User manual KAWAI ES3

[. . . ] DIGITAL PIANO ES3/ES5 OWNER'S MANUAL 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 - NE PAS OUVRIR. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. 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. 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. [. . . ] Keep pressing Value Up button while holding down the Rhythm Metronome button. (3) To adjust the tempo, use the Value buttons while the metronome is running. (4) To turn off the metronome function, press the Metronome button and the metronome will stop. METRONOME/ADJUST VOLUME The metronome volume can be adjusted in the range from 1 to 10 as follows. (1) Press the Metronome button while holding down the Touch and Transpose buttons. The LED indicator will start flashing and the LED display shows "VoL" and the volume level alternatively. To exit the volume settings mode, press either Touch or Transpose button. ­ 16 ­ 2. The song will be played back using the same 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, use the same procedure of adjusting metronome tempo. (See (3) of the previous section. ) Once you adjust the tempo, turn off the metronome and press Play/Stop button. 3. ADVANCED RECORDING/PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS RECORDING MORE SONGS The ES3/5 can record and store a maximum of 4 songs. Please follow the steps below to save your songs: (1) While holding down the Rec button, press the E. Piano (song 2) button. The LED will flash to show the current song number (while the Rec button is held down). (5) If you want to listen to song 1, hold down Play/Stop button and press the Piano (song 1) button. RECORDING/PLAYING BACK THE LEFT AND RIGHT HAND PARTS SEPARATELY The ES3/5 can record the parts played by the left or right hand and play back these parts separately or simultaneously. For example, you can practice the right-hand part of the song while playing back the recorded left-hand part, or record the melody part of the song while playing back the previously recorded accompaniment. (1) While holding down the Rec button, press the Organ (Song 3) button to select song No. 3. Part 1 of song No. 3 will be selected and the ES3/5 will be ready to record. You can also start recording by pressing the Play/Stop button. ­ 17 ­ (3) Press the Play/Stop button after you have finished recording. The left-hand part you have recorded (part 1 of song No. 3) will be played back. (5) Let's record the right-hand part while listening to the left-hand part. [. . . ] Plus, the sound from the ES3/5 can be layered over the sound of the other instrument. ES3/5 MIDI IN OUT MIDI IN MIDI cable Digital Synthesizer (2) Connection to an external sequencer When connected as shown in the illustration, you can record songs played on the ES3/5 with a sequencer, and use the ES3/5's sounds (such as piano, harpsichord and vibraphone, etc. ) controlled by the ES3/5's Multi-Timbral Mode function to create a multi-layer MIDI recording. ES3/5 OUT MIDI IN MIDI OUT MIDI IN MIDI Cable MIDI Sequencer ­ 27 ­ USB The ES3/5 can be connected with a personal computer with a USB cable for exchanging MIDI data. [For Windows XP/Me users] A standard USB driver is already installed in your computer. [. . . ]