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    Version 1.0 August 2006 User’s manual K1800FX EUROGRAND EG540/1040[...]

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    2 EUROGRAND EG540/1040 This symbol, wherever it appears, alerts you to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage inside the enclosure—voltage that may be sufficient to constitute a risk of shock. This symbol, wherever it appears, alerts you to important operating and maintenance instructions in the accompanying literature. Please read the man[...]

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    3 EUROGRAND EG540/1040 EG540/1040 EG540/1040 EG540/1040 EG540/1040 EG540/1040 EUROGRAND The Sound, Touch and Elegance of an Acoustic Grand Piano — The Cutting-Edge Performance of a Digital Piano V The ultimate piano for homes, music schools, houses of worship, etc. No traditional tuning or maintenance needed V EG1040 : Elegant wood grain cabinet [...]

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    4 EUROGRAND EG540/1040 FOREWORD Dear Customer, Welcome to the team of EUROGRAND users and thank you very much for expressing your confidence in BEHRINGER products by purchasing this digital piano. It is one of my most pleasant tasks to write this letter to you, because it is the culmination of many months of hard work delivered by our engineering t[...]

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    5 EUROGRAND EG540/1040 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 . INTRODUCTION ......................................................... 6 1.1 Before you get started ................................................. 6 1.1.1 Shipment ...... .... .... .. ............................................ 6 1.1.2 Initial operation ...............................................[...]

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    6 EUROGRAND EG540/1040 1. INTRODUCTION Congratulations! With the EG540/1040 you have purchased a master-class digital piano which is on a par with its acoustic counterpart in terms of sound and feel. The keyboard features 88 weighted keys with hammer action, in combination with the RSM stereo sound generator this gives you an unparalleled playing e[...]

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    7 EUROGRAND EG540/1040 3.3 Demo playback The EG540/1040 offers you 14 sound and 15 piano music demos. These music pieces give you an impression of the instrument’s versatility and range of sounds. 3.3.1 Playing back the sound demos This section describes how to play back the 14 sound demos. These demos are specially designed to highlight the vari[...]

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    8 EUROGRAND EG540/1040 4. CONTROL ELEMENTS AND CONNECTIONS 4.1 Control panel Fig. 4.1: Control elements of the EG540/1040 The control elements of the EG540/1040 are described below. To give you a clear overview of the control panel, its elements have been grouped in separate sections. MAIN VOLUME : Is used to adjust the volume of the built- in loud[...]

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    9 EUROGRAND EG540/1040 EFFECT : Is used to select one of four modulation effects (CHORUS, FLANGER, TREMOLO, DELAY) for the selected sound. An LED shows which effect is currently active. If no LED lights up, no modulation effect is active. VELOCITY : Is used to set the key velocity to SOFT, MEDIUM or HARD. An LED shows which setting is currently act[...]

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    10 EUROGRAND EG540/1040 5. BASIC OPERATION The following chapters describe some further basic functions which you can use in addition to those already explained. 5.1 Using two sounds (layer mode) Instead of a single sound you can also play two sounds simultaneously on the EG540/1040. These sounds are layered and can be played together over the enti[...]

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    11 EUROGRAND EG540/1040 2 ) Keep the EFFECT button pressed while adjusting the original vs. effect signal ratio in the VALUE/SONG section using the -/NO and +/YES buttons. + The display reads: 0 x 20 : Effect intensity ( 0 =no effect, 20 =maximum effect) 3 ) If you want to restore the default settings, keep the EFFECT button pressed, then press -/N[...]

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    12 EUROGRAND EG540/1040 6. ADVANCED OPERATION The following chapters provide information on advanced operating functions of the EG540/1040. 6.1 Using EDIT mode Many advanced operating functions of the EG540/1040 are available in EDIT mode. The following sections describe how to adjust these functions in EDIT mode.  Whenever you are prompted to e[...]

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    13 EUROGRAND EG540/1040  Please note the order of voices used in the sound combination selected, in order to understand which settings apply to which voice in the examples below.  A layer combination consisting of two sounds must be set up before you can adjust the following functions (see chapter 5.1). 6.3.1 Volume ratio Use this function to[...]

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    14 EUROGRAND EG540/1040 The display reads: 04: No stressed beats (default setting) 24, 34, 44, 54, 64, 74 : quarter meter (e. g. 2/4) 38, 68, 78, 98, 128: eighth-note meter (e. g. 3/8) 6.4.1 Metronome volume Use this function to adjust the metronome volume.  Please enter EDIT mode (see chapter 6.1) and select the following function. Function: E5[...]

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    15 EUROGRAND EG540/1040  Recording mode will thus be canceled automatically. 8 ) Repeat the whole procedure to record a second track. This time, however, select TRACK 2 instead of TRACK 1 in step #3.  TIP: If the right-hand part of a music piece you want to practice has been recorded on track 2 and the left-hand part on track 1 (for example, [...]

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    16 EUROGRAND EG540/1040  You can only activate those tracks for playback which actually contain note information. 2) If you want to have a metronome-backed playback, press the METRONOME button to switch on the metronome. 3 ) Press the SELECT button in the TEMPO/EDIT MODE section until the TEMPO LED lights up, then use the two ef buttons to adjus[...]

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    17 EUROGRAND EG540/1040 Function: E6 Value: 0 x 20 Description: 1 x 20 : Volume of muted track (default setting: 5 ) 0 : Muted tracks are not audible 6.5.6 Editing the music sequencer settings The following paragraphs explain how to edit the playback settings of recordings made with the music sequencer. The following settings can be edited separate[...]

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    18 EUROGRAND EG540/1040 6.6.1 Key velocity This parameter determines the volume of the sounds with reference to the key velocity applied, i.e. you can set here how hard you have to strike a key to achieve maximum volume. The following section describes how to change the key velocity. 1 ) Press the VELOCITY button to select one of the following sett[...]

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    19 EUROGRAND EG540/1040 This tuning can only be used for music that strictly follows a classical cadence comprising tonic, dominant and subdominant. V Pythagorean tuning The Pythagorean tuning is based on perfect fifths. As a consequence, all thirds are impure. This tuning was used for early music up to the late Middle Ages. The homophonic or two-p[...]

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    20 EUROGRAND EG540/1040 Function: E8.4 Value: On, Off Description: Off : Save function for soft pedal settings is disabled (default setting) On : Save function for soft pedal settings is enabled 6.6.6 Restoring the factory default settings Use the following procedure to recall the factory default settings.  ATTENTION: All saved parameters as wel[...]

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    21 EUROGRAND EG540/1040 You can also use the outputs to connect recording equipment (e.g. computer, cassette recorder, MD recorder). Unlike the built- in music sequencer, recording on external audio equipment gives you the advantage that you can play back your music completely independently of the EG540/1040. For example, you can give your friends [...]

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    22 EUROGRAND EG540/1040 Fig. 7.4: MIDI set-up including a sequnencer and external sound module 1 ) Connect the MIDI OUT jack of the EG540/1040 to the MIDI IN jack of a MIDI sound card. 2 ) Connect the MIDI IN jack of the EG540/1040 to the MIDI OUT jack of the sound card. 3 ) Connect the MIDI IN jack of the sound module to the MIDI THRU jack of the [...]

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    23 EUROGRAND EG540/1040 V Accept/ignore MIDI controller information Use this function to determine how the EG540/1040 responds to MIDI controller data. MIDI uses a variety of controller informaiton to control sound changes (e.g. pedal status, volume, effect intensity). Function: E7.5 Value: On, Off Description: On : Controller data are sent and rec[...]

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    24 EUROGRAND EG540/1040 8. TROUBLESHOOTING 8. TROUBLESHOOTING[...]

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    25 EUROGRAND EG540/1040 9. SPECIFICATIONS KEYBOARD 88 weighted keys with hammer action (A-1 to C7) SOUND GENERA TION RSM (Real Sound Memory) stereo sampling, 32 MB ROM POL YPHONY 64 notes max. SOUNDS 14 EFFECTS Room effects 4 types (ROOM, HALL 1, HALL 2, ST AGE) Modulation effects 4 types (CHORUS, FLANGER, TREMOLO, DELA Y) SEQUENCER T ype 2-track M[...]

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    26 EUROGRAND EG540/1040 10. APPENDIX 10.1 Cables Below you will find an overview of all cables you need to connect your digital piano. The cables are not supplied with the piano. Depending on the intended use, adapter cables will be necessary to interface the various connectors. You can use adapter cables or plugs (e.g. 1/4" to cinch). Cable a[...]

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    27 EUROGRAND EG540/1040 10.2 Presets on the EG540/1040 MS B/ LS B Progr am chan g e commands GRAND PIA NO 1 Clas s ic s ou nd of a c once r t grand pian o wi th a soft tona l characte r  0/12 2 0 GRAND PIA NO 2 Brilliant sound of a concert grand pi a n o, particul a rly suit ed to pop an d rock m usic  0/11 2 0 E-PI A N O 1 Typical bell[...]

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    28 EUROGRAND EG540/1040 10.3 List of demo music pieces included No. Piece Composer 1 Invention no. 1, C major, BW V 772 Johann Sebastian Bach 2 Piano sonata no. 16, 1st movement, C m ajor, KV 545 W olfgang Am adeus Moz a rt 3 Piano sonata, op. 13, no. 8 "Pathét iqu e", 2nd mvt., A flat m ajo r Ludwig v an Beethoven 4 Piano sonata, op. 49[...]

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    29 EUROGRAND EG540/1040 10.4 EDIT parameters Category Abbreviated name Descri p tion Function Valu es De faul t setti ng Tuning Fine tunin g General fine tu ning i n 1/5 -Hz step s E1 427 - 453 440 Tuning Tu ning Select ion of temp eram ent ( sc ale ) E2.1 1 x 7 1 (equal te m per) Basi c n o t e Selec t ion of basic note of temperament E2.2 C x B C[...]

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    30 EUROGRAND EG540/1040 10.5 MIDI implementation chart Transmitted Recognize d Remarks Basic Channel Default Changed 1 1 - 16 1 1 - 16 Mode Default Messages Altered 3 X X 1 X X Poly m ode onl y Note Num ber True Voice 9-120, v=1-127 X 0-127, v=1-127 0-127 Velocity No te ON Note O FF O X O X After Tou ch Keys Channels X X X X Pitc h B end X X Contro[...]

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    31 EUROGRAND EG540/1040 10.6 Blank note sheet 10. APPENDIX[...]

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    32 EUROGRAND EG540/1040 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION COMPLIANCE INFORMATION Responsible party name: BEHRINGER USA, Inc. Address: 18912 North Creek Parkway , Suite 200 Bothell, W A 9801 1, USA Phone/Fax No.: Phone: + 1 425 672 0816, Fax: +1 425 673 7647 hereby declares that the product EUROGRAND EG540 complies with the FCC rules as mentioned in[...]

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    33 EUROGRAND EG540/1040 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION COMPLIANCE INFORMATION Responsible party name: BEHRINGER USA, Inc. Address: 18912 North Creek Parkway , Suite 200 Bothell, WA 9801 1, USA Phone/Fax No.: Phone: +1 425 672 0816, Fax: +1 425 673 7647 hereby declares that the product EUROGRAND EG1040 complies with the FCC rules as mentioned in [...]

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    34 EUROGRAND EG540/1040 T echnical specifications and appearance subject to change without notice. The information cont ained herein is correct at the time of printing. The names of companies, institutions or publications pictured or mentioned and their respective logos are registered trademarks of their respective owners. Their use neither constit[...]