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  • Page 2: Safety Precautions

    Precaution Thank you for purchasing this digital instrument.For perfect operation and security,please read the manual carefully and keep it for future reference. Safety Precautions CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is in tended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a...
  • Page 3 FCC warning statement 15.19 Labelling requirements. This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
  • Page 4 Thanks For Using Our Digital Piano Your digital piano is a high-quality digital piano with 88 standard touch sensitivity keyboard and combines the most advanced PCM tone generation technology. This digital piano lets you record your performances and Registration settings to a USB Disk. Each user song lets you record up to sixteen independent tracks.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents ........ 3 Panel Control Auto Accompaniment Control ........4 ........... 30 Connectors ....4 ....... 30 Straight Start Using AC Power Jack ....... 4 ......Using Headphones Synchro Start ....... 5 Using Foot Pedals Starting the Accompaniment with an ....
  • Page 7 Panel Contents 1. POWER 27. [TOUCH] Button 2. VOLUME CONTROLS 28. [VOICE] Button MASTER VOLUME 29. [STYLE] Button RHYTHM 30. [GRAND PIANO] Button BASS/CHORD 31. Number Buttons [0]-[9] 3. MULTI DISPLAY [+] and [-] Buttons 4. [ TRANS ] Button 32.

  • Page 8: Connectors

    Connectors Using AC Power Jack Connect the power cable to the AC power jack on the rear panel of the piano body. AC POWER CAUTION Plug the power cable into an AC power outlet. Caution 1.Ensure the piano is turned off when connecting and disconnecting the power. 2.Turn the volume switch to reach the minimum level before turning on the power Using Headphones...

  • Page 9: Using Foot Pedals

    Using Foot Pedals Connect the plug of the foot pedal unit to the pedal jack on the rear panel. 1. Damper Pedal (Right) It performs the same function as the damper pedal on an actual acoustic piano, letting you sustain the sound of the voices even after releasing your fingers from the keys.

  • Page 10: Using Midi In/Out Jack

    3. Soft Pedal (Left) The Soft Pedal controls the sound volume. Press the pedal to decrease the output sound volume. SOFT Using MIDI IN/OUT Jack MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a world-standard communica- tion interface which allows electronic musical instruments to communicate with each other, by sending and receiving compatible note, program change and other types of MIDI data.

  • Page 11: Using Line In/Out Jack

    Using Line IN/OUT Jack The audio output from other sound system connected to the LINE IN jack on the rear panel can be mixed with the sound of the unit. This function is convenient when you want to play along with a favourite song. LINE IN Stereo System...

  • Page 12: Basic Operation

    Basic Operation Power Switch Turn the power on by pressing the [POWER] switch, the panel LCD display will light. POWER RHY1 RHY2 BASS CRD1 CRD2 PAD PHR1 PHR2 Adjust the Volume Use [MASTER VOLUME] control to adjust the volume to your desired level. MASTER BASS/ RHYTHM...
  • Page 13 2. Stop Playing Press [DEMO] button again to stop playing. RI I GHT LEFT RHY1 RHY2 BASS CRD1 CRD2 PAD PHR1 PHR2 DEMO 3. Adjust Demo Song's Volume Each song has two tracks performance (left hand and right hand). You can use [RHYTHM] control to adjust left hand volume, and use [BASS/CHORD] control to adjust right hand volume.

  • Page 14: Tempo

    Tempo Press the [TEMPO ] or [TEMPO ] button to decrease or increase the tempo of songs, metronome and styles. Range: 20-280. Press [TEMPO ] and [TEMPO ] button simultaneously to reset the tempo to default value. TEMPO RHY1 RHY2 BASS CRD1 CRD2 PAD PHR1 PHR2 TEMPO Tap/Tempo This function allows you to set the rhythm tempo by tapping in tempo on...

  • Page 15: Tune

    Use [TRANS / ] button to transpose up or down as required. The transposition range is from -12 (down one octave) through (normal pitch) to (up one octave). TRANS RHY1 RHY2 BASS CRD1 CRD2 PAD PHR1 PHR2 Tune This function makes it possible to tune the pitch of your instrument to match other instruments.

  • Page 16: Adjusting Reverb Depth

    Adjusting Reverb Depth Reference: F2 Reverb and Chorus Depth(P.16). Chorus Shimmering, broadening effect. Press [CHORUS] button, use [+] and [-] buttons to select chorus type. No chorus is produced when you select 'OFF', and the indicator is off. CHORUS RHY1 RHY2 BASS CRD1 CRD2 PAD PHR1 PHR2 The chorus types in the list below can be selected from the chorus display.

  • Page 17: Sustain

    Metronome Metronome is a convenient feature for practice, and it can also provide a solid rhythmic guide when recording. The metronome sound is alternately turned on and turned off by pressing [METRO] button. The time signature of the metronome can be set by using [+] and [-] buttons while turning on the metronome function.

  • Page 18: Touch

    Touch The touch function provides four different types of keyboard touch sensitivity that can be selected to match different playing styles. Press the [TOUCH] button, use [+] and [-] buttons to select the touch sensitivity type in the range of 00 to 03. Default: 02 . TOUCH RHY1 RHY2 BASS CRD1 CRD2 PAD PHR1 PHR2 Description...

  • Page 19: Function

    Function The [FUNCTION] button provides access to a range of functions that give your instrument extraordinary versatility. The functions are categorized in groups as follows: 1 ................Pan 2 ............Reverb and Chorus Depth 3 ................Octave 4 ............Split and Chord Point 5 ..........
  • Page 20 M .PAN-------Main Voice Pan S. PAN--------Split Voice Pan D. PAN-------Dual Voice Pan Press [ENTER] button to confirm, and use [+] and [-] buttons to set the pan value: From -64(Left) to 63(Right). ENTER RHY1 RHY2 BASS CRD1 CRD2 PAD PHR1 PHR2 2 Reverb and Chorus Depth In this function you can adjust the reverb and chorus depth for the selected voice.
  • Page 21 Press [ENTER] button to confirm, use [+] and [-] buttons or number buttons (0-9) to adjust the value: 00-63 ENTER RHY1 RHY2 BASS CRD1 CRD2 PAD PHR1 PHR2 3 Octave Press [FUNCTION] button to select M. Octav? , Use [+] and [-] buttons to select S.
  • Page 22 4 Split and Chord Point In this section, you can set the split or chord point when your keyboard is in Split or Chord mode. Press [FUNCTION] button to select S. Point? , and use [+] and [-] buttons to select C.
  • Page 23 MIDI R0------Reception Disabled MIDI R1------Reception Enabled MIDI S0------Transmission Off MIDI S1------Selecting Main Voice Ch MIDI S2------Selecting Split Voice Ch MIDI S3------Selecting Dual Voice Ch Press [ENTER] to confirm, and use [+] and [-] buttons to set the parameters. ENTER RHY1 RHY2 BASS CRD1 CRD2 PAD PHR1 PHR2 NOTE When selecting MIDI S1-S3...
  • Page 24 Press [ENTER] button to confirm, use [+] and [-] buttons to select Local on local off . ENTER RHY1 RHY2 BASS CRD1 CRD2 PAD PHR1 PHR2 Local on------ Normal operation. Keyboard and Controllers are sent to the Sound Engine. Local off------ There will be no sound produced by the brain's tone generator.
  • Page 25 Press [ENTER] button to confirm, and use [+] and [-] buttons to select OnAutoTrk OffAutoTrk . ENTER RHY1 RHY2 BASS CRD1 CRD2 PAD PHR1 PHR2 OnAutoTrk------when you want to record more tracks data, select OnAutoTrk , the piano brain will assign the next track for you automatically.

  • Page 26: Voices

    Voices Selecting a Voice Your instrument has 128(01-128) GM standard voices. 10(129-138) different drum percussion kits and 1 set of sound effect that you can select and play. Press [VOICE] button, the voice mode is selected and the current voice number and the name will display on the Message Display section.

  • Page 27: Dual Mode

    Dual Mode Press [DUAL] button to select layer voice mode, two voices will sound simultaneously when you play keyboards. 1. Select Dual Voice Press [DUAL] button, Dual Cursor is flashing, use the number [0]-[9] or [+] and [-] buttons to select the second voice. If you don' t choose the second voice within 4 seconds, the LCD Display will go back to the first voice mode.

  • Page 28: Split Mode

    Split Mode Press [SPLIT] button to select split mode, your keyboard will be split into two sections which means different voices can be played with the left and right hands at the same time. 1. Select Split Voice Press [SPLIT] button, the Split cursor is flashing, and the split voice will appear in the message display for 4 seconds, and use [0-9] buttons to select the left voice.

  • Page 29: Adjusting Keyboard Volume

    Adjusting Keyboard Volume Use this function can adjust the Split Voice Volume, Dual Voice Volume and the Main Voice Volume. 1. Split Voice Volume In Split mode, press [KB.VOL / ] button can adjust the split voice volume while the Split Cursor is flashing. KB.VOL RHY1 RHY2 BASS CRD1 CRD2 PAD PHR1 PHR2 2.

  • Page 30: Playing Portable Grand Piano

    Playing Portable Grand Piano Press [GRAND PIANO] button. This convenient function lets you instantly call up the Grand Piano voice. GRAND PIANO RHY1 RHY2 BASS CRD1 CRD2 PAD PHR1 PHR2 One Touch Setting This function is actually a convenient feature which automatically selects a suitable voice for you when you select a style.In addition, various panel settings (such as voice, effect, Tempo, etc.) that match the selected style can be recalled...

  • Page 31: Auto Accompaniment

    Auto Accompaniment Your instrument has 100 accompaniment styles which can be used to provide Fully-orchestrated Auto Accompaniment. When the Auto Accompaniment function is turned ON, this instrument creates fully-orchestrated rhythm, bass and chord accompaniment based on chords you play with the left hand in the Auto Accompaniment section of the keyboard(i.e.

  • Page 32: Using Auto Accompaniment (All Tracks)

    3. Start Playing the Style Press [START/STOP] button to start the rhythm track of the Auto Accompaniment. Minus the bass and the chord tracks. SYNCHRO START/STOP RHY1 RHY2 BASS CRD1 CRD2 PAD PHR1 PHR2 4. Stop Playing the Style Press the [START/STOP] button again to stop the accompaniment. Using Auto Accompaniment (All Tracks) 1.
  • Page 33 3. Turn the Chord Function On Press the [CHORD] button The left hand section of the keyboard becomes the Auto Accompaniment section, and chords played in this section are automatically detected and used as a basis for fully automatic accompaniment which the selected style. Chord Cursor CHORD FADE...

  • Page 34: Auto Accompaniment Control

    Auto Accompaniment Control Straight Start The [START/STOP] button starts the selected accompaniment style immediately. A different accompaniment style can be selected at any time while the accompaniment is playing. SYNCHRO START/STOP RHY1 RHY2 BASS CRD1 CRD2 PAD PHR1 PHR2 Synchro Start Press the [SYNCHRO] button, then the accompaniment will start when you play the first chord on the AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT section of the keyboard.

  • Page 35: Adding Fill-In

    Adding Fill-In Press the [FILL IN] button at any time while the accompaniment is playing to add a one-measure fill-in. If you press the [SYNCHRO] button and then the [FILL IN] button, the accompaniment will start from the fill-in as soon as a chord is detected in the AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT section of the keyboard.

  • Page 36: Fade

    Fade Press [FADE] button makes rhythm fade up when starting the rhythm. While rhythm is playing, press [FADE] button to make rhythm fade away. CHORD FADE Harmony The harmony function features a variety of performance effect that enhance the melodies you play when using the accompaniment styles. Press [HARMONY] button, the Harmony Cursor appears on the display.
  • Page 37 SINGLE Mode SINGLE Mode fingering makes it simple to produce beautifully orchestrated accompaniment using major , seventh , minor and minor-seventh chords by pressing a minimum number of keys in the Auto Accompaniment section of the keyboard . The accompaniment produced is perfectly matched to the currently selected accompaniment style.

  • Page 38: Fingered Mode

    Fingered Mode Fingered Mode is ideal if you already know how to play chords on a keyboard, since it allows you to supply your own chords for the Auto Accompaniment feature. The instrument will recognize the following chord type: Example for c chords Name Normal Voicing Chord(C)

  • Page 39: User Style

    User Style This digital piano can play RINGWAY Style(*.RTY) and YAMAHA Style(*.STY). Copy the RINGWAY Style(*.RTY) or YAMAHA Style(*.STY) from computer to your USB Disk Insert the USB Disk into the USB terminal. Press [FILE] button, use [+] and [-] buttons to select RINGWAY Style (*.RTY) or YAMAHA Style (*.STY).
  • Page 40 Press [STYLE] button, use number buttons to select 101 USER Rhy . Now the RINGWAY Style or YAMAHA Style can be used as usual by pressing Rhythm Control buttons. STYLE RHY1 RHY2 BASS CRD1 CRD2 PAD PHR1 PHR2 NOTE Some YAMAHA Styles have four variations (Main A, Main B, Main C and Main D), only two variations (Main A and Main B) will be recognized by your instrument.

  • Page 41: Registration Memory

    Registration Memory Your instrument registration memory can be used to store six sets of voice and auto accompaniment settings that can be recalled during you playing at the touch of one single button. Memorizing the Settings 1. Select the Desired Bank Press the [STORE/BANK] button repeatedly to select the bank [1MmryBank] -[4MmryBank].

  • Page 42: Recalling The Settings

    Recalling the Settings 1. Select the Appropriate Registration Memory Bank Press the [STORE/BANK] button repeatedly to select the bank [1MmryBank]- [4MmryBank]. STORE/BANK RHY1 RHY2 BASS CRD1 CRD2 PAD PHR1 PHR2 2. Press the Desired Registration Memory Preset [M1]-[M6] Button The settings stored to a REGISTRATION MEMORY button can be recalled simply by pressing the appropriate button [M1]-[M6].

  • Page 43: Use Registration Data From Usb

    Press [SAVE] button, a message xREGSTxxx (x indicates this file's sequence Num in UDisk. xxx indicates registration file number ) appears, indicating your Registration Memory Settings are saved to USB Disk, with 24 Registrations stored to a single file. SAVE RHY1 RHY2 BASS CRD1 CRD2 PAD PHR1 PHR2 USB Cursor Use Registration Data from USB...

  • Page 44: Song Recording

    Song Recording This digital piano lets you record your performances and Registration settings to a USB Disk. Each user song lets you record up to sixteen independent tracks. These include not only the voices for the keyboard performance, but also the auto accompaniment parts.
  • Page 45 3. Stop Recording Press [RECORD] button again to stop recording. Recording stops and your performance is written to the song. The song to which your performance is recorded is automatically named xMUSIC xxx (x indicates this file's sequence Num in UDisk. xxx indicates the recording file number).

  • Page 46: Multi Track Recording

    Multi Track Recording Multi track recording provides two ways to record: 1.Use Auto Track Assignment. 2.Select Tracks by yourself. 1. Use Auto Track Assignment 1.1 Insert the USB Disk Into the USB Terminal 1.2 Turn the Auto Track On Reference: F7 Auto Track(P.20). 1.3 Start Recording Press the [RECORD] button to start recording.
  • Page 47 1.5 Hold Down the [FILE] Button, Then Press [RECORD] Button The next track will be given automatically. The performance will be recorded to the next track on the basic of 1 MUSIC000 . When the recording is finished, the recording file will be saved as a new file named 2 MUSIC001 .
  • Page 48 2.2 Turn the Auto Track Off Reference: F7 Auto Track(P.20). 2.3 Select Recording Track Press [TRACK] button repeatedly can select three voice mode, you can use [+] and [-] buttons to select the track(01-16) in each mode. TRACK FILTER RHY1 RHY2 BASS CRD1 CRD2 PAD PHR1 PHR2 R.

  • Page 49: Delete Song

    2.5 Repeat Step 3 to Select Next Track 2.6 Hold Down the [FILE] Button, Then Press [RECORD] Button The performance will be recorded to the desired track on the basic of 1 MUSIC000 . When the recording is finished, the recording file will be saved as a new file named 2 MUSIC001 .

  • Page 50: File Button

    File Button Use this button you can switch to USB mode immediately even the keyboard is in any of other mode. FILE RECORD PLAY/LOAD RHY1 RHY2 BASS CRD1 CRD2 PAD PHR1 PHR2 MULTI DELETE Filter Button Use this function you can turn on or turn off any tracks and change the metronome s tempo before song playing or recording.

  • Page 51: Adjusting Song's Volume

    Adjusting Song's Volume Press [USB.VOL] button while playing song. FILTER USB.VOL RHY1 RHY2 BASS CRD1 CRD2 PAD PHR1 PHR2 Use [+] and [-] buttons or number (0-9) buttons to adjust the song's volume. Range: 00-127 Default: 100 RHY1 RHY2 BASS CRD1 CRD2 PAD PHR1 PHR2...

  • Page 52: Factory Set

    Factory Set 1. Turn off the power. POWER 2. Hold down [+] and [-] buttons, then turn the power on, it can restore all internal settings to factory set. RHY1 RHY2 BASS CRD1 CRD2 PAD PHR1 PHR2...

  • Page 53: Appendix

    Appendix Voice List CHANNEL CHANNEL number number...

  • Page 54: Style List

    Style List STYLE NAME STYLE NAME STYLE NAME 8 BEAT LATIN DISCO MAMBO DISCO SALSA 8BEAT MODERN MERSEY BEAT DISCO PARTY BEGUINE SURF POP DISCO FEVER REGGAE SWINGY REGGAE 8BEAT NEWYORK DISCO SWING&JAZZ BALLROOM 60'S ROCK BIG BAND FAST DANCE BAND HARD ROCK ROCK SHUFFLE BIG BAND MID...

  • Page 55: Percussion Voice List

    Percussion Voice List Note# Note Standard(0) Room(8) Power(16) Electronic(24) Synth(25) Dance(26) Jazz(32) Brush(40) Classic(48) Drum(56) Effects(56) Seq Click H Brush Tap Brush Swirl L Brush Slap Brush Swirl H Rever se Cymbal Rever se Cymbal Snare Roll Castanet Hi-Q Hi-Q Snare L SD Elec H2 Snare Jazz...

  • Page 56: Midi Implementation Chart

    MIDI Implementation Chart F u n c t i o n T r a n s m i t t e d R e c o g n i z e d R e m a r k s Basic Default (*1) 1-16CH...

  • Page 57: Specifications

    Specifications...

  • Page 58: Assembly Instructions

    Assembly Instructions Before moving the piano to a new location, always remember to raise the level of the Pedal Board support so that it is not touching the floo r. Once the piano is in place, you can adjust it so it is in firm contact with the floor again.

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