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Playing with Different Tones
Selecting and Playing a Tone
Your piano has the following types of tones built in.
Main Tones 15
Variation Tones 15
GM Tones 128
Drum Sets 10
Selecting Main Tones and
Variation Tones
1
Press the POWER button.
2
Use the VOLUME knob to adjust the
volume level.
• Before playing, it is a good idea to set the
volume to a relatively low level.
3
Press one of the 15 TONE buttons to select
the tone you want.
• The names of the main tones are marked above
the TONE buttons.
Example : To select VIBRAPHONE
4
Press the VARIATION button so the
indicator lamp above it is lit.
• This selects the variation tone assigned to each
TONE button.
Example : MARIMBA
• For information about variation tone assigned
to each button, see the Tone List on page A-1.
5
To toggle between the main tone
(VARIATION indicator lamp off) and
variation tone (VARIATION indicator lamp
on), press the
VARIATION button or the
TONE button.
Selecting a GM Tone or Drum Set
1
Press the GM TONES button.
• This selects the GM tone that is currently
assigned to the GM TONES button.
Example : 000 (GM PIANO 1)
• The GM TONES button also has a variation
tone, which you can select using the following
operation.
2
To select the GM TONES button’s variation
tone, press the VARIATION button so the
indicator lamp above it is lit.
• This selects the variation tone that is currently
assigned to the GM TONES button.
Example : 128 (STANDARD SET 1)
3
Use the Tone List on page A-1 to find the
GM tone or drum set number you want.
Example : 008 (GM CELESTA)
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VOLUME
REVERB
CHORUS
METRONOME
VARIATION
SPLIT TONE
GM SELECT
CONTROL TEMPO BEAT
GM TONES
POWER button
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