Stein Mayer DP-260 User Manual

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DP-260

Digital Piano

00027529

Version 10/2012

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Page 1 Users manual DP-260 Digital Piano 00027529 Version 10/2012...
Page 2 INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR INJURY TO PERSONS. WARNING : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE...
Page 3: Important Safety Instructions
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS When using electric products, basic precautions should always be followed, including the following: 1. Read all the instructions before using the product. 2. To reduce the risk of injury, close supervision in necessary when a product is used near children. 3.
Page 4 13. Do not attempt to service the product beyond described in the user maintenance instruction. All other servicing should be done by qualified service personnel. 14. To clean the exterior surfaces, wipe lightly with a clean, dry cloth. Never use solvents such as benzine or paint thinners.
Page 5 Thank you and congratulations on your purchase of the DIGITAL PIANO. Your new DIGITAL PIANO is a state-of-the-art musical instrument which incorporates the latest electronics technology to make its operation as easy as possible. Your versatile DIGITAL PIANO is ideal for beginners or experienced musicians. In order to enjoy the features and functions of this unit to their fullest, be sure to carefully read this manual and follow the instructions contained herein.
Page 6 Precautions Welcome/Contents Care of Your Digital Piano Unpacking (Upright Type/Grand Type) 7,11 Setting Up Your Piano (Upright Type/Grand Type) 8,12 External Appearance (Upright Type/Grand Type) 14,15 Panel Controls and Terminals Adjusting the Volume Demo play Selecting Voices Keyboard Percussion GM Voice Layer Split Using Pedals...
Page 7 Avoid heat, humidity or direct sunlight. Take care not to drop the unit and avoid strong impact. Keep the unit free from liquids, dust, etc... Never attempt to modify any parts of the unit. During thunderstorms, turn the product off and disconnect the plug from the power.
Page 8 Carefully remove the Digital Piano and its accessories from the packing box. The Digital Piano set consists of the following items. Main Unit Right, Left Legs (a, b) Pedal Box (c) Eight Bolts for Pedal Box and Rear Panel Rear Plate (d) (f) (6 24)mm Four Bolts for Main Unit Tow Bolts for Rear Plate...
Page 9: Assembling The Stand
Attaching the both legs and pedal box assembly Securely combine both legs(a,b) and pedal box(c) by using four bolts(f) for pedal box. For pedal stability, rotate the adjusters on the bottom of the pedal assembly until they come in firm contact with the floor surface. Assembling the stand Attach the rear plate(d) to the legs and pedal box using two bolts(h) and four...
Page 10: Connecting The Pedal Cord
Attaching the main unit and stand Set the stand upright and gently lower the main unit on the stand, then tighten the main unit with four bolts (g) for main unit as shown in illustration. Music Stand Raise the music stand on the piano s top panel by lifting two brackets on the back of the music stand.
Page 11 Carefully remove the Digital Piano and its accessories from the packing box. The Digital Piano set consists of the following items. Manual Power Cord Main Unit Keyboard Protection Cover (Option) Pedal Nuts (2EA) Pedal Stand Brace(2EA) Bolt M10 X 60 (8EA) Wrench (1EA) Screw 3.5 X 25 (8EA) Legs(3EA)
Page 12 To reduce the risk of injury, The Digital Piano should be assembled by qualified service personnel. Take care not to drop the unit and avoid strong impact. Attaching the main unit and three legs. The first, Set the both legs upright After fixing the both legs to the and hang the both legs at the main main unit, the remainder leg...
Page 13 Attach the pedal stand brace to the main unit and pedal stand assembly using four screws. Make sure the screws are securely tightened. Connecting the Pedal Cord Plug the Pedal Cord which is protruding from the top of the pedal assembly into the corresponding port in the bottom of the main unit.
Page 14: Turning On The Power
Turning on the Power Connect the power cord. Insert the plug at the end of the cord into a standard AC outlet. Press POWER switch. The power is turned on and the initial display appears in the Multi Function Display. The voice of Grand Piano is selected automatically at first.
Page 15 1. Keyboard Cover 2. Control Panel 3. Keyboard 4. Pedal 5. Stand...
Page 16 1. Keyboard Cover 2. Control Panel 3. Keyboard 4. Pedal 5. Stand...
Page 17 VOLUME SECTION FUNCTION SECTION Page 18 Page 30 MASTER VOLUME METRONOME Multi Function Display VOICE SECTION DATA/TEMPO Page 21 Page 28 LAYER TOUCH Page 24 Page 29 SPLIT TRANSPOSE Page 26 Page 29 REVERB TUNE CHORUS Page 27 SOUND BALANCE Page 23 Page 20 VOICE...
Page 18 SONG CONTROL SECTION TERMINAL SECTION PLAY/STOP PHONES Page 31 Page 34 RECORD PEDAL JACK Page 31 Page 34 TRACK 1 MIDI IN/OUT Page 31 Page 34 TRACK 2 LINE IN/OUT Page 31 Page 34 DEMO Page 19 PEDAL SECTION POWER SOFT Page 25 POWER...
Page 19: Master Volume
The piano has one knob on the panel for adjusting the volume. MASTER VOLUME This determines the entire volume of the piano. This also determines the output level of the signal at the PHONES.
Page 20 The piano features a total of 12 demo pieces. Listen to them all and hear what the piano can do. Call up the Demo Play mode. Press DEMO. The DEMO display appears. Select the song and start playback. Choose the desired song by using the DATA buttons and press the PLAY/STOP button.
Page 21 The piano features a wealth of rich, authentic voices, including piano, strings and brass instruments. It also features a keyboard percussion function that lets you play realistic drum and percussion sounds, as well as various sound effects directly from the keyboard.
Page 22 The piano has six Drum kits and two SFX sets in the Percussion voice group. When a drum kit is selected, a different percussion sound is assigned to each key, allowing you to play the sounds from the keyboard. Also, when one of the SFX sets is selected, a different sound effect is assigned to each key, allowing yo to play the sounds from the keyboard.
Page 23 There are 128 different voices in the piano. When the GM VOICE group is selected, one of 128 GM voices can be assigned. Select the GM VOICE group. The assigned GM voice number is displayed on the Multi Function Display. The default voice of the GM voice group is 067 Tenor Saxophone in the normal and layer mode and the default voice is 033 Fingered Bass in the Split mode.
Page 24: Setting The Volume Balance Of The Two Voices
The Layer mode of the piano allows you to select and play two different voices simultaneously in a layer. This makes it easy to create exceptionally rich and thick tonal textures. The volume balance can be set for the two voices. Select the first voice.
Page 25 The Split mode of the piano allows you to select and play two different voices with your left and right hands. For example, play bass with the left and piano with the right . Select the first voice. Select a voice in the normal way. (See Page 20) Call up the Split mode.
Page 26 The piano has three pedals. Damper Pedal (Right) The damper pedal performs the same function as the damper pedal on an actual acoustic piano, letting you sustain the sound of the voices even after releasing your fingers from the keys. Certain voices in the PERCUSSION group may not be affected by use of the damper pedal.
Page 27 Reverb is an effect that recreates the decaying reflections of a sound in a performance space, and reproduces the special ambience of a concert hall. Reverb ON/OFF To turn on reverb, press the REVERB button. The lamp lights and reverb is set ON. The REVERB pop-up display appears.
Page 28 There are four different effects: Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4. Chorus ON/OFF To turn on Chorus, press the CHORUS button. The lamp lights and chorus is set ON. The CHORUS pop-up display appears. To turn off chorus, press the CHORUS button again. The lamp turns off and chorus is no longer active.
Page 29 TOUCH Touch determines how your playing strength affects the volume of the voices. Ten(10) types are available for tailoring the keyboard response to the selected voice, type of song, or your own playing preference. Press the TOUCH button and select the desired touch type by pressing the DATA/TEMPO buttons while the TOUCH pop-up display appears.
Page 30 TRANSPOSE The Transpose function makes it possible to shift the pitch of the keyboard in semitone units, allowing you to match the pitch of the keyboard to the range of other instruments or singers, or letting you easily play in a different key without having to change your fingering.
Page 31: Selecting The Beat
The piano features a convenient metronome that is ideal for practicing. START/STOP of Metronome To start the metronome, simply press the METRONOME button. Press the METRONOME button again to stop the metronome sound. Adjusting Tempo of Metronome You can set the tempo over range 40 ~ 250 by using the DATA/TEMPO buttons. Hold the button for continuously decrement or increment the tempo.
Page 32 The piano features comprehensive song recording functions that allow you to record your own performance. Select Record mode. Select the desired voice by using the VOICE group and the DATA/TEMPO buttons. Press the RECORD button, the RECORD lamp lights and the TRACK 1 lamp flashes. Start recording to the Track1.
Page 33: Stop Recording
Start recording to Track2. Start playing the keyboard or press the PLAY/STOP button. During recording to the Track2 you can listen the recorded song of the Track1. Stop recording. Stop playing the keyboard and press the PLAY/STOP button. Playback the recorded song. Press the PLAY/STOP button again.
Page 34 MIDI? MIDI(Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is the international standard for digital communication of electronic musical instrument data. This means that any equipment which has a MIDI terminal, such as electronic musical instrument or personal computers, can easily exchange the digital data with other MIDI equipment without complicated conversions or connections. How to connect MIDI cable The MIDI feature makes it possible for you to send and receive a variety of digital data.
Page 35: Pedal Jack
PEDAL Jack MIDI Terminals Used to connect other MIDI instruments MIDI OUT Terminal: Used to transmit data from this instrument to other equipment. MIDI IN Terminal: Used to receive data from other equipment. LINE IN/OUT Terminals LINE OUT Terminal: By connecting audio cable to the jack, output the sound of the piano to a stereo system, amplifier, mixing console, or recording equipment.
Page 36 GM # DISPLAY VOICE GM # DISPLAY VOICE...
Page 37 Prog 1: Prog 9: Prog 17: Prog 25: Prog 26 ROOM SET(7 - 2) POWER SET (7 - 3) ELEC SET (7- 4) TR808 (7 - 5) 27 - D#1 High Q 28 - E1 Slap 29 - F1 Scratch Push 30 - F#1 Scratch Pull 31 - G1...
Page 38 Prog 33: Prog 41: Prog 49: Prog 58: Prog 59: JAZZ SET (7 - 6) BRUSH ORCHESTRA (7 - 7) (7 - 8) 27 - D#1 Closed Hi Hat Slap 28 - E1 Pedal Hi-Hat Conga 29 - F1 Open Hi Hat Short Whistle 30 - F#1 Ride Cymbal...
Page 39 Basic Channel Default 1 - 3 Mode Default OMNI OFF, POLY OMNI OFF, POLY Note ON/OFF 9nH kk vv #kk:note ON (0-127) #vv:velocity (1-127) Pitch Bender EnH bi bh Maximum swing +/- 1 tone 00 BnH 00H cc Bank Select 01 BnH 01H cc Modulation Wheel 05 BnH 05H cc...
Page 40 Be sure to check to following table whenever you encounter problems with the DIGITAL PIANO operation. PROBLEM CAUSE SOLUTION No sound 1. Power supply problem. 1. Check the power cord whether it’s properly in AC outlet. 2. Volume setting is too low. 2.
Page 41 Section Contents PRODUCT DIGITAL PIANO KEYBOARD 88 KEYS (STANDARD) - 7 1/4 OCTAVES TOUCH RESPONSE Off, Hard 1/2/3, Soft 1/2/3, Normal1/2/3 MAX. POLYPHONY 128NOTES SOUND GM 128 VOICES 6 DRUM KITS, 2 SFX SETS FUNCTIONS LAYER, SPLIT, TUNE, TRANSPOSE CHORUS(4), REVERB(4) METRONOME DISPLAY LED MULTI FUNCTION DISPLAY...