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Concert Performer Series Digital Piano
Owner’s Manual
Model: CP117
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All descriptions and specifications in this manual are subject to change without notice. II
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Important Safety Instructions SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR INJURY TO PERSONS Examples of Picture Symbols WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF CAUTION denotes that care should be taken. FIRE OR ELECTRIC The example instructs the user to take care SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN not to allow fingers to be trapped. DO NOT OPEN OR MOISTURE. denotes a prohibited operation. The example instructs that disassembly of
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This product in combination with an amplifier This product may be equipped with a polarized and headphones or speakers, may be capable line plug (one blade wider than the other). This or producing sound level that could cause is a safety feature. permanent hearing loss. Do not operate for a If you are unable to insert the plug into the long period of time at a high volume level or at outlet, contact an electrician to replace your a level that is uncomfortable. If you experience obsol
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Do not stand on the product or exert The product should be serviced by qualified service personnel excessive force. when: Doing so may cause the product to become The power supply cord or the plug has been damaged. deformed or fall over, resulting in breakdown Objects have fallen, or liquid has been spilled into the product. or injury. The product has been exposed to rain. The product does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in performance. Do not wipe the prod
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Introduction Table of Contents Parts and Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Thank you for purchasing the Kawai Concert Performer Overview (CP) Series Ensemble Digital Piano. LCD Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Select Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 The CP Series piano has been designed to provide you with Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 th
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Punch-In Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Song Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Floppy Disk Operations Bar Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Disk Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Event Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Saving Data to a Floppy Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Loading Data from a Floppy Disk . . . . . . . .
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Parts and Names 8 7 21 2 3 4 5 9 10 6 1 11 16 15 12 17 18 13 14 19 1. Power 9. Accompaniment (page 28) Turns the piano on/off. These buttons are used to turn the Auto-Accompaniment function on/off, and select the Auto-Accompaniment mode. 2. Master Volume Slider This slider is used to adjust the overall volume level of the instrument. 10. 1-2 Play (page 30) This button is used to automatically choose an appropriate sound and setup for the 3. Accomp/Song Volume Slider selected style. This slider
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40 28 21 24 32 25 33 20 29 30 34 37 38 36 31 35 26 27 23 39 21 22 16. Fill-in (page 28) 23. Regist Groups (page 31) These buttons are used to select one of the four short fill-in sections that embellish This button is used to select one of the 10 groups of panel settings. the style and lead into the different variation sections of the Style. 24 Contrast 17. Variation (page 28) Adjusts the contrast of the LCD screen for easier viewing. These buttons are used to select one of the four variation
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Pedals Bottom View 44 41 42 43 30. Piano Only (page 25) 36. Advanced Recorder (page 47) This button is used to automatically assign the Concert Grand sound to the Right 1 This button is used to access the Advanced Recorder functions. part. 37. System (page 102) 31. Registrations (page 31) This button is used to access the system settings menu. These buttons are used to recall one of the eight panel settings available in the 38. Disk (page 88, 128) currently selected Registration group. This
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Rear Terminals 45 46 47 48 43. Sustain Pedal Sustains the sound after lifting your hands from the keyboard. 44. Headphone Jacks There are two jacks for headphones provided at the left end on the bottom of the piano. These jacks are used to connect up to two headphones to the CP piano. 45. MIDI Jacks These jacks are used to connect external MIDI devices to the CP. Enabled only when the MIDI is selected in the System menu. (See page 119) 46. USB Jack This jack is used to connect a personal comp
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Overview This manual provides you with all the information you will need in features that it is simply impractical to have a dedicated button for order to take full advantage of the Concert Performer’s potential. every single one. As a result, many features and functions are Before you begin learning how to use the specific features, it is selected by choosing them from lists, or “menus”, that are presented important to understand some of the basic ideas behind the to you on the CP’s large disp
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To keep things simple, this manual will refer to the five SELECT buttons along the left side of the LCD screen as L1-L5. Likewise, the five SELECT buttons along the right side of the screen will be referred to as R1-R5. The seven SELECT buttons along the bottom of the screen, which are also known as function buttons, will be referred to as F1-F7. In some cases when you see an item displayed on the screen and press the L or R button next to it, that item on the screen will become highlighted (s
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Dial The Dial is used to change data values and scroll through options that are displayed on the LCD screen. When you turn the Dial, you will notice that whatever item on the LCD screen is currently selected (highlighted) will be affected. Or in some cases when the screen presents you with a list of choices, turning the Dial will allow you to quickly scroll through the list until you arrive at your choice. It can also be used instead of the L, R, and F buttons as another way of selecting or ch
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Basic Controls This chapter discusses the basic operations that are used to play the Concert Performer, such as sound selection, Part configuration and effect settings. Selecting a Part to Play When the CP’s main play screen is displayed (For example, when the CP is first turned on), you are presented with three sound Parts that can be played from the keyboard. These three Parts are named LEFT/SPLIT, RIGHT 1 and RIGHT 2, and each one has an instrument sound assigned to it. You can selectively t
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Splitting the keyboard. When the LEFT/SPLIT Part is activated, the CP automatically splits the keyboard and only the sound assigned to the LEFT/SPLIT Part will be heard when you play below a specified key (split point) on the keyboard. The default split point is between F2 and F#2 but you can freely change the split point to any key on the keyboard. To change the split point: 1) Press the LEFT/SPLIT button to activate the LEFT/SPLIT Part. The LEFT/SPLIT button LED will light and the LCD screen
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Selecting Sounds The Concert Performer has over 600 instrument and drum sounds available from the front panel. You can freely assign any of these sounds to the three Parts. Remember that there is always a sound assigned to each of the Parts, even if some of the Parts are not currently active. The sounds span a tremendous variety of instruments, ranging from traditional acoustic sounds to modern electronic tones. To help you quickly find the sound that you want, the sounds have been organized i
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Use the L or R buttons to select your desired Sound. L 1 R 1 L 2 R 2 L 3 R 3 L 4 R 4 L 5 R 5 F 1 F 2 F 3 F 4 F 5 F 6 F 7 F1-F4 Selects the different pages of Sounds within a category. F7 Takes you to the Sound Edit menu. (See "Editing Sounds" on page 86.) P. 12 Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano
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Mixer This Mixer screen allows you to change the volume, panning, reverb and chorus levels, as well as turn the effect on/off for each Part. To use the Mixer: 1) Press the MIXER button (F1) while on the main play screen. 2) Use the F2–F5 and F7 buttons to select which Part you wish to adjust. 3) Use the L and R buttons to select a setting to change. 4) Use the Dial to change the value. L1 Selects the Effect On and Off. L 1 R 1 L2 Selects reverb level. L 2 R 2 L3 Selects chorus level. L 3 R 3 L4
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The Mixer not only lets you set the overall volume level for the Style, but set individual volume levels for the 6 Sections within a Style. To adjust the individual Section level: 1) On the Mixer screen, press the STYLE MIXER button (F1). The Style Mixer screen will be selected. 2) Use the F2–F7 buttons to choose a Section, then use the Dial to change the volume. 3) Press the BACK button (F1) to go back the previous Mixer screen, or press the EXIT button to go back to the main play screen. L 1
