Viscount Viva, Viva X User Manual

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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.

This symbol is intended to alert the user to
the presence of important operating and
maintenance (servicing) instructions in the
literature accompanying the appliance.

CAUTION

TO REDUCE THE DANGER OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK)

NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE

REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL

“INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE,

ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR INJURY TO PERSONS”

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

WARNING:

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 has two blades with one
wider than the other. A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wider blade or the third
prong are provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not fit in to your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement
of the obsolete outlet.

11) Protect the power cord from being walked on on pinhead, particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles,
and the point where they exit form the apparatus.

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

13) 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.

14) Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.

15) Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged
in any way, such ad 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.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

WARNING: READ THIS FIRST!

WARNING

AVIS

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

RISQUE DE CHOC ÉLECTRIQUE

NE PAS OUVRIR

10) The socket-outlet shall be installed near the equipment and shall be easily accessible.

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Index

Welcome......................................................................... p.23

User Manual Information................................................... p.24

Product care.................................................................... p.25

Layer and performance concepts........................................ p.26

Control Panel................................................................... p.27

Performance mode........................................ p.29

Edit mode.................................................... p.31

The back panel................................................................ p.39

Welcome!

Dear Customer:
thank you for choosing a Viscount product.

The Viva digital piano is built with passion, to become your

performance’s reliable partner.

The Viva digital piano guarantee constant time performances

without any particular apparatus maintenance.

We advise you to read carefully this manual before the use.

Enjoy yourself with Viva!

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User manual information

This instruction manual is an integral part of the apparatus.
Descriptions and illustrations of this publication are not binding.

The manufacturer reserves the right to carry out any possible
modifications of parts or details for the improvement of the product
or for commercial or constructive requirements, at any time and
without any engagement to update this publication.

All Rights are reserved; the reproduction of any part of this manual
is forbidden in every form without the manufacturer’s expressed
written permission.

The contents of this guide may be modified without notice.

Maximum care has been taken in the collecting and verification of
the documentation for a better, complete and comprehensible guide.

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Product care

Placement

Avoid subjecting the Viscount Viva to high temperatures such as
direct sunlight for example. Do not leave the instrument in very
damp and dusty places or near equipment likely to produce strong
interference or magnetic fields such as radios, TVs, monitors, etc.

Make sure the instrument is placed on a steady level surface.

Do not apply to the instrument excessive vibrations or violent
shocks.

Power supply

Do not connect the instrument to the same electrical circuit as other
equipment likely to create line noise, such as electrical motors or
lighting dimmer switches.

Always remember to disconnect the instrument from the main power
supply when it will not be used for any length of time.

Maintenance

For periodic cleaning, use only a soft dry cloth. To remove stubborn
dirt wipe with a damp cloth but dry the instrument thoroughly
straight away with a dry cloth. Do not attempt to use
benzene, thinners, alcohol or solvents of any kind for cleaning
operations; in this way no harm will be done to the finish and the
materials the instrument is made from.

The instrument contains no user serviceable parts. Do not make any
attempt to repair or modify the instrument; seek the help of an
authorized Service Center for any necessary repairs.

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Layer and performance concepts

The layer is an area on the keyboard associated with a particular
sound: its extension is user defined.

Viva has two layers, therefore can reproduce up to two sounds at
the same time, one above the other or “split” on the keyboards.
Each layer has an independent volume, it has also its proprietary
dynamic and other customization parameters, such as the MIDI
transmission channel.

In addition to the “note” data, the layer contains all setup and MIDI
control data to be sent out when it is recalled (such as Program
Change, Bank Select, aux Control Change, default control data).

The Performance can be defined as a program that contains all
information that prepare the instrument to a certain setup.

In a Performance, for example, in addition to the timbres selected
for the two layers, can be stored the Key Velocity response curves
(dynamic), and can be set the MIDI channels in reference to the
layers, the Program Changes, the controls, and other parameters
that we will examine later on in this manual.

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The control panel

VOLUME FADER

Looking the front panel from left to right, firstly we found
the fader for the volume control of the whole instrument.

LAYER SELECTION

After the volume, we find two faders that control the voulme of the
two separate layers; under these faders we find two
keys [1/L] [2/R] with LED. Pressing the key (LED is
then lit) we select the layer in which we operate
(timbre selection of parameter editing).

THE DISPLAY AND ITS KEYS

At the center of the control panel we see a 3 digit display, with three
function keys.

At the right side of the display
we find an encoder that is
used to increase or decrease
the value of the displayed
parameter. Increasing is
clockwise, decreasing is
counterclockwise.

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The SPLIT key activates the split of the sounds on the keyboards
(layer). When the SPLIT key is active, the
first layer is active on the left side of the
split point, the second on the right. When
the SPLIT key is not active, the two layers
cover the whole range of the keyboard, are both active and working.
To change the split point: press the SPLIT key until the display
flashes and indicates the split note on the display. Pressing the
desired key as a new split point the value is selected and indicated
on the display. Pressing SPLIT again the new point is stored and the
number of Performance appears again.
To eliminate the split point press the SPLIT key again.

The TRANSPOSE key is used to transpose the keyboard tune.
Pressing it shortly the function is activated, and pressing the key
again the function is cancelled. Pressing TRANSPOSE for at least two
seconds you can change the transpose interval, acting on the
encoder. The values go from –12 to +12 (they correspond to 1
octave up and one down), and they are visualized on the display.

The STORE key enables the STORE Mode: this is the memory save
mode for the editing on a Performance (see the specific chapter).

Under the encoder we find the PERFORMANCE and EDIT keys.

When we switch on the instrument, or we play normally, the
keyboard is in PERFORMANCE mode; it is possible
to access the EDIT mode when we press the EDIT
key, to modify or set some parameters. Pressing
PERFORMANCE we go back to the Performance
mode again.

With the EDIT mode we can set all parameters included in a
Performance.
On the right side of the control panel, we find the timbre/parameter
selection matrix. The controls act on the layer selected with the
LAYER SELECTION keys.