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DIGITAL PIANO
CN2
OWNER’S MANUAL
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Thank you for choosing this Kawai CN2 Digital Piano. Your new CN2 is a high-quality instrument offering the very latest in leading-edge music technology. This manual contains valuable information that will help you make full use of your CN2 piano’s many capabilities. Please read it carefully and keep it handy for further reference. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Assembling The Stand . . . . . . . . . . .
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Important Safety Instructions SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR INJURY TO PERSONS WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF CAUTION FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN DO NOT OPEN OR MOISTURE. AVIS : RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE - NE PAS OUVRIR. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lighting f
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Do not lean against the keyboard. Doing so may cause the product to fall over, resulting in injury. Do not disassemble, repair or modify Doing so may result in product breakdown, electric the product. shock or short-circuit. When disconnecting the AC power cord' s Pulling the AC power cord itself may damage the cord, causing a fire, electric shock or plug, always hold the plug short-circuit. and pull it to remove it. The product is not completely disconnected from the Failure to do so
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Doing so may result in discoloration or deformation Do not wipe the product with benzene of the product. or thinner. When cleaning the product, put a soft cloth in lukewarm water, squeeze it well, then wipe the product. Doing so may cause the product to become Do not stand on the product or exert deformed or fall over, resulting in breakdown excessive force. or injury. The product should be located so that its location or position does not interfere with its proper ventilation. Ensu
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ASSEMBLING THE STAND Be sure that all parts are included before starting to assemble your unit. PARTS PROVIDED Side Panel (A). . . . . . . . 2 pcs. Back Panel (B) . . . . . . . 1 pc. Pedal Board (C) . . . . . . 1 pc. Screw (D) . . . . . . . . . . . 2 pcs. Screw (E) . . . . . . . . . . . 4 pcs. Bolt (F) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 pcs. Adjuster (G) . . . . . . . . . 1 pc. (D) (E) (H) (F) (G) Cord Clamp (H) . . . . . . 1 pc. Bottom View 1. Insert the Adjuster (G) on the bottom of (G) Pedal Board (
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CAUTION: Be sure to secure the piano to the stand with the screws. If you fail to do so, the unit could fall from the stand causing damage or personal injury. 4. Insert the pedal connection cord that comes from Pedal Board (C) into the piano’s pedal jack and fasten with cord clamps. (H) Bottom View 5. Turn the Adjuster (installed on the bottom of C) until it touches the floor to support the pedal board. [OPTION] Fix the headphone hook to the bottom of the piano with two screws packed in the sam
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PART NAMES CONCERT MAGIC BUTTON (A) Absolutely anyone can play a real music with Concert Magic... even if you’ve never taken a piano lesson in your life. All you have to do is to select a favorite song and tap any of the 88 keys. For more details, see page 11. DEMO BUTTON (B) To listen to all the demos, simply press this button. The CN2 piano will start the demo. Fifteen musical pieces will be played back until the DEMO button is pressed again to stop. To select a specific demo, see page 16
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MIDI JACKS (I) Use these jacks to connect the CN2 piano with external MIDI devices. PEDAL JACK (J) Connect the pedal cord from the pedal board to this jack. HEADPHONES JACKS (K) Used to connect up to two headphones to this digital piano. JACKS IJ K SOFT PEDAL (L) Depressing this pedal softens the sound and also reduces its volume. When Jazz Organ is selected, this pedal works as a switch to change the rotary speaker effect speed. SOSTENUTO PEDAL (M) Depressing this pedal after pressing the keybo
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GETTING STARTED 1. BASIC OPERATIONS (1) Press the POWER button to turn the power on. (2) Adjust the volume. Play a note on the keyboard and adjust the volume. (Moving the slider upward raises the volume while moving downward 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 15 white keys to select a
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3. METRONOME The CN2 piano’s metronome function can help you practice the piano or recording a song by providing a steady beat for you to play along with. (1) To start the metronome, press the METRONOME button. (2) To turn off the metronome, press the METRONOME button again. Changing the Beat (Time Signature) You can change the beat (time signature) of the metronome. The CN2 piano has seven beats (time signatures) to choose from, 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 3/8 and 6/8. While holding down the MET
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With Concert Magic, absolutely anyone can sit at the CN2 piano and make real music… even if you’ve never taken a piano lesson in your life. To enjoy performing by yourself, you have only to select your favorite piece from 40 preprogrammed songs and tap any of the 88 keys with a steady rhythm and tempo. Concert Magic will provide the correct melody and accompaniment notes, regardless of which keys you press. Anybody, young or old, can enjoy Concert Magic from the moment they sit down at the CN2
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Performing a song Now you’re ready to play yourself. Tap out the rhythm of the selected song on any one of the 88 black or white keys on your piano keyboard. As you tap harder, the notes will get louder; as you tap softer, the notes will get quieter. As you tap faster, the notes speed up; as you tap slower, they will slow down correspondingly, just like regular piano playing. Isn’t it fun? You can sound like you’ve been playing for years just by pressing one key with one finger. Concert Magic
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Melody Play These songs are also quite easy to play, especially if they are familiar to you. To perform them, tap out the rhythm of the melody on any one of the keys on your piano keyboard. Singing along as you tap the rhythm can be helpful. Play “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” for example. Follow the melody’s rhythm as shown. Key on x x x x x x x x x x x x x x c œ œ & œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ ˙ ˙ ? ˙ ˙ ˙ c ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ Œ & When performing fas
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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 PLAY/STOP button without selecting a song. The CN piano will play back all of the Concert Magic songs in order. Random Play Press the CONCERT MAGIC button and then press the DEMO button. The CN piano will play back all of the Concert Magic songs in random order. Category Play Press the piano key to which the desired song is assigned while
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5. DEMONSTRATION SONG The CN2 piano has 15 built-in demonstration songs for your listening enjoyment. (1) Press the DEMO button and the song for Concert Grand will start. When the Concert Grand demo song is finished, the CN2 piano will play all the other demo songs one at a time in random order. (2) Press the SOUND SELECT button to skip to the next demo song. (3) If you would like to listen to the demo for a particular sound, just press the desired key at the lowest 15 white keys while holding d
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6. USING THE RECORDER The CN piano’s recorder records your playing much like a tape recorder, and it is just as easy to use. The CN piano records a song as digital data instead of audio data and stores the song inside the instrument. Because the song is stored as digital information you can modify the song when you play it back. You can, for example, adjust the tempo without changing the pitch or use a different effect setting from one you have recorded. Once you understand the recorder, you
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FUNCTION MODE The Function Mode gives you access to many other useful features on your CN2 piano. The following functions can be selected in the Function Mode by pressing the appropriate key: Function Default TOUCH Normal TRANSPOSE 0 TUNING A4=440.0Hz REVERB On CONCERT MAGIC MODE Mode 1 MIDI CHANNEL SELECT 1 ch MIDI LOCAL CONTROL ON/OFF On MULTI TIMBRAL MODE ON/OFF Off TRANSMIT MIDI PROGRAM CHANGE On When the power is turned on, these functions are always set to the defaul
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- + off on 1 2 3 4 5 6 789 0 TOUCH TRANSPOSE TUNING REVERB CONCERT MAGIC MODE MIDI CHANNEL SELECT MIDI LOCAL CONTROL ON/OFF MULTI TIMBRAL MODE ON/OFF TRANSMIT MIDI PROGRAM CHANGE 1. SELECTING A TOUCH TYPE When playing a piano, the volume of the sound produced increases in direct relation to how hard a key is struck. Your CN2 piano lets you select from four different “Touch” types as follows: NORMAL The standard setting which produces volume in direct proportion to your force on the keys. This
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(1) Press the “TOUCH” key while holding down the METRONOME and SOUND SELECT buttons. (2)While still holding down the METRONOME and SOUND SELECT buttons, press one of the following keys on the keyboard. Key 1: Selects the “LIGHT” Touch Type Key 2: Selects the “NORMAL” Touch Type Key 3: Selects the “HEAVY” Touch Type Key 4: Selects the “CONSTANT” Touch Type 2. TRANSPOSE The transpose function lets you raise or lower the piano’s key in half steps. This is especially useful when you have learned a
