Our products and documentation are subject to a process of continuous develop‐ ment. They are therefore subject to change. Please refer to the latest version of the documentation, which is ready for download under www.thomann.de. 1.1 Symbols and signal words In this section you will find an overview of the meaning of symbols and signal words that are used in this document.
Only operate the device from professionally installed mains sockets that are protected by a residual current circuit breaker (FI). As a precaution, disconnect the device from the power grid when storms are approaching or it the device will not be used for a longer period. DP-275 GP BP, DP-275 GP WHP Digital Piano...
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The plasticiser contained in the rubber feet of this product may react with the coating of the floor and cause permanent dark stains after some time. If necessary, use a suitable mat or felt slide to prevent direct contact between the device’s rubber feet and the floor. DP-275 GP BP, DP-275 GP WHP Digital Piano...
USB MIDI Loudspeaker load capacity: 2 × 40 Watts + 2 × 20 Watts Automatic shutoff, can be deactivated Operating system: Windows® 8 and later, Mac OS X® 10.8 and later DP-275 GP BP, DP-275 GP WHP Digital Piano...
All you need to assemble the digital piano is the included tool. Open the package, take out all items and check before assembling that the entire scope of delivery is present, as listed here. DP-275 GP BP, DP-275 GP WHP Digital Piano...
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Rear support leg Keydesk 14 × washers 14 × hexagon bolts M12 × 45 8 × screws 3 × 15 2 × supports for pedal unit Hexagon screwdriver Not illustrated: Power cord Pedal cable DP-275 GP BP, DP-275 GP WHP Digital Piano...
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One after the other, screw the three supports with each four of the supplied washers (7) and hexagonal screws (6) using the hexagonal screwdriver (10) as shown on the underside of the keydesk (5). DP-275 GP BP, DP-275 GP WHP Digital Piano...
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(10) and four of the supplied screws (8) as shown. Carefully turn the digital piano onto the support legs as shown and remove the cardboard. Make sure that neither the support legs nor the pedal unit get dam‐ aged. DP-275 GP BP, DP-275 GP WHP Digital Piano...
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Now you can turn on the digital piano. If the piano is not in use or when a thunderstorm with danger of lightning threatens, disconnect the instrument from its mains power for safety. DP-275 GP BP, DP-275 GP WHP Digital Piano...
Song mode: Button for activating the loop function. All songs are repeated continuously. 13 [MAIN D] | Style mode: Button for playing main pattern D Song mode: Button for starting playback Bluetooth® mode: Button for playing the next song DP-275 GP BP, DP-275 GP WHP Digital Piano...
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27 [>/YES] | Button for increasing values Press [>/YES] and [</NO] simultaneously to restore the default settings. 28 [</NO] | Button for decreasing values Press [>/YES] and [</NO] simultaneously to restore the default settings. DP-275 GP BP, DP-275 GP WHP Digital Piano...
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Hold down the button to enter the harmony settings menu. 40 [TRANSPOSE]/[<]/[>] | Buttons for transposing the pitch of the entire keyboard 41 [DSP] | Button for activating/deactivating DSP mode Hold down the button to enter the DSP settings menu. DP-275 GP BP, DP-275 GP WHP Digital Piano...
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47 [TEMPO] | Tempo display 48 [MEMORY O.T.S.] | Display for storage location and O.T.S. 49 Function display 50 Track display. During playback, the indicator shows the volume of the MIDI channel. 51 Chord display DP-275 GP BP, DP-275 GP WHP Digital Piano...
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Sustain pedal | With the sustain pedal all played notes sound longer. This effect simulates the lifting and lowering of the dampers in an analogue piano. SOFT SOSTENUTO SUSTAIN DP-275 GP BP, DP-275 GP WHP Digital Piano...
Connect both channels to the [AUX IN] sockets on the rear panel of the digital piano, and the other end of the cable to the output of the respective audio device. DP-275 GP BP, DP-275 GP WHP Digital Piano...
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Disconnect the microphone from the digital piano when it is not in use. Pedal unit Use the connection socket [PEDAL] to connect a pedal box to the digital piano. DP-275 GP BP, DP-275 GP WHP Digital Piano...
Use the [BRILLIANCE] rotary control to set the tone colour of the digital piano. Turn the [BRILLIANCE] rotary control clockwise to adjust the treble for the entire keyboard. Turn the [BRILLIANCE] rotary control anti-clockwise to adjust the bass for the entire keyboard. DP-275 GP BP, DP-275 GP WHP Digital Piano...
1…16 Song Looping SONG LOOP Single, All, Off Auto Power Off POWER OFF Never, 30 Min., 60 Min. 30 Min. Bluetooth Auto Link BLUETOOTH AUTO On, Off Restore Factory Setting SYSTEM RESET DP-275 GP BP, DP-275 GP WHP Digital Piano...
The following table shows the possible settings: Soft2 Soft1 Medium Medium Hard1 Hard2 Press [>/YES] and [</NO] simultaneously to restore the default settings. The settings are retained even when the digital piano is switched off. DP-275 GP BP, DP-275 GP WHP Digital Piano...
Press and hold [TWINOVA] to open the TWINOVA settings menu. ð The display shows ‘TWINOVA OCTAVE’ and the current octaving. Press [>/YES]/[</NO] to octave the tuning in a range between 2…+2. Layer and Split mode are not available in TWINOVA mode. DP-275 GP BP, DP-275 GP WHP Digital Piano...
The following table shows the possible settings: Piano Classical Rock Jazz R&B Press [>/YES] and [</NO] simultaneously to restore the default settings. The settings are retained even when the digital piano is switched off. DP-275 GP BP, DP-275 GP WHP Digital Piano...
Description Soft Makes the notes sound softer Play Starts or stops the playback of a style. Memory Toggles between the memory locations. Press [>/YES] and [</NO] simultaneously to restore the default settings. DP-275 GP BP, DP-275 GP WHP Digital Piano...
The metronome can be used during a MIDI recording. The sound of the metronome is not recorded. – The metronome can be used during an audio recording. The sound of the metronome is also recorded. DP-275 GP BP, DP-275 GP WHP Digital Piano...
All songs are repeated in an endless loop. The loop function is deactivated. Press [>/YES] and [</NO] simultaneously to restore the default settings. The settings are retained even when the digital piano is switched off. DP-275 GP BP, DP-275 GP WHP Digital Piano...
Press [>/YES] and [</NO] simultaneously to restore the default settings. Activate the Bluetooth® connection on your device and pair it with the digital piano ‘PIANO-AUDIO’ . The settings are retained even when the digital piano is switched off. DP-275 GP BP, DP-275 GP WHP Digital Piano...
Use the rotary control or [>/YES]/[</NO] to transpose the keyboard pitch in cent increments by up to 12 semitones up or down. Press [>/YES] and [</NO] simultaneously to restore the default settings. DP-275 GP BP, DP-275 GP WHP Digital Piano...
7.9 Selecting sounds The digital piano offers a total of 1200 sounds in twelve categories. The sound list is available for download on the product page of our website www.thomann.de. Press [VOICE] to activate sound mode. ð The display shows ‘R1’ and the current sound.
Auto accompaniment allows you to play along to one of the available styles on the digital piano. Depending on the chords you play with your left hand, the auto accom‐ paniment adapts itself. You can also insert an intro, fill and an ending. DP-275 GP BP, DP-275 GP WHP Digital Piano...
Selecting a style The digital piano offers a total of 270 styles in twelve categories. The style list is avail‐ able for download on the product page of our website www.thomann.de. Press [STYLE] to activate style mode. ð The display shows the current style.
Single Finger In this mode, the following chord types are played with one or two fingers of the left hand and taken from the chord library (Example C, Cm, C7 and Cm7): DP-275 GP BP, DP-275 GP WHP Digital Piano...
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ð The auto accompaniment starts with the first keystroke on the keyboard. Press [START/STOP] to start playback of the previously selected style. ð If you play a chord in the left area of the keyboard, the automatic mode for the chords sets in. DP-275 GP BP, DP-275 GP WHP Digital Piano...
Voice R1, R2, L on / off Change voice R1, R2, L Volume R1, R2, L Chorus level voice R1, R2, L Reverb level voice R1, R2, L Pan voice R1, R2, L DP-275 GP BP, DP-275 GP WHP Digital Piano...
The following table shows the possible settings: Parameter Settings Record Type Setting Record Type: xxx MIDI IN MIDI Recording Channel 1 Ch1:R1 xxx On, Off MIDI Recording Channel 2 Ch2:R2 xxx On, Off DP-275 GP BP, DP-275 GP WHP Digital Piano...
USB flash drive (USB stick). Once you have completed your settings, press [REC] to activate standby mode. In standby mode you can make settings for sound, style, tempo, etc. Press [REC] again to deactivate standby mode. DP-275 GP BP, DP-275 GP WHP Digital Piano...
Press [START/STOP] to play the recording. 7.16 Audio recording You can use the digital piano to make audio recordings and save them in MP3 format on a USB flash drive (USB stick). DP-275 GP BP, DP-275 GP WHP Digital Piano...
Note that the USB flash drive (USB stick) must not be removed from the dig‐ ital piano while data is being saved or read, otherwise the USB flash drive (USB stick) may be damaged. 7.16.3 Playing a recording Press [START/STOP] to play the recording. DP-275 GP BP, DP-275 GP WHP Digital Piano...
Playing practise songs The digital piano offers a total of 90 practise songs. The song list is available for download on the product page of our website www.thomann.de. Press [SONG]/ to activate song mode. ð The display shows the currently playing practise song.
128 GB if they are FAT32 formatted and not partitioned. We recommend formatting the USB flash drive (USB stick) before using the digital piano. A USB flash drive (USB stick) in FAT 32 format supports up to 512 files in its root directory. DP-275 GP BP, DP-275 GP WHP Digital Piano...
User Song?’ . If you want to overwrite the selected track, press [>/YES]. If you don't want to overwrite the selected track, press [</NO]. After the loading process, the display returns to the USB menu. DP-275 GP BP, DP-275 GP WHP Digital Piano...
With MIDI connections, the device that controls another device is called the Master. A device that is controlled via MIDI is called slave. The [MIDI OUT] output of the master is connected to the [MIDI IN] input of the slave. DP-275 GP BP, DP-275 GP WHP Digital Piano...
Reverb Program Chorus Program Reverb Level Chorus Level All Sounds Off Reset all Controllers All Notes OFF Program Change True *********** 0 - 127 System Exclusive System Common Song Position Song Select Tune DP-275 GP BP, DP-275 GP WHP Digital Piano...
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Sent Received Notes System Real Time Clock Commands Aux Messages LOCAL ON/OFF Active sense Reset MIDI channel modes POLY MONO OMNI ON Mode 1 Mode 2 OMNI OFF Mode 3 Mode 4 DP-275 GP BP, DP-275 GP WHP Digital Piano...
The USB flash drive (USB stick) does not work. The digital piano only supports unpartitioned USB flash drives (USB stick) in FAT32 format. Please format the USB flash drive (USB stick) before use. DP-275 GP BP, DP-275 GP WHP Digital Piano...
1,476 mm × 932 mm × 947 mm Weight 101 kg Colour polished black (item no. 497298), polished white (item no. 497307) Ambient conditions Temperature range 0 °C…40 °C Relative humidity 20%…80% (non-condensing) DP-275 GP BP, DP-275 GP WHP Digital Piano...
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Technical specifications Further information Surface Polished Wooden keyboard Ivory-feel keyboard Auto accompaniment Storage medium USB to Device DP-275 GP BP, DP-275 GP WHP Digital Piano...
1/4" TS phone plug (mono, unbal‐ anced) Signal Ground, shielding 1/4" TRS phone plug (stereo, unbal‐ anced) Signal (left) Signal (right) Ground DP-275 GP BP, DP-275 GP WHP Digital Piano...
Repairing a device or passing it on to another user is an ecologically valuable alternative to disposal. You can return your old device to Thomann GmbH at no charge. Check the current conditions on www.thomann.de. If your old device contains personal data, delete those data before disposing of it.
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