Important Information Be sure to obey the following information so as not to harm yourself or others or damage this instrument or other external equipment. Power Chord: • Do not place the USB power cable near to any source of heat such as radiators or other heaters.
Contents Important Information ............................2 Controls, Indicators and External Connections ....................5 Front Panel ..............................5 External Connections ..........................5 LED Display..............................5 Preparation Before First Use ..........................6 Power ................................6 Use of USB Type C Cable: ........................6 Battery Operation: ..........................
Preparation Before First Use Power Use of USB Type C Cable: Please use the USB type C cable that is supplied with the electronic keyboard and a 5V USB - 2A adapter (not included). Connect the cable into the socket on the rear of the keyboard and then connect the other end into the adapter or power supply and switch on.
Connecting an Amplifier or Hi-Fi Equipment: This electronic keyboard has a built in speaker system but it can be connected to an external amplifier or other hi-fi equipment. First turn off the power to the keyboard and any external equipment you are looking to connect.
Connecting a Microphone: Connect the 3.5mm microphone plug into the [MIC] jack on the rear of the keyboard. The microphone should be an electret or condensor type. Microphone not included. Connecting to a Tablet, Laptop or PC: You can connect the keyboard to a tablet, laptop or PC to work with various third party MIDI softwares for recording and playing back songs.
Bluetooth mobile device and scan for available devices. Select ‘’RJ493 AUDIO’’ for Bluetooth audio. The Bluetooth indicator on the keyboard will light and a sound prompt will be heard to indicate the device has been connected successfully.
Power and Volume Power Control: Press the [POWER] button to turn the power on and again to turn the power off. The LED screen will light up to indicate power on. Auto Power Off: The keyboard has an ‘Auto Power Off’ function and will switch off to save power after no key is pressed for approximately 5 minutes.
Tone Tone Selection: When the keyboard is switched on the default Tone is ‘000’ Grand Piano. To change the Tone, press the [TONE] button first, the display will briefly show ‘ton’ followed by the currently selected tone number. Then select the required tone by pressing the corresponding digits 0-9. Tones can also be changed by using the [+ / -] buttons on the key pad.
Vibrato: The Vibrato function adds a wavering quality to the note being played. Press the [VIBRATO] button to enter Vibrato mode. The LED display will briefly show ‘On’ to show that Vibrato is on. Pressing the [VIBRATO] button again will turn the Vibrato feature off and exit this mode. The display will briefly show ‘Off’. Panel Percussion Instruments: When the [PERCUSSION] button is pressed, all the keyboard’s keys can be used to play percussion sounds.
Rhythm Selecting the Rhythm: You can choose from any of the 128 built in rhythms. Please refer to Appendix II. for the detailed rhythm table. Press the [RHYTHM] button to enter the rhythm selection function, the display will briefly show ‘Rhy’ followed by the current rhythm number.
Sync: Press the [SYNC] button to select the synchronised accompaniment function, the display will show ‘Syn’. The rhythm will start playing as soon as any of the first 19 keys on the left side of the keyboard are pressed. Press the [START /STOP] button to stop the rhythm and exit the sync function. Intro / End: To schedule an introductory rhythm section press the [INTRO/END] button, the display will briefly show ‘Pre’.
Enhanced Features Touch Sensitive Keys: The Touch sensitivity mode is switched on by default. Press the [TOUCH] button to switch off the touch response, the display will briefly show ‘Off’. Press the [TOUCH] button again to turn the touch response on. The display will briefly show ‘On’...
Metronome: Press the [METRONOME] button to start the tick-tock beat. There are four beats to choose from (b01 to b04). Depending on the performance, you can press the [TEMPO] buttons to speed up or slow down the beat. Press the [METRONOME] button repeatedly to cycle through the available beat patterns.
Appendix I. Percussion Instruments No. Percussion Instrument Percussion Instrument Percussion Instrument Bass Drum 1 Ride Bell Maracas Side Stick Tambourine Short Whistle Acoustic Snare Splash Cymbal Long Whistle Hand Clap Cowbell Short Guiro Electric Snare Crash Cymbal 2 Long Guiro Low Floor Tom Vibraslap Claves...
Appendix III. Tone Table Tone Name Tone Name Tone Name Acoustic Grand Piano Timpani Pad 7 (halo) Bright Acoustic Piano String Ensemble 1 Pad 8 (sweep) Electric Grand Piano String Ensemble 2 FX 1 (rain) Honky-tonk Piano Synth Strings 1 FX 2 (soundtrack) Rhodes Piano Synth Strings 2...
Contrabass Pad 3 (polysynth) Laser Gun Tremolo Strings Pad 4 (choir) Cheer Pizzicato Strings Pad 5 (bowed) Laughter Orchestral Harp Pad 6 (metallic) Appendix IV. Demo Song Table No. Name of Song No. Name of Song No. Name of Song Turkish March Santa Claus is Coming Minuet in G...
Appendix VI. Troubleshooting Problem Possible Reason / Solution A faint noise is heard when turning the power on This is normal and nothing to worry about. or off. After turning the power on to the keyboard there Check the master volume is not set to minimum. was no sound when the keys were pressed.
Appendix VIII. MIDI APPs Apple Bluetooth Android Bluetooth MIDI MIDI Support Support AudioKit Synth One Synthesizer FM Synthesizer [SynprezFM II] KORG Gadget 2 le Cubasis LE 3 Trial Garageband KORG Module Caustic 3 NOTE: The above APPs are not endorsed or supported by the keyboard manufacturer in any way and should be used at the user’s own risk.
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