Princeton SP-88 User Manual
Princeton SP-88 Portable Ensemble
USER’S MANUAL
For a more musical life™
Using the Instruction Manual
Thank you for purchasing this high quality Digital Piano. Your new Piano is easy to use and
easy to transport. It has powerful and useful features that make it perfect for real-time
performance or as a versatile instrument for your home. Your piano offers powerful and useful
features including: programmable panel memories, SYNTH-feature (create your own
sounds!), multi-track record, built-in music styles, EZ-play features and lots more!!!
Before you use the piano, we recommend you read through this manual. Please keep this
manual handy for future reference.
Precautions
Please read the following carefully before use:
Do not expose the piano to high temperature, direct sunlight or excessive dust.
Do not place the piano too close to other electrical appliances such as televisions and
radios (the electronic signals from these devices may cause interference).
Avoid Liquids and excessive humidity – in particular, avoid placing liquid containers (vase,
glass, etc…) on the piano to prevent damage of the internal components (being an
electrical instrument, your piano is very sensitive to liquids!).
Always unplug your piano by gripping the AC plug firmly (near the plug) – do not pull on
the cord.
Do not apply excessive force to the switches and buttons.
When the piano is not in use or during electrical storms, please disconnect the power
supply
Avoid adjusting the volume to the maximum level or to a level that you feel uncomfortable,
it is recommended that you limit the volume level to two-thirds of the max to prevent any
damage of your auditory sense
Unplug the power cable before cleaning the piano. Do not connect or disconnect the
power cable with a wet hand.
Check and clean the power plug periodically.
To avoid damage to the piano and other devices to which it is connected, turn the power
switches of all related devices off prior to connecting or disconnecting cables.
Clean the piano and remove the dust with a dry soft cloth or a slightly damp cloth. – never
spray any cleaners directly on or into your piano.
Never use cleaners such as thinner or alcohol. To prevent any damage on the surface of
the LED display, please use lens cleaning tissue to clean the display.
If the piano power cord is damaged in any way, please do not use the piano. A damaged
power cord risks fire or electrical hazard.
In case of malfunction due to improper handling of the piano, please switch your piano off
and wait 30 seconds before turning on again.
Do not attempt to disassemble or repair the piano by yourself. If the piano does not work
properly, please contact your authorized reseller or service technician.
Main Features
Keyboard: 88 hammer action key
Modifying Parameters: Use the round DIAL & the [+/YES] / the [-/NO] buttons or numeric
keypad to select Menus & Parameters
Program (Voice): there are 350 incredible sound presets (including user-editable presets)
Synth: you can use the SYNTH feature to create your own sounds
Demo: three built-in demos
Style: 130 built-in Music Styles
Language: the large LCD display screen can be viewed in several languages
The piano has a friendly interface, especially the menu operation. You can use
BACK/NEXT/+/-/DIAL to operate all features
Chord: A.B.C mode. This is the “EZ-Play” feature that allows the keyboard to read your
chords in the left hand while playing your melody in the right hand
Record: you piano can record two songs. Each one has 4 melody tracks and an
accompaniment track.
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Read and write SM (smartmedia®) card: the piano can play or record Standard MIDI files
from your SM card - save songs and other storage data onto your SM card. Supports
16MB, 32MB, 64MB, and 128MB SM cards
Panel Memories: 48 total – with 8 Banks - 6 Memories each
PitchBend & Modulation “joystick”: horizontal movement of the joystick controls Pitch
Bend., vertical movement controls the Modulation effect
Album: your piano provides a set of default parameters for 100 songs to get optimal
performance effects
Other functions: Your piano features other great features like ONE-Touch-Setup, DSP
(Digital Signal Processing) and a lot more!
MIDI: Your piano can easily be connected with other MIDI instruments through your MIDI
IN/OUT ports.
Online HELP button: virtual help menu whenever you need it!
Basic Description of Features
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1. FRONT PANEL
1) MASTER VOLUME
2) ACCOMP
3) BRILLIANCE
SLIDER
4) SONG TRACKS
5) RECORD
6) PLAY
7) ACCOMP VOLUME
+/-
8) START/STOP
9) INTRO
10) FILL-IN A
11) FILL-IN B
12) ENDING
13) SYNC START
14) SYNC STOP
ALBUM
15) TEMPO +/-
16) HELP
17) SMC LOAD
18) A.B.C (Auto
Chord)
19) BACK
20) UTILITY
21) NEXT
22) SAVE
23) ALBUM
24) STYLE
25) DEMO
26) DSP
27) VOICE
28) LOWER
VOICE
29) DUAL
30) FUNCTION
31) DIAL
32) NUMERIC
KEYPAD
33) O.T.S.
34) FREEZE
35) SUSTAIN
36) TRANSPOSE
37) HARMONY
38) SYNTH
39) TOUCH
40) BANK
41) STORE
42) M1-M6
43) LCD DISPLAY
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2. L.H. SIDE
1) DC12V POWER JACK
2) POWER
3) MIDI IN/MIDI OUT
4) SUSTAIN PEDAL
5) VOLUME PEDAL
6) AUX.IN
7) AUX.OUT L/MONO
8) AUX.OUT RIGHT
9) PHONES1/PHONES 2
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3. LCD DISPLAY
1) A.B.C.
2) HARMONY
3) LOWER
4) DSP
5) TOUCH
6) SUAL
7) SUSTAIN
8) METRONOME
9) TEMPO VEL
10) MEASURE
11) BEAT
12) MEMORY/O.T.S.
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13) STEP/REC
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17) RECORD SONG 1/2
18) SYNTH/NOR/VAR/SMC/
19) DISK
20) CHORD
21) VOICE/STYLE/SONG/
22) DEMO/ALBUM/PHRASE
23) BAS CLEF
24) TREBLE CLEF
25) FILL-IN A/FILL-IN B
4. REAR PANEL
5. JOY STICK
3.3 SMC SLOT
3.3V CARD
SMC BASE
Connections
The power jack
Your piano can be powered from a
standard household wall outlet by using the
specified AC adaptor. The power jack is located
on the left panel of the piano body. Make sure
that only the AC adaptor specified for this piano
is used. The adaptor shall be 12V DC output,
and center positive type.
Make sure to turn off the piano before you
connect the adaptor into the AC wall outlet.
DC 12V
Caution!
Pitch bend/
modulation joystick
Use of a different type of adaptor risks
CD Pla yer
fire and/or electrical shock. For safety sake,
make sure to unplug the AC adaptor from the
wall outlet whenever leaving the piano
unattended for a long time or during an electrical
storm.
The headphone jack
There are two headphones jacks – jack “1” lets
you listen through BOTH the headphones and
internal speakers, jack “2” lets you listen
through the HEADPHONES ONLY (disconnects
the internal speakers).
Caution!
Never use the headphones with high volume,
as it may cause damage to your ears. In addition,
to prevent damage to your speakers,
ensure that the volume is set to the minimum
level before connecting any other device.
The AUX.OUT jack
When you want to listen to your piano with an
External amplifier or speaker, connect to the
AUX OUT L/MONO and R jacks on the left
panel. The volume is adjusted with the
VOLUME button. (For monaural playback, use
the L/MONO jack. For stereo playback, connect
both L/MONO and R jacks.)
The AUX.IN jack
The audio output from a CD player or other
audio equipment can be connected to the AUX
IN jack on the left panel so it can be mixed with
the sound of your piano. This function is
convenient when you want to play along with a
favorite song. The volume of the external signal
is adjusted with the MASTER VOLUME button.
The sustain jack
An optional footswitch can be plugged into the
SUSTAIN jack for sustain control. The
footswitch functions like the sustain pedal on a
piano.
The volume jack
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An optional footswitch can be plugged into the
VOLUME jack for adjusting the volume of your
piano – this is particularly useful for live
performance situations.
The MIDI IN/OUT jack
MIDI stands for “Musical Instrument Digital
Interface.”. MIDI is a world wide standard that
makes it possible for various electronic musical
instruments and devices (including computers)
to communicate with one another.
MIDI IN:
Data transmitted from other MIDI instruments
via MIDI is received by this terminal.
MIDI OUT:
Data produced by your Digital Piano is
transmitted to other MIDI instruments via MIDI
from this terminal.
Basic operations
Default & Reset Settings
1. To reset the instrument to the FACTORY
DEFAULT (Including Memory data,
Record data, Language set, SYNTH data
etc.), press the [+]/[-] button synchronously.
2. To clear the record data, press the
[RECORD] & the [PLAY] button at the
same time.
3. To set all the memory data to default
settings, press the [STORE] & the [M1]
button at the same time.
4. To reset all the SYNTH parameters, press
the [STORE] & the [SYNTH] button at the
same time.
Master volume control
VOLUME
MAX
MIN
Turn the VOLUME KNOB to adjust the
MASTER VOLUME.
Brilliance
For a brighter sound, move the BRILLIANCE
slider to the right.
For a mellower sound, move the BRILLIANCE
slider to the left.
You can change the keyboard brilliance as you
wish.
Demo
There are 3 Built-in Demos.
Press the [DEMO] button, the DEMO icon on
the LCD lights. It displays the first demo
name "World", and plays all 3 demos.
Press the [DEMO] button again or press the
[START/STOP] button to stop playing and exit
demonstration mode.
Press and hold the [DEMO] button for 3
seconds to play current demo repeatedly.
While playing, press the [+] & the [-] button
or rotate the DIAL to select the DEMO you
want. After the DEMO name flashes for 3
seconds, it plays the new demo immediately.
When playing the demo, press the [TEMPO+]
& the [TEMPO-] button or rotate the DIAL or
step TEMPO/TAP pedal to adjust the current
tempo.
Voice effect
DUAL
DUAL
Voice select
There are 350 VOICES. (See "APPENDIX 1
VOICE LIST") which includes 293 GM Sounds,
35 Chinese Sounds, 13 percussion Sets
and 9 User Sounds.
When the voice feature is activated, the LCD
highlights the "VOICE R1" flag and the selected
sound appears in the upper line. ex: "001
Piano). It displays the style name
"001 8 Beat 1" on a second line. Use the
[+] & the [-] button and numeric keypad to
select the voice you desire.
Note:
The keyboard will automatically check the
validity of your number choice when you use the
numeric keypad to select the voice.
Dual
Press the [DUAL] Button . The LCD lights the
DUAL and VOICE R2, and highlights the Voice
name on upper line "144 Sound Track1".
(See "APPENDIX 1 VOICE LIST")
Use the [+] & the [-] button or the DIAL and
numeric keypad to select the DUAL VOICE.
Press the [DUAL] button again to exit DUAL
mode.
In DUAL mode, press the [VOICE] button to
switch to other voice modes ( VOICE R1/
LOWER)
DUAL
Note:
When A.B.C and lower Voice is off, the whole
keyboard will be set as VOICE R2.Otherwise,
only the right part will be set as VOICE R2.
The piano will check the validity of number
input when you use the numeric keypad to
select the voice.
SUSTAIN
Lower voice
Press the [LOWER VOICE] button. LCD
lights the lower icon and "VOICE L" . The
LCD highlights the Voice name on upper line
"144 Sound Track1".
Use the [+] & the [-] button or the DIAL and
numeric keypad to select the LOWER VOICE.
In LOWER VOICE mode, press the [VOICE]
button to switch to other voice modes ( VOICE
R1/DUAL).
Note:
The piano will check the validity of your number
input when you use the numeric keypad to
select the voice.
Sustain effect
This feature applies SUSTAIN effect to the
keyboard.
The default value when you turn on the
instrument is SUSTAIN effect OFF
Press the [SUSTAIN] button to turn on the
SUSTAIN effect. LCD lights the SUSTAIN
icon. It will apply sustain effect when playing
the keyboard. Press the [SUSTAIN] button
again to turn off the SUSTAIN effect.
When the PEDAL is assigned as SUSTAIN
PEDAL (See FUNCTION menu for details),
pressing the [SUSTAIN] button and stepping
SUSTAIN PEDAL can take out their respective
sustain effect simultaneously.
Note:
SUSTAIN via the pedal is better than the
SUSTAIN EFFECT.
LOWER VOICE
SUSTAIN
LOWER
DSP effect
DSP effects help enhance the sounds in your
keyboard.
The default DSP setting is ON. DSP icon is
lit. Press the [DSP] to turn on/off the
DSP effect.
The DSP effect is determined by 4 parameters
including REVERB TYPE, REVERB LEVEL,
CHORUS TYPE and REVERB LEVEL.
(See FUNCTION menu for details)
It offers 8 REVERB & CHORUS TYPES. These
levels can be adjusted from 0~127. The default
REVERB TYPE
and LEVEL is HALL2 and 92;The default
CHORUS TYPE and LEVEL is CHORUS3 and
0.
Note:
Turning the DSP ON/OFF while you’re playing
will interfere with the sound
Harmony effect
There are 8 Harmony types. (See
FUNCTION menu for details)
The default HARMONY setting is OFF. Take
Harmony duet, one of 8 harmony types as an
example. Press the [HARMONY] button to
turn on the HARMONY effect and the LCD
lights the Harmony icon. It displays
"Harmony Duet" temporarily. Playing a valid
CHORD in the left/chord zone before playing
the note in the right hand zone, the DUET effect
will function.
Note:
The HARMONY effect only works when the
A.B.C is on.
HARMONY
HARMONY
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