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KOHLER KD-7 PLAYLIST FUNCTION

PLAYLIST is a temporary list of selected songs. They can be from different libraries or sources.

How to create a PLAYLIST?

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Select a song from one of the sources (CD, LIBRARY or USB)

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Press the SONG/ADD PL button to add a new song to the playlist

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Select a new song from one of the sources (CD, LIBRARY or USB)

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Press the SONG/ADD PL button to add a new song to the playlist

Repeat the select and add functions as many times as needed

How to play a PLAYLIST?

The button SOURCE/ALL

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selects all available playback sources

Press ALL

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Press the - buttons

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to scroll through the available libraries

Select the library PLAYLIST

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Press YES

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to start playback

NOTE !   

PLAYLIST IS TEMPORARY AND IT IS NOT MEMORIZED AFTER THE
INSTRUMENT IS TURNED OFF !

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Summary of Contents for KD-7

Page 1: ...KOHLER KD 7 User Guide ...

Page 2: ...ounding provides a path of least resistance for electric current to reduce the risk of electric shock This product is equipped with a cord having a n equipment grounding conductor and a grounding plug The plug must be plugged into an appropriate outlet that is properly installed and grounded in accordance with all local codes and ordinances DANGER Improper connection of the equipment grounding con...

Page 3: ...pted by the musical instrument manufacturers so various MIDI equipped devices can talk to each other MIDI is a form of communication The KD 7 player system has two main parts the Stationary Controller the central brain and the solenoid rail or engine All 88 notes on the piano have a corresponding solenoid The KD 7 system performs the MIDI messages sent from either the internal CD ROM Internal Libr...

Page 4: ...nal Library Structure 15 16 Playlist Function 17 IR Remote 18 19 20 Functions Update Remote Assistant 21 Solenoid Controller Setup 22 Split Play Split Note Help Random 23 24 Repeat Tone Pan Tempo Transpose 25 Add Playlist All Delete Rename Copy 26 The Source Buttons 27 USB 28 29 CD 30 CD Auto Play 31 Accompaniment Volume 32 Menu 33 34 35 35 37 38 39 40 41 42 Connections 42 Playback Sources 43 Inde...

Page 5: ...utton Move your finger close to one of the sensors no need to touch the display and hold it there until the function becomes active Display will show ON or OFF or the CD tray will open GETTING STARTED Now that you have your player system turned on you want to enjoy it as soon as possible Just a few moment and you will hear your piano playing by itself and even accompanied by audio tracks WHAT MEDI...

Page 6: ...he corresponding button on the IR Infrared remote First try a CD 1 Insert a player piano CD into the CD drive and press the CD button 2 Press YES to start the playback 3 Adjust the Volume and accompaniment 4 Select a different track 5 Press NO to stop the playback 4 KOHLER ...

Page 7: ...ferent library press the LIB Library button again Press the and buttons to scroll through the libraries Press YES to activate the library Press the PREVIOUS or NEXT button to select an album Press YES Display shows the first song in the album Press YES Piano will start to play To select or play another song press the NEXT or PREVIOUS button To stop the playback press the NO button When an Album is...

Page 8: ...om 1 30 NOTE The lowest piano volume level is 1 If you want to turn off the piano and accompaniment completely without interrupting the playback use the MUTE button interrupting the playback use the MUTE button While the master volume is set to 1 it is possible to adjust the ACCOMPANIMENT LEVEL up or down in relation to the piano volume Use the ACCOMPANIMENT buttons to adjust Once the master volum...

Page 9: ...ble setting To change the Treble setting use the ADJUST buttons When the TONE button is pressed the second time the display shows Bx x is the current boost or cut level for the Bass level Use the ADJUST button to change the bass setting The Treble and Bass corrections of the digital accompaniment range from 18 to 18 dB Performance plays multiple CD and other media formats The piano expression leve...

Page 10: ...MENU items are SOURCE AUDIO PIANO PLAYBACK OPTIONS OPTIONS SETUP INET ABOUT You may want to discover the DISPLAY MENU first Using the MENU button followed by the ADJUST buttons you can select and adjust the DISPLAY SCROLL SPEED LIGHT LEVEL FADE LEVEL FADE DELAY You can also turn the touchless sensors ON and OFF Push MENU use the ADJUST buttons to select SETUP Then press YES use the ADJUST buttons ...

Page 11: ...ternal library 99 groups available each group can contain 999 albums and each album can contain 999 songs Copy MIDI files It is possible to copy MIDI files from extarnal media to the internal library Naming Song and CD name can be set and changed Options Rename Album Synchronization MIDI files can be synchronized to audio CDs OGG Files OGG compressed files are recognized OGG Auto Compression AMI A...

Page 12: ... global volume to M1 and than adjust the accompaniment P1 25 5 7 7 To adjust the Treble and Bass of the accompaniment track using the tone button followed by ADJUST 3 Adjustment T Treble and B Bass ranges from 1 to 18 6 Use the PREV and NEXT buttons to play a different track or library song 6 8 Press the USB button if you have a USB device Jump Drive Hard Disk or Floppy Drive plugged into one of t...

Page 13: ...um or library you will receive an unlock code specific to your piano Once you have the code press YES The display shows Enter Unlock Code Use the numeric keys on the remote to enter the numbers Be certain that the numbers you entered are correct before pressing YES Now you have unlocked the album or library The unlock code will work only on your piano and the files are protected not to be copied f...

Page 14: ...mmend using it instead of your computer 1 To format a HD turn off the Performemance system at the Power Supply or unplug it 2 Connect the HD 3 Turn on the power and wait until the boot and self check is complete 4 Press MENU 5 Select item MEDIA press YES 6 Select item USB Format press YES Confirmation question with default answer NO is displayed All data from connected device will be ereased durin...

Page 15: ...Y MULTIPLE SONG FILES MIDI FROM CD OR USB DEVICE 1 Insert a CD containing MIDI files in to the tray or connect a USB device 2 Press the OPTION button 3 Select Copy Album 4 Select a destination library My is recomended 5 Enter the name of the new album for example My Songs To enter letters numbers or characters use the Adjust buttons After the first character is entered press the Next button to mov...

Page 16: ...OPTION Copy Song button 3 Select the destination LIBRARY or add a new using the NEXT or PREVIOUS buttons Display reads Copy Select Destination For example Press 3 the NEXT button repeatedly to select the library named MY Press YES 4 Display reads To a New Album Press YES 4 Display reads New Album Name 3 Create a new Album name using the ADJUST buttons Press YES or wait until cursor appears Press Y...

Page 17: ...tton You will find the following libraries Classical Country Download Jazz My Other Popular Rock Shared Quick Record Add New Library NOT ALL THE LIBRARIES CONTAIN MUSIC TO FIND AND PLAY MUSIC FROM A LIBRARY YOU HAVE TO SELECT AN ALBUM ALBUMS ARE SUB DIRECTORIES WITHIN THE LIBRARY The following LIBRARIES contain ALBUMS when your KD 7 is CLASSICAL Press Classical Vol 1 ALBUM 17 songs COUNTRY empty D...

Page 18: ...ntil copied to other library or source There is only one song at a time stored in this library ADD NEW LIBRARY create new library here Press Display shows NEW LIBRARY NAME Then cursor blinks To enter the new library name Use the ADJUST button for upper case letters Use the ADJUST button for lower case letters Use the Next and Previous buttons to move the cursor Library Capacity 99 LIBRARIES 999 AL...

Page 19: ...ew song from one of the sources CD LIBRARY or USB 2 Press the SONG ADD PL button to add a new song to the playlist Repeat the select and add functions as many times as needed How to play a PLAYLIST The button SOURCE ALL 3 selects all available playback sources Press ALL 3 4 Press the ADJUST buttons 4 to scroll through the available libraries Select the library PLAYLIST 5 Press YES 5 to start playb...

Page 20: ...them for uninterrupted operation Note If for any reason the remote controller is not operational Performer has CD Autoplay default feature meaning that using the touchless sensor on the CD units display can open the tray After a CD is inserted and the tray is closed Performer will start the CD playback automatically at the default main and accompaniment volume setting The following pages will desc...

Page 21: ...e shifted left to right in the stereo field using the Adjust buttons Center position is P0 hard left is P 10 hard right is P 10 12 Tempo to change playback tempo of currently played MIDI file When pressed display shows SX and current tempo can be changed 50 13 Transpose to change playback pitch of currently played MIDI file When pressed display shows TX The current MIDI file can be transposed by 2...

Page 22: ...the selected album group is locked player shows Album group is locked followed by the information you need to order Unlock code The ordering information shows e g Yes Order code A 593 8315 Press YES the display will ask to enter the Unlock Code e g 1234 5678 9123 This code can be entered directly from the remote by using numeric buttons 30 41 E g to enter code 1234 press the buttons 30 31 38 33 Fo...

Page 23: ... you want to upgrade press the Yes button and follow the instructions on the display If a high speed Internet connection is not available ask Pianoforce or your dealer for the latest firmware version on a CD Updating with CD is very easy Open the CD tray insert the CD labeled Pianoforce KD 7 Firmware Update Version X XX By default KD 7 has CD Auto Play If this function is not disabled by the user ...

Page 24: ...orce If the hold force is too low the piano will play short staccato notes even if it was recorded as a long legato one Adjust the hold force level and listen carefully triggering several keys accross the keyboard Keys can be selected by pressing the Forward or rewind buttons The default value is set to 6 By our experience Key Hold Force level 6 is optimal for most small to mid size grand pianos R...

Page 25: ...to the CD mode 3 iNET Internet connection The KD 7 can be connected to the Internet via high speed LAN connection or with a USB wireless module For information about the current or new Internet fuctions contact Kohler or visit the web site The following selections are available after the iNet button is pressed Download available soon Status Device Name and Connections Firmware update via Internet ...

Page 26: ...g one of these buttons repeteadly a new split note can be selected 6 HELP Press any of the buttons on the remote followed by the HELP button Detailed instruction or information will be displayed 7 RANDOM By pressing this button the KD 7 will play songs in random mode from the selected source Press LIB Library select the CLASSICAL CLASSICAL VOL 1 Press YES followed by the RANDOM button The display ...

Page 27: ...acs can be adjusted in the left and right stereo field When pressing the BAL button on the remote the display shows P0 default The ADJUST or the REV PREV and FWD NEXT can pan the audio sound in the left and right stereo field TEMPO The TEMPO buttons can slow down or speed up the playback by 50 After selecting a song and then pressing one of the TEMPO buttons the display shows S0 Pressing the left ...

Page 28: ...al devices USB memory drive HD or CD Songs saved into a library by the user can be renamed How to rename a song 1 Select the song 2 Press RENAME 3 Use the FWD NEXT and REW PREV buttons to select the character you wish to change cursor 4 Use the AJUST buttons to select the new character 5 When finished press YES 6 The new name is now stored COPY Songs pre loaded into the internal libraries are copy...

Page 29: ...eleases Jazz Albums from East West were moved to here now My empty Other Popular Rock empty Shared empty Quick Record empty Add New Library empty Hide locked 1 4 The KD 7 has 256 Mb Internal memory which allows it to store MIDI and audio files There are several libraries setup and the user can create a large number of additional ones The tree structure makes navigation easy Here is an overview how...

Page 30: ...e Windows may have a problem with formatting a hard disk in FAT 32 beyond 32 Gb we have included the format option and strongly recommend using it instead of your computer 1 To format HD turn off your Performemance Power Supply 2 Connect the HD 3 Turn on the power and wait until the boot and self check is complete 4 Press MENU 5 Select item MEDIA press YES 6 Select item USB Format press YES Confir...

Page 31: ...xtension change is needed Windows has the Auto Hiding of known file extension TO RENAME THE FILE CORRECTLY YOU SHOULD FIRST TURN OFF AUTO HIDING EXTENSION FEATURE IN WINDOWS 1 Open the Windows menu 2 Select Tools 3 Choose Folder Options 4 Select View 5 Uncheck Hide extensions for known file types 6 Select OK Apply SONG FILES CAN BE STORED IN ROOT POSITION OR IN FOLDERS NOTE ROOT POSITION HAS PRIOR...

Page 32: ... you want to use your PC to name MIDI files use Cakewalk Edit Info Standard audio CDs can also be played but the keys will not move and the piano will not play KD 7 also recognizes audio files in OGG compressed format It is not recomemded to save player piano CD content in OGG format The Stars and Tracks software by Kohler is a new exciting software for player pianos When inserting a standard audi...

Page 33: ...ct ENABLE or DISABLE 9 Press YES to confirm The CD AUTOPLAY ON is a factory default setting If you wish to keep the function disabled even after the system is powered down on the power supply you have to save the setting 1 Press MENU 2 Using the ADJUST buttons select SETUP 3 Press YES 4 Using the ADJUST buttons select Store Current Setting 5 Press YES the display reads Yes Do you want to store cur...

Page 34: ...etting can be changed and saved by the user Press MENU SETUP STOEW CURRENT SETTINGS if you prefer your new settings at system power up The Accompaniment buttons control the audio output level To hear the orchestral accompaniment amplified speaker s or a stereo receiver has to be connected to the LINE OUT OPTICAL OUT on the back of the CD control unit This is a stereo output use 1 8 stereo mini plu...

Page 35: ...Hand to turn LH on and off Right Hand to turn RH on and off Split Note to change the default key C4 Press YES The display reads C4 Use the REW PREV key to move the split note more to the left or the FWD NEXT to move the split note more to the right If you want to store the new split point as default select MENU SETUP Store current settings Sync Time If the speakers are located far away from the pi...

Page 36: ...tomize KD 7 s settings including Main Volume Accompaniment Level Treble and Bass settings Split None Display settings and many more SERVICE Upgrade Firmware To upgrade firmware you can connect KD 7 to the Internet or insert a CD containing the latest operating system Remote Assistant by selecting this function you enable the connection to supporting remote operator who can help to solve problems w...

Page 37: ...rent download status When the album download is completed the album is automatically activated Device name displays the name specific to your player system Other owners of the same system can also view this device name This is useful when sharing your own albums ABOUT displays the current Operating System OS version as well as the Ethernet IP address Version after pressing yes the current operatin...

Page 38: ...ted item ADJUST use this button to increase the main volume MXX to view next menu item or increase the selected parameter ADJUST use this button to decrease the main volume MXX to view previous menu item or decrease the selected parameter STOP NO use this button to stop playback exit menu item or go to lower level function item MUTE mutes and un mutes the song playback 36 ...

Page 39: ...en a song is playing hold this button for 2 seconds to engage fast forward REW PREV use the REWIND PREVIOUS button to select the previous song to play select characters when entering or editing new song library or album name When a song is playing hold this button for 2 seconds to engage fast rewind DISP DISPLAY toggles between the 3 display options 1 Displaying play time in minutes and seconds 2 ...

Page 40: ...uttons Press YES to confirm and activate the sleep function To turn the SLEEP mode off press NO while the sleep time is displayed DAILY SCHEDULER the Daily Scheduler function allows to set and save the time of the day for automated playback start and stop Note before setting up Sleep Mode or Daily Schedule please check if the date and time is set correctly for your location To program the daily pl...

Page 41: ...ed together with the TEMPO adjust buttons to slow down the section you want to learn During playback press B at the point you want to set the loop start to Press B again at the point you want the loop to end To stop the loop function and return to normal play press A NUMBER BUTTON to select the Number Mode After the Number Button is pressed a specific song or album can be selected by the numeric b...

Page 42: ...hen selecting Treble you can increase or decrease the high frequencies to the audio output BAL Balance When selecting BAL balance you can shift the sound from the center position more right or left optimizing the imaging to your current listening position Acoustic mode when selecting Acoustic mode you can select either Acoustic mode enable acoustic piano playback or Acoustic mode disable for Headp...

Page 43: ...m the Source menu Copy album When selecting Copy album function you can copy all songs from the selected album to any other selected album The system will ask You for a target The system will create a new one Rename album when selecting Rename album function you can change the name of the selected album Delete album When selecting Delete album function you can delete the selected album together wi...

Page 44: ...olenoid Controller you can enter all the setup functions of the playback engine Note These functions are intended to be used by certified installers Touch Sensors Setup When selecting Touch Sensors Setup you can check touch sensors or turn them on and off Upgrade Firmware When selecting Upgrade software you can start upgrading the operating system software Service When selecting Service you can ac...

Page 45: ... Data CD MIDI files AMI CD Playback Formats Pianomation CD PianoDisc CD Released prior to 01 01 05 Yamaha Disklavier CD Piano Soft Plus WebOnlyPiano Stars and Tracks Piano to audio CD sync USB File Playback Formats WAV WAV MIDI MIDI OGG stereo 48 192 kbps OGG MIDI WPD Pianodisc wav track WPM Pianomation wav track WDK Yamaha Disklavier wav track 43 ...

Page 46: ...g Started 3 Help Help 8 9 24 I iNet 23 35 Internal libraries 5 9 L Libraries 3 27 Library structure 15 16 Line out 32 M Medium 35 Menu 40 42 Menu about 42 Menu audio 40 Menu options 41 Menu piano 40 Menu piano expression 41 Menu playback modes 41 Menu service 42 Menu service sensors 42 Menu setup 41 Mute 36 N Naming 9 New features 44 45 Numeric song selection 9 39 O OGG file 9 On Off 3 Options 34 ...

Page 47: ...setup 22 23 Source 27 33 Split play 24 33 Start playback 4 Stop No 36 Storage 35 Store current setup 34 Sync time 33 Synchronization 9 T Tempo adjustment 7 25 Timer 9 Tone control 7 25 Touch sensor setup 34 Transpose 7 25 Tree structure 9 U Unlock 10 38 USB 3 28 V Version 35 Volume 6 W Warranty 46 Welcome 2 What can you store 12 28 45 ...

Page 48: ...dine Polonese LIBRARY CLASSICAL Album Bach Johann Sebastian Preludium C Major WTC 1 Fuga C Major WTCI 2 Part from piano concerto LIBRARY CLASSICAL Album Beethoven Ludwig van Moonlight Sonata Sonate Nr 14 cis mol op 27 2 Pathetique Grave Allegro di molto e con brio Pathetique Adagio cantabile Pathetique Rondo Allegro LIBRARY CLASSICAL Album Chopin Frederic Impromtu No 4 C Minor Waltz Op Posth 69 No...

Page 49: ...You Are Skylark LIBRARY POPULAR Album Pop Don t Worry Be Happy Heal The World I Shot The Sheriff Killing Me Softly Kiss From Rose Perfect Day Shape Sunny Unbreake My Heart LIBRARY OTHER Album Inspirational Kingdom Life Now Wayfaring Stranger When I Survey The Wondering Cross While On The See Just As I Am To God To Be The Glory How Firm Is The Foundation Joy To The World Holy Holy Holy My Shephard ...

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