Artesia A-20 Owner's Manual

A-20

Owner s Manual

Virgin Musical Instruments

Digital Piano

Precaution

Thank you for purchasing this digital instrument.For perfect operation and security,please read the
manual carefully and keep it for future reference.

Safety Precautions

CA UT IO N

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is in
Tended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage”
within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a
risk of electric shock to persons.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user
to the presence of important operating and maintenance(servicing) instructions in
the literature accompanying the product.

Important Safety Instructions

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1) Read these instructions.

2) Keep these instructions.

3) Heed all warnings.

4) Follow all instructions.

5) Do not use this apparatus near water.

6) Clean only with dry cloth.

7) Do not block any ventilation
openings,install in accordance with the
manufacturer s instructions.

8) Do not install near any heat sources such
as radiators, heat registers,stoves,or other
apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

9) Do not defeat the safety purpose of the
polarized or grounding-type plug.A polarized
plug hase two blades
with one wider than the other.A grounding
type plug has two blades and a third
grounding prong.The wide blade
or the third prong are provided for your
safety,if the provided plug does not fit into
your outlet.consult an electrician for
replacement of the obsolete outlet.

10) Protect the power cord from being walked
on or pinched particularly at plugs.convenience
receptacles,and the point where they exit from
the apparatus.

11) Only use attachments/accessories
specified by the manufacturer.

(Fi gure 1)

12) Use only with the cart,stand,tripod,bracket,or
table specified by the manufacturer,or sold with
the apparatus.When a cart is used,use caution
when moving the cart/apparatus combination to
avoid injury from tip-over (Figure 1).

13) Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms
or when unused for a long periods fo time.

14) Refer all servicing to qualified service
personnel.Servicing is required when the
apparatus has been damaged in any way,such as
power-supply cord or plug is damaged,liquid has
been spilled or objects have fallen into the
apparatus,the apparatus has been exposed to rain
or moisture,does not operate normally,or has been
dropped.

WARNING:To reduce the risk of fire or
electric shock,do not expose this
apparatus to rain or moisture.
CAUTION:Apparatus shall not be
exposed to dripping or splashing and no
objects filled with
liquids,such as vases,shall be placed on
the apparatus.

Thank you for choosing the A-20 Digital Piano

Your A-20 is a high quality digital piano featuring an 88 note

hammer action, touch sensitive keyboard and the most advanced

PCM tone generation technology that combined will provide you with

a rich performing and playing experience. You can also record your

own performances to play along to. The A-20 is more than great

technology, your digital piano is also a stylish piece of furniture that

will look great anywhere in your home. To get the most out of your

instrument, please read this manual thoroughly and try out the various

functions as we take you through them. We hope your new instrument

will continue to entertain you for many years to come.

Contents

PANEL CONTROL …………… … … … …2
CONNECTOR PANEL ……………………3

1. Speaker Connection …………………… 3

USB Midi/USB Audio 3

2. … … … … … … …

3. Midi In/Midi Out 3

4. Line In/Line Out 3
DC 12V Input 4

5.

6.

Phones 1/Phones 2 ………………… … 4

7. Pedal … …… … … …… … … … … … …4

8. Bluetooth… … … … …………………… 4

PANEL CONTROLS … … … … … … … … 5

1. Power/Standby 5

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2.

Adjust The Volume 5

Adjust The Sound 5

3.

4. Demo Play 5
LCD Display

5. 6

6. 6

[SETUP] Button

7. [

+ / YES] & [- / NO] ……… … … … … 6

VOICE & FUNCTION … … … … … … … 7

1. Voice ……………………………………7

2. Layer Mode …… ………… ………… …8

3. Split Mode ………………………………9

4. Duet ……………………………………10

5. Reverb … … … ……… … … ……… … 11

6. Effects … … …… … …… … … … … … 11

Metronome 12

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8. Tempo 12

SETUP 13

1. Reverb Type 13

2. Effects

3. Reverb Level 14

4. Effects Level 14

5.

Metro Type 15

6. Metro Volume 15

7.

Main Volume 16

8. Split

Volume 16

9. 16

Layer Volume
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10. 17

11. USB Speed 17

12. Mutetrack 17

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13. Split Point 17

14. Touch 18

15. Transpose 18

16. Master Tune 18

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Loadmem 19

18. Savemem

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19. Grading 20

20. Local 21

21. Bluetooth 21

22. Reset 21

REGISTRATION MEMORY… … … … 22

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Save 22

2. Load 22

3. Saving The Registration Data To
USB Disk 22

4. Use Registration Data from USB 22

5. Delete REG File from USB 23

SONG RECORDING… … … … … … … 24

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2. Multi Track Recording 25

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5. File Button 28

6. Mutetrack 28

7. Adjusting Song's Volume 28

PLAY ALONG SONGS 29

1. Selecting A Song 29

2. Listening To The Entire Song 29

3. Practicing The Right Hand Of The
Selected Song 30

4. Practicing The Left Hand Of The
Selected Song 30

5. Practicing Both Hands Of The
Selected Song 30

MIDI FUNCTION 32

Local On/Off 32

APPENDIX 33

1. Voice List 33

2. MIDI Implementation Chart 34

3. Factory Reset 35

4. Specifications 36

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Quick Recording 24

Melody Track Recording… … … … 27

. Delete Song 28

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PANEL CONTROL

USB TO DEVICE

SONG

TRACK 1 TRACK 2

LEFT RIGHT

PLAY/

STOP

DELETE

DC 12V

LIN E OUT

LIN E IN

MID I OUT

MID I IN

RECORD

MULTI

SAVE TO

TRACK

DUET MEMORY

LAYER

REVERB

USER

VARIATION

ROCK ORGAN

CHURCH ORGAN

VIBES

FM EP

E.PIANO 1

E.PIANO 2

BRIGHT PIANO

GRAND PIANO

UPRIGHT BASS

ELECTRIC BASS

CHOIR

STRINGS

N.GUITAR

HARPSICHORD

TEMPO EFFECTS SPLIT

DEMO METRONOME

SONG

TRACK 1 TRACK 2

LEFT RIGHT

PLAY/

STOP

DELETE

RECORD

MULTI

SAVE TO

TRACK

DUET MEMORY

USER

VARIATION

ROCK ORGAN

CHURCH ORGAN

VIBES

FM EP

UPRIGHT BASS

ELECTRIC BASS

CHOIR

STRINGS

E.PIANO 1

E.PIANO 2

N.GUITAR

BRIGHT PIANO

GRAND PIANO

HARPSICHORD

+ / YES - / NO

SETUP

USB TO HOST

Bottom Panel

SPE AKER

CON NECTI ON

PED AL

Top Panel

+ / YES - / NO

SETUP

LAYER

REVERB

TEMPO EFFECTS SPLIT

DEMO METRONOME

BASS TREBLE

VOLUME TONE

MIN MAX

POWER/

STANDBY

BASS TREBLE

VOLUME TONE

MIN MAX

POWER/

STANDBY

PHONES 2

PHONES 1

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CONNECTOR PANEL

The connector jacks are located on the bottom panel of the piano.

SPE AKER

CON NECTI ON

1. Speaker Connection

USB TO H OST

MID I IN

MID I OUT

LIN E IN

LIN E OUT

DC 12V

Connection for the cable on the bottom panel of
the piano.

Speaker with square interface

2. USB Midi/USB Audio

USB MIDI：This product allows the transfer of MIDI information over USB to a
computer. As complicated this might sound, it's actually pretty straight forward.
Because your A-20 is USB Class Compliant, there is no need to install a driver to
enable it to work with computer running OSX, Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7.
Simply just plug it in and the OS will do the rest. The A-20 will work with all stan­dard MIDI based computer software.

USB Audio interface is a digital audio interface. By USB cable, you can digitally
transfer intact audio signals of PC to
instrument or use it for accompany

this instrument, and enjoy it on this

when you play this instrument; likewise, you

can transfer intact audio signals of the instrument to PC to record and edit music.

3. Midi In/Midi Out

The Piano provides MIDI IN and MIDI OUT ports. MIDI jacks allow communication
with other products equipped with MIDI interfaces.

4. Line In/Line Out

The audio output from other sound system connected to the LINE IN jack on the
bottom panel can be mixed with the sound of the unit. This function is convenient
when you want to play along with a favourite song. The Line out jack can be used to
deliver the output of the piano to a keyboard amplifier, stereo sound system, mixing
console or tape recorder.

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5. DC 12V Input

Connection for the included DC power adapter.Please use only the provided
adapter.

6.Phones 1/Phones 2

Two sets of standard stereo headphones can be plugged in here for private practice or
late-night playing. The internal speaker system is automatically shut off when a pair of
headphones is plugged into PHONES jacks.

PHONES 2

PHONES 1

7. Pedal

Connect the plug of the foot pedal unit to the pedal jack on the panel.

bottom

Damper Pedal (Right): It performs the same function as the damper pedal on an actual
acoustic piano, letting you sustain the sound of the voices even after releasing your
fingers from the keys.

Sostenuto Pedal (Center): If you play a note or chord on the keyboard and press the
sostenuto pedal while the notes are held, those notes will be sustained as long as the
pedal is held, but all subsequently played notes will not be sustained.

Soft Pedal (Left): The Soft Pedal controls the sound volume. Press the pedal to
decrease the output sound volume.

8. Bluetooth

This piano can support Bluetooth with the Connection of the

Bluetooth

Bluetooth jack. Reference: Bluetooth.

NOTE

Please insert Bluetooth adapter before power is off in unit.

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PANEL CONTROLS

5

POWER/
STANDBY

1

MIN MAX

VOLUME TONE

2

BASS TREBLE

3

DEMO METRONOME

4

1. Power/Standby

Turn the power on by pressing the [POWER/STANDBY] switch, the panel LCD display
will light.

POWE R/

STAND BY

Auto Standby

This product will switch off automatically in 30 minutes after no any operation on it.

REVERB

TEMPO EFFECTS SPLIT

LAYER

SETUP

6

+ / YES - / NO

7

In this case, press the button to turn the power switch on.

[POWER/STANDBY]

Deactivate the Auto Standby function
Hold the first white key and first black key on the left side of the keyboard at the same
time and then turn on the unit to deactivate the Auto Standby function.

2. Adjust The Volume

Use [VOLUME] control to adjust the volume to your desired level.

3. Adjust The Sound

Use [TONE] control to adjust the volume to your desired level.

4. Demo Play

There are 14 demo songs pre-recorded in the piano.
A demo song may be selected for playing by either of two methods:

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a.Use [+/YES] / [-/NO]Buttons: DEMO Use [+/YES] / [-/NO]

Press [ ] button,

buttons to select the song you want to play. DEMO

The [ ] and voice buttons will

flash .

DEMO

Voice Select Button: Press the [ ] button,then press the desired Voice Select

b. DEMO
button. The [ ] and voice buttons will flash .

DEMO

DEMO

+ / YES

- / NO

NOTE

The Main voice will sychronous change when demo changes .

Press [DEMO] button again to stop playing.

5. LCD Display

The LCD will display the appropriate status, function,value, voice or the current mode
of operation.

6. [SETUP] Button

SETUP]

The [ button transfers the piano to Edit mode, enabling the modification of the
parameters of many features such as touch sensitivity, splits, layers and MIDI control,
among others.

7. [+ / YES] & [- / NO]

Parameter adjusting button.

+ / YES

- / NO

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VOICE & FUNCTION

1. Voice

Selecting A Voice

Your instrument has 14 built-in voices, which include several pianos as well as
other instruments. These digitally-sampled musical instrument sounds may be
selected one at a time.

GRAND PIANO
BRIGHT PIANO

HARPSICHORD

N.GUITAR

E.PIANO 1
E.PIANO 2

STRINGS

CHOIR

VIBES
FM EP

UPRIGHT BASS

ELECTRIC BASS

ROCK ORGAN

CHURCH ORGAN

VARIATION

USER

To select a voice, press the appropriate Voice Select button on the right side of the
front panel.

NOTE

When [VARIATION/USER] button is unlighted, you can press the
appropriate button to select the voice in the first line.
When [VARIATION/USER] button is lighted, you can press the appropriate
button to select the voice in the second line.

Setting A Voice

Your instrument has 128(01-128) GM standard voices. Press [VARIATION/USER]
button 2 , the user indicator is .

n USER voice Mode, Hold down the appropriate voice select button for 2

I

seconds

flashing

seconds, then the [ ] and voice button is flashing, use
[

+ / YES] / [- / NO] to set the voice you want to set into the direct

VARIATION/USER

buttons

user voice .

GRAND PIANO
BRIGHT PIANO

HARPSICHORD

N.GUITAR

E.PIANO 1
E.PIANO 2

STRINGS

CHOIR

VIBES
FM EP

UPRIGHT BASS

ELECTRIC BASS

ROCK ORGAN

CHURCH ORGAN

VARIATION

USER

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ave User Voice

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In user mode, press

Press [VARIATION/USER] button

the appropriate voice select button again to save user voice.

again to exit.

2. Layer Mode

In Layer mode two voices may be played simultaneously, each at selected volumes. To
enter Layer mode by either of one methods: press [LAYER] button and the indicator
is flashing, then press the voice button to select the second voice.

ROCK ORGAN

GRAND PIANO
BRIGHT PIANO

HARPSICHORD

N.GUITAR

E.PIANO 1

E.PIANO 2

STRINGS

CHOIR

VIBES
FM EP

UPRIGHT BASS

ELECTRIC BASS

CHURCH ORGAN

VARIATION

USER

When [LAYER] button is lit, to select the MAIN sound. press the voice button

ROCK ORGAN

GRAND PIANO
BRIGHT PIANO

HARPSICHORD

N.GUITAR

E.PIANO 1
E.PIANO 2

STRINGS

CHOIR

VIBES

FM EP

UPRIGHT BASS

ELECTRIC BASS

CHURCH ORGAN

VARIATION

USER

To adjust the volume of the Main voice and layer voice,please refer to [SETUP]
function, see page 16.

to exit.Press [LAYER] button again

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3. Split Mode

Split Mode allows the keyboard to be divided into two sections so that different voices
may be played with the left and right hands.

The volume may be independently adjusted for eachvoice, the Split Point (the highest
note played with the left hand) may be adjusted and the Split Voice may be changed
as desired.

Enter Split Mode

Press the [SPLIT] button. The Split (left hand)

The indicator is

voice will be Bass and the Split Point will be G2.

flashing.

SPLIT

Change the Split (left hand) voice

Change the Split (left hand) voice by either of one methods:
Press [SPLIT] button, the Split indicator is flashing, then press the voice select

STRINGS

CHOIR

left hand

VIBES
FM EP

CHURCH ORGAN

UPRIGHT BASS
ELECTRIC BASS

ROCK ORGAN

VARIATION

USER

button to select the voice.

GRAND PIANO
BRIGHT PIANO

HARPSICHORD

N.GUITAR

E.PIANO 1
E.PIANO 2

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Change the Main (right hand) voice

When the Split indicator is lighted,then press the voice select button to select
the voice.

Main

GRAND PIANO
BRIGHT PIANO

HARPSICHORD

N.GUITAR

E.PIANO 1
E.PIANO 2

STRINGS

CHOIR

VIBES
FM EP

UPRIGHT BASS
ELECTRIC BASS

ROCK ORGAN

CHURCH ORGAN

VARIATION

USER

Change the Split Point

Press the [SPLIT] button, the will momentarily display off, then hold down
the [SPLIT] button and press the appropriate piano key or use [
buttons to c

hange the Split Point.

+ / YES - / NO

indicator

+ / YES] / [- / NO]

Or press [SETUP] button to change it, see page 17.

Setting the Split Voice Volume

Please refer to [SETUP] function, see page 16.

Exit the Split Mode

Press [SPLIT] again, the Split indicator turns off and the Split mode is no longer active.

4. Duet

Press the [ ] button to select mode. In this mode, the keyboard will be

DUET DUET
separated into two playing areas.
Right: from C#3 to C7
Left: from A-1 to C3

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DUET