The letterings for connectors and controls are marked by square brackets and italics. Examples: [VOLUME] control, [Mono] button. Displays Texts and values displayed on the device are marked by quotation marks and italics. Examples: ‘24ch’ , ‘OFF’ . DP-501 MK II...
General information Instructions The individual steps of an instruction are numbered consecutively. The result of a step is indented and highlighted by an arrow. Example: Switch on the device. Press [Auto]. ð Automatic operation is started. Switch off the device. Cross-references References to other locations in this manual are identified by an arrow and the speci‐...
Do not operate the device permanently at a high volume level. Decrease the volume level immediately if you experience ringing in your ears or hearing impairment. DP-501 MK II...
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Safety instructions CAUTION! Risk of injury due to heavy weight Due to the heavy weight of the device, at least two persons are required for transport and installation. NOTICE! Operating conditions This device has been designed for indoor use only. To prevent damage, never expose the device to any liquid or moisture.
Reverb and Chorus effects Integrated metronome Dual and Split mode Six memory banks for user settings Three memory locations for user recordings Connections: USB, Bluetooth, LINE out, MIDI in/out, pedalry, 2 × headphones 12 V power supply included DP-501 MK II...
Assembly instructions Assembly instructions You need a Phillips screwdriver (not supplied) for the assembly of the digital piano. Open the package and please make sure before assembling that the entire scope of delivery is present, as posted here. Digital piano housing with music stand Left side panel Right side panel Pedal box...
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Slide in the rear cover before the small angle pieces and attach the rear cover with two screws M4 ´ 12 and washer. Now affix the rear cover with four screws ST3 9 ´ 16 and washer to the pedal box. DP-501 MK II...
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Assembly instructions Place the digital piano case on the frame and secure it with four screws M6 ´ 16. Fasten the cables to the stand. Insert the DIN plug of the pedal cable into the provided socket on the bottom side of the digital piano. Move the digital piano to its designated location.
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Now you can turn on the device. If the piano is not in use or when a thunderstorm with danger of lightning threatens, disconnect the device from its mains power for safety. Assembly overview Top view Operating panel Main switch Music stand Claviature DP-501 MK II...
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Assembly instructions Rear panel Connection for pedal cable Power cord Connection box Pedals Soft pedal Sostenuto pedal Sustain pedal digital piano...
MIDI stands for ‘Musical Instrument Digital Interface’ and represents a global standard for the communication of numerous electronic instruments and sound modules. MIDI data generated by the digital piano is sent to other MIDI devices through this port. DP-501 MK II...
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Connectivity options External audio devices Use the [LINE OUT] sockets to connect the digital piano to an amplifier, stereo device, mixing console or recording device. Plug one end of the audio cable into the [LINE OUT] sockets in the connection box of the digital piano and the other end into the input of the respective audio device.
7 [SPLIT / TWIN] Button to activate the Split / Twin mode. 8 [TEMPO / TAP] Button to set the playback speed (along with the arrow buttons [TRANS]). 9 [METRONOME] Button to turn the metronome on and off. DP-501 MK II...
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Control panel and connections 10 [TRANS] Keys to increase or decrease the currently displayed value. 11 Display. 12 [FUNCTION] Button to call the function menu. 13 [ENTER] Button to confirm changes and input values as well as to open the various submenus. 14 Buttons to select a timbre: [GRAND PIANO] | [BRIGHT PIANO] [E.
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Input sockets for connecting an audio device (e.g. MP3 or CD player). 27 [LINE OUT] Output sockets for connecting the digital piano to an amplifier, stereo system, mixer or recording device. 28 [INPUT LEVEL] Control to adjust the input sensitivity. DP-501 MK II...
Operating Operating 7.1 Turning on / off Press the [STANDBY/ON] main switch to the left on the operating panel to turn the device on and off. If the display does not light up after switching on the digital piano, check the power supply.
Octaving first voice Main.Oct? –2 … 2 Octaving second voice, Split mode Split.Oct? –2 … 2 Octaving second voice, Dual mode Dual.Oct? –2 … 2 Arpeggio mode Arpeggio 01, 02, OFF Activating MIDI reception MIDI In ON/OFF DP-501 MK II...
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Operating Function Display Range Standard Activating MIDI out MIDI Out 01 … 16, OFF Activating sound system Local ON/OFF Reverb effect Rev.Type? Hall1, Hall2, Room1, Room2, Room3, Hall1 Stage1, Stage2, Plate, Delay, Echo, Rev Off Reverb effect ratio first voice M.RevVol? 0 …...
Confirm with [ENTER] and use the arrow buttons [TRANS] to mark the item ‘Split.Pan?’ . Use both arrow buttons [TRANS] to adapt the setpoint in a range from – 64 … 63. Press both arrow buttons [TRANS] simultaneously to reset the value to the preset ‘Split.Pan: 00’ . DP-501 MK II...
Operating 7.5.4 PAN effect second voice, Dual mode With this function you can adjust the PAN effect of the second voice in Dual mode. Use [FUNCTION] to open the functions menu. Use the arrow buttons [TRANS] to proceed to submenu ‘Performance?’ . Confirm with [ENTER] and use the arrow buttons [TRANS] to mark the item ‘Dual.Pan?’...
Confirm with [ENTER] and use the arrow buttons [TRANS] to mark the item ‘SplitOct?’ . Use both arrow buttons [TRANS] to shift the octave in a range from –2 … 2. Press both arrow buttons [TRANS] simultaneously to reset the value to the preset ‘SplitOct: 00’ . DP-501 MK II...
Operating 7.5.10 Octaving second voice, Dual mode This function allows you to shift the second voice in Dual mode by up to two octaves up or down. Use [FUNCTION] to open the functions menu. Use the arrow buttons [TRANS] to proceed to submenu ‘Performance?’...
With this function you can turn on the Reverb effect and select the effect type. Use [FUNCTION] to open the functions menu. Use the arrow buttons [TRANS] to proceed to submenu ‘Effect?’ . Confirm with [ENTER] and use the arrow buttons [TRANS] to mark the item ‘Rev.Type?’ . DP-501 MK II...
Operating Use both arrow buttons [TRANS] to select one of the following options: ‘Hall1’ ‘Hall2’ ‘Room1’ ‘Room2’ ‘Room3’ ‘Stage1’ ‘Stage2’ ‘Plate’ ‘Delay’ ‘Echo’ ‘Rev Off’ Press both arrow buttons [TRANS] simultaneously to reset the value to the preset ‘Hall1’ . 7.5.16 Reverb effect ratio first voice With this function you can adjust the Reverb effect ratio of the first voice.
Use both arrow buttons [TRANS] to select one of the following options: ‘Chorus1’ ‘Chorus2’ ‘Chorus3’ ‘Chorus4’ ‘Feedback’ ‘Flanger1’ ‘ShrtDely’ ‘ShrtDlFb’ ‘Flanger2’ ‘Flanger3’ ‘Celeste1’ ‘Celeste2’ ‘Celeste3’ ‘Chors Off’ Press both arrow buttons [TRANS] simultaneously to reset the value to the preset ‘Chorus1’ . DP-501 MK II...
Operating 7.5.20 Chorus effect ratio first voice With this function you can adjust the Chorus effect ratio of the first voice. Use [FUNCTION] to open the functions menu. Use the arrow buttons [TRANS] to proceed to submenu ‘Effect?’ . Confirm with [ENTER] and use the arrow buttons [TRANS] to mark the item ‘M.ChrVol?’...
‘Pd2-Tap’ – TAP/TEMPO function, press the pedal twice in succession to set the metronome tempo. ‘Pd2-MemoryUp’ – Memory function, press the pedal to save the set values as a preset in the internal memory. ‘Pd2-Play’ – Playback function, press the pedal to play MIDI / USB files. DP-501 MK II...
Operating 7.5.25 Track muting With this function you can mute one of the tracks of a song. Use [FUNCTION] to open the functions menu. Use the arrow buttons [TRANS] to proceed to submenu ‘Usb Function?’ . Confirm with [ENTER] and use the arrow buttons [TRANS] to mark the item ‘FilterTrk?’...
Use both arrow buttons [TRANS] to select one of the following options: ‘Single’ – one selected song is played once. ‘Chain’ – all songs are played in a loop sequence. ‘Random’ – all songs are played in random order. DP-501 MK II...
Operating 7.5.31 Selecting memory bank With this function you can select the desired memory bank. Use [FUNCTION] to open the functions menu. Use the arrow buttons [TRANS] to proceed to submenu ‘Memory?’ . Confirm with [ENTER]. Use the arrow buttons [TRANS] to proceed to submenu ‘Reg.Bank?’...
[STANDBY/ON] and the first black piano key (from left). Simultaneously press the two arrow buttons [TRANS] to activate the default setting (automatic shutoff after 30 minutes). To turn the digital piano back on after an automatic shutoff press the main switch [STANDBY/ON] again. DP-501 MK II...
Operating 7.5.36 Reset to factory defaults Proceed as follows to restore the factory default settings: Confirm with [ENTER] and use the arrow buttons [TRANS] to mark the item ‘Resetmem?’ . Confirm with [ENTER] to reset all parameters of the digital piano to the factory default settings.
Adjust the volume of the voices in the functions menu, see Ä Chapter 7 ‘Oper‐ ating’ on page 20. Press [SPLIT/TWIN] again to deactivate the Split mode. ð The LED of the button goes out. DP-501 MK II...
Functions 8.5 Split point setting Using this function you can select a point to split the whole claviature into two areas. Press [SPLIT/TWIN] once to activate the Split mode. ð The LED of the button lights. Keep the [SPLIT/TWIN] button pressed for two seconds. Use the arrow buttons [TRANS] to specify the desired split point.
SONGxx’ (File number and continuous recording number), under which the recording is stored. To record additional tracks, press [USB MEMORY] and [RECORD] simultaneously. ð The recording starts when you begin playing. Press [RECORD] again to stop recording the new track. DP-501 MK II...
Functions 8.10.2 Playing recordings from USB memory Connect the external USB storage device to the digital piano. ð The display shows ‘Disk in’ . Use the two arrow buttons [TRANS] to select the track you want to play. Press [PLAY] to play the recording. 8.10.3 Deleting recordings from USB memory Connect the external USB storage device to the digital piano.
ð The display shows ‘Disk in’ . Use the two arrow buttons [TRANS] to select the track you want to delete. Keep the [USB MEMORY] button pressed for three seconds. ð The display shows ‘Load TCK From USB?’ . DP-501 MK II...
Functions Confirm with [TRANS] to load the file from the external storage device into the local memory. ð The display shows ‘Load OK!’ . 8.13 Device configuration You can store six configuration files in the memory of the digital piano and recall them any time when needed.
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Use the two arrow buttons [TRANS] to select the configuration file you want to delete. Press [RECORD] and [PLAY] simultaneously. ð The display shows the confirmation prompt ‘Delete?’ . Confirm with [TRANS] or cancel the deleting with [TRANS]. DP-501 MK II...
Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Problem Possible causes and solutions You hear a 'pop' sound from the speakers when switching the This is normal. No need to worry. digital piano on and off. No sound can be heard when playing the piano. Make sure that the volume control is set appropriately. Check if headphones are plugged into the headphone output 2.
Expression Sustain Pedal Portamento ON/OFF Sostenuto Pedal Soft Pedal 80.81 DSP TYPE 91.93 DSP DEPTH 100.101 Yes (*2) RPN LSB, MSB All Sound Off Reset All Controllers Local control Program Change 0 – 127 0 – 127 DP-501 MK II...
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MIDI implementation chart Function Sent Received Notes True 0 – 127 0 – 127 System Exclusive System Common Song Position Pointer Song Select Tune Request Aux Messages LOCAL ON/OFF All Notes Off Active Sensing System Reset Notes: Main voice track (1 – 16).Default: 01 Split voice track (1 –...
Power supply via 12V adapter , 2 × headphones (1/4"), AUX, USB, MIDI, audio out, audio in, Bluetooth Speaker 2 × 20 W, 6 Ω Dimensions (W × D × H) 1400 mm × 490 mm × 860 mm Weight 54 kg Housing colour Anthracite Item number 358344 Tulipwood Item number 360374 DP-501 MK II...
Protecting the environment Protecting the environment Disposal of the packaging material For the transport and protective packaging, environmentally friendly materials have been chosen that can be supplied to normal recycling. Ensure that plastic bags, packaging, etc. are properly disposed of. Do not just dispose of these materials with your normal household waste, but make sure that they are collected for recycling.
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