Kawai Concert Artist CA95 manuel d'utilisation

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Thank you for purchasing this Kawai Concert Ar tist CA95 /CA6 5 digital piano. This owner’s m anual c onta ins im por tant inf ormation r egard ing the instrumen t’s u sage and operation. Ple ase re ad all sections carefully , keeping this man ual handy f or future ref erenc e .  A b o u tt h i sO w n e r ’ sM a n u a l Before attempting t[...]

Impor tant Safety Instruc tions denotes that care should be taken. The example instructs the user to take care not to allow ngers to be trapped . denotes a prohibited operation. The example instructs that disassembly of the product is prohibited. denotes an operation that should be carried out. The example instructs the user to remove the power [...]

W ARNING Indicates a potential hazard that could result in death or serious injur y if the product is handled incorrectly. This product shall be near the A C outlet and the power cord plug in a position so that it can readily be disconnected in an emergency because elec tricity is alway s charging while the plug is in the A C outlet even in a power[...]

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8 Important Safet y Instructions ........................ 4 T abl e of Content s ..................................... 8 Introduction Welcome to the Concert Ar tist ...................... 10 1 . Feature Highlights .................................... 10 2. Own er’s Manual Conventions ........................ 11 Part Names and Functions ..........[...]

9 Settings (co n t . ) Virtual T echnician Set tings .......................... 76 1 . T ouch Cur ve ........................................... 77 User T o uch Curve ..................................... 78 2. V oicing ................................................ 79 3. Damper Resonance ................................... 80 4. Damper Noise . .[...]

10 Introduction 1 Fea ture Highlights Grand F eel wooden-key action with Iv or y T ouch ke y surfaces and ‘ Let-O ’ mechanism. The C A95 and CA65 digital pianos utilise Kawai ’s latest Gr and Feel woode n- key keyboa rd acti on, which dr aws upon 85 years of acousti c piano craf t smanship to provid e an exceptionally realis tic playing e [...]

11 Introduction 2 Owner ’ s Manu al C on v ention s This owner ’ s manual utilises a number of illustrative con ven tions in order to explain the CA95 / CA65 digital piano’ s various functions . The examples below pro vide an ov ervi ew of the but ton LED indicator stat es and press typ es, and the appearance of di erence kinds of tex t . [...]

12 Introduction P ar t N ames and F unc t ions a c d e f h j g i k b lm n o q p[...]

13 Introduction a PO WE R button This sw itch is used to turn the ins trument o n/ o. Be sure to turn o the instrumen t after playing. * The C A95/CA65 digi tal p iano f eatur es a powe r savi ng mo de that can tu rn o th e ins trum ent auto matic all y af ter a s pec ie d pe rio d of inac ti vit y. For more i nfor matio n, pl ease r ef[...]

14 Introduction Set ting Up t he Piano 1 . Connec ting t he power cable to the inst rument CA 9 5 Connec t the inclu ded p ower cabl e to the ‘ AC IN’ inl et loc ated on the back sid e of instru ment in the b ottom l ef t corn er . CA 6 5 Connec t the inclu ded p ower cabl e to the ‘ AC IN’ inl et loc ated on the right han d side, towards t[...]

15 Introduction A d justing t he V olume / Using Headphones  Adjusting the volume The MA ST ER VOLUME slider controls the vo lume level o f the instrument’s speakers, or headphones if c onnected. Move the slid er up to increase the vo lume, and down to de crease the volume. Use this slider to s et the volume to a co mfor tab le listenin g leve[...]

sec tion 16 Pla ying the P iano Using t he P edals As with a grand piano, the CA95 /CA65 digital piano features three pedals: sustain, sostenuto, and soft .  Sustain pe dal ( right pedal) Depressin g this pedal sus tains the so und af ter o ne’s hands have bee n lif ted fro m the keybo ard - greatly enri ching the piano sound, w hile also assi[...]

sec tion 17 Pla ying the P iano The CA95 /CA65 digital piano features a wi de selection of realisti c instrument sounds suitable for various musical styles . Sounds are arranged into eight ca tegories, with several sounds assigned to each category but ton. For a complete listing of available instrument sounds , please refer to page 1 27 of this own[...]

18 Pla ying the P iano The Dual Mode func tion allows two sounds to be lay ered together , creating a more complex sound. For example, a piano sound lay ered with strings, or a church organ combined with a choir , etc . 1 . E ntering Dual mode Press and hol d a SOUND but ton to sel ec t the main soun d, then press another SO UND but ton to sel ec t[...]

19 Pla ying the P iano Dual Mo de set tings The Dual Mo de set tings menu allows characte ristics of the combined sound to b e adjusted.  Dual Mode set tings Dual Mode set ting Description Default set ting Balance Adjust the volume balance betw een the main an d layered sounds . 5 : 5 L ayer O c ta ve S hi f t Raise/ lower the p itch of the laye[...]

20 Pla ying the P iano Split Mode The Split Mode function divides the keyboard into two sections, allowing each se c tion to be pla yed with a dierent sound. For example, a bass sound in the lower sec tion, and a piano sound in the uppe r sec tion. 1 . E ntering Split mode Press the FUNCTION button ( SPLIT). The Split M ode scre en will b e show[...]

21 Pla ying the P iano 3. Changing the split point Press and hol d the FUNCT ION but ton, th en press the desire d split key on the key board . The name o f the presse d key will brie y be sh own in the LCD display , and will be come the new split p oint. hold Upper section Lower s ec ti on New split point Split Mode set tings The Split Mo de se[...]

22 Pla ying the P iano F our Hands M ode The Four Hands Mode function divides the keyboard int o tw o sec tions in a similar wa y to that of the Split Mode fun c tion . Howeve r , with Four H and s Mo de e nab le d, t he oc t ave/pitch o f eac h se c tion is auto matic all y adju ste d to create two separate 44 -key instruments with the same pl ayi[...]

23 Pla ying the P iano 3. Changing the Four Hands mode split point Press and hol d the FUNCT ION but ton, th en press the desire d split key on the key board . The name o f the presse d key will brie y be sh own in the LCD display , and will be come the new split p oint. hold Right section Left section New split point F our Hands Mode set tings [...]

24 Pla ying the P iano Rev erb Reverb adds re verberation t o the sound, simulating the ac oustic en vironment of a recital room, stage, or conc ert hall. Some sound ty pes, such as acoust ic piano, enable rev erb automatically in order to impro ve ac oustic realism. The CA95 /CA65 digital piano featur es six dierent reverb type s.  Rev erb t[...]

25 Pla ying the P iano  Entering t he Rev erb sett ings menu Press and hol d the RE VERB bu tton . The Reve rb set tings me nu will be show n in the LCD display .  Adjusting Re verb settings Af ter entering the Reverb set tings me nu: Press the d or c but tons to move th e sele c tion cur sor over th e desired set ting. Press the e or f but t[...]

26 Pla ying the P iano In addition to reverb, various other eect s can be appl ie d to the selected sound, altering the tonal charac ter and feeling of the instrument. A s with rev erb, some sound t ypes e nable cer tain ee ct s automatically in order to enhance tonal quality. The CA 95 / CA65 digital piano features 1 1 dierent eect t y[...]

27 Pla ying the P iano  Eec ts settings (con t.) Eec t t ype Eec t set ting Description Classic Chor us Mono / Stere o T oggl e bet wee n a Mono o r Stereo ef fe ct . Spee d Adjust the sp eed o f the chorus . T rem olo / Classic T remol o Dr y / Wet Adjust the intensit y o f the tremo lo. Spee d Adjust the sp eed o f the tremo lo. Auto [...]

28 Pla ying the P iano Metronome / D rum R h y t hms The Metronome function provides a steady beat to aid practi cing the piano at a consistent tempo. In addition t o regular metronome beats, the C A9 5 /CA6 5 digital piano also features a variety of drum rhy thms to accompan y most playing st yles and musical genres . For a complete listing of ava[...]

29 Pla ying the P iano  Adjusting Metronome settings Af ter entering the M etronom e set tings menu: Press the d or c but tons to move th e sele c tion cur sor over th e desired set ting. Press the e or f but tons to adjust th e sele c ted set ting. * T o r eset t he cur rent s et ting to t he de faul t valu e, pres s the FUNCTION button ( RESET[...]

30 Pla ying the P iano Registration Memories The Registration fu nction allows the current instrument se tup ( sound selec tions, split p oint, reverb and eect settings, and various othe r panel options) to be stored to a memory and conv eniently recalled at the touch of a button. Th ere are t wo banks (‘ A ’ and ‘B’ ) for each regis tra[...]

31 Pla ying the P iano  Storing a Registration memor y Press and hol d the REGIS TR A TIO N but ton. The ei ght registr ation memo r y but tons will s tar t to ash. Press the or F UNCTION buttons to select the regist ration memor y bank ‘ A ’ or ‘B’ , then press a registration memory (S OUND) button. A beep will sound and the c urrent[...]

32 Music Menu Demo Songs The Demo function provides an excellent introduction to the varied capabilities of CA95 /CA65 digital piano. There are ov er 30 dierent demonstration songs a vailable, highlighting the instruments’ rich sele ction of high qualit y sounds and its power speaker system. For a complete listing of demonstration songs , plea[...]

33 Music Menu In addition to the sound demonstration songs, the CA95 /C A65 digital piano also features a selection of popular classical piano work s from the Baroque and Romantic p eriods . Notated scores are pro vided in the separate ‘C lassical Piano Collection’ b ook * , assisting the musica l appreciation and study of each pi ece. For a co[...]

34 Music Menu Lesson F u nc tion The Lesson function allow s budding pianists to practice the piano using a selection of built-in song book s and nger exercises . The lef t and right hand par ts of each pi ece can be prac ticed se parately , adjusting the tempo to per fec t dicult passage s, before be ing recorded for se lf-evaluation.  Bu[...]

35 Music Menu 2 List ening to the selec ted lesson song This page will explain how to play and stop the sele cted lesson song, and change the playback position. 1 . Playing the lesson song Af ter sele cting a l esson bo ok and so ng: Press the PLA Y /S TOP but ton. The LED indi cator for the PL A Y /S TOP but ton will turn on , and a one bar count-[...]

36 Music Menu 3 Lesson F unc tion set tings The Lesson Function set tings menu allows the lef t and right-hand part volumes of the current lesson song to be a d j u s t e d , a l l o w i n g e a c h p a r t t o b e p r a c t i c e d s e p a r a t e l y . I t i s a l s o p o s s i b l e t o a d j u s t t h e p l a y b a c k t e m p o o f t h e curre[...]

37 Music Menu 4 Repeat ing sec tions of a les son song The ‘ A- B Loop’ feature of the Lesson F unction allows sect ions of the sele cted lesson song to be ‘looped’ between two point s in order to prac tise dicult passages continuously. 1 . Playing the lesson song Af ter sele cting a l esson bo ok and so ng: Press the PLA Y /S TOP but to[...]

38 Music Menu 5 Recording a les son song prac tice The Le sson Func tion’s Record f eature al lows the l ef t or right-ha nd par t s of the s ele c ted le sson s ong to be r ecor ded to internal memor y , and then played back for self- evaluation. 1 . Star ting t he lesson song re cording Af ter sele cting a l esson bo ok and so ng: Press the REC[...]

39 Music Menu 6 F ing er E x ercis es The lesson func tion also includes a selec tion of nger exercise s for practicing major and minor scales , arpeggios , chords, cadences, and Hanon exercises, with notated sc ores provided in the separat e ‘Finger Exercises’ book. The CA95 /CA65 digital piano can also evaluate one’ s prac ti ce, analysi[...]

40 Music Menu C oncer t Magic The Conc ert Magic function allows c omplete beginners t o enjo y playing the piano by simply selec ting one of the 1 76 pre- programme d songs, then tap ping the keyboard with a steady rhythm and te mpo. For a complete listing of available Concer t Magic songs, p lease refer to the separate ‘ Internal Song Lis ts’[...]

41 Music Menu 4. Changing t he Concert M agic playback sound Press a SOUND but ton to chang e the sound us ed for the Con cert Magic son g (melody and accompaniment par t s) . It is also possi ble to sel ect i ndep end ent soun ds for the mel ody a nd acc ompaniment parts: Press the FUNCTION button ( SP LIT), t o enable C oncert Magic split mode. P[...]

42 Music Menu Concert M agic 3 C on c er t Magic setti ngs The Concer t Magic set tings menu allows the playback temp o, playing mode, and volume balance to be adjusted.  Concert Magic set tings Concert Magic set ting Description Def ault set ting T emp o Adjust the playb ack tempo o f the Concer t Magi c song in b eats p er minute (BPM) . Song [...]

43 Music Menu 4 C on cert Magic son g arr an gemen t t ypes Concert Magic songs are divided into three dierent arrangemen t types, each requiring a di erent lev el of skill to be per formed correctly. * The Co ncer t M agic a rran gem ent t yp e is for e ach so ng is ind icate d in th e ‘Inte rnal S ong L ist s’ bo ok let as ‘ EB’ , ?[...]

44 Recorder Song Recorder (Int ern al Memory ) The CA95 /CA65 digital piano allow s up to 1 0 dierent songs to be rec orded, stored in internal memor y , and played back at the touch of a button. Each song consists of t wo se parate track s - referre d to as ‘ part s’ - that can be recorded and played back independently . This allows the lef[...]

45 Recorder 4. Stopping the song recorder Press the PLA Y /S TOP but ton. The LED indi cators fo r the PLA Y /STOP and REC bu ttons w ill turn o, the recorder will s top, and the par t /song will be s tored in internal memory . After a few sec onds, the In ternal Song play sc reen will be shown in the LCD display , indi cating that the son g is [...]

46 Recorder 2 P la ying a song This function is use d to pla yback re corder songs stored in int ernal memor y . T o playback a song/part immediately af ter recording, s tar t this process from ste p 2. 1 . Entering song play mode Press the PLA Y /S TOP but ton. The LED indi cator for the PL A Y /S TOP but ton will turn on , and the Internal Re cor[...]

47 Recorder 3 Int ernal Re corder Edit me nu The Internal Re corder Edit menu features se ttings that allow the pitch of the keyboard or s o n g t o b e a d j u s t e d i n semi-tone steps. This menu also includes functions to delete the song, or con vert the song to an audio le.  Internal Recorde r menu Intern al Recorder function Descriptio[...]

48 Recorder Song Recorder (Inter nal Mem ory) 4 Eras ing a pa r t/ song This function is use d to erase recorder part s that may ha ve been recorded incorrec tly or songs that are no longer listened to. Once a par t / song has been e rased from memor y it c annot be recovered. 1 . Selec ting t he Erase function Af ter entering the Inte rnal Recorde[...]

49 Recorder 5 C on v erting a song t o an audi o le This function allows recorder songs st ored in internal memory to be play ed back and sav ed (c onv erted) as an audio le to a USB device in either MP3 or W A V format . 1 . Selec ting t he Con vert to Audio funct ion Af ter entering the Inte rnal Recorder edit me nu ( see pag e 4 7): Press [...]

50 Recorder A udio Record/P la yback (USB Memory) 1 Rec ordi ng a MP 3 / W A V aud io l e The CA95 /CA65 digital piano is also capable of recording per formances as digital audio - s aving the da ta to a USB memor y device in either MP 3 or W A V format. This useful func tion allows professional quality re cordings to be produced directly on the[...]

51 Recorder 3. Star ting t he USB recorde r Press a key on the keyb oard, o r the PLA Y /STOP but ton . The LED indi cators fo r the REC and PL A Y /STOP b ut tons will turn on, and recording will star t . The curre nt recording time will also b e shown in the LCD display . Time Recording 4. Stopping the USB recorder , saving the le Press the PL[...]

52 Recorder Audio Record/P la yback (USB Memory) 2 P la ying a n MP 3 / W A V au dio  le The CA95 /CA65 digital piano is also capable of playing MP 3 and W A V audio les stored on a USB memory device directly through the instrument ’ s speaker system. This function is par ticularly useful when attempting to learn the chords or melod y to a [...]

53 Recorder 2. Se lecting an audio le Press the d or c but tons to move the s ele c tion cur sor, then press the FUNC TIO N but ton (SELECT ) to se lec t the audi o le. The USB Recorde r play screen w ill be shown in th e LC D display . 3. Pla ying t he selec ted audio le Press the PLA Y /S TOP but ton. The se lec ted audio l e will st [...]

54 Recorder 3 P la ying a MIDI song  le The CA95 /CA65 digital piano also supports the playback of Standard MIDI File ( SMF) les and CA95 / CA65 recorder songs stored on a USB memory device, allowing a vast sele ction of widely accessible music to be heard through the instrument ’ s e xquisite Harmonic Imaging XL sound engine.  Song Pla [...]

55 Recorder 2. Se lecting a M IDI le Press the d or c but tons to move the s ele c tion cur sor, then press the FUNCTION button ( SELECT ) to select the MIDI  le. The USB Recorde r play screen w ill be shown in th e LC D display . 3. Pla ying the se lected MIDI le Press the PLA Y /S TOP but ton. The se lec ted MID I le will st ar t to p[...]

56 Recorder 4 US B Reco rder Edit men u The USB Recorder Edit menu allows the pla yback mode of the audio/ MIDI le to be changed to one of four t ypes . This menu also features settings to ad just the MIDI song playback tempo, and to transpose the pitch of the keyboard or MIDI song in semi-tone steps.  USB Recorder menu USB Recorder function [...]

57 Recorder 5 C on v er ti ng a MIDI song  le t o an MP 3 / W A V au dio  le This function allows MIDI les or CA9 5 / CA65 recorder song s st ored on a USB memory device to be pla yed back and saved ( converted) as an audio le (to the USB device ) in e ither MP3 or W A V format . 1 .S e l e c t i n gt h eM I D Is o n gt ob ec o n v e r [...]

58 Recorder 6 Ov erdubbing a MP 3 / W A V audi o le This function allows the sound of the C A 95 /C A 6 5 t o b e r e c o r d e d (ov e r d u b b e d) t o a n e x i s t i n g M P3 o r WAV a u d i o  l e . In addition, the CA95 digital piano also supports mixing the LINE IN audio with the ov erdubbed MP3 / W A V le. * This f unc ti on re co[...]

59 Settings F u nc t ion menus The Function menus contain a variety of options to ad just the CA95 /CA6 5 digital piano’ s operation and sound. Settings are grouped by category, pro viding convenien t acce ss to relevant cont rols . Once adj usted , set ting s can be stored to one of the instrument’ s 1 6 registration memories, or selec ted as [...]

60 Settings Basic Set tings The Basic Set tings menu contains se ttings to adjust the p itch, tuning, and general sound of the instrume nt. This menu also allows fa vourite panel se ttings to be stored, or reset back to the original fac tory conguration.  Basic Settings No. Setting Description Default set ting 1 Key T ransp ose Raise or l owe[...]

61 Settings 1 K ey T ransp ose The Key T ranspose set ting allows the pit ch of the CA95 / CA65 digital piano keyboard t o be raised or lowered in semi- tone steps. This is particularly us eful when accompanying instruments tuned for diere nt ke ys, or when a song learned in one key must be pla yed in another key . When tra nspose d, the song ca[...]

62 Settings 2 Song T ranspose The Song T ranspose set ting allows the pitch of MID I les or CA95 / CA65 rec order songs stored on a USB memory device to be raised or lowered in semi -tone steps when played back . 1 . Selec ting t he Song T ranspose setting Af ter entering the B asic Setti ngs menu (pag e 60): Press the d or c but tons to sel ec [...]

63 Settings 3 T one C ontrol The T o ne Control setting allows the o verall sound character of the CA95 /CA 65 digital piano to be adjust ed to provide the best sound quality within the area that the instrument is located. There are ve dierent preset EQ settings available, with an additional ‘User ’ setting all ow ing ner control over [...]

64 Settings Us er T one C ont rol The User T one Control option allows ner c ontrol ov er the instrument ’ s sound charac ter , allowing the volume of four frequenc y bands to be adjust ed indi vi du al ly . It is al so po ss ib le to ad just the freque ncy range of the mid -low and mid- high frequenc y bands.  User T o ne Control set ting [...]

65 Settings 4 Speak er V olum e The Speaker V olume setting allows the maximum volume lev el of the CA95 /CA 65 digital piano’ s speaker output to be reduced, providing ner adjustment control over the master volume. This setting can also func tion as a volume limiter , p reventing the instrument from being pl ay ed too loudly in the home or cl[...]

66 Settings 5 Phones V olume The Phones V olume setting allows the max imum volume lev el of the headphones output to be increase d. The default setting for Phones V olume is ‘Normal ’ in or der to protect an individual ’ s ears from excessive v olume levels. The ‘High’ set ting may be selected whe n using headp hones with a high impe dan[...]

67 Settings 6 Li ne In L e v el (CA 95 on ly ) The Line In Level setting allows the volume level of the CA95’ s Line I n input jacks to b e adjusted. This set ting may be useful when using the USB Recorder function and at tempting to balance an ex ternal audio source with the instrument ’ s sound. * The L ine In L evel ca n also b e adju sted b[...]

68 Settings 7 Li ne Ou t V olu me The Line Out Volume setting allows the le vel of the instrume nt ’ s Line Out output to be adjusted. T his setting may be useful when connecting the C A9 5 /CA6 5 digital piano to mixers and other audio equipment. * This s et ting d oe s not ae c t the sp eake r or hea dph one vo lume . 1 . Selec ting t he Lin[...]

69 Settings 8 W all EQ (CA 95 on ly ) The Wall EQ setting optimises the sound character of the soundboard speaker de p ending on whether the CA95 digital piano (back) is placed beside a wa ll, or in an area away from a wall. * This s et ting d oes n ot ae c t the he adph one s or Lin e Out o utpu t.  W all EQ sett ing Wall EQ Description O[...]

70 Settings Basic Settings 9 Tu n i n g The T u ning setting allows the ov erall pitch of the CA95 /CA6 5 digital piano to be raised and low ered in 0. 5 Hz steps, and may therefore prov e useful whe n playing with other instruments. 1 . Selec ting t he T uning set ting Af ter entering the B asic Setti ngs menu (pag e 60): Press the d or c but tons[...]

71 Settings 10 Dam per Hold The Damper Hold setting is use d to determine whether sounds such as organ or s trings should be sustained continuously when the sustain ( damper) pedal is pres sed, or whether these sounds should decay , naturally .  Damper Hold sett ing Damper Hold Description O (default) O rgan, stri ngs, etc. so unds will gra d[...]

72 Settings Basic Settings 11 Four Hands The Four Hands setting provides an alternativ e method to enabling the Four Hands Mode function, and may pro ve useful in teaching environmen ts or sit uations where the function should be e nabled automatically ev er y time the CA95 / CA65 digital piano is turned on. When enable d, all Four Hands Mode contr[...]

73 Settings 12 L CD Contrast The LCD C ontrast setting is use d to adjust the contrast of the LCD displa y . The contrast of the disp lay becomes sharper as the value increases. 1 . Selec ting t he LCD C ontrast setting Af ter entering the B asic Setti ngs menu (pag e 60): Press the d or c but tons to sel ec t the LCD Contrast set ting . 2. Adjusti[...]

74 Settings Basic Settings 13 Use r M e mo r y The User Memor y func tion allows prefe rred panel func tions/ set ti ngs to be sto re d in the instrument ’ s memor y , and automatically recalled as the de fault set tings ev ery time the C A95 /CA65 digital piano is turned on. * User M emo r y se tt ings ca n also b e save d to and l oad ed f rom [...]

75 Settings 14 F ac tor y Reset The F actor y Reset func tion clears any settings stored using the Use r Memor y func tion, restoring the CA95 / CA65 digital piano to its factor y default settings . * This f unc tio n will n ot clea r reg istr atio n memo rie s or re cord er son gs sto red i n inter nal me mor y. 1 . Selec ting t he F actor y Reset[...]

76 Settings Vir tual T echnician Set t ings An experie nced piano technician is essential to fully real ise the potential of a ne acoustic piano. In addition to meticulously tuning each note, the technician also pe r forms numerous regulation and voicing adjustments that allow the instrument to truly sing. The Virtual T echnician set tings of th[...]

77 Settings 1 T ouch C ur v e As with an acoustic piano, the CA95 /CA65 digital piano produces a louder sound when the key s are struck with force, and a softer sound when the keys are play ed gently . The volume and tonal character change in relation to the strength and spee d of playing – on a digital piano this system is referre d to as ‘tou[...]

78 Settings Vir tual T echnician Set t ings 1 T ouch C ur v e (c o n t . ) 1 . Selec ting t he T ouch Curve setting Af ter entering the Vi rtual Technician menu (page 76 ): Press the d or c but tons to sel ec t the T o uch Cur ve set ting. 2. Changing t he T ouch Curve t ype Press the e or f but tons to c ycle through the di erent T o uch C urve[...]

79 Settings 2 V oicing The V oicing setting allows the tonal character of the CA95 /C A6 5 digital piano to be set to one of six dierent types. * This V ir tual Technician s et ting w ill ae ct a ll sou nds.  Vo i c i n g t y p e s V oicing typ e D escription Normal ( def ault) T he nor mal tonal charac ter of an acoustic p iano througho u[...]

80 Settings Vir tual T echnician Set t ings 3 Damper Resonance Pressing the damper pedal of an acoustic piano raises all dampers , allowing the strings to vibra te freely . When a note or chord is pla yed on the piano with the sustain pedal pressed, not only will the strings of the notes played vibrate, but also the strings of other notes, vibratin[...]

81 Settings 4 Damper Nois e When the damper pe dal of an acoustic piano is pressed and released, it is of ten p ossible to hear the sound of the damper head touching and releasing the strings. The CA95 /CA65 digital piano reproduces this sound, with the Damper Noise set ting allowing the v olume of this sound to be adjusted. * This V ir tual Techni[...]

82 Settings Vir tual T echnician Set t ings 5 St ring Resonance String Resonance refers to a phenomenon that exists in ac oustic pianos whereby the strings of held notes resonate ‘ sympathetically ’ with other notes of the same harmonic series . The CA95 /CA65 digital piano recreates this phenomenon, with the String Resonance setting allowing t[...]

83 Settings 6 K ey- o Eect When playing an acoustic piano – particul arly in the bass region of the keyboard – if a k ey is play ed with force and released quickly, it is often possible to hear the faint sound of the damper touching the strings immediately before the vibration s are stopped. In addition, the speed at which keys are lifted[...]

84 Settings Vir tual T echnician Set t ings 7 F all-back Noise When playing an acoustic piano , it is of ten possible to he ar the faint sound of the ke yboard action returning (i.e. ‘falling back ’ ) to the neutral position af ter a key is release d. The CA95 /CA65 digital piano reproduces this sound, with the F all -back Noise set ting allowi[...]

85 Settings 8 Hammer Delay When playing pianissimo pas sages us ing an acoustic piano, there may be a pe rceived delay betwe en a key being pressed and the hammer striking the strings . If desired, the C A9 5 /CA6 5 digital piano can recreate this dela y , with the Hammer Dela y setting allowing the delay length to be adjusted. * This V ir tual Tec[...]

86 Settings 9 T opboard When playing an acoustic grand piano , the position of the instrument ’ s topboa rd (lid ) aect s both the volume and ‘ o penness’ of the tone produced. A fully open topboard allows sound wav es to reec t o the po lished lid sur face and project into the room, while a cl osed lid has the opp osite eect, res[...]

87 Settings 10 Deca y Time When playing an acoustic grand piano , the length of the instrument inuences the spee d at which held notes decay , with longer grand pianos (i.e. longer stri ngs) characterise d by longer decay times. The CA95 /CA65 digital piano attempts to simulate this c haracteristic, with the Decay Time setting allowing the lengt[...]

88 Settings Vir tual T echnician Set t ings 11 Mini mu m T ouc h The Minimum T ouch set ting allows the minimum key v elocit y require d to produce a sound t o be adjusted. By default, this setting at tempts to recreate the extreme l y ne touch sensitivit y of a concer t grand piano, allowing a ver y s of t s oun d to b e pro duce d wi th th e s[...]

89 Settings 12 S tr et ch T unin g Stretch tuning is a piano-sp ecic tuni ng method in which the tuning for the lower notes is slightly lower and the tuning for the higher notes is slightly higher than the set tings made in the Equal temperament . The Stretch T u ning setting allows the degre e of stretch tuning to be adjusted when Equal (piano [...]

90 Settings Use r T uni ng The User T uning func tion allows each of the 88 -keys to be tuned individually . 1 . Selec ting t he User T uning memor y Af ter selec ting the Stretch T u ning set ting (pa ge 89): Press the e or f buttons to select one of the U ser T uning memories. * Up to fou r die rent Us er T uning m emo rie s can b e create d a[...]

91 Settings 13 T e mperame nt The T e mperament set ting allows the tuning system used by the CA 95 / CA65 digital piano to be changed from the modern ‘Equal T emp erament ’ standard to one of the vario us temperaments p opularised during the Renaissance and Baroque p eriods. I t is also possible to create cust omise d temperame nts using the U[...]

92 Settings Vir tual T echnician Set t ings U ser T empera men t The User T emp erament set ting allows custom temp eraments to be create d. 1 . Selec ting the User T emperament Af ter selec ting the T empe rament set ting (pag e 9 1 ): Press the e or f buttons to select the User temperament, t hen press the FUNCTION button (E DIT). The User T empe[...]

93 Settings 14 T e mperame nt K ey The T empe rament Key setting allows the key of the selecte d temperame nt to be specie d. When using a temperament other than Equal temp erament, use this set ting to specif y the key signature of the piece. * This V ir tual Technician s et ting w ill ae ct a ll sou nds. 1 . Selec ting the T emperament K e [...]

94 Settings Vir tual T echnician Set t ings 15 U ser K ey V olu me The User Ke y V olume settings allows the volume of each of the 88 -keys to be adjust ed individually . * This V ir tual Technician s et ting w ill ae ct a ll sou nds. 1 . Selec ting the User Ke y V olume set ting Af ter entering the Vi rtual Technician menu (page 76 ): Press the[...]

95 Settings 16 Half- P e dal Adjust The Half-Pedal Adjust setting allows the point at which the damper /sustain pedal becomes eective (i.e. when the dampers of the piano begin to lif t f rom the string s ) t o be ad just ed. This setting may be useful for pianists that habitually rest their right fo ot on the damper/ sust ain pedal, b ut do not [...]

96 Settings 17 Sof t P edal Depth The Sof t Pedal Depth setting adjusts the ee ctiveness (i.e. depth/ strength) of the soft pedal. * This V ir tual Technician s et ting w ill ae ct a ll sou nds. 1 . Selec ting the Sof t Pedal Depth sett ing Af ter entering the Vi rtual Technician menu (page 76 ): Press the d or c but tons to sel ec t the Sof [...]

97 Settings MI DI Set t ings MIDI Ov er view The term MIDI is an acronym for Musical Instrument Digi tal Inter face, an international standard for connecting musical instruments, computers, and othe r devices to allo w the exchange of per formance data.  MIDI T er min als MIDI terminal Fu nction MIDI IN Receiv ing note, pro gram change, an d oth[...]

98 Settings  MIDI F unctions The C A95 /CA65 digital p iano suppo r ts the foll owing MIDI f unc tions: T ransmit /receive note information T ransmit/rec eive no te inform ation t o/from a MIDI- connected musical in strument or devic e. T ransmit /receive program change information T ransmit /receive progr am change data to/f rom a MIDI - connec[...]

99 Settings 1 MIDI Ch annel The MIDI Channel set ting allows the transmit/receiv e channel to be specied. The se lected channe l will function as both the transmit and receive channel ( separate transmit/receive channels cannot be specied). 1 . Se lect ing the M IDI Channel set ting Af ter entering the M IDI Set tings menu (pa ge 98): Press t[...]

10 0 Settings 2 Send Program Change Numbe r The Send Program Change Number function is used to send a Program Change Number ( 1 - 1 28) to the connected MIDI devic e. 1 . Sele ct ing the Se nd Program Change Number func tion Af ter entering the M IDI Set tings menu (pa ge 98): Press the d or c buttons to select the Send Program Change Number functi[...]

101 Settings 3 Local C ont rol The Local Control setting determines whether the instr ument will play an internal sound when the ke ys are pressed. This setting may be useful when using the CA 95 / CA65 digital piano to con trol an ex ternal MIDI device that is c onnected t o the in strumen t ’ s amplier /s peakers.  Local Control setting L[...]

10 2 Settings 4 T ransmit Program Change Number s The T ransmit Program Change Numbers set ting determin es whether the C A95 /CA65 digital piano will transmit program change information via MIDI when the instrume nt’s panel buttons are pressed.  T ransmit Program Change Numbers se tting T ransmit PGM# Multi -timbral set ting Eec t of press[...]

10 3 Settings 5 Multi- timbral Mode The Multi-timbral Mode set ting determin es whether or not the CA95 /CA6 5 digita l piano is able to receive MIDI information on more than one MIDI channel simultane ously . This allows the instrument t o play back multi-track , multi-timbral p er formance data sent from an external M IDI device.  Multi-timbra[...]

10 4 Settings 6 Channel Mute The Channel Mute setting determines which MID I channels ( 1- 1 6) are activated to receiv e MIDI information when Multi-timb ral mode is enable d. * This setting is only a vailable when the Multi-timbral Mode setting is set to ‘On 1 ’ or ‘On2’ . 1 . Sele ct ing the Channel Mute set ting Af ter entering the M ID[...]

10 5 Settings U SB MIDI ( USB to H ost connec tor ) The CA95 /CA65 digital piano features a ‘USB to Host’ t ype connector , allowing the inst rument t o be connected to a computer using an inexpensive USB cable and utilised as a MID I device. Depending on the typ e of computer and operating system installed, additional driver software may be re[...]

10 6 Settings U SB Men u The USB Menu cont ains func tions to load/sa ve registrati on memories and recorder son gs from/to a USB memor y device. This menu also allows les to be rename d and delete d, and for the USB memor y device to be formatte d.  U S BM e n uf u n c t i o n s No. Function Descript ion 1 Load Song Load a reco rder son g fr[...]

10 7 Settings 1 Load Song The Load Song func tion is used to load C A95 /CA65 reco rder songs stored on a USB memory device into the instrument ’ s internal memor y . * This f unc ti on wil l over wri te any son g data s tore d in th e sel ec ted s ong m emo r y. * For mo re inf ormat ion ab out t he ins trum ent ’s ‘Inte rnal S ong R ecor de[...]

10 8 Settings 2 Load Registrations The Load Registrations function is use d to load a CA95 /C A65 registration le stored on a USB memor y device into the instrument ’ s registration memories. * This f unc tio n will ove r write a ll ex istin g Reg istr ation m emo ries . * For mo re info rmati on ab out th e inst rume nt ’s Regis trati on fe[...]

10 9 Settings 3 Load User Memor y T h e L o a d U s e r M e m o r y f u n c t i o n i s u s e d t o l o a d a C A 9 5 / CA65 user memory set ting le stored on a USB memor y device in to the instrument’ s User Memor y . The loaded settin gs will be use d as the defa ult settings every time the CA95 / CA65 digital piano is turned on. * This f un[...]

11 0 Settings USB Me nu 4 Sa ve Song The Sa ve Song function is used to sav e CA95 /CA6 5 recorder songs st ored in th e instrumen t’s int ernal memory to a USB memor y device in Kawai’ s native song format. * For mo re inf ormat ion ab out t he ins trum ent ’s ‘Inte rnal S ong R ecor der ’ fe ature, p leas e refe r to pag e 4 4. 1 . Sele[...]

111 Settings 5 Sa ve S MF Song The Save SMF S ong fu nc tion is used to save CA95/ CA65 recor der songs store d in th e inst rume nt ’ s inter nal me mor y to a USB memor y device as a Standard MID I File ( SMF). * For mo re inf ormat ion ab out t he ins trum ent ’s ‘Inte rnal S ong R ecor der ’ fe ature, p leas e refe r to pag e 4 4. 1 . S[...]

11 2 Settings USB Me nu 6 Sa ve Registrations The Save Registrations function is use d to save CA 95 /CA6 5 registration memories stored in the instrument to a USB memor y devic e. * For mo re info rmati on ab out the i nstr ument ’s ‘Regis trati on’ feat ure, pl ease re fer to p age 30. 1 . Selec ting t he Sav e Registrations func tion Af te[...]

11 3 Settings 7 Sa ve U ser Memor y T h e S a v e U s e r M e m o r y f u n c t i o n i s u s e d t o s a v e t h e c u r r e n t C A 9 5 / C A 6 5 U s e r M e m o r y s e t t i n g s t o a U S B m e m o r y device. * For mo re info rmat ion ab out t he ins trum ent ’s ‘Use r Memo r y ’ feat ure, pl ease r efer to p age 74. 1 . Selec ting t h[...]

11 4 Settings USB Me nu 8 Rename File The Rename File function is used to rename song, audio, and registration les stored on a USB memory device. 1 . Selec ting t he Rename File function Af ter entering the USB Me nu (page 106) : Press the d or c buttons to select the Rename File function. Press the FUNCTION button ( ENTER ). The le s elec ti[...]

11 5 Settings 9 Delete F ile The Delete File function is used to delete song, audio, and registration les stored on a USB memory device. Once a le has be en dele ted from the USB device it cannot be recovered. 1 . Selec ting t he Delete File funct ion Af ter entering the USB Me nu (page 106) : Press the d or c buttons to select the Delet e Fi[...]

11 6 Settings 10 F or ma t U SB The Format USB function is used to format the conn ec ted USB memor y device, erasing all s tored data. The USB Format function will erase all data stored on t he connected U SB memory device. E x e r c i s ec a u t i o nw h e nu s i n gt h i sf u n c t i o ni no r d e rt op r e v e n ta c c i d e n t a ld a t al o s[...]

11 7 Settings Powe r S e t t i n g s Auto Powe r O  The CA95 /CA65 digital piano features a power sa ving function that can be used to automatically turn o the instrument af ter a sp ecie d period of inac tivit y . * This s et ting w ill b e stor ed auto matic ally, and re cal led eve r y time t he ins trum ent is tur ned o n.  A u t oP[...]

11 8 Appe nd ix Assembly Inst ruc t ions (C A6 5 on l y) Please read these assembly instructions thoroughly before a ttempting to assemble the CA65 digital piano . Please ensure tha t two or more people work on assemb ling the CA 65 digital piano , especially when lifting the main body of the instrument ont o the stand.  Included parts Before at[...]

11 9 Appe nd ix 1 . Attaching t he side panels to the pedal board Unfasten an d ex tend the p edal conne c tion cab le at tache d to the bot tom of th e pedal b oard (D). Atta ch the pe dal board (D) to the lef t (B) and right (C) side panels using the temporary mounting screws loca ted on either en d of the pe dal board. Ensure that the pe dal boa[...]

12 0 Appe nd ix Assembly Inst ruct ions (CA 65 only ) 3. Mounting the main body onto t he stand Ensure that t wo or more people under take t he f o l l o w i n gs t e po ft h e assembly process. Lif t the main bo dy and care fully place it onto the s tand. Position the main bo dy slightly towa rds the back of the stand , to ensure that the guide s [...]

121 Appe nd ix 5 .C o n n e c t i n gt h ep e d a la n dp o w e rc a b l e s Pass the pe dal cable (ex tending f rom the rear of the p edal board) through the aper ture to the f ront of the main bo dy, and connec t to the PEDAL terminal. Connec t the p ower cabl e to the AC IN terminal on the under side of the main b ody, then pass the cabl e throu[...]

12 2 Appe nd ix C o n n e c t i n gt oO t h e rD e v i c e s The CA95 /CA65 digital piano features a variety of jack s that allow the instrument to be connected to MIDI devices, computers, speakers, and mixers. It is also possible t o connect ex ternal audio sources , such as an MP3 play er , tablet, or a secondary keyboard, to the instrument’ s [...]

12 3 Appe nd ix Jack P anel  LINE IN jack s ( 1 /4 ” pho ne ja ck) These j acks are used to conn ect a pair of st ereo ou tputs fr om other elec tronic instruments or audio equipment to the CA95 / CA65 digital piano’ s sp eakers. Th e input level signal from these jack s can be adjus ted using the LE VEL k nob, or by adjus ting the volume of[...]

12 4 Appe nd ix T roubleshooting The tables below summarise issues that ma y be experi enced with the CA95 /CA 65 digital piano, explaining the ty pical cause(s ), and recomme nded solution(s ).  Power Issue Possible Cause and Solution Page no . The instrument does not turn on. Ch eck that the p ower cab le is rmly at tach ed to the ins trume[...]

12 5 Appe nd ix  Headphones Issue Possible Cause and Solution Page no . The headp hone volume is too l ow. If the ‘Nom inal Impe dance’ speci cation of th e headph ones is less than 1 0 0  (ohms ), set the ‘Phon es V olume’ s et ting in the Basic Set tings menu to H igh. p. 66  USB ( memor y device ) Issue Possible Cause and Sol[...]

sec tion 12 6 Appe nd ix Demo Song List Sound Name Song Title Composer PIANO 1 Concert Grand P olonaise- F antaisie Chopin Concer t Gr and 2 Petit chien Chopi n Studio Grand Original Kawai Studio Grand 2 Original Kawai Mell ow Gran d Sonat a No. 30 Op.1 09 Bee thoven Mell ow Grand 2 La Fill e aux Cheveu x de lin D ebuss y PIANO 2 Pop P iano Origina[...]

sec tion 12 7 Appe nd ix Sound List PIANO 1 Concer t G rand Concer t G rand 2 Stu di o Gr an d Studio G rand 2 Mellow Grand Mell ow Grand 2 Jaz z Grand Jaz z Grand 2 PIANO 2 Pop Piano Pop Piano 2 Upright P iano Modern Pi ano Rock Pian o * Honk y T onk * New Age Pia no * New Age Pia no 2 * E. P IA NO Classic E. Pia no 60’ s E.P . Modern E.P . Clas[...]

12 8 Appe nd ix Sound Name Multi-timbral mode = o/ on 1 Multi-timbral mode = on2 Program Number Program Number Bank CA9 5 CA65 MS B LSB PIANO 1 Con cer t G ra nd 1 1 1 1 21 0 Concer t G ran d 2 2 2 1 95 1 6 S t u d i o G r a n d 331 1 2 1 1 Studi o Gra nd 2 4 4 1 95 1 7 Mellow Grand 5 5 1 1 21 2 Mell ow Gran d 2 6 6 1 95 1 8 Jaz z Grand 7 7 1 95[...]

12 9 Appe nd ix Sound Name Multi-timbral mode = o/ on 1 Multi-timbral mode = on2 Program Number Program Number Bank CA9 5 CA65 MS B LSB HARPSI & MALLE TS Harpsichord 4 1 3 1 7 1 2 1 0 Harpsichord Oc t 42 3 2 7 1 2 1 1 Vibraphone 43 3 3 1 2 1 2 1 0 Clavi 4 4 34 8 1 2 1 0 Marimba 45 35 1 3 1 2 1 0 Cel est a 46 36 9 95 1 Harpsichord 2 47 - 7 1 [...]

13 0 Appe nd ix No. Rhy thm Name 1 8 Beat 1 2 8 Beat 2 3 8 Beat 3 4 1 6 Be at 1 5 1 6 Be at 2 6 1 6 Be at 3 7 1 6 Be at 4 8 1 6 Be at 5 9 1 6 Be at 6 1 0 Rock Beat 1 1 1 Rock B eat 2 1 2 Rock Be at 3 1 3 Hard Roc k 14 H e a v y B e a t 15 S u r f R o c k 16 2 n d L i n e 17 5 0 W a y s 18 B a l l a d 1 19 B a l l a d 2 20 Ball ad 3 21 B a l l a d 4[...]

sec tion 131 Appe nd ix Speci ca tio ns CA9 5 CA6 5 Keyb oa rd 88 woo den key s with Ivor y Touch key sur face s Gran d Feel (GF ) ac tion wi th Let- O Sound Source Ha rmo nic Ima ging™ XL (HI -XL), 88- key pia no sa mpli ng Internal Sounds 80 voic es 60 voic es Pol yp ho ny max. 256 note s Ke yboard Modes D ual M ode, Sp lit M ode, Fo ur H[...]

sec tion 13 2 Appe nd ix MIDI E x clusiv e Data F or ma t 1 s t by te 2nd by te 3rd by te 4th by te 5 th by te 6th byte 7th byte 8 th by te 9 th by te 1 0th by te 123456789 1 0 By te ID Description 1F 0 S t a r t c o d e 2 40 K awai ID number 3 00 - 0 F MID I channel 4 1 0, 30 Function co de (30 when set ting Multi- timbre On/O  ) 5 04 Indic ate[...]

13 3 Appe nd ix MIDI Implemen tation C ha rt Mod e 1 : omni m ode O n, Poly Mo de 2: omni mo de On , Mono { : Y es Mode 3: omni mode O, P o ly Mode 4 : omni mode O , Mono ° : No  Kawai CA 95 /CA 65 digital piano Date : March 20 1 2 - V ersi on : 1 .0 Function T ransmit Receive Remark s Basic channel At power-up 1 1 Set tabl e 1 - 1 6 1 - [...]

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