Kawai CA-X инструкция обслуживания

Digital Piano CA-X Owner’s Manual[...]

KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CA-X 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. Do not insert or disconnect the power cord plug with wet hands. Doing so may cause electric shock. The product should be connected to an AC outlet of the specified[...]

INTRODUCTION 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 sho[...]

KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CA-X 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. The product should be serviced by qualified service personnel when: ● The power supply cord or the plug has been damaged. ● Objects[...]

INTRODUCTION 1 T HANK Y OU FOR P URCHASING A KA W AI D IGIT AL P IANO ! The Kawai digital piano is a revolutionary new keyboard instrument that combines the latest in electronic advances with traditional craftsmanship inherited from Kawai’ s many years of experience in building fine pianos. Its keyboard provides the touch response and full dynami[...]

1. Quick Start p. 4 2. Advanced Playing p. 7 3. Recorder p. 12 4. Playing with Concert Magic p. 17 1.1 S ETTING U P THE P IANO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1.2 P OWER S WITCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1.3 V OLUME S LIDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

5. Function Buttons p. 22 6. Using MIDI p. 32 5.1 S ELECTING THE T OUCH S ENSITIVITY (TOUCH B UTTON ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 5.2 T RANSPOSING THE P IANO (T RANSPOSE B UTTON ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 5.3 O THER F UNCTIONS (TOUCH & TRANSPOSE B UTTONS ) . . . . . . . . . . . 24 1. T UNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

4 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CA-X Quick Start 1.1 S ETTING U P THE P IANO The first thing you’ll need to do before playing the piano is to set up the instrument. SUPPL YING A C PO WER Connect the enclosed AC adaptor to the piano’ s DC IN jack and the other end of the AC adaptor to the AC outlet on the wall. LISTENING T O THE CA-X Y ou will need to c[...]

5 QUICK ST ART Quick Start 1.2 P O WER S WITCH Press this button to turn on the power . Pressing it again will turn off the power . Pressing this button while holding down the REC and PLA Y/STOP buttons will erase all the songs currently stored in the Recorder . (See page 16.) It is recommended to turn the CA-X on before turning on any amplifiers i[...]

6 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CA-X Quick Start Now try playing the keyboard. Y ou will hear the CA ’ s main piano sound. The CA piano responds just like a real acoustic piano when you play it. It produces a louder sound when you play hard and a softer sound when you play soft. The volume level changes in relation to how fast the keys are pressed. This [...]

7 ADV ANCED PLA YING Advanced Playing 2.1 V ALUE B UTT ONS These two buttons are used to change the value for certain functions. First select the function or option you would like to change the value for by pressing the appropriate button(s), then use the V ALUE buttons to change the value. “ ” button increases the value and “ ” decreases t[...]

8 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CA-X Advanced Playing 2.3 S PLIT SELECTING SPLIT SOUNDS The split function divides the keyboard into two sections—upper and lower—and lets you play each part with a different sound. First press the desired SOUND SELECT button to select the upper sound. Then, while holding down the SPLIT button, press the desired SOUND SE[...]

9 ADV ANCED PLA YING Advanced Playing REVERB Reverb adds reverberation to the sound, simulating the acoustic environment of a recital room, stage, or concert hall. There are five types of reverb available. They are Room 1&2, Stage, and Hall 1&2. (listed in order of reverberation amount). CHORUS Chorus is an effect that simulates the rich ch[...]

10 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CA-X Advanced Playing TO ADD O THER EFFECTS Press the EFFECTS button. The LED indicator will be turned on to indicate that the effect is in use. Press and hold the EFFECTS button and the currently selected effect will be shown in the display . T o change the effect type, use the V ALUE buttons while holding down the EFFECTS[...]

11 ADV ANCED PLAYING Advanced Playing Y ou can select a different time signature, if you want to. There are seven different time signatures available on the CA piano—1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 3/8 and 6/8. T o change the time signature, use the BEA T button. Press the BEA T button. Y ou will see the LED indicator turn on and hear the metronome begi[...]

12 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CA-X Recorder The CA piano’ s recorder records your playing much like a tape recorder , and it is just as easy to use. The CA 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[...]

13 RECORDER Recorder RECORDING CAP A CITY The total recording capacity is about 15,000 notes. Pressing any buttons or pedals is counted as one note. When the recorder reaches it’ s maximum capacity , the CA piano will stop recording at that point. RECORDER AND METRONOME When playing back a song with the metronome turned on, the metronome always r[...]

14 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CA-X Recorder T o select the song number , use the SOUND SELECT buttons with the song numbers printed under them—PIANO 1, PIANO 2, ELECTRIC PIANO, DRA WBAR and CHURCH ORGAN. Press the PIANO 2 button to select Song 2 while holding down the REC button. The LED indicator of PIANO 2 will begin to flash when the REC button is [...]

15 RECORDER Recorder When you are finished recording, press the PLA Y/STOP button again. ST A TUS OF SONG AND P AR T Y ou have probably noticed that some of the LED indicators are flashing, some are turned on, and some are turned off. The LED indicates the status of recording and play back as shown below . The LED that is on indicates that the song[...]

16 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CA-X Recorder T o play back an individual part, use the Part buttons while holding down the PLA Y/STOP button to turn on/off each part. If the LED indicator is on, that part will play . If the LED indicator is off, that part will not play . USING THE PLA Y/ST OP BUTT ON T O ST ART RECORDING The PLA Y/STOP button can also be[...]

17 PLA YING WITH CONCERT MAGIC Playing with Concert Magic The great German composer Johann Sebastian Bach once said, “Playing the keyboard is simple. Just strike the right keys at the right time.” Many people wish it were that simple. The reality is very different of course. However , there is a way to make playing the keyboard very simple. Y o[...]

18 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CA-X Playing with Concert Magic 4.3 P ERFORMING A S ONG 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 the piano’ s keyboard. As you tap harder , the notes will get louder; as you tap softer , the notes will get quieter . As you tap faster , the no[...]

19 PLA YING WITH CONCERT MAGIC Playing with Concert Magic MELOD Y PLA Y 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 key on the keyboard. Singing along as you tap the rhythm can be helpful. Play “T winkle, T winkle, Little Star” for example. Follow th[...]

20 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CA-X Playing with Concert Magic ◆ NO TE In the song list on page 43, the arrangement type is marked next to each song title as “ EB ” for Easy Beat, “ MP ” for Melody Play and “ SK ” for Skillful. 4.6 S TEAD Y B EA T Regardless of which arrangement type a Concert Magic song is, with Steady Beat you can play an[...]

21 PLA YING WITH CONCERT MAGIC Playing with Concert Magic 4.8 A DJUSTING THE P LA YB ACK S PEED FOR THE C ONCER T M A GIC S ONGS The TEMPO button is also used to adjust the playback speed for the Concert Magic songs. After selecting a Concert Magic song to play back, hold down the TEMPO button. The LED display will show the tempo value. While holdi[...]

22 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CA-X Function Buttons 5.1 S ELECTING THE T OUCH S ENSITIVITY (T OUCH B UTT ON ) T ouch lets you select a different touch sensitivity for the keyboard from the standard touch of an acoustic piano. Y ou can change the sensitivity to one of five different settings: LIGHT 1, LIGHT 2, HEA VY 1, HEA VY 2, OFF or User . Light 1 Fo[...]

23 FUNCTION BUTTONS Function Buttons USER TOUCH Let’ s create your own custom touch curve which will fit your playing style. Use the V ALUE buttons to select “User” while holding down the TOUCH button. While still holding the TOUCH button, press the REC button. The display will show “Play”. Now start playing the CA piano dynamically from [...]

24 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CA-X Function Buttons 5.3 O THER F UNCTIONS (T OUCH & TRANSPOSE B UTT ONS ) There are 13 other functions that control tuning, system, and MIDI functions. They are T uning, T emperament, MIDI T ransmit and Receive Channel, T ransmit Program Change On/Off, Local On/Off, Multi-timbral Mode, Channel Mute, Program Change Num[...]

25 FUNCTION BUTTONS Function Buttons The display alternatively shows “tun” (= T uning) and a number that represents the pitch for “A” in Hz (Hertz). The range of adjustment is from 427.0 to 453.0 Hz (displayed as 27.0–53.0). The factory preset value is set to the modern standard A = 440.0 Hz (displayed as 40.0). Use the V ALUE buttons to [...]

26 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CA-X Function Buttons PYTHA GOREAN TEMPERAMENT This temperament, which uses mathematical ratios to eliminate dissonance for fifths, is very limited for use with chords, but it produces very characteristic melodic lines. MEANT ONE TEMPERAMENT This temperament, which uses a mean between a major and minor whole tone to elimina[...]

27 FUNCTION BUTTONS Function Buttons KEY SIGNA TURE OF TEMPERAMENT Limitless modulation of the key became available only after the invention of Equal temperament. When we use a temperament other than Equal temperament, we must carefully choose the key signature to play in. For example, if the song you are going to play is written in D major , choos[...]

28 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CA-X Function Buttons 5. LOCAL CONTROL ON/OFF This determines whether the CA piano’ s sound will be played from the piano’ s keyboard (“ON”) or only from an external MIDI instrument (“OFF”). Even with local control “off” the piano’ s keyboard will still transmit to an external MIDI instrument or personal c[...]

29 FUNCTION BUTTONS Function Buttons 7. CHANNEL MUTE This determines which MIDI channels are activated to receive MIDI information when the Multi-T imbral mode is set to on. Y ou can activate or deactivate each of the 16 channels individually . Press the STRINGS button while holding down the TOUCH and the TRANSPOSE buttons. The display alternativel[...]

30 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CA-X Function Buttons 9. LO WER OCT A VE SHIFT This allows the octave of the lower part to be be shifted up one, two, or three octaves higher when you use the split function. Press the P AD button while holding down the TOUCH and the TRANSPOSE buttons. The display alternatively shows “Lot” (= Lower Octave) and a number [...]

31 FUNCTION BUTTONS Function Buttons 12. LA YER DYNAMICS In Dual mode sometimes simply adjusting the volume balance between the two layered sounds is not enough to create the desired sound character if both sounds are very dynamic. T wo equally dynamic sounds can be difficult to control and play comfortably . The Layer Dynamics function allows you [...]

32 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CA-X Using MIDI In this chapter you will learn how you can create music by connecting the CA piano to an external MIDI device. The CA piano is compatible with MIDI devices from Kawai and other manufacturers. It can also be used with sequencing software on a personal computer . U NDERST ANDING MIDI WHA T IS MIDI? The letters[...]

33 USING MIDI Using MIDI There are two aspects of channels, one for receiving and one for sending. The MIDI channel of the receiving instrument must be matched with the MIDI channel of the transmitting instrument. The idea is just like television or radio. If you have a desired station to watch or listen to, you need to tune in to the right channel[...]

34 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CA-X Using MIDI Next you must match the MIDI channel. The transmitting channel of the CA piano and receiving channel of your external MIDI device must be the same. CHANGING TRANSMITTING CHANNEL T o change the transmit channel on the CA piano, press the ELECTRIC PIANO button while holding down the TOUCH and the TRANSPOSE but[...]

35 USING MIDI Using MIDI PR OGRAM CHANGE Press a SOUND SELECT button on the CA. Y ou will hear the sound on your external MIDI device also changes. Pressing a SOUND SELECT button lets the CA piano transmit a “ program change ” number . A program change is the type of MIDI command that tells the receiving instrument what sound or instrument to p[...]

36 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CA-X Using MIDI That is how to layer the CA piano’ s sound with a desired sound from an external MIDI device. LOCAL CONTR OL Y ou may want to play and only hear your external MIDI device’ s sound, without the CA piano’ s sound. Y ou can turn off the CA piano’ s sound using a function called “local control”. Loca[...]

37 USING MIDI Using MIDI Connect the CA piano’ s MIDI IN jack and your external MIDI device’ s MIDI OUT jack with a MIDI cable. Please note that the MIDI information is now being transmitted the opposite of our earlier setup. The CA piano is now receiving MIDI data from your external MIDI device. MIDI CHANNEL The next step is to match your MIDI[...]

38 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CA-X Using MIDI Use the V ALUE buttons to select Multi-timbral On. The display will read “On1” or “On2”. Let’ s see how this works using an external MIDI device. If you have a keyboard connected to the CA piano try playing some notes. Y ou should hear the CA piano as you play . If you have a MIDI song player or pe[...]

39 USING MIDI Using MIDI[...]

40 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CA-X Jacks MIDI J A CKS These jacks are used to connect external MIDI devices with the CA piano. There are three terminals: MIDI IN, MIDI OUT , and MIDI THRU. USB J AC K This jack is used to connect with a personal computer and exchange MIDI data. DC IN J AC K Connect the enclosed AC adaptor to this jack. HEADPHONE J A CKS [...]

41 JACKS Jacks N O TES ABOUT USB The CA piano can be connected with a personal computer with a USB cable for exchanging MIDI data. Y ou need a USB driver installed in your computer . [For W indows XP/Me users] A standard USB driver is already installed in your computer . Y ou don’t need to install a new driver . [For W indows 2000/98SE users] Y o[...]

42 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CA-X Appendices P ROGRAM C HANGE N UMBER M APPING Multi-Timbral mode Sound Button Sound Name Off, On 1 On 2 Prog # Bank MSB Bank LSB Prog # PIANO 1 1 Concert Grand 1 121 0 1 2 Studio Grand 2 121 1 1 3 Mellow Grand 3 121 2 1 4 Jazz Grand 4 95 8 1 PIANO 2 1 Modern Piano 5 121 0 2 2 Honky T onk 6 121 0 4 3 New Age Piano 7 95 9[...]

43 APPENDICES Appendices Title Note# T ype CHILDREN’S SONGS Bingo G#1 EB Frère Jacques F#1 MP Good Morning T o Y ou F1 MP Hickory Dickor y Dock D#1 EB I’m A Little T eapot A#0 MP Itsy , Bitsy Spider A1 MP London Bridges C#1 MP Mary Had A Little Lamb C1 MP Pop Goes The Weasel E1 MP Row , Row , Row Y our Boat D1 MP The Farmer In The Dell G1 MP T[...]

44 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CA-X Appendices D EMO B UTTON ( P . 5) C ONCERT M AGIC B UTTON ( P . 17) S OUND S ELECT B UTTONS ( P . 6) V OLUME S LIDER ( P . 5) LED D ISPLA Y LED I NDICA TOR PIANO 1 Concert Grand V alse, op.64-1 / Chopin Studio Grand Original Mellow Grand La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin / Debussy PIANO 2 Modern Piano Original New Age Piano [...]

45 APPENDICES Appendices V ALUE B UTTONS ( P . 7) E FFECT B UTTONS ( P . 8) D UAL /S PLIT B ALANCE S LIDER ( P . 8) M ETRONOME B UTTONS ( P . 10) R ECORDER B UTTONS ( P . 12) S PLIT B UTTON ( P . 8) CA-X Keyboard 88 W ooden Keyboard Polyphony Maximum 96 Number of Sound 40 Sound Catrgories Piano 1, Piano 2, Electric Piano, Drawbar , Church Organ, Ha[...]

46 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CA-X Appendices 1 1st byte 2 2nd byte 3 3rd byte 4 4th byte 5 5th byte 6 6th byte 7 7th byte 8 8th byte 9 9th byte 10 10th byte MIDI E XCLUSIVE D ATA F ORMA T 1 F0 . . . . . . . . . . Start code 2 40 . . . . . . . . . . Kawai's ID number 3 00 - 0F . . . . . . MIDI channel 4 10, 30 . . . . . . . Function code (30 when s[...]

47 APPENDICES Appendices MIDI I MPLEMENT A TION C HAR T KA W AI DIGIT AL PIANO MODEL: CA-X D AT E : J UNE 2005 V ERSION 1.0 Mode 1: OMNI ON, POL Y Mode 2: OMNI ON, MONO ❍ : Y es Mode 3: OMNI OFF , POL Y Mode 4: OMNI OFF , MONO ✕ : No Function T ransmit Receive Remarks Basic Default 1 1 Channel Changes 1 – 16 1 – 16 Default 3 3 Mode Messages[...]

CA-X Owner ’ s Manual OW986E-C0508 815121 Printed in Indonesia Eng[...]