Page 2 - TABLE OF CONTENTS
– 2 – Thank you for choosing this Kawai CN2 Digital Piano.Your new CN2 is a high-quality instrument offering the very latest in leading-edge music technology.This manual contains valuable information that will help you make full use of your CN2 piano’smany capabilities. Please read it carefully and ...
Page 3 - Important Safety Instructions; CAUTION; AVIS : RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE; SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
– 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. The chair must be used properly (it must be used only when playing the product). ● Do not play with it or stand on it. ● Only one pers...
Page 6 - ASSEMBLING THE STAND; PARTS PROVIDED
– 6 – 3. Place the piano on the front half of the standso that the metal fitting holes are seen whenviewed from the top. Slide the piano backwardwhile holding it with one hand so that it doesnot incline and fall from the stand. The hookson the piano are then engaged with the metalfittings on the Sid...
Page 8 - PART NAMES; CONTROL PANEL
– 8 – PART NAMES CONCERT MAGIC BUTTON (A) Absolutely anyone can play a real music with Concert Magic... even if you’ve never taken a pianolesson in your life. All you have to do is to select a favorite song and tap any of the 88 keys. Formore details, see page 11. DEMO BUTTON (B) To listen to all th...
Page 9 - JACKS; PEDALS
– 9 – JACKS K I J MIDI JACKS (I) Use these jacks to connect the CN2 piano with external MIDI devices. PEDAL JACK (J) Connect the pedal cord from the pedal board to this jack. HEADPHONES JACKS (K) Used to connect up to two headphones to this digital piano. SOFT PEDAL (L) Depressing this pedal softens...
Page 10 - GETTING STARTED; Method 1
– 10 – GETTING STARTED 1. BASIC OPERATIONS (1) Press the POWER button to turn the power on. (2) Adjust the volume. Play a note on the keyboard and adjust the volume. (Moving the sliderupward raises the volume while moving downward lowers it.) (3) Choose a sound. Method 1 Pressing the SOUND SELECT bu...
Page 11 - Adjusting the Tempo
– 11 – 3. METRONOME The CN2 piano’s metronome function can help you practice the piano orrecording a song by providing a steady beat for you to play along with. (1) To start the metronome, press the METRONOME button. (2) To turn off the metronome, press the METRONOME button again. Changing the Beat ...
Page 16 - DEMONSTRATION SONG; DEMO SONG LIST
– 16 – 5. DEMONSTRATION SONG The CN2 piano has 15 built-in demonstration songs for your listeningenjoyment. (1) Press the DEMO button and the song for Concert Grand will start.When the Concert Grand demo song is finished, the CN2 piano will playall the other demo songs one at a time in random order....
Page 17 - USING THE RECORDER; RECORDING A SONG
– 17 – 6. USING THE RECORDER The CN piano’s recorder records your playing much like a tape recorder,and it is just as easy to use. The CN piano records a song as digital datainstead of audio data and stores the song inside the instrument. Becausethe song is stored as digital information you can modi...
Page 18 - FUNCTION MODE; Function
– 18 – FUNCTION MODE The Function Mode gives you access to many other useful features onyour CN2 piano.The following functions can be selected in the Function Mode bypressing the appropriate key: Function Default TOUCH Normal TRANSPOSE 0 TUNING A4=440.0Hz REVERB On CONCERT MAGIC MODE Mode 1 MIDI CHA...
Page 19 - SELECTING A TOUCH TYPE; NORMAL
– 19 – TOUCHTRANSPOSETUNINGREVERBCONCERT MAGIC MODEMIDI CHANNEL SELECTMIDI LOCAL CONTROL ON/OFFMULTI TIMBRAL MODE ON/OFFTRANSMIT MIDI PROGRAM CHANGE 1. SELECTING A TOUCH TYPE When playing a piano, the volume of the sound produced increases indirect relation to how hard a key is struck. Your CN2 pian...
Page 21 - CONCERT MAGIC MODE
– 21 – 4. REVERB Reverb adds reverberation to the sound simulating the acousticenviroment of a recital room, stage, or concert hall. There are three types of Reverb in the CN2. They are Room, Stageand Hall. (1) Press the “REVERB” key while holding down the METRONOMEand SOUND SELECT buttons. (2) Whil...
Page 22 - MIDI CHANNEL SELECT
– 22 – If you press the “-” key, the Concert Magic mode returns to Mode 1. 6. MIDI CHANNEL SELECT In order to exchange MIDI information with another MIDI instrument,you must first set the two connected instruments to the same channel. (1) Press the “MIDI CH” key while holding down the METRONOMEand S...
Page 23 - TRANSMIT MIDI PROGRAM CHANGE
– 23 – The term “Multi-Timbral” is derived from the ability to play multipletimbres simultaneously. NOTE: You can assign any sound of the CN2 piano to any channel in the wayyou like by sending the correct Program Change Number to the CN2piano from an external MIDI device. See page 26 for assignment ...
Page 24 - MIDI; MIDI EXAMPLES
– 24 – MIDI The term MIDI is an acronym for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, an international standardfor connecting synthesizers, sequencers (MIDI recorders) and other electronic instruments so thatthey can exchange performance data.The CN2 is equipped with two MIDI jacks for exchanging data: ...
Page 25 - CONCERT MAGIC SONG LIST; Category
– 25 – CONCERT MAGIC SONG LIST Category # Song Title Arrangement Type Children’s Songs 1 Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star MP 2 I’m A Little Teapot MP 3 Mary Had A Little Lamb MP 4 London Bridge MP 5 Row, Row, Row Your Boat MP 6 Frère Jaques MP 7 Old MacDonald Had A Farm MP Christmas Songs 8 Hark The He...
Page 26 - SPECIFICATIONS; PROGRAM CHANGE NUMBER MAPPING
– 26 – SPECIFICATIONS Keyboard 88 Weighted Keys with Advanced Hammer Action IV Touch Type 4 Types (Normal, Light, Heavy, Constant) Max Polyphony 72 Notes Tones 15 Tones Reverb Room, Stage, Hall Metronome Beat: 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 3/8, 6/8 Tempo: 30-300 BPM Recorder 1 song, 1 track Other Functio...
Page 27 - MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART
– 27 – MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO Date: November 2004 MODEL: CN2 Version: 1.0 FUNCTION TRANSMITTED RECEIVED REMARKS Basic Channel (Default) 1 1 (Changed) 1-16 1-16 Mode (Default) 3 1 (Message) X 1, 3* *Omni Off by setting (Altered) ✻✻✻✻✻✻✻✻ MIDI channel Note Number 15-113* 0-127 *...
