BEALE AK280, User Manual

Page 1: ...1 USER MANUAL AK280 61 KEY ELECTRONIC KEYBOARD ...

Page 2: ...l operation by following the owner s manual If this does not resolve the issue try using the keyboard in a different location PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference Power Supply Please connect the designated AC adaptor to an AC outlet of the correct voltage Do not connect the AK280 to an AC outlet of voltage other than that for which th...

Page 3: ... 35 Demo List 37 MIDI Implementation Chart 38 CONTENTS Panel Display Description 1 Front Panel 1 Rear Panel 2 Display 2 Setup 3 Power Supply 3 Attaching a Music Stand 3 Connections 4 Connecting a Computer 4 Connecting a Footswitch 4 Connecting Headphones 4 Connecting Audio Equipment 4 Connecting an MP3 CD Player 4 Connecting a Microphone 4 Power Master Volume 5 Turn the Power On Off 5 Adjust the M...

Page 4: ...MPO button Adjust the current Tempo 12 BANK button Select a memory bank 13 STORE button Register the panel settings 14 17 M1 M4 buttons Recall a registered panel setting 18 O T S button Turn the One Touch Setting function on or off 19 HARMONY button Turn the Harmony effect on or off 20 PIANO button Enter the Piano Mode 21 METRONOME button Turn the metronome on or off 22 MIXER button Enter the Mixe...

Page 5: ...UT jack Connect a pair of headphones or external audio equipment 34 SUSTAIN jack Connect a sustain pedal 35 USB jack Connect to a computer 1 RECORD 2 USB CABLE 3 TOUCH 4 SUSTAIN 5 VOICE STYLE DEMO SONG 6 MEASURE 7 BEAT 8 TEMPO 9 M1 M4 ONE TOUCH SETTING 10 DUAL LOWER HARMONY DSP 11 LEFT RIGHT HAND LESSON MODE 12 NOTE INDICATION 13 A B C FULL RANGE FADE ACCOMPANIMENT SECTION 14 CHORD 15 TREBLE CLEF ...

Page 6: ... for an extended period of time Using the Power Adapter 1 Connect the adaptor to the power supply jack of the AK280 2 Plug the adaptor into an AC outlet 3 Press the POWER SWITCH The LCD screen will light up This indicates the AK280 is powered on 4 If you are ready to turn off the AK280 press the POWER SWITCH again Note The piano will automatically shutdown to preserve power if not used for 30 minu...

Page 7: ...risk of hearing loss do not listen with headphones at a high volume level for a long period of time CONNECTING AUDIO EQUIPMENT CONNECTING AN MP3 CD PLAYER CONNECTING A MICROPHONE The rear panel PHONES OUTPUT jack delivers the output of the AK280 to external audio equipment such as a keyboard amplifier a stereo sound system a mixing console or a tape recorder Use an audio cable to connect the PHONE...

Page 8: ...increase the volume and anti clockwise to decrease the volume Note If the keyboard remains silent please check if the volume has been set to minimum or if headphones are plugged into the Phone jack The AK280 features several demos Please refer to Demo List PLAYING VOICES The AK280 features a variety of build in voices Try selecting different voices and play with various preset effects Please refer...

Page 9: ... is the lower voice VOICE L The default split point is F 3 19 however you can set the split point to any key as required Refer to Split Point for more details 1 In idle mode press and hold the SHIFT button and then press the LOWER button to turn the lower function on The LCD will display the left hand voice name and number and the indicate VOICE L and LOWER 2 You can use the data dial the numeric ...

Page 10: ...art the rhythm tracks of the auto accompaniment 1 Turn the auto accompaniment on In style mode you can press the CHORD button to enter the auto bass chord A B C mode The keyboard is split into two sections Left hand section is the chord section The A B C icon will light up Now pressing any key in chord section Sync Start status you will hear the fantastic accompaniment Press CHORD button again to ...

Page 11: ...eats continuously until button is released 2 When style stops press the FILL A FILL B button to select a MAIN section A or B will display on the LCD 1 Press the STYLE button 2 Use the data dial or YES NO button to select a style 3 Press the CHORD button to enter A B C Auto Bass Chord mode 4 Press the SYNC START button 5 Press the FILL A button Select the Main A section 6 Press the INTRO ENDING but...

Page 12: ... hold the SHIFT button and then press the ACCOMP ACCOMP button for a while to quickly adjust the volume value 3 When the LCD displays the volume level press and hold SHIFT then press the ACCOMP ACCOMP buttons simultaneously to turn the accompaniment volume off The LCD will display OFF Accomp Keep the SHIFT button pressed and then press the ACCOMP ACCOMP button again to turn the accompaniment volum...

Page 13: ... Name The chord name contains two parts Chord root and Chord type Single Finger Single finger type not only can detect single finger but also can detect multi finger The single finger makes it easier to play chords through only one two or three keys including major minor seventh and minor seventh chord Refer to relevant picture on the right for details Multi Finger Multi finger allows you to play ...

Page 14: ... button and then repeatedly press the FUNCTION button to select split point menu The LCD will display xxx Split Pt Use the YES NO button or the data dial to change Split Point The range of Split Point is 1 61 2 Press the YES and NO buttons simultaneously to set the split point to its default setting Note The Split Point belongs to the left hand area TUNE SPLIT POINT NO CONTENT LCD DISPLAY RANGE DE...

Page 15: ...dly press the FUNCTION button to select the Pedal Type menu The LCD will display 001 Ped Sust Use the YES NO button or the data dial to change the pedal type 2 There are 4 types of pedal function available 3 Press the YES and NO buttons simultaneously to set the pedal type to its default setting Sust Press and hold the SHIFT button and then repeatedly press the FUNCTION button to select the EQ Typ...

Page 16: ...estore its default setting 20 1 Press and hold the SHIFT button and then repeatedly press the FUNCTION button to select the Chorus Type menu The LCD will display 004 ChrGMCr2 Use the YES NO button or the data dial to change the chorus type The default setting is GM Chorus 2 REVERB TYPE REVERB LEVEL CHORUS TYPE NO LCD REVERB TYPE 1 RevRoom1 Room 1 2 RevRoom2 Room 2 3 RevRoom3 Room 3 4 RevHall1 Hall...

Page 17: ... the data dial to change the auto power off time This function offers 3 options 30 minutes 60 minutes or OFF and the default setting is 30 minutes MIDI IN OUT AUTO POWER OFF MIXER Mixer function separately adjusts the volume of different tracks 1 Press the MIXER button to enter the Mixer Function menu The LCD will display 030 Rhythm_s initially when powered on The next time you enter the menu it w...

Page 18: ...fault level of touch response is 2 3 If the value is set to OFF there will be no touch response to the keyboard The Metronome provides a steady beat to help you practice at a preset tempo Press the METRONOME button to start the metronome To stop the metronome press the METRONOME button again The metronome type can be set in the Function Menu Note The metronome will respond in the next beat if it i...

Page 19: ...ton and then press the DSP button again to turn DSP effect off 1 Press and hold the SHIFT button and then press the TRANSPOSE button to enter the transpose menu The LCD displays xxx Transpos 2 Use YES NO button or data dial to change transpose value adjustable range 12 12 the default value is 0 PITCH BEND DSP TRANSPOSE HARMONY The Harmony Function will automatically add a harmony effect to the not...

Page 20: ...e O T S button again to turn off the One Touch Setting It will automatically switch to the registered memory The LCD will display MEMORY 3 The One Touch Setting parameter list is Voice Volume Pan Octave Dual Volume Pan Octave Left Hand Volume Pan Octave Note The O T S is automatically turned off when you enter the Song Mode Press one of the memory buttons M1 M4 For example if you press M2 the pane...

Page 21: ...ed 1 In the Recording Standby Mode press the START STOP button to start recording The four beats on the LCD will start flashing and the measures start counting down You can stop recording by pressing the START STOP button 2 You can play the keyboard to start recording When the A B C is ON play any key in left hand section to start the accompaniment When the A B C is OFF press the START STOP button...

Page 22: ...tatus all buttons and keys are unavailable except DEMO START STOP YES NO TEMPO TEMPO the data dial VOLUME knob and POWER SWITCH 1 Press the PIANO button to enter or exit Piano Mode 2 In Piano Mode the accompaniment control is the same as other modes The accompaniment only plays the rhythm part Note In the demo status all buttons and keys are unavailable except DEMO START STOP YES NO TEMPO TEMPO th...

Page 23: ... buttons to select the lesson you want to practice Alternatively the keyboard will automatically select the right hand practice for you 1 Introductory Beat Before the song starts playing it has the introductory beat the measure starts from a negative value It begins to play the melody when the measure goes to 1 2 REW FF and PAUSE When the song is playing Press the button to fast forward the song P...

Page 24: ... need to play at the correct time value As long as you play any key at the right time the correct note will sound Lesson 2 Practice note accuracy Press the SHIFT LESSON buttons again to enter the lesson 2 Mode The LESSON 2 icon will light up In LESSON 2 mode you need to play the correct notes The lesson will continue only when you have played the note displayed on the LCD otherwise the song will s...

Page 25: ...button and then press the DICT button to enter the DICT 2 Mode In DICT 2 Mode you can have a chord test The LCD will display a chord name in a random order If the chord fails to be played in 3 seconds its notes will appear on the LCD Once the chord is played correctly a new chord name will appear after a few seconds CHORD DICTIONARY DICT 1 CHORD LEARNING MODE EXIT CHORD DICTIONARY DICT 2 CHORD TES...

Page 26: ...ressing this pedal will make the notes you play sound softer 3 Memory Pedal When the Memory Pedal is selected press the pedal to call up register memory M1 You can call up register memory M2 M3 etc by pressing this pedal again Note If the current memory recalled cantains pedal settings the pedal function will be automatically re defined by the settings 4 Style Start Stop Pedal When the Style Start...

Page 27: ...lay the keyboard change the voices or turn the DSP on off the instrument will send MIDI data to the computer which will be saved as records It onlyrecords your keyboard performance when playing along with accompaniment You can edit the recording on the computer such as changing the channels or voices adding DSP effects then play back the recording with the instrument or other sound sources such as...

Page 28: ... power on to set INSTRUMENT to default The Harmony function does not operate Please make sure the Harmony function is on Harmony cannot be turned on when a drum kit is selected for the voice R1 Note If you notice any abnormality that cannot be handled please contact a provider or repair man and have the AK280 inspected by qualified service personnel Keys 61 Keys with Touch Response 3 Touch Levels ...

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Page 31: ...soons Clarinet 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 Clarinet 2 Clarinet 3 2 Clarinets Piccolo Piccolo 2 Piccolo 3 2 Piccolos Sweet Flute Flute Flute 2 Flute 3 2 Flutes Recorder Recorder 2 2 Recorders Pan Flute Pan Flute 2...

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Page 38: ...ray AveMaria Are You Lonesome Tonight Auld Lang Syne Ave Maria Bridal March Chanson Du Toreador Danny Boy Joy To The World La Paloma Lonesome LangSyne Bridal Toreador DannyBoy JoyWorld LaPaloma La Reine De Saba Annie Laurie Red River Valley Silent Night Summertime A Lover S Concerto Air For The G String An Der Shonen Blauen Donau Auf Flugeln Des Gesanges Beautiful Dreamer Dance Des Mirlitons Etude...

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