Parts and their functions
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Control panel
1. Headphone ( ) jacks (Left side of bottom): Two stereo
mini headphone jacks are located underneath the key-
board to the left-hand side. Plugging headphones into
either of these jacks will mute the internal speakers.
2. Power button: Hold down the power button until "G1"
appears in the display and the piano is turned on. To
turn off the piano, hold down the power button until
"..." appears in the display, and then release the button.
Since recorded data will be saved, it may take several
seconds for the piano to turn off. While data is being
saved, "___" appears in the display. Do not operate the
G1/G1 Air or unplug the adapter while "___" appears in
the display. Otherwise, the data may be corrupted.
Normally, when the G1/G1 Air is turned off, all
parameters return to their factory default settings.
However, the G1/G1 Air can be set to save the pa-
rameter settings (refer to "Save parameter settings"
on page 13).
Auto Power Off
The G1/G1 Air can be set to automatically turn off after a
set period of time has passed with no keys being played
or with no songs being played back. To change this time
interval, or to disable this feature refer to "Auto power
off" on page 13
3. VOLUME knob: The Volume knob controls the level of
the sound being sent to the internal speakers and to the
headphone jacks.
4. Sound buttons: Use these buttons to select from a total
of 32 sounds (see page 7).
With G.PIANO, A.PIANO and J.PIANO, select from
three sounds each. With OTHERS, select from twenty
sounds. With FAVORITE, select the stored sound.
With SPLIT, select from three bass sounds.
5. FUNCTION button: When pressed, this button will
light, indicating the G1/G1 Air is in the Function Mode
(see page 12). The Function Mode provides access to
many of the Settings and Parameters; for a complete list,
refer to page 12. This button is also used in conjunc-
tion with other buttons to access shortcuts, etc.
6. SELECT
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buttons: Use these buttons to select a
setting, value or song.
7. Display: The LED display shows the value of the select-
ed parameter (tempo, song number, etc.), or the Func-
tion Mode setting.
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8. TEMPO + / – buttons: Use these buttons to specify the
tempo for the metronome or a song. In addition, these
buttons can be used to select a function in the Function
mode.
9. METRONOME button: Use this button to start/stop the
metronome (see page 8).
While the metronome is being used, the button is lit.
The various metronome settings other than the tempo
and time signature are specified from the Function
Mode (see page 12).
10. Recorder buttons: Use these buttons to record ( ), play
back/pause (
to select the part to be recorded/played back.
Connector Panel
This panel is located on the underside of the keyboard unit,
toward the center of the rear edge.
11. Speaker connector: The cord from the speaker box
plugs into this connector (see "Assembling the Stand"
on page 18).
12. DC24V jack: Connect the included AC adapter here.
13. LINE OUT jack: This stereo mini phone jack is the main
audio output jack. Using this jack, the output of the G1/
G1 Air can be connected to the input of an external am-
plifier, powered speaker, audio interface or recorder,
etc. The VOLUME knob controls the output volume.
14. Pedal connector: The cord from the pedal units plugs
into this connector (see "Assembling the Stand" on page
18).
15. USB (
port—and the other end to your computer—to transfer
data between the G1/G1 Air and the computer.
16. MIDI (IN, OUT) jacks: These jacks allow the G1/G1
Air to interact with other MIDI equipped devices—key-
boards, drum machines, synthesizers, etc.
OUT: Sends MIDI data OUT of the G1/G1 Air to the
IN: Receives MIDI data being sent from the MIDI Out
Connector Panel (bottom center)
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) and stop ( ) performances as well as
You must only connect devices with the power
turned off. Careless operation may damage the G1/
G1 Air or the device where it's connected, or mal-
functions may be caused.
) port: Connect a single USB cable to this
MIDI In of the other device.
of the other device.
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