Before You Start Playing

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Using the headphones hook

Whenever you are not using the headphones, you can
hang them on the headphone hook at the lower left of the
HP109-PE.

Attaching the Headphone Hook

Press and twist the headphone hook included with the
HP109-PE into the hole in the bottom of the HP109-PE
(refer to the figure below). Turn the wing nut of head-
phone hook to secure the headphone hook.
Turning the Power On and Off
Turn on power to your various devices in the order specified.
By turning on devices in the wrong order, you risk causing
malfunction and/or damage to speakers and other devices.

To turn the power on, turn the [Volume] knob all

the way down, and then press the [Power On]

switch.

The power will turn on, and the Power indicator at the
left front of the HP109-PE will light.
After a few seconds, you will be able to play the keyboard
to produce sound. Use the [Volume] knob to adjust the
volume.

To turn the power off, turn the [Volume] knob all

the way to the left, and press the [Power On]

switch.

The Power indicator at the left front of the HP109-PE will
go dark, and the power will be turned off.
Adjusting the Sound’s Volume and Brilliance

Turn the [Volume] knob to adjust the overall vol-

ume.

Turn the [Brilliance] knob to adjust the brightness

of the sound.

About the Pedals
The pedals have the following functions, and are used
mainly for piano performance.

Damper pedal (right pedal)

While this pedal is pressed, notes will be sustained even
after you take your fingers off the keys.
The length of sustain will change subtly depending on
how deeply you press the pedal.
On an acoustic piano, holding down the damper pedal
will allow the remaining strings to resonate in sympathy
with the sounds that you played from the keyboard, add-
ing a rich resonance. The HP109-PE simulates this sym-
pathetic resonance.

Sostenuto pedal (center pedal)

This pedal sustains only the sounds of the keys that were
already pressed when you pressed the pedal.

Soft pedal (left pedal)

When you hold down this pedal and play the keyboard,
the sound will have a softer tone.
The softness of the tone can be varied subtly by the depth
to which you press the pedal.
This unit is equipped with a protection circuit. A brief
interval (a few seconds) after power up is required before
the unit will operate normally.
If you need to turn off the power completely, first turn off
the POWER switch, then unplug the power cord from
the power outlet. Refer to “Power Supply” (p. 4).
Wing Nut
Headphone Hook
Power On
Power indicator
NOTE
NOTE
You can change the amount of resonance applied with
the damper pedal (p. 16).
You can switch the function of the sostenuto pedal (p.
22).
Min Max Mellow Bright
Soft Pedal Damper Pedal
Sostenuto Pedal