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PianoDisc QuietTime Magic Star V5 User Manual

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QuietTime
Magic Star
V5
User Guide
Version 1.0
A product of
4111-A North Freeway Boulevard
Sacramento, CA 95834, USA
© 2013 Burgett Inc. You are not allowed to completely or partially copy this user guide without obtaining explicit, written authorization from
PianoDisc, a member of the Burgett Inc. Group of companies. QuietTime, PianoDisc and Burgett Inc., retain the right to modify their
product designs and product specifications at any time without giving prior notice.

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  • Page 1 © 2013 Burgett Inc. You are not allowed to completely or partially copy this user guide without obtaining explicit, written authorization from PianoDisc, a member of the Burgett Inc. Group of companies. QuietTime, PianoDisc and Burgett Inc., retain the right to modify their...
  • Page 2 CE - Certification The QuietTime system easily satisfies the basic requirements stipulated by all the relevant directives* issued by the European Union. The stipulated conformity process has been completed. *) At the present moment these are 2006/95/EG and 2004/108EG Electrical and electronic products must not be disposed of with normal household waste. Dispose of the product, at the end of its service life, in accordance with valid statutory regulations.
  • Page 3 IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Complete safety when using the system is only guaranteed by PianoDisc if it has been installed correctly and is used correctly. Do not make any modifications of your own or encourage others to modify any part of the QuietTime systems, if PianoDisc has not specifically approved the modification.
  • Page 4 • If the QuietTime System does not respond in any way to your controls, as described in this manual, disconnect the unit from the power supply and contact your piano dealer or PianoDisc. U.S.A. information – FCC NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device in accordance with Part 15 of the U.S.A.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Content Important! You will find the safety and warning instructions on pages 3 and 4 in this user guide. Please read these instructions before you use your QuietTime System. Chapter 1 About QuietTime 15 RECORD menu 6 Welcome 15 Recording, starting / stopping 6 Return your registration information 16 Setting for recording 6 Guarantee...

  • Page 6: Chapter 1 About Quiettime

    (e.g. water damage, fire or opening the case). PianoDisc exchanges defective parts free-of-charge and supplies parts needed to make repairs deemed necessary. An authorized PianoDisc dealer must undertake any repairs made to a QuietTime System.
  • Page 7 Chapter 2 QuietTime controls QuietTime – Front view QuietTime – Top view; top view Power & reset button Briefly press the button to switch the system On or Off. Press and hold the button while the system is turned on to reset Ein / Aus the customized settings to factory settings.

  • Page 8: Before You Start

    Chapter 3 QuietTime Quick Start Information Before you start Is the correct power supply available? Make sure your power supply complies with the details listed on the accompanying power supply. Has the power supply been plugged into the QuietTime tone generator correctly? Make sure the 12V DC plug is connected into the rear of the QuietTime drawer OR into the QuietTime Main Unit in the piano.

  • Page 9: Start Position

    Chapter 4 QuietTime Magic Star operation Start Position The QuietTime Magic Star System is on, and the stop rail is activated. Sit down at your piano and put on the headphones. Extending drawer To use the QuietTime Magic systems’ more advanced options, press the drawer gently towards the back until counter pressure is notable.

  • Page 10: Sound Menu

    Sound menu Selecting another tone of instrument Tap the sound key to switch to the Sound menu. INFO: You are in the HOME menu after you have switched on. SOUND Preset Sound P1 : Piano 1 Display in Sound menu Tap the sound button again to select the active sound library.
  • Page 11 QuietTime Magic Star V5 – Tones available Pre-set sound library Popular tones selection Piano1 Harpsichord Select P12 to use the Piano2 E-Piano system as metronome, Piano1 + Fast Strings Ch. Organ while playing the acoustic Piano1 + Slow Strings P10: Piano2 + Fast Strings piano.

  • Page 12: Effect Menu

    Effect menu Selecting and adjusting the sound effects Tap on the effect key to switch to the Effect menu. EFFECT Reverb : 0 Display of effect menu / eeverb-effekt Tap the mode button to select a sound effect. - Reverb-Effect Reverb Range: 0 –...

  • Page 13: Pitch Effect

    ‘Transpose’ effect: This gives you the option to move the piano’s pitch upwards or downwards by 24 halftones. EFFECT Transpose Semitone : 0 Display of effect menu / transpose-effect ‘Pitch’ effect: Use this effect to change the system’s pitch or match the it to an acoustic instrument you want to accompany.
  • Page 14 METRONOME Beat : 4/4 Display of the metronome menu / beat setting METRONOME Volume : 5 Display of the metronome menu / volume setting METRONOME Bell : On Display of the metronome menu / bell setting Tap on the Up and Down buttons to set up the setting. Metronome Activating / Deactivating Tap on the metronome symbol to start or stop the metronome.

  • Page 15: Record Menu

    Record menu Recording when you are playing the piano Two types of recording are available with the Magic Star system. Type A and type B (Default = type A). The following will explain type A. How to choose the type of recording will be explained further down. Press the Record-button to switch to the Record menu.
  • Page 16 Record Setup menu Selecting and adapting the settings for recording Initial position = HOME menu Press and hold the Record button until “Record Setup” can be seen on display. RECORD Setup Record Track 1 Only Press [Up/Down] OK. Display of record setup menu Tap again on the RECORD symbol to reach the individual settings.

  • Page 17: Play Menu

    Play menu Playing back your recording Initial position = HOME menu Press the START/STOP key to reach the Play menu or rather starting the play-back. Timer PLAY 00:01 Push [STOP] to Stop Playback Display of Play menu / display while playing back Press the START/STOP key to terminate the play-back.
  • Page 18 Play-Setup menu Tap again on the key START/STOP to reach the individual settings. Available settings: - Playback Track 1 Only play back Track 1 - Playback Track 2 Only play back Track 2 - Playback Track 1+2 Play back Track 1 and Track 2 - Loop Funktion Loop play-back ON / OFF...

  • Page 19: Userset Edit Menu

    Userset edit menu Creating a tone of an instrument/sound combination with individual predetermined settings. Initial position = HOME menu Press keys Record and Sound simultaneously until the heading „USERSET EDIT“ is visible in the display. USERSET EDIT Channel : 01 Key Range : 01 A0 ~88 C8 Display in Userset edit menu...
  • Page 20 You can tap on the Record key at any time to start saving your Userset sounds. USERSET EDIT Save to user : 1 Push [Rec.] to save. Display of the Userset edit menu, here saving of User1 Choose where to save your sound with the arrows. Available are: User1, User2 und User3 USERSET EDIT Save to user : 1...

  • Page 21: System Menu

    System menu Continuation Tap on the Up or Down arrow to set the value and have it shown respectively. Following features are available: - Grand Mute Stop rail On/OFF (No usage at the moment!) - Demo Demo Song reproduction (01 – 81) - Control / Main / Grand Show firmware versions - Start-Up Preset Choice of start preset (P1 –...
  • Page 22 System menu Continuation / Playing the demo music Tap on the symbol Start/Stop to start or Stop the reproduction. During reproduction SYSTEM 00:01 01 Gurlitt, Cornelius … Tempo : 109 [Start/Stop] - Play Display of System menu, Demo feature, whilst reproduction Regulating the volume with the arrow keys Tap on the FUNC.-Taste to reach the settings for tempo.
  • Page 23 System menu Continuation / QuietTime Magic Star V5 - Demo Songs: Attwood, Thomas - Sonatina in G 1st movement 41. Gurlitt, Cornelius - Sonatina Op.36, No.6, 3rd movement Attwood, Thomas - Sonatina in G 2nd movement 42. Haslinger, Tobias - Sonatina in C 1st movement Attwood, Thomas - Sonatina in G 3rd movement 43.
  • Page 24 System menu Selecting Start-Up Preset SYSTEM Start-Up Preset : P1 : Piano 1 Display of System menu, Selecting Start-Up-Preset You can decide with this setting which instrument and which combinations of instruments (and their settings) you wand to play as soon as the QuietTime Magic Star system is switched You can choose from the Preset Sounds P1 to P12 and the Userset Sounds U0 to U3.
  • Page 25 System menu Prg./Data Update feature– Installing Firmware Update. SYSTEM Prg./Data Update Press [Up/Down] to start. Display of System menu, Prg./Data Update feature Tap simultaneously the Up and Down arrow to prepare the installing of the Firmware Update. The system will automatically return to the HOME menu afterwards.
  • Page 26 System menu Piano Type feature – determining the type of instrument. SYSTEM Piano Type : Upright Display of System menu, Piano Type feature You can determine the figures by tapping on the Up or Down arrow. Tip: This feature influences how what you are playing on the piano will be converted in sounds and MIDI values respectively.
  • Page 27 Calibrating Basic keyboard calibration INFO: The piano has to be calibrated after the QuietTime Magic Star System has been installed in your piano. The reason for this is that the Magic Star tone generator requires information about each key’s movement path. ATTENTION! Only a few or even none of the keys will function correctly if you do not run a calibration.

  • Page 28: Single Keys

    Press each of the 88 keys and the pedals fully down, one after the other, using your normal force and speed. After you have pressed all, terminate the calibration process by pressing the METRO key once. INFO: It will take a few seconds to save the data. After the data is saved, the system automatically returns to the Home menu.
  • Page 29 Shortly after switching the device on (approx. 1-2 seconds) press and hold the Rec key. Let go after 3 seconds. The displayed will show the following: KEY SENSE ADJ. Number : Sense : Push [Rec.] to Finish. Put your headphones on and then press each key to check its tone. Note the volume of each key.

  • Page 30: Appendix: Technical Information

    Appendix Technical Information Rear connections A. DC connection This is where the power supply can be connected to. Alternatively it can also be connected to the Main Unit in the Upright piano or rather under the Grand. IMPORTANT: Only one power supply unit may be connected. B.

  • Page 31: Stop Rail Operating Lever

    F Keyboard Keyboard sensors cable connection. Stop rail operating lever Legend: Mute Stop rail is active. Mute lever Stop rail operating lever Normal Stop rail deactivated, acoustic piano can be played. Pedal information The QuietTime System supports two (optional three) pedals: the left pedals: - The left pedal (soft) attenuates the tone slightly.
  • Page 32 Connecting the Magic Star up to external audio equipment. Use an audio cable to connect the QuietTime audio LINE OUT to your stereo system’s input connections. The output signal is an unbalanced, line level signal. The following illustration shows you how to connect QuietTime and a professional audio system, like they are found in concert halls and clubs, together You can adapt the signal strength at the Line Out connection with the Line Out function in the SYSTEM menu.
  • Page 33 Connecting the QuietTime to external MIDI equipment. To send MIDI data to a MIDI synthesizer or computer connect QuietTime’s MIDI OUT port to your computer or synthesizer’s MIDI IN port. See the following illustration. The MIDI I/O Cable and the USB cable are optional equipment. MIDI I/O cable (optional) MIDI OUT MIDI I/O cable (optional)
  • Page 34 QuietTime Magic Star System connection summary Legend: Keyboard Sensor Key sensors Control Unit Quiet Time tone gernerator Main Unit Central processor of the QuietTime systems Headphones Headphones Power Supply Power Supply Soft Left pedal Center Pedal Middle pedal (optional) Damper Right pedal...

  • Page 35: Midi Implementation Chart

    MIDI implementation chart F u n c t i o n T r a n s m i t t e d R e c e i v e d R e m a r k M I D I C h a n n e l s 1 - 1 6 1 - 1 6 M o d e...
  • Page 36 Specifications Unit Specifications Sensor Reflector Type sensor system, optical scanning Sensitivity range 0 – 255 per key, individually adjustable Key sensors Velocity range Velocity curves Standard Sustain-, Soft- pedal Pedal sensors Optional Sostenuto (middle pedal) Tones 12 Preset + 128 GM + 4 User Sounds Instrument Storage 384 Mb...

  • Page 37: Piano Disc Contacts

    PianoDisc contact: PianoDisc – China Phone: +86 (755) 33301558 Fax: +86 (755) 33301559 wendy@pianodisc-china.sina.net PianoDisc – Europe 16 Schoenweissstr, 90461 Nuremberg / Germany Phone: +49 (0) 911 / 44 30 35 www.pianodisc.de info@pianodisc.de Monday – Friday: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. (MEZ) PianoDisc –...

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