GEM GK 340, Owner'S Manual

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The Metronome
At any time, you can activate the METRONOME for practising
purposes.
To play with the Metronome, press the STYLE button and
insert the value 00 on the numeric keypad (press the “0”
button twice).
Press the
[START/STOP] button to start the Metronome.
The Metronome starts beating time with a ‘tick’.
If you select the Metronome while you are playing a Style,
the auto accompaniment will stop and the Metronome will
take over as the provider of the beat.
The Metronome is useful to practice keeping time or when
you have to practice a study piece.
To stop the Metronome tick, press the
[START/STOP]
button.
The GK340 Utility functions
The GK340 features several utility functions which affect
the keyboard globally. The functions are: TRANSPOSE, TUNE
and PAN. The UTILITY functions are twin-action buttons
organized in two rows: the top row are increase [+] controls
while the bottom row are decrease [-] controls.
Transpose
The TRANSPOSE function allows you to change the pitch of
the instrument in semitone steps, up to a maximum setting
of 12 semitones above or below standard pitch.
If you press either the
[+] or [-] TRANSPOSE buttons once
only, the display shows the normal pitch setting (00).
Press the
[+] or [-] TRANSPOSE buttons repeatedly to raise or
lower the pitch in semitone steps until you reach the value required.
The cancel the Transpose setting and restore normal pitch, press
both [+] and [-] TRANSPOSE buttons at the same time.
Tune
The TUNE function allows you to fine tune the instrument in
steps on one cent at a time (cent = one hundredth of a tone).
If you press either the
[+] or [-] TUNE buttons once only,
the display shows the normal tuning setting (00)
corresponding to the standard A = 440 Hz.
Press the
[+] or [-] TUNE buttons repeatedly to raise (max: 50)
or lower (max: 50) the tuning until you reach the value required.
The cancel the Tuning setting and restore normal pitch, press
both [+] and [-] TUNE buttons at the same time.
Pan
The PAN function allows you to change the stereo pan position
of the overall sound, moving the sound at the speakers either
to the left or to the right.
If you press either the
[+] or [-] PAN buttons once only,
the display will show the normal setting corresponding to
Pan at the centre (00).
Press the
[+] or [-] PAN buttons repeatedly to pan the
overall sound to the left (max: 07) or to the right (max: 07).
The cancel the Pan setting and restore the normal Pan position
(centre), press both [+] and [-] PAN buttons at the same time.
Note : The programmed TRANSPOSE
setting will remain memorized until
you turn the instrument off. When you
turn GK340 on again, the instrument
will set to the normal Transpose
setting (00).
Note : The programmed TUNE setting
will remain memorized until you turn
the instrument off. When you turn
GK340 on again, the instrument will
set to the normal Tune setting (00).
Note: The programmed PAN setting
will remain memorized until you turn
the instrument off. When you turn
GK340 on again, the instrument will
set to the normal Pan setting (00)