The use of other adapters may damage your E-68 and void the warranty. • Before connecting the E-68 to other devices, turn off the power to all units; this will help prevent damage or malfunction. Do not use the E-68 on the same power circuit with any device that will generate line noise; an electric motor or variable lighting system for example. Placement Using the E-68 near power amplifiers (or other equipment containing large power transformers) may induce hum. ■ The E-68 may interfere with radio and television reception. Do not use it in the vicinity of such receivers. • Do not expose the E-68 to temperature extremes or install it near devices that radiate heat. Direct sunlight in an enclosed vehicle can deform or discolor the E-68. Maintenance For everyday cleaning wipe the E-68 with a soft, dry cloth or one that has been slightly dampened with water. To remove stubborn dirt, use a mild, non-abrasive detergent. Afterwards, be sure to wipe the unit thoroughly with a soft, dry cloth. • Never use benzene, thinners, alcohol or solvents of any kind, to avoid the possibility of discoloration and/or deformation. Additional precautions Protect the E-68 from strong impact. Never strike or apply strong pressure to the display. E-68 Intelligent Keyboard Before using the E-68 in a foreign country, consult with qualified service personnel. A small amount of noise may be heard from the display during normal operation. Memory backup The E-68 contains a battery which powers the unit’s memory circuits while the main (AC) power is off. The expected life of this battery is 5 years or more. However, to avoid the untimely loss of memory data, it is strongly recommended that you change the battery every 5 years. Please be aware that the actual life of the battery will depend upon the physical environment -especially the temperature- in which the unit is used. When it is time to change the battery, consult with qualified service personnel. Please be aware that the contents of memory may at times be lost; when the E-68 is sent for repairs or when by some chance a malfunction has occurred. Important data should be saved to disk. During repairs, due care is taken to avoid the loss of data. However, in certain cases (such as when circuitry related to memory itself is out of order), we regret that it may not be possible to restore the data. E-68 Intelligent Keyboard Contents Introduction, 4 Precautions, 10 Setting up, 20 Demo songs, 20 Panel Descriptions, 24 Front panel, 24 Rear panel, 32 User interface, 38 Realtime parts, 44 What are Parts?, 44 Selecting Realtime parts for playing, 46 Layering Upper2, 46 Playing the Lower, M.Bass, and M.Drums parts, 48 Keyboard Mode, 48 Split points, 50 Selecting the Manual Drums part, 52 Selecting Tones for the Realtime parts, 54 Selecting a Variation, 56 Tone selection for other Parts, 58 Selecting Drum Sets for the M.Drums Part, 60 Realtime Performance functions, 60 Pitch Bend and Modulation. 60 Transpose and Octave Up/Down, 62 Keyboard Velocity, 66 Sustain pedal (Hold), 66 Master Tune (415.3-466.2), 66 Playing with accompaniment -Arranger, 70 Arranger and Music Styles, 70 Arranger parts, 72 Chord Intelligent, 76 Chord Symbol window, 76 Bass Inversion, 76 Chord Memory, 78 Style Tempo, 78 Music Style functions, 80 Starting a Music Style, 80 Stopping a Music Style, 82 Selecting another Style division, 82 Basic and Advanced, 84 Original and Variation, 84 Major, minor, seventh, 84 Fills: To Original and To Variation, 86 Intro and Ending, 88 Drum Pattern (realtime changes of the drum accompaniment), 90 Other useful Style playback functions, 92 One Touch Program, 92 UP2 (Melody) Intelligent, 94 Selecting Music Styles, 94 Using external (Card) Styles, 96 E-68 Intelligent Keyboard Writing and loading registrations - Performance Memories, 98 Writing your settings to a Performance Memory, 98 Wrile Protect. 1(10 Writing a Performance Memory. 102 Selecting a Performance Memory, 104 Note about selecting Performance Memories and Card Styles, 106 Selectively recalling Performance Memory settings (Style Hold), 106 Leaving the Performance Memory environment (CANCEL), 108 Recorder (GM/GS mode), 110 How to record a song, 110 Before recording, 110 You're on... , 112 Song playback, 114 Saving your song to disk, 116 Formatting a disk, 116 Saving your song, 1 IS Useful Recorder playback functions, 120 Lyrics function, 120 Fast Forward, Rewind, and Reset, 122 Markers and playback loops, 122 Playing back Standard MIDI Files, 124 Loading songs. 126 Song mode, 126 Nines concerning the Load Sng function. 128 Playback, 128 Live performance with Standard MIDI File backing (Minus One), 130 Changing the song tempo, 130 Muting song parts, 132 Muting a part (I j, 132 Muting a part (2), 134 About GM/GS. 136 Editing, 140 Editing via the front panel, 140 Part Balance (Volume) and Mute, 140 Part Balance & mute (On/Off) in Arranger made. 142 Part Balance & mute in GM/GS mode, 144 Effects, 1...