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i3 Owner’s Manual

Table of Contents

Introduction

Main Features .................................................................... 3

Part Names ........................................................................ 4

Front panel .............................................................................................4

Rear panel ..............................................................................................4

Control panel .........................................................................................5

Display.....................................................................................................6

Getting Ready to Play ...................................................... 7

Connecting the AC adapter ................................................................7

Using this instrument with batteries ................................................7

Connecting speakers ............................................................................ 7

Using headphones ............................................................................... 8

Using a pedal switch or foot controller ........................................... 8

Using a USB ﬂash drive ...................................................................... 8

Connecting an audio player ................................................................9

Using a MIDI tone generator ...............................................................9

Connecting to a computer ..................................................................9

Basic operations ..............................................................10

Turning the power on/off .................................................................. 10

Adjusting the volume ......................................................................... 10

Modes of operation on the i3 ........................................................... 10

Selecting parameters on the display and changing values ..........11

Using the joystick .................................................................................11

Adjusting the tonal character (equalizer) ........................................11

Listening to the demo songs ..............................................................11

Turning on the metronome .................................................................11

Performance Mode

Playing the Keyboard ......................................................12

Selecting sounds ..................................................................................12

Selecting a sound set ..........................................................................12

Changing the sound set settings ...................................13

Turning the keyboard parts on/off, and changing their volume

and sounds ............................................................................................13

Changing the sounds on the left and right (split) .........................13

Changing the octave .......................................................................... 14

Changing the key (transpose) .......................................................... 14

Selecting the effect for the keyboard parts .................................. 14

Adding harmony to a melody (ensemble) ...................................... 15

Using the set lists ............................................................16

Recalling a set list ............................................................................... 16

Saving the set list (WRITE) ............................................................... 16

Playing along with auto-accompaniment (styles) ........17

Playing with a style you choose ........................................................17

Changing the accompaniment pattern ........................................... 18

Changing the Style Settings ...........................................19

Turning the accompaniment part on/off, changing the

volume and sounds ............................................................................ 19

Selecting effects for the accompaniment parts ........................... 19

Adjusting the volume balance between the keyboard and

accompaniment parts ....................................................................... 20

Recording your performance ..........................................21

Recording as MIDI data .......................................................................21

Recording as audio data (performance recording) .......................21

Sequencer Mode

Playing Back and Editing Songs ....................................22

Songs (music ﬁles) that can be played back .................................22

Playing a song .....................................................................................22

Playing back using different methods ............................................23

Editing a user song .............................................................................23

Settings Mode

Making Settings on the i3 .............................................. 25

Setting mode: basic method of use ................................................ 25

Main settings ...................................................................................... 25

List of SETTING mode functions .................................................... 26

Media Mode

Using a USB Flash Drive ................................................28

Media mode: basic method of use .................................................. 28

Loading user styles ........................................................................... 28

List of MEDIA mode functions......................................................... 29

Other settings

Appendix ..........................................................................30

Checking the software version ........................................................ 30

Restoring the i3 to factory-set default settings ........................... 30

Calibrating the expression pedal .................................................... 30

Troubleshooting ................................................................................. 30

List of chords recognized ..................................................................32

List of shortcuts ..................................................................................33

Speciﬁcations ..................................................................34

MIDI Implementation Chart ........................................... 35

Interface	USB
DC-in jack	Yes
Headphone outputs	1
MIDI-keyboard number of keys	61 keys
Product color	Black
Sound effects quantity	790
Maximum polyphony (notes)	64
Display type	LCD
Battery type	AA
Power source type	AC, Battery
Power consumption (typical)	6 W
Number of batteries supported	6

Depth	296 mm
Width	1037 mm
Height	80 mm
Weight	4000 g

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