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KEYBOARD VOICES

its number will show on the display.  Please refer to the back of
the manual for a list of all available voices.

USER DEFINED QUICK SELECTION BUTTON 

 - You can assign a

favorite voice to the voice quick select button in the follow manner.

1.

Select the desired voice by using the numeric pad or the +/YES,
–/NO buttons.  Please refer to Selecting one of the 138 Voices.

2.

Press and hold the VOICE button.

3.

Press, don’t hold, the voice USER button, USER 1 from Line A, or
USER 2 from Line B.  The currently selected voice will be as-
signed to this button to be available for quick selection.  Please
note the USER button will revert to the default setting when the
power is turned off (USER 1=007:Harpsichord, USER
2=039:Synth Brass1).

LAYER (DUAL) VOICE 

- Layer, or dual, refers to an additional voice that

is tone mixed with the selected keyboard voice.  The assigned
layer voice will be heard with the original voice when the layer
feature is engaged.

1.

Press the LAYER button, the currently assigned layer voice will
show on the display, and the indicator will light up.

2.

Use the +/YES, –/NO buttons or the numeric pad to select the
desired voice.  The display will show the layer voice number and
name, after three seconds the display will revert to the selected
main voice.

3.

Press the LAYER button again to turn the feature off.

LOWER VOICE 

- In the lower, or split, mode the keyboard is divided into

two sections.  To the right of the Split Point the currently selected
main voice, or the layer voice will sound.  The keys to the left of
the Split Point can play a different instrument voice.

1.

Press the LOWER button, the currently assigned lower voice will
show on the display, and the indicator will light up.

2.

Use the +/YES, –/NO buttons or the numeric pad to select the
desired voice.  The display will show the lower voice number and

LOWER

USER 1

 USER 2

 

A 

/ B

LAYER

Summary of Contents for SS-100

Page 1: ...1 SUZUKI Pianos SS 100 DIGITAL PIANO OWNER S MANUAL SUZUKI ...

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Page 3: ...dynamic sound delivery system three track recording sequencer digital effects to further enhance the instrument voices prerecorded play along songs MIDI controls and compatibility audio outputs volume pedal and headphone jacks for versatility You will find many more features and functions listed within this owners manual In order to make the most of your SS 100 performance potential and musical fe...

Page 4: ...structions in the manual accompanying the product 1 CAUTION Any changes or modifications in construction of this device which are not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment 2 NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limit for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules These limit...

Page 5: ...e Do not use paint thinner or petrochemical based polishes To maintain the luster of the keys and buttons wipe with a clean lightly damp ened cloth and then polish with a soft dry cloth LOCATION Do not expose the instrument to the follow ing conditions to avoid deformation discol oration or more serious damage direct sunlight near a window high temperatures near a heat source outside or in a car d...

Page 6: ...1 Manual Bass Chord 31 Auto Harmony 31 Starting and Stopping the Auto Accompaniment 32 Variation 33 Fill In 33 FUNCTION 34 Metronome 35 Reverb Level 35 Chorus Level 36 Touch Response 36 Split Point for Lower Voice 37 Split Point for Auto Accompaniment 37 Master Tune 38 Drum Kit Selecting Keyboard Percussion 38 Auto Harmony Type Selecting 39 RECORD 40 Recording 41 Playback 42 REGISTRATION MEMORY 43...

Page 7: ...Y SET UP AND QUICK PLAY IN FOUR SIMPLE STEPS 1 2 3 4 CHECK THE PACKAGE CONTENTS ASSEMBLE THE PIANO STAND PLACE THE PIANO ON THE STAND AND PLUG THE AC CORD INTO THE AC OUTLET TURN THE POWER SWITCH ON ADJUST THE VOLUME AND BEGIN TO PLAY ...

Page 8: ...en 3 Place the threaded Insert in to the hole on the stand leg Rotate the threaded Insert using a screw driver to align the screw holes with the hole in the foot bottom CHECK THE PACKAGE CONTENTS ITEM QTY 1 PIANO 1 2 LEFT STAND LEG 1 3 RIGHT STAND LEG 1 4 FOOT 2 5 BRACKET 4 6 INSERT WITH THREADED HOLE 4 7 4X12 SCREW 20 8 M6X70 SCREW 4 9 CROSS BOARD 1 10 CROSS BOARD BRACKET 2 11 M6X30 SCREW 8 ASSEM...

Page 9: ...nsert in the side board and fasten ASSEMBLE THE CROSS BOARD Place the cross board bracket on the cross board and fasten with 4X12 screws ASSEMBLE THE PIANO STAND 1 Align the circular holes on the end of the cross board assembly with the right and left stand leg assembly 2 Insert the M6X30 screws into the holes and fasten ASSEMBLY ...

Page 10: ...LAY 1 TURN THE POWER SWITCH ON Turn on the power switch located on the left side of the keyboard is off and is on The display will welcome you and set the voice to Grand Piano automatically The display will show 001 Grand Piano Please note when your turn the power off do not turn the power back on immediately Wait at least five seconds to turn the power back on so that the circuit can properly res...

Page 11: ...pm beats per minute Press the TEMPO or TEMPO buttons or the YES and NO buttons simultaneously to recall the default tempo setting for the selected rhythm style After three seconds the display will revert to the selected voice There is a four dot beat indicator above the tempo buttons It indicates the tempo and beat for the accompaniment that is playing 4 HARMONY When selected the single note playe...

Page 12: ...n engaged 7 SYNC START Synchronized Start mode sets the auto accompa niment into standby mode When the SYNC START button is pressed the indicator lights above the tempo will flash to the Tempo of the selected rhythm style The rhythm style will start as soon as you play in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard The auto accompaniment will start with the first recognized chord played in the ...

Page 13: ...leased then the main pattern will play from the beginning of the next measure 11 VARIATION All of the 100 rhythm styles include a variation of that style that can be played simply by engaging the VARIATION button Press the VARIATION button again to disengage and return to the main pattern 12 ACCOMP Each rhythm style has a fully orchestrated auto ac companiment pattern These accompaniments are dedi...

Page 14: ...s active The selected voice name and its number will be shown on the display Please see the Keyboard Voices section of this manual for more information 15 QUICK SELECT STYLE BUTTONS There are ten Rhythm Styles that can be selected quickly by pressing one of the five Rhythm select buttons These Rhythm Styles are assigned to line A and line B Each of these selection lines consists of five rhtyhm sty...

Page 15: ... name and its number will be shown on the display There is a complete list of all 138 voices listed in the back of the manual Please see the Voice section of this manual for more information 18 STYLE To engage one of the 100 rhythm styles and the corre sponding auto accompaniment press one of the rhythm style buttons or press the STYLE button to engage the style selection mode While its indicator ...

Page 16: ... the FUNCTION button has been pressed use the PAGE and PAGE to access the Function menu selections 22 USER REG Registration is used to store keyboard settings Press the USER REG button to engage the registration memory mode the indicator will light up Press one of the numeric but tons 1 9 the stored setting will be recalled instantly Please see the Registration Memory section of the manual for mor...

Page 17: ...ffect of playing in a big room or hall where the sound reverberates off the walls and ceiling Press the REVERB button to turn off the reverb effect You can switch the reverb feature on and off by pressing the REVERB button The reverb setting does not affect the auto accompaniment Reverb depth can be changed in the function menu Reverb Level Please see the Function Section for more information 26 C...

Page 18: ...f this manual for more information 28 USER SONG The USER SONG button accesses one of the four available song settings for recording or playback Use the YES NO buttons to select the song you wish if there is re corded information on any of the three tracks their indicator lights will light up Please see the Record section of this manual for more information 29 SEQUENCER ACCOMP The ACCOMP button is ...

Page 19: ...ore information 32 PLAY STOP Press the PLAY STOP button to hear selected tracks that you have recorded on Press the PLAY STOP button again to stop the playback Please see the Record section of this manual for more information 33 DEMO Press the DEMO button The first demo song will play back instantly This piano has twelve different demonstration songs All songs will play repeatedly until you press ...

Page 20: ...tch of the note s played The PITCH BEND wheel does not affect the auto accom paniment or the keyboard percussion sound Please note the pitch range for the Asian instruments is form 3 semitones to 3 semitones 35 MODULATION WHEEL The MODULATION wheel adds vibrato effect to notes played Roll the MODULATION wheel up away from you to raise the amplitude of the vibrato or down towards you to lower the a...

Page 21: ...edly until you press the demo button again to stop There are 50 songs for the musical training course that can also be played back for demonstration Please see the Training section of this manual for more information PLAYING THE DEMO SONGS This piano has twelve different demonstration songs that are designed to showcase the different sampled voices that are available The display will show the song...

Page 22: ... selected The voice name and its number will show on the display SELECTING ONE OF THE 138 VOICES 1 If the Instrument Voice Button is not already lit press the VOICE button to engage the voice selection mode the indicator will turn on 2 Use the numeric pad or the YES NO buttons to select a voice number Please note when using the number pads you must enter three digits to select a voice number from ...

Page 23: ...e selected keyboard voice The assigned layer voice will be heard with the original voice when the layer feature is engaged 1 Press the LAYER button the currently assigned layer voice will show on the display and the indicator will light up 2 Use the YES NO buttons or the numeric pad to select the desired voice The display will show the layer voice number and name after three seconds the display wi...

Page 24: ... turn the feature off ASSIGNING THE SPLIT POINT FOR VOICE The keyboard is split into two sections at the split point The default split point is the C3 key for voice A different voice split point can be assigned in the Function menu Split Point Please see the Function section of this manual for more informa tion FUNCTION ...

Page 25: ...LES 1 Press the STYLE button to engage the style selection mode the indicator will light up 2 Use the numeric pad or the YES NO buttons to select a style number while the indicator is lit Please note when using the number pads you must enter two digits to select a style number from 00 99 For example to select style No 4 you must enter 04 The style name and its number will be shown on the display P...

Page 26: ...selection Please note the USER button will revert to the default setting when the power is turned off USER 1 40 JiveRock USER 2 82 Cha Cha1 ADJUSTING THE TEMPO There is a four beat indicator above the TEMPO buttons that indicates the tempo and the beat for the accompaniment playing Each style has its own preset tempo The tempo can be adjusted before or during rhythm style play by pressing the eith...

Page 27: ...n while the ending pattern is engaged SYNCHRONIZED START Synchronized Start engages the accompani ment in the standby mode Press the SYNC START button the beat indicator dots above the TEMPO buttons will blink at the current tempo showing that the synchronized start mode is ready The rhythm style will start as soon as you play in the auto accompaniment section of the key board You may add an intro...

Page 28: ...e to two measures in length depending on the rhythm style selected and the variation Holding down the FILL IN button will extend the fill indefinitely ASSIGNING THE SPLIT POINT FOR THE AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT The keyboard is split into two sections at the split point The default split point is the G1 key for auto accompaniment A differ ent split point for the auto accompaniment can be assigned in the F...

Page 29: ... accompaniment or press the INTRO ENDING button to stop with an ending SINGLE INTELLIGENT MODE Single fingering mode makes it simple to produce four types of orchestrated accompaniment chords using a minimum of fingers one two or three fingers at the most while playing in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard In this mode keys in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard are used to ...

Page 30: ...3 5 b7 Minor seventh add eleventh m7 11 1 2 b3 4 5 b7 Minor major seventh mM7 1 b3 5 7 Minor major seventh add ninth mM7 9 1 2 b3 5 7 Diminished Dim 1 b3 b5 Diminished seventh Dim7 1 b3 b5 6 Seventh 7 1 3 5 b7 Seventh suspend fourth 7sus4 1 4 5 b7 Seventh add ninth 7 9 1 2 3 5 b7 Seventh sharp eleventh 7 11 1 2 3 4 5 b7 Seventh thirteenth 7 13 1 3 5 6 b7 Seventh flatted fifth 7 b5 1 3 b5 b7 Sevent...

Page 31: ...split voice mode with the right hand playing the main voice AUTO HARMONY With the harmony feature engaged a single note on the right hand section of the keyboard will sound with additional auto harmony notes The note played in the right hand section of the keyboard determines the root key of the harmony If more than one note is played only the highest note will add harmony Please note auto harmony...

Page 32: ...nding pattern is playing SYNCHRONIZED START Synchronized Start mode makes the auto accompaniment standby The auto accompaniment will start as soon as you play a recognized chord in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard 1 Press the SYNC START button the beat indicator dots above the TEMPO buttons will blink at the current tempo indicating that the synchronized start mode is ready Please No...

Page 33: ...wo measures in length depending on the rhythm style selected and the variation Holding down the FILL IN button will extend the fill indefinitely ASSIGNING THE SPLIT POINT FOR THE AUTO ACCOMPANI MENT The keyboard is split into two sections at the default split point G1 key for auto accompaniment A different split point for the auto accompaniment can be as signed in the Function menu Auto A Split Pl...

Page 34: ...the NO buttons simultaneously will recall the default setting 5 Press the FUNCTION button again to exit this mode and con firm your selection The Function mode is used to set up or to adjust various parameters related to the opera tion of this keyboard With the FUNCTION button engaged you may access the menu for the Metronome Reverb level Chorus level Touch sensitivity Lower Split point for voice ...

Page 35: ...buttons simulta neously to recover the default setting 5 Press the FUNCTION button again to exit the function mode REVERB LEVEL SETTING Reverb simulates the effect of playing in a big room or hall where the sound reverberates off the walls and ceiling The reverb effect is engaged automatically when the power is turned on You can switch the reverb feature on and off by press ing the REVERB button S...

Page 36: ... hard and fixed These are also known as velocity settings and are designed to suit your style of playing The normal setting is selected automatically when the piano is turned on The touch response can be changed with the function feature Soft is the most sensitive keyboard response which permits maximum sound levels with a light touch Normal is an intermediate response suitable for most styles of ...

Page 37: ...he split point directly by key number from C3 C7 Press the YES NO buttons simultaneously to recover the default setting of C3 5 Press the FUNCTION button again to confirm your selection and exit the function setting mode CHANGING THE SPLIT POINT FOR AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT The split point that divides the keyboard can also be changed in the function menu 1 Press the FUNCTION button 2 Press the PAGE or ...

Page 38: ...UNCTION button again to confirm your selection and exit the function setting mode DRUM KIT SELECTION KEYBOARD PERCUSSION When keyboard percussion has been engaged using the PERCUSSION button the entire keyboard will play the percussion voices from the se lected Drum kit There are ten drum kits based on the Standard Kit that can be assigned Kit 10 is a sound effects kit Please see the Drum List at ...

Page 39: ...ds two harmonizing notes sounding below the single right hand melody note that you supply when the chord accom paniment is playing Open harmony Octave add a note one octave below the note you play in the right hand section of the keyboard when the chord accompaniment is playing 1 Press the FUNCTION button then the YES button to confirm 2 Press the PAGE or the PAGE buttons until the Harmony Type me...

Page 40: ...ilable for recording the melody these are assigned by pressing the MELODY 1 or the MELODY 2 button Auto Accompaniment will record all the auto accompaniment events just as they are played The ACCOMP track button will select the accompaniment track Press and hold down the REC button then press the track button that you want to record in The corresponding track indicator will blink and the four dots...

Page 41: ...ercussive rhythm will be recorded in the ACCOMP track An unrecognized chord in the fingered mode cannot start the recording Record the Auto Accompaniment and a Melody Track If you want to record a melody and the accompaniment at the same time Press a MELODY track button then the ACCOMP track button and both indicators will blink in the standby mode Recording begins as soon as you start to play on ...

Page 42: ...r a specific track press the correspond ing track button to turn that track off Its LED indicator will turn off 3 Press the PLAY STOP button to hear the recorded track s The dots of the beat indicator will flash You can change the tempo by pressing the TEMPO buttons You may also play on the keyboard while the recording is playing back 4 Press the PLAY STOP button again to stop the playback Playbac...

Page 43: ...that you wish to save 2 Hold down the REG button 3 Press one of the number pads 1 9 The display will show the current registration memory number with a b prefix Your panel setting will be saved into that registration memory button instantly RECALL CONTENTS IN THE REGISTRATION MEMORY 1 Press and release the DIGITAL REG button to engage the registration memory mode the indicator will light up 2 Pres...

Page 44: ...GHT button Then press the START STOP button after the metronome sound the auto accompaniment will playback and you can play the right hand melody notes with the rhythm accompaniment track Left hand play along Press the LEFT button Then press the START STOP button after the metronome sound the melody will playback with the rhythm and or accompaniment track you can play the left hand accompaniment p...

Page 45: ...or further information on MIDI and MIDI equipment that is available please contact your local Suzuki music store MIDI CONNECTION The MIDI terminals are located on the left side panel of the piano 1 MIDI In This terminal receives MIDI data from an external MIDI device 2 MIDI Out This terminal transmits data from this instrument to other MIDI devices The transmitted data includes the note and touch ...

Page 46: ...ed by the control message The trans mission channels on this keyboard are fixed as follows Channel 1 Master voice Channel 2 Layer voice Channel 3 Split voice Channel 4 Bass in manual bass chord mode Channel 7 Chord in manual bass chord mode Channel 10 Percussion sound Please see the MIDI Implementation Chart for more detail For further MIDI setup options please see your local Suzuki Music Store MI...

Page 47: ...rtamento value 7 10 Volume Pan 11 X Expression 64 66 67 Sustain Sostenuto Soft Pedal 65 X X Portamento yes no 80 81 Reverb Chorus program 91 Reverb Chorus send level 98 99 X X NRPNL NRPHH 100 101 X X RPNL RPNH 121 Reset all controllers 123 All notes off Program Change 0 127 0 127 System Exclusive X X Sys Common Song Select X X Sys Common Song Position X X System Clock X X Real Time Commands X X Mo...

Page 48: ...s AcousticBass 034 Electric Bass finger Finger Bass 035 Electric Bass pick Pick Bass 036 Fretless Bass FretlessBass 037 Slap Bass 1 SlapBass1 038 Slap Bass 2 SlapBass2 039 Synth Bass 1 Synth Bass1 040 Synth Bass 2 Synth Bass2 No Name Display STRINGS 041 Violin Violin 042 Viola Viola 043 Cello Cello 044 Contrabass ContraBass 045 Tremolo Strings TremStrings 046 Pizzicato Strings PizzStrings 047 Orch...

Page 49: ... sci fi Sci Fi ETHNIC 105 Sitar Sitar 106 Banjo Banjo 107 Shamisen Shamisen 108 Koto Koto 109 Kalimba Kalimba 110 Bagpipe Bagpipe 111 Fiddle Fiddle 112 Shanai Shanai PERCUSSIVE 113 Tinkle Bell Tinkle Bell 114 Agogo Agogo 115 Steel Drums Steel Drums 116 Woodblock WoodBlock 117 Taiko Drum Taiko Drum 118 Melodic Tom MelodicTom 119 Synth Drum Synth Drum 120 Reverse Cymbal ReversCymbal No Name Display ...

Page 50: ... sensitivity is in the Soft Normal or Hard mode voice No 137 will sound as Erhu when a key is struck softly and as Yangqin when the key is struck hard If the touch response is fixed voice No 137 will always sound as Yangqin When the touch sensitivity is in the Soft Normal or Hard mode voice No 138 will sound as Zheng when a key is struck softly and as Dizi when the key is struck hard If the touch ...

Page 51: ...1 Boogie 2 Swing Shuffle 1 Shuffle 2 Slow Fox Country 1 Country 2 Beguine Christmas Cha Cha Galop Soul Aibeti Aria Nocture March Pop Arpeggio 1 Arpeggio 2 Folk Shuffle Ragtime 1 Ragtime 2 Waltz 1 Waltz 2 Slow Waltz 1 Slow Waltz 2 Display 8 Beat 1 8 Beat 2 8 Beat 3 8 Beat 4 8 Beat 5 16Beat 1 16Beat 2 16Beat 3 Waltz 1 Waltz 2 Waltz 3 Waltz 4 SlowWltz Tango Rhumba Bossa ChaCha Samba Salsa Mamba March...

Page 52: ...etronome Bell Kick Drum 2 Power Kick Drum Side Stick Power Snare Drum 2 Hand Clap Power Snare Drum 1 Low Floor Tom 2 Close Hi hat Low Floor Tom 1 Pedal Hi hat Low Tom Open Hi hat Low mid Tom Hi mid Tom Crash Cymbal 1 High Tom Ride Cymbal 1 Chinese Cymbal Ride Bell Tambourine Splash Cymbal Cowbell Crash Cymbal 2 Vibra Slap Ride Cymbal 2 Hi Bongo Low Bongo Mute Conga Hi Conga Low Conga High Timbale ...

Page 53: ...ngle Open Triangle Cabasa Shaker Belltree Castanets Mute Surdo Open Surdo Orchestra 48 P 8 Orchestra High Q Slap Scratch Push Scratch Pull Stick Square Click Metronome Click Metronome Bell Orche Bass Drum 2 Orche Bass Drum 1 Side Stick Orche Snare Drum 2 Hand Clap Orche Snare Drum 1 Timpani F Timpani F Timpani G Timpani G Timpani A Timpani A Timpani B Timpani C Timpani C Timpani D Timpani D Timpan...

Page 54: ...efers to the key on the keyboard A blank space in the table mean there is no sound there Keys from A0 to D1 sound as timpani except for in Kit 10 the effects kit Keys from E6 to C8 sound the same as the D 1 to B6 keys except for Kit 9 the Chinese kit A list of the sounds of E6 to C8 for Kit 9 Chinese kit are listed below No Key Sound 88 E6 Drum Hey 89 F6 Low Pai Gu 90 F 6 Small Cymbal 91 G6 Mid Pa...

Page 55: ...informa tion 4 SUSTAIN PEDAL If desired plug the sustain pedal into this connector Please see the Pedal section for more information 5 PHONE 1 PHONE 2 You can play in total silence without disturbing others in the room by plugging a set of headphones into one of the appropriate sockets located on the left side of the keyboard When headphones are plugged into Phone 1 the speaker sound delivery syst...

Page 56: ...al heel is down tip up the volume is at minimum When the volume pedal tip is down heel up the volume overall volume of the SS 100 is maximum 2 SUSTAIN PEDAL When the right pedal is engaged all piano keys played will decay gradually as if you were continuing to hold down those piano keys VOLUME PEDAL SUSTAIN PEDAL 1 2 ...

Page 57: ...int Accompaniment split point AUTO BASS CHORD MODE Single Fingered Piano Off AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT STYLE 100 Auto accompaniment styles ten quick select style buttons ACCOMPANIMENT CONTROL Synchro start Start Stop Introduction Ending Fill In Variation Metronome Auto harmony four types FUNCTION Metronome Reverb level Chorus level Touch Sensitivity Split point for voice Split point for auto accompanimen...

Page 58: ...hen repair the product or return it to the Suzuki distribution center in San Diego California for repairs Upon completion of the repair the unit will be returned to the music store freight prepaid This warranty will not apply to this product if it has been misused abused or al tered This warranty is void if the product has been opened Without limiting the foregoing bending dropping of unit or visi...

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Page 60: ...0 SUZUKI DIGITAL PIANOS SUZUKI OWNER S MANUAL SS 100 P O BOX 261030 SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA 92196 858 566 9710 Visit us on the web at www suzukimusic com Copyright 2003 Suzuki Musical Instrument Corporation ...

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