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Power Switch

Before you switch your instrument on, please turn down the volume of

instrument and the connected audio equipment first.

Firstly, please make sure you have correctly completed power

connection.

Press POWER SWITCH, the LCD screen is lit, and displays

“Loading!” on the screen, it indicates the instrument is powered on.

Note:

If the LCD display does not light up after you turned on the keyboard,

please check the power supply.

Master Volume

Move the MASTER VOLUME slider upwards/ downwards to increase/

decrease the volume level. Adjust an appropriate value as you like.

Note:

The overall volume is too low, or no sound is heard. The master volume

may set too low. Set it to an appropriate level with the [MASTER

VOLUME] slider. Another reason could be the headphones are

connected, disabling the speak output. Try to unplug the headphones.

This instrument features 5 wonderful demos with different characters.

(Please refer to Demo List.)

Press the [DEMO] button, enter the main interface of demo playing

back, The LCD displays current demo number and name, meanwhile,

all the demo songs will loop playing.

Use the data dial or the [+/Yes]/ [-/No] button to select a demo song.

Press the [START/STOP] button to stop playing and exit the demo

mode.

Or you can press the [DEMO] button again.

Power Switch and Master Volume

Playing Demo Songs

Quick Start

Summary of Contents for KP150

Page 1: ...KP150 ...

Page 2: ...t the designated DC adaptor to an AC outlet of the correct voltage Do not connect it to an AC outlet of voltage other than that for which your instrument is intended Unplug the DC power adaptor when not using the instru ment or during electrical storms Connections Before connecting the instrument to other devices turn off the power to all units This will help prevent malfunction and or damage to o...

Page 3: ... with harmony effect 19 Performance Assistant What s the performance assistant 19 Enter the Performance Assistant 20 Guitar Mode 20 Playing in Guitar Mode 20 Piano Mode 21 Playing in Piano Mode 21 Exit the Performance Assistant 21 DSP 22 Mixer 22 Pedal Function 23 Function Menu Tune 24 KeySplit 24 Beat Type 25 Metronome Volume 25 Pedal Type 25 EQ Type 25 Reverb Type 26 Reverb Level 26 Chorus Type ...

Page 4: ...0 Pianist HARMONY TRANSPOSE OCTAVE SHIFT FADE METRONOME SUSTAIN 128 Swing 147 BosaNova 160 Rumba 3 172 Polka 121 R B 003 8Beat 1 031 PopRock 1 061 Rock 086 ChaCha 1 107 ClasFunk 124 BigBand1 136 CntyPop 1 153 LatinRck 163 Waltz 177 March 011 16Beat 1 055 SlowBald 076 Tango 1 095 Techno 1 001 8BtBld 001 018 Folk Country 019 076 Golden Pop 077 120 Classical 121 150 Piano 150 SONGS 200 STYLES SUSTAIN...

Page 5: ...DEMO NO 209 Trumpet 242 SprnoSax 266 Clarinet 284 SwPanFlu 077 DrawOrgn 001 GrandPno 060 Vibra 101 Harmnica 165 Violin 204 OrchHit 224 Brass 254 Oboe 274 SweeFlut 547 Pn StrPd 046 FunkEP 063 Marimba 098 Acordion 106 NylonGtr 184 Strings 610 StandSet 001 051 Piano 052 075 Chromatic Percussion 076 105 Organ 106 139 Guitar 140 164 Bass 165 208 Strings Orchestral 209 241 Brass 242 269 Reed 270 292 Pip...

Page 6: ...d for an extended period of time Using Power Adapter 1 First please make sure that POWER ON OFF switch of the instrument is set to OFF 2 Connect the AC adaptor to the power supply jack 3 Plug the AC adaptor into an AC outlet And when turning the power OFF simply reverse the procedure please This will automatically cut off the battery power supply Note 1 In the idle mode the instrument will automat...

Page 7: ...ce to the stereo AUX IN jack on the rear panel The input signal is mixed with the instrument signal allowing you to play along Connecting a Computer The instrument can be connected to a computer by a USB cable You can store your song playing to computer or play the MIDI songs from computer Using a transverter between the piano MIDI IN OUT terminal and the computer USB terminal can also transmit MI...

Page 8: ...as you like Note The overall volume is too low or no sound is heard The master volume may set too low Set it to an appropriate level with the MASTER VOLUME slider Another reason could be the headphones are connected disabling the speak output Try to unplug the headphones This instrument features 5 wonderful demos with different characters Please refer to Demo List 1 Press the DEMO button enter the...

Page 9: ...ey 3 Play the Voice You can play the keyboard and listen to the wonderful voice Note While changing a voice pay attention to the rules If you press the same button the voice will be changed between the upper and lower key When the upper lower voice is on and then you press another direct button the corresponding upper lower voice will be selected The instrument features 200 styles in a variety of ...

Page 10: ... mode you can use the data dial or the YES NO button to select a user song to be saved 2 Press and hold the SHIFT button and then press the BANK RECORD button Enter the record standby mode and you can select voice style or other parameters to prepare for recording 3 Press the START STOP button or play a key on the keyboard to start recording 4 When recording is in process holding down SHIFT button...

Page 11: ... your music by playing two voices of musical instruments simultaneously new combinations of voices and music could be created then When the dual function is off the voice indicated is VOICE 1 when the dual function is on the voice indicated is VOICE 2 1 In idle mode press the DUAL button to turn dual function on The LCD displays the current voice name and number and the indicate VOICE R 2 and DUAL...

Page 12: ...ttons simultaneously will set touch value to default setting 2 normal 3 Turn the touch function off If the value is set to OFF that means no touch response to keyboard Sustain 1 Press and hold the SHIFT button and then press the SUSTAIN button to start sustain function All notes will sustain even after releasing the keys 2 To stop the sustain function press the SUSTAIN button again Note If you wan...

Page 13: ...eously to restore default setting 000 Note 1 Some voices have a pitch limit which highest and lowest notes do not sound 2 You can individually set the octave value of master voice dual voice and lower voice For example in dual mode allow the pitch of the keyboard to be shifted down or up in octave steps Piano mode This function is to set the voice of the whole keyboard to piano instantly 1 Press P...

Page 14: ...y to start the rhythm tracks of the auto accompaniment 4 If you are ready to stop playing style press the START STOP again Note While changing a style pay attention to the rules If the same button has been pressed twice the style will be swapped from one to another When the upper lower style is on and you then press another direct button the corresponding upper lower style will be selected Play Au...

Page 15: ...ILL IN Section Auto fill in function automatically adds a fill to your performance When the fill in is finished accompaniment shifts to the Main section A B 4 ENDING Section Ending is used for the ending of the song When the ending is finished accompaniment automatically stops The length of the ending differs depending on the selected style Note 1 Holding down the FILL A FILL B button when the sty...

Page 16: ...gh to low Press and hold the SHIFT button and then press the FADE button during Style playback The FADE icon will be lighting up and then flashing with style playing 3 Fade In Out Time The default time value is 10 seconds Accompaniment Volume Control Adjust the master accompaniment volume you can use this function to balance auto accompaniment part volume and keyboard voice volume 1 Press and hold...

Page 17: ...parts content Chord root and Chord type Single Finger Single finger type not only can detect single finger but also can detect multi finger And the single finger makes it easily to play chords through only one two or three keys Including major minor seventh and minor seventh chord Refer to relevant picture on the right for details Multi Finger Multi finger type only can recognize those chords have...

Page 18: ...h Setting Function can make it easy to get a perfect choice When One Touch Setting is switched on you can instantly recall all auto accompaniment related settings including voices selec tion and digital effects simply with a single touch of a button 1 Press the O T S button to turns on the One Touch Setting for current style The LCD displays O T S 2 Press one of the One Touch Setting buttons M1 M4...

Page 19: ...right hand section the notes played in main voice will be added with the harmony effect Note The harmony types of 1 5 Octave 1 2 Echo 1 4 Tremolo 1 4 and Trill 1 4 will respond whether the A B C is open or not Other types of harmony will respond only when the A B C is open There are 2 voices you can select to perform in performance assistant mode Guitar and Piano What s the performance assistant P...

Page 20: ... 1 C4 to B4 only white keys is the sub area 1 5 types of broken chord are provided in this area Sub Area 2 The 6 keys C5 to A5 only white keys is just like real guitar s 6 strings Play a free solo in this area Rhythm Area C6 to G6 only white keys is the rhythm area Wonderful styles and strums are provided in this area Use A6 to B6 to play an ending Position Change Press C7 the LCD highlight the pe...

Page 21: ...te keys in sub area 1 Sub area 2 and Rhythm area listen to the phrase you are performing now Piano Mode Piano Key Map In Piano Mode you can easily to achieve many hard piano perform skills just like playing the acoustic one In this mode you can use some perform skills like piano rhythm 5 broken chord 5 and also 3 endings The piano key map is similar with the guitar key map Press A6 to C7 white key...

Page 22: ... rhythm track volume and so on 1 Press the MIXER button to enter the mixer function menu the LCD displays current rhythm volume value for the first time when powered on after then it will keep your last options every time 2 Repeatedly press the MIXER button to select one that you want to set Use YES NO button or data dial to change parameters The option and parameters are as follows DSP Mixer Note...

Page 23: ...turn the sustain effect on Release the pedal to turn the sustain effect on 2 Soft Pedal When the soft pedal is selected pressing this pedal and makes them the notes you play sound softer 3 Style Start Stop Pedal When the style start stop pedal is selected pressing this pedal to start stop accompaniment 4 Memory Pedal When the memory pedal is selected pressing this pedal at the first time to call u...

Page 24: ... data dial to change Split Point The range of Split Point is 1 61 press the YES and NO buttons to restore its default setting 2 Press YES and NO buttons simultaneously will set the split point value to its default setting F 3 19 FUNCTION Function Menu NO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Content Tune Key Split Beat Type Metronome Volume Pedal Type EQ Type Reverb Type Reverb Level Chorus Type Cho...

Page 25: ...e menu The LCD displays 00x Pedal xxxx Use YES NO button or data dial to change pedal type There are 4 types of pedal are available 2 Press and buttons simultaneously will set the pedal type to its default setting 001 PedalSustain The pedal types are as follows EQ Type Equalizer is a sound processor that can be used to adjust gain value of each frequency band of sound different gain value setting ...

Page 26: ...tton to select chorus type menu The LCD displays 004 GM Chorus2 Use YES NO button or data dial to change chorus type 2 Press the YES and NO buttons simultaneously to restore its default setting 004 GM Chorus2 The chorus types are as follows No 1 2 3 4 5 6 No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 LCD EQ Pop EQ Rock EQ Class EQ Jazz EQ Dance EQ Reset LCD Rev Room1 Rev Room2 Rev Room3 Rev Hall1 Rev...

Page 27: ...ously to restore its default setting 001 Hrm Duet The harmony types are as follows No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 LCD Hrm Duet Hrm StdTrio Hrm FulChord Hrm RockDuet Hrm CtryDuet Hrm CtryTrio Hrm Block Hrm 4Close1 Hrm 4Close2 Hrm 4Open Hrm 1 5 Hrm Octave1 Hrm Octave2 Hrm Strum Hrm Echo1 Hrm Echo2 Hrm Echo3 Hrm Echo4 Hrm Tremolo1 Hrm Tremolo2 Hrm Tremolo3 Hrm...

Page 28: ... displays xxx Power Off Use YES NO button or data dial to change auto power off time 30 minutes 60 minutes or OFF 2 Press YES and NO buttons simultaneously will set the default setting is 030 30 minutes Performance Beat This function is used to set the performance assistant beat type 1 Repeatedly press FUNCTION button to select Perform Beat menu The LCD displays xxx Perform Beat Use YES NO or data...

Page 29: ...K button The LCD will display the number of memory 2 There are 8 banks in all and each bank has 6 memories M1 M6 Repeatedly press the BANK button to select bank settings 3 You can save following parameters into M1 M6 registered memory Voice Parameter including voice dual lower DSP mixer Accompaniment Parameter including style tempo and accompaniment no off Function Parameter including velocity par...

Page 30: ...t it cannot record two MOLODY track simultaneously 4 Press START STOP button or play the keyboard to start recording When choosing the ACCOMP tack and A B C is open play an effective chord in left hand section or press START STOP button would start recording Select a TrackThe recording track LCD indicates has three states Blinking Light and Go out Blinking It means the track was chosen for recordi...

Page 31: ...stop playing mode press START STOP button this user song will play circularly Note 1 All user songs won t be erased even turn the instrument off 2 In user song selection mode just easily press the corresponding track button to choke track the prompt icon goes out at the same time and the tracks you have selected will not be sounded while playing back it Delete User Song 1 Pressing and holding RECO...

Page 32: ...AL OR LOWER button and so on will exit the song mode Song Control 1 Introductory Beat Before song start playing it has the introductory beat the measure starts from negative value It begins to play song when the measure goes to 1 2 REW FF and PAUSE When the song is playing Press the button to fast forward the song Press the button to rewind the song base on the measure Press the button to pause th...

Page 33: ...lationship of song period and phrase on the right picture How to practicing with smart learning In order to help you learning songs faster and easier 8 lessons have pre programmed in this instrument step learning of pitch timing left hand right hand period phrase and so on try to learning a new song in an enjoyable way The contents of each lesson are referring to the following list sunsunvery hard...

Page 34: ...ote If you still cannot get 80 points after repeat this phrase 3 times the system will replay the current phrase again to help you be familiar with it Repeatedly practice until you play these phrases Lesson 2 4 6 Pitch and Timing With lesson 1 3 5 you can learn how to currently play melody pitch and accompaniment chords of songs and then practice with lesson 2 4 6 you can further control the timin...

Page 35: ... phrases which played with most mistakes Focus on these phrases learning After phrases learning the system restarts complete song learning Repeatedly practice until you can play the song smoothly Lesson 8 High Score Challenge Finish above lessons you can automatically enter the lesson 8 learn ing the high score learning The LCD displays Challenge and your score of last challenge Surely if you want...

Page 36: ...g you an accurate tempo guide when you practice or letting you easily start the lesson learning Note Cause only two tracks in a piano song in lesson 6 7 8 there is no any accompaniment music so in the mean time the system will automati cally start metronome to help your lesson learning Gold Star This instrument has equipped the gold star list which can be used to mark your learning steps from a ro...

Page 37: ...nd also in the keyboard diagram When the Chord Type and Chord Root are confirmed the LCD will display the chord and its keyboard position A prompt sound will be heard when you play it correctly DICT 2 Chord Examining Mode Press and hold the SHIFT button and then press the DICT button to enter the DICT 2 mode This is an Examining mode The chord area on the LCD will display a random chord while the ...

Page 38: ...t specify notation pitch and velocity control signals for parameters such as volume vibrato audio panning and program change information to change the voice selections 2 The instrument can output the real time playback information via MIDI and control external MIDI devices The instrument can also accept incoming MIDI messages and generate sound accordingly Note This instrument has a USB DEVICE ter...

Page 39: ...close proximity to the instrument may produce interference To prevent this turn off the mobile phone or use it further away from the instrument You may be trying to start accompaniment by playing a key in the right hand range of the keyboard To start the accompaniment with Sync Start make sure to play a key in the left hand range of the keyboard Make sure that the tuning value is set to 0 Press an...

Page 40: ... Mode Fade Record Record Start Stop Accomp Track Melody Track 1 5 Control button Power Switch Volume Slider Modulation Button Pitch Bend Style Direct Button 1 10 Shift Tempo ACCMP Metronome Octave Mixer Trans pose Harmony Sustain Start Stop Sync Start Pause Intro Ending Repeat Fill A REW Fill B FF Chord Fade Bank Record Store ACCOMP Dual Lower Function Smart Learning M1 5 Melo dy1 5 M6 Touch O T S...

Page 41: ... 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 Celesta 3 Glockenspiel Glockenspiel 2 Music Box Music Box 2 Music Box 3 Vibraphone Vibraphone 2 Vibraphone wide Marimba Marimba 2 Marimba wide Xylophone Xylophone 2 Xylophone 3 Tubular Bells Tubular Bells 2 Church Bell Carillon Dulcimer Dulcimer 2 Santur Italian 60 s Organ...

Page 42: ...ClavBass Hammer AtackBas RubbBass 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 Synth Bass rubber 2 Attack Pulse Violin Violin 2 Violin slow attack Viola Viola 2 Cello Cello 2 Contrabass Contrabass 2 Tremolo Strings Tremolo St...

Page 43: ...6 267 268 269 270 Piccolo 2 Piccolo 3 2 Piccolos Sweet Flute Flute Flute 2 Flute 3 2 Flutes Recorder Recorder 2 2 Recorders Pan Flute Pan Flute 2 Sweet Pan Flute Blown Bottle Blown Bottle 2 Shakuhachi Shakuhachi 2 Whistle Whistle 2 Ocarina Ocarina 2 Lead 1 square Lead 1a square 2 Lead 1 square 3 Lead 1b sine Lead 2 sawtooth Lead 2a sawtooth 2 Lead 2 sawtooth 3 Lead 2b saw pulse Lead 2c double sawt...

Page 44: ...2 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378 379 380 Rising Congregate FX 1 rain FX 1 rain 2 FX 2 soundtrack FX 2 soundtrack 2 Prelude FX 3 crystal FX 3 crystal 2 FX 3a synth mallet FX 4 atmosphere FX 4 atmosphere 2 Warm Air FX 5 brightness Smog FX 6 goblins FX 6 goblins 2 Choir Bell Choir Bell 2 F...

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Page 46: ...r Pn SyStr Pn WrmPd Pn SfEP FMEP DigitlPn EP Str EP Gtr EP Vibra EP2 Pad EP2 Str Hrps Str MBox Str Vib Str VibraOct Vib M K Mar Kal MarDelay XylopOct Orgn Str Orgn Pno RkOr Str ChOr Cho ChOr Str Gtr Flut Gtr Clav 24StrGtr StGt Pad Str Horn Orchestr FullStr FullStr2 Symphon Cho Str Cho Gtr 3Trumpet Tomb Str 3Trmbone 3MuTrump ClubBras Brs Wood Wood Str WoodSmal PnFl Str Kto Sham Flu Clar Flu Oboe Fl...

Page 47: ... 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Natural Ballad Love Ballad Easy Ballad Miami Folk Slow Ballad Folk Ballad Pop Ballad 1 Pop Ballad 2 EP Ballad New R B Ballad Rock New Wave Ska Pop Rock 2 Slow Rock 70 s Rock Roll Folk Rock Soft Rock Old Rock Easy Rock New Shuffle Rock Hip Hop Rock Roll 1 Rock Shuffl...

Page 48: ...9 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 Latin Rock Beguine 3 Slow Bolero Disco Samba Mambo Meneito Rumba 2 Rumba 3 Lambada Pop Cha Cha 1 Waltz Old Waltz English Waltz German Waltz Italian Mazurka Mexico Waltz Vienna Waltz Slow Waltz 2 Jazz Waltz Polka 6 8 March German Polka Party Polka Army March March US...

Page 49: ...7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Annie Laurie Turkish March An Die Musik Lieder Ohne Worte Op 62 No 6 Red River Valley Die Forelle Symphony No 94 Suprise Polonaise Rondeau Moments Musicaux Silent Night Moldau Summertime Dreaming Of Home And Mother Ring Ring De Banjo Der Lindenbaum Zigeunerweisen The Maiden s Prayer Fur Elise Der F...

Page 50: ...Organ Basic Tutorial Beyer Piano 12 Basic Tutorial Beyer Piano 13 Basic Tutorial Beyer Piano 14 Basic Tutorial Beyer Piano 15 Basic Tutorial Beyer Piano 18 Cuckoo Basic Tutorial Beyer Piano 21 Basic Tutorial Beyer Piano 29 Butterfly Basic Tutorial Beyer Piano 45 Christmas Eve Basic Tutorial Beyer Piano 50 Basic Tutorial Beyer Piano 52 Basic Tutorial Beyer Piano 55 Basic Tutorial Beyer Piano 59 Bey...

Page 51: ...26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 Constantly Cryin in the chapel Dance des mirlitons Danny boy Dark eyes Diana Die lorelei Do re mi Dominique Dream Dream tango Ebb tide Edelweiss El bimbo El condor pasa Eso es el amor Esperanza Etude op 10 no 3 Fascination Feelings Five hundred miles Five minutes more Fly me to the moon For ever we konw For t...

Page 52: ...149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 Mr lonely My bonnie My darling clementine My old kentucky home My shawl My way Nature boy Never on sunday New world Night fall Nobody knows the trouble I ve seen Noche de tokyo Nocturne O sole mio Oh Carol Oh Susanna Oh bury me not on the lone prairie Oh what a beautiful morning Old black joe Old dog tray Old folks at home...

Page 53: ...241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 The sound of silence The wabash cannon ball The way we were This land is your land Those were the days Three coins in the fountain Tico tico Tie a yellow ribbon round the ole oak tree To love again Toccata Tom dooley Tombe la neige Top of the world Toy symphony Traumerei Triumphal march Tu n...

Page 54: ...54 Chord List Appendices ...

Page 55: ...55 MIDI Implementation Chart Appendices ...

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