Medeli A100S Owner's Manual
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  • Page 1 AW_A100S_Manual_G02_181122.pdf 1 18/11/23 14:08 ELECTRONIC KEYBOARD...
  • Page 2 AW_A100S_Manual_G02_181122.pdf 2 18/11/23 14:08 INFORMATION FOR YOUR SAFETY! THE FCC REGULATION WARNING (for USA) PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    AW_A100S_Manual_G02_181122.pdf 3 18/11/23 14:08 Table of Contents Panel & Display Description Effect Related Settings Front Panel..............4 Octave...............21 Rear Panel..............4 Touch.................21 Display.................5 Metronome..............21 Sustain...............21 Setup Pitch Bend..............22 Power Supply...............6 Modulation..............22 Setting the Music Stand..........6 DSP................22 Transpose..............22 Connections Harmony..............22 Connecting a Pair of Headphones.......7 Connecting a Sustain Pedal........7 Register Memory Connecting a Computer..........7...
  • Page 4: Panel & Display Description

    AW_A100S_Manual_G02_181122.pdf 4 18/11/23 14:08 Panel & Display Description Front Panel 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1. POWER SWITCH 3. [VOLUME] Slider In Style Mode Turn the Power on or off. Adjust the master Volume. 10. [START/ STOP] button Start or Stop playing the style.
  • Page 5: Display

    AW_A100S_Manual_G02_181122.pdf 5 18/11/23 14:08 Panel & Display Description 18 19 21 22 23. LCD display When the [SHIFT] button Released When the [SHIFT] button Pressed 18~21. [M1] ~ [M4] buttons 18. [DUAL] button Display important setting information. Instantly call up a panel setting. Turn the Dual function on or off.
  • Page 6: Setup

    AW_A100S_Manual_G02_181122.pdf 6 18/11/23 14:08 Setup This section contains information about setting up your instrument and preparing to play. Please go through this section carefully before turning the power on. Power Supply You can power the instrument either by batteries or by power adaptor. Before you switch your instrument on, turn down the volume of instrument and the connected audio equipment first.
  • Page 7: Connections

    AW_A100S_Manual_G02_181122.pdf 7 18/11/23 14:08 Connections Connecting a Pair of Headphones A standard pair of stereo headphones can be connected to the PHONES jack for private practice or late-night playing. When a pair of headphones is plugged in, the internal speakers will be automatically shut off, sound can only be heard from the headphones.
  • Page 8: Power Switch And Master Volume

    AW_A100S_Manual_G02_181122.pdf 8 18/11/23 14:08 Power Switch and Master Volume Power Switch Before connecting the power supply, please set the [POWER] switch to “OFF” and set the master volume level to minimum. Make sure the instrument is properly connected to power supply. Press the POWER switch, the LCD screen will be lit and display parameters, indicating the instrument is powered on.
  • Page 9: Playing Voices

    AW_A100S_Manual_G02_181122.pdf 9 18/11/23 14:08 Playing Voices Press the [VOICE] button. Enter the Voice Mode. The LCD displays the current default voice name and number. Select a Voice. Use the data dial or [+/Yes]/[-/No] button to select a desired voice. You can also use the Voice select buttons to select a voice. Each button has two preset voices.
  • Page 10: Playing Songs

    AW_A100S_Manual_G02_181122.pdf 10 18/11/23 14:08 Playing Songs This instrument features a variety of preset songs, and each song can be practiced in Lesson Mode. Press the [SONG] button. Enter the song mode. It will play all songs circularly. Select a song. Use the data dial or the [+/YES]/ [-/NO] button to select the song you want to play.
  • Page 11: Playing The Voices

    AW_A100S_Manual_G02_181122.pdf 11 18/11/23 14:08 Playing the Voices The instrument features a variety of exceptionally realistic voices. Please refer to the Voice List. Selecting a Voice When power on, the “VOICE R1” icon will be lit and the LCD will display the current voice name and number.
  • Page 12: Auto Accompaniment

    AW_A100S_Manual_G02_181122.pdf 12 18/11/23 14:08 Auto Accompaniment The auto accompaniment feature puts a full backing band at your fingertips. To use it, all you have to do is to play the chords with your left hand using your selected accompaniment style, and then the accompaniment will automatically play along, instantly following the chords you play.
  • Page 13: Playing Different Accompaniment Sections

    AW_A100S_Manual_G02_181122.pdf 13 18/11/23 14:08 Auto Accompaniment FILL IN Section Auto fill in function automatically adds a fill to your performance. When the fill-in is finished,accompaniment shifts to the Main section. ENDING Section The Ending is the ending section of a song. When the ending is finished, accompaniment automatically stops.The length of the ending differs depending on the selected style.
  • Page 14: Chord Fingering

    AW_A100S_Manual_G02_181122.pdf 14 18/11/23 14:08 Auto Accompaniment Chord Basics A chord, in music, is a harmonic set of three or more notes that are heard simultaneously. The most common type of chord is a triad. A triad is a set of three notes that can be stacked in thirds. When arranged this way, the triad's notes, from lowest pitched to highest, are called: the Root, the Third, and the Fifth.
  • Page 15: Tempo

    AW_A100S_Manual_G02_181122.pdf 15 18/11/23 14:08 Auto Accompaniment Tempo Each style is preset with a default or standard tempo, however, you can change it as needed. Press the [TEMPO+]/ [TEMPO-] button to change the current tempo. Alternatively, when the tempo is flashing on LCD, use the data dial to make a quick change in the value.
  • Page 16: Function Menu

    AW_A100S_Manual_G02_181122.pdf 16 18/11/23 14:08 Function Menu Press and hold the [SHIFT] button and then press the [FUNCTION] button to enter function menu. The LCD displays the current function menu option. Use [+/YES]/ [-/NO] button to set parameter of the current option. Detailed parameters and their ranges: Range Default...
  • Page 17: Beat Type

    AW_A100S_Manual_G02_181122.pdf 17 18/11/23 14:08 Function Menu Beat Type Press and hold the [SHIFT] button and then repeatedly press the [FUNCTION] button to select beat type menu. The LCD displays “xxx Beat”. Use [+/YES]/ [-/NO] button or data dial to change beat type. The range of beat type: 0, 2~9.
  • Page 18: Reverb Type

    AW_A100S_Manual_G02_181122.pdf 18 18/11/23 14:08 Function Menu Reverb Type Press and hold the [SHIFT] button and then repeatedly press the [FUNCTION] button to select reverb type menu. The LCD displays “004 RevHall1”. Use [+/YES]/ [-/NO] button or data dial to change reverb type. The default setting is Hall 1.
  • Page 19: Harmony Type

    AW_A100S_Manual_G02_181122.pdf 19 18/11/23 14:08 Function Menu Harmony Type Press and hold the [SHIFT] button and then repeatedly press the [FUNCTION] button to select harmony type menu. The LCD displays “001 HrmDuet”. Use [+/YES]/ [-/NO] button or data dial to change harmony type. The harmony types are as follows: LCD Display Harmony Type...
  • Page 20: Mixer

    AW_A100S_Manual_G02_181122.pdf 20 18/11/23 14:08 Mixer Mixer function adjusts separately the volume of different tracks. Press the [MIXER] button to enter the mixer menu. The LCD displays “030 Rhythm_s” for the initial time when power on. Next time when you enter the mixer menu, it will show the same option of your last operation.
  • Page 21: Effect Related Settings

    AW_A100S_Manual_G02_181122.pdf 21 18/11/23 14:08 Effect Related Settings Octave Press and hold the [SHIFT] button and then press the [OCTAVE] button to select octave menu. The LCD displays “xxx Octave”. Use [+/YES]/ [-/NO] button or data dial to change octave value, adjustable range is: -2 ~ +2.
  • Page 22: Pitch Bend

    AW_A100S_Manual_G02_181122.pdf 22 18/11/23 14:08 Effect Related Settings Pitch Bend Use the pitch bend wheel to bend notes up (roll the wheel away from you) or down (roll the wheel toward you) while playing the keyboard. The pitch bend wheel is self-centering and will automatically return to normal pitch when released.
  • Page 23: Register Memory

    AW_A100S_Manual_G02_181122.pdf 23 18/11/23 14:08 Register Memory This function is designed to make your performance easy and efficient. It allows you to save virtually all panel settings to a single registration memory for instant recall. Registration Banks There are 12 memory banks, and each bank has 4 memories (M1-M4). Press the [BANK] button to select a bank over the range of 1 ~ 12.
  • Page 24: Recording

    AW_A100S_Manual_G02_181122.pdf 24 18/11/23 14:08 Recording You can record in real time and save your keyboard performance as a user song on the instrument. Prepare Recording Before you start recording, you need to select a user song to which the recording will be saved. Press and hold [SHIFT], then press the [RECORD] button to enter the user song menu.
  • Page 25: Playback Recording

    AW_A100S_Manual_G02_181122.pdf 25 18/11/23 14:08 Record Playback Recording Press and hold [SHIFT], then press [PLAY] to enter the play menu. Use the data dial or [+/YES]/ [-/NO] button to select a user song to play. If the user song has data, LCD will display “XXX PlySngX”, such as “001 PlySng1”.
  • Page 26: Piano Mode

    AW_A100S_Manual_G02_181122.pdf 26 18/11/23 14:08 Piano Mode By pressing the [PIANO] button, the instrument replicates a concert grand voice. All parameters become optimized for piano performance. Press the [PIANO] button to enter or exit piano mode. In piano mode, the accompaniment control is the same as other mode.
  • Page 27: Lesson Mode

    AW_A100S_Manual_G02_181122.pdf 27 18/11/23 14:08 Song Lesson Mode The buttons related to lesson mode are [SHIFT] + [LESSON], [SHIFT] + [L], [SHIFT] + [R] and [SHIFT] + [L] + [R]. Enter the lesson mode While the song is stop playing, holding down the [SHIFT] button and press the [LESSON] button.
  • Page 28: Chord Dictionary

    AW_A100S_Manual_G02_181122.pdf 28 18/11/23 14:08 Chord Dictionary If you know the name of a chord but don't know how to play it, you can use the Chord Dictionary function. DICT 1 (Chord Learning Mode) Press and hold [SHIFT], then press the [DICT.] button to enter DICT. 1 mode.
  • Page 29: Pedal Function

    AW_A100S_Manual_G02_181122.pdf 29 18/11/23 14:08 Pedal Function You can assign different functions to the connected sustain pedal in the Function Menu. Please see the Function Menu. Sustain Pedal This pedal function performs the same function as the damper pedal on an acoustic piano, letting you sustain the sound of voices even after releasing the keys.
  • Page 30: Midi

    AW_A100S_Manual_G02_181122.pdf 30 18/11/23 14:08 MIDI With the MIDI functions you can expand your musical possibilities. This section will let you know what MIDI is, and what it can do, as well as how you can use MIDI on your instrument. What's MIDI? MIDI (short for Musical Instrument Digital Interface) allows a wide variety of electronic musical instruments, computers and other...
  • Page 31: Troubleshooting

    AW_A100S_Manual_G02_181122.pdf 31 18/11/23 14:08 Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause and Solution The speakers produce a pop sound This is normal and no cause for alarm. whenever the power is turned ON or OFF. No sound when the keyboard is played. 1. Check if the master volume is set too low. 2.
  • Page 32: Voice List

    AW_A100S_Manual_G02_181122.pdf 32 18/11/23 14:08 Voice List English Name LCD Name Celesta 3 Celesta3 PIANO Glockenspiel l Glcckspl Acoustic Grand Piano GrdPno Glockenspiel 2 Glccksp2 Acoustic Grand Piano 2 GrdPno 2 Glockenspiel 3 Glccksp3 Acoustic Grand Piano (wide) GrdPnoW Music Box MBox Acoustic Grand Piano (dark) GrdPnoD...
  • Page 33 AW_A100S_Manual_G02_181122.pdf 33 18/11/23 14:08 Voice List Acoustic Guitar (nylon ) 2 NylGt 2 Synth Bass (rubber) RubBa Acoustic Guitar (nylon) 3 NylGt 3 Synth Bass (rubber) 2 RubBa 2 Acoustic Guitar (nylon + key off) NylGtK Attack Pulse AttPulse STRINGS & ORCHESTRAL Ukulele Ukulele Acoustic Guitar (steel)
  • Page 34 AW_A100S_Manual_G02_181122.pdf 34 18/11/23 14:08 Voice List PIPE Tuba Tuba Tuba 2 Tuba 2 Piccolo Piccolo Piccolo 2 Piccolo2 Muted Trumpet MutTp Piccolo 3 Piccolo3 Muted Trumpet 2 MutTp 2 2 Piccolo Muted Trumpet 3 MutTp 3 2Piccolo French Horn FrHorn Sweet Flute SweetFl Flute...
  • Page 35 AW_A100S_Manual_G02_181122.pdf 35 18/11/23 14:08 Voice List Lead 8 (bass + lead) 2 Bass&Ld2 Click Pad ClickPad Lead 8 (bass + lead) 3 Bass&Ld3 Analog Pad Ana Pad Lead 8a (soft wrl) Soft wrl 80's Poly Pad 80'sPoly Massiness Massin PWM 4th Soft PWM4thSf Square Square...
  • Page 36 AW_A100S_Manual_G02_181122.pdf 36 18/11/23 14:08 Voice List Taisho Koto TaisKoto Closed Hi-hat ClosedHH Kalimba Kalimba Analog Closed Hi-hat AnClosHH Kalimba 2 Kalimba2 Pedal Hi-hat Pedal HH Kalimba 3 Kalimba3 Open Hi-hat Open HH Bag Pipe BagPipe Crash Cymbal CrashCym Bag pipe 2 Bagpipe2 Analog Cymbal Ana Cym...
  • Page 37 AW_A100S_Manual_G02_181122.pdf 37 18/11/23 14:08 Voice List Flute Key Click 2 FlClick2 Marimba & Kalimba Mar&Kal Seashore Seashor Marimba Delay MarDel Seashore 2 Seashor2 Xylophone Octave XylopOct Rain Rain Organ & Stereo Strings Org&Str Thunder Thunder Stereo Organ & Piano StOr&Pno Wind Wind Rock Organ &...
  • Page 38 AW_A100S_Manual_G02_181122.pdf 38 18/11/23 14:08 Voice List GuQin GuQin PiPa PiPa PiPa & YangQin PiPaYang LiuQin LiuQin ReWaPu ReWaPu DuXianQin DuXian Banhu Banhu BanHu & GaoHu BanHGaoH Zhonghu Zhonghu ErHu ErHu ErHu 2 ErHu2 GaoHu GaoHu Jinghu Jinghu ErHuang ErHuang Zhuiqin Zhuiqin BaWu BaWu...
  • Page 39: Style List

    AW_A100S_Manual_G02_181122.pdf 39 18/11/23 14:08 Style List English Name LCD Name Soft Beat SoftBeat Hip Hop 1 HipHop1 8 BEAT 60's Pop 60'sPop House 1 House 8Beat Ballad 8BtBld Sting Latin StigLatn House 2 House 8Beat Piano 8BtPiano R&B Ballad 1 R&BBld1 Pop Dance 2 PopDanc2...
  • Page 40 AW_A100S_Manual_G02_181122.pdf 40 18/11/23 14:08 Style List Swing Ballad SwingBal Laendler Laendler Jazz 2 Jazz2 Orchestra Swing OrhSwing Hawaiian Hawaiian Jazz Pub JazzPub COUNTRY Sirtake Sirtake Piano Rock PianoRk Country Pop 1 CntyPop1 Dangdut Dangdut Pop Bossa PopBossa Bluegrass 1 Bluegrs1 6/8 Flipper 6/8Flipp March 1...
  • Page 41: Song List

    AW_A100S_Manual_G02_181122.pdf 41 18/11/23 14:08 Song List English Name LCD Name An Die Musik Musik FOLK & COUNTRY Lieder Ohne Worte Op.62 No.6 Lieder Toccata Toccata Red River Valley RedRiver Carry Me Back To Old Virginny CarMeBk Die Forelle Forelle El Condor Pasa ElCondor Symphony No.
  • Page 42: Demo List

    AW_A100S_Manual_G02_181122.pdf 42 18/11/23 14:08 Song List Hanon Piano Fingering 5 Hanon 5 Basic Tutorial Beyer Piano 12 Beyer 12 Basic Tutorial Beyer Piano 13 Beyer 13 Basic Tutorial Beyer Piano 14 Beyer 14 Basic Tutorial Beyer Piano 15 Beyer 15 Basic Tutorial Beyer Piano 18 Beyer 18 Cuckoo...
  • Page 43: Midi Implementation Chart

    AW_A100S_Manual_G02_181122.pdf 43 18/11/23 14:08 MIDI Implementation Chart 1-16ch 1-16ch 1-16ch...
  • Page 44 AW_A100S_Manual_G02_181122.pdf 44 18/11/23 14:08 A100S_G02...

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