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  • Page 1 Digital Piano CN390 Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 2 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390...
  • Page 3 Indicates a potential hazard that could result in death or serious injury if the product is handled incorrectly. Use the AC adapter supplied with the product The product should be connected to or one recommended by Kawai. an AC outlet of the specified 120V 230V...
  • Page 4 AC outlet. When connecting the AC power cord Failure to do so may damage them, resulting in fire, electric shock or short-circuit. and other cords, take care not to get them tangled. KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390...
  • Page 5 Doing so may result in discoloration or deformation Do not wipe the product with benzene of the product. or thinner. When cleaning the product, put a soft cloth in lukewarm water, squeeze it well, then wipe the product. Doing so may cause the product to become Do not stand on the product or exert deformed or fall over, resulting in breakdown excessive force.

  • Page 6: Parts Provided

    Pedal Board (C). Fasten (A) and (C) with four bolts (F). 2. Fasten Side Panel (A) and Back Panel (B) with two screws (D). Then fix Back Panel (B) to Pedal Board (C) with four screws (E). KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390...
  • Page 7 3. Place the piano on the front half of the stand so that the metal fitting holes are seen when viewed from the top. Slide the piano backward while holding it with one hand so that it does not incline and fall from the stand.
  • Page 8 URCHASING A IGITAL IANO The Kawai digital piano is a revolutionary new keyboard instrument that combines the latest in electronic advances with traditional craftsmanship inherited from Kawai’s many years of experience in building fine pianos. Its keyboard provides the touch response and full dynamic range required for a superb performance on the piano, harpsichord, organ, and other instruments.

  • Page 9: Using Midi

    You will learn the basics of MIDI and MIDI applications using the CN piano and another MIDI device. Playing with the Concert Magic p. 31 With Kawai’s unique feature “Concert Magic” anyone can sit at the CN piano and play real music. TUTORIAL...

  • Page 10: Basic Operations

    The volume level changes in relation to how fast the keys are pressed. This system is called “touch sensitivity” on an electronic KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390...

  • Page 11: Using The Pedals

    musical instrument. The initial touch sensitivity setting has been adjusted to the standard of an acoustic piano. You can however, select a different type of touch sensitivity on the CN piano if you are not comfortable with the standard setting. For more detail, please read “Selecting the touch sensitivity”...
  • Page 12 Then, while holding down the SPLIT button, press another SOUND SELECT button to select a sound for the lower keyboard. The LED indicator for the upper sound will be turned on and the LED for the lower sound will start flashing. KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390...

  • Page 13: About Polyphony

    You can adjust the volume balance between the two sounds. Use the Dual/Split Balance slider to adjust the balance. Move the slider to the right to increase the volume of the upper sound and decrease the volume of the lower sound. The balance changes in the opposite way when the slider is moved to the left.
  • Page 14 When you reselect a sound, your chosen reverb and effect settings will be recalled along with the preset sound. When the power is turned off the effects will be reset to the factory settings. KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390...

  • Page 15: Starting The Metronome

    SING THE ETRONOME Rhythm is one of the most important elements when learning music. It is important to practice playing the piano in the right tempo and with a steady rhythm. The CN piano’s metronome is a tool that helps you to achieve this by providing a steady beat for you play along with.

  • Page 16: Next Step To Make

    Magic” page 31. If you would like to learn more about functions and features such as tuning and transpose for example, you will find detailed information in chapter 10. “Function Buttons” of the Reference Section, page 51. KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390...

  • Page 17: Using The Recorder

    2. U SING THE ECORDER The CN piano’s recorder records your playing much like a tape recorder, and it is just as easy to use. The CN piano records a song as digital data instead of audio data and stores the song inside the instrument. Because the song is stored as digital information you can modify the song when you play it back.

  • Page 18: Basics Of The Recorder

    When the recorder reaches it’s maximum capacity, the CN piano will stop recording at that point. RECORDER AND METRONOME When playing back a song with the metronome turned on, the metronome always restarts with the down beat. KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390...

  • Page 19: Recording More Than One Song

    ECORDING MORE THAN ONE SONG The CN piano is capable of recording up to five different songs. Let’s try recording a second song. If you followed the procedure in the previous section you have already recorded Song 1, so now let’s record Song 2. To select the song number, use the SOUND SELECT buttons with the song numbers printed under them—CLASSIC GRAND, MODERN PIANO, ELECTRIC PIANO, DRAWBAR and CHURCH ORGAN.
  • Page 20 REC button. You will see the LED indicator for part 1 (CHOIR/PAD button) is turned on and the indicator for part 2 (BASS button) is flashing. This indicates that Part 1 has been recorded and Part 2 is ready to record. KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390...
  • Page 21 If you want to start recording the second part from the beginning of the song, just play the keyboard. You will hear the first part playing back while you record the second part. If you would like to play back the first part and then start recording the second part from a certain point later in the song, press the PLAY/STOP button instead of playing the keyboard to start playback of the first part and then begin recording the second part from any point you like.

  • Page 22: Erasing All Data

    In this chapter, you will learn how you can create music by connecting the CN piano to an external MIDI device. The CN piano is compatible with MIDI devices from Kawai and other manufacturers. It can also be used with sequencing software on a personal computer.

  • Page 23: What Is Midi

    3. U MIDI SING MIDI NDERSTANDING WHAT IS MIDI? The letters MIDI stand for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, an international standard for connecting MIDI equipped synthesizers, drum machines, and other electronic instruments so that they can exchange data. Personal computers can also be equipped for MIDI communication. Electronic instruments equipped with MIDI can transmit and receive performance data such as, notes, what sound to play, pedal information, volume, etc.
  • Page 24 #1. Instrument #3 receives all the parts on the three channels being passed through Instrument #2 because Instrument #3’s multi-timbral mode capability is activated. We have provided this brief look at MIDI to help you understand the CN piano’s MIDI capabilities. KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390...

  • Page 25: Midi Connection

    While it is beyond the scope of this manual to explain the entire world of MIDI we do encourage you to visit your local music store or contact a music publisher for a listing of available books on MIDI applications to learn more.

  • Page 26: Program Change

    CN piano sounds and the first twelve “GM” sounds. Please see page 63 in the reference section for more details. The CN piano can have different mappings depending on the multi-timbral mode (explained later in this chapter). KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390...

  • Page 27: Local Control

    Program # CN390 General MIDI Classic Grand Grand Piano Classic Grand (Var.) Bright Piano Modern Piano Electric Grand Modern Piano (Var.) Honky Tonk Piano Electric Piano Electric Piano 1 Electric Piano (Var.) Electric Piano 2 Drawbar Harpsichord Drawbar (Var.) Clavi...
  • Page 28 MIDI OUT jack with a MIDI cable. Please note that the MIDI information is now being transmitted the opposite of our earlier setup. The CN piano is now receiving MIDI data from your external MIDI device. MIDI OUT MIDI IN KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390...

  • Page 29: Multi-Timbral Mode

    MIDI CHANNEL The next step is to match your MIDI channels. When receiving MIDI data on the CN piano in multi-timbral mode ON, it is not necessary to specify a MIDI channel to use because the CN piano can receive data on multiple MIDI channels at once.
  • Page 30 MIDI such as “system exclusive data”, for those who are more familiar with MIDI or want to be, this manual provides technical MIDI information and a MIDI Implementation Chart, on page 64 and 65. KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390...

  • Page 31: Concert Magic

    4. P LAYING WITH ONCERT AGIC The great German composer Johann Sebastian Bach once said, “Playing the keyboard is simple. Just strike right keys at the right time.” Many people wish it were that simple. The reality is very different of course. However, there is a way to make playing the keyboard very simple.
  • Page 32 These are the easiest songs to play. To perform them, simply tap out a constant steady beat on any key on your piano keyboard. Look at the following example, “Fur Elise”. Press the key with a steady sixteenth note rhythm. KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390...
  • Page 33 Key on x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x œ œ # œ œ # œ œ œ n œ Œ ≈ œ ≈ œ œ œ &...

  • Page 34: Steady Beat

    Start by tapping any key with a constant steady beat. Your tapping will set the tempo for the song. Both the accompaniment and melody parts will be played automatically in time with the tempo you tap. KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390...
  • Page 35 CN390 Digital Piano Reference Section Operation by the Panel Components p. 36 This section describes the operation of the panel components-buttons, sliders, and jacks. If you are familiar with playing a digital piano, reading this section first may help you understand the CN piano faster. In this section you can look into the particular functions for detailed information and operation instead of reading through the manual from the beginning.

  • Page 36: Operation

    AGIC UTTON Thanks to CONCERT MAGIC, absolutely anyone can sit at the CN390 and make real music… even if you’ve never taken a piano lesson in your life. To enjoy performing by yourself, you have only to select your favorite piece from 88 preprogrammed songs and tap any key with a steady rhythm and tempo.

  • Page 37: Concert Magic Song Arrangement Types

    ERFORMING THE ELECTED After following the song selection procedure, tap out the rhythm of the selected song on any one of the 88 black or white keys on your piano keyboard. As you tap harder, the notes will get louder; as you tap softer, the notes will get quieter.
  • Page 38 STEADY BEAT (C-2) Mode With Steady Beat you can play any Concert Magic song by just tapping any key with a steady beat regardless of which arrangement type the song KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390...

  • Page 39: Demo Button

    2. D UTTON The CN piano has nineteen demo songs built in. Each demo song presents a brief musical piece to introduce the different preset instruments. The 88 Concert Magic songs can be demonstrated as well. RESET OUND To listen to all the demo songs, simply press the DEMO button. The CN piano will begin the demo.
  • Page 40 These buttons are used to select the functions that control the tuning system and MIDI configurations. Use one of the ten buttons to select a desired function while holding down the TOUCH and TRANSPOSE button simultaneously. (See Page 51) KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390...

  • Page 41: Value Buttons

    ELECTING A When listening to the demo songs, these buttons are used to select the different demo songs. Use one of the ten buttons to select a desired preset sound to demonstrate after pressing the DEMO button. 4. VALUE B UTTONS HANGING ALUE...

  • Page 42: Effect (Effects Button )

    The reverb setting is stored with the sound. When you select the same preset sound again your chosen effect will be recalled, until the instrument is turned off. Once the power is turned off, the effect will be reset to the Hall factory setting. 3D Room 3D Hall KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390...

  • Page 43: Dual /Split Balance Slider

    6. D PLIT ALANCE LIDER ALANCE When playing in dual mode, this slider controls the volume balance of the two sounds. Move the slider to the right to increase the volume of the rightmost preset sound of the pair and decrease the volume of the leftmost preset sound.

  • Page 44: Split Button

    The default split point is set between B2 and C3. This point can be moved to anywhere on the keyboard. Press the desired key while holding down the SPLIT button. The key you pressed becomes the lowermost note for the upper section KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390...
  • Page 45 8. M ETRONOME UTTONS (TEMPO B HANGING EMPO UTTON The TEMPO button is used to activate the metronome and control the tempo. OPERATION After pressing the TEMPO button, the metronome starts counting and turns on the LED indicator above it. The LED display gives tempo value in number of quarter note per minute ( q = 120, for Tempo example).
  • Page 46 To change the volume level, use the VALUE buttons. Press both buttons simultaneously again to stop the metronome NOTE All the metronome settings will be reset to the factory preset value after turning off the power. KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390...

  • Page 47: Recording (Rec Button )

    In this way, you can insert a blank bar at the beginning of the song. RECORDING ANOTHER SONG The CN390 can record and store up to five songs. OPERATION Press the SOUND SELECT button labeled with the desired song number (1–5) while holding down the REC button.
  • Page 48 PLAY/STOP button to start playback of the first part and then begin recording the second part from any point you like. NOTE Recording a new part will completely erase data recorded previously in the same part in the same song. KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390...
  • Page 49 INFORMATION TO RECORD The recorder remembers all the notes you play, usage of the pedals and the sound selection. If you record in a transposed key, the song will be played back in the same key you heard when recording, not in the key that you played with the keyboard.
  • Page 50 Releasing the buttons will erase the desired song data. ERASING ALL THE SONGS To erase all the songs at once, first turn off the power then turn it back on again while holding down both the REC and PLAY/STOP buttons. KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390...
  • Page 51 10. F UNCTION UTTONS (TOUCH B ELECTING THE OUCH ENSITIVITY UTTON The TOUCH button is used to select a different touch sensitivity of the keyboard from the standard touch of an acoustic piano. You can change the sensitivity to one of five different settings: LIGHT1/2, HEAVY1/2 and OFF.

  • Page 52: Other Functions (Touch & Transpose Buttons )

    MIDI Transmit and Receive Channel ELECTRIC PIANO Transmit Program Change On/Off DRAWBAR Local Control On/Off CHURCH ORGAN Multi-Timbral Mode On/Off HARPSICHORD Channel Mute VIBRAPHONE Program Change Number STRINGS Lower Octave Shift CHOIR/PAD Lower Pedal On/Off BASS KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390...
  • Page 53 The LED indicator of the button will flash to show which function is selected. To exit the function, press any of the SOUND SELECT buttons or the TOUCH or the TRANSPOSE button. Once the power is turned off, the settings will be reset to the factory preset value.

  • Page 54: Key Signature Of Temperament

    Any key modulation will result in dissonances. When you play music in a particular key, you need to match the key of the temperament as well. When playing in a major key select Pure (Major) and when playing in a minor key select Pure (minor). KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390...
  • Page 55 PYTHAGOREAN TEMPERAMENT This temperament, which uses mathematical ratios to eliminate Pythagorean dissonance for fifths, is very limited for use with chords, but it produces very characteristic melodic lines. MEANTONE TEMPERAMENT This temperament, which uses a mean between a major and minor whole Meantone tone to eliminate dissonance for thirds, was devised to eliminate the lack of consonances experienced with certain fifths for the Mersenne pure...

  • Page 56: Transmit Program Change On/Off

    TRANSPOSE buttons, and the LED display will show “on” or “off”. The initial value is on. Transmit Toggle on and off using the VALUE buttons. To exit, press any of the SOUND SELECT buttons or the TOUCH or Transmit the TRANSPOSE button. KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390...

  • Page 57: Local Control On/Off

    5. LOCAL CONTROL ON/OFF This determines whether the CN piano’s sound will be Played from the piano’s keyboard (“ON”) or only from an external MIDI instrument (“OFF”). Even with local control “off” the piano’s keyboard will still transmit to an external MIDI instrument or personal computer.

  • Page 58: Program Change Number

    TRANSPOSE, and the piano will show a number in the LED display which represents how many octaves the lower part is shifted up. Use the VALUE buttons to set the desired lower octave shift range (between 0 to 3). KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390...

  • Page 59: Lower Pedal On/Off

    Number The LED display shows the lower part is shifted one octave up. 10. LOWER PEDAL ON/OFF This determines if the sustain pedal will be active for lower sound when in SPLIT mode. The default setting is Off which means the sustain pedal is not active the lower sound.

  • Page 60: Power Switch

    This slider controls the master volume level of the piano’s sound. Move this slider to the right to increase the volume and move to the left to decrease the volume. This slider also controls the headphone’s volume and the LINE output level of the piano’s sound. KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390...

  • Page 61: Sustain Pedal

    13. P EDALS SUSTAIN PEDAL SOSTENUTO PEDAL SOFT PEDAL USTAIN EDAL Depressing this pedal sustains the sound even after removing your hands from the keyboard. OSTENUTO EDAL Depressing this pedal after pressing the keyboard and before releasing the keys, sustains the sound of only the keys just played. EDAL Depressing this pedal softens the sound and also reduces its volume.

  • Page 62: Line Out J

    NEC Computers, PC2: IBM PC & compatibles, Mac: Apple Computers, MIDI: Serial Interface disabled. Select this setting when using the MIDI jacks. You need the serial MIDI driver when connecting with a Windows computer. It is available at http://www.kawai.co.jp/english/ download2.html on the internet web. HEADPHONE J ACKS There are two jacks for headphones provided at the left end on the bottom of the piano.

  • Page 63: Midi Information

    15. MIDI I NFORMATION Program Change Number Mapping When Multi-Timbral mode is ON When Multi-Timbral mode is OFF Sound Button Program # Bank # (MSB) CLASSIC GRAND (VARIATION) MODERN PIANO (VARIATION) ELECTRIC PIANO (VARIATION) DRAWBAR (VARIATION) CHURCH ORGAN (VARIATION) HARPSICHORD (VARIATION) VIBRAPHONE (VARIATION)

  • Page 64: Midi Exclusive Data Format

    10th byte F0 ..Start code 40 ..Kawai’s ID number 00 - 0F ..MIDI channel 10,30 .

  • Page 65: Midi Implementation Chart

    2002 ECEMBER MIDI I MPLEMENTATION HART ERSION KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO MODEL: CN390 Function Transmit Receive Remarks Basic Default Channel Changes 1 – 16 1 – 16 Default * The default for the OMNI mode is ON. Specifying Mode Messages 1, 3*...

  • Page 66: Front Panel

    Speakers 16 cm x 2 Power Consumption Finish Rosewood, Mahogany, European Cherry Dimensions (W x D x H) 139.2 x 46.0 x 101.6 cm, 55” x 18” x 40” Weight (without bench) 44 kg, 97 lbs. KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390...

  • Page 67: Demo Songs

    VALUE B . 41) . 43) M . 45) .51) UTTONS PLIT ALANCE LIDER ETRONOME UTTONS UNCTION UTTONS EFFECT B . 42) . 44) . 47) UTTONS PLIT UTTON ECORDER UTTONS Demo Songs Classic Grand Concert Grand Rhapsodie No.2/Brahms Mellow Grand La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin / Debussy Modern Piano Modern Piano...
  • Page 68 Home On The Range Hatikvah Home Sweet Home Hava Nagilah In The Good Old Summertime Ich Bin Ein Musikant Let Me Call You Sweetheart My Wild Irish Rose Michael Row The Boat Ashore When Irish Eyes Are Smiling KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390...
  • Page 69 REFERENCE SECTION...
  • Page 70 CN390 Owner’s Manual OW965-L0212 Printed in Japan...

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