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Kawai LH-1 Owner's Manual

Kawai LH-1 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 KAWAI LH-1 Digital Piano/Organ...
  • Page 2 Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 3 This Owner's Manual contains valuable information that will help you make full use of the many capabilities of the LH-1. There are two main sections in the manual. The first is the Basic Operations section that explains the basic operating features of the LH-1.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    5. Basic MIDI Operation Page 19 This section provides introduction to MIDI, including basic connections and operational use of the LH-1 with other MIDI devices. 6. System Mode Page 23 This section explains System parameter modification. The System Mode feature...

  • Page 5: Important Safety Information

    Additionally, there are hidden monitor speakers at each end of the control button panel that project sound toward the player. AC Power The LH-1 is supplied with a three-wire attached AC power cord. Plug this instrument into a properly wired three-wire grounded AC outlet only.
  • Page 6 Organ Expression Pedal Located to the right of the three piano pedals at the base of the LH-1 is the ORGAN EXPRESSION PEDAL. This pedal allows the player to control the volume level of organ sounds only with the right foot while playing notes on the keyboard. The ORGAN EXPRESSION PEDAL is not active when Piano Sounds are selected.
  • Page 7 Play any key or chord and adjust the volume slider upward or downward to a comfortable listening level. If the volume seems too low, use the Organ Expression Pedal to raise the volume as desired. If volume is still too low, adjust the MASTER VOLUME knob until you reach the desired listening level.
  • Page 8 Reverb Each of the seven sounds in the LH-1 has been assigned a preset level of Reverb. However, these settings can be adjusted for each sound. Select a Piano or Organ sound and play a note or chord while listening for the Reverb level. Use the LEFT Select Buttons to adjust the Reverb level for the Piano sounds.

  • Page 9: Hymns & Children's Songs

    Choose any one of the sounds. Then, press the left TRANSPOSE button one (1) time. Notice that a “C” key will be heard as a “B” note. The pitch of the LH-1 has been shifted downward by one semitone. The lamp in the left TRANSPOSE button will light to alert you that the TRANSPOSE feature is activated.
  • Page 10 Display Panel Information shown in the Display guides you through all the various operations of the LH-1, and will be particularly helpful in leading you through the Hymns & Children’s Songs feature. DISPLAY PANEL Enter/Exit Button Descriptions The Left and Right SELECT BUTTONS on either side of the Display are used to select a Song, Category or other feature from the various menus that will be presented in the Display.
  • Page 11 The Display will present the following screen with a selection of Hymns and Children’s Songs from which to choose: (Function Buttons) SEARCH BY NAME – This is the first of three search methods that allow you to scroll through the available hymn or song titles in alphabetical order. Note that the SEARCH BY NAME box at the bottom of the Display is highlighted to indicate that this method is active.
  • Page 12 8. Jesus Christ as Savior 18. Second Coming of Christ 9. Missionary Work 19. Service, Love & Charity 10. Other Favorites 20. Special Occasions If you haven’t already done so, use one of the Select Buttons to select a Category. Immediately, the list of hymns in the selected Category will appear in alphabetical order.
  • Page 13 The first of the two methods, called the Meter Play Method, allows you to play a hymn or song by tapping any key on the LH-1 keyboard in “straight meter” (that is, with evenly spaced beats… similar to “conducting”).
  • Page 14 Meter Play Method; since you would tap only once for each beat no matter how many actual notes are played by the LH-1 during that beat (the LH-1 would often play two or even three notes during a single beat).
  • Page 15 To start with the INTRO, press the function button that corresponds with the PLAY INTRO box in the Display. The INTRO will play immediately after the button is pressed. After INTRO is finished, the sound stops while the LH-1 waits for you to select either the AUTOPLAY...

  • Page 16: Jacks

    (See above for instructions on each of the two Play Methods.) In either case, you would normally wait at least one beat after the INTRO concludes before starting the VERSE. The LH-1 needs this slight pause to reset itself for the playing of the VERSE.

  • Page 17: Basic Midi Operation

    These jacks provide Line Level stereo audio sound output from the LH-1 to external amplifiers, tape recorders or similar audio equipment. L/MONO also provides composite monophonic output for those situations requiring only monophonic output. Line In Jacks These jacks receive Line Level stereo sound from the audio outputs of other instruments or equipment, which is then heard through the LH-1 speaker system.
  • Page 18 Sound Module #3 is receiving the digital data transmitted from Keyboard #1 MIDI OUT jack via the Keyboard #2 MIDI THRU jack. The LH-1 will normally be placed in the #1 position as the primary controller, but could be connected into other positions.

  • Page 19: System Mode

    5. System Mode The SYSTEM MODE screen allows you to modify the LH-1’s Operating System settings – including Speaker Assignments, MIDI and Musical Tuning, and Restore Factory Settings. Always enter the System Mode from the normal operating mode. You cannot enter System Mode from the Hymns and Children’s Songs feature.
  • Page 20 “Saving the Data Please Wait !” Once this statement disappears, the change will have been made in the LH-1’s computer memory. The PIANO 1 sound will then be heard through the Internal Speakers and any optional External Powered Speakers that are connected to the Line Out jacks.
  • Page 21 External Choose External to hear the LH-1 using only an optional External Speaker System that may be connected to the LH-1’s Audio Output Jacks located under the right side of the keyboard. Choosing External disconnects the LH-1’s internal speaker system.
  • Page 22 Piano sounds will normally sound best using the Internal Speaker System. The LH-1’s powerful amplification system should be adequate for a larger room or small auditorium. However, if used in a large to extra-large auditorium, you may want to add an External Speaker System.
  • Page 23 MIDI Channel 1 to 16: Press the DOWN or UP ARROW to change the MIDI Channel. A MIDI channel is chosen to send or receive MIDI data when the LH-1 is used with other MIDI-equipped instruments or modules. Some instruments or modules may not have the selectable channel feature or may have a limited range of channels.