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1. Power Switch: Turns the piano’s power on or off. In order to save energy, the piano will

automatically shut down after 30 minutes if it is not used.

press this button to turn MIDI Mode on or off.

4. Tempo – Button: Decreases the currently set tempo. Press and hold Shift, then press

this button to enter Command Edit Mode.

5. Tempo + Button: Increases the currently set tempo. Press and hold Shift, then press this

button to set the MIDI data value of a control.

6. Metronome Button: Press this button to turn the metronome on or off. Press and hold

Shift, then press this button to set the MIDI channel of the piano.

7. Start/Stop Button: Press this button to start or stop various features of the piano. Press

and hold Shift, then press this button to enter MIDI Edit Mode.

8. Fill A/B Button: Press this button to trigger a fill when playing along with a style. Press

and hold Shift, then press this button to transmit the MIDI data currently set to Controller

press this button to transmit the MIDI data currently set to Controller 2.

10. Play/Pause Button: Press this button to play or stop various features of the piano. Press

and hold Shift, then press this button to transmit the MIDI data currently set to Controller

11. Display: Shows all the parameters and values related to the currently selected operation

and mode of the piano.

12. Voice Button: Press this button to enter Voice Mode. Press and hold Shift, then press

this button to play a short demo of the currently selected voice.

13. Style Button: Press this button to enter Style Mode. Press and hold Shift, then press this

button to play to turn the Dual Voice function on or off.

14. Song Button: Press this button to enter Song Mode. Press and hold Shift, then press

this button, then press a piano key to set the split point.

Shift, then press this button to turn the Lesson function on or off.

17. +/Yes Button: Increases a parameter value or selects a "YES" operation. Press and hold

Shift, then press this button to turn the Scale function on or off.

18. Transpose Button: Press this button to edit the Transpose setting.

Press and hold Shift, then press this button to turn the Harmony function on or off.

19. Shift Button: Press and hold this button to access the secondary

functions of other buttons (in shaded writing under the button) or of the keys on the keyboard.

20. Voice Select Buttons: Each voice select button can select one of

two preset voices. Press a button once to select the first preset voice of the button. Press this button again to select the second preset voice of a button.

21. Pitch Bend Wheel: Roll the wheel upward or downward to raise or

lower the pitch of the notes currently being played.

22. Click Key: Hold Shift and press this key to turn the "setting change" tone on or off.

When this is on, you will hear a “click” sound whenever you change a setting or parameter.

23. Pedal Resonance Key: Hold Shift and press this button

to turn the pedal resonance on or off.

24. Touch Keys: Hold Shift and press one of these keys to set an appropriate touch

25. Tune Keys: Hold Shift and press one of these keys to adjust the current tuning of the

26. Octave Keys: Hold Shift and press one of these keys when in Lesson Mode to adjust the

27. Scale Type Keys: Hold Shift and press one of these keys when in Scale Mode to select

different scale types.

28. Scale Root Keys: Hold Shift and press one of these keys when in Scale Mode to set the

root note of a scale.

29. Reverb Keys: Hold Shift and press one of these keys to turn the reverb effect on/off, or

to select the desired reverb effect type.

30. Chorus Keys: Hold Shift and press one of these keys to turn the chorus effect on/off, or

to select the desired chorus effect type.

31. EQ Keys: Hold Shift and press one of these keys to select the desired EQ type.

32. Duet Keys: Hold Shift and press one of these keys to select the desired Duet type.

33. Harmony Keys: Hold Shift and press one of these keys to select the desired harmony

34. Melody Off Keys: Hold Shift and press one of these keys when in Song Mode, then

press the L or R key to mute/activate the left or right hand part, for each part to be practiced separately.

35. Metronome Keys: Hold Shift and press one of these keys to set the metronome type.

36. Accomp Volume Keys: Hold Shift and press one of these keys to set the

38. Style Keys: Hold Shift and press these keys to select the desired style.

39. Song Keys: Hold Shift and press these keys to select the desired song.

select the desired MIDI channel for the keybed.

42. USB Port: Allows for transfer of

MIDI data to a computer. Note: Do not set the USB driver to be input and output simultaneously when you are setting the software on the computer. Otherwise, the sound will be overlapped when playing the keys.

43. MIDI Out: Connect this to the MIDI input of an external MIDI

external audio source here, such as a drum machine, media player, or CD player.

46. Aux Output: Use a 1/4" (6.35 mm) stereo cable to connect to

external audio equipment such as an amplifier, mixer, or recorder.

47. Power Jack: Connect the included power adapter (12V, 2A, center-positive) here.

48. Phones 1: Connect stereo headphones with a 1/4" (6.35 mm) stereo phone plug. When a

pair of headphones is plugged into Phones 1, the piano’s sound can be heard from the headphones and the internal speakers.

49. Phones 2: Connect stereo headphones with a 1/4" (6.35 mm) stereo phone plug. When a

pair of headphones is plugged into Phones 2, the internal speakers are automatically turned off. The piano’s sound will only be heard from the headphones.

Quickstart Playing Demo Songs This piano features 2 demo songs. Follow these steps to play a demo song:

1. Press the Demo button, the display will show d-1 while playing the demo songs in a

2. Press the +/Yes or –/No button to select the desired demo song.

3. Press the Demo or Start/Stop button to stop playing, and exit Demo Mode.

1. Press the Voice button. The display will show the current voice number, such as 0.01.

2. Press the +/Yes or –/No button to select a voice you want to play. You can also press

one of the Voice Select buttons to select one.

3. Play the keys to hear the voice.

Playing Styles This piano features 50 piano styles in a variety of musical genres. Follow these steps to select a different style to play:

1. Press the Style button. The display shows the current style number, such as 0.01.

2. Press the +/Yes or –/No button to select a style you want to play. You can also press

and hold the Shift button, then press the keys marked Style 0–9 to select the desired style. Note: If you press key(s) marked Style 0–9 to select the desired style, press and hold the Shift button, then tap 2 consecutive keys. For example, tap 0 then 8 in sequence to select the 08 style.

3. Press the Start/Stop button and once you play the keys in the left hand area, the auto

accompaniment (piano style) will start. Playing Songs Follow these steps to access the play-along songs:

1. Press the Song button. The display will show the current song number, and it will play all

2. Press the +/ Yes or –/No button to select a song you want to play. You can also press

and hold the Shift button, then press one of the keys marked Song 0–9 to select the desired song. Note: If you press key(s) marked Song 0–9 to select the desired song, press and hold the Shift button, then tap 2 consecutive keys. For example, tap 0 then 8 in sequence to select the 08 song.

3. Press the Start/Stop button to play the selected song in a loop.

4. When the selected song has finished, press the Voice or Style button to exit the Song

Learning Songs Follow these steps to mute the part of a play-along song:

1. Press and hold the Shift button, then press the key marked L in the Melody Off section.

The left hand part of the selected song will be muted so you can practice the left hand part with the right hand melody.

2. In the same way, you can press and hold Shift and the key marked R to mute the right

hand part, and practice the right hand melody.

3. Press the key marked OFF to restore both parts and exit the Learning Songs Mode.

Recording This piano allows for up to 5 user songs to be recorded. Follow these steps to record a song:

1. Press the Record button to select a user song number. Press the +/Yes or–/No button to

select the number where the user song will be saved.

4. Press the Record button again to stop recording.

To play back the user song, press the Play/Stop button and press the +/Yes or –/No button to select the user song number. Then press the Play/Stop button again to start playback. To stop playback, press the Play/Stop button. To delete a user song, press the Record button. The display will show dEL. Press +/Yes to confirm the user song deletion, or press –/No to cancel and go back to the selection interface. Selecting Voices Selecting and Playing a Voice

3. Play the keys to hear the voice.

Note: If the Dual Voice or Lower function is on, repeatedly press the Voice button to switch between the upper and lower voice or between the first and second voice. Selecting and Playing Two Voices Simultaneously This piano has a Dual Voice function. This function allows two sounds to be layered together, creating a more complex sound. The default dual voice number is d.19.

1. Select the first voice.

2. Press and hold the Shift button, then press the Dual button to turn the Dual Voice

3. Press the +/Yes or –/No button or a Voice Select button to select the second voice you

4. Play the keys to hear the two different voices layered together.

5. Press and hold the Shift button, then press the Dual button again to turn the Dual Voice

function off. Note: If you are using the Lower function, only the upper region will use the Dual Voice function.9

Playing Different Voices with Both Hands The Lower function splits the piano into right and left areas to create two different voices.

1. Press and hold the Lower button, then press a key to set the split point at that key. The

default split point is F#3.

4. Press the +/Yes or –/No or Voice Select button to select the upper voice you want to

5. Press and hold the Shift button, then press the Lower button to turn the Lower function

6. Press the +/Yes or –/No button or one of the Voice Select buttons to select the lower

voice you want to play.

7. Play the keys. You will hear the right and left hand areas with different voices.

8. Press and hold the Shift button, then press the Lower button again to turn the Lower

function off. Playing a Voice Demo Press and hold the Shift button, then press the Voice Demo button to start playing back a voice demo. While the voice demo is playing, you can repeat the above operations to exit voice Demo Mode. Functions Touch Sensitivity This piano is equipped with touch response to control the level of the voice with your playing strength—just as on an acoustic piano. That means the harder you play the keys, the greater volume comes from the speakers. Turning this function off results in a fixed touch response no matter how hard or how soft you play the keys. There are 3 types of touch settings (Off, 1–3). The default setting is 2. Press and hold the Shift button, press and hold Shift and use the Touch Keys to select an appropriate touch level.

Transpose This function allows the overall pitch of the piano to be transposed up or down by a maximum of one octave in semitone increments.

1. Press the Transpose button and the display will show the current Transpose value, such

as 07. Press the +/Yes or –/No button to set the transpose value.

2. Press the +/Yes and –/No buttons simultaneously to reset the transposition back to the

Tune The overall tuning of the piano can be shifted up or down by a maximum of 100 cents (displayed as -50 to 50) in 2-cent increments. (100 cents = 1 semitone)

1. Press and hold the Shift button, then use the keys marked Tune +/– to set the tune

value. The display shows the current tune value.

2. Press the Tune + and Tune – keys simultaneously to reset the tune value to 00.

Pedal Resonance Pedal resonance is a function that simulates the reverberation of notes when pressing the sustain pedal on an actual grand piano. With pedal resonance, it reproduces the rich harmonics and unique sound characteristics of an actual grand piano when using the sustain pedal. Press and hold the Shift button, then press the Pedal Resonance key to turn this function on. Note: The Harmony function is automatically turned off when you turn the Pedal Resonance on. Note: There may be a slight pause in the piano sound if you switch the Pedal Resonance on/off while performing. Metronome The Metronome function provides a steady beat to aid in practicing at a consistent tempo.

1. Press the Metronome button to turn Metronome function on or off. When the metronome

is in use, the LED indicator for the Start/Stop will flash with the current tempo. The tempo of the metronome can be freely adjusted.

2. Press and hold the Shift button, then use the keys marked Metronome +/– to set the

3. Press and hold the Shift button, then press the key marked Vocal to change the

metronome sound. Note: The Metronome function is disabled in Song Mode. Piano Accompaniments Selecting a Style

button, then press one of the keys marked Style 0–9 to select the desired style. Note: If you press key(s) marked Style 0–9 to select the desired style, press and hold the Shift button, then tap 2 consecutive keys. For example, tap 0 then 8 in sequence to select the 08 style. Start/Stop Style Playing

1. In Style Mode, press the Start/Stop button and the Auto Bass Chord function will turn

on. Play chords in the left hand area, and the style will start playing.

2. Press the Start/Stop button again to stop playing the style and the auto bass chord.11

Fill In A/B When the Accompaniment function is in use, press the Fill A/B button to play a fill-in pattern over the rhythm. When the A fill-in pattern is complete, it will go into the main B pattern. If you are playing the main B pattern of music, pressing the Fill A/B button will play an appropriate fill-in pattern over the rhythm. When the fill-in is complete, it will go into the main A pattern. If you press and hold the Fill A/B button, it will play the fill-in pattern continuously. Accompaniment Volume This function is used to change the volume of all accompaniment tracks to balance the volume between the accompaniment part and voice.

1. Press and hold the Shift button, then use the Accomp + or Accomp – key to set the

accompaniment volume, adjustable from 0–127.

2. Press the Accomp + and Accomp – keys simultaneously to turn off the accompaniment

volume. Press the Accomp + and Accomp – keys simultaneously again to turn on the accompaniment volume. Tempo

Each style, song, metronome, and duet of the piano has been programmed with a default tempo. However, this can be changed with the tempo buttons, adjustable from 30–280 BPM.

tempo for the style or song.

3. Press and hold the Shift button, then press the key(s) marked Tempo 0–9 to set the

tempo value. For example, press 1, 2, and 0 in sequence to enter a tempo value of 120.

4. Alternatively, during the style or song playback, press and hold the Shift button, then tap

the key marked Tap twice to get the desired tempo. Effects Reverb

1. Press and hold the Shift button, then press the key marked On/Off in the Reverb section

to turn the reverb effect on/off.

2. Use the keys marked Reverb +/– (next to On/Off) to select the desired reverb type.

1. Press and hold the Shift button, then press the key marked On/Off in the Chorus section

to turn chorus effect on/off.

2. Use the keys marked Chorus +/– (next to On/Off) to select the desired chorus type.

The EQ function controls the gain of different frequency bands. Press and hold the Shift button, then use the keys marked EQ +/– to select the desired EQ type.

Duet When the Duet function is in use, the piano is automatically split into two sections: a chord section in the left hand area and a melody section in the right hand area.

1. Press and hold the Lower button, then press a key to set the split point at that key. The

default split point is F#3.

2. Release the Lower button.

To select a Duet type, press and hold Shift, then use the keys marked Duet +/– to select one. Harmony With this function, the system will automatically add a harmony effect to your performance.

2. Press and hold the Shift button, then use the keys marked Harmony +/– to select the

desired harmony type. Lesson Mode In Lesson Mode, the piano will be divided into two areas with the same pitch and voice.

1. Before entering Lesson Mode, the default voice of the right hand and left hand is the

upper voice you select. You can press one of the Voice Direct buttons or the +/Yes or – /No button to choose a voice.

2. Press and hold the Shift button, then press the Lesson button to enter Lesson Mode. In

Lesson Mode, Dual and Split functions are unavailable.

3. Press and hold the Lower button, then tap a key between C3 and C6 to set the split

point for the lesson, and then release the Lower button.

4. Press and hold the Shift button, then use the keys marked Octave +/– to set octave

value of the lesson. Note: The Lesson function is not selectable in Song Mode.

MIDI Controller This piano has 3 independent MIDI controllers, which can be used to control a MIDI device. Controller Settings

3. Press one of the Ctrl 1–Ctrl 3 buttons to individually edit the selected controller. For

example, press the Ctrl 1 button to enter Controller 1 Edit Mode, then you can edit parameters for Controller 1.

4. Press the Command button. Press the assigned key(s) in the MIDI section for the desired

function. Note: If you press the assigned key(s) to select the desired command value, press and hold the Shift button, then tap 3 consecutive keys. For example, tap 0, 6, and 4 in sequence to set the command value to 64.

5. Press the Data button.

6. Press the Channel button. Set the channel value by pressing the assigned key(s) in the

MIDI section to the desired function.

2. Press the Ctrl 1 button to transmit MIDI information for Controller 1 through the MIDI

Restore Factory Settings Press and hold +/Yes and –/No buttons together while powering on the piano. The system will be restored to the default factory settings and will permanently delete all recorded song data.14

Scale Tuning System A tuning system is the system used to define which tones, or pitches, to use when playing music. In other words, it is the number and spacing of frequency values used. The equal temperament is the most common musical scale used today for the tuning of pianos and other pianos of relatively fixed scale. One of the advantages of the equal-tempered scale is that it is the same in any musical "key", so that compositions may be freely transposed up or down without changing the musical intervals. Especially for piano, equal temperament is widely used and taken for granted, but throughout history composers have used several other scales to compose and perform before adopting the equal-tempered scale. This piano has been equipped with 6 scale tuning systems. Equal Temperament In twelve-tone equal temperament, which divides the octave into 12 equal parts, the width of a semitone (i.e., the frequency ratio of the interval between two adjacent notes) is the 12th root of two. There is a minute difference of the same amount between each two intervals. This is the default setting when Scale Mode is turned off. Pythagorean The Pythagorean tuning, named after the early mathematician and philosopher Pythagoras, is based on a stack of intervals called perfect fifths. It is particularly well suited to music which treats fifths as consonances, and thirds as dissonances. Pure Major & Pure Minor In music, just intonation or pure intonation is any musical tuning in which the frequencies of notes are related by ratios of small whole numbers. Any interval tuned in this way is called a pure or just interval. The major scale consists of just intonations especially for triad chords (chords consisting of a root, third, and fifth, from lowest to highest). Meantone The Meantone System is a musical temperament which is close to just intonation. This was used to tune pipe organs in 16th-Century Europe. These musical scales are based on the Pythagorean System. Werckmeister The Werckmeister temperament was named after organist and music theorist Andreas Werckmeister. This scale was created as an improvement on the Pythagorean scale. This temperament's adjusted spacing of intervals makes each tonality sound distinct. Kirnberger Developed in the second half of the 18th Century by Johann Kirnberger, this temperament is regarded as an improved version of Meantone temperament.15

Setting the Scale Tuning System Type and Root Note

1. Press and hold Shift button, then press the Scale button to enter Scale Mode.

2. Press and hold the Shift button, then use the keys marked Scale Type +/- to select the

3. Press and hold the Shift button, then use the keys marked Scale Root +/- to select the

Troubleshooting Problem Solution The speakers produce a “pop” sound when the power is turned on or off. This is normal and no cause for alarm. The piano is turned on, but no sound is produced when the keys are played. Make sure the volume is set to an appropriate level. Check that headphones are not connected to the Phones 2 jack. Using a mobile phone produces noise in the piano sound. Using a mobile phone in close proximity to the piano may produce interference. To prevent this, turn off the mobile phone or use it far away from the piano. The wrong notes sound when the keys are played. Make sure the Tune setting is set to 0. Press and hold the +/Yes and –/No buttons simultaneously, and then turn the piano on to revert the settings back to factory defaults. After connecting with the computer, the piano is not recognized. Make sure the USB cable is connected properly, or try to connect it to a different USB port on your computer.

Appendix (English) Technical Specifications Piano 88 velocity-sensitive semi-weighted keys Polyphony (Max)

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