E-24Turning Local Control On and OffThis setting effectively determines whether or not thekeyboard and pedals of the digital piano are connected tothe digital piano’s sound source, as illustrated below.MIDI417A-E-026ATo change the program change number type1 While still holding down the CONTROL button,select the Program Change Mode by pressing oneof the keyboard keys illustrated below.• A note does not sound when you press a keyboard keywhile holding down the CONTROL button.• See the table on page E-23 for detailed information aboutType 1 and Type 2.General MIDIThe General MIDI System is a set of specifications for soundgenerating devices agreed upon by world MIDImanufacturers. These specifications were developed to allowthe creation of music data that is not limited to specificequipment makers and models. Among other things, GeneralMIDI defines the tone number sequence and the number ofMIDI channels that can be used. Any device equipped with asound source that supports General MIDI is able to producesounds of similar nuances, regardless of the manufacturer ormodel.The Type 2 program change numbers of this digital pianoassign program numbers to tones so they comply with theGeneral MIDI System.Type 2 program change numbers make it possible to receiveGeneral MIDI System data from a connected sequencer orother device, and play it using the digital piano’s tones. Toneswitching is performed only when a program number thatcorresponds to any of the digital piano’s non-bass tones isreceived. No tone switching is performed when any otherprogram number is received.The table on page E-23 shows the program numberassignments for Type 1 and Type 2.C4 A 5 : TYPE 2A5 (black key): TYPE 1When Local Control is on (the normal setting), anythingplayed on the keyboard is sounded by the internal soundsource and simultaneously output from the MIDI OUTterminal. When off, anything played on the keyboard isoutput from the MIDI OUT terminal only, without beingsounded by the sound source.Local Control can be turned off when you are using the digitalpiano as the sound source of a connected sequencer or otherdevice, and you want to guard against sound being producedshould the digital piano keyboard be pressed accidentally.To turn Local Control on and offWhile still holding down the CONTROL button, switchLocal Control on and off by pressing one of the keyboardkeys illustrated below.Local ControlPedalsSoundsourceONOFFKeyboard• A note does not sound when you press a keyboard keywhile holding down CONTROL.NOTE• Note that no sound will be produced from the digitalpiano’s speakers if you press the keyboard while LocalControl is turned off.• Local Control is turned on automatically whenever youturn on the digital piano power or play a demo tune.C 4G 5 : ONF5 (black key): OFFPS3000_e_21_25.p65 03.10.8, 2:22 PM24