Etude 255 LCD - MIDI Keyboard Schubert - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL Etude 255 LCD Schubert

Dear Customer, Congratulations on purchasing this device. Please read the following instructions carefully and follow them to prevent possible damages. We assume no liability for damage caused by disregard of the instructions and improper use. Scan the QR code to get access to the latest user manual and more product information. CONTENTS TECHNICAL DATA Item number 10035706 10035707 Power supply 220-240 V ~ 50/60 Hz Technical Data 15 Safety Instructions 16 Overview 17 Performance Preparation 18 Basic Operation 19 Auto Rhythm 20 Auto Bass Chord 21 Status Memory Function 21 Effect Control 22 Recording Programming 23 Rhythm Programming 23 Luminous Key Three-step Training 24 Disposal Considerations 2516

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Please read over the safety instructions before use!

• Only use the mains adapter included in the scope of delivery. If the mains adapter is damaged, have it replaced immediately.

• The keyboard may only be disassembled by qualied personnel. Do not modify the internal structure yourself. If the unit malfunctions, stop using the unit immediately and send it to qualied personnel for inspection.

• When connecting the keyboard to another device, make sure that both the keyboard and the other device are turned off before making the connection.

• Do not turn the volume all the way up while using the unit and do not use the unit at a very high volume for an extended period of time.

• To avoid damage, keep the unit away from heat sources.

• Take care not to allow liquid, dust, small particles or other foreign objects to enter the unit casing, as this could cause a short circuit.

• Before cleaning the keyboard, disconnect the mains plug from the socket. Never pull out the mains plug with wet hands.

• Use a dry and soft cloth to clean the keyboard. Paint, alcohol or other chemical solutions must not be used for cleaning as this could damage the surface of the device.

• Unplug the unit after use or when not in use for a long period of time.17

• Audio output: rstly, turn off the keyboard and the external audio devices, secondly, connect one end of the audio cable to the PHONES/ OUTPUT port on the rear panel rear of the keyboard, and then connect the other end to the audio input port of the audio devices.

• Headphone connection: When connecting a headphone to the PHONES/OUTPUT port on the back of the keyboard, the loudspeaker will be disenabled automatically. In this way, you can perform without disturbing others.19

Note: When using a headphone, do not turn up and keep the volume to the maximum for a long time, which may cause hearing loss! Mic Input and Audio Input

• Mic input: Connect a microphone(not included) to the MIC port to sing while playing the keyboard.

• The Keyboard is equipped with a stereo input function. Sound signals from mobile phone, MP3 player, computer and other audio devices can be input into the keyboard system for playing. Firstly turn off the Keyboard, connect one end of audio cable (not included) to the output port of an audio device, and the other end to the AUDIO INPUT port on the rear panel of the Keyboard, and then turn on the keyboard. BASIC OPERATION Ein/Ausschalten Press [ POWER ON/OFF ] button, and the LED display will turn on and show the current tempo “120”. Then you may play the Keyboard as required. Luminous keyboard The keyboard is provided with luminous function, under the modes of playing, training and playing demo song, the light hint will be provided. The luminous function is defaulted to be enabled, press [KEY LIGHTING]to enable or disenable the luminous function. Master volume adjustment Press [ACCOM VOL +] or [ACCOM VOL -] to increase or decrease the accompaniment volume. Press [ACCOM VOL +] and [ACCOM VOL -] simultaneously to reset to the default value. Accompaniment volume adjustment Press [ACCOM VOL +] or [ACCOM VOL -] to increase or decrease the accompaniment volume. Press [ACCOM VOL +] and [ACCOM VOL -] simultaneously to reset to the default value. Timbre selection The keyboard provides 255 timbres, from “000” to “254”, for your selection. When turning on the keyboard, the timbre selection function will be turn on automatically. When under other states, press the [ TIMBRE ] button to enable the timbre selection function, and “tnE” will show on the display. The timbre20

is defaulted to be “000”, and it can be adjusted by pressing the corresponding number buttons or pressing the “+” /“-”button. Playing Percussion This Keyboard provides 8 kinds of panel percussions. Press “Percussion” to play the corresponding precision. Percussion instruments can be added to enhance the atmosphere as required. This Keyboard provides 61 kinds of keyboard percussions. Press [Percussion] to turn the keyboard into percussion keyboard, and each key corresponds to one percussion instrument. Press this button again to disenable the keyboard percussion function. Playing demonstration songs This Keyboard has stored 24 demo songs, from “d00” to “d23”, for your selection. Press [Demo Song], and demonstration songs will play in order. During playing process, press [Demo Song] to play the next demonstration song, and press [Start/Strop] to stop playing. During the playing process, you can press the number buttons or the “+”/”-” buttons to select other demonstration song, and the selected demonstration song will play repeatedly. AUTO RHYTHM Rhythmusauswahl This Keyboard provides 255 rhythms, from “000” to “254”, for your selection, and the rhythm is defaulted to be “000”. Press the [Rhythm] button to enable the rhythm selection function. After “rhy” is showed on the display, press the number buttons or the “+”/“-” buttons to select other rhythms. Rhythm control

• Press [ START/STOP ] to start accompaniment rhythm.

• Press [ SYNC ], after “Syn” is shown on the screen, play any key in the chord key zone (the 1st-19th key, from left), the accompaniment rhythm will be activated.

After the accompaniment rhythm is activated, press [ FILL-IN ] to have a temporary rhythm play during the accompaniment rhythm. If press and hold [ FILL-IN ], the temporary rhythm will continue.21

During the accompaniment rhythm, press [ START/STOP ] to stop the accompaniment rhythm. Metronome The metronome contains four tempos, 1/4, 2/4, 3/4 and 4/4, respectively. Press the [Metronome] continuously to select the four tempos. Press the [Metronome] bottom again to stop the tempo. Tempo adjustment Press [ TEMPO + ] or [ TEMPO – ] to increase or decrease the rhythm speed. Pressing the two buttons simultaneously may reset to the default.

Single chord When the rhythm is activated, press [ SINGLE ]. After the “Sin” is shown on the screen, you can play a single chord on the keys in the chord zone of the keyboard. Press [ SINGLE ] again, “OFF” will be shown on the screen, and the single chord function will be disenabled. Single chord ngering (see Appendix A)

Fingered chord ngering (see Appendix B) When the rhythm is activated, press [ FINGERED ]. After the “Fin” is shown on the screen, you can play a gured chord on the keys in the chord zone of the keyboard. When [ FINGERED ] is pressed again, “OFF” will show on the screen, and the ngered chord function will be disenabled.

STATUS MEMORY FUNCTION

With the status memory function, you can save the tone, rhythm, tempo and other parameters to be changed during playing, for fast shifting. This keyboard is equipped with 3 status memories, which can be exibly called at any time during playing. Storage of Status Memory Set the tone, rhythm, tempo and chord as required, and then press the22

[StatusMemory] button, and select [Memory 1] to [Memory 3] to save the current status. Calling of Status Memory Press any one of [Memory 1] to [Memory 3] to call the setting parameters saved under this memory to replace the current status. HINWEIS Für die gespeicherten Inhalte gibt es keinen Stromausfallschutz und die gespeicherten Inhalte gehen verloren, wenn das Keyboard nach einem Stromausfall neu gestartet wird. EFFECT CONTROL Transposing function With the transposing function, you can play music of other tunes with C-tune ngering method. Press the [Transpose-] to decrease the tone by half-tone (minor second), and the tune in C-tune keyboard zone will change to B-tune. Press the [Transpose-] to increase the tone by half-tone (minor second), and the tune in C-tune keyboard zone will change to #C tune or bD tune. When pressing the [Transpose-] for twice, C-tune will shift to bB-tune, when pressing the [Transpose +] for ve times, C-tune will shift to F-tune. Press [Transpose+] and [Transpose-] simultaneously to recover to C-tune “00”. Press [Transpose +] and [Transpose -] to adjust the level from “P-6” to“P06”. Sustain function Pressing [Sustain], “SUS” will show on the display, and the sustain effect will be activated. Press this button again to disenable the sustain effect. . Vibrato function Press [Vibrato], “Vib” will show on the display, and the vibrato effect will be activated. Press this button again to disenable the vibrato effect.23

RECORDING PROGRAMMING Recording Press the [ REC ] button to enable when the recording function is enabled by pressing [ REC ], “rEC” will show on the screendisplay. Under this mode all playing notes will be recorded. When the storage is full, “FUL” will show on the screendisplay, and recording will stop automatically. Playback recording Press the [ PLAY ] button to playback the recorded notes, and “PLy” will show on the screendisplay. On completion of playback, it will enter to the recording mode and “rEC” will show on the screendisplay. You can record a new rhythm, or you can press [ PLAY ] to playback the recorded rhythm. Stop recording Press [ START/STOP ] or press [ REC ] again to disenable the recording function, and all recorded rhythm will be removed. RHYTHM PROGRAMMING When the rhythm programming function is enabled by press [ PROG ], “Prg” will show on the screen, and the keyboard percussion will be activated. Under this mode, you can create custom rhythms by playing the corresponding percussion key.

• 32 percussions can be recorded at maximum; after that “FUL” will show on the screen and programming will stop automatically.

• Press [ PLAY ] to playback the programming rhythm. By pressing [ PLAY ] again to stop playback, “Prg” will show on the screen and programming function will be enabled. You can re-program rhythms or you can press the [ PLAY ] button again to playback.

• Press [ PLAY ] to playback the programming rhythm.

• Press [ START/STOP ] or press [ PROG ] again to disenable the programming function, and all recorded rhythm will be removed.24

Training 1: ONE-KEY Press [One Key] to enable the single key training function, and then press “+”/“- ” button to select the song to be learned. One key training aims at duration learning, and there is no requirement on pitch or creativeness. This mode allows for mistakes when playing the keys, but the keyboard still plays correct notes, and the screen will show the correct notes. After one song is nished, repeat the current song to be learned. Press [Start/Stop] or press the [Single Key] button to disenable the training function. Training 2: FOLLOW Press [Follow] to enable the follow function, and then press “+”/“-” button to select the song to be learned. With [Follow] training, you can learn by following the correctly playing notes. You can also learn by following the notes show on the screen, it will wait for you to play the correct note before it moves to the next one. Note: Under this state, the Keyboard plays only the correct notes, and gives no response to the wrong notes. Press [Start/Stop] or press [Follow] to disenable the training function. Training 3: ENSEMBLE Press [Ensemble] to enable the ensemble function, and then press “+”/“-” button to select the song to be learned. The Ensemble training aims at the correct and comprehensive learning of the song duration and notes. The keynote will be shielded for ensemble, and you need to play the correct note according to the correct duration of the song. If you fail to play within 3 seconds, the keyboard will automatically play the correct note. After one song is nished, repeat the current song to be learned. Press the [Start/Stop] button or press [Ensemble] to disenable the training function.25

DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS If there is a legal regulation for the disposal of electrical and electronic devices in your country, this symbol on the product or on the packaging indicates that this product must not be disposed of with household waste. Instead, it must be taken to a collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment. By disposing of it in accordance with the rules, you are protecting the environment and the health of your fellow human beings from negative consequences. For information about the recycling and disposal of this product, please contact your local authority or your household waste disposal service. This product contains batteries. If there is a legal regulation for the disposal of batteries in your country, the batteries must not be disposed of with household waste. Find out about local regulations for disposing of batteries. By disposing of them in accordance with the rules, you are protecting the environment and the health of your fellow human beings from negative consequences. MANUFACTURER & IMPORTER (UK) Manufacturer: Chal-Tec GmbH, Wallstrasse 16, 10179 Berlin, Germany. Importer for Great Britain: Chal-Tec UK limited Unit 6 Riverside Business Centre Brighton Road Shoreham-by-Sea BN43 6RE United Kingdom27