DP-32 B, DP-32 WH 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 8.6 MIDI functions................................................................................................................ 35 8.6.1 USB connection to a computer............................................................................ 35 8.6.2 Setting the MIDI channel........................................................................................ 35 9 Practise and demo songs.................................................................................................
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 instructions 2 Safety instructions 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 instructions 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: n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n Keyboard: 88 weighted keys with hammer action and adjustable touch response. 16 sounds 128-voice polyphony Reverb Chorus Split mode Metronome Transpose function Music Library with 60 rehearsal songs Speaker: 2 × 10 W 3 pedals Connections: 2 × headphones out, stereo AUX IN/OUT, USB MIDI 2.
Assembly instructions 4 Assembly instructions ö # $ & % ( ) ' * + , - You need a Phillips screwdriver (not supplied) for the assembly of the digital piano. Open the package and make sure before assembling that the entire scope of delivery is present, as posted here. 1 Digital piano housing 7 Back panel 2 Power cord 8 Phillips-head screws M6 ´ 18 (2 pcs.) 3 Pedal cable 9 Hand screws (4 pcs.) 4 Left side panel 10 Phillips-head screws 6 ´ 50 (4 pcs.
Assembly instructions Mechanical assembly 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. n n n n n Hand screws (4 pcs.) Phillips-head screws M6 ´ 18 (2 pcs.) Phillips-head screws 6 ´ 50 (4 pcs.) Phillips-head screws 4 ´ 15 (4 pcs.) Plastic caps (4 pcs.
Assembly instructions * Put the digital piano housing on the stand and affix it using four hand screws. ) # Connect the DIN plug of the pedal cable to the provided socket on the bottom side of the digital piano housing. Fix the cable to the base and move the digital piano to the desired position.
Assembly instructions Connecting the power supply Make sure that the device is turned off before you connect it to the power supply or disconnect it. Turn the volume knob counter-clockwise to minimum before connecting the digital piano to the power supply or to other devices. This is to protect the speakers from damage. Connect the cable from the power adapter outlet to the input socket [DC IN] on the rear panel of the digital piano. Plug the AC power cord into a properly wired mains wall outlet.
Connections and operating elements 5 Connections and operating elements Control panel left and right ö # $ % & ' ( ) * 1 [METRO] Button to turn the metronome on and off Press [METRO] and [PLAY] simultaneously to enable the recording mode. 2 [PLAY] Button to start and stop user song playback Press [METRO] and [PLAY] simultaneously to enable the recording mode.
Connections and operating elements Pedals 10 Soft pedal Using the Soft pedal makes the piano sound smoother and the overall volume is attenuated. 11 Sostenuto pedal When stepping on the Sostenuto pedal, the currently played notes linger until you release the pedal. 12 Sustain pedal With the sustain pedal all played notes sound longer. This effect simulates the lifting of the damper in an analogue keyboard instrument.
Tempo Metro Beat digital piano Setting Record Beep D.A.S. 4 C7 -1 TAP Right hand 9 8 6 4 2 1 Duet -1 +1 Left hand 7 5 3 0 Duet +1 Pedal Resonance Twinova Lower C3 5 3 1 Voice Select 2 Setting +1 Octave C6 Setting -1 MIDI Out Lower Volume Dual Volume Metro Volume Duet On/Off Split Point Voice Demo Dual Soprano Sax C2 Upper Volume Chorus Type Reverb Type Touch Transpose 5 C5 Tune 6 3 Pipe Organ Jazz Organ Clavi E.
Connection options 6 Connection options Headphones To the left beneath the keyboard you find the headphones outlets 1 and 2 (designed as 1/4" phone socket). If you connect headphones (not supplied) to output 1, speaker playback will be retained. Using outlet 2 mutes the speakers. External audio devices via the AUX OUT socket AUX OUT AUX IN Use the AUX OUT socket to connect the digital piano to an amplifier, stereo device, mixing console or recording device.
Connection options Computer via USB AUX OUT AUX IN You can connect the digital piano to exchange data with a PC via the USB port. This also allows the transfer of MIDI data. Use a current operating system still supported by the provider to avoid tech‐ nical difficulties. Do not set the USB interface as the in and output at the same time in the computer software. Otherwise, there will be overlap when playing the dig‐ ital piano.
Turning the digital piano on / off, setup 7 Turning the digital piano on / off, setup 7.1 Switching the digital piano on Press the power button on the right of the claviature to turn the digital piano on or off. If you hear nothing coming from the speakers, the volume may be set to ‘minimum’. 7.2 Automatic shutoff When the digital piano is not being used for 30 minutes, it switches off automatically. To turn it on again, press the power button on the unit.
Turning the digital piano on / off, setup 7.4 Touch sensitivity With this function you can adjust the touch response of the keyboard at six different levels. Parameter Meaning [OFF] Touch sensitivity is off. This can be very recom‐ mendable when playing the organ voice. [1] Hard 2 In this setting, the volume is lower than usual even when playing with a hard touch. [2] Hard 1 In this setting, the volume is slightly lower than usual even when playing with a hard touch.
Turning the digital piano on / off, setup 7.5 Transposing With this function you can adjust the pitch of the keyboard in 12 semitone steps up or down. C#6 1. Hold down the [FUNCTION] button and press piano key [C#6]. 2. Hold down the [FUNCTION] button and press piano key [C7] or [C#7] to trans‐ pose the keyboard pitch in 12 semitone steps up or down. C#7 – – C6 Hold down the [FUNCTION] button and press piano key [C7] and [C#7] simultaneously to restore the preset value ‘00’ .
Turning the digital piano on / off, setup 7.7 Metronome The digital piano metronome has six preset time signatures. 1. Turning the metronome on / off Press the [METRO] button to turn the Metronome on or off. 2. Setting the time signature Press the buttons / to set one of the preset time signatures ‘0’ , ‘2’ , ‘3’ , ‘4’ , ‘5’ or ‘6’ . Hold down the [FUNCTION] button and press one of the piano keys [F#5] … [B5] to set the time signature directly. 3.
Turning the digital piano on / off, setup 7.8 Tempo All preprogrammed pieces and voices as well as the metronome function are stored with certain tempo information. These presets can be adjusted at any time in various ways. 1. Hold down the [FUNCTION] button and press piano key [F4] or [F#4] to adjust the tempo in steps of 1. 2. Hold down the [FUNCTION] button and press the / buttons to adjust the tempo in steps of 10. 3.
Turning the digital piano on / off, setup 7.9 Button sound With this function, you can turn the Key Tone on or off. By default, the Key Tone is turned on. Hold down the [FUNCTION] button and press the piano key [B7] to turn the button sound on or off. – C7 7.10 When you turn on the button sound, you will hear a sound each time you press a function button. B7 C8 Pedal resonance This function mimics the sustain effect of a piano. Press and hold the [FUNCTION] button.
Operating 8 Operating 8.1 Demo song The built-in demo song shows the sound and the pitch range of the instrument. 1. Simultaneously press the buttons [SONG/RVB] and /[CHO] to start the play‐ back of the demo song. The demo song is playing in an endless loop. 2. Press the /[CHO] button again to stop the playback. During playback, the piano keys are muted. 8.2 Practising songs 8.2.
Operating 4. Selecting a practise song directly Hold down the [FUNCTION] button and press one of the piano keys [D#3] … [C4] during playback to select the desired practise song. To select the practise song with the piano keys [D#3] … [C4], always enter the number in two-digit format. If you want to select the eighth practise song, for example, press the piano keys [D#3] and [B3] one after the other. D#3 C3 C4 8.2.
Operating 8.3 Voices 8.3.1 Selecting voices Overall, the digital piano has 16 voices, which can be accessed via piano keys [A0] … [C2] (see Ä Chapter 10 ‘Voice list’ on page 38). A preset voice is assigned to each piano key. 1. Hold down the [FUNCTION] button and press one of the piano keys [A0] … [C2] to select the desired voice. 2. To select another voice, hold down the [FUNCTION] button again and press one of the piano keys [A0] … [C2]. 3. Press the / buttons to select a desired voice.
Operating F#2 4. To assign the second voice, hold down the [FUNCTION] button and press piano key [F#2] to start the split mode. The preset second voice is ‘String Ensembles’ . 5. Hold down the [FUNCTION] button and press piano key [F#2] again. Use one of the piano keys [A0] … [C2] to select the second voice. 6. Hold down the [FUNCTION] button and press piano key [F#2] again to exit the split mode. REC A0 C1 C2 8.3.3 Dual mode In Dual mode, you can play two voices simultaneously. 1.
Operating 8.3.4 Demo mode The digital piano offers 16 demos for the individual voices. 1. First, select the first voice as described in section Ä Chapter 8.3.1 ‘Selecting voices’ on page 27. 2. Hold down the [FUNCTION] button and press piano key [G2] to start the demo for the selected voice. 3. Press piano key [G2] again or press the mode. /[CHO] button to exit the demo During playback, the piano keys are muted. C1 C2 G2 8.3.5 Duet mode 8.3.5.
Operating 8.3.5.2 Setting duet split point In duet mode, to play the chords in the chord section with your left hand and the melody with your right hand, you can select a point that splits the entire keyboard into two sections. C2 A2 1. Hold down the [FUNCTION] button and press piano key [A2]. Select the desired piano key that you want to be the split point. 2. Release the [FUNCTION] button to apply the setting. C3 8.3.
Operating 8.4 Digital effects 8.4.1 Chorus effect The Chorus function lets you simulate the acoustic effects under different environ‐ mental conditions. C#7 C6 F6 1. Hold down the [FUNCTION] button and press the Chorus effect on or off. 2. Hold down the [FUNCTION] button and press piano key [F6] to call up the con‐ figuration mode of the Chorus effect. 3. Hold down the [FUNCTION] button and press piano key [C7] or [C#7] to set the desired effect between ‘1’ … ‘5’ . 4.
Operating 8.4.2 Reverb effect With this function you can turn on the Reverb effect and select the effect type. C#7 C6 E6 C7 1. Hold down the [FUNCTION] button and press the [SONG/RVB] button to turn the Reverb effect on or off. 2. Hold down the [FUNCTION] button and press piano key [E6]. 3. Hold down the [FUNCTION] button and press piano key [C7] or [C#7] to set the desired effect between ‘1’ … ‘5’ .
Operating 8.5 Recording function You can record your own songs with the digital piano and save up to five recordings as user songs in the internal memory. Unsaved recordings are lost after switching the digital piano off. 8.5.1 Preparing and starting recording 1. Press the [METRO] and [PLAY] buttons simultaneously to enable the recording mode. 2. Press one of the piano keys [D#7] … [G7] to select a memory location for recording. ð The digital piano is now record enabled. The flashes. D#7 3.
Operating 8.5.3 Playing a recording 1. Hold down the [PLAY] button and press one of the piano keys [D#7] … [G7] to select the desired recording. 2. Press the [PLAY] button to play back the recording. ð The [PLAY] button LED lights. 3. D#7 Press the [PLAY] button again to stop the playback. ð The [PLAY] button LED goes out. C7 G7 C8 8.5.4 Deleting recordings Deleting single recordings 1. Switch to playback mode and select the desired recording as described in Ä Chapter 8.5.
Operating 8.6 MIDI functions 8.6.1 USB connection to a computer AUX OUT AUX IN 1. Turn on the computer. 2. Connect the USB port on the rear panel of the digital piano using a standard USB cable (not included) to the USB port on your computer. Use a current operating system still supported by the provider to avoid technical difficulties. 3. Then turn the digital piano on. Please heed the following instructions when connecting USB instruments to computers.
Practise and demo songs 9 Practise and demo songs Practising songs No. Name No. Name 1 The Entertainer 31 Robot Doll 2 Rialto Ripples (Rag) 32 Consolation 3 Neapolitan Song 33 2-Part Invention #13 In A Minor.B.W. III 4 Waltzes 34 Minuet In G Major (BWV Anh. 114) 5 Turkish March 35 Barcarolle 6 Schos Doll's Dance No. 2 36 Norwegian Dance No.
Practise and demo songs Demo song No.
Voice list 10 Voice list No. Name No. Name 1 Grand Piano 9 Drawbar Organ 2 Grand Piano 2 10 Jazz Organ 3 Chorus Piano 11 Rock Organ 4 E.Piano 1 12 Pipe Organ 5 E.
MIDI implementation chart 11 MIDI implementation chart Function Basic Channel Mode Sent Received Default 1 ALL Changed 1-16 1-16 Default No Mode 3 Messages No Mode 3 Altered *********** No 0 – 127 0 – 127 True voice *********** 0 – 127 Note ON Yes, 9nH, Yes, 9nH, v = 1 – 127 v = 1 – 127 No, 9nH, Yes, 9nH, v=0 v = 0 or 8nH, v = 0 – 127 Keys No No Channels No No No Yes 0 Yes Yes Bank Select 1 No Yes Modulation 5 No Yes Portamento Time 6 Yes Yes Data E
MIDI implementation chart Function Program Change Sent Received Yes Yes *********** 0 – 127 No Yes Song Position Pointer No No Song Select No No Tune Request No No Clock Yes No Commands No *1 No *1 Local ON/OFF No No Active Sensing No Yes System Reset No Yes True # System Exclusive System Common System Real Time Aux Messages Notes: Notes *1 When the accompaniment starts, an FAH message is transmitted. When the accompaniment stops, an FCH message is transmitted.
Troubleshooting 12 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 the headphone output 2. Connecting headphones will mute the speakers of the dig‐ ital piano. Malfunction occurs when using a mobile phone.
Technical specifications 13 Technical specifications Input connections Output connections Keyboard Power supply DC connection for power adapter USB port USB-to-Host AUX in 1 × 1/4" jack socket Headphones 2 × 1/4" jack socket AUX out 1 × 1/4" jack socket 88 weighted keys with hammer action Touch sensitivity adjustable Polyphony 128-voice polyphony Sounds 16 Effects Hall, Chorus, Reverb, DAS Pedals Soft, Sostenuto, Sustain Pitch adjustment Transposing –12 … +12 Tuning –50 … +50 M
Technical specifications Further information Surface Satinised Wooden keyboard No Ivory-feel keyboard No Auto Accompaniment No Number of rhythms 0 DP-32 B, DP-32 WH 43
Plug and connection assignment 14 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 15 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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