Connections
Connection Example
Phones/Output Terminal
PIN plug (red)PIN jack
PREPARATION
To keyboardOs
Y Before connecting headphones or other externalINPUT 1
PHONES/OUTPUT
INPUT 2
equipment, be sure to first turn down the volume settingsterminal
of the keyboard and the connected equipment. You canPIN plug (white)
Stereo standard plugKeyboard or Standard plug
then adjust volume to the desired level after connectionsguitar amp
are complete.
[Rear Panel]
Connecting to a Computer or
PHONES/OUTPUT terminalOther Equipment
You can also connect the keyboard to a computer or sequencer.
Audio connectionSee OConnecting to a Computer� on page E-47 for details.
1
Sustain/Assignable jack Terminal
Stereo standard
plug
You can connect an optional sustain pedal (SP-3 or SP-20) to
the SUSTAIN/ASSIGNABLE JACK terminal to enable the
3
capabilities described below.
Keyboard amp, WhiteRedPIN plug
guitar amp, etc.
2LEFT RIGHT
For details on how to select the pedal function you want, see
AUX IN or similar terminal
of audio amplifierOSUSTAIN/ASSIGNABLE JACK (Default: SUS)� on page
E-50.
Connecting Headphones (Figure 1)
SUSTAIN/ASSIGNABLE JACK Terminal
Connecting headphones cuts off output from the keyboardOs
built-in speakers, so you can play even late at night without
disturbing anyone.
Audio Equipment (Figure 2)
Connect the keyboard to an audio equipment using a
commercially available connecting cord with a standard plug
on one end and two PIN plugs on the other end. Note that
SP-20
the standard plug you connect to the keyboard must be a
stereo plug, otherwise you will be able to output only one of
stereo channels. In this configuration, you normally set theSustain Pedal
input selector of the audio equipment to the terminal (usuallyY With piano tones, depressing the pedal causes notes to
marked AUX IN or something similar) where the cord fromlinger, much like a pianoOs damper pedal.
the keyboard is connected. See the user documentation thatY With organ tones, depressing the pedal causes notes to
comes with your audio equipment for full details.continue to sound until the pedal is released.
Musical Instrument Amplifier (Figure 3)Sostenuto Pedal
Use a commercially available connecting cord to connect theY As with the sustain pedal function described above,
keyboard to a musical instrument amplifier.depressing the sostenuto pedal causes notes to be sustained.
Y This difference between a sostenuto pedal and sustain pedal
is the timing. With a sostenuto pedal, you press the keys
NOTE
and then depress the pedal before you release the keys.
Y Be sure to use a connecting cord that has a stereo
Y Only the notes that are sounding when the pedal is
standard plug on the end you connect to the keyboard,
depressed are sustained.
and a connector that provides dual channel (left and
right) input to the amplifier to which you are connecting.
Soft Pedal
The wrong type of connector at either end can cause
Depressing the pedal softens the sound of the notes being
one of the stereo channels to be lost.
played.
When connected to a musical instrument amplifier, set theRhythm Start/Stop Pedal
volume of the keyboard to a relatively low level and make
In this case, the pedal performs the same functions as the
output volume adjustments using the amplifierOs controls.
START/STOP button.
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