Kawai CA-X Manuel d'utilisateur

Digital PianoCA-XOwner’s Manual

6 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CA-XQuick StartNow try playing the keyboard.You will hear the CA’s main piano sound.The CA piano responds just like a real acou

7ADVANCED PLAYINGAdvanced Playing2.1 VALUE BUTTONSThese two buttons are used to change the value for certain functions.First select the function or op

8 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CA-XAdvanced Playing2.3 SPLITSELECTING SPLIT SOUNDSThe split function divides the keyboard into two sections—upper andlower—and

9ADVANCED PLAYINGAdvanced PlayingREVERBReverb adds reverberation to the sound, simulating the acousticenvironment of a recital room, stage, or concert

10 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CA-XAdvanced PlayingTO ADD OTHER EFFECTSPress the EFFECTS button. The LED indicator will be turned on toindicate that the effe

11ADVANCED PLAYINGAdvanced PlayingYou can select a different time signature, if you want to. There are sevendifferent time signatures available on th

12 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CA-XRecorderThe CA piano’s recorder records your playing much like a tape recorder,and it is just as easy to use. The CA piano

13RECORDERRecorderRECORDING CAPACITYThe total recording capacity is about 15,000 notes. Pressing any buttonsor pedals is counted as one note.When the

14 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CA-XRecorderTo select the song number, use the SOUND SELECT buttons with thesong numbers printed under them—PIANO 1, PIANO 2, E

15RECORDERRecorderWhen you are finished recording, press the PLAY/STOP buttonagain.STATUS OF SONG AND PARTYou have probably noticed that some of the L

KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CA-XImportant Safety InstructionsWhen using the headphones, do not listen for long periods of time at high volume levels.Doing so

16 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CA-XRecorderTo play back an individual part, use the Part buttons while holdingdown the PLAY/STOP button to turn on/off each pa

17PLAYING WITH CONCERT MAGICPlaying withConcert MagicThe great German composer Johann Sebastian Bach once said, “Playingthe keyboard is simple. Just

18 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CA-XPlaying withConcert Magic4.3 PERFORMING A SONGNow you’re ready to play yourself.Tap out the rhythm of the selected song on

19PLAYING WITH CONCERT MAGICPlaying withConcert MagicMELODY PLAYThese songs are also quite easy to play, especially if they are familiar toyou. To per

20 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CA-XPlaying withConcert Magic◆ NOTE In the song list on page 43, the arrangement type is marked next to eachsong title as “EB”

21PLAYING WITH CONCERT MAGICPlaying withConcert Magic4.8 ADJUSTING THE PLAYBACK SPEED FOR THE CONCERT MAGIC SONGSThe TEMPO button is also used to adju

22 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CA-XFunction Buttons5.1 SELECTING THE TOUCH SENSITIVITY (TOUCH BUTTON)Touch lets you select a different touch sensitivity for t

23FUNCTION BUTTONSFunction ButtonsUSER TOUCHLet’s create your own custom touch curve which will fit your playing style.Use the VALUE buttons to select

24 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CA-XFunction Buttons5.3 OTHER FUNCTIONS (TOUCH & TRANSPOSE BUTTONS)There are 13 other functions that control tuning, system

25FUNCTION BUTTONSFunction ButtonsThe display alternatively shows “tun” (= Tuning) and a number thatrepresents the pitch for “A” in Hz (Hertz). The r

INTRODUCTIONFailure to do so may cause breakdown of this product and other devices.●Doing so may cause the product to generate noise.●If the product

26 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CA-XFunction ButtonsPYTHAGOREAN TEMPERAMENTThis temperament, which uses mathematical ratios to eliminatedissonance for fifths,

27FUNCTION BUTTONSFunction ButtonsKEY SIGNATURE OF TEMPERAMENTLimitless modulation of the key became available only after the inventionof Equal temper

28 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CA-XFunction Buttons5. LOCAL CONTROL ON/OFFThis determines whether the CA piano’s sound will be played from thepiano’s keyboard

29FUNCTION BUTTONSFunction Buttons7. CHANNEL MUTEThis determines which MIDI channels are activated to receive MIDIinformation when the Multi-Timbral m

30 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CA-XFunction Buttons9. LOWER OCTAVE SHIFTThis allows the octave of the lower part to be be shifted up one, two, orthree octaves

31FUNCTION BUTTONSFunction Buttons12. LAYER DYNAMICSIn Dual mode sometimes simply adjusting the volume balance betweenthe two layered sounds is not en

32 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CA-XUsing MIDIIn this chapter you will learn how you can create music by connectingthe CA piano to an external MIDI device.The

33USING MIDIUsing MIDIThere are two aspects of channels, one for receiving and one for sending.The MIDI channel of the receiving instrument must be ma

34 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CA-XUsing MIDINext you must match the MIDI channel. The transmitting channel of theCA piano and receiving channel of your exte

35USING MIDIUsing MIDIPROGRAM CHANGEPress a SOUND SELECT button on the CA. You will hear the sound onyour external MIDI device also changes. Pressin

KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CA-XNotes on RepairShould an abnormality occur in the product, immediately turn the power OFF, disconnect the power cord plug, and

36 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CA-XUsing MIDIThat is how to layer the CA piano’s sound with a desired sound from anexternal MIDI device.LOCAL CONTROLYou may w

37USING MIDIUsing MIDIConnect the CA piano’s MIDI IN jack and your external MIDI device’sMIDI OUT jack with a MIDI cable. Please note that the MIDI i

38 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CA-XUsing MIDIUse the VALUE buttons to select Multi-timbral On. The displaywill read “On1” or “On2”.Let’s see how this works u

39USING MIDIUsing MIDI

40 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CA-XJacksMIDI JACKSThese jacks are used to connect external MIDI devices with the CA piano.There are three terminals: MIDI IN,

41JACKSJacksNOTES ABOUT USBThe CA piano can be connected with a personal computer with a USB cable for exchanging MIDI data. Youneed a USB driver ins

42 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CA-XAppendicesPROGRAM CHANGE NUMBER MAPPING Multi-Timbral modeSound Button Sound Name Off, On 1 On 2Prog # Bank MSB Bank LSB Pr

43APPENDICESAppendicesTitle Note# TypeCHILDREN’S SONGSBingo G#1 EBFrère Jacques F#1 MPGood Morning To You F1 MPHickory Dickory Dock D#1 EBI’m A Little

44 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CA-XAppendicesDEMOBUTTON (P. 5)CONCERT MAGIC BUTTON (P. 17)SOUND SELECT BUTTONS (P. 6)VOLUME SLIDER (P. 5)LED DISPLAYLED INDICA

45APPENDICESAppendicesVALUE BUTTONS (P. 7)EFFECT BUTTONS (P. 8)DUAL/SPLIT BALANCE SLIDER (P. 8) METRONOME BUTTONS (P. 10)RECORDER BUTTONS (P. 12)SPLIT

INTRODUCTION1THANK YOU FOR PURCHASING A KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO!The Kawai digital piano is a revolutionary new keyboard instrument thatcombines the latest

46 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CA-XAppendices11st byte22nd byte33rd byte44th byte55th byte66th byte77th byte88th byte99th byte1010th byteMIDI EXCLUSIVE DATA F

47APPENDICESAppendicesMIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHARTKAWAI DIGITAL PIANO MODEL: CA-XDATE: JUNE 2005VERSION 1.0Mode 1: OMNI ON, POLY Mode 2: OMNI ON, MONO

CA-X Owner’s ManualOW986E-C0508815121Printed in IndonesiaEng

1. Quick Start p. 42. Advanced Playing p. 73. Recorder p. 124. Playing with Concert Magic p. 171.1 SETTING UP THE PIANO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5. Function Buttons p. 226. Using MIDI p. 325.1 SELECTING THE TOUCH SENSITIVITY (TOUCH BUTTON) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225.2 TRANSPOSING THE PIAN

4 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CA-XQuick Start1.1 SETTING UP THE PIANOThe first thing you’ll need to do before playing the piano is to set up theinstrument.SU

5QUICK STARTQuick Start1.2 POWER SWITCHPress this button to turn on the power.Pressing it again will turn off the power.Pressing this button while hol