KORG SP-500 - Manual (Page 3)

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Table of Contents
Introduction.................................................................... 7
1. Before you begin .................................................................... 7
Check the included items............................................................................. 7
2. How to use this manual .......................................................... 7
Printing conventions in this manual .............................................................. 7
3. Main features......................................................................... 8
4. Panel layouts........................................................................ 10
Front panel .............................................................................................. 10
Rear panel ............................................................................................... 11
Operating panel....................................................................................... 12
Preparations for playing ............................................... 13
1. Before you turn on the power ............................................... 13
Connections ............................................................................................. 13
When using headphones .......................................................................... 13
Using the music stand ............................................................................... 14
Turning the power on................................................................................ 14
Adjusting the volume ................................................................................ 14
Basic operation............................................................. 15
1. LCD screen ........................................................................... 15
Items in the LCD screen ............................................................................. 15
LCD screen contrast .................................................................................. 15
Using the LCD screen ................................................................................ 15
The main page ......................................................................................... 16
2. Operating panel................................................................... 16
3. Help function........................................................................ 17
Demo playback ............................................................ 19
1. Listening to the demo............................................................ 19
To listen to the demo songs........................................................................ 19
2. Practicing along with a demo song........................................ 21
Practicing right hand and left hand separately ............................................ 21
Changing the tempo of the demo playback................................................. 21
Playing the SP-500 ....................................................... 23
1. Playing a sound ................................................................... 23
Turing the power on ................................................................................. 23
Adjusting the volume ................................................................................ 23
2. Selecting sounds................................................................... 24
Changing sounds ..................................................................................... 24
Selecting percussion instrument sounds....................................................... 25
Selecting sounds from the [USER] program group ....................................... 25