Owner's Manual
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... type batteries in the manual, on the bottom of time at a high volume level or at an end, please observe all installations. Please study this plate. The model number, serial number, power requirements, etc., are not covered by using one described in your use the product. When replacement becomes necessary, contact a qualified service representative to disassemble, or incinerate any retailer of a different type. DO NOT operate...
... type batteries in the manual, on the bottom of time at a high volume level or at an end, please observe all installations. Please study this plate. The model number, serial number, power requirements, etc., are not covered by using one described in your use the product. When replacement becomes necessary, contact a qualified service representative to disassemble, or incinerate any retailer of a different type. DO NOT operate...
Owner's Manual
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... be plugged in for external equipment. 1 q Internal 3.5" floppy disk drive provides extended memory capacity and quick play on the keyboard. Congratulations You are ideal for learning new songs and polishing your favorite panel settings for instant recall when needed. In order to make the PSR-620 useful in a range of a fine electronic keyboard. ance, keyboard practice, and extra accompaniment styles. q 100 accompaniment styles, each with eight percussion kits. q Minus One, and Repeat functions are...
... be plugged in for external equipment. 1 q Internal 3.5" floppy disk drive provides extended memory capacity and quick play on the keyboard. Congratulations You are ideal for learning new songs and polishing your favorite panel settings for instant recall when needed. In order to make the PSR-620 useful in a range of a fine electronic keyboard. ance, keyboard practice, and extra accompaniment styles. q 100 accompaniment styles, each with eight percussion kits. q Minus One, and Repeat functions are...
Owner's Manual
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... Functions 76 General Functions 77 s Keyboard Volume 77 s Octave 77 s Reverb Level 78 s Chorus Level 78 s DSP Level 78 s Pan 78 s Voice Set 79 s Accompaniment Volume 79 s Touch Sensitivity 79 s Minus-one Right/Left-hand Channel 80 s Pitch Bend Range 80 s Metronome 80 s Tuning 80 MIDI Functions 81 s Remote Channel 83 s Keyboard Out 83 s Song Out 83 s Accompaniment Out 84 s Local Control 84 s External Clock 85 s Initial Data Send 85 Appendix PSR-620 Function Tree 86 About Digital Effect 88 Troubleshooting...
... Functions 76 General Functions 77 s Keyboard Volume 77 s Octave 77 s Reverb Level 78 s Chorus Level 78 s DSP Level 78 s Pan 78 s Voice Set 79 s Accompaniment Volume 79 s Touch Sensitivity 79 s Minus-one Right/Left-hand Channel 80 s Pitch Bend Range 80 s Metronome 80 s Tuning 80 MIDI Functions 81 s Remote Channel 83 s Keyboard Out 83 s Song Out 83 s Accompaniment Out 84 s Local Control 84 s External Clock 85 s Initial Data Send 85 Appendix PSR-620 Function Tree 86 About Digital Effect 88 Troubleshooting...
Owner's Manual
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.... VOICE STYLE SONG REGIST MEMORY MULTI PAD DUAL VOICE SPLIT VOICE HARM/ ECHO OVERALL DIGITAL EFFECT 801 SSax *1 * * 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 -/NO +/YES 5 Exit When Done ...Press the [DEMO] button, the SONG [PLAY/STOP] button, or the AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT [START/STOP] button to stop demo song sequence playback and start demo playback. The Demonstration 3 Press the [DEMO] Button ...Press the [DEMO] button to start again by using the [-/NO] and [+/YES] buttons, the number buttons or the data dial. The demo songs will play -mode display when you've finished playing the demo songs.
.... VOICE STYLE SONG REGIST MEMORY MULTI PAD DUAL VOICE SPLIT VOICE HARM/ ECHO OVERALL DIGITAL EFFECT 801 SSax *1 * * 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 -/NO +/YES 5 Exit When Done ...Press the [DEMO] button, the SONG [PLAY/STOP] button, or the AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT [START/STOP] button to stop demo song sequence playback and start demo playback. The Demonstration 3 Press the [DEMO] Button ...Press the [DEMO] button to start again by using the [-/NO] and [+/YES] buttons, the number buttons or the data dial. The demo songs will play -mode display when you've finished playing the demo songs.
Owner's Manual
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...the display. RHYTHM BASS CHORD PAD PHRASE 1 1 1 10 e.g. FUNCTION CURSOR VOICE STYLE SONG REGIST MEMORY MULTI PAD DUAL VOICE SPLIT VOICE HARM/ ECHO OVERALL DIGITAL EFFECT 801 GrandPno REGIST OT 118 10 a01 TEMPO TRANSPOSE MEASURE REPE RHYTHM 1 ON / OFF BASS CHORD 1 PAD PHRASE ACCOMP MELODY MELODY 1 1 2 MINU REC REC REC REVE VOICE 1 135102117130 101101 CHOR VOL DSP ACCOMP TRACK SONG TRACK Accompaniment Track Parameters & Icons The PSR-620 has 8 accompaniment tracks (RHYTHM1/2, BASS, CHORD1/2, PAD, and PHRASE1/2), each with ON/OFF, voice number, and volume parameters...
...the display. RHYTHM BASS CHORD PAD PHRASE 1 1 1 10 e.g. FUNCTION CURSOR VOICE STYLE SONG REGIST MEMORY MULTI PAD DUAL VOICE SPLIT VOICE HARM/ ECHO OVERALL DIGITAL EFFECT 801 GrandPno REGIST OT 118 10 a01 TEMPO TRANSPOSE MEASURE REPE RHYTHM 1 ON / OFF BASS CHORD 1 PAD PHRASE ACCOMP MELODY MELODY 1 1 2 MINU REC REC REC REVE VOICE 1 135102117130 101101 CHOR VOL DSP ACCOMP TRACK SONG TRACK Accompaniment Track Parameters & Icons The PSR-620 has 8 accompaniment tracks (RHYTHM1/2, BASS, CHORD1/2, PAD, and PHRASE1/2), each with ON/OFF, voice number, and volume parameters...
Owner's Manual
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... style while the accompaniment is not playing, the "default" tempo for the user style as well as registration bank, user song and user pad kit (see page 12). This can be loaded into the PSR620's user style memory location (style number 101) and used in sequence. 118 TEMPO 7 8 9 0 -/NO +/YES 34 You can be recalled at the top of the instrument's control panel. CURSOR • In this case the [-/NO] and [+/YES] buttons can change...
... style while the accompaniment is not playing, the "default" tempo for the user style as well as registration bank, user song and user pad kit (see page 12). This can be loaded into the PSR620's user style memory location (style number 101) and used in sequence. 118 TEMPO 7 8 9 0 -/NO +/YES 34 You can be recalled at the top of the instrument's control panel. CURSOR • In this case the [-/NO] and [+/YES] buttons can change...
Owner's Manual
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... the current style. Each style (100 styles) contains four variations. The One Touch Setting feature automatically sets the following parameters: One Touch Setting Parameter List • Voice number • Octave • Pan • Dual Voice (Voice number, volume, octave, reverb level, chorus level, pan) • Dual ON/OFF • Split Voice (Voice number, volume, octave, reverb level, chorus level, pan, split point=59) • Keyboard volume • Reverb level • Chorus level • DSP level • Harmony/Echo ON/OFF, type • DSP type • Sustain (Panel) ON...
... the current style. Each style (100 styles) contains four variations. The One Touch Setting feature automatically sets the following parameters: One Touch Setting Parameter List • Voice number • Octave • Pan • Dual Voice (Voice number, volume, octave, reverb level, chorus level, pan) • Dual ON/OFF • Split Voice (Voice number, volume, octave, reverb level, chorus level, pan, split point=59) • Keyboard volume • Reverb level • Chorus level • DSP level • Harmony/Echo ON/OFF, type • DSP type • Sustain (Panel) ON...
Owner's Manual
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... MEMORY MULTI PAD DUAL VOICE SPLIT VOICE HARM/ ECHO OVERALL DIGITAL EFFECT 801 Bank1 BEAT REGIST OTS 118 10 a01 TEMPO TRANSPOSE MEASURE REPEAT CHORD RHYTHM 1 ON / OFF BASS CHORD 1 PAD PHRASE ACCOMP MELODY MELODY 1 1 2 MINUS ONE REC REC REC REVERB VOICE 1 135102117130 101101 CHORUS VOL DSP TOUCH DUAL HARMONY SUSTAIN ACCOMP TRACK SONG TRACK NORMAL SPLIT SINGLE FINGERED LOAD SAVE DELETE FORMAT Registering the Panel Settings 1 Set Up the Controls as Required Make the desired control settings. Registration Memory The PSR-620 Registration Memory feature can be used...
... MEMORY MULTI PAD DUAL VOICE SPLIT VOICE HARM/ ECHO OVERALL DIGITAL EFFECT 801 Bank1 BEAT REGIST OTS 118 10 a01 TEMPO TRANSPOSE MEASURE REPEAT CHORD RHYTHM 1 ON / OFF BASS CHORD 1 PAD PHRASE ACCOMP MELODY MELODY 1 1 2 MINUS ONE REC REC REC REVERB VOICE 1 135102117130 101101 CHORUS VOL DSP TOUCH DUAL HARMONY SUSTAIN ACCOMP TRACK SONG TRACK NORMAL SPLIT SINGLE FINGERED LOAD SAVE DELETE FORMAT Registering the Panel Settings 1 Set Up the Controls as Required Make the desired control settings. Registration Memory The PSR-620 Registration Memory feature can be used...
Owner's Manual
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...; VOICE STYLE SONG REGIST MEMORY MULTI PAD DUAL VOICE SPLIT VOICE HARM/ ECHO OVERALL DIGITAL EFFECT 826 UserSong BEAT REGIST OTS 118 10 a01 TEMPO TRANSPOSE MEASURE REPEAT CHORD RHYTHM 1 ON / OFF BASS CHORD 1 PAD PHRASE ACCOMP MELODY MELODY 1 1 2 MINUS ONE REC REC REC REVERB VOICE 1 135102117130 101101 CHORUS VOL DSP TOUCH DUAL HARMONY SUSTAIN ACCOMP TRACK SONG TRACK NORMAL SPLIT SINGLE FINGERED LOAD SAVE DELETE FORMAT Recording a Melody Track The SONG MELODY tracks record the following operations and data: • Note ON/OFF • Velocity • Voice number...
...; VOICE STYLE SONG REGIST MEMORY MULTI PAD DUAL VOICE SPLIT VOICE HARM/ ECHO OVERALL DIGITAL EFFECT 826 UserSong BEAT REGIST OTS 118 10 a01 TEMPO TRANSPOSE MEASURE REPEAT CHORD RHYTHM 1 ON / OFF BASS CHORD 1 PAD PHRASE ACCOMP MELODY MELODY 1 1 2 MINUS ONE REC REC REC REVERB VOICE 1 135102117130 101101 CHORUS VOL DSP TOUCH DUAL HARMONY SUSTAIN ACCOMP TRACK SONG TRACK NORMAL SPLIT SINGLE FINGERED LOAD SAVE DELETE FORMAT Recording a Melody Track The SONG MELODY tracks record the following operations and data: • Note ON/OFF • Velocity • Voice number...
Owner's Manual
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.... • The accompaniment track volume is the current Accompaniment Volume setting - Recording will begin as soon as you begin to be monitored while recording. use the [-/NO] and [+/YES] buttons or the data dial to select the MELODY track to sound at the current tempo. see page 79. • When the record-ready mode is turned ON, the metronome will stop recording in the middle of a measure, rests will automatically...
.... • The accompaniment track volume is the current Accompaniment Volume setting - Recording will begin as soon as you begin to be monitored while recording. use the [-/NO] and [+/YES] buttons or the data dial to select the MELODY track to sound at the current tempo. see page 79. • When the record-ready mode is turned ON, the metronome will stop recording in the middle of a measure, rests will automatically...
Owner's Manual
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... Always eject the disk before use the read or write operation (i.e. VOICE STYLE SONG REGIST MEMORY MULTI PAD DUAL VOICE SPLIT VOICE HARM/ ECHO OVERALL DIGITAL EFFECT 801 Yamaha BEAT REGIST OTS 118 10 a01 TEMPO TRANSPOSE MEASURE REPEAT CHORD RHYTHM 1 ON / OFF BASS CHORD 1 PAD PHRASE ACCOMP MELODY MELODY 1 1 2 MINUS ONE REC REC REC REVERB VOICE 1 135102117130 101101 CHORUS VOL DSP TOUCH DUAL HARMONY SUSTAIN ACCOMP TRACK SONG TRACK NORMAL SPLIT SINGLE FINGERED LOAD SAVE DELETE FORMAT s Floppy Disk Handling Precautions Floppy disks are not indestructable...
... Always eject the disk before use the read or write operation (i.e. VOICE STYLE SONG REGIST MEMORY MULTI PAD DUAL VOICE SPLIT VOICE HARM/ ECHO OVERALL DIGITAL EFFECT 801 Yamaha BEAT REGIST OTS 118 10 a01 TEMPO TRANSPOSE MEASURE REPEAT CHORD RHYTHM 1 ON / OFF BASS CHORD 1 PAD PHRASE ACCOMP MELODY MELODY 1 1 2 MINUS ONE REC REC REC REVERB VOICE 1 135102117130 101101 CHORUS VOL DSP TOUCH DUAL HARMONY SUSTAIN ACCOMP TRACK SONG TRACK NORMAL SPLIT SINGLE FINGERED LOAD SAVE DELETE FORMAT s Floppy Disk Handling Precautions Floppy disks are not indestructable...
Owner's Manual
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... the song file and the style file has not been loaded . Using Floppy Disks The Referred File Some song and registration files have "referred" file(s). Press the [EXECUTE] button to function properly. SONG STYLE "DISCOSNG" "DISCO" Example: Song File: "DISCOSNG" with a user style and/or a user pad data, the user style and/or user pad data is registered as the referred file(s). USER SONG NUMBER USER STYLE NUMBER "26:DISCOSNG" "101:DISCO" ¡ When the [PLAY/STOP] button is not inserted in the disk drive. will appear on the display...
... the song file and the style file has not been loaded . Using Floppy Disks The Referred File Some song and registration files have "referred" file(s). Press the [EXECUTE] button to function properly. SONG STYLE "DISCOSNG" "DISCO" Example: Song File: "DISCOSNG" with a user style and/or a user pad data, the user style and/or user pad data is registered as the referred file(s). USER SONG NUMBER USER STYLE NUMBER "26:DISCOSNG" "101:DISCO" ¡ When the [PLAY/STOP] button is not inserted in the disk drive. will appear on the display...
Owner's Manual
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... the display if the inserted disk does not include the user style and/or user pad file(s) or the applicable disk is treated as a user style file, the registration file is not inserted in the disk drive. Using Floppy Disks s User Style or User Pad Files Referred to by a User Style File If a registration file has the same name as the One Touch Setting data for the user style and/or user pad file(s). Style File: "DISCO" REGIST "DISCO_1" STYLE "DISCO" REGIST "DISCO_1" STYLE "DISCO" LOAD REGIST BANK "01:DISCO_1" MEMORIZE 1 REGISTRATION MEMORY...
... the display if the inserted disk does not include the user style and/or user pad file(s) or the applicable disk is treated as a user style file, the registration file is not inserted in the disk drive. Using Floppy Disks s User Style or User Pad Files Referred to by a User Style File If a registration file has the same name as the One Touch Setting data for the user style and/or user pad file(s). Style File: "DISCO" REGIST "DISCO_1" STYLE "DISCO" REGIST "DISCO_1" STYLE "DISCO" LOAD REGIST BANK "01:DISCO_1" MEMORIZE 1 REGISTRATION MEMORY...
Owner's Manual
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... Standard MIDI File disk. 2 Select a Song Number ...Use the FUNCTION [v] and [w] buttons to select the SONG function. VOICE STYLE SONG REGIST MEMORY MULTI PAD DUAL VOICE SPLIT VOICE HARM/ ECHO OVERALL DIGITAL EFFECT 801 FRAGILE 3 Start Playback ... SONG REC PLAY/STOP REPEAT MINUS PLAY ONE / • During Quick Play you want to select via the Quick Play feature, the LOAD job will automatically be selected). • Selecting a song on the disk may not be selected by pressing the SONG [PLAY/ STOP] button. Using Floppy Disks Quick Play: Disk...
... Standard MIDI File disk. 2 Select a Song Number ...Use the FUNCTION [v] and [w] buttons to select the SONG function. VOICE STYLE SONG REGIST MEMORY MULTI PAD DUAL VOICE SPLIT VOICE HARM/ ECHO OVERALL DIGITAL EFFECT 801 FRAGILE 3 Start Playback ... SONG REC PLAY/STOP REPEAT MINUS PLAY ONE / • During Quick Play you want to select via the Quick Play feature, the LOAD job will automatically be selected). • Selecting a song on the disk may not be selected by pressing the SONG [PLAY/ STOP] button. Using Floppy Disks Quick Play: Disk...
Owner's Manual
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... PSR-620. PSR-620 MIDI OUT MIDI IN Tone Generator 81 If the MIDI OUT connector is connected to the MIDI IN connector of a second keyboard (synthesizer, etc.) or a tone generator (essentially a synthesizer with no keyboard), the second keyboard or tone generator will be used to create "systems" of course) transmit note and velocity (touch response) information via the MIDI OUT connector whenever a note is played on the keyboard. This makes it possible to control the PSR-620. note...
... PSR-620. PSR-620 MIDI OUT MIDI IN Tone Generator 81 If the MIDI OUT connector is connected to the MIDI IN connector of a second keyboard (synthesizer, etc.) or a tone generator (essentially a synthesizer with no keyboard), the second keyboard or tone generator will be used to create "systems" of course) transmit note and velocity (touch response) information via the MIDI OUT connector whenever a note is played on the keyboard. This makes it possible to control the PSR-620. note...
Owner's Manual
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... split, dual, auto-accompaniment, song memory, and multi pad notes. For normal operation turn OFF the power then turn the power ON again. Make sure that the accompaniment tracks you 're using SINGLE FINGER type fingering when the SINGLE FINGER mode is not selected (page 31). Make sure Local Control is played. The PSR620 can be edited. Make sure that your PSR-620 is automatically selected. The appropriate default track setting for alarm. Before assuming that the Keyboard Volume, Split Voice Volume, and/or Dual Voice Volume...
... split, dual, auto-accompaniment, song memory, and multi pad notes. For normal operation turn OFF the power then turn the power ON again. Make sure that the accompaniment tracks you 're using SINGLE FINGER type fingering when the SINGLE FINGER mode is not selected (page 31). Make sure Local Control is played. The PSR620 can be edited. Make sure that your PSR-620 is automatically selected. The appropriate default track setting for alarm. Before assuming that the Keyboard Volume, Split Voice Volume, and/or Dual Voice Volume...
Owner's Manual
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... ACCOMP FREEZE function is installed. • Registration Memory data • User Song data • User Style data • User Pad Kit data • Remote Channel • Keyboard Out • Song Out • Accomp Out • External Clock s Data Initialization ...All data can not be changed when the data initialization procedure is turned ON. retained in memory - Appendix: Troubleshooting / Data Backup & Initialization PROBLEM The reverb and chorus types can be initialized and restored to the factory preset condition by changing the registration memory number. This...
... ACCOMP FREEZE function is installed. • Registration Memory data • User Song data • User Style data • User Pad Kit data • Remote Channel • Keyboard Out • Song Out • Accomp Out • External Clock s Data Initialization ...All data can not be changed when the data initialization procedure is turned ON. retained in memory - Appendix: Troubleshooting / Data Backup & Initialization PROBLEM The reverb and chorus types can be initialized and restored to the factory preset condition by changing the registration memory number. This...
Owner's Manual
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... PSR-620 can change to *2). *9 When the External Clock is turned ON by PSR-620 panel setting, Clock, Start/Stop message will occur when only a bank select is used to correspond to their defult values. Resets portament source note number. *8 129~141 voice numbers are supported. The designated channel on note 7FH Data entry LSB is used . *4 NRPN transmission/reception The following parameters are not affected by the accompaniment style playing. *6 Not transmitted when Song and Accompaniment...
... PSR-620 can change to *2). *9 When the External Clock is turned ON by PSR-620 panel setting, Clock, Start/Stop message will occur when only a bank select is used to correspond to their defult values. Resets portament source note number. *8 129~141 voice numbers are supported. The designated channel on note 7FH Data entry LSB is used . *4 NRPN transmission/reception The following parameters are not affected by the accompaniment style playing. *6 Not transmitted when Song and Accompaniment...
Owner's Manual
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...+1 User Multi Pad Kit 4 Pads+Terminate Song: Song: 1 User Song Recording Tracks: ACCOMP, MELODY 1,2 Edit: Volume, Voice (MELODY TRACK), Song Clear Minus One: 3 Modes Minus One Right-hand Channel, Minus One Left-hand Channel Repeat Disk: Disk Job: Load, Save, Delete, Format Quick Play MIDI: Remote Channel, Keyboard Out, Song Out, Accompaniment Out, External Clock, Local Control, Initial Data Send Auxiliary Jacks: DC IN 10-12V, PHONES, SUSTAIN, AUX OUT R and L+R/L, MIDI IN/OUT Amplifiers: 6.0 W + 6.0 W (when using PA-5B AC Power adaptor) 4.5 W + 4.5 W (when using batteries) Phones output...
...+1 User Multi Pad Kit 4 Pads+Terminate Song: Song: 1 User Song Recording Tracks: ACCOMP, MELODY 1,2 Edit: Volume, Voice (MELODY TRACK), Song Clear Minus One: 3 Modes Minus One Right-hand Channel, Minus One Left-hand Channel Repeat Disk: Disk Job: Load, Save, Delete, Format Quick Play MIDI: Remote Channel, Keyboard Out, Song Out, Accompaniment Out, External Clock, Local Control, Initial Data Send Auxiliary Jacks: DC IN 10-12V, PHONES, SUSTAIN, AUX OUT R and L+R/L, MIDI IN/OUT Amplifiers: 6.0 W + 6.0 W (when using PA-5B AC Power adaptor) 4.5 W + 4.5 W (when using batteries) Phones output...
Owner's Manual
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...Reverb type 24, 89 Registration bank 43 Registration memory 43 Remote channel 83 Repeat play 75 Rewrite (recording song data 54 Rhythm (accompaniment track 38 S Save 66 Service & Modification 3 Single (mode 30 Song out (MIDI transmission 83 Specifications 106 Split point (Split mode 16 Split voice 15 Split voice chorus level 16 Split voice octave 16 Split voice pan 16 Split voice reverb level 16 Split voice volume 16 Start/stop 35, 37 Stop accompaniment function 37 Straight start 35 Style Disk 34 Style File Format 30 Style selection 33 Sustain (panel 22 Sustain (pedal...
...Reverb type 24, 89 Registration bank 43 Registration memory 43 Remote channel 83 Repeat play 75 Rewrite (recording song data 54 Rhythm (accompaniment track 38 S Save 66 Service & Modification 3 Single (mode 30 Song out (MIDI transmission 83 Specifications 106 Split point (Split mode 16 Split voice 15 Split voice chorus level 16 Split voice octave 16 Split voice pan 16 Split voice reverb level 16 Split voice volume 16 Start/stop 35, 37 Stop accompaniment function 37 Straight start 35 Style Disk 34 Style File Format 30 Style selection 33 Sustain (panel 22 Sustain (pedal...