Kawai CN31 manual Table of Contents

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THANK YOU FOR PURCHASING A KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO!

This KAWAI digital piano is a revolutionary new keyboard instrument, combining the latest in electronic advances with traditional craftsmanship inherited from KAWAI’s many years of experience building fi ne pianos. The CN31 keyboard provides the touch response and full dynamic range required for a superb performance of piano, harpsichord, organ, and other instruments. The CN31’s Lesson function helps performers to practice the piano with a collection of etudes from Czerny and Burgmüller, or songs from Alfred’s Basic Piano Library and Alfred’s Premiere Piano Course lesson books (USA, Canada, Australia and UK only).

In addition, the CN piano is equipped with reverb and digital effects processors, providing an unrivalled richness of sound. Industry standard MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) jacks are included, allowing a number of other electronic instruments to be controlled and played simultaneously, creating a range of musical possibilities.

This Owner's Manual contains valuable information to help performers make full use of the instrument's many capabilities. Please read all sections carefully and keep this manual handy for future reference.

Table of Contents

¡ Important Safety Instructions	4
1. PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS	8
‘ FRONT PANEL	8
‘ PEDALS	8
‘ HEADPHONES	9
2. PLAYING THE PIANO	10
1) BASIC OPERATIONS	10
‘ SETTING UP THE PIANO	10
‘ DEMO SONGS	11
‘ SELECTING A PRESET SOUND	12
2) DUAL	13
3) SPLIT	14
4) ‘FOUR HANDS’ MODE	16
‘ ENTERING ‘FOUR HANDS’ MODE	16
‘ EXITING ‘FOUR HANDS’ MODE	16
5) EFFECTS/REVERB	17
‘ ADDING REVERB	17
‘ ADDING OTHER EFFECTS	18
6) SELECTING THE TOUCH SENSITIVITY	19
7) TRANSPOSING THE PIANO	20
8) PLAYING WITH CONCERT MAGIC	21
‘ SELECTING A SONG	21
‘ LISTENING TO THE SONG	21
‘ PERFORMING A SONG	22
‘ CONCERT MAGIC PART VOLUME BALANCE	22
‘ CONCERT MAGIC SONG ARRANGEMENT TYPES ...	23
‘ STEADY BEAT	24
‘ CONCERT MAGIC DEMO MODES	24
‘ CONCERT MAGIC PLAYBACK SPEED	25
9) METRONOME	26
‘ STARTING THE METRONOME	26
‘ CHANGING THE TIME SIGNATURE	26
‘ ADJUSTING THE METRONOME VOLUME	27

4. RECORDER	31
1) RECORDING (REC BUTTON)	31
‘ RECORDING A SECOND PART	32
2) PLAYING BACK A SONG	34
‘ PLAYING BACK RECORDED PARTS SEPARATELY ...	34
3) ERASING A SONG	35
5. FUNCTION BUTTONS	36
‘ ENTERING A FUNCTION MODE	36
‘ EXITING A FUNCTION MODE	36
1) TUNING	37
2) TEMPERAMENT	38
‘ KEY SIGNATURE OF TEMPERAMENT	39
‘ MIDI OVERVIEW	40
‘ CN31 MIDI functions	40
3) MIDI CHANNEL	41
4) TRANSMIT PROGRAM CHANGE ON/OFF	42
5) LOCAL CONTROL ON/OFF	44
6) MULTI-TIMBRAL MODE ON/OFF	45
7) CHANNEL MUTE	46
8) SENDING PROGRAM CHANGE NUMBERS	47
9) LOWER OCTAVE SHIFT	48
10) LOWER PEDAL ON/OFF	49
6. APPENDICES	50
‘ CONNECTING TO OTHER DEVICES	50
‘ ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS	51
‘ SPECIFICATIONS	53
‘ MIDI EXCLUSIVE DATA FORMAT	54
‘ MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART	55

3. LESSON FUNCTION	28
1) SELECTING A BOOK/SONG	28
2) LISTENING TO AND PLAYING A SONG	29
‘ EXITING THE LESSON FUNCTION	29
‘ PRACTICING THE LEFT AND RIGHT-HAND PARTS ...	29
‘ ADJUSTING THE TEMPO OF A SONG	29
3) RECORDING A SONG PRACTICE	30
‘ PLAYING BACK THE RECORDING	30
‘ ERASING THE RECORDING	30