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PIANOS
GP-7
BABY GRAND DIGITAL PIANO
OWNER'S MANUAL
SUZUKI
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  • Page 1 SUZUKI PIANOS GP-7 BABY GRAND DIGITAL PIANO OWNER’S MANUAL SUZUKI...
  • Page 3 WELCOME! We would like to express our appreciation and congratulate you for purchasing this Suzuki Baby Grand digital piano. This piano has been designed to provide you with years of musical enjoyment. State of the art electronics are combined with an elegant cabinet that will add beauty and sophistication to any home environment. Listed Below are just a few of the features that your new piano is equipped with: •...

  • Page 4: General Precautions

    GENERAL PRECAUTIONS CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN 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 INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK OR INJURY: The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated or “dangerous voltage”...

  • Page 5: Taking Care Of Your Digital Piano

    TAKING CARE OF YOUR DIGITAL PIANO This Suzuki digital piano will supply you with years of musical enjoyment if you follow the simple rules listed below. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CLEANING • Clean the cabinet and panel with a soft nonabra- WARNING sive dry cloth.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS ASSEMBLY ..............7 SETUP (Continued) CONNECTOR PANEL ..........16 Harmony ..............54 Video Output ............16 Key Mode Headphone Input ............. 16 Manual Bass ............ 55 Audio In & Out ............16 Lower Hold ............55 MIDI Jacks .............. 16 Sustain ..............

  • Page 7: Assembly

    ASSEMBLY PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT TO ASSEMBLE YOUR PIANO BEFORE READING THESE INSTRUCTIONS! IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION OR PROBLEMS, DO NOT CALL OR RETURN PRODUCT TO THE STORE Visit www.suzukimusic.com/GP-7 OR CALL THIS TOLL FREE HELP LINE 1-800-854-1594...
  • Page 8 ASSEMBLY UNPACKING YOUR NEW GRAND PIANO A. You should have 3 cartons as pictured. • Large Carton: Grand Piano. • Medium Carton: 3 piano legs and piano pedal assembly. • Small Carton: Piano bench. • You will need 2 people to set up this large product. Do not attempt to set up your piano by yourself.
  • Page 9 ASSEMBLY UNPACKING YOUR NEW GRAND PIANO (continued) D. Inner carton. • Locate the back of the inner carton. It is marked with a sticker. • Use a SMALL knife to slit the center, top and bottom tape. • Remove the foam pieces as shown. This will reveal the bottom of the piano.
  • Page 10 ASSEMBLY UNPACKING PIANO LEGS & PEDAL ASSEMBLY A. Get the Medium Sized box labeled ‘Grand Pedal/Grand Leg’. • Carefully slit the tape and open the box as shown. • Lift out all the parts inside this box and gently remove the protective plastic covering.
  • Page 11 ASSEMBLY ATTACHING THE LEGS TO THE PIANO. A. Assembly Positions. • You will see the following areas on the bottom of your piano. 1. Right Piano Leg Position 2. Pedal Assembly Position 3. Left Piano Leg Position 4. Back Piano Leg Position 5.
  • Page 12 ASSEMBLY PEDAL ASSEMBLY ATTACHMENT A. Pre-Pedal Assembly. • Tighten both knobs on the bottom of the pedal assembly clockwise as shown, until they are as close to the pedal board as possible. • After your piano has been placed in its final position, these 2 knobs will be adjusted down to stabilize the pedals.
  • Page 13 ASSEMBLY PEDAL ASSEMBLY ATTACHMENT (continued) IMPORTANT! • Remember! It is important that one person hold the piano while the other person performs the installation functions. Be careful not to push or pull the piano over while installing these parts. D. The Support Rods. •...
  • Page 14 ASSEMBLY INSTALLING THE LEFT LEG A. Pad the Piano. • Make a thick pad by folding a blanket or quilt in quarters. Place it so the pedal assembly will land on it. Using 2 or 3 persons, lift the piano and pivot onto the pad. B.
  • Page 15 ASSEMBLY POSITIONING YOUR NEW GRAND PIANO WARNING • When positioning the piano in your home it is recommended that you carry it to the final position. The solid brass casters may be damaged by rough surfaces and the casters may damage some flooring surfaces like hardwood or tile.

  • Page 16: Connector Panel

    Panel. Please use the included cord or similar RCA type cord to plug VIDEO the GP-7 video output jack to the similar style Video Input Jack on your PHONES PHONE 1 / PHONE 2 - You can play in total silence, without disturbing others in the room, by plugging a set of headphones into one of the appropriate sockets.

  • Page 17: Panel Controls

    POWER MASTER VOLUME This Suzuki piano’s control panel is designed for ease of use and intuitive playing. The following is a brief description of the features and functions located on the control panel. POWER SWITCH - The power switch is located to the left of the control panel.
  • Page 18 PANEL CONTROLS LED Light Bar Display – TEMPO + ONE TOUCH ACCOMP RHYTHM CONTROL SYNC INTRO/ENDING START/STOP FILL-IN FILL TO VAR FADE TEMPO - Press one of the TEMPO buttons, the current tempo value will appear on the display. You can use the TEMPO +, TEMPO – buttons, or the +/– VALUE buttons to increase or decrease the tempo of Orchestrated Accompaniment Pat- terns and other Recorded features.
  • Page 19 PANEL CONTROLS – TEMPO + ONE TOUCH ACCOMP RHYTHM CONTROL SYNC INTRO/ENDING START/STOP FILL-IN FILL TO VAR FADE SYNC (SYNCHRONIZED START) - Synchronized Start mode engages the auto accompaniment standby mode. This means that your selected Auto Accompaniment pattern will begin when you press the piano keys to the left of the split point.
  • Page 20 PANEL CONTROLS – TEMPO + ONE TOUCH ACCOMP RHYTHM STYLES BIG BAND BOSSANOVA RHYTHM CONTROL SYNC INTRO/ENDING START/STOP FILL-IN FILL TO VAR FADE ACOUSTIC FILL IN - This function provides the Orchestrated Rhythm Accompani- ment with a short rhythm pattern of one or two measures for each style. Function: Press the FILL IN button at any time while the Accompaniment is playing.
  • Page 21 ESCAPE QUICK SELECT RHYTHM STYLE BUTTONS - There a total of 100 Rhythm Style Accompaniments in the GP-7 Piano. There are ten Rhythm Styles that can be selected quickly by pressing one of the ten quick select RHYTHM STYLE buttons.
  • Page 22 PANEL CONTROLS UPPER DATA WHEEL LAYER CURSER CONTRAST SCREEN VALUE ENTER LOWER LEFT RIGHT – ESCAPE CURSOR - The CURSOR button group allows you to access and highlight different areas within the LCD Display screen. Please note - After your selection has been highlighted Press the Enter button to engage your selected item.
  • Page 23 PANEL CONTROLS GRAND PIANO DATA WHEEL REVERB CURSER CONTRAST SCREEN VALUE ENTER EFFECTS LEFT RIGHT – ESCAPE GRAND PIANO - This button will reset the piano to its default (power up) settings while engaging the Grand Piano voice for all 88 piano keys. Note: The Grand Piano Button is very useful to quickly escape from any feature and/or functions modes that are currently engaged.
  • Page 24 PANEL CONTROLS SOUND GROUP GRAND PIANO PIANO VIBES ORGAN GUITAR BASS VIOLIN STRINGS TRUMPET REVERB SAXOPHONE FLUTE SYNTH LEAD SYNTH SYNTH FX BANJO STL.DRUM SOUND FX EFFECTS REGISTRATION MEMORY STORE BANK (QUICK SELECT INSTRUMENT VOICE) SOUND GROUP - There are sixteen voices that can be selected quickly by pressing one of the Instru- ment Voice select buttons.
  • Page 25 PANEL CONTROLS COMPOSER ACCOMP MEL 1 MEL 2 MEL 3 MEL 4 RESET PLAY/PAUSE STOP RECORD BEG MARK END MARK ACCOMP (ACCOMPANIMENT) - Music Recorder Section - The ACCOMP button is used to record the selected auto Accompaniment Rhythm Style for your music recording session. See Record Section of the manual for further information.
  • Page 26 PANEL CONTROLS COMPOSER ACCOMP MEL 1 MEL 2 MEL 3 MEL 4 RESET PLAY/PAUSE STOP RECORD BEG MARK END MARK PLAY/PAUSE - Press the PLAY/PAUSE button to hear previously recorded tracks. Press the PLAY/PAUSE button again to pause the recording or playback. See Record Section of the manual for further information.
  • Page 27 PANEL CONTROLS ACCOMP VOLUME COMPOSER ACCOMP MEL 1 MEL 2 MEL 3 MEL 4 RESET METRONOME DISK PLAY/PAUSE STOP RECORD BEG MARK END MARK MIDI SONG METRONOME - The METRONOME button toggles the metronome feature on and off and accesses the Metronome menu. The tempo can be increased or decreased using the TEMPO + and - buttons.

  • Page 28: Disk Drive

    DISK DRIVE Piano Power On/Off Indicator LED Light Floppy Disk Drive “In Use” Indicator LED Light DISK DRIVE - The disk drive is located under the piano keys on the right hand side of the unit. It is used to play a floppy disk. Please see the Disk section of this manual for more information.

  • Page 29: Pedals

    PEDALS PIANO PEDALS SOFT PEDAL - When the left pedal is engaged the piano volume is reduced and the timbre slightly altered on the notes that are played. FUNCTION PEDAL - This center pedal can be used to trigger various events, such as start/stop and Fill In.

  • Page 30: Display Screen

    DISPLAY SCREEN DATA WHEEL CURSER CONTRAST SCREEN VALUE ENTER LEFT RIGHT – ESCAPE The Main Performance Menu Screen is shown and explained below. How to select and engage a Menu Item on the LCD Display Screen: Use the CURSOR keys to select Function or Feature that you wish to engage.

  • Page 31: Demo

    DEMONSTRATION SONGS PLAYING THE DEMONSTRATION SONGS - This piano has thirteen different demonstration songs that are designed to showcase the different Instrument Voices that are available on this Baby Grand Piano. The LCD Screen Display will show the demonstration song name. All the demonstration songs will play back repeatedly until the Start/Stop or Demo Button is pressed.

  • Page 32: Piano Voices

    PIANO VOICES - SOUND CHANNEL MODES ASSIGNING DIFFERENT PIANO SOUND CHANNEL MODES - Depending on your playing style this piano can be set up to play in 4 different Piano Sound Channel Modes: Upper, Layer, Lower and Drum. TO SELECT AND ENGAGE ONE OF DIFFERENT SOUND CHANNEL MODES PRESS ONE OF THEIR RESPECTIVE BUTTONS.

  • Page 33: Voice Selection

    PIANO VOICES - VOICE SELECTION VOICE SELECTION FOR UPPER, LAYER AND LOWER SOUND MODES There are 128 GM (General MIDI) Instrument Voices available on this piano. A complete list of all 128 Instrument Voices can be found in the back of this manual.

  • Page 34: Quick Select

    PIANO VOICES - QUICK SELECTION SOUND GROUP PIANO VIBES ORGAN GUITAR BASS VIOLIN STRINGS TRUMPET SAXOPHONE FLUTE SYNTH LEAD SYNTH SYNTH FX BANJO STL.DRUM SOUND FX Quick Select Sound Group Buttons Shown Above. To select an Instrument Voice for your Piano follow the easy steps shown below: QUICK SELECT - SOUND GROUP...
  • Page 35 PIANO VOICES - SELECTING ALL VOICES SELECTING ONE OF THE 128 VOICES SOUND GROUP Press a quick select SOUND GROUP buttons twice, to engage an PIANO VIBES Instrument Voice selection menu on the display screen. NOTE: Each Sound Group button is assigned eight related voices in two groups of four.
  • Page 36 PIANO VOICES - EFFECTS AND RESET The Grand Piano, Reverb and Chorus Buttons can reset your piano’s current functions or add Digital Effects to your selected Instrument Voice. GRAND PIANO - This button will reset the piano to its default (power up) GRAND PIANO settings.

  • Page 37: Rhythm Section

    ROCK LATIN RHYTHM STYLE SELECTION - Your Suzuki GP-7 Piano has a large variety of exciting musical “Rhythm Styles” that you can “play along with” to back up your own performance. You can choose from a simple piano or percussion accompa- niment to a full band or orchestra.
  • Page 38 RHYTHM SECTION - SELECTING A RHYTHM SELECTING ONE OF THE 100 RHYTHM STYLES FROM THE RHYTHM STYLE BUTTON GROUPS RHYTHM STYLES Press one of the quick select RHYTHM STYLE buttons twice, to display SWING BIG BAND BOSSANOVA the Rhythm Style selection menu on the display screen. Each button will contain four to eight related Rhythm Styles.
  • Page 39 RHYTHM SECTION - SELECTING A RHYTHM SELECTING A RHYTHM STYLE USING LCD DISPLAY PANEL CONTROLS Selecting a Rhythm Style using only the Cursor and Value Buttons Highlight the Rhythm Style name area using the CURSOR buttons. STYLE 1 : Grand Piano 1 : Big Band CURSER / = 100...

  • Page 40: Starting And Stopping The Rhythm Style

    RHYTHM SECTION - PLAYING THE RHYTHM RHYTHM CONTROL SYNC INTRO/ENDING START/STOP FILL-IN FILL TO VAR FADE Intro, Fill-In and Ending Patterns fitting each different Rhythm Style are permanently stored in your instrument, allowing a versatile Rhythm Performance. START/STOP STRAIGHT START. Press the Start/Stop Button.

  • Page 41: Fade

    RHYTHM SECTION - PLAYING THE RHYTHM – TEMPO + ONE TOUCH ACCOMP RHYTHM CONTROL SYNC INTRO/ENDING START/STOP FILL-IN FILL TO VAR FADE FADE - Finish the Rhythm Performance by “fading out” and the Rhythm Volume will gradually decrease. START/STOP Press the Start / Stop Button Press the Fade Button.

  • Page 42: Auto Accomp. (Auto Base Chord)

    AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT – TEMPO + ONE TOUCH ACCOMP RHYTHM CONTROL SYNC INTRO/ENDING START/STOP FILL-IN FILL TO VAR FADE Simply by playing a chord on the keyboard, the AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT function automatically plays an accompaniment pattern which matches perfectly the selected rhythm. With a real accompaniment as a background, you can concentrate on playing the melody.

  • Page 43: One Finger

    AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT - TYPES HOW TO PLAY CHORDS There are 3 different ways to specify chords on the Keyboard. Basic Mode (One Finger) For beginner players, a left hand chord can be specified with just one finger. You can either press one key on the left keyboard section to specify the root note (one-finger), or play all the notes of the chord.

  • Page 44: Fingered

    AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT - TYPES ACCOMP : Fingered 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 One Finger...

  • Page 45: Piano

    AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT - TYPES ACCOMP : Piano 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 One Finger...

  • Page 46: Selecting Chord Type

    AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT - HOW TO USE – TEMPO + ONE TOUCH ACCOMP SELECTING YOUR AUTO CHORD TYPE ACCOMP Press the ACCOMP button, Its indicator LED will turn on. The LCD Display Screen will show the accompaniment “Chord” menu. ACCOMP : Fingered 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5...

  • Page 47: Starting And Stopping The Auto Accomp

    AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT - HOW TO PLAY – TEMPO + ONE TOUCH ACCOMP RHYTHM CONTROL SYNC INTRO/ENDING START/STOP FILL-IN FILL TO VAR FADE PLAYING IN THE AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT MODE ACCOMP Press the ACCOMP button its LED indicator light will turn on. Select the Chord Fingering Mode (see previous page).

  • Page 48: Fill-In

    AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT - HOW TO PLAY – TEMPO + ONE TOUCH ACCOMP RHYTHM CONTROL SYNC INTRO/ENDING START/STOP FILL-IN FILL TO VAR FADE FILL IN - You can insert a fill-in pattern any time during the rhythm performance. Choose from two different Fill In Patterns (Fill In or Fill to Var) START/STOP Press the Start / Stop Button.

  • Page 49: Setup

    SETUP The SETUP Function is used to set up or to adjust various parameters related to the operation of this piano. The SETUP button will access menus for Performance, Harmony, Key Mode, Sustain, Reverb, Chord mode, Effects, Pedal, Percussion, and Metronome Mode. USING THE SETUP MENU Press the SETUP button.

  • Page 50: Velocity

    SETUP - PERFORMANCE MENU SETUP MODE PERFORMANCE SETUP MENU Press the SETUP button. SETUP The first Set Up Menu Screen will appear on the LCD Screen The Performance Listing will be highlighted. Press the ENTER button to access the Performance menu. ENTER Use the CURSOR buttons to access the following options shown below.

  • Page 51: Transpose

    SETUP - PERFORMANCE MENU PERFORMANCE- SETUP MENU SETUP Press the SETUP button. The first Set Up Menu Screen will appear on the LCD Screen The Performance Listing will be highlighted. ENTER Press the ENTER button to access the Performance menu. Use the CURSOR buttons to access the following options shown below.

  • Page 52: Tune

    SETUP - PERFORMANCE MENU PERFORMANCE- SETUP MENU SETUP Press the SETUP button. The first Set Up Menu Screen will appear on the LCD Screen. ENTER The Performance Listing will be highlighted. Press the ENTER button to access the Performance menu. SCREEN Use the SCREEN RIGHT BUTTON and the CURSOR buttons to access the following options shown below.

  • Page 53: Fade Time

    SETUP - PERFORMANCE MENU PERFORMANCE- SETUP MENU SETUP Press the SETUP button. The first Set Up Menu Screen will appear on the LCD Screen. The Performance Listing will be highlighted. ENTER Press the ENTER button to access the Performance menu. Use the SCREEN RIGHT BUTTON and the CURSOR buttons to SCREEN access the following options shown below.

  • Page 54: Harmony

    SETUP - HARMONY MENU HARMONY SETUP MENU SETUP Press the SETUP button. Use the CURSOR button to highlight the Harmony menu. Press the ENTER button to access the Harmony menu. Use the CURSOR button to select a harmony type, then use the VALUE CURSER buttons to turn that harmony type on or off.

  • Page 55: Key Mode

    SETUP - KEY MODE MENU KEY MODE SETUP MENU SETUP Press the SETUP button. Use the CURSOR button to highlight the Key Mode menu. Press the ENTER button to access the Key Mode menu. Use the CURSOR button to select a key mode type, then use the VALUE buttons to turn that key mode type on or off.

  • Page 56: Sustain

    SETUP - SUSTAIN MENU SUSTAIN - SETUP MENU SETUP Press the SETUP button. Use the CURSOR button to highlight the Sustain menu. Press the ENTER button to access the Sustain menu. Use the CURSOR button to select a sustain type, then use the VALUE buttons to adjust your selected sustain type on or off.

  • Page 57: Reverb

    SETUP - REVERB MENU REVERB - SETUP MENU SETUP Press the SETUP button. Use the SCREEN RIGHT button to access the second page of the setup menu options. SCREEN Press the ENTER button to access the Reverb menu. LEFT RIGHT Use the CURSOR button to access the following options: ENTER REVERB...

  • Page 58: Effects

    SETUP - EFFECTS MENU EFFECTS (CHORUS) - SETUP MENU Press the SETUP button. SETUP Use the SCREEN RIGHT button to access the second page of the setup SCREEN menu options. Use the CURSOR button to highlight the Effects menu. LEFT RIGHT Press the ENTER button to access the Effects menu.

  • Page 59: Chord (Auto Accompaniment Fingering)

    SETUP - CHORD MENU CHORD - SETUP MENU SETUP Press the SETUP button. Use the SCREEN RIGHT button to access the second page of the setup SCREEN menu options. LEFT RIGHT Use the CURSOR button to highlight the Chord menu. Press the ENTER button to access the Chord menu.

  • Page 60: Pedal Menu

    SETUP - PEDAL MENU PEDAL ASSIGN - SETUP MENU SETUP Press the SETUP button. Use the SCREEN RIGHT button to access the second page of the setup SCREEN menu options. LEFT RIGHT Use the CURSOR button to highlight the Pedal menu. Press the ENTER button to access the Pedal menu.

  • Page 61: Percussion (Drum Kit Assign)

    SETUP -PERCUSSION MENU PERCUSSION (DRUM KIT SELECTION) - SETUP Press the SETUP button. Use the SCREEN RIGHT button to access the third page of the setup SCREEN menu options. Press the ENTER button to access the Percussion menu. LEFT RIGHT Use the –...

  • Page 62: Metronome

    SETUP - METRONOME MENU METRONOME - SETUP MENU SETUP Press the SETUP button. Use the SCREEN RIGHT button to access the third page of the setup menu SCREEN options. LEFT RIGHT Use the CURSOR button to highlight the Metronome menu. Press the ENTER button to access the Metronome menu.

  • Page 63: Registration Memory

    REGISTRATION MEMORY REGISTRATION MEMORY STORE BANK REGISTRATION A registration is a particular group settings such as style, voice, chord and other parameters or features that you have engaged. You can save these Settings or your “set up” so that it can be recalled by press- ing a single button.

  • Page 64: Record

    RECORD FUNCTIONS COMPOSER ACCOMP MEL 1 MEL 2 MEL 3 MEL 4 RESET PLAY/PAUSE STOP RECORD BEG MARK END MARK OUTLINE OF A MUSIC RECORDER (OR SEQUENCER) A music recorder records your performance in a similar way to a tape recorder. This instrument’s music recorder allows you to record and save up to 5 different ways.
  • Page 65 RECORD FUNCTIONS RECORD FEATURES - continued Auto Accompaniment Track (Accomp Button) - The Auto Accompaniment track will record chord changes, style, tempo, variation, intro, fill-in and ending. Pressing The ACCOMP track button and the Record Button will select the accompaniment track for recording. If ACCOMP Record track button has been selected and it’s LED Indica- tor light is Flashing, then the auto accompaniment will be synchronized to start when the piano keys are played.

  • Page 66: Recording

    RECORDING The top line displays which The piano mode. melody track is recording. Record Melody 3 If the accompaniment track Record Accomp is being recorded it will shown here. 1 : 3 / = 100 The current bar (1) and The current beat (3).

  • Page 67: Playback

    RECORDING - PLAYBACK COMPOSER ACCOMP MEL 1 MEL 2 MEL 3 MEL 4 RESET PLAY/PAUSE STOP RECORD BEG MARK END MARK PLAYBACK To listen to your recording follow these simple steps.. To Playback Your Recorded Music PLAY/PAUSE STOP RECORD Press the PLAY/PAUSE button. The Play Buttons LED Indicator will stay on until the playback is com- plete.

  • Page 68: Mark

    RECORDING - MARK COMPOSER ACCOMP MEL 1 MEL 2 MEL 3 MEL 4 RESET PLAY/PAUSE STOP RECORD BEG MARK END MARK MARK - The mark feature allows you to isolate a section of a track of your recording. If you would like study or to redo a segment of your track recording, it can be easily accomplished with the BEG MARK, END MARK buttons.

  • Page 69: Song

    SONG - PLAY ALONG SONG This piano includes a range of songs covering a variety of genres that are enjoy- able to listen to, or to play along with. You can begin practicing with just one hand, and you can even practice at your own tempo. This instrument will even evaluate and grade your performance for you! SONG The SONG button will access a play along music lesson guide that can be used...

  • Page 70: Using The Lesson Feature

    SONG - LESSON This area will count the song’s measure The name of the selected song. during play or test. PLAY MODE: On this line select the parts of Bumble Bee Measure the song you would like Use “Play” to hear during Song to listen to the Play RHnd=Y LHnd=Y Acmp=Y...
  • Page 71 SONG - LESSON LESSON FEATURES TEST - Pressing the ENTER button engages the TEST mode when highlighted. You may test yourself on the right hand melody, the left hand accompa- niment or both hands by highlighting the appropriate area and using the VALUE buttons to toggle those parts on, Y (Yes) or off, N (No).

  • Page 72: Disk

    DISK Piano Power On/Off Indicator LED Light Floppy Disk Drive “In Use” Indicator LED Light DISK FEATURES - The Disk features allows you to Load Songs, Save Songs, Delete Song Files and Rename your song files. INSERT THE DISK - Insert the 3.5” disk into the disk drive with the label side up and the metal shutter leading into the drive.

  • Page 73: Load Song

    DISK - LOAD SONG Load Song - Load Song retrieves one of your previously stored Music Performances or MIDI File songs from the floppy disk. Since the Standard MIDI file that you have on disk and your musical performance in the pianos music recorder share the same memory, selecting a song file may bring up a confirmation pop up screen, saying it will overwrite the song that is currently in the sequencer (music recorder).

  • Page 74: Save Song

    DISK - SAVE SONG SAVE SONG - Save song function lets you save your musical performance data that you recorded in the 5 track music recorder (sequencer) and save it onto a floppy disk so that it can be accessed later. DISK MENU 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6...

  • Page 75: Play Disk

    DISK - PLAY DISK PLAY DISK - The Play Disk function lets you play all SMF MIDI Song Files that are on the floppy disk. DISK MENU 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5...

  • Page 76: Disk Menu

    DISK - PLAY DISK MENUS Load Song Various Menu Screens - Load Song function has various menu screens that allow you to view Song Lyrics and to play along with the disk. DISK MENU 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 File Data...

  • Page 77: Format

    DISK - UTILITY UTILITY - Selecting Utility will access the Disk Utility Screen. DISK MENU 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 Load Song...

  • Page 78: Delete

    DISK - UTILITY UTILITY MENU - continued Delete - Delete is used to remove unwanted files from the disk to make more space available. Disk Utility 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 Format...

  • Page 79: Playing And Singing Karaoke

    PLAYING AND SINGINGWITH THE KARAOKE DISKS Your GP-7 Mini-Grande Ensemble Piano includes Karaoke features which allow the entire family to join in on the musical fun. The GP-7 package includes a Suzuki Microphone and demonstration karaoke disks, while the control panel contains microphone volume and reverb controls. The Karaoke lyrics can be viewed on the LCD display screen or you can use the included RCA style cable to connect your piano to your TV to view the lyrics on your TV screen.

  • Page 80: Midi & Video Output

    MIDI instruments and devices that offers far greater versatility and control than is available with isolated instruments. Whether you interface with computers, sequencers, expanders or other pianos your Suzuki piano’s technical capabilities, and your musical horizons will be greatly enhanced.

  • Page 81: Midi

    By connecting this Suzuki piano to another piano in this way you can essentially play two instruments at the same time or play on your piano to the sound of another MIDI devise to produce thick, layered multi- instrument sounds.
  • Page 82 MIDI MIDI LOCAL CONTROL MODE - Local control refers to the fact that normally, this Suzuki piano controls the internal tone generator. This is the normal play mode. Local control can be turned off, so that the piano does not play the internal voices, however, the MIDI information is still transmitted via the MIDI Out connector when notes are played on the piano.

  • Page 83: Midi Implementation Chart

    MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART Function Transmitted Recognized Remark Basic Channel 1 CH 1-16 CH Channel changed 1-16 CH 1-16 CH Default Mode Note Number 9-120 0-127 Velocity: Note On Velocity: Note Off Pitch Bender Control Change: 0 Variation page Modulation Portamento value MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART 7, 10 Volume, Pan...

  • Page 84: Voice List

    VOICE LIST Please note: The MIDI program number for any voice listed is one less than the display number. Group A Group B Piano PIANO 1 : Grand Piano 2 : Bright Piano 5 : Rhodes Piano 6 : Chorus Piano 3 : Elec.

  • Page 85: Style List

    STYLE LIST Group A Group B Group C BIG BAND 1 : Big Band 1 5 : Hollywood BIG BAND 2 : Miller Band 6 : Orch. Waltz 3 : Latin Big Band 7 : Jazz Waltz 4 : Broadway 8 : Jazz Band BOSSA 9 : Cool Bossa...

  • Page 86: Drum Kit List 1

    DRUM KIT LIST DRUM KIT LIST 1 Note: In the first title row the number in the bracket, after the kit name, is the MIDI program number. The Drum kits name and number that are shown on the LCD display are listed in the second title row. The “No.” refers to MIDI note number, and “Key” refers to the key on the piano.

  • Page 87: Drum Kit List 2

    DRUM KIT LIST DRUM KIT LIST 2 Note: In the first title row the number in the bracket, after the kit name, is the MIDI program number. The Drum kits name and number that are shown on the LCD display are listed in the second title row. The “No.” refers to MIDI note number, and “Key” refers to the key on the piano.

  • Page 88: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS SPECIFICATIONS PIANO SETUP CONTROL 88-note, hammer-action piano Performance: Velocity, Split point, Transpose, Screen Hold, Tune, Fixed Level, Fade Time, Octave Shift Key Mode: Manual Bass, Lower Hold POLYPHONY: 64 Harmony: Trio, Duet, Octave VOICES Sustain: Upper, Layer, Lower 128 Voices Reverb: 8 Reverb settings, Upper, Layer, Lower Levels Effects: 8 Effects settings, Upper, Layer, Lower Levels 16 quick select voice buttons...

  • Page 89: Questions / Problems

    1. Check to make sure that the Piano is plugged into the AC Outlet Properly. 2. Have qualified technician check fuses under top lid. 3. Call Suzuki customer service department (858-566-9710) for assistance. Problem: Keyboard’s Control Panel Buttons don’t operate or operate strangely.
  • Page 90 NOTES...

  • Page 91: Warranty

    WARRANTY WARRANTY This product, except the exterior cosmetic parts, is warranted by the Suzuki Corporation to the original purchaser to be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use as follows: 1. For a period of one year from the date of purchase, the Suzuki Corporation will pay the labor charges to repair the defective product.
  • Page 93 SUZUKI Baby Grand Digital Piano GP-7 OWNER’S MANUAL SUZUKI P.O. BOX 261030 SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92196 (858) 566-9710 Visit us on the web at www.suzukimusic.com Copyright Suzuki Musical Instrument Corporation...

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