Technics Keyboard Sx Kn7000 Owners Manual

							ALPHABET
Load the file from an alphabetical list of all songs
saved in TECHNICS format on the SD card.
1.Use the ∧ and ∨ buttons to change the alpha-
betical letter or the display page.
2.Use the 
 and  buttons to specify the song
to be loaded.
3.Press the LOAD button.
NUMBER
From all songs saved in the TECHNICS FORMAT
on the SD card, select a song by specifying the
song number.
1.Use the buttons below the display to specify
the song number.
•Specify the FOLDER (01–99) first, and then
select the SONG (01–20).
•A number should be specifyed as a 2-digits
number. (Enter 0 and 1 for the number 1.)
2.Press the LOAD button.

Specify the kind of data you wish to load from
the SD card to your instrument.
1.Use the PAGE buttons to access the PAGE
2/3 display.
•The display looks similar to the following.
2.Use the buttons below the display to specify
the types of data you wish to load (YES/NO).
•- - - - - indicates that this type of data has not
been saved.
•This setting is canceled when you quit the
LOAD display or when another file is selected.
3.Press the LOAD button.
•The LOAD operation begins.
You can specify which data to load from an SD
card into a specific PANEL MEMORY, COM-
POSER (MEMORY), SOUND MEMORY, EF-
FECT MEMORY or SEQUENCER (when SONG
SAVE was executed) memory.
1.Use the PAGE buttons to access the PAGE
3/3 display.
•The display looks similar to the following.
2.Use the MODE button to select the data you
wish to load.
3.Use the BANK/SINGLE button to select the
load increment. (except for SEQUENCER)
BANK:
Load one bank at a time.
SINGLE:
Load the smallest data increment.
4.Follow the appropriate procedure to load the
specified data.
•Specify the data source for FROM (left side),
and the data destination (this instrument’s
memory location) for TO.
•In the case of the COMPOSER, when you
press the ACCOMP DSP COPY OPTION but-
ton, you can specify which effects to load.
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							SD-SOUND LOAD (SMF)
Load SD-SOUND (SMF) data from the SD card.
1.On the LOAD (PAGE 1/3) display, press the
SD-SOUND button.
•The display looks similar to the following.
•For cards which contain SD-SOUND data only,
this display appears automatically when LOAD
is selected on the SD MENU display.
2.Use the buttons below the display to select
the SONG name you wish to load.
•Use the PLAYLIST button to specify the
PLAYLIST (see page 145), the SONG
SELECT button to specify the SONG.
•If you press the PLAYLIST EDIT button, the
display changes to the PLAYLIST EDIT dis-
play. (See page 145.)
•If you press the TECH button, the display
changes to the LOAD display for the TECH-
NICS SONG.
3.Use the TO SONG button to select the number
to load to (this instrument’s SEQUENCER
song number).
•Songs to load are specified one at a time.
•The SEQUENCER song name to load to is
shown below the TO SONG button.
4.Use the LOAD AS button to specify the load
method.
•Select from the following.
GM/GM2 → GM2:
Activate the GM2 initialized settings, and
load GM/GM2 data.
NX → NX: 
Active the NX SOUND settings, and load
NX data.
GM/GM2 → NX:
Activate the NX SOUND initialized settings,
and load GM/GM2 data.
PREV. TEC → NX:
Activate the NX SOUND initialized settings,
and load SMF data that was saved in the
TECHNICS mode on a previous model.
(The volume balance and octave settings
may differ from the saved settings.)•If you select the setting which is different from
that in which the song was stored, the sounds,
octaves, and arrangement of percussion in-
strument sounds, etc. will be different.
5.Press the LOAD button.
•The LOAD operation begins.
•When the operation has been successfully
completed, “COMPLETED!” is shown on the
display.
•If you press the START/STOP button, play-
back of the loaded data begins.
•During the LOAD operation, data that cannot
be processed by this instrument is ignored.
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							SD-Audio Play
Play back audio data on the SD card saved by a PC, etc.
1.Insert the SD card with the stored data to be
played into the SD slot. (See page 138.)
•Close the lid securely after inserting the card.
2.Press the SD button to turn it on.
3.On the SD MENU display, select SD-AUDIO
PLAY.
•The display looks similar to the following.
•Using the PLAY MODE button, you can select
the type of playback.
NORMAL:
For playing back the songs in sequential order.
ALL REPEAT:
For playing back all the songs repetitively.
1 SONG REPEAT:
For playing back a song repetitively.
•You can select PLAY LIST using the PLAYL-
IST SELECT button as necessary.
•If you press the SD-SOUND PLAY button, the
display changes to the PLAYBACK display for
SMF data stored on the card.
4.Press the buttons next to the SD slot to play
back the data.
•Adjust the volume for playback using the SD
VOLUME 
∧ and ∨ buttons. The volume setting
will be kept for about one week after the power
is turned off.
•You can also use the buttons below the display
to adjust these settings.
 SD
LOAD
Volume
Skip to the previous, Rewind
(hold the button)
Skip to the next, Fast forward
 (hold the button)
StopPlayback/
Pause
•Press the PLAY button immediately after
inserting the SD card to enter the playback
mode directly.
•When the SD card contains both SD-AUDIO
and SD-SOUND data, select the priority of
them beforehand. (Refer to page 152.)
•The playback operation is possible even
when the control panel unit is closed.
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							SD-Sound Play
Play back SMF data saved on the SD card (SD-SOUND).
•Lyrics of the SMF with LYRICS files can be also displayed.
1.Insert the SD card with the stored data to be
played into the SD slot. (See page 138.)
•Close the lid securely after inserting the card.
2.Press the SD button to turn it on.
3.On the SD MENU display, select SD-SOUND
PLAY.
•The display looks similar to the following.
4.Press the buttons next to the SD slot or the
buttons above the display to play back the
data.
•For the function of each button, see page 143.
•Press the PLAYLIST SELECT button to select
a PLAYLIST.
•Using the PLAY MODE button, you can select
the type of playback.
NORMAL:
For playing back the songs in sequential
order.
ALL REPEAT:
For playing back all the songs repetitively.
1 SONG:
For playing back only one song.
1 SONG REPEAT:
For playing back a single song repetitively.
•Press the LYRICS button to show the lyrics.
•The PLAY AS button functions like as the
LOAD AS button. (Refer to page 142.)•To have a minus-one play, use the 
∧ and ∨
buttons to select a part or parts and set
ON/OFF to the part. The part being muted last
is assigned to the keyboard, so that you can
play the part with the keyboard. You can also
assign the part to play with the keyboard using
the CONDUCTOR.
•Adjust the volume for playback using
VOLUME. The set volume will be kept for
about one week after the power is turned off.
Adjusting the playback tempo
Even with a song having recorded tempo data,
you can use TEMPO/PROGRAM or TAP TEMPO
to adjust the tempo to your liking.
•When the tempo is changed, all the tempo
data of that song is automatically changed by
the same ratio. Accordingly, even in song data
in which tempo change data is stored, a single
adjustment of the tempo produces a natural-
sounding playback.
•Press the PLAY button immediately after
inserting the SD card to enter the playback
mode directly.
•When the SD card contains both SD-AUDIO
and SD-SOUND data, select the priority of
them beforehand. (Refer to page 152.)
•The playback operation is possible even
when the control panel unit is closed.
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							Playlist
The instrument handles the SD-AUDIO/SD-SOUND files in PLAYLIST units. The explanation of the
PLAYLIST is as follows.
PLAYLIST type
There are two types of PLAYLIST.
< DEFAULT PLAYLIST: (Total list)>
A collection of all data saved in an SD card. If
you delete a song from the default PLAYLIST,
the song data itself will be deleted on the card.

When the music data is transferred to the SD
card from a PC, a play list is created automat-
ically on the card. You can freely name this type
of play lists. Also, you can create a new PLAYL-
IST which contains your favorite songs selected
from the DEFAULT PLAYLIST or other PLAYL-
ISTs.
PLAYLIST EDIT
You can edit a PLAYLIST for SD-SOUND freely
except for the DEFAULT PLAYLIST.
•You can edit the DEFAULT PLAYLIST on the
SD TOOLS display. (Refer to page 151.)
1.On the PLAYLIST SELECT display, press the
EDIT button.
•The PLAYLIST SELECT display appears
when you press the PLAYLIST SELECT button
on the SD-SOUND display. (Refer to page
144.)
•The display looks similar to the following.
2.Edit the PLAYLIST.
•Select the songs to copy from in the left
column of the display, assign to them desired
song numbers for the “Target Playlist” and
press the STORE button. This creates a new
PLAYLIST of the selected songs with assigned
song numbers.
•Use the MOVE button to change the order of
the songs.
•Press the DEL button to delete the songs
which are currently selected on the “Target
Playlist.”•Press the PLAYLIST NEW button to select a
new, blank PLAYLIST as a “Target Playlist.”
•Press the PLAYLIST DEL button to delete
PLAYLIST which is currently selected as “Tar-
get Playlist.”
•Press the “Target Playlist Name” button to
name the PLAYLIST which is being currently
edited.
3.Press the OK button.
MEMO
You can create PLAYLISTs on an SD card
within the following limits.
•Maximum number of PLAYLISTs: 99
•Maximum number of songs: 999
•Maximum number of songs in a PLAYLIST:
99
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							SD Song Medley
Songs saved from the SEQUENCER to an SD card in the TECHNICS FORMAT can be played back in
a melody.
1.On the SD MENU display, select SD SONG
MEDLEY.
•The display looks similar to the following.
2.Press the MODE button to select the type of
medley list.
ALL SONG:
A list of all songs in all folders
FOLDER:
A list of all songs in a selected folder.
•Press the FOLDER SELECT button to
select the folder to play.
USER LIST 1-3:
Lists which can be set freely. (See below.)
•Use the LOOP button to specify ON or OFF
for repeat playback of the medley.
•You can use the INTERNAL button to select
the medley mode.
10 SNGS:
Songs 1 to 10 from each SONG are played
in a medley.
1 SONG:
Only song 1 from each SONG is played
back in a medley.
3.Press the START button.
•Medley playback begins.
•During the performance, the display changes
to the playback display.
•During a medley performance, if you press the
MIXER button you can change the settings for
each part.
•During a medley performance, you can use
the SKIP button to skip to the next song.
Making a USER LIST
You can create up to three USER LISTs.
1.Select one of three USER LISTs (1 to 3) using
the MODE button and then press the USER
LIST EDIT button.
2.Specify the order of songs to play in medley.
•Select FOLDER and SONG, specify the
sequence of songs in the LIST column to the
right, press the SET button, and repeat those
steps.
•Press the DEL button to delete the songs
selected in the LIST column.
•The USER LIST settings are memorised inde-
pendently on each card.
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							Saving Data
The internal data of this instrument can be saved on the SD card.
SAVE
1.Insert an SD card for saving into the SD slot.
(See page 138.)
2.Press SD button to turn it on.
3.On the SD 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.
SD-SOUND (SMF) FORMAT:
Save the SEQUENCER data as SD-SOUND
(SMF) data.
TECHNICS FORMAT
1.Use the buttons below the display to specify
the song number you wish to save to.
•Select the FOLDER number first, and select
the SONG number.
•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 SONG NAMING 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.
•If you wish to assign a name to the folder,
press the FOLDER RENAME button and follow
the operation described above.
5.Press the SAVE button.
•The SAVE operation begins.
•If you attempt to save data to a SONG 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
SD card. To maximize effective use of SD card
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 dis-
play.
•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 SD card.
1.Use the PAGE buttons to access the 3/3 dis-
play.
•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.
SD-SOUND (SMF) FORMAT
This instrument’s SEQUENCER data can be
saved in the SD-SOUND format.
•SD-SOUND data can be converted to the
“Standard MIDI File” (SMF Fromat 0 ) format
for use on other instruments. (Refer to page
152.)
•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.To overwrite a song number that already has
data, use the buttons below the display to
select the song number you wish to save to.
2.If you wish to assign a name to the file, press
the NAME button.
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.
MEMO
You can save data on an SD card within the
limits as follows.
•Maximum number of folders: 99
•Maximum number of songs in a folder: 20
•Maximum number of letters for the song or
folder name: 16
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							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 display looks similar to the following.
10.Select the type of data saving.
AT CURSOR LOCATION:
The song is saved to where the cursor is cur-
rently located (overwrite).
AT A NEW LOCATION:
The song is saved as a newly added data with
the last song number.
•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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							Create an album of your favorite songs
The FAVORITE SONGS display allows you to create an album of your favorite songs which are aligned
in a desired order, making it easy to load your favorite song to play back immediately.
FAVORITE SONGS
1.Insert the SD card which contains the songs
into the SD slot.
2.Press the SD button to turn it on.
3.On the SD MENU display, select FAVORITE
SONGS.
•The display looks similar to the following.
4.Use the 
 and  buttons to select the BANK
to use.
5.Press the FAVORITE SONG SETTING button.
•The display looks similar to the following.
6.Select the song.
•The TECHNICS files and SD-SOUND songs
are selected differently.
7.Press and hold the SET button, and select the
location to put the song.
8.Press the BANK NAMING button to name the
BANK.
9.Repeat the steps 5 and 6.
10.When you have finished making the settings,
press the OK button.
11.Press the OK button.
Recalling the FAVORITE SONGS display
1.On the SD MENU display, select FAVORITE
SONGS.
2.Select the BANK.
3.Select the song.
•The load operation begins.
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 card to load from or save to in the
SD slot.
2.Press the SD button to turn it on.
3.On the SD MENU display, select CUSTOM
STYLE LOAD/SAVE.
•The DIRECTION button is use to switch be-
tween load and save.
4.Perform the load or save procedure.
LOAD
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