User manual KURZWEIL MICROPIANO INTRODUCTION

[. . . ] INTRODUCTION TO THE TM MicroPiano TM INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR INJURY TO PERSONS IMPORTANT SAFETY AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS WARNING - When using electronic products, basic precautions should always be followed. Read all of the Safety and Installation Instructions before using the product. Do not use this product near water, such as near a bathtub, sink, in a wet basement, near a swimming pool, or the like. This product, in combination with an ampliÞer and speakers or headphones, may be capable of producing sound levels that could cause permanent hearing loss. [. . . ] If the screws are longer than that, they will hit electronic components within the MicroPiano and very likely damage it. Connecting Your MicroPiano Turn the Volume knob on the MicroPiano counter-clockwise until it clicks before plugging in the MicroPiano or other MIDI equipment, to ensure the unit is OFF. Better yet, make sure that your audio system is OFF before hooking anything up. 3 Look at the back of the MicroPiano. It looks like this: 9V AC 1. 0A IN MIDI THRU LEFT (MONO) AUDIO OUT RIGHT MicroPiano Rear Panel The MIDI IN and MIDI THRU ports work as follows: Plug the MIDI OUT from your keyboard into the MIDI IN port on the MicroPiano, using any standard MIDI cable. If necessary, you can connect the MIDI THRU on the MicroPiano to the MIDI IN port of another device in your MIDI system Ñ effects processors or sound modules, etc. Audio Out Left (MONO) and Right connections allow you to hook up the MicroPiano to your ampliÞer or mixer. To get the full signal in mono, plug a cable into the left jack only. PLAYING YOUR MicroPiano The front of the MicroPiano looks like this: MicroPiano Tuning Transpose Channel Effects Program Power/Volume Data MicroPiano Front Panel Turning On Your MicroPiano The knob furthest to the left controls the MicroPianoÕs ON/OFF function and its volume. Be sure this Volume knob is turned counter-clockwise whenever you turn on your audio system. 4 After connecting the power, audio, and MIDI cables, turn the MicroPiano on by rotating the Power/Volume knob slightly clockwise until it clicks. Within one second, all of the front panel LEDs and all of the display segments will light brießy. The LEDs then turn off, and the display changes to show the software version number. Finally, the Program LED will turn on and the display will show a Ò1, Ó indicating that the MicroPiano is in PROGRAM mode and is operating normally. You may now begin to send MIDI signals to the MicroPiano and adjust the Volume knob and your audio system to a comfortable listening level. If the MicroPiano fails to operate as just described, refer to the ÒIN CASE OF DIFFICULTYÓ section on page 14. MIDI Indicator When you are sending MIDI signals on the same channel on which the MicroPiano is set to receive, the leftmost decimal point on the LED display will ßash, indicating that you are receiving MIDI messages. The DEMO Sequence To hear some of the capabilities of the MicroPiano, try listening to the DEMO sequence. The effects provided with the MicroPiano consist of several types of reverb with and without chorus, as well as the Deep Space effectÑa unique combination of reverb and echo. Try them out. 7 Effect Wet/Dry Mix The default setting for the EFFECTS mode when the MicroPiano is turned on is ÒPrg. Ó Remember, each program has its own predetermined effect, so changing a program when in the PROGRAM mode will change the effect. See pages 6 and 7 or the pull-out charts on pages 17 and 18, for a listing of the MicroPianoÕs programs and effects. The Wet/Dry Mix of reverb can be adjusted from your master controller by sending MIDI controller 91 messages. The Wet/Dry Mix of chorus can be adjusted from your master controller by sending MIDI controller 93 messages. When you change the EFFECTS mode (either through the front panel or through MIDI), the Wet/Dry Mix is reset to the new effectÕs default. Similarly, when you change the PROGRAM mode while the EFFECTS mode is set to ÒPrg, Ó the Wet/Dry Mix is reset to the new effectÕs default. Channel Press the Channel button then turn the Data knob to select the MIDI channel to which your MicroPiano will respond (1 - 16). [. . . ] Standard MIDI cables provide the connection between the MIDI ports of one piece of equipment and those of another. To keep things simple, there are only two valid MIDI connections: OUT to IN and THRU to IN. (See the illustration on the next page. ) 11 MIDI IN receives MIDI information from other MIDI equipment. MIDI THRU duplicates the information received by IN and passes it to other equipment. MIDI OUT MIDI MODULE MIDI IN MIDI MIDI IN THRU MicroPiano Tuning Transpose Channel Effects Program Tuning Transpose Channel Power/Volume Data Power/Volume MIDI MIDI IN THRU MicroPiano Effects Program Data VOLUME CONTROLLER PROGRAM MIDI 1 Mute 1 Zoom Prev Pg Gain ABC K2000S 2 DEF 3 GHI Sampler SETUP MASTER CHAN / BANK 4 JKL 5 MNO 6 PQR Mute 2 Zoom + Mark Gain + QUICK ACCESS SONG Layer/Zone 7 STU 8 VWX 9 YZ Mute 3 Samp/Sec Jump Link 0 EDIT EXIT UPPER / lower 0 - 9 CLR Space EFFECTS DISK CANCEL FX Bypass Compare ENTER Variable Architecture S ynthesis Technology C4 A typical MIDI system, utilizing two MicroPianos for 64-note polyphony. The MicroPiano is capable of receiving the following MIDI messages: ¥ Note On Messages with attack velocity Ñ Your sound is touch-sensitive in most MicroPiano programs. [. . . ]