Korg PA 600 Quick Manual Download

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Connecting the AC power cord

Connecting the AC power cord

Connect the supplied power cord to the
dedicated socket on the rear of the instru-
ment. Then, plug it into a wall socket. You
don’t need to worry about the local volt-
age, since the Pa600 uses a universal
power adapter.

Turning the instrument on and off

Press the STANDBY button on the front panel to
turn the instrument on. The display will light up,
showing the boot procedure.

Note:

When turning the instrument on, User PCM

Samples used by some User Sounds may be automati-
cally loaded. Loading them may take some time.

Keep the STANDBY button pressed for about one second to turn
the instrument off.

Controlling the Volume

Master Volume

Use the MASTER VOLUME knob to control the
overall volume of the instrument. This knob con-
trols the volume of the sound going to the inte-
grated speakers, the AUDIO OUT and PHONES
connectors.

Note:

Begin with a moderate level, then raise the

MASTER VOLUME up. Don’t keep the volume at an uncomfort-
able level for too long.

Keyboard, Style Accompaniment and Song
Volume

By default, the BALANCE knob balances
the volume of the Keyboard (KBD)
tracks, against the Style’s Accompani-
ment (ACC), Song (SNG) and Pad tracks.

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When in Style Play mode, this knob
balances between the Keyboard tracks, and the Style and
Pad tracks.

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When in Song Play mode, this knob balance between the
Keyboard tracks, and the Player and Pad tracks.

This is a relative control, whose effective maximum level is
determined by the MASTER VOLUME knob position.

When moved, a magnified version of the virtual slider appears in
the display, for more accurate positioning.

As an alternative, the knob can be used to control the Style/Song
Volume without affecting the Keyboard tracks (choose the
desired behavior by editing the “Balance” parameter in the
Global > Controllers > Hand Control page).

Note:

This knob only works in Style Play and Song Play mode; it

does not work in Sequencer mode.

Headphones

Connect a pair of headphones to the PHONES output, on the back of
the instrument. You can use headphones with an impedance of 16-
200 Ohms (50 Ohms suggested). Use a headphone splitter to connect
more than one pair of headphones.

Note:

When connecting the headphones, the speakers are automat-

ically deactivated.

Loudspeakers

Pa600 is fitted with a pair of powerful, high-quality integrated
speakers and a bass-reflex box, powered by a 15+15 Watt ampli-
fication system.

The overall volume can be controlled via the MASTER VOL-
UME knob.

Speakers can be deactivated with the “Speakers On/Off ” param-
eter, that you can find in the “Audio & EQ: MP3/Speaker” page
of the Global mode.

Audio Outputs

Audio outputs allow for connecting the Pa600 to an external
amplification system. See “AUDIO OUT Section” on page 14 for
more details.

Damper pedal

Connect a Damper (Sustain) pedal to the DAMPER connector
on the back panel. Use an (optional) Korg PS1, PS3 or DS1H
footswitch pedal, or a compatible one. With the Korg DS1H,
half-pedalling can be used on some Grand Piano Sounds. To cal-
ibrate and switch the Damper polarity, go to the Controllers >
Foot Controller page of the Global mode.

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