Operation Manual

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Getting Started • 2. Front and Rear Panels

ing Sequence-Step Recording

mode: These buttons

are used to specify the length of the note being input.

27 RESET/INS button

Backing Sequence

, Song Play,

Song Edit

modes: this

button returns the sequencer to the ﬁrst measure.

Arrangement Play

and Backing Sequence

modes. It

restarts the chord scanner and returns to the begin-

ning of the measure. It can be used as a “Midi Panic”

button, in any situation where a note gets stuck, it

can be unblocked by this button.

The second function of the (INS) button is to insert a

Step Recording event, or an empty space where the

cursor is positioned when you wish to write a name.

28 TAP TEMPO/DEL button

(only the iS40)

You can set the tempo with this key. The second

function of the (DEL) button is to cancel the event

that has been selected in Step Recording, or to cancel

a letter where the cursor is positioned when you

wish to write a name.

29 START/STOP button

Arrangement Play

, Song Play

and Demo

modes: This

button starts or stops the automatic accompaniment

or playback. Backing Sequence

and Song Edit

modes:

It starts or stops recording or playback.

30 SYNCHRO-START and SYNCHRO STOP buttons

(iS40);

SYNCHRO START/STOP/DEL button

(iS50

)

iS40:

The SYNCHRO-START button makes the

accompaniment start when you play a chord on the

keyboard, without having to press START/STOP.

SYNCHRO-STOP makes the accompaniment stop

when the hand playing the chords is taken off the

keyboard.

iS50:

The SYNCHRO-START/STOP button makes

the accompaniment start when you play a chord on

the keyboard, or makes it stop when the hand play-

ing the chords is taken off the keyboard. The second

function of the button (DEL) is to delete the event

that has been selected in Step Recording, or to erase

the character located at the cursor when writing a

name.

31 REC/WRITE

Backing Sequence-Realtime Recording

, Step Record-

ing

and Event Editing

modes, Song Edit-Realtime

Recording

and Event Editing:

this button enters the

record mode. Arrangement Play

and Program

modes: this will access the Write page, where you

can save your modiﬁed Arrangement, Keyboard Set,

or Program.

32 TRANSPOSE buttons

These buttons change the transposition (in semi-

tones) of the instrument. In order to cancel the trans-

position you must press both buttons together.

33 OCTAVE buttons

These buttons change the transposition (in octaves)

of the selected track. In order to cancel the transposi-

tion you must press both buttons together.

Display

1 Mode

The ﬁrst line of the display indicates the operative

modes: ARR.PLAY, BACKING SEQ., SONG PLAY,

SONG EDIT, DISK/GLOBAL, PROGRAM.

2 Tempo/Value

The two indicators TEMPO and VALUE show in

alternation. They show the functioning of the DIAL

and the TEMPO/VALUE buttons (tempo controls /

modiﬁers of the value of the selected parameter).

3 Split

Indicates that the SPLIT POINT button is currently

pressed, and the note shown below in the display is

the split point.