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User Guide

DCP-200

Turn the Power On

Turn the Master Volume knob all the way down

(all the way to the left).

Press the Power On/Off switch to turn DCP-200 on.

The LED display will light up and show the characters



, to

represent Grand Piano. Grand Piano is the sound (or

Voice

) that is

automatically selected each time you turn on DCP-200.

Set a Comfortable Volume Level

While playing the keyboard with your right hand, use

your left hand to adjust the Master Volume control to a

comfortable level. Turn the knob left to decrease the volume

level, and right to increase the volume level.

Reverb

Song

RECORD

Data Control

[Assignable]

Metronome

Voice / —

Function

PNo

MASTER VOLUME

Less
Volume

MASTER VOLUME

Reverb

Song

RECORD

Data Control

[Assignable]

Metronome

Voice / —

Function

PNo

MASTER VOLUME

Less
Volume

More
Volume

MASTER VOLUME

ON / OFF

Summary of Contents for DCP-200

Page 1: ...User Guide...

Page 2: ...nation to avoid injury from tip over Figure 1 14 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for a long periods fo time 15 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing...

Page 3: ...empo 19 Time Signature 19 Using the Song Recorder 21 To record a track 21 To manually select a track to record to 22 To cancel recording while in Record Wait Mode 23 To change metronome tempo while in...

Page 4: ...change the Main MIDI Transmit Channel 52 Numeric Data Entry Keys G5 A5 B5 C6 D6 E6 F6 G6 A6 B6 53 Enter Key C7 53 Cancel Key Bb6 54 Data Control Assign Key C 6 54 Program Change Bank LSB and Bank MSB...

Page 5: ...you can get the most from your new piano 1 Computer and software setup instructions can be found in the section titled Using Your Digital Console Piano with a Computer 2 What s in the Kit Your DCP 20...

Page 6: ...ser Guide 6 DCP 200 4 Controls and Connectors Right Panel 1 Power On Off Switch Pressing this button turns DCP 200 on or off ON OFF 1 Left Panel Control Panel Right Panel Power Button Connections Pane...

Page 7: ...ut instead are used to select functions and edit their parameters See the Edit Mode section for more information on using the Voice Function button for Edit Mode functions 6 Metronome Button Pressing...

Page 8: ...puter s USB port 12 Aux Line In These RCA connectors allow you to mix an external sound source such as a CD player or computer output with the piano s internal sounds for playback through the piano s...

Page 9: ...Connect the Pedal Board cable to the Pedal Connector on the rear panel of the piano Connect the Power Cable Make sure that the Power On Off Switch is in the Off up position Connect the included AC cab...

Page 10: ...you turn on DCP 200 Set a Comfortable Volume Level While playing the keyboard with your right hand use your left hand to adjust the Master Volume control to a comfortable level Turn the knob left to...

Page 11: ...t ultimately stopping at Upright Bass while turning the Data Control knob counter clockwise scrolls up the list ultimately stopping at Grand Piano Note that the sound selections do not repeat in an en...

Page 12: ...pedal is pressed notes will sound slightly softer than they normally would if played with the same force without pressing the pedal Sostenuto Pedal Middle Pedal The Sostenuto pedal acts as a selectiv...

Page 13: ...Press the Reverb button and the Voice Function button at the same time When both buttons are pressed the display will immediately change to show The LED display will show this for 1 second and then r...

Page 14: ...gments and all LEDs on the device will light while these buttons are held down Once this has happened you can release the Reverb and Voice Function buttons When the Reverb and Voice Function buttons a...

Page 15: ...b depth Reverb amount 1 Press and hold the Reverb button the LED display will change to show the current Reverb depth 2 While holding the Reverb button turn the Data Controller knob 7 to adjust the re...

Page 16: ...ton will flash quickly and the LED display will show M If you allow playback to continue past the end of Demo Song 1 Demo Song 2 Bright Piano will begin to play and after that each of the remaining de...

Page 17: ...ng number appear in the LED display window Press the Song button to begin playback of the selected Demo song The following table shows the Demo Song numbers along with which voice is used for each Dem...

Page 18: ...ume key C 1 on the keyboard The LED display will momentarily show Reverb Song RECORD Data Control Assignable Metronome Voice Function PNo 1 Reverb Song RECORD Data Control Assignable Metronome Voice F...

Page 19: ...The metronome can be programmed for any tempo between 20 beats per minute bpm and 280 bpm To change the metronome s tempo 1 Press and hold the Metronome button 5 The LED display will show the current...

Page 20: ...ep in mind that no matter how the Data Controller knob is assigned you can always select sounds in Performance Mode by holding down the Voice Function button while turning the Data Control knob Perfor...

Page 21: ...he beginning of this section you can record to two independent tracks within each song you record This means that you can make a recording and after you re done play back what you recorded while recor...

Page 22: ...ight hand corner You will also see options for Clear abbreviated clr and Cancel abbreviated cAn which you can ignore for the moment These will be discussed later in this section When the LED display s...

Page 23: ...desired value However the metronome tempo can not be adjusted during recording To turn off the metronome while recording Press the Metronome button and the metronome will stop while recording continu...

Page 24: ...will be recorded on Track 1 or To clear all data on Tracks 1 and 2 without recording anything new after step 2 press the Song button twice You will then be back in Performance Mode with all data clear...

Page 25: ...ol knob to select the track you wish to erase Press the Song button twice The track will be erased and DCP 200 will be back in Performance Mode 1 Reverb Song RECORD Data Control Assignable Metronome V...

Page 26: ...playback While the Song is playing the LED display will show NOTE If there is nothing recorded on either of the tracks 1 or 2 then the Song will not play Rather the Song LED will flash 3 times quickly...

Page 27: ...Play Mode Press the Song button Song playback will stop and DCP 200 will exit Song Play Mode and resume Performance Mode with the LED display showing the currently selected voice Reverb Song RECORD D...

Page 28: ...as part of a Piano Reset here is another way to change the Data Control knob back so that it can be used for selecting sounds Press the Voice Function button It will light up Press the key Eb2 The LE...

Page 29: ...e Voice Select keys on the keyboard The LED display will change to show the newly selected voice according to the following table PGM Key Sound Name LED Display 0 A 1 Grand Piano 1 B 1 Bright Piano 2...

Page 30: ...d including the selected Split Point key Selecting the Split Point will be explained in the next section The originally selected Voice Right Hand Voice is played in the section of the keyboard to the...

Page 31: ...en C0 and C7 to select the Split Point The split point cannot be set lower than C0 The default values for Split Mode are Default Split Point Eb3 Default Voices 7 Upright Bass L Hand 0 Grand Piano R Ha...

Page 32: ...Left Hand Voice volume The LED display will show Use the Data Control knob to select a Split Voice volume level between 1 minimum and 127 maximum You can play as you do this to hear the volume change...

Page 33: ...show Use the Data Control knob to select a Right Hand Voice volume level between 1 minimum and 127 maximum You can play as you do this to hear the volume change 2 MASTER VOLUME Reverb Song RECORD Dat...

Page 34: ...urn off Split Mode The display will show for 1 second Then the LED display will return to showing the name of the currently selected Voice 1 2 Reverb Song RECORD Data Control Assignable Metronome Voic...

Page 35: ...held down the display will show DCP 200 is now in Layer Mode Both the Main and Layer Voices will sound when keys are pressed In the example illustration Bright Piano is the Main Voice because it is se...

Page 36: ...to select a Layer Voice volume level between 1 minimum and 127 maximum You can play as you do this to hear the volume change 2 MASTER VOLUME Reverb Song RECORD Data Control Assignable Metronome Voice...

Page 37: ...g RECORD Data Control Assignable Metronome Voice Function vol C0 C1 F 0 3 Reverb Song RECORD Data Control Assignable Metronome Voice Function 127 1 Reverb Song RECORD Data Control Assignable Metronome...

Page 38: ...oice Select Keys at the beginning of the Edit Mode section for more information on selecting voices in this manner 1 Reverb Song RECORD Data Control Assignable Metronome Voice Function StR 2 MASTER VO...

Page 39: ...knob to select the desired Octave Turning the Data Control knob clockwise will raise the keyboard s pitch in octave increments and turning it counter clockwise will lower it in octave increments The d...

Page 40: ...itch in semitone increments and turning it counter clockwise will lower it in semitone increments The display will show a positive negative or zero value NOTE To reassign the Data Control knob for Voi...

Page 41: ...ever actually goes out of tune but the Master Tuning feature can be useful when you are playing along with another instrument or recording that may be slightly above or below standard pitch 1 2 3 Reve...

Page 42: ...Bb3 key is a sensitivity setting that generates higher velocity values for the same force This setting is useful for playing more loudly even if you have a naturally light touch When selecting this op...

Page 43: ...requirements for use with DCP 200 and the included Sibelius First software Windows XP SP2 Vista 512 MB RAM 600 MB hard disk space CD ROM drive Available USB port Mac OS X 10 4 or later 512 MB RAM 600...

Page 44: ...quired Connecting the USB cable With your computer on and all programs applications closed connect one end of the included USB cable to an open USB port on your computer Connect the other end of the i...

Page 45: ...put to the DCP 200 Auxiliary Input Set a comfortable volume level for DCP 200 according to the Set a Comfortable Volume Level instructions in the Using DCP 200 for the First Time section at the beginn...

Page 46: ...ugh the DCP 200 speakers at a comfortable listening level You may wish to play the piano along with the music as this can help you set a more balanced mix between the piano s built in sounds and the e...

Page 47: ...ROM into your computer s CD ROM drive On Windows computers click Install Sibelius First on the screen that will automatically launch On Mac double click on the Sibelius First CD ROM icon on the deskt...

Page 48: ...et included in the Sibelius First product box Running the Sibelius First Software Make sure DCP 200 is connected to your computer s USB input and DCP 200 is powered on Launch Sibelius First On Windows...

Page 49: ...ide 49 DCP 200 Enter the serial number found inside the front cover of the included Sibelius First Installation Guide booklet and then click OK Follow the on screen instructions to register the softwa...

Page 50: ...the score called Quick tour and then click Open A single page excerpt from a composition by Scott Joplin called Something Doing will open Click the Play button You will hear the score played back usin...

Page 51: ...rning the Local On Off function to Off will disconnect the keyboard from the internal sound engine of DCP 200 This means you can use DCP 200 as a MIDI controller to control other MIDI devices or virtu...

Page 52: ...Data Control knob to select the desired Main MIDI Transmit Channel Note that the MIDI channels used for the Split and Layer voices are relative to the Main MIDI Transmit Channel in the following way...

Page 53: ...nctions section Note If preferred the Data Control knob may also be used to scroll to the desired numeric value instead of using the Numeric Data Entry Keys Enter Key C7 When entering data in Edit Mod...

Page 54: ...end MIDI Continuous Controller command values using the Data Control knob To assign the Data Control knob to send MIDI Continuous Controller command values Press the Voice Function button to enter Edi...

Page 55: ...number you wish to assign to the Data Control knob Press the ENTER key C7 3 Default Program Bank LSB Bank MSB Data Control Assign Panic Cancel 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ENTER C5 C7 ON OFF 4 Default Program...

Page 56: ...nob can be assigned to send standard MIDI Continuous Controller commands up to 127 in addition to other types of control information specific to DCP 200 Please see Appendix C Data Control Assignments...

Page 57: ...are two ways to send MIDI Program Number changes You can either enter a single specific Program Number Data Control knob assignment remains unchanged or you can assign the Data Control knob to send M...

Page 58: ...eys you could instead use the Data Control knob to choose the MIDI Program Number in this step Press the Enter Key C7 to send the MIDI command 3 4 Default Program Bank LSB Bank MSB Data Control Assign...

Page 59: ...ogram Number value Now you are back in Performance Mode and the Data Control knob has been assigned so that a MIDI Program Change will be sent out each time the control is turned The LED display will...

Page 60: ...can assign the Data Control knob to send Bank LSB changes Please note that after any kind of bank message it is usually necessary to follow up with a MIDI Program Change message in order to affect a s...

Page 61: ...Keys you could instead use the Data Control knob to choose the Bank LSB value in this step Press the Enter Key C7 to send the MIDI command Default Program Bank LSB Bank MSB Data Control Assign Panic...

Page 62: ...you are back in Performance Mode and the Data Control knob has been assigned to send Bank LSB values A MIDI Bank LSB change will be sent out each time the Data Control knob is turned The LED display...

Page 63: ...s Please note that after any kind of bank message it is usually necessary to follow up with a MIDI Program Change message in order to affect a sound change on the receiving device To send a speci c Ba...

Page 64: ...eys you could instead use the Data Control knob to choose the Bank MSB value in this step Press the Enter Key C7 to send the MIDI command 3 4 Default Program Bank LSB Bank MSB Data Control Assign Pani...

Page 65: ...e Mode and the Data Control knob has been assigned to send Bank MSB values A MIDI Bank MSB change will be sent out each time the Data Control knob is turned See the section on MIDI Functions for more...

Page 66: ...Channels 1 16 Press the Voice Function button to enter Edit Mode Press the Panic Key F 6 NOTE The Piano Reset procedure described at the beginning of the Additional Features section also sends out a R...

Page 67: ...e Press the Default Key F5 Once you have pressed the Default Key DCP 200 will automatically be back in Performance Mode with the selected Edit Mode parameter returned to its default value Default Note...

Page 68: ...ted voice s volume may be turned down In either case a Piano Reset will fix the problem To do a Piano reset press the Reverb button and the Voice Function button at the same time Solution 2 If the Mas...

Page 69: ...ul interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful i...

Page 70: ...ransmit Channel Channel 1 No Octave shift 0 No Transpose 0 No Local On No Data Control Assignment Data Voice Select No Reverb On Off Reverb On Yes store for each sound Reverb Depth Defaults for each s...

Page 71: ...0 on Channel 1 12 Set the Reverb Depth back to the default value for the Default Voice 13 Send Chorus Depth 0 on Channel 1 14 Send the current status of the Sustain Pedal on Channel 1 Additional Defau...

Page 72: ...65 66 67 80 81 91 93 100 101 121 Program Change True 0 127 0 7 8 sounds only PGM 0 7 System Exclusive 0 0 The controller will recognize and respond to GM Device inquiries Master Tune supported Master...

Page 73: ...edal coarse 004 0 5 5 Portamento Time coarse 005 0 6 6 Data Entry coarse 006 0 7 7 Volume coarse 007 127 8 8 Balance coarse 008 0 9 009 0 10 10 Pan position coarse 010 64 11 11 Expression coarse 011 1...

Page 74: ...0 79 79 Sound Control 10 079 0 80 80 General Purpose Button 1 on off 080 4 81 81 General Purpose Button 2 on off 081 2 82 82 General Purpose Button 3 on off 082 0 83 83 General Purpose Button 4 on of...

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Page 76: ...er trademarks or registered trademarks of Avid Technology Inc All other trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners DCP 200 Tested to comply with FCC standards FOR HOME OR...

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