Technics Digital Ensemble Sx Pr604 Owners Manual

							Pedal Setting
By assigning one of the many programmable functions to each of the soft and sostenuto pedals, you can then control the function
during your performance just by pressing the pedal.
1.On the CONTROL MENU display, select
PEDAL SETTING.
•The display looks similar to the following.
2.Use the 
 and  buttons to select a pedal,
and the 
∧ and ∨ buttons to select its function.
OFF:
No function is assigned.
SOFT PEDAL:
Soft pedal on/off
SOSTENUTO PEDAL:
Sostenuto pedal on/off
P. MEM INCREMENT:
Increment the PANEL MEMORY number selection by 1.
P. MEM DECREMENT:
Decrement the PANEL MEMORY number selection by 1.
P. MEM BANK INC.:
Change to the next PANEL MEMORY bank in order.
P. MEM BANK DEC.:
Change to the previous PANEL MEMORY bank in order.
PANEL MEMORY 1 to 8:
The specified PANEL MEMORY number is turned on.
P. MEM INC.+DEC.:
Press the switch to increment the PANEL MEMORY num-
ber selection by one; release the switch to return to the
previous number.
START/STOP:
START/STOP button on/off
FILL IN 1:
FILL IN 1 button on
FILL IN 2:
FILL IN 2 button on
INTRO & ENDING 1:
INTRO & ENDING 1 button on
INTRO & ENDING 2:
INTRO & ENDING 2 button on
GLIDE:
Glide on/off (The glide effect “bends” the pitch down by
about one semitone.)
•This effect does not work for some sounds.
TECHNI-CHORD:
TECHNI-CHORD button on/off
DIGITAL EFFECT:
DIGITAL EFFECT button on/offMULTI EFFECT:
MULTI EFFECT button on/off
ROTARY SLOW/FAST:
TREMOLO SLOW/FAST of the DIGITAL DRAWBAR
MIC REVERB:
MIC REVERB on/off
MIC EFFECT:
MIC EFFECT on/off
PUNCH RECORD:
Punch in/punch out (Refer to page 70.)
APC HOLD:
Memorize the chord specified for the automatic accom-
paniment.
FADE IN:
FADE IN button on/off
FADE OUT:
FADE OUT button on/off
PAD 1 to 6 (PR804):
Specified PIANO PERFORMANCE PADS on
TAP TEMPO:
TAP TEMPO  button on
•If the PEDAL SETTING function in the DATA PROTEC-
TION menu is set to OFF, the setting contents may change
during song playback, etc. If you do not wish the setting
contents to change, set PEDAL SETTING to ON. (Refer
to page 123.)
•In the PROGRESSIVE PIANIST mode, if you set TURN
PAGE to MANUAL, the LEFT PEDAL functions to turn the
display page.
Control
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							Outline of Customize functions
Many of this instrument’s settings can be customized for maximum playing convenience and ease.
1.Press the PROGRAM MENUS button to turn
it on.
•The display looks similar to the following.
2.Select CUSTOMIZE.
•The display looks similar to the following.
3.Select a function.
FAVORITES SETTING
FAVORITES display settings (page 33)
DISPLAY TIME OUT (page 123)
Adjust settings related to the screen display.
DATA PROTECTION (page 123)
Specify when you don’t want the data to change in cases
where it normally does, for instance during disk load and
when automatic settings are made, etc.
MIDI SETTING LOAD OPTION (page 124)
Specify how MIDI data is handled when data is loaded
from a disk.
LANGUAGE SETTING
Select your preferred language for the displayed mes-
sages.
•The display is different, but the operation is the same as
for HELP (page 32).
DISK PREFERENCES
Automatic display when a floppy disk is inserted (page
102).VIDEO OUT MODE SETTING (PR804) (page 124)
Change the output mode for the VIDEO OUT terminal.
THEATRE SONIC SPEAKER MODE (PR804) (page 125)
Specify a mode when THEATRE SONIC is set to ON.
4.Follow the procedure to adjust the settings.
•While you are adjusting the settings, when the
TEMPO/PROGRAM indicator is lit, it indicates that the
TEMPO/PROGRAM is available for setting the current
function.
5.When you have finished setting the functions,
press the PROGRAM MENUS button to turn
it off.
DEMOSPLIT
POINTMAIN
VOLUMEAPC/SEQUENCER
VOLUMEMODECHORD FINDEROFF/ON AUTO SETTING BANK STOP8&16
BEATROCK & POP BALLAD JAZZ & SWINGMOVIE &
SHOWSOUND
ARRANGERPIANO STYLISTTEMPO / PROGRAMPROGRESSIVE
PIANISTONE TOUCH
PLAYSIMPLE PIANO FADE
IN OUT
INTRO & ENDINGSTART / STOPSYNCHRO
START
TAP TEMPOFILL IN12 112 34BEAT2
METRONOMESET OFF/ON
1234VARIATIONMUSIC STYLE
ARRANGERGOSPEL
& BLUES SOUL &
DISCOCOUNTRY &
WESTERNLATIN &
WORLD MARCH &
WALTZMEMORY
LOAD123
456MAX
MINMAX
OFFSOLO SOLO
RHYTHM GROUPSAX &
WOODWINDORGAN &
ACCORDIONSOUND
EXPLORERBRASS SYNTH SOLOISTMULTI EFFECTCHORUS REVERB PLAY EASY REC
SET NEXT BANK BANK VIEWPROGRAM
MENUSDISKLOADCHORD STEP RECDISK
IN USESOLOTECHNI-CHORDDIGITAL EFFECT BRILLIANCESTRINGS TRANSPOSE R1/R2 OCTAVE–
PART SELECT
CONDUCTORPANEL MEMORYLEFT RIGHT 2 RIGHT 1
LEFT RIGHT 2 RIGHT 1+–+
GRAND UPRIGHT ELECTRIC MODERN12345678DIGITAL
DRAWBAR VOCAL BASSDRUM KITS MIXTURES MEMORYGUITAR
& HARPSIMALLET &
ORCH PERCSOUND GROUPEFFECT THEATRE SONICSEQUENCER
PIANO
PIANO PERFORMANCE PADSAUTO PLAY CHORDFAVORITES
OTHER PARTS/TRHELPDISPLAY HOLDEXITLCD CONTRASTPAGE MUTESEQUENCER
RESETCOUNT
INTRO
SX-PR804
PROGRAM
MENUS
(PR804)
Part XI  Customize
Customize
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							Display Time Out
Numerous message displays and setting displays conveniently guide you through the operation steps of this instrument. Once
you become familiar with the operation of your instrument, however, you may wish to shorten or even suspend the display time
of the message displays.
1.On the CUSTOMIZE MENU display, select
DISPLAY TIME OUT.
•The display looks similar to the following.
2.Use the DISPLAY TYPE 
 and  buttons to
select the function.
SAVE REMINDER:
Reminder display (OFF, DEFAULT, HOLD, 1 to 10 sec)
‘COMPLETED’ MESSAGE:
Operation successfully completed (OFF, DEFAULT,
HOLD, 1 to 10 sec)
ARE YOU SURE?:
Display requires user action for confirmation (OFF, DE-
FAULT, HOLD)ERROR MESSAGE:
Error notification display (DEFAULT, HOLD, 1 to 10 sec)
SOUND/RHYTHM SELECT:
Sound/rhythm and PIANO PERFORMANCE PADS
(PR804) BANK selection display (DEFAULT, HOLD, 1 to
10 sec)
EASY SETTING:
Display time when the setting display was accessed
pressing and holding a panel button (DEFAULT, HOLD,
1 to 10 sec)
•When set the OFF, the display will not appear.
•When set to DEFAULT, the display time returns to the
initialized setting.
•You can specify 1 to 10 seconds for the display time.
•When set to HOLD, the DISPLAY HOLD automatically
turns on.
3.Use the TIME ∧ and ∨ buttons to change the
setting.
4.Press the OK button.
•Some messages may be displayed even if they are set
to OFF.
Data Protection
Data which you don’t want to change but which is normally overwritten during disk load, song change, or the automatic setting
functions, etc. can be protected from accidental overwriting.
1.In the CUSTOMIZE MENU display, select
DATA PROTECTION.
•The display looks similar to the following.
2.Use the ITEM ∧ and ∨ buttons to select an
item.
3.Use the ON/OFF button to select ON or OFF.
ON: The data is protected and will not be changed.
OFF: The data is not retained.
4.Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each item.
5.Press the OK button.
Customize
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							MIDI Setting Load Option
Specify how MIDI data is handled when data is loaded from a disk.
1.On the CUSTOMIZE MENU display, select
MIDI SETTING LOAD OPTION.
•The display looks similar to the following.
2.Use the 
 and  buttons to select an item.
Load MIDI Parameters?
From Registration file:
Specify whether MIDI data is also loaded when panel data
is loaded (NO/YES).
From Sequencer Song:
Specify whether MIDI data is loaded or changed when
SEQUENCER data is loaded or when the SONG is
changed by the SEQUENCER SONG SELECT, SONG
COPY or TRACK ASSIGN (NO/YES).
•The MIDI settings are always stored at the start of each
recorded SEQUENCER SONG and when PANEL WRITE
is executed. In the initialized state, the MIDI settings are
not loaded even when the SONG is changed. However,
changing this setting to YES will cause the stored MIDI
settings to also load in these cases.
Use these settings when:
GM2 mode ON:
Specify how the MIDI settings of this instrument are af-
fected when GM2 is on.
•Select from INITIAL, (initialized settings), PRESET (MIDI
PRESETS), and KEEP (the settings do not change).
NX SOUND mode ON:
Specify how the MIDI settings of this instrument are af-
fected when NX SOUND is ON.
•Select from INITIAL, (initialized settings), PRESET (MIDI
PRESETS), and KEEP (the settings do not change).
3.Use the ∧ and ∨ buttons to change the setting.
4.Press the OK button.
Video Out Mode Setting (PR804)
Select the output mode for the VIDEO OUT terminal when viewing display images, such as SLIDE SHOW or lyrics, on your external
video monitor or TV.
1.On the CUSTOMIZE MENU display, select
VIDEO OUT MODE SETTING.
•The display looks similar to the following.
2.Select PAL or NTSC.
•This setting is kept even after the power is turned off.
Customize
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							Theatre Sonic Speaker Mode (PR804)
Specify whether the THEATRE SONIC effect is to be created using only speakers of the instrument or using external rear speakers
as well.
1.On the CUSTOMIZE MENU display, select
THEATRE SONIC SPEAKER MODE.
•The display looks similar to the following.
2.Select a mode.
VIRTUAL REAR SPEAKERS:
The effect is created using only internal speakers.
ACTUAL REAR SPEAKERS
The effect is created using external rear speakers as well.
•Do not select this mode when no external speakers are
connected.
3.Press the OK button.
•For connection of external rear speakers, refer to page
136.
Customize
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							What is MIDI?
MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is the international standard for digital communication of electronic musical instrument
data. This means that any equipment which has a MIDI terminal—such as electronic musical instruments and personal comput-
ers—can easily exchange digital data with other MIDI equipment without resorting to complicated conversions or connections.
MIDI terminals
(On the rear panel)IN:
The terminal by which this instrument receives data
from other equipment.
OUT:
The terminal that transmits data from this instrument to
other equipment.
THRU:
The terminal that transfers data from the IN terminal
directly.
•For these connections, use a commercially available MIDI
cable.
Connection examples
To generate sound from a connected instrument by playing this instrument
To generate sound from this instrument by operating a connected instrument
To connect with a MIDI sequencer
MIDI channels
Many different kinds of performance data are sent using just
one MIDI cable. This is possible because MIDI signals are
sent and received through 16 different “basic channels” (num-
bered 1 to 16). In order for the exchange of data to take
place, the channels on the transmission side must match the
channels on the receiving side. This characteristic also
makes it possible to link multiple sound generators and to
control each by matching specific channels.
THRU OUT IN
MIDI
This instrumentAnother MIDI instrument
IN
OUTMIDI cable
This instrumentAnother MIDI instrument
IN
 OUT MIDI cable
This instrumentMIDI sequencer
INMIDI cable
OUTIN OUT
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MIDI
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							The following kinds of data can be transmitted/received.
NOTE data
This is the most basic kind of MIDI data which is exchanged,
and is used to specify which keys are played and how hard
they are played.
NOTE NUMBER: Number specifying which key is played.
NOTE ON: Specifies that a key is played.
NOTE OFF: Specifies that a key is released.
VELOCITY: Specifies how hard a key is struck.
•MIDI notes are assigned numbers from 0 to 127, with middle
C (C3) as 60. Note pitches are in semitone increments,
with the higher numbers assigned to the higher pitches.
PROGRAM CHANGE
This is sound change data. When a different sound is selected
on the transmitting instrument, the sound on the receiving
instrument also changes.
CONTROL CHANGE
These are volume, sustain, effect, etc. data used to enhance
performance expression. Each function is distinguished by
its control number, and the function which can be changed
by the control differs depending on the instrument.
EXCLUSIVE data
This is data that is specific to this instrument, and data for
the GENERAL MIDI LEVEL 2 mode setting.
Outline of MIDI functions
1.Press the PROGRAM MENUS button to turn
it on.
•The display looks similar to the following.
2.Select MIDI.
•The display looks similar to the following.
3.Select a function.
4.Follow the procedure to adjust the settings.
•While you are adjusting the settings, when the
TEMPO/PROGRAM indicator is lit, it indicates that the
TEMPO/PROGRAM is available for setting the current
function.
5.When you have finished setting the functions,
press the PROGRAM MENUS button to turn
it off.
DEMOSPLIT
POINTMAIN
VOLUMEAPC/SEQUENCER
VOLUMEMODECHORD FINDEROFF/ON AUTO SETTING BANK STOP8&16
BEATROCK & POP BALLAD JAZZ & SWINGMOVIE &
SHOWSOUND
ARRANGERPIANO STYLISTTEMPO / PROGRAMPROGRESSIVE
PIANISTONE TOUCH
PLAYSIMPLE PIANO FADE
IN OUT
INTRO & ENDINGSTART / STOPSYNCHRO
START
TAP TEMPOFILL IN12 112 34BEAT2
METRONOMESET OFF/ON
1234VARIATIONMUSIC STYLE
ARRANGERGOSPEL
& BLUES SOUL &
DISCOCOUNTRY &
WESTERNLATIN &
WORLD MARCH &
WALTZMEMORY
LOAD123
456MAX
MINMAX
OFFSOLO SOLO
RHYTHM GROUPSAX &
WOODWINDORGAN &
ACCORDIONSOUND
EXPLORERBRASS SYNTH SOLOISTMULTI EFFECTCHORUS REVERB PLAY EASY REC
SET NEXT BANK BANK VIEWPROGRAM
MENUSDISKLOADCHORD STEP RECDISK
IN USESOLOTECHNI-CHORDDIGITAL EFFECT BRILLIANCESTRINGS TRANSPOSE R1/R2 OCTAVE–
PART SELECT
CONDUCTORPANEL MEMORYLEFT RIGHT 2 RIGHT 1
LEFT RIGHT 2 RIGHT 1+–+
GRAND UPRIGHT ELECTRIC MODERN12345678DIGITAL
DRAWBAR VOCAL BASSDRUM KITS MIXTURES MEMORYGUITAR
& HARPSIMALLET &
ORCH PERCSOUND GROUPEFFECT THEATRE SONICSEQUENCER
PIANO
PIANO PERFORMANCE PADSAUTO PLAY CHORDFAVORITES
OTHER PARTS/TRHELPDISPLAY HOLDEXITLCD CONTRASTPAGE MUTESEQUENCER
RESETCOUNT
INTRO
SX-PR804
Summary of the MIDI menu items
PART SETTING (page 128)
Set the MIDI CHANNEL, OCTAVE and LOCAL CON-
TROL settings for each part.
CONTROL MESSAGES (page 129)
Enable or disable the exchange of various CONTROL
data.
REALTIME MESSAGES (page 129)
Enable or disable the exchange of REALTIME COM-
MANDS, and select the CLOCK mode.
COMMON SETTING (page 130)
Set the functions which are common to all parts.
INPUT/OUTPUT SETTING (page 131)
Settings which determine how various performance
data is treated during data transmission and recep-
tion.MIDI PRESETS (page 132)
Establish the optimum settings depending on how
this instrument is connected to other equipment.
•You can save the settings you specify yourself.
MODE SETTING (page 131)
NX SOUND and GM LEVEL 2 ON setting 
PROGRAM CHANGE MIDI OUT (page 133)
Settings for transmitting the desired PROGRAM
CHANGE data on the specified MIDI channel.
PANEL MEMORY OUTPUT (page 133)
Settings that affect the transmission data when the
PANEL MEMORY buttons are operated.
COMPUTER CONNECTION (page 134)
Mode settings related to the flow of MIDI signals
when this instrument is connected to a personal com-
puter.
MIDI
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							Part Setting
Follow this procedure to set the functions which can be set for each part: MIDI CHANNELs, the OCTAVE data to NOTE data
during transmission, and LOCAL CONTROL (whether or not the sound generator of this instrument is active during transmission).
1.On the MIDI MENU display, select PART SET-
TING.
•The display looks similar to the following.
2.Use the PART 
 and  buttons to select a
part.
•The list of parts covers 4 pages. Use the OTHER
PARTS/TR button or PAGE button to view different parts.
3.Use the CHANNEL ∧ and ∨ buttons to select
a MIDI CHANNEL for the part (OFF, 1 to 16).
•A part which has been set to OFF cannot be used to
transmit or receive MIDI data.
•The initialized settings are as follows:
4.Use the OCTAVE ∧ and ∨ buttons to set the
octave shift value (–3 to 3).
•Octave shift is set for transmitted data only; however the
transmitted and received octave shifts are linked. For
example, if the transmitted octave shift is set to 1, the
received octave shift is automatically set to –1.
5.Use the LOCAL ON and OFF buttons to enable
or disable this instrument’s sound generator.
•When set to ON, the performance from this instrument is
transmitted as MIDI data and also sounds from this in-
strument. When set to OFF, the performance from this
instrument is transmitted as MIDI data but does not sound
from this instrument.
6.Repeat steps 2 to 5 for each part as desired.
RIGHT 1 1
RIGHT 2 2
LEFT 3
PART 1 OFF
PART 2 OFF
PART 3 OFF
PART 4 4
PART 5 5
PART 6 6
PART 7 7
PART 8 8
PART 9 9
PART 10 10
PART 11 11
PART 12 12
PART 13 13
PART 14 14
PART 15 15
PART 16 16
CONTROL OFF
ACCOMP 1 – 5OFF
BASS OFF
DRUMS 1 – 2OFF
CHORD OFF
MIDI
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							Control Messages
Enable or disable the exchange of various control data.
1.On the MIDI MENU display, select CONTROL
MESSAGES.
•The display looks similar to the following.
•The CONTROL MESSAGES display consists of 3 pages.
Use the PAGE buttons to switch between pages.
2.Use the MESSAGE 
 and  buttons to select
the control message.
3.Use the OFF/ON buttons to specify on or off
for the control message.
ON: Data for the control operation is exchanged.
OFF: Data for the control operation is not exchanged.
•The BANK SELECT setting is effective only when PRG.
CHANGE is set to ON.
•The EFFECT & REVERB setting controls the DIGITAL
EFFECT, CHORUS, MULTI EFFECT and REVERB on/off.
•RPN is the general term for KEY SHIFT, TUNING, PITCH
BEND RANGE and MODULATION SENSITIVITY.
4.Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each control as
desired.
Realtime Messages
Enable or disable the exchange of START/STOP data (REALTIME COMMANDS), and select the CLOCK mode.
1.On the MIDI MENU display, select REALTIME
MESSAGES.
•The display looks similar to the following.
2.Use the buttons on the left side of the display
to select a function.
3.Use the ∧ and ∨ buttons to change the setting.
REALTIME COMMANDS
ON: Rhythm and SEQUENCER start/ stop, continue,
and song position pointer data can be transmitted/re-
ceived.
OFF: This data cannot be transmitted/received.
CLOCK
INTERNAL: This instrument’s internal clock is used to
control the performance. The clock of the connected
equipment is disabled.
MIDI: The clock of the connected equipment is used to
control the performance. This instrument’s clock is
disabled. (The tempo is displayed as “
 = – – –.”)
•The CLOCK is set to INTERNAL when the power to this
instrument is turned on.
4.Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the other function if
desired.
MIDI
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							Common Setting
Set the functions which are common to all parts.
1.On the MIDI MENU display, select COMMON
SETTING.
•The display looks similar to the following.
2.Use 
 and  buttons to select the item.
NOTE ONLY:
Of the performance data, specify whether or not only note
data is exchanged.
PROGRAM CHANGE TO P. MEM:
Enable or disable the exchange of program change num-
bers for the RIGHT 1 part by operation of the PANEL
MEMORY buttons.
•For this setting, the PANEL MEMORY 1 to 8 program
change numbers correspond to the bank numbers as
follows:
BANK A = 0 to 7
BANK B = 8 to 15 ...
INTRO, FILL-IN, ENDING:
Enable or disable the exchange of intro, fill-in and ending
data.
APC CONTROL:
Enable the exchange of data for the on/off status of the
AUTO PLAY CHORD modes.
FADE IN/OUT:
Specify whether or not FADE IN/OUT data is exchanged.
PROGRAM CHANGE MODE
NX SOUND:
Program change numbers are standardized among
NX SOUND Technics models which are set to this
mode. The program change number assigned to a
given sound on one model is assigned to the same
sound on all models which are set to the same
mode.
PREV. TECH:
Program change numbers are standardized among
non-NX SOUND Technics models which are set to
this mode. The program change number assigned
to a given sound on one model is assigned to the
same sound on all models which are set to the
same mode.
MAP R:
GS basic sounds are transmitted and received as GS
program change numbers.
MAP Y:
XG basic sounds are transmitted and received as XG
program change numbers.
* GS is a trademark of Roland Corporation. XG is a
trademark of Yamaha Corporation.DRUMS TYPE
NX SOUND:
Keyboard percussion instrument sounds correspond
to the same key note numbers for connected NX
SOUND Technics models that are set to this type.
PREV. TECH:
Keyboard percussion instrument sounds correspond
to the same key note numbers for connected non-
NX SOUND Technics models that are set to this
type.
SONG SELECT
ON: Song number data can be exchanged.
OFF: Song number data cannot be exchanged.
PREVIOUS MODEL MODE
ON: INTRO, FILL IN, ENDING and APC CONTROL,
FADE IN/OUT data are converted to CONTROL
CHANGE data for previous models* and then trans-
mitted.
OFF: The above settings are not converted.
*“Previous models” include all Technics instrument mod-
els except for:
 
KN7000/6500/6000 PR604/804/603/703/903/1000
3.Use ∧ and ∨ buttons to change the setting.
4.Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the other settings as
desired.
MIDI
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