Technics Keyboard Sx Kn7000 Owners Manual

							Control Messages
Enable or disable the exchange of various control data.
1.On the MIDI MENU display, select CONTROL
MESSAGES.
•The display looks similar to the following.
•The CONTROL MESSAGES display consists
of 3 pages. Use the PAGE buttons to switch
between pages.
2.Use the MESSAGE 
 and  buttons to select
the control message.
3.Use the ON and OFF ∧ and ∨ buttons to
specify on or off for the control message.
ON:
Data for the control operation is exchanged.
OFF:
Data for the control operation is not ex-
changed.
•The BANK SELECT setting is effective only
when PRG. CHANGE is set to ON.
•The EFFECT & REVERB setting controls the
DIGITAL EFFECT, SOUND DSP, CHORUS,
MULTI and REVERB on/off.
•RPN is the general term for KEY SHIFT,
TUNING, PITCH BEND RANGE and MODU-
LATION SENSITIVITY.
4.Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each control as
desired.
Realtime Messages
Enable or disable the exchange of START/STOP data (REALTIME COMMANDS), and select the CLOCK
mode.
1.On the MIDI MENU display, select REALTIME
MESSAGES.
•The display looks similar to the following.
2.Use the buttons on the left side of the display
to select a function.
3.Use the VALUE ∧ and ∨ buttons to change
the setting.REALTIME COMMANDS
ON:
Rhythm and SEQUENCER start/ stop, con-
tinue, and song position pointer data can
be transmitted/received.
OFF:
This data cannot be transmitted/received.
CLOCK
INTERNAL:
This instrument’s internal clock is used to
control the performance. The clock of the
connected equipment is disabled.
MIDI:
The clock of the connected equipment is
used to control the performance. This in-
strument’s clock is disabled. (The tempo is
displayed as “
 = – – –.”)
•The CLOCK is set to INTERNAL when the
power to this instrument is turned on.
4.Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the other function if
desired.
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							Common Setting
Set the functions which are common to all parts.
1.On the MIDI MENU display, select COMMON
SETTING.
•The display looks similar to the following.
2.Use 
 and  buttons to select the item.
NOTE ONLY:
Of the performance data, specify whether or
not only note data is exchanged.
PROGRAM CHANGE TO P. MEM:
Enable or disable the exchange of program
change numbers for the RIGHT 1 part by
operation of the PANEL MEMORY buttons.
•For this setting, the PANEL MEMORY 1 to 8
program change numbers correspond to the
bank numbers as follows:
BANK A = 0 to 7
BANK B = 8 to 15 ...
INTRO, FILL-IN, ENDING:
Enable or disable the exchange of intro, fill-in
and ending data.
APC CONTROL:
Enable the exchange of data for the on/off sta-
tus of the AUTO PLAY CHORD’s ONE FIN-
GER, FINGERED and PIANIST modes.
FADE IN/OUT:
Specify whether or not FADE IN/OUT data is
exchanged.
PROGRAM CHANGE MODE
NX SOUND:
Program change numbers are standardized
among NX SOUND Technics models which
are set to this mode. The program change
number assigned to a given sound on one
model is assigned to the same sound on all
models which are set to the same mode.PREVIOUS TECH:
Program change numbers are standardized
among non-NX SOUND Technics models
which are set to this mode. The program
change number assigned to a given sound
on one model is assigned to the same sound
on all models which are set to the same
mode.
MAP R:
GS basic sounds are transmitted and re-
ceived as GS program change numbers.
MAP Y:
XG basic sounds are transmitted and re-
ceived as XG program change numbers.
*
GS is a trademark of Roland Corporation. XG is a trade-
mark of Yamaha Corporation.
DRUMS TYPE
NX SOUND:
Keyboard percussion instrument sounds
correspond to the same key note numbers
for connected NX SOUND Technics models
that are set to this type.
PREVIOUS TECH:
Keyboard percussion instrument sounds
correspond to the same key note numbers
for connected non-NX SOUND Technics
models that are set to this type.
SONG SELECT
ON:
Song number data can be exchanged.
OFF:
Song number data cannot be exchanged.
PREVIOUS MODEL MODE
ON:
INTRO, FILL IN, ENDING and APC CON-
TROL, FADE IN/OFF data are converted to
CONTROL CHANGE data for previous
models* and then transmitted.
OFF:
The above settings are not converted.
* 
“Previous models” include all Technics instrument
  models except for:
KN7000/6500/6000
PR604/804/603/703/903/1000
3.Use ∧ and ∨ buttons to change the setting.
4.Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the other settings as
desired.
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							Mode Setting
Initialize the settings for when the NX SOUND or GM LEVEL 2 mode is ON.
1.On the MIDI MENU display, select MODE
SETTING.
•The display looks similar to the following.2.Select the mode.
•There are two modes for GM LEVEL 2 depend-
ing on the parts to use.
•The confirmation display appears. Press the
YES button to execute the function, or press
the NO button to cancel the function.
Input/output Setting
Make the settings which determine how various performance data is treated during data transmission
and reception.
1.On the MIDI MENU display, select
INPUT/OUTPUT SETTING.
•The display looks similar to the following.
2.Use the 
 and  buttons to select the item.
RIGHT 1 INPUT
CONDUCTOR:
When data for the RIGHT 1 part is received,
the CONDUCTOR determines which part it
is used for.
DIRECT:
When data for the RIGHT 1 part is received,
it is treated as RIGHT 1 data, and perform-
ance data for all parts is received on their
respective basic channels.
AUTO PLAY CHORD INPUT
ON: Input data for the ACCOMP, BASS,
DRUMS and CHORD parts is received.
OFF: Data for the above parts is not received.
•MIDI channels should be assigned to the
above parts before exchanging data.VELOCITY INPUT
DIRECT:
The VELOCITY value of received NOTE ON
data is treated as is.
OFFSET:
The VELOCITY value of received NOTE ON
data is offset (–50 to 50).
•Select VELOCITY OFFSET VALUE. Use
the 
∧ and ∨ buttons to change the value.
•All the values are offset from the current
value by the fixed amount.
•The upper (127) and lower (1) limits can-
not be exceeded.
FIX:
The VELOCITY value of all received NOTE
ON data is set to a fixed value. (1 to 127)
•Select VELOCITY FIXED VALUE. Use
the 
∧ and ∨ buttons to change the value.
TECHNI-CHORD OUTPUT
ON: Keyboard notes generated by the
TECHNI-CHORD function are also trans-
mitted.
OFF: Only key note data of the pressed keys
is transmitted.
TRANSPOSE OUTPUT
ON: The note data of the transposed notes is
transmitted.
OFF: The note data of the played keys is trans-
mitted.
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							DRUM PATTERN OUTPUT
ON: Data from the DRUMS part is transmitted.
OFF: Data from the DRUMS part is not trans-
mitted.
AUTO PLAY CHORD OUTPUT
ON: The data for the ACCOMP, BASS and
CHORD parts is transmitted.
OFF: The data for the above parts is not trans-
mitted.
•MIDI channels should be assigned to the
above parts before exchanging data.
AUTO OCTAVE SHIFT OUTPUT
ON: If the octave has been automatically
changed, the data of the transposed notes
is transmitted, depending on the sound.
OFF: The note data of the played keys is trans-
mitted.
3.Use the ∧ and ∨ buttons to select the setting.
4.Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each item as desired.
MIDI Presets
Establish the optimum settings depending on how this Keyboard is connected to other equipment, and
on whether this Keyboard is used as the master or the slave.
1.On the MIDI MENU display, select MIDI PRE-
SETS.
•The display looks similar to the following.
2.Use the 
 and  buttons to select the con-
nection setup.
•The PAGE 1/4 display shows connection
setups with this instrument as the SLAVE. And
the PAGE 2/4 display shows connection
setups with this instrument as the MASTER.
•The MASTER is the instrument used to trans-
mit data, and the SLAVE is the instrument
used to receive the data.
•Use the buttons below the display to select
WITHOUT APC (the AUTO PLAY CHORD is
not used) or WITH APC (the performance in-
cludes AUTO PLAY CHORD).
3.Press the OK button.
•When the settings have been successfully
stored, “COMPLETED!” appears on the dis-
play.
Notice
When an instrument such as an organ or ac-
cordion with separate or divided keyboards
dedicated to melody and chords is used as the
master instrument, if this instrument’s split
point is set to a note below the lowest note of
the melody keyboard of the master instrument,
it is possible to produce melody notes on mul-
tiple parts by this instrument’s CONDUCTOR
settings.
•Assign the RIGHT 1 channel as the CHAN-
NEL for the melody keyboard. Assign the
CHORD channel (or if you also wish the
played note to be produced, CHORD +
LEFT) as the CHANNEL for the chord key-
board.
•You will also have to specify CONDUCTOR
as the RIGHT 1 INPUT for the INPUT/OUT-
PUT SETTING. 
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							Storing user settings
After you change the MIDI settings, you can store
your customized settings in USER preset memo-
ries (3 USER memories).
1.Adjust the various MIDI settings.
2.Go to PAGE 4/4 of the MIDI PRESETS display.
•The display looks similar to the following.
3.Use the 
 and  buttons to select the memory
in which to store the settings (USER SETTING
1, 2, 3).
4.Use the WITH SPLIT POINT? button to specify
whether or not to also store the keyboard split
point (YES/NO).
5.Press the WRITE button.
Recalling the USER settings
1.Go to PAGE 3/4 of the MIDI PRESETS display.
2.Use the 
 and  buttons to select a number.
3.Press the OK button.
Program Change MIDI Out
Use this function to immediately transmit specific PROGRAM CHANGE and BANK SELECT data from
this display on a specified MIDI channel.
1.On the MIDI MENU display, select PROGRAM
CHANGE MIDI OUT.
•The display looks similar to the following.
2.Use the 
 and  buttons to select a function.
MIDI CHANNEL:
The MIDI channel to transmit to (1 to 16).
PROGRAM CHANGE:
Specify the PROGRAM CHANGE number to
transmit (1 to 128).
BANK SELECT MSB:
Specify the BANK SELECT MSB to transmit
(0 to 127).BANK SELECT LSB:
Specify the BANK SELECT LSB to transmit
(OFF, 0 to 127).
•When set to OFF, neither the LSB nor the MSB
are transmitted.
3.Use the ∧ and ∨ buttons to change the setting.
4.Press the SEND button.
•The specified data is transmitted.
•The data is unconditionally transmitted regard-
less of the other settings.
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							Panel Memory Output
These are settings affect the transmission data when the PANEL MEMORY buttons are operated.
1.On the MIDI MENU display, select PANEL
MEMORY OUTPUT.
•The display looks similar to the following.
2.Use the P.MEM ∧ and ∨ buttons to select a
PANEL MEMORY number.
3.Use the OFF/ON ∧ and ∨ buttons to specify
whether the data in the selected PANEL
MEMORY number is transmitted or not.
4.Use the PART ∧ and ∨ buttons to select a
part (RIGHT 1, RIGHT 2 or LEFT).
5.Use the PRGRAM CHANGE ∧ and ∨ buttons
to specify a program change number (0 to 127,
or OFF).
6.Use the BANK LSB ∧ and ∨ buttons to specify
a BANK LSB (0 to 127).
7.Use the BANK MSB ∧ and ∨ buttons to specify
a BANK MSB (0 to 127).
8.Use the VOLUME ∧ and ∨ buttons to specify
the volume (0 to 127, or OFF).
9.Repeat steps 4 to 7 for each part, as neces-
sary.
10.Repeat steps 3 to 9 for each PANEL MEMORY
number, as necessary.
Computer Connection
These settings are used to select the mode related to MIDI signal flow when a personal computer is
connected to the USB terminal of this instrument.
•When connecting to a personal computer, install the USB driver on the included CD-ROM to the
computer first. (Refer to the separate manual for more information.)
1.Turn off the power to this instrument.
2.Connect a personal computer to the USB ter-
minal on the rear of this instrument.
3.Turn on the power to this instrument.
4.On the MIDI MENU display, select COM-
PUTER CONNECTION.
•The display looks similar to the following.
5.Use the ∧ and ∨ buttons to select a mode.NORMAL:
Ordinary mode
PC as master:
The mode which is appropriate for data trans-
mission
KN as master:
The mode when this instrument is used as the
master keyboard.
KN as slave:
The mode when this instrument is used as a
slave instrument.
INTERFACE:
The mode when this instrument is used as a
connecting device between a PC with only
USB terminals and an instrument with only
MIDI terminals.
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							Initialize
This Keyboard has many settable functions and storable memories. However, you can return the settings
and memory to the factory-preset status.
INITIAL
1.Press the PROGRAM MENUS button to turn
it on.
•The display changes to the following.
2.Select CONTROL.
•The display looks similar to the following.
3.Select INITIAL.
•This display changes to the following.
4.Use the 
 and  buttons to select the desired
type of initialization.
•PERFORMANCE includes all the items which
are listed below it.
5.Press the OK button.
•The display changes to the confirmation dis-
play. Press the YES button if you wish to
execute the initialization. Press the NO button
if you wish to cancel the procedure.
•Initialization begins. When initialization is
completed, “COMPLETED!” is shown on the
display and the Keyboard returns to the normal
performance mode.
•The USER MIDI, FAVORITES, HOME PAGE
settings and CUSTOM styles are not initialized
by this procedure.
PROGRAM
MENUS
You can also reset all the PERFORMANCE
items with the following procedure:
Turn off the power to this instrument once.
Then, while pressing the three lower left but-
tons in the RHYTHM GROUP section (60’s &
70’s, MODERN DANCE and SOUL & R&B)
at the same time, turn the power on again.
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							About the backup memory
and performance data
When the power to this instrument is turned off, the various settings and memory contents of this
instrument are maintained in the backup memory as follows:
•If you wish to retain the settings and stored memory contents for recall at a later time, store the desired
data on a disk/SD card.
•The backup memory does not function for the stored contents until the power has been on for about
10 minutes.
•Data from previous Technics models may be limited to PERFORMANCE data.
Separately sold options
PERFORM-
ANCECURRENT PANEL settings
about one week
PANEL MEMORY
SEQUENCER
about 80 minutes
COMPOSER (MEMORY contents)
PERFORMANCE PADS (USER memories)
SOUND MEMORY
about one week
EFFECT MEMORY
BACKUPUSER MIDI
 (USER memories for the MIDI PRESETS)
indefinitely
FAVORITES
HOME PAGE
ALL CUSTOM STYLE
•Be sure to turn off the power before
connecting the Foot Controller.
SZ-E2
Expression PedalSZ-P1
Foot SwitchSZ-FC2
Foot Controller
PLUG-IN feature
This model is compatible with third-party extension plug-in software for
the KN7000. See plug-in documentation for information about software
features and operation.
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							Terminals
Back panel terminals
VIDEO OUT
The display images or lyrics when playing songs,
and the image of the display are output through
this terminal.
•The output mode (NTSC/PAL) can be
selected. (See page 186.)
USB
This terminal allows connection to a personal
computer with a USB cable (commercially avail-
able type AB cable).
Used with the applications on the included CD-
ROM, you can record this instrument’s audio
sound or manage the instrument data with your
PC.
•Applications
Audio Recorder:
Application for Recording this instrument’s
sounds and for saving recorded digital audio
files in WAV, WMA (Windows Audio Format)
and MP3 formats.
Song Manager:
Application for managing this instrument’s
data on your PC by means of a USB cable.MIDI
These terminals are for connection to another
MIDI instrument. (Refer to page 187.)
MIDI IN/BASS PEDAL
Set this switch to BASS PEDAL to connect a
commercially available MIDI pedal unit. The MIDI
input signal from the MIDI pedal unit is received
by the BASS PEDAL part regardless of the part
setting on the pedal (OMNI ON), and the instru-
ment generates the sound assigned for that part.
•When the switch is set to BASS PEDAL, this
instrument’s MIDI input settings are not effec-
tive. If MIDI input settings are necessary, turn
off the power, set this switch to MIDI IN, and
turn the power on again.
•For more information concerning the sound
setting for the BASS PEDAL part, refer to page
154.
EXP PEDAL
The optional SZ-E2 Expression Pedal (sold sep-
arately) can be connected to this terminal to
control the volume.
FOOT SW 1, 2
An optional SZ-P1 Foot Switch (sold separately)
can be connected to each terminal to control
various functions. (Refer to page 179.)
FOOT CONTROLLER
An optional SZ-FC2 Foot Controller (sold sepa-
rately) can be connected to this terminal to con-
trol various functions. (Refer to page 179.)
(Left side)
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							MIC
A microphone can be connected to this terminal.
(Refer to page 45.)
LINE IN
This terminal receives input signals from an ex-
ternal instrument. To receive a monaural signal,
connect to the R/MONO terminal.
•The input signal volume can be adjusted using
the LINE IN VOLUME controller on the control
panel unit.AUX IN
This terminal receives input signals from an ex-
ternal instrument. To receive a monaural signal,
connect to the R/MONO terminal.
•The input signal volume is not affected by the
instrument’s MAIN VOLUME setting.
SUB OUT
The sounds from desired parts can be output
independently from those terminals. (Refer to
page 161.)
MAIN OUT
The total sound of this instrument can be output
from this terminal.
Block diagram
* MONITOR SETTING (Refer to page 160.)
(Right side)
MICSUB OUT
USB (OUT)
LINE OUT
MAIN OUT MAIN
VOLUME
MONITOR
SETTING* LINE IN
USB (IN)
AUX INSound generator
(Speakers &
Headphones)
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