Korg SP-500 Electronic Keyboard User Manual


 
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Table of Contents
Introduction.................................................................... 7
1. Before you begin....................................................................7
Check the included items.............................................................................7
2. How to use this manual .......................................................... 7
Printing conventions in this manual ..............................................................7
3. Main features.........................................................................8
4. Panel layouts........................................................................ 10
Front panel ..............................................................................................10
Rear panel...............................................................................................11
Operating panel.......................................................................................12
Preparations for playing ............................................... 13
1. Before you turn on the power ............................................... 13
Connections ............................................................................................. 13
When using headphones ..........................................................................13
Using the music stand ...............................................................................14
Turning the power on................................................................................14
Adjusting the volume ................................................................................14
Basic operation............................................................. 15
1. LCD screen ...........................................................................15
Items in the LCD screen ............................................................................. 15
LCD screen contrast .................................................................................. 15
Using the LCD screen ................................................................................15
The main page.........................................................................................16
2. Operating panel................................................................... 16
3. Help function........................................................................ 17
Demo playback ............................................................ 19
1. Listening to the demo............................................................ 19
To listen to the demo songs........................................................................19
2. Practicing along with a demo song........................................ 21
Practicing right hand and left hand separately ............................................ 21
Changing the tempo of the demo playback.................................................21
Playing the SP-500 ....................................................... 23
1. Playing a sound ................................................................... 23
Turing the power on .................................................................................23
Adjusting the volume ................................................................................23
2. Selecting sounds................................................................... 24
Changing sounds .....................................................................................24
Selecting percussion instrument sounds.......................................................25
Selecting sounds from the [USER] program group .......................................25