Table Of Contents - Kawai Digital Piano CN41 Owner's Manual

THANK YOU FOR PURCHASING A KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO!
This KAWAI digital piano is a revolutionary new keyboard instrument, combining the latest in electronic advances with
traditional craftsmanship inherited from KAWAI's many years of experience building fi ne pianos. The CN41 keyboard provides
the touch response and full dynamic range required for a superb performance of piano, harpsichord, organ, and other
instruments. The CN41's Lesson function helps performers to practice the piano with a collection of etudes from Czerny and
Burgmüller, or songs from Alfred's Basic Piano Library and Alfred's Premiere Piano Course lesson books (USA, Canada,
Australia and UK only).
In addition, the CN41 piano is equipped with reverb and digital effects processors, providing an unrivalled richness of sound.
Industry standard MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) jacks are included, allowing a number of other electronic
instruments to be controlled and played simultaneously, creating a range of musical possibilities.
This Owner's Manual contains valuable information to help performers make full use of the instrument's many capabilities.
Please read all sections carefully and keep this manual handy for future reference.
Important Safety Instructions ..............4
1. PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS .....10
FRONT PANEL .......................................................... 10
PEDALS ..................................................................... 10
HEADPHONES .......................................................... 11
USB PORT ................................................................. 11
2. PLAYING THE PIANO ......................12
1) BASIC OPERATIONS ..................................................... 12
SETTING UP THE PIANO ........................................ 12
DEMO SONGS ......................................................... 13
SELECTING A PRESET SOUND ............................. 14
2) DUAL .............................................................................. 15
3) SPLIT.............................................................................. 16
4) 'FOUR HANDS' MODE ................................................... 18
ENTERING 'FOUR HANDS' MODE ........................... 18
EXITING 'FOUR HANDS' MODE ............................... 18
5) EFFECTS/REVERB ...................................................... 19
ADDING REVERB .................................................... 19
ADDING OTHER EFFECTS ..................................... 20
6) SELECTING THE TOUCH SENSITIVITY ....................... 21
7) TRANSPOSING THE PIANO ......................................... 22
8) PLAYING WITH CONCERT MAGIC ............................... 23
SELECTING A SONG ............................................... 23
LISTENING TO THE SONG ...................................... 23
PERFORMING A SONG ........................................... 24
CONCERT MAGIC PART VOLUME BALANCE ......... 25
CONCERT MAGIC SONG ARRANGEMENT TYPES ... 25
STEADY BEAT ......................................................... 26
CONCERT MAGIC DEMO MODES ........................... 27
CONCERT MAGIC PLAYBACK SPEED .................... 27
9) METRONOME / RHYTHM ............................................. 28
STARTING THE METRONOME ................................ 28
CHANGING THE TIME SIGNATURE AND RHYTHM ... 28
ADJUSTING THE METRONOME VOLUME ............. 29
RHYTHM LIST ........................................................... 30
3. LESSON FUNCTION .........................31
1) SELECTING A BOOK/SONG ........................................ 31
2) LISTENING TO AND PLAYING A SONG ....................... 32
EXITING THE LESSON FUNCTION ......................... 32
PRACTICING THE LEFT AND RIGHT-HAND PARTS ... 32
ADJUSTING THE TEMPO OF A SONG .................... 32
3) RECORDING A SONG PRACTICE ............................... 33
PLAYING BACK THE RECORDING .......................... 33
ERASING THE RECORDING .................................... 33
4. RECORDER ......................................34
1) RECORDING (REC BUTTON) ...................................... 34

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2) PLAYING BACK A SONG ............................................... 36
3) ERASING A SONG ....................................................... 37
5. USB (TO DEVICE) OPERATIONS .....38
1) USB RECORDER ........................................................... 38
PLAYING BACK A SONG .......................................... 38
MUTING A PART ....................................................... 39
RECORDING A SONG .............................................. 39
ADJUSTING THE VOLUME LEVEL OF THE USB
RECORDER .............................................................. 40
SAVING THE RECORDED SONG TO THE USB
DEVICE ..................................................................... 40
2) USB MENU..................................................................... 41
1. INTERNAL SONG SAVE........................................ 41
2. RENAME ................................................................ 41
3. DELETE ................................................................. 42
4. SONG COPY ......................................................... 42
5. MAKE DIR .............................................................. 43
6. FORMAT ................................................................ 43
6. MENU FUNCTIONS ..........................44
1) BRILLIANCE................................................................... 44
2) LOWER OCTAVE SHIFT ................................................ 45
3) LOWER PEDAL ON / OFF ............................................. 45
4) LAYER OCTAVE SHIFT .................................................. 46
5) LAYER DYNAMICS ........................................................ 47
6) DAMPER HOLD ON / OFF ............................................. 48
7) TUNING .......................................................................... 49
8) TEMPERAMENT ............................................................ 50
9) KEY OF TEMPERAMENT .............................................. 52
MIDI OVERVIEW ....................................................... 53
CN41 MIDI FUNCTIONS ........................................... 53
10) MIDI CHANNEL ............................................................ 54
11) LOCAL CONTROL ON / OFF ....................................... 55
12) TRANSMIT PROGRAM CHANGE ON / OFF ............... 56
13) SENDING PROGRAM CHANGE NUMBERS .............. 57
14) MULTI-TIMBRAL MODE ............................................... 58
15) CHANNEL MUTE ......................................................... 59
16) MIDI CLOCK................................................................. 60
17) USER MEMORY........................................................... 60
18) FACTORY RESET ........................................................ 61
7. APPENDICES ....................................62
CONNECTING TO OTHER DEVICES ....................... 62
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS .................................... 64
PROGRAM CHANGE NUMBER MAPPING .............. 66
DRUM SOUND MAPPING ......................................... 73
SPECIFICATIONS ..................................................... 75
MIDI EXCLUSIVE DATA FORMAT ............................. 76
MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART ............................. 77
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