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Page 3: ...eriods fo time 14 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been dam aged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been...

Page 4: ...rformances or record your own accompaniment to play along to The DCP 8 is more than great technology your digital piano is also a stylish piece of furniture that will look great anywhere in your home...

Page 5: ...ice Select Changing Metronome Tempo While in Record Wait Mode 30 30 31 32 32 33 34 34 35 36 37 37 37 39 45 46 48 48 49 51 53 54 55 56 57 Erasing Recorded Data While in Playback Mode Local On Off C 3 P...

Page 6: ...Voice Function Song Metronome RECORD Data Control Assignable ON OFF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 POWER 2 MASTER VOLUME 3 LED DISPLAY 4 Reverb Button 5 Voice Function Button 6 Song Button 7 Metronome Button 8 Da...

Page 7: ...3 9 10 12 13 14 PEDAL AC POWER CAUTION 9 Headphone Outputs 10 MIDI Output 11 USB Connector 12 Aux Line In 13 Line Out 14 Aux Input Level 15 Power Socket 16 Pedal Connector 15 16 11...

Page 8: ...he plug of the foot pedal unit to the pedal jack on the rear panel PEDAL AC POWER CAUTION 3 Plug in the included power chord to the rear of the piano body as illustrated below Position the DCP 8 in th...

Page 9: ...y powerful and can be overpowering in some rooms Adjust the MASTER VOLUME control to a12 o clock position as a safe starting point You can adjust the volume at any time even while you are playing Now...

Page 10: ...lecting Voices The DCP 8 feature a total of eight 8 voices for you to choose from To select a new voice turn the Data Control knob until the desired sound is shown in the LED display Data Control Assi...

Page 11: ...econd and then return to the default display Now the piano is back in Performance Mode with the Grand Piano voice selected and the Data Control knob ready to choose other voices For a more detailed ex...

Page 12: ...until the Song button is pressed Stop Playing Press Song button again to stop playing Press the Song button to begin playback of the selected Demo song The following table shows the Demo Song numbers...

Page 13: ...playing The internal speaker system is automatically shut off when a pair of headphones is plugged into the 1 Headphone jack MIDI OUT MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface is a world standard com...

Page 14: ...d MIDI based computer software Line OUT The DCP 8 s stereo RCAline output can be used to deliver the output of the piano to a keyboard amplifier stereo sound system mixingconsole or tape recorder The...

Page 15: ...e of the selected editing parameter To enter Edit Mode press the Voice Function button Touch High Touch Normal Touch Low Local On Off Data Tuning Data Voice Sel Data channel Data Bank MSB Data Bank LS...

Page 16: ...nction A 1 A 0 Sound Name LED Display Grand Piano Bright Piano Vintage Electric Piano FM Electric Piano 2 Church Organ Harpsichord Strings Upright Bass PGM Key 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 A 1 B 1 C0 D0 E0 F0 G0 A...

Page 17: ...iginally selected Voice Right Hand Voice is played in the section of the keyboard to the right of the selected SplitPoint key up toand including the highest key on the keyboard The LED display willsho...

Page 18: ...and 0 Grand Piano R Hand MIDI Transmit Channel Left Hand Voice on MIDI Transmit Channel 1 Default Volume Level 127 1 Left Hand Voice Volume Press the Voice Function button to enter Edit Mode Press the...

Page 19: ...Hand Voice Volume Press the Voice Function button to enter Edit Mode Voice Function Press the F 0 key to assign the Data Control knob to control the Right Hand Voice volume The LED display will show F...

Page 20: ...b 1 Layer Mode To use Layer Mode In Layer Mode this piano will play two voices simultaneously on each key Press the Voice Function button to enter Edit Mode Press and hold down a Voice Select key any...

Page 21: ...s are pressed In the example illustration Bright Piano is the Main Voice because it is selected first and Strings is the Layer Voice because it is selected second If the Data Control knob is used to c...

Page 22: ...the keys to the right of the split point The Left Hand Voice will remain the same as was specified for Split Mode Note to MIDI Users The Main Voice will be transmitted on the selected Main MIDI Transm...

Page 23: ...ght Bass Strings Harpsichord Church Organ Bright Piano Grand Piano FM Electric Piano 2 Vintage Electric Piano 1 Octave C 0 Pressing this key will set the Data Control knob to increase or decrease the...

Page 24: ...Data Control Assignable NOTE To reassign the Data Control knob for Voice Selection press the Voice Function button and then press the Eb2 key This procedure is illustrated at the beginning of the Edi...

Page 25: ...ata Control Assignable NOTE To reassign the Data Control knob for Voice Selection press the Voice Function button and then press the Eb2 key This procedure is illustrated at the beginning of the Edit...

Page 26: ...ers with an average touch i e people who play with an average amount of force When selecting this option explained further below the LED display shows Low F 3 key is a sensitivity setting that generat...

Page 27: ...included laminated Special Function Key chart Fixed Sensitivity Low Sensitivity Normal Sensitivity High Sensitivity Reverb The Reverb button selects a number of digital reverb effects that you can use...

Page 28: ...rb on off status and depth setting even after turning the Power switch off and on Data Control Assignable Reverb Metronome Our DCP 8 features a built in metronome which can be used for practicing to a...

Page 29: ...he Metronome button The LED display will show the current tempo Turn the Data Control knob clockwise to increase tempo or counter clockwise to decrease tempo Metronome Data Control Assignable 25 NOTE...

Page 30: ...Selection To reassign the Data Control knob for Voice Selection press the Voice Function button and then press the Eb2 key This procedure is illustrated at the beginning of the Edit Mode section Also...

Page 31: ...ight and the Metronome will begin playing at the currently selected tempo The LED display willshow for one second after which it willshow Song Metronome RECORD This piano is now in Record Wait Mode To...

Page 32: ...reviously recorded on track 1 will be played back for you to play along to If tracks 1 and 2 both contain data this piano will automatically choose to record to the track that was NOT last recorded to...

Page 33: ...Assignable Press the Song button Record Wait Mode will exit and the keyboard will be back in Performance Mode with no changes to the contents of either Track 1 or Track 2 Song Changing Metronome Tempo...

Page 34: ...at the same time to enter Song Recording Mode This will start the Metronome and place the Song Recorder in Record Wait Song Metronome RECORD Turn the Data Control knob until the LED displays Data Con...

Page 35: ...ton at the same time to enter Song Recording Mode Song Metronome RECORD Use the Data Control knob to select the track you wish to erase Data Control Assignable Press the Song button twice The track wi...

Page 36: ...r Track1 Erase Song Recorder Track2 After you selected the correct song or track double click the Song button You will see clr in the display which means the data has been deleted Song Data Control As...

Page 37: ...orded on either of the tracks 1 or 2 then the Song will not play Rather the Song LED will flash 3 times quickly and this piano will exit Song Play Mode and resume Performance Mode with the LED display...

Page 38: ...it when to stop playing it and a host of other information The DCP 8 can send MIDI information to a computer or another MIDI capable instrument via its MIDI or USB output This enables the DCP 8 to ac...

Page 39: ...n MIDI Transmit Channel C 2 Pressing the MIDI Transmit Channel key will set the Data Control knob to increase or decrease the Main MIDI Transmit channel number To change the Main MIDI Transmit Channel...

Page 40: ...G6 A6 B6 Some of the advancedMIDI editing functions ofthe DCP 8 require thata numeric value be entered This can be accomplished using the Numeric Data Entry Keys Functions requiring numeric input incl...

Page 41: ...1 0 Enter Numeric Data Entry Keys Cancel Keys Bb6 Pressing the Cancel key at any time while in Function Mode will exit Function Mode and return this piano to PerformanceMode Settings will remain unch...

Page 42: ...r you wish to assign to the Data Control knob Cancel Panic Data Contr Assign Bank MSB Bank LSB Program Default 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Enter Press the ENTER key C7 Cancel Panic Data Contr Assign Bank MSB...

Page 43: ...MSB Bank LSB Program Default 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Enter F 5 39 Now you are back in Performance Mode and you can use the Data Control knob to send values for the Continuous Controller CC you specified...

Page 44: ...ata Control Key F 1 The LED display will momentarily show 40 Using the Numeric Data Entry keys enter the MIDI Program Number you want to send Cancel Panic Data Contr Assign Bank MSB Bank LSB Program D...

Page 45: ...will be sent out each time the control is turned The LED display will show the currently selected MIDI Program Number between 0 and 127 Data Control Assignable Sending Bank LSB Changes There are two...

Page 46: ...the Bank LSB value in this step Press the Enter Key C7 to send the MIDI command Cancel Panic Data Contr Assign Bank MSB Bank LSB Program Default 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Enter 2 To Assign the Data Control...

Page 47: ...yte value using the Numeric Data Entry Keys or you can assign the Data Control knob to send Bank MSB changes Please note that after any kind of bank message it is usually necessary to follow up with a...

Page 48: ...MSB Data Control Key Bb1 The LED display will momentarily show NOTE That this is different than the Bank MSB Key Bb5 that you used to input a single Bank MSB value Bb1 44 Using the Numeric Data Entry...

Page 49: ...k notes when controlling external MIDI devices or software with the piano To use the Panic key to send out a Reset All Controllers and All Notes Off MIDI Message on All MIDI Channels 1 16 Press the Vo...

Page 50: ...B Program Default 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Enter F 5 46 Default Key F5 The Default Key can be used to reset any one of the following Function Mode parameters to its default value Program F 5 Bank LSB Ab5 B...

Page 51: ...irst choosing an Function Mode parameter the DCP 8 will be returned to Performance Mode with no other changes To clear all battery backed memory and restore all functions to their factory defaults fol...

Page 52: ...essages Altered Note True voice Number Velocity ON Note OFF After Key s Touch Touch Channel Pitch Bend Control Change Program Change True System Exclusive System Song Position Pointer Common Song Sele...

Page 53: ...e 10 Pan position coarse 11 Expression coarse 12 Effect Control 1 coarse 13 Effect Control 2 coarse 16 General Purpose Slider 1 17 General Purpose Slider 2 18 General Purpose Slider 3 19 General Purpo...

Page 54: ...Celeste Level 95 Phaser Level 96 Data Button increment 97 Data Button decrement 98 Non registered Parameter fine 99 Non registered Parameter coarse 100 Registered Parameter fine 101 Registered Parame...

Page 55: ...plit Point Voice Volume Layer Volume Split Volume Metronome Volume Master Tune Tempo Layer Mode Voice Split Mode Voice Layer Mode On Off Split Mode On Off 000 Grand Piano 000 000 Channel 1 0 0 On Data...

Page 56: ...faults Parameter Default Value Range Octave Shift Transpose Voice Vol Layer Vol Split Vol Metronome Vol Tempo Program Bank LSB Bank MSB Channel Voice Select Tuning 0 0 127 90 127 127 120 0 0 0 1 1 Gra...

Page 57: ...On Off Data Tuning Data Voice Sel Data channel Data Bank MSB Data Bank LSB Data Program Data Time Sig Data Metro Vol Data Split Vol Data Voice Vol Data Transpose Data Octave Split Mode Touch Fixed Da...

Page 58: ...ngine 4 Assign Data Control to V oice Select 5 Set Volume levels for Main Voice Split Voice and Layer Voice to defaults 6 Set Pan to 64 for Main Voice Split Voice and Layer Voice 7 Turn off Layer Mode...

Page 59: ...ce Function The LED Display will light ALL segments 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...

Page 60: ...Split Metro Pedals Soft Sostenuto Sustain Effect Reverb Demo Song 8 Song Recording Record two individual tracks Midi Transmit Settings Local Control USB MIDI Connectors MIDI Out Pedal Line Out Aux in...

Page 61: ...ore moving the piano to a new location always remember to raise the level of the Pedal Board support so that it is not touching the floor Once the piano is in place you can adjust it so it is in firm...

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