12
Before You Start Using E-A7
Turning On/O the Power
Once everything is properly connected (p. 9), be sure to follow the 
procedure below to turn on their power. If you turn on equipment in 
the wrong order, you risk causing malfunction or equipment failure.
Turning On the Power
1. Turn the [Master Volume] knob all the way to the left, 
minimizing the volume.
NOTE
Before turning the unit on/o, always be sure to turn the volume 
down. Even with the volume turned down, you might hear some 
sound when switching the unit on/o. However, this is normal 
and does not indicate a malfunction.
2. Press the [
L
] (power) switch to turn on the power.
3. Use the [Master Volume] knob to adjust the volume.
NOTE
 5 This unit is equipped with a protection circuit. A brief interval (a 
few seconds) after turning the unit on is required before it will 
operate normally.
 5 To ensure proper operation of the assignable lever, make sure not 
to touch the lever when turning the E-A7’s power on.
Turning O the Power
1. Turn the [Master Volume] knob all the way to the left, 
minimizing the volume.
NOTE
Never power-o the E-A7 during playback or recording or while 
data is being read or written on a USB ash drive.
2. Continue holding down the [
L
] button until the screen 
indicates “POWER OFF.”
Release the button, and the power turns o.
NOTE
 5 When you turn o the power of the E-A7, the contents of the 
loaded (currently edited) UPS (User Program Set) are lost. Save 
any important data before you turn o the power.
 5 If you need to turn o the power completely, press the [
L
] 
(power) switch; after the unit’s power switch has been turned 
o, disconnect the plug from the AC outlet.
If you don’t want the power to turn o automatically, 
change the “  Auto O ” setting to “O ”
The power to this unit will be turned o automatically after a predetermined 
amount of time has passed since it was last used for playing music, or its 
buttons or controls were operated (Auto O function).
If you do not want the power to be turned o automatically, disengage the 
Auto O function (p. 13).
*  Any settings that you are in the process of editing will be lost when the power is turned 
o. If you have any settings that you want to keep, you should save them beforehand.
*  To restore power, turn the power on again.
Adjusting the Overall Volume
Here’s how to adjust the volume of your keyboard playing or the 
playback volume of an internal song.
If headphones are connected, use the [Master Volume] knob to 
adjust the headphone volume.
1. Turn the [Master Volume] knob to adjust the overall 
volume.
Adjust the volume while you play the keyboard to produce sound.
Turning the knob toward the right will increase the volume, and 
turning it toward the left will decrease the volume.