Kawai CN290 manual

DIGIT AL PIANO CN290 OWNER'S MANUAL[...]

– 2 – Thank you for choosing this Kaw ai CN290 Digital Piano. Y our ne w CN290 is a high-quality instrument of fering the very latest in leading-edge music technology . This manual contains v aluable information that will help you make full use of your CN piano’ s many capabilities. Please read it carefully and keep it handy for further r efe[...]

– 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 – (D) (E) (C) (A) (B) ASSEMBLING THE ST AND Be sure that all parts are included before starting to assemble your unit. P ARTS PROVIDED Side Panel (A) . . . . . . . . 2 pcs. Back Panel (B) . . . . . . . 1 pc. Pedal Board (C) . . . . . . 1 pc. Screw (D) . . . . . . . . . . . 2 pcs. Screw (E) . . . . . . . . . . . 4 pcs. Bolt (F) . . . . . . .[...]

– 7 – 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[...]

– 8 – P AR T NAMES VOLUME SLIDER (A) Mov e the volume slider to the right to increase the instrument’ s volume. Mo ve the slider to the left to decrease the volume. DEMO BUTTON (B) T o listen to all the demos, simply press this b utton. T he CN piano will start the demo. Eight musical pieces will be played back randomly until the DEMO button [...]

– 9 – SOFT PEDAL ( H) Pressing this pedal softens the sound and also reduces its volume. * The soft pedal can be used as the sostenuto pedal by turning on the po wer while depressing this pedal. SOSTENUTO PEDAL Depressing this pedal after pressing the keyboard and before releasing the keys sustains the sound of only the keys just played. SUST A[...]

– 10 – GETTING ST AR TED 1. BASIC OPERA TIONS (1) T urn on the power . (2) Adjust the volume. Play a note on the ke yboard and adjust the v olume. (Moving the slider to the right raises the volume while moving to the left lo wers it.) (3) Choose a tone. Pressing a T ONE b utton automatically changes the sound made by the CN piano. The LED abov [...]

– 11 – 2. TRANSPOSE (1) Press the TRANSPOSE b utton and the LED abov e it will be lit. The LED abo ve the current k ey b utton (TONE b utton) will also be lit. If the key of “C” is selected the TRANSPOSE b utton will not light. (When power is f irst turned “on”, the key is set to C.) When any k ey other than “C” is selected the TRAN[...]

– 12 – DIGIT AL RECORDING FUNCTIONS 1. EASY RECORDING (1) Press the REC b utton. The CN piano will be ready for recording. T o cancel the recording, press the REC b utton again. (2) Begin playing some m usic on the piano. The CN piano will automatically start recording with the first note you play . Y ou can also start recording by pressing the[...]

– 13 – 3. ADV ANCED RECORDING/PLA YBACK FUNCTIONS RECORDING MORE SONGS The CN piano can record and store a maximum of 3 songs. Please follo w the steps belo w to sa v e your songs: (1) While holding do wn the REC button, press the MODERN PIANO (Song 2) b utton. The LED will light to sho w the current song number (while the REC button is held do[...]

– 14 – Y ou can adjust the tempo. Before pressing the PLA Y/STOP b utton, press the STRINGS button while holding down the T OUCH and TRANSPOSE b uttons to make the tempo slo wer or press the CHOIR button while holding do wn the T OUCH and TRANSPOSE buttons to mak e the tempo faster . (5) Let’ s record the right-hand part while listening to th[...]

– 15 – 4. DELETING A SONG/TRACK This function allo ws you to delete songs tha t were not recorded correctly or songs that you do not want to listen to any more. (1) Simultaneously hold do wn the PLA Y/STOP and REC buttons. (2) The LEDs will light to sho w you where songs hav e been recorded. While holding do wn both the PLA Y/STOP and REC butto[...]

– 16 – PROGRAMMING MODE The Programming Mode gi ves you access to man y other useful features on your CN piano. T o use the Programming Mode functions, press a ke y on the keyboard while holding do wn the T OUCH and TRANSPOSE b uttons. T o e xit the Programming Mode, release the T OUCH and TRANSPOSE buttons. The follo wing functions can be sele[...]

– 17 – (1) T o select the “LIGHT”, “CONST ANT” or “HEA VY” T ouch T ype, press one of the following ke ys on the ke yboard while holding do wn the TOUCH and TRANSPOSE buttons. Any C ke y: Selects the “LIGHT” T ouch T ype Any D k ey: Selects the “HEA VY” T ouch T ype Any E k ey: Selects the “CONST ANT” T ouch T ype (2) Re[...]

– 18 – 4. TRANSMIT MIDI PROGRAM CHANGE ON/OFF Y ou can use 8 tone buttons to transmit Program Chang e Numbers via MIDI. Please refer to the list belo w for assignment of tone and program number . TONE N AME PRG # PRG #(When Multi-Timbral mode is ON) CLASSIC GRAND 1 1 MODERN PIANO 2 2 E.PIANO 3 5 CHURCH ORGAN 4 20 HARPSICHORD 5 7 VIBRAPHONE 6 12[...]

– 19 – 6. MIDI LOCAL CONTROL ON/OFF This function is used to control whether or not the sound from the piano will be heard when you play the ke yboard. When MIDI LOCAL CONTR OL is set to on you will hear the CN piano when you play . When MIDI LOCAL CONTR OL is set to off y ou will not hear an y sound from the CN piano when you play b ut the CN [...]

– 20 – MIDI The term MIDI is an acronym for Musical Instrument Digital Interf ace, an international standard for connecting synthesizers, sequencers (digital recorders) and other electronic instruments so that they can e xc hange performance data. The CN290 is equipped with two MIDI jacks for e xchanging data: MIDI IN and MIDI OUT . Each uses a[...]

– 21 – MIDI IN IN OUT MIDI MIDI OUT (2) Connection to an external sequencer and sound generator module When connected as shown in the illustr ation, you can record songs played on the CN290 with a sequencer , and use the CN290’ s tones (such as piano, harpsichord and vibraphone, etc.) controlled by the CN290’ s MUL TI-TIMBRAL MODE function [...]

– 22 – SPECIFICA TIONS K eyboard 88 W eighted Ke ys with Advanced Hammer Action III T ouch T ype 4 T ypes (Normal, Light, Heavy , Constant) Max Polyphony 32 Notes T ones 8 T ones (CLASSIC GRAND , MODERN PIANO, E.PIANO, CHURCH ORGAN, HARPSICHORD, VIBRAPHONE, STRINGS, CHOIR) Ef f ects Rev erb (Room, Stage, Hall), Chorus Digital Recorder 3-Song, 2[...]

– 23 – MIDI IMPLEMENT A TION CHAR T KA W AI DIGIT AL PIANO Date: December 2002 MODEL: CN290 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 Of f by setting (Altered) ✻✻✻✻✻✻✻✻ MIDI channel Note Number 15-113* 0-127 *with T ranspose (T r[...]

CN290 Owner's Manual OM964E-L0210 Printed in Japan[...]