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Names

and Functions

Listening to the Piano

Using the Recorder

Using

the Lesson Function

Pla

ying

with Concer

t Magic

Using the

Vir

tual

chnician Functions

Men

u Functions

Appendix

Pla

ying the Piano

CA91
CA71
CA51

Owner's Manual

Summary of Contents for Digital Piano CA91

Page 1: ...ns 2 Listening to the Piano 4 Using the Recorder 5 Using the Lesson Function 6 Playing with Concert Magic 7 Using the Virtual Technician Functions 8 Menu Functions 9 Appendix 3 Playing the Piano CA91...

Page 2: ...ore realistic piano experience Your CA piano is equipped with a Lesson function which in addition to basic finger exercises includes etudes from Czerny Burgmuller and others or songs from Alfred s Bas...

Page 3: ...along with an etude or song and recording your own performance 40 Exiting the lesson function 40 2 Using the Finger Exercises 41 Selecting an exercise 41 Listening to an exercise 42 Playing along with...

Page 4: ...se instructions 3 Heed all warnings 4 Follow all instructions 5 Do not use this apparatus near water 6 Clean only with dry cloth 7 Do not block any ventilation openings Install in accordance with the...

Page 5: ...iods of time at high volume levels Doing so may result in hearing problems It is a good practice to have the instrument near the AC outlet and the power cord plug in a position so that it can readily...

Page 6: ...y result in breakdown or short circuit The product shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing No objects filled with liquids such as vases shall be placed on the product Take care not to allow any...

Page 7: ...ent into an outlet on a different electrical circuit from the receiver Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Canadian Radio Interference Regulations This instrument complie...

Page 8: ...to select the different preset sounds Press the SOUND SELECT button under the name of the instrument you would like to listen to When the button is pressed the LED indicator will be turned on to indi...

Page 9: ...ng your own songs and when using the lesson function to record your playing and compare with the built in songs etudes and exercises The PLAY STOP button is used to select a song and part to play and...

Page 10: ...s main piano sound The name of the sound Concert Grand is shown in the LCD Display The REVERB button will also be turned on Step 3 Use the MASTER VOLUME slider to set the volume to a comfortable list...

Page 11: ...Press the same SOUND SELECT button repeatedly to select the other demos assigned to that button Step 3 Press the DEMO button again to exit the demo mode You can also exit demo mode by pressing the PL...

Page 12: ...ernal Song Lists Step 1 Press the DEMO and LESSON buttons simultaneously The LED indicators for these buttons will be turned on and the piano music selection screen will be displayed Step 2 Use the VA...

Page 13: ...ar Organ Drawbar Organ Drawbar Organ 2 Drawbar Organ 2 Drawbar Organ 2 Be 3 Be 3 Be 3 Jazzer Jazzer Odd Man Odd Man Hi Lo 4 Drawbar Church Organ Church Organ Church Organ Church Organ Diapason Diapaso...

Page 14: ...s assigned to that button The sound selections you make can be saved by using the registration function page 25 The VALUE buttons can also be used to select sounds Step 2 Try playing the keyboard You...

Page 15: ...that button For example if you want to change the String Ensemble sound to Slow Strings while holding down the PIANO 1 button press the STRINGS button again until Slow Strings is displayed in the LCD...

Page 16: ...ound while holding down the SPLIT button press the desired SOUND SELECT button to select the lower sound The LCD display shows the selected sound for the upper and lower sections The symbol will be di...

Page 17: ...ED indicator flashes for the selected SOUND SELECT button Press the same button repeatedly to select a different sound type assigned to that button Step 6 Use the BALANCE slider to adjust the volume b...

Page 18: ...dicate four hands mode is active On the LCD display the top line indicates the sound for the right sec tion and the lower line indicates the sound for the left section Concert Grand is the default sou...

Page 19: ...of reverb are available as follows ROOM1 ROOM2 Simulates the ambiance of a living room or small rehearsal room Room2 simulates a larger room than Room1 STAGE Simulates the ambiance of a small hall or...

Page 20: ...the rotor between SLOW and FAST page 8 Step 1 Press the EFFECTS button to turn the effects on off The LED indicator will be turned on to indicate that the effects are in use Press and hold the EFFECT...

Page 21: ...button and use the VALUE buttons to select the effect type you wish to edit Step 2 With the EFFECTS button still held down use the MENU buttons to select the parameter to be edited Effect type Item C...

Page 22: ...three available frequency bands can be separately adjusted to your taste Step 1 To change the EQ setting while holding the TONE CONTROL button use the VALUE buttons to select an EQ type Release the T...

Page 23: ...or T selects each of the user frequency bands and displays current value Step 3 Without releasing the TONE CONTROL button use the VALUE buttons S or T to adjust the level of the selected frequency ba...

Page 24: ...the LED indicator for the TRANSPOSE but ton is on The current transpose value is displayed in the display while the TRANSPOSE button is held down The default setting is C major The C key at the middle...

Page 25: ...ng resonance x Key off effect x Touch curve x Temperament x Stretch tuning Menu functions page 61 x Wall EQ CA91 only x Brilliance CA51 only x Lower octave shift x Lower pedal x Layer octave shift x L...

Page 26: ...ND SELECT buttons marked 1 10 to select a location for your new registration A beep sound confirms that your registration has been memorized to your selected location Resetting the registration settin...

Page 27: ...indicator for theTEMPO button will be turned off The metronome function cannot be used when Concert Magic is active Changing the metronome time signature and rhythm You probably noticed that there are...

Page 28: ...be turned off Setting the sound volume for the metronome rhythm Step 1 Press the TEMPO and BEAT buttons at the simultaneously You will see the LED indicators for these buttons turn on and hear the me...

Page 29: ...43 Funk 3 44 Funk Shuffle 1 45 Funk Shuffle 2 46 Buzz Beat 47 Disco 1 48 Disco 2 49 Hip Hop 1 50 Hip Hop 2 No Rhythm 51 Hip Hop 3 52 Hip Hop 4 53 Techno 1 54 Techno 2 55 Techno 3 56 Heavy Techno 57 8...

Page 30: ...ach of the two tracks separately adjust the tempo without changing the pitch or use a different effect setting from one you have recorded Once you understand the recorder you will find it to be a usef...

Page 31: ...be recorded Performance data stored in the CA piano will be saved even after turning off the power You can record a second part in the second track part of the same song After recording the first part...

Page 32: ...Use the MENU buttons to select a song The symbol appears on the second line on the display if the selected part has already been re corded Step 3 Use the VALUE buttons to select a part Part 1 2 Both...

Page 33: ...eration press any SOUND SELECT button 3 Deleting a Song or Part You can delete songs or parts within a song that were not recorded as you wished or that you do not want to keep any more Step 1 Press t...

Page 34: ...button The display returns to the play back standby screen when the PLAY STOP button is pressed again Repeat the same procedures to delete multiple songs parts If you wish to delete all the recorded...

Page 35: ...ng the Etudes or Alfred Lesson Books USA Canada UK AU only You can choose one of the etudes or songs and 1 Listen to study the overall performance 2 Practice the right hand part while listening to the...

Page 36: ...he count in bar but you may turn it on by pressing the TEMPO or BEAT button of the metronome To change the tempo use the VALUE buttons while holding down the TEMPO button Press the T button to decreas...

Page 37: ...s the button to advance the etude song one bar at a time Press the button to rewind the etude song one bar at a time To fast forward or fast rewind the etude song hold down the corresponding button Yo...

Page 38: ...hout a guide To practice the left hand part while listening to the right hand part of an etude song Move the slider to the right The volume of the left hand part of the etude song is decreased so that...

Page 39: ...op The last bar for the loop is set and the LED indicator for the A B button turns on The section to be repeated looped is now defined The section of the etude song defined by the start A and end B po...

Page 40: ...th the BALANCE slider Step 2 To stop recording press the PLAY STOP button Etude song play back and recording stops and the LED indicators for the REC and PLAY STOP buttons turn off The recorded perfor...

Page 41: ...LCD display to allow you to objectively review your own performance Use the included music book FINGER EXERCISES for practice Selecting an exercise Step 1 Press the LESSON button The Lesson selection...

Page 42: ...the tempo and press the S button to increase the tempo To reset the tempo press the VALUE S and T buttons at the same time Step 2 Press the PLAY STOP button of the RECORDER once again The exercise pl...

Page 43: ...lider Step 2 To stop recording press the PLAY STOP button Exercise play back and recording stops and the LED indicators for the REC and PLAY STOP buttons turn off Three different evaluation points as...

Page 44: ...tons The display changes from the evaluation result display screen to the exercise selection screen The recorded performance can be played even after canceling the evaluation result screen Exiting the...

Page 45: ...CA piano Now let s see how CONCERT MAGIC works 1 Selecting a Song The 176 Concert Magic songs are assigned to each of the 88 piano keys two songs for each key There are two banks of songs Bank A and B...

Page 46: ...ayed back This is called the Note Navigator These circles and plus signs provide a visual guide that shows you when to press the next key The space between the circles and position of the circles in t...

Page 47: ...ert Magic is a perfect method for small children to learn music especially to develop a sense of rhythm For older people who may think it is too late to learn the keyboard Concert Magic is a good firs...

Page 48: ...at the following example F r Elise The Note Navigator indicates that you should keep a constant steady rhythm all the way through the song This is the distinguishing character of an Easy Beat song Pre...

Page 49: ...s with Steady Beat you can play any Concert Magic song by simply tapping any key with a constant steady beat Step 1 Press and hold the CONCERT MAGIC button The LCD display will change to show the curr...

Page 50: ...t Magic songs in random order To stop the demo press the DEMO button again To select the songs in different categories select a song from the desired category 8 Adjusting the Playback Speed for the Co...

Page 51: ...Voicing is the first function in the virtual technician menu Step 2 Use theVALUE buttons to select the desired voicing type from Normal Mellow 1 Mellow 2 Dynamic Bright 1 and Bright 2 The second line...

Page 52: ...5 is the default setting Damper resonance will not be active when Off is selected Step 3 After setting the desired damper resonance volume you can exit the virtual technician function by pressing the...

Page 53: ...play if they are part of the same harmonic series In addition adjacent notes will also be resonated The string resonance function simulates this phenomenon This is called string resonance For example...

Page 54: ...n You can adjust the volume of the key off effect Step 2 Use the VALUE buttons to set the volume within a range of Off 1 to 10 5 is the default setting The key off effect will not be active when Off i...

Page 55: ...ly and quickly the keys are pressed This system is called touch sensitivity on a digital piano The CA piano s Touch Curve function lets you select a different touch sensitivity for the keyboard from t...

Page 56: ...no dynamically from soft to loud in order to let the CA piano analyze you playing style The screen shown below will be displayed a few seconds after the REC button is pressed While you are play ing a...

Page 57: ...he extreme discordance of the fifth in pure temperaments has been corrected This temperament produces more beautiful chords than pure temperaments Werckmeister III temperament Werckmeister Kirnberger...

Page 58: ...U buttons to select the cent value setting screen A different half step tone is displayed each time the MENU S button is pressed MENU buttons 6 Temperament C 0 6 Temperament C 0 6 Temperament B 0 To c...

Page 59: ...major choose D as the temperament key Step 1 After pressing the VIRTUAL TECHNICIAN button use the MENU buttons to select the key of temperament function Step 2 Use the VALUE buttons to select the desi...

Page 60: ...ter pressing the VIRTUAL TECHNICIAN button use the MENU buttons to select the stretch tuning function The second line on the display shows either Normal or Wide Step 2 Use the VALUE buttons to select...

Page 61: ...gh the various menu items in ascending descend ing order by repeatedly pressing the MENU buttons 1 Wall EQ CA91 Only The Wall EQ function is used to optimize the CA91 s sound depending on whether it i...

Page 62: ...ue within the range of 10 to 10 Plus settings produce a brighter tone minus settings produce a mellower tone Step 3 When you are finished press any one of the SOUND SELECT buttons to exit the menu The...

Page 63: ...hift function setting defaults to 0 each time the power is turned off You can use the user memory function page 76 to save your desired lower octave shift setting This way your current lower octave sh...

Page 64: ...when you use the dual function page 15 For example when you play in dual mode using Concert Grand Piano and String Ensemble you can adjust the octave range for the String Ensemble sound up or down Ste...

Page 65: ...while maintaining control of the layered sound For example when you play in dual mode using Concert Grand Piano and String Ensemble you can use the layer dynamics function to adjust the String Ensembl...

Page 66: ...l is depressed sustained sounds will be sustained even after the keys are released When set to off and the sustain pedal is depressed sustained sounds will begin to decay fade out after the keys are r...

Page 67: ...to set the pitch within a range of 427 0 to 453 0 Hz The pitch can be changed by 0 5 Hz each time one of the VALUE buttons is pressed Step 3 When you are finished press any one of the SOUND SELECT bu...

Page 68: ...nd are capable of transmitting and receiving data via MIDI There are 16 MIDI channels available to choose from on the CA piano In addition to channel to channel connection it is possible to receive on...

Page 69: ...yboard Transmit receive channel setting You can specify the channels within the range of 1 to 16 Transmit receive Program change sound type number You can transmit to or receive program change data fr...

Page 70: ...e off once a specific channel is selected using the MIDI channel function Then data will be received only on the specified channel When you want to specify channel 1 in the omni mode off state first s...

Page 71: ...the send PGM function The second line on the display shows the program number Step 2 Use the VALUE buttons to specify the program change number to be transmitted within the range of 1 to 128 Step 3 T...

Page 72: ...1 Use the MENU buttons to select the local control on off function The second line on the display shows On or Off Step 2 Use the VALUE buttons to select On or Off Step 3 When you are finished press a...

Page 73: ...responding buttons are pushed When set to off no program change or other panel information will be transmitted via MIDI Refer to page 75 for multi timbral mode Step 1 Use the MENU buttons to select th...

Page 74: ...Organ Church Organ 33 25 17 20 121 0 Diapason 34 26 18 20 95 7 Full Ensemble 35 27 19 21 95 1 Diapason Oct 36 28 20 20 95 6 Chiffy Tibia 37 29 20 95 17 Stopped Pipe 38 30 20 95 21 Principal Choir 39...

Page 75: ...Off This turns off the multi timbral capability Only one MIDI channel will be active and only the preset sound cur rently selected will be heard when a MIDI signal is received With this function you c...

Page 76: ...unction read the section below to save your desired channel mute setting This way your current channel mute setting will remain even after the power is turned off 14 User Memory This function allows t...

Page 77: ...to exit the menu 15 Factory Reset This screen will be displayed only when the user memory function has been used This function resets the CA piano to the factory settings All parameters you saved in U...

Page 78: ...nnecting the CA91 CA71 CA51 to other devices make sure that the power to the CA piano and any other devices is turned OFF If connections are established while the power is on extraneous noise that can...

Page 79: ...on the computer http www kawai co jp download_demo driver Read the instruction manual thoroughly before connecting the unit to the computer and make sure to install the driver If you connect the unit...

Page 80: ...and in the manner that the piano part and the stand will not be perfectly aligned the piano part must be off by approximately 3 cm towards the back 4 Correcting the piano position Using the rear most...

Page 81: ...s depres sion L shaped bracket Screws with a flat end B M4 x 16 Channel on the side of the piano Depression on the side of the stand Front attachment on the end panel Screw with a sharp end C 4 x 12 P...

Page 82: ...pedal board by using screws C with a sharp end 4 x 25 3 Attaching the piano 1 Place the piano on the front half of the stand so that the metal bracket holes are seen when viewed from the top the piano...

Page 83: ...ght Do not apply too much force it may cause unit failure To pull out the cord remove the connector while pressing the locking tab 7 Check the screws Confirm that all the screws are properly tightened...

Page 84: ...the pedal board by using screws C with a sharp end 4 x 25 3 Attaching the piano 1 Place the piano on the front half of the stand so that the metal bracket holes are seen when viewed from the top the...

Page 85: ...the connector while pressing the locking tab 7 Check the screws Confirm that all the screws are properly tightened 8 Attach the score stand 9 Remove the protective plastic film on the display Connect...

Page 86: ...resonance String resonance Key off effect Touch curve 6 preset types 2 user defined curves Temperament 9 types and user defined temperament Stretch tuning 2 types Transpose From 12 to 12 halftones Oth...

Page 87: ...molo 06 Rotary 1 07 Rotary 2 0E 00 03 06 07 00 Reverb Off 01 Room 2 02 Stage 03 Hall 1 06 Room 1 07 Hall 2 14 00 7F Dual Split balance 16 1F 60 Tune 40 440 Hz 17 00 7F 00 Program Change Off 7F Program...

Page 88: ...r n e d o f f through MIDI channel setting operations Note number Range 21 108 0 127 0 127 9 120 including transpose Velocity Note on Note off 9nH v 1 127 9nH v 0 After touch Key specific Channel spe...

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