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H-Star HP-66 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 HP-66 DIGITAL PIANO OWNER’ S MANUAL...
  • Page 2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTION...
  • Page 3 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 symbol inside a triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated or “danger- ous voltage”...
  • Page 4 TAKE CARE OF YOUR PIANO This digital piano will supply you with years of musical enjoyment if you follow the simple rules listed below. For Veneer Style Wood finish a standard polish WARNING similar to “pledge” is acceptable or use a dry When using electrical products, basic safety “antu-static”...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS ASSEMBLY ................6 PANEL CONTROLS..............9 DEMO ..................18 KEYBOARD VOICES ............... 19 Voice Selection ............... 19 Layer (dual) ................20 Lower (split) ................20 RHYTHM SECTION ..............22 Rhythm Style Select ............... 22 Adjusting the Tempo ............... 23 Starting and Stopping the Rhythm Style ........

  • Page 6: Assembly

    ASSEMBLY You have hardware for installation in the accessory bag listed below: (1) Screw M6X20 (10 pcs) (2) Screw M6X15 (4 pcs) (3) Self-Tapping Screw 4X16 (6 pcs) (4) Self-Tapping Screw 4X12 (2 pcs) LAYING THE PEDAL CABLE - Take off the cover of the cable slot. Insert the pedal cable inside, then insert the cover.
  • Page 7 ASSEMBLY BACK BOARD INSTALLATION - Attache the back board to the legs with the screw (3). Headphone Holder POWER SUPPLY CONNECTION - Plug the power cord into the receptacle located on the bottom of the piano. Plug the 3-pin plug into a grounded AC wall outlet.
  • Page 8 CONNECTOR PANEL This connector panel, with its various jacks, is located on the bottom left of the piano, under the keybed. Microphone - Plug in a microphone to talk/sing through your piano speakers. 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 9: Panel Controls

    PANEL CONTROLS The elegant control panel is divided into several distinct sections. The following is a brief description of all the features located on the control panel. SINGLE – TEMPO + FINGERED HARMONY LAYER LOWER PIANO MASTER VOLUME SYNCHSTART START/STOP INTRO/ENDING FILL IN VARIATION...
  • Page 10 PANEL CONTROLS SINGLE MASTER VOLUME – TEMPO + FINGERED HARMONY LAYER LOWER PIANO ACCOMP VOLUME SYNCHSTART START/STOP INTRO/ENDING FILL IN VARIATION ACCOMP LAYER - Pressing the LAYER button will put the keyboard in the layer, or dual, mode. Layer, or dual, refers to an additional voice that is tone mixed with the selected keyboard voice.
  • Page 11 PANEL CONTROLS SINGLE – TEMPO + HARMONY LAYER LOWER FINGERED PIANO FILL IN START/STOP INTRO/ENDING SYNCHSTART VARIATION ACCOMP depending on the fingering mode selected. 9. INTRO/ENDING - All of the 100 rhythm styles can be started or finished with a unique introduction or ending pattern. When selected, an introduction of the style will start followed by the main style pattern.
  • Page 12 PANEL CONTROLS H A R P S. PIANO E.PIANO ORGAN USER 1 SINGLE USER 2 FLUTE GUITAR STRINGS TRUMPET FINGERED PIANO BOSSA NOVA ROCK BALLAD USER 1 METRONOME LOUNGE BLUES JAZZ GOSPEL USER 2 ACCOMP 13. A/B BUTTON - The five quick select voice and five quick select style buttons are each assigned to a line A and line B.
  • Page 13 PANEL CONTROLS STYLE VOICE METRONOME SONG DEMO/SONG SONG FUNCTION PAGE PAGE USER REG 16. METRONOME - Press the METRONOME button to engage the metronome. If the auto accompaniment is playing the metronome sound will replace the percussive rhythm sound immediately. If the auto accompaniment is not engaged, press the METRONOME button to start the metronome, and again to stop it.
  • Page 14 PANEL CONTROLS STYLE VOICE +/YES –/NO SONG FUNCTION PAGE PAGE USER REG 20. FUNCTION - The FUNCTION button is used to access the function menu. The function menu can be used to adjust or change the parameters of a number of settings. Reverb level, chorus level, touch, split point for voice, auto accompaniment split point, tuning, drum kit selection, the auto harmony type and local off are all set from the function menu.
  • Page 15 PANEL CONTROLS EFFECT SONG – TRANSPOSE + REVERB CHORUS LEFT RIGHT PLAY ALL LOAD SAVE UTILITY PLAY/STOP USER SONG ACCOMP MELODY 1 MELODY 2 PLAY/STOP USB MEMORY currently selected instrument voice. Transpose does not affect notes that are currently playing. Transpose does not affect the percussion.
  • Page 16 PANEL CONTROLS EFFECT SONG – TRANSPOSE + REVERB CHORUS LEFT RIGHT PLAY ALL LOAD SAVE UTILITY PLAY/STOP DEMO USER SONG ACCOMP MELODY 1 MELODY 2 PLAY/STOP USB MEMORY When engaging the LEFT and RIGHT buttons simultaneously only the accompaniment (if available) will be heard as the user should play both the Left and Right portions of the selected song.
  • Page 17 PANEL CONTROLS EFFECT SONG – TRANSPOSE + REVERB CHORUS LEFT RIGHT PLAY ALL LOAD SAVE UTILITY PLAY/STOP DEMO USER SONG ACCOMP MELODY 1 MELODY 2 PLAY/STOP USB MEMORY 31. REC/UTILITY - This is a dual function button for Record and USB Flash Drive mode.

  • Page 18: Demo

    DEMO PLAYING THE DEMO SONGS - This piano has 10 different demonstration songs that are designed to showcase the different sampled voices that are available. The display will show the song number with a “d” prefix. When playing all the songs, “ALL” will appear on the display initially, and will change to the demo song number as it plays.

  • Page 19: Keyboard Voices

    KEYBOARD VOICES VOICE SELECTION - There are 128 GM voices in 16 groups plus 10 Asian ethnic folk instrument voices. There is a complete list of all 138 voices in the back of the manual. G.PIANO E.PIANO ORGAN USER 1 HARPSICHORD GUITAR STRINGS...

  • Page 20: Layer (Dual)

    KEYBOARD VOICES number will show on the display. Please refer to the back of the manual for a list of all available voices. USER DEFINED QUICK SELECTION BUTTON - You can assign a USER 1 favorite voice to the voice quick select button in the follow manner. Press the voice USER button, USER 1 from Line A, or USER 2 from USER 2 Line B to recall the current stored voice (User key LED On).
  • Page 21 KEYBOARD VOICES Split Point can play a different instrument voice. Use the +/YES, –/NO buttons or the numeric pad to select the desired voice. The display will show the lower voice number and name, FUNCTION Press the SPLIT button a second time gain within 3 seconds and the current lower volume level will show on the display.

  • Page 22: Rhythm Section

    RHYTHM SECTION RHYTHM STYLE SELECTION - This piano offers 100 rhythm styles and a variation of each style to choose from. There is a complete list of all 100 styles in the back of the manual. BOSSA NOVA ROCK BALLAD USER 1 LOUNGE BLUES...

  • Page 23: Adjusting The Tempo

    RHYTHM SECTION USER DEFINED QUICK SELECTION BUTTON - You can assign a favorite rhythm style to the style quick select button in the following manner. Press the style USER button, USER 1 from Line A, or USER 2 from STYLE Line B to recall the current stored style (User key LED On).

  • Page 24: Starting And Stopping The Rhythm Style

    RHYTHM SECTION STARTING AND STOPPING THE RHYTHM STYLE - There are several ways to start and stop the rhythm style. STRAIGHT START - The START/STOP button starts the selected rhythm style immediately. Press the START/STOP button again to stop the accompaniment. START/STOP STARTING WITH AN INTRODUCTION - All of the 100 styles can be started with an appropriate introduction.

  • Page 25: Variation

    RHYTHM SECTION VARIATION - To select the a variation of the main patterns, press the VARIATION button. The indicator will light up. If you press the VARIATION button, then press the INTRO/ENDING button, the VARIATION variation pattern will play after the introduction. FILL - IN - The fill feature will insert a short rhythmic pattern of one to two measures in length, depending on the rhythm style selected and the variation.

  • Page 26: Auto Accompaniment (Auto Base Chord)

    AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT (AUTO BASS CHORD) - The rhythm styles have their own auto accompaniment. These auto accompaniment patterns create fully orchestrated rhythm, bass and chord progressions based on the chords that you play with your left hand. The selected rhythm style determines the characteristics of the auto accompaniment.

  • Page 27: Fingered

    AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT AUTO BASS CHORD FINGERING continued FINGERED MODE - The fingered mode is ideal if you already know how SINGLE to play chords on the keyboard. It allows you to play the chords in FINGERED the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard that produce the PIANO selected auto accompaniment pattern.

  • Page 28: Piano

    AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT AUTO BASS CHORD FINGERING continued PIANO CHORD MODE - When the Piano fingering chord mode is engaged you may enter chords anywhere on the keyboard, SINGLE and the auto accompaniment will make complete styled FINGERED arrangements. You are not limited to the auto accompani- PIANO ment section or the range of the split point.

  • Page 29: Function

    FUNCTION The Function mode is used to set up or to adjust various parameters related to the opera- tion of this keyboard. With the FUNCTION button engaged you may access the menu for the Equalization, Reverb type & level, Chorus type & level, Touch sensitivity, Lower Split point for voice, Split point for auto accompaniment, tuning, the Drum kit selection, Har- mony type selection and local off feature switch.

  • Page 30: Drum Kit Selecting (Keyboard Percussion)

    FUNCTION DRUM KIT SELECTION (KEYBOARD PERCUSSION) - When keyboard percussion has been engaged, the entire keyboard will play the percussion voices from the selected Drum kit. There are ten drum kits, based on the Standard Kit that can be assigned. Kit 10 is a sound effects kit.

  • Page 31: Chorus Level

    FUNCTION buttons simultaneously to recover the default setting. To exit the setup mode press any control button except the +/YES, -/ NO or the FUNCTION button. CHORUS LEVEL SETTING - The Chorus effect enriches your selected CHORUS instrument voice by adding depth and texture. Press the CHORUS button to engage the chorus effect, the indica- tor will light up.

  • Page 32: Split Point For Lower Voice

    FUNCTION To exit the setup mode press any control button except the +/YES, -/ NO or the FUNCTION button. CHANGING THE SPLIT POINT FOR LOWER VOICE - When the lower mode is engaged the keyboard is divided into two parts at the split point.

  • Page 33: Auto Harmony Type Selecting

    FUNCTION AUTO HARMONY TYPE SELECTING - When the HARMONY button is engaged, a single note on the right-hand section of the keyboard will sound with additional auto harmony notes, when the auto accompaniment is engaged. There are four types of harmony that can be selected.

  • Page 34: Equalization

    FUNCTION EQUALIZATIONE - The Equalization function will adjust the global “tone” of the internal sound output of the piano. Equalization Press the FUNCTION button. buttons until the “Equalization” Press the PAGE or the PAGE menu appears. Press the +/YES button the current EQ type will be shown. Use the +/YES or the –/NO buttons to select EQ type you desire.

  • Page 35: Vocal Grading

    FUNCTION VOCAL GRADING - After performance of the play-along song, you can hear vocal grading. You can also disable this feature. Vocal Grade Press the FUNCTION button. buttons until the “Vocal Grade” Press the PAGE or the PAGE menu appears. Press the +/YES button the current status will be shown.

  • Page 36: Record

    RECORD This piano is equipped with a real time recorder, able to store four songs, each with a 3- track sequencer. It will record all note events and the accompaniment as they are performed. This recorded information is nonvolatile and therefore will not be lost when the power is turned off.

  • Page 37: Playback

    RECORD RECORDING (continued) Record - Your performance can be recorded in the following ways: Record Melody Track Only If the MELODY 1 or MELODY 2 buttons are selected the recording will begin as soon as you play the keyboard. MELODY 1 MELODY2 Please Note: It is suggested to turn off the fingering mode when recording on a melody track alone.
  • Page 38 RECORD Press the USER SONG button and select the song you want to play back, using the +/YES, –/NO buttons. The display will show the song number. / YES 1:User Song VOICE STYLE USER SONG / NO After you have selected your desired User Song, the LED indicators of those recorded channel tracks will be engaged.

  • Page 39: Registration Memory

    REGISTRATION MEMORY Registration Memory can recall particular settings of style, voice, chord and other param- eters or features you have engaged. This piano has nine registration memories to hold your favorite settings so that they can be recalled quickly by pressing a button. The unit is equipped with a backup battery and your registration memories will not be lost when the power is turned off.

  • Page 40: Play Along Songs

    PLAY ALONG SONGS Press the SONG button to access the play along song function. There are 50 songs built into the piano for your musical enjoyment. You can change the song by pressing the +/YES , –/NO buttons or use the number pads to input a song number directly.
  • Page 41 PLAY ALONG SONGS Left hand play along - Press the LEFT button. Then press the START/STOP button, after the metronome sound count in the melody LEFT will playback with the drum rhythm of the accompaniment track, you can play the left hand accompaniment pattern to match this melody. START/STOP You may use METRONOME, TEMPO button as described above.

  • Page 42: Midi

    MIDI MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. This is a world wide standard commu- nication interface that enables electronic musical instruments and computers (of all brands) to communicate with each other so that instructions and other data can pass between them. This exchange of information makes it possible to create a system of MIDI instruments and devices that offers far greater versatility and control than is available with isolated instruments.
  • Page 43 MIDI MIDI CHANNELS - The MIDI system in this unit has 16 channels numbered from 1-16. Each of the channels is responsible for a voice. When the instrument receives from an external device, the active channel is determined by the control message. The trans- mission channels on this keyboard are fixed as follows: Channel 1: Master voice Channel 2: Layer voice...

  • Page 44: Midi Implementation Chart

    MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART Function Transmitted Recognized Remark 1 – 16 CH Basic Channel 1 CH 1 – 16 CH 1 – 16 CH Channel changed Default mode 11 – 118 0 – 127 Note number Velocity Note On 9N,V=1–127 9N,V=0–127 Note Off Pitch Bender Modulation...

  • Page 45: Voice List

    VOICE LIST No. Name Display No. Name Display PIANO STRINGS 001 Acoustic Grand Piano Grand Piano 041 Violin Violin 002 Bright Acoustic Piano Bright Piano 042 Viola Viola 003 Electric Grand Piano El.G.Piano 043 Cello Cello 004 Honky-Tonk Piano Honky-Tonk 044 Contrabass ContraBass 005 Electric Piano 1...
  • Page 46 VOICE LIST No. Name Display No. Name Display SOUND EFFECT SYNTH LEAD 121 Guitar Fret Noise Fret Noise 081 Lead 1 (square) Square Lead 122 Breath Noise Breath Noise 082 Lead 2 (sawtooth) SawtoothLead 123 Seashore Seashore 083 Lead 3 (caliope lead) CaliopeLead 124 Bird Tweet Bird...
  • Page 47 VOICE LIST More ethnic Asian Instruments have been added to the voice list as shown below. 127 Applause Applause 128 Gunshot Gunshot ASIAN FOLK INSTRUMENTS Name Display Prog. Change Bank Yangquin Yangqin Sanxian Pipa Zheng Zheng Erhu Erhuvib Banhu Banhu Suona Suona Sheng...

  • Page 48: Style List

    STYLE LIST Name Name Name Swing Disco Dance 1 Fox Trot Swing 1 Disco Dance 2 Ragtime Swingin'Organ Disco Shuffle Waltz 1 Swing Trio Disco Groove Waltz 2 Slow Swing House Classic 1 Dixie Dance 1 Classic 2 Jazz Dance Pop 1 BALLAD Lounge Dance Pop 2...

  • Page 49: Drum Kit List

    DRUM KIT LIST-1 Room (8) No.-Key Standard (0) Power (16) Electronic (24) TR-808 (25) P-2: Room P-3: Power P-4: Electronic P-5: TR-808 P-1: Standard High Q 27-E High Q High Q High Q High Q Slap 28-E1 Slap Slap Slap Slap Scratch Push 29-F1...
  • Page 50 DRUM KIT LIST-2 Effects (56) No.-Key Jazz (32) Brush (40) Orchestra (48) Chinese (58) P-10: SFX P-6: Jazz P-7: Brush P-8: Orchestra P-9: Chinese 27-E High Q High Q Close Hi-hat High Q 28-E1 Slap Slap Pedal Hi-hat Slap 29-F1 Scratch Push Scratch Push Open Hi-ha...
  • Page 51 DRUM KIT LIST Please Note: For the drum kit lists on the previous two pages, 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.

  • Page 52: 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 53: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS KEYBOARD Vocal grading 88-note, Graded hammer-action keyboard FUNCTION MAX. POLYPHONY WITH SOUND EFFECTS: 64 Equalization VOICES Reverb Type & level 138 Voices Chorus Type & level (Including ten Asian folk instrument voices) Touch Sensitivity 5 quick select voice buttons + A/B select Split point for voice VOICE MODE Split point for auto accompaniment...
  • Page 54 HP-66 DIGITAL PIANO OWNER’ S MANUAL Rev. 3.1...

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