Using the Preset Auto-Rhythms
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PERCUSSION (No. 99) lets you play the 35 
different percussion sounds shown here. 
The symbol for each sound appears above 
the corresponding key on the keyboard. 
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Your keyboard has 100 preset auto-rhythms 
that provide a steady beat for your music. 
The name and two-digit number of each 
preset auto-rhythm is listed on the 
keyboard’s top panel.
You can play a preset auto-rhythm on the 
keyboard in any of the following ways:
• Select and play a rhythm (see 
“Selecting/Playing an Auto-Rhythm”).
• Synchronize the start of a rhythm with 
your music (see “Using SYNCHRO”).
• Briefly vary the pattern of a rhythm (see 
“Using FILL-IN”).
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1. Press 
RHYTHM
. An indicator appears to 
the right of RHYTHM and the number of 
the current auto-rhythm appears. 
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2. To select a different rhythm, choose an 
auto-rhythm from the 100 RHYTHMS 
list and enter its two-digit number on the 
keypad. 
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3. Press 
START/STOP
 to start the selected 
auto-rhythm. 
4. Adjust 
VOLUME
¼
¼¼
¼
 or 
¹
¹¹
¹
 to the desired 
level.
5. To change the auto-rhythm speed, 
press 
TEMPO 
¼
¼¼
¼
 or 
¹
¹¹
¹
. The current 
tempo setting appears. 
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6. Play the keyboard along with the auto-
rhythm.
7. To select a different rhythm, repeat 
Steps 1 and 2.
8. To stop the auto-rhythm, press 
START/
STOP
 again.
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This feature lets you synchronize the start of 
an auto-rhythm with the beginning of your 
music.
After you select and enter an auto-rhythm, 
press 
SYNCHRO/FILL-IN
.
Begin playing the keyboard. The keyboard 
automatically begins to play the rhythm 
when you press any key within the first 1
1
/
2
octaves of the lower end of the keyboard 
(the first 18 keys from the left side of the 
keyboard).
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This feature lets you insert a short (1- to 2-
measure) variation in the beat pattern of a 
selected auto-rhythm.
Press and release 
SYNCHRO/FILL-IN
 while 
the auto-rhythm is playing. The keyboard 
inserts a 1- to 2-measure variation, then the 
original rhythm automatically resumes at the 
end of the current measure.
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The 18 keys on the left side of the keyboard 
with note labels above them are called 
accompaniment keys. 
You can set the keyboard to play two 
different types of auto accompaniment using 
the accompaniment keys. 
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•
Concert Chord
 — lets you play chords 
on the accompaniment keys using 
chord formations of one to four notes. 
The number of keys you press 
determines the type of chord that plays 
(see “Concert Chord” on Page 7).
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Percussion Sounds
When you select the Fingered or Concert 
Chord mode, the keys in the lower 1
1
/
2
 octaves 
become the accompaniment keys and do not 
produce percussion sounds. See “Using Auto 
Accompaniment”.
Selecting/Playing an Auto-Rhythm
• The keyboard automatically selects the 
rhythm Club Pop (No. 00) when you turn 
the power on.
• Precede a single-digit number with an 0. 
For example, to select POP BALLAD (No. 
05), press 0 5.
• If you incorrectly enter the first digit of the 
rhythm, press RHYTHM to clear the entry 
and return to the last selected auto-rhythm.
• You can adjust the tempo to play an auto-
rhythm from 40 to 255 beats per minute.
• To quickly slow down or speed up the 
tempo, hold down TEMPO
¼
¼¼
¼
 or 
¹
¹¹
¹
.
• To reset the tempo to its default (original) 
speed, press TEMPO
¼
¼¼
¼
 and 
¹
¹¹
¹
at the same 
time.
Using Auto Accompaniment
• You can use the keyboard’s rhythm controls 
(FILL-IN and SYNCHRO) with both types 
of auto accompaniment.
• After you press the auto accompaniment 
keys, the keyboard plays the same chord 
until you press other keys to play a different 
chord or press START/STOP.
Accompaniment
Keyboard
Melody
Keyboard