Williams Sound Sonata 88 User Manual

Using the Instruction Manual

Thank you for purchasing this Digital Piano. The use of high technology and the most advanced
sampling technique brings you high quality sound and enjoyment. The combination of digital piano
and electronic keyboard features let you perform perfectly. We hope this skilfully built digital piano
will able to explore your creativity, and brings you unlimited happiness and music enjoyment.
Before you use the piano, we recommend you to read through this manual. Please keep this
instruction manual for future reference.

Precautions

Please read the following carefully before use:

Do not expose the piano to high temperature, direct sunlight and excessively dusty places.

Do not place the piano too close to other electrical appliances such as television and radio or
it may cause interference.

Do not place the piano to excessive humidity area. Avoid putting container with liquid on top of
the piano, this will prevent the damage of the internal parts of the piano by flowing liquid.

Always unplug cables by gripping the plug firmly, but not pulling on the cable.

Do not apply excessive force to the switches and buttons.

When the piano is not in use or during a thunderstorm, disconnect the power supply.

Avoid adjusting the volume level to the maximum or to the levels that you feel uncomfortable, we
recommend you to limit the volume level to two-third of the max to prevent the damage of
audiory sense

Unplug the power cable before cleaning the piano, never 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 device off prior to connecting or disconnecting cables.

Clean the piano with a dry soft cloth, a slightly damp cloth may be used to remove dirt.

Never use cleaners such as thinner or alcohol. To prevent damage the surface of the LCD display,
please use lens cleaning tissue to clean the display.

If the piano cable is damaged, do not use the piano, otherwise it may a fire or electrical hazard.

The piano may cause malfunction due to improper handling, if this occurs, switch off the piano
and switch on again after 30 seconds.

Do not attempted to disassemble or repair the piano by yourself, and do not modify the internal
parts. If the piano is not working properly, please contact approved repairer.

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Contents

Digital Piano Set-up Guide
General Guide
The Connectors

- Using the AC power jack

- Using headphones

- Using AUX.OUT jack

- Using the foot pedals

- Using the MIDI IN/OUT jacks

Basic Operation

1. Power switch & volume

2. Demonstration

Voice and Effects

1. Select a voice

2. Dual voice

3. Harmony

4. Drum kit

5. Digital effects

6. Instant select piano voice

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MIDI

- MIDI channel selection

- Control change filter

Specifications
Troubleshooting
Appendix

- Appendix 1A - Single Finger Chord
Chart

- Appendix 1B - Fingered Chord Chart

- Appendix 2 - Style List

- Appendix 3 - Voice List

- Appendix 4 - Demo Song List

- Appendix 5 - Digital Effect List

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Touch Response Keyboard
Octave Down Control
Split Keyboard
Playing the Styles

1. Select a style

2. The chord recognition modes

3. Accompaniment control

Metronome
Jam Track
One Touch Setting

Selecting the One Touch Setting

The Sequencer

Playback the recorded song
Record a new song

Mixer Volume Control

Muting the sections

Utility Functions

- Change the Tempo

- Restoring the memorized Tempo

-Pan

-Pitch

- Transpose

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Digital Piano Set-up Guide

1. Open the package, and check whether the following parts are available:

1. Piano body

2. Music stand

3. Right leg component

4. Left leg component

5. Center supporting board

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6. Foot pedal unit

7. Hand screw (4 pcs.)

8. Screws (8 pcs.)

9. Screw caps (8 pcs.)

10. Power cable stabling hook (2 pcs.)

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Digital Piano Set-up Guide...............Continued

2. Follow the illustration below and finish off the set-up procedures.

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Parts required in this
step:

7. Hand screws x 4

8. Screws x 8

9. Screw caps x 8

Caution: When setting up the piano, please use the screws supplied and avoid using the

unspecified screws which may damage the piano body or causing the lost of
stability.

A. Put the foot pedal unit(6) in between the left and right legs components (3&4), use 4 pieces

of screws (2 on each side) to stable the legs onto the foot pedal unit.
(Make sure the direction of the placement is correct before screwing)

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Digital Piano Set-up Guide...............Continued

B. Use 4 pieces of screws (2 on each side) to stable the center supporting board (5) onto the

assembly finished in Part Aon the previous page.

C. Put the piano body(1) on the top of the assembly finished in part B, use 4 pieces of hand

screws to stable afterward.

D. After the initial set-up, stick the cable stabling hook(10) on the internal side of the leg

component (see the below illustration for reference).

Cable stabling hook

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General Guide

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Top View

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Control Panel

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Pedal Jack

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MIDI IN/OUT Jack

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AUX. OUT Jack

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AC Power Jack

Rear View

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Front View

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Headphones Jack

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Soft Pedal

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Sustain Pedal

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Music Stand

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Piano Keyboard

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NORMAL

FINGERED

S. FINGER

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HARMONY

OCTAVEDOWN

TOUCH

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B

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REVERB CHORUS

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SPLIT

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POWER SWITCH

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MASTER VOLUME

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MIXER CONTROL

- LOWER

- UPPER

- OC1, OC2, OC3

- BASS

-RHYTHM

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METRONOME

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JAM TRACK

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LCD DISPLAY

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-NORMAL

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- FINGERED

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- S.FINGER

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-SPLIT

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- TEMPO

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- METRONOME

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- VOLUME

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- CHORD

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- VOICE 1, VOICE 2, LOWER

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- STYLE

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- REVERB

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- CHORUS

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-DUAL

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-HARMONY

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- OCTAVE DOWN

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- TOUCH

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-OTS

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-MEMORY

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JAM TRACK INDICATOR

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NUMERIC KEYPAD

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VOICE SELECT

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STYLE SELECT

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OTS

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TEMPO +/-

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PAN

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PITCH

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X'POSER

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MIDI

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- TRANSMIT

- RECEIVE

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SONG

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ACCOMPANIMENT
CONTROL

- START/STOP

-SYNC

- INTRO

- FILL-IN A

- FILL-IN B

-FADE

- ENDING

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SEQUENCER

-RECORD

- ACCOMP

-MELODY1

-MELODY2

- PLAY/STOP

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PIANO

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PANEL MEMORY

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SPLIT

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OCTAVE DOWN

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TOUCH

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DUAL

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HARMONY

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EFFECT

- REVERB

- CHORUS

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MODE

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WRITE

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The Connectors

Using the AC power jack

1. Connect the power
cable to the AC power
jack on the underside
of the piano body.

3. Turn the volume switch
anti-clockwise to reach
the minimum volume
level.

If you have done the above procedures

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you are now safe to turn on the piano.

Caution: When the piano is not in use or during a thunderstorm, disconnect the power for

safety sake.

4. Plug the power cable
into an AC power
outlet.

2. Ensure the piano
is turned off when
connecting and
disconnecting the
power.

Using Headphones

An optional set of stereo headphones
can be connected to the headphones
jack located on the left underside of
the piano body. When a pair of
headphones is connected to the jack,
the internal speakers will switch off
automatically.

ON

OFF

POWER

Caution: Never use the headphone with high volume, as it may damage your sense of hearing.

To prevent the damage of the speakers, ensure that the volume is set to the
minimum level before connecting the power and other device.

Using the AUX.OUT jack

Connect the rear-panel AUX.OUT
jack to amplified speakers, amplifiers
or domestic hi-fi-units for external
amplification.

Note: Connect both left(L) and right(R) channels for the stereo result. If you only connect

either one of the channels, the connected channel will only take effect.

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