Technics Keyboard Sx Kn7000 Owners Manual

							SAVE
1.Insert a formatted disk into the Disk Drive slot.
Push it all the way in until you hear a click.
•A disk which is used with this instrument for
the first time must first be formatted.
2.On the DISK MENU display, select SAVE.
•The display looks similar to the following.
3.Select the type of data save you want.
TECHNICS FORMAT:
Save this instrument’s data in the Technics
File format.
SMF FORMAT 0:
Save the SEQUENCER data in the “Stand-
ard MIDI File” format (FORMAT 0).
TECHNICS FORMAT
1.Use the buttons below the display to specify
the file number you wish to save to.
•The types of data that can be saved are shown
in a frame on the right side of the display. If
you press the SAVE button, all the indicated
data is saved. Ordinarily PERFORMANCE
data is selected, but you can use the SAVE
OPTION to select specific data to save.
2.If you wish to assign a name to the file, press
the NAME button.
•The display looks similar to the following.
3.Use the buttons below the display to assign a
name.
•Press a button for the corresponding letter.
Press the SHIFT button to display numbers.
•Press the POSITION button to move the cur-
sor.
•You can also use the TEMPO/PROGRAM dial
to select the characters.
•Press the INS button to enter a space at the
cursor position.
•Press the DEL button to erase the character
at the cursor position.
•Press the CLR button to erase the entire
name.
•Press the →← button to center the name.
4.Press the OK button.
•The display returns to the SAVE display.
5.Press the SAVE button.
•The SAVE operation begins.
•If you attempt to save data to a file number in
which data is currently saved, the display
changes to the confirmation display. Press the
YES button to continue the SAVE procedure,
or press the NO button if you wish to cancel
it.
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Specify the kind of data you wish to save to the
disk. To maximize effective use of disk memory
or to minimize the save time, select only the type
of data you wish to save.
1.Use the PAGE buttons to access the 2/3 SAVE
OPTION display.
•The display looks similar to the following.
2.Use the buttons below the display to specify
the types of data you wish to save (YES/NO).
•For PANEL MEMORY, select from NO/3
BANK/ALL.
If you save data with 3 BANK selected, only
banks A, B and C are saved.
•Press the PERFORM button to select all the
performance data, or press the BACKUP but-
ton to select all the back up data at once.
•If the ALL OFF button is pressed, all the set-
tings change to NO.
3.Press the SAVE button.
•The SAVE operation begins.
You can specify a single song in the
SEQUENCER to save to the disk.
1.Use the PAGE buttons to access the 3/3
SEQUENCER SONG SAVE display.
•The display looks similar to the following.
2.Use the buttons below the display to select
the song number you wish to save.
3.Press the SAVE button.
•The SAVE operation begins.
If there is no point assignment in the
SEQUENCER song you are trying to save
even though your original images have been
loaded, when the SAVE button is pressed, a
display appears asking whether or not the
image data is to be saved.
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							SMF FORMAT 0
This instrument’s SEQUENCER data can be
saved in the “Standard MIDI File” format (FOR-
MAT 0) for use on other instruments.
•What you can save in the SMF format (FOR-
MAT 0) is ordinary performance data, such as
note data. Data such as chord and rhythm
data, COMPOSER data, etc. is not saved. If
you wish to also save this special Technics
data, save the data in the Technics File format.
•If you use the APC TO SMF CONVERT func-
tion of the SEQUENCER, you can convert the
patterns of the automatic accompaniment, etc.
to SMF data. (Refer to page 104.)
1.Use the buttons below the display to select
the song number you wish to save to.
•If the number of files is 10 or more, you can
use the PREV and NEXT buttons to go back
or advance 10 files at a time.
2.If you wish to assign a name to the file, press
the NAME button.
3.Use the buttons below the display to assign a
name.
4.Press the OK button.
•The display returns to the SAVE display.
5.Use the FROM SONG buttons to select the
SEQUENCER song number you wish to save.
•The song name to save from is shown below
the FROM SONG button.
6.Use the PANEL HEADER buttons to specify
ON or OFF.
ON:
The sound and volume settings for each
part are saved as data at the beginning of
the file.
OFF:
This data is not saved.
7.Use the 1 MEASURE SPACE buttons to select
ON or OFF.
ON:
A one-measure space is added to the begin-
ning of the file.
OFF:
No space is added.
•When there is various data other than perform-
ance data stored at the beginning of a file, the
start of playback may be delayed. This can be
avoided by set the 1 MEASURE SPACE to ON
to inserting a before the beginning of the per-
formance.
•When set to ON, a space is added each time
a file is saved. Therefore, if you have already
saved a file once with the 1 MEASURE SPACE
set to ON, please set it to OFF each time the
file is subsequently saved.
8.Use the SAVE AS button to select the sound
generator mode (GM/GM2/NX).
9.Press the SAVE button.
•The SAVE operation begins.
•When the operation has been successfully
completed, “COMPLETED!” is shown on the
display.
•If you attempt to save data to a file number in
which data is currently saved, the display
changes to the confirmation display. Press the
YES button to continue the SAVE procedure,
or press the NO button if you wish to cancel
it.
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							Custom Style Load/Save
Load and save each style data of the CUSTOM in a special file.
•All CUSTOM styles are backed up in a Technics file as ALL CUSTOM STYLE.
1.Insert the disk to load from or save to in the
disk drive.
2.On the DISK MENU display, select CUSTOM
STYLE LOAD/SAVE.
•The DIRECTION button is use to switch be-
tween load and save.
3.Perform the load or save procedure.
LOAD
•Use the FROM 
∧ and ∨ buttons to select the
file number to load. Use the TO 
∧ and ∨
buttons to select the CUSTOM number to load
to. Press the LOAD button.
SAVE
Use the FROM 
∧ and ∨ buttons to select the
CUSTOM number to save, and press the SAVE
button.
•To overwrite a file that already has data, use
the TO 
∧ and ∨ buttons to select the file name
to save to, and then press the SAVE button.
(A confirmation display appears.)
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							Disk management
Various disk management procedures, such as file erase, file copy, and disk format, are available from
the DISK TOOLS menu.
DISK TOOLS
1.Insert the disk into the Disk Drive slot.
2.On the DISK MENU display, select DISK
TOOLS from the display.
•The display looks similar to the following.
3.Select a function and follow the procedure to
execute it.
•Use the buttons below the display to select a
file.
•You can press the SMF/TECH/CUSTOM
STYLE button to change to the display for
procedures related to SMF/TECH/CUSTOM
STYLE files.
•Use the buttons to the left and right of the
display to access the corresponding setting
display.
RENAME:
Assign a name to a file.
DEL:
Delete a file.
FORMAT:
Reformat the disk.
COPY  (TECH):
Copy a file.
MOVE  (TECH):
Replace a file.
INFORMATION (DISK/SONG) (SMF files only):
Select whether to display the disk data or the
song names.
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							Set the automatic display when a disk is
inserted
When a disk is inserted in the Disk Drive, the display automatically changes to a disk-procedure display.
Follow this procedure to customize the automatic display.
PREFERENCES
1.On the DISK MENU display, select PREFER-
ENCES.
•The display looks similar to the following.
2.Use the buttons to the left of the display to
select the item, and the 
∧ and ∨ buttons to
change the setting.
DISK INSERT OPTION:
The display automatically changes to a disk-
procedure display when a disk is inserted in
the Disk Drive (OFF, DISK MENU, LOAD,
DIRECT PLAY, SONG MEDLEY).
•During playback, recording or changing the
settings, the displays unrelated to the settings
made here do not change.
FILE TYPE PRIORITY:
Specify the desired priority ranking of dis-
played files when several types of files are re-
corded on one disk (TECHNICS/SMF/
CUSTOM STYLE).
3.Press the OK button.
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							How to use the Style Convert Disk 
Style data from commercial manufacturers can be loaded into the COMPOSER and used by this
instrument.
1.Turn on the DISK button.
2.On the DISK MENU display, select STYLE
CONVERT.
3.Insert the “STYLE CONVERT DISK” that was
included with this instrument into the Disk
Drive slot.
•The display changes to the STYLE TYPE
SELECT display.
4.Select the style type.
5.Press the OK button.
6.Follow the instructions on the display to per-
form the desired operation.
•The operation differs depending on the type
of disk.
•For Technics type data, all of the MEMORY
contents of the COMPOSER are overwritten,
and in some cases, the SOUND MEMORY
contents are also overwritten.
•Style data that requires a lot of data space
may not be loaded.
•Depending on the style, volume balance and
tone nuances in each part of the pattern may
not be played back as in the original data
because of the difference in sound source
waveform. Also, special effects and tones in-
cluding edited tones may not be played back
correctly.
•It is possible to play back patterns of more
than 16 measures, but they are not recorded
or edited correctly.
•When style data differs for the INTRO, FILL
IN and VARIATION time signatures, the
INTRO, FILL IN and ENDING may not be
played back correctly.
•Depending on the manufacturer, the number
of styles written on the disk label may differ
from the actual number of styles included on
the disk.
About the Initial Data Disk
Use INITIAL DATA DISK to reset the CUSTOM STYLE and other data to the factory preset settings.
•The disk contains the following data. Specify
which file you wish to load.
CTMINI CUSTOM STYLE initial data
UMDINI USER MIDI SETTING initial data
FAVINI FAVORITES SETTING initial data
HPGINI HOME PAGE SETTING initial data
•Be careful not to accidentally delete a file.
DISK
LOADDISK
IN USE
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							Outline of the SD card
The SD card can be used to save and manage stored data in this instrument, as well as to play audio
or SMF data saved on the card with the instrument.
Structure of the SD card format
SD-AUDIO Music (audio) data
SD-SOUND  SMF data
PRIVATE  local data of the instrument
•Picture data are handled in the DCIM directory
by the instrument.
Management inner memory data
The instrument inner memory data can be man-
aged using the high space capacity of the SD
card. The data which can be saved and loaded
is same as the DISK DRIVE. (See page 122.)
Play an SD card
Besides saving, you can enjoy playback of audio
or SMF data saved on the SD card. (Refer to
pages 143, 144.)
SD-AUDIO
Audio data recorded from music CDs or
downloaded from network music distribution
services and saved on the SD card
SD-SOUND
SMF data saved on the SD card
Outline of the procedure
1.Open the lid of the SD slot.
•Open it completely.
2.Insert the SD card.
•Push the card until it locks as shown in the
figure.
3.Close the lid.
•No operation is possible when the lid is open.
4.Press the SD button to turn it on.
5.Select a menu on the SD MENU display.
6.Follow the procedure for the function (see
below).
•When function is being set, if the
TEMPO/PROGRAM indicator is lit, the
TEMPO/PROGRAM dial is available for set-
ting the current function.
7.When you have finished setting the functions,
press the SD button to turn it off.
SEQUENCER
SD CARD
CUSOMIZE
FAVORITES CUSTOM
PANELPLAY EASY REC
DISK
LOAD
DISK
IN USE
+ –
+ –LOADPROGRAM
MENUS
SOUND
DSPVARIATION
REVERB DIGITAL
EFFECT
MULTI SUSTAIN SOUND
EXPLORER
IW
EXPANSION ACCORDION
REGISTER DIGITAL
DRAWBARTAB
ORGANSAX &
WOODWIND ORGAN &
ACCORDION MALLET &
ORCH PERC STRINGS
& VOCALWORLD BRASS GUITAR PIANO
CHORUS MEMORY DRUM KITS BASS SYNTH LATIN
& WORLDMOVE
SHOWBIG BAND
& SWING BALL ROOM OFF/ON SOUND & ARRANGER
MUSIC STYLIST SETENTERTAINERJAZZ COMBO CUSTOM MEMORY
LOADPADMIC PART EFFECTSOUND GROUPMODERN
DANCEGOSPEL
& BLUESROCK
& POPSOUL
& FUNK COUNTRY OFF/ON
AUTO SETTING BANK DEMO STOPAUTO PLAY CHORD APC/SEQUENCER
VOLUME MAIN
VOLUME
MIC
VOLUME
MAX MAX
MIN MINLINE IN
VOLUMEMODEMARCH 8 & 16 BALLADRHYTHM GROUP
RHYTHM GROUPGLOBAL EFFECT
RIGHT2 LEFT DISPLAY
HOLD PAGE
EXITR1/R2 OCTAVE RIGHT1SOLO TECHNI-CHORD
PART SELECT TRANSPOSE
START/STOPSYNCHRO
& BREAK
OTHER
PART & FR
CONTRAST
HELP INTRO & ENDINGTAP
TEMPO
FILL IN VARIATION & MSA
1
COUNT
INTROSEQUENCER
RESET4 3 2 1212 FADE MUSIC STYLE
ARRANGERONE TOUCH
PLAYSPLIT
POINT IN OUTTEMPO/PROGRAMCONDUCTORMUTE
NEXT BANK
PANEL MEMORY BANK VIEW
7
85
146
23SET
1
43
6
5 2
MAX
MINMAX
OFF
SD
LOAD
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							SD IN USE
•This indicator lights when accessing to the SD
card.
To prevent data loss, do not eject the card or
turn off the power while this indicator is lit.
Removing the SD card
When the SD IN USE indicator is not lit, while
opening the lid, push the center of the card to
unlock it.
SD MENU
LOAD (page 140)
Load data into this instrument from the card.
SAVE (page 147)
Save data on the card from this instrument.
FAVORITE SONGS (page 150)
Arrange the order of your favorite songs stored
on the card.SD-AUDIO PLAY (page 143)
Play back audio data stored on the card.
SD-SOUND PLAY (page 144)
Play directory SD-SOUND (SMF) data on the
card.
SD SONG MEDLEY (page 146)
Play back music data on the card (TECHNICS
format) successively in a medley.
SD TOOLS (page 151)
Card management procedures, such as card
format.
SD PREFERENCES (page 152)
Set the priority for displaying while saving or
loading data.
CUSTOM STYLE LOAD/SAVE (page 151)
Load or save CUSTOM data.
Attention
Note that no sound is produced when perform-
ing SD card operations, such as LOAD or
SAVE. Also, the instrument produces no
sound when one of following displays appears:
•LOAD (TECH) PAGE 3
•SD SONG MEDLEY
•COPY FROM DISK (SD TOOLS)
•SD-SOUND EXPORT/IMPORT
(SD-TOOLS)
•PICTURE LOAD (SEQUENCER)
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							Loading data
Load the data from the SD card to this instrument’s memories.
•Note that the load procedure causes any data which is currently stored in the relevant memories to
be erased.
SD LOAD
Load data that saved to a card into this instru-
ment’s memory.
1.Insert the SD card with the stored data into
the SD slot. (See page 138.)
•Close the lid securely.
2.Press the SD button to turn it on.
3.On the SD MENU display, select LOAD.
•The display looks similar to the following.
•If there are only SMF files on the card, the
display automatically changes to the SD-
SOUND (SMF) LOAD display.
4.Use the buttons to the right of the display to
select the type of loading.
FOLDER:
Select files to load from a list of all folders and
of saved songs in each folder.
ALPHABET (See page 141.)
Select files to load from an alphabetical list of
all songs.
NUMBER (See page 141.)
Select files to load specifying folder and song
numbers.
•The priority that sets which display is shown
first can be set at the SD PREFERENCES
display. (Refer to page 152.)
FOLDER
1.Use the buttons below the display to select
the SONG you wish to load.
•Select the folder name first, and then select
the SONG name.
2.Press the LOAD button.
•The LOAD operation begins.
•When the operation has been successfully
completed, “COMPLETED!” is shown on the
display.•If song data was loaded, you can press the
START/STOP button to begin playback when
the SEQUENCER PLAY display is active.
•You can load the type of data for which only
one song can be recorded in the
SEQUENCER. (This type is available for cards
used with older Technics models.) Note, how-
ever, that in this case, the song is loaded into
SONG 1, but the data in SONG memories 2
to 10 are erased.
•It is not possible to load RHYTHM CUSTOM
data that was created on older models.
•You can also access the LOAD display by
pressing the SD button for a few seconds.
SD
LOAD
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