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Williams Serenade Piano
Owner's Manual
Sound. Style. Value.

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  • Page 1 Williams Serenade Piano Owner’s Manual Sound. Style. Value.
  • Page 2 Williams Serenade Piano...
  • Page 3: Important Safety Instructions

    CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Do not use near water. Clean only with a soft, dry cloth. Do not block any ventilation openings. Do not place near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or any other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produces heat.
  • Page 4: Before You Get Started

    Williams Serenade Piano INTRODUCTION Congratulations! You have just purchased a state of the art digital piano that provides remarkable acoustic sound and feel. We recommend that you read through this owner's manual carefully, so you can get the most enjoyment from your new piano.
  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS SETUP MENU ..............22 TAKING CARE OF YOUR DIGITAL PIANO ....6 Equalization ..............22 ASSEMBLY ..............8 Reverb Type ..............23 Reverb Level .............23 REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS ........10 Chorus Type .............23 PEDALS ................10 Chorus Level .............23 Split Point for Lower Voice ........23 PANEL CONTROLS.............11 Split Point for Auto Accompaniment ......24 KEYBOARD VOICES ...........14...
  • Page 6: Taking Care Of Your Digital Piano

    Williams Serenade Piano TAKING CARE OF YOUR DIGITAL PIANO This digital piano will provide years of musical enjoyment if you follow the simple rules listed below. Warning When using electrical products, basic safety precautions should always be followed, including the following: Power •...
  • Page 7 Location • Do not expose the instrument to the following conditions to avoid deformation, discoloration, or more serious damage: -direct sunlight (near a window) -high temperatures (near a heat source, outside, or near a window) -rain or excessive humidity -excessive dust -strong vibration •...
  • Page 8: Assembly

    Williams Serenade Piano ASSEMBLY Please follow these instructions to safely assemble your piano in just a few short moments. Tool required: Phillips screwdriver. Install the Pedal Cross Bar Check the Package Contents: Eight large screws Sideboard (Left) Sideboard (Right) Two small screws...
  • Page 9 Screw Down the Brace Pedal Knob Plug in the Power Cord (to secure Pedal Cross Bar to floor) Now that the piano is fully assembled, make sure to read the following user’s manual to get the most enjoyment from your new Williams piano.
  • Page 10: Rear Panel Connections

    Pedal – Connection for the Mini DIN cable from the pedal assembly. The pedals will not work if MIDI In / MIDI Out – The Serenade contains the pedal cable is not connected. MIDI in and MIDI output ports. MIDI jacks allow communication with other products Phone 1/Phone 2 –...
  • Page 11: Panel Controls

    PANEL CONTROLS The control panel is divided into several distinct sections. The following is a brief description of all the features located on the control panel. Power Switch – Press this button to turn the Setup – The SETUP button accesses the SETUP power On/Off.
  • Page 12: Demo Song

    Williams Serenade Piano A BANK B BANK Quick Select Style Buttons – Each Style button Style Var – The five quick select style buttons are ALL: Demo Song controls two styles, one in the A bank (printed each assigned to the A and B bank. Press the...
  • Page 13 Please see the Voice Section of this manual for more information. Record – To prepare for recording, hold down Song – Serenade contains 55 play-along songs the REC button and press the TRACK button(s) that can be used as a teaching aid. The SONG you want to record in.
  • Page 14: Keyboard Voices

    Williams Serenade Piano ALL: Demo Song KEYBOARD VOICES Selecting From The Voice Menu A11: Demo Song 1. If the Voice button indicator is not already lit, press the any of the voice quick select buttons to engage the Voice Selection...
  • Page 15: Split Voice

    Samba Time 002: Bright Piano 018: Reed Organ RHYTHYM STYLES Layer Level The Serenade features 100 accompaniment rhythm After three seconds the display will revert to the ALL: Demo Song styles. Each rhythm style includes 6 patterns: 021: Slap Bass selected main voice.
  • Page 16: Auto Accompaniment

    002: Bright Piano Samba Time Williams Serenade Piano 018: Reed Organ 02: Bright Piano Layer Level Reed Organ User Defined Quick Select Button – Style AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT 021: Slap Bass ayer Level You can assign your 2 favorite styles to the style User...
  • Page 17: Using The Auto Accompaniment

    Seventh Chord – Press the root key and any white key variation pattern, depending on the status of the to its left simultaneously. VARIATION button. If one of the chord fingering modes is engaged while the ACCOMP indicator lights Minor-Seventh Chord – Press the root key and any up, the additional parts of the auto acompaniment pair of black and white keys to its left simultaneously.
  • Page 18: Auto-Harmony

    004: BroadWay with additional auto harmony notes. The note played The Serenade includes a built-in metronome. Press in the right-hand section of the keyboard determines the METRO button to start the metronome and its the root key of the harmony. It is recommended that...
  • Page 19: Demo

    Tempo RECORDER Press the TEMPO button to change the metronome The Serenade features a two track recorder that tempo using the +/YES and –/NO buttons. allows you to record what you play on the keyboard You can use the +/YES and –/NO buttons to change and then play it back.
  • Page 20: Record

    Williams Serenade Piano Metronome for Recording Record the Auto Accompaniment and Melody Track Press the METRO button to enable the metronome If you want to record a melody and the accompaniment as a reference when recording only the melody track.
  • Page 21: Erasing Track

    PLAY-ALONG SONGS Otherwise, playback will stop automatically at the end of the song. There are 55 songs built into the Serenade. These songs have separate left and right-hand parts that can Practicing The Left Hand Of The Selected Song be turned on and off as required so you can practice the corresponding part on the keyboard.
  • Page 22: Setup Menu

    Chorus Type Transp The Setup mode is used to set up or to adjust various Bright Midrange – Boosts the Treble and Midrange. parameters related to the operation of the Serenade. Chorus Level Octave Midrange Boost – Boosts the Midrange Frequencies.
  • Page 23: Reverb Type

    01. Chorus Light 06. Flange Deep Reverb Type 02. Chorus Medium 07. Phase 03. Chorus Deep 08. Tremolo Slow Reverb simulates the effect of playing in a big room 04. Chorus Fast 09. Tremolo Medium or hall where the sound reverberates off the walls and 05.
  • Page 24: Split Point For Auto Accompaniment

    Use the +/YES, -/ NO buttons to select an accompaniment type. Auto A.Splt Vocal Grade The Serenade offers four types of keyboard touch Accomp Type Local sensitivity settings, soft, normal, hard, and fixed. These are also known as velocity settings and are designed to suit your style of playing.
  • Page 25: Transpose

    Equalization Harmony Reverb Type Harmony Type Reverb Level Touch Transpose Vocal Grading Chorus Type Transpose Harmony The transpose feature can shift the pitch of the Harmony Type When this function is engaged, a vocal grading is Chorus Level Octave keyboard up or down in semitone intervals up to a automatically given according to your performance maximum of 24 semitones.
  • Page 26: Midi

    Please see the MIDI Implementation Chart for more musical horizons will be greatly enhanced. detail. Note: When a USB cable is connected from the Serenade to a computer, all MIDI messages will receive/transmit via USB. General MIDI Playback Voices MIDI Connection –...
  • Page 27: Midi Implementation Chart

    MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Channel 1 CH 1-16 CH Channel Changed 1, 2, 3 CH 1-16 CH Note Number 21-108 1-127 Note On 9nH,V=1–127 9nH,V=1–127 Velocity Note Off 9nH, V=0 9nH V=0, 8nH • • Pitch Bender •...
  • Page 28: Main Voice List

    Williams Serenade Piano MAIN VOICE LIST Voice Quick Keys Piano Sound Number GM Sound Number Description Grand Piano Bright Piano Electric Grand Piano Honky Tonk Electric Piano 1 Electric Piano 2 Harpsichord Clavichord Celesta Glockenspiels Music Box Vibraphone Marimba Draw Organ...
  • Page 29: Gm Voice List

    GM VOICE LIST MIDI Name MIDI Name MIDI Name MIDI Name Piano Overdriven Guitar Synth Brass 1 Pad 7 (halo) Acoustic Grand Distortion Guitar Synth Brass 2 Pad 8 (sweep) Piano Guitar Harmonics Reed Synth Effect Bright Acoustic Bass Soprano Sax FX 1 (rain) Piano Acoustic Bass...
  • Page 30: Style List

    Williams Serenade Piano STYLE LIST Name Name Name Big Band Shuffle Blues Stride Piano Miller Band Soul Shuffle Ragtime Latin Big Band Gospel Fast Hawaiian Broadway Gospel Blues Hula Hollywood Calypso Solo Boogie Orch. Waltz Reggae 1 Vienna Waltz Jazz Waltz...
  • Page 31: Chord Fingering Guide

    CHORD FINGERING GUIDE Chord Display Intervals Major 1-3-5 Major Sixth 1-3-5-6 Major Sixth Add Ninth 1-2-3-(5)-6 Major Seventh 1-3-(5)-7 Major Add Ninth M add9 1-2-3-5 Major Seventh Ninth 1-2-3-(5)-7 Major Seventh Sharp Eleventh M7 #11 1-(2)-3-#4-(5)-7 Minor Minor Sixth 3-5-6 Minor Seventh 3-(5)- Minor Seventh Flatten Fifth...
  • Page 32: Demo & Play-Along Songs Lists

    Williams Serenade Piano DEMO SONG LIST Song Name Song Name Mozart Piano Funk Feelin' Bach A Minor Samba Time Bossa Nova Bach F Minor Vibra Jazz Spanish Vibe String Riot Symphonic Road Rock Ragtime String Ensemble PLAY-ALONG SONG LIST Song Name...
  • Page 33: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS Specification Value Keyboard 88-note, Hammer-action keyboard Max. Polyphony With Sound Effects Voices 32 Voices selectable 5 Quick Select Voice buttons + A/B select 128 GM voices and drum kit can be played via USB/MIDI port Voice Mode Layer (dual) voice Lower (split) voice Voice Effects Reverb...
  • Page 34 Williams Serenade Piano SPECIFICATIONS ( CONTINUED Specification Value Play Along Songs 55 songs Right hand, left hand or both hands performance Vocal Grading Display 16-Character Back-lit LCD Auxiliary Jacks Headphone (2x) Line Out Line In Power In MIDI In/Out Pedals...
  • Page 35 (1) year warranty period. Some states do not allow proof of purchase, Williams will either repair or replace the listed limitation on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the piano with a same or similar model of equal age or newer.
  • Page 36 Sound. Style. Value. 1107-9582...

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