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Suzuki HP-97 Owner's Manual

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HP-97
DIGITAL UPRIGHT PIANO
OWNER'S MANUAL
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  • Page 1 SUZUKI Pianos HP-97 DIGITAL UPRIGHT PIANO OWNER’S MANUAL SUZUKI...
  • Page 3 WELCOME! We would like to express our appreciation and congratulate you for purchasing this Suzuki digital piano. With proper care this piano will provide you with years of musical enjoyment. Suzuki’s Advanced State of the art electronics are combined with an elegant cabinet that will add beauty and sophistication to any home or studio environment. Some of the features your new piano is equipped with include: an authentic acoustic piano feel Suzuki’s acclaimed stereo imaging sampling of the 30 acoustic instrument voices offering...
  • Page 4 GENERAL PRECAUTIONS CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK OR INJURY: The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated or “dangerous voltage”...

  • Page 5: Taking Care Of Your Digital Piano

    TAKING CARE OF YOUR DIGITAL PIANO This Suzuki digital piano will supply you with years of musical enjoyment if you follow the simple rules listed below. SERVICE AND MODIFICATION This product should be serviced by qualified service personnel when, the power supply cord or the plug has been dam- aged, liquid has been spattered into the unit or it has been exposed to rain,...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    CONNECTOR PANEL ... 43 PEDALS ... 44 SPECIFICATIONS ... 45 WARRANTY ... 46 HG-415 ... 8 HP-97 Furniture Stand ... 12 Voice Selection ... 21 Layer (dual) ... 22 Lower (split) ... 23 Function Mode ... 24 Touch Mode ... 25 Metronome Volume ...

  • Page 7: Easy Set Up And Quick Play

    EASY SET UP AND QUICK PLAY EASY SET UP AND QUICK PLAY IN FOUR SIMPLE STEPS CHECK THE PACKAGE CONTENTS PLACE THE PIANO ON THE STAND AND PLUG THE AC CORD INTO THE AC OUTLET ASSEMBLE THE PIANO STAND TURN THE POWER SWITCH ON, ADJUST THE VOLUME AND...

  • Page 8: Assembly

    ASSEMBLY HP-97 CHECK THE PACKAGE CONTENTS - Please make sure your package contains the CHECK THE PACKAGE CONTENTS STAND PIECES LEFT LEG following items prior to assembly. ITEM PIANO ... 1 PEDAL BOARD CROSSPIECE ... 1 RIGHT LEG ... 1 LEFT LEG ...
  • Page 9 ASSEMBLY HP-97 ASSEMBLE THE PIANO STAND ASSEMBLE THE PIANO STAND LEG & PEDAL ASSY. ASSEMBLE THE PIANO STAND BACK PANEL ASSY. NOTE: Do all your final tightening only after the assembly has been completed. Attach the horizontal pedal assembly to the two legs. Use the four Leg Bolts.
  • Page 10 ASSEMBLY HP-97 PLACE THE PIANO ON THE STAND, PLUG IN, TURN ON, ADJUST THE VOLUME AND BEGIN TO PLAY POWER PLACE THE PIANO ON THE STAND, ATTACH THE CABLES AND PLUG IN Attach the piano to the stand using the four Hand Bolts.

  • Page 11: Panel Controls

    PANEL CONTROLS MASTER VOLUME The elegant control panel is designed for simplicity of operation and is divided into several distinct sections. The following is a brief description of all the features located on the control panel. MASTER VOLUME - Use this rotary control button to adjust the overall volume of the keyboard.
  • Page 12 PANEL CONTROLS GRAND ELECTRIC HARPSI ELECTRIC STRINGS CHOIR GUITAR INSTRUMENT VOICE SELECT BUTTONS- There are 10 instrument voices buttons and 30 instrument voices. You can instantly select an instrument voice by pressing one of the instrument voice select buttons. You can select the variation of the engaged voice by pressing the variation button.
  • Page 13 PANEL CONTROLS PAGE FUNCTION ENTER KEYS - Use the +/YES, –/NO buttons directly while using the voice or function settings. These buttons are also used to access or alter many of the function features or when input is necessary. REVERB - The reverb effect is engaged automatically when the power is turned on.
  • Page 14 PANEL CONTROLS TRANSPOSE - The transpose feature can shift the pitch of the keyboard up or down in semitone intervals up to a maximum of 24 semitones. Press one of the TRANSPOSE buttons, the current transpose value will appear on the display. Use the TRANSPOSE + or TRANSPOSE –...
  • Page 15 PANEL CONTROLS USER SONG USER SONG - The USER SONG button accesses one of the four available song settings for recording or playback. Use the +/YES, –/NO buttons to select the song you wish, if there is recorded information on any of the three tracks their indicator lights will light up.

  • Page 16: Demo

    DEMO PLAYING THE DEMONSTRATION SONGS - This piano has ten different demon- stration songs that are designed to showcase the different sampled voices that are available. The display will show the song number with a “d” prefix. When playing all the songs, “ALL” will appear on the display initially, and will change to the demo song number as it plays.

  • Page 17: Keyboard Voices

    KEYBOARD VOICES INSTRUMENT VOICES Each instrument voice has it’s own sound quality and texture. Therefore there may be instances where certain voices depending on the various settings could cause the sound delivery system to make a slight distor- tion or buzzing sound. This is normal and can be adjusted by changing the volume, digital effects (Reverb or Chorus) or Touch sensitivity settings.

  • Page 18: Layer (Dual)

    KEYBOARD VOICES LAYER VOICE LAYER (DUAL) VOICE - Layer, or dual, refers to an additional voice that is “tone mixed” with the originally selected keyboard voice. The assigned layer voice will be heard with the original voice when the layer feature is engaged. TO USE THE LAYER FUNCTION Press the LAYER button, the currently assigned Layer voice will be shown on the display, and the LED indicator will turn on.

  • Page 19: Lower (Split)

    KEYBOARD VOICES LOWER VOICE LOWER VOICE - In the lower, or split, mode the keyboard is divided into two separate sections. To the right of the Split Point the currently selected main voice, or the layered and main voice will sound. The keys to the left of the Split Point can play a different instrument voice.

  • Page 20: Functions

    FUNCTIONS The Function mode is used to set up or to adjust various parameters related to the operation of this keyboard. With the FUNCTION button engaged you may access the menu for the Touch, Metronome Volume, Split Point, Reverb level, Layer Reverb Level, Lower Reverb Level , Chorus level, Layer Chorus Level, Lower Chorus Level, Song Volume, Octave, Layer Octave, Lower Octave, Pedal Assign, Master Tune and Grade selections.

  • Page 21: Touch Mode

    FUNCTIONS TOUCH MODE This Keyboard offers four types of keyboard touch sensitivity settings: Soft, Normal, Hard and Fixed These are also known as Velocity sensitivity settings and can help you to suit this keyboard to your playing style. The Normal setting is selected automatically when the piano is turned on. Hard is the most sensitive keyboard response which permits maximum sound levels with a light touch.

  • Page 22: Metronome Volume

    FUNCTIONS METRO VOLUME The Metronome Volume control function has a range from 00 - 24. The Metronome is engaged and its meter is selected by pressing the METRONOME Control Panel Button. NOTE: HG-415 LCD will display two character lines that list both Metro Mode and USING THE METRO VOLUME PARAMETER Press the FUNCTION button.

  • Page 23: Reverb Level

    FUNCTIONS REVERB LEVEL REVERB LEVEL SETTING - Reverb simulates the effect of playing in a big room or hall where the sound reverberates off the walls and ceiling. The reverb effect is engaged automatically when the power is turned on. You can switch the reverb feature on and off by pressing the REVERB button.

  • Page 24: Song Volume

    FUNCTIONS SONG VOLUME SONG VOLUME - The Song Volume function mode is used strictly as a numerical volume level display. It is not adjustable from the +/YES or –/NO Buttons. It is adjust- able only by the Song Volume Slider Control located next to the Bass and Treble sliding controls.

  • Page 25: Pedal Assign

    FUNCTIONS PEDAL ASSIGN LEFT PEDAL FUNCTION MODE - This function sets the left pedal for normal soft pedal operation or for song Play/ Stop. The Play / Stop selection will allow the player to use the Left Pedal as a control “START/ STOP” button. CHANGING THE PEDAL FUNCTION SETTING Press the FUNCTION button.

  • Page 26: Grade

    FUNCTIONS GRADE GRADE - The GRADE feature of this piano turns the Vocal Grading of the of the Play Along Song feature On or Off. The Vocal Grading feature can only function when the Song Mode is engaged. The Vocal Grading instructor grades on the following scores: 0 - 40% of notes correct and Vocal Instructor will say “Try Again.”...

  • Page 27: Registration

    REGISTRATION The registration feature offers two memory spots to save your keyboard settings for you to recall at a later time. You can store the desired settings in one button and recall them instantly when needed. SAVE REGISTRATION USING THE SAVE REGISTRATION FUNCTION Set up your keyboard with the function and features engaged that you would like to save.

  • Page 28: Record

    RECORD USER SONG This piano features a three track recorder that let you record what you play on the keyboard and then play it back. Three Tracks mean that you can “overdub” one part on top of another, using a different voice if you like. The recorder feature is a useful adjunct to any keyboard study program, since it lets you hear exactly how you sound from the listener’s perspective.

  • Page 29: Playback

    RECORD RECORDING (continued) Record on Track 1, 2 or 3 If the Track LED 1, Track LED 2 or Track LED 3 is selected and blinking the recording will begin as soon as you play the keyboard. Note: the contents in a track will be erased as soon you start to record on that selected track.

  • Page 30: Erasing Tracks

    RECORD ERASING TRACKS ERASING TRACK INFORMATION - To Erase the recorded passage on Track 1, Track 2 or Track 3. TO ERASE THE MUSIC RECORDED ON TRACK 1/2/3 Press the USER SONG button to select the song you want to Erase. Each time you press the USER SONG button the LED above the User Song Button will indicate which is selected.

  • Page 31: Play Along Songs

    PLAY ALONG SONGS There are over 50 songs built into this piano for your musical enjoyment. These songs have separate left and right hand parts that can be turned on and off as required so you can practice the corresponding part on the keyboard. The Right - hand part is played by selecting the LEFT Button in the Song Section of the control panel.
  • Page 32 PLAY ALONG SONGS PLAY ALONG SONGS PRACTICE THE LEFT AND RIGHT HAND OF THE SELECTED SONG Press the SONG button. The Song LED will turn on. SONG Press the RIGHT and LEFT buttons. The Right and Left LED’s will turn on. LEFT RIGHT Press the PLAY/STOP button.

  • Page 33: M I D I

    M I D I MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. This is a world wide standard communication interface that enables electronic musical instruments and computers (of all brands) to communicate with each other so that instruc- tions and other data can pass between them. This exchange of information makes it possible to create a system of MIDI instruments and devices that offers far greater versatility and control than is available with isolated instruments.

  • Page 34: Midi Implementation Chart

    MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART Function Basic Channel Channel changed Default Mode Note Number :True Voice Velocity: Note On Velocity: Note Off Pitch Bender Control Change: 0 7, 10 64, 66, 67 80, 81 98, 99 100 ,101 Program Change : True# System Exclusive Sys.

  • Page 35: Voice List

    VOICE LIST Piano # Instrument Name LCD Display Grand Piano Grand Piano Bright Grand Piano Bright Piano Honky-Tonk Piano Honky-Tonk Rhodes Piano RhodesPiano Electric Piano 2 Elec.Piano2 Synth Piano Synth Piano Harpsichord 1 Harpschord1 Harpsichord 2 Harpschord2 Clavichord Clavichord Vibraphone 1 Vibraphone 1 Vibraphone 2 Vibraphone 2...

  • Page 36: Voice Descriptions

    VOICE DESCRIPTIONS Each of the 30 instrument voice samples on this piano are described below to offer both information ideas on how to use them. 01 Grand Piano This is a 6’ Bosendorfer Grand Piano. The stereo piano sample of this world class piano was taken in Paris, France. Perfect for classical compositions as well as any other style that requires acoustic piano.
  • Page 37 VOICE DESCRIPTIONS 11 Vibraphone 2 - vibrato Same as 10 but with the typical mechanical vibrato sound. 12 Glockenspiel Christmas and Mozart. The sweet and tender tone of these 3D samples will enchant your audience. The 3 Pipe Organ patches have been selected to cover most organ music.
  • Page 38 VOICE DESCRIPTIONS 22 Choir AAhs Mixed choir with an emphasis on Baritones. Spacious 3D samples great for pads and ballads. 23 Choir OOhs Mixed choir with an emphasis on Baritones. Velocity adds a “DOOO” articulation. Played softly it makes for wonderful voice pads and accompaniments.

  • Page 39: Connector Panel

    CONNECTOR PANELS HP-97:These connector jacks are located on the back of the piano. MIDI IN / MIDI OUT /MIDI THRU - This piano contains MIDI in/out/thru ports. MIDI jacks allow communication with other products equipped with MIDI inter- faces. Please see the MIDI section of this manual for further details.

  • Page 40: Pedals

    PEDALS PEDALS SOFT PEDAL - When the left pedal is engaged the piano volume is reduced and the timbre slightly altered on the notes that are played. FUNCTION PEDAL - This center pedal can be used to trigger various events, such as start/stop.

  • Page 41: Specifications

    MIDI In/Out/Thru PEDALS Sustain Pedal Auxilary Pedal (sostenudo) Soft Pedal VOLTAGE: AC 120V INPUT AMPLIFIER: 60W x 2 DIMENSIONS HP-97: 55” W x 21” D x 35.5” H WEIGHT: HP-97: 165 LBS. INCLD. STAND STANDARD ACCESSORIES AC Cord Owner’s manual...

  • Page 42: Warranty

    WARRANTY This product, except the exterior cosmetic parts, is warranted by the Suzuki Corporation to the original purchaser to be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use as follows: 1. For a period of one year from the date of purchase, the Suzuki Corporation will pay the labor charges to repair the defective product.
  • Page 43 NOTES...
  • Page 44 SUZUKI DIGITAL UPRIGHT PIANO HP-97 OWNER’S MANUAL SUZUKI P.O. BOX 261030 SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92196 (858) 566-9710 Visit us on the web at www.suzukipianos.com/hp-97 Copyright Suzuki Musical Instrument Corporation...

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