DP-275 GP BP, DP-275 GP WHP digital piano user manual
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Table of contents Table of contents 1 General information.............................................................................................................. 1.1 Further information........................................................................................................ 1.2 Notational conventions................................................................................................. 1.3 Symbols and signal words..............................................................
Table of contents 7.12.3 Chord accompaniment......................................................................................... 7.13 One Touch Setting (O.T.S)....................................................................................... 7.14 Memory function........................................................................................................ 7.15 MIDI recording............................................................................................................. 7.15.
General information 1 General information This user manual contains important information on the safe operation of the device. Read and follow all safety notes and all instructions. Save this manual for future refer‐ ence. Make sure that it is available to all persons using this device. If you sell the device to another user, be sure that they also receive this manual. Our products and user manuals are subject to a process of continuous development.
General information Instructions The individual steps of an instruction are numbered consecutively. The result of a step is indented and highlighted by an arrow. Example: 1. Switch on the device. 2. Press [Auto]. ð Automatic operation is started. 3. Cross-references Switch off the device. References to other locations in this manual are identified by an arrow and the speci‐ fied page number. In the electronic version of the manual, you can click the crossreference to jump to the specified location.
Safety 2 Safety Intended use This device is intended to be used for electronic sound generation using a piano key‐ board. Use the device only as described in this user manual. Any other use or use under other operating conditions is considered to be improper and may result in per‐ sonal injury or property damage. No liability will be assumed for damages resulting from improper use.
Safety NOTICE! Power supply Before connecting the device, ensure that the input voltage (AC outlet) matches the voltage rating of the device and that the AC outlet is protected by a residual current circuit breaker. Failure to do so could result in damage to the device and possibly injure the user. Unplug the device before electrical storms occur and when it is unused for long periods of time to reduce the risk of electric shock or fire.
Features 3 Features The digital piano is characterized by the following features: 88 weighted keys with hammer action 3 pedals (sustain, soft, sostenuto) LCD display User-friendly controls and indicators Built-in memory for user settings and recordings Built-in power amplifiers and speakers 256-voice polyphony 90 songs 3 demo songs 1200 sounds 270 styles 128 MIDI voices Metronome Transpose function Equalizer DSP, Reverb and Chorus effects Layer and Split mode Harmony mode TWINOVA (duo mode) Touch response
Installation 4 Installation Keep the equipment packaging. To fully protect the instrument against vibration, dust and moisture during transportation or storage use the original packaging or your own packaging material suitable for transport or storage, respectively. Set up the instrument in the desired location. Overview For assembling the digital piano, you only need the included tool.
Installation Scope of delivery & ' ( # * + % $ ) 1 Pedal unit (pre-assembled) 2 Right support leg 3 Left support leg 4 Rear support leg 5 Keydesk 6 14 × washers 7 14 × hexagon bolts M12 × 45 8 8 × screws 3 × 15 9 2 × supports for pedal unit 10 Hexagon screwdriver ö Not illustrated: Power cord Pedal cable DP-275 GP BP, DP-275 GP WHP 11
Installation Assembly instructions Proceed according to the illustrations and only use the supplied screws. Using other screws could damage the piano housing or result in a reduced stability of the piano. Bo 1. ttom Place the box upside down on a suitable surface, open the box and remove the foam protection.
Installation + $ ' # ( % & 2. One after the other, screw the three supports with each four of the supplied washers (7) and hexagonal screws (6) using the hexagonal screwdriver (10) as shown on the underside of the keydesk (5). * ) ö 3. Attach the supports for the pedal unit (9) to the pedal unit (1) using two of the supplied screws (8) each as shown.
Installation ö + ' ) ( 4. Carefully turn the pedal unit (1) over and fasten it to the keydesk with two of the supplied washers (7) and hexagonal screws (6) using the hexagonal screw‐ driver (10) and four of the supplied screws (8) as shown. ! 5. Carefully turn the digital piano onto the support legs as shown and remove the cardboard. Make sure that neither the support legs nor the pedal unit get dam‐ aged.
Installation CAUTION! Risk of injury due to heavy weight Due to the heavy weight of the device, at least two persons are required for transport and installation. Mains connection The instrument is connected using the power cord supplied. Make sure that the dig‐ ital piano is turned off before you connect it to the power supply or disconnect it. 1. Turn the volume control counterclockwise to minimum. 2. Connect the power cord to the input socket on the underside of the digital piano. 3.
Connections and controls 5 Connections and controls Left control panel $ ö # % & 2 4 ' ( ) * + ,- . / 0 1 3 5 1 [VOLUME] Rotary control to adjust the overall volume 2 [BRILLIANCE] Rotary control to adjust the tone colour 3 [REC] Button to switch to recording mode If a USB flash drive (USB stick) is inserted: press the button for an audio recording. If no USB flash drive (USB stick) is inserted: press the button to start a MIDI recording. Hold down the button to enter the recording settings menu.
Connections and controls 9 [INTRO ENDING 2] Style mode: Button to play the intro 2 or ending 2 Song modus: Button to mute or activate the part for the left hand 10 [MAIN A] Style mode: Button for playing the main pattern A Song modus: Button to mute or activate the part for the right hand 11 [MAIN B] Style mode: Button for playing the main pattern B Song modus: Button to activate the loop function. The currently playing song will be repeated continuously.
Connections and controls 20 [MIXER] Button to call up the mixer menu 21 LCD display Right control panel. 6 7 9 ; 8 : < = B > ? A C E G I K D F H J 21 LCD display 22 [STYLE] Button to call up the style mode 23 [USB] Button to activate / deactivate the USB mode Hold down the button to enter the USB settings menu. 24 [VOICE] Button to call up the sound mode 25 [SONG]/ Button to call up the song mode With Bluetooth® activated, press the button again to enter Bluetooth® mode.
Connections and controls 29 [BANK] Button for selecting a memory location 30 [FREEZE] Button to activate / deactivate the freeze mode Hold down the button to enter the freeze settings menu. 31 [STORE] Button to save the current setting. Simultaneously press [STORE] along with one of the buttons [M1]…[M6] to select the memory location for the settings. 32 [VOICE] Direct select buttons for sound selection. Pressing the [VOICE] button again selects the second stored sound.
Connections and controls Display L N O P Q R M S S U T 42 LCD matrix (192 × 16 Dot) 43 Displays for the recording function, Bluetooth® connection and USB flash drive (USB stick) 44 [TIME] Display for the transpose function 45 [SIGNATURE] Beat display 46 [BAR TIME] Time signature display 47 [TEMPO] Tempo display 48 [MEMORY O.T.S.] Display for memory location and O.T.S.49 Function display 50 Track display. During playback, the indicator shows the volume of the MIDI channel.
Connections and controls Connections All connectors for external devices are located on the connector panel on the bottom side of the keydesk. 230V~50Hz F3.15AL250V V W X Y Z [ \ ] 52 [PEDAL] Input socket for the cable from the pedal unit 53 [MIDI IN/OUT/THRU] MIDI in, output and THRU socket to connect the digital piano to other MIDI devices.
Connections and controls Pedal box SOFT SOSTENUTO SUSTAIN Soft pedal Using the soft pedal makes the digital piano sound smoother and the overall volume is attenuated. Sostenuto pedal When stepping on the Sostenuto pedal, the currently played notes linger until you release the pedal. Sustain pedal With the sustain pedal all played notes sound longer. This effect simulates the lifting and lowering of the dampers in an analogue piano.
Connection options 6 Connection options Headphones To the left beneath the keyboard you find the headphones outlets 1 and 2. Both connection sockets can be used at a time. Connecting headphones (not sup‐ plied) to the outputs mutes the speakers. 1 Never operate the headphones at high volume as this can permanently damage your hearing. 2 USB port You can save digital piano data on a USB flash drive (USB stick) or play saved songs on the digital piano.
Connection options Computer via USB-MIDI You can connect the digital piano to a PC for data exchange via the USB-to-host interface. Use a current operating system still supported by the provider to avoid tech‐ nical difficulties. MIDI gear via MIDI IN / MIDI OUT / MIDI THRU Via the MIDI interface, you can send MIDI data to an external MIDI device or receive data. Microphone Use the connection socket [MIC] to connect a microphone to the digital piano.
Operating 7 Operating 7.1 Turning the digital piano on and off 1. Press [POWER] to the left of the digital piano keyboard. ð The LED of the [POWER] button lights up and the display shows that the digital piano is ready for operation. 2. Hold down [POWER] to turn the digital piano off. ð The LED of the [POWER] button turns off. To prevent damage to the speakers, turn the volume down to ‘Minimum’ before you switch the digital piano on.
Operating 7.4 Function menu In the function menu you can adjust parameters and their settings according to your needs. 1. Press [FUNCTION] to call up the functions menu. 2. Use the rotary control to select a desired parameter. ð The current parameter appears on the display. 3. Press [>/YES]/[/YES] and [
Operating No. Parameter Display Settings Standard setting 20 Bluetooth Auto Link BLUETOOTH AUTO On, Off On 21 Restore Factory Setting SYSTEM RESET If no entry is made within 10 seconds, the function menu is automatically closed. 7.4.1 Tuning With this function you can fine tune the pitch of the entire keyboard. 1. Press [FUNCTION] to call up the functions menu. 2. Use the rotary control to select the ‘TUNE’ menu to activate the tuning func‐ tion. 3.
Operating The settings are retained even if the digital piano is switched off. 7.4.4 Split point setting This feature allows you to select a point that splits the entire keyboard into two sec‐ tions and to assign different voices to those sections. The preset split point is on piano key [F#3]. 1. Press [FUNCTION] to call up the functions menu. 2. Use the rotary control to select the ‘LOWER SPLIT’ menu to activate the split point function. 3. Use [>/YES]/[
Operating Specifying octave 4. Hold down [TWINOVA] to open the TWINOVA settings menu. ð The display shows ‘TWINOVA OCTAVE’ and the current octaving. 5. Press [>/YES]/[
Operating 7.4.7 Equalizer The built-in equalizer provides a total of six presets, which can be customized. 1. Press [FUNCTION] to call up the functions menu. 2. Use the rotary control to select the ‘EQ’ menu to activate the equalizer func‐ tion. 3. Press [>/YES]/[/YES] and [
Operating 7.4.9 Soft pedal You can assign various functions to the soft pedal. 1. Press [FUNCTION] to call up the functions menu. 2. Use the rotary control to select the ‘SOFT PEDAL’ menu to open the menu for the soft pedal settings. 3. Press [>/YES]/[
Operating 7.4.11 Metronome 1. Press [METRO] to activate the metronome. ð The display shows ‘METRO’ and flashes in time. 2. Hold down [METRO] to enter the metronome settings menu. 3. Use [>/YES]/[
Operating 7.4.14 Loop function This function enables the repeat of a playback. 1. Press [FUNCTION] to call up the functions menu. 2. Use the rotary control to select the ‘SONG LOOP’ menu to open the menu for the loop settings. 3. Press [>/YES]/[
Operating 7.4.16 Bluetooth® With this function you set whether the Bluetooth® connection is established auto‐ matically. Once a Bluetooth®-enabled device is successfully paired, the piano can automatically establish the connection as soon as the device comes within range. 1. Press [FUNCTION] to call up the functions menu. 2. Use the rotary control to select the ‘BLUETOOTH AUTO’ menu to open the menu for the Bluetooth® settings. 3.
Operating On delivery, the DSP effects are activated by default. 1. Hold down [DSP] to open the menu for the DSP effects settings. ð The display shows the current parameters. 2. Use the rotary control to select a desired parameter. 3. Use [>/YES]/[
Operating Parameter Display Settings Global Reverb Type G.REV TYPE xxx Hall1, Hall2, Hall3, Hall4, Pno.Hall, Room1, Room2, Room3, Church, Garage, Std.Hall Global Reverb Level G.REV LEVEL xxx 0…32 Global Chorus Type G.CHR TYPE xxx Chorus1, Chorus2, Chorus3, Chorus4, GM.Chr1, GM.Chr2, Celeste1, Celeste2, Sympho1, Sympho2, Doubler, Std.Chr Global Chorus Level G.
Operating Layer and Split mode are not available in piano mode. 7.8 Mixer This menu is used to adjust the volume of the individual tracks. 1. Press [MIXER] to open the menu for the mixer settings. ð The display shows the current parameters. 2. Use the rotary control to select a desired parameter. 3. Use [>/YES]/[
Operating 7.9 Selecting sounds The digital piano offers a total of 1200 sounds in 12 categories. 1. Press [VOICE] to activate the sound mode. ð The display shows ‘R1’ and the current sound. 2. Use the rotary control or [>/YES]/[
Operating 7.11 Split mode Split mode lets you assign a sound to each hand. 1. Press [LOWER] to activate the split mode. ð The display shows ‘L’ and the current sound of the "lower voice" (left hand). 2. Use the rotary control or [>/YES]/[
Operating 7.12.1 Style selection The digital piano offers a total of 270 styles in 12 categories. 1. Press [STYLE] to activate the style mode. ð The display shows the current style. 2. Use the rotary control or [>/YES]/[/YES] and [
Operating 7.12.3 Chord accompaniment The chord accompaniment of the digital piano allows you to play chords with your left hand in single or multi mode, bass invert mode or full range mode and to accom‐ pany them with the right hand. Alternatively, you can accompany practice pieces and styles in piano mode ambidextrous (chord library see Ä Chapter 11 ‘Chord list’ on page 60). With this function you can set the variant of the chord input. Single Finger 1. Press [FUNCTION] to call up the functions menu.
Operating Multi Finger In this mode, you can play chords with normal fingering. Here we show you 32 chords using the example of C chords: Bass Invert In this mode the digital piano detects reversals of the bass track. If e.g. the second inversion of a C major chord is played with the left hand (G-C-E), the bass note is a G. Full Range First, set a split point on the keyboard, (see Ä Chapter 7.4.4 ‘Split point setting’ on page 28). The keyboard area to the left of the split point is the chord area.
Operating Selecting accompany mode 1. Press [A.B.C.] to activate the auto accompaniment. ð The display shows ‘A.B.C.’ and the current style. 2. Press repeatedly [A.B.C.] to switch between the menu items ‘A.B.C.’ (auto accompaniment on), ‘Full Range’ (auto accompaniment mode) and ‘Off’ (auto accompaniment off). 3. Hold down [A.B.C.] to enter the chord input menu. 4. Use [>/YES]/[
Operating 7.13 One Touch Setting (O.T.S) One Touch Setting is a powerful and practical function that allows you to automati‐ cally call up the most suitable voices, including effects, etc. for the currently selected style with a single touch of a button. If you have already decided which style you want to use, you can automatically select the appropriate voice via OTS. There are four variations (M1 to M4). 1. Press [O.T.S.] to enter O.T.S. mode.
Operating Selecting memory bank 3. Press [BANK] to enter the memory bank settings menu. ð The display shows the currently selected memory bank. 4. Use the rotary control to select the desired memory bank. Alternatively, you can press repeatedly [BANK] to select the desired memory bank. 7.15 MIDI recording With the digital piano you can record and save a MIDI recording as a user song. 7.15.1 Recording settings 1. Hold down [REC] to open the recording settings menu. 2.
Operating Parameter LCD Settings MIDI Recording Channel 13 Ch13:Chord2 xxx On, Off MIDI Recording Channel 14 Ch14:Chord3 xxx On, Off MIDI Recording Channel 15 Ch15:Phrase1 xxx On, Off MIDI Recording Channel 16 Ch16:Phrase2 xxx On, Off Saving the MIDI Recording To MIDI Save To: xxx – – – 7.15.2 Internal Flash, USB Flash The settings for the ‘Record Type Setting’ and ‘Saving the MIDI Recording To’ parameters can only be changed if a USB flash drive (USB stick) is inserted.
Operating When the memory is full, the recording is automatically ended and saved. 7.15.4 Stopping recording Press [REC] while recording to stop recording. ð The LED of the [REC] button and the ‘REC’ indicator in the display turn off. 7.15.5 Playing recording There are two ways to play a recording. 1. Press [REC] while recording to stop recording. ð The LED of the [REC] button and the ‘REC’ indicator in the display turn off. 7.16 2. Press [START / STOP] to play the recording you just saved. 3.
Operating 7.16.1 Start recording 1. Connect a USB flash drive (USB stick) to the USB port provided. ð The USB flash drive indicator lights up. 2. Press [REC] to start recording. ð The LED of the [REC] button and the ‘REC’ indicator light up in the dis‐ play. While recording, you can use the auto accompaniment and microphone, play songs and demo pieces or music via the [AUX IN] socket. All functions are recorded as well. 7.16.2 Stopping recording 1. While recording, press [REC] to stop recording.
Operating 7.17 Demo pieces The digital piano offers a total of three demo songs. The demo songs show the sound and the pitch range of the digital piano. 1. Press [DEMO] to activate the demo mode. ð All demo songs are repeated continuously. The display shows the currently playing demo song. 7.18 7.18.1 2. Use the rotary control or [>/YES]/[
Operating 7.18.2 Practising practise songs When practising the practise songs, the melody tracks of the left and right hands can be muted. 1. Press [LEFT] to mute the left hand melody track. ð The display shows the currently playing practice song and the indicator ‘LOFF’ lights up. 2. Press [RIGHT] to mute the right hand melody track. ð The display shows the currently playing practice song and the indicator ‘ROFF’ lights up. 7.18.3 Playing back Bluetooth® practise songs 1.
Operating 7.19 USB flash drive (USB stick) The digital piano detects USB flash drives (USB sticks) in sizes between 32 MB and 128 GB, which are FAT32 formatted and not partitioned. We recommend formatting the USB flash drive (USB stick) before using the digital piano. A USB flash drive (USB stick) in FAT 32 format supports up to 512 files in its root directory. 7.19.1 Playing songs 1. Press [USB] to activate the USB menu. ð The display shows ‘MIDI’ and ‘USB’ . Playback control 7.19.2 2.
Operating 7.19.3 Loading songs 1. Hold down [USB] to activate the USB menu. 2. Use the rotary control to select the ‘Load MIDI’ menu. 3. Press [>/YES]. ð The display shows all available tracks in the root directory of the USB flash drive (USB stick). 4. Select the desired track with the rotary control and press [>/YES] to confirm the selection. ð The display shows ‘Load MIDI Successful!’ . 7.19.4 5. If the selected track does not contain any data, the display shows ‘Overwrite the User Song?’ .
Style list 8 No. Style list Style No. Style No.
Style list No. Style No. 088 Easy Ballad DANCE 089 Miami Folk 117 090 Slow Ballad 091 Style No.
Style list No. Style No. 174 Acid Jazz 175 Style No.
Style list No. Style No. Style No.
Song list 9 No. Song list Song No. Song No. Song FOLK & COUNTRY 26 Happy New Year 51 Neapolitan Song 01 Red River Valley 27 It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas 52 Waltzes 02 Troika 28 Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair 53 Turkish March 03 Oh! Susanna! 29 Music Box Dancer 54 Schos Doll's Dance No.
Song list No. Song No. Song No. Song 78 Barcarolle 83 Barcarolle 87 The Return 79 Robot Doll 84 Norwegian Dance No.2 88 The Wagtail 80 Consolation 85 Moseta Dance 89 Bulie Dance 81 2-Part Invention #13 In A Minor.B.W. Iii 86 The Small Gathering 90 Tender Blossom 82 Minuet In G Major (BWV Anh.
Demo pieces 10 Demo pieces No.
Chord list 11 Chord list Chord name [abbreviation] Normal chord structure Chord symbol Display 0 Major chord [M] 1–3–5 C C 1 Major six-five chord [6] 1–(3)–5–6 C6 C6 2 Major seventh chord with major seventh [M7] 1–3–(5)–7 CM7 CM7 3 Major seventh chord with augmented eleventh [M7#11] 1–(2)–3–#4–(5)–7 CM7#11 CM7#11 4 Major chord with additional ninth [Madd9] 1–2–3–5 Cmadd9 CM(9) 5 Major seventh chord with ninth [M9] 1–2–3–(5)–7 CM9 CM7(9) 6 Major sixth-ninth chord [6 9] 1
Chord list Chord name [abbreviation] Normal chord structure Chord symbol Display 26 Flat major seventh chord with diminished thirteenth [7b13] 1–3–5–b6–b7 C7b13 C7(b13) 27 Flat major seventh chord with augmented ninth [7#9] (1)–#2–3–(5)–b7 C7#9 C7(#9) 28 Major seventh chord with augmented fifth [M7aug] 1–3–#5–7 CM7aug CM7aug 29 Flat major seventh chord with augmented fifth [7aug] (1)–3–#5–b7 C7aug C7aug 30 Suspended fourth [sus4] 1-4–5 Csus4 Csus4 31 Suspended second [1+2+5]
MIDI implementation chart 12 MIDI implementation chart Function Basic Channel Mode Note Number Velocity After Touch Sent Received Default 1 1 – 16 Changed 1 – 16 1 – 16 Default No Mode 3 Messages No Mode 3 Altered *********** No Note 0 – 127 0 – 127 True voice *********** 0 – 127 Note ON Yes (9nH, V=1-127) Yes (9nH, V=1-127) Note OFF No (9nH, V=0) Yes (9nH, V=0; 8nH, V=0-127) Keys Yes Yes Channels Yes Yes Yes No 0 No No Bank Select 1 Yes No Modulation 5
MIDI implementation chart Function Program Change Sent Received No No *********** 0 – 127 No Yes Song Position Yes Yes Song Select Yes Yes Tune Yes Yes Clock No Yes Commands Yes Yes LOCAL ON/OFF Yes Yes Active sense No No Reset Yes No True System Exclusive System Common System Real Time Aux Messages MIDI channel modes Notes POLY MONO OMNI ON Mode 1 Mode 2 OMNI OFF Mode 3 Mode 4 DP-275 GP BP, DP-275 GP WHP 63
Troubleshooting 13 Troubleshooting Problem Possible causes and solutions You hear a 'pop' sound from the speakers when switching the digital piano on and off. This is normal. No need to worry. No sound can be heard when playing the piano. Make sure that the volume control is set appropriately. Check if headphones are plugged into headphone output 1 or 2. Connecting headphones will mute the speakers of the dig‐ ital piano. Malfunction occurs when using a mobile phone.
Technical specifications 14 Technical specifications Input connections Output connections MIDI IN 1 × DIN socket, 5-pin Microphone 1 × 1/4" jack socket (unbalanced) AUX IN 2 × 1/4" jack socket (unbalanced) Power supply 1 × IEC chassis plug Headphones 1 × 1/4" jack socket, 1 × 3.
Technical specifications Further information Surface Polished Wooden keyboard No Ivory-feel keyboard No Auto Accompaniment yes Storage medium USB to Device digital piano 66
Plug and connection assignment 15 Plug and connection assignment Introduction This chapter will help you select the right cables and plugs to connect your valuable equipment in such a way that a perfect sound experience is ensured.
Protecting the environment 16 Protecting the environment Disposal of the packaging material For the transport and protective packaging, environmentally friendly materials have been chosen that can be supplied to normal recycling. Ensure that plastic bags, packaging, etc. are properly disposed of. Do not just dispose of these materials with your normal household waste, but make sure that they are collected for recycling. Please follow the notes and markings on the packaging.
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