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TK 82 TK 82 TK 78 TK 78 GB - USER’S MANUAL ............... 2 F - MANUEL D’UTILISATION........... 20 D - BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG..........38 E - INSTRUCCIONES DE USO ..........56 I - MANUALE DI ISTRUZIONI..........74 GUARANTEE-GARANTIE-GARANTIE-GARANTIA-GARANZIA..95...
WARNING: All batteries or transformers with safety insulation Always quote the serial number on the bottom of the keybo- must be checked regularly for faults in cable, wire, or plug insu- ard in any correspondence. lation or other parts. TK 78 TK 82 BONTEMPI S.p.A. MODEL MODEL BONTEMPI S.p.A.
3. CONTROL PANEL STYLE – Selects the rhythm styles. ON/OFF – Turns the instrument on and off. (TK 78) VOLUME MASTER – Selects the master volume. SONG – Selects the pre-recorded songs. VOLUME SECTION – Selects the sections volume. SOUND – Selects the right-hand sound or two sounds to METRONOME –...
(Arranger A, B, A-Large, B-Large). 15) Pentagram with notes displayed. 7) Indicates “PIANO” function is active. 16) Indicates an octave higher for the last 5 keys. 8) Indicates “DJ GROOVE” (TK 82) or “DJ STYLE” (TK 78) function is active.
7. HOW TO USE THE KEYBOARD SWITCH ON AND SWITCH OFF The instrument can be turned on and off by using the ON/OFF button. When tur- ned on, the keyboard is set to operate with the PIANO sound, the 8 Beat 1 rhythm and the song La Cucaracha.
THE SOUNDS The keyboard features 131 sounds divided into 17 families (e.g. 025-032 GUITAR). They are selected when the SOUND button is on by entering a three digit number between 001 and 131 of the SOUNDS list you will find at the end of the Instructions Manual. fAMILY SOUNDS LIST 025 NYLON GUITAR...
THE METRONOME The metronome helps you to learn the music, giving the beat during musical exercises and simulating the traditional time-marking instrument. It can be turned on and off with the METRONOME button. To change the tempo, use the “TEMPO +/–“ buttons. To set the volu- me, press the STYLE or SONG button and use the VOLUME SECTION +/–...
THE STYLES fAMILY STYLES LIST The keyboard has 100 rhythmic styles enriched 015 TECHNO by automatic accompaniments and completed by 016 HOUSE 017 RAP drums. 018 SKA They are sub-divided into 12 families (e.g. 015- DANCE 019 DISCO 70 015 - 023 023 DANCE) , see the list on page 94.
INTRO / ENDING When a rhythm is stopped, by pressing the INTRO button the display will show “Intro” and a rhythm style is predisposed, and a preliminary music sequence will then starts when you press the START / STOP or KEY START buttons. When a rhythm is on, by pressing the ENDING button, a final musical sequence stars.
DJ STYLE (TK 78) The DJ STYLE control activates the DJ effects on the last 13 keys on the keyboard and sets a rhythmic style and a sound adapt for a DJ. The style and sound can however be changed and the DJ effects used in the same way.
THE EFFECTS The effects modify the tone-colour characteristics of the sounds. PORTAMENTO ON / OFF The portamento creates a pitch slide between two keys; it is more evident when two keys far away one from the other are played. It can be enabled by entering 34 PORTAMENTO ON and disabled with 35 PORTAMENTO OFF.
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DISPLAY DIRECTIONS Press a key on the keyboard. The display shows which key you are pressing and the relative note will be shown on the pentagram. level: Tempo of the song At the 1st level, you can become familiar with the melody notes and learn the tempo of the song. === How to do it: After having chosen a tune, select level 1 first by pressing the MAESTRO button and then,...
The numbers on the strip correspond to the keys that have to be pressed in order to play the tune of the simplified scores contained in the enclosed "fARfISA Music Book". 8. TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE...
9. MAINTENANCE AND REMARKS 9. If the product is not used for long periods, the AC/DC When using electrical products, basic precautions must be fol- adaptor should be unplugged from mains. lowed, including the following: 10. The adaptor must be connected directly to the mains sup- 1.
11. CONNECTION TO A PERSONAL COMPUTER What is “MIDI” The initials MIDI are an abbreviation for "Musical Instrument Digital Interface" and represent a standard for the transmis- sion of data via cable between a musical instrument (usually a keyboard) and a Personal Computer (or another musical instrument).
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CONFIGURATION OF THE COMPUTER - Windows XP To open the control panel, select: - START - then LAYOUT - and finally CONTROL PANEL. Double click on Sound and audio peripheral This window will open: Chose the AUDIO file It is necessary to select a peripheral that corresponds with the MIDI Music Reproduction MENU, which guides the MIDI data to the outside.
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CONFIGURATION OF THE COMPUTER - Windows 2000 / Millennium To open the control panel, select: - START then LAYOUT - and finally CONTROL PANEL. - Double click on Multimedia This window will open: Chose the AUDIO file. It is necessary to select a peripheral that corresponds with...
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Now the computer is configured to use the external MIDI interface and every MIDI file will be reproduced on the key- board. N.B.: even if the procedure is very simple, it can become difficult in the presence of particular computer configu- rations.
12. DETAILED MIDI IMPLEMENTATION Midi Message Hex code Description / Notes NOTE OFF 8nH kk vv Midi channel n(0-15) - Note OFF #kk(1-127) - vv is don’t care. NOTE ON 9nH kk vv Midi channel n(0-15) - Note ON #kk(1-127) - Velocity vv(1-127). vv=0 means NOTE OFF PROGRAM CHANGE CnH pp Program (patch) change.
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14. SOUNDS FAMILY SOUNDS LIST FAMILY SOUNDS LIST GRAND PIANO SOPRANO SAX ALTO SAX BRIGHT PIANO TENOR SAX EL. GRD PIANO PIANO REED BARITONE SAX HONKY TONK OBOE 001 - 008 EL. PIANO 1 065 - 072 ENGLISH HORN EL. PIANO 2 BASSOON HARPSICHORD CLARINET...
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15. STYLES FAMILY SYLES LIST FAMILY SYLES LIST 8 BEAT 1 PASO DOBLE 8 BEAT2 MARCH 8 BEAT3 MARCH 6/8 8/16 BEAT 8 BEAT 4 BALLAD 001 - 008 16 BEAT 1 RHUMBA 1 TRADITIONAL 2 16 BEAT 2 RHUMBA 2 055 - 065 16 BEAT 3 BEGUINE 1...
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GB - GUARANTEE This guarantee is valid when it is duly completed in all parts and returned, by post, within 15 days of purchase directly to your local Farfisa office (see Farfisa - Organization in your country). It is recommanded you keep the purchase receipt or invoice received, so as to show in case of repair under guarantee.
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GB/USA D - WIR EMPFEHLEN IHNEN, DEN NAMEN UND GR - ΣAΣ ΣΥΝIΣTOΥME NA KPATHΣETE THN IEΥΘΥNΣH MAΣ IΣ Σ THN XPEIAΣTEITE ΣTO MEΛΛ SF - PYYDÄMME SÄILYTTÄMÄAN MAAHANTUOJAN NIMEN JA OSDITTEN I - SI RACCOMANDA DI CONSERVARE IL NOME E L'INDIRIZZO DEL PRODUTTORE. BONTEMPI S.p.A.
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