Preparing To Play; Using The Ac Adapter; Turning The Power On/Off; Using The Sheet Music Stand - Korg XE20 Guia De Inicio Rapido

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Preparing to Play

The XE20SP includes a stand with pedal unit, for use only with
the XE20SP. Follow the steps below after putting the stand
together.

Using the AC adapter

1.
Make sure that the power on this instrument is turned off.
2.
Connect the DC plug of the included AC adapter to the
DC 19V jack located on the rear panel of the XE20.
Cord hook
When hooking the cord onto
the cord hook, be careful not
to bend this part any more
than necessary.
Be sure to use only the included AC adapter. Using any
other AC adapter may cause malfunctions.
Hook the AC adapter cord onto the cord hook. Do not use
excessive force when pulling the cord off the hook.
3.
Connect the plug of the AC adapter to an AC outlet.
Be sure to use an AC outlet of the correct voltage for
your adapter.

Turning the power on/off

1.
Turn the VOLUME knob all the way to the
left, so that the volume is down.
2.
Press the power button (
instrument on.
When turning off the power, hold the power
button down until the display shows the
message "Power Off".
3.
Adjust the volume using the VOLUME
knob.
Play some notes on the keyboard to adjust the volume while
checking the sound.
This controls the volume of sound outputted from the built-
in speakers, headphone jack (
Note:
The XE20 will automatically turn off if it has not been
played or operated for a certain amount of time (via the auto
power-off function).
The time interval is set to 30 minutes at factory default. This
interval can be changed (see page 14 "Changing the auto
power-off function").

Using the sheet music stand

Insert the sheet music stand into the two holes for the same on
the rear panel.
Preparing to Play
to AC outlet
AC adapter Power cord for the AC adapter
) to turn the
) and AUDIO OUT jacks.

Using headphones

y Connect the stereo mini‐plug of a pair of commercially
available headphones to the headphone jack (
rear panel.
Note:
The built-in speakers will not make a sound if a pair of
headphones has been connected to the headphone jack (but
sound will still be outputted from the AUDIO OUT jacks).
Using headphones at high volume for an extended time may
cause hearing damage. Avoid excessively high volume levels.

Using a pedal

As with the damper pedal on a piano, you can use a pedal with
this instrument to sustain the notes you play, even after taking
your fingers off the keyboard.
y For the XE20: damper pedal included with the XE20, or the
PU-2 pedal unit (sold separately)
y For the XE20SP: pedal unit included with the XE20SP,
which attaches to the stand
Connect the pedal to the PEDAL jack on the underside of
the keyboard unit.
Tip:
On German Piano and Italy Piano sounds, the pedal
unit included with the XE20SP (or the PU-2, which is sold
separately) lets you control the degree of the damper effect (the
half-pedal effect) according to how far you press the pedal.
Tip: With the pedal unit included with the XE20SP (or the
PU-2, which is sold separately), sostenuto works only on the
German Piano and Italy Piano sounds.
y XE20, XE20SP: When using
the DS-1H (damper pedal,
sold separately) or PS‐1/
PS-3 (pedal switch, sold
separately)
Plug the pedal into the FOOT
CONTROLLER jack on the
rear panel.
Tip: On German Piano
and Italy Piano sounds, the DS-1H damper pedal lets you
control the degree of the damper effect (the half-pedal
effect) according to how far you press the pedal.
Note:
Note that the damper effect does not work on the lower
part.
Tip:
Reverse the pedal polarity if the pedal is not working
correctly (see page 14 "Changing the pedal polarity").
Headphones
) on the
Damper pedal,
pedal switch, etc.