Kawai EP3 manual

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P age 3 T ab le of Contents Thank you f or pur chasing a KA W AI EP3 digital piano! The EP3 digital piano is a re volutionary new instrument that combines the latest digital technology with traditional piano craftsmanship inherited from KA W AI’ s many years of e xperience in building fi ne acoustic pianos . The authentic tone has been created t[...]

P age 4 Impor tant Safety Instructions denotes that care should be taken. The e xample instructs the user to take care not to allow fingers to be trapped. denotes a prohibited operation. The e xample instructs that disassembly of the product is prohibited. denotes an operation that should be carried out. The e xample instructs the user to remove th[...]

P age 5 The product is not completel y disconnected from the power suppl y even when the po wer switch is turned off. If the product will not be used for a long time, unplug the AC power cord from the AC outlet. ● Failure to do so may cause fire in case of lightning. ● Failure to do so may over-heat the product, resulting in fire. This product [...]

P age 6 CAUTION Indicates a potential hazard that could result in injury or damage to the product or other property if the product is handled incorrectly. Using the product in such areas may result in product breakdown. Use the product only in moderate climates (not in tropical climates). Do not use the product in the following areas. ● Areas, su[...]

P age 7 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 purchased. CAUTION: To prevent electric shock, match wide blade of plug to wide slot, fully insert. ATTENTION: Pour éviter les chocs électriques, introduire la lam[...]

P age 8 1 INTRODUCTION 1. INTR ODUCTION 1) P A CKA GE CONTENTS The EP3 digital piano package contains the f ollowing items: z A C pow er adaptor (PS-154) z F oot pedal (F-10H) z Music rest z Owner’ s man ual 2 PLAYING THE PIANO 3 SONG RECORDER 5 APPENDICES 4 FUNCTION SETTINGS 1 INTRODUCTION Owner’ s Manual z EP3 digital piano EP3__EN.indd 8 200[...]

P age 9 1 INTRODUCTION 2) FEA TURE HIGHLIGHTS  Advanced Hammer Action IV -F De veloped to accur ately represent the touch of a traditional grand piano , the redesigned Advanced Hammer Action IV -F ke yboard adopts KA W AI’ s remar kab le springless constr uction, f or a smoother , more natur al, piano f eeling. J ust as acoustic pianos utilise[...]

P age 10 1 INTRODUCTION 3) P AR T NAMES AND FUNCTIONS z V OICING The V OICING function allows the tonal quality of the EP3 digital piano to be adjusted. (page 27) z SOUND SELECTION BUTT ONS The SOUND SELECTION b uttons are used to select the sound(s) that will be heard when pressing the ke ys. (page 14) These b uttons can also be used to select REC[...]

P age 11 1 INTRODUCTION z EFFECTS The EFFECTS function adds chor us, delay , tremolo , and rotary speaker simulation effects to the sound. (page 23) z FUNCTION The FUNCTION mode allo ws v arious advanced parameters such as tuning, temperament, MIDI operation, and other settings, to be adjusted. (page 36) z V ALUE/BALANCE The T and S V ALUE/ BALANCE[...]

P age 12 1 INTRODUCTION 4) GETTING ST AR TED  A TT A CHING THE MUSIC REST Inser t the legs of the music rest into the holes located at the rear of the main unit.  When attaching the m usic rest, be careful not to scratch the rear of the main unit.  A void applying excessive force when attaching/ detaching the music rest from the main unit.[...]

P age 13 1 INTRODUCTION  BASIC OPERA TION  Step 1 Connect one end of the A C po wer cab le to the DC IN jac k of the EP3 digital piano , and the other end of the cab le to a wall A C outlet.  Step 2 Press the PO WER b utton to tur n on the po wer . The LED indicator f or the PIANO button will turn on, and the Concer t Grand sound will be s[...]

P age 14 2 PLA YING THE PIANO 2. PLA YING THE PIANO 1) SELECTING A SOUND The EP3 digital piano f eatures 21 realistic sounds suitable f or v arious musical styles, with multiple sounds assigned to each of the 7 categor y b uttons listed below . Button V ar iation Instrument name PIANO 1 Concer t Grand 2 Studio Grand 3 Mellow Grand E.PIANO 1 Classic[...]

P age 15 2 PLA YING THE PIANO 2) DEMO SONGS The internal demonstration songs provide an e xcellent introduction to the varied capabilities of the EP3 digital piano , presenting the instrument’ s rich selection of voices and po werful speaker system. There are two diff erent types of demonstration a vailab le: the Main Demo song and an additional [...]

P age 16 2 PLA YING THE PIANO  Step 3 Press the DEMO b utton to deactiv ate demo mode. The LED indicator f or the DEMO button will turn off, indicating that demo mode has been deactivated. The demo songs will stop pla ying. EP3__EN.indd 16 2008/06/10 14:39:13[...]

P age 17 2 PLA YING THE PIANO 3) DU AL MODE The DU AL function allo ws two inter nal sounds to be la yered together , creating a more comple x sound. For e xample, a piano can be la yered with strings, or a church organ with a choir sound.  Step 1 Press and hold the PIANO b utton, then press the STRINGS/CHOIR button. The LED indicators f or the [...]

P age 18 2 PLA YING THE PIANO  Step 5 Press the T or S V ALUE/BALANCE buttons to adjust the v olume balance between the tw o sounds . The current volume balance between the primary and secondar y sounds will be sho wn in the LED display .  The sum of the primar y and secondar y sound v olume balances will alwa ys total 10 (e.g. ‘1-9’, ‘[...]

P age 19 2 PLA YING THE PIANO 4) SPLIT MODE The SPLIT function divides the ke yboard of the EP3 digital piano into Upper and Low er sections, allowing each section to be pla yed with a diff erent sound.  Step 1 Press the SPLIT b utton. The LED indicator for the SPLIT b utton will turn on, indicating that SPLIT mode has been activated. In additio[...]

P age 20 2 PLA YING THE PIANO  Step 4 Press the ORGAN b utton three times. The LED indicator f or the ORGAN b utton will turn on. ‘1-3’ will be shown in the LED display , indicating that the Upper section sound has been changed to Church Organ.  Step 5 Press and hold the SPLIT b utton, then press the HARPSI/MALLETS button twice . The LED [...]

P age 21 2 PLA YING THE PIANO 5) FOUR HANDS MODE The FOUR HANDS function divides the ke yboard of the EP3 digital piano into separate Upper and Lo wer sections in a similar wa y to that of the SPLIT function. In addition, the the octave/pitch of each section is also adjusted, allowing two people to pla y the piano together .  Step 1 Press and ho[...]

P age 22 2 PLA YING THE PIANO 6) REVERB , EFFECTS , AND EQ The EP3 digital piano allows performers to alter sounds by adding re v erb , applying eff ects, and adjusting equalisation (EQ). When selecting some internal sounds, the LED indicator for the EFFECTS or REVERB b uttons ma y turn on automatically . This is because cer tain internal sounds ar[...]

P age 23 2 PLA YING THE PIANO  EFFECTS Eff ects alter the impression and feeling of the sounds . There are fi v e types of effect a v ailable: Effect type Description Chorus Simulates the rich character of a vocal choir or string ensemble , by la yering a slightly detuned v ersion of the sound ov er the original to enrich it. Delay Adds an echo[...]

P age 24 2 PLA YING THE PIANO  LINE OUT EQ Equaliser adjusts the tonal character of the sound. The equaliser can be turned On or Off. Equaliser type Description Off Recommended f or normal pla ying circumstances, such as in a living room or classroom. With headphones connected, the normal sound of the EP3 digital piano is reproduced. On Recommen[...]

P age 25 2 PLA YING THE PIANO 7) T OUCH CUR VE The T OUCH function allo ws diff erent touch sensitivities for the k eyboard to be selected, other than the standard touch of an acoustic piano . The sensitivity can be changed to one of fi v e diff erent types: Light 2, Light 1, Hea vy 1, Heavy 2 or Off .  Step 1 Press the T OUCH b utton. The LED [...]

P age 26 2 PLA YING THE PIANO 8) TRANSPOSE The TRANSPOSE function allo ws the audible pitch of the EP3 digital piano to be raised or lo wered in half steps. This is par ticularly useful when accompanying instruments with different tones , or when a song learned in one ke y must be pla y ed in another ke y . The transpose f eature allows the song to[...]

P age 27 2 PLA YING THE PIANO 9) V OICING V oicing is a technique used by piano technicians to mould the character of a piano’ s sound. This function allows the tonal quality of the EP3 digital piano to be set to one of f our v oicing types: V oicing type Description Normal The nor mal tone character of an acoustic piano throughout the entire dyn[...]

P age 28 2 PLA YING THE PIANO 10) METR ONOME Rh ythm is one of the most impor tant elements when learning music. It is impor tant to practise pla ying the piano at the correct tempo and with a steady rh ythm. The EP3 digital piano’ s metronome function helps lear ners to achie ve this b y providing a steady beat to pla y along with.  ST AR TIN[...]

P age 29 2 PLA YING THE PIANO  Step 2 Press the T or S V ALUE/BALANCE buttons to select the desired time signature . The currently selected time signature will be shown in the LED displa y .  Step 3 Press the BEA T b utton again to deactiv ate the metronome. The LED indicator f or the BEA T button will turn off, indicating that the metronome [...]

P age 30 3 SONG RECORDER 3. SONG RECORDER The EP3 digital piano allows up to three diff erent songs to be recorded, stored in memory , and play ed back at the touch of a button. Each song has two separate trac ks called ‘par ts’ that can be recorded independently . F or e xample, this allows the left-hand part to be recorded fi rst on one trac[...]

P age 31 3 SONG RECORDER  Step 3 Pla y the piano . The recorder will automatically star t recording with the fi rst note pla yed. The LED indicators f or the PLA Y/ST OP and REC b uttons will tur n on. Any changes made to the sound while recording will also be recorded. The recording can also be star ted by pressing the PLA Y/STOP b utton inste[...]

P age 32 3 SONG RECORDER  Step 2 Release the REC b utton. The LED indicators f or the selected PIANO and BASS buttons will stop fl ashing, and the LED indicator f or the REC button will start to fl ash. This is the standby state f or recording. The LED indicator f or the SOUND SELECTION button will also turn on, indicating that the sound to be[...]

P age 33 3 SONG RECORDER 2) PLA YING BA CK A SONG The PLA Y/ST OP b utton is used to star t and stop pla yback of the recorded song, and to also select which song and par t is pla yed. In the f ollowing e xample, the song recorded to the SONG1 memory will be play ed back.  Step 1 Press and hold the PLA Y/ST OP button, then press the PIANO b utto[...]

P age 34 3 SONG RECORDER  PLA YING BACK P ARTS SEP ARA TEL Y When selecting a song recorded with two par ts , it is possible to pla yback P AR T1 and P ART2 separ ately . In the f ollowing e xample, only P AR T1 of the song recorded to the SONG1 memor y will be pla yed bac k.  Step 1 Press and hold the PLA Y/ST OP button, then press the PIANO[...]

P age 35 3 SONG RECORDER 3) ERASING A SONG/P AR T This function allows an y songs that are no longer listened to , to be cleared. In the f ollowing e xample, P AR T1 of the song recorded to the SONG1 memor y will be erased.  Step 1 Press and hold the PLA Y/ST OP and REC buttons . The LED indicators f or the SOUND SELECTION buttons will turn on t[...]

P age 36 4 FUNCTION SETTINGS 4. FUNCTION SETTINGS The function settings are responsible f or controlling v arious advanced parameters within the EP3 digital piano , and can be selected by pressing a combination of b uttons. The functions are assigned as f ollows: Menu Button Function DEMO Brilliance * SPLIT T uning * V OICING Damper Effect * PIANO [...]

P age 37 4 FUNCTION SETTINGS 1) BRILLIANCE This function allows the brightness of the EP3 digital piano sound to be adjusted.  Step 1 Press and hold the T OUCH and TRANSPOSE b uttons, then press the DEMO b utton. The LED indicators f or the TOUCH, TRANSPOSE, and DEMO b uttons will star t to fl ash, indicating that the Brilliance function has be[...]

P age 38 4 FUNCTION SETTINGS 2) TUNING The TUNING function allo ws the pitch of the EP3 digital piano to be fi nely adjusted, and may prov e useful when pla ying with other instruments.  Step 1 Press and hold the T OUCH and TRANSPOSE b uttons, then press the SPLIT b utton. The LED indicators f or the T OUCH, TRANSPOSE, and SPLIT b uttons will s[...]

P age 39 4 FUNCTION SETTINGS 3) D AMPER EFFECT When the damper pedal is depressed on an acoustic piano , all dampers are lifted up , allowing the strings to vibrate freely . When a note or chord is pla yed on the piano with the damper pedal depressed, not only will the strings of the notes play ed vibrate, b ut also the strings of other notes, vibr[...]

P age 40 4 FUNCTION SETTINGS 4) STRING RESONANCE String Resonance refers to a phenomenon present among acoustic pianos , whereby the strings of held notes resonate ‘sympathetically’ with other notes of the same harmonic ser ies. The String Resonance function of the EP3 digital piano attempts to simulate this phenomenon.  Step 1 Press and hol[...]

P age 41 4 FUNCTION SETTINGS 5) TEMPERAMENT The EP3 digital piano off ers immediate access to a v ariety of musical temper aments popular during the Renaissance and Baroque periods. It ma y prov e interesting and educational to e xperiment with different temperaments, other than the modern ‘equal temper ament’ standard this is dominant in music[...]

P age 42 4 FUNCTION SETTINGS  Step 2 Press the T or S V ALUE/BALANCE buttons to select the desired temperament type .  Any changes made to the T emperament setting will remain until the power is turned off.  When the power is turned off, the T emperament setting will return to the default type of ‘Equal T emperament (piano)’, howe v er[...]

P age 43 4 FUNCTION SETTINGS 6) LO WER OCT A VE SHIFT When using SPLIT mode, this function allo ws the Lower section to be r aised by one, tw o , or three octav es .  Step 1 Press and hold the T OUCH and TRANSPOSE b uttons, then press the ORGAN b utton. The LED indicators f or the TOUCH, TRANSPOSE, and ORGAN b uttons will star t to flash, indica[...]

P age 44 4 FUNCTION SETTINGS 7) D AMPER HOLD ON/OFF This function determines whether or not pressing the damper pedal will sustain continuous sounds such as organ or strings after the keys are released.  Step 1 Press and hold the T OUCH and TRANSPOSE b uttons, then press the STRINGS/CHOIR b utton. The LED indicators f or the T OUCH, TRANSPOSE, a[...]

P age 45 4 FUNCTION SETTINGS 8) MIDI FUNCTIONS  MIDI O VER VIEW The term MIDI is an acronym for Musical Instrument Digital Interf ace, an international standard for connecting synthesizers , sequencers (MIDI recorders) and other electronic instruments so that they can e xchange perf or mance data. The EP3 is equipped with two MIDI jac ks for e x[...]

P age 46 4 FUNCTION SETTINGS  EP3 MIDI functions The EP3 piano is capable of the f ollo wing MIDI functions: T ransmit / receiv e k eyboard note information By transmitting MIDI data (MIDI out), a MIDI-connected ke yboard can be pla yed from the EP3 digital piano . Or alternatively , b y receiving data (MIDI IN), the EP3 digital piano can be pla[...]

P age 47 4 FUNCTION SETTINGS 9) MIDI CHANNEL This function is used to determine on which MIDI channel the EP3 digital piano will exchange MIDI inf ormation with e xter nal MIDI de vices and instruments.  Step 1 Press and hold the T OUCH and TRANSPOSE b uttons, then press the HARPSI/MALLETS b utton. The LED indicators for the T OUCH, TRANSPOSE, a[...]

P age 48 4 FUNCTION SETTINGS 10) SEND PR OGRAM CHANGE NUMBER This function allows the EP3 digital piano to send progr am change numbers. Using this function, any progr am change number from 1 to 128 can be sent to e xternal MIDI devices and instruments.  Step 1 Press and hold the T OUCH and TRANSPOSE b uttons, then press the CLA VI/GUIT AR butto[...]

P age 49 4 FUNCTION SETTINGS 11) LOCAL CONTR OL ON/OFF This function determines whether the EP3 digital piano will play a sound when the ke yboard is pla yed, or only when a message is received from an e xternal MIDI instrument.  Step 1 Press and hold the T OUCH and TRANSPOSE b uttons, then press the BASS b utton. The LED indicators f or the T O[...]

P age 50 4 FUNCTION SETTINGS 12) TRANSMIT PR OGRAM CHANGE ON/OFF This function determines whether or not the EP3 digital piano will transmit program change inf ormation when pressing the control buttons . Program Change Number Mapping Sound Button Sound Name Multi-Timbral mode Off, On 1 On 2 No . Prog No . MSB LSB Prog No . PIANO 1 Concer t Grand 1[...]

P age 51 4 FUNCTION SETTINGS When tr ansmit program change is set to ‘Off ’, prog ram change and other panel inf ormation will NO T be transmitted via MIDI. When transmit progr am change is set to ‘On’, the f ollowing MIDI e xclusiv e data will be transmitted: • Re verb settings (On/Off , type) • Dual mode settings • T uning setting ?[...]

P age 52 4 FUNCTION SETTINGS 13) MUL TI-TIMBRAL MODE ON/OFF This function allows the EP3 digital piano to receiv e data on more than one MIDI channel simultaneously . In this mode, the EP3 digital piano can pla y se v eral musical parts, with different sounds f or each par t. With multi-timbr al mode enabled, an e xternal sequencer can be used to e[...]

P age 53 4 FUNCTION SETTINGS  Step 3 Press the T OUCH or TRANSPOSE b utton to e xit Multi-timbral setting mode . The LED indicators f or the T OUCH, TRANSPOSE, and REVERB buttons will stop fl ashing.  Any changes made to the Multi-timbral mode On/Off setting will remain until the po wer is turned off.  When the power is turned off , the M[...]

P age 54 4 FUNCTION SETTINGS 14) CHANNEL MUTE This function determines which MIDI channels are activated to receiv e MIDI inf ormation when Multi-timbral mode is set to ‘On’. Each of the 16 channels can be individually activated or deactiv ated. When Multi-timbral mode is set to ‘Off ’, the Channel Mute function cannot be selected.  Step[...]

P age 55 4 FUNCTION SETTINGS 15) LO WER PED AL ON/OFF When using SPLIT mode, this function determines whether or not pressing the damper pedal will also sustain the Lower section sounds .  Step 1 Press and hold the T OUCH and TRANSPOSE b uttons, then press the REC b utton. The LED indicators f or the T OUCH, TRANSPOSE, and REC buttons will star [...]

P age 56 4 FUNCTION SETTINGS 16) MEMOR Y BA CKUP This function allows the EP3 digital piano to store certain user-defi nable settings which will be recalled e v er y time the power is turned on. The f ollowing settings will be stored: • Selected sound • T ranspose setting • Individual sound settings (re verb , eff ects) • Metronome time si[...]

P age 57 5 APPENDICES 5. APPENDICES 1) CONNECTING T O O THER DEVICES 1 LINE IN STEREO JA CK This jack allo ws the output from an e xter nal audio de vice, such as a CD or MP3 pla y er , to be mix ed with the sound produced by the EP3 digital piano . Please use the controls on the e xter nal de vice in order to adjust the v olume lev el of the mix e[...]

P age 58 5 APPENDICES 2) USB USA GE  ABOUT THE USB DRIVER Additional driver software ma y be required in order to send and receiv e data between a computer and the EP3 digital piano using a USB connection. Please read the f ollowing instructions carefully for each computer/oper ating system type.  Windows XP/Me users: The standard USB-MIDI dr[...]

P age 59 5 APPENDICES  NO TES ON USB USA GE y When both MIDI jacks and the USB port are connected simultaneously , the USB por t has priority . y When connecting a USB cable to the EP3 digital piano , first connect the USB cab le and then turn the EP3 digital piano power on. y When connected the EP3 digital piano to a computer via the U[...]

P age 60 5 APPENDICES 3) RHYTHM STYLE LIST Display Rhythm Name r-1 8 Beat 1 r-2 8 Beat 2 r-3 16 Beat 1 r-4 16 Beat 2 r-5 16 Beat 3 r-6 Ride Beat 1 r-7 Ride Beat 2 r-8 Rock Beat r-9 Surf Rock r10 Ballad 1 r11 Ballad 2 r12 Light Ride 1 r13 Light Ride 2 r14 Smooth Beat r15 Slow J am r16 Funky Beat r17 Disco r18 8 Shuffl e r19 T riplet r20 T riplet Ba[...]

P age 61 5 APPENDICES 4) DR UM KIT SOUNDS K ey No. Standard Kit 1 Standard Kit 2 Room Kit Analog Kit C 0 24 C# 0 25 Snare Roll ³³³ D 0 26 Finger Snap ³³³ D# 0 27 High Q ³³³ E 0 28 Slap ³³³ F 0 29 Scratch Push ³³ Scratch Push2 F# 0 30 Scratch Pull ³³ Scratch Pull2 G 0 31 Sticks ³³³ G# 0 32 Square Click ³³³ A 0 33 Metronome Clic[...]

P age 62 5 APPENDICES 5) SPECIFICA TIONS  K eyboard 88 Ke ys with Adv anced Hammer Action IV -F  Internal Sounds 21 v oices  P olyphony Max. 96 notes  Display 3 digit LED  Effects Re v erb (Room 1, Room 2, Stage, Hall 1, Hall 2), Chorus, Dela y , T remolo, Rotary 1, Rotar y 2  Metronome Time signatures: 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 3/[...]

P age 63 5 APPENDICES KA W AI Model EP3 MIDI Implementation Char t Date : APRIL 2008 V ersion : 1.0 Mode 1: OMNI ON, POL Y Mode 2: OMNI ON, MONO Mode 3: OMNI OFF , POL Y Mode 4: OMNI OFF , MONO { : Y e s ° : N o Function... T ransmitted Recognised Remar ks Basic Channel Default Changed 1 1 - 16 1 1 - 16 Mode Default Messages Altered Mode 3 ° ÄÄ[...]

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EP3 Digital Piano Owner ’ s Manual KPSZ-0244 : 816291 O W1023E-S0806 V ersion.1 P rinted in Indonesia Copyright © 2008 KA W AI M usical Instruments Mfg. Co.,Ltd. All Rights Reserved. EP3_cover_EN.indd 4 2008/06/10 14:38:30[...]