Preparing To Play; Using The Ac Adapter; Turning The Power On/Off; Using The Sheet Music Stand - Korg EK-50 Blitzstart

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Preparing to Play

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 12V jack located on the rear panel of the EK-50.
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.
Cord hook
AC adapter (included)
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.
Tip: You can also use batteries (see page 13 "Using this
instrument with batteries").

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 (
When turning off the power, hold the
power button down until the backlight on
the display goes dark.
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, headphones jack and
OUTPUT jacks.
Note:
The EK-50 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 13 "Changing the auto
power-off function").
Preparing to Play
When hooking the cord onto
the cord hook, be careful not
to bend this part any more
than necessary.
) to turn the instrument on.
Low High

Using the sheet music stand

Insert the sheet music stand into the two holes for the same on
the front panel.

Using headphones

y Connect the stereo mini‐plug
of a pair of commercially
available headphones to the
headphones jack ( ) on the
rear panel.
Note:
The built-in speakers will
not make a sound if a pair of
headphones has been connected
to the headphones jack (but
sound will still be outputted from the OUTPUT 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 Connect a Korg DS‐1H
(damper pedal), PS-1 or
PS-3 (pedal switch) to the
FOOT CONTROLLER jack
on the rear panel.
Tip: The DS-1H damper pedal
lets you control the degree of
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 13 "Changing the pedal polarity").
Headphones
Damper pedal,
pedal switch, etc.