Headphones; Audio Outputs; Audio Inputs; Midi Connections - Korg Pa588 User Manual

24 Start up

Headphones

Headphones
Connect a pair of headphones to the PHONES output, on the
back of the instrument. You can use headphones with an imped-
ance of 16-200Ω (50Ω suggested). Use a headphone splitter to
connect more than one pair of headphones.

Audio Outputs

Audio outputs allows you to connect the Pa588 to an external
amplification system.
Stereo. Connect two mono cables to the main (L/MONO, R)
OUTs. Connect the other end of the cables to a stereo channel of
your mixer, two mono channels, two powered monitors, or the
CD, LINE IN or TAPE/AUX input of your audio system. Don't
use the PHONO inputs of your audio system!
Mono. Connect a mono cable to the L/MONO OUT alone. Con-
nect the other end of the cable to a mono channel of your mixer,
a powered monitor, or a single channel of your CD, LINE IN or
TAPE/AUX input of a hi-fi system (you will hear that channel
only, unless you can set the amplifier to Mono mode).

Audio Inputs

Connect any other musical instrument to the IN connectors on
the back of the instrument. To connect a microphone, use an
external preamp or mixer.
Use the connected device's volume control to adjust the input
level. Be careful not to make it distort (or "clip"). Here is how to
set the volume of the connected device:
• if the sound heard on the Pa588's outputs is too low, you
should increase the output level of the connected device.
• if it sounds fine, it's ok.
• if it distorts, you should lower the level a little, until the
sounds is fine again.

MIDI connections

You can play the internal sounds of your Pa588 with an external
controller, i.e. another keyboard, a MIDI guitar, a wind control-
ler, a MIDI accordion, or a digital piano.
You can also control other MIDI devices with the Pa588, or con-
nect it to a computer for use with an external sequencer.
As an alternative to the MIDI connectors, you can use the USB
port for direct connection to a personal computer.
See the "MIDI" chapter on page 230 for more information on
MIDI connections.

Demo

Listen to the built-in Demo Songs to appreciate the power of the
Pa588. There are several Demo Songs to choose from.
1. Press the STYLE PLAY and SONG PLAY buttons together.
Their LEDs start blinking.
At this point, if you don't press any other button, all the Demo
Songs will be played back.
2. Select one of the available options, to listen to a specified
Demo Song.
3. Stop the Demo by pressing the STOP button on the display,
or by exiting the Demo mode by pressing any MODE but-
ton.