Page 2 - Important Safety Instructions; CAUTION; AVIS : RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE; WARNING; SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
– 2 – 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 connected to a...
Page 5 - TABLE OF CONTENTS
– 5 – Thank you for choosing this Kawai ES3/5 Digital Piano.Your new ES3/5 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 ES3/5’s manycapabilities. Please read it carefully and ...
Page 8 - PART NAMES; FRONT PANEL
– 8 – PART NAMES Master 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) Press this button to start the demo. To stop the demo, press this button again. See page 12 fordetails. Split Button (...
Page 11 - WOOFER VOLUME
– 11 – POWER Button (S) This button turns the instrument on and off. Be sure to turn off the instrument when you arefinished playing. AC Adaptor Jack (ES3) / Power Cable Jack (ES5) (T) Connect the enclosed AC adaptor (ES3) / Power Cable (ES5) to this jack. Woofer Volume Knob (ES5 only) (U) Controls ...
Page 12 - GETTING STARTED
– 12 – 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.)Adjust the volume of the woofer speaker with the Woofer Volume Knob at the r...
Page 16 - DIGITAL RECORDING FUNCTIONS; METRONOME/SELECT TIME AND TEMPO
– 16 – DIGITAL RECORDING FUNCTIONS 1. EASY RECORDING (1) Press the Rec button. The ES3/5 will be ready for recording. To cancel the recording, press theRec button again. (2) Begin playing some music on the piano. The ES3/5 will automatically start recording with thefirst note you play. You can also ...
Page 17 - PLAYING BACK A SONG; RECORDING MORE SONGS
– 17 – 2. PLAYING BACK A SONG (1) Press the Play/Stop button. The song will be played back using the same sound with which itwas recorded. (2) Press the Play/Stop button once again to stop the playback. If you do not press the Play/Stopbutton, playback will automatically stop when the song is finish...
Page 18 - PLAYING BACK THE LEFT- AND RIGHT-HAND PARTS SEPARATELY
– 18 – (3) Press the Play/Stop button after you have finished recording. (4) Now, to play back the left-hand part, press the Play/Stop button. The left-hand part you haverecorded (part 1 of song No.3) will be played back. You can practice the right-hand part along withthe recorded part. (5) Let’s re...
Page 20 - FUNCTION MODE
– 20 – FUNCTION MODE The Function Mode gives you access to many other useful features on your ES3/5. To enter theFunction Mode, press the Touch and Transpose buttons simultaneously. The LED indicators forboth buttons will start flashing. While holding the Touch and Transpose buttons, press the appro...
Page 21 - SYMPATHETIC RESONANCE
– 21 – 3. VOICING Voicing is a technique used by piano technicians to mold the character of a piano’s sound. TheVoicing function lets you change the ES piano’s tone quality by choosing one of four types ofvoicings. Bright Produces a brighter tone throughout the entire dynamic range. Dynamic The tone...
Page 22 - BRIEF EXPLANATION OF TEMPERAMENTS
– 22 – Deep Produces a more intense resonance. After selecting the “Sympathetic Resonance” function by pressingthe Harpsi/Mallets button, use the Value buttons to select the desiredsetting. 5. TEMPERAMENT The ES3/5 offers not only equal temperament (the modern standard) but also immediate access tot...
Page 26 - FACTORY RESET
– 26 – 13. CHANNEL MUTE This determines which MIDI channels are activated to receive when used with Multi-Timbral On.You can activate or deactivate each of the 16 channels individually. After selecting the “Channel Mute” function by pressing the Choir/Pad button, press one of the 16 left most white ...
Page 27 - MIDI; MIDI EXAMPLES
– 27 – 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 ES3/5 is equipped with two MIDI jacks for exchanging d...
Page 28 - USB
– 28 – USB The ES3/5 can be connected with a personal computer with a USB cable for exchanging MIDIdata. You need a USB driver installed in your computer. [For Windows XP/Me users]A standard USB driver is already installed in your computer. You don't need to install a new driver. [For Windows 2000/9...
Page 29 - Program Change Number Mapping
– 29 – Program Change Number Mapping Multi-Timbral mode Sound Off On Prog # (ES3) Prog # (ES5) Bank MSB Bank LSB Prog # Concert Grand 1 1 121 0 1 Mellow Grand 2 2 121 2 1 Modern Piano 3 3 121 0 2 Rock Piano * - 4 121 1 2 Classic E.Piano 4 5 121 0 5 60 ' s E.Piano 5 6 121 3 5 Modern E.P. 6 7 121 0 6 ...
Page 30 - DEMO SONG LIST
– 30 – RHYTHM LIST (ES5 ONLY) 1 8 Beat 1 26 Rim Beat 51 Hip Hop 3 76 Jazz Waltz 1 2 8 Beat 2 27 Slow Jam 52 Hip Hop 4 77 Jazz Waltz 2 3 8 Beat 3 28 Pop 1 53 Techno 1 78 5/4 Swing 4 16 Beat 1 29 Pop 2 54 Techno 2 79 Tom Swing 5 16 Beat 2 30 Electro Pop 1 55 Techno 3 80 Fast 4 Beat 6 16 Beat 3 31 Elec...
Page 32 - SPECIFICATIONS
– 32 – ES3 ES5 Keyboard 88 Keys with Advanced Hammer Action III Polyphony Maximum 64 Preset Tones Piano (3), E.Piano (3), Piano (4), E.Piano (4), Organ (3), Harpsi/Mallets (3), Organ (4), Harpsi/Mallets (4), Strings (3), Choir/Pad (3), Strings (4), Choir/Pad (4), Bass (3) Bass (4) Effects Chorus, Tr...
Page 33 - MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART
– 33 – KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO Date: December 2002 MODEL: ES3/5 Version: 1.0 FUNCTION TRANSMITTED RECEIVED REMARKS Basic Channel (Default) 1 1 (Changed) 1-16 1-16 Mode (Default) 3 1 Omni On, channel 1 (Message) x 1, 3* *Omni Off by setting (Altered) ✻ ✻ ✻ ✻ ✻ ✻ ✻ ✻ MIDI channel Note Number 15-113* 0-127...
