Power Switch, Volume Slider, Demo Songs | Kawai CA-X guide

1.2POWER SWITCH

Press this button to turn on the power.

Pressing it again will turn off the power.

Pressing this button while holding down the REC and PLAY/STOP buttons will erase all the songs currently stored in the Recorder. (See page 16.)

It is recommended to turn the CA-X on before turning on any amplifiers in order to avoid switching noise.

1.3VOLUME SLIDER

This slider controls the master volume level of the piano’s sound.

Move this slider to the right to increase the volume and move to the left to decrease the volume.

This slider also controls the headphone’s volume and the LINE output level of the piano’s sound.

1.4DEMO SONGS

The CA-X has 26 built-in sound demo songs. Each of the demo songs presents a musical piece to introduce the different preset sounds.

Press the DEMO button and the demo song for the Piano 1 category will start. After the Piano 1 demo songs are finished playing, the demo songs for another sound category will be selected at random.

If you would like to listen to the demos for a particular category, just press the desired SOUND SELECT button while the demo is playing. When you press the button, the demo will play the demo songs for the newly selected category. Then the demo songs for another category will be selected at random. See page 44 for the list of sound demo songs.

1.5PLAYING THE PIANO

Turning on the power.

You will find the POWER SWITCH at the right end of the front panel. Press this button to turn on the power. Pressing it again will turn off the power.

Adjust the volume level.

The VOLUME SLIDER controls the volume level of the piano. Use this slider to set the volume to a comfortable listening level.

Quick Start

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Kawai CA-X manual Power Switch, Volume Slider, Demo Songs, Playing the Piano

Contents

CA-X Important Safety Instructions OFF Declaration of Conformity according to FCC Part Thank YOU for Purchasing a Kawai Digital Piano Advanced Playing Jacks Setting UP the Piano Supplying AC PowerListening to the CA-X Pedals Volume Slider Power SwitchDemo Songs Playing the Piano Playing with More Sounds Selecting Another Preset SoundNow try playing the keyboard Press the Sound Select button under the name Value Buttons About Polyphony Changing the Split Point Selecting Split SoundsSplit DUAL/SPLIT Balance Slider To ADD Reverb Starting the Metronome To ADD Other EffectsChanging the Time Signature Metronome To stop the metronome, press the Beat button again Adjusting the Metronome Volume TWO-TRACK FIVE-SONG Recorder Basics of the RecorderRecorded Information Sound selection Pedal movements Recording REC Button Recording Another SongRecording Capacity Recorder and Metronome Recording a Second Part Press the PLAY/STOP button when you are finished recording Playing Back the Parts Separately Status of Song and PartPlaying Back a Song PLAY/STOP Button Press the PLAY/STOP button again to stop play back Usingthe PLAY/STOP Buttonto Start Recording Erasing ALL the SongsErasing a Song Selecting a Song Listening to the SongButton again to stop Performing a Song Part Volume Balance for Concert MagicConcert Magic Song Arrangement Types Easy Beat Skillful Melody Play Concert Magic Song Demo Steady BeatTo stop the demo, press the Demo button again Desired category Adjusting the Playback Speed for the Concert Magic Songs Selecting the Touch Sensitivity Touch Button Transposing the Piano Transpose Button User Touch Tuning Brief Explanation of Temperaments TemperamentEqual Temperament Piano only Mersenne Pure Temperament Major Meantone Temperament Pythagorean TemperamentWerckmeister III Temperament Kirnberger III Temperament Equal Temperament Flat Midi Channel KEY Signature of TemperamentTransmit Program Change ON/OFF Use the Value buttons to change the channel number Local Control ON/OFF MULTI-TIMBRAL Mode ON/OFFMulti-Timbral On On1 and On2 Multi-Timbral Off Channel Mute Sending Program Change NumbersThen use the Value buttons to turn them on and off Lower Octave Shift Lower Pedal ON/OFFLayer Octave Shift Damper Hold Layer Dynamics Understanding Midi What is MIDI?Midi Jacks Midi Channel Midi Keyboard #1 Midi Keyboard #2 Midi Connection Using the CA Piano AS ControllerChanging Transmitting Channel Change the channel number CA-X Program Change Local Control Using the CA Piano AS a MULTI-TIMBRAL Sound ModulePress the Church Organ button while holding down the Touch Buttons MULTI-TIMBRAL Mode Using Midi Using Midi Jacks Jacks Program Change Number Mapping Appendices Concert Magic Song List Sound Demo Song List Front Panel CA-X Specifications Midi Exclusive Data Format Kawai Digital Piano Model CA-X Midi Implementation Chart Eng