8P-525 Owner’s Manual
Table of Contents
PRECAUTIONS ....................................................3
NOTICE ......................................................................5
Information ................................................................5
About the Manuals .....................................................6
Included Accessories ..................................................7
Compatible Formats ...................................................7
Features .......................................................................9
Panel Controls and Terminals .................................10
Setting Up .................................................................12
Power Requirements ............................................................12
Turning the Power On or Off .............................................12
Setting the Volume — [VOLUME] ...................................13
Using Headphones ...............................................................14
Using the Pedals ....................................................................15
Basic Operations on Display ....................................18
Playing Various Musical Instrument Sounds (Voices)
....................................................................................20
Selecting Voices ....................................................................20
Listening to the Voice Demos .............................................22
Customizing the Sound and the Touch Response of Piano
Voices (Piano Room) ...........................................................23
Enhancing and Customizing the Sound ............................26
Playing Two Voices Simultaneously (Dual) .....................29
Splitting the Keyboard Range and Playing Two Different
Voices (Split Mode) ..............................................................30
Using Dual and Split Simultaneously ................................31
Playing Duo ...........................................................................32
Transposing the Pitch in Semitones (Transpose) ............34
Fine Tuning the Pitch (Master Tune) ................................35
Changing the Touch Sensitivity (Touch) ..........................36
Boosting the Overall Sound (Sound Boost) ......................37
Adjusting the Sound (Master EQ) ......................................38
Locking the Front Panel ......................................................40
Using the Metronome ..........................................................41
Playing the Keyboard along with Rhythm Playback 43
Playing and Practicing Songs ...................................44
Playback of Songs .................................................................45
Playing a One-hand Part — Part Cancel Function (MIDI
Songs) .....................................................................................48
Playing Back a Song Repeatedly .........................................49
Adjusting the Volume Balance ...........................................52
Useful Playback Functions ..................................................53
Recording Your Performance ..................................54
Recording Methods ..............................................................54
Quick MIDI Recording ........................................................55
MIDI Recording — Independent Tracks ..........................57
MIDI Recording to the USB Flash Drive ..........................59
Audio Recording to the USB Flash Drive .........................61
Other Recording Techniques ..............................................62
Handling Song Files .................................................66
Song Types and File Operation Limitations .................... 66
Basic Song File Operation ................................................... 67
Deleting Files — Delete ....................................................... 68
Copying Files — Copy ......................................................... 68
Moving Files — Move ......................................................... 69
Converting a MIDI Song to an Audio Song during Playback
— MIDI to Audio ................................................................ 70
Renaming Files — Rename ................................................. 71
Saving and Recalling Desired Settings (Registration
Memory) ...................................................................72
Saving the Settings to the Registration Memory ............. 72
Recalling a Registered Setting ............................................ 73
Connecting to Other Devices ...................................74
Connectors ............................................................................ 74
Connecting USB Devices ([ ] (USB TO DEVICE)
Terminal) .............................................................................. 75
Connecting to an Audio Player ([AUX IN] jack) ............ 76
Using an External Speaker System for Playback (AUX OUT
[L/L+R]/[R] jacks) ............................................................... 76
Connecting to a Computer or Smart Device .................... 77
Transmitting/Receiving Audio Data (USB Audio Interface
Function) ............................................................................... 78
Listening to Audio Data from a Smart Device through this
Instrument (Bluetooth Audio Function) .......................... 79
Using Smart Device Apps with a Connected Smart Device
................................................................................................. 81
Connecting External MIDI Devices (MIDI Terminals) . 89
Backup and Initialization .........................................90
Performing Live ........................................................92
Detailed Settings (MENU Display) ..........................94
Common Operations in the Menu Displays .................... 94
Voice Menu ........................................................................... 95
Song Menu ............................................................................ 98
Metronome/Rhythm Menu .............................................. 101
Recording Menu ................................................................. 102
System Menu ...................................................................... 103
Appendix ................................................................110
Preset Voice List ................................................................. 110
Song List .............................................................................. 112
Rhythm List ........................................................................ 112
Message List ........................................................................ 113
Troubleshooting ................................................................. 115
Specifications ...................................................................... 117
Index .......................................................................119
*For information on whether Bluetooth functionality is
included or not, refer to page 80.