Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product EG2080-RW/BK Behringer
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Version 1.1 August 2006 User’s manual K1800FX EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK.
2 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK This symbol, wherever it appears, alerts you to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage inside the enclosure—voltage that may be sufficient to constitute a risk of shock. This symbol, wherever it appears, alerts you to important operating and maintenance instructions in the accompanying literature.
3 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK EG2080- EG2080- EG2080- EG2080- EG2080- RW/BK RW/BK RW/BK RW/BK RW/BK EUROGRAND The Sound, Touch and Elegance of an Acoustic Grand Piano — The Cutting-Edge Performance of a Digital Piano V The ultimate piano for homes, music schools, houses of worship, etc.
4 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK FOREWORD Dear Customer, Welcome to the team of EUROGRAND users and thank you very much for expressing your confidence in BEHRINGER products by purchasing this digital piano.
5 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 . INTRODUCTION ......................................................... 6 1.1 Before you get started ................................................. 6 1.1.1 Shipment ...... ...... .... .................
6 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK 1. INTRODUCTION Congratulations! With the EG2080 you have purchased a master- class digital piano which is on a par with its acoustic counterpart in terms of sound and feel.
7 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK 7 ) Secure the playing console to the metal brackets on the side panels from below using the four S4 screws. S3 S2 S1 S1 S2 S4 Fig.
8 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK 8 ) Insert the plug of the pedal unit into the PEDALS connector on the underside of the playing console. 9) Keep turning the supporting screw underneath the pedal unit until it rests firmly on the floor without pushing the pedal unit upwards.
9 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK 4) Press the START/STOP button again to stop playback. 5 ) Repeat steps 2 to 4 to play back other pieces. Press the DEMO button again to quit DEMO mode. A list of all the music pieces can be found in chapter 10.3. The music sequencer (see chapter 6.
10 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK 4. CONTROL ELEMENTS AND CONNECTIONS 4.1 Control panel Fig. 4.1: Control elements of the EG2080 The control elements of the EG2080 are described below. To give you a clear overview of the control panel, its elements have been grouped in separate sections.
11 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK EFFECT : Is used to select one of four modulation effects (CHORUS, FLANGER, TREMOLO, DELAY) for the selected sound. An LED shows which effect is currently active. If no LED lights up, no modulation effect is active. VELOCITY : Is used to set the key velocity to SOFT, MEDIUM or HARD.
12 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK 5. BASIC OPERATION The following chapters describe some further basic functions which you can use in addition to those already explained. 5.1 Using two sounds (layer mode) Instead of a single sound you can also play two sounds simultaneously on the EG2080.
13 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK 2 ) Keep the EFFECT button pressed while adjusting the original vs. effect signal ratio in the VALUE/SONG section using the -/NO and +/YES buttons.
14 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK 6. ADVANCED OPERATION The following chapters provide information on advanced operating functions of the EG2080. 6.1 Using EDIT mode Many advanced operating functions of the EG2080 are available in EDIT mode. The following sections describe how to adjust these functions in EDIT mode.
15 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK Please note the order of voices used in the sound combination selected, in order to understand which settings apply to which voice in the examples below. A layer combination consisting of two sounds must be set up before you can adjust the following functions (see chapter 5.
16 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK The display reads: 04: No stressed beats (default setting) 24, 34, 44, 54, 64, 74 : quarter meter (e. g. 2/4) 38, 68, 78, 98, 128: eighth-note meter (e. g. 3/8) 6.4.1 Metronome volume Use this function to adjust the metronome volume.
17 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK Recording mode will thus be canceled automatically. 8 ) Repeat the whole procedure to record a second track. This time, however, select TRACK 2 instead of TRACK 1 in step #3.
18 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK You can only activate those tracks for playback which actually contain note information. 2) If you want to have a metronome-backed playback, press the METRONOME button to switch on the metronome.
19 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK Function: E6 Value: 0 x 20 Description: 1 x 20 : Volume of muted track (default setting: 5 ) 0 : Muted tracks are not audible 6.5.6 Editing the music sequencer settings The following paragraphs explain how to edit the playback settings of recordings made with the music sequencer.
20 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK 6.6.1 Key velocity This parameter determines the volume of the sounds with reference to the key velocity applied, i.e. you can set here how hard you have to strike a key to achieve maximum volume. The following section describes how to change the key velocity.
21 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK This tuning can only be used for music that strictly follows a classical cadence comprising tonic, dominant and subdominant. V Pythagorean tuning The Pythagorean tuning is based on perfect fifths. As a consequence, all thirds are impure.
22 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK Function: E8.4 Value: On, Off Description: Off : Save function for soft pedal settings is disabled (default setting) On : Save function for soft pedal settings is enabled 6.6.6 Restoring the factory default settings Use the following procedure to recall the factory default settings.
23 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK You can also use the outputs to connect recording equipment (e.g. computer, cassette recorder, MD recorder). Unlike the built- in music sequencer, recording on external audio equipment gives you the advantage that you can play back your music completely independently of the EG2080.
24 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK Fig. 7.4: MIDI set-up including a sequnencer and external sound module 1 ) Connect the MIDI OUT jack of the EG2080 to the MIDI IN jack of a MIDI sound card. 2 ) Connect the MIDI IN jack of the EG2080 to the MIDI OUT jack of the sound card.
25 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK V Accept/ignore MIDI controller information Use this function to determine how the EG2080 responds to MIDI controller data. MIDI uses a variety of controller informaiton to control sound changes (e.g. pedal status, volume, effect intensity).
26 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK 8. TROUBLESHOOTING 8. TROUBLESHOOTING.
27 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK 9. SPECIFICATIONS KEYBOARD 88 weighted keys with hammer action (A-1 to C7) SOUND GENERA TION RSM (Real Sound Memory) stereo sampling, 32 MB ROM POL YPHONY 64 notes max.
28 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK 10. APPENDIX 10.1 Cables Below you will find an overview of all cables you need to connect your digital piano. The cables are not supplied with the piano. Depending on the intended use, adapter cables will be necessary to interface the various connectors.
29 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK 10.2 Presets on the EG2080 10. APPENDIX.
30 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK 10.3 List of demo music pieces included No. Piece Composer 1 Invention no. 1, C major, BW V 772 Johann Sebastia n B ach 2 Piano sonata no. 16, 1st movem ent, C major, KV 545 W olfgang Amadeus Mozart 3 Piano sonata, o p. 13, no.
31 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK 10.4 EDIT parameters Category Ab breviated n ame Description Function Values Default set ting Tuning Fi ne tu ning Gener al f ine tu ning in 1/ 5-Hz s tep s E1 427 - 453 440 Tuning T uni ng Selec t ion o f tem p eram e nt (s cale ) E2.
32 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK 10.5 MIDI implementation chart Transmitted Recognize d Remarks Basic Channel Default Changed 1 1 - 16 1 1 - 16 Mode Default Messages Altered 3 X X 1 X X Poly m ode onl y Not.
33 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK 10.6 Blank note sheet 10. APPENDIX.
34 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK T echnical specifications and appearance subject to change without notice. The information contained herein is correct at the time of printing. The names of companies, institutions or publications pictured or mentioned and their respective logos are registered trademarks of their respective owners.
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