Kawai CN290 Manual - Free PDF Download

Page 2 - TABLE OF CONTENTS

– 2 – Thank you for choosing this Kawai CN290 Digital Piano.Your new CN290 is a high-quality instrument offering the very latest in leading-edge musictechnology.This manual contains valuable information that will help you make full use of your CN piano’smany capabilities. Please read it carefully an...

Page 3 - Important Safety Instructions; CAUTION; AVIS : RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE; WARNING; 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

– 6 – (D) (E) (C) (A) (B) ASSEMBLING THE STAND Be sure that all parts are included before starting to assemble your unit. PARTS PROVIDED Side Panel (A) . . . . . . . . 2 pcs.Back Panel (B) . . . . . . . 1 pc.Pedal Board (C) . . . . . . 1 pc.Screw (D) . . . . . . . . . . . 2 pcs.Screw (E) . . . . . ....

Page 8 - PART NAMES

– 8 – PART NAMES VOLUME SLIDER (A) Move the volume slider to the right to increase the instrument’s volume. Move the slider to the leftto decrease the volume. DEMO BUTTON (B) To listen to all the demos, simply press this button. The CN piano will start the demo. Eightmusical pieces will be played ba...

Page 10 - GETTING STARTED

– 10 – GETTING STARTED 1. BASIC OPERATIONS (1) Turn on the power. (2) Adjust the volume. Play a note on the keyboard and adjust the volume. (Moving the slider to the right raises the volumewhile moving to the left lowers it.) (3) Choose a tone. Pressing a TONE button automatically changes the sound ...

Page 11 - DEMONSTRATION SONG

– 11 – 2. TRANSPOSE (1) Press the TRANSPOSE button and the LED aboveit will be lit. The LED above the current key button(TONE button) will also be lit. If the key of “C” isselected the TRANSPOSE button will not light. (Whenpower is first turned “on”, the key is set to C.) Whenany key other than “C” ...

Page 12 - DIGITAL RECORDING FUNCTIONS; PLAYING BACK A SONG

– 12 – DIGITAL RECORDING FUNCTIONS 1. EASY RECORDING (1) Press the REC button. The CN piano will be ready for recording. To cancel therecording, press the REC button again. (2) Begin playing some music on the piano. The CN piano will automatically startrecording with the first note you play. You can...

Page 16 - PROGRAMMING MODE; SELECTING A TOUCH TYPE

– 16 – PROGRAMMING MODE The Programming Mode gives you access to many other useful features on your CN piano. To usethe Programming Mode functions, press a key on the keyboard while holding down the TOUCHand TRANSPOSE buttons. To exit the Programming Mode, release the TOUCH and TRANSPOSEbuttons.The ...

Page 17 - MIDI CHANNEL SELECT

– 17 – (1) To select the “LIGHT”, “CONSTANT” or “HEAVY” Touch Type, press one of the followingkeys on the keyboard while holding down the TOUCH and TRANSPOSE buttons.Any C key: Selects the “LIGHT” Touch TypeAny D key: Selects the “HEAVY” Touch TypeAny E key: Selects the “CONSTANT” Touch Type (2) Rel...

Page 20 - MIDI; MIDI EXAMPLES

– 20 – MIDI The term MIDI is an acronym for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, an international standardfor connecting synthesizers, sequencers (digital recorders) and other electronic instruments so thatthey can exchange performance data.The CN290 is equipped with two MIDI jacks for exchanging d...

Page 22 - SPECIFICATIONS; DEMO SONG LIST

– 22 – SPECIFICATIONS Keyboard 88 Weighted Keys with Advanced Hammer Action III Touch Type 4 Types (Normal, Light, Heavy, Constant) Max Polyphony 32 Notes Tones 8 Tones (CLASSIC GRAND, MODERN PIANO, E.PIANO, CHURCHORGAN, HARPSICHORD, VIBRAPHONE, STRINGS, CHOIR) Effects Reverb (Room, Stage, Hall), Ch...

Page 23 - MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART

– 23 – MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO Date: December 2002 MODEL: CN290 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...