Audio connections
Headphones
This is where you connect a ¼" stereo connector from a pair of head-
phones .
Left Out and Right Out
The left and right line level outputs from the Nord Electro 4 HP/SW are
unbalanced . Use ¼" connectors to connect the Nord Electro 4 HP/SW
to an amplifier or recording equipment .
The Nord Electro 4 HP/SW is a stereo instrument, with separate signal
paths for the left and right audio channels . To properly experience the
Electro 4 HP/SW, use both outputs in a stereo operation .
The System functions allow you to separate the pianos/samples and
the organ sounds in the left and right outputs . Read more about this
functionality on page 17 .
General guide on audio connections:
• Make all the connections before you turn on the power to your amplifier.
• Turn on the power to your amplifier last.
• Turn off the power to your amplifier first.
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Playing at a high volume level can result in hearing impairments
such as permanent hearing loss.
Monitor In
Use this to connect and monitor a signal from an mp3 or a CD player at
the Nord Electro 4 HP/SW’s headphone output . This allows you to e .g .
rehearse with the Electro 4 HP/SW to pre-recorded music .
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Signals connected to this input will not be processed with the
Electro 4 HP/SW’s effects or appear at the Electro 4 HP/SW’s left
and right output jacks.
MIDI Connections
MIDI Out
MIDI connection used for sending keyboard and panel generated MIDI
data from the Nord Electro 4 HP/SW to other equipment such as sound
modules or computers .
MIDI In
MIDI connection used to receive MIDI data to the Nord Electro 4 HP/
SW from other equipment such as keyboards or computers .
USB Connection
The USB connection is used for the Nord Electro 4 HP/SW to com-
municate with a personal computer in order to update the OS or to add
or replace any of the piano and/or samples . The computer can run the
Nord Sound Manager application, or be used to transfer the operating
system if the unit needs to be updated .
The Nord Electro 4 HP/SW can also transmit and receive MIDI data via
the USB interface .
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Computers running Microsoft Windows operating systems need
a driver for the USB connection to work. The driver can be found
on the enclosed Nord DVD, or at the www.nordkeyboards.com
website. The driver can also be installed automatically if the com-
puter is connected to the Internet when the Electro 4 HP/SW is
connected to the computer.
You select in the MIDI Menu (see page 18) if the MIDI connectors or
the USB connector should be used for MIDI communication. The
USB connector is the default setting.
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Connections
PEDAL
CONTROL
PEDAL
ROTOR
PEDAL
MIDI
MIDI
MONITOR
RIGHT
LEFT
OUT
HEADPHONES
SUSTAIN
IN
IN
OUT
OUT
MONO
USB
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