Korg tinyPIANO

4
Part Names
DC9V jack
Headphone jack
Battery case
cover
SOUND
button
SONG
button
Cord hook
Power button
VOLUME
knob
Power LED
Pleasenotethatiftheproductisexposedtodirectsunlightor
indoorlightsforextendedhours,thecoloroftheexterioror
keyboardmaychange.
Internal Setup and Connections
1. Inserting the batteries
Aerusinga Phillipsscrewdrivertoremovethebaerycase
coverholderontheback,removethebaerycasecover.Insert
thesixincludedAAbaeries(orseparatelysoldalkalinebaer-
iesornickel-metalhydridebaeries)inthecorrectorientation,
accordingtotheillustration.
Donotmixnewbaerieswitholdordierenttypesofbat-
teries.
MakesurethattheseparatelysoldACadapterisnotcon-
nectedwhilethebaeriesarebeinginsertedorreplaced.
Replacing batteries
AashingpowerLEDindicatesthatthebaeriesarenearlyex-
hausted.Replacethebaerieswithnewones.
Ifbatterypowerdecreases,soundsfromthetinyPIANO
maybecomedistorted.
Removeoldbaeriesimmediately.Otherwise,baeryleak-
agemayoccur,resultinginamalfunction.Ifyoudon’t
thinkthatyou’llbeusingtheunitforalongperiodoftime,
youshouldremovethebaeries.
ThetinyPIANOcanalsobe used with
theseparatelysoldACadapterconnected
totheDC9Vjack.
PasstheACadaptercordthroughthe
cordhooksothattheplugwon’tbe
removedfromthejackaccidentally.
Whenyouunhookthecord,don’tpull
thecordwithforce.
2. Turning the tinyPIANO on
Pressthepowerbuonlocatedonthefrontrightofthetop
paneltoturnonthepower.
ThepowerLEDwilllightup.
Toturnthepowero,pressthepowerbuonagain.
ThepowerLEDandthepowertotheunitwillturno.
ThetinyPIANOisequippedwithanautopowerofunction.
Withthisfunction,thetinyPIANOisautomaticallyturnedo
when30minuteshavepassedwithoutakeybeingpressedon
thekeyboard.Inaddition,thetinyPIANOwillnotbeautomati-
callyturnedoduringplaybackofasong.

Theautopowerofunctioncannotbedisabled.
When you replace the battery
cover, be sure to push this part
firmly until it clicks and locks.
Remove screw with
Phillips screwdriver.
Battery
case cover
Battery case
cover holder
To AC
outlet
AC adapter
DC
plug
3. Adjust the volume
RotatetheVOLUMEknobclockwisetoraise thevolume
level.Rotateitcounter-clockwisetolowerthelevel.
TheVOLUMEknobcontrolsthe outputlevelofthebuilt-in
speakersandtheheadphonesjacks.
Using headphones
Whenyouplugintheheadphones,thebuilt-inspeakerswillbe
muted.Thisisusefulwhenyouwanttoplaythekeyboardin
theeveningwithoutbotheringyourfamilyorneighbors.
Insertthestereoheadphoneplugintotheheadphone jackon
therearpanel.
Thesoundwillbemonaural.
Ifyourheadphonesfeatureastandard-to-miniadapterplug,be
suretoholdtheadapterplugwhenyouconnectordisconnect
theheadphones.
Toprotectyourhearing,donotlistentoloud,high-volume
soundsforlongperiodsoftimethroughtheheadphones.
Connecting audio components
Youcanusetheheadphonejackasaline-outtoconnecttheti-
nyPIANOtopoweredspeakersorotheraudiocomponents.
Connectthedeviceusingcommercially availablecablesthat
are(stereominiplugfortheconnectiontothetinyPIANO)ap-
propriateforthedeviceyou’reconnecting.Thesoundwillbe
monaural.
Beforeconnectinganyaudiocomponents,makesurethat
youturnothepowertotheunitaswellastheaudiocom-
ponents.Otherwise,malfunctionsordamagetotheunitor
componentsmayoccur.
Playing Different Preset Sounds
(Play Mode)
Youcanselectasoundforyourperformancefrom25dierentpre-
setsounds.Eachsoundalreadyhasasuitableeectapplied.
Whenyouturntheunitonorstopsongplayback,theunitwillen-
terPlaymode.
WhilepressingandholdingdowntheSOUNDbuon(located
onthetoppanel),pressoneofthekeysrangingfromC4toC6.
Thesoundwillchangedependingon whichkeyyou press.(See
“SoundandSongList”onbackcover;page16.)
Whenyouturntheuniton,thedefaultsound(ToyPiano)willbe
selected.
Listening to Songs (Song Mode)
ThetinyPIANOfeatures50songs.
Eachsongusesanappropriatesoundandeect.
PresstheSONGbuon,whichislocatedonthefrontrightofthe
toppanel,tobeginplaybackofthesongs,startingwiththerst
one, afterafew seconds.(See“SoundandSongList”onback
cover;page16.)
Tostopplayback,presstheSONGbuon.
Listening to a specic song
1. Whilepressingandholdingdownthe SONGbuon,press
oneofthekeysrangingfromC4toC6.
Toselectsongs26through50, pressand holddownthe
SONGbuonwhilepressingoneofthekeysrangingfrom
C4toC6twice.
Playbackstartsfrom theselected song,thencontinuesand
repeatsallofthesongsinascendingorderuntilyoustopplay-
back.
2. PresstheSONGbuonagaintostopplayback.
Adifferentsong canbe selectedbypressing and holding down
theSONGbuonandpressingakeyonthekeyboard.Inaddition,
playbackcanbestoppedbysimultaneouslypressingandholding
down theSOUNDandSONG button.(See“ListeningtoaSong
usingaDierent Sound(UserAutoperformMode)”onthenext
page.)