User manual KAWAI CN290

[. . . ] DIGITAL PIANO CN290 OWNER'S MANUAL Thank you for choosing this Kawai CN290 Digital Piano. Your new CN290 is a high-quality instrument offering the very latest in leading-edge music technology. This manual contains valuable information that will help you make full use of your CN piano's many capabilities. Please read it carefully and keep it handy for further reference. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Important Safety Instructions . [. . . ] TOUCH RESPONSE When playing a piano, the volume of the sound produced increases in direct relation to how hard a key is struck. The CN piano offers the realistic feel of an acoustic piano for practicing music. The Touch Response function simulates the standard touch of an acoustic piano when the TOUCH LED is off. DEMONSTRATION SONG The CN piano has 8 built in demonstration songs for your listening enjoyment. When the CLASSIC GRAND demo is finished the CN piano will play all the other demos one at a time in random order. (2) If you would like to listen to the demo for a particular sound, just press the desired TONE button while the demo is playing. When you press the TONE button, the demo for that newly selected sound will be played. (3) To stop the demo, press the DEMO button again at any time. ­ 11 ­ DIGITAL RECORDING FUNCTIONS 1. The CN piano will automatically start recording with the first note you play. NOTE: Starting another recording will delete the song you previously recorded. To save your recorded song, record use the "ADVANCED RECORDING/PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS" section. METRONOME/SELECT TIME AND TEMPO The CN piano's metronome function can help you record a song by providing a steady beat for you to play along with. (1) To start the metronome, press the TOUCH and TRANSPOSE buttons at the same time. If you want to you can change the beat (time signature) of the metronome. The CN piano has five beats (time signatures) to choose from, 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, and 6/8. While holding down the TOUCH and TRANSPOSE buttons, select the desired beat (time signature) of the metronome by pressing the TONE button assigned to that beat (time signature). (2) To adjust the tempo, press the STRINGS button while holding down the TOUCH and TRANSPOSE buttons to make the tempo slower or press the CHOIR button while holding down the TOUCH and TRANSPOSE buttons to make the tempo faster. (3) To turn off the metronome function, press the TOUCH and TRANSPOSE buttons at the same time and the metronome will stop. 2. The song will be played back using the same tone (sound) with which it was recorded. If you do not press the PLAY/ STOP button, playback will automatically stop when the song is finished. Before pressing the PLAY/STOP button, press the STRINGS button while holding down the TOUCH and TRANSPOSE buttons to make the tempo slower or press the CHOIR button while holding down the TOUCH and TRANSPOSE buttons to make the tempo faster. ­ 12 ­ 3. ADVANCED RECORDING/PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS RECORDING MORE SONGS The CN piano can record and store a maximum of 3 songs. [. . . ] (2) Release both hands after selecting either "on" or "off" for transmit MIDI program change. When the power is first turned on, the TRANSMIT MIDI PROGRAM CHANGE function is always "on". 5. TURNING MULTI-TIMBRAL MODE ON/OFF Normally, the procedure described in the MIDI CHANNEL SELECT section is used to transmit or receive data on only one MIDI channel (any one of 1 through 16). But by turning the MULTI TIMBRAL function "on", you can receive data on more than one MIDI channel and simultaneously play a different sound on each channel. [. . . ]