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E-24

Configuring Settings with the Keyboard

Keyboard

MIDI and Other Settings

Parameter

Settings

Operation Type

(page E-21)

Description

Remarks

3

Keyboard key
(Transpose)

–12 to 0 to 12
Default: 0

B

Raises or lowers the tuning of
the Digital Piano in semitone
steps.

• The transpose setting cannot be

configured while Music Library
playback is in progress or while in
the Duet Mode.

• Raising the key of the Digital Piano

can cause notes the highest part of
the range to become distorted.

4

Keyboard tuning
(Tuning)

415.5Hz to 440.0Hz
to 465.9Hz
Default: 440.0Hz

B

Raises or lowers the overall
pitch of the Digital Piano in
0.1Hz steps from the standard
pitch of A4 = 440.0Hz.

• The pitch setting cannot be changed

while playback of a Music Library
tune is in progress.

5

Octave shift

–2 to 0 to 2
Default: 0

B

Change the range of the
keyboard in octave units.

• You can configure octave shift

settings for the main tone part and
layered tone part.

• You cannot configure octave shift

settings for split tone parts.

1
6

Temperament
Temperament
select

Temperament:
00 to 16
Default: 00
(Equal Temperament)

B (+/–)
C (0 to 9)

You can change the scale
(tuning system) of the
keyboard from standard equal
temperament to another tuning
that is more suitable for
playing Indian music, Arabic
music, classical pieces, etc.


00: Equal / 01: Pure Major /
02: Pure Minor / 03: Pythagorean /
04: Kirnberger 3 / 05: Werckmeister /
06: Mean-Tone / 07: Rast / 08: Bayati /
09: Hijaz / 10: Saba / 11: Dashti /
12: Chahargah / 13: Segah /
14: Gurjari Todi / 15: Chandrakauns /
16: Charukeshi

2

6

Temperament
Base note
Temperament
Base note select

Base note:
–, +, 0 to 9 (C to B)
Default: C

A

Specifies the base note of the
currently selected
temperament.
• In the case of equal

temperament, changing the
base note will not affect the
scale.


–: C / +: C# / 0: D / 1: Eb / 2: E / 3: F /
4: F# / 5: G / 6: Ab / 7: A / 8: Bb / 9: B

bl

Touch response
(TOUCH
RESPONSE)

Off (OFF), 1 to 3
Default: 2

A

Specifies the relative touch of
the keyboard keys.
Setting a smaller value causes
lighter touch to produce more
powerful sound.

Parameter

Settings

Operation

Type

(page E-21)

Description

Remarks

bp

USB device
mode

MIDI, Storage
Default: MIDI

The Digital Piano enters the MIDI
mode automatically when it is
connected to a computer by a USB
cable. Select storage when saving
Recorder memory song data to a
computer or when loading
computer song data to Digital
Piano memory. (page E-36)

• While Storage is selected for this setting, the

GRAND PIANO

(CONCERT, ROCK, and

JAZZ

) button lamps flash, and all other

lamps are unlit.

• All Digital Piano operations are disabled at

this time.

• Each press of the USB device mode

keyboard key toggles between the MIDI
and storage modes.

br

Send channel

01 to 16
Default: 01

B

Specifies one of the MIDI channels
(1 through 16) as the Send channel,
which is used for sending MIDI
messages to an external device.

bs

Local control

Off, On
Default: On

D

Selecting “Off” for Local control
cuts off the Digital Piano’s sound
source, so no sound is produced by
the Digital Piano when keys are
pressed.

• The local control setting cannot be changed

while playback of a Music Library tune is in
progress.

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