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Thank you for purchasing a KAWAI EP3 digital piano!

The EP3 digital piano is a revolutionary new instrument that combines the latest digital technology with traditional piano craftsmanship inherited from KAWAI’s many years of experience in building fine acoustic pianos. The authentic tone has been created through the stereo sampling of concert grand pianos, and is reproduced using KAWAI’s unique Harmonic Imaging™ sound technology, while the Advanced Hammer Action IV-F keyboard action provides the touch response and full dynamic range required for a superb performance of piano, harpsichord, organ, and other instruments.

The EP3 digital piano is also equipped with additional reverb and digital effects processors, delivering a deeper, richer sound, while industry standard MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) jacks and a USB interface are also provided, allowing the playback of other electronic instruments and connection with personal computers.

This owner’s manual contains useful information regarding the varied capabilities of the EP3 digital piano. Please read all sections carefully and keep this manual handy for future reference.

Table of Contents

￿ Important Safety Instructions	4
1. INTRODUCTION	8
1) PACKAGE CONTENTS	8
2) FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS	9
3) PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS	10
4) GETTING STARTED	12
￿ ATTACHING THE MUSIC REST	12
￿ CONNECTING THE F-10H FOOT PEDAL	12
￿ TURNING THE SPEAKER OUTPUT ON/OFF	12
￿ BASIC OPERATION	13
2. PLAYING THE PIANO	14
1) SELECTING A SOUND	14
2) DEMO SONGS	15
3) DUAL MODE	17
4) SPLIT MODE	19
5) FOUR HANDS MODE	21
6) REVERB, EFFECTS, AND EQ	22
￿ REVERB	22
￿ EFFECTS	23
￿ LINE OUT EQ	24
7) TOUCH CURVE	25
8) TRANSPOSE	26
9) VOICING	27
10) METRONOME	28
￿ STARTING THE METRONOME	28

￿CHANGING THE METRONOME TIME SIGNATURE 28

￿ ADJUSTING THE METRONOME VOLUME 29

4. FUNCTION SETTINGS	36
￿ SELECTING & ADJUSTING A FUNCTION	36
1) BRILLIANCE	37
2) TUNING	38
3) DAMPER EFFECT	39
4) STRING RESONANCE	40
5) TEMPERAMENT	41
￿ KEY SIGNATURE OF TEMPERAMENT	42
6) LOWER OCTAVE SHIFT	43
7) DAMPER HOLD ON/OFF	44
8) MIDI FUNCTIONS	45
9) MIDI CHANNEL	47
10) SEND PROGRAM CHANGE NUMBER	48
11) LOCAL CONTROL ON/OFF	49
12) TRANSMIT PROGRAM CHANGE ON/OFF	50
13) MULTI-TIMBRAL MODE ON/OFF	52
14) CHANNEL MUTE	54
15) LOWER PEDAL ON/OFF	55
16) MEMORY BACKUP	56
5. APPENDICES	57
1) CONNECTING TO OTHER DEVICES	57
2) USB USAGE	58
￿ ABOUT THE USB DRIVER	58
￿ NOTES ON USB USAGE	59
3) RHYTHM STYLE LIST	60
4) DRUM KIT SOUNDS	61
5) SPECIFICATIONS	62
6) MODEL EP3 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART	63

3. SONG RECORDER	30
1) RECORDING A SONG	30
￿ RECORDING A SECOND PART	31
2) PLAYING BACK A SONG	33
￿ PLAYING BACK PARTS SEPARATELY	34
3) ERASING A SONG/PART	35
￿ ERASING ALL SONGS	35