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SOFTWARE VERSION RELEASE 1.0 K D 1 6 5 OWNER’S GUIDE
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WEL C OME Congratulations on choosing the Kohler KD165 digital Piano with the AUTO PLAY player piano function. The KD165 was designed to turn a your digital piano into a state-of-the-art player piano. O VER VIE W The moment you insert a special CD into the almost invisible controller, or select a song from a floppy disk or the onboard hard drive, your KD165 becomes a player piano. Enjoying piano music at its best is as close as the touch of a button. The easy-to-use remote control gives you t
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GETTING STARTED Controls and Indicators Table 1. Remote control Identification Treble Control Random Play Repeat CD Player Power ON/OFF Bass Control Accompaniment Balance Playback Expression Curve Select Preset Volume LOW External Source Select Preset Volume MEDIUM and CONCERT Play Next Track Previous Track Global Volume Up Pause Global Volume Down Stop KOHLER CD The Kohler KD CD remote controller is an IR (infra red) device. The remote control operates best when you point it directly at the fr
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Table 2. Stationary Controller 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 AUX IR SENSOR AMI OUT RIGHT OUT LEFT RIGHT OUT LEFT POWER RAIL KOHLER POWER 8 9 10 11 12 1 IR SENSOR 8 ON/OFF BUTTON External IR sensor connector. Used to turn on and off the unit. 2 ANALOG MIDI OUT 9 LED DISPLAY Used to send special analog MIDI Displays CD track numbers and signal to external device. control functions. Note: Function is not available in firmware MIDI processor V59 10 IR SENSOR and under. Remote controller sensor
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BASIC OPERATION In this section you will find functions that allow you to enjoy your new player pianos features. The Auto Play function is turned on with the KD165’s Power On button. You can also turn the CD player ON and OFF using the remote control or by pressing the power on button on the stationary CD controller. For the convenient operation many functions are accessed from the remote control. The quickest way to start the player piano function is as follows: 1. Insert a player piano
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BASIC OPERATION The AUTO PLAYER function is automatically turned or off on when the POWER ON/OFF button is used. If a CD is already inserted in to the CD drive, you can start the player piano function simply by pressing the AUTO PLAYER button above the PIANO button. PLAYBACK (for convenient operation most player piano functions are operated from the remote) If the system is turned ON while a CD is already in the CD player, the KD CD player will briefly scan the CD and display the total number o
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VOLUME SETTINGS FOR THE AUTO PLAYER The player piano and the accompaniment volume can be adjusted from the front panel sliders as well as from the infra red remote controller. It is recomended first to adjust the front panel sliders and then use the remote controller for convenient operation. Aim to the CD player with the remote controller and and press the MED VOL button Play the keyboard like you normally would and Set all four sliders to 0 adjust the MASTER VOLUME and TONE to the desired
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TRACK SELECTION — PREV (PREVIOUS) AND NEXT (NEXT) By pressing down the PREV (previous) or the NEXT (next) buttons, tracks can be selected in both STOP or PLAY mode. After the track is selected in STOP mode, press play. While in PLAY mode, the selected track will start playing automatically. Display shows: Current track # xx corresponds to track numbers. xx VOLUME Volume ? (UP) and ? (DOWN) control global volume settings of the piano and orchestral accompaniment. Pressing repeatedly ? or ? wi
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BALANCE BALANCE ? or ? will increase the accompaniment volume level. When BALANCE ? or ? is pressed the display shows: BX BASS AND TREBLE CONTROLS BASS and TREBLE ? or ? will change the tone of the accompaniment track by increasing or decreasing the bass and treble levels. When BASS and TREBLE ? or ? buttons are pressed the display shows: Bass XB Treble XT X corresponds to the relative level setting. Note: BALANCE, BASS and TREBLE level numbers (X) correspond as follows: 4 default (c
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MUTE (PIANO MUTE) The mute function allows the user to turn off the player piano while the accompaniment is playing. This is recommended when playing standard audio CDs to avoid randomly triggered notes. To mute the piano press the LOWVOL (low volume preset) twice within three seconds. To play along with with the accompaniment use the CD play functions but do not press AUTO PLAY. The display shows: P0 To disengage Piano Mute press LOW VOL (low volume preset) twice within three seconds. PIANO EX
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REPEAT Pressing the Repeat button once will repeat the current song. The display shows: briefly, then displays the track # rt xx Pressing the Repeat button twice within 3 seconds will repeat the current CD from the beginning to the end. The display shows: briefly, then displays the track # rc xx Repeat play can be stopped by pressing the STOP or PAUSE button. RANDOM Random or shuffle play will randomly select and plays elections from the current CD.By pressing the Stop button followed with
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SOURCE SELECT KD CD will automatically recognize the format of the inserted CD. When C1 source is being detected the display shows: for 1 second, followed by the current track number. C 1 C1 corresponds to a QRS Pianomation® CD format. When C2 source is being detected the display shows: for 1 second, followed by the current track number. C2 C2 Corresponds to PianoDisc® piano CD format. Note: Player piano CDs are special CDs, standard audio CDs will not activate the player mechanism. Press AUX
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TO IDENTIFY CURRENT VERSIONS OF FIRMWARE IN YOUR KOHLER KD PLAYER SYSTEM: You may be asked by the technical support or piano technician to identify the version of your Kohler KD Player firmware.To identify installed firmware please follow these instructions: - If your KD165 is turned on, turn it OFF first and wait about 30 seconds. - Turn ON the KD165. - Observe the Power ON sequence of the digits on the KD165 display. This sequence will begin to display immediately after turning the Power suppl
