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5.Using the Volume Controls
Use the volume controls to adjust the level of the volume.
The level can be changed in 5 steps.
Press Ca]
to increase the volume.
Press Cr}
to decrease the volume.
* The volume is set to just below maximum when the power is turned
on,
* To return the level of the volume to the preset setting, press the
Cg
and Cy) buttons together.
6. Playing Back the
Demonstration Songs
button to play the demonstration songs.
DEMO
* To stop the demonstration songs, press the
button again.
Press the
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DIGITAL RECORDING KEYBOARD
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7. Using The Auto
Accompaniment
The auto accompaniment feature makes it easy to produce an accompa-
niment by pressing a few keys in the Auto Accompaniment section of
the keyboard.
1. Turn the power switch to AUTO ACCOMP.
2. Select the voice and rhythm.
3. Press any key in the range of the auto accompaniment section, and
the auto accompaniment and rhythm will start automatically.
4, Play the melody with your right hand, accompanied by chords and
rhythm produced from the auto accompaniment keys played by your
left hand.
* You can play up to 3 melody notes in the auto accompaniment mode.
If you press 4 keys, the first key that you pressed will no longer sound.
if you press a "C" key, for example, a C-major accompaniment will be
played. Press another key in the auto accompaniment section to select a
new chord. The highest key you press will always determine the "root"
of the chord played (e.g. "C" for a C chord).
Playing Minor, Seventh, and Minor-seventh Chords
* For a minor chord, press the root key and any black key to its left.
* For a seventh chord, press the root key and any white key to its teft.
* For a minor-seventh chord, press the root key and both any white and
black keys to its left.
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8.Using the Digital Recorder
You can record your performance, and then play a different melody in a
different voice, accompanied by your recorded music.
e.g. Playing "Aura Lee"
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1. Turn the power switch to AUTO ACCOMP.
2. Select the violin voice by pressing
, then
, and then
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3. Select the 8 beat rhythm by pressing
, then F
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then
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RECORD
4. Press the Ce)
button, and the metronome will sound. This
means that the unit is ready for recording.
5.When you press any key, recording will start.
The LED indicator will display the number of measures (bars) you
have recorded so far.
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6. After performing, press the Ca
to stop recording.
RESET
7. Press the C
button to return to the top bar.
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8. Press the [>]
button to play back.
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9. Press the Ce)
button to stop.
e.g. Playing a harmony over the "Aura Lee" you have just recorded.
10. Select the electronic organ voice.
RESET
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11. Press the [a"]
to return to the top bar.
PLAY
12..Press the
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the following harmony.
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* You can record up to 100 bars.
* Do not turn the power off during recording, since the recorded data
might be destroyed.
* The PSS-100 stores the recorded music until the batteries lose their
power even after the power is turned off.
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See reverse for more ways to use the digital recorder...

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