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KURZWEIl_KA-90_Manual_003_151105.pdf 1 2015-11-06 10:29:25
STAGE PIANO
Owner's Manual
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BEEP
PEDAL
TOUCH
RESONANCE
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TUNE
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SCALE
REVERB
CHORUS
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HARMONY
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- Page 1 KURZWEIl_KA-90_Manual_003_151105.pdf 1 2015-11-06 10:29:25 STAGE PIANO Owner’s Manual LAYER SPLIT BEEP PEDAL TOUCH TUNE OCTAVE SCALE REVERB CHORUS DUET HARMONY MELODY OFF METRONOME ACCOMP TEMPO STYLE SONG MIDI RESONANCE TYPE ROOT ON/OFF ON/OFF VOCAL...
- Page 2 KURZWEIl_KA-90_Manual_003_151105.pdf 2 2015-11-06 10:29:25 INFORMATION FOR YOUR SAFETY! THE FCC REGULATION WARNING (for USA) PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
KURZWEIl_KA-90_Manual_003_151105.pdf 3 2015-11-06 10:29:26 Contents Panel Description Listening to the songs Front Panel..............4 Playing Songs............17 Rear Panel..............5 Stop Playing Songs...........17 Learning Songs............17 Setup Setting a Music Stand..........6 Record Power Supply...............6 Prepare Recording............18 Start Recording............18 Connections Stop Recording............18 Connecting a pair of Headphones.......7 Play Back the User Song...........18 Connecting an Audio Equipment.........7 Delete the User Song..........19... -
Page 4: Panel Description
KURZWEIl_KA-90_Manual_003_151105.pdf 4 2015-11-06 10:29:28 Panel Description Front Panel LAYER SPLIT BEEP PEDAL TOUCH TUNE OCTAVE SCALE REVERB CHORUS DUET HARMONY MELODY OFF METRONOME ACCOMP TEMPO STYLE SONG MIDI RESONANCE TYPE ROOT ON/OFF ON/OFF VOCAL LAYER SPLIT When exit the MIDI controller mode： When enter the MIDI controller mode：... -
Page 5: Rear Panel
KURZWEIl_KA-90_Manual_003_151105.pdf 5 2015-11-06 10:29:32 Panel Description CHORUS DUET HARMONY MELODY OFF METRONOME ACCOMP ON/OFF VOCAL BEEP PEDAL TOUCH TUNE OCTAVE SCALE REVERB CHORUS DUET HARMONY MELODY OFF METRONOME ACCOMP TEMPO STYLE SONG MIDI RESONANCE TYPE ROOT ON/OFF ON/OFF VOCAL STYLE SONG MIDI TEMPO... -
Page 6: Setup
KURZWEIl_KA-90_Manual_003_151105.pdf 6 2015-11-06 10:29:38 Setup This section contains information about setting up your instrument and preparing to play. Please go through this section carefully before turning the power on. Setting a Music Stand Follow the images on the right, and install the music stand correctly. A music stand is supplied with the keyboard. -
Page 7: Connections
KURZWEIl_KA-90_Manual_003_151105.pdf 7 2015-11-06 10:29:41 Connections Connecting a pair of Headphones A standard pair of stereo headphones can be plugged in here for private practice or late-night playing. Jack1: When a pair of headphones is plugged into the jack 1, the sound can be heard from both headphones and speakers of the instrument. -
Page 8: Connecting A Footswitch
KURZWEIl_KA-90_Manual_003_151105.pdf 8 2015-11-06 10:29:43 Connections Connecting a Footswitch MIDI OUT SUSTAIN AUX IN AUX OUT An optional footswitch can be plugged into the sustain jack and be used to switch sustain on or off. Simply by pressing a sustain footswitch, you will have a natural sustain as you play. Note: 1. -
Page 9: Quick Start
KURZWEIl_KA-90_Manual_003_151105.pdf 9 2015-11-06 10:29:43 Quick Start Power Switch and Master Volume Turn the Power On/Off First, please ensure the correct connection has been made based on the previous instruction. Press POWER switch, the nixie tube screen lights up, and displays “0.01”, it indicates the instrument is power on. -
Page 10: Playing Songs
KURZWEIl_KA-90_Manual_003_151105.pdf 10 2015-11-06 10:29:44 Quick Start Play the style. Press the [START/STOP] button and it’s relevant LED indicators are STYLE flashing in red and green. As soon as you play the keyboard with your left-hand, the auto accompaniment (piano style) starts. Note: If you press key(s) marked STYLE 0-9 to select the desired style, please press and hold the [shift] button, then tapping 2 consecutive... -
Page 11: Advanced Use
KURZWEIl_KA-90_Manual_003_151105.pdf 11 2015-11-06 10:29:45 Advanced Use Playing Voices 01 GrandPno 03 E.Piano 05 E.Piano 3 07 Clavi 09 PercOrgn This instrument features 20 exceptionally realistic voices. Please refer to the Voice List for details. The default upper voice number is 001. 02 GrandPn 2 04 E.Piano 2 06 Harpsi... -
Page 12: Playing Voice Demo
KURZWEIl_KA-90_Manual_003_151105.pdf 12 2015-11-06 10:29:45 Advanced Use Split Point： Default Split Point：F#3 The point on the keyboard that separates UPPER or LAYER voice and SPLIT voice is called “split point”. The default split point is: F#3（34）. 1. Press and hold the [SPLIT] button, then press any key to set split point. -
Page 13: Tune
KURZWEIl_KA-90_Manual_003_151105.pdf 13 2015-11-06 10:29:46 Advanced Use Tune The overall tuning of the instrument can be shifted up or down by a TUNE maximum of 100 cents in 1-cent increments (100 cents = 1 semitone). Operation： 1. Press and hold the [SHIFT] button, then press the key marked TUNE +/- to set the tune value. -
Page 14: Playing Accompaniment
KURZWEIl_KA-90_Manual_003_151105.pdf 14 2015-11-06 10:29:47 Playing Accompaniment This stage piano features 50 piano accompaniments. Please refer to the style list for details. The default style number is: “00.1” Selecting a Style Press [STYLE] button to enter style mode. LAYER The nixie tube displays the current style number, such as “00.1”. Press the [+/YES]/[-/NO] button to select the desired style, or you can press and hold the [SHIFT] button, then press the style keys marked 0-9 to select the desired style. -
Page 15: Tempo
KURZWEIl_KA-90_Manual_003_151105.pdf 15 2015-11-06 10:29:48 Playing Accompaniment Tempo Each style, song, metronome, and duet of this instrument has been programmed with a default tempo. However, this can be changed by the tempo button. Adjustable range: 30~280. Operation: Press the [TEMPO +]/ [TEMPO -] button to adjust the desired tempo value, the nixie tube displays current tempo value. -
Page 16: Dsp Effect
KURZWEIl_KA-90_Manual_003_151105.pdf 16 2015-11-06 10:29:49 DSP Effect The DSP effect is the sound localization technology for simulating the sounds in the real environment. With DSP effect, you can add ambience and depth to your music in a variety of ways. There are 5 reverb effects, 5 chorus effects, 5 EQ effects built into this instrument. -
Page 17: Listening To The Songs
KURZWEIl_KA-90_Manual_003_151105.pdf 17 2015-11-06 10:29:50 Listening to the songs Playing Songs This instrument has 60 preset piano songs for appreciating. Please refer to the Song List for details. SPLIT Playing songs in large cycle： Press the [SONG] button to enter the song playing mode, the system will play all preset songs in large cycle. -
Page 18: Record
KURZWEIl_KA-90_Manual_003_151105.pdf 18 2015-11-06 10:29:51 Record With the easy-to-use song recording features, you can record your own keyboard performances as a user song. This piano allows up to 5 user songs to be recorded, stored in internal memory. Prepare Recording Before recording, firstly selecting a user song to save the recording song. -
Page 19: Delete The User Song
KURZWEIl_KA-90_Manual_003_151105.pdf 19 2015-11-06 10:29:51 Record Delete the User Song Pressing and holding [RECORD] and [PLAY/ STOP] button together and turn power on simultaneously, all user songs will be erased. Press the [PLAY/ STOP] button to enter the status of selecting user song, then press the [RECORD] button to delete the selected user song, and the nixie tube displays “dEL”.Press the [+/YES] button to confirm the delete operation;... -
Page 20: Harmony
KURZWEIl_KA-90_Manual_003_151105.pdf 20 2015-11-06 10:29:52 Harmony With this harmony function, the system will automatically add harmony effect to your performance. Operation: 1. Press and hold the [SHIFT] button, then press the [HARMONY] button to turn this function on/ off, the default setting is: OFF. 2. -
Page 21: Scale
KURZWEIl_KA-90_Manual_003_151105.pdf 21 2015-11-06 10:29:52 Scale For example： You select the “Minor” scale and set its root note “C#”. 1. Press and hold [SHIFT] button, then press the [SCALE] button to enter the scale mode. 2. Press and hold the [SHIFT] button, then press the key marked SCALE TYPE +/- to select “3: Minor”... -
Page 22: Beep Tone
KURZWEIl_KA-90_Manual_003_151105.pdf 22 2015-11-06 10:29:53 Beep Tone This function is used to turn on or turn off the prompt tone. The default setting is turn on. BEEP Operation: Press and hold the [SHIFT] button, then press the key marked BEEP key to turn the beep tone on or off. MIDI Function What’s MIDI? MIDI (short for Musical Instrument Digital Interface) allows a wide... - Page 23 KURZWEIl_KA-90_Manual_003_151105.pdf 23 2015-11-06 10:29:54 MIDI Function Enter controller edit mode Press the [MIDI EDIT] button to enter the controller edit mode, the relevant MIDI EDIT indicator will light up. Controller select In the controller edit mode, press one of the [CTRL 1]-[CTRL 3] buttons to individually edit the selected controller.
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Page 24: Controller Output
KURZWEIl_KA-90_Manual_003_151105.pdf 24 2015-11-06 10:29:55 MIDI Function You can refer to above procedures 3-6 to complete parameter settings of controller 1/2/3. Press [MIDI EDIT] button to exit MIDI controller edit mode, and the relevant indicator will go out. Note: 1) The command value will be the DATA 1 of Bn if it is within the range of 0-127 you set, then the value of DATA 2 can be set by pressing [DATA] button. -
Page 25: Troubleshooting
KURZWEIl_KA-90_Manual_003_151105.pdf 25 2015-11-06 10:29:55 Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause and Solution The speakers produce a “pop” sound This is normal and no cause for alarm. when the power is turned ON or OFF. The instrument is turned on, however 1. Make sure the volume is set to an appropriate level. no sound is produced when the keys 2. -
Page 26: Voice List
KURZWEIl_KA-90_Manual_003_151105.pdf 26 2015-11-06 10:29:56 Voice List Name Piano Grand Piano Grand Piano 2 Ele. Piano Ele. Piano 2 Ele. Piano 3 Harpsichord Chromatic Percussion Clavi Vibraphone Organ Percussive Organ Drawbar Organ Church Organ Reed Organ Rock Organ Accordion Harmonica Guitar Acoustic Guitar (nylon) Electric Guitar (clean) Bass... -
Page 27: Style List
KURZWEIl_KA-90_Manual_003_151105.pdf 27 2015-11-06 10:29:56 Style List English Name Romantic 8beat Pop 8Beat Slow Rock Lyric 3Beat Pop Waltz Slow Waltz Waltz 1 Waltz 2 Waltz 3 Vienna Waltz March 1 March 2 Polka Italian Polka Jazz Pub Jazz 1 Jazz 2 Jazz 3 Jazz 4 Jazz 5... -
Page 28: Song List
KURZWEIl_KA-90_Manual_003_151105.pdf 28 2015-11-06 10:29:56 Song List English Name Waltz in A Flat Op.39, No.15 The Happy Farmer Etude Dance Of The Four Swans From "Swan Lake" Carmen Suite No.2 Habanera A Little Polish Dance Jesus Saviour Pilot Me Old Macdonald Had A Farm O Sole Mio Wedding March From "Lohengrin"... -
Page 29: Demo List
KURZWEIl_KA-90_Manual_003_151105.pdf 29 2015-11-06 10:29:57 Demo List English Name Fantasia Chpn_op25_no1... -
Page 30: Midi Implementation Chart
KURZWEIl_KA-90_Manual_003_151105.pdf 30 2015-11-06 10:29:57 MIDI Implementation Chart... -
Page 31: Scale Tuning System
KURZWEIl_KA-90_Manual_003_151105.pdf 31 2015-11-06 10:29:58 Scale Tuning System A tuning system is the system used to define which tones, or pitches, to use when playing music. In other words, it is the choice of number and spacing of frequency values used. The equal temperament (has only one tuning method, and is suitable for keyboard) is the common musical scale used at present, used for the tuning of pianos and other instruments of relatively fixed scale. - Page 32 KURZWEIl_KA-90_Manual_003_151105.pdf 32 2015-11-06 10:29:58 KURZWEIL KA-90...