User manual KAWAI DP100

[. . . ] DIGITAL PIANO DP100 OWNER'S MANUAL Thank you for choosing this Kawai DP100 Digital Piano. Your new DP100 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 piano's many capabilities. Please read it carefully and keep it handy for further reference. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Important Safety Instructions . [. . . ] When playing in DUAL mode, the DP100 can play up to 16 notes simultaneously (16-note polyphonic). ­ 10 ­ 2. TRANSPOSE (1) Press the TRANSPOSE button and the LED above it will be lit. If the key of "C" is selected the TRANSPOSE button will not light. (When power is first turned "on", the key is set to C. ) When any key other than "C" is selected the TRANSPOSE LED will light. (2) While holding down the TRANSPOSE button, press the key button (TONE button) for the key you would like to transpose to. To select a key with a "sharp" or "flat", simultaneously press the buttons on either side of that key. For example, simultaneously pressing the "D" and "E" buttons selects "E-flat". (3) To turn off the TRANSPOSE function, press the TRANSPOSE button again. The TRANSPOSE LED will go off and the key of the piano will return to C. Whenever the TRANSPOSE LED is on the piano will be transposed to your desired key. KEY C D E FG A B E-flat 3. TOUCH RESPONSE When playing a piano, the volume of the sound produced increases in direct relation to how hard a key is struck. The 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 piano has 7 built in demonstration songs for your listening enjoyment. When the CLASSIC GRAND demo is finished the 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 piano will automatically start recording with the first note you play. NOTE: Starting another recording will delete the song you previously recorded. METRONOME/SELECT TIME AND TEMPO The 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. [. . . ] TONE NAME CLASSIC GRAND MODERN PIANO E. PIANO CHURCH ORGAN HARPSICHORD VIBRAPHONE STRINGS PRG # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 PRG # (When Multi-Timbral mode is ON) 1 2 5 20 7 12 49 (1) If you press any B-flat key while holding down the TOUCH and TRANSPOSE buttons, this function is set to "off" and the piano does not transmit the program change data corresponding to the tone selected on the panel. If you press the B-flat key again while holding down the TOUCH and TRANSPOSE buttons, this function returns to "on" and selecting a tone will transmit the data. (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. [. . . ]