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Suzuki Musical Instrument Corp. GP-3 User's Manual

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2. ssssee 95 QUESTIONS PROBLEMS ssss 96 ASSEMBLY PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT TO ASSEMBLE YOUR PIANO BEFORE READING THESE INSTRUCTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION OR PROBLEMS DO NOT CALL OR RETURN PRODUCT TO THE STORE Visit www suzukimusic com GP 3 OR CALL THIS TOLL FREE HELP LINE 1 800 854 1594 ASSEMBLY 1 UNPACKING YOUR NEW GRAND PIANO A You should have 3 cartons as pictured Large Carton Grand Piano Medium Carton 3 piano legs and piano pedal assembly Small Carton Piano bench You will need 2 people to set up this large product Do not attempt to set up your piano by yourself B To begin remove outer carton Take the small amp medium cartons and set them aside for now Use a small sharp knife or a box cutter to cut the bottom of the outer carton just above the staples Slide the outer carton up and off of the inner carton as shown top arrows Your may have to lay the box down on its back to do this depending on your ceiling height COLOR POSTER MUST FACEUP Do NOT use a long knife or insert it into the box more than 1 2 C Remove the protective foam Remove all the protective foam taped around the outside of the inner carton as shown arrows Be careful to support the piano box from this point on The box is tall and narrow and could fall over if not supported ASSEMBLY 1 UNPACKING YOUR NEW GRAND PIANO continued D Inner carton Sticker bottom
3. LIST Note In the first title row the number in the bracket after the kit name is the MIDI program number The Drum kits name and number that are shown on the LCD display are listed in the second title row The No refers to MIDI note number and Key refers to the key on the piano A blank space in the table mean there is no sound there Keys from AO to D1 sound as timpani except for in Kit 9 the effects kit Keys from E6 to C8 sound the same as the D 1 to B6 keys Orchestra 48 P 8 Orchestra Scratch Push Scratch Pull Stick Square Click Metronome Click Metronome Bell Jazz Bass Drum 70 Bass Drum 1 Side Stick Snare Drum 2 Hand Clap Snare Drum 1 Low Floor Tom 2 Close Hi hat Low Floor Tom 1 Pedal Hi hat Low Tom Open Hi hat Low mid Tom Hi mid Tom Crash Cymbal 1 High Tom Ride Cymbal 1 Chinese Cymbal Ride Bell Tambourine Splash Cymbal Cowbell Crash Cymbal 2 Vibra Slap Ride Cymbal 2 Hi Bongo Low Bongo Mute Conga Hi Conga Low Conga High Timbale Low Timbale High Agogo Low Agogo Cabasa Maracas Short Whistle Long Whistle Short Guiro Long Guiro Claves Hi Wood Block Low Wood Block Mute Cuica Open Cuica Mute Triangle Open Triangle Cabasa Shaker Belltree Castanets Mute Surdo Open Surdo Scratch Push Scratch Pull Stick Square Click Metronome Click Metronome Bell Jazz Bass Drum 70 Bass Drum Side Stick Brush Tap Brush Slap Brush Swirl Low Floor Tom 2 Close Hi h
4. and buttons to select a reverb level from 0 127 Press the VALUE and buttons simultaneously to recall the default level of 100 LOWER When reverb lower is turned on the lower Sound Channel voice notes will sound with the selected Effect Use the VALUE and buttons to select a reverb level from 0 127 Press the VALUE and buttons simultaneously to recall the default level of 100 EFFECT TYPES There are eight Effect types Use the VALUE and buttons to select an effect type from the list below Chorus one is light Chorus two is medum Chorus three is medum heavy Chorus ia heavy F B feedback Chorus applies a repeated sound effect Flanger gives an electronic swirl effect Short Delay offers a short delay effect F B feedback Delay applies a delayed repeated sound effect SETUP CHORD MENU CHORD SETUP MENU SETUP 1 2 SCREEN Press the SETUP button Use the SCREEN RIGHT button to access the second page of the setup menu options Use the CURSOR button to highlight the Chord menu Press the ENTER button to access the Chord menu Use the CURSOR button to select a fingering mode Use the ENTER button to confirm your selection CURSER ER CHORD MODE AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT MODE The Chord Mode or Auto Accompaniment is explained in detail in the Auto Accompaniment Section of this manual Pressing the ACCOMP button engages the auto accompaniment In this mode the keys to the left of the sp
5. Press the root key and the piano key to its immedi ate left 7th key in the auto accompaniment section of the piano simultaneously Minor Seventh Chord Press the root key and both the second piano key to its left 7th key and the third piano key to its right minor 3rd key in the auto accompaniment section of the piano simulta neously 43 AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT TYPES ACCOMP Fingered 44 FINGERED MODE The fingered mode is ideal if you already know how to play g chords on the piano Specify the chord by playing all the notes in the chord Play Chords by pressing a least three keys Note If a chord played cannot be recognized fingered beyond the table shown below the previous chord will keep playing An unrecognized chord cannot start the auto accompaniment in the synchronized start mode The Fingering Guide table below lists all of the 16 playable chords of this mode FINGERING GUIDE Major Major sixth Major seventh Major add ninth Augmented Minor Minor sixth Minor seventh Minor seventh flatten fifth Minor add ninth Minor major seventh Diminished Diminished seventh Seventh Seventh suspend fourth Suspended fourth Fingering 1 3 5 1 3 5 6 1 3 5 7 1 2 3 5 7 1 3 5 1 b3 5 1 b3 5 6 1 b3 5 b7 1 b3 b5 b7 1 2 b3 5 b7 1 b3 5 7 1 b3 b5 1 b3 b5 6 1 3 5 b7 1 4 5 b7 1 4 5 The listed chord fingerings are all in root note position other inversions ca
6. REVERB Reverb simulates the effect of playing in a big room or hall where the sound reverberates off the walls and ceiling Pressing the REVERB button will toggle this effect on or off When reverb is engaged the indicator light will be lit The reverb effect is engaged automatically when the power is turned on To select a type of reverb and to adjust the reverb levels use the Reverb setup menu Use the VALUE and buttons to select a reverb type or to adjust the Reverb Depth from the list below Reverb Depth amount of Reverb range is from 0 to 127 UPPER When reverb upper is turned on the Upper Sound Channel Voice notes will reverberate Use the VALUE and buttons to select a reverb level from 0 127 Press the VALUE and buttons simultaneously to recall the default level of 100 LAYER When reverb layer is turned on the layer Sound Channel Voice notes will reverberate Use the VALUE and buttons to select a reverb level from 0 127 Press the VALUE and buttons simultaneously to recall the default level of 100 LOWER When reverb lower is turned on the lower Sound Channel voice notes will reverberate Use the VALUE and buttons to select a reverb level from 0 127 Press the VALUE and buttons simultaneously to recall the default level of 100 REVERB TYPES Room 1 is dense reverb with short decay Room 2 is sparse reverb with short decay Room 3 is sparse reverb with medium decay Hall 1 is rev
7. SET UP The SET UP button is used to activate the set up menu Screen The majority of this pianos features and functions can be accessed and adjusted from the Set Up screen menu selections Please see the Setup section of this manual for more information 17 PANEL CONTROLS 18 o O LED Light Bar Display TEMPO ONE TOUCH ACCOMP r CE ORE Bl RHYTHM CONTROL SYNC INTRO ENDING START STOP FILL IN FILL TO VAR FADE C 10 5 Ge TEMPO Press one of the TEMPO buttons the current tempo value will appear on the display You can use the TEMPO TEMPO buttons or the VALUE buttons to increase or decrease the tempo of Orchestrated Accompaniment Pat terns and other Recorded features The Tempo value range is from 40 to 250 bpm beats per minute Note Press the TEMPO or TEMPO buttons or the VALUE outtons simultaneously to recall the default tempo setting for the se lected rhythm style LED Rhythm light bar display There is a four dot beat indicator to the left of the tempo buttons It indicates the Tempo and beat for the accompaniment that is playing The lights flash simultaneously on the first beat of each measure then the indicators flash individually in sequence on the remaining beats ONE TOUCH This button works in association with your selected Rhythm Style The ONE TOUCH button will automatically select the predetermined optimum instrument voic
8. Your GP 3 Mini Grande Digital Piano includes Karaoke features which allow the entire family to join in on the musical fun The GP 3 package includes a Suzuki Microphone and demonstration karaoke disks while the connection panel contains microphone volume and reverb controls Please note that if you have Karaoke MIDIfiles on your SD Memory Card it will function in the same manner as the Floppy Disk The Karaoke lyrics can be viewed on the LCD display screen or you can use the included RCA style cable to connect your piano to your TV to view the lyrics on your TV screen SELECTING A KARAOKE SONG FROM THE DISK DISK 1 Follow the instructions on pages 3 and 4 of the quick start guide These instructions will explain how to select a song and play it back from the 70O enclosed demonstration floppy disks PLUG IN THE ENCLOSED MICROPHONE 2 Plug in the enclosed Suzuki Microphone into the Mic Input Jack located on the connector panel on the bottom left hand side of the piano 3 Adjust the Microphone Volume by the volume knob located under the piano by the microphone jack SCREEN 4 If you do not see the Lyrics after starting your selected song as stated on pages 3 and 4 in the quick start guide press the Screen Right Button This should display the Lyrics if not please double check to make sure that the disk that you inserted into the floppy disk drive was labelled as a Karaoke Disk 5 If you would like to view the Karaoke Lyrics on you
9. and Key refers to the key on the piano A blank space in the table mean there is no sound there Keys from AO to D1 sound as timpani except for in Kit 9 the effects kit Keys from E6 to C8 sound the same as the D 1 to B6 keys Standard 0 Room 8 Power 16 Electronic 24 TR 808 25 P 1 Standard P 2 Room P 3 Power P 4 Electronic P 5 TR 808 High Q Slap Scratch Push Scratch Pull Stick Square Click Metronome Click Metronome Bell Kick Drum 2 Kick Drum 1 Side Stick Snare Drum 2 Hand Clap Snare Drum 1 Low Floor Tom 2 Close Hi hat Low Floor Tom 1 Pedal Hi hat Low Tom Open Hi hat Low mid Tom Hi mid Tom Crash Cymbal 1 High Tom Ride Cymbal 1 Chinese Cymbal Ride Bell Tambourine Splash Cymbal Cowbell Crash Cymbal 2 Vibra Slap Ride Cymbal 2 Hi Bongo Low Bongo Mute Conga Hi Conga Low Conga High Timbale Low Timbale High Agogo Low Agogo Cabasa Maracas Short Whistle Long Whistle Short Guiro Long Guiro Claves Hi Wood Block Low Wood Block Mute Cuica Open Cuica Mute Triangle Open Triangle Cabasa Shaker Belltree Castanets Mute Surdo Open Surdo High Q Slap Scratch Push Scratch Pull Stick Square Click Metronome Click Metronome Bell Kick Drum 2 Kick Drum 1 Side Stick Snare Drum 2 Hand Clap Snare Drum 1 Room Low Floor Tom 2 Close Hi hat Room Low Floor Tom 1 Pedal Hi hat Room Low Tom Open Hi hat Room Low mid Tom Room Hi mid Tom Crash Cy
10. d The playback of your song will automatically stop PLAY PAUSE 4 Press the PLAY PAUSE button to listen to the section of the song that e you marked RECORD gt 5 Press the RECORD button to add a musical passage to your marked or isolated area of your song on The recorded passage will playback from the beginning of the marked section until the end mark You can Record only the marked section and only on your selected d 3 Note You may also wish to select the track that you already recorded track BEG MARK END MARK 6 Press the BEG MARK and END MARK buttons to disengage the Co marked section The Mark Buttons LED Indicators will turn on lt 7 E Your song will now playback in its entirety 68 SONG PLAY ALONG SONG This piano includes a range of songs covering a variety of genres that are enjoy able to listen to or to play along with You can begin practicing with just one hand and you can even practice at your own tempo This instrument will even evaluate and grade your performance for you SONG The SONG button will access a play along music lesson guide that can be used as a fun way to learn new music There are approximately 50 songs built into the piano as reference for your Lesson entertainment METRONOME DISK 1 MIDI SONG bun A SCREEN EAER LEFT Eus C 3 Sed SN CURSER 4 ENTER NY PLAY PAUSE 5 e So START STOP EU HOW TO SELECT AND LIS
11. Data Wheel The Tempo is shown on the LCD Display as a numerical value from 40 to 250 BPM Beats Per Minute Press the Tempo Buttons to adjust the Tempo TEMPO There is a four beat indicator next to the TEMPO buttons that visually O QO Q OO ce 8 DATA WHEEL Ww C indicates the tempo and the beat of the selected rhythm style Each style has its own preset tempo Note If you change the rhythm style during play the tempo will keep the previous Rhythm Styles Default Tempo However if you press the TEMPO buttons simultaneously it will set the tempo to the current rhythm styles default value Also Note The Tempo can also be adjusted from the performance screen When the Tempo Area of the LCD Display is highlighted then the Tempo can be adjusted using the Value Buttons or the Data Wheel To adjust Tempo during Playback see below 41 AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT TEMPO ONE TOUCH ACCOMP ee AVE X ll RHYTHM CONTROL TT a SYNC INTRO ENDING START STOP FILL IN FILLTOVAR FADE O o amp 3 7 Simply by playing a chord on the keyboard the AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT function automatically plays an accompaniment pattern which matches perfectly the selected rhythm With a real accompaniment as a background you can concentrate on playing the melody HOW AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT WORKS When an Auto Accompaniment Chord is selected an automatic accom paniment which matches the Rhythm Pattern you have chosen is played in th
12. Mode Manual Bass Lower Hold Harmony Trio Duet Octave Sustain Upper Layer Lower Reverb 8 Reverb settings Upper Layer Lower Levels Effects 8 Effects settings Upper Layer Lower Levels Chord Accomp Finger Mode One Finger Fingered Piano OFF Pedal Assign Start Stop Fill Intro Ending Lower Hold Percussion Setup OFF 8 Drum Kits 1 Sound Effect Kit Metronome Setup Time Signature Tempo Sound Volume AUXILIARY JACKS Headphone x 2 Line In Stereo Line Out Stereo Power In MIDI In Out USB PEDALS Sustain Pedal Assignable Function Pedal Soft Pedal VOLTAGE AC 120V AMPLIFIER 60W X 60W 6 speakers DIMENSIONS 58 5 W X 41 D X 33 5 H WEIGHT 245 Ibs STANDARD ACCESSORIES AC Chord Owner s manual 95 QUESTIONS 96 QUESTIONS AND OR PROBLEMS Where is the serial number on my piano The serial number of the piano should be directly underneath the piano on the right hand side near the floppy disk drive Where can I buy recorded disks to play in my piano Visit www suzukimusic com GP 3 You may purchase from other outlets but please remember to order only Standard MIDI File SMF floppy disks Problem Power is not coming on 1 Check to make sure that the Piano is plugged into the AC Outlet Properly 2 Have qualified technician check fuses under top lid 3 Call Suzuki customer service department 858 566 9710 for assistance Problem Keyboard s Control Panel Buttons don
13. Note The Grand Piano Button is very useful to quickly escape from any feature and or functions modes that are currently engaged Use this button when you want to leave a current setting or to restart a feature or function that didn t seem to engage properly REVERB The reverb effect is engaged automatically when the power is turned on Reverb simulates the effect of playing in a big room or hall where the sound reverberates off the walls and ceiling Function Press the REVERB button once to select or deselect the function When the Reverb feature is engaged the Reverb Type amp depth amount of Reverb is displayed on the LCD Screen EFFECTS The EFFECTS button will add chorus flanger or delay effects to the selected Instrument Voice There are eight DSP Digital Signal Processing effects available Function Press the Effect button once to select or deselect the function When the Effect feature is engaged the Effect Type amp depth amount of Effect is displayed on the LCD Screen 23 PANEL CONTROLS O GRAND PIANO lll SOUND GROUP r PIANO VIBES ORGAN GUITAR BASS VIOLIN STRINGS TRUMPET REVERB SAXOPHONE FLUTE SYNTH LEAD SYNTH SYNTH FX BANJO STL DRUM SOUND FX Se Se NOU NIU NL a RIA X EFFECTS ll REGISTRATION MEMORY STORE 1 6 BAN E dep ot EE EP E d OG EY 31 QUICK SELECT INSTRUMENT VOICE SOUND GROUP There are sixteen voices that can be
14. POP OLDIES ROCK LATIN MU RIO ALANI RU RHYTHM STYLE SELECTION Your Suzuki GP 3 Piano has a large variety of exciting musical Rhythm Styles that you can play along with to back up your own performance You can choose from a simple piano or percussion accompa niment to a full band or orchestra Stored in the memory of this Instrument are 100 Rhythm Styles plus a variation of each style pattern There is a complete list of all 100 Rhythm Styles in the back of the manual QUICK SELECT There are ten Rhythm Style Buttons that can be selected quickly by pressing one of these ten quick select RHYTHM STYLE buttons shown above 1 Press the RHYTHM STYLE button that corresponds to your desired rhythm style its indicator LED will turn on The rhythm style will instantly be selected the rhythm style number and name will show on the LCD Display Screen For our example we selected the Bossa Rhythm Style Button STYLE 1 Grand Piano 8 Cool Bossa 4 120 c Note To hear just the Rhythm Percussion drum kit only of your selected rhythm pattern press the Start Stop Button To hear and play along with the entire accompaniment orchestration see the Auto Accompaniment Section of this manual 37 RHYTHM SECTION SELECTING A RHYTHM ME RHYTHM STYLES BIG BAND BOSSANOVA SWING eo a ACOUSTIC Eg Rc RI A 38 SCREEN C LEFT JOU CURSER ENTER 2 SELECTING ONE OF THE 100 RHYTHM STYLES FROM THE RH
15. Screen Menu Box that can be played by the Piano Keys from the eight internal drum kits in this pianos sound library There is also a sound effects kit that can be played while the piano is in this mode When this Piano Key Drum Percussion Mode is engaged the piano keys will only play percussive voices the piano keys will not play normal piano sounds The percussion mode and drum kits are selected in the setup menu Percussion Please see the Setup section of this manual for more information c Note The Piano Key Percussion Mode refers to the Percussion Voices 32 PIANO VOICES VOICE SELECTION VOICE SELECTION FOR UPPER LAYER AND LOWER SOUND MODES There are 128 GM General MIDI Instrument Voices available on this piano A complete list of all 128 Instrument Voices can be found in the back of this manual THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO SELECT AN INSTRUMENT VOICE A Selecting one of the quick Voice Select Buttons as shown in the Piano Voices Quick Select Section of this manual B Scroll through the Instrument Voices as shown below SCROLL THROUGH THE INSTRUMENT VOICES VALUE 1 Press the VALUE and Buttons or the DATA Wheel to cycle through the Instrument Voice Names until you reach the Instrument Voice or Sound Mode that you would like to select After pressing the enter button highlighted selection will be engaged For our example we selected Church Organ Voice number 20 UPPER PUERO EO Tg UPPER Note
16. Split voice Channel 4 Bass in manual bass chord mode Channel 7 Chord in manual bass chord mode Channel 10 Percussion sound Please see the MIDI Implementation Chart for more detail BASIC MIDI SETUPS Output to an external sound generator MIDI pianos transmit note and velocity touch sensitivity information via the MIDI Out connector Connect the MIDI Out terminal of the piano and the MIDI IN terminal of an external device piano synthesizer or sound module and the external device should respond to your playing By connecting this Suzuki piano to another piano in this way you can essentially play two instruments at the same time or play on your piano to the sound of another MIDI devise to produce thick layered multi instrument sounds Output from an external MIDI device Connect the MIDI In terminal of the piano and the MIDI Out terminal of an external device Data gener ated on another device are passed through your pianos sound delivery system Connect with an computer Although the Suzuki piano offers a built in sequencer the music recorder is a real time five track sequencer the same type of musical information transfer that is described above can be used for more sophisticated MIDI sequence recording using an external sequencer or computer These devices could be used to record MIDI data received from this piano You can transmit your performance to a computer to utilized advanced recording composing and editing avail
17. audio output jacks supplies the piano s output signal to external amplification such as home stereo PA system or other stand alone amplifiers r MIDI 34 4 MIDI IN MIDI OUT This piano contains MIDI in and MIDI output ports MIDI jacks allow communication with other products equipped with MIDI interfaces Please see the MIDI section of this manual for further details 5 USB The USB connector allows you to connect the piano directly to a your computer s USB port This allows you to update your piano s software if necessary Do not turn on piano with USB cable connected USB to the computer to avoid having to restart your computer MICROPHONE 6 MICROPHONE INPUT The Microphone Input is for use of the micro O phone l The Volume Knob controls the Microphone Volume The Echo Knob controls the amount of Microphone output echo VOL ECHO N 16 PANEL CONTROLS Mini Grand Digital Piano BASS TREBLE VOLUME GP 3 OC O O DEMO ouele o O O O O Q O O SETUP O O O Stic Hie MIN MAX POWER MASTER VOLUME 9 g 9 This Suzuki piano s control panel is designed for ease of use and intuitive playing The following is a brief description of the features and functions located on the control panel 1 POWER SWITCH The power switch is located to the left of the control panel Press the button to turn the power on and off There is an indicator light on the Floppy Disk Drive located on right front portion of the
18. be displayed showing the status of the save The main disk menu screen will be displayed after your selected song file has been saved 81 DISK PLAY DISK METRONOME CARD DISK EC MIDI SONG O 82 PLAY DISK The Play Disk function lets you play all SMF MIDI Song Files that are on the floppy disk DISK MENU Place a Floppy Disk HD 1 4mb into the Disk Drive Make sure that there are some of your previous musical performances on it or MIDI SMF Standard MIDI File Format files on the floppy disk Press the Disk Button Twice it s LED indicator will turn Green and select the Play Disk menu The music sequencer will automatically load the first MIDI File Song that is on the floppy disk and it will begin to play The music sequencer will load the second MIDI File Song after the first one has finished and it will begin to play The music sequencer will continue to play all songs listed in order on the floppy disk It will repeat this Play Song Function until the Start Stop Button is pressed DISK PLAY DISK MENUS Load Song Various Menu Screens Load Song function has various menu screens that allow you to view Song Lyrics and to play along with the disk DISK MENU Mucha Soo Ganne FILE DATA LYRICS g The File Data Screen displays the song s MIDI file name and what Musical Instrument Voice for the piano has been selected This Instrument Voice is called the Solo Instrument because you can
19. has been removed the main Card menu screen will be displayed This file operation is irreversible Rename Rename is used to change the name of a file already saved to the Card Card Utility 1 Load the Card into the Memory Card Reader Make sure that the Card has the song data file that you want to rename on it 2 Select the Rename menu the menu will show the available songs If there are additional pages the indicator light on the SCREEN RIGHT LEFT buttons will light 3 Select the song you want to rename 4 Use the VALUE buttons or wheel to rename the selected song 5 Press the ENTER button to save the renamed song to the Card A progress bar will be displayed When renaming is complete the main disk menu screen will be displayed 78 Piano Power On Off Indicator LED Light METRONOME DISK OQ MIDI SONG OEC C CURSER ENTER Floppy Disk Drive In Use Indicator LED Light DISK FEATURES The Disk features allows you to Load Songs Save Songs Delete Song Files and Rename your song files INSERT THE DISK Insert the 3 5 disk into the disk drive with the label side up and the metal shutter leading into the drive Slide the diskette into the drive until it clicks into place The disk eject button on the drive pops out when the disk is properly inserted REMOVE THE DISK To remove the diskette press the eject button on the disk g drive Note To avoid loss or damage to the disk or the
20. in construction of this device which are not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment 2 NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limit for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a noncommercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense TAKING CARE OF YOUR DIGITAL PIANO This Suzuki digital piano will supply you with years of musical enjoyment if you follow the simple rules listed below IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING When using electrical products basic safety precautions should always be followed includ ing the following SAFETY Power Source The product should always be connected to a power supply only of the type described in the operating instructions or as marked on the product Periods of Nonuse The power supply cord of the product should be unplugged from the outlet when left unused for a long period of time SERVICE AND MODIFI
21. interface for plug n play computer connections You will find many more features and functions listed within this owners manual In order to fully appreciate all the impressive features of this digital piano please take a few minutes to read the following pages of instruction We will cover general precautions assembly the function of each control button and warranty information Thank you and congratulations again for choosing this Mini Grand Digital Piano from the Suzuki Corporation s piano product line of portable pianos home digital pianos home composer ensembles pianos elegant digital grand ensembles and the acoustic upright and grand piano line e GENERAL PRECAUTIONS CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE ELECTRIC SHOCK OR INJURY The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated or 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 operation and maintenance or servicing instructions 1 CAUTION Any changes or modifications
22. of the piano the top of the piano E Piano Accessories Accessories 1 Instruction Manual 2 Play Along Song Book 3 Microphone amp Cord 4 Lesson Book with Disk F Plastic Cover shown Locate the back of the inner carton It is marked with a Usea SMALL knife to slit the center top and bottom tape e Remove the foam pieces as shown This will reveal the Do not open the front of the inner carton That will expose e Remove the accessories listed below from the foam before discarding the piano box 5 Demonstration Disks 6 Quick Start User Guide 7 A C Power Cord w fuse 3 8 RCA Connecting Cable for TV Tearthe plastic covering away from the piano bottom as tis not recommended you use a knife or sharp object to remove the plastic You are very close to the high gloss finish at this stage of unpacking ASSEMBLY 2 UNPACKING PIANO LEGS amp PEDAL ASSEMBLY A Get the Medium Sized box labeled Grand Pedal Grand Leg Carefully slit the tape and open the box as shown Lift out all the parts inside this box and gently remove the protective plastic covering Set aside on a soft surface You are handling the high gloss lacquer finish during this procedure Be careful not to scratch or hit these parts against each other or let them come in contact with any other items G Gamo 454 B Parts and Pieces dddd D e 888 ddadda e After you have completed unwrapping everything h
23. piano This light will be lit when power is on Please note when you turn the power off do not turn it back on immediately Wait at least five seconds to turn the power back on so that the electronic circuits can properly reset MASTER VOLUME Turn this knob to the right to increase the overall volume of the piano and to the left to decrease the volume BASS Slide this controller to adjust the bass level The midpoint is notched At this midpoint all EQ controls are flat You may want to adjust this control to sound sculpt your personal sound preferences TREBLE Slide this controller to adjust the treble level The midpoint is notched At this midpoint all EQ controls are flat You may want to adjust this control to sound sculpt your personal sound preferences ACCOMPANIMENT VOLUME CONTROL Slide this knob to adjust the volume of the Accompaniment portion only May also function in Record ing Memory Card or Disk playback or Song sections of the piano DEMO DEMONSTRATION SONGS Press the DEMO button The first demo song will begin to play instantly This piano has thirteen different demonstration songs designed to showcase the instrument s capabilities Please see the Demo section of this manual for more information Note There are also over 50 songs built into this piano to be used as reference for the Lesson exercises that can also be enjoyed Please see the Song section of this manual for more information
24. selected quickly by pressing one of the Instru ment Voice select buttons The voice name and its number will be shown on the LCD Display Screen the Instrument Voice button twice Each button accesses a group of eight related voices in two groups of four for a total of 128 GM voices Please see the Piano Voices section of this manual for more information 3 Note To see the selected Sound Group Instrument Voice menu press 32 STORE The STORE button engages the registration memory feature Registration is used to save your current piano settings of rhythm voice accompaniment and other features you have engaged The piano has four banks with six registrations in each bank for a total of 24 Registra tion memories locations Please see the Registration Memory section of the manual for more information 33 REGISTRATION NUMBER BUTTONS Use the registration number buttons 1 6 to save or recall a setting in the registration memory Please see the Registration Memory section of the manual for more information 34 BANK There are four registration banks A B C and D Press the BANK button to cycle through these banks Please see the Registration Memory section of this manual for more information 24 PANEL CONTROLS ag _ Hi COMPOSER ACCOMP _ MEL 1 MEL 2 MEL 3 MEL 4 RESET O 35 36 37 PLAY PAUSE STOP RECORD BEG MARK END MARK gt LC m 72117 ACCOMP ACCOMPANIMENT M
25. split piano data The default setting for this mode transmits on channel two 89 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART Function Transmitted Recognized Remark Basic Channel 1 CH 1 16 CH 1 16 CH 1 16 CH 3 co A N o eo N N Variation page Modulation Portamento value Volume Pan Expression Sustain Sostenuto Soft Pedal Portamento yes no Reverb Chorus program Reverb Chorus send level NRPNL NRPHH RPNL RPNH Reset all controllers All notes off System Exclusive Sys Common Song Select Sys Common Song Position System Clock Real Time Commands 90 e X e e X X e X X e e X X e e 0 X X X X X gt lt gt lt gt lt gt lt P gt lt gt lt lt e e e lt lt i lt elel e Mode 1 OMNI ON POLY Mode 2 OMNI ON MONO Mode 3 OMNI OFF POLY Mode 4 OMNI OFF MONO VOICE LIST Please note The MIDI program number for any voice listed is one less than the display number Group A Piano PIANO 1 Grand Piano 3 Elec Piano Chromatic Percussion VIBES 11 Organ ORGAN 1 7 Cw 19 Guitar GUITAR 25 9 Celesta Music Box Hammond Org Rock Organ Nylon Guitar Jazz Guitar Acoustic Bass Pick Bass VIOLIN 41 43 Ensemble STRINGS 49 V 5i Brass TRUMPET 57 C
26. t operate or operate strangely 1 Please see the next pages for how to do a Hard Reset on your Piano 2 Call Suzuki customer service department 858 566 9710 for assistance Problem All pedals do not work 1 Check that the pedal rods are properly aligned beneath the piano 2 Call Suzuki customer service department 858 566 9710 for assistance Problem Blue screen no control panel lights 1 Please see the next problem for how to do a Hard Reset on your Piano 2 Have a qualified technician check fuses under top lid 3 Call Suzuki customer service department 858 566 9710 for assistance Problem How do you perform a hard reset Just like with your home computer every now and then you may have to perform a Hard Reset on your Piano to clear its memory of any software conflicts With unit turned off depress and hold down the 2 tempo buttons Turn power on while holding the 2 buttons for 10 seconds Piano will now be at its factory default settings All user memory has also been reset and therefore erased Problem Disk Drive is not working 1 Try one of the Suzuki Demonstration Floppy Disks 2 Call Suzuki customer service department for assistance Problem Piano does power up but no sound is heard 1 Make sure that the Balance Slider Knob is in the center position 2 Check the headphone connection to see if headphones are plugged in 3 Test the piano with Headphones for sound 4 Call Suzuki customer service de
27. takes Use the VALUE and buttons or the VALUE wheel to select a fade tune value in the range of 2 25 seconds Press the VALUE and buttons simultaneously to recall the default cana Y setting of 10 seconds Performance Setup Fade Time BEDS Octave Shift o OCTAVE SHIFT The Octave Shift will transpose the entire piano one octave down 12 semitone steps This Octave Shift only transposes one Octave down Use the VALUE and buttons to select an octave shift of 1 and the keys will play as if they were an octave lower on the piano The Octave Shift Setting of 0 is the normal default piano settings Performance Setup Tune Fixed Level 0 53 SETUP HARMONY MENU 54 HARMONY SETUP MENU SETUP O 1 Press the SETUP button 2 Use the CURSOR button to highlight the Harmony menu 3 Press the ENTER button to access the Harmony menu Cc 4 Use the CURSOR button to select a harmony type then use the VALUE buttons to turn that harmony type on or off Only one harmony type can be selected at a time x Harmony OFF camer SN HARMONY Harmony is used to enhance a single note melody line that you would play while the auto accompaniment is engaged When the Harmony feature is engaged the single note on the right hand section of the piano will sound with additional auto harmony notes The note played in the right hand section of the piano determines the root key of the harmony If more than one not
28. the bank prefix E The relevant parameters will be set and the display will reflect the Instrument Voice that has just been recalled 63 RECORD FUNCTIONS 64 ll COMPOSER AAA ACCOMP MEL 1 MEL 2 MEL 3 MEL 4 RESET oO O O X5 PLAY PAUSE STOP RECORD BEG MARK END MARK Le C ae OUTLINE OF A MUSIC RECORDER OR SEQUENCER A music recorder records your performance in a similar way to a tape recorder This instrument s music recorder allows you to record and save up to 5 different ways You may want to record your entire performance at one time especially if you are using Auto Accompaniment to provide the Orchestration or build upa complex arrangement with several different parts playing together like an en sembles score This Instruments Music Recorder has 5 different tracks This means that you can record 5 different parts However you don t have to use all 5 tracks For some uses you may only need to use one or two tracks This instrument s Music Recorder allows you to change a tracks musical passage unlike a tape recorder This piano s 5 track music recorder sequencer is designed to be very simple to use It will record all note events and the accompaniment patterns exactly as they are performed All the recorded tracks can playback separately or together as a complete song You may also save your recorded information to disk to play back at a later date or to create your own sound library P
29. the following conditions to avoid deformation discoloration or more serious damage direct sunlight near a window high temperatures near a heat source outside or near a window excessive humidity excessive dust strong vibration Leave enough space around the piano for it to be properly ventilated This instrument contains digital circuitry and may cause interference if placed too close to radio or television receivers If interference occurs move the instrument further away from the affected equipment Avoid placing vinyl objects on top of the instru ment vinyl can stick to and discolor the sur face POWER Turn the power switch off when the instrument is not in use To avoid damage to the instrument and other devices to which it is connected turn the power switches of all related devices off prior to connection or disconnection of MIDI cables Turn the power off if the main cable is damaged or the instrument is spattered with liquid Do not switch the unit on and off in quick succession this places an undue load on the electronic components Unplug the AC power cord during an electrical storm Avoid plugging the AC power cord into the same AC outlet as appliances with high power consumption such as electric heaters or refrigerators TABLE OF CONTENTS ASSEMBLY terere tenta e nda 7 CONNECTOR PANEL see 16 Mero rior 16 Headphone Input
30. the piano will not be recorded on the auto accompaniment track they will be recorded only on Mel 1 4 track buttons If the auto accompaniment section of the piano is off when the Accomp Button is selected only the note played on the piano will be recorded An unrecognized chord in the fingered mode cannot start the recording Also Note When recording the accompaniment make sure that the sliding Accompaniment Volume Control on the control panel is in the position that you want for the volume that you want to record at 65 RECORDING The top line displays which The piano mode melody track is recording Record Melody 3 If the accompaniment track Record Accomp is being recorded it will shown here The current bar 1 and The current beat 3 tempo HOW TO RECORD RECORDING 1 Prepare Prepare to record by setting the voice style tempo and reverb level and PLAY PAUSE STOP RECORD other parameters as desired O pe 2 Select a track to record on Press the RECORD button It s Indicator LED will blink Note The first available melody track will also be automatically selected and it s corresponding LED Indicator will also blink The four LEDs of the Rhythm Beat Indicator located to the left of the Tempo Buttons will blink with the current tempo to show that the music recorder is in standby mode 3 Record mwmmm Play the Piano Recording will start as soon as you play on the piano depending on whic
31. the same procedure as steps B amp C So far you have attached 2 of the 3 legs This is correct The third leg will be attached later 11 ASSEMBLY 4 PEDAL ASSEMBLY ATTACHMENT A Pre Pedal Assembly Tighten both knobs on the bottom of the pedal assembly clockwise as shown until they are as close to the pedal board as possible After your piano has been placed in its final position these 2 knobs will be adjusted down to stabilize the pedals B Pedal Assembly Preparation Locate the 2 brass support rods C The ends of these rods have 2 different angles One angle is very gentle ant other is more sharp Using the gentle angle attach the 2 supporting rods using the screws H with the screwdriver D to the back of the pedal assembly as shown Tighten securely C Pedal Assembly Attachment The pedal assembly attaches to the 2 threaded lugs as shown above Also pictured are 3 square holes for the pedal rods Thread the 2 bolts with washers H into the lugs and tighten While tightening make sure the 3 pedal rods are positioned at the 3 square holes e When you have finished tightening the pedal assembly there will be a space between the 3 pedal rods and the top of their 3 square position holes This is normal aaaea 12 ASSEMBLY 4 PEDAL ASSEMBLY ATTACHMENT continued IMPORTANT Hemember It is important that one person hold the piano while the other person performs the installation fu
32. 75 SD MEMORY CARD PLAY CARD MENUS Various Menu Screens Load Song function has various menu screens that allow you to view Song Lyrics and to play along with the SD Memory Card CARD MENU Soo Channel FILE DATA The File Data Screen displays the song s MIDI file name and what Musical Instrument Voice for the piano has been selected This Instrument Voice is called the Solo Instrument because you can solo by playing the piano keys while the MIDI song plays LYRICS The Lyrics Screen displays the Lyrics of the Song that is being played If your MIDI File Song has Lyrics attached Note The Video Out Jack will supply this Lyric Screen to your TV when connected See the Connector Panel section of this manual for more information MUTE CHANNEL The Mute Channel Screen allows you to select certain individual tracks of your MIDI File Song to Mute Therefore depending on your Standard MIDI File Formatted Song you would be able to Mute the Bass or Melody Line of the Song if you so desired Mutable Channels are Channels 1 4 Therefore it depends on the MIDI File that you are playing along with as to what recorded channels are listed on Channels 1 4 SOLO CHANNEL The Solo Channel Screen allows you to select certain individual tracks of your MIDI File Song to Solo on play along with Therefore depending on your Standard MIDI File Formatted Song you would be able to Solo on one of four Channels Channels 1 4 are available
33. CATION This product should be serviced by qualified service personnel when the power supply cord or the plug has been damaged liquid has been spattered into the unit or it has been exposed to rain the instrument does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in performance the instrument has been dropped or the cabinet has been damaged Do not attempt to open the piano or make any change in the circuits or parts of the unit HANDLING AND TRANSPORT Never apply excessive force to the controls connectors or other parts of the instrument Always unplug cables by gripping the plug firmly not by pulling on the cable Disconnect all cables before moving the instrument Physical shocks caused by dropping bump ing or placing heavy objects on the instrument can result in scratches and or more serious damage Carefully check the amplifier volume control before starting to play Excessive volume can cause permanent hearing loss CLEANING Clean the cabinet and panel with a soft nonabra sive dry cloth This cloth should be for High Gloss Lacquer Finish Furniture A wax based polish specifically for High Gloss Lacquer Finish Furniture may be used on the cabinet Do not use paint thinner or petrochemical based polishes To maintain the luster of the keys and buttons wipe with a clean slightly damp cloth and then polish with a soft dry cloth LOCATION Do not expose the instrument to
34. ER 53 Octave Shift uiuis emerunt 53 SETUP Continued PAION n 54 Key Mode Wanyal BaSS oett reden 55 Lower Hold te ttn 55 SUSTAIN mE 56 Reverb sieo daiar aa duerttaneras 57 EGCIG ussen ia a E 58 Chord Auto Accompaniment Fingering 59 ze zm 60 Percussion Drum Kit Assign 61 IMetronolTie occae etr ees 62 REGISTRATION MEMORY seeeeeeee 63 RECORD 5 reete tede aaa Fee ud aede 64 FROCONGING Me MET 66 mV c H 67 Miri qe EE 68 SONG eere Ute tene pA RE edis 69 Song Select iriiria 69 Using the Lesson Feature sesssss 70 slc 72 Load SONG Ee seuedeeeceitinadecvenddtseeeeteetiaceets 73 iive E TAE 74 Play DISK c HH 75 Utility FOM At cocotte ade eoo nne SEM tuuc 77 CODY M 77 BI 78 RENAME issiga aaeoa a aA 78 DISK ew 79 OA ss 80 DAVE 80 Vie ER 81 MTU oet eo eiit tee eee regen RE iaa 84 Format and Copy ssseee 84 PLAYING AND SINGING KARAOKE 86 MIDI amp VIDEO OUTPUT eese 87 MIDI er 88 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART 90 VOICE LIST oen tete pete Pete eee 91 STYLE LIST ern ee oet 92 DRUM KIT LIST 1 ehe 93 DRUM KIT LIST 2 see 94 SPECIFICATIONS
35. GP 3 MINI GRAND DIGITAL PIANO OWNER S MANUAL SE WELCOME We would like to express our appreciation and congratulate you for purchasing this Suzuki Mini Grand digital piano This piano has been designed to provide you with years of musical enjoyment State of the art electronics are combined with an elegant cabinet that will add beauty and sophistication to any home environment Listed Below are just a few of the features that your new piano is equipped with hammer action piano for an authentic acoustic piano feel 128 instrument sounds stereo sampled for ultra authentic acoustic realism 64 note polyphony which ensures acoustic piano performance a dynamic 6 speaker concert hall sound delivery system with EQ controls 100 professional quality orchestrated rhythm accompaniments with variations built in play along songs for learning and enjoyment e easy 5 track music recorder for writing songs or to record your lesson progress karaoke display and video output to external TV for musical enjoyment for the entire family floppy Disk Drive to save Performances or Lessons plus play thousands of MIDI songs SD Secure Digital Memory Card this cutting edge technology is also used in Digital Camera s you can use to save Performances or Lessons plus play thousands of MIDI songs complete MIDI controls allows for computer hook up and enables you to update your pianos features so that it never becomes obsolete USB
36. ISK button toggles the Card and Disk menu screens on the LCD Display Screen on and off This button has two LED color lights Red and Green to indicate which function is engaged Card or Disk Please see the Card and Disk sections of this manual for more information MIDI MIDI is an acronym for Musical Instrument Digital Interface The MIDI features in this piano are capable of communicating with and or controlling other MIDI Musical Instruments or MIDI devices such as computers etc Please see the MIDI section of this manual for more information SONG Use the SONG button to access the music Lesson program and the Song Select screen This music teacher feature can be used as an aid to learn and play along with the more than 50 songs built into this piano The SONG button turns the music teacher function on and off Please see the Song section of this manual for more information MEMORY CARD SLOT The memory card slot accepts only SD Secure Digital Memory Cards Do not try and force other memory type cards into this slot as it could cause damage to the Memory Card Reader The Memory Card function can operate similar to the Disk Function Please see the Card and Disk sections of this manual for more information 27 DISK DRIVE Piano Power On Off Indicator LED Light Floppy Disk Drive In Use Indicator LED Light DISK DRIVE The disk drive is located under the piano keys on the right hand side of the unit It is us
37. P 1 SQ 2 PO CURSER ENTER 3 g 46 Press the ACCOMP button Its indicator LED will turn on The LCD Display Screen will show the accompaniment Chord menu ACCOMP Fingered Use the cursor to move the highlighted area to the chord fingering mode that you want One Finger Fingered or Piano The Fingered mode is the default mode ACCOMP Fingered Press the ENTER button to confirm your selection If you do not press the Enter Button your selection will not be engaged Note when the Auto Accompaniment Mode is engaged the LCD Display Screen will show the specified Chord on the bottom left portion of the Performance Menu screen AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT HOW TO PLAY TEMPO ONE TOUCH ACCOMP o fs um ll RHYTHM CONTROL I SYNC INTRO ENDING START STOP FILL CIN FILL TO VAR FADE 0 amp 9 7 PLAYING IN THE AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT MODE ACCOMP 1 Press the ACCOMP button its LED indicator light will turn on 2 Select the Chord Fingering Mode see previous page SYNCHRONIZED START Begin the Accompaniment Orchestration when you play a chord with the piano keys on the left side of the piano SYNC C 1 Press the SYNC Button os The Tempo LED Indicator lights will flash 2 Play your Respective Chord Type on the Accompaniment area of the piano keys The Accompaniment Pattern begins to play as soon as the Chord is played SYNCHRONIZED INTRO START Begin t
38. R Buttons to select the TEST mode Also Note The Accompiment Volume Control Slider can control the Note Song Function must be in TEST mode to be Graded left hand channel volume level SONG LESSON LESSON FEATURES TEST Pressing the ENTER button engages the TEST mode when highlighted You may test yourself on the right hand melody the left hand accompa niment or both hands by highlighting the appropriate area and using the VALUE buttons to toggle those parts on Y Yes or off N No TEST MODES Right hand test Select R Y L N Then highlight the TEST mode area and press the ENTER button After the metronome sound the Left hand portion of the song and the auto accompaniment will playback if applicable You should play the right hand melody while listening to the Left Hand part Left hand test Select R N L Y Then highlight the TEST mode area and press the ENTER button After the metronome sound the Left hand portion of the song and the auto accompaniment will playback if applicable You should play the left hand part while listening to the Right Hand melody Right and Left hand exercise Select R Y L Y Then highlight the TEST mode area and press the ENTER button After the metronome sound you should play the piano parts of both hands You will hear the rhythm accompaniment where applicable TEST RESULTS You will hear a vocal grading when you finish your song in Test Mode This vocal Grade will evalua
39. STOP 1 Press the Start Stop Button 0 Press the piano Fill In or Fill to Var Button A Fill In Pattern is heard for the remainder of the measure When a Fill In Button is pressed on the last beat of the measure the Fill In pattern continues until the end of the following measure The Fill In Pattern will continue to Play for as long as you hold down a Fill In Button FILL IN FILL TO VAR A ENDING Finish the Rhythm Performance with an Ending Pattern START STOP 1 Press the Start Stop Button 2 Press the Intro Ending Button An Ending is produced and then the Rhythm Performance stops f INTRO ENDING the tune Press a Fill In Button The Ending Pattern will Stop and the c Note If you accidently press the Intro Ending Button in the middle of normal rhythm performance continues 40 RHYTHM SECTION PLAYING THE RHYTHM FADE START STOP E23 FADE TEMPO ONE TOUCH ACCOMP c se e E B RHYTHM CONTROL 4 SYNC INTRO ENDING START STOP FILL CIN FILL TO VAR FADE COC a GC Finish the Rhythm Performance by fading out and the Rhythm Volume will gradually decrease Press the Start Stop Button Press the Fade Button The normal rhythm pattern begins to gradually Fade until completion ADJUST THE TEMPO CONTROLS The Tempo of the Rhythm Pattern can be adjusted with the Tempo Buttons the Value Buttons or the
40. TEN TO YOUR SONG Press the SONG button to display the Song Select Menu Screen See the first Song Select menu screen shown below Song Select Anchors Awgh Allegro Annie Asia Press the SCREEN RIGHT button to access subsequent pages in the Song Select menu screens until the abbreviated song name you would like to use is displayed For our example we pressed the screen right button twice Song Select Ballgame Battle Hymn Bumble Bee Press the CURSOR Buttons to highlight the song you would like to select Press the Enter Button to select your desired Song The Play Along Song Lesson Menu Screen will appear as shown below Bumble Bee Measure Play RHnd Y LHnd Y Acmp Y R Y L Y J 2110 Press the Start Stop Button or Play Pause Button to listen to your selected song 69 SONG LESSON The name of the selected song during play or test Use Play Bumble Bee Measure to listen to the selected parts of RHnd Y LHnd Y Acmp Y the song R Y L Y e 110 70 The selected songs Use Test to be graded tempo on your performance of the selected parts of TEST MODE Select which Hands you would the song like to be tested on The right hand for melody left hand for accompaniment or both hands PLAY ALONG SONG LESSONS This area will count the song s measure PLAY MODE On this line select the parts of the song you would like to hear during Song playback The right hand is melody the le
41. TUP button Use the SCREEN RIGHT button to access the third page of the setup menu options Press the ENTER button to access the Percussion menu Use the VALUE buttons to change the current Value PERCUSSION DRUM KIT SELECTION g When piano percussion is engaged the piano keys will play the percus sion voices from the selected Drum kit The Piano Keys will not be available for normal play There are eight drum kits based on the standard kit that can be assigned and a sound effects kit Please see the Drum List at the back of the manual for a complete listing Percussion Setup Note If OFF is selected the piano percussion mode will not be engaged to engage the percussion mode select one of the following drum kits by pressing one of the Value Buttons Standard Room Power Electronic TR 808 Jazz Brush Orchesiral SFX 61 SETUP METRONOME MENU METRONOME SETUP MENU SETUP 1 Press the SETUP button 2 Use the SCREEN RIGHT button to access the third page of the setup menu Cr options LEFT RIGHT pb Use the CURSOR button to highlight the Metronome menu 4 Press the ENTER button to access the Metronome menu Use the CURSOR button to access the following options ax UC METRONOME The built in metronome is a timing device It is used as a timing reference to aid with practice or performance ED Press the METRONOME Button on the far right of the control panel to engage the metr
42. To select an additional Sound Channel Mode LAYER or LOWER Press their respective control panel button LAYER The Upper Sound Channel is always on If you want to change the Upper sound channel instrument voice and the e Upper sound channel is already selected you do not need to press the Upper sound channel button Simply change the Instrument Voice as LOWER shown above 33 PIANO VOICES QUICK SELECTION lll SOUND GROUP oT PIANO VIBES ORGAN GUITAR BASS VIOLIN STRINGS TRUMPET bee Wo es M XA GOL SI SAXOPHONE FLUTE SYNTH LEAD SYNTH SYNTH FX BANJO STL DRUM SOUND FX t Xs wd EINE M S Quick Select Sound Group Buttons Shown Above To select an Instrument Voice for your Piano follow the easy steps shown below QUICK SELECT BI SOUND GROUP PIANO VIBES For all 88 Key voice selections Upper Mode There are 16 voices that can be selected quickly by pressing one of the C2 C 16 quick select SOUND GROUP buttons SAXOPHONE FLUTE 1 Select one of the 16 Quick Select Instrument Voice Buttons C C The Instrument Voice Button indicator LED will light and the LCD Display Screen will show the selected Instrument Voice number and it s name will be highlighted In our example we have selected the Saxophone Voice UPPER For the Layer and Lower Sound Mode Sections of the Piano 1 Select the Sound Mode Button LAYER or LOWER for the Instrument Voice that you want to change The Button s LED will turn on and the LCD Display will show th
43. Y lll REGISTRATION MEMORY _s a2 amp 2 STORE 1 6 BANK L3 Ed Ed Ed E3 E43 E3 gd REGISTRATION A registration is a particular group settings such as style voice chord and other parameters or features that you have engaged You can save these Settings or your set up so that it can be recalled by press ing a single button This piano has four banks with six registration numbers in each bank for a total of 24 registrations memory locations SAVE YOUR SETTINGS IN THE REGISTRATION MEMORY PANS 1 Select the voice rhythm tempo accompaniment reverb effect and any other parameters that you wish to save b 2 Select the bank that you would like to use to store your setting A D STORE 1 3 Hold down the STORE button 4 Press one of the REGISTRATION NUMBER buttons 1 6 The display will show the current registration memory number with the bank prefix Your panel setting will be saved into that registration memory instantly E c Note Storing a setting into the registration memory will erase the previously stored data in that registration location c NU v RECALL CONTENTS IN THE REGISTRATION MEMORY BANK 1 Press the BANK button to access the registration memory bank you would like to recall the display screen will show the bank A thorough D 7 2 Press one ofthe REGISTRATION NUMBER buttons 1 6 the stored setting will be recalled instantly and the display will show the memory number with
44. YTHM STYLE BUTTON GROUPS Press one of the quick select RHYTHM STYLE buttons twice to display the Rhythm Style selection menu on the display screen Each button will contain four to eight related Rhythm Styles For our example we pressed the Swing Button Swingin Organ Use the SCREEN RIGHT SCREEN LEFT buttons to page through the Rhythm Style groups For out example we pressed the Screen Right Button once Use the CURSOR buttons to move the highlighted area to the rhythm style you would like to select For our example we pressed the Middle Cursor Button once Press the ENTER button to confirm your selection The display will revert to the performance screen showing your newly selected Rhythm Style STYLE 1 Grand Piano 19 Jazz Note The Rhythm Style Group will be shown on the LCD Display Screen for 6 seconds then it will revert back to the original Performance Display Screen To setup the Display Screen to hold longer than 6 seconds please see the Set Up Section of this manual under the Screen Hold Heading RHYTHM SECTION SELECTING A RHYTHM UU C CURSER ha VALUE SELECTING A RHYTHM STYLE USING LCD DISPLAY PANEL CONTROLS 1 e Selecting a Rhythm Style using only the Cursor and Value Buttons Highlight the Rhythm Style name area using the CURSOR buttons STYLE 1 Grand Piano 1 Big Band Press the VALUE and buttons or turn the Data Wheel to cycle through the Rhythm Style numbe
45. able from software on the computer MIDI music stored on the computer can be played back through your instrument 88 MIDI LOCAL CONTROL MODE Local control refers to the fact that normally this Suzuki piano controls the internal tone generator This is the normal play mode Local control can be turned off so that the piano does not play the internal voices however the MIDI information is still transmitted via the MIDI Out connector when notes are played on the piano At the same time the internal tone generator can respond to MIDI data received via the MIDI In connector MIDI INPUT CHANNEL SELECTION You may select an individual MIDI channel to receive MIDI data on The power up default setting is the OMNI mode which receives MIDI data on all channels MIDI SPLIT INPUT LOWER CHANNEL MODE This MIDI input channel mode is used to select which MIDI input channel you want to receive for the lower split piano MIDI data The previous MIDI input mode will receive the upper split piano data MIDI OUTPUT CHANNEL SELECTION You may select an individual MIDI channel to transmit MIDI data on The power up default setting to transmit MIDI data is channel 1 MIDI SLIT OUTPUT LOWER CHANNEL MODE This MIDI output channel mode is used to select which MIDI output channel that you want to transmit on for the lower split piano data This MIDI data can be sent separately on a discrete MIDI channel The previous MIDI input mode will transmit the upper
46. ard and it will pop back out of the Memory Card Slot and allow you to grab it to remove it from the piano Card Reader do not remove the Memory Card from the unit when itis Note To avoid loss or damage to the SD Memory Card or the Memory c playing back or recording functions are engaged Or do not turn the METRONOME CARD DISK power off when the Memory Card Reader Function is in anyway en 8 gaged pu MIDI SONG DISK MAIN MENU SCREEN e 1 Press the DISK button to activate the Disk Menu screen The Disk s Buttons LED Indicator will turn on CARD MENU Load Song A CURSER ENTER 2 Use the CURSOR buttons to highlight the menu you would like to A access J 3 Press the ENTER button to confirm your selection 72 Follow the instructions on the screen as they are displayed SD MEMORY CARD LOAD SONG Load Song Load Song retrieves one of your previously stored Music Performances or MIDI File songs from the SD Memory Card Since the Standard MIDI file that you have on the SD Memory Card and your musical performance in the pianos music recorder share the same memory selecting a song file may bring up a confirmation pop up screen saying it will overwrite the song that is currently in the sequencer music recorder CARD MENU Load Song Play Disk 1 Place a SD Memory Card into the Memory Card Slot Make sure that there are some of your previous musical performances on it or MIDI SMF Standard MIDI File Fo
47. at Low Floor Tom 1 Pedal Hi hat Low Tom Open Hi hat Low mid Tom Hi mid Tom Crash Cymbal 1 High Tom Ride Cymbal 1 Chinese Cymbal Ride Bell Tambourine Splash Cymbal Cowbell Crash Cymbal 2 Vibra Slap Ride Cymbal 2 Hi Bongo Low Bongo Mute Conga Hi Conga Low Conga High Timbale Low Timbale High Agogo Low Agogo Cabasa Maracas Short Whistle Long Whistle Short Guiro Long Guiro Claves Hi Wood Block Low Wood Block Mute Cuica Open Cuica Mute Triangle Open Triangle Cabasa Shaker Belltree Castanets Mute Surdo Open Surdo High Q Slap Scratch Push Scratch Pull Stick Square Click Metronome Click Metronome Bell Orche Bass Drum 2 Orche Bass Drum 1 Side Stick Orche Snare Drum 2 Hand Clap Orche Snare Drum 1 Timpani F Timpani F Timpani G Timpani G Timpani A Timpani A Timpani B Timpani C Timpani C Timpani D Timpani D Timpani E Timpani F Tambourine Splash Cymbal Cowbell Orche Crash Cymbal Vibra Slap Orche Cymbal Hi Bongo Low Bongo Mute Conga Hi Conga Low Conga High Timbale Low Timbale High Agogo Low Agogo Cabasa Maracas Short Whistle Long Whistle Short Guiro Long Guiro Claves Hi Wood Block Low Wood Block Mute Cuica Open Cuica Mute Triangle Open Triangle Cabasa Shaker Belltree Castanets Mute Surdo Open Surdo High Q Slap Scratch Push Scratch Pull Stick Square Click Metronome Click Metronome Bell Gtr Cut Noise1 down Gtr Cut Noise2 up Ba
48. d Menu The Left and Right Screen Button LED indicators will be lit if there is additional Screen Menu information available Use the and VALUE buttons to adjust the parameter of the selected Screen Menu item Use the ENTER button to engage a highlighted selection You must press the Enter Button to engage your selected Feature or Function The VALUE or DATA wheel can be used as an alternative to the VALUE buttons The currently selected Instrument Voice Number and Name since this MAIN PERFORMANCE SCREEN area is highlighted it is selected and The sound available for changes channel mode TUPPER BBIBMECITE TIT B dT Tae The currently selected Style e 100 number and name Auto Accompaniment When The current auto accompaniment is Registration The current selected tempo engaged this area shows the bank A and registration chord that is playing NC no chord number 1 DEMONSTRATION SONGS PLAYING THE DEMONSTRATION SONGS This piano has thirteen different demonstration songs that are designed to showcase the different Instrument Voices that are available on this Mini Grand Piano The LCD Screen Display will show the demonstration song name All the demonstration songs will play back repeatedly until the Start Stop or Demo Button is pressed In addition there are over 50 Play Along Songs in the Lesson Portion of this piano that can also be listened to for their musical enjoyment Please s
49. disk drive do not remove the disk drive from the unit or turn the power off when the disk drive indicator light is on DISK MAIN MENU SCREEN 1 Press the DISK button to activate the Disk Menu screen The Disk s Buttons LED Indicator will turn on DISK MENU Load Song Play Disk Use the CURSOR buttons to highlight the menu you would like to access Press the ENTER button to confirm your selection Follow the instructions on the screen as they are displayed 79 DISK LOAD SONG Load Song METRONOME CARD DISK 7 MIDI SONG O O C 3 CURSER ENTER mI SY PLAY PAUSE START STOP eae 80 N Load Song retrieves one of your previously stored Music Performances or MIDI File songs from the floppy disk Since the Standard MIDI file that you have on disk and your musical performance in the pianos music recorder share the same memory selecting a song file may bring up a confirmation pop up screen saying it will overwrite the song that is currently in the sequencer music recorder DISK MENU Load Song Place a Floppy Disk HD 1 4mb into the Disk Drive Make sure that there are some of your previous musical performances onit or MIDI SMF Standard MIDI File Format files on the floppy disk Press the Card Disk Button Twice it s LED indicator will turn Green amp the LCD dsiplay will read Disk Menu and select the Load Song menu The list of song files contained on the disk wil
50. e Hi hat Elec Low Floor Tom 1 Pedal Hi hat Elec Low Tom Open Hi hat Elec Low mid Tom Elec Hi mid Tom Crash Cymbal 1 Elec High Tom Ride Cymbal 1 Reverse Cymbal Ride Bell Tambourine Splash Cymbal Cowbell Crash Cymbal 2 Vibra Slap Ride Cymbal 2 Hi Bongo Low Bongo Mute Conga Hi Conga Low Conga High Timbale Low Timbale High Agogo Low Agogo Cabasa Maracas Short Whistle Long Whistle Short Guiro Long Guiro Claves Hi Wood Block Low Wood Block Mute Cuica Open Cuica Mute Triangle Open Triangle Cabasa Shaker Belltree Castanets Mute Surdo Open Surdo High Q Slap Scratch Push Scratch Pull Stick Square Click Metronome Click Metronome Bell Kick Drum 2 Synth Kick Drum 1 Synth Side Stick Synth Snare Drum Hand Clap Snare Drum 1 Synth Low Floor Tom 2 Synth Close Hi hat Synth Low Floor Tom 1 Synth Pedal Hi hat Synth Low Tom Synth Open Hi hat Synth Low mid Tom Synth Hi mid Tom Synth Crash Cymbal 1 Synth High Tom Ride Cymbal 1 Chinese Cymbal Ride Bell Tambourine Splash Cymbal Cowbell Crash Cymbal 2 Vibra Slap Ride Cymbal 2 Hi Bongo Low Bongo Mute Conga Hi Conga Low Conga High Timbale Low Timbale High Agogo Low Agogo Cabasa Maracas Short Whistle Long Whistle Short Guiro Long Guiro Claves Hi Wood Block Low Wood Block Mute Cuica Open Cuica Mute Triangle Open Triangle Cabasa Shaker Belltree Castanets Mute Surdo Open Surdo DRUM KIT DRUM KIT LIST 2
51. e chord which you specify with your left hand The melody is played with your right hand Piano Key Area Left Hand Area Right Hand Area The Accompaniment Pattern of the Auto Accompaniment are composed of the DRUMS BASS and ACCOMPANIMENT Accomp Chords Level Screen Note The Volume of each part can be adjusted with the LCD Volume Press the UPPER Sound Channel Button to view this Menu Screen 42 AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT TYPES HOW TO PLAY CHORDS There are 3 different ways to specify chords on the Keyboard Basic Mode One Finger For beginner players a left hand chord can be specified with just one finger You can either press one key on the left keyboard section to specify the root note one finger or play all the notes of the chord accompaniment continues to play in the specified chord until you specify c Note When the rhythm is on even if the keys are released the another chord ONE FINGER Press a key in the left keyboard section to specify the root note The major chord corresponding to this root note is automatically played in an accompaniment pattern Piano Key Area Left Hand Area Right Hand Area Major Chord Press any key in the auto accompaniment section of the piano The key you press determines the root note of the major chord Minor Chord Press the root key and the third piano key to its right minor 3rd key in the auto accompaniment section of the piano simultaneously Seventh Chord
52. e is played only the highest note will add harmony NOTE The Harmony Feature is only available when the auto accompaniment is engaged HARMONY TYPES Trio adds two harmonizing notes sounding below the single note that you play Duet adds a harmonizing note sounding below the single note that you play Octave add a note one octave below the note you play in the right hand section of the piano SETUP KEY MODE MENU KEY MODE SETUP MENU O 1 Press the SETUP button SOY 2 Use the CURSOR button to highlight the Key Mode menu 3 Press the ENTER button to access the Key Mode menu C 3 4 Use the CURSOR button to select a key mode type then use the VALUE CURSER buttons to turn that key mode type on or off ENTER MANUAL BASS ZR The Manual Bass feature functions only when the piano is in the Q Auto Accompaniment Mode ER The Piano Keys below the Split Point will play notes on the bass chan C nel thus allowing you to play a manual bass line with your left hand C The Manual Bass replaces the Auto Accompaniment Bass Line If you stop playing Manual Bass Notes the Auto Accompaniment Bass Line will return at the start of the next measure or when a new Auto Ug Accompaniment chord is generated Manual Bass OFF Key Mode Lower Hold OFF LOWER HOLD When the Lower Hold feature is on some notes below the Split Point will remain playing even though the keys have been released The notes are cancelled when new keys are pr
53. e last beat of the measure the Fill In pattern continues until the end of the following measure Also the Fill In Pattern will continue to Play for as long as you hold down a Fill In Button ENDING Finish the Accompaniment Orchestration with an Ending Pattern INTRO ENDING ao D c START STOP FADE FADE NO 1 SN 48 Press the Intro Ending Button An Ending Pattern is produced and then the Accompaniment Orchestra tion stops Note If you accidently press the Intro Ending Button in the middle of the tune Press a Fill In Button The Ending Pattern will Stop and the normal Accompaniment Orchestration will continues Finish the Accompaniment Orchestration with by Fading the Orchestra tion Volume to Zero Press the Start Stop Button Press the Fade Button The normal rhythm pattern begins to gradually Fade until completion SETUP The SETUP Function is used to set up or to adjust various parameters related to the operation of this piano The SETUP button will access menus for Performance Harmony Key Mode Sustain Reverb Chord mode Effects Pedal Percussion and Metronome Mode USING THE SETUP MENU SETUP 1 O SY 2 SCREEN LEFT RIGHT SCREEN 3 oer Ip LEFT aa ENTER 4 Press the SETUP button The Initial Set Up Screen Menu will appear on the LCD Display As Shown Below Press the SCREEN RIGHT Button to access all the Setup Menus There are a total of 3 Setup Menu Screens The
54. e se LAYER lected Sound Mode and its currently selected instrument voice In our example we have selected the Layer Sound Channel Mode CF LAYER BB LOWER B6 SouND GROUP _ 2 Select one of the 16 Quick Select Instrument Voice Buttons PIANO VIBES The Instrument Voice Button indicator LED will light and the LCD oe C Display Screen will show the selected Instrument Voice number and it s name will be highlighted In our example above we have selected the Saxophone Voice SAXOPHONE FLUTE ur WE Wa LAYER EES e CU TOSS 34 PIANO VOICES SELECTING ALL VOICES SELECTING ONE OF THE 128 VOICES HM SOUND GROUP 1 Press a quick select SOUND GROUP buttons twice to engage an PIANO VIBES Instrument Voice selection menu on the display screen C C NOTE Each Sound Group button is assigned eight related voices in two groups of four SAXOPHONE FLUTE d SCREEN 2 Press the SCREEN RIGHT or SCREEN LEFT buttons to page through C ER all the voice groups that the piano offers LEFT d es English Horn 3 Press one of the CURSOR buttons to move the highlighted area to the voice you would like to select NO English Horn CURSER ENTER 4 Press the ENTER button to confirm your selection After a 4 second delay the LCD Display Screen will revert to the perfor mance screen showing the new voice 7 UPPER MES Samael I 100 35 PIANO VOICES EFFECTS AND RESET The Grand Piano R
55. e settings for the selected rhythm style Note The voice voice volume fingered accompaniment chord mode harmony and effects will automatically be engaged or altered when the One Touch button is engaged ACCOMP AUTOMATIC ACCOMPANIMENT Each of the 100 rhythm styles have an auto accompaniment pattern often called the auto bass chord These accompaniments are dedicated to the selected rhythm style and will create fully orchestrated rhythm bass and chord accompaniments based on the chord that you play with your left hand Note The ACCOMP button activates the chord select screen With the accompaniment function engaged the keys to the left side of the split point act as the auto accompaniment piano keys while the keys to the right are available for normal playing The auto accompaniment fingering modes are single fingered and piano Please see the Auto Accompaniment section of this manual for more information PANEL CONTROLS TEMPO ONE TOUCH ACCOMP 8 CJL O CO Mi RHYTHM CONTROL SYNC INTRO ENDING START STOP FILL IN FILL TO VAR FADE CO C 9 C C C o o O 11 SYNC SYNCHRONIZED START Synchronized Start mode engages the auto accompaniment standby mode This means that your selected Auto Accompaniment pattern will begin when you press the piano keys to the left of the split point buttons will flash to the beat of the selected rhythm style The rhythm style will start as s
56. ed above the style select button The style name and its number will be shown on the Display LCD when selected Note Pressing the same RHYTHM STYLE button a Second time will engage a rhythm style menu screen from which you can pick from the entire list of 70 Rhythm Styles Each Quick Select Rhythm button can access up to eight related styles Atleast four Rhythm Styles will be displayed on the LCD Screen If there are more than four styles available from the Rhythm Style Button that you selected then the Screen Right LED indicator will light up Press the lit Screen Right Button to view all available Styles Use the Cursor and the Enter Button to select your desired Rhythm Style Please see the Rhythm Section of this manual for more information UPPER This is the Main 88 note Instrument Voice Selection Button This button is used to select the voice for the Upper Mode and engages the selected voice for all 88 piano keys When the Lower Button is engaged the Instrument Voice Selected for the Upper Mode will play on the piano keys to the right of the piano key Split Point Please see the Piano Instrument Voices section of this manual for a listing of the instrument voices available on this piano LAYER Engaging the LAYER button will put the piano in the layer or dual mode Layer refers to an additional Instrument Voice that is tone mixed or Layered with the selected Upper Instrument Voice Please see the Piano Voices section o
57. ed to play a floppy disk Please see the Disk section of this manual for more information 28 PEDALS PIANO PEDALS 1 SOFT PEDAL When the left pedal is engaged the piano volume is reduced and the timbre slightly altered on the notes that are played 2 FUNCTION PEDAL This center pedal can be used to trigger various events such as start stop and Fill In Pedal function is assigned in the setup menu Pedal Assign Please see the Setup section of this manual for more information 3 SUSTAIN PEDAL When the right pedal is engaged the piano keys will continue to sustain as they are played Thereby the piano note will decay gradually as if you were continuing to hold down the piano keys 29 DISPLAY SCREEN DATA WHEEL CONTRAST o cicli ESCAPE LEFT RIGHT The Main Performance Menu Screen is shown and explained below 30 How to select and engage a Menu Item on the LCD Display Screen 1 Use the CURSOR keys to select Function or Feature that you wish to engage When this item is selected it will be highlighted Use the Escape Button to go back to the previous Display Screen The ESCAPE button in the middle of the cursor controls will return the current LCD Display screen to the previous LCD Display screen Continue pressing the Escape button to return to the initial Menu Screen The Left and Right SCREEN buttons will move the Screen Display to additional Menu Screens within the selecte
58. ee the Lesson section of this manual for more information SELECT AND PLAY A DEMO SONG DEMO 1 Press the DEMO button the indicator will turn on The first demo song will playback instantly The piano will now play all thirteen demonstration LA songs unless the Start Stop or Demo Button is pressed DEMO Bossa Nueva 2 Press the DEMO button again to play a specific Demo Song S3 Bossa Nueva SCREEN C ED 3 Use the SCREEN RIGHT or SCREEN LEFT buttons to access all E RIGHT PR thirteen Demo Songs within the Demo Song Select menu Demo Song Select Spanish Vibe 4 Use the CURSOR buttons to move the highlighted area to the song you wish to hear C C Demo Song Select CURSER Spanish Vibe 5 Press the ENTER button to confirm your selection Your selected song will ENTER playback instantly When the song has finished the next Demo Song will 9 begin to play To Stop press the START STOP or Demo Button uos DEMO DEMO 6 Press the DEMO button again to exit the Demonstration Song Mode the LED Indicator Light will turn off 31 PIANO VOICES SOUND CHANNEL MODES ASSIGNING DIFFERENT PIANO SOUND CHANNEL MODES Depending on your playing style this piano can be set up to play in 4 different Piano Sound Channel Modes Upper Layer Lower and Drum TO SELECT AND ENGAGE ONE OF DIFFERENT SOUND CHANNEL MODES PRESS ONE OF THEIR RESPECTIVE BUTTONS UPPER VOICE Upper is use to select the Upper or MAIN vo
59. erb with clear reverberation and medium decay Hall 2 is reverb with rich reverberation and greater late reflections Plate is a delay type Delay is stereo delay that produces two delay sound left and right Panning emphasizes the stereo location of the processor delay the effect will be spaced at 30 degrees from the center 57 SETUP EFFECTS MENU EFFECTS CHORUS SETUP MENU 58 SETUP 1 AY 2 SCREEN P a UU 5 Press the SETUP button Use the SCREEN RIGHT button to access the second page of the setup menu options Use the CURSOR button to highlight the Effects menu Press the ENTER button to access the Effects menu Use the CURSOR button to access the following options ame NL EFFECTS CHORUS ENTER The Effect or Chorus enriches your performance by adding depth texture and spaciousness to your selected instrument voice Pressing the EFFECTS button on the control panel will toggle the Effects Function on and off Select the type of Effect and adjust the level in the Effect menu Effect Setting ETE UPPER When reverb upper is turned on the Upper Sound Channel Voice notes will sound with the selected Effect Use the VALUE and buttons to select a reverb level from 0 127 Press the VALUE and buttons simultaneously to recall the default level of 100 LAYER When reverb layer is turned on the layer Sound Channel Voice notes will sound with the selected Effect Use the VALUE
60. ere is what you should have H l j 3 Piano Legs 1 Pedal Assembly 2 Brass Support Rods 1 Wrench and Screwdriver Bottle of Polish Polishing Cloth 8 Bolts and 8 Washers 8Brass Screws to Attach Pedal Support Rods Xommoou n C Control Rod Position During the unpacking these 3 brass rods sometimes come out of position Simply reposition the rods back in their rubber grommet holes as shown 10 ASSEMBLY 3 ATTACHING THE LEGS TO THE PIANO A Assembly Positions o o o01 50N You will see the following areas on the bottom of your piano Right Piano Leg Position Pedal Assembly Position Left Piano Leg Position Back Piano Leg Position Disk Drive Connection Panel Speakers Power Cord Input Serial Number ccc e CR B Install the Right Leg at the top on the Piano Take one of the piano Legs A and line it up to position 1 Use the bolts and washers in the piano leg box G Loosely thread both bolts and washers in the threaded lugs Then tighten Again be careful not to push the piano over when attaching the legs and pedal assembly Handle the high gloss lacquer finish carefully Do not install the right piano leg at position 3 at this point C Tighten the Bolts Tighten both bolts using the wrench provided D or a 3 4 socket wrench as shown D Install the Back Leg Install the back piano leg in position 4 as shown in Assembly Positions Use
61. ess bar will be displayed When copying is complete the main disk menu screen will be displayed DISK UTILITY UTILITY MENU continued Delete Delete is used to remove unwanted files from the disk to make more space available Disk Utility 1 Load the disk into the disk drive Make sure that the disk you have selected has the song data file you want to delete on the disk 2 Select the Delete menu the menu will show the available songs on the disk If there are additional pages the indicator light on the SCREEN RIGHT LEFT buttons will light 3 Select the song that you want to delete and press the ENTER button A progress bar will be displayed Once the file has been removed the main disk menu screen will be displayed This file operation is irreversible Rename Rename is used to change the name of a file already saved to the disk Disk Utility 1 Load the disk into the disk drive Make sure that the disk has song data files on it 2 Select the Rename menu the menu will show the available songs If there are additional pages the indicator light on the SCREEN RIGHT LEFT buttons will light 3 Select the song you want to rename 4 Use the VALUE buttons or wheel to rename the selected song 5 Press the ENTER button to save the renamed song to floppy disk A progress bar will be displayed When renaming is complete the main disk menu screen will be displayed 85 PLAYING AND SINGINGWITH THE KARAOKE DISKS
62. essed or when the pedal assigned to lower hold is engaged Key Mode Lower Hold OFF 55 SETUP SUSTAIN MENU SUSTAIN SETUP MENU 56 CURSER ENTER C LY CURSER 1 Press the SETUP button 2 Use the CURSOR button to highlight the Sustain menu 3 Press the ENTER button to access the Sustain menu 4 Use the CURSOR button to select a sustain type then use the VALUE buttons to adjust your selected sustain type on or off Sustain defaults to all options on SUSTAIN The Sustain Pedal can affect the Sound Channels Upper Layer and or Lower of this piano This menu allows you to configure which Sound Channels will be affected by the sustain pedal Upper When Sustain Upper is on the right pedal when engaged will Sustain the Upper Sound Channel Voice Notes UPPER LAYER LOWER ON Layer When Sustain Layer is on the right pedal when engaged will Sustain the Layer Sound Channel Voice Notes UPPER LAYER LOWER ON Lower When Sustain Lower is on the right pedal when engaged will Sustain the Lower Sound Channel Voice Notes UPPER LOWER ON ON ON SETUP REVERB MENU REVERB SETUP MENU SETUP a RRS A ENTER D gt 1 2 3 4 Press the SETUP button Use the SCREEN RIGHT button to access the second page of the setup menu options Press the ENTER button to access the Reverb menu Use the CURSOR button to access the following options
63. everb and Chorus Buttons can reset your piano s current functions or add Digital Effects to your selected Instrument Voice GRAND PIANO This button will reset the piano to its default power up GRAND PIANO settings The Grand Piano voice will be engaged for all 88 keys No matter what control functions features or modes that the piano is in it will be reset to strictly the basic operating system of upper piano voice for all 88 piano keys REVERB The reverb effect is engaged automatically when the power is turned on Reverb simulates the effect of playing in a big room or hall where REVERB the sound reverberates off the walls and ceiling The reverb feature will toggle on and off by pressing the REVERB button The reverb setting does not affect the auto accompaniment Reverb depth can be changed in the setup menu Reverb Please see the Setup section for more information EFFECTS The EFFECTS button will add chorus flanger or the delay effect to the EFFECTS selected to the selected instrument voice s There are eight DSP Digital Signal Processing effects available Use the setup menu Ef fects to change the effect Please see the Setup section of this manual for more information 36 RHYTHM SECTION SELECTING A RHYTHM Bl RHYTHM STYLES BIG BAND BOSSANOVA ACOUSTIC POP Mc RE START STOP Bl RHYTHM STYLES BIG BAND BOSSANOVA SWING S BALLAD CO CO CO CO CO ACOUSTIC
64. f this manual for more informa tion LOWER When the LOWER feature is engaged the piano operates in the Split Mode In the split mode the Piano s 88 Piano Keys are divided into two sections In the right hand section the Upper and if engaged the Layered Voice is heard In the left hand section of the 88 Piano Keys the Lower function Instrument Voice can be selected to sound when the Lower Piano Keys are played Please see the Piano Voices section for more information 21 PANEL CONTROLS 22 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 DATA WHEEL CONTRAST O CIE cD C9 22 ESCAPE LEFT RIGHT CURSOR The CURSOR button group allows you to access and highlight different areas within the LCD Display screen Please note After your selection has been highlighted Press the Enter button to engage your selected item ESCAPE The ESCAPE button is located below the Cursor Button Group When this button is pressed it will return the current LCD Display screen to the previous LCD Display screen Continue pressing this button to return to the original default perfor mance LCD Display screen SCREEN LEFT SCREEN RIGHT The SCREEN buttons are available for use when there is more information than can be viewed on the LCD Display Screen If your selected feature or function has additional LCD Display Screen information the Screen Left and or Screen Right LED buttons will lit up If an indicator light i
65. for playing along with the MIDI Song Note If you select a Solo Channel the Accompaniment Volume Slider Control will adjust its volume control Playback Options The Playback Options Menu Screen will also allow you to access the Mute or Solo Channel Playback Commands before you have engaged the Song File that you wish to Playback CARD MENU Playback Options The Playback Options Screen can be reached by Press the Card Disk Button its LED light turns Red Press the Screen Right Button one time 76 Press the Enter Button to engage the Playback Options Menu Screen SD MEMORY CARD UTILITY UTILITY Selecting Utility will access the Card Utility Screen CARD MENU Play Card Use the Utility sub menu to access the following options Format Format prepares a Card that doesn t function properly for use Most SD Memory Cards have been formatted but if you happen to have a Card that is not formatted then data cannot be stored on it Format will erase all previous files on your Card so make sure you can afford to erase all the data on the Memory Card that you are formatting Card Utility 1 Load the Card into the Card drive Make sure that the Card you have selected can be completely erased 2 Select the Format menu a progress bar will be displayed When formatting is complete the main Card menu screen will be displayed Copy Card Copy is used to duplicate a file from the disk to a Memory Card or from the Me
66. ft hand is Bass or Accompaniment and the Acmp is the rhythm accompaniment where applicable The Menu Screen Shown above lists many of the features of the Song Function USING THE LESSON FEATURE From Song Selected Menu Screen Shown Above Listed below is an example of how to access the various features of this Function Example To test Left Hand Play listen to right hand only and play left hand part R Right Hand L Left Hand Y Yes N No iUUU zd c rn For our example we want L N L U na test RHnd Right Hand Portion of the Song LHnd Left Hand Portion of the Song UU VALUE Press the Value Button to select LHnd N g 0 ENTER the song Press the Value Button to select L N No Press the ENTER Button to begin the Test The Metronome will count in and the Right Hand portion of the Song Bumblebee will begin to play You should play the left hand portion of 1 Press the CURSOR Buttons to Highlight the L Y Function This function denotes which hand you would like to be tested on This indicates that we want to be tested on the Left Hand Press the CURSOR Buttons to Highlight LHndzY This function denotes which parts of the sound you will hear during your Acmp Rhythm Accompaniment Portion of the Song if applicable This denotes that we will not hear the Left Hand Portion of the Song when are tested playing along with the song Press the CURSO
67. g Menu Item It s menu screen will be dedicated to naming the song sequence you want to save 3 Use the VALUE buttons or DATA WHEEL to obtain the desired name by VALUE increments for each letter up or down NOTE A caution screen will appear asking if you are sure you want to save the song file sequence 4 OK the command to save the song to SD Memory Card A progress bar will be displayed showing the status of the save The main disk menu screen will be displayed after your selected song file has been saved 74 SD MEMORY CARD PLAY CARD PLAY CARD The Play Card function lets you play all SMF MIDI Song Files that are on the SD Memory Card CARD MENU Play Card METRONOME CARD DISK e 1 Place a SD Memory Card into the Memory Card Reader Slot Make sure that there are some of your previous musical performances on itor MIDI SMF Standard MIDI File Format files on the Card MIDI SONG 2 Press the Card Disk Button it s LED light will turn Red and select the Play Card menu 3 The music sequencer will automatically load the first MIDI File Song that is on the SD Memory Card and it will begin to play 4 The music sequencer will load the second MIDI File Song after the first one has finished and it will begin to play 5 The music sequencer will continue to play all songs listed in order on the SD Memory Card It will repeat this Play Song Function until the Start Stop Button is pressed
68. h track s has been selected PLAY PAUSE STOP RECORD 4 Stop Recording 9 nmi Press the STOP button the PLAY PAUSE button or the REC button to stop the recording process E Note When the record memory is full recording will stop automatically 5 Erase a Track If you would like to erase a track Hold the RESET button down while you press the track button that you MEL 2 MEL 3 MEL 4 RESET would like to erase Note If there is data in a track its LED Indicator will also be lit The previously recorded music will playback as a reference while you record the new track If you do not wish for previously recorded tracks to play while you are recording press the corresponding track button to turn the indicator light off 66 RECORDING PLAYBACK ll COMPOSER ACCOMP MEL 1 MEL 2 MEL 3 MEL 4 RESET O OQ OO PLAY PAUSE STOP RECORD BEG MARK END MARK CJ mg 7 7 PLAYBACK To listen to your recording follow these simple steps PLAY PAUSE STOP RECORD 1 To Playback Your Recorded Music Press the PLAY PAUSE button BENI nca The Play Buttons LED Indicator will stay on until the playback is com plete You can play along on the piano keys while the recording is playing back PEAVRAUSE STOP RECORD 5 To Pause the Playback COJI Em While the playback is in process press the PLAY PAUSE button to pause the playback The indicator will blink press again to res
69. he Accompaniment Orchestration with an Intro Pattern SYNC 1 Press the SYNC Button C The Tempo LED Indicator lights will flash INTRO ENDING 2 Press the INTRO ENDING Button be 3 Play your Respective Chord Type on the Accompaniment area of the piano keys The Accompaniment Pattern begins to play as soon as the Chord is played 47 AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT HOW TO PLAY TEMPO ONE TOUCH ACCOMP Ce eet qu ll RHYTHM CONTROL TO SYNC INTRO ENDING START STOP FILL IN FILL TO VAR FADE 0 C amp s o o FILL IN You can insert a fill in pattern any time during the rhythm performance START STOP 1 E FILL IN FILL TO VAR C C So Choose from two different Fill In Patterns Fill In or Fill to Var Press the Start Stop Button Press the piano Fill In or Fill to Var Button A Fill In Pattern is heard for the remainder of the measure When a Fill In Button is pressed on the last beat of the measure the Fill In pattern continues until the end of the following measure Also the Fill In Pattern will continue to Play for as long as you hold down a Fill In Button FILLIN FILL TO VAR FILL IN You can insert a fill in pattern any time during the Accompaniment Eo ES LY t Orchestration Choose from two different Fill In Patterns Fill In or Fill to Var Press the piano Fill In or Fill to Var Button A Fill In Pattern is heard for the remainder of the measure When a Fill In Button is pressed on th
70. he CURSOR button to select the following options the pedal can only be assigned to one CURSER x PEDAL ASSIGN The center pedal is the only assignable function pedal The sustain pedal the pedal on the right can only control the Sound Channel Voice notes The soft pedal on the left is also not assignable like the Sustain Pedal Pedal Assign Start Stop Intro Ending Lower Hold Start Stop When selected the center pedal function now responds like the START STOP button on the control panel Step on the center pedal to start or stop a selected Rhythm or Accompa niment feature The Center Pedal default mode is Start Stop Fill When selected the center pedal function now responds like the Fill In Buttons on the control panel When engaged the pedal triggers the Fill In of the currently selected Fill In to the main pattern or the Fill In to Variation Intro Ending When engaged the center pedal function now responds like the Into Ending button on the control panel Therefore the pedal triggers an introduction or ending pattern Lower Hold When selected pressing the pedal will prevent notes below the split point from being switched off until the pedal is released If lower hold from the key mode setup is engaged the pedal can be used to cancel notes that are played SETUP PERCUSSION MENU PERCUSSION DRUM KIT SELECTION SETUP ae NON LEFT ENTER T TAN 1 2 3 4 Press the SE
71. his warranty is void if the prod uct has been opened Without limiting the foregoing bending drop ping of unit or visible cracks and or scratches are presumed to be defects resulting from misuse or abuse Neither this warranty nor any other warranty expressed or implied including implied warranties of merchantable shall extend beyond the warranty period No responsibility is assumed for any inciden tal or consequential damages In the United States Contact Suzuki Corporation San Diego Distribution Center P O Box 261030 San Diego CA 92196 In all other Countries Contact Original retailer where product was purchased for additional warranty details 98 SUZUKI Mini Grand Digital Piano GP 3 OWNER S MANUAL SUZUKI P O BOX 261030 SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA 92196 858 566 9710 Visit us on the web at www suzukimusic com Copyright 2005 Suzuki Musical Instrument Corporation
72. ic performances It can record all Upper Voice not Layer Voice or Lower Voice note events exactly as they are performed When the RECORD button is pressed it puts the selected Music Record tracks into the record standby mode Recording begins as soon as you start to play on any section of the piano Please see the Record section of the manual for more information Note Mel 1 4 Music Recording tracks only record the Upper Instrument Voice notes that are played BEG BEGIN MARK Use this button to mark the beginning section of a recorded passage that you want to isolate You can use this feature to isolate part of a recording for listening correcting or embellishing See Record Section of the manual for further information END MARK Use this button to mark the end of the recorded section you wish to isolate for listening correcting or embellishing See Record Section of the manual for further information PANEL CONTROLS Hi COMPOSER ACCOMP MEL 1 MEL 2 O O MEL 3 MEL 4 RESET METRONOME CARD DISK MEMORY CARD C ox oO O O PLAY PAUSE STOP RECORD BEG MARK END MARK D LC B e 7 Pic 43 44 45 46 4T O METRONOME The METRONOME button toggles the metronome feature on and off and accesses the Metronome menu The tempo can be increased or decreased using the TEMPO and buttons Please see the Setup section of this manual for more information CARD DISK The CARD D
73. ice of the piano UPPER The upper mode engages the selected piano voice for all of the piano keys LAYER LAYER DUAL VOICE Layer or dual refers to an additional voice that is tone mixed with the selected Upper or Main Instrument Voice The selected Layer voice will be heard with the Upper voice when the layer feature is engaged LOWER Q9 LOWER VOICE In the lower or split mode the piano is divided into two sec tions In the right hand section the selected main voice or the layer voice will sound In the left hand section a different voice can be se lected to sound when the keys are played Sound Channel Mode only when it is highlighted on the LCD Display Screen To highlight one of the Piano Sound Channel Modes press the respective control panel button To Change the Instrument Voice of your selected Piano Sound Channel Highlight the Instrument Voice listed and use the VALUE and buttons orthe DATA WHEEL to access your desired Instrument Voice VALUE y Note You can change the Instrument Voice selection for each Piano See the Set Up mode section of this manual for further information on setting the Lower Voice Piano Key Split Point Example of LCD Display Screen when the Layer Button is pressed LAYER MEMMIUS NR 1 Big Band DRUM PIANO KEY PERCUSSION To engage this feature SCREEN Press the Setup Button once Press the Screen Right Button LEFT RIGHT Highlight the Percussion Box on the LCD Display
74. just the pitch of N this instrument in fine intervals If necessary you can adjust the pitch of this piano to match the pitch of another instrument or singer Use the VALUE buttons or the VALUE wheel to select a tuning value in the range of 50 to 50 semitone steps or cents Press the VALUE buttons simultaneously to recall the default setting of 0 Performance dis cm Fees 108 onmes 0 FIXED LEVEL When the Touch Response of the Piano Keys is Fixed or without Touch Sensitivity the Fixed Level controls the overall sound output from the piano keys Fixed Touch Response is used when you would like the piano keyboard to play like an Organ Use the VALUE buttons or the VALUE wheel to select a fixed level volume value in the range of 10 127 Press the VALUE buttons simultaneously to recall the default setting of 100 Performance Setup Tme o FixedLevel BIS Fade Time 105 Octave Shit 0 52 SETUP PERFORMANCE MENU PERFORMANCE SETUP MENU SETUP 1 Press the SETUP button The first Set Up Menu Screen will appear on the LCD Screen sae 2 The Performance Listing will be highlighted E Press the ENTER button to access the Performance menu mA RM 3 Use the SCREEN RIGHT BUTTON and the CURSOR buttons to C 97 access the following options shown below LEFT RIGH BA FADE TIME Fade time adjusts the length of time that an accompaniment fade C introduction or fade out ending
75. l be displayed on the screen If there are more than 4 songs on the disk the SCREEN RIGHT LEFT indicators will be lit Press the Screen Right Button to access the additional song files on the disk Using the Cursor Buttons highlight the song file you would like to load and press the ENTER button NOTE A caution screen will appear asking if you are sure you want to load the song file sequence OK the command A progress bar will be displayed showing the status of the load A disk menu screen will be displayed after your selected song file has been loaded Press the START STOP or the PLAY PAUSE button The song you have just loaded into the sequencer music recorder will begin to play DISK SAVE SONG SAVE SONG Save song function lets you save your musical performance data that you recorded in the 5 track music recorder Sequencer and save it onto a floppy disk so that it can be accessed later DISK MENU Load Song Make sure the floppy disk HD 1 4mb that you have selected has room to store song data files on it Select the Save Song Menu Item It s menu screen will be dedicated to naming the song sequence you want to save Use the VALUE buttons or DATA WHEEL to obtain the desired name by increments for each letter up or down NOTE A caution screen will appear asking if you are sure you want to save the song file sequence OK the command to save the song to floppy disk A progress bar will
76. lease see the Disk section of this manual for more information RECORD FEATURES Record Melody Only Any of the Melody tracks 2 thorough 5 will record one Sound Channel Upper Layer and Lower note events as they are performed These are assigned by pressing one of the four MELODY Mel Buttons If one of the MELODY buttons is selected the recording will begin as Soon as you play on the piano Note Only one melody track and only one Sound Channel Voice Upper Layer or Lower can be recorded at a time Also Note If recording one Melody track ONLY with the Accompani ment mode engaged the auto accompaniment section of the piano will not be recorded even though you can hear it being played RECORD FUNCTIONS RECORD FEATURES continued Auto Accompaniment Track Accomp Button The Auto Accompaniment track will record chord changes style tempo variation intro fill in and ending Pressing The ACCOMP track button and the Record Button will select the accompaniment track for recording If ACCOMP Record track button has been selected and it s LED Indica tor light is Flashing then the auto accompaniment will be synchronized to start when the piano keys are played Recording will start as soon as a chord is played on the auto accompani ment section of the piano All accompaniment such as fill ins Intro s Ending will be recorded exactly as it is performed Note Piano notes played on the Upper or Melody section of
77. lit point can be used to create fully orchestrated chord progressions based on the chords that you play with your left hand There are three fingering modes to choose from One finger Fingered or Piano Use the Chord menu to select a mode please see the Auto Accompani ment section of this manual for more information on fingering modes ACCOMP Fingered ONE FINGER Press a key in the left keyboard section to specify the root note The major chord corresponding to this root note is automatically played in an accompaniment pattern FINGERED MODE The fingered mode is ideal if you already know how to play chords on the piano Specify the chord by playing all the notes in the chord Play Chords by pressing a least three keys PIANO CHORD MODE g In the Piano Mode the entire keyboard can be used to specify chords for the automatic accompaniment Note In this Mode the keyboard does not Split Chords can be specified anywhere on the keyboard Chords are specified the same way as for the Fingered Mode and the types of Chords are also the same 59 SETUP PEDAL MENU PEDAL ASSIGN SETUP MENU 60 SETUP 1 2 ety IL LEFT RIGHT SN 3 7 C 4 C 5 C ENTER UU f amr SL OY Press the SETUP button Use the SCREEN RIGHT button to access the second page of the setup menu options Use the CURSOR button to highlight the Pedal menu Press the ENTER button to access the Pedal menu Use t
78. lorida Keys Funky Pop Pop 16 8 Beat Pop Stride Piano Ragtime Hawaiin Hula Rock n Roll Jerry Lee Bluegrass Slow Blues Mambo Band Beguine Cha Cha Cha Cha 2 Group B 5 6 T 8 13 14 15 16 21 22 23 24 30 31 32 33 39 40 41 42 50 51 52 53 61 62 63 64 73 74 75 76 Blues 89 86 Hollywood Orch Waltz Jazz Waltz Jazz Band Samba Salsa Tango Merenque Bacharach Dixie Lounge Jazz Pop Ballad Power Ballad Slow 16 Gospel Ballad Calypso 43 Reggae 1 44 Reggae 2 45 R amp B Shuf Baroque 54 New Age 55 Kids 1 56 Kids 2 Piano Pop 65 Country Pop 66 Easy Pop by Pop 8 Beat 68 SoloPianoBoogie 77 Vienna Waltz 78 Fox Trot 79 Country 2 4 90 Country Piano 91 Country Train Rhumba Rhumba 2 Mex Polka Polka Jazz Ballad R amp B Motown 70 s Disco March 4 4 March 6 8 March Movie Theme Dance Pop Folk Disco Boogie Classiccal Piano Muesette Waltz Western Movie 80 Piano Showtime Mod Country Country Country Waltz 100 Polka 2 DRUM KIT LIST DRUM KIT LIST 1 Note In the first title row the number in the bracket after the kit name is the MIDI program number The Drum kits name and number that are shown on the LCD display are listed in the second title row The No refers to MIDI note number
79. mbal 1 Room High Tom Ride Cymbal 1 Chinese Cymbal Ride Bell Tambourine Splash Cymbal Cowbell Crash Cymbal 2 Vibra Slap Ride Cymbal 2 Hi Bongo Low Bongo Mute Conga Hi Conga Low Conga High Timbale Low Timbale High Agogo Low Agogo Cabasa Maracas Short Whistle Long Whistle Short Guiro Long Guiro Claves Hi Wood Block Low Wood Block Mute Cuica Open Cuica Mute Triangle Open Triangle Cabasa Shaker Belltree Castanets Mute Surdo Open Surdo High Q Slap Scratch Push Scratch Pull Stick Square Click Metronome Click Metronome Bell Kick Drum 2 Power Kick Drum Side Stick Power Snare Drum 2 Hand Clap Power Snare Drum 1 Low Floor Tom 2 Close Hi hat Low Floor Tom 1 Pedal Hi hat Low Tom Open Hi hat Low mid Tom Hi mid Tom Crash Cymbal 1 High Tom Ride Cymbal 1 Chinese Cymbal Ride Bell Tambourine Splash Cymbal Cowbell Crash Cymbal 2 Vibra Slap Ride Cymbal 2 Hi Bongo Low Bongo Mute Conga Hi Conga Low Conga High Timbale Low Timbale High Agogo Low Agogo Cabasa Maracas Short Whistle Long Whistle Short Guiro Long Guiro Claves Hi Wood Block Low Wood Block Mute Cuica Open Cuica Mute Triangle Open Triangle Cabasa Shaker Belltree Castanets Mute Surdo Open Surdo High Q Slap Scratch Push Scratch Pull Stick Square Click Metronome Click Metronome Bell Kick Drum 2 Elec Kick Drum Side Stick Elec Snare Drum 2 Hand Clap Power Snare Drum 1 Elec Low Floor Tom 2 Clos
80. mory Card to a Disk Card Utility 1 Load the Card and Disk into their respective areas Make sure that the Card or Disk that you have selected has the song data file you want to copy 2 Select the Copy menu the menu will ask you if want to copy to Card or to Disk Select one and then select Okay to engage this function Disk Dx Locus 3 The menu will show the available songs on the Card or Disk depending on your selection If there are additional songs to display the indicator light on the SCREEN RIGHT LEFT buttons will turn on 4 Select the song you want to copy and press the ENTER button 5 Use the VALUE buttons or wheel to rename the copied song a progress bar will be displayed When copying is complete the main disk menu screen will be displayed 77 SD MEMORY CARD UTILITY UTILITY MENU continued Delete Delete is used to remove unwanted files from the disk to make more space available Disk Utility 1 Load the Card into the Memroy Card Reader Make sure that the Card you have selected has the song data file you want to delete on the Card 2 Select the Delete menu the menu will show the available songs on the Card If there are additional pages the indicator light on the SCREEN RIGHT LEFT buttons will light 3 Select the song that you want to delete and press the ENTER button A progress bar will be displayed or if the file is small it will eliminate without a progress bar Once the file
81. n be used with the exception of 1 The M6 chords are only recognized in root note position All other inversions are interpreted as m7 2 The 6 9 chords are only recognized in root note position All other inversions are interpreted as minor chords 3 The m6 chords are only recognized in root note position All other inversions are interpreted as m7b5 4 With aug and dim7 chords the lowest note played is assumed to be the root Note The notes listed in parentheses can be omitted AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT TYPES PIANO CHORD MODE In the Piano Mode the entire keyboard can be used to specify chords for the automatic accompaniment Chords can be specified anywhere on the keyboard Chords are specified the same way as for the Fingered Mode and the Note In this Mode the keyboard does not Split types of Chords are also the same MANUAL BASS It is possible to play Single Note Bass Lines in the Accompaniment Piano Key Area of the Piano when the Manual Bass Function is en gaged Please see the Key Mode area of the SET UP section of this manual SPLIT POINT The piano is split into two sections at the split point The default split point is the G2 key for auto accompaniment A different split point can be assigned in the setup menu Performance Please see the Setup Section of this manual for more information 45 AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT HOW TO USE TEMPO ONE TOUCH ACCOMP JD x tJ SELECTING YOUR AUTO CHORD TYPE ACCOM
82. nctions Be careful not to push or pull the piano over while installing these parts D The Support Rods Attach the pedal support rods to the piano bottom Find the predrilled holes on either side of the speaker Use the remaining 4 phillips screws 13 ASSEMBLY 5 INSTALLING THELEFTLEG A Pad the Piano Make athick pad by folding a blanket or quilt in quarters Place it so the pedal assembly will land on it Using 2 or 3 persons lift the piano and pivot onto the pad B Install the Left Leg ER With one person holding the piano in position go under the piano and install the left leg as shown in Section 3 Attaching the Legs to the Piano steps A and B Next lift the piano and remove the thick pad 14 ASSEMBLY 6 POSITIONING YOUR NEW GRAND PIANO WARNING When positioning the piano in your home it is recommended that you carry it to the final position The solid brass casters may be damaged by rough surfaces and the casters may damage some flooring surfaces like hardwood or tile WARNING DO NOT PUSH THE PIANO Do notroll the piano on its caster wheels The legs and pedal assembly may catch on irregular flooring surfaces like door thresholds and soft to hard flooring surfaces Severe Damage to Legs Could Occur A Adjust the Pedal Feet With your piano placed in its final position reach under the pedal box and adjust the pedal feet down to firmly contact the floor by turning
83. of the piano up or down in semitone intervals C Use the VALUE or VALUE buttons to set the transpose value range The Transpose setting of zero is pitch neutral or not engaged VALUE Transpose does not affect notes that are sounding and it does not affect C the piano percussion CURSER S gt from 5 five consecutive piano keys lower to six consecutive piano keys higher Performance Setup Velocity Norm Split Point LCD SCREEN DISPLAY HOLD The Screen Hold sets the time for which the selected Menu Screen will stay on the LCD Display before automatically reverting to the prior screen Use the VALUE buttons or the VALUE wheel to select a screen hold in the range of 1 second to 44 seconds Press the VALUE buttons simultaneously to recall the default setting of 4 seconds Performance Setup Velocity Split Point Transpose 0 Screen Holds 51 SETUP PERFORMANCE MENU PERFORMANCE SETUP MENU Press the SETUP button 2 The first Set Up Menu Screen will appear on the LCD Screen ENTER The Performance Listing will be highlighted Press the ENTER button to access the Performance menu Use the SCREEN RIGHT BUTTON and the CURSOR buttons to access CHE XD the following options shown below un SOY TUNE The pitch of this piano is very accurate and stable it is automatically set to standard A440 pitch when the piano is turned on The Tuning feature of this piano makes it possible to ad
84. onome feature C The button s LED Indicator will turn on the display screen will show the C Metronome menu and the metronome sound will start immediately You can access the Metronome menu from the SETUP button as listed above Ee e Metronome Setup Time Signature g 120 Sound 62 32 Volume 100 Time Signature The time signature can be set to 2 4 3 4 4 4 6 8 and 9 8 Use the VALUE buttons to set the bottom time signature then use the CURSOR button to highlight the top section Tempo The tempo of the time signature can be adjusted use the VALUE buttons or the VALUE wheel to adjust the tempo from 40 240 bpm beats per minute Press the VALUE buttons simultaneously to recall the default setting of 100 bpm Adjusting the metronome tempo may also affect the rhythm style tempo Sound The metronome can be assigned to sound as any of the percus sive voices from the standard drum kit The first measure of the beat is assigned in the first part of the sound section and the remaining beats are assigned in the second part of the sound section Use the VALUE buttons to assign a sound by key number Please see the drum kit list in the back of the manual for a list of avail able sound Volume Use the VALUE buttons or the Data wheel to adjust the metronome sound volume level from 1 127 Press the VALUE buttons simultaneously to recall the default setting of 100 62 REGISTRATION MEMOR
85. oon as you play in the auto accompani ment section of the piano The auto accompaniment will start with the first recognized chord played in the auto accompaniment section of the piano Note Press the SYNC button and the indicator lights beside the tempo 12 INTRO END INTRODUCTION ENDING PATTERN All ofthe 100 rhythm styles can be started with their own introduction Function When the Intro Button is engaged the Introduction pattern for the selected rhythm Style will start This is followed by the main pattern Each style also has an ending pattern that can be accessed by pressing this button while the rhythm accompaniment pattern is engaged Note You can insert a fill in during the ending pattern to stop the ending and return to the main accompaniment pattern 13 START STOP This button starts and stops the selected rhythm style the recording in the music recorder Demonstration Song Song on Floppy Disk or other prerecorded items Press the Start Stop Button to engage or terminate your selected function 19 PANEL CONTROLS TEMPO ONE TOUCH ACCOMP HB RHYTHM STYLES oO 0 0 0 C 1L C BIG BAND BOSSANOVA m m comno N E A SYNC INTRO ENDING START STOP FILL IN FILLTOVAR FADE o o oO 14 FILL IN This function provides the Orchestrated Rhythm Accompani ment with a short rhythm pattern of one or two measures for each style Function Press the FILL IN button at any time while the Accompaniment is
86. orizons will be greatly enhanced For further information on MIDI and MIDI equipment please see the following pages and on the web visit Google com and search under Basic MIDI MIDIS r PHONES r LINE r MICROPHONE e o e eee ss cmd IN OUT IN OUT USB VOL ECHO N MIDI CONNECTION The MIDI terminals are located on the bottom left portion of the piano 1 MIDI In This terminal receives MIDI data from an external MIDI device 2 MIDI Out This terminal transmits data from this instrument to other MIDI devices The transmitted data includes the note and touch velocity produced while playing on the piano as well as voice changes wheel operation and recorded playback for the melody tracks Demo songs and auto accompaniment are not transmitted VIDEO OUTPUT The Video Output Jack is located to the left of the MIDI terminals on bottom left of the piano 3 Video Out This terminal sends the NTSC TV signal to your RCA Jack Video Input terminal on your TV The video output only sends the Karaoke Text information to your TV Screen 87 MIDI CHANNELS The MIDI system in this unit has 16 channels numbered from 1 16 Each of the channels is responsible for a voice When the instrument receives from an external device the active channel is determined by the control message The transmission channels on this piano are fixed as follows Channel 1 Master voice Channel 2 Layer voice Channel 3
87. partment for assistance Problem Disk drive seams too slow on play back 1 Try using a different floppy disk 2 Call Suzuki customer service department for assistance Problem There are no lyrics being displayed on the screen 1 Try a known working floppy disk that has lyric files not just song files 2 Press Lyric LCD Screen Menu Button to display the lyrics 3 Call Suzuki customer service department for assistance NOTES 97 WARRANTY WARRANTY This product except the exterior cosmetic parts is warranted by the Suzuki Corporation to the original purchaser to be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use as follows 1 For a period of one year from the date of purchase the Suzuki Corporation will pay the labor charges to repair the defective product After this one year period you must pay all labor charges 2 In addition the Suzuki Corporation will supply at no charge new or rebuilt replacements for defective parts for a period of one year from the date of purchase In the event repairs are needed the original purchaser will return the product to an Authorized Suzuki Retail Center with the proof of purchase The dealer will then repair the product or return it to the Suzuki distribution center in San Diego California for repairs Upon completion of the repair the unit will be returned to the customer This warranty will not apply to this product if it has been misused abused or altered T
88. playing Note If you hold down the FILL IN button the fill in pattern will repeat until the button is released then the main pattern will play from the beginning of its next measure 15 FILL TO VAR VARIATION All of the 100 rhythm styles include a variation of that style that can be accessed simply by engaging the FILL TO VAR Fill To Variation of Engaged Rhythm Style button Note If the variation button is selected the engaged rhythm style will proceed to the variation of that rhythm pattern 16 FADE The FADE button allows the engaged rhythm style accompani ment pattern to fade from its full volume to its conclusion When the fade out has finished the LED will flash while the previously set volume levels are being restored switch the fade feature off The fade in and fade out time is assignable in the Setup Button menu y Note Pressing the FADE button after it has already been engaged will screen under the performance title 20 PANEL CONTROLS 17 UPPER Bl RHYTHM STYLES BIGBAND BOSSANOVA SWING S BALLAD R amp B e CU a XU a OoOO C Gn O ACOUSTIC POP OLDIES ROCK LATIN CURSER A KC KT RU UE LOWER O e ESCAPE 17 18 19 20 QUICK SELECT RHYTHM STYLE BUTTONS There a total of 100 Rhythm Style Accompaniments in the GP 3 Piano There are ten Rhythm Styles that can be selected quickly by pressing one ofthe ten quick select RHYTHM STYLE buttons The Rhythm Style Group Name is print
89. r TV plug in the enclosed RCA to RCA cable Plug one end of the cable into the GP 3 s Connection Jack panel marked video out located to the left of the MIDI VIDEO Jacks and the other end into your TV s Video In Jack OUT If your TV does not have a Video In Jack then you may not be able to display the Karaoke Lyrics on it s screen simply pressing the GRAND PIANO Button red The piano s settings will reset to the initial full 88 note piano with the Grand Piano Voice Selected The Grand Piano Button is located to the right of the LCD display screen GRAND PIANO c Note At any time you may return to default or power up settings by If you have any questions regarding this piano please call toll free to Suzuki Support at 1 800 854 1594 8 00AM to 5 00PM PST Monday Friday 86 MIDI amp VIDEO OUT JACKS VIDEO 2 MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface This is a world wide standard communica tion interface that enables electronic musical instruments and computers of all brands to communicate with each other so that instructions and other data can pass between them This exchange of information makes it possible to create a system of MIDI instruments and devices that offers far greater versatility and control than is available with isolated instruments Whether you interface with computers Sequencers expanders or other pianos your Suzuki piano s technical capabilities and your musical h
90. remaining two Menu Screens are shown below Use the SCREEN RIGHT OR LEFT AND CURSOR Buttons to navigate the Menu Screens and to highlight the Function or Mode that you want to access Press the ENTER button to confirm your selection Note Press the ESCAPE Button at any time to revert to the previous screen Continued pressing of the ESCAPE button will return the screen to the initial Performance Menu Screen Also Note To leave the SETUP Mode press the SETUP button It s LED indicator light will turn off 49 SETUP PERFORMANCE MENU SETUP MODE PERFORMANCE SETUP MENU SETUP 1 Press the SETUP button The first Set Up Menu Screen will appear on the LCD Screen oy 2 The Performance Listing will be highlighted ENTER Press the ENTER button to access the Performance menu 3 Use the CURSOR buttons to access the following options shown below VELOCITY Performance Setup C Sy WIRES Split Point um 0 Boreen Hold 45 Velocity This adjusts the Piano Keybed s Touch Sensitivity Response The piano offers four types of piano velocity settings low normal high and fixed The NORMAL setting is selected automatically when the piano is turned on Use the VALUE buttons to change the velocity setting Press the ENTER button to confirm Velocity Settings Explained Low is aless sensitive piano response which requires a heavier touch to obtain maximum sound levels Normal is an intermediate response suitable for most st
91. rmat files on the SD Memory Card METRONOME CARD DISK 2 Press the Card Disk Button one time for the Red LED Card Function O will be engaged and select the Load Song menu Z The list of song files contained on the SD Memory Cardk will be dis 7 played on the screen If there are more than 4 songs on the disk the SCREEN RIGHT LEFT indicators will be lit Press the Screen Right Button to access the additional song files on the SD Memory Card lt 7 3 Using the Cursor Buttons highlight the song file you would like to load and press the ENTER button NOTE A caution screen will appear asking if you are sure you want to ENTER load the song file sequence e 4 OK the command 7 A progress bar will be displayed showing the status of the load PAGERS A Card menu screen will be displayed after your selected song file has 9 al been loaded START M 5 Press the START STOP or the PLAY PAUSE button The song you have just loaded into the sequencer music recorder will e begin to play 73 SD MEMORY CARD SAVE SONG SAVE SONG Save song function lets you save your musical performance data that you recorded in the 5 track music recorder sequencer onto the SD Memory Card or floppy disk so that it can be accessed later CARD MENU Ply Car 1 Make sure the SD Memory Card has has room to store song data files onit The GP 3 will also let you know if there is no space left to Save 2 Select the Save Son
92. rs and names until you reach your desired rhythm style For our example we pressed the Value Button until we arrived at the Swing Trio Rhythm Style STYLE 1 Grand Piano 14 Swing Trio Note If you hold down the or Value Button the Rhythm Styles will cycle up or down respectively until you release the Button 39 RHYTHM SECTION PLAYING THE RHYTHM Mi RHYTHM CONTROL lt SYNC INTRO ENDING START STOP FILLIN FILLTOVAR FADE o o o o o Intro Fill In and Ending Patterns fitting each different Rhythm Style are permanently stored in your instrument allowing a versatile Rhythm Performance START STOP STRAIGHT START 1 Press the Start Stop Button Your Selected Rhythm Style Drum Pattern will begin to play INTRO ENDING INTRO Begin the Rhythm Performance with an Intro Pattern C y 1 Press the INTRO ENDING Button START STOP 2 Press the Start Stop Button U ar An Intro pattern is played after which the normal rhythm pattern begins SYNCHRONIZED START Begin the Rhythm Performance when you play a chord with the piano keys on the left side of the piano 1 Press the SYNC Button 2 Play a Chord on the piano keys on the Left Hand side of the piano The normal rhythm pattern begins to play as soon as the Chord is played FILL IN You can insert a fill in pattern any time during the rhythm performance Choose from two different Fill In Patterns Fill In or Fill to Var START
93. s on then there is additional screen information available for the selected function Use the SCREEN LEFT or SCREEN RIGHT buttons to access the additional menu pages that you want to view VALUE Use the VALUE and buttons to adjust levels on the currently selected feature These buttons auto repeat when they are held down therefore they will continue to cycle upward or downward until the button is released Please Note the default factory setting of the selected parameter can be recalled by pressing down both the VALUE and buttons at the same time ENTER Use the Enter button to select the highlighted function or feature on the LCD Display Screen of the piano This will engage your selected highlighted item CONTRAST KNOB Use the contrast knob to adjust the brightness and contrast of the display screen VALUE WHEEL Use the value wheel to change the function param eters or levels of the selected item or it s highlighted feature It has the same function as the Value or buttons To increase the value turn the wheel clockwise to decrease the value turn the wheel counterclockwise PANEL CONTROLS CURSER ESCAPE DATA WHEEL GRAND PIANO REVERB SCREEN LEFT RIGHT 28 29 30 CONTRAST O Gla cD Oo GRAND PIANO This button will reset the piano to its default power up settings while engaging the Grand Piano voice for all 88 piano keys
94. se Reed SAXOPHONE 6 5 CT ier Pipe FLUTE 73 75 Synth Lead SYNTHLEAD 81 C7 283 Violin Cello String Ensmbl1 Synth Strings 1 Trumpet Tuba Soprano Sax Tenor Sax Piccolo Recorder Square Lead Caliope Lead New Age Pad PolySynthPad Synth Effects SYNTH FX 97 Rain Crystal Percussion STL DRUM 1 13 1153 Sound Effects SOUND FX 121 CT Sitar Shamisen Tinkle Bell Steel Drums Gtr Fret Noise 122 Seashore 2 Bright Piano 4 Honky Tonk Pno 10 12 18 20 26 28 34 36 42 44 50 52 58 60 66 68 74 76 82 84 90 92 98 100 106 108 114 116 124 Glockenspiel Vibraphone Percuss Organ Church Organ Steel Guitar Clean Guitar Finger Bass Fretless Bass Viola Contrabass String Ensmbl2 Synth Strings 2 Trombone Muted Trumpet Alto Sax Baritone Sax Flute Pan Flute Sawtooth Lead Chiff Lead Warm Pad Choir Pad Sound Track Atmosphere Banjo Koto1 Agogo Woodblock Breath Noise Bird Tweet Group B 5 Rhodes Piano 7 Harpsichord 13 15 21 23 29 31 37 39 45 47 53 55 61 63 69 1 77 79 85 87 93 95 01 Marimba Tubular Bells Reed Organ Harmonica Muted Guitar Distortion Guitar Slap Bass 1 Synth Bass 1 Tremolo Strings Orche
95. solo by playing the piano keys while the MIDI song plays The Lyrics Screen displays the Lyrics of the Song that is being played If your MIDI File Song has Lyrics attached Note The Video Out Jack will supply this Lyric Screen to your TV when connected See the Connector Panel section of this manual for more information MUTE CHANNEL The Mute Channel Screen allows you to select certain individual tracks of your MIDI File Song to Mute Therefore depending on your Standard MIDI File Formatted Song you would be able to Mute the Bass or Melody Line of the Song if you so desired Mutable Channels are Channels 1 4 SOLO CHANNEL The Solo Channel Screen allows you to select certain individual tracks of your MIDI File Song to Solo on play along with Therefore depending on your Standard MIDI File Formatted Song you would be able to Solo on one of four Channels Channels 1 4 are available for playing along with the MIDI Song ALSO NOTE Playback Options The Playback Options Menu Screen will also allow you to access the Mute or Solo Channel Playback Commands before you have engaged the Song File that you wish to Playback DISK MENU Playback Options The Playback Options Screen can be reached by Press the Card Disk Button Twice its LED light turns Green Press the Screen Right Button one time Press the Enter Button to engage the Playback Options Menu Screen 83 DISK UTILITY UTILITY Selecting Utility
96. ss Slap Bass Pick Key Click Laughing Screaming Punch Heart Beat Footstep 1 Footstep 2 Applause Door Creaking Door Closing Scratch Wind Chime Car Engine Starting Car Crash Car Pass Police Siren Train Jet Plane Helicopter Starship Gun Shot Laser Gun Explosion Horse Gallop Birds Rain Thunder Wind Sea Shore Stream Bubble SPECIFICATIONS SPECIFICATIONS PIANO 88 note Graded Hammer Action piano POLYPHONY 64 VOICES 128 Voices 16 quick select voice buttons VOICE MODE Upper Layer dual voice Lower split voice AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT STYLE 100 Auto accompaniment styles ten quick select style buttons AUTO BASS CHORD MODE One Finger Fingered Piano Off CONTROLS Power On Off Main Volume Control Min Max Bass Level Treble Level Microphone Volume Level Microphone Echo Level Accomp Volume Piano Volume Balance DISPLAY Graphic Backlit LCD REGISTRATION MEMORY 24 DEMONSTRATION 13 songs plus 55 Lesson songs RECORDING Four melody tracks and one accompaniment track SD Memory Card Reader Secure Digital Memory Card for Record or Playback Options Floppy Disk 1 4mb Floppy Disk Drive for Record or Playback Options ACCOMPANIMENT CONTROL Synchronized Start Introduction Ending Start Stop Fill In Fill to Variation Fade Auto harmony three types SETUP CONTROL Performance Velocity Split point Transpose Screen Hold Tune Fixed Level Fade Time Octave Shift Key
97. stral Harp Choir Aahs Synth Voice French Horn Synth Brass 1 Oboe Bassoon Bottle Blow Whistle Charang Lead Fifth Lead Bowed Pad Halo Pad Brightness 103 Echoes 09 Kalimba 111 Fiddle 117 Taiko Drum 119 Synth Drum 125 Phone Ring 127 Applause 6 Chorus Piano 8 Clavinet 14 Xylophone 16 Dulcimer 22 24 Accordion Tango Accdn 30 32 Overdriven Gtr Gtr Harmonics 38 40 Slap Bass 2 Synth Bass 2 46 48 Pizzicato Strgs Timpani 54 Voice Oohs 56 Orchestra Hit 62 64 Brass Section Synth Brass 2 70 12 English Horn Clarinet 78 Shakuhachi 80 Ocarina 86 88 Voice Lead Bass Lead 94 96 Metallic Pad Sweep Pad 102 Goblins 104 Sci Fi 110 Bagpipe 112 Shanai 118 Melodic Tom 120 Rvrs Cymbal 126 Helicopter 128 Gunshot STYLE LIST 92 BIG BAND BIG BAND d d d S BALLAD S BALLAD d d ACOUSTIC ACOUSTIC JC OLDIES OLDIES d d d Group A Big Band 1 Miller Band Latin Big Band Broadway Cool Bossa Pop Bossa Fast Bossa Bossa Nova Swing Trio SoloPianoSwing Swingin Organ Slow Swing 50 s Ballad Bolero Country Ballad Country Ballad2 Shuffle Blues Soul Shuffle Gospel Fast Gospel Blues Unplugged 1 Unplugged 2 Unplugged 3 Solo Piano Pop F
98. tart the playback where you left off 3 To Stop the Playback PLAY PAUSE STOP RECORD Press the STOP button to stop the playback 5 e Your recording will be reset it s beginning So ment volume of the accompaniment track only upon playback of your Note The Accompaniment Volume Slider can control the accompani performance 67 RECORDING MARK Hi COMPOSER SSS SI ACCOMP MEL 1 MEL 2 MEL 3 MEL 4 RESET E X 2 Oo ED PLAY PAUSE STOP RECORD BEG MARK END MARK 1L B e Te MARK The mark feature allows you to isolate a section of a track of your recording If you would like study or to redo a segment of your track recording it can be easily accomplished with the BEG MARK END MARK buttons The area that you mark by using the BEG MARK and END MARK buttons will function the same way as your previous recordings and playbacks except it is only that portion of the song instead of the entire song HOW TO USE BEG MARK AND END MARK BUTTONS PLAY PAUSE 1 With your musical performance recorded into the music recorder press gt 2 While listening to the playback press the BEG MARK Button at the BEG MARK place that you would like to begin to isolate your song The Beg Mark Button LED Indication will turn on E C END MARK 3 As your song continues to playback press the End Mark Button at the end of the portion of your song that you want to isolate E The End Mark Button LED Indication will turn on
99. te your performance The vocal grades are Try Again Good Very good and Excellent STOP THE SONG MODE Press the SONG button to exit from the Song Lesson course 71 SD MEMORY CARD The Card Disk features on this piano allows the user to Record or Playback from two different Memory Storage Formats Suzuki offers this option to ensure that the Suzuki Piano Line always features the latest in digital technology Also this allows the option to save into a format that you are most familar and or comfortable with Both the SD Memory Card and the Floppy Disk storage and playback functions operate in a similar manner however the SD Memory Card offers a much larger capacity for memory storage METRONOME CARD DISK MEMORY CARD MIDI SONG CO Oo Memory Card Reader Insert only Secure Digital SD memory card type SD CARD FEATURES The SD Memory Card features allows you to Load Songs Save Songs Delete Song Files and Rename your song files MEMORY CARD INSERT THE CARD Insert the SD Memory Card into the Memory Card Slot with the label side up and the metal teeth leading into the slot Slide the SD Memory Card into the slot and push it with your index finger until it clicks into place The SD Memory Card should be approximately flush with the Memory Card Plastic Molding when you have heard or felt the click meaning that it is engaged REMOVE THE CARD To remove the SD Memory Card press the SD Memory C
100. the knob counter clockwise as shown You may need a Pliers to adjust if it is difficult to reach with your fingers Important for the stability of the piano B Install the Power Cord Install the power cord E into its receptacle on the bottom left of the piano Connectthe male end to an appropriate wall receptacle 15 CONNECTOR PANEL This connector panel with its various jacks is located on the bottom left of the piano under the keybed r MIDI 34 PHONES 4 MNE r MICROPHONE e 00 eese ee VIDEO 2 LIN FOUR N OUT USB VOL ECHO N 1 VIDEO OUTPUT This jack will send the NTSC video signal of the Karaoke Lyrics to your TV Itis located to the left of the Connector VIDEO Panel Please use the included cord or similar RCA type cord to plug the GP 3 video output jack to the similar style Video Input Jack on your TV PHONES 4 2 PHONE 1 PHONE 2 You can play in total silence without disturbing o o others in the room by plugging a set of headphones into one of the appropriate sockets When headphones are plugged into either of these jacks the main speaker system is turned off Two sets of headphones may be used simultaneously r UNE 3 4 3 LINE IN These stereo audio input jacks will amplify the supplied signal e through the internal sound delivery system They can be used to hook up items such as CD players MP3 player or Cassette player N QUT LINE OUT These stereo
101. usic Recorder Section The ACCOMP button is used to record the selected auto Accompaniment Rhythm Style for your music recording session See Record Section of the manual for further information MEL MELODY 1 4 Music Recorder Section There are four tracks for recording melody or piano keys to the right side of the Split Point if the Accompaniment Rhythm Style is engaged These Melody recording tracks will record all 88 piano keys when the Accompaniment is not engaged See Record Section of the manual for further information RESET Music Recorder Section The RESET button is used to erase a previously recorded track Press and hold the Reset Button while you press the Accomp or Mel 1 4 Button that you want to erase See Record Section of the manual for further information 25 PANEL CONTROLS 26 Hi COMPOSER ACCOMP lt MEL 1 MEL 2 MEL 3 MEL 4 RESET oo oO X PLAY PAUSE STOP RECORD BEG MARK END MARK L3 amp N 71 7 eo0000 38 39 40 41 42 PLAY PAUSE Press the PLAY PAUSE button to hear previously recordedtracks Pressthe PLAY PAUSE button again to pause the recording or playback See Record Section of the manual for further information STOP Press the STOP button to stop the recording or playback See Record Section of the manual for further information RECORD This Piano contains a 5 track Music Recorder Sequencer that allows the user to record their mus
102. will access the Disk Utility Screen DISK MENU 84 1 2 Play Disk Use the Utility sub menu to access the following options Format Format prepares a new disk for use Most Floppy disks have been formatted but if you happen to have a disk that is not formatted then data cannot be stored on it Format will erase all previous files ona disk so make sure you can afford to erase all the data on the floppy disk that you are formatting Disk Utility Load the disk into the disk drive Make sure that the disk you have selected can be completely erased Select the Format menu a progress bar will be displayed When formatting is complete the main disk menu screen will be displayed Copy Card Disk is used to duplicate a file from the Disk to a Memory Card or from the Memory Card to a Disk Load the Card and Disk into their respective areas Make sure that the Card or Disk that you have selected has the song data file you want to copy Select the Copy menu the menu will ask you if want to copy to Card or to Disk Select one and then select Okay to engage this function Card Zx Oe The menu will show the available songs on the Card or Disk depending on your selection If there are additional songs to display the indicator light on the SCREEN RIGHT LEFT buttons will turn on Select the song you want to copy and press the ENTER button Use the VALUE buttons or wheel to rename the copied song a progr
103. yles of music Normal is the default setting High is the most sensitive piano response which permits maximum sound levels with a light touch Fixed does not offer any touch sensitivity Each key plays at full volume no matter how hard the piano key is hit Itis commonly used on Harpsichord and Organ voices CURSER SPLIT POINT FUNCTION Performance Setup Velocity Norm Split Point ew O Screen Hold 45 Split Point The split point divides the piano into two sections for both the Upper Piano Voice and the Auto Accompaniment or Lower Voice Please see the Piano Voices section for more information The Auto Accompaniment Split Point divides the piano into two sec tions an Accompaniment section and a Melody Upper Piano section Please see the Auto Accompaniment section for more information Use the VALUE buttons or the DATA wheel to select a split point in the range of C2 C4 Piano Key Range Press the VALUE buttons simultaneously to recall the default setting 3 Note The default split point is the G2 key 50 SETUP PERFORMANCE MENU PERFORMANCE SETUP MENU ee Press the SETUP button 1 The first Set Up Menu Screen will appear on the LCD Screen b 2 ENTER The Performance Listing will be highlighted Press the ENTER button to access the Performance menu NS 3 Use the CURSOR buttons to access the following options shown below TRANSPOSE 3 The Transpose feature can shift the pitch

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