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2. Basic Operations
2.1 Getting Ready
Since the MP4 has no built-in speakers, you will need to connect a mixer,
keyboard amplifier or headphones in order to listen.
Turn the MP4 on, using the POWER SWITCH on the rear panel.
It is recommended to turn the MP4 on before turning on any amplifiers in
order to avoid switching noise.
What you need to know before starting:
Please read this part for a better understanding of the MP4 structure.
Basically there is no difference between SOUND and SETUP mode. The
main difference is that SETUP is used to recall your stored SETUPs.
You can edit and make changes in both modes freely. The same parameters
are available in both modes.
If you edit in SOUND mode, your settings get lost, after power off, if you
don’t store them as SETUP!
If you want to start from scratch use the SOUND mode and press PIANO
ONLY first.
If you want to modify a SETUP just select it and start editing and store later
it as SETUP.
If you notice when you select a sound that it sounds strange it’s probably
because some of the parameters like knobs etc. were edited. To get back to
the default settings for any sound simply use the PIANO ONLY function
and reselect the sound.
2.2
Selecting a Sound
The MP4 always starts up in SOUND mode when the power is turned ON.
The SOUND button will be lit to indicate SOUND mode is active.
The Sounds are organized in 8 categories with 8 sounds each (total 64 sounds).
To select a sound press any of the SOUND SELECT buttons in the upper
row to choose a sound category.
Use any of the SOUND SELECT buttons in the lower row to select one of
the internal sounds out of the selected category.
The display shows the currently selected sound name.
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