Keyboard Settings

Adjusting the Tuning of the Digital Piano

You can adjust the overall tuning of the digital piano for play along with another instrument. You can adjust tuning within a range of ±50 cents* from A4 = 440.0Hz.

Use the keyboard keys noted below to adjust the tuning of the digital piano.

Setting keys

– : lowers the pitch

+ : raises the pitch

To adjust the tuning of the digital piano

1While holding down the SETTING button, press keyboard key E4 (–) to lower the tuning or F4 (+) to raise it. Each press of a key changes the tuning by about 0.8 cents* (1/128 semitone).

•Holding down either key changes the setting at high speed.

•A note does not sound when you press a keyboard key while holding down SETTING.

NOTE

•Holding down the SETTING button and pressing keyboard keys E4 (–) and F4 (+) at the same time returns tuning to the standard A4 = 440.0Hz.

*100 cents is equivalent to one semitone.

Temperament

Modern pianos employ a tuning system called “Equal Temperament,” which is also used by your digital piano. Equal Temperament, however, is a relatively new tuning system, and different temperaments were in use during the times of Bach, Beethoven, and Chopin.

Your digital piano comes with the seven temperament settings listed below, which adjust the tuning of the keyboard to suit a variety of classical pieces.

Use the keys shown below to change the temperament setting.

Root Setting Range

 

Temperament

 

 

Setting Range

(black key) F￿4

F5

 

(black key) B￿5

E6

•B￿5 ..... Equal Temperament

•B5 ...... Kirnberger III

•C￿6 ..... Werckmeister

•C 6 .... Mean-Tone System

•D￿6 ..... Pythagorean System

•E 6 ..... Just Major Intonation

•E6 ...... Just Minor Intonation

NOTE

•Equal temperament and a root of C are assigned as defaults whenever you turn on the digital piano power.

•See “About Temperaments” on page E-30 for further details.

To change the temperament

1Hold down the SETTING button. Note that you must keep the SETTING button depressed until step 4, below.

2While still holding down the SETTING button, select the temperament by pressing one of the keyboard keys illustrated below.

B￿5E6

• No sound is produced when the keys are pressed.

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