Kohler KD165 User's Manual
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1. OFF The Autostart status function remains stored in the memory so it remains remembered even after the KD165 is turned Off BASIC OPERATION The AUTO PLAYER function is automatically turned or off on when the POWER ON OFF button is used If a CD is already inserted in to the CD drive you can start the player piano function simply by pressing the AUTO PLAYER button above the PIANO button PLAYBACK for convenient operation most player piano functions are operated from the remote If the system is turned ON while a CD is already in the CD player the KD CD player will briefly scan the CD and display the total number of song selections For example if the CD contains 16 selections the display shows By pressing PLAY on the remote control KD will play the first track 6 The displays shows 01 The flashing dot is indicating playback mode STOP To stop playback press the STOP button on the remote control Display shows St for approximately 3 seconds then the total number St of tracks AUTO PLAY KD CD s remote provides complete and convenient control over all the functions However if for any reason the remote control cannot be used the Auto Play function allows automatic playback Every time the CD tray is opened a CD is inserted and the tray is closed again KD CD automati cally selects the first track and starts playback at medium preset volume level For the keys to move the AUTO PLAY button on the KD165 control p2. as per the example above is CD player main controller v 3 26 Midi processor v34 Solenoid rail controller v 1 42 15
3. OWNERS MANUAL i it R j KOHLE I TA L a z bDti Git SOFTWARE VERSION RELEASE 1 0 OWNER S GUIDE WELCOME Congratulations on choosing the Kohler KD 165 digital Piano with the AUTO PLAY player piano function The KD165 was designed to turn a your digital piano into a state of the art player piano OVERVIEW The moment you insert a special CD into the almost invisible controller or select a song from a floppy disk or the onboard hard drive your KD165 becomes a player piano Enjoying piano music at its best is as close as the touch of a button The easy to use remote control gives you the convenience you are accustomed to with your audio devices Familiar controls like Play Stop Preset Volume and Track Select make this sophisticated system as easy to operate as your CD player The Kohler KD165 captures all the musical expressions of the original performing artist Then the KD165 goes further providing dazzling accompaniments by orchestras and bands Many of the CDs have vocal tracks recorded by noted artists The expansive CD library from two major player piano company s library will satisfy your every musical wish You can also play Standard MIDI files from the floppy drive or the hard drive The KD165 will find the piano part if any recorded in the MIDI file and direct it to the Grand Piano sound as well as to the player mechanism to move the keys The KD165 will read and play the QRS and Piano Di
4. TIIELI I to NET TIT Potidltits Slowly move the ACC SEQ VOLUME slider up to increase the PIANO volume and the ASSIGN SLIDER to adjust the accompaniment level if playing an orchestrated CD After this basic adjustment you can also use the remote control functions as described next 9 TRACK SELECTION PREV PREVIOUS AND NEXT NEXT By pressing down the PREV previous or the NEXT next buttons tracks can be selected in both STOP or PLAY mode After the track is selected in STOP mode press play While in PLAY mode the selected track will start playing automatically Display shows Current track XX corresponds to track numbers XX VOLUME Volume UP and DOWN control global volume settings of the piano and orchestral accompaniment Pressing repeatedly or 4 will increase or decrease the volume in increments Display shows UX X corresponds to a volume level 0 9 Note Global volume balance bass and treble settings will be memorized when the system is turned OFF PRESET MASTER VOLUME SETTINGS The Preset Master Volume controls allow convenient instant global volume changes The LOW preset provides a listening level when quiet background music is desired When the CONCERT preset level is selected ConcertMasterCD reproduces all the musical expressions of the original performing artist Although preset volume settings have default levels they are also user program mable When a preset is selected the display sh
5. TON Used to connect external amplifier Used to open the CD Tray and or powered speakers to the KOHLER CD 12 DISC TRAY Used to hold CD to be played 5 amp 6 LINE INPUT LEFT AND RIGHT Used to connect an external audio source to the KOHLER CD 7 POWER RAIL CONNECTOR Used to connect the solenoid engine to the KOHLER CD BASIC OPERATION In this section you will find functions that allow you to enjoy your new player pianos features The Auto Play function is turned on with the KD165 s Power On button You can also turn the CD player ON and OFF using the remote control or by pressing the power on button on the stationary CD controller For the convenient operation many functions are accessed from the remote control The quickest way to start the player piano function is as follows 1 Insert a player piano CD in to the CD drive 2 Press the AUTO PLAY button on the KD 165s user panel AUTO PLAY O p The player piano will start playing after a few seconds This is a user programmable feature If youd like to use it you will need to enable the function By default from factory this function is disabled How to enable disable the AUTO PLAY function from the user panel Press and hold the LOWVOL button for about 5 seconds while aiming to the CD player The CD Player display shows the new function status Use the NEXT and PREV buttons to change L me Mn a amp wD a G AS On FOR AUTO START ON FOR AUTO START
6. anel has also be engaged PAUSE To pause the playback press PAUSE on the remote control The current track number will flash on the display until PAUSE or PLAY is pressed again For example Flashing O 5 To resume playback press PAUSE again or PLAY VOLUME SETTINGS FOR THE AUTO PLAYER The player piano and the accompaniment volume can be adjusted from the front panel sliders as well as from the infra red remote controller It is recomended first to adjust the front panel sliders and then use the remote controller for convenient operation D am Aim to the CD player with the remote m BALANCE BASS TREBLE controller and and press the MED VOL button co MED VOL CONCERT AUX MASTER ACC SEQ ASSIGN VOLUME TONE VOLUME SUDER VOLUME TONE VOLUME SLIDER 10 12 10 10 12 10 0 0 0 12 0 0 12 0 Play the keyboard like you normally would and adjust the MASTER VOLUME and TONE to the desired setting Set all four sliders to 0 Insert a player piano CD into the CD player or select a song in the SONG PLAY section from a floppy disk or the hard drive Remember that only SONG1 can be used in the AUTO PLAYER mode and the BALANCE SLIDER has to be in the upper SONG1 position Start the playback by pressing the AUTO PLAYER button if you want to play a CD or PLAY1 in the SONG PLAY section after loading the song into the memory MASTER ACC SEQ ASSIGN VOLUME TONE VOLUME SLIDER OllITTTIIEEI I to OllTIT
7. companiment use the CD play functions but do not press AUTO PLAY The display shows To disengage Piano Mute press LOW VOL low volume preset twice within three seconds PIANO EXPRESSION LEVEL To see what piano expression is currently used press button CD while playback Light expression Medium Expression High expression UY N Current expression selection remains displayed for 3 seconds To change current expression press button CD while expression is displayed CD Player select next available expression d1 d2 d3 d1 d2 d3 Note Piano expression remains remembered between tracks when CDs are exchanged Piano expression is remembered independently for Pianomation and PianoDisc CD type After device power up expression selection is reset to dI 12 REPEAT Pressing the Repeat button once will repeat the current song The display shows briefly then rt displays the track XX Pressing the Repeat button twice within 3 seconds will repeat the current CD from the beginning to the end The display shows briefly then r C displays the track XX Repeat play can be stopped by pressing the STOP or PAUSE button RANDOM Random or shuffle play will randomly select and plays elections from the current CD By pressing the Stop button followed with the Random button on the remote control each selection on the current CD will be played in random order once After all the songs are played Concer
8. ows Ix hx or co for 10 seconds During this time the volume bass and treble control buttons can be used to modify the selected Ix or hx settings CONCERT preset is not user changeable To reset presets to the factory settings turn off the main power switch off the piano player for 30 seconds and then turn the system on again LOWVOL low volume display shows X MEDVOL medium volume display shows h gt CONCERT concert volume display shows C O 10 BALANCE BALANCE 1 or will increase the accompaniment volume level When BALANCE J or J is pressed the display shows BX BASS AND TREBLE CONTROLS BASS and TREBLE J or J will change the tone of the accompaniment track by increasing or decreasing the bass and treble levels When BASS and TREBLE J or buttons are pressed the display shows XB Treble XT X corresponds to the relative level setting Note BALANCE BASS and TREBLE level numbers X correspond as follows 4 default center setting 5 8 increase 3 0 decrease For best results set the VOLUME control on the amplified speaker to 75 and the BASS and TREBLE controls to center 11 MUTE PIANO MUTE The mute function allows the user to turn off the player piano while the accompaniment is playing This is recommended when playing standard audio CDs to avoid randomly triggered notes To mute the piano press the LOWVOL low volume preset twice within three seconds To play along with with the ac
9. sc CD library and any standard MIDI file GETTING STARTED Controls and Indicators Table 1 Remote control Identification Treble Control Random Play ScacRT RANDON POWER ia O O O CD Player Power ON OFF Bass Control SOURCE Accompaniment Balance BALANCE BASS TREBLE CD C _ Playback Expression Curve Select LOWVOL MEDVOL CONCERT AUX Preset Volume LOW GD O External Source Select p aa Preset Volume MEDIUM and CONCERT ay Next Track PREV PAUSE NEXT Previous Track a A Global Volume Up Pause STOP VOLUME Stop Y Global Volume Down KOHLER CD Ihe Kohler KD CD remote controller is an IR infra red device The remote control operates best when you point it directly at the front of the KOHLER CD control unit or at the external IR sensor Battery The remote controller s battery compartment contains 2 AAA type batteries Table 2 Stationary Controller AUX AMI OUT RIGHT OUT LEFT RIGHT OUT LEFT POWER RAIL JS UKOHLER L_ DIGITAL AUDIO 1 IR SENSOR 8 ON OFF BUTTON External IR sensor connector Used to turn on and off the unit 2 ANALOG MIDI OUT 9 LED DISPLAY Used to send special analog MIDI Displays CD track numbers and signal to external device control functions Note Function is not available in firmware MIDI processor V59 10 IRSENSOR and under Remote controller sensor 3 amp 4 LINE OUTPUT RIGHT AND LEFT 11 DISC TRAY OPEN BUT
10. tMasterCD will go into Stop mode briefly then The display shows e display SNOWS r nN displays the track XX Repeat functions also can be used while in random mode Pressing the Random button followed by the Repeat will engage a non stop random playback mode in which songs are played and repeated infinitely Pressing Stop or Pause will cancel the Random mode STANDARD AUDIO CD PLAYBACK Standard audio CDs will be automatically recognized and played Track selection volume bass and treble adjustments function as in normal playback mode Keys will be not moved when playing standard audio CD 13 SOURCE SELECT KD CD will automatically recognize the format of the inserted CD When C1 source is being detected the display shows for 1 second followed by the current track number C1 corresponds to a QRS Pianomation CD format When C2 source is being detected the display shows for 1 second followed by the current track number e 2 NJ _ C2 Corresponds to PianoDisc piano CD format Note Player piano CDs are special CDs standard audio CDs will not activate the player mechanism Press AUX once to select AUX1 source mode the display shows AUXI selection allows you to play external Audio sources connected via the Auxilliary input such as a multi CD changer VCR DVD or Video CD player Pressing the AUX button twice within 3 seconds will selct the AUX2 input mode a2 AUX2 mode allows you to play Pianoma
11. tion CDs connected via the Auxiliary input such as a multi CD changer VCR DVD or Video CD player The display shows 14 TOIDENTIFY CURRENT VERSIONS OF FIRMWARE IN YOUR KOHLER KD PLAYER SYSTEM You may be asked by the technical support or piano technician to identify the version of your Kohler KD Player firmware To identify installed firmware please follow these instructions If your KD 165 is turned on turn it OFF first and wait about 30 seconds Turn ON the KD165 Observe the Power ON sequence of the digits on the KD165 display This sequence will begin to display immediately after turning the Power supply on it is recommended to have the pencil and paper handy to note the sequence of the digits THE POWER ON DISPLAY SEQUENCE OF THE DIGITS TRANSLATES TO THE FIRMWARE VERSION AS FOLLOWING 1 Optionally this shortly appears Acoustic Piano CD player First digit of CD player Main controller firmware version M 3 in this example N UW SS Second two digits of CD player Main controller firmware 26 in this example MIDI processor header AD Second two digits of MIDI processor firmware 34 in this example VI O N Solenoid rail controller firmware version first digit G 1 in this examMRlEnple 8 Solenoid rail controller firmware version second two digif 2 in thi 9 End of Power ON Display sequence the display test all segments are enabled The version of the firmware
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