It's Almost Tomorrow Tomorrow My Old Kentucky Home Kentucky It's Been A Long, Long Time LongTime My Shawl MyShawl...
  • Page 46 ALBUM LIST Serenade Serenade Top Of The World TopWorld Serenata Rimpiant Serenata Toy Symphony ToySymph Siboney Siboney Traumerei Traumere Silent Night SltNight Triumphal March Trimphal Singin' In The Rain SingRain Tu Ne Sais Pas Aimer TuAimer Sleepy Lagoon Lagoon Turkey In The Straw TukyStaw Sloop John B JohnB...

  • Page 47: Specifications

    SPECIFICATION Keys ....61 Touch Sensitive Keys Polyphony ....64 Note Voices .
  • Page 48 METALLVÄGEN 45A | 195 72 ROSERSBERG | STOCKHOLM | SVERIGE LAHNSTRAßE 27 | 45478 MÜLHEIM AN DER RUHR | DEUTSCHLAND If you have any more questions about this product, please do not hesitate to contact the Gear4music Customer Service Team on: +44 (0) 330 365 4444 or info@gear4music.com...

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