Table of contents Table of contents General information......................4 1.1 Further information......................4 1.2 Notational conventions....................4 1.3 Symbols and signal words................... 5 Safety instructions......................... 6 Features............................8 Assembly instructions......................9 Connections and operating elements................ 11 Connection options......................14 Operating..........................15 7.1 Powering up the keyboard..................
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General information Cross-references References to other locations in this manual are identified by an arrow and the speci‐ fied page number. In the electronic version of the manual, you can click the cross- reference to jump to the specified location. Example: See Ä...
Safety instructions Safety instructions Intended use This device is intended to be used for electronic sound generation using a piano key‐ board. Use the device only as described in this user manual. Any other use or use under other operating conditions is considered to be improper and may result in per‐ sonal injury or property damage.
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Safety instructions NOTICE! Risk of fire due to incorrect polarity Incorrectly inserted batteries may destroy the device or the batteries. Ensure that proper polarity is observed when inserting bat‐ teries. NOTICE! Possible damage by leaking batteries Leaking batteries can cause permanent damage to the device. Take batteries out of the device if it is not going to be used for a longer period.
Features Features The keyboard is characterized by the following features: 54 keys 300 voices 300 Styles 50 demo songs Metronome Sustain, Vibrato Keyboard Split Transpose function Automatic shutoff Built-in speakers Connections: 1 × headphones output, 1 × microphone input (headphones and microphone not included) Plug-in power supply and music stand included keyboard...
Assembly instructions Assembly instructions Unpack and check carefully there is no transportation damage before using the unit. Keep the equipment packaging. To fully protect the product against vibration, dust and moisture during transportation or storage use the original packaging or your own packaging material suitable for transport or storage, respectively.
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Assembly instructions Power adapter Make sure that the device is turned off before you connect it to the power supply or disconnect it. Press the left key repeatedly until the volume is at minimum before inserting the batteries into the keyboard. This is to protect the speakers from damage. Connect the cable from the power adapter outlet to the input socket [9V power] on the rear panel of the keyboard.
Connections and operating elements Connections and operating elements Overview Control panel Main switch. Turns the device on and off. 2 [MASTER VOLUME] Buttons to adjust the overall volume 3 [ACCOMP VOLUME] Buttons for adjusting the accompaniment volume BK-54...
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Connections and operating elements 4 [TRANSPOSE] Buttons for transposing 5 [TEMPO] Buttons for adjusting the tempo 6 [SINGLE CHORD] Button to activate the accompaniment with one-finger chords 7 [FINGER CHORD] Button to activate the accompaniment with multi-finger chords 8 [CHORD CLEAR] Button to activate / deactivate the chord accompaniment 9 Display 10 [VOICE]...
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Connections and operating elements 22 [METRONOME] Button to activate / deactivate the metronome. 23 Buttons to select the desired percussion Wood block Hand claps Hi-hat open Hi-hat closed Snare L Bongo L Bass Drum H Bass Drum L soft 24 [SUSTAIN] Button to activate / deactivate the Sustain effect.
Connection options Connection options Headphones Use the output socket [Headphone] to connect headphones to the keyboard. 9V power Microphone Headphone Connecting headphones (not supplied) to the output mutes the speakers. Never operate the headphones at high volume as this can permanently damage your hearing.
Operating Operating 7.1 Powering up the keyboard Press to turn the keyboard on. ð The keyboard is operational. Press again to turn the keyboard off. 7.1.1 Automatic shutoff If the keyboard is not used for 5 minutes, it automatically switches to standby mode. Press any button to reactivate the keyboard.
Operating 7.5 Setting the tempo With this function you can set the tempo of the styles, songs and the metronome function in a range of ‘30’ … ‘240’ . Press the left button to adjust the tempo downwards. Press the left button to adjust the tempo upwards. Press both buttons simultaneously to restore the default setting of 120.
Operating 7.7 Voice selection The keyboard offers 300 voices in total. Press [VOICE] to activate the Voice mode. Press [–] or [+] to select a desired voice (see Ä Chapter 10 ‘Voice list’ on page 27). ð The display shows the current voice number. Alternatively, you can select the desired voice with [0]…[9].
Operating 7.10 Record and playback You can record and play a maximum of 48 individual tones as a melody. Only one note is recorded from a chord played. Press [RECORD] to activate the recording mode. Press a random piano key to start the recording. ð...
Operating 7.13 Intro and Ending This function allows you to start an intro before the style begins and an ending to end the style. Press [INTRO/ENDING] before the style begins to start the intro. ð Then the keyboard returns to the normal style. Press [INTRO/ENDING] during the style to end the style with an ending.
Operating 7.16 Percussion selection Wood Hand Hi-hat Hi-hat Snare L Bongo L Bass Bass block claps open closed Drum H Drum L soft These buttons allow you to select 8 different types of percussion to complement the accompaniment. Press a key to play the corresponding percussion. 7.17 Sustain effect This function allows you to add a sustain effect to the sounds.
Operating 7.19 Split mode With this function you can split the keyboard into two areas. The left area consists of the left 24 piano keys, to which the set voice is now assigned. Another Voice can be assigned to the rest of the piano keys on the right. Press [KEYBOARD SPLIT] to activate the Split mode.
Song list Song list Name Name Name London Bridge Is Falling Hand in hand Prom queen Down Fantasy Two hundred and fourteen Ni Mengruoze The twist Fkey Nen blauen Donau Butter fly Mozart Symphonies Hawthorn Paddle a canoe The girl's Prayer Mary had a little lamb Country songs Nocturne...
Style list Style list Name Name Name Beat 1 Dance 2 Country1 Beat 2 Dance 3 Country2 Beat 3 Dance 4 Country3 Beat 4 Dance 5 Country4 Beat 5 Dance 6 Country waltz1 Beat 6 Dance 7 Country waltz2 Beat 7 Dance 8 Country5 Beat 8...
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Style list Name Name Name Waltz1 Euro rhumba1 Heavy metal rock1 Waltz2 Euro rhumba2 Heavy metal rock2 Waltz3 India samba1 70' Rock India samba2 80' Rock Love ballad Jazz soul Middle Eastern rock Easy Beat Country swing1 Traditional Rock Soft Beat Country swing2 Rock Disco Shuffle...
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Style list Name Name Name Jump Blues Britpop4 Americana New Orleans Blues Trip Hop1 Charanga New York Blues Trip Hop2 Tropical Piano Blues Chamber pop Ambient Soul Blues Britpopwaltz1 Punk Metal Urban Blues Britpopwaltz2 Experimental Rock Afro Beat Britpopwaltz3 Noise-Rock Afro Pop Classical ballad1 Celtic New Age...
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Style list Name Name Name Contem porary R&b4 New Jack Swing Space Contem porary R&b5 Urban Spiritual Deep Funk Contemporary Instrumental Rock New Age Doo Wop Meditation Ragtime Left-Field Hip-Hop Neo-Classical1 Bebop or Bop Motown Neo-Classical2 Cool jazz Neo-Soul1 Neo-Classical3 Free jazz Neo-Soul2 New Acoustic...
Voice list Voice list Name Name Name Acoustic Grand Piano Overdriven Guitar Tuba Bright Acoustic Piano Distortion Guitar Muted Trumpet Electric Grand Piano Guitar Harmonics French Horn Honky-tonk Piano Acoustic Bass Brass Section Rhodes Piano Electric Bass (finger) Synth Brass 1 Chorused Piano Electric Bass (pick) Synth Brass 2...
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Voice list Name Name Name Lead 8 (bass+lead) Synth Drum Heavy metal bass Pad 1 (new age) Reverse Cymbal Magic electronic Pad 2 (warm) Guitar Fret Noise Bright violin Pad 3 (polysynth) Breath Noise Atonic violin Pad 4 (choir) Seashore Heavy bass orchestra Pad 5 (bowed) Bird Tweet...
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Voice list Name Name Name Bright violin Violin French Horn Marimba Synth Lead Stringed violin French Horn ensemble Metal FX Trill violin Electronic French Horn Electronic FX Electronic violin Synth French Horn Electronic String Ensemble Rock violin Psychedelic Synth Bass Wind FX Rhythm Orchestra Distortion Synth Bass...
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Voice list Name Name Name Electric Piano Pad Bright Kalimba Environmental Shanai Clean Guitar Pad Crystal Kalimba Mediant Shanai Western Pad Synth Kalimba Baritone Shanai Sci-fi Pad Wind Bagpipe Synth Shanai Metal Sci-fi Pad High Bagpipe High Shanai Clarinet Pad Orchestra Bagpipe Bright Steel Drums Electronic dance Pad...
Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Problem Possible causes and solutions You hear a 'pop' sound when switching the keyboard on and This is normal. No reason for concern. off. No sound can be heard when playing the piano. Make sure that the volume control is set appropriately. Check if headphones are connected to the headphone output.
Protecting the environment Protecting the environment Disposal of the packaging material For the transport and protective packaging, environmentally friendly materials have been chosen that can be supplied to normal recycling. Ensure that plastic bags, packaging, etc. are properly disposed of. Do not just dispose these materials with your normal household waste, but make sure that they are fed to a recovery.
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