Korg PA80, User Manual

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2-1 Start up
Connecting the AC power cord
2. S TART UP
CONNECTIN G THE AC POWER CORD
Connect the supplied power
cord to the dedicated socket
on the rear of the instrument.
Then, plug it into a wall
socket. You don’t need to
worry about the local volt-
age, since the Pa80 uses a uni-
versal power adapter.
TURNIN G THE IN S TRUMENT ON AND OFF
• Press the POWER switch on the rear panel to turn the
instrument on. The display will light up, showing a wel-
come message.
• Press again the POWER switch on the rear panel to turn
the instrument off.
Warning: When turning the instrument off, all data con-
tained in RAM (a volatile memory, used for Song editing)
will be lost. On the contrary, data contained in the SSD
disk (a non-volatile memory, used for Factory and User
data) will be preserved (see “Memory Mode” on page 9-
13).
CONTROLLIN G THE VOLUME (MA S TER & ACC /
S EQ)
• Use the MASTER VOLUME slider
to control the overall volume of the
instrument. This slider controls the
volume of the sound going to the
internal speakers, the main (L/
MONO & RIGHT) OUTPUTS,
and the HEADPHONES connector.
The 1 & 2 OUTPUT connectors are
not affected by this slider. So, use
the mixer’s or speaker’s level controls to adjust the vol-
ume.
Note: Begin with a moderate level, then raise the MAS-
TER VOLUME up. Don’t keep the volume at an uncom-
fortable level for too long.
• Use the ACC/SEQ VOLUME slider to control the Style
tracks (drums, percussions, bass…) volume. This slider
also controls both Sequencers tracks, excluding the
Realtime (Keyboard) tracks.
THE BALANCE S LIDER
The BALANCE slider sets the relative volume of the two
onboard sequencers (Sequencer1 and Sequencer 2).
•
Move it fully left to set Sequencer 1 to the maximum
level and Sequencer 2 to zero.
• Move it fully right to set Sequencer 1 to zero and
Sequencer 2 to the maximum level.
• Move it to the center to set both Sequencer at the same
level.
Note: When turning the instrument on, move this slider to the
center, to avoid starting a Song at the minimum level.
HEADPHONE S
Connect a pair of headphones to the HEADPHONES output,
under the left part of the keyboard (just under the joystick).
You can use headphones with an impedance of 16-200
Ω
(50
Ω
suggested). Use a headphone distributor to connect
more than one pair of headphones.
AUDIO OUTPUT S
You can send the sound to an external amplification system,
instead of the internal speakers. This is useful when record-
ing, or when playing live.
S tereo. Connect two mono cables to the main (L/MONO,
RIGHT) OUTPUTS. Connect the other end of the cables to a
stereo channel of your mixer, two mono channels, two pow-
ered monitors, or the TAPE/AUX input of your audio system.
Don’t use the PHONO inputs of your audio system!
Mono.
Connect a mono cable to the L/MONO OUTPUT.
Connect the other end of the cable to a mono channel of your
mixer, a powered monitor, or a channel of your TAPE/AUX
input of a hi-fi system (you will hear that channel only, unless
you can set the amplifier to Mono mode).
S eparate outputs.
You can connect your Pa80 to four
channels of a mixer. This is very useful when recording, or if
you want to send a sequencer’s or backing track to a separate
channel. For example, by using the separate outputs, you may
send the Drum or Bass track to an external compressor or
reverb unit.
Connect four mono cables to each of the main (L/MONO,
RIGHT) and 1, 2 OUTPUTS. To feed the sub-outputs (1, 2)
you must program the track(s) you wish to send them (see
“Physical output” on page 16-7).
Note: When a track is sent to the 1 or 2 OUTPUT, it is removed
from the main mix going to the internal speakers and the L/
MONO & RIGHT OUTPUTS.
Adjust the volume of the L/MONO & RIGHT OUTPUTS
with the MASTER VOLUME slider. Adjust the volume of the
1 & 2 OUTPUTS with the mixer’s or external speaker’s level
controls.
AUDIO INPUT S
Connect your microphone, guitar, or any other musical
instrument, to the INPUTS on the back of the instrument.
Note: When the Vocal/Guitar Processing Board option is
installed, the audio signal entering the INPUTS is automati-
cally sent to the Board’s effect processors. You can later change
this setting (see “Input 1/2” on page 16-7).
1 .
Fully lower the MASTER VOLUME input, and connect
the microphone or guitar.
Note: When the “Input 1/2” parameter is set to Direct (see
page 16-7), the MASTER VOLUME slider has no effect on
the INPUTS.