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C. Bechstein Connect Installation Instructions Manual

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C. BECHSTEIN CONNECT · INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR GRAND PIANOS
C. BECHSTEIN Connect
Installation instructions for grand pianos
Version number of this document: 001
Last updated 5 February 2024
This document is available in the current version
and in other languages as a PDF file.
© 2024, C. Bechstein Digital GmbH, Germany
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  • Page 1 C. BECHSTEIN CONNECT · INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR GRAND PIANOS C. BECHSTEIN Connect Installation instructions for grand pianos Version number of this document: 001 Last updated 5 February 2024 This document is available in the current version and in other languages as a PDF file.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    C. BECHSTEIN CONNECT · INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR GRAND PIANOS CONTENTS Required tools Part lists Part list - Base board incl. housing Part list - Key sensor rail Part list - Mounting material & pedal sensors Part list - Accessories & Documents Part list - DC socket incl.

  • Page 3: Required Tools

    C. BECHSTEIN CONNECT · INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR GRAND PIANOS REQUIRED TOOLS 1. Forstner drill Ø 20.0 mm 6. Right angle 2. Drill Ø 2.5 mm 7. Torx screwdriver/ Bits T20 3. Drill Ø 10 mm 8. Torx screwdriver/ Bits T10 4.

  • Page 4: Part Lists

    C. BECHSTEIN CONNECT · INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR GRAND PIANOS PART LISTS Part list - Base board incl. housing �� VE01001000000 C. Bechstein Connect base board incl. housing Part list - Key sensor rail VE01110000000 �� C. Bechstein Connect key sensor rail...

  • Page 5: Part List - Mounting Material & Pedal Sensors

    C. BECHSTEIN CONNECT · INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR GRAND PIANOS Part list - Mounting material & pedal sensors �� VE01004000000 C. Bechstein Connect pedal sensors incl. connection cables �� CBD-00289 Wooden block for pedal sensor �� CBD-00290 Wooden block for pedal sensor (Concert) ��...

  • Page 6: Part List - Accessories & Documents

    C. BECHSTEIN CONNECT · INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR GRAND PIANOS Part list - Accessories & Documents �� CBD-00028 C. Bechstein Power supply 19 V incl. connection cable C (Euro) �� CBD-00033 C. Bechstein connection cable A (USA) �� CBD-00032 C. Bechstein connection cable G (UK) ��...

  • Page 7: Preparing The Instrument

    C. BECHSTEIN CONNECT · INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR GRAND PIANOS PREPARING THE INSTRUMENT Remove fall board, cheek-blocks, key slip and action. Check the regulation of the piano and adjust it if necessary. INSTALLATION OF THE DC POWER CONNECTION Unscrew the bumper strip.
  • Page 8 C. BECHSTEIN CONNECT · INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR GRAND PIANOS Drill a 10 mm hole through the pre-drilled hole for the cable guide. Guide the connection cable of the DC connection through the hole and fasten the DC connection plate (VE01002000000) to the dam using 4 TX10 3.0 x 10 mm round-head...

  • Page 9: Installation Of The Sensor Rail

    C. BECHSTEIN CONNECT · INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR GRAND PIANOS INSTALLATION OF THE SENSOR RAIL Remove the action from the keyboard and take out all the keys. Remove all keys from the instrument.
  • Page 10 C. BECHSTEIN CONNECT · INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR GRAND PIANOS Thread six to seven clamping sockets (CBD-00022) onto each side of the sensor rail and move them to the appropriate positions in the center of the key frame combination rail. The sockets can only be rotated by 90° in one direction without requiring more force without greater force.
  • Page 11 C. BECHSTEIN CONNECT · INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR GRAND PIANOS A minimum distance of the sensor strip within the keyframe results from the size of the clamping sockets. The strip should be as parallel as possible to the keyframe. The height of the upper edge of the sensor rail to the lower edge of the key in the rest position must not exceed 15 mm.
  • Page 12 C. BECHSTEIN CONNECT · INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR GRAND PIANOS Then screw the sensor rail into the keyboard frame and connect the flat ribbon cable (CBD-00023). Screwing on the sensor rail. Connection of the sensor rail in the key- board frame.

  • Page 13: Preparing The Keys

    C. BECHSTEIN CONNECT · INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR GRAND PIANOS Preparing the keys To prevent the IR light from scattering, the instrument keys must be colored on their sides with black permanent marker. In practice, it has been shown in many cases that both “white keys” and the (already) black keys should be (additionally) colored (i.e., painted over) on the sides.

  • Page 14: Installing The Pedal Sensors

    C. BECHSTEIN CONNECT · INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR GRAND PIANOS INSTALLING THE PEDAL SENSORS The pedal sensors are mounted under the key bed above the cross struts of the pedal system. The distance between pedal sensor and reflection surface has to be 3 to 15 mm and should be chosen in such a way that the greatest possible difference between the pressed pedal and the rest position can be measured.
  • Page 15 C. BECHSTEIN CONNECT · INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR GRAND PIANOS On grand pianos with the left pedal lever embedded in the key bed (as in the C. Bechstein Concert line), the pedal sensor is attached below the brace using the wooden block (CBD-00290).
  • Page 16 C. BECHSTEIN CONNECT · INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR GRAND PIANOS Pull the cables through the Sostenuto hole and guide them underneath the board to the left inside of the grand piano using the cable clamps.

  • Page 17: Installation Of The C. Bechstein Connect Base Board

    Mounting of the base board The cables must not be bent in the final position of the C. Bechstein Connect base board. If there is very limited space available due to the action, the housing of the base board can be removed.

  • Page 18: Connecting Cables

    2. Pedal sensors with three-coloured connection cable (VE01004000000) 3. Cable connection to the sensor rail (CBD-00023) Connect the DC connection cable and connection cable of the pedal sensors. Using the cable clamps (CBD-00024) and cable ties (CBD-00211), the cables can be laid as incon- spicuously and properly as possible.

  • Page 19: Initial Setup Of The Software

    C. BECHSTEIN CONNECT · INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR GRAND PIANOS INITIAL SETUP OF THE SOFTWARE After all components have been installed, the sensors of the C. Bechstein Connect system must be calibrated. Without an initial calibration, the system does not generate any key and pedal information.
  • Page 20 C. BECHSTEIN CONNECT · INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR GRAND PIANOS • Press Start - the keyboard in the graphic will be colored. Wait two seconds while the rest position of the keys is calibrated. • Play one key after the other and „decolorize“ the keyboard in this way.
  • Page 21 C. BECHSTEIN CONNECT · INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR GRAND PIANOS • Switch to Settings → Pedal Calibration: VARIO Settings Done VARIO Sound Modul No VARIO Digital System connected. VARIO App Sound off Adjust Reset Dynamic Cu rves Key Adjust Pedal Adjust...

  • Page 22: For Assigning An Individual Bluetooth Identifier

    C. BECHSTEIN CONNECT · INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR GRAND PIANOS After successful calibration, bars or bubbles can be seen on the VARIO app monitor when playing the grand piano. • If necessary, fine-tune in the Settings → Key Adjustment and Pedal Adjustment.

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