GEM PK5 User Manual

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Contents
Introduction ...................................................................................................... 1
Multimedia workstation ........................................................................... 1
The Owner’s Manual .............................................................................. 1
Specifications ......................................................................................... 2
Important information ............................................................................. 4
Important preliminary notes .................................................................... 5
How to update your instrument .............................................................. 5
PK7......................................................................................................... 5
PK5......................................................................................................... 5
SYSTEM RESET.................................................................................... 5
Front Panel PK7 ..................................................................................... 6
Rear Panel PK7/PK5 (Connections) ...................................................... 9
Front Panel PK5 ................................................................................... 10
• 1 Get started................................................................................................ 12
Powering up and preliminary operations .............................................. 12
Power On/Off........................................................................................ 12
Battery Power ....................................................................................... 12
Power Supply Unit ................................................................................ 12
Play on the keyboard and change the sounds ..................................... 13
Select Performances and play keyboard sounds ................................. 14
Select Styles and play with automatic accompaniments ...................... 15
Play the Programmable Pads............................................................... 16
Add Pitch Bend to your playing ............................................................ 16
Play with Effects or bypass them ......................................................... 16
Play with headphones .......................................................................... 17
Play with the pedals ............................................................................. 17
Regulate the general Effect volumes ................................................... 17
Transpose the instrument (Semitones) ................................................ 18
Demo .................................................................................................... 19
How to listen to the Demo Styles ......................................................... 19
Song Play - Direct from Disk (PK7 only) .............................................. 19
• 2 Basic concepts ........................................................................................... 21
Style, Song Style and Song.................................................................. 21
Style and RealTime modes (Style accompaniments off)...................... 21
Style Lock and Single Touch Play buttons ........................................... 21
Song Style mode .................................................................................. 22
Song mode (PK7 only) ......................................................................... 22
Performance ......................................................................................... 23
Tracks................................................................................................... 24
Sounds ................................................................................................. 24
Connections ......................................................................................... 25
Power ................................................................................................... 25
Aux Out (Stereo) .................................................................................. 25
Input - (Mic/Line + Gain) [optional for PK7 only) .................................. 25
MIDI ...................................................................................................... 25
Pedals .................................................................................................. 26
Computer (PK7 only) ............................................................................ 26

GEM PK5 Specifications

General

Brand	GEM
Model	PK5
Category	Electronic Keyboard
Language	English