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Chapter  2.  The  Flow  of  Entire  Installation

1

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Mute  Rail  Installation

① 

Separate  the  action  from  the  piano  and  adjust  mute  rail  length  suitably  for  the  action  bracket 

not  to  interfere  the  mute  rail  (Cutting  the  centre  bracket’s  part  out)

② 

STANDARD  type  mute  bar  can  be  cut  and  adjusted  according  to  the  various  action  styles

③ 

Separate  the  piano  damper  rail

④ 

Install  mute  rail  to  the  action

⑤ 

Install  mute  rail  parallel  with  the  strings  without  bend 

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Important

⑥ 

Install  spring  and  E  ring  at  uni  bracket

⑦ 

Install  mute  lever

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,  adjust  mute  on  and  off  position

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Important  point  :  parallel  mute  rail  with  the  strings  ->  same  distance  from  every  hammer 

shanks,  ensure  the  damper’s  moving  space  when  mute  off

2

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Sound  Source  Installation

① 

Separate  the  keys  from  the  key  bed,  and  put  the  sensor  rail,  and  put  several  black  keys 

upon  the  key  sensors  for  sensors,  to  adjust  the  springs  height  for  correct  sensor  positioning.

② 

After  setting  the  springs,  install  the  sensor  plate  carefully.

③ 

Connect  the  main  cable  tightly  to  the  connector  in  treble  part  of  the  sensor  plate.  Put  the  5 

black  keys  around  the  screws  which  shows  the  standard  height  of  the  sensor  plate.

④ 

Adjust  the  height  carefully  by  adjusting  the  distance  between  the  bottom  of  black  keys  and 

the  top  of  the  sensor  rail

⑤ 

Install  the  Main  Unit  under  the  key  bed  inside,  and  connect  the  main  cable.

⑥ 

Install  the  Control  Unit  under  the  key  bed  outside(front),  and  fix  the  headphones  hanger.

⑦ 

Install  pedal  sensors.

⑧ 

Arrange  the  electric  wires  and  sensor  cables

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Important  point  :  Tidy  arrangement  of  the  main  cables  connected  between  key  &  pedal 

sensors  and  main  unit

3

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Finishing

① 

Let-Off  adjustment  for  muting  position

② 

Calibration(Initializing)  the  system

③ 

Monitor  the  sounds,  and  adjust  the  sensitivity  of  each  key  if  needed

④ 

After  installation  finished,  check  any  noise  happening.

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Important  point  : 

Let-Off  :  Adjust  the  hammer  shanks  take  out  before  touching  the  mute  rail

Check  the  dampers  working  properly  during  acoustic  play  (mute  off).

Summary of Contents for genio basic

Page 1: ...My Own Orchestra Acoustic Piano MIDI Converter with Silent Mechanism INSTALLATION GUIDE Model GENIO Premium GENIO Basic MIDMURO CO LTD 2013 ...

Page 2: ...llation 2 Sound Source Installation 3 Finishing Chapter 3 Mute Rail Installation 1 Key Points for Installation 2 Mute Rail Working STANDARD BAR 3 Mute Rail Installation 4 Mute Rail Adjustment after Installation 5 Mute Lever Installation Chapter 4 Sound Source Installation 1 Key Sensor Installation 2 Main Unit Installation 3 Control Unit Installation 4 Pedal Sensor Installation 5 Let Off Adjustment...

Page 3: ...Chapter 1 System Connection Diagram 1 System Wiring Diagram ...

Page 4: ...2 General View of Muting Assembly Upright Piano Mute Rail Uni Bracket Lever A ssy ...

Page 5: ...t sensor positioning After setting the springs install the sensor plate carefully Connect the main cable tightly to the connector in treble part of the sensor plate Put the 5 black keys around the screws which shows the standard height of the sensor plate Adjust the height carefully by adjusting the distance between the bottom of black keys and the top of the sensor rail Install the Main Unit unde...

Page 6: ...pace is very important for acoustic play Pay attention to Kawai new models especially the damper s free moving in middle end section There are tailored mute rails for several popular models and you don t need to cut the mute rails Just inform your piano model name when placing order Y121 for Yamaha U1 U2 Old U2 should be cut a little shorter Y131 for Yamaha U3 K125 for Kawai 124 127cm Since BL K13...

Page 7: ...Working STANDARD Type Mute Bar 1 Cut the right edge with hacksaw 2 Keep cutting 3 45 angle adjustable hacksaw is helpful 4 Done 5 Done 6 Partial Cutting for centre bracket 7 After cutting drill holes 8 Drill holes ...

Page 8: ...9 3 holes done 10 Bend with Flyer 11 Done 12 Done other side 13 Filing 14 Put black felt with adequate size 15 Finished ...

Page 9: ...s used for mute rail installation This screw is used for mute rail installation In Yamaha pianos it s own L bracket in second treble part is re used for mute rail installation In Kawai no need to use it s own Y bracket replace it to L bracket provided If the convex surface of upper side of the center rail where the damper flange is installed should be filed to be flat for L bracket fixing For the ...

Page 10: ...reble Part Bolt in damper side nut in hammer side Hold the nut with long nosed plier Fix the uni bracket into the stopper mute rail After install into action make it almost straight line Screw positions are adjustable Take out the felt in back side adjust the screw position ...

Page 11: ...ank close against the rail cushion And softly push the hammer heads in 4 sections to be touched to strings one by one Comparing with the other sections the first hammer head touching slope is the basic gradient of the mute rail Normally the second treble part or middle part can be the basic gradient this basic section doesn t need the spacer put in After the basic section is decided keep that hamm...

Page 12: ...ing so write down the length at the next line after deducting 5 mm like bellow table Take out the action and install the mute rail according to the mute rail installation guide Install the action into piano again and measure the mute on distance again and write down the real mute on distance And you can find the tolerance between the standard and real distance like bellow table The biggest toleran...

Page 13: ...used Just in special cases it is used like when the mute rail should be leaned over more After adjustment of the mute rail position of front and back set the spring and E ring E ring Hook on After spring set fix the E ring on the concave part of the rod front After spring setting screw the action bracket bolt In order to prevent left and right shake of the mute rail you may tight the tie cable in ...

Page 14: ...under the key bed The customer can decide front and back position but it s better to install 1cm come out from the key bed when the lever is ON And fix the lever wire with clamp As vertical straight as possible Hang the hook on the rod lever Mute Lever Installation Put the ring in front of the rod Position of uni bracket can be adjusted by the screws behind ...

Page 15: ...for fixing The distance can be extended upon the request of piano player Push Adjustment There s a thin screw in right side of the mute lever box When tightening with screw driver mute rail comes more closeer to the damper For acoustic piano play adjust the mute rail not to touch the hammer shank and not to interfere the damper working Loosen joint cables then mute rail tilts forward Hammer shank ...

Page 16: ... cross section is sharp 2 5 sensor rail plates for upright pianos and 4 5 plates for grand pianos are needed Insert the plates into the sensor rail and fix it Fix Directly Screw in key bed Don t use sensor plate Set screw in 5 places upright piano Key sensor rail has 4 boards so the best positioning of 5 sensor plates are the both bass and treble edges and the 3 places where 4 boards are separated...

Page 17: ... tightly Normally the sensor cable can be passed under the key block Sensor plate should be positioned to touch the front rail 4 Tighten all of the screws a little bit for further adjustment 5 Put 4 or 5 black keys close to the screws in order to adjust the key sensor s height ...

Page 18: ... requirement of 1 75 mm gap between the top of sensor rail and the bottom of black key Small difference can be adjusted by the Key Initializing Process after installation of the whole kit Attention When pressing the key do not make it touch with the back of actuator 1 75 1 75 ...

Page 19: ...e Main Unit 1 After connecting the Signal Flat at the bottom of Main Unit turn it around the Main Unit like bellow picture and install at the right side of the piano key bed inside 2 Connect the Key Sensors signal cable and Pedal signal cables to the correct jacks in right side of the Main Unit ...

Page 20: ...on and this black line should be correctly placed at the back side of the Control Unit s cable guide 2 Install the Control Unit under the right side of the key bed The loosely fixing of the Signal Flat at the back of cable guide of the Control Unit makes the Control Unit s smooth sliding back and forth 3 Control Main Unit Connection Use the double sided adhesive tape for the fixing long Signal Fla...

Page 21: ... left or right beside the control unit You can also hang the headphone at the back of the hanger Control unit can be installed under the left side of the key bed And then you need to change the location of mute lever and headphones hanger installation Clean arrangement of the cables connection inside the piano ...

Page 22: ...ide the location of the pedal sensor s installation after checking the pedal lever s moving and space on the bottom of the piano Adjust the switch timing by adjusting the sensor up and down and tightening the screws 1 Press up type 1 Press down type 2 Switch works when pedal 2 Switch works when pedal lever goes up lever goes down Install close to the pedal lever Pedal lever left side Install the s...

Page 23: ...the system immediately press and hold the METRO button before the system gets ready Release METRO button when the display shows the ready meaning And press each of the 88 keys and all pedals And press the METRO button again to finish the initialization Refer to the User s Manual for more detail Touch Button Slightly touch the LETTERS bellow the button s icons Thank you If hammer shanks don t drop ...

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