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Attaching the piano microphones to the frame.

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-1 Attach the mounting bands to the thin steel frame on the left

side. It is easier to attach the bands to the thinner frame if

you fold it in half.

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-2 The frame on the right side is wider than the left side so it

may be hard to attach the band. Look at the illustration on

the right and attach the microphone.

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Replace the lower panel.  Position the microphone cables so that they pass over the top of the lower panel.  First put

back the dowel at the bottom edge of the lower panel into their holes, then tilt up the lower panel until the spring snaps

into place.  Most pianos will have a gap on the top of the lower panel for the microphone cables to pass - be careful not

to pinch the cables when replacing the lower panel.

If there is not enough space for the cable

to pass over the lower front panel, please

call your local Kawai dealer, or ask your

piano tuner to assist you.

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Connect the piano microphone cables to the PIANO MIC IN on the main unit. Connect the microphone for the lower

keys to the left (L) jack and the microphone for the upper keys to the right (R) jack. It is helpful to put colored tape or

some other marking on the cables so you can easily tell at a glance which is left and right.

PR-1, set on the top of the piano

The place to attach the piano microphones is the same.

Plastic tape

L (left side)

R (right side)

Summary of Contents for PR-1

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual...

Page 2: ...t hall 29 5 Recording a Piano using different Reverb settings 30 6 Record a piano along with another instrument and a vocalist using the line and microphone inputs 30 7 Adjusting the sound character o...

Page 3: ...y if the product is handled incorrectly Read all the instructions before using the product WARNING When using electric products basic precautions should always be followed including the following CAUT...

Page 4: ...rcord s plug always hold the plug and pull it to remove it Pulling the AC power cord itself may damage the cord causing a fire electric shock or short circuit Please lift up the product when moving it...

Page 5: ...product An information on Disposal for users If your product is marked with this recycling symbol it means that at the end of its life you must dispose of it separately by taking it to an appropriate...

Page 6: ...in a variety of other ways The PR 1 can be used to record a piano along with other instruments or a vocalist or as a microphone system in live performances or in a recording studio You can also use th...

Page 7: ...missing components SUPPLIED COMPONENT LIST PR 1 main unit 1 pc PR 1 custom Piano microphone 2 pcs Piano microphone cable 2 pcs Attachment band for piano microphone 2 pcs AC Adaptor 1 pc CD RW 1 pc Ow...

Page 8: ...her CD player once the disc has been Finalized 5 The PR 1 can be for used as a live microphone system for piano when connected to a PA system 6 The PR 1 can be used as a piano microphone system in a r...

Page 9: ...n erasing one song at a time the PR 1 can only erase the last song on the disc You cannot erase songs from the middle of the song list one at a time There are two different sizes of CD R discs The rec...

Page 10: ...the PR 1 on top of the piano or in a place where you can conveniently operate the PR 1 while sitting on the piano bench Make sure the PR 1 is set horizontally on a flat surface because the PR 1 may n...

Page 11: ...ed piano microphones to your piano and connect them to the PIANO MIC IN jacks on the rear of the PR 1 main unit See pg 36 to 40 for instructions on how to attach the microphones to the piano and for p...

Page 12: ...r is counting The display will show the countdown CONVENIENT RECORDING FUNCTIONS Steady light Standby for recording Getting ready Flashing Flashing Steady light Timer moving 1 Start Timer The Start ti...

Page 13: ...cording Please be aware when you press the REC button there will be a few seconds of blank time Press the REC button The song number will change and the REC and PLAY button will both flash for few sec...

Page 14: ...es the time display to show remaining time on the disc You can see that 8 minutes remain on this disc This display shows that this disc has 64 minutes and 10 seconds left to record The disc does not m...

Page 15: ...red LED does not light on the level indicator even with the piano microphone LEVEL knobs set to maximum PR 1 this is the optimum setting and the PR 1 will make a good recording 4 Using reverb when rec...

Page 16: ...phones and the LINE MIC INPUTS Set the appropriate input levels so that PARTS AND NAMES FRONT PANEL F E D C B 9 8 7 6 5 4 2 1 H 0 A 3 G the first red LED on the indicator lights occasionally with the...

Page 17: ...ou are fin ished press the BACK button to return to the main screen A A A A A EQ This button has a menu of various parameters related to adjusting the sound character of the piano micro phones and the...

Page 18: ...ront panel to adjust the signal level for the best sound When you connect a microphone switch the 6 LINE MIC sensitivity switch to MIC When you use CD player pick up guitar or keyboard switch it to LI...

Page 19: ...r CD RW discs Note 2 Finalizing a disc can take up to several minutes This is normal BUTTON FUNCTIONS All of the parameters and functions used for editing and adjusting the various PR 1 settings have...

Page 20: ...ton two times The button will light and the display will show the following information If you want to erase the last song on the disc press the YES button The PR 1 will ask you again if you really wa...

Page 21: ...PR 1 allows you to adjust the pitch of a CD Press the CD button six times The button will light and the display will show the following information Set the value with the YES NO buttons The value wil...

Page 22: ...rner of display You can select the following repeat settings OFF 1 SONG WHOLE SONG If you select OFF the PR 1 will play the CD from the beginning to the end and then stop REPEAT ONE SONG LANGUAGE YB E...

Page 23: ...use the YES NO buttons When you are finished making your settings press the BACK button to go back to main screen The EQ button light will turn off The following parameters are assigned to the EQ but...

Page 24: ...button again to select the BASS MIDDLE TREBLE bands These settings will be memorized even when you turn the power off 1 1 PIANO TREBLE MIDDLE BASS These parameters only appear when you select USER Sel...

Page 25: ...ositive settings it may cause the signal level to be too high and cause distortion 3 PIANO NOISE GATE The Noise Gate can be set so the PR 1 does not record soft sounds that are below a set volume leve...

Page 26: ...n Set the value with the YES NO buttons You can select any value between OFF to 10 The higher the value the more noise will be eliminated or cut At higher settings it is possible that the noise gate w...

Page 27: ...f other frequencies Simply inverting the phase of the outputs can improve or correct these problems Press the EQ button ten times If you selected USER EQ press the EQ button thirteen times The button...

Page 28: ...buttons You can select the following reverb types HALL L HALL M HALL S ROOM L ROOM M ROOM S HALL L M S simulates the ambiance of a concert hall or theater HALL L is the largest hall simulation HALL M...

Page 29: ...ording but you would like to hear more reverb from the speakers LINE OUT REVERB allows you adjust the LINE OUT reverb ratio so it can be deeper without affecting your recording Press the REVERB button...

Page 30: ...a Piano along with another instrument or en semble using the LINE setting for the LINE MIC inputs Make sure that the piano microphones are connected cor rectly see pg 8 36 40 for more detail 1 Connec...

Page 31: ...panning of MIC1 and MIC2 individually see pg 23 24 for more detail Since a CD player is usually in stereo setting the panning to LINE L L10 LINE R R10 will usually sound best Please feel free to ex p...

Page 32: ...make getting a good live sound for concerts or other performances very easy The PR 1 can be connected to a PA system using the LINE OUT outputs Both 1 4 and XLR jacks are provided There is also a gro...

Page 33: ...e song will stop playing If you press the PLAY button again it starts from where you stopped You can fast forward or rewind the song by pressing and holding the appropriate SONG button Press the left...

Page 34: ...o finalize your CD Remember that once you finalize a CD R disc you cannot record any more on that disc CD RW discs can be unfinalized see pg 7 or pg 17 for more information 2 HOW TO REPEAT ALL SONGS O...

Page 35: ...8 Connect an amplifier and external speakers to the LINE OUT or connect a set of headphones to PHONES jack to listen Turn the POWER on To adjust the reverb settings See pg 26 REVERB button Menu for mo...

Page 36: ...do not turn off the piano microphones because you cannot hear your live performance properly without them When using headphones only the player can hear the sound of the CD You must connect an amplifi...

Page 37: ...g the piano the piano microphones can be used to record other instruments You will have to experi ment to find the best microphone position for each type of instrument When you practice an instrument...

Page 38: ...ines for various Kawai grand pianos are listed on the following page pg 37 These guidelines will be useful for getting a good balanced record ing Do not wrap the band too tightly If the band is too ti...

Page 39: ...be aware of this point when you connect the microphones This distance between the microphones and the soundboard should be approximately 7 cm for the left microphone lower keys and 12 cm for the righ...

Page 40: ...the cable to the microphone 2 When you look at the back side of an upright piano you can see the back posts Attach the supplied Mounting bands to the posts according to the illustration The piano mic...

Page 41: ...r front panel and attach the microphones to the iron plate struts 1 Connect the attached piano microphones to their respective cables 2 Removing the lower front panel To prevent personal injury and po...

Page 42: ...e spring snaps into place Most pianos will have a gap on the top of the lower panel for the microphone cables to pass be careful not to pinch the cables when replacing the lower panel If there is not...

Page 43: ...efore you press the STOP button Make sure the piano microphones or LINE MIC INPUTS connections are correct 3 The rotation speed of the CD drive gets fast and slow This is normal and occurs when the CD...

Page 44: ...ne microphone independent Anti feedback ON OFF Line out phase invert Master volume CD volume Piano microphone switch Piano microphone recording level control L R independent Input level selection line...

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