Korg G1 Owner's manual

Brand: Korg

Model: G1

Category: Digital pianos

Type: Owner's manual

Owner’s Manual

Manuel d’utilisation

Bedienungsanleitung

Manual del usuario

EFGSJ 4

Thank you for purchasing the

Korg G1/G1 Air digital piano.

Merci d’avoir choisi la piano

numérique G1/G1 Air de Korg.

Vielen Dank, dass Sie sich für einen G1/G1 Air

digtal-Klavier von Korg entschieden haben.

Gracias por comprar el

Korg G1/G1 Air Piano digital.

Precautions

Location

Using the unit in the following locations can result in a malfunc-

tion.

• Indirectsunlight

• Locationsofextremetemperatureorhumidity

• Excessivelydustyordirtylocations

• Locationsofexcessivevibration

• Closetomagneticelds

Power supply

PleaseconnectthedesignatedACadaptertoanACoutletofthe

correctvoltage.DonotconnectittoanACoutletofvoltageother

thanthatforwhichyourunitisintended.

Interference with other electrical devices

Radios andtelevisionsplaced nearby may experience reception

interference.Operatethisunitatasuitabledistancefromradios

andtelevisions.

Handling

Toavoidbreakage,donotapplyexcessiveforcetotheswitchesor

controls.

Care

Iftheexteriorbecomesdirty,wipeitwithaclean,drycloth.Donot

useliquidcleanerssuchasbenzeneorthinner,orcleaningcom-

poundsorammablepolishes.

Keep this manual

Afterreadingthismanual,pleasekeepitforlaterreference.

Keeping foreign matter out of your equipment

Neversetanycontainerwithliquidinitnearthisequipment.If

liquidgetsintotheequipment,itcouldcauseabreakdown,re,

orelectricalshock.

Becarefulnottoletmetalobjectsgetintotheequipment.Ifsome-

thingdoesslipintotheequipment,unplugtheACadapterfrom

thewalloutlet.ThencontactyournearestKorgdealerorthestore

wheretheequipmentwaspurchased.

THE FCC REGULATION WARNING (for USA)

NOTE:Thisequipmenthas been testedandfoundtocomplywiththe

limitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.

Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharm-

fulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,

uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergy and,ifnot installedand

usedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterfer-

encetoradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinter-

ferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoes

causeharmfulinterferenceto radioortelevision reception,which can

bedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoandon,theuserisencour-

agedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowing

measures:

• Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.

•

Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.

• Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdierentfromthat

towhichthereceiverisconnected.

• Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.

Ifitemssuchascablesareincludedwiththisequipment,youmustuse

thoseincludeditems.

Unauthorizedchangesormodicationtothissystemcanvoidtheuser’s

authoritytooperatethisequipment.

Thistransmiermustnotbeco-locatedoroperatedinconjunctionwith

anyotherantennaortransmier.

ThisequipmentcomplieswithFCCradiationexposurelimitssetforthfor

anuncontrolledenvironmentandmeetstheFCCradiofrequency(RF)

ExposureGuidelines.ThisequipmenthasverylowlevelsofRFenergy

thatitdeemedtocomplywithoutmaximumpermissiveexposureevalu-

ation(MPE).

This device complies with Industry Canada licence - exempt RSS

standard(s).Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)this

devicemaynotcauseinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptany

interference,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation

ofthedevice.

This equipment complies with IC radiation exposure limits set forth

foranuncontrolledenvironmentandmeetsRSS-102oftheICradiofre

quency(RF)Exposurerules.ThisequipmenthasverylowlevelsofRF

energythatitdeemedtocomplywithoutmaximumpermissiveexposure

evaluation(MPE).

European Union Directives Conformance Statement

KorgInc.herebydeclaresthattheproductmeetstherequire-

mentsofDirective1999/5/EC.

YoucanviewtheDeclarationofConformity(DoC)toDirective

1999/5/ECintheOwner’sManualofthisproductpostedonthe

Korgwebsite(www.korg.com).

Notice regarding disposal (EU only)

Whenthis“crossed-outwheeledbin”symbolisdisplayedonthe

product,owner’smanual,baery,orbaerypackage,itsignies

thatwhenyouwishtodisposeofthisproduct,manual,package

orbaeryyoumustdosoinanapprovedmanner.Donotdiscard

this product, manual, package or baery along with ordinary

householdwaste.Disposinginthecorrectmannerwillprevent

harmtohumanhealthandpotentialdamagetotheenvironment.

Sincethecorrectmethodofdisposalwilldependontheapplicablelaws

andregulationsinyourlocality,pleasecontactyourlocaladministrative

body for details. If the baery containsheavy metals inexcess of the

regulatedamount,achemicalsymbolisdisplayedbelowthe“crossed-

outwheeledbin”symbolonthebaeryorbaerypackage.

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY (for USA)

ResponsibleParty: KORGUSAINC.

Address: 316SOUTHSERVICEROAD,MELVILLE,NY

Telephone: 1-631-390-6500

EquipmentType: DigitalPiano

Model:  G1,G1Air

ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15ofFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefol-

lowingtwoconditions:

(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustac-

ceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesired

operation.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONSUMERS

This producthasbeenmanufacturedaccordingto strictspecications

andvoltagerequirementsthatareapplicableinthecountryinwhichit

isintendedthatthisproductshouldbeused.Ifyouhavepurchasedthis

productviatheinternet,throughmailorder,and/orviaatelephonesale,

youmustverifythatthisproductisintendedtobeusedinthecountry

inwhichyoureside.

WARNING:Useofthisproductinanycountryotherthanthatforwhich

itisintendedcouldbedangerousandcouldinvalidatethemanufactur-

er’sordistributor’swarranty.

Pleasealsoretainyourreceiptasproofofpurchaseotherwiseyourprod-

uct may be disqualied from the manufacturer’s or distributor’s war-

ranty.

* BluetoothisaregisteredtrademarkofBluetoothSIG,Inc.

* Allproductnamesandcompanynamesarethetrademarksorregis-

teredtrademarksoftheirrespectiveowners.

Owner’s Manual

Manuel d’utilisation

Bedienungsanleitung

Manual de usuario

EFGSJ 1

Thank you for purchasing the

Korg G1/G1 Air digital piano.

Merci d’avoir choisi la piano

numérique G1/G1 Air de Korg.

Vielen Dank, dass Sie sich für einen G1/G1 Air

digtal-Klavier von Korg entschieden haben.

Gracias por comprar el

Korg G1/G1 Air Piano digital.

Table of Contents

Precautions ---------------------------------------2

Main features

-------------------------------------3

Parts and their functions

---------------------4

Preparing to Play

--------------------------------5

Before You Begin -------------------------------------5

Listening to the Demos

-----------------------------6

Playing the G1/G1 Air --------------------------7

Playing a single sound (Single Mode) -----------7

Using pedals

-------------------------------------------8

The metronome

---------------------------------------8

Working with Songs ---------------------------- 8

Controlling Songs ------------------------------------8

Playing Along to a Piano Song

-------------------9

Creating a Performance -----------------------9

Recording a Performance -------------------------9

Playing Back a Recorded Performance

------ 10

Performance Modes -------------------------- 10

Playing two sounds at the same time

(Layer Mode) ----------------------------------------10

Using split sounds (Split Mode)

-----------------10

Performing with another person

(Partner Mode)

-------------------------------------- 11

Other functions -------------------------------- 12

Function Mode -------------------------------------- 12

USB

---------------------------------------------------- 15

Using as a Bluetooth Speaker (G1 Air only)

---- 15

Appendix ----------------------------------------- 16

Troubleshooting -------------------------------------16

System initialization

-------------------------------- 17

Specications

--------------------------------------- 17

Assembling the Stand ----------------------- 18

Caution during assembly ------------------------- 18

Other cautions

--------------------------------------18

Assembly procedure

------------------------------18

Check following assembly

-----------------------20

MIDI Implementation Chart ---------------- 21

Main features

Thirty-two Premium Instrument Sounds

BuiltintotheKorgG1/G1AirDigitalPianoare32uniqueinstru-

ment sounds—including a total of three distinct European and

Japanese concert grand pianos. The G1/G1 Air also allows two

soundsbeplayedatoncefromthekeyboard.Layer Mode: Each

key will play two sounds simultaneously. Split Mode: One of

threeBasssoundscanbeassignedtoplayonthelowerhalfofthe

keyboard, independent of the uppersound. Partner Mode: The

keyboardcanbedividedintotwoplayingareas,makingitideal

forlessonswithstudentandteacherside-by-side.

Built-in Demo Songs and Etudes

TheG1/G1Airincludesatotalof50pre-recordedperformances;

the10SoundDemoSongsmakefulluseoftheonboardsounds,

whilethe40PianoSongetudesallowtheplayertodeveloptheir

skillsbyplayingalongwiththeentireperformance,orwitheither

theright-orleft-handpartmuted.

Accurate Pedal Features

The G1/G1 Air provides the same three pedal functions

foundonagrandpiano—Damper(sustain);Sostenuto;and

Soft(unacorda).Boththedamperandsoftpedalsrespond

tohalf-pedaling,varyingthedepthoftheeectbyhowfar

downthepedalispressed.Pressingdownonthedamper

pedalalsoaddsrealisticdamperresonancetothenumber

1and2sounds of the G.PIANO, A.PIANOandJ.PIANO

buon.

Digital Metronome

Perfectforrhythmtraining,thebuilt-inmetronomeoersauser-

variabletempo,volume,andtimesignature.Chooseatraditional

pendulumsoundormodern-daydigitaltone.

Onboard Effects

TheG1/G1Airoersthree built-indigitaleects—eachoering

threelevels—toenhancethequalityoftheinternalsounds.These

eectscanemphasizethebrightnessandclarityofthetone(Bril-

liance);simulatethenaturalambienceofaconcerthall(Reverb);

andadddepthandmotiontothesound(Chorus).

Adjustable Keyboard Touch

Youcanchoosefromvedierentseingstoadjusthowthesound

willrespondtoyourkeyboardplayingdynamics.

Temperament Selection

Inordertocreateanauthenticperformanceinawiderangeofmu-

sicgenres,theG1/G1Aircanbesettooneofninetemperaments,

includingequaltemperament,puretemperaments(majorandmi-

nor), classical temperaments (Kirnberger and Werckmeister), as

wellastemperamentsusedwithMiddleEasternandIndianfolk

music. When an acoustic piano sound is selected, thestretched

tuningusedwithtraditionalpianosisautomaticallyselected.

Play in any Key

TheTransposefeaturecanquicklytransposetheG1/G1Airtoplay

inanymusicalkey—withoutchangingtheplayer’sngering.The

MasterTuningparametercanmakeneadjustmentsintheoverall

pitchoftheinstrument.

Onboard Recorder

IntegratedintotheG1/G1Airisapowerfultwo-partrecorder.Cre-

ate,record,andplaybackalibraryofmulti-partperformancesthat

canberecalledatanytime.

Dual Headphone Jacks

With two identical headphone jacks, the G1/G1 Air allows two

people—parent& child,student & teacher,or friends—tolisten

andenjoythesoundoftheG1/G1Airsimultaneously.

The Right Connections

YournewG1/G1AirisequippedwithastereoLineOutjack,USB

port,plusMIDIINandMIDIOUTjacks,allowingtheG1/G1Air

toconnecttoanexternalsoundsystemorrecordingsetup,acom-

puter,orotherMIDIenableddevices.

Bluetooth speaker (G1 Air only)

IfadevicecompatiblewithBluetoothaudioisconnectedviaBlue-

tooth,theG1Aircanbeusedasawirelessspeaker.

8. TEMPO +/–buons: Usethesebuonstospecifythe

tempoforthemetronomeorasong.Inaddition,these

buonscanbeusedtoselectafunctionintheFunction

mode.

9. METRONOME buon: Usethisbuontostart/stopthe

metronome (seepage8).

Whilethemetronomeisbeingused,thebuonislit.

Thevariousmetronomeseingsotherthanthetempo

andtimesignaturearespeciedfromtheFunction

Mode(seepage12).

10. Recorder buons: Usethesebuonstorecord( ),play

back/pause( )andstop( ) performancesaswellas

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-

plier, powered speaker, audio interface or recorder,

etc.TheVOLUMEknobcontrolstheoutputvolume.

 You must only connect devices with the power

turnedo.CarelessoperationmaydamagetheG1/

G1Airorthedevicewhereit’sconnected,ormal-

functionsmaybecaused.

14. Pedal connector: Thecordfromthepedalunitsplugs

intothisconnector(see“AssemblingtheStand”onpage

18).

15. USB ( ) port: Connect a single USB cable to this

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

MIDIInoftheotherdevice.

IN:ReceivesMIDIdatabeingsentfromtheMIDIOut

oftheotherdevice.

Parts and their functions

Connector Panel (bottom center)

54 6 879

102 3

12 13

15 16

1411

Control panel

1. Headphone ( ) jacks (Left side of boom): 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 buon: Holddownthepowerbuonuntil“G1”

appearsinthedisplayandthepianoisturnedon.To

turno thepiano, holddownthepower buonuntil

“...”appearsinthedisplay,andthenreleasethebuon.

Sincerecordeddatawillbesaved,itmaytakeseveral

secondsforthepianototurno. 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 o, all

parametersreturntotheirfactorydefaultseings.

However,theG1/G1Aircanbesettosavethepa-

rameterseings(referto“Saveparameterseings”

onpage13).

Auto Power O

TheG1/G1Aircanbesettoautomaticallyturno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

o”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 buons: Usethesebuons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 buon: When pressed, this buon will

light,indicatingtheG1/G1AirisintheFunctionMode

(see page 12). The Function Mode provides access to

manyoftheSeingsandParameters;foracompletelist,

refer to page 12. This buon is also used in conjunc-

tionwithotherbuonstoaccessshortcuts,etc.

6. SELECT / buons: Usethesebuonstoselecta

seing,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seing.

Owner’s Manual

Manuel d’utilisation

Bedienungsanleitung

Manual de usuario

EFGSJ 1

Thank you for purchasing the

Korg G1/G1 Air digital piano.

Merci d’avoir choisi la piano

numérique G1/G1 Air de Korg.

Vielen Dank, dass Sie sich für einen G1/G1 Air

digtal-Klavier von Korg entschieden haben.

Gracias por comprar el

Korg G1/G1 Air Piano digital.

Closing the key cover

1. Unfold the front edge of the key cover, and gently be-

gin to lower it.

2. When the key cover begins to close on its own, release it.

Thekeycoverwillcontinuetosoftlycloseonitsown,

fromaboutmid-waydown.

 Donotforciblypullthekeycoverorapplystrongpres-

surewhilethekeycoverisclosing.Doingsowilldam-

age the unit.

 Be careful not to pinch your ngers or hands when

closingoropeningthekeycover.

 Thetemperatureandhumiditywillaecthowfastthe

keycoverautomaticallycloses.

 Thekeycovermaymakeafaintclickingsoundwhen

asitslowlycloses.Thisisnormal.

Using the Key Cover as a Music Stand

Thekeycoverservesasaconvenientmusicstand.

 Donotuseexcessiveforcewhenplacingmusiconthe

keycover,especiallywhentryingtoforceamusicbook

tostayopen.

Preparing to Play

Before You Begin

Assembling the G1/G1 Air Piano

TheG1/G1Airincludesthekeyboardunit,thestandand

anti-tippingbrackets,pedalunit,andspeakersystem.Fol-

lowtheinstructionfound on page18andfullyassemble

yourG1/G1Airbeforeproceeding.

Connecting the Power

FullyinsertthepowercordintotheACadapter,theninsert

theDCplugintoDC24VjackontheConnectorPanel.Next,

connectthepowercordtoanACoutlet.

to AC outlet

AC adapter

Power cord for the AC adapter

DC plug

Cord holder

Pedal cord

Connector Panel

 Secure the AC adapter cord to the pedal cord using

thecordholderatthe sideoftheConnectorPanelto

preventtheDC plug fromaccidentallybeing discon-

nected.

 Use only the AC adapter provided with your G1/G1

Air.Usingadierentadaptermaycausemalfunctions

or other issues.

 Besuretoplugthepowercordintoanoutletoftheap-

propriatevoltage.

Operating the Key Cover

Opening the key cover

1. Using both hands, gently lift the key cover to begin

to open it. When the key cover begins to open on its

own, release it.

Thekeycoverwillcontinuetoopensoftlyonitsown

fromaboutmid-wayup.

2. Fold down the front edge of the key cover.

Sound Demo Song List

No.

Sound Song title Composer

d01

G.PIANO(1)

Jeuxd’eau MauriceRavel

d02

A.PIANO(1)

Revêrie

ClaudeDebussy

d03

J. PIANO(1)

Kudos JackHotop

d04

OTHERS(2)

Nostalgia NaokiNishi

d05

OTHERS(4)

IslandSoul JerryKovarsky

d06

OTHERS(8)

Nighrain MichaelGeisel

d07

OTHERS(9)

LesPetisMoulinsàvent F.Couperin

d08

OTHERS(13,14)

PreludeinC-Major,BWV553 J.S.Bach

d09

OTHERS(18,20)

Voilà!

JackHotop&GaryGuman

d10

SPLIT(3+

G.PIANO(1))

ThereGoesPetey RussellFerrante

Piano Song List

No. Song title Composer

P01 “Prelude1”TheWell-TemperedClavier,Book1 J.S.Bach

P02 InventionNo.1 J.S.Bach

P03 Jesu,JoyofMan'sDesiring J.S.Bach

P04 SonataNo.15K.5451stmov. W.A.Mozart

P05 “TurkishMarch”SonataK.331 W.A.Mozart

P06 FürElise L.v.Beethoven

P07 PianoSonateOp.13-2 L.v.Beethoven

P08 AMaiden’sPrayer T.Badarzewska

P09 “L’arabesque”Op.100-2 F.Burgmüller

P10 “Lastyrienne”Op.100-14 F.Burgmüller

P11 “Lachevaleresque”Op.100-25 F.Burgmüller

P12 SpringSongOp.62-6 F.Mendelssohn

P13 “Träumerei”Op.15-7 R.Schumann

P14 Heidenroslein G.Lange

P15 SpinningSong A.Ellmenreich

P16 Dolly’sDreamingandAwakening T. Oesten

P17

Lalleauxcheveuxdelin C.Debussy

P18 ArabesqueNo.1 C.Debussy

P19 "Prelude”SuiteBergamasque C.Debussy

P20 Cakewalk C.Debussy

P21 Clairedelune C.Debussy

P22 WalNo.6Db-majorOp.64-1 F.Chopin

P23 WalNo.7E-minorOp.64-2 F.Chopin

P24 NocturneOp.9-2 F.Chopin

P25 MazurkaOp.7-1 F.Chopin

P26 Fantaisie-ImpromptuOp.66 F.Chopin

P27 EtudeOp.10-3 F.Chopin

P28

EtudeOp.10-5 F.Chopin

P29

“Promenade”Tableauxd’uneexposition M.P.Moussorgsky

P30 GymnopédieNo.1 E.Satie

P31 JeTeVeux E.Satie

P32 Salutd’Amour E.Elgar

P33 FröhlicherLandmann R.Schumann

P34 KinderszenenOp.15-1VonfremdenLändern

undMenschen

R.Schumann

P35 MomentsMusicauxOp.94-3 F.P.Schubert

P36 PianoSonateOp.27-2-1 L.v.Beethoven

P37 AnitrasTanzOp.46No.3 E.H.Grieg

P38 Blumenlied(FlowerSong) G.Lange

P39 Tango(España) I.Albéniz

P40 LiebesträumeNr.3 F.Liszt

Listening to the Demos

BuiltintotheG1/G1Airare50preprogrammedsongs.Of

these,10areSoundDemoSongsthathighlightthequality

ofvariousinternalsounds.Theother40arefamiliarPiano

Songsandetudes.Thesesongsarelistedunderthe“Sound

DemoSongList”andthe“PianoSongList”intheright-

handcolumn.

Listening to a Sound Demo Song

WhiletheSoundDemoSongplaysback,youcanplayalong

onthekeyboard.

1. Hold the Play/Pause buon down.

Whenthebuonbeginstoblink,releaseit.Thedisplay

willshowthecurrentSoundDemoSong,indicatedby

itsnumber(d01).

2. Use the SELECT or buon to select a dierent

Sound Demo Song by number.

PressthePlay/Pausebuontobeginplaybackofthese-

lectedtitle.Ifnoselectionismade,afterabout3seconds

thePlay/Pausebuonwilllightup,andplaybackofthe

current Sound Demo Song will begin. When Sound

DemoSongd01iscomplete,theremainingSoundDemo

Songswillplaybacksequentially.OnceallSoundDemo

Songshaveplayed,playbackwillbeginagainwithd01.

3. Press the Stop buon to end playback.

ThelitPlay/Pausebuonwillgodark,andtheSound

DemoSongplaybackwillstop.

 The tempo cannot be changed during playback of a

SoundDemoSong.

 TheplaybackofaSoundDemoSongcannotbepaused.

Listening to a Piano Song

AswiththeSoundDemoSongs,youcanplayalongonthe

keyboardwhileanyofthePianoSongsplay.Asyouplay

along, you can change the tempo, slowing the playback

downtopracticeaparticulartrickypart.Inaddition,the

right-handandleft-handpartscanbemutedindividually,

tofocusonlearningonepartastheG1/G1Airplaystheoth-

er.Fordetails,referto“WorkingwithSongs”onpage8.

1. Breiy press the Play/Pause buon to display the

Song number.

2. Use the SELECT and buons to select a dierent

Piano Song by its number.

ThePianoSongsarenumbered“P01”to“P40”.

WhileaPianoSongnumberappearsinthedisplay,si-

multaneously press the SELECT  and  buons to

returnto“P01”.

3. Use the Play/Pause buon to toggle between playback

(buon lit) and pause (buon blinks).

Thecurrentmeasurenumberappearsinthedisplay.

4. Press the Stop buon to end playback and return to

the beginning of the song.

ThePianoSongnumberappearsinthedisplay.

 IftheStopbuonisnotpressedeventhoughplayback

oftheselectedsonghasnished,thesongwiththenext

numberwillbeplayedafterabout5seconds.

Owner’s Manual

Manuel d’utilisation

Bedienungsanleitung

Manual de usuario

EFGSJ 1

Thank you for purchasing the

Korg G1/G1 Air digital piano.

Merci d’avoir choisi la piano

numérique G1/G1 Air de Korg.

Vielen Dank, dass Sie sich für einen G1/G1 Air

digtal-Klavier von Korg entschieden haben.

Gracias por comprar el

Korg G1/G1 Air Piano digital.

WhentheG1/G1Airisturnedon,theabbreviationforthe

Soundnameappearsinthedisplay.

 If the Save Parameter Seings feature was used, the

Soundnamethatappearsinthedisplaywillbetheone

thatwasselectedbeforetheG1/G1Airwasturnedo

(referto“Saveparameterseings”onpage13).

Selecting a piano sound

1. Press the G.PIANO, A.PIANO or J.PIANO buon.

Thebuonthatyoupressedlightsup,andtheabbrevia-

tionfortheSoundnameappearsinthedisplay.

2. Each PIANO buon can access three sounds.

EachPIANObuoncancallupaconcertgrandpiano

sound,plustwoadditionalpianosounds.Forexample,

to select the Ballad Piano sound, press the A.PIANO

buontwice.

TheabbreviationfortheselectedSoundnamewillap-

pearinthedisplay.

Whilethesoundnameappearsinthedisplay,theavail-

ablesoundscanbeselectedbypressingtheSELECT

buon.

 Theselectedsoundremainsthesame,evenifadif-

ferentSoundbuonispressed.

1,2

1,2 1,2

Selecting one of the Other Sounds

1. Press the OTHERS buon.

TheOTHERSbuonlightsup,andtheabbreviationfor

theSoundnameappearsinthedisplay.

2. There are 20 Other Sounds available.

TheabbreviationfortheselectedSoundnamewillap-

pearinthedisplay.

Whilethesoundnameappearsinthedisplay,theavail-

ablesoundscanbeselectedbypressingtheSELECT

buon.

 Theselectedsoundremainsthesame,evenifadif-

ferentSoundbuonispressed.

1,2

Using the FAVORITE button

YoucanassignyourfavoritesoundtotheFAVORITEbut-

ton,soitcanberecalledinstantlywithasinglebuonpress.

Selectthesoundtobestored,andthenstoreitbyholding

downtheFAVORITEbuonuntilthebuonlightsup.

YourFAVORITEsoundassignmentwillremainevenifthe

G1/G1Airisturnedo.

YourFAVORITEsoundassignmentwillremainevenifthe

G1/G1Airisturnedo,regardlessoftheseingselectedfor

SaveParameterSeingsintheFunctionMode.

 The default seing for the FAVORITE buon is the

StageElectricPiano

sound.

Playing the G1/G1 Air

Playing a single sound (Single Mode)

 ThedefaultsoundseingwhenturningontheG1/G1

AiristheGermanConcertPiano.ByusingtheSavePa-

rameterseingsfeature,youcaninsteadhavetheG1/

G1Airpowerupwithanysoundyouchoose(refer to

“Saveparameterseings”onpage13).

Sound

button

No.

Abbre-

viation

Sound name #

G.PIANO

GermanConcertPiano 4

ClassicPiano 4

PopPiano 4

A.PIANO

AustrianConcertPiano 4

BalladPiano 4

Baroque Piano 2

J.PIANO

JapaneseConcertPiano 4

JazzPiano 4

Honky-TonkPiano 2

OTHERS

SalsaPiano

ModernPiano

ElectricGrand

StageElectricPiano

BrightElectricPiano

Tremolo

ElectricPiano

Digital

Electric

Piano 2

60’s

Electric

Piano 1

Harpsichord 3

Clav 1

JazzOrgan1 3

JazzOrgan2 3

PipeOrgan 3

PositiveOrgan 1

Vibraphone 2

Choir 2

AcousticGuitar 1

Violin&Cello 3

Strings 3

SymphonyStrings 4

FAVORITE

–

Anysound

–

The#columnshowsthenumberofoscillators,orvoices,

usedtocreateasinglenoteforthatsound.(referto“About

maximumpolyphony”onpage16.)

 PlayingtheG1/G1Airwhileusingasinglesoundsuch

asanacousticpianoisreferredtoastheSingleMode.

TheG1/G1Air can alsobe playedusingtwosounds

in the Split Mode or Layer Mode. For details on the

variousmodes,referto“PerformanceModes”onpage

10.

Working with Songs

1. Press the Play/Pause buon to display the Song number.

2. Use the SELECT or buon to select a song.

PianoSongsareindicatedinthedisplayas“ ”to

“ ”,andUserSongsareindicatedas“ ”to

“ ”.

3. Press the Play/Pause buon to begin playback

Controlling Songs

Pausing and Un-pausing a Song

1. With the Song playing, press the Play/Pause buon to

pause the playback.

ThePlay/Pausebuonwillblink.

2. To resume playback from the point where it was

paused, press the Play/Pause buon again.

ThePlay/Pausebuonwillonceagainlightsteady.

Whileasongisbeingplayedbackorispaused,thecur-

rentmeasurenumberwillappearinthedisplay.

Returning to the Beginning of the Song

1. Pressing the Stop buon will end playback, and im-

mediately return to the beginning of the song.

Theselectedsongnumberappearsinthedisplay.

2. Press the Play/Pause buon to restart the song from

the beginning.

Thecurrentmeasurenumberappearsinthedisplay.

Changing the Playback Tempo

Use the TEMPO + and – buons change the current Tem-

po value (BPM seing).

Thecurrenttempowillappearinthedisplayforafewmo-

ments.

The value will continue to change as the buon is held

down.

Torestoretheplaybacktempotoitsoriginalvalue,press

theTEMPO+and–buonssimultaneously.

 Eachsongissavedwithitsowntempo,soselectinga

dierentsongwillautomaticallychangethetempoto

match the song, regardless of any changes you may

havemade.Inaddition,theoriginaltempowillbere-

storedwhentheG1/G1Airisturnedo

 The Song tempo and the Metronome tempo are the

sameseing;theycannotbesetindividually.

Skipping to a Specic Measure

While the song is playing (or is paused), you can use the

SELECT

and buons to move to a specic measure.

Thecurrentmeasureappearsinthedisplay.

Toquicklyreturntotherstmeasure,presstheStopbut-

ton.

Repeating the Playback of a Specic Section

(AB Repeat)

Byspecifyingastartingpoint(A)andanendpoint(B),this

feature willplaybackthatspecicsection, over andover

again.

Pauseplaybackof thesongbeforespecifyingseingsfor

ABRepeat.

Using pedals

TheG1/G1Airincludesallthreeofthe

pedalsfoundonaconcertgrandpia-

no.Usingthepedalscanaddexpres-

sion,control,andsophisticationtoany

performance.

Soft pedal (left)

The Soft pedal slightly reduces the volume and softens

thetone.Accuratehalf-pedalingallowsyoutocontrolthe

depthoftheeectbyhowfardownthepedalispressed.

(“half-pedaling”).

Sostenuto pedal (center)

This pedal provides a similar eect as the Damper ped-

al—allowing notes to continue to sound after the key is

released—but the eectonlyappliesto the notesalready

beinghelddownwhentheSostenutopedalispressed.New

notes played after the Sostenuto pedal has been pressed

will not sustain.

Damper pedal (right)

As mentioned above, the Damper pedal allows notes to

continue to sound after the key has been released, add-

inga rich, resonantdecay. You canalso addthedamper

resonance tothenumber1and2soundsoftheG.PIANO,

A.PIANOandJ.PIANObuon. Accuratehalf-pedalingal-

lowsyoutocontrolthedepthoftheeectbyhowfardown

thepedalispressed.(“half-pedaling”).

 In Layer Mode (see page 10), you can select which

sound(s)willrespondtothepedal.

 InSplitMode(seepage10),thepedalonlyaectsthe

soundsinthehighersectionofthekeyboard.

 InPartnerMode(seepage11),theDampereectcan

beappliedindependentlybybothplayers.

The metronome

TheMetronomeprovidesasteady,rhythmicpulsethatacts

asaconvenientpracticeaidforalllevelsofmusicians.

Setting the Tempo and Time Signature

UsetheMETRONOMEbuontostartandstoptheMetro-

nome.WhentheMetronomeisrunning,theMETRONOME

buonwillbelit,andthetempowillappearinthedisplay;

whenthemetronomeiso,thebuonisdark(unlit).

WiththeMetronomeon,setthetempousingtheTEMPO

+and–buons.Thecurrenttempowillbeshowninthe

display.Thetemporangeis𝅘𝅥=5–240,or5to240Beatsper

minute(BPM).PresstheTEMPO+and–buonssimultane-

ouslytoreturntothedefaulttempoof𝅘𝅥=120.

Youcanalsospecifythetimesignature,providinganac-

centedtoneontherstbeatofthemeasure.WiththeMet-

ronomerunning,usetheSELECT and buonstose-

lectatimesignaturefrom2/4to6/4(showninthedisplayas

2–4,6–4,etc.).PresstheSELECT and buonssimulta-

neouslytorecallthedefault4/4timesignature.

Additional Metronome Parameters

TheFunctionModeprovidesaccesstoadditionalMetronome

parameters,includingthevolumeandsound(page12).

Soft pedal

Damper pedal

Sostenuto pedal

Owner’s Manual

Manuel d’utilisation

Bedienungsanleitung

Manual de usuario

EFGSJ 1

Thank you for purchasing the

Korg G1/G1 Air digital piano.

Merci d’avoir choisi la piano

numérique G1/G1 Air de Korg.

Vielen Dank, dass Sie sich für einen G1/G1 Air

digtal-Klavier von Korg entschieden haben.

Gracias por comprar el

Korg G1/G1 Air Piano digital.

Creating a Performance

TheG1/G1Airfeaturesanonboardrecordersoyoucaneas-

ilycreate,record,andplaybackyourownperformances.

Therecorderprovidestwoparts.Youcanuserecordone

part,thenaddasecondpart,andplayathirdpartliveon

thekeyboardasthosepartsplayback,oryoucanuseeach

parttorecordaseparatesong.

YourrecordedperformancescanbesavedasUserSongs—

until themaximum numberof songsormaximumnum-

berofmeasureshasbeenreached,oruntilthedatastorage

spaceoftheG1/G1Airisfull.

 If yourecord to a part where datahas already been

recorded, the previous performance data will be de-

letedandoverwrienwiththenewperformancedata.

Therefore,beforerecordingtoapart,besureitdoesnot

containanydatathatyouwishtosave.

Recording a Performance

Recording a New Song

1. Press the Record buon.

TheG1/G1Airwillentertherecordingstandbymode,

andtheRecordbuonwillblink.

ThenextemptyUserSongnumberwillappearinthe

display.

Ifnothinghasbeenrecorded,“ ”appears.Ifthe

datastoragespaceisfull,“ ”appears.Inthiscase,

delete unnecessary songs before recording using the

FunctionMode(seepage13).

1,4

ThePART1buonwillblink.

2. If you wish to record Part 2 instead, Press the PART 2

buon; the PART 2 buon will now blink.

3. Recording will begin immediately when you play

a note on the keyboard. Or, you can press the Play/

Pause buon to receive a two-measure count-o be-

fore recording begins.

Ifyouwishtorecordtothemetronome,presstheMET-

RONOMEbuon.Recordingcanalsostartinresponse

toaMIDImessage(referto“AboutMIDI”onpage14).

4. To stop recording, press the Stop, Play/Pause, or Re-

cord buons.

ThePARTbuonfortherecordedpartwillremainlit.

Adding a performance to a saved song

 A performanceinPartner Mode(seepage11) cannot

beaddedtoasavedsong.

1. Press the Play/Pause buon to display the Song number.

2. Use the SELECT and buons to select the number

of the User Song that the recording is to be added to.

Buons for recorded parts light up, and buons for

partswithnothingrecordedgoo.

3. To add the recording at the beginning of the song,

hold down the Record buon.

TheG1/G1Airwillentertherecordingstandbymode,

andtheRecordbuonwillblink.

To add the recording to the middle of the song,

pressthePlay/Pausebuontoplaybackthesong,

andthenpressthePlay/Pausebuontopauseafter

reachingthemeasurewhereyouwanttoaddthe

recording.Thedesiredmeasurecanalsobereached

Turning on AB Repeat

1. Select the song that you want to use with AB Repeat.

2. Press the Play/Pause buon to begin playback of the

song, and then press the Play/Pause again to pause

playback.

3. Specify the starting point (A).

1. WhileholdingdowntheFUNCTIONbuon,press

thePART1buon.

 Adotappearsbesidethenumberoftheleftsideof

thedisplaytoindicatethestartingpoint(A).

2.

UsetheSELECT and buonstogotothemea-

surethatyouwanttospecifyasthestartingpoint(A).

 Thedisplayreturnstoshowthecurrentmeasurein

about2seconds.

4. Specify the end point (B).

1. WhileholdingdowntheFUNCTIONbuon,press

thePART2buon.

 Adotappearsbesidethenumberoftherightsideof

thedisplaytoindicatetheendpoint(B).

2. UsetheSELECT and buonstogotothemea-

surethatyouwanttospecifyastheendpoint(B).

 Thedisplayreturnstoshowthecurrentmeasurein

about2seconds.

5. Start AB Repeat.

1. WhileholdingdowntheFUNCTIONbuon,simul-

taneouslypressthePART1andPART2buons.

 TheFUNCTIONbuonblinks,andABRepeaten-

tersstandby.

2. PressthePlay/Pausebuontobeginplayback.

Adotwillappearinthedisplaywhenarepeatlocationis

reachedduringABRepeatplayback.

Forexample,ifthefthmeasureisthestartingpoint(A),

“ ”appearsinthedisplay,and,iftheninthmeasure

istheendpoint(B),“ ”appearsinthedisplay.

 ABRepeatisnotcancelledwhenthesongisstopped.

Turning off AB Repeat

1. Press the Play/Pause buon to pause the song.

2. Cancel AB Repeat.

While holding down the FUNCTION buon, simul-

taneously pressthePART1 andPART2buons.The

FUNCTIONgoesdark,andABRepeatiscancelled.

Playing Along to a Piano Song

Muting a Part

WithPianoSongs,thelefthandisusuallyassignedtoPart1

andtherighthandtoPart2.Bymutingoneoftheparts,the

G1/G1Airwillonlyplayoneoftheparts—orhands—and

youcanplaythemutedpart.Thepartyouplayisuptoyou.

1. To mute the left-hand part, press the PART1 buon. To

mute the right-hand part, press the PART2 buon.

Thebuonforthemutedpartwillgodark(unlit).

Playalongwiththesong.

2. To Press the buon of the muted part a second time to

un-mute that part.

Thebuonwilllightupagain.

Thevolumeofthemutedpartcanbeadjustedinthe

FunctionMode.Referto“Song:Volumeofmutedpart”

onpage13.

Performance Modes

Playing two sounds at the same time

(Layer Mode)

Youcanplaytwosoundsatthesametimeonthekeyboard.

ThisiscalledtheLayerMode.

Whileholdingdownthebuonofasoundtobelayered,

pressanothersoundbuon.Thetwoselectedsoundbut-

tonslightup.

The sounds are labeled layer 1 and layer 2 in the order

thattheirbuonsarepressed,andtheabbreviationforthe

Soundnameoflayer1appearsinthedisplay.

Forexample,ifthesoundfromtheG.PIANObuonisto

belayer1andthesoundfromtheOTHERSbuonistobe

layer2,holddowntheG.PIANObuon,andthenpressthe

OTHERSbuon.

Previously,each Sound Buonshouldhave been used in

theSingleModetoselectthecorrectsound.

Forexample,tolayertheGermanConcertPianoandClav

sounds,rstselect“ ”fortheG.PIANObuonand

“ ”fortheOTHERSbuon.Thenpressbothbuons

simultaneouslytoentertheLayerMode.

 WhenselectingLayerMode,thetotalnumberofvoices

thatcanplayatthesametimeisreduced,depending

onthetotalnumberofoscillatorsusedpervoicebythe

selectedsounds.(referto“Aboutmaximumpolypho-

ny”onpage16.)

 SoundsaccessedbythesameSoundBuoncannotbe

layered.Forexample,ClassicPianoandPoppianoare

bothaccessedviatheG.PIANObuonandthuscannot

belayered.

Returning to the Single Mode

ToreturntoSingleMode,pressanysingleSoundBuon.

Layer Mode settings

In Layer Mode, adjusting the volume balance between

sounds,shiftingtheoctaveforeachsound,aswellasen-

abling/disabling the damper pedal for each sound can

beperformedfromtheFunctionMode(startingwiththe

“LayerMode:Volumebalance”functiononpage13).

Using split sounds (Split Mode)

WhentheSPLITbuonispressedandlightsup,youcan

playabasssoundinthelowersectionofthekeyboardand

anothersoundinthehighersectionofthekeyboard.This

iscalledtheSplitMode.

InSplitMode,youcanselectanysplitpoint(keythatsplits

thekeyboard)forthehighnotesandlownotes.

 TheseseingswillnotbesavedwhentheG1/G1Airis

turnedo;however,theG1/G1Aircanbesettosave

these seings (refer to “Save parameter seings” on

page13).

 WhenSplitModeisselected,thetotalnumberofnotes

thatcanbeplayedsimultaneouslyisreduced,depend-

ingonthetotalnumberofoscillatorsusedbythese-

lectedsounds.(referto“Aboutmaximumpolyphony”

onpage16.)

bypressingtheSELECT or buon.Then,press

theRecordbuon;thebuonwillblink.

 Ifthe performance is addedto the samepart,all

originaldataafterthestartofrecordingisdeleted.

For example,if anewrecordingisaddedtomea-

sures2to4ofasongwithmeasures1to8,there-

cordinginmeasures5to8willbedeleted.

4. Press the PART buon corresponding to the part to be

recorded; the buon will blink.

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1,5,

5. Recording will begin immediately when you play

a note on the keyboard. Or, you can press the Play/

Pause buon to receive a two-measure count-o be-

fore recording begins.

Ifyouwishtorecordtothemetronome,presstheMET-

RONOMEbuon.Recordingcanalsostartinresponse

toaMIDImessage(referto“AboutMIDI”onpage14).

6. To stop recording, press the Stop, Play/Pause, or Re-

cord buons.

• Whenanewpartorperformanceisaddedtoanexisting

UserSong,itwillhavetheoriginallyrecordedsound.

• TheTempocannotbechangedwhilerecording.

•

TheTimeSignatureofarecordedSongcannotbechanged.

However,whenrecordinganadditiontoanexistingsong,

measureswithadierenttimesignaturecanbeadded.

Saving User Songs

Whenrecordingisstopped,thesongisautomaticallysaved.

ThenameoftheUserSongwillbethenumberchosenbe-

forerecordingbegan.

 Amaximumof99UserSongscanbesaved.Inaddi-

tion,amaximumof999measuresor45,000notescan

besavedineachsong.

Playing Back a Recorded Performance

Select the User Song

1. Press the Play/Pause buon to display the Song number.

2. Use the SELECT and buons to select a dierent

User Song by its number.

TheUserSongsarenumbered“U01”to“U99”.While

aUserSongnumberappearsinthedisplay,simultane-

ouslypresstheSELECT and buonstoreturnto

“U01”

 If no User Songs have been saved, no User Song

numberappears.

3. Press the Play/Pause buon to begin playback.

Playback Tips

SelectingtheParttobeplayedbackorskippingtoaspecic

measurecanbedoneusingthesameproceduresprevious-

lydetailedforPianoSongs.Fordetails,referto“Working

withSongs”onpage8.

Other Song Functions

Specifyingthemutevolumeforpartsas wellascopying

anddeletingUserSongscanbeperformedfromtheFunc-

tionMode(startingwiththe“Song:Deleteselectedpartor

entiresong”functiononpage13).

Owner’s Manual

Manuel d’utilisation

Bedienungsanleitung

Manual de usuario

EFGSJ 1

Thank you for purchasing the

Korg G1/G1 Air digital piano.

Merci d’avoir choisi la piano

numérique G1/G1 Air de Korg.

Vielen Dank, dass Sie sich für einen G1/G1 Air

digtal-Klavier von Korg entschieden haben.

Gracias por comprar el

Korg G1/G1 Air Piano digital.

1. Press the SPLIT buon.

TheSPLITbuonlightsup,andtheabbreviationforthe

currentbasssoundnameappearsinthedisplay.

2. Press the SPLIT buon to access the available Bass

Sounds.

Theabbreviationforthebasssoundnameappearsinthe

display.

Theselectedsoundremainsthesame,evenifadierent

soundbuonispressed.

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Abbreviation Sound name #

AcousticBass+Anysound

1+

ElectricBass+Anysound

2+

AcousticBass&Cymbal+Anysound

2+

The#columnshowsthenumberofoscillators,orvoices,

usedtocreateasinglenoteforthatsound.(referto“About

maximumpolyphony”onpage16.)

Using pedals

InSplitMode,thepedalsaectonlytherightsideofthe

keyboard.Theyhavenoeectontheleftsideofthekey-

board(bassnotes).

Changing the Upper Keyboard Sound

IntheSplitMode,changingthesoundassignedtotheup-

per part of the keyboard is the same as selecting a new

soundintheSingleMode.

Changing the Split Point

Tochangethedividingpointbetweentheupperandlower

portions of the keyboard in the Split Mode, simply hold

downtheSPLITbuonandpressanykeyonthekeyboard.

Thesplitpointappearsinthedisplaywhilethebuonis

helddown.

Thesoundrangeusedbythehighersectionofthekeyboard

startswiththekeytotherightoftheonethatwaspressed.

Thesplitpointremainsthesameforallthreesoundsse-

lectedwiththeSPLITbuon.

Returning to the Single Mode

ToreturntoSingleMode,presstheSPLITbuonseveral

times;thebuonwillgodark.

Split Mode Settings

In Split Mode, adjusting the volume balance between

soundsandshiftingtheoctaveforeachsound,canbeper-

formed fromtheFunctionMode(startingwiththe“Split

Mode:Volumebalance”functiononpage13).

Range for higher section

of keyboard

Performing with another person

(Partner Mode)

Twopeoplecanplayinthesamerangewiththekeyboard

divided in halfbetween them. This is calledthe Partner

Mode.

1. While no song is being played back, press the FUNC-

TION buon.

TheFUNCTIONbuonwilllight.

2. Press the FAVORITE buon.

“

”willappearinthedisplay.

3. Press the TEMPO + or – buon (at the right side of the

display); “

” appears in the display.

ThePartnerModeisturnedon,andtheselectedsoundis

usedforboththeleftandrightsidesofthekeyboard.

When the Partner Mode is turned on, the SPLIT buon

blinks.

Theright side of the keyboard, from E4 to C8, produces

soundstwooctaveslowerinpitch(E2–C6).

The left side of the keyboard, from A0 to E

♭

4, produces

soundstwooctaveshigherinpitch(A2–E

♭

6).

Dierentsoundscanbeselectedfortheleftandrightsides

ofthekeyboard.

Thesoundsfortheleftsideandrightsideareappliedinthe

orderthattheirbuonsarepressed,andtheabbreviation

fortheSoundnameoftheleftsideappearsinthedisplay.

Forexample,ifthesoundfromtheG.PIANObuonisto

beappliedtotheleft side andthesoundfromtheOTH-

ERSbuonistobeappliedtotherightside,holddownthe

G.PIANObuon,andthenpresstheOTHERSbuon.

Previously,each Sound Buonshouldhave been used in

theSingleModetoselectthecorrectsound.

Tousethesamesoundforboththeleftandrightsidesof

thekeyboard,pressonlyonesoundbuon.

Damper Pedal Assignments

InthePartnerMode,theSoftpedalactsasadamperpedal

fortheleftsideofthekeyboard;theDamperpedalactsas

thedamperpedalfortherightsideofthekeyboard.

TheSostenutopedalhasnofunctioninPartnerMode.

Partner Mode Settings

In Partner Mode, adjusting the volume balance between

soundsandshiftingtheoctavecanbeperformedfromthe

FunctionMode(startingwiththe“PartnerMode:Volume

balance”functiononpage13).

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Pitches

A2 to E

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6 for the player

on the left side

Pitches E2 to C6 for the player

on the right side

4. To exit Function Mode, press the FUNCTION buon.

TheFUNCTIONbuongoesdark.

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 SomefunctionsareperformedbypressingtheRecord

buon[YES]afterselectingthefunctionnameorthe

seing.To cancelthefunction, presstheStop buon

[NO].

 Theshortcutsrefertothenamesofbuonsthatcanbe

pressedwhiletheFUNCTIONbuonislittojumptoa

specicplaceintheFunctionlist.

WhentheG1/G1Airisturnedo,allfunctionsreturnto

theirfactorydefaultseings.However,theG1/G1Aircan

besettosavethefunctionseings(see“Saveparameter

seings”onpage13).

Allseingsexceptthoseforreverbandchorusareap-

pliedtoallsounds.

 Whenasongisdeletedortheparametersarereset,do

notturnothepianowhile“000”appearsinthedis-

play.

 PianoSongscannotbecopiedordeleted.

List of functions

No.

Function

Abbre-

viation

Setting

Display

Description [default setting] Short Cut

1 Reverb

oFF,01,02,03

O,Shallow,Standard,Deep

[Dependsonthesound]

Thiseectaddsambienceanddepthtothesound,producingthesenseofperforminginaconcerthall.*1

2 Brilliance 01,02,03 LessBright,Normal,Brighter

[02:Normal]

Thiseectchangesthebrightnessofthesound.

3 Chorus

oFF,01,02,03

O,Shallow,Standard,Deep

[Dependsonthesound]

Chorusaddsmodulationtothesound,producinganexpansivelyrichsound.

4 Keyboardtouchcontrol 01,02,03,04,05 Light,Normal,Heavy,Stable,Steady

[02:Normal]

Specifyhowthesoundchangesinresponsetotheforceusedwhenyoupressakeyboardkey.*2

5 Transpose –12...00...12 ±12[00]

Insomecases,asongmaybewrieninadicultkey(e.g.,manyblackkeys),oryoumaywishtoshiftthepitchtomatch

anotherinstrumentorvocalist.Insuchcases,youcantranspose(shiftthepitch)sothatyoucanuseaneasierngering,or

usethesamefamiliarngeringtoplayatadierentpitch.

6 Mastertuning 15.0...65.0 415.0...440.0...465.0Hz[440.0]

InordertoadapttheG1/G1Airpitchtothatofanotherinstrument,youcanadjustthepitchinstepsof0.5Hz.

7 Temperament 01...09 Equaltemperament...Pelogscale

[01:Equaltemperament]

Selectfromninetemperaments,includingtheequaltemperament,classicaltemperamentsandanArabictemperament.*3

8 Metronome:Timesignature 2–4...6–4 2/4,3/4,4/4,6/4[4-4]

METRONOME

9 Metronome:Sound P–A,P–b,P––,

d–A,d–b,d––

Pendulumemphasis,Pendulumbell,

Pendulumwithoutemphasis,

Digitalemphasis,Digitalbell,

Digitalwithoutemphasis

[P–A:Pendulumemphasis]

10 Metronome:Volume 1...13 1...13[10]

Other functions

Function Mode

Thetouchcontrol,variouseects,mastertuningaswellas

temperamentseingscanbespeciedfromtheFunction

Mode.Forthefunctionsthatcanbeset,refertothe“Listof

functions”below.

Adjusting Parameter Settings in the Function Mode

1. While no song is being played back, press the FUNC-

TION buon.

TheFUNCTIONbuonwilllight.

2. Press the SELECT or buon to select the function

to be set.

Theabbreviationforthefunctionnameappearsinthe

display.

3. Press the TEMPO + and – buon to select the seing

or specify a value.

TheseingcontinuestochangewhiletheTEMPO+or

–buonishelddown.

In addition,simultaneously pressing both buons re-

turnsthefunctiontoitsdefaultseing.

Owner’s Manual

Manuel d’utilisation

Bedienungsanleitung

Manual de usuario

EFGSJ 1

Thank you for purchasing the

Korg G1/G1 Air digital piano.

Merci d’avoir choisi la piano

numérique G1/G1 Air de Korg.

Vielen Dank, dass Sie sich für einen G1/G1 Air

digtal-Klavier von Korg entschieden haben.

Gracias por comprar el

Korg G1/G1 Air Piano digital.

11 Song:Deleteselectedpartor

entire song

PA1,PA2,bot Part1,Part2,Bothparts(1song);

PressRecordbuontoperformoperation.

(Play/Pause)

DeletethecurrentlyselectedUserSongortheselectedpart.

12 Song:Deleteall —

PressRecordbuontoperformoperation.

DeleteallUserSongs.

13 Song:Copyusersong U01...U99 UserSong01–99;

PressRecordbuontoperformoperation.

CopythecurrentlyselectedUserSongtotheselectedUserSongnumber.

14 Song:Volumeofmutedpart 0...90 Mute–90%ofvolume[0]

Selectthevolumeofthemutedpart(buongoeso)duringplayback.Tomute,select“0”.

15 Song:Minimumremaining

spaceforrecording

0...100 Remainingspaceof0%...100%

Anewrecordingcannotbemadeifthelimitof99songsor999measureshasbeenreached,evenifthereis

spaceremaining.

16 LayerMode:Volumebalance 1–9...9–1 1–9(Layer1min.)...9–9(Bothmax.)

...9–1(Layer2min.)[9–9]

OTHERS

Adjustthevolumebalancebetweenthesoundsforlayer1andlayer2.

17 LayerMode:Octave(1) –1,0,1 ±1Octave[0]

Specifythesoundrangeforlayer1.

18 LayerMode:Octave(2) –1,0,1 ±1Octave[0]

Specifythesoundrangeforlayer2.

19 LayerMode:Pedal L1,L2,bot Only1,Only2,Bothlayers[bot]

Selectthelayerthatthedampereectisappliedto.

20 PartnerMode:On,O on,oFF On,O[oFF] FAVORITE

PartnerMode:Volumebalance 1–9...9–1 1–9(Leftmin.)...9–9(Bothmax.)

...9–1(Rightmin.)[9–9]

Adjustthevolumebalancebetweenthesoundsontheleft(lowrange)andright(highrange)sides.

22 PartnerMode:Octave(left) –1,0,1 ±1Octave[0]

Specifythesoundrangefortheleftside(lowrange).Asafactorydefault,thissideproducessoundsinarangetwooctaves

(A2-E

♭

23 PartnerMode:Octave(right) –1,0,1 ±1Octave[0]

Specifythesoundrangefortherightside(highrange).Asafactorydefault,thissideproducessoundsinarangetwooctaves

(E2-C6)

24 SplitMode:Volumebalance 1–9...9–1 1–9(Leftmin.)...9–9(Bothmax.)

...9–1(Rightmin.)[9–9]

SPLIT

Adjustthevolumebalancebetweenthesoundsontheleft(lowrange)andright(highrange)sides.

25 SplitMode:Octave(right) –1,0,1 ±1Octave[0]

Specifythesoundrangefortheleftside(lowrange).

26 SplitMode:Octave(left) –1,0,1 ±1Octave[0]

Specifythesoundrangefortherightside(highrange).

27 MIDI:Channels 01...16 Channel1...16[01] PART1

MIDI:LocalOn/O on,oFF On,O[on]

29 MIDI:ProgramChangelter on,oFF On,O[oFF]

30 MIDI:ControlChangelter on,oFF On,O[oFF]

31 MIDI:Multi-timbral on,oFF On,O[on]

32 Autopowero oFF,30,1h,4h Disable,30min,1h,4h[30] PART2

Saveparameterseings on,oFF Enable,Disable[oFF]

Selectwhetherornotallsoundsaswellasfunction/parameterseingsaresavedwhentheG1/G1Airisturnedo.

34 Reseingtheparameters —

PressRecordbuontoperformoperation.

Returnallparameters/functionstotheirfactorydefaultseings.*4

theirfactorydefaultseings.Ifyouwanttoerasetheper-

formancedatayou’verecorded,referto“Song:Deleteall”

onpage13.

Beforecontinuingwiththisprocedure,makesurethatyou

wanttorestorethefactorydefaultseings.

Select function “ ”, and then press the Record but-

ton to perform the operation.

Thedisplayindicatesthattheoperationisbeingperformed.

 Whentheparametersarereset,donotturnothepia-

nowhile“000”appearsinthedisplay.

About MIDI

InordertotransferMIDIdata,apairofcommerciallyavail-

ableMIDIcablesisrequired.

TheMIDIOutoftheG1/G1AirsendsdatatotheMIDIIn

oftheotherMIDIDevice.TheMIDIInoftheG1/G1Airre-

ceivesMIDIdatabeingsentfromtheMIDIOutoftheother

device.

Fordetailsonthedatathatcanbetransmiedandreceived,

refertothefollowingcompatibilitytableandtheMIDIim-

plementationchart.

Sounds and Corresponding Program Change Numbers

Abbreviation

0 10 20

1 11 21

2 12 22

3 13 23

4 14 24

5 15 25

6 16 26

7 17 27

8 18 28

9 19

Local On/Off

On:With the Local On seing, playing the G1/G1 Air’s

keyboardproducesthesoundsoftheperformanceas

wellastransmitsMIDIdata.

O: With the Local O seing, playing the G1/G1 Air’s

keyboarddoesnotproducethesoundsoftheperfor-

mance;MIDIdataisonlytransmied.

Program Change Filter

On:ThesendingandreceivingofMIDIProgramChange

informationisdisabled.

O: MIDIProgramChangeinformationwillbesentand

received.

Control Change Filter

On:The sending andreceiving of MIDIControlChange

informationisdisabled.

O: MIDIControlChangeinformationwillbesentandre-

ceived.

Multi-Timbral

TheG1/G1Aircanoperateasa16-partmulti-timbralsound

modulewhencontrolledfromanexternalMIDIdevice

On:The G1/G1 Air can be used as multi-timbral sound

moduleviaanexternalMIDIdevice.

O:

TheG1/G1Aircannotbeusedasmulti-timbralsound

module.

Additional Functions and Descriptions

Turning on/off reverb

ReverbcanbeturnedonorobyholdingdowntheFUNC-

TIONbuonandpressingtheG.PIANObuon.

Keyboard Touch Control Curve

Loud

Loudness

Quiet

Loud

Playing strength

Display Touch sensitivity

Light.Loudnotescanbeproducedevenbyplaying

lightly.

Normal.(defaultseing)

Heavy.Loudnotescanbeproducedonlybyplay-

ingveryhard.

Stable. Sensitivity variations are reduced, and a

relativelystablesoundisproduced.

Steady.Steadynotesareproduced,likewithanor-

gan,regardlessoftheforceusedtopressthekey.

Temperament types

Display Temperament

Equal temperament (default seing):

Spacingallsemitonesatequalpitchintervals,

thistemperamentisthemostwidelyused.

Pure temperament [major]: Majorchordsinthe

key(C)areperfectlytuned.

Pure temperament [minor]: Minorchordsinthe

key(C)areperfectlytuned.

Arabic: Thisscaleincludesthequarter-toneinter-

valsusedinArabicmusic.

Pythagorean: ThisancientGreekscaleisespe-

ciallyeectiveforplayingmelodies.Itconsistsof

perfectfths;however,otherintervals–themajor

thirdinparticular–isoutoftune.

Werckmeister: TheWerckmeister

III

scale was

createdinthelaterBaroqueperiodtoallowrela-

tivelyfreetransposition.

Kirnberger: TheKirnberger

III

scaleisusedmain-

lyfortuningharpsichords.

Slendro scale: ThisisanIndonesiangamelan

scalewithvenotesperoctave.

Pelog scale: ThisisanIndonesiangamelanscale

withsevennotesperoctave.

About stretched tuning

In order to produce the most natural resonance, piano

soundsusea“stretchedtuning”thatmakesthenotesofthe

lower rangeslightlyaer than equal temperament, and

theupperrangeslightlysharper.Thisishowanacoustic

pianoisnormallytunedbyprofessionaltuners.

Resetting the parameters

Thisprocedurewillnotdeletetheperformancedatathat

you’verecorded,butwillreturnallparameters/functionsto

Owner’s Manual

Manuel d’utilisation

Bedienungsanleitung

Manual de usuario

EFGSJ 1

Thank you for purchasing the

Korg G1/G1 Air digital piano.

Merci d’avoir choisi la piano

numérique G1/G1 Air de Korg.

Vielen Dank, dass Sie sich für einen G1/G1 Air

digtal-Klavier von Korg entschieden haben.

Gracias por comprar el

Korg G1/G1 Air Piano digital.

USB storage mode

WhentheG1/G1AirisinUSBstoragemode,datacanbe

transferred betweenitsinternalmemory andanexternal

computer.

 WhiletheG1/G1AirisinUSBstoragemode,noopera-

tioncanbeperformedonit.

 TheUSBconnectioncannotbeusedforMIDIcommu-

nicationwhiletheUSBstoragemodeisbeingusedfor

datatransfer.

1. Turn o the G1/G1 Air.

2. Connect the G1/G1 Air to the computer using a USB

cable.

3. While holding down the METRONOME and Record

buons, press the power buon to turn on the G1/G1

Air.

ThePlay/Pausebuonlightsup,and“ ”appears

inthedisplay.

 IftheG1/G1 Airis turned o ortheUSBcable is

disconnected while data is being transferred in

USBstoragemode,G1/G1Airdataortheconnected

computermaybedamaged.

4. Data can be backed up or restored by dragging folders

and les as with any external USB drive.

“G1USONG.BIN”in“KORGSYSTEM”isthesongdata

forallsongsrecordedwiththeG1/G1Air.

 Ifthelenameischanged,thedatacannolonger

beread.

 Donotmove ordeleteanyles otherthan“G1U-

SONG.BIN”,otherwisetheG1/G1Airmaynotoper-

atecorrectly.

 Donotaddbackuplesorlesnotneededbythe

G1/G1Airto“KORGSYSTEM.”Otherwise,itmay

nolongerbepossibletosaverecordingdataorpa-

rameterseings.

5. When you have completed the data transfer, remove

or delete the USB drive from the computer desktop.

For the details, refer to the computer’s instruction

manual.

IfyouareusingaMacOS:Whenyoumove“KORGSYS-

TEM”intotheTrash(orremove“KORGSYSTEM”).

6. To exit USB storage mode, press the lit Play/Pause but-

ton to turn o the G1/G1 Air.

Using as a Bluetooth Speaker (G1 Air only)

Ifacomputer,tablet,smartphone,audioplayer,etc.,com-

patiblewithBluetoothaudioisconnected,theG1Aircan

beusedasaBluetoothspeaker.

Adjustthevolumeontheoutputfromthedeviceconnected

viaBluetooth audio.ItcannotbeadjustedwiththeVOL-

UMEknobontheG1Air.

TheautopowerofunctionoftheG1Airwillnotoper-

ate during playback of a device connected via Blue-

toothaudio.

Multipledevicescannotbeconnectedatthesametime.

USB

Using MIDI through a USB Connection

TheG1/G1Airallowsyoutoestablishatwo-wayMIDIlink

withyourcomputerviatheUSBconnection.

Operating requirements

Windows

Computer:

MusthaveanonboardUSBport,andmustrunMicro-

softWindows7orlater.

Operating system:

MicrosoftWindows7(32-bit,64-bit)

MicrosoftWindows8.1(32-bit,64-bit)

MicrosoftWindows10(32-bit,64-bit)

Mac OS X

Computer:

MusthaveanonboardUSBport,andmustrunOSX.

Operating system:

OSX10.8,10.9,10.10

 OperationoftheG1/G1Airisnotguaranteedwithall

computersthatsatisfytheseoperatingrequirements.

 WhenyourstconnecttheG1/G1AirtoyourWindows

computer,theUSB-MIDIdriverincludedwiththeop-

eratingsystemwillbeinstalledautomatically.

G1/G1 Air and Driver Ports

Driver Ports

MIDI IN Port

WhenusingtheG1/G1Airtocontrolanapplicationonyour

computer,selectthisportintheMIDIinputseingsofyour

application.

MIDI OUT Port

UsethisporttocontroltheG1/G1Air.

 When using the standard USB-MIDI driverincluded

with the Windows operating system, the G1/G1 Air

cannotbeusedbymultipleapplicationssimultaneous-

ly.IfyouwanttousetheG1/G1Airwithmultipleap-

plications simultaneously, you must install the Korg

USB-MIDI driver. You can download the Korg USB-

MIDIdriverfromtheKorgwebsite,andinstallitasde-

scribedintheincludeddocumentation.

hp://www.korg.com/

 EveniftheG1/G1Airwillnotbeusedwithmultiple

applications,werecommendinstallingtheKORGUSB-

MIDIdriver,whichshouldprovideimprovedoperat-

ingstability.

Appendix

Troubleshooting

If any of the following problems should occur, carefully

examinetheinstrumenttoseeifyoucandiscernwhatthe

troublemaybe,andtryresolvingitbyfollowingthesug-

gestions below. If the instrument still does not function

properly,pleasecontactyourdealer.

The instrument will not turn on

• CheckthattheACadapteriscorrectlyconnectedtothe

pianoandtheoutlet.

• Makesurethatthepowercordisfullypluggedintothe

ACadapter.

No sound

• Isthecordfromthespeakerboxconnectedsecurelyto

thespeakerconnectorontheG1/G1Air?

• Besurethatthevolumeissettoanadequatelevel,and

notsettotheMINvalue.

• MakesurethattheMIDI Local functionis notset on

OFF(seepage13).Ifitis,setittoON(orturnthein-

strumentoandthenonagain).

• Checktoseethatnothingisconnectedtotheheadphone

jacks;anyconnectiontoeitherofthesejackswillmute

theinternalspeakers.

Notes are interrupted

Themaximumpolyphonymayhavebeenexceeded;

see“Aboutmaximumpolyphony.”

The sound has changed.

Eects such as reverb and chorus are saved with each

sound.

Theeectseingsthatareapplieddierdependingonthe

orderthatsoundsareselectedinLayerModeorthesounds

selectedforaUserSong;therefore,dierentnuancesmay

be heardeven with thesame combination of sounds. Be

carefulwhenselectingsounds.

The pitch or tone of the piano sounds wrong in some

key regions

The G1/G1 Air’s piano sounds replicate the sound of an

actualpianoas faithfullyas possible.Thismeansthatin

some regions of the keyboard, you may feel that certain

overtonesseemstronger,aectingthepitchortone.Thisis

not a malfunction.

Your external MIDI device does not respond to MIDI

data sent from the G1/G1 Air.

• MakesurethatallMIDIcablesarecorrectlyconnected.

• MakesurethattheG1/G1AiristransmiingMIDIdata

onthesamechannelthattheMIDIdeviceisreceiving

on.

About maximum polyphony

Ifthenumberofnotesbeingplayedsimultaneouslyexceeds

themaximumpolyphony,somenoteswillbelostsincethe

G1/G1Airisequippedwithamechanismthatstopstherst

notebeingplayedtogiveprioritytonotesplayedwithkeys

pressedlater.SomeG1/G1Airsounds,althoughtheymay

beasinglesound,aregeneratedbytwoormoreoscillators

(onenoteofasound-generatingcircuit).Soundsusingjust

oneoscillator,suchastheElectricGrandandClavsounds

oftheOTHERSbuon,haveamaximumpolyphonyof120

Connecting a New Device (Pairing)

Whenanewdeviceisconnected,“pairing”(mutuallyreg-

isteringconnectioninformation)mustbeperformed.

Theinformationforuptoeightpaireddevicescanbe

stored.Whenaninthdeviceispaired,theinformation

foranexistingdeviceisdeletedsothatthenewinfor-

mationcanbestored.

 Evenifpairingfailed,theinformationforthatdevice

may be stored on the G1 Air. If the information for

eightdeviceshasalreadybeenstored,theinformation

foranexistingdeviceisdeleted.

 Inordertoreconnecttothedevicewhoseinformation

wasdeleted,deletetheG1Air’sinformationfromthat

device,andthenperformpairingagain.

1. When the G1 Air is turned on, it enters the pairing

standby mode.

Pairingisenabledforonly1minuteaftertheabbrevia-

tionfortheSoundnameappearsinthedisplayafterthe

G1Airwasturnedon.

2. Turn on the Bluetooth function for the device to be

connected to, and then select “KORG G1Air” in the

list of the seings screen that appeared.

When a message appears, requesting permission for

pairing,allowpairing.

Whenapasskeyisrequested,enter“0000”.

ThepasskeymayalsobecalledaPINcode,pass-

word,etc.

3. If pairing is successful, the connected device enters

a connection-ready mode and displays a connection

with “KORG G1Air”.

Sincethedisplaysdierdependingonthedevice,referto

themanualofyourdevice.

Reconnecting to a paired device

• If the Bluetooth function for the device to be connect-

ed to was turned o when the G1 Air was turned on

TurnontheBluetoothfunctionforthedevicetobecon-

nectedto.

• If the Bluetooth function for the device to be connect-

ed to was turned on when the G1 Air was turned on

TurnotheBluetoothfunctionforthedevicetobecon-

nectedto,andthenturnitonagain,orselect“KORG

G1Air”inthelistofpaireddevices.

 Ifaconnectioncannotbeestablishedagain,turnothe

Bluetoothfunctionforthedevice,andthenturniton

again.Ifaconnectionstillcannotbeestablished,cancel

pairingordeletetheinformationfromthedevice,and

thentryperformingtheoperationdescribedabovein

“ConnectingaNewDevice(Pairing)”.

Cutting the Connection

Perform the operation by using the Bluetooth seings

screenontheconnecteddevice.

 IftheG1Air isturnedo while it isconnectedto a

device,itmaybedicultfortheconnectiontobere-

establishedthenexttime.

Owner’s Manual

Manuel d’utilisation

Bedienungsanleitung

Manual de usuario

EFGSJ 1

Thank you for purchasing the

Korg G1/G1 Air digital piano.

Merci d’avoir choisi la piano

numérique G1/G1 Air de Korg.

Vielen Dank, dass Sie sich für einen G1/G1 Air

digtal-Klavier von Korg entschieden haben.

Gracias por comprar el

Korg G1/G1 Air Piano digital.

Specications

Keyboard  RH3(Realweightedhammeraction3)

 88keys(A0–C8)

Touch Curves Fiveavailable

Pitch Control Transpose,Mastertuning

Temperament Ninetypes

Sound Generation

StereoPCMSystem

Polyphony 120notes(max)

Sounds  29sounds+3base sounds

Eects Brilliance,Reverb,Chorus(3levelseach)

Recorder Twoparts,maximum45,000notes

Demo Songs 50

  (SoundDemoSong×10,PianoSong×40)

Metronome Tempo,TimeSignature,SoundSelect,

  VolumeControls

Pedal  Damper*,Sostenuto,

  Soft*(*half-pedalingsupported)

Connections

LINEOUT,MIDI(IN,OUT),

USB,

  Headphones×2,PEDAL,SPEAKER,

DC24V

Controls

Power,VOLUME,G.PIANO,A.PIANO,

  J.PIANO,OTHERS,FAVORITE,SPLIT,

  FUNCTION,SELECT( , ),

  TEMPO(+,–),METRONOME,

  Play/Pause( ),Stop( ),Record( ),

  PART1,PART2

Wireless method:Bluetooth(A2DPSink)(G1Aironly)

Speakers  5cm(1.97”)×2,12cm(4.72”)×2

Amplication 20W×2+20W×2

Power supply DC24V

( ),2.5A

Power consumption 28W

Dimensions (W × D × H)

1346×384×822mm/52.99×15.12×32.36inches

 1346×384×985mm/52.99×15.12×38.78inches

 (withthekeycoveropened)

Weight 42kg/92.59lbs.(includingStand)

Included Items ACadapter,Powercord,

  StandwithSpeakerBox&Pedalunit.

  Owner'sManual

•Specicationsandappearancearesubjecttochange

withoutnoticeforimprovement.

notes.Soundsusingfouroscillators,suchasthesoundsof

the G.PIANO buon, have a maximum polyphony of 30

notes.

120÷Numberofsoundoscillators=Maximumpolyphony

Keep the maximum polyphony in mind and carefully

choosesoundswhenusingLayerModetoplaytwosounds

simultaneouslyorwhenusingthedamperpedal.

System initialization

TheG1/G1Aircanbereturnedtoitsfactorydefaultcondi-

tion.AllfunctionsintheFunctionModewillbereturned

totheirfactorydefaultseings,andallrecordeddatawill

bedeleted.

 Deleted data or seings cannot be recovered. Before

continuing with this procedure, make sure that you

wanttodeletethedataandseings.

1. Turn o the G1/G1 Air.

2. While holding down the FUNCTION and METRO-

NOME buons, turn on the G1/G1 Air.

3. After “ ” will appear on the display for about 2

seconds, the normal power is turned on.

3. While adjusting the gaps between the left and right side

panels and the G1/G1 Air, fasten them together using

four screws (M6)

Ifitisdiculttoalignthescrewholes,placeacloth

ormagazineundertheleftandrightsidepanelsto

adjusttheirheights.

Screws

(M6)

Screws

(M6)

Side panel (right)

Side panel (left)

4. Temporarily tighten* the pedal board to the hardware in-

side the side panels of the stand, using four screws (M4,

long).

Becarefulnottoscratchthesidepanels.

*Totemporarilytightenthescrewsistotightenthemleav-

ingaclearanceofabout2mm.

Screws

(M4, long)

Screws

(M4, long)

Side panel

(right)

Side panel

(left)

Pedal board

5. With the help of another person, slowly stand up the

stand being assembled.

6. Lift up the speaker box so that the brackets (A) on the

left and right side panels pass through the dents in the

speaker box. When the brackets (A) are fully hidden

within the speaker box, push the speaker box forward so

the rear of the speaker box is nearly ush with the edges

of the side panels. Then, the speaker box can be released.

 Becarefulnottopinchyourngers.

Pedal board

Speaker box

Side panel

(left)

Side pane

(right)

Anti-tipping Bracket

(left)

Anti-tipping Bracket

(right)

Pedal unit

Pedal cord

Rear panel

Assembling the Stand

Warning

● At least one other person must help you assem-

ble the stand.

Caution during assembly

Inordertoassemblethestandsafely,pleaseobservethefol-

lowingpoints.

• Makesurethatyouhavethecorrectpartinthecorrectori-

entation,andperformtheassemblyintheordergiven.

Other cautions

Pleasecheckthefollowingpointsafterassembly.

• Loosened screws

Thescrewsmayloosenastimepassesafterassembly.You

shouldperiodicallycheckwhetheranyscrewshavebecome

loose.Ifyoufeelthatthestandvibratesexcessively,itispos-

siblethatscrewshavecomeloose.Ifso,re-tightenthem.

• When moving the digital piano to another location

Tomovetheassembledstand,removetheACadaptercord

fromthestand,closethekeycover,andthenmoveitslowly

withatleasttwopeoplekeepingitaslevelaspossible.

• Disassembly

Ifyouneedtodisassemblethestand,dosobyreversingthe

stepsoftheassemblyprocedure.Afterdisassembly,keepthe

screwsandotherpartsinasafeplacesothattheyarenotlost.

TheG1/G1Airshouldalwaysbelaiddownbeforedisas-

sembled.

Assembly procedure

You’llneedaPhillips(+)screwdriver.

1. Put the protective sheet, which had covered the G1/G1

Air, on a at oor, and place the G1/G1 Air on that sheet

with its rear facing the oor.

Inaddition,placeclothsormagazinessothatyoumayeas-

ilyputyourhandsundertheG1/G1Airwhenassembling

andraisingthestand.

Protective sheet

2. Make sure that all of the following parts are available.

Screws (M6)

x 4 pcs.

Screws (M4, short)

x 12 pcs.

Push rivet

x 1pc.

Cord holder

x 2 pcs.

Brackets

x 2 pcs.

Screws (M4, long)

x 8 pcs.

Owner’s Manual

Manuel d’utilisation

Bedienungsanleitung

Manual de usuario

EFGSJ 1

Thank you for purchasing the

Korg G1/G1 Air digital piano.

Merci d’avoir choisi la piano

numérique G1/G1 Air de Korg.

Vielen Dank, dass Sie sich für einen G1/G1 Air

digtal-Klavier von Korg entschieden haben.

Gracias por comprar el

Korg G1/G1 Air Piano digital.

7. Align the bracket holes in the left and right side panels

with the holes in the speaker box, and then secure them

with the four screws (M4, long) so the gaps on the left

and right sides are equal.

Atthesametime,securethecordholderwiththetopscrew

ontheleftsidepanel.

Screws

(M4, long)

Screws

(M4, long)

Cord

holder

8. Aach the brackets at the holes (under the speaker box)

in the left and right side panels with the screws (M4,

long).

9. Slightly bend the rear panel and insert it into the grooves

in the left and right side panels.

 Becarefulnottopinchyourngers.

Dent

Speaker cord

Bracket (A)

Screw (M4, short)

Bracket

Grooves

Rear panel

10. Lift up the rear panel to align the holes in the rear panel

and the brackets installed in step 8, and then temporarily

fasten the boom of the rear panel with the four screws

(M4, short).

11. Fasten the rear panel and the brackets (through the holes

aligned in step 10) with two screws (M4, short).

12. Connect the aached pedal cord, observing the correct

orientation, to the connector on the reverse side of the

pedal unit, and then engage it with a slot in the pedal

unit.

Thepedalcord can beaachedto or detached fromthe

connectorwithitslockingtabhelddown.

Rear panel

Hole in the rear panel

Bracket

Screws (M4, short)

Screws

(M4, short)

Screw (M4, short)

Locking

tab

13. Lift up either the left or right side of the stand to insert

the pedal unit into the pedal board.

14. Insert the pedal unit into the pedal board, and then fas-

ten it by pressing a push rivet into the hole (above the

cutout) at the rear of the pedal board.

Afterinstallation,liftthestandtocheckthatthepedalunit

doesnotfallout.

Thepushrivetwill preventthepedal unitfromfallingout.

Therefore,itcannotbefullyfastenedtothepedalboard.

15. Firmly tighten the pedal board and rear panel screws

temporarily tightened in steps 4 and 10.

WhentighteningthescrewsontheG1/G1Air,adjustthe

up/downandfront/rearpositionsontheleftandrightside

panelssothattheyareequal.

16. Make sure to aach the anti-tipping brackets behind

both side panels. And the anti-tipping bracket fastened

to the left of the code holder at this time.

Aachtheanti-tippingbrackets,startingwiththeround

holeattheboom.

Joints betweenthesidepanelsandtheaachedanti-tip-

pingbracketsshouldbeeven(withnoleveldierenceleft).

17. Ensure that the stand has no gaps and is not tilted, and

that all the screws are tightened rmly.

18. Connect the AC adapter (refer to “Connecting the Pow-

er” on page 5), pedal cord and the speaker cord to the

Connector Panel at the center of the underside of the key-

board unit.

Whenconnectingthepedalcordandthespeakercord,ob-

servethecorrectorientationsoftheconnectors.

Thepedalcordorthespeakercordcanbedetachedfromthe

connectorwithitslockingtabhelddown.

Front

Rear of pedal board

Rear

Push

Push rivet

Reverse

Screws

(M4, short)

Screws (M4, short)

Cord holder

Reverse

Anti-tipping

Brackets

Cord

holder

Speaker cord

Pedal cord

AC adapter cord

Locking tab

19. Use the two cord holders to secure the AC adapter cord

and pedal cord.

Aftersecuringthecordwiththecordholder,ensurethat

excesspressureisnotappliedtotheconnectors.

20. Place the G1/G1 Air where you intend to use it. Make

sure to place it in a safe location where the oor is at

and stable.

 When seing the digital piano in place, make sure

thatthestanddoesnotrestontheACadaptercordor

pedalcord.

 For greater safety, be sure to aach the anti-tipping

bracketstotherearoftheleftandrightsidepanels.

Check following assembly

□ Are any parts left over?

If any parts are left over, carefully review the assembly

proceduretoseewherethosepartsshouldhavebeenused.

□ Makesurethatallscrewsaretight.

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