Sustain half-pedal problem by MIDI

Hi,
I am connecting my Korg LP-350 Digital piano by MIDI to an iMAC using GarageBand.
The sustain pedal supports the half-pedal feature which is really annoying me because when I press the pedal, some notes are mute when pedal goes half-way down, only by MIDI.
Is there a way to turn of the half-pedal feature or something similar to fix this issue?
Many thanks.

Turning the half-pedal feature off was my first idea, but I didn't find it anywhere in the manual.
Here's the manual if someone can find it: http://www.korgpa.com/pa_root/pdf/lp350/LP350-UM-E.pdf
Any help is really appreciated.

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