SUZUKI Pianos HG-425e MINI GRANDE DIGITAL PIANO OWNER’S MANUAL SUZUKI 1
WELCOME! We would like to express our appreciation and congratulate you for purchasing this Suzuki Mini-Grande digital piano. This piano has been designed to provide you with years of musical enjoyment. State of the art electronics are combined with an elegant cabinet that will add beauty and sophistication to any home environment.
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TAKING CARE OF YOUR DIGITAL PIANO This Suzuki digital piano will supply you with years of musical enjoyment if you follow the simple rules listed below. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING When using electrical products, basic safety precautions should always be followed, including the following: SAFETY Power Source - The product should always be connected to a power supply only of the type described in the operating instructions or as marked on the product.
TABLE OF CONTENTS ASSEMBLY ................................................................. 7 CONNECTORPANELS ................................................ 16 PANEL CONTROLS ..................................................... 17 DISK DRIVE ............................................................... 28 PEDALS ..................................................................... 29 DISPLAY SCREEN ..................................................... 30 DEMO .........................................
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ASSEMBLY 1. UNPACKING YOUR NEW GRAND PIANO A. You should have 3 cartons as pictured. • Large Carton: Grand Piano • Medium Carton: 3 piano legs and piano pedal assembly • Small Carton: Piano bench • You will need 2 people to set up this large product. Do not attempt to set up your piano by yourself. B. To begin, remove outer carton. • Take the small & medium cartons and set them aside for now. • Use a small sharp knife or a box cutter to cut the bottom of the outer carton just above the staples.
ASSEMBLY 1. UNPACKING YOUR NEW GRAND PIANO (continued) D. Inner carton. • Locate the back of the inner carton. It is marked with a sticker. • Use a SMALL knife to slit the center, top and bottom tape. • Remove the foam pieces as shown. This will reveal the bottom of the piano. • Do not open the front of the inner carton. That will expose the top of the piano. E. Piano Accessories. • Remove the accessories listed below from the foam before discarding the piano box. Accessories: 1. Instruction Manual 2.
ASSEMBLY 2. UNPACKING PIANO LEGS & PEDAL ASSEMBLY A. Get the Medium Sized box labeled ‘Grand Pedal/Grand Leg’. • Carefully slit the tape and open the box as shown. • Lift out all the parts inside this box and gently remove the protective plastic covering. Set aside on a soft surface. • You are handling the high gloss lacquer finish during this procedure. Be careful not to scratch or hit these parts against each other or let them come in contact with any other items. A C B E F G D H B.
ASSEMBLY 3. ATTACHING THE LEGS TO THE PIANO. A. Assembly Positions. • You will see the following areas on the bottom of your piano. 1 5 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 7 2 Right Piano Leg Position Pedal Assembly Position Left Piano Leg Position Back Piano Leg Position Disk Drive Connection Panel Speakers Power Cord Input Serial Number 4 9 6 3 8 B. Install the Right Leg at the top on the Piano. • Take one of the piano Legs (A) and line it up to position #1.
ASSEMBLY 4. PEDAL ASSEMBLY ATTACHMENT A. Pre-Pedal Assembly. • Tighten both knobs on the bottom of the pedal assembly clockwise as shown, until they are as close to the pedal board as possible. • After your piano has been placed in its final position, these 2 knobs will be adjusted down to stabilize the pedals. B. Pedal Assembly Preparation. • Locate the 2 brass support rods (C). • The ends of these rods have 2 different angles. One angle is very gentle, ant other is more sharp.
ASSEMBLY 4. PEDAL ASSEMBLY ATTACHMENT (continued) IMPORTANT! • Remember! It is important that one person hold the piano while the other person performs the installation functions. Be careful not to push or pull the piano over while installing these parts. D. The Support Rods. • Attach the pedal support rods to the piano bottom. Find the pre-drilled holes on either side of the speaker. Use the remaining 4 phillips screws.
ASSEMBLY 5. INSTALLING THE LEFT LEG A. Pad the Piano. • Make a thick pad by folding a blanket or quilt in quarters. Place it so the pedal assembly will land on it. Using 2 or 3 persons, lift the piano and pivot onto the pad. B. Install the Left Leg. • With one person holding the piano in position, go under the piano and install the left leg as shown in Section 3 - ‘Attaching the Legs to the Piano’, steps A and B. Next, lift the piano and remove the thick pad.
ASSEMBLY 6. POSITIONING YOUR NEW GRAND PIANO WARNING • When positioning the piano in your home it is recommended that you carry it to the final position. The solid brass casters may be damaged by rough surfaces and the casters may damage some flooring surfaces like hardwood or tile. WARNING - DO NOT PUSH THE PIANO! • Do not roll the piano on its caster wheels. The legs and pedal assembly may catch on irregular flooring surfaces like door thresholds and soft-to-hard flooring surfaces.
CONNECTOR PANELS This connector panel with its various connector jacks are located on the bottom left of the piano. 1. MIDI OUT / MIDI IN / MIDI THRU - This piano contains MIDI in, MIDI thru and MIDI output ports. MIDI jacks allow communication with other products equipped with MIDI interfaces. Please see the MIDI section of this manual for further details. MIDI R R THRU AUDIO IN L AUDIO OUT L 2.
PANEL CONTROLS BASS TREBLE MIC VOLUME MIC ECHO BALANCE ACCMP Mini Grande Digital Piano HG-425e MAX MIN GENERAL MAX MASTER VOLUME KYBD 1 2 3 4 5 6 This Suzuki piano’s control panel is designed for ease of use and intuitive playing. The following is a brief description of all the features located on the control panel. POW ER POWER SWITCH - The power switch is located to the left of the piano keys. Press the button to turn the power on and off.
PANEL CONTROLS 9 DEMO LED Light Bar Display – TEMPO + ONE TOUCH ACCOMP 7 RHYTHM CONTROL SET UP SYNCH INTRO / END START / STOP FILL IN FILL TO VAR FADE 8 7. DEMO (DEMONSTRATION SONGS) - Press the DEMO button. The first demo song will begin to play instantly. This piano has thirteen different demonstration songs designed to showcase the instrument’s capabilities. Please see the “Demo” section of this manual for more information.
PANEL CONTROLS – TEMPO + 10 11 ONE TOUCH ACCOMP RHYTHM CONTROL SYNCH INTRO / END START / STOP FILL IN FILL TO VAR FADE 12 10. ONE TOUCH - This button works in association with your selected Rythm Style. The ONE TOUCH button will automatically select the predetermined optimum instrument voice settings for the selected rhythm style.
PANEL CONTROLS RHYTHM STYLES – TEMPO + ONE TOUCH ACCOMP BIG BAND BOSSA SWING ACOUSTIC POP OLDIES RHYTHM CONTROL SYNCH INTRO / END START / STOP FILL IN FILL TO VAR FADE 13 14 15 16 17 13. INTRO/END (INTRODUCTION/ENDING PATTERN) - All of the 70 rhythm styles can be started with their own introduction. Function: When the Intro Button is engaged, the Introduction pattern for the selected rhythm Style will start. This is followed by the main pattern.
PANEL CONTROLS 18 RHYTHM STYLES – TEMPO START / STOP ONE TOUCH + FILL IN FILL TO VAR 18. ACCOMP BIG BAND BOSSA SWING S. BALLAD R&B FADE ACOUSTIC POP OLDIES ROCK LATIN QUICK SELECT RHYTHM STYLE BUTTONS - There a total of 70 Rhythm Style Accompaniments in the HG-425e Piano. There are ten Rhythm Styles that can be selected quickly by pressing one of the ten quick select RHYTHM STYLE buttons. The Rhythm Style Group Name is printed above the style select button.
PANEL CONTROLS CURSOR 19 23 20 21 22 VALUE SCREEN ENTER ESCAPE LEFT 19. RIGHT – + CURSOR - The CURSOR button group (right arrow, left arrow, up arrow and down arrow) allows you to access and highlight different areas within the LCD Display screen. Please note - After your selection has been highlighted Press the Enter button to engage your selected item. ESCAPE - The ESCAPE button is located in the center of the Cursor Button Group.
PANEL CONTROLS SOUND GROUP UPPER GRAND PIANO 24 LAYER PIANO VIBES ORGAN GUITAR BASS VIOLIN STRINGS SAXOPHONE FLUTE SYNTH LEAD SYNTH SYNTH FX BANJO STL.DRUM 2 3 4 5 6 27 REVERB 28 25 REGISTRATION MEMORY LOWER STORE EFFECTS 26 1 29 24. UPPER - This is the Main 88 note Instrument Voice Selection Button. This button is used to select the voice for the “Upper Mode” and engages the selected voice for all 88 piano keys.
PANEL CONTROLS 30 SOUND GROUP GRAND PIANO PIANO VIBES ORGAN GUITAR BASS VIOLIN STRINGS TRUMPET REVERB SAXOPHONE FLUTE SYNTH LEAD SYNTH SYNTH FX BANJO STL.DRUM SOUND FX EFFECTS STORE 2 3 4 5 6 BANK REGISTRATION MEMORY 31 1 32 33 30. (QUICK SELECT INSTRUMENT VOICE) SOUND GROUP - There are sixteen voices that can be selected quickly by pressing one of the Instrument Voice select buttons. The voice name and its number will be shown on the LCD Display Screen.
PANEL CONTROLS COMPOSER ACCOMP 34 PLAY/PAUSE MEL. 1 MEL. 2 MEL. 3 MEL. 4 35 STOP RESET DISK METRONOME MIDI SONG 36 RECORD BEG. MARK MARK 34. ACCOMP (ACCOMPANIMENT) - Music Recorder Section - The ACCOMP button is used to record the selected auto Accompaniment Rhythm Style for your music recording session. See Record Section of the manual for further information. 35.
PANEL CONTROLS COMPOSER ACCOMP MEL. 1 MEL. 2 MEL. 3 MEL. 4 PLAY/PAUSE STOP RECORD BEG. MARK MARK 37 38 39 40 41 RESET DISK METRONOME MIDI SONG 37. PLAY/PAUSE - Press the PLAY/PAUSE button to hear previously recorded tracks. Press the PLAY/PAUSE button again to pause the recording or playback. See Record Section of the manual for further information. 38. STOP - Press the STOP button to stop the recording or playback. See Record Section of the manual for further information. 39.
PANEL CONTROLS MEL. 2 MEL. 3 MEL. 4 RESET DISK METRONOME 42 RECORD BEG. MARK MARK MIDI 43 SONG 44 45 42. DISK - The DISK button toggles the disk the LCD Display Screen on and off. Please see the Disk section of this manual for more information. 43. METRONOME - The METRONOME button toggles the metronome feature on and off and accesses the Metronome menu. The tempo can be increased or decreased using the TEMPO + and - buttons.
DISK DRIVE Piano Power On/Off Indicator LED Light Microphone Jack Input Floppy Disk Drive “In Use” Indicator LED Light DISK DRIVE - The disk drive is located under the piano keys on the right hand side of the unit. It is used to play a floppy disk. Please see the Disk section of this manual for more information.
PEDALS 1 2 3 PIANO PEDALS 1. SOFT PEDAL - When the left pedal is engaged the piano volume is reduced and the timbre slightly altered on the notes that are played. 2. FUNCTION PEDAL - This center pedal can be used to trigger various events, such as start/stop and Fill In. Pedal function is assigned in the setup menu, “Pedal Assign”. Please see the Setup section of this manual for more information. 3.
DISPLAY SCREEN 1 6 CURSOR 3 2 4 5 VALUE SCREEN ENTER ESCAPE LEFT – RIGHT + Simple Selecting and Engaging of various Features and Functions: The Main Performance Menu Screen is shown and explained below. How to select and engage a Menu Item on the LCD Display Screen: 1. Use the CURSOR keys to select Function or Feature that you wish to engage. When this item is selected it will be highlighted. 2. Use the Escape Button to go back to the previous Display Screen.
DEMOMONSTRATION SONGS PLAYING THE DEMONSTRATION SONGS - This piano has thirteen different demonstration songs that are designed to showcase the different Instrument Voices that are available on this Mini-Grande Piano. The LCD Screen Display will show the demonstration song name. All the demonstration songs will play back repeatedly until the Start/Stop or Demo Button is pressed.
PIANO VOICES - SOUND CHANNEL MODES ASSIGNING DIFFERENT PIANO SOUND CHANNEL MODES Depending on your playing style this piano can be set up to play in 4 different Piano Sound Channel Modes: Upper, Layer, Lower and Drum. UPPER TO SELECT AND ENGAGE ONE OF DIFFERENT SOUND CHANNEL MODES PRESS ONE OF THEIR RESPECTIVE BUTTONS. LAYER UPPER VOICE - Upper is use to select the Upper or MAIN voice of the piano. The upper mode engages the selected piano voice for all of the piano keys.
PIANO VOICES - VOICE SELECTION VOICE SELECTION FOR UPPER, LAYER AND LOWER SOUND MODES There are 128 GM (General MIDI) Instrument Voices available on this piano. There is a complete list of all 128 Instrument Voices in the back of the manual. THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO SELECT AN INSTRUMENT VOICE A) Selecting one of the quick Voice Select Buttons as shown on page B) Scroll through the Instrument Voices as shown below SCROLL THROUGH THE INSTRUMENT VOICES VALUE 1.
PIANO VOICES - QUICK SELECTION SOUND GROUP PIANO VIBES ORGAN GUITAR BASS VIOLIN STRINGS TRUMPET SAXOPHONE FLUTE SYNTH LEAD SYNTH SYNTH FX BANJO STL.DRUM SOUND FX Quick Select Sound Group Buttons Shown Above.
PIANO VOICES - SELECTING ALL VOICES SELECTING ONE OF THE 128 VOICES SOUND GROUP VIBES PIANO ORGAN SAXO SYNTH FLUTE 1. Press a quick select SOUND GROUP buttons twice, to engage an Instrument Voice selection menu on the display screen. NOTE: Each Sound Group button is assigned eight related voices in two groups of four.
PIANO VOICES - EFFECTS AND RESET The Grand Piano, Reverb and Chorus Buttons can reset your piano’s current functions or add Digital Effects to your selected Instrument Voice. 36 GRAND PIANO GRAND PIANO - This button will reset the piano to its default (power up) settings. The Grand Piano voice will be engaged for all 88 keys. No matter what control, functions, features or modes that the piano is in, it will be “reset” to strictly the basic operating system of upper piano voice for all 88 piano keys.
RHYTHM SECTION - SELECTING A RHYTHM RHYTHM STYLES BIG BAND BOSSA SWING S. BALLAD R&B ACOUSTIC POP OLDIES ROCK LATIN RHYTHM STYLE SELECTION - Your Suzuki HG-425e Piano has a large variety of exciting musical “Rhyrhm Styles” that you can “play along with” to back up your own performance. You can choose from a simple piano or percussion accompaniment to a full band or orchestra. Stored in the memory of this Instrument are 70 Rhythm Styles plus a variation of each style pattern.
RHYTHM SECTION - SELECTING A RHYTHM RHYTHM STYLES BIG BOSSA SELECTING ONE OF THE 70 RHYTHM STYLES FROM THE RHYTHM STYLE BUTTON GROUPS SWING 1. ACOUSTIC POP OLDIES Press one of the quick select RHYTHM STYLE buttons twice, to display the Rhythm Style selection menu on the display screen. Each button will contain four to eight related Rhythm Styles. For our example we pressed the Swing Button.
RHYTHM SECTION - SELECTING A RHYTHM CURSOR SELECTING A RHYTHM STYLE USING LCD DISPLAY PANEL CONTROLS Selecting a Rhythm Style using only the Cursor and Value Buttons 1. Highlight the Rhythm Style name area using the CURSOR buttons. STYLE 1 : Grand Piano 1 : Big Band NC ESCAPE VALUE – 2. + A1 / = 100 Press the VALUE + and - buttons or turn the Data Wheel to cycle through the Rhythm Style numbers and names until you reach the rhythm style that you would like to select.
RHYTHM SECTION - PLAYING THE RHYTHM RHYTHM CONTROL SYNCH INTRO / END START / STOP FILL IN FILL TO VAR FADE Intro, Fill-In and Ending Patterns fitting each different Rhythm Styleare permanently recorded in your instrument, thus allowing a versitile Rhythm Performance. START / STOP STRAIGHT START 1. Press the Start/Stop Button. Your Selected Rhythm Style Drum Pattern will begin to play. INTRO Begin the Rhythm Performance with an Intro Pattern. INTRO / END START / STOP SYNCH 1.
RHYTHM SECTION - PLAYING THE RHYTHM – TEMPO + ONE TOUCH ACCOMP RHYTHM CONTROL SYNCH INTRO / END START / STOP FILL IN FILL TO VAR FADE FADE Finish the Rhythm Performance with by Fading the Rhyrhm Volume to Zero. START / STOP FADE 1. Press the Start / Stop Button 2. Press the Fade Button. The normal rhythm pattern begins to gradually Fade until completion.
AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT – TEMPO + ONE TOUCH ACCOMP RHYTHM CONTROL SYNCH INTRO / END START / STOP FILL IN FILL TO VAR FADE Simply by playing a chord on the keyboard, the AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT function automatically plays an accompaniment pattern which matches perfectly the selected rhythm. With a real accompaniment as a background, you can concentrate on playing the melody.
AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT - TYPES HOW TO PLAY CHORDS There are 3 different ways to specify chords on the Keyboard. Basic Mode (One Finger) For beginner players, a left hand chord can be specified with just one finger. You can either press one key on the left keyboard section to specify the root note (one-finger), or play all the notes of the chord. NOTE: When the rhythm is on, even if the keys are released, the accompaniment continues to play in the specified chord until you specify another chord.
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AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT - HOW TO USE – TEMPO + ONE TOUCH ACCOMP SELECTING YOUR AUTO CHORD TYPE ACCOMP 1. Press the ACCOMP button, Its indicator LED will turn on. The LCD Display Screen will show the accompaniment “Chord” menu.
AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT - HOW TO PLAY – TEMPO + ONE TOUCH ACCOMP RHYTHM CONTROL SYNCH INTRO / END START / STOP FILL IN FILL TO VAR FADE PLAYING IN THE AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT MODE ACCOMP 1. Press the ACCOMP button its LED indicator light will turn on. 2. Select the Chord Findering Mode (see previous page). SYNCHRONIZED START Begin the Accompaniment Orchestration when you play a chord with the piano keys on the left side of the piano. SYNCH 1.
AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT - HOW TO PLAY – TEMPO + ONE TOUCH ACCOMP RHYTHM CONTROL SYNCH INTRO / END START / STOP FILL IN FILL TO VAR FADE CONTINUED FILL IN You can insert a fill-in pattern any time during the Accompaniment Orchestration. Choose from two different Fill In Patterns (Fill In or Fill to Var). FILL IN FILL TO VAR 1. Press the piano Fill In or Fill to Var Button. A Fill In Pattern is heard for the remainder of the measure.
SETUP The SETUP Function is used to set up or to adjust various parameters related to the operation of this piano. The SETUP button will access menus for Performance, Harmony, Key Mode, Sustain, Reverb, Chord mode, Effects, Pedal, Percussion, and Metronome Mode. USING THE SETUP MENU 1. Press the SETUP button. The Initial Set Up Screen Menu will appear on the LCD Display.
SETUP - PERFORMANCE MENU SETUP MODE PERFORMANCE SETUP MENU 1. Press the SETUP button. The first Set Up Menu Screen will appear on the LCD Screen 2. The Performance Listing will be highlighted. Press the ENTER button to access the Performance menu. 3. Use the CURSOR buttons to access the following options shown below. Performance Setup Velocity Norm Split Point Transpos 0 Screen Hold G2 45 Velocity - This adjusts the Piano Keybed’s Touch Sensitivity Response.
SETUP - PERFORMANCE MENU PERFORMANCE- SETUP MENU 1. Press the SETUP button. The first Set Up Menu Screen will appear on the LCD Screen 2. The Performance Listing will be highlighted. Press the ENTER button to access the Performance menu. 3. Use the CURSOR buttons to access the following options shown below. TRANSPOSE The Transpose feature can shift the pitch of the piano up or down in semitone intervals.
SETUP - PERFORMANCE MENU PERFORMANCE- SETUP MENU 1. Press the SETUP button. The first Set Up Menu Screen will appear on the LCD Screen 2. The Performance Listing will be highlighted. Press the ENTER button to access the Performance menu. 3. Use the SCREEN RIGHT BUTTON and the CURSOR buttons to access the following options shown below. TUNE The pitch of this piano is very accurate and stable, it is automatically set to standard A440 pitch when the piano is turned on.
SETUP - PERFORMANCE MENU PERFORMANCE- SETUP MENU 1. Press the SETUP button. The first Set Up Menu Screen will appear on the LCD Screen 2. The Performance Listing will be highlighted. Press the ENTER button to access the Performance menu. 3. Use the SCREEN RIGHT BUTTON and the CURSOR buttons to access the following options shown below. FADE TIME Fade time adjusts the length of time that an accompaniment fade introduction or fade out ending takes.
SETUP - HARMONY MENU HARMONY SETUP MENU 1. Press the SETUP button. 2. Use the CURSOR button to highlight the Harmony menu. 3. Press the ENTER button to access the Harmony menu. 4. Use the CURSOR button to select a harmony type, then use the VALUE buttons to turn that harmony type on or off. Only one harmony type can be selected at a time. Harmony Trio Duet Oct OFF OFF OFF HARMONY Harmony is used to enhance a single note melody line that you would play while the auto accompaniment is engaged.
SETUP - KEY MODE MENU KEY MODE SETUP MENU 1. Press the SETUP button. 2. Use the CURSOR button to highlight the Key Mode menu. 3. Press the ENTER button to access the Key Mode menu. 4. Use the CURSOR button to select a key mode type, then use the VALUE buttons to turn that key mode type on or off. MANUAL BASS The Manual Bass feature functions only when the piano is in the Auto Accompaniment Mode.
SETUP - SUSTAIN MENU SUSTAIN - SETUP MENU 1. Press the SETUP button. 2. Use the CURSOR button to highlight the Sustain menu. 3. Press the ENTER button to access the Sustain menu. 4. Use the CURSOR button to select a sustain type, then use the VALUE buttons to adjust your selected sustain type on or off. Sustain defaults to all options on. SUSTAIN The Sustain Pedal can affect the Sound Channels Upper, Layer and/ or Lower of this piano.
SETUP - REVERB MENU REVERB - SETUP MENU 1. Press the SETUP button. 2. Use the SCREEN RIGHT button to access the second page of the setup menu options. 3. Press the ENTER button to access the Reverb menu. 4. Use the CURSOR button to access the following options: REVERB Reverb simulates the effect of playing in a big room or hall where the sound reverberates off the walls and ceiling. Pressing the REVERB button will toggle this effect on or off. When reverb is engaged the indicator light will be lit.
SETUP - EFFECTS MENU EFFECTS (CHORUS) - SETUP MENU 1. Press the SETUP button. 2. Use the SCREEN RIGHT button to access the second page of the setup menu options. 3. Use the CURSOR button to highlight the Effects menu. 4. Press the ENTER button to access the Effects menu. 5. Use the CURSOR button to access the following options: EFFECTS (CHORUS) The Effect or Chorus enriches your performance by adding depth, texture and spaciousness to your selected instrument voice.
SETUP - CHORD MENU CHORD - SETUP MENU 1. Press the SETUP button. 2. Use the SCREEN RIGHT button to access the second page of the setup menu options. 3. Use the CURSOR button to highlight the Chord menu. 4. Press the ENTER button to access the Chord menu. 5. Use the CURSOR button to select a fingering mode. Use the ENTER button to confirm your selection.
SETUP - PEDAL MENU PEDAL ASSIGN - SETUP MENU 1. Press the SETUP button. 2. Use the SCREEN RIGHT button to access the second page of the setup menu options. 3. Use the CURSOR button to highlight the Pedal menu. 4. Press the ENTER button to access the Pedal menu. 5. Use the CURSOR button to select the following options, the pedal can only be assigned to one. PEDAL ASSIGN The center pedal is the only assignable function pedal.
SETUP -PERCUSSION MENU PERCUSSION (DRUM KIT SELECTION) 1. Press the SETUP button. 2. Use the SCREEN RIGHT button to access the third page of the setup menu options. 3. Press the ENTER button to access the Percussion menu. 4. Use the – VALUE + buttons to change the current Value. PERCUSSION (DRUM KIT SELECTION) When piano percussion is engaged the piano keys will play the percussion voices from the selected Drum kit. The Piano Keys will not be available for normal play.
SETUP - METRONOME MENU METRONOME - SETUP MENU 1. Press the SETUP button. 2. Use the SCREEN RIGHT button to access the third page of the setup menu options. 3. Use the CURSOR button to highlight the Metronome menu. 4. Press the ENTER button to access the Metronome menu. 5. Use the CURSOR button to access the following options: METRONOME The built in metronome is a timing device. It is used as a timing reference to aid with practice or performance.
REGISTRATION MEMORY REGISTRATION MEMORY STORE 1 2 3 4 5 6 BANK REGISTRATION A registration is a particular group settings such as style, voice, chord and other parameters or features that you have engaged. You can save these Settings or your “set up” so that it can be recalled by pressing a single button. This piano has four banks with six registration numbers in each bank, for a total of 24 registrations memory locations. SAVE YOUR SETTINGS IN THE REGISTRATION MEMORY BANK STORE 1.
RECORD FUNCTIONS COMPOSER ACCOMP MEL. 1 PLAY/PAUSE STOP MEL. 2 RECORD MEL. 3 MEL. 4 BEG. MARK END MARK RESET OUTLINE OF A MUSIC RECORDER (OR SEQUENCER) A music recorder records your performance in a similar way to a tape recorder. This instrument’s music recorder allows you to record and save up to 5 different ways.
RECORD FUNCTIONS RECORD FEATURES - continued Auto Accompaniment Track (Accomp Button) The Auto Accompaniment track will record the chord changes, style, tempo, variation, intro, fill-in and ending. Pressing The ACCOMP track button and the Record Button will select the accompaniment track for recording. If ACCOMP Record track button has been selected and it’s LED Indicator light is Flashing, then the auto accompaniment will be synchronized to start when the piano keys are played.
RECORDING The top line displays which melody track is recording. The piano mode. Record Melody 3 Rec Record Accomp 1:3 / = 100 The current bar (1) and beat (3). If the accompaniment track is being recorded it will shown here. The current tempo. HOW TO RECORD RECORDING 1. Prepare Prepare to record by setting the voice, style, tempo and reverb level and other parameters as desired. PLAY/PAUSE STOP RECORD 2. Select a track to record onPress the RECORD button. It’s Indicator LED will blink.
RECORDING - PLAYBACK COMPOSER ACCOMP MEL. 1 PLAY/PAUSE STOP MEL. 2 RECORD MEL. 3 MEL. 4 BEG. MARK END MARK RESET PLAYBACK To listen to your recording follow these simple steps.. PLAY/PAUSE STOP RECORD 1. To Playback Your Recorded Music Press the PLAY/PAUSE button. The Play Buttons LED Indicator will stay on until the playback is complete. You can play along on the piano keys while the recording is playing back. PLAY/PAUSE STOP RECORD 2.
RECORDING - MARK COMPOSER ACCOMP PLAY/PAUSE MEL. 1 STOP MEL. 2 RECORD MEL. 3 MEL. 4 BEG. MARK END MARK RESET MARK The mark feature allows you to isolate a section of a track of your recording. If you would like study or to re-do a segment of your track recording, it can be easily accomplished with the BEG MARK, END MARK buttons.
SONG - PLAY ALONG SONG This piano includes a range of songs covering a variety of genres that are enjoyable to listen to, or to play along with. You can begin practicing with just one hand, and you can even practice at your own tempo. This instrument will even evaluate and grade your performance for you! SONG The SONG button will access a play along music lesson guide that can be used as a fun way to learn new music.
SONG - LESSON This area will count the song’s measure during play or test. PLAY MODE: On this line select the parts of Bumble Bee Measure Use “Play” the song you would like to listen to to hear during Song Play RHnd=Y LHnd=Y Acmp=Y the selected playback. The right hand parts of the is melody, the left hand is R=Y L=Y Test / = 110 song. Bass or Accompaniment The selected songs and the Acmp is the Use “Test” to be tempo. rhythm accompaniment graded on your (where applicable).
SONG - LESSON LESSON FEATURES TEST - Pressing the ENTER button engages the TEST mode when hightlighted. You may test yourself on the right hand melody, the left hand accompaniment or both hands by highlighting the appropriate area and using the VALUE buttons to toggle those parts on, Y (Yes) or off, N (No). TEST MODES Right hand test - Select R=Y L=N. Then highlight the TEST mode area and press the ENTER button.
DISK Piano Power On/Off Indicator LED Light Microphone Jack Input Floppy Disk Drive “In Use” Indicator LED Light DISK FEATURES The Disk features allows you to Load Songs, Save Songs, Delete Song Files and Rename your song files. INSERT THE DISK - Insert the 3.5” (HD 1.4mb only) disk into the disk drive with the label side up and the metal shutter leading into the drive. Slide the diskette into the drive until it clicks into place.
DISK - LOAD SONG Load Song Load Song retrieves one of your previously stored Music Performances or MIDI File songs from the floppy disk. Since the Standard MIDI file that you have on disk and your musical performance in the pianos music recorder share the same memory, selecting a song file may bring up a confirmation pop up screen, saying it will overwrite the song that is currently in the sequencer (music recorder).
DISK - SAVE SONG SAVE SONG Save song function lets you save your musical performance data that you recorded in the 5 track music recorder (sequencer) and save it onto a floppy disk so that it can be accessed later.
DISK - PLAY DISK PLAY DISK The Play Disk function lets you play all SMF MIDI Song Files that are on the floppy disk.
DISK - PLAY DISK MENUS Load Song Various Menu Screens Load Song function has various menu screens that allow you to view Song Lyrics and to play along with the disk.
DISK - UTILITY UTILITY - Selecting Utility will access the Disk Utility Screen.
DISK - UTILITY UTILITY MENU - continued Delete - Delete is used to remove unwanted files from the disk to make more space available.
MIDI & VIDEO OUT JACKS MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. This is a world wide standard communication interface that enables electronic musical instruments and computers (of all brands) to communicate with each other so that instructions and other data can pass between them. This exchange of information makes it possible to create a system of MIDI instruments and devices that offers far greater versatility and control than is available with isolated instruments.
MIDI MIDI CHANNELS - The MIDI system in this unit has 16 channels numbered from 1-16. Each of the channels is responsible for a voice. When the instrument receives from an external device, the active channel is determined by the control message.
MIDI MIDI LOCAL CONTROL MODE - Local control refers to the fact that normally, this Suzuki piano controls the internal tone generator. This is the normal play mode. Local control can be turned off, so that the piano does not play the internal voices, however, the MIDI information is still transmitted via the MIDI Out connector when notes are played on the piano. At the same time, the internal tone generator can respond to MIDI data received via the MIDI In connector.
MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART Function Transmitted Recognized Remark Basic Channel 1 CH 1-16 CH Channel changed 1-16 CH 1-16 CH Default Mode 3 3 Note Number 9-120 0-127 Velocity: Note On Velocity: Note Off X Pitch Bender Control Change: 0 X 1 X X 5 X X 7, MIDI 10 IMPLEMENTATION CHART 11 X 64, 66, 67 65 X X 80, 81 91 98, 99 X X 100 ,101 X X 121 123 Program Change 0-127 0-127 System Exclusive X X Sys. Common: Song Select X X Sys.
VOICE LIST Please note: The MIDI program number for any voice listed is one less than the display number. Group A Group B Piano PIANO 1 : Grand Piano 2 : Bright Piano 3 : Elec. Piano 4 : Honky Tonk Pno Chromatic Percussion VIBES 9 : Celesta 10 : Glockenspiel 11 : Music Box 12 : Vibraphone Organ ORGAN 17 : Hammond Organ 18 : Percuss.
STYLE LIST Group A Group B BIG BAND BIG BAND 1 : Big Band 1 3 : Latin Big Band 2 : Miller Band 4 : Broadway 5 : Orch. Waltz 7 : Jazz Band 6 : Jazz Waltz BOSSA 8 : Cool Bossa 10 : Bossa Nova 9 : Pop Bossa 11 : Samba 12 : Salsa 13 : Tango SWING 14 : Swing Trio 15: SoloPianoSwing 18 : Lounge 16 : Swingin’Organ 17 : Dixie 20 : Swing BOSSA Swing 19 : Jazz S.
DRUM KIT LIST DRUM KIT LIST 1 Please note: In the first title row the number in the bracket, after the kit name, is the MIDI program number. The Drum kits name and number that are shown on the LCD display are listed in the second title row. The “No.” refers to MIDI note number, and “Key” refers to the key on the piano. A blank space in the table mean there is no sound there. Keys from A0 to D1 sound as timpani, except for in Kit 9, the effects kit. Keys from E6 to C8 sound the same as the D#1 to B6 keys.
DRUM KIT LIST DRUM KIT LIST 2 Please note: In the first title row the number in the bracket, after the kit name, is the MIDI program number. The Drum kits name and number that are shown on the LCD display are listed in the second title row. The “No.” refers to MIDI note number, and “Key” refers to the key on the piano. A blank space in the table mean there is no sound there. Keys from A0 to D1 sound as timpani, except for in Kit 9, the effects kit. Keys from E6 to C8 sound the same as the D#1 to B6 keys.
SPECIFICATIONS SPECIFICATIONS PIANO 88-note, hammer-action piano POLYPHONY: 64 VOICES 128 Voices 16 quick select voice buttons VOICE MODE Upper Layer (dual) voice Lower (split) voice AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT STYLE 70 Auto accompaniment styles ten quick select style buttons AUTO BASS CHORD MODE One Finger Fingered Piano Off CONTROLS Power: On/Off Main Volume Control: Min-Max Bass Level Treble Level Microphone Volume Level Microphone Echo Level Accomp Volume/Piano Volume Balance SETUP CONTROL Performance: Velocity
QUESTIONS QUESTIONS AND/OR PROBLEMS Where is the serial number on my piano? The serial number of the piano should be directly underneath the piano on the right hand side near the floppy disk drive. Where can I buy recorded disks to play in my piano? Visit www.suzukimusic.com/hg-425e. You may purchase from other outlets but please remember to order only Standard MIDI File ( SMF ) floppy disks. Problem: Power is not coming on. -– 1. Check to make sure that the Piano is plugged iinto the AC Outlet Properly. 2.
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WARRANTY WARRANTY This product, except the exterior cosmetic parts, is warranted by the Suzuki Corporation to the original purchaser to be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use as follows: 1. For a period of one year from the date of purchase, the Suzuki Corporation will pay the labor charges to repair the defective product. After this one year period, you must pay all labor charges. 2.
SUZUKI Mini-Grande Digital Piano HG-425e OWNER’S MANUAL SUZUKI P.O. BOX 261030 SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92196 (858) 566-9710 Visit us on the web at www.suzukimusic.
