Kawai CN2 Bedienungsanleitung

DIGIT AL PIANO OWNER’S MANUAL CN2[...]

– 2 – Thank you for choosing this Kawai CN2 Digital Piano. Y our new CN2 is a high-quality instrument of fering the very latest in leading-edge music technology . This manual contains valuable information that will help you make full use of your CN2 piano’ s many capabilities. Please read it carefully and keep it handy for further reference. [...]

– 3 – Important Safety Instructions When using the headphones, do not listen for long periods of time at high volume levels. Doing so may result in hearing problems. The chair must be used properly (it must be used only when playing the product). ● Do not play with it or stand on it. ● Only one person is allowed to sit on it. ● Do not sit[...]

– 4 – Failure to do so may cause breakdown of this product and other devices. ● Doing so may cause the product to generate noise. ● If the product generates noise, move the product sufficiently away from the electrical appliance or connect it to another AC outlet. Failure to do so may damage them, resulting in fire, electric shock or short-[...]

– 5 – ● Doing so may cause the product to become deformed or fall over, resulting in breakdown or injury. Do not stand on the product or exert excessive force. Notes on Repair Should an abnormality occur in the product, immediately turn the power OFF, disconnect the power cord plug, and then contact the shop from which the product was purchas[...]

– 6 – 3. Place the piano on the front half of the stand so that the metal fitting holes are seen when viewed from the top. Slide the piano backward while holding it with one hand so that it does not incline and fall from the stand. The hooks on the piano are then engaged with the metal fittings on the Side Panels. Pay attention so that your han[...]

– 7 – CAUTION: Be sure to secur e the piano to the stand with the screws. If you fail to do so, the unit could fall from the stand causing damage or personal injury . 4. Insert the pedal connection cord that comes from Pedal Board (C) into the piano’ s pedal jack and fasten with cord clamps. Bottom View (H) 5. T urn the Adjuster (installed on[...]

– 8 – P AR T NAMES CONCERT MAGIC BUTTON (A) Absolutely anyone can play a real music with Concert Magic... even if you’ve never taken a piano lesson in your life. All you have to do is to select a favorite song and tap any of the 88 keys. For more details, see page 1 1. DEMO BUTTON (B) T o listen to all the demos, simply press this button. The[...]

– 9 – JACKS K IJ MIDI JACKS (I) Use these jacks to connect the CN2 piano with external MIDI devices. PEDAL JACK (J) Connect the pedal cord from the pedal board to this jack. HEADPHONES JACKS (K) Used to connect up to two headphones to this digital piano. SOFT PEDAL (L) Depressing this pedal softens the sound and also reduces its volume. When Ja[...]

– 10 – GETTING ST AR TED 1. BASIC OPERA TIONS (1) Press the POWER button to turn the power on. (2) Adjust the volume. Play a note on the keyboard and adjust the volume. (Moving the slider upward raises the volume while moving downward lowers it.) (3) Choose a sound. Method 1 Pressing the SOUND SELECT button once will change the sound to the nex[...]

– 11 – 3. METRONOME The CN2 piano’ s metronome function can help you practice the piano or recording a song by providing a steady beat for you to play along with. (1) T o start the metronome, press the METRONOME button. (2) T o turn off the metronome, press the METRONOME button again. Changing the Beat (Time Signature) Y ou can change the bea[...]

– 12 – W ith Concert Magic, absolutely anyone can sit at the CN2 piano and make real music… even if you’ve never taken a piano lesson in your life. T o enjoy performing by yourself, you have only to select your favorite piece from 40 preprogrammed songs and tap any of the 88 keys with a steady rhythm and tempo. Concert Magic will provide th[...]

– 13 – Performing a song Now you’re ready to play yourself. T ap out the rhythm of the selected song on any one of the 88 black or white keys on your piano keyboard. As you tap harder , the notes will get louder; as you tap softer , the notes will get quieter . As you tap faster , the notes speed up; as you tap slower , they will slow down co[...]

– 14 – Melody Play These songs are also quite easy to play , especially if they are familiar to you. T o perform them, tap out the rhythm of the melody on any one of the keys on your piano keyboard. Singing along as you tap the rhythm can be helpful. Play “T winkle, T winkle, Little Star” for example. Follow the melody’ s rhythm as shown.[...]

– 15 – Concert Magic Song Demo There are three ways to listen to the Concert Magic songs in the DEMO mode. All Play Press the CONCER T MAGIC button and then press the PLA Y/ST OP button without selecting a song. The CN piano will play back all of the Concert Magic songs in order . Random Play Press the CONCER T MAGIC button and then press the D[...]

– 16 – 5. DEMONSTRA TION SONG The CN2 piano has 15 built-in demonstration songs for your listening enjoyment. (1) Press the DEMO button and the song for Concert Grand will start. When the Concert Grand demo song is finished, the CN2 piano will play all the other demo songs one at a time in random order . (2) Press the SOUND SELECT button to ski[...]

– 17 – 6. USING THE RECORDER The CN piano’ s recorder records your playing much like a tape recorder , and it is just as easy to use. The CN piano records a song as digital data instead of audio data and stores the song inside the instrument. Because the song is stored as digital information you can modify the song when you play it back. Y ou[...]

– 18 – FUNCTION MODE The Function Mode gives you access to many other useful features on your CN2 piano. The following functions can be selected in the Function Mode by pressing the appropriate key: Function Default TOUCH Normal TRANSPOSE 0 TUNING A4=440.0Hz REVERB On CONCER T MAGIC MODE Mode 1 MIDI CHANNEL SELECT 1 ch MIDI LOCAL CONTROL ON/OFF[...]

– 19 – TOUCH TRANSPOSE TUNING REVERB CONCER T MAGIC MODE MIDI CHANNEL SELECT MIDI LOCAL CONTROL ON/OFF MUL TI TIMBRAL MODE ON/OFF TRANSMIT MIDI PROGRAM CHANGE 1. SELECTING A TOUCH TYPE When playing a piano, the volume of the sound produced increases in direct relation to how hard a key is struck. Y our CN2 piano lets you select from four differ[...]

– 20 – (1) Press the “TOUCH” key while holding down the METRONOME and SOUND SELECT buttons. (2)While still holding down the METRONOME and SOUND SELECT buttons, press one of the following keys on the keyboard. Key 1: Selects the “LIGHT” T ouch T ype Key 2: Selects the “NORMAL” T ouch T ype Key 3: Selects the “HEA VY” T ouch T ype[...]

– 21 – 4. REVERB Reverb adds reverberation to the sound simulating the acoustic enviroment of a recital room, stage, or concert hall. There are three types of Reverb in the CN2. They are Room, Stage and Hall. (1) Press the “REVERB” key while holding down the METRONOME and SOUND SELECT buttons. (2) While still hodling the METRONOME and SOUND[...]

– 22 – If you press the “-” key , the Concert Magic mode returns to Mode 1. 6. MIDI CHANNEL SELECT In order to exchange MIDI information with another MIDI instrument, you must first set the two connected instruments to the same channel. (1) Press the “MIDI CH” key while holding down the METRONOME and SOUND SELECT buttons. (2) While stil[...]

– 23 – The term “Multi-T imbral” is derived from the ability to play multiple timbres simultaneously . NOTE: Y ou can assign any sound of the CN2 piano to any channel in the way you like by sending the correct Program Change Number to the CN2 piano from an external MIDI device. See page 26 for assignment of sound and program number . (1) Pr[...]

– 24 – MIDI The term MIDI is an acronym for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, an international standard for connecting synthesizers, sequencers (MIDI recorders) and other electronic instruments so that they can exchange performance data. The CN2 is equipped with two MIDI jacks for exchanging data: MIDI IN and MIDI OUT . Each uses a special [...]

– 25 – CONCER T MAGIC SONG LIST Category # Song T itle Arrangement T ype Children’ s Songs 1 T winkle, T winkle, Little Star MP 2 I’m A Little T eapot MP 3 Mary Had A Little Lamb MP 4 London Bridge MP 5 Row , Row , Row Y our Boat MP 6 Frère Jaques MP 7 Old MacDonald Had A Farm MP Christmas Songs 8 Hark The Herald Angels Sing MP 9 Jingle Be[...]

– 26 – SPECIFICA TIONS Keyboard 88 W eighted Keys with Advanced Hammer Action IV T ouch T ype 4 T ypes (Normal, Light, Heavy , Constant) Max Polyphony 72 Notes T ones 15 T ones Reverb Room, Stage, Hall Metronome Beat: 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 3/8, 6/8 T empo: 30-300 BPM Recorder 1 song, 1 track Other Functions Dual, T ranspose, T uning, Concert[...]

– 27 – MIDI IMPLEMENT A TION CHAR T KA W AI DIGIT AL PIANO Date: November 2004 MODEL: CN2 V ersion: 1.0 FUNCTION TRANSMITTED RECEIVED REMARKS Basic Channel (Default) 1 1 (Changed) 1-16 1-16 Mode (Default) 3 1 (Message) X 1, 3* *Omni Off by setting (Altered) ✻✻✻✻✻✻✻✻ MIDI channel Note Number 15-1 13* 0-127 *with T ranspose (T rue[...]

CN2 Owner ’ s Manual OW977E-C0410 Printed in Indonesia 814783[...]