Soft/Sostenuto/Sustain Pedals; Programable Sustain Pedal (Half Sustain) - Samick SG 500 Owner's Manual

- Press the POP&ROCK button and the Demo Song will start playing using one of the styles
of the POP&ROCK section. At the end of the Demo, the song will stop and all the buttons
will start blinking again.
- Press the POP&ROCK and the COUNTRY button at the same time to select the BALLADS
Demo Song.
- Follow the above instruction to play all the Demo Songs related to the Style Selection
buttons.
The Demo function can be stopped by pressing the DEMO button again even while the Demo is
playing.
SOFT/SOSTENUTO/SUSTAIN PEDAL
Insert the Pedals Cable to the dedicated connection – near the power cable connector -.
This instrument's pedals work with a set of three pedals giving the following functions:
SOFT:
SOSTENUTO:
SUSTAIN:

Programable Sustain Pedal (Half Sustain)

- Press the FUNCTION button and, with the data Control Wheel, scroll to the Half Sustain
page. The half pedal function emulates how the sustain pedal works on an acoustic concert
grand piano. Many Sustain pedals on digital pianos are just "on/off". This function is
important for a serious player or student.
Notice that, when using the "Function" button, the first line in the two-line display remains in its
default purpose, indicating the selected voice. (You may notice "Grand Piano 1" is a popular one.)
gives the piano voices a ''softer'' sound.
Sustains only the keys held on the keyboard before the Sostenuto pedal is
depressed. All other keys played after the Sostenuto is depressed will sustain
as usual.
Depressing this pedal allows all note played to sound or sing freely, even
when the keys are released.