User manual KAWAI CN390

[. . . ] Digital Piano CN390 Owner's Manual 2 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390 Important Safety Instructions SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR INJURY TO PERSONS WARNING CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. AVIS : RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE The lighting flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. - NE PAS OUVRIR. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the leterature accompanying the product. Examples of Picture Symbols denotes that care should be taken. The example instructs the user to take care not to allow fingers to be trapped. The example instructs the user to remove the power cord plug from the AC outlet. Read all the instructions before using the product. [. . . ] If you have a keyboard connected to the CN piano try playing some notes. If you have a MIDI song player or personal computer with MIDI software connected try sending some MIDI song data with one or more different musical parts to the CN. In multi-timbral mode, if you want to hear a particular sound for each part you transmit to the CN you must send the correct Program/sound number from the transmitting MIDI device to the CN piano. Please see page 63 for a list of the Program/ sound number assignments for the CN piano. If you own a "GM" sound module, you'll probably want to use it as your multi-timbral module instead of the CN piano. If you have a hardware sequencer or personal computer but do not own another sound module, you can enjoy sixteen-part multi-timbral capability with only the CN piano. MIDI may seem a little difficult to work with at first, but once mastered it offers many new and exciting ways to enjoy music. While this manual avoids going into too much detail regarding the technical aspects of MIDI such as "system exclusive data", for those who are more familiar with MIDI or want to be, this manual provides technical MIDI information and a MIDI Implementation Chart, on page 64 and 65. Using MIDI TUTORIAL 30 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390 4. PLAYING WITH CONCERT MAGIC The great German composer Johann Sebastian Bach once said, "Playing the keyboard is simple. Just strike right keys at the right time. " Many people wish it were that simple. You don't even have to strike right keys thanks to Concert Magic. With CONCERT MAGIC, absolutely anyone can sit at the CN piano and make real music. . . To enjoy performing by yourself, you have only to select your favorite piece from 88 preprogrammed songs and tap any of the 88 keys with a steady rhythm and tempo. CONCERT MAGIC will provide the correct melody and accompaniment notes, regardless of which keys you press. Anybody, young or old, can enjoy CONCERT MAGIC from the moment they sit down at the CN piano. Now let's see how CONCERT MAGIC works. SELECTING A SONG The 88 Concert Magic songs are assigned to each of the 88 piano keys, classified in eight groups by song category such as Children's Songs, American Classics, Christmas Songs. All of the song titles are listed on page 68 in the reference section of this manual. To make it easier to find which song is assigned to which key, there is a key strip that can be placed between the end of black keys and the front panel. To select a song, press the key to which your desired song is assigned while holding down the CONCERT MAGIC button. The LED display gives the song number. TUTORIAL Playing with Concert Magic LISTENING TO THE SONG If you have selected a song you are familiar with, you may want to play by yourself right away. You can adjust the speed or tempo of the song by using the VALUE buttons while holding down the TEMPO button. TUTORIAL: PLAYING WITH CONCERT MAGIC 31 If you want to listen to a different song, repeat the same procedure to select a song. When you are finished listening to the song, press the PLAY/STOP button again to stop. PERFORMING A SONG Now you're ready to play yourself. [. . . ] This slider also controls the headphone's volume and the LINE output level of the piano's sound. Reference Section 60 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390 13. PEDALS SUSTAIN PEDAL SOSTENUTO PEDAL SOFT PEDAL SUSTAIN PEDAL Depressing this pedal sustains the sound even after removing your hands from the keyboard. SOSTENUTO PEDAL Depressing this pedal after pressing the keyboard and before releasing the keys, sustains the sound of only the keys just played. SOFT PEDAL Depressing this pedal softens the sound and also reduces its volume. When the Rotary Speaker effect is turned on, this pedal works as a switch to change effect speed. Reference Section REFERENCE SECTION 61 14. JACKS LINE OUT JACKS These jacks provide stereo output of the piano's sound to amplifiers, tape recorders or similar equipment. [. . . ]