A guide to your KN keyboard

Guides and model notes for Technics KN-series arranger keyboards. The guides cover the KN7000 so far.

KN models

Only the KN7000 has a page so far.

Model	Year	Storage	Page
KN7000	2002 Source: Community report	Floppy and SD card Source: Manual, pp. 122, 138	KN7000
KN6500	2001 Source: Community report	Not known	None yet
KN6000	1999 Source: Community report	Floppy Source: From original disks	None yet
KN5000	1997 Source: Community report	Floppy Source: Inferred	None yet
KN3000	1995 Source: Community report	Floppy Source: Inferred	None yet
KN2000	1993 Source: Community report	Floppy Source: Inferred	None yet
KN2600	2003 Source: Community report	SD card only Source: Community report	None yet
KN2400	2003 Source: Community report	Not known	None yet
KN1600 and KN1400	1998 Source: Community report	Not known	None yet
KN1500, KN930 and KN920	1996 (KN930: 1998) Source: Community report	Not known	None yet
KN1000	1991 Source: Community report	Not known	None yet
KN800	1989 Source: Community report	Not known	None yet

Year: when the model first went on sale in Germany.

Corrections and additions: hello@knarrangers.com

Switch on, set the volumes and playHow to switch the keyboard on, play a first sound and set the volumes.
Choose a sound, including the extra Sound Explorer listHow to choose a sound for each part, from the SOUND GROUP buttons or the longer Sound Explorer list.
Split the keyboard and layer Right 1, Right 2 and LeftHow to layer two sounds, split the keyboard between left and right, and move the split point.

Choose a styleHow to choose a style and one of its four variations, including custom and composer styles.
Start and stop, set the tempo, tap the tempo, start on the first chordHow to start and stop a style, set its tempo with the dial or by tapping, and make it start on the first chord.
Use variations, intros, count-in, fills and endingsHow to choose a style's variation, start it with an intro or a count-in, add fills and finish with an ending.
Play chords for the accompaniment (Auto Play Chord)How to turn on Auto Play Chord, so the style's band plays in the chord given by the left hand.
Choose how chords are read: one-finger, fingered or pianistHow to choose the Auto Play Chord mode, and how chords are played in each mode.
Set the sounds and tempo for a style (One Touch Play)How to use One Touch Play to set the sounds, effects and tempo that suit the chosen style.

Store your set-up in a panel memoryHow to store the panel's settings in a panel memory, and recall them.
Recall panel memories and change bankHow to recall a stored panel memory, and move between the 13 banks.

Save your work to a card or floppyHow to save the keyboard's memory to an SD card or a floppy disk, and choose what goes in the save.
Load a save from a card or floppyHow to load a save from an SD card or a floppy disk back into the keyboard, all of it or only some kinds of data.
Prepare a new SD cardHow to choose an SD card for the KN7000, format it in the keyboard and make it ready for saves.

Record with Easy RecordHow to record what you play with Easy Record, and play it back.
Play back, loop a section and set the playback volumeHow to play back a sequencer song, repeat a few bars of it, and set its volume and tempo.

Return settings to factory, all or only MIDIHow to put the MIDI settings, one section of memory, or the whole keyboard back to its factory settings.

Each fact has a label showing its source.