SMC Networks Digital Piano Stage Piano User Manual

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UsingtheInstructionManual

ThankyouforpurchasingthishighqualityDigitalPiano.YournewPianoiseasytouseandeasytotransport.
Ithaspowerfulandusefulfeaturesthatmakeitperfectforreal-timeperformanceorasaversatileinstrument
foryourhome.Yourpianoofferspowerfulandusefulfeaturesincluding:programmablepanelmemories,
SYNTH-feature(createyourownsounds!),multi-trackrecord,built-inmusicstyles,EZ-playfeaturesandlots
more!!!
Beforeyouusethepiano,werecommendyoureadthroughthismanual.Pleasekeepthismanualhandyfor
futurereference.

Precautions

Pleasereadthefollowingcarefullybeforeuse:

Donotexposethepianotohightemperature,directsunlightorexcessivedust.
Donotplacethepianotooclosetootherelectricalappliancessuchastelevisionsandradios

(theelectronicsignalsfromthesedevicesmaycauseinterference).
Avoidliquidsandexcessivehumidityinparticular,avoidplacingliquidcontainers(vase,glass,etc...)

onthepianotopreventdamageoftheinternalcomponents(beinganelectricalinstrument,yourpiano
isverysensitivetoliquids!).

AlwaysunplugyourpianobygrippingtheACplugfirmly(neartheplug)donotpullonthecord.
Donotapplyexcessiveforcetotheswitchesandbuttons.
Whenthepianoisnotinuseorduringelectricalstorms,pleasedisconnectthepowersupply.
Avoidadjustingthevolumetothemaximumlevelortoalevelthatyoufeeluncomfortable,

itisrecommendedthatyoulimitthevolumeleveltotwo-thirdsofthemaxtopreventany
damageofyourauditorysense.

Unplugthepowercablebeforecleaningthepiano.Donotconnectordisconnectthepower
cablewithawethand.

Checkandcleanthepowerplugperiodically.
Toavoiddamagetothepianoandotherdevicestowhichitisconnected,turnthepowerswitchesof

allrelateddevicesoffpriortoconnectingordisconnectingcables.
Cleanthepianoandremovethedustwithadrysoftclothoraslightlydampcloth.Neversprayany

cleanersdirectlyonorintoyourpiano.
Neverusecleanerssuchasthinneroralcohol.TopreventanydamageonthesurfaceoftheLEDdisplay,

pleaseuselenscleaningtissuetocleanthedisplay.
Ifthepianopowercordisdamagedinanyway,pleasedonotusethepiano.Adamagedpowercordrisks

fireorelectricalhazard.
Incaseofmalfunctionduetoimproperhandlingofthepiano,pleaseswitchyourpianooffandwait30

secondsbeforeturningonagain.
Donotattempttodisassembleorrepairthepianobyyourself.Ifthepianodoesnotworkproperly,

pleasecontactyourauthorizedresellerorservicetechnician.

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MainFeatures

Keyboard:88HammerActionKeys
ModifyingParameters:UsetheroundDIALandthe[+]/the[-]buttonsornumerickeypad

toselectMenusandParameters
Program(Voice):Thereare350incrediblesoundpresets(includinguser-editablepresets)
Synth:YoucanusetheSYNTHfeaturetocreateyourownsounds
Demo:Threebuilt-indemos
Style:130built-inMusicStyles
Language:ThelargeLCDdisplayscreencanbeviewedinseverallanguages
Thepianohasafriendlyinterface,especiallythemenuoperation.YoucanuseBACK/NEXT/+/-/DIAL

tooperateallfeatures
Chord:A.B.Cmode.ThisistheEZ-Playfeaturethatallowsthekeyboardtoreadyourchordsinthe

lefthandwhileplayingyourmelodyintherighthand
Record:Yourpianocanrecordtwosongs.Eachonehas4melodytracksandanaccompanimenttrack.
ReadandwriteSM(smartmedia)card:ThepianocanplayorrecordStandardMIDIfilesfromyourSM

card-savesongsandotherstoragedataontoyourSMcard.Supports16MB,32MB,64MB,and128MB
SMcards

PanelMemories:48totalwith8Banks-6Memorieseach
PitchBendandModulationjoystick:HorizontalmovementofthejoystickcontrolsPitchBend.,

VerticalmovementcontrolstheModulationeffect
Album:Yourpianoprovidesasetofdefaultparametersfor100songstogetoptimalperformanceeffects
OtherFunctions:YourpianofeaturesothergreatfeatureslikeONE-Touch-Setup,

DSP(DigitalSignalProcessing)andalotmore!
MIDI:YourpianocaneasilybeconnectedwithotherMIDIinstrumentsthroughyourMIDIIN/OUTports.
OnlineHELPbutton:Virtualhelpmenuwheneveryouneedit!

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Contents

Generalguide
Theconnectors

Basicoperation

Voiceeffect

Style

Function

-Thepowerjack

-Theheadphonejack

-TheAUX.OUTjack

-TheAUX.INjack

-Thesustainjack

-Thevolumejack

-TheMIDIIN/OUTjack

1.DefaultandResetsetting

2.Mastervolumecontrol

3.Brilliance

4.Demo

1.Voiceselect

2.Dual

3.Lowervoice

4.Sustaineffect

5.DSPeffect

6.Harmonyeffect

7.Touchresponse

8.Transpose

9.Pitchbend/modulationjoystick

1.Styleselect

2.Stylestart

3.FillinA/B

4.Stylestop

5.Accompvolume

6.Autobasschord

7.Tempo

1.Metronome

2.Digitaleffect

3.Utility

4.MIDI

5.Mixer

6.Language

Memory

Freeze
Onetouchsetting
Pedal

Synth
Album
Record

SMC

MIDI
Help
Specifications
Appendix1-Voicelist
Appendix2-Stylelist
Appendix3-Chordlist
Appendix4-Demolist
Appendix5-Albumlist
Appendix6-MIDIimplementationchart

1.Bank

2.Storeandload

3.Datastoreinmemory

1.Footswitch

2.Volumepedal

1.Recordstart

2.Recordstop

3.Recordplay

1.Loadfile

2.Savefile

3.Utility

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MASTERVOLUME
ACCOMP
BRILLIANCESLIDER
SONGTRACK
RECORD
PLAY
ACCOMPVOLUME+/­START/STOP
INTRO
FILL-INA
FILL-INB
ENDING
SYNCSTART
SYNCSTOP

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DC12VPOWERJACK
POWER
MIDIIN/MIDIOUT
SUSTAINPEDAL
VOLUMEPEDAL
AUX.IN
AUX.OUTL/MONO
AUX.OUTRIGHT
PHONES1/PHONES2

DIAL
NUMERICKEYPAD
O.T.S.
FREEZE
SUSTAIN
TRANSPOSE
HARMONY
SYNTH
TOUCH
BANK
STORE
M1-M6
LCDDISPLAY

DUAL
FUNCTION

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1.FRONTPANEL

2.LEFTPANEL

4.REARPANEL

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A.B.C.
HARMONY
LOWER
DSP
TOUCH
DUAL
SUSTAIN
METRONOME
TEMPOVEL
MEASURE
BEAT
MEMORY/O.T.S./TICK
STEP/REC

3.LCDDISPLAY

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TEMPO+/­HELP
SMCLOAD
A.B.C(AUTOCHORD)
BACK
UTILITY
NEXT
SAVE
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STYLE
DEMO
DSP
VOICE
LOWERVOICE

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MELODY1-4
ACCOMP
PLAY
RECORDSONG1/2
SYNTH/NOR/VAR/SMC/
DISK
CHORD
VOICE/STYLE/SONG/

DEMO/ALBUM/PHRASE

BASCLEF
TREBLECLEF
FILL-INA/FILL-INB

3.3VCARD

3.3SMCSLOT

SMCBASE

Pitchbend/
modulationjoystick

Theconnectors

Therearetwoheadphonesjacks.Jack1lets
youlistenthroughBOTHtheheadphonesand
internalspeakers,jack2letsyoulisten
throughtheHEADPHONESONLY(disconnects
theinternalspeakers).

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Caution:

Neverusetheheadphoneswithhighvolume,
asitmaycausedamagetoyourears.
Inaddition,topreventdamagetoyourspeakers,
ensurethatthevolumeissettotheminimum
levelbeforeconnectinganyotherdevice.

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Whenyouwanttolistentoyourpianowithan
externalamplifierorspeaker,connecttotheAUX
OUTL/MONOandRjacksontheleftpanel.
ThevolumeisadjustedwiththeVOLUMEbutton.
(Formonauralplayback,usetheL/MONOjack.
Forstereoplayback,connectbothL/MONOand
Rjacks.)

Thepowerjack

Theheadphonejack

TheAUX.OUTjack

DC12V

Caution:

Useofadifferenttypeofadaptorrisksfireand/
orelectricalshock.
Forsafetysake,makesuretounplugtheAC
adaptorfromthewalloutletwheneverleaving
thepianounattendedforalongtimeorduring
anelectricalstorm.

Yourpianocanbepoweredfromastandard
householdwalloutletbyusingthespecifiedAC
adaptor.Thepowerjackislocatedontheleft
panelofthepianobody.
MakesurethatonlytheACadaptorspecifiedfor
thispianoisused.
Theadaptorshallbe12VDCoutput,andcenter
positivetype.
Makesuretoturnoffthepianobeforeyouconnect
theadaptorintotheACwalloutlet.

Anoptionalfootswitchcanbepluggedintothe
SUSTAINjackforsustaincontrol.Thefootswitch
functionslikethesustainpedalonapiano.

MIDIstandforMusicalInstrumentDigital
Interface.MIDIisaworldwidestandardthat
makesitpossibleforvariouselectronicmusical
instrumentsanddevices(includingcomputers)to
communicatewithoneanother.

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MIDIIN:

MIDIOUT:

DatatransmittedfromotherMIDIinstrumentsvia
MIDIisreceivedbythisterminal.

DataproducedbytheDigitalPianoistransmitted
tootherMIDIinstrumentsviaMIDIfromthis
terminal.

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TheAUX.INjack

Thesustainjack

Thevolumejack

TheMIDIIN/OUTjack

TheaudiooutputfromaCDplayerorotheraudio
equipmentcanbeconnectedtotheAUXINjack
ontheleftpanelsoitcanbemixedwiththesound
ofyourpiano.Thisfunctionisconvenientwhen
youwanttoplayalongwithafavoritesong.
Thevolumeoftheexternalsignalisadjustedwith
theMASTERVOLUMEbutton.

CDPlayer

Anoptionalfootswitchcanbepluggedintothe
VOLUMEjackforadjustingthevolumeofyour
pianothisisparticularlyusefulforlive
performancesituations.

Basicoperation

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DefaultandResetsetting

Mastervolumecontrol

Brilliance

Demo

ToresettheinstrumenttotheFACTORYDEFAULT(IncludingMemory
data,Recorddata,Languageset,SYNTHdataetc.),pressthe[+]/[-]
buttonsynchronously.

Tocleartherecorddata,pressthe[RECORD]andthe[PLAY]buttonatthe
sametime.

Tosetallthememorydatatodefaultsettings,pressthe[STORE]andthe
[M1]buttonatthesametime.

ToresetalltheSYNTHparameters,pressthe[STORE]andthe[SYNTH]
buttonatthesametime.

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TurntheVOLUMEKNOBtoadjusttheMASTERVOLUME.

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Forabrightersound,movetheBRILLIANCEslidertotheright.
Foramellowersound,movetheBRILLIANCEslidertotheleft.
Youcanchangethekeyboardbrillianceasyouwish.

Thereare3Built-inDemos.
Pressthe[DEMO]button,theDEMOiconon

theLCDlights.Itdisplaysthefirstdemo
name"World",andplaysall3demos.
Pressthe[DEMO]buttonagainorpressthe
[START/STOP]buttontostopplayingandexit
demonstrationmode.

Pressandholdthe[DEMO]buttonfor3
secondstoplaycurrentdemorepeatedly.

Whileplaying,pressthe[+]andthe[-]button
orrotatetheDIALtoselecttheDEMOyou
want.AftertheDEMOnameflashesfor3
seconds,itplaysthenewdemoimmediately.

Whenplayingthedemo,pressthe[TEMPO+]
andthe[TEMPO-]buttonorrotatetheDIALor
stepTEMPO/TAPpedaltoadjustthecurrent
tempo.

Voiceeffect

Note:

Thereare350VOICES.(See"APPENDIX1
VOICELIST")whichincludes293GMSounds,
35ChineseSounds,13percussionSets
and9UserSounds.

Whenthevoicefeatureisactivated,theLCD

highlightsthe"VOICER1"iconandtheselected

soundappearsintheupperline.ex:"001

Piano).Itdisplaysthestylename"0018Beat1"

onasecondline.Usethe[+]andthe[-]button
andnumerickeypadtoselectthevoiceyou
desire.

Thekeyboardwillautomaticallycheckthe
validityofyournumberchoicewhenyouuse
thenumerickeypadtoselectthevoice.

Voiceselect

Dual

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4.

Pressthe[DUAL]Button.LCDhighlightsthe
DUALandVOICER2,andhighlightstheVoice
nameonupperline"144SoundTrack1".
(See"APPENDIX1VOICELIST")

Usethe[+]andthe[-]buttonortheDIALand
numerickeypadtoselecttheDUALVOICE.

Pressthe[DUAL]buttonagaintoquitDUAL
mode.

InDUALmode,pressthe[VOICE]buttonto
switchtoothervoicemodes(VOICER1/
LOWER)

WhenA.B.CandLowerVoiceisoff,thewhole
keyboardwillbesetasVOICER2.Otherwise,
onlytherightpartwillbesetasVOICER2.
Thepianowillcheckthevalidityofnumber
inputwhenyouusethenumerickeypadto
selectthevoice.

Note:

DUAL

DUAL

DUAL

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Note:

Pressthe[LOWERVOICE]button.LCDlights
thelowericonand"VOICEL".TheLCD
highlightstheVoicenameonupperline

144SoundTrack1".

Usethe[+]andthe[-]buttonortheDIALand
numerickeypadtoselecttheLOWERVOICE.

InLOWERVOICEmode,pressthe[VOICE]
buttontoswitchtoothervoicemodes(VOICE
R1/DUAL).

Thepianowillcheckthevalidityofyournumber
inputwhenyouusethenumerickeypadto
selectthevoice.

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Lowervoice

Sustaineffect

DSPeffect

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SUSTAIN

LOWER

SUSTAIN

ThisfeatureappliesSUSTAINeffecttothe
keyboard.

Thedefaultvaluewhenyouturnonthe
instrumentisSUSTAINeffectOFF.
Pressthe[SUSTAIN]buttontoturnonthe
SUSTAINeffect.LCDlightstheSUSTAIN
icon.Itwillapplysustaineffectwhenplaying
thekeyboard.Pressthe[SUSTAIN]button
againtoturnofftheSUSTAINeffect.

WhenthePEDALisassignedasSUSTAIN
PEDAL(SeeFUNCTIONmenufordetails),
pressingthe[SUSTAIN]buttonandstepping
SUSTAINPEDALcantakeouttheirrespective
sustaineffectsimultaneously.

SUSTAINviathepedalisbetterthanthe
SUSTAINEFFECT.

Note:

DSPeffectshelpenhancethesoundsinyour
keyboard.

ThedefaultDSPsettingisON.DSPiconislit.
Pressthe[DSP]toturnon/offtheDSPeffect.

TheDSPeffectisdeterminedby4parameters
includingREVERBTYPE,REVERBLEVEL,
CHORUSTYPEandREVERBLEVEL.
(SeeFUNCTIONmenufordetails)

Itoffers8REVERBandCHORUSTYPES.These

levelscanbeadjustedfrom0~127.Thedefault
REVERBTYPEandLEVELisHALL2and92;
ThedefaultCHORUSTYPEandLEVELis
CHORUS3and0.

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Harmonyeffect

Touchresponse

Transpose

Pitchbend/modulationjoystick

Note:

TurningtheDSPON/OFFwhileyou'replaying
willinterferewiththesound

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Thereare8Harmonytypes.(SeeFUNCTION
menufordetails)

ThedefaultHARMONYsettingisOFF.Take
Harmonyduet,oneof8harmonytypesasan
example.Pressthe[HARMONY]buttonto
turnontheHARMONYeffectandtheLCD
lightstheHarmonyicon.Itdisplays

"HarmonyDuet"temporarily.Playingavalid
CHORDintheleft/chordzonebeforeplaying
thenoteintherighthandzone,theDUETeffect
willfunction.

TheHARMONYeffectonlyworkswhenthe
A.B.Cison.

Note:

HARMONY

TOUCH

HARMONY

TOUCH

Thereare3typesofTouchResponse.(See
FUNCTIONmenufordetails).

ThedefaultTouchsettingisMedium.Touch
iconislitontheLCD.Pressthe[TOUCH]
button.TheLCDdisplaysthecurrentTouch
Responsetype"TouchMode:Medium"
Pressthe[TOUCH]againtoturnofftheTouch
Responseanddisplays"TouchMode:Off".

Turnleftandrightthejoysticktoactivatethe
PITCHBENDeffect.Thisadjuststhetuningfrom

-2semitonesto+2semitonesindefaultrange
andyoucanalsosettherangefrom-12
semitonesto-12semitones.(SeeFUNCTION
menufordetails)

Pushingthejoystickupanddownwillactivate
theMODULATIONeffect.

Pressthe[TRANSPOSE]button.LCDdisplays

"Transpose=000".Usethe[+]and[-]buttonorthe

DIALtoadjustthetransposevalue.
InTRANSPOSEsetting,pressthe[+]and[-]at

thesamewillsetthevalueto0.

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Style

Styleselect

Stylestart

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4.

Thereare130stylesatall.(See"APPENDIX
3STYLELIST")

Whenpowerison,theLCDdisplaysthestyle
name"0018Beat1"atthebottomline.

Pressthe[STYLE]buttontoilluminatethe
STYLEicon.Stylename"0018Beat1"atthe
upperlinewillappear.

Usethe[+]and[-]button,theDIALandthe
numerickeypadtoselectthestyle.

Thepianowillcheckthevalidityofnumberinput
whenyouusethenumerickeypadtoselectthe
style.

Note:

STYLE

Startdirectly:

StartafterINTRO:

StartafterENDING:

SYCNstart:

Note:

Pressthe[START/STOP]buttontostartplaying
thestyle.

Whenthestyleisnotplaying,pressthe
[INTRO]button,andthenpressthe[START/
STOP]buttontostarttheINTRO.TheNORMAL
stylewillbefollowedbyINTROsection.

Whenthestyleisnotplaying,pressthe
[ENDING]button,andthenpressthe[START/
STOP]buttontostarttheENDING.The
NORMALstylewillbefollowedbyENDING
section.

Pressthe[SYNCSTART]button.LCDflashes
4beatswithcurrenttempo.Pressthe[INTRO]
orthe[ENDING]buttontoinsertINTROor
ENDING.Inthismode,playingthekeyboard
willstartthestyleautomatically.

IfA.B.Cmodeisoff,thestylewillstartby
playinganykeyonkeyboard.

IfA.B.Cmodeison,thestylewillstartby
playingthekeysintheLHchordareaonly.

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