Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Digital Piano CN41 Kawai
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2 PLA YING THE PIANO LESSON FUNCTION 3 RECORDER 4 MENU FUNCTIONS 6 1 P AR T NAMES AND FUNCTIONS APPENDICES 7 USB (T O DEVICE) OPERA TIONS 5 CN41 Owner’ s Man ual.
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P age 3 Impor tant Saf ety Instr uctions .............. 4 1. P AR T NAMES AND FUNCTIONS ..... 10 FRONT P ANEL .......................................................... 10 PED ALS ...........................................................
P age 4 Important Safety Instructions denotes that care should be taken. The example instructs the user to take care not to allow fingers to be trapped. denotes a prohibited operation. The example instructs that disassembly of the product is prohibited.
P age 5 The product is not completel y disconnected from the power suppl y even when the power s witch 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.
P age 6 ● 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. ● Doing so may result in discoloration or deformation of the product. ● When cleaning the product, put a soft cloth in lukewarm water, squeeze it well, then wipe the product.
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.
P age 8 FCC Information (U .S.A.) NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide r easonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
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P age 10 1 P ART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS 1. P AR T NAMES AND FUNCTIONS This section e xplains the locations and functions of the panel buttons and sliders. FRONT P ANEL PED ALS The CN41 piano has three pedals—just like a gr and piano . The y are Sustain, Sostenuto and Soft.
P age 11 1 P ART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS HEADPHONES Headphone jack (x 2) There are two headphone jac ks located on the left underside of the piano . Up to two pairs of headphones can be connected simultaneously . • See page 64 f or information on attaching the headphone hooks.
P age 12 2 PLA YING THE PIANO 2. PLA YING THE PIANO 1) BASIC OPERA TIONS This section provides the basic procedures f or turning the power on and playing the CN41 piano .
P age 13 2 PLA YING THE PIANO DEMO SONGS The CN41 includes 30 built-in sound demo songs . Each of the demo songs presents a musical piece to introduce the diff erent preset sounds. Step1 Press the CONCER T MA GIC and LESSON b uttons simultaneously .
P age 14 2 PLA YING THE PIANO SELECTING A PRESET SOUND Step1 Press the SOUND SELECT b utton below the name of the instrument to be pla yed. When the button is pressed, the LED indicator will turn on, indicating that this sound has been selected.
P age 15 2 PLA YING THE PIANO 2) DU AL The DU AL function allows two preset sounds to be la yered together , creating a more complex sound. For e xample, a piano can be la yered with strings, or a church organ with a choir sound. Step1 Press and hold down a SOUND SELECT b utton to select the fi rst desired sound.
P age 16 2 PLA YING THE PIANO 3) SPLIT The SPLIT function divides the ke yboard into two sections—upper and low er—allowing each par t to be pla yed with a diff erent sound. Step1 Press the SPLIT b utton. The LED indicator f or the SPLIT button will turn on.
P age 17 2 PLA YING THE PIANO Step5 T o change the low er sound while SPLIT mode is enabled, press and hold the SPLIT b utton, then press the desired SOUND SELECT b utton. The LED indicator f or the selected SOUND SELECT button will star t to fl ash.
P age 18 2 PLA YING THE PIANO 4) ‘FOUR HANDS’ MODE In ‘FOUR HANDS’ mode the CN41 piano ke yboard is split into upper and lower sections , allowing two pla yers to pla y the piano together .
P age 19 2 PLA YING THE PIANO 5) EFFECTS/REVERB When selecting some preset sounds, the LED indicator f or the EFFECTS or REVERB buttons ma y turn on automatically . This is because cer tain preset sounds are prepared with an eff ect enabled as their def ault setting.
P age 20 2 PLA YING THE PIANO ADDING O THER EFFECTS CHOR US Chorus is an effect that simulates the rich character of a v ocal choir or string ensemble, enriching the original voice by o ver-la yering a slightly detuned v ersion of the sound.
P age 21 2 PLA YING THE PIANO 6 ) SELECTING THE T OUCH SENSITIVITY The T OUCH function allows diff erent touch sensitivities f or the keyboard to be selected, other than the standard touch of an acoustic piano . The sensitivity can be changed to one of fi ve diff erent settings: Light, Light +, Heavy , Heavy + or Off .
P age 22 2 PLA YING THE PIANO 7) TRANSPOSING THE PIANO The transpose function allows the piano’ s keys to be r aised or lowered in half steps . This is par ticularly useful when accompanying instruments with diff erent tones, or when a song learned in one key must be pla y ed in another key .
P age 23 2 PLA YING THE PIANO 8) PLA YING WITH CONCER T MA GIC The great German composer Johann Sebastian Bach once said “Pla ying the keyboard is simple . Just strike the right keys at the right time” . Many pianists wish it were quite that straightf orward.
P age 24 2 PLA YING THE PIANO The speed or tempo of the song can be adjusted by pressing and holding the TEMPO button and pressing the V ALUE buttons. While listening, diff erent Concer t Magic songs can be selected by pressing the V ALUE buttons.
P age 25 2 PLA YING THE PIANO CONCER T MAGIC P ART V OLUME BALANCE When used with Concer t Magic, the BALANCE slider adjusts the v olume balance of the melody par t and the accompaniment. Step1 Mov e the balance slider to the r ight or left to adjust the v olume balance.
P age 26 2 PLA YING THE PIANO SKILLFUL These songs range in diffi culty from moderately diffi cult to diffi cult. T o perform them, tap out the rhythm of both the melody and the accompaniment notes on any k ey on the k eyboard, such as ‘Waltz of the Flo wers’ shown below .
P age 27 2 PLA YING THE PIANO CONCER T MAGIC DEMO MODES There are three wa ys to listen to the Concer t Magic songs in the DEMO mode. ALL PLA Y Press the CONCER T MAGIC b utton and then press the PLA Y/ST OP button without selecting a song. The CN41 piano will pla y back all of the Concer t Magic songs in order .
P age 28 2 PLA YING THE PIANO 9) METR ONOME / RHYTHM Rh ythm is one of the most impor tant elements when lear ning music. It is impor tant to practice pla ying the piano at the correct tempo and with a steady rhythm. The CN41 piano’ s metronome tool helps learners to achiev e this by pro viding a steady beat to play along with.
P age 29 2 PLA YING THE PIANO Step2 Press the V ALUE buttons to select the desired time signature / rh ythm. The currently selected time signature or rhythm will be sho wn in the LCD displa y . Step3 Press the BEA T b utton again to stop the metronome.
P age 30 2 PLA YING THE PIANO RHYTHM LIST No . Rhythm 1 8 Beat 1 2 8 Beat 2 3 8 Beat 3 4 16 Beat 1 5 16 Beat 2 6 16 Beat 3 7 16 Beat 4 8 16 Beat 5 9 16 Beat 6 10 Roc k Beat 1 11 Roc k Beat 2 12 Ro.
P age 31 LESSON FUNCTION 3 3. LESSON FUNCTION The CN41’ s Lesson function helps perf or mers to practice the piano with a collection of etudes from Cz er ny , Burgmüller and Be yer , or songs from Alfred’ s Basic Piano Library and Alfred’ s Premiere Piano Course lesson books (USA, Canada, A ustralia and UK only).
P age 32 LESSON FUNCTION 3 2) LISTENING T O AND PLA YING A SONG Step1 Press the PLA Y/ST OP button to pla y the selected song. There will be a one bar count-in bef ore the song star ts to play . Press the PLA Y/STOP b utton to stop the song. Press the REW button to re wind the song and the FF button to f ast f orward the song.
P age 33 LESSON FUNCTION 3 3) RECORDING A SONG PRA CTICE Listening to recorded lesson song practice provides an e xcellent tool f or self-ev aluation. Step 1 Press the REC b utton. The LED indicator f or the REC button will star t to fl ash to indicate that the CN41 piano is ready to record.
P age 34 RECORDER 4 4. RECORDER The RECORDER function records performances in a similar wa y to that of a tape recorder . Howe ver , the CN41 piano records songs as digital data, instead of audio data - storing the music inside the instrument.
P age 35 RECORDER 4 Step4 Star t to play the piano . The recorder will automatically star t recording with the fi rst note pla yed. During this time, the LED indicators f or the REC and PLA Y/ST OP buttons will be turned on. Any changes made to the sound while recording will also be recorded.
P age 36 RECORDER 4 2) PLA YING BA CK A SONG The PLA Y/STOP b utton is used to star t and stop playbac k of the recorded song, and to also select which song and par t is pla yed. Step 1 Press the PLA Y / ST OP button. The currently selected song and par ts will be shown in the LCD displa y , and the CN41 piano is ready to playbac k the song.
P age 37 RECORDER 4 3) ERASING A SONG This function allows an y songs that are no longer listened to, to be cleared. Step 1 Press the PLA Y / ST OP and REC buttons sim ultaneously . The LED indicators f or the PLA Y / ST OP and REC buttons will start to fl ash, and song erase inf ormation will be shown in the LCD displa y .
P age 38 USB (T O DEVICE) OPERA TIONS 5 5 . USB (T O DEVICE) OPERA TIONS The CN41 includes two USB (to de vice) por ts, allo wing USB memor y or USB fl opp y disk drive de vices to be connected to the piano . The fi rst connected device will appear as ‘USB_A’, the second connected device will appear as ‘USB_B’.
P age 39 USB (T O DEVICE) OPERA TIONS 5 MUTING A P AR T Each of the 16 par ts can be muted separately . Step1 Press one of the V ALUE buttons . The 16 par ts will be shown in the LCD displa y . Step2 Press the MENU b uttons to mov e the cursor , then press the V ALUE buttons to set whether the par t will be muted or pla yed.
P age 40 USB (T O DEVICE) OPERA TIONS 5 Step4 Begin pla ying the k eyboard or press the PLA Y / ST OP b utton to star t recording. Press the PLA Y/ST OP button again to stop recording. Step5 Press the REC b utton again and select another recording par t to continue recording other par ts.
P age 41 USB (T O DEVICE) OPERA TIONS 5 2) USB MENU There are six USB Menus. Press the MENU buttons to select a USB Menu, then press one of the V ALUE buttons to enter the selected USB Menu. Press the STOP b utton to return to the previous menu. Do not attempt to disconnect USB devices while being accessed.
P age 42 USB (T O DEVICE) OPERA TIONS 5 3. DELETE This menu can be used to delete songs and empty directories stored on a USB device . Step1 Press the MENU and V ALUE buttons to scroll through the list of fi les and director ies, then press the REC b utton to select the song or director y to be deleted.
P age 43 USB (T O DEVICE) OPERA TIONS 5 5. MAKE DIR This menu can be used to mak e new directories on a USB device . Step1 Press the MENU and V ALUE buttons to scroll through the list of fi les and director ies, then press the REC b utton to select the destination f or the director y to be made.
P age 44 MENU FUNCTIONS 6 6. MENU FUNCTIONS The Menu Functions allow v arious parameters f or controlling the CN41 piano’ s tuning, system and MIDI functions to be adjusted.
P age 45 MENU FUNCTIONS 6 2) LO WER OCT A VE SHIFT This function allows the lo wer par t to be raised by one , two , or three octav es when using SPLIT mode. Step 1 Press the MENU b uttons to select the Lower Octa v e Shift function. The Lower Octa ve Shift v alue will be shown on the second line of the LCD displa y .
P age 46 MENU FUNCTIONS 6 When set to ON, the sustain pedal is active f or the low er sound when the pedal is depressed. When set to OFF , the sustain pedal will not be active f or the low er sound when the pedal is depressed, howe ver the sustain pedal will still be active f or the upper sound.
P age 47 MENU FUNCTIONS 6 5) LA YER D YNAMICS When using DU AL mode, sometimes simply adjusting the v olume balance between the two la yered sounds is not enough to create the desired sound character , especially if both sounds are v er y dynamic. T wo equally dynamic sounds can be diffi cult to control and pla y comf or tably .
P age 48 MENU FUNCTIONS 6 6) D AMPER HOLD ON / OFF This function determines whether sounds such as organ or str ings should be held (ON) or gradually deca y (OFF) when the damper pedal is depressed. Step 1 Press the MENU b uttons to select the Damper Hold ON/OFF function.
P age 49 MENU FUNCTIONS 6 7) TUNING This function allows the piano’ s pitch to be fi nely adjusted, and may pro ve useful when pla ying with other instruments. Step 1 Press the MENU b uttons to select the T uning function. The T uning value will be shown on the second line of the LCD displa y .
P age 50 MENU FUNCTIONS 6 8) TEMPERAMENT The CN41 piano off ers immediate access to a variety of musical temperaments popular during the Renaissance and Baroque periods. It may prov e interesting and educational to experiment with diff erent temperaments, other than the modern ‘equal temperament’ standard this is dominant in music today .
P age 51 MENU FUNCTIONS 6 Step 1 Press the MENU b uttons to select the T emperament function. The T emperament type will be shown on the second line of the LCD display .
P age 52 MENU FUNCTIONS 6 9) KEY OF TEMPERAMENT Limitless modulation of the ke y became av ailable only after the in vention of equal temperament. When using a temperament other than equal temperament, care must be tak en to choose the ke y signature to pla y in.
P age 53 MENU FUNCTIONS 6 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 instr uments so that the y can exchange perf or mance data.
P age 54 MENU FUNCTIONS 6 10) MIDI CHANNEL This function is used to determine on which MIDI channel the CN41 piano will exchange MIDI inf or mation with e xter nal MIDI de vices and instruments or a personal computer. The selected channel will function as both the transmit and receiv e channel.
P age 55 MENU FUNCTIONS 6 11) LOCAL CONTR OL ON / OFF This function determines whether the CN41 piano’s sound will be pla y ed from the piano’ s ke yboard (ON) or only from an e xter nal MIDI de vice (OFF).
P age 56 MENU FUNCTIONS 6 12) TRANSMIT PR OGRAM CHANGE ON / OFF This function determines whether the CN41 piano will transmit program change inf or mation when pressing the SOUND SELECT buttons .
P age 57 MENU FUNCTIONS 6 13) SENDING PR OGRAM CHANGE NUMBERS This function allows the CN41 piano to send progr am change numbers within the range of 1 to 128. Step 1 Press the MENU b uttons to select the Send Program Change Number function. The Program Change Number will be sho wn on the second line of the LCD display .
P age 58 MENU FUNCTIONS 6 14) MUL TI-TIMBRAL MODE This function allows the CN41 piano to receiv e data on more than one MIDI channel simultaneously . In this mode, the CN41 piano can pla y different musical parts with different sounds f or each par t.
P age 59 MENU FUNCTIONS 6 15) CHANNEL MUTE This function determines which MIDI channels are activated to receive MIDI inf ormation when Multi-Timbral Mode is set to ON. Each of the 16 channels can be activated or deactivated individually . Step 1 Press the MENU b uttons to select the Channel Mute function.
P age 60 MENU FUNCTIONS 6 16) MIDI CLOCK The MIDI Clock is the data code that MIDI instruments use as the ref erence for the tempo setting. When set to Internal, the CN41 piano uses its own built-in clock to control tempo settings .
P age 61 MENU FUNCTIONS 6 Step 2 Press the REC b utton to e x ecute the sav e operation. ‘Sav e Completed’ be shown on the second line of the LCD display .
P age 62 APPENDICES 7 7. APPENDICES CONNECTING TO O THER DEVICES 1 MIDI JA CKS These jacks are used to connect e xternal MIDI devices with the CN41 piano . There are three terminals: MIDI IN, MIDI OUT and MIDI THR U . 2 USB to Host This jack is used to connect with a personal computer and e xchange MIDI data.
P age 63 APPENDICES 7 NO TES ABOUT USB The CN41 piano can be connected with a personal computer with a USB cable f or e xchanging MIDI data. Y ou need a USB driver installed in y our computer . [F or Windo ws XP/Me users] A standard USB driver is already installed in your computer .
P age 64 APPENDICES 7 ASSEMBL Y INSTR UCTIONS P ARTS PR O VIDED Bef ore attempting to assemble the CN41 piano unit, ensure that all par ts are included.
P age 65 APPENDICES 7 6. Place the stand so that the backside of the stand assembly rests against a wall, and then slo wly and carefully inser t the piano .
P age 66 APPENDICES 7 PROGRAM CHANGE NUMBER MAPPING Category Sound Multi-Timbral mode Off, On 1 On 2 Bank LSB Prog # Bank MSB Bank LSB Prog # PIANO 1 Concer t Grand 0 1 121 0 1 Studio Grand 0 2 12.
P age 67 APPENDICES 7 Category Sound Multi-Timbral mode Off, On 1 On 2 Bank LSB Prog # Bank MSB Bank LSB Prog # O THERS: ELECTRIC PIANO Classic E.P . 3 0 47 121 2 5 New Age E.P . 0 48 95 2 6 Modern E.P . 3 0 49 121 2 6 Legend E.P . 0 50 121 3 6 Phase E.
P age 68 APPENDICES 7 Category Sound Multi-Timbral mode Off, On 1 On 2 Bank LSB Prog # Bank MSB Bank LSB Prog # O THERS: ACCORDIAN Harmonica 0 94 121 0 23 T ango Accordion 0 95 121 0 24 O THERS: GUIT .
P age 69 APPENDICES 7 Category Sound Multi-Timbral mode Off, On 1 On 2 Bank LSB Prog # Bank MSB Bank LSB Prog # O THERS: STRINGS 60’ s Strings 1 14 121 2 49 String Ensemble 2 1 15 121 0 50 Synth Str.
P age 70 APPENDICES 7 Category Sound Multi-Timbral mode Off, On 1 On 2 Bank LSB Prog # Bank MSB Bank LSB Prog # O THERS: REED Oboe 1 61 121 0 69 English Horn 1 62 121 0 70 Basson 1 63 121 0 71 Clarine.
P age 71 APPENDICES 7 Category Sound Multi-Timbral mode Off, On 1 On 2 Bank LSB Prog # Bank MSB Bank LSB Prog # O THERS: SYNTH SFX Soundtrack 1 107 121 0 98 Crystal 1 108 121 0 99 Synth Mallet 1 109 1.
P age 72 APPENDICES 7 Category Sound Multi-Timbral mode Off, On 1 On 2 Bank LSB Prog # Bank MSB Bank LSB Prog # O THERS: SFX T elephone 2 2 27 121 1 125 Door Creak 2 28 121 2 125 Door Slam 2 29 121 3 .
P age 73 APPENDICES 7 DR UM SOUND MAPPING Standar d Set Room Set Po wer Set Electr onic Set Analog Set D# High Q High Q High Q High Q High Q E Slap Slap Slap Slap Slap F Scr atch Push Scratch Push.
P age 74 APPENDICES 7 Jazz Set Brush Set Orchestra Set SFX Set D# High Q High Q Closed Hi-hat 2 E Slap Slap P edal Hi-hat F Scr atch Push Scratch Push Open Hi-hat 2 F# Scratch Pull Scratch Pull Ride C.
P age 75 APPENDICES 7 SPECIFICA TIONS K eyboard 88 Weighted K eyboard with Adv anced Hammer Action IV P olyphony Maximum 96 Number of Sound 307 + 9 Dr um Set Sound Categor ies Pian.
P age 76 APPENDICES 7 MIDI EXCLUSIVE D A T A FORMA T 1 F0 .......................... Star t code 2 40........................... KA W AI’ s ID number 3 00 - 0F ................... MIDI channel 4 10, 30..................... Function code (30 when setting MUL TI TIMBRE ON/OFF) 5 04.
P age 77 APPENDICES 7 MIDI IMPLEMENT A TION CHART Mode 1: omni mode On, P oly , Mode 2: omni mode On, Mono Mode 3: omni mode Off, P oly , Mode 4: omni mode Off , Mono : Y e s : N o Functio.
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Copyright © 2007 KA W AI Musical Instruments Mfg. Co .,Ltd. All Rights Reserved. CA41 Owner’ s Manual KPSZ-0185 : 815910 OW1005E-S0703 Printed in Indonesia.
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