EUROGRAND EG2080-RW/BK

2)Keep the EFFECT button pressed while adjusting the original vs. effect signal ratio in the VALUE/SONG section using the -/NO and +/YES buttons.

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The display reads:

0x20: Effect intensity (0=no effect, 20=maximum effect)

3)If you want to restore the default settings, keep the EFFECT button pressed, then press -/NO and +/YES simultaneously

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5.3 Using the pedals

The EG2080 is equipped with three foot pedals performing the same functions as the pedals on an acoustic grand piano. Normally, the pedals are used in accordance with the instructions given in the music, where they are marked by special symbols. It is useful to know how sound is produced on an acoustic piano to better understand how the pedals work.

When you strike a key, a hammer hits several strings for each note; the strings produce a tone with a defined pitch. When you let go of the key, a damper felt falls down on the strings to stop them from vibrating any longer. As a result, the tone decays quickly. However, if the key is held down, the tone is sustained for a while before it decays completely. In this case, the tone decays only after a certain time.

This decay characteristic can be influenced using the three foot pedals.

Soft/piano pedal (left): The soft pedal produces a soft and intimate sound. Use this pedal for particularly soft musical passages (pianissimo).

On an acoustic piano this soft sound results from a smaller distance between hammer and strings. On a grand piano, however, the position of the hammer changes, so that the hammer does not hit all strings.

1)Press the pedal to dampen all tones played afterwards with the pedal down.

2)Let go of the pedal for normal playing.

You can adjust the effect of the damper pedal (see chapter 6.6.2).

Sostenuto pedal (middle): Use the sostenuto pedal to sustain individual tones. The notes already played – as long as they have not yet decayed – will be sustained as soon as you press the pedal. All notes played subsequently will be dampened as described above. This allows you to play and sustain a certain note using the pedal, while all subsequent tones will be played in a staccato (detached) manner.

When you sustain single notes on an acoustic piano using the sostenuto pedal, the damper felts of the notes already played do not dampen the strings when you release the keys, but are held in their position.

1)Play the notes to be sustained.

2)Press the pedal to sustain the tones you just played.

3)Play the next notes. These are played with normal decay.

4)Release the pedal for normal playing.

Damper/Forte pedal (right): The damper pedal allows you to sustain the notes already played (and held) plus all subsequent notes, without having to hold the keys down. The damper pedal is often used to achieve a richer sound. This is the pedal that is used most often. You can also use it very subtly, for example, by holding it down only half-way.

On the acoustic piano notes are sustained by keeping all the damper felts in their raised position even after releasing the keys. This allows the notes played to decay quite naturally.

1)Play the notes to be sustained.

2)Press the pedal to sustain the notes you just played plus all subsequent notes.

3)Release the pedal for normal playing.

5.4 Using headphones

The EG2080 is equipped with two headphone jacks located on the underside of the playing console (front left). Headphones are ideal for practising without disturbing others. The second headphone jack allows another person, for example a music teacher, to listen as well so that piano lessons can also be held using headphones.

1)Use the MAIN VOLUME control to turn the volume down (move the slide control to the left half of its control range).

2)Connect your headphones to a free headphone jack on the underside of the playing console.

3)While playing adjust the volume as desired using the MAIN VOLUME control.

4)If required, the SPEAKERS button allows you to switch the built-in loudspeakers of the EG2080 on or off.

The built-in loudspeakers of the EG2080 are switched off as soon as you connect a pair of headphones; the MUTE LED above the SPEAKERS button lights up.

When you disconnect your headphone from the headphones jack, the built-in loudspeakers of the EG2080 are switched on again and the MUTE LED above the SPEAKERS button goes out.

5. BASIC OPERATION

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