IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING Please keep these precautions in a safe place for future reference. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER(OR BACK) OR EXPOSE THIS APPLICANCE TO MOISTURE The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage"...
Contents Contents Save as............Setting up Select saving memory........19 Load MIDI file..........19 Power connection...........1 Understanding the LCD Display.......1 Use the menus..........Piano teaching system Volume............3 External jacks..........3 Step 1 Follow me ..........20 Step 2 Ensemble ........
Setting Up Setting Up Power connection Power connection WARNING Follow the instructions below according to the power source you intend to use. Do not use a voltage other than Make sure that the [POWER] button is set to OFF. the indicated power supply voltage.
Setting Up Use the menus to operate the digital piano The screen can display menus so it is easy to coperate the piano by selecting the features in the menu. Main Menu After power on, the piano enters the main menu.
Setting Up Volume Controls : Master Volume control Turn the master volume knob to set the master volume The master volume control affects keyboard accompaniment and microphone volume : Accompaniment volume control Turn the accompaniment volume knob to set the accompaniment volume :...
Playing demo songs Playing demo songs The digital piano has a large selection of demo songs. Once you have set up your digital piano, you can listen to the pre-programmed demonstration songs. The digital piano has a total of 89 demo songs.
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Playing demo songs After USB DISK LOCAL or MEMORY song library is selected the songs in the library will be listed on the screen Teaching Song Menu Press the LOCAL icon to select the teaching song library User Song Menu Press the MEMORY icon to select the user song library USB Song Menu...
Playing Sounds Playing Sounds The digital piano has 128 sounds. Refer to the sound list in the appendix. Select sound by panel buttons Press one of the 10 sound buttons to select a sound. PIANO VIBRA ORGAN GUITAR BASS STRINGS FLUTE SHAMI DRUMS...
Playing Sounds Turn the dial or press the sound name bar to select a sound. Turn the dial to select sound group Press the sound group button to select a sound group. Dual If dual is on,two sounds will be generated when a key is pressed down. Press the [DUAL] button.
Playing Sounds Press the [SPLIT] button again to quit split mode, and the split light turns off. middle C split point left keyboard right keyboard Touch sensitive Touch sensitive The keyboard of the digital piano is equipped with a touch response feature that lets you dynamically and expressively control the level of the sounds played depending on your playing strength.
Playing Sounds Reverb and Chorus Reverb Press the REVERB button and the screen REVERB display effect setting page Press one of the 8 reverb type icons to Reverb Setting select a reverb type Turn the dial to set the reverb level If the reverb ype or level isn t the power on default the reverb light turns on Press the RESET icon to reset reverb and...
Auto Accompaniment Auto Accompaniment The auto accompaniment function puts a full band at your fingertips. Using it, all you have to do is play the chords with your left hand as you perform, and the selected accompaniment style matching your music will automatically play along following the chords you play. With auto accompaniment, a solo performer can enjoy playing with the backing of an entire band or orchestra.
Auto Accompaniment Press the [ENTER] button or press the style name bar to select a style. Turn the dial or press the style name bar to select a style. Turn the dial to select a style group Press the style group icon to select a style group Accompaniment sections Accompaniment sections...
Auto Accompaniment Ending section This is used for an automatic ending of the song. The length of the ending differs from style to style. Press the [INTRO/ENDING] button and the piano will end your song for you automatically Tempo setting Tempo setting Press the Tempo+ and Tempo- button to increase or decrease the tempo.
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Auto Accompaniment Playing single-finger chords Using single-finger mode to play chords makes it simple to produce beautifully orchestrated accompaniments using major, minor, and minor-seventh chords by pressing a minimum number of keys on the Auto Accompaniment The following abbreviated chord fingering is used: Major: Just press the basic key Minor: Press the basic key and any black key on its left side.
Panel Memory Feature Panel Memory Feature Since the digital piano is such a sophisticated instrument with such a large variety of controls and functions such as voices, styles, auto accompaniment, and effect settings, the MEMORY function is one of the most convenient and useful features of the instrument. It allows you save panel settings to a Register Memory button, and then instantly recall your custom panel settings by pressing a single button.
Recording System Recording System With the powerful and easy to use Recording System, you can record your own keyboard performance and create your own complete, fully orchestrated compositions. The recorded song can includes up to 7 tracks, and up to 10,000 notes. Data that can be recorded for a user song Tempo Note ON/OFF (key press and release)
Recording System Select track to record Enter the record page. Turn the dial or press the track bar icon to select the track 1 6 Press the track s R column position repeatedly to make the track display R .This means that this track is to be recorded Press the REC button and then play the piano to start recording The keyboard...
Recording System [ ]. Press the track s R column position repeatedly to make track display R After starting recording accomaniment will be recorded on track 0 If there is data in track 0 before recording the new accompaniment data will overwrite the old one If you don t want new accrompaniment to overwrite he old one turn the dial to select track 0 [ ].
Recording System Delete track data Enter the record page Turn the dial or press the track icon to select the track with line bar displayed Press the DEL button to delete recorded data on the track and the line bar disappears Repeat step 2 3 to delete other tracks recorded data Save recorded song...
Recording System Press the SAVE button to save the recorded song as a midi file Select saving memory Press the SAVE button and the screen displays save page Press the USB DISK icon or the MEMORY icon to select the saving memory location If the USB DISK is selected the file will be saved to the usb disk and if the...
Piano Teaching System Piano Teaching System The Piano Teaching System feature takes you through the three distinct steps described below to help you learn to play the demo songs in the piano, or any additional songs you import into the piano via USB.
Piano Teaching System Step 2. Ensemble Step 2. Ensemble Press the [STEP2] button to start a teaching song and the [STEP2] light is turned on. The player can play the song on the keyboard, and the piano will follow the player. The automatic accompaniment of the piano is like an orchestra, and the player must follow it.
Player System Player System The Player System feature provides you a platform to listen to the songs that are built in or imported via USB The songs imported by USB can be mid wav or mp3 files Player mode selection Press the song icon in the main menu page and the screen displays the song page.
Setup Setup The piano screen's background, brightness, keyboard touch curve, and split point are adjustable by the user. In the HOME menu page, press the [SETUP] icon to enter the setup page Background Brightness Press the [BRIGHT] icon to enter the Press the [THEME] icon to enter the brightness setting sub page.
USB MIDI Interface and foot Pedals USB MIDI Interface USB MIDI interface USB MIDI interface MIDI is the abbreviation for "Musical Instrument Digital Interface", and is a world-standard communication interface that allows compatibility with other instruments and computers to play, compose and edit music, etc.
Firmware update and new features Firmware update and new features The piano can load and run new version firmware. When firmware with new features is available, we will post it on our website. The user can download and update the piano firmware to enjoy the new features. If some bugs are found, we will also inform the customer to download and update the piano firmware.
Specification Specification Keyboard Standard 88 keys piano keyboard Polyphony Display 7 inch color LCD with touch panel Keyboard Control Touch sensitive Instruments 128, General MIDI Drums 9 Drum Kits Styles Style Control Start, sync, stop, intro, fill in, ending , variation Auto Bass Chord Multi-finger, single-finger Full finger Keyboard Split...
Sound list Sound list PIANO HARP BOWED GRAND PIANO TIMPANI METALLIC BRIGHT PIANO ENSEMBLE HALO ELEC GRAND STR ENSM 1 SWEEP HONKY-TONK STR ENSM 2 EFFECTS ELEC PIANO1 SYN STRING1 RAIN ELEC PIANO2 SYN STRING2 SOUNDTRACK HARPSICHORD CHOIR AAHS CRYSTAL CLAVI VOICE OOHS ATMOSPHERE...
Styles list Styles Number Style Name Number Style Name 8BEAT POP LATIN 8BEAT-POP1 TANGO1 8BEAT-POP2 TANGO2 8BEAT-POP3 MAMBO 8BEAT-POP4 CHA CHA CHA 1 8BEAT-POP5 CHA CHA CHA 2 RHUMBA1 8BEAT-POP6 8BEAT1 RHUMBA2 8BEAT2 BEGUINE 8BEAT3 SAMBA1 SAMBA2 8BEAT4 8BEAT5 SALSA JIVE OFFBEAT 8BEAT HEAT...
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Styles list Style Name Number Style Name Number DISCO TROPIC BIG BAND BALLAD BIG BAND1 DISCO BEAT BIG BAND2 DISCO SOUL1 BOOGIE1 DISCO SOUL2 BOOGIE2 DISCO HANDS BOOGIE3 DISCO QUEEN JAZZ-ROCK DISCO FUNK1 JAZZ BALLAD DISCO FUNK2 JAZZ SAMBA DISCO SHUFFLE COLL JAZZ MIAMI POP ELECTRO POP...
Troubleshooting Troubleshooting PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE/SOLUTION The speaker produces a click or pop This is normal and is no cause for alarm. when the power is turned ON or OFF No sound results when the keyboard is Make sure the power is on. played.
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