Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product CN4 Kawai
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Digital Piano CN4 featuring Alfr ed’s Basic Piano Library Owner’s Manual.
KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CN3 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).
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.
KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CN3 ● 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.
INTRODUCTION 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.
2 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CN3 CAUTION: T o prevent personal injury , do not handle the main unit from the ends. (D) (A) 5. The next step requires one person on each end of the main unit.
3 INTRODUCTION 8. Insert the pedal connection cord that comes from Pedal Board (C) into the piano’ s pedal jack and fasten with cord clamps. 9. T urn the adjuster (installed on the bottom of the Pedal Unit) down until it makes firm contact with the floor .
1. Quick Start p. 6 2. Advanced Playing p. 9 3. Lesson Function p. 14 4. Playing with the Concert Magic p. 16 5. Recorder p. 22 1.1 S ETTING U P THE P IANO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1.2 P OWER S WITCH . . .
6. Disk Operations p. 28 7. T ouch, T ranspose and Menu Functions p. 34 8. Using MIDI p. 45 7.1 T OUCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 7.2 T RANSPOSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CN4 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. ASSEMBLING THE ST AND First, you need to assemble the stand unit. Assemble the stand following the instructions at the beginning of this manual.
7 QUICK ST ART Quick Start Press the CONCER T MAGIC and LESSON buttons simultaneously and the demo song for the Piano 1 category will start. After the Piano 1 demo songs are finished playing, the demo songs for another sound category will be selected at random.
8 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CN4 Quick Start 1.7 P ED ALS The CN piano has three pedals—just like a grand piano. They are Sustain, Soft and Sostenuto. 1.8 P LA YING WITH M ORE S OUNDS Y ou have already heard the CN’ s main piano sound.
9 ADV ANCED PLA YING Advanced Playing Studio Grand String Ensemble 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.
10 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CN4 First press the desired SOUND SELECT button to select the upper sound. Then, while holding down the SPLIT button, press the desired SOUND SELECT button to select the lower sound. The LED Indicator for the upper sound will be turned on and the LED for the lower sound will start flashing.
11 ADV ANCED PLA YING Advanced Playing CHORUS Chorus is an effect that simulates the rich character of a vocal choir or string ensemble, by layering a slightly detuned version of the sound over the original to enrich it. There are five types of chorus available.
12 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CN4 T o change the effect type, use the V ALUE buttons. T o turn off the reverb or effects, press the REVERB or EFFECTS button again. ◆ NO TE Any changes you make to the reverb and the effects are stored with the preset sound in memory as long as the power is on.
13 ADV ANCED PLA YING Advanced Playing 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 begin counting. The LCD display shows the time signature and a visual indicator of beats per measure.
14 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CN4 Lesson Function 3. L ESSON F UNCTION The CN4’ s Lesson function helps you practice the piano with the popular Alfred’ s Basic Piano Library , lesson books level 1A, 1B and Adult. Y ou can listen to any song from the books and practice along with them.
15 LESSON FUNCTION Lesson Function A-B LOOP Y ou can play back a specific part of a song repeatedly . While playing back a song, press the LOOP button at the point you want to begin the playback from (point A) and press the LOOP button again at the point you want the playback to end (point B).
16 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CN4 Playing with Concert Magic 4. P LA YING WITH C ONCER T M A GIC 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.
17 PLA YING WITH CONCERT MAGIC Playing with Concert Magic These circles and plus signs provide a visual guide that shows you when to press the next key . The space between the circles and position of the circles in the LCD shows you the approximate timing between each key press.
18 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CN4 Playing with Concert Magic 4.4 P ART V OLUME B ALANCE FOR C ONCERT M A GIC When used with Concert Magic, the balance slider adjusts the volume balance of the melody part and the accompaniment. As the slider is moved to the right, the sound of the melody becomes louder and the accompaniment becomes softer .
19 PLA YING WITH CONCERT MAGIC Playing with Concert Magic When performing fast songs with Concert Magic, it is sometimes easier to tap two different keys with two fingers alternating. This allows you to play twice as fast as you can using only one finger on one key .
20 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CN4 Playing with Concert Magic 4.6 S TEAD Y B EA T Regardless of which arrangement type a Concert Magic song is, with Steady Beat you can play any Concert Magic song by simply tapping any key with a constant steady beat. Press and hold the CONCER T MAGIC button.
21 PLA YING WITH CONCERT MAGIC Playing with Concert Magic 4.8 A DJUSTING THE P LA YBA CK 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.
22 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CN4 Recorder The CN piano’ s recorder records your playing much like a tape recorder , and it is just as easy to use. The CN piano records a song as digital data instead of audio data and stores the song inside the instrument.
23 RECORDER Recorder RECORDING CAP A CITY The total recording capacity is about 30,000 notes per song, 90,000 notes total. Pressing any buttons or pedals is counted as one note. When the recorder reaches its maximum capacity , the CN piano will stop recording at that point.
24 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CN4 Recorder Press the REC button to enter the song/part selection menu. Use the MENU buttons to change the song number to Song 2. The LCD display shows the song number 2 is selected to be recorded. When you are ready to record, just start playing the keyboard.
25 RECORDER Recorder ST A TUS OF SONG AND P ART In the LCD display an asterisk (*) after the part number means that the part has been already recorded.
26 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CN4 Recorder T o listen to both parts together select “Part 1&2”. T o play back an individual part, select the desired part using the V ALUE button first, then press the PLA Y/STOP button to listen.
27 RECORDER Recorder ERASING ALL THE SONGS T o erase all the songs at once, first turn off the power then turn it back on again while holding down both the REC and PLA Y/STOP buttons.
28 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CN4 Disk Operations 6. D ISK O PERA TIONS The CN4’ s floppy disk drive provides a convenient way to playback songs recorded in Standard MIDI File (SMF) format.
29 DISK OPERA TIONS Disk Operations MUTING A P ART Y ou can mute each part separately . Press one of the V ALUE buttons. The LCD display will show the part mute screen. Move the cursor by using the MENU buttons and use the V ALUE buttons to switch between play and mute.
30 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CN4 Disk Operations Start recording by playing the keyboard or by pressing the PLA Y/ STOP button. When you are finished recording, press the PLA Y/ STOP again button to stop. T o continue recording other parts, Press the REC button again and use the V ALUE buttons to select another part to record.
31 DISK OPERA TIONS Disk Operations After you have named the song, press the REC button again to save the song. The LCD display will show “Executing...” and then “Complete!”. If you do not want to save the song, press the STOP button and the recorded song data will be erased.
32 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CN4 Disk Operations T o rename the song, move the cursor by using the MENU buttons and choose a character by using the V ALUE buttons. The song is renamed as “Song2”. After you have renamed the song, press the REC button again to save the renamed song to disk.
33 DISK OPERA TIONS Disk Operations Format Disk 2HD 2DD Format Disk 2HD Yes-REC No-STOP to copy the song to. T o rename the song, move the cursor by using the MENU buttons and choose a character by using the V ALUE buttons. After you have renamed the song, press the REC button again to save the renamed song to disk.
34 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CN4 T ouch, T ranspose and Menu Buttons 7.1 T OUCH 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, Light+, Heavy , Heavy+ and Off.
35 TOUCH, TRANSPOSE AND MENU BUTTONS T ouch, T ranspose and Menu Buttons Press and hold the TRANSPOSE button. The LCD display shows you the current value. The value is always set to “0” when the power is turned on. While still holding the TRANSPOSE button, use the V ALUE buttons or the keyboard from C3 to C5 to specify the transposition amount.
36 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CN4 T ouch, T ranspose and Menu Buttons COMMON OPERA TION T o select a function that you want to adjust, press either of the MENU buttons. The LCD will display “1 Brilliance”, the first item in the menu. Press the MENU buttons again to select a different function to edit.
37 TOUCH, TRANSPOSE AND MENU BUTTONS T ouch, T ranspose and Menu Buttons The LCD display shows the lower part is shifted one octave up. Lower Octave Shift can be set between 0 to 3. 3. LO WER PED AL ON/OFF This determines if the sustain pedal will be active for lower sound when in SPLIT mode.
38 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CN4 T ouch, T ranspose and Menu Buttons MENU buttons, use the V ALUE buttons to select the desired Dynamics level. The LCD display shows the dynamics of the layered sound is 10 (dynamics of the layered sound are unchanged). Y ou can select the level of dynamics from 1 to 10.
39 TOUCH, TRANSPOSE AND MENU BUTTONS T ouch, T ranspose and Menu Buttons After Selecting the “T emperament” function by pressing the MENU buttons, use the V ALUE buttons to select your desired temperament. The LCD display shows the type of temperament currently selected.
40 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CN4 T ouch, T ranspose and Menu Buttons WERCKMEISTER III TEMPERAMENT KIRNBERGER III TEMPERAMENT These two temperaments are placed in between Meantone and Pythagorean.
41 TOUCH, TRANSPOSE AND MENU BUTTONS T ouch, T ranspose and Menu Buttons Use the TUNING or TRANSPOSE functions to change the pitch of the whole keyboard.
42 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CN4 T ouch, T ranspose and Menu Buttons 13. SENDING PR OGRAM CHANGE NUMBERS This function allows the CN piano to transmit program change numbers. Y ou can send any number from 1 to 128. After selecting the “Send PGM #” function by pressing the MENU buttons, use the V ALUE buttons to select your desired number .
43 TOUCH, TRANSPOSE AND MENU BUTTONS T ouch, T ranspose and Menu Buttons The LCD display shows the selected MIDI channel number . Use the V ALUE buttons to switch between PLA Y and MUTE. Select “Play” to turn the channel on or “Mute to turn it off.
44 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CN4 T ouch, T ranspose and Menu Buttons The LCD display briefly shows the above message and the current settings are saved. ◆ NO TE The “User Memory” function does not automatically save any changes made to the settings every time the power is turned off.
45 USING MIDI Using MIDI The term MIDI is an acronym for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, an international standard for connecting synthesizers, sequencers (MIDI recorders) and other electronic instruments so that they can exchange performance data.
46 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CN4 Jacks MIDI J A CKS These jacks are used to connect external MIDI devices with the CN 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.
47 JACKS Jacks N O TES ABOUT USB The CN 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 .
48 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CN4 Appendices P ROGRAM C HANGE N UMBER M APPING Multi-Timbral mode Sound Off, On 1 On 2 Bank LSB Prog # Bank MSB Bank LSB Prog # Concert Grand 0 1 121 0 1 Studio Grand 0 2 12.
49 APPENDICES Appendices Multi-Timbral mode Sound Off, On 1 On 2 Bank LSB Prog # Bank MSB Bank LSB Prog # Electric Grand 2 0 41 121 1 3 Wide Honky T onk 0 42 121 1 4 Dolce E.P . 0 43 95 2 5 Crystal E.P . 0 44 95 1 6 T remolo E.P . 0 45 95 1 5 Classic E.
50 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CN4 Appendices Multi-Timbral mode Sound Off, On 1 On 2 Bank LSB Prog # Bank MSB Bank LSB Prog # Church Organ 3 0 85 121 2 20 Reed Organ 0 86 121 0 21 Puff Organ 0 87 121 1 21 French Accordion 0 88 121 0 22 Fr .
51 APPENDICES Appendices Multi-Timbral mode Sound Off, On 1 On 2 Bank LSB Prog # Bank MSB Bank LSB Prog # Warm Synth Bass 1 1 121 1 39 Clavi Bass 1 2 121 3 39 Hammer Bass 1 3 121 4 39 Rubber Bass 1 4 .
52 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CN4 Appendices Multi-Timbral mode Sound Off, On 1 On 2 Bank LSB Prog # Bank MSB Bank LSB Prog # Brass Section 1 45 121 0 62 Brass Section 2 1 46 121 1 62 Synth Brass 1 47 121 .
53 APPENDICES Appendices Multi-Timbral mode Sound Off, On 1 On 2 Bank LSB Prog # Bank MSB Bank LSB Prog # Voice 1 89 121 0 86 Fifth 1 90 121 0 87 Bass & Lead 1 91 121 0 88 Soft Wire Lead 1 92 121 .
54 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CN4 Appendices Multi-Timbral mode Sound Off, On1 On 2 Bank LSB Prog # Bank MSB Bank LSB Prog # Synth Drum 2 5 121 0 119 Rhythm Box T om 2 6 121 1 119 Electric Drum 2 7 121 2 1.
55 APPENDICES Appendices Multi-Timbral mode Sound Off, On 1 On 2 Bank LSB Prog # Bank MSB Bank LSB Prog # Explosion 2 49 121 3 128 Standard Set 2 50 120 0 1 Room Set 2 51 120 0 9 Power Set 2 52 120 0 .
56 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CN4 Appendices Standard Set Room Set Power Set Electronic Set Analog Set D# High Q High Q High Q High Q High Q E Slap Slap Slap Slap Slap F Scratch Push Scratch Push Scratch P.
57 APPENDICES Appendices Jazz Set Brush Set Orchestra Set SFX Set D# High Q High Q Closed Hi-hat 2 E Slap Slap Pedal Hi-hat F Scratch Push Scratch Push Open Hi-hat 2 F# Scratch Pull Scratch Pull Ride .
58 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CN4 Appendices 1 8 Beat 1 26 Rim Beat 51 Hip Hop 3 76 Jazz W altz 1 2 8 Beat 2 27 Slow Jam 52 Hip Hop 4 77 Jazz W altz 2 3 8 Beat 3 28 Pop 1 53 T echno 1 78 5/4 Swing 4 16 Beat 1 29 Pop 2 54 T echno 2 79 T om Swing 5 16 Beat 2 30 Electro Pop 1 55 T echno 3 80 Fast 4 Beat 6 16 Beat 3 31 Electro Pop 2 56 Heavy T echno 81 H.
59 APPENDICES Appendices A LFRED ’ S L ESSON S ONG L IST LEVEL 1A 1. Right & Left A0 2. Left & Right A#0 3. Merrily W e Roll Along/ O’er the Deep Blue Sea B0 4. Hand-Bells C1 5. Jolly Old Saint Nicholas C#1 6. Old MacDonald D1 7. Batter Up! D#1 8.
60 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CN4 Appendices A LFRED ’ S L ESSON S ONG L IST ADUL T 1. Ode to Joy A0 2. Aura Lee A#0 3. Rock-Along B0 4. Mexican Hat Dance C1 5. Au Claire De La Lune C#1 6. T isket, A T asket D1 7. Rockin’n Intervals D#1 8. Good King W enceslas E1 9.
61 APPENDICES Appendices.
62 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CN4 Appendices C LASSICAL P IANO C OLLECTION S ONG L IST T ambourin ...................................................................................................................... ..... J.P . Rameu The harmonious blacksmith .
63 APPENDICES Appendices Frühlingslied ................................................................................................................. F . Mendelssohn Rondo Capriccioso ...............................................................
64 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CN4 Appendices 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 Rock Piano Original New Age Piano Original Electric Piano Classic E.
65 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 Hickor y Dickory Dock D#1 EB I’m A Little T eapot A#0 MP Itsy , Bitsy Spi.
66 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CN4 Appendices L ESSON B UTTON ( P . 11) C ONCERT M AGIC B UTTON ( P . 28) M ENU B UTTONS ( P .41) S OUND S ELECT B UTTONS ( P .
67 APPENDICES Appendices V ALUE B UTTONS ( P . 14) E FFECT B UTTONS ( P . 16) B ALANCE S LIDER ( P . 15) M ETRONOME B UTTONS ( P . 19) R ECORDER B UTTONS ( P . 22) Specifications S PLIT B UTTON ( P . 14) T RANSPOSE B UTTON ( P . 18) T OUCH B UTTON ( P .
68 KA WAI DIGIT AL PIANO CN4 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 I MPLEMENT A TION C HART KA W AI DIGIT AL PIANO MODEL: CN4 D AT E : M ARCH 2005 V ERSION 1.0 Mode 1: OMNI ON, POL Y Mode 2: OMNI ON, MONO ❍ : Y e s Mode 3: OMNI OFF , POL Y Mode 4: OMNI OFF , M.
CN4 Owner’ s Manual OW979E1-C0502 814806 Printed in Indonesia E1.
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