Lost User's Guide for Technics KN Tomas Kubec Prague, 1997 This manual was created on trial-error basis and can be incomplete or even wrong in some parts. However it can be perhaps a bit helpful and if you don’t have a manual it’s better than nothing.

This document involves Technics KN400 keyboard but I hope there are many similarities in KN-series and the document can help also owners of slightly different keyboards. If you know something not mentioned here or if you know that something written here is wrong, please let me know. Topics I don’t know or I’m not sure about are marked with (?). You can use and spread this document freely. It must not be reprinted or sold for any price without written permission of author. E-mail: Contents The rear panel of KN contains the following connectors (jacks) and switches: MIDI INenables another MIDI device (e.g. Computer) to control KN and make it to play MIDI OUTsends events (e.g.

Joomla Templates 3.4. Keystrokes) from KN to another MIDI device (e.g. KN is used as a master keyboard for a computer) MIDI THRUlets pass MIDI events from MIDI IN to another instrument – it's for a complex chain of MIDI instruments. LINE OUToutput to an amplifier/recorder - either 2 big mono jacks or 1 stereo big jack (?) PHONESoutput for phones FOOT SWFoot switch – an on/off pedal – usually sustain pedal (also called hold/piano pedal) EXP PEDALExpression pedal controls expression (or volume) – probably good for organs Voltage switch120/220V KN uses something I'll call music parts – sets of instruments that can be played together in some modes – e.g. Sax, accompaniment and drums. They are: POLY1primary instrument POLY2secondary instrument – left hand instrument in split-keyboard mode BASS1 octave lower transposed bass instrument, not polyphonic ACCOMP 1-3see Rhythm & accompaniment DRUMSEach key represents one drum (or nothing) These parts are important for many functions and for MIDI. Arduino Serial Encoding And Decoding here. These controllers have the same function in all modes of KN. POWERPower on/off MAIN VOLUMEAmplification level valid for all music parts PITCH BENDmoving the wheel smoothly changes the pitch +/- 2 semitones, perfect for rock-guitar solos.