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- Page 1 DIGITAL PIANO CL30 OWNER’S MANUAL...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Your new CL30 is a high-quality instrument offering the very latest in leading-edge music technology. This manual contains valuable information that will help you make full use of your CL30 piano’s many capabilities. Please read it carefully and keep it handy for further reference. -
Page 3: Important Safety Instructions
Important Safety Instructions SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR INJURY TO PERSONS WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF CAUTION FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN DO NOT OPEN OR MOISTURE. - Page 4 When using the headphones, do not Doing so may result in hearing problems. listen for long periods of time at high volume levels. Do not lean against the keyboard. Doing so may cause the product to fall over, resulting in injury. Do not disassemble, repair or modify Doing so may result in product breakdown, electric the product.
- Page 5 G Doing so may cause the product to generate Do not place the product near electrical noise. appliances such as TVs and G If the product generates noise, move the radios. product sufficiently away from the electrical appliance or connect it to another AC outlet. When connecting the AC power cord Failure to do so may damage them, resulting in fire, electric shock or short-circuit.
- Page 6 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.
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Page 7: Assembling The Stand
ASSEMBLING THE STAND IRST Before beginning the assembly of your CL30 read and become familiar with the assembly instructions that follow. Then, carefully unpack the piano and check your unit against the parts list. PARTS PROVIDED Main Unit (A) 1pc. - Page 8 Be sure that all parts are included before starting to assemble your unit. CAUTION! Be sure to assemble CL30 by two persons and being care for carrying the Main Unit at level. 1. Insert the adjuster into about 1 cm on the bottom of the Pedal Board.
- Page 9 CAUTION! Pay attention so that your hands or fingers are not caught between the stand and piano. Be sure to secure the piano to the stand with the screws. If you fail to do so, the unit could fall from the stand causing damage or personal injury. Driving or putting screws too tightly or with too much force may cause damaging the Main Unit.
- Page 10 CAUTION! Pay attention for fear that little children swallow the caps. 13. Insert the Music Rack in the slit on the top of the Piano. (*3) AC adapter (*2) Binding front (*1) Lock tab or Side Panel Side Panel lever of the plug (*4) Binding back ( Right )
- Page 11 Pedal Board 19. Turn the adjuster (installed on the bottom of the Pedal Board) down until it makes firm contact with the floor. If the floor is carpeted, place a spiked furniture cup under the adjuster so that it makes firm contact with the carpet backing.
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Page 12: Part Names
16. DEMO BUTTON (B) To listen to all the demos, simply press this button. The CL30 piano will start the demo. Fifteen musical pieces will be played back until the DEMO button is pressed again to stop. To select a specific demo, see page 20. - Page 13 MIDI JACKS (I) Use these jacks to connect the CL30 piano with external MIDI devices. PEDAL JACK (J) Connect the pedal cord from the pedal board to this jack. HEADPHONES JACKS (K) Used to connect up to two headphones to this digital piano.
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Page 14: Getting Started
GETTING STARTED 1. BASIC OPERATIONS (1) Press the POWER button to turn the power on. (2) Adjust the volume. Play a note on the keyboard and adjust the volume. (Moving the slider upward raises the volume while moving downward lowers it.) (3) Choose a sound. -
Page 15: Dual
(2) To turn off the metronome, press the METRONOME button again. Changing the Beat (Time Signature) You can change the beat (time signature) of the metronome. The CL30 piano has seven beats (time signatures) to choose from, 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 3/8 and 6/8. -
Page 16: Concert Magic
However, there is a way to make playing the keyboard very simple. You don’t even have to strike right keys thanks to Concert Magic. With Concert Magic, absolutely anyone can sit at the CL30 piano and make real music… even if you’ve never taken a piano lesson in your life. - Page 17 Concert Magic is a good first step for them to begin with. With Concert Magic, your CL30 piano can be enjoyed by anyone in the family, even those who have never touched a musical instrument in their life.
- Page 18 Easy Beat 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, “Für Elise”. Press the key with a steady sixteenth note rhythm. Key on x x x x x x x x x x x x x x...
- Page 19 Skillful These songs range in difficulty from moderately difficult to difficult. To perform them, tap out the rhythm of both the melody and the accompaniment notes on any of the keys on your piano keyboard, like “Waltz of The Flowers” shown below. Key on x x x œ...
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Page 20: Demonstration Song
(1) Press the DEMO button and the song for Concert Grand will start. When the Concert Grand demo song is finished, the CL30 piano will play all the other demo songs one at a time in random order. (2) Press the SOUND SELECT button to skip to the next demo song. -
Page 21: Using The Recorder
6. USING THE RECORDER The CL piano’s recorder records your playing much like a tape recorder, and it is just as easy to use. The CL 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 22: Function Mode
FUNCTION MODE The Function Mode gives you access to many other useful features on your CL30 piano. The following functions can be selected in the Function Mode by pressing the appropriate key: Function Default TOUCH Normal TRANSPOSE TUNING A4=440.0Hz REVERB... -
Page 23: Selecting A Touch Type
1. SELECTING A TOUCH TYPE When playing a piano, the volume of the sound produced increases in direct relation to how hard a key is struck. Your CL30 piano lets you select from four different “Touch” types as follows: NORMAL The standard setting which produces volume in direct proportion to your force on the keys. -
Page 24: Transpose
(1) Press the “TOUCH” key while holding down the METRONOME and SOUND SELECT buttons. (2)While still holding down the METRONOME and SOUND SELECT buttons, press one of the following keys on the keyboard. Key 1: Selects the “LIGHT” Touch Type Key 2: Selects the “NORMAL”... -
Page 25: Reverb
Reverb adds reverberation to the sound simulating the acoustic enviroment of a recital room, stage, or concert hall. There are three types of Reverb in the CL30. They are Room, Stage and Hall. (1) Press the “REVERB” key while holding down the METRONOME and SOUND SELECT buttons. -
Page 26: Midi Channel Select
This function is used to control whether or not the sound from the piano will be heard when you play the keyboard. When MIDI LOCAL CONTROL is set to “on” you will hear the CL30 piano when you play. When MIDI LOCAL CONTROL is set to “off” you will not hear any sound from the CL30 piano when you play but the CL30 piano’s... -
Page 27: Transmit Midi Program Change
NOTE: You can assign any sound of the CL30 piano to any channel in the way you like by sending the correct Program Change Number to the CL30 piano from an external MIDI device. See page 30 for assignment of sound and program number. -
Page 28: Midi
When connected as shown in the illustration, data on how the digital piano is played (which keys are struck) can be sent to another MIDI instrument. Plus, the sound from the CL30 can be layered over the sound of the other instrument. -
Page 29: Concert Magic Song List
CONCERT MAGIC SONG LIST Category Song Title Arrangement Type Children’s Songs Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star I’m A Little Teapot Mary Had A Little Lamb London Bridge Row, Row, Row Your Boat Frère Jaques Old MacDonald Had A Farm Christmas Songs Hark The Herald Angels Sing Jingle Bells Deck The Halls... -
Page 30: Program Change Number Mapping
PROGRAM CHANGE NUMBER MAPPING Multi-Timbral mode ON Multi-Timbral mode OFF Sound Name Program # Bank MSB Bank LSB CONCERT GRAND STUDIO GRAND MODERN PIANO ROCK PIANO CLASSIC E.PIANO MODERN E.P. JAZZ ORGAN CHURCH ORGAN HARPSICHORD VIBRAPHONE STRING ENSEMBLE SLOW STRINGS CHOIR NEW AGE PAD ATMOSPHERE... -
Page 31: Midi Implementation Chart
MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO Date: March 2006 MODEL: CL30 Version: 1.0 FUNCTION TRANSMITTED RECEIVED REMARKS Basic Channel (Default) (Changed) 1-16 1-16 Mode (Default) (Message) 1, 3* *Omni Off by setting ✻✻✻✻✻✻✻✻ (Altered) MIDI channel Note Number 15-113* 0-127 *with Transpose ✻✻✻✻✻✻✻✻... - Page 32 CL30 Owner's Manual OW991E-C0603 Printed in Indonesia 815298...
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