Owner’s Manual ° Play the Piano ˙ Play various sounds page 6 This piano contains a wide variety of tones (sounds). You can freely select and perform using these tones. For a list of the sounds, refer to “Tone List” at the end of this manual. ˙ Play two layered tones (Dual Play) page 7 You can layer two tones on a single key. ˙ Play different tones with your left and right hands (Split Play) page 7 You can divide the keyboard into left and right zones, and select a different tone for each zone.
° Read This First CAUTION 55 You must provide adult supervision and guidance to ensure that a child does not climb on top of the piano or hang on it. Such behavior could make the piano fall over, injuring the child. 55 Take care that foreign objects, such as sheet music or other papers, do not enter the piano through openings in the keyboard cover. Also, do not open the cover while papers are placed on the cover. Doing so might make the papers impossible to remove, causing malfunctions.
° Contents Read This First . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Basic Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CAUTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 2 Main Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Easy Quick Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
° Easy Quick Guide Selecting and Playing Songs Turning the Power On/Off You can perform along with a song. Turning the power on 1. Press the [L] (power) button. Selecting a song After a few seconds, you can play the keyboard to produce sound. * To protect the circuitry, there is a brief interval after the power is turned on before the piano starts operating. 2. Use the [Volume] buttons to adjust the volume. 2 3 1 1. Press the [Song] button. Category Turning the Power Off 1.
° Panel Descriptions [L] button To turn the power on, press the [L] button. To turn the power off, long-press the [L] button. Front Panel item shown in the screen. ↑これは使わないでOKだとおも 6 います。 To operate the piano, use the buttons to select an page * Never disconnect the power cord while the screen indicates “Don’t disconnect the power.” * Before turning the piano on/off, always be sure to turn the volume down. Even with the volume turned down, you might hear some sound when switching the piano on/off.
° Basic operations Operation Guide Select a setting item Use the [K] [J] buttons. Edit the value of an item Use the [–] [+] buttons. Press the [–] [+] buttons simultaneously. Return to the default value Selecting a Tone In addition to piano sounds, the piano lets you enjoy performing with many other sounds. There are five groups of tones; each tone button selects a group. MEMO For more about the sounds, refer to “Tone List” at the end of this manual. Selecting a Tone 1. Press a tone button (e.g.
Operation Guide Creating Your Own Piano Tone (Piano Designer) Dividing the Keyboard for Two People (Twin Piano) You can divide the keyboard into left and right areas so that two people can play the same range of pitches. Turning Twin Piano on Turn the [Twin Piano] button on. 1. Press a tone button. 2. Use the [–] [+] buttons.
Operation Guide Display Selecting an Item/Editing a Value This shows information such as the tone name, song name, tempo, and time signature. The “K” “J,” and “-,” “+” indications shown in the screen indicate the buttons used to operate the various functions. Use the [K] [J] [-] [+] buttons to select items and values shown in the screen. Select a setting item Use the [K] [J] buttons. Edit the value of an item Change a value consecutively Use the [–] [+] buttons.
Operation Guide Selecting a song You can select songs in the screen. 1. Press the [Song] button to access the Song screen. Category Tempo Time signature Measure Song name 2. Use the [K] [J] buttons to select a category. 3. Use the [–] [+] buttons to select a song. 4. Press the [s] button to play the song. MEMO To select a song from a folder on a USB flash drive, proceed as follows. Use the [–] [+] buttons to select the folder, and press the [s] (Enter) button.
° Advanced Operation ˙ Recording Your Performance This piano lets you play back a recorded song so that you can check your own performance or practice along with a recorded song. 2. Press the [s] button. Recording stops, and your performance is automatically saved. MEMO Recording 55 You can delete the song that you recorded (p. 11). 55 You can rename the song that you recorded (p. 12). Recording a New Song SMF recording Here’s how to record your performance and play it back on the piano.
Advanced Operation Recording Audio to USB Flash Drive Audio recording If you want to record your piano performance and listen to it on your computer or audio player, or to create a CD, you can record it as audio to a USB flash drive. Converting an SMF-recorded song to audio A song that you previously recorded as SMF can be converted to audio data so that you can play it back on your computer or use it to create a CD. 1. Select the recorded data that you want to convert to audio (p. 9). 2.
Advanced Operation NOTE Never turn off the power or disconnect the USB flash drive while the screen indicates “Executing...” 8. Simultaneously press the [Ambience] button and [Brilliance] button to exit Function mode. Copying a Saved Song (Copy Song) Renaming a Song (Rename Song) Here’s how to rename a previously-saved song. 1. Press the [Ambience] button and [Brilliance] button simultaneously. 2. Use the [K] [J] buttons to select “Rename Song,” and then press the [s] (Enter) button.
Advanced Operation ˙ Creating Your Own Piano Tone (Piano Designer) Items that you can edit in Piano Designer What is Piano Designer? Parameter This piano allows you to personalize your piano sound by adjusting various factors that affect the sound, such as the piano’s strings and the resonance produced using the pedals. Value Explanation Lid 0–6 String Resonance Off, 1–10 Damper Resonance Off, 1–10 This function is called “Piano Designer.
Advanced Operation ˙ Saving Your Performance Settings (Registration) Tone settings and settings such as Dual Play or Split Play can be saved and recalled easily. Such settings are called a “registration.” You can save a total of 25 registrations, five each in buttons [1]–[5]. These 25 registrations are collectively called a “registration set.” Recalling a Registration 1. Press the [Registration] button. 2. Press a number button ([1] to [5]) to choose the location where the desired registration is saved.
Advanced Operation Saving a Registration Set (Registration Export) You can save all registrations held in registration memory into a registration set on a USB flash drive. 1. Connect your USB flash drive to the USB Memory port (p. 25). 2. Press the [Ambience] button and [Brilliance] button simultaneously. 3. Use the [K] [J] buttons to select “Registration Export,” and then press the [s] (Enter) button. The Registration Export screen appears.
Advanced Operation ˙ Loading/Saving Piano Setups The piano settings that you make can be used on another HP601 unit (such as in a music school) if you save your settings on a USB flash drive and then load them into the other HP601. * Only piano settings that were created on an HP601 can be loaded.
Advanced Operation ˙ Convenient Functions Initializing the Memory (Format Media) Restoring the Factory Settings (Factory Reset) Here’s how to erase all of the files that you saved in internal memory or on a USB flash drive (sold separately). Here’s how to restore all registrations and internally saved settings to the factory-set condition. This function is called “Factory Reset.” NOTE 55 When you initialize, all data that you saved in internal memory or on a USB flash drive are lost.
Advanced Operation ˙ Using the Bluetooth® Functionality Provision of Bluetooth functionality Please be aware that depending on the country in which you purchased the piano, Bluetooth functionality might not be included. If Bluetooth functionality is included The Bluetooth logo appears when you turn on the power.
Advanced Operation Listening to Music Through the Piano’s Speakers Here’s how to make settings so that music data saved on your mobile device can be wirelessly played back through the piano’s speakers. * If your mobile device is already paired with the piano, there is no need to perform pairing again. Refer to “Connecting an Already-Paired Mobile Device” (p. 19). Making Initial Settings (Pairing) As an example, we explain how to make settings for an iPad.
Advanced Operation Using the Piano with an App 6. Use the [–] [+] buttons to select “MIDI.” Here’s how to make settings so that you can use the piano with an app that’s installed on your mobile device. Example Apps That Can Be Used with the Piano App name Supported OS Explanation iOS Android You can view musical scores of the internal songs, automatically add an accompaniment by detecting chords when you play the keyboard, or play note-guessing games to train your ear.
Advanced Operation Using the Pedals to Turn Pages on a Music Score App On the mobile device, tap “Pair.” Here’s how to use the piano’s pedals to turn the pages of a music score shown on your mobile device (e.g., in a music score viewing app such as “piaScore”). Making Initial Settings (Pairing) As an example, we explain how to make settings for an iPad. If you’re using an Android device, refer to the owner’s manual of the mobile device you’re using. 1.
° Various Settings ˙ Making Various Settings (Function Mode) Basic Operations in Function Mode 1. Simultaneously press the [Ambience] button and [Brilliance] button. The piano is in Function mode. 2. Use the [K] [J] buttons to select the item that you want to edit. MEMO Depending on the item that you select, another screen may appear, allowing you to select additional items. 3. Use the [–] [+] buttons to edit the value of the setting. 4.
Various Settings Indication ([K] [J] buttons) Value ([-] [+] buttons) Explanation Specifying the Keyboard’s Tone When Playing Back a Song (SMF Play Mode) This setting specifies the tone that you play on the keyboard while an internal song or external data is playing back. Normally you will use the “Auto Select” setting. This determines whether the setting that is most suitable for the internal song or most suitable for external data is selected when you play back a song whose file format is SMF.
Various Settings Indication ([K] [J] buttons) Value ([-] [+] buttons) Volume Limit You can specify a maximum volume value. This prevents an unnecessarily high volume from sounding even if you inadvertently operate the [Volume] buttons.
° Connecting Your Equipment Input Jack If you connect an audio player or other audio playback device, the sound of the audio playback device will be heard from the piano. Use the Input/Bluetooth Vol. (p. 22) to adjust the volume of the device that’s connected to the Input jack. Phones Jacks Here you can connect stereo headphones. This unit has two headphone jacks, two people can also use headphones simultaneously.
° USING THE UNIT SAFELY WARNING Concerning the Auto Off function The power to this unit will be turned off automatically after a predetermined amount of time has passed since it was last used for playing music, or its buttons or controls were operated (Auto Off function). If you do not want the power to be turned off automatically, disengage the Auto Off function (p. 24). Use only the supplied AC adaptor and the correct voltage Be sure to use only the AC adaptor supplied with the unit.
° Troubleshooting Problem Items to check Action Page The keyboard of this piano is designed to simulate the mechanism of an acoustic piano. Even on an acoustic piano, a thumping sound is actually being produced when you press a key. Such sounds do not indicate a malfunction. – Power turns off on its own If you don’t need the power Could the Auto off to turn off automatically, setting be something turn the Auto Off setting other than “Off”? “Off.” p.
Troubleshooting Troubles with Bluetooth functionality Problem Items to check/Action Page Could the Bluetooth function be turned “Off”? Turn the Bluetooth function “On.
° Error Messages Indication Meaning Error 2 An error occurred during writing. The external media may be corrupted. Insert other external media and try again. Alternatively, you can initialize the external media (p. 17). The internal memory might be damaged. Format the internal memory (p. 17). Error 10 No external media is inserted. Insert the external media and try again. The internal memory might be damaged. Format the internal memory (p. 17).
° Tone List Piano No. 1 2 3 4 Other Tone Name Concert Piano Ballad Piano Mellow Piano Bright Piano MEMO Piano Designer can be used to customize the sound only for tones of the [Piano] button. E. Piano No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Tone Name Tremolo EP Pop EP Vintage EP FM E.Piano EP Belle ‘60s EP Clav. Stage Phaser ‘70s EP E.Grand Organ No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Tone Name Pipe Organ Nason flt 8’ Combo Jz.
° Internal Song List No. Song Title Listening 1 Widmung S.566 R.253 2 3 Étude, op.10-12 Floral Pursuits * The Nutcracker “Waltz of the Flowers” (Jazz Arrangement) * The Marriage of Figaro “Overture” (Piano Arrangement) 4 5 6 Barcarolle 7 Zhavoronok 8 9 10 11 12 13 Sonate für Klavier Nr.23 1 Sonate für Klavier Nr.23 2 Sonate für Klavier Nr.23 3 Valse, op.34-1 Polonaise op.53 Nocturne No.
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