the keyboard are not designed to be used continuously at full power and in fact, doing so
may result in a distorted sound and damage to the speakers.
Turing the keyboard on
The keyboard can be turned on and off using the On/Off button. It should be turned off
whenever you're finished playing.
Using a USB stick with music
If you want to play along with your own music, you can do so by connecting a USB stick
(max. 32 GB) to the FKB-180 and using the built-in MP3 player. Underneath the display are
controls for playing, pausing and selecting previous or next MP3 song files. Holding down
the 'Previous song' button will lower the volume level, while holding down the 'Next song'
button will raise the volume level as indicated by the text above the buttons.
USB MIDI
The FKB-180 also has USB MIDI functionality that can be used to do things like play MIDI
notes into certain software, or trigger certain sounds in DAW software or plugins. Thanks to
the bi-directional communication, it's also possible to send MIDI signals from a computer to
the FKB-180 enabling sounds to be played.
A USB cable is not included. One can be purchased from your local dealer or a computer
shop.
Sound selection
Selecting a Tone
The FKB-180 has 422 sounds on board that can be selected using the number keys on the
right hand side of the keyboard, or alternatively, scrolled through using the data knob.
Ensure the 'Tone' button has been pressed first by checking the status of the Tone indicator
on the top left of the display (it should be on). Also check the status of the Song indicator (it
should be turned off). The '+ and -' buttons can also be used to scroll through all of the
available sounds.
At the top of the keyboard, the number range of certain groups of sounds are indicated to
help you find the type of sound you're looking for more quickly if you don't know the
number.
Dual Voice function
Activating the Dual Voice function allows two different sounds to be layered on top of one
another. This gives you the sound of two different instruments being played at the same
time.
Selecting the first sound is done as described in the Selecting a Tone section above. After
this, activate Dual Voice mode by pressing the ‘Dual’ button and then a second sound (R2)
can be selected.
The information in this user manual is subject to change at any time without notice.
Version:
1.0
Date of creation and author's initials:
25-02-2019RV
Revision date and author's initials: -
