Korg SP-170S User Manual

4
Pitch Control function (Tuning)
When you’re playing togetherwithother instruments, you
canusethisthePitchControlfunctiontoxanyslightdif-
ferencesinpitchbetweeninstruments.Youcanadjustthe
tuning oftheSP-170Sinhalf-step(0.5)Hzintervalsovera
rangeof427.5–452.5Hz(Hertz)byusingtheE5andF5keys.
•PressandholddownthePIANOPLAYandSOUNDbut-
tons(ontherightendofthekeyboard),thenpresstheE5
keytolowerthepitchin0.5Hzstepseachtimeyourpress
it,orpresstheF5keyrepeatedlytoraisethepitchin0.5Hz
stepseachtimeyoupressit.
•Toresetthepitchto440Hz,pressandholddownthePIA-
NOPLAYandSOUNDbuons,andpresstheE5 andF5
keyssimultaneously.
Thedefaultseing(whenyouturnontheunit)isA4=440Hz.
MIDI
Using the MIDI OUT jack
TheMIDIOUTjacktransmitsMIDI messages.Whenyou
playthekeyboard,theMIDImessageswillbeoutputtocon-
trol(e.g,playthesoundof)anexternalMIDIdevice.Usean
optionalMIDIcabletoconnecttheMIDIOUTjackoftheSP-
170StotheMIDIINjackofanexternalMIDIdevice.
Changing the MIDI channel
Ifyou’reusingtheSP-170Sasacontrollertoplay sounds
fromaconnectedMIDIdevice,theMIDIchanneloftheSP-
170SmustmatchtheMIDIchanneltheexternalMIDIdevice.
TochangetheMIDIchannel(1–16)thatMIDIdataisbeing
transmiedfromviatheMIDIOUTjackontherearpanel,
pressandholddownthePIANOPLAYandSOUNDbuons
simultaneously,andpressoneofthekeysrangingfromC4
toD
#
5.
ThedefaultMIDIchannel(whenyouturnontheunit)is“1.”
Transmitting Program Change and Control
Change messages
YoucanchangetheprogramnumberoftheconnectedMIDI
devicefromtheSP-170S.
Whenyouselect a presetsoundontheSP-170S(see“Play-
ingDierentSounds”onpage2),ittransmitsaMIDIPro-
gramChangenumber(PC#)asshowninthe table below.
Todisablethistransmission(DIS),pressandholddownthe
PIANOPLAYandSOUNDbuonssimultaneously,andthen
presstheG
#
3key.Toenablethistransmission(ENA),repeat
thepreviousprocedurebutpresstheA3keyinstead.
TheSP-170SalsotransmitsControlChangemessagestocon-
trolDamper(CC64),BankSelect(CC00),etc.fortheconnected
MIDIdevice.Todisablethistransmission (DIS),pressand
holddownthe
PIANOPLAYandSOUNDbuons simultane-
ously,andthenpresstheA
#
3key.Toenablethistransmission
(ENA),repeatthepreviousprocedurebut press the B3key
instead.
Thedefault setting(whenyouturnontheunit)isENA
(transmitted)forbothProgramandControlChange mes-
sages.
Program Change Table
BANK# PC# Sound BANK# PC# Sound
0 0 Piano 1 0 7 Clavichord
0 1 Piano 2 0 11 Vibraphone
0 4 E. Piano 1 0 19 P. Organ
0 5 E. Piano 2 0 16 E. Organ
0 6 Harpsichord 0 48 Strings
CC00:BankSelect(MSB)foreachsoundisassignedto121
Troubleshooting
Ifyouperceiveanymalfunction,checkthefollowingsugges-
tions.Ifthe problempersists,contactyournearestKorgdis-
tributor.
Power does not turn on
•MakesurethattheACadapterisproperlyconnectedtothe
SP-170SandtheACoutlet.
•MakesurethatthepowerLEDisilluminated.
No sound from the speakers
•RotatetheVOLUMEknobontherearpaneltotherightto-
wardMAX.
•Thespeakerswillbemutediftheheadphonesareconnected.
Sound is interrupted
•ThepresetsoundsoftheSP-170Shavebeencreatedbysam-
pling(recording)sounds of actualmusicalinstruments.
Whenyoupressakey,somesoundsplayasinglepieceof
sampleddata,whileothersoundsplaytwopiecesofsampled
data.TheSP-170Susestwopiecesofdataformostofitspre-
setsounds.Whenoneofthesetwo-samplesoundsisselected
(regardlessofwhetherthedamperpedalisbeingpressed),
themaximumpolyphonyis60notes.However,withtwo
Pianosounds,themaximumpolyphonyis120notes.Ifthe
maximumpolyphonyisexceeded,someofthenoteswillbe
lost.
The pitch or tone of the piano sounds wrong in some key regions
•TheSP-170S’spianosoundsreplicatethesoundofanactual
pianoasfaithfullyaspossible.Thismeansthatinsomere-
gionsofthekeyboard,youmayfeelthattheovertonesseem
stronger,orthatthetoneorpitchseemswrong.Thisisnota
malfunction.
Pedal is not effective
•Makesurethatthepedalcableisproperlyconnected.
Connected MIDI device does not respond to MIDI messages
•MakesurethatallMIDIcablesareproperlyconnected.
•MakesurethattheSP-170SistransmittingMIDIdataonthe
sameMIDIchannelastheconnectedMIDIdevice.
Specications
Keyboard
 NHKeyboard:88note(A0–C8)
Maximum polyphony
 120notes/60notes(Stereo)
Sounds
 Tensounds 
Jacks
 Headphonesx2(alsofunctionasoutputs),
MIDIOUT,DamperSW(Pedal)
Amp output
 9W×2  
Speakers
 Oval(10cmx5cm)x2
Power supply
 DC12V  
Power Consumption
 9W
Weight
 12kg/26.46lbs(excludingmusicstand)
Dimensions (W x D x H)

1312×325×144mm/51.65"×12.8"×5.67"
(includingprojections,butexcludingmusic
stand)
Included items
 ACadapter(
),Musicstand,Pedal
* Specicationsandappearancearesubjecttochangewithout
noticeforimprovement.

Korg SP-170S Specifications

General

Keyboard	88-key (A0–C8), Natural Weighted Hammer Action (NH)
Amplifier Output	9 W x 2
Power Supply	DC 12 V
Power Consumption	9 W
Touch Control	Light, Normal, Heavy
Polyphony	120 voices
Sounds	10 sounds
Effects	Reverb, Chorus
Demo Songs	10 songs
Metronome	Yes (adjustable tempo and beat)
Transpose	Yes
Tuning	Yes
Pedal	Damper Pedal (included)
Connectors	Headphone (x2)
Included Accessories	AC adapter, Damper Pedal, Music stand
Sound Generation	Stereo Sampling