Technics Keyboard Sx Kn2400 Owers Manual

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About the dispoay




 
OTHER PARTS/TR
By the pressing the OTHER PARTS/TR button,
the screen sequentially switches to the respec-
tive volume balance screens of the play part,
auto accompaniment part, playback part (1 to 8),
and playback part (9 to 16). The playback part(PT) is used to playback recording and song
data.
When there are other parts or tracks to
access, the OTHER PARTS/TR indicator is lit.
PAGE
When there are additional parts to the current
display, a page number indication, for example
PAGE1/2, appears in the upper right corner of
the screen. For example, 1/2 indicates that there
are two pages of the display, and the current
page is page 1. In this case, you can use the
upper and lower PAGE buttons, to the right of
the balance buttons, to view different “pages” of
the display.
Press the upper button to view the next page
of the display, and the lower button to view the
previous page of the display.
On the last page of the display, pressing the
upper button returns to the first page. And
conversely, on the first page of the display,
pressing the lower button will skip to the last
page.
Menu display
The PROGRAM MENUS button controls multiple
functions. Press the button to access its menu
display.




 
Example of menu display: PROGRAM 
MENUS
Select a function from the menu display by
pressing the corresponding button to the left or
right of the display indicated by the 
 and 
arrows. 
In this manual, the steps describing how to
select a function from a menu display are gen-
erally abbreviated as follows, for example: “On
the PROGRAM MENUS display, select
SOUND.”
PAGE
PROGRAM
MENUS
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Setting display
When you select an item from the menu display,
the setting display for the item is shown.
The buttons to the right, left and/or directly below
the display are used to select and adjust the set-
tings.




 
Example of setting display: MASTER 
TUNING
Press the button corresponding to the 
∧ or ∨ but-
ton on the display to change the value.
In this manual, this procedure is written as fol-
lows: “Use the 
∧ and ∨ buttons to adjust the
pitch.”
TEMPO/PROGRAM 
If the TEMPO/PROGRAM indicator is lit while
you are using the display to adjust the setting, it
indicates that these buttons can be used to
quickly change the displayed value or setting.
The setting which can be adjusted is high-
lighted on the display.
EXIT
While the setting display is shown, press this but-
ton to go back to the previous display.
DISPLAY HOLD
Press this button to turn it on when you wish to
maintain the current display. You can keep a dis-
play which is normally automatically canceled,
for example, or even during a performance, you
can monitor information which is not shown on
the normal display.
The indicator for this button may flash if the
current display is one which is normally auto-
matically canceled.
If the PROGRAM MENUS button, for exam-
ple, is pressed, the DISPLAY HOLD mode is
canceled.
CONTRAST
Press the CONTRAST button and adjust the dis-
plays viewability using the 
∧ and ∨ buttons on
the screen.
When adjusting the CONTRAST, the set value
is shown shortly on the display.
TEMPO/    PROGRAM
HELP EXITDISPLAY
HOLD
HELP EXITDISPLAY
HOLD
CONTRAST
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HELP
You can find an explanation of each button’s
function on the display.
1.Press the HELP button.
The following display appears.
2.Use the buttons below the display to select a
language.
3.Press the OK button.
4.Press a button on the panel whose explana-
tion you wish to read.An explanation of the button’s function is
shown on the display.
5.Press the HELP button again to exit the help
mode.
Attention display messages and error mes-
sages are also shown in the selected lan-
guage.
The appearance of the display on your instru-
ment may be different from the illustrated dis-
play in this manual depending on the region in
which your instrument was purchased and the
selected display language.
Favorites
With up to 9 types of sounds, rhythms, functions, etc., you can arrange them to make up your own unique
screen pattern.
1.Press the FAVORITES button to turn it on.
The display looks similar to the following.
2.Press the FAVORITES SETTING button.The display looks similar to the following.
3.Select the desired item.
Use the CATEGORY 
∧ and ∨ buttons to spec-
ify a category, and then the ITEM 
∧ and ∨ but-
tons to select an item.
The MUTE KEYS function silences the sound
of the keyboard keys. This is convenient when
you wish to pretend to play the keyboard while
playing back a recorded performance.
The PANIC function interrupts the sound, for
example, when it fails to cease during a MIDI
performance.
(Continued on the next page)
HELP EXITDISPLAY
HOLD
FAVORITES
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4.While pressing the SET button, specify where
you wish to paste (put) the item.
While the SET button is depressed, the dis-
play appears as shown below. Use the but-
tons to the left and right of the display to
specify where you wish to paste the item.5.Repeat steps 3 and 4 to create the display you
want.
There are nine settable items on the display.
6.On the FAVORITES SETTINGS display,
press the OK button.
Your customized display is stored.




 
Recall a FAVORITES display
1.Press the FAVORITES button to turn it on.
2.Use the buttons to the left and right of the dis-
play to specify the ITEM you wish to recall.
The FAVORITES settings can be saved to a
disk/card.
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Sounds and effects
Part I   Sounds and effects
Overview of sounds and effects
The following is an overview of the sound parts of this instrument.
NX SOUND
NX SOUND is the Technics original sound gen-
erator format which evokes realtime perform-
ance quality and expressive power, and
dramatically expands the number of sounds
and effects generated. This format includes
GM2 (General MIDI Level 2), and make various
controls possible when data is created and
reproduced by computer. 
• For information about GM2, refer to page
118.
 Equipment with the logo shown below is
compatible with NX SOUND song data.
Part
This instrument is organized into the following
parts.
RIGHT 1, RIGHT 2, LEFT:
These are the parts the performer plays on
the keyboard.
 These are independent from the playback
parts. For example one can to perform on the
keyboard while playing back a song disk with
16-part standard MIDI files (SMF).
PART1 to 16:
SMF song disk playback parts, or parts for
MIDI receive.
ACCOMP1 to 5, BASS, DRUMS 1, 2:
Parts for the automatic accompaniment.
PADS:
Parts for the PERFORMANCE PADS
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Selecting sounds
Select the sounds for the three parts you can play on the keyboard—RIGHT 1, RIGHT 2 and LEFT. After
first selecting a part and a SOUND GROUP, choose the desired sound from the display.
Select a sound
1.In the PART SELECT section, choose RIGHT
1, RIGHT 2 or LEFT.
The CONDUCTOR buttons are used to spec-
ify which part is heard. (Refer to page 39.)
 For the RIGHT 1 and RIGHT 2 parts, when a
CONDUCTOR button is selected, the corre-
sponding PART SELECT button is also acti-
vated.
2.In the SOUND GROUP section, select a
sound group.
 The sounds in DRUM KITS are percussion
sounds that you play by striking the keyboard
keys.
MEMORY is reserved for storing sounds you
modify. (Refer to page 170.)
3.Select the desired sound from the list on the
display.
 When you select a sound, the optimum effects
for the sound are automatically applied.
You can also choose to cancel this automatic
feature. (Refer to page 153.)
 You can use the PAGE buttons to view a dif-
ferent page of the list.
 Use the OCTAVE 
∧ and ∨ buttons to select
the octave.
 The sound you select is memorized for the
part you selected in step 1.
 The sounds that can be selected for the
RIGHT 1, RIGHT 2 and LEFT parts and for
PART 1-16 vary.
 The illustrated display shows one example,
and the actual display may be different.
4.Play the keyboard.
 This instrument features INITIAL TOUCH (the
volume, for example, changes depending on
how hard the keyboard is played).
LEFTRIGHT 2 RIGHT 1
PART SELECT
SOUND GROUP
PIANOGUITAR &
HARPSIORGAN &
ACCORDION STRINGS &
VOCAL
BRASSSAX &
WOODWIND
SYNTHMALLET &
ORCH PERC
BASSSOUND
EXPLORERDRUM
KITSMEMORY
DIGITAL DRAWBAR
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SOUND EXPLORER
This is a convenient feature for finding the sound
you want from the many available sounds.
1.In the PART SELECT section, choose RIGHT
1, RIGHT 2 or LEFT.
2.Press the SOUND EXPLORER button to turn
it on..
3.Use the GRP ∧ and ∨ buttons to select a
GROUP of sound.
4.Use the buttons on both side of the display to
select the sound.
The numerical value that is displayed for each
sound is the MIDI [BANK MSB, LSB]-PRO-
GRAM CHANGE number.
GM2 sounds are selected on this display.




 
ALPHABET
Press the CTG button to show the sound names
in alphabetical order.
Press the ALP button to return to the CATE-
GORY display.
Digital Drawbar
You can play organ sounds while controlling the drawbars on the display.
1.In the PART SELECT section, select a part.
2.Press the DIGITAL DRAWBAR button to turn
it on.
The display looks similar to the following.
3.Use the balance buttons below the display to
adjust the volume of each drawbar.
The volume of each drawbar is illustrated on
the display and changes when you press thecorresponding balance buttons to adjust the
volume.
The DIGITAL DRAWBAR can not be selected
for the ACCOMP and BASS parts of the
COMPOSER, SOUND ARRANGER or PER-
FORMANCE PADS.
 
Press the  DRAWBAR SETTING button.
(Continued on the next page)
SOUND
EXPLORER
DIGITAL DRAWBAR
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Change the sound type
Use the  / 
button to select the type of sound.




 
PERCUSSIVE TONE
PERCUSSIVE TONE adds a tone with a fast ini-
tial attack to the drawbar sounds. You can select
two pitch levels of attack tones.
Use the PERCUSSIVE TONE 2 2/3’ and 4’ but-
tons to turn the respective tone on or off.




 
TREMOLO
Tremolo is a rapid oscillation in volume, like the
effect of a rotating speaker. The tremolo speed
can be changed while you are playing.
Use the TREMOLO button to switch between the
SLOW and FAST rotating speeds.
The tremolo setting is effective for each part in
common.
The TREMOLO is disabled if the MULTI
EFFECT button is turned ON.




 
Other settings
Use the buttons on either side of the display to
select a setting item, and use one of the 
∧ and ∨
buttons, whichever is relevant for the selection,
and set.
ATTACK TIME: 
Use the 
∧ and ∨ buttons to adjust the time it
takes for the drawbar sound to sound after
a key is played.
RELEASE TIME: 
Use the 
∧ and ∨ buttons to adjust the time it
takes for the drawbar sound to die out after
the keys are released.
DECAY: 
Use the 
∧ and ∨ buttons to adjust the time it
takes for the percussive tone to die out.
LEVEL: 
Use the ∧ and ∨ buttons to adjust the vol-
ume of the percussive tone.
The above settings are effective for the
RIGHT 1, RIGHT 2 and LEFT parts in com-
mon.
About foot marks
The foot indication (for example 8’) refers to the pitch of a rank of pipes in a pipe organ. If 8’ is used as
the standard (the pitch as played on the keyboard), a 16’ rank pitch will be one octave below the 8’ rank
pitch, and a 4’ rank pitch one octave above.
When the C
3 key is pressed, the sounds of the different pitch ranks are as follows.
c3de f gab333 33 3c4de f gab444 444c5de f gab555 555c6
245  /  168 c
2def
gab222
22 2
13 12  /  3 21  /  3
51  /  3 1
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Assigning parts to
 the keyboard
The CONDUCTOR buttons are used to assign the parts (RIGHT 1, RIGHT 2, LEFT) to the keyboard in
many different ways. For example, you can split the keyboard into right and left sections (SPLIT), and
assign a different sound to each section.
CONDUCTOR
The volume for each part can be adjusted independently. (Refer to page 30.)
The following conditions are in effect when the AUTO PLAY CHORD is used.
—BASIC, ADVANCED mode: You cannot assign sounds to all the keys.
—PIANIST mode: The keyboard cannot be split.
CONDUCTOR settings How sounds are assigned to the keyboard
All keys produce the RIGHT 1 sound.
All keys produce the RIGHT 2 sound.
All keys produce both the RIGHT 1 sound and the RIGHT 2 sound.
The left keys produce the LEFT sound and the right keys produce the
RIGHT 1 sound and the RIGHT 2 sound.
The left keys produce the LEFT sound and the right keys produce the
RIGHT 1 sound.
The left keys produce the LEFT sound and the right keys produce the
RIGHT 2 sound.
LEFTRIGHT 2RIGHT 1
CONDUCTORRIGHT 1
LEFTRIGHT 2RIGHT 1
CONDUCTORRIGHT 2
LEFTRIGHT 2RIGHT 1
CONDUCTORRIGHT 1 + RIGHT 2
LEFTRIGHT 2RIGHT 1
CONDUCTORLEFT RIGHT 1 + RIGHT 2
LEFTRIGHT 2RIGHT 1
CONDUCTORLEFT RIGHT 1
LEFTRIGHT 2RIGHT 1
CONDUCTORLEFT RIGHT 2
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SPLIT POINT
When the keyboard is split into left and right sec-
tions, the split point is usually C3.




 
Customized split point
Use the following procedure if you wish to store a
split point at a location other than C3.
1.Press the SPLIT POINT button.
The following display appears.
2.Press a key on the keyboard to specify the
desired split point.
A split point is set at the location of the
pressed key, and is indicated on the keyboard
illustration on the display.
The key at the split point is the lowest note of
the right keyboard section.
After a few seconds, the display exits the set-
ting mode.
C3
SPLIT
POINT
SPLIT
POINT
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