E-15628A-E-017ABasic OperationsThis section provides information on performing basickeyboard operations.Playing the KeyboardTo play the keyboard1 Set the POWER/MODE switch to NORMAL.2 Use the MAIN VOLUME slider to lower thekeyboard volume.• It’s always a good idea to set the keyboard volume ata relatively low level before playing.3 Play something on the keyboard.Selecting a ToneThis keyboard comes with 242 built-in tones. Use thefollowing procedure to select the tone you want to use.To select a tone1 Find the tone you want to use in the TONE List andnote its tone number.• Not all of the available tones are shown on the tonelist printed on the keyboard console. For a completelist, see the “Tone List” on page A-1.2 Press the TONE button.3 Use the number buttons to input the three digit tonenumber for the tone you want to select.Example: To select “041 ACOUSTIC BASS”, input 0, 4 andthen 1.NOTE• Always input all three digits for the tone number,including leading zeros (if any). If you input one or twodigits and stop, the display will automatically clear yourinput after a few seconds.• You can also increment the displayed tone number bypressing [+] and decrement it by pressing [–].Combination tonesThe following describes the two types of combination tonesthat are available.Layered Tones (Tone Numbers: 098 through 107)Example: 098 STRINGS PIANOThis tone layers a strings tone with a piano tone so they bothsound when a keyboard key is pressed.Split Tones (Tone Numbers: 108 through 112)Example: 108 BASS/PIANOThis tone splits the keyboard so one range is assigned a basstone and another range is assigned a piano tone.BASS PIANOA c o u s . B sPOWER/MODEMAIN VOLUMENumber buttonsTONEMIC VOLUMEIndicatorappears