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ProRecord and ProScan Installation Procedure
Installation Procedure
1. Disassemble the piano
o Remove the action from the piano.
o Remove the stack and keys from the keyframe.
o Place the key upside down on a bench supported by two long pieces of wood to level the bottom
of the keys.
2. Placing reflective tape on keys 1 and 88
NOTE: The following procedure is the same whether a grand or vertical.
o Locate the reflective tape and paper jig in the kit.
o Starting with key 1 and 88, place the template on the front/bottom of the key and attach the
reflective tape. Do this on both keys.(See Ill. 1)
Note: Because keys 1 & 88 are wider than other white keys, the reflective tape is place on one side
of the key to line up with the optical sensor. (See Ill. 1 and the template)
for Grand Pianos
With Troubleshooting Guide
:
Illustration 1 – Locating reflective tape on keys 1 and 88
March 13, 2014
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Summary of Contents for PianoDisc ProRecord
- Page 1 ProRecord and ProScan Installation Procedure for Grand Pianos With Troubleshooting Guide March 13, 2014 Installation Procedure 1. Disassemble the piano o Remove the action from the piano. o Remove the stack and keys from the keyframe. o Place the key upside down on a bench supported by two long pieces of wood to level the bottom of the keys.
- Page 2 3. Marking all keys for reflective tape position o Place the keys up side down on two pieces of wood to level out keys. (See Ill. 2) o Place a straight edge across the end of all keys to simulate how the keys will be in the piano. (See Ill.
- Page 3 3. Install the sensor strip in the action o Place the sensor strip on the keyframe near the front rail. o Place black keys at each mounting location. (See Ill. 5) o Locate the key spacer in the kit. (It is a “U” shaped channel aluminum.) o Place the key spacer over the sensor of a sharp note.
- Page 4 4. Cutting Keyframe for Sensor strip o Calculate how much wood needs to be removed for the optical sensor strip. o PianoDisc recommends using a “Drill Press Planer” seen in illustration 8. There are other methods to remove wood but this is easy and precise.
- Page 5 o Find the best location for the sensors on each pedal that is out of sight and best place for the least amount of damage. o Mount each sensor with 2 screws. o Place a piece of reflective tape under each sensor. o Adjust the sensor to so the spacer tab just touches the lever.
- Page 6 Illustration 11 – Sustain pedal sensor 6. Cable connections...
- Page 7 The EXT port is located on the right side of the ProRecord control unit (see right side drawing on the next page). o If a PianoDisc is NOT installed, use the 9VAC adapter on the back of the control unit (see rear drawing below).
- Page 8 ⑯ Right Side of Control Unit PianoDisc CPU unit ⑨ ① ⑤ ⑩ ⑦ ② ③ ④ ⑥ ⑧ ⑪ Front of the Control Unit...
- Page 9 8. Initial Set-up NOTE: If the piano has only 2 pedals, disconnect the cable that is connected to the “Sostenuto” pedal sensors. Do this before powering up the control box. o Power On - Turn the power on. o A chime will be heard and the “PLAY” and “REC” lamps will flash alternately indicating that the system is in “Initial Setup Mode”...
- Page 10 10. Devices to Record to – Wiring Diagrams o Use the following wiring diagram for iDevices with PianoDisc. o A lightning to 30 pin adapter may be needed depending on the “i” device version. iDevice wiring diagram with PianoDisc (For record and playback)
- Page 11 Computer wiring diagram with PianoDisc (For record and playback) PianoDisc / ProRecord cable ProRecord Control Box USB MIDI Interface Cable (Roland,) (selector switch in "COMP" posistion) Computer PianoDisc o Use the following wiring diagram to connect a Computer without PianoDisc...
- Page 12 Computer wiring diagram without PianoDisc (For record and playback) ProRecord Control Box USB MIDI Interface Cable (Roland,) (selector switch in "COMP" posistion) Computer o Use the following diagram to connect to a computer for recording only. Computer USB connection (record only)
- Page 13 Connecting to MIDI device Standard MIDI Cables MIDI ProRecord Control Box Device Cables PianoDisc / ProRecord Cable Roland USB MIDI interface cable...
- Page 14 ProRecord and ProScan Trouble Shooting NOTE: There is a new ProRecord/ProScan app. that allows you to more easily control the user features of ProRecord/ProScan without all the inconvenient key combinations. Download the following app. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id945540700?mt=8 Please note that this requires a cabled USB connection between your iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad and the ProRecord.
- Page 15 Just need to unplug the “Mini” cable from the Airport Express and plug into the laptop/iPad. The software can be send thru e-mail. 5. It is possible to have a bad record cable which goes from the ProRecord control box to the iQ CPU. Try another record cable.
- Page 16 6. Perform pin out continuity check on cable. See below. ProRecord and ProScan Sensor Strip Repair The ProRecord and ProScan sensor strips can be replaced in the field, in most cases. 1. Damaged section A. A damaged section can be easily replaced by the technician instead of shipping back the complete strip.
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