Page 3 - Important Safety Instructions; CAUTION; AVIS : RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE; WARNING; SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
INTRODUCTION 3 Important Safety Instructions When using the headphones, do not listen for long periods of time at high volume levels. Doing so may result in hearing problems. Do not insert or disconnect the powercord plug with wet hands. Doing so may cause electric shock. The product should be conne...
Page 5 - Notes on Repair; Canadian Radio Interference Regulations
INTRODUCTION 5 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. The product should be serviced by qualified service personnel when: ● The power supply cord or th...
Page 6 - Declaration of Conformity
KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CE200 6 FCC Information (U.S.A) NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential in...
Page 7 - KAWAI D; for a superb performance on the piano, harpsichord, organ, and other; PARTS PROVIDED; Headphone Hook
INTRODUCTION 7 T HANK Y OU FOR P URCHASING A KAWAI D IGITAL P IANO ! The Kawai digital piano is a revolutionary new keyboard instrument that combines the latest in electronic advances with traditional craftsmanship inherited from Kawai’s many years of experience in building fine pianos. Its keyboard...
Page 8 - Bottom View
8 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CE200 CAUTION: To prevent personal injury, do not handle the main unit from the ends. 4. Hold the Back Board (B) behind the Pedal Board (C) and in front of the fixing metal of the Side Panels (A). 5. Fasten the Side Panels (A) and Back Board (B) with two screws (E) on both side...
Page 9 - TTACHING
9 INTRODUCTION 10. Insert the pedal connection cord that comes from Pedal Board into the main unit’s pedal jack and fix with the clamp of the Side Panel. 11. Turn the adjuster (installed on the bottom of the Pedal Unit) down until it makes firm contact with the floor. If the floor is carpeted, place...
Page 12 - ASSEMBLING THE STAND; UICK
12 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CE200 Quick Start 1.1 S ETTING U P THE P IANO The first thing you’ll need to do before playing the piano is to set up the instrument. ASSEMBLING THE STAND First, you need to assemble the stand unit. Assemble the stand following the instructions at the beginning of this manual....
Page 13 - Press the DEMO button; LAYING; Turning on the power.; EDALS
13 QUICK START Quick Start Press the DEMO button and the demo song for the Piano 1 category will start. After the Piano 1 demo songs are finished playing, the demo songs for another sound category will be selected at random. If you would like to listen to the demos for a particular category, just pr...
Page 14 - SELECTING ANOTHER PRESET SOUND
14 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CE200 Quick Start 1.8 P LAYING WITH M ORE S OUNDS You have already heard the CE200’s main piano sound. The CE200 has a total of 20 sounds, not only different types of piano sounds but different instruments as well. The different instrument sounds built into CE200 piano are cal...
Page 15 - ALUE; ABOUT POLYPHONY; DVANCED
15 ADVANCED PLAYING Advanced Playing 2.1 V ALUE B UTTONS These two buttons are used to change the value for certain functions. First select the function or option you would like to change the value for by pressing the appropriate button(s), then use the VALUE buttons to change the value. “ ” button ...
Page 16 - PLIT; SELECTING SPLIT SOUNDS; First press the desired SOUND SELECT button to select the upper; CHANGING THE SPLIT POINT; Press the desired key on the keyboard while holding down the; OUR; ENTERING FOUR HANDS MODE
16 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CE200 Advanced Playing 2.3 S PLIT SELECTING SPLIT SOUNDS The split function divides the keyboard into two sections—upper and lower—and lets you play each part with a different sound. First press the desired SOUND SELECT button to select the upper sound. Then, while holding dow...
Page 17 - EXITING FOUR HANDS MODE; Use the Dual/Split Balance slider to adjust the balance.
17 ADVANCED PLAYING Advanced Playing EXITING FOUR HANDS MODE To exit Four Hands Mode, press the SPLIT button again. The LED indicator will be turned off. SELECTING SOUNDS IN FOUR HANDS MODE The method for selecting sounds is the same as in Split Mode. After you are in Four Hands Mode simply use the ...
Page 18 - REVERB; TO ADD REVERB; Press the REVERB button.; TO ADD OTHER EFFECTS; Press the EFFECTS button.
18 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CE200 Advanced Playing REVERB Reverb adds reverberation to the sound, simulating the acoustic environment of a recital room, stage, or concert hall. There are five types of reverb available. They are Room 1&2, Stage, and Hall 1&2. (listed in order of reverberation amou...
Page 19 - use the VALUE buttons while holding down; OICING; NORMAL
19 ADVANCED PLAYING Advanced Playing To change the effect type, use the VALUE buttons while holding down the EFFECTS button. To turn off the reverb or effects, press the REVERB or EFFECTS button again. 2.7 V OICING Voicing is a technique used by piano technicians to mold the character of a piano’s s...
Page 20 - ETRONOME; STARTING THE METRONOME
20 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CE200 Advanced Playing The voicing setting defaults to "Normal" each time the power is turned off. You can use the user memory function (page 40 ), to save your selected voicing. This way your current voicing selection will remain even after the power is turned off. 2....
Page 21 - The selected Rhythm Style is displayed.; ADJUSTING THE METRONOME VOLUME; Press the TEMPO and BEAT buttons simultaneously.
21 ADVANCED PLAYING Advanced Playing The selected Rhythm Style is displayed. To stop the metronome, press the BEAT button again. You can use either the TEMPO or BEAT button to turn the metronome on and off. Choose the appropriate button depending on whether you’re adjusting the tempo or changing the...
Page 22 - ASICS; Parts; ECORDER
22 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CE200 Recorder The CE200 piano’s recorder records your playing much like a tape recorder, and it is just as easy to use. The CE200 piano records a song as digital data instead of audio data and stores the song inside the instrument. Because the song is stored as digital inform...
Page 23 - RECORDING CAPACITY; ECORDING; Press the REC button when you are ready to record.; RECORDING ANOTHER SONG
23 RECORDER Recorder RECORDING CAPACITY The total recording capacity is about 15,000 notes. Pressing any buttons or pedals is counted as one note. When the recorder reaches it’s maximum capacity, the CE200 piano will stop recording at that point. RECORDER AND METRONOME When playing back a song with ...
Page 24 - RECORDING A SECOND PART
24 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CE200 Recorder To select the song number, use the SOUND SELECT buttons with the song numbers printed under them—PIANO 1, ELECTRIC PIANO and DRAWBAR. Press the ELECTRIC PIANO button to select Song 2 while holding down the REC button. The LED indicator of ELECTRIC PIANO will beg...
Page 25 - STATUS OF SONG AND PART; PLAYING BACK THE PARTS SEPARATELY
25 RECORDER Recorder When you are finished recording, press the PLAY/STOP button again. STATUS OF SONG AND PART You have probably noticed that some of the LED indicators are flashing, some are turned on, and some are turned off. The LED indicates the status of recording and play back as shown below....
Page 26 - USING THE PLAY/STOP BUTTON TO START RECORDING; RASING; ERASING ALL THE SONGS
26 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CE200 Recorder To play back an individual part, use the Part buttons while holding down the PLAY/STOP button to turn on/off each part. If the LED indicator is on, that part will play. If the LED indicator is off, that part will not play. USING THE PLAY/STOP BUTTON TO START REC...
Page 27 - IANO
27 PIANO MUSIC Piano Music Pressing the PIANO MUSIC button lets you enter the Piano Music mode. The CE200 piano provides pre-recorded Classical piano music for your listening pleasure. All of the song titles are listed in "PIANO MUSIC LIST" on page 55. Press the PIANO MUSIC button. The LED i...
Page 28 - ELECTING; NOTE; UNCTION
28 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CE200 Function Buttons 5.1 S ELECTING THE T OUCH S ENSITIVITY (TOUCH B UTTON ) Touch lets you select a different touch sensitivity for the keyboard from the standard touch of an acoustic piano. You can change the sensitivity to one of five different settings: LIGHT 1, LIGHT 2,...
Page 29 - USER TOUCH; RANSPOSING
29 FUNCTION BUTTONS Function Buttons USER TOUCH Let’s create your own custom touch curve which will fit your playing style. Use the VALUE buttons to select “User” while holding down the TOUCH button. While still holding the TOUCH button, press the REC button. The display will show “Play”. Now start ...
Page 30 - THER
30 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CE200 Function Buttons 5.3 O THER F UNCTIONS (TOUCH & TRANSPOSE B UTTONS ) There are 17 other functions that control tuning, system, and MIDI functions. They are Brilliance, Tuning, Damper Resonance, String Resonance,Temperament, Lower Octave Shift, MIDI Transmit and Recei...
Page 32 - Press the PIANO button while holding down the TOUCH and the
32 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CE200 Function Buttons The display alternatively shows “dEF” (= Damper Effect) and a number that represents the value. Use the VALUE buttons to set the volume within a range of "Off, 1 to 10 and 5 is the default setting. Damper resonance will not be active when "Off...
Page 33 - Press the E.PIANO button while holding down the TOUCH and the; BRIEF EXPLANATION OF TEMPERAMENTS
33 FUNCTION BUTTONS Function Buttons When you play a key while holding down an adjacent key, an acoustic piano produces a sound as a result of string resonance. The CE200 simulates this phenomenon. The string resonance volume defaults to "5" each time the power is turned off. String resonanc...
Page 34 - PYTHAGOREAN TEMPERAMENT
34 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CE200 Function Buttons MERSENNE PURE TEMPERAMENT (MAJOR)MERSENNE PURE TEMPERAMENT (MINOR) This temperament, which eliminates dissonance’s for thirds and fifths is still popular for choral music because of its perfect harmony. You need to be aware what key you are playing in wi...
Page 35 - KEY SIGNATURE OF TEMPERAMENT; LOWER OCTAVE SHIFT
35 FUNCTION BUTTONS Function Buttons the ears. This “Stretched” equal temperament is a practical variation of t h e “ u n s t r e t c h e d ” e q u a l t e m p e r a m e n t w h i c h w a s i n v e n t e d o n a mathematical basis. ◆ NOTE After you have selected the desired temperament, please read ...
Page 36 - SENDING PROGRAM CHANGE NUMBERS
36 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CE200 Function Buttons 7. MIDI CHANNEL This determines on which MIDI channel the CE200 piano will exchange MIDI information with an external MIDI instrument or a personal computer. Press the CHURCH ORGAN button while holding down the TOUCH and the TRANSPOSE buttons. The displa...
Page 38 - or deactivate each of the 16 channels individually.; When the Multi-timbral mode is set to off, the “Channel Mute” function
38 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CE200 Function Buttons 12. CHANNEL MUTE This determines which MIDI channels are activated to receive MIDI information when the Multi-Timbral mode is set to on. You can activate or deactivate each of the 16 channels individually. Press the EFFECTS button while holding down the ...
Page 39 - LAYER OCTAVE SHIFT; Press the SPLIT button while holding down the TOUCH and the
39 FUNCTION BUTTONS Function Buttons 14. LAYER OCTAVE SHIFT This allows the octave of the layered part to be be shifted up or down when you use the dual function. Press the SPLIT button while holding down the TOUCH and the TRANSPOSE buttons. The display alternatively shows “LAo” (= Layer Octave) and...
Page 40 - Press the BEAT button while holding down the TOUCH and the
40 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CE200 Function Buttons 16. DAMPER HOLD This determines if the sound such as organ or strings should be held (on) or gradually decayed (off) when the damper pedal is depressed. Press the BEAT button while holding down the TOUCH and the TRANSPOSE buttons. The display alternative...
Page 42 - NDERSTANDING; MIDI JACKS; SING; MIDI
42 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CE200 Using MIDI In this chapter you will learn how you can create music by connecting the CE200 piano to an external MIDI device. The CE200 piano is compatible with MIDI devices from Kawai and other manufacturers. It can also be used with sequencing software on a personal com...
Page 43 - multiple channels. With MIDI instruments equipped with; capabilities; , you can receive multiple parts on multiple channels each
43 USING MIDI Using MIDI tune in to the right channel. When a transmitting instrument uses channel 1, the receiving instrument must be set to use channel 1 also. The CE200 piano lets you set the same channel number for both Transmit and receive. There are 16 MIDI channels available to choose from on...
Page 44 - MIDI CONNECTION
44 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CE200 Using MIDI EFFECTS REVERB REC RECORDER PLAY/STOP TEMPO METRONOME BEAT VOLUME Dual Balance left right DEMO DEMO CONCERT MAGIC max min MASTER VOLUME TOUCH TRANS- POSE PIANO 1 SONG 1 PART 1 2 2 3 4 5 PIANO 2 E.PIANO CHURCH ORGAN HARPSI-CHORD VIBRA- PHONE STRINGS CHOIR VALUE...
Page 45 - AUDIO CONNECTION
45 USING MIDI Using MIDI AUDIO CONNECTION If your external MIDI device is not equipped with an amplifier or speakers, you can connect it directly to the CA piano using the LINE IN jacks or to an external sound system. Connect the LINE IN jacks of the CA piano and the LINE OUT (audio output) jacks of...
Page 46 - LOCAL CONTROL
46 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CE200 Using MIDI depending on the setting for multi-timbral mode (explained later in this chapter). Program # CE200 General MIDI 1 Concert Grand Grand Piano 2 Studio Grand Bright Piano 3 Mellow Grand Electric Grand 4 Classic E. Piano Honky Tonk Piano 5 Modern E. P Electric Pia...
Page 47 - MIDI CHANNEL
47 USING MIDI Using MIDI EFFECTS REVERB REC RECORDER PLAY/STOP TEMPO METRONOME BEAT VOLUME Dual Balance left right DEMO DEMO CONCERT MAGIC max min MASTER VOLUME TOUCH TRANS- POSE PIANO 1 SONG 1 PART 1 2 2 3 4 5 PIANO 2 E.PIANO CHURCH ORGAN HARPSI-CHORD VIBRA- PHONE STRINGS CHOIR VALUE MIDI IN MIDI O...
Page 48 - Press the BASS / GUITAR button while holding down the TOUCH
48 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CE200 Using MIDI MULTI-TIMBRAL MODE Multi-timbral On is a setup for 16-channel multi-timbral operation. You can mute the channels separately. Each channel recognizes the program change numbers as listed on page 54. There are two kinds of Multi-timbral On. On1 and On2 have diff...
Page 49 - offers many new and exciting ways to enjoy music.
49 USING MIDI Using MIDI MIDI may seem a little difficult to work with at first, but once mastered it offers many new and exciting ways to enjoy music. While this manual avoids going into too much detail regarding the technical aspects of MIDI such as “system exclusive data”, for those who are more ...
Page 50 - MIDI J; ACKS; USB J; ACK; ABOUT A USB DRIVER
50 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CE200 Jacks 7. J ACKS MIDI J ACKS These jacks are used to connect external MIDI devices with the CE200 piano. There are two terminals: MIDI IN and MIDI OUT. USB J ACK This jack is used to connect with a personal computer and exchange MIDI data. When the CE200 piano is connecte...
Page 51 - Macintosh OS X users:
51 JACKS Jacks computer, and make sure to install the driver. If you connect the unit to the computer without installing the driver, the USB-MIDI driver may not operate properly. If this occurs, use the driver update function of the OS to install the appropriate USB-MIDI driver, or delete the driver...
Page 52 - LINE OUT J; LINE IN J; HEADPHONE J; BOTTOM VIEW
52 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CE200 Jacks *Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. *Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer. Inc. *Other company names and product names mentioned referenced herein may be registered trademarks or trademarks of re-spective owners. LINE OUT J...
Page 54 - PPENDICES; Sound Button
54 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CE200 Appendices P ROGRAM C HANGE N UMBER M APPING 8. A PPENDICES Multi-Timbral mode Sound Button Sound Name Off, On 1 On 2 Prog # Bank MSB Bank LSB Prog # PIANO 1 Concert Grand 1 121 0 1 2 Studio Grand 2 121 1 1 3 Mellow Grand 3 121 2 1 ELECTRIC PIANO 1 Classic E.Piano 4 121 ...
Page 56 - LED D
56 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CE200 Appendices P IANO M USIC B UTTON ( P . 27) D EMO B UTTON ( P . 13) S OUND S ELECT B UTTONS ( P . 14) V OLUME S LIDER ( P . 12) LED D ISPLAY LED I NDICATOR PIANO Concert Grand Valse Romantique / Debussy Studio Grand Original Mellow Grand La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin / Debu...
Page 57 - PECIFICATIONS
57 APPENDICES Appendices V ALUE B UTTONS ( P . 15) E FFECT B UTTONS ( P . 17) D UAL /S PLIT B ALANCE S LIDER ( P .17 ) M ETRONOME B UTTONS ( P . 20) R ECORDER B UTTONS ( P . 23 ) S PLIT B UTTON ( P . 16) CE200 Keyboard 88 Wooden Keyboard Polyphony Maximum 96 Number of Sound 20 Sound Catrgories Piano...
Page 58 - MIDI E; XCLUSIVE; Function
58 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CE200 Appendices 1 1st byte 2 2nd byte 3 3rd byte 4 4th byte 5 5th byte 6 6th byte 7 7th byte 8 8th byte 9 9th byte 10 10th byte MIDI E XCLUSIVE D ATA F ORMAT 1 F0 . . . . . . . . . . Start code 2 40 . . . . . . . . . . Kawai's ID number 3 00 - 0F . . . . . . MIDI channel 4 10...
Page 59 - MIDI I; MPLEMENTATION
59 APPENDICES Appendices MIDI I MPLEMENTATION C HART KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO MODEL: CE200 D ATE : J ANUARY 2007 V ERSION 1.0 Mode 1: OMNI ON, POLY Mode 2: OMNI ON, MONO ❍ : Yes Mode 3: OMNI OFF, POLY Mode 4: OMNI OFF, MONO ✕ : No Function Transmit Receive Remarks Basic Default 1 1 Channel Changes 1 – 16...
