E-28This keyboard automatically plays bass and chord parts inaccordance with the chords you finger. The bass and chordparts are played using sounds and tones that are automati-cally selected to select the rhythm you are using. All of thismeans that you get full, realistic accompaniments for themelody notes you play with your right hand, creating themood of a one-person ensemble.Selecting a RhythmThis keyboard provides you with 100 exciting rhythms thatyou can select using the following procedure.You can also transfer accompaniment data from your com-puter and store up to four of them as user rhythms in key-board memory. See “Using the Data Download Service” onpage E-68 for more information.To select a rhythm1. Find the rhythm you want to use in the keyboard’srhythm list and note its rhythm number.2. Press the RHYTHM button.3. Use the number buttons to input the three digitrhythm number for the rhythm you want to se-lect.Example: To select “031 ROCK”, input 0, 3 and then 1.❚ NOTE• You can also increment the displayed rhythm number by press-ing [+] and decrement it by pressing [–].Playing a RhythmTo play a rhythm1. Set the MODE switch to NORMAL.2. Press VARIATION/FILL-IN button 1 or 2.• This starts the play of the selected rhythm.• To stop rhythm play, press the START/STOP button.❚ NOTE• All of the keyboard keys are melody keys while the MODE switchis set to NORMAL.Adjusting the TempoYou can adjust the tempo of rhythm play within a range of 30 to255 beats per minute. The tempo setting is used for Auto Ac-companiment chord play, and song memory operations.To adjust the tempoPress one of the TEMPO buttons ( or ). : Increments displayed value (increases tempo) : Decrements displayed value (decreases tempo)Auto AccompanimentAppears when RHYTHM button is pressedNumber and name of selected rhythm8 B e a t 1R o c k 2703A-E-030ASTART/STOPMODEVARIATION/FILL-IN 1/2 TEMPORHYTHMNumber buttons