SET-UP FUNCTIONS
Key adjust:
To enter:
Press and hold the SETUP button for one second.
Indication:
SETUP light flashes rapidly.
To exit:
Press any button.
Inside your piano, there is a sensor strip beneath the piano keys. This sensor strip detects the position of
each key and keeps track of this over time. The KS1 control unit makes decisions based on this
information which tell it when to play notes, when to release them, and so on. There is a keyboard
calibration procedure which must be performed in order for the sensor strip to work properly. It's
necessary so the control unit can know the rest position and full travel of each key. With this information,
an accurate judgment of the current position of the key can be made while the piano is being played.
For the technically-minded, here's a brief explanation of how the sensor strip actually works. The sensor
strip is a series of optical sensors, one for each key. Each optical sensor
has two small plastic "towers." One tower transmits a beam of infrared
light to the other tower which detects infrared light. There is a small
spring-loaded actuator finger which serves as a shutter by blocking the
light beam. It gradually reduces the amount of light detected as it is
depressed. The sensor strip is mounted beneath the keyboard,
positioned so that an actuator touches the bottom of each key. The
actuator's position is maintained by a very light spring and is
undetectable by the player. The travel of the key is not restricted by the
sensor strip and the piano action is completely unaffected.
The adjustment procedure is simple and takes little time. It should have been performed when your piano
was delivered, and should be performed again if the piano is ever moved or if some notes don't seem to
work properly. It is a good idea to do an adjustment from time to time and is one of the first things to do if
notes do not play correctly.
Press the Setup button for one second to begin the keyboard calibration. Make sure you are not holding
any keys down when you do this. The KS1 will look at the key rest positions when entering this function.
If you are holding any keys down, they will not work properly.
After holding the SETUP button for one second the SETUP LED will flash rapidly. You can now release
the button. Play every key on the piano. It does not matter if a key is pressed more than once, but it is
important that each key be pressed down all the way without unduly compressing the felt that is under the
front of the key. You can think of this as a good opportunity to practice the chromatic scale.
Press the Setup button to exit adjustment mode.
