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- Page 1 Owner’s Guide...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Thank you for choosing the Lowrey EZP3 EASY Piano for your home! This guide offers complete operational information to help you enjoy your new musical instrument. Please read the guide and keep it close by for future reference. Table of Contents Function Settings .......... -
Page 8: Components
Components The EZP3 digital piano package contains the components listed here: EZP3 digital piano AC Power Adapter (PS-154) Foot Pedal (F-10H) Music Rack Owner’s Guide Lowrey EZP3 EASY Piano... -
Page 9: Advanced Features
Harmonic Imaging™ Technology The authentic sound of the Lowrey EZP3 begins with a Kawai EX Concert grand piano. Placed inside an anechoic chamber, free of audio reflections, the rich sound of this world class instrument is meticulously analyzed and recorded by Master Piano Artisans. The acoustic portrait of each note is later transformed into a precise three dimensional digital representation, employing proprietary Harmonic Imaging™... -
Page 10: Controls & Functions
Connect two pair of stereo headphones at the same time. Line Out MIDI In/Out Connect the EZP3 to other MIDI equipped devices or computers. pg. 39 Connect the EZP3 with a personal computer to exchange data. pg. 51 Line Out Damper... - Page 11 25 pg. 29 Power Turn the Function EZP3 on and off. Adjust a variety Always turn the of advanced power off after operations and playing. settings. pg. 32 pg. 13...
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Page 12: Let's Get Started
The Speaker switch, located on the back of the instrument, turns the EZP3 speaker output on or off. ON = Sound is output from the EZP3 speakers. OFF = EZP3 speakers are muted / no sound output. The Off position is useful when using external speakers or an amplification system connected to the Line Out jacks. -
Page 13: Basic Operation
4. Adjust the volume level using the Volume slider. The VOLUME slider controls the volume of the EZP3 speakers and connected headphones. Move the slider to the right to increase volume. Move the slider to the left to decrease volume. -
Page 14: Easy Piano Operation
EASY Piano Operation Press the EASY button to activate MCS-Lowrey’s easy play feature for left hand chords. With the Easy button lighted the keyboard splits into two sections: Lower and Upper. Left Hand / Lower Section Right Hand / Upper Section With MCS active play left hand Easy Piano accompaniment chords to the left of the keyboard split. -
Page 15: Easy Play Music
To select a different sound for the Lower section of the keyboard when in Split or EASY mode see page 19. Easy Play Music Hundreds of easy play book titles (EZ Play Today, by Hal Leonard Publishing) and Lowrey’s learn to play series, Lowrey Magic utilize the easy notation shown here. Play left hand accompaniment chords, shown in the boxes above the notes, while playing the right hand/melody notes. -
Page 16: Playing The Ezp3
- Press the lighted E. Piano button a third time. The number ‘3’ will appear in the display, indicating the 60’s E.P. sound is selected. Pressing the lighted sound button scrolls through the three sounds within that category. Play the piano and hear the sound you have selected. Adjust the volume as needed. Lowrey EZP3 EASY Piano... -
Page 17: Dual Sounds
The Dual sounds feature allows two sounds to be layered together, creating a more complex sound. The EZP3 is capable of playing up to 96 notes simultaneously (96 note polyphony). When playing in DUAL mode, or when playing a stereo piano sound, the polyphony will be reduced by half due to the number of sounds being produced for each note. -
Page 18: Split Keyboard
• The name of the key pressed will appear in the display, confirming the new location of the Split Point. • Any changes made to the Split Point will remain until the power is turned off. • The Split Point will return to C3 when the power is turned on. • Use Memory Backup to store a preferred Split Point setting. See page 48. Lowrey EZP3 EASY Piano... - Page 19 • When Split is activate, the Lower Octave Shift function can be used to adjust the octave range for the Lower. See Page 38. • The influence of the Damper Pedal over the Lower section can also be turned on and off. See page 47. Lowrey EZP3 EASY Piano...
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Page 20: Four Hands Features
4. Press and hold the Split button. While holding Split press a key on the keyboard to relocate the Split Point. Release Split and the Key. The Four Hands Split Point will not affect the full keyboard Split Point. 5. Press the Split button again to deactivate Four Hands. The Split button will turn off. Lowrey EZP3 EASY Piano... -
Page 21: Reverb
- Changes made to the reverb type or on/off status remain until the power is turned off. - Reverb settings return to the default when the power is turned off. - It is possible to store preferred effects settings at power on/off. See page 48, Memory Backup. Lowrey EZP3 EASY Piano... -
Page 22: Effects
- Changes made to the effect type or on/off status will remain until the power is turned off. - Effects settings return to the default when the power is turned off. - It is possible to store preferred effects settings at power on. See page 48, Memory Backup. Lowrey EZP3 EASY Piano... -
Page 23: Line Out Eq
- Changes made to the EQ mode will remain until the power is turned off. - EQ settings return to the default (Off) when power is turned off. - It is possible to store preferred EQ settings. See page 48, Memory Backup. Lowrey EZP3 EASY Piano... -
Page 24: Touch Curve
- It is possible to store a preferred Touch setting for power on. See page 48, Memory Backup. - Note: Light and Heavy refers to the type of touch that affects the sensitivity of the keys, which deter- mines the volume level. Lowrey EZP3 EASY Piano... -
Page 25: Transpose
- When the power is turned off, the transpose value will return to the default setting of ‘0’. - It is possible to store a preferred Transpose setting for power on. See page 48, Memory Backup. Lowrey EZP3 EASY Piano... -
Page 26: Voicing
Voicing Voicing is a piano technician’s method of adjusting the character of an acoustic piano’s sound. The Voicing feature allows this tonal adjustment to be made on the EZP3. There are four settings from which to choose. Voicing Type Description The typical tonal character of an acoustic piano. -
Page 27: Metronome
- Changes made to the metronome time signature setting will remain until the power is turned off, at which time the metronome time signature will return to the default setting of ‘4/4’. - It is possible to store a preferred Metronome Time Signature for power on. See page 48, Memory Backup. Lowrey EZP3 EASY Piano... -
Page 28: Adjusting The Metronome Volume
- Changes made to the metronome volume will remain until the power is turned off, at which time the metronome volume will return to the default setting of ‘5’. - It is possible to store a preferred Metronome Volume for power on. See page 48, Memory Backup. Lowrey EZP3 EASY Piano... -
Page 29: Song Recorder
4. Press the Play/Stop button to stop recording. - The Play/Stop and Rec buttons will flash briefly as the newly recorded song is saved to memory. - Saving may take a few moments. During this time, the EZP3 digital piano will not respond to any other operations. Lowrey EZP3 EASY Piano... -
Page 30: Playing Back A Song
Song 2 or Song 3 button. The total recording memory capacity of the EZP3 is approximately 15,000 notes, with button and pedal presses also counted as one note. When the maximum capacity is reached, recording will stop and all music recorded up until that point will be saved to memory automatically. - Page 31 Repeat the steps using the Song 2 or Song 3 button to erase those songs. Erasing All Songs To erase all songs from memory at once press and hold the Play/Stop and Rec buttons while turning on the power. Lowrey EZP3 EASY Piano...
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Page 32: Function Settings
Function Settings The function settings, listed here, control advanced features found on the EZP3. Menu Button Function Menu Button Function Brilliance Sending Program Change Numbers Easy Clavi/Guitar Tuning Local Control On/Off Split Bass Damper Effect Transmit Program Change On/Off Voicing... -
Page 33: Brilliance
- It is possible to store a preferred Brilliance setting for power on. See page 48, Memory Backup. Tuning Finely adjust the pitch of the EZP3 using the Tuning function. It may prove useful when playing along with other instruments. -
Page 34: Damper Effect
The Damper Effect function of the EZP3 simulates this phenomenon. 1. Press and hold the Touch and Transpose buttons. -
Page 35: String Resonance
String Resonance String Resonance is an acoustic piano characteristic in which the strings of held notes resonate ‘sym- pathetically’ with other notes of the same harmonic series. The String Resonance function of the EZP3 simulates this phenomenon. 1. Press and hold the Touch and Transpose buttons. -
Page 36: Temperament
Temperament The EZP3 features a variety of musical temperaments popular during the Renaissance and Baroque periods in addition to the modern Equal Temperament, which is the standard in music today. Brief Explanation of Temperaments This is the default temperament. If a piano sound is selected the tuning is stretched like an acoustic piano (Equal Temperament). -
Page 37: Key Signature Of Temperament
- When the power is turned off, the Temperament key setting will return to the default value of ‘C’. - It is possible to store a preferred Temperament key for power on. See page 48, Memory Backup. Lowrey EZP3 EASY Piano... -
Page 38: Lower Octave Shift
Damper Hold setting. When set to ‘On’, pressing the damper pedal will sustain sounds after the keys are released. When set to ‘Off’, pressing the damper pedal will not sustain sounds after the keys are released. Lowrey EZP3 EASY Piano... -
Page 39: Midi Functions
MIDI device. Connection to an external sequencer When connected as shown in the illustration below, songs played on the EZP3 can be recorded using a MIDI recorder, with internal sounds (such as piano, harpsichord, strings, etc.) controlled by the Multi- Timbral mode function to create a multi-layer MIDI recording. -
Page 40: Midi Channel
The EZP3 will respond to MIDI volume data sent from a Receive volume data MIDI-connected musical instrument or device. The EZP3 is able to receive multiple channel MIDI data from a MIDI- Multi-timbral setting connected musical instrument or device, when multi-timbral mode is turned on. -
Page 41: Send Program Change Number
- By default the EZP3 will receive MIDI information from all channels, 1 to 16. This state is called ‘omni mode on’. The EZP3 will switch to ‘omni mode off’ when a specific channel is selected using the MIDI Channel function, and data will only be received on that specified channel. -
Page 42: Local Control On/Off
Local Control setting. When set to ‘On’, the EZP3 will play a sound when the keyboard is played. With set to ‘Off’, the EZP3 will not play a sound when the keyboard is played, yet will continue to trans- mit data on the selected MIDI channel to an external MIDI device. -
Page 43: Transmit Program Change On/Off
Transmit Program Change On/Off Determines whether or not the EZP3 will transmit program change information when pressing the control buttons. Program Change Number Mapping Multi-Timbral mode Sound Button Sound Name Off, On 1 On 2 Prog No. Prog No. Concert Grand... - Page 44 - When the power is turned off, the Transmit Program Change On/Off setting will return to the default value of ‘On’. - It is possible to store a preferred Transmit Program Change On/Off setting for power on. See page 48, Memory Backup. Lowrey EZP3 EASY Piano...
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Page 45: Multi-Timbral On/Off
Multi-Timbral Mode On/Off Enables the EZP3 to receive data on more than one MIDI channel simultaneously. In this mode, the EZP3 can play several musical parts, with different sounds for each part. With multi-timbral mode enabled, an external sequencer can be used to enjoy an ensemble performance, playing multiple sound types (multi-timbral) on a single EZP3 digital piano. -
Page 46: Channel Mute
- When the power is turned off, and Multi-timbral mode is activated the Channel Mute settings for all channels will return to the default value of ‘On’. - It is possible to store preferred Channel Mute settings for power on. See page 48, Memory Backup. Lowrey EZP3 EASY Piano... -
Page 47: Lowrer Pedal On/Off
- When the power is turned off, the Lower Pedal On/Off setting will return to the default value of ‘Off’. - It is possible to store a preferred Lower Pedal On/Off setting for power on. See page 48, Memory Backup. Lowrey EZP3 EASY Piano... -
Page 48: Memory Backup
Memory Backup Reset User function. When set to ‘rES’ (Reset), the EZP3 will reset all settings to the default value, however the song and registrations memories will not be reset. When set to ‘uSr’ (User), the EZP3 will store the current user-definable settings, recalling them every time the power is turned on. -
Page 49: Appendices
A/C/G /E/F A/C/E/F A/C/E /G/B /D/E /D/F/G /F/G /E/G /D/G B/D/A B/D/F B/D/F/G /A/C N.C. - NO CHORD Pressing 3, 4, or 5 half steps at the same time, for example: C, C , D -or- F, F , G, A results in a No Chord (printed N.C. on music). Lowrey EZP3 EASY Piano... -
Page 50: Chord Names/Symbols
Chord names and Symbols Below illustrates how chord names and chord symbols are shown in the EZP3 display. C Chord Flat D Chord Minor E Chord Diminished F Chord Augmented G Chord Suspended A Chord Flat 5 B Chord Seventh... -
Page 51: Connecting To Other Devices
MIDI device, allowing the instrument to send and receive MIDI messages just as with a regular MIDI interface. Connect a ‘B’ type USB connector to the EZP3 digital piano and an ‘A’ type USB connector to the computer. -
Page 52: Usb Usage
MIDI’ within the MIDI application. Macintosh OS9 (or earlier) users: The EZP3 digital piano does not support USB MIDI under Macintosh OS9 (or earlier) systems. Please utilize a standard, commercially available MIDI interface in order to establish a MIDI connection with the EZP3. -
Page 53: Rhythm Style List
The USB-MIDI conversion board TID10000934 utilized in the EZP3 digital piano is approved to show the USB logo. The USB logo can be used only for products approved by the USB-IF (USB Implements Forum Inc.) test. • “ MIDI” is a registered trademark of the Association of Manufacturers of Electronic Instruments (AMEI). -
Page 54: Drum Kit Sounds
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Page 56: Specifications
Transpose, Brilliance, Tuning, Voicing, Damper effect, String resonance, Temperament, Lower octave shift, Lower pedal, Damper hold, Memory backup, MIDI function settings Pedal Damper External Jacks Headphones x 2, LINE IN (Stereo), LINE OUT (L/MONO, R), Pedal, MIDI (IN, OUT), USB (to Host) Output Power 13W x 2 Speaker 4 of 1.96 in. round, 2 of 3.15 x 4.72 in. oval (Bass-reflex speaker enclosure) Power Consumption Dimensions (WxDxH) 53.62 x 13.58 x 5.47 in. Weight 47 lbs. Lowrey EZP3 EASY Piano... -
Page 57: Midi Implementation Chart
Lowrey EZP3 MIDI Implementation Chart Function... Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Default Channel Changed 1-16 1-16 Default Mode 3 Mode 1 *Omni On, Channel 1 Mode Messages Mode 1, 3* * Omni Off, Channel 1-16 configurable Altered ********* Note 9-120* 0-127 *9-120 including transpose Number : True voice... - Page 58 Lowrey EZP3 EASY Piano...
- Page 59 EZP3 EASY Piano Owner’s Guide Lowrey • 847 North Church Court • Elmhurst • Illinois USA • 60126-1036 www.lowrey.com 993.048811.000 Copyright © 2012 Lowrey Organ Company All Rights Reserved 817757-R100 Lowrey EZP3 EASY Piano...
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