Kawai EP3 - Manuals

Page 6 CAUTION Indicates a potential hazard that could result in injury or damage to the product or other property if the product is handled incorrectly. Using the product in such areas may result in product breakdown.Use the product only in moderate climates (not in tropical climates). Do not use t...

Page 7 Notes on Repair Should an abnormality occur in the product, immediately turn the power OFF, disconnect the power cord plug, and then contact the shop from which the product was purchased. CAUTION: To prevent electric shock, match wide blade of plug to wide slot, fully insert. ATTENTION: Pour ...

Page 8 1 INTR ODUCTION 1. INTRODUCTION 1) PACKAGE CONTENTS The EP3 digital piano package contains the following items: z AC power adaptor (PS-154) z Foot pedal (F-10H) z Music rest z Owner’s manual 2 PLA YING THE PIANO 3 SONG RECORDER 5 APPENDICES 4 FUNCTION SETTINGS 1 INTR ODUCTION Owner’s Manual z...

Page 9 1 INTR ODUCTION 2) FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS ‘ Advanced Hammer Action IV-F Developed to accurately represent the touch of a traditional grand piano, the redesigned Advanced Hammer Action IV-F keyboard adopts KAWAI’s remarkable springless construction, for a smoother, more natural, piano feeling. Jus...

Page 10 1 INTR ODUCTION 3) PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS z VOICING The VOICING function allows the tonal quality of the EP3 digital piano to be adjusted. (page 27) z SOUND SELECTION BUTTONS The SOUND SELECTION buttons are used to select the sound(s) that will be heard when pressing the keys. (page 14)The...

Page 12 1 INTR ODUCTION 4) GETTING STARTED ‘ ATTACHING THE MUSIC REST Insert the legs of the music rest into the holes located at the rear of the main unit. „ W h e n a t t a c h i n g t h e m u s i c r e s t , b e c a r e f u l n o t t o scratch the rear of the main unit. „ Av o i d a p p l y i n g...

Page 13 1 INTR ODUCTION ‘ BASIC OPERATION … Step 1 Connect one end of the AC power cable to the DC IN jack of the EP3 digital piano, and the other end of the cable to a wall AC outlet. … Step 2 Press the POWER button to turn on the power. The LED indicator for the PIANO button will turn on, and the ...

Page 15 2 PLA YING THE PIANO 2) DEMO SONGS The internal demonstration songs provide an excellent introduction to the varied capabilities of the EP3 digital piano, presenting the instrument’s rich selection of voices and powerful speaker system. There are two different types of demonstration availabl...

Page 16 2 PLA YING THE PIANO … Step 3 Press the DEMO button to deactivate demo mode. The LED indicator for the DEMO button will turn off, indicating that demo mode has been deactivated. The demo songs will stop playing. EP3̲̲EN.indd   16 2008/06/10   14:39:13

Page 18 2 PLA YING THE PIANO … Step 5 Press the T or S VALUE/BALANCE buttons to adjust the volume balance between the two sounds. T h e c u r r e n t vo l u m e b a l a n c e b e t w e e n t h e p r i m a r y a n d secondary sounds will be shown in the LED display. „ The sum of the primary and secon...

Page 19 2 PLA YING THE PIANO 4) SPLIT MODE The SPLIT function divides the keyboard of the EP3 digital piano into Upper and Lower sections, allowing each section to be played with a different sound. … Step 1 Press the SPLIT button. The LED indicator for the SPLIT button will turn on, indicating that ...

Page 20 2 PLA YING THE PIANO … Step 4 Press the ORGAN button three times. The LED indicator for the ORGAN button will turn on. ‘1-3’ will be shown in the LED display, indicating t h a t t h e U p p e r s e c t i o n s o u n d h a s b e e n changed to Church Organ. … Step 5 Press and hold the SPLIT b...

Page 21 2 PLA YING THE PIANO 5) FOUR HANDS MODE The FOUR HANDS function divides the keyboard of the EP3 digital piano into separate Upper and Lower sections in a similar way to that of the SPLIT function. In addition, the the octave/pitch of each section is also adjusted, allowing two people to play...

Page 22 2 PLA YING THE PIANO 6) REVERB, EFFECTS, AND EQ The EP3 digital piano allows performers to alter sounds by adding reverb, applying effects, and adjusting equalisation (EQ). When selecting some internal sounds, the LED indicator for the EFFECTS or REVERB buttons may turn on automatically. Thi...

Page 23 2 PLA YING THE PIANO ‘ EFFECTS Effects alter the impression and feeling of the sounds. There are fi ve types of effect available: Effect type Description Chorus Simulates the rich character of a vocal choir or string ensemble, by layering a slightly detuned version of the sound over the origi...

Page 24 2 PLA YING THE PIANO ‘ LINE OUT EQ Equaliser adjusts the tonal character of the sound. The equaliser can be turned On or Off. Equaliser type Description Off Recommended for normal playing circumstances, such as in a living room or classroom. With headphones connected, the normal sound of the...

Page 25 2 PLA YING THE PIANO 7) TOUCH CURVE The TOUCH function allows different touch sensitivities for the keyboard to be selected, other than the standard touch of an acoustic piano. The sensitivity can be changed to one of fi ve different types: Light 2, Light 1, Heavy 1, Heavy 2 or Off. … Step 1 ...

Page 26 2 PLA YING THE PIANO 8) TRANSPOSE The TRANSPOSE function allows the audible pitch of the EP3 digital piano to be raised or lowered in half steps. This is particularly useful when accompanying instruments with different tones, or when a song learned in one key must be played in another key. T...

Page 27 2 PLA YING THE PIANO 9) VOICING Voicing is a technique used by piano technicians to mould the character of a piano’s sound. This function allows the tonal quality of the EP3 digital piano to be set to one of four voicing types: Voicing type Description Normal The normal tone character of an ...

Page 28 2 PLA YING THE PIANO 10) METRONOME Rhythm is one of the most important elements when learning music. It is important to practise playing the piano at the correct tempo and with a steady rhythm. The EP3 digital piano’s metronome function helps learners to achieve this by providing a steady be...

Page 29 2 PLA YING THE PIANO … Step 2 Press the T or S VALUE/BALANCE buttons to select the desired time signature. The currently selected time signature will be shown in the LED display. … Step 3 Press the BEAT button again to deactivate the metronome. The LED indicator for the BEAT button will turn...

Page 30 3 SONG RECORDER 3. SONG RECORDER The EP3 digital piano allows up to three different songs to be recorded, stored in memory, and played back at the touch of a button. Each song has two separate tracks called ‘parts’ that can be recorded independently. For example, this allows the left-hand pa...

Page 31 3 SONG RECORDER … Step 3 Play the piano. The recorder will automatically start recording with the fi rst note played. The LED indicators for the PLAY/STOP and REC buttons will turn on. Any changes made to the sound while recording will also be recorded. The recording can also be started by pr...

Page 33 3 SONG RECORDER 2) PLAYING BACK A SONG The PLAY/STOP button is used to start and stop playback of the recorded song, and to also select which song and part is played. In the following example, the song recorded to the SONG1 memory will be played back. … Step 1 Press and hold the PLAY/STOP bu...

Page 34 3 SONG RECORDER ‘ PLAYING BACK PARTS SEPARATELY When selecting a song recorded with two parts, it is possible to playback PART1 and PART2 separately. In the following example, only PART1 of the song recorded to the SONG1 memory will be played back. … Step 1 Press and hold the PLAY/STOP butto...

Page 35 3 SONG RECORDER 3) ERASING A SONG/PART This function allows any songs that are no longer listened to, to be cleared. In the following example, PART1 of the song recorded to the SONG1 memory will be erased. … Step 1 Press and hold the PLAY/STOP and REC buttons. The LED indicators for the SOUN...

Page 36 4 FUNCTION SETTINGS 4. FUNCTION SETTINGS The function settings are responsible for controlling various advanced parameters within the EP3 digital piano, and can be selected by pressing a combination of buttons. The functions are assigned as follows: Menu Button Function DEMO Brilliance * SPL...

Page 37 4 FUNCTION SETTINGS 1) BRILLIANCE This function allows the brightness of the EP3 digital piano sound to be adjusted. … Step 1 Press and hold the TOUCH and TRANSPOSE buttons, then press the DEMO button. The LED indicators for the TOUCH, TRANSPOSE, and DEMO buttons will start to fl ash, indicat...

Page 39 4 FUNCTION SETTINGS 3) DAMPER EFFECT When the damper pedal is depressed on an acoustic piano, all dampers are lifted up, allowing the strings to vibrate freely. When a note or chord is played on the piano with the damper pedal depressed, not only will the strings of the notes played vibrate,...

Page 41 4 FUNCTION SETTINGS 5) TEMPERAMENT The EP3 digital piano offers immediate access to a variety of musical temperaments popular during the Renaissance and Baroque periods. It may prove interesting and educational to experiment with different temperaments, other than the modern ‘equal temperame...

Page 42 4 FUNCTION SETTINGS … Step 2 Press the T or S VALUE/BALANCE buttons to select the desired temperament type. „ Any changes made to the Temperament setting will remain until the power is turned off. „ When the power is turned off, the Temperament setting will return to the default type of ‘Equ...

Page 43 4 FUNCTION SETTINGS 6) LOWER OCTAVE SHIFT When using SPLIT mode, this function allows the Lower section to be raised by one, two, or three octaves. … Step 1 Press and hold the TOUCH and TRANSPOSE buttons, then press the ORGAN button. The LED indicators for the TOUCH, TRANSPOSE, and ORGAN but...

Page 44 4 FUNCTION SETTINGS 7) DAMPER HOLD ON/OFF This function determines whether or not pressing the damper pedal will sustain continuous sounds such as organ or strings after the keys are released. … Step 1 Press and hold the TOUCH and TRANSPOSE buttons, then press the STRINGS/CHOIR button. The L...

Page 45 4 FUNCTION SETTINGS 8) MIDI FUNCTIONS ‘ MIDI OVERVIEW The term MIDI is an acronym for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, an international standard for connecting synthesizers, sequencers (MIDI recorders) and other electronic instr uments so that they can exchange performance data. The EP3...

Page 46 4 FUNCTION SETTINGS ‘ EP3 MIDI functions The EP3 piano is capable of the following MIDI functions: Transmit / receive keyboard note information By transmitting MIDI data (MIDI out), a MIDI-connected keyboard can be played from the EP3 digital piano. Or alternatively, by receiving data (MIDI ...

Page 48 4 FUNCTION SETTINGS 10) SEND PROGRAM CHANGE NUMBER This function allows the EP3 digital piano to send program change numbers. Using this function, any program change number from 1 to 128 can be sent to external MIDI devices and instruments. … Step 1 Press and hold the TOUCH and TRANSPOSE but...

Page 49 4 FUNCTION SETTINGS 11) LOCAL CONTROL ON/OFF This function determines whether the EP3 digital piano will play a sound when the keyboard is played, or only when a message is received from an external MIDI instrument. … Step 1 Press and hold the TOUCH and TRANSPOSE buttons, then press the BASS...

Page 50 4 FUNCTION SETTINGS 12) TRANSMIT PROGRAM CHANGE ON/OFF This function determines whether or not the EP3 digital piano will transmit program change information when pressing the control buttons. Program Change Number Mapping Sound Button Sound Name Multi-Timbral mode Off, On 1 On 2 No. Prog No...

Page 55 4 FUNCTION SETTINGS 15) LOWER PEDAL ON/OFF When using SPLIT mode, this function determines whether or not pressing the damper pedal will also sustain the Lower section sounds. … Step 1 Press and hold the TOUCH and TRANSPOSE buttons, then press the REC button. The LED indicators for the TOUCH...

Page 57 5 APPENDICES 5. APPENDICES 1) CONNECTING TO OTHER DEVICES 1 LINE IN STEREO JACK This jack allows the output from an external audio device, such as a CD or MP3 player, to be mixed with the sound produced by the EP3 digital piano. Please use the controls on the external device in order to adju...

Page 58 5 APPENDICES 2) USB USAGE ‘ ABOUT THE USB DRIVER Additional driver software may be required in order to send and receive data between a computer and the EP3 digital piano using a USB connection. Please read the following instructions carefully for each computer/operating system type. ‘ Windo...

Page 59 5 APPENDICES ‘ NOTES ON USB USAGE y When both MIDI jacks and the USB port are connected simultaneously, the USB port has priority. y When connecting a USB cable to the EP3 digital piano, first connect the USB cable and then turn the EP3 digital piano power on. y When connected the EP3 digita...

Page 63 5 APPENDICES KAWAI Model EP3 MIDI Implementation Chart Date : APRIL 2008Version : 1.0 Mode 1: OMNI ON, POLY Mode 2: OMNI ON, MONO Mode 3: OMNI OFF, POLY Mode 4: OMNI OFF, MONO { : Yes ° : No Function... Transmitted Recognised Remarks BasicChannel DefaultChanged 1 1 - 16 1 1 - 16 Mode Default...