User manual KAWAI CA9

[. . . ] 27 ­2­ Important Safety Instructions SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR INJURY TO PERSONS WARNING CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. AVIS : RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE The lighting flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. - NE PAS OUVRIR. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product. Examples of Picture Symbols denotes that care should be taken. The example instructs the user to take care not to allow fingers to be trapped. The example instructs that disassembly of the product is prohibited. [. . . ] (Turning the knob to the right raises the volume while turning to the left lowers it. ) (3) Choose a sound. Method 1 Pressing the SOUND SELECT button once will change the sound to the next. Press it repeatedly until the desired sound is selected. Method 2 While holding down the SOUND SELECT button, press one of the lowest 8 white keys to select a specific sound directly. Method 3 Press and hold the SOUND SELECT button more than one second to go back to Concert Grand. Note: When a sound other than Concert Grand is selected, the LED indicator under the SOUND SELECT button will start flashing. Experiment by playing the different sounds. SOUND LIST 1 Concert Grand 2 Modern Piano 3 Electric Piano 4 Church Organ 5 Harpsichord 6 Vibraphone 7 Strings 8 Choir 12345678 ­ 10 ­ 2. DUAL With DUAL mode, you can layer two sounds together. To layer two sounds, while holding down the SOUND SELECT button, press the desired two keys together at the lowest 8 white keys and the assigned two sounds will be layered. 3. METRONOME The CA9 piano's metronome function can help you practice the piano by providing a steady beat for you to play along with. Follow the melody's rhythm as shown. Key on xx xx x x x x x x x x x x &c oe oe oe oe ?c & oeoe oeoe oe oe oe oe oe oe oe oe oe oeoe oeoe oe oe oeoe oe oe OE 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. ­ 14 ­ Skillful These songs range in difficulty from moderately difficult to difficult. To perform them, tap out the rhythm of both the melody and the accompaniment notes on any of the keys on your piano keyboard, like "Waltz of The Flowers" shown below. Key on #3 &#4 x x x x x xxx x x x x x oe oe oe oe oe oe oe oe oe . ## 3 oe 4oe oe oeoeoe b oeoe oeoe oeoe oeoeoe oe oe It may take some practice to get them just right. A good way to learn these songs is to listen to them first, and then try to tap out the rhythms that you hear. In the song list on page 25, the arrangement type is marked next to each song title as "EB" for Easy Beat, "MP" for Melody Play and "SK" for Skillful. Concert Magic Song Demo There are three ways to listen to the Concert Magic songs in the DEMO mode. All Play Press the CONCERT MAGIC button and then press the DEMO button without selecting a song. The CA9 piano will play back all the preset songs from one to another. Category Play Press the piano key to which the desired song is assigned while holding down the CONCERT MAGIC button. While still holding down the CONCERT MAGIC button, press the DEMO button. [. . . ] When selecting a channel, the channel must be entered by two digit numbers. EX: For CH 1 press the 0 key then the 1 key. For CH 16 press the 1 key then the 6 key. 7. MIDI LOCAL CONTROL ON/OFF This function is used to control whether or not the sound from the piano will be heard when you play the keyboard. [. . . ]