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WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an CAUTION equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the DO NOT OPEN product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to ATTENTION: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. CAUTION: TO REDUCE TH
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Operation Guide Panel Descriptions Before You Play Performing Practicing Piano Designer Convenient Functions Function Mode Appendix & & Contents Copying a Saved Song (Copy Song) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Look What You Can Do! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deleting a Saved Song (Delete Song) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Operation Guide . . . .
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& & Look What You Can Do! & & Play the Piano page 14 e& Play various sounds The LX-15 contains a wide variety of tones (sounds). You can freely select and perform using these tones. page 15 e& Play two layered tones You can layer two tones on a single key. page 16 e& Play different tones with your left and right hands You can divide the keyboard into left and right zones, and select a different tone for each zone. page 20 e& Play duets You can divide the keyboard into left and right halves, play
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Operation Guide Panel Descriptions Before You Play Performing Practicing Piano Designer Convenient Functions Function Mode Appendix & & Adjust Your Piano page 19 e& Adjust the keyboard touch You can adjust the touch sensitivity of the keyboard to match your own playing style. page 18 e& Add reverberation to the sound You can add reverberation (ambience) to create the sensation of performing in a concert hall. page 19 e& Adjust the brightness of the sound You can adjust the tone quality of the s
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& & Operation Guide Adding Reverberation (Ambience) Adjusting the Brightness of the Sound (Brilliance) You can add a pleasant reverberation to the sounds, You can adjust the brightness of the sound you play page 18 page 19 producing the impression that you are performing in from the keyboard or the sounds of a song you play a concert hall. back. To turn ambience on To turn brilliance on Press the [Ambience] button so it’s lit. Press the [Brilliance] button so it’s lit. To adjust the ambience T
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Operation Guide Panel Descriptions Before You Play Performing Practicing Piano Designer Convenient Functions Function Mode Appendix Operation Guide Tone Buttons To select a single tone page 14 To layer two tones (dual play) page 15 Press one of the tone buttons, and then use the [–] [+] buttons. Press two tone buttons. Press two Press one Tone 1 Press the [–] [+] buttons. Hold down the right-most of the lit tone button, and then use Tone 2 the [–] [+] buttons. Dividing the Keyboard for Two-pers
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Operation Guide Using the Metronome Changing the Tempo or Time Signature Here’s how to sound the metronome. You can adjust the tempo of the metronome or page 22 page 22 song. To turn the metronome on To change the tempo Press the [Metronome] button so it’s lit. Use the [ ] [ ] (Slow/Fast) buttons. To adjust the metronome’s volume To change the time signature While holding down the [Metronome] button, use the [–] [+] buttons. While holding down the [Metronome] button, use the [ ] [ ] (Slow/Fa
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Operation Guide Panel Descriptions Before You Play Performing Practicing Piano Designer Convenient Functions Function Mode Appendix Operation Guide Selecting the Parts that will Play Repeatedly Practicing a Portion of a Song (AB Repeat) Here’s how to select the parts that will play. Here’s how you can make a specific portion of a page 26 page 27 song play back repeatedly. To select the right-hand part Press the [Right] button so it’s lit. 1. Press the [ ] (Play/Stop) button to play back the T
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& & Panel Descriptions [Power] Switch Top Lid This turns the power on/off. By opening or closing the lid you can change the clarity of the page 13 sound. * With the factory settings, the LX-15’s power will automatically be switched off 30 minutes after you page 12 stop playing or operating the unit. If the unit’s power has been turned off automatically, you can use the [Power] switch to turn the unit back on again. If you don’t want the power to turn off automatically, change the “Auto Off”
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Operation Guide Panel Descriptions Before You Play Performing Practicing Piano Designer Convenient Functions Function Mode Appendix Panel Descriptions USB Memory Connector USB Connector If a USB flash drive is connected, you can use it to save If you use a commercially available USB cable to connect the or play back songs. LX-15’s USB connector to your computer’s USB connector, you’ll be page 24 page 37 able to do the following things. You can do the following things using a USB flash drive.
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& & Before You Play Opening/Closing the Lid NOTE To open the lid, use both hands to lift it lightly. The lid of the LX-15 is designed to close softly even if you remove your hands from it. However, it will close quite abruptly if it has been opened only slightly. Be careful not to pinch your fingers in the gap. 1. To open the lid, use both hands to lift it . 2. To close the lid, use both hands to gently lower it . NOTE If you need to move the piano, make sure the lid is closed first to prevent
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Operation Guide Panel Descriptions Before You Play Performing Practicing Piano Designer Convenient Functions Function Mode Appendix Before You Play Turning the Power On/Off NOTE • Once the connections have been completed (p. 11), turn on power to your various devices in the order specified. By turning on devices in the wrong order, you risk causing malfunction and/or damage to speakers and other devices. • Before switching the power on/off, always be sure to turn the volume down. Even with the
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& & Performing Performing with Various Sounds In addition to piano sounds, the LX-15 lets you enjoy performing with many other sounds (347 types). These sounds are called “Tones.” The Tones are divided into five groups, each of which is assigned to a different Tone button. Switching Tones Let’s start by performing with a piano tone. When you turn on the power, the “ConcertPiano” tone is selected. 1 2 1. Press a tone button to select the tone group . The currently selected tone number and tone n
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Operation Guide Panel Descriptions Before You Play Performing Practicing Piano Designer Convenient Functions Function Mode Appendix Performing Performing with Two Layered Tones (Dual Play) You can play two tones simultaneously from each note of the keyboard. This feature is called “Dual Play.” As an example, here’s how to layer piano and strings tones. 2 1 1. While holding down the Piano [Grand] button, press the [Strings] button . Both buttons will light. When you play the keyboard, you’ll hear
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Performing Playing Different Tones with the Right and Left Hands (Split Play) You can play different tones in the left and right sides of the keyboard, divided at a certain key. This feature is called “Split Play,” and the key at which the keyboard is divided is called the “Split Point.” 1 2 1. While holding down the [Transpose] button, press the [Twin Piano] button . The Split screen will appear. When Split is turned on, the keyboard settings will be as follows. Split Point (Power-up default: F
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Operation Guide Panel Descriptions Before You Play Performing Practicing Piano Designer Convenient Functions Function Mode Appendix Performing Changing the left-hand tone 1 2 1. While holding down the [Transpose] button and [Twin Piano] button, press a tone button . The number and name of the tone currently selected for the left-hand zone are shown. 2. While holding down the [Transpose] button and [Twin Piano] button, press the [–] [+] buttons . A different tone is selected. Advanced technique C
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Performing Adjusting the Sound to Your Taste The LX-15 lets you add reverberation or modify the brightness of the sound. Changing the clarity of the sound (opening/closing the lid) Opening the lid will make the sound more sharply defined; closing the lid produces a more mellow sound (p. 12). Adding Reverberation to the Sound (Ambience) You can add a pleasant reverberation to the sounds of the LX-15, producing the impression that you are performing in a concert hall. This effect is called “Ambi
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Operation Guide Panel Descriptions Before You Play Performing Practicing Piano Designer Convenient Functions Function Mode Appendix Performing Adjusting the Brightness of the Sound (Brilliance) You can adjust the brightness of the sounds played on the keyboard or played back by a song. 1 3 2 Saving your settings 1. Press the [Brilliance] button . The LX-15’s settings will revert to The [Brilliance] button will light. the default values when you turn off the power, but you can save them as 2.
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Performing Dividing the Keyboard for Two-person Performance (Twin Piano) You can divide the keyboard into left and right zones so that two people can play the same range of pitches, just as though there were two pianos. This function is called “Twin Piano.” For example, you could use Twin Piano to allow a student to play along with their teacher. Conventional keyboard 1 3 Twin Piano divide point 1. Press the [Twin Piano] button . The [Twin Piano] button will ligh
