DIGITAL PIANO CL30 OWNER’S MANUAL
Thank you for choosing this Kawai CL30 Digital Piano. Your new CL30 is a high-quality instrument offering the very latest in leading-edge music technology. This manual contains valuable information that will help you make full use of your CL30 piano’s many capabilities. Please read it carefully and keep it handy for further reference. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Assembling The Stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Important Safety Instructions SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR INJURY TO PERSONS WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN AVIS : RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE - NE PAS OUVRIR. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
When using the headphones, do not listen for long periods of time at high volume levels. Doing so may result in hearing problems. Do not lean against the keyboard. Doing so may cause the product to fall over, resulting in injury. Do not disassemble, repair or modify the product. Doing so may result in product breakdown, electric shock or short-circuit. When disconnecting the AC power cord's plug, always hold the plug and pull it to remove it.
● Doing so may cause the product to generate noise. ● If the product generates noise, move the product sufficiently away from the electrical appliance or connect it to another AC outlet. Do not place the product near electrical appliances such as TVs and radios. When connecting the AC power cord and other cords, take care not to get them tangled. Failure to do so may damage them, resulting in fire, electric shock or short-circuit. Do not wipe the product with benzene or thinner.
THANK YOU FOR PURCHASING A KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO! The Kawai digital piano is a revolutionary new keyboard instrument that combines the latest in electronic advances with traditional craftsmanship inherited from Kawai’s many years of experience in building fine pianos. Its keyboard provides the touch response and full dynamic range required for a superb performance on the piano, harpsichord, organ, and other instruments.
ASSEMBLING THE STAND READ ME FIRST Before beginning the assembly of your CL30 read and become familiar with the assembly instructions that follow. Then, carefully unpack the piano and check your unit against the parts list. PARTS PROVIDED Main Unit (A) Back Panel (C) Arm (E) Screw (c) (M6 x 65) Screw (e) (M6 x 25) Adjuster (G) Power Cord (I) 1pc. 1 pc. 2 pcs. 4 pcs. 4pcs. 1 pc. 1pc. Side Panel (B) Pedal Board (D) Music Rack (F) Screw (d) (M6 x 35) Screw (f) (ø4 x 16) AC Adapter (H) Caps(J) 2 pcs. 1pc.
Be sure that all parts are included before starting to assemble your unit. CAUTION! Be sure to assemble CL30 by two persons and being care for carrying the Main Unit at level. 1. Insert the adjuster into about 1 cm on the bottom of the Pedal Board. 2. Undo and pull out the Pedal cord on the back of the Pedal Board. Adjuster Hole (Back of the Pedal board) Front Side Panel (B) 3. Place the Side Boards beside the Pedal Board on the floor with its back sides facing down.
CAUTION! Pay attention so that your hands or fingers are not caught between the stand and piano. Be sure to secure the piano to the stand with the screws. If you fail to do so, the unit could fall from the stand causing damage or personal injury. Driving or putting screws too tightly or with too much force may cause damaging the Main Unit. Main Unit (A) 7. Place the Piano on the top of the side boards. Caps (J ) Stand 8.
CAUTION! Pay attention for fear that little children swallow the caps. 13. Insert the Music Rack in the slit on the top of the Piano. (*3) AC adapter (*2) Binding front Side Panel ( Right ) (*4) Binding Side Panel ( Left ) back Pedal Cord (*1) Lock tab or lever of the plug 14. Insert the pedal connection cord that comes from Pedal Board into the Piano’s Pedal jack. When viewed from the back, insert the plug with the Lock tab or lever (*1) of the plug on front. 15.
Pedal Board Adjuster 19. Turn the adjuster (installed on the bottom of the Pedal Board) down until it makes firm contact with the floor. If the floor is carpeted, place a spiked furniture cup under the adjuster so that it makes firm contact with the carpet backing. Press any pedal with your foot. If the pedal rail flexes, lower the adjuster until flexing is minimized. CAUTION! Before moving your piano, turn the adjuster up so that it clears the floor.
PART NAMES CONCERT MAGIC BUTTON (A) Absolutely anyone can play a real music with Concert Magic... even if you’ve never taken a piano lesson in your life. All you have to do is to select a favorite song and tap any of the 88 keys. For more details, see page 16. DEMO BUTTON (B) To listen to all the demos, simply press this button. The CL30 piano will start the demo. Fifteen musical pieces will be played back until the DEMO button is pressed again to stop. To select a specific demo, see page 20.
MIDI JACKS (I) Use these jacks to connect the CL30 piano with external MIDI devices. PEDAL JACK (J) Connect the pedal cord from the pedal board to this jack. HEADPHONES JACKS (K) Used to connect up to two headphones to this digital piano. JACKS K I J SOFT PEDAL (L) Depressing this pedal softens the sound and also reduces its volume. SOSTENUTO PEDAL (M) Depressing this pedal after pressing the keyboard and before releasing the keys, sustains the sound of only the keys just played.
GETTING STARTED 1. BASIC OPERATIONS (1) Press the POWER button to turn the power on. (2) Adjust the volume. Play a note on the keyboard and adjust the volume. (Moving the slider upward raises the volume while moving downward lowers it.) (3) Choose a sound. Method 1 Pressing the SOUND SELECT button once will change the sound to the next. Press it repeatedly until the desired sound is selected.
2. DUAL With DUAL mode, you can layer two sounds together. To layer two sounds, while holding down the SOUND SELECT button, press the desired two keys together at the lowest 15 white keys and the assigned two sounds will be layered. 3. METRONOME The CL30 piano’s metronome function can help you practice the piano or recording a song by providing a steady beat for you to play along with. (1) To start the metronome, press the METRONOME button. (2) To turn off the metronome, press the METRONOME button again.
4. CONCERT MAGIC The great German composer Johann Sebastian Bach once said, “Playing the keyboard is simple. Just strike right keys at the right time.” Many people wish it were that simple. The reality is very different of course. However, there is a way to make playing the keyboard very simple. You don’t even have to strike right keys thanks to Concert Magic. With Concert Magic, absolutely anyone can sit at the CL30 piano and make real music… even if you’ve never taken a piano lesson in your life.
Listening to the Song If you have selected a song you are familiar with, you may want to play by yourself right away. However you may want to listen to the song first before playing it. To listen, press the PLAY/STOP button. The CL30 piano will start playing back the selected song. If you want to listen to a different song, repeat the same procedure to select a song and press the PLAY/STOP button. When you are finished listening to the song, press either CONCERT MAGIC button or PLAY/STOP button to stop.
Easy Beat These are the easiest songs to play. To perform them, simply tap out a constant steady beat on any key on your piano keyboard. Look at the following example, “Für Elise”. Press the key with a steady sixteenth note rhythm. Key on x x x x x x x x œ# œ œ # œ œ œ n œ œ œj 3 &8 Œ ? 38 x x x x x x ∑ ≈ œ Jœ œ œ œ œ œ ≈ ‰ ∑ x x x x x x œ ≈ œ #œ œ œ #œ ≈ ‰ Melody Play These songs are also quite easy to play, especially if they are familiar to you.
Skillful These songs range in difficulty from moderately difficult to difficult. To perform them, tap out the rhythm of both the melody and the accompaniment notes on any of the keys on your piano keyboard, like “Waltz of The Flowers” shown below. Key on x x x œ œ œ ˙ ? # # 34 œœ œ œœ œœ œ # 3 & # 4 x x x x x x x œ . œ ˙. b œœœœ œœœœ œœœœ œ œ œ œ x x x ˙. œœ œ œœ œ œ œ œœ œ œœ œ It may take some practice to get them just right.
5. DEMONSTRATION SONG The CL30 piano has 15 built-in demonstration songs for your listening enjoyment. (1) Press the DEMO button and the song for Concert Grand will start. When the Concert Grand demo song is finished, the CL30 piano will play all the other demo songs one at a time in random order. (2) Press the SOUND SELECT button to skip to the next demo song.
6. USING THE RECORDER The CL piano’s recorder records your playing much like a tape recorder, and it is just as easy to use. The CL piano records a song as digital data instead of audio data and stores the song inside the instrument. Because the song is stored as digital information you can modify the song when you play it back. You can, for example, adjust the tempo without changing the pitch or use a different effect setting from one you have recorded.
FUNCTION MODE The Function Mode gives you access to many other useful features on your CL30 piano. The following functions can be selected in the Function Mode by pressing the appropriate key: Function TOUCH TRANSPOSE TUNING REVERB CONCERT MAGIC MODE MIDI CHANNEL SELECT MIDI LOCAL CONTROL ON/OFF MULTI TIMBRAL MODE ON/OFF TRANSMIT MIDI PROGRAM CHANGE Default Normal 0 A4=440.0Hz On Mode 1 1 ch On Off On When the power is turned on, these functions are always set to the default settings.
- + off on 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 TOUCH TRANSPOSE TUNING REVERB CONCERT MAGIC MODE MIDI CHANNEL SELECT MIDI LOCAL CONTROL ON/OFF MULTI TIMBRAL MODE ON/OFF TRANSMIT MIDI PROGRAM CHANGE 1. SELECTING A TOUCH TYPE When playing a piano, the volume of the sound produced increases in direct relation to how hard a key is struck. Your CL30 piano lets you select from four different “Touch” types as follows: NORMAL The standard setting which produces volume in direct proportion to your force on the keys.
(1) Press the “TOUCH” key while holding down the METRONOME and SOUND SELECT buttons. (2)While still holding down the METRONOME and SOUND SELECT buttons, press one of the following keys on the keyboard. Key 1: Selects the “LIGHT” Touch Type Key 2: Selects the “NORMAL” Touch Type Key 3: Selects the “HEAVY” Touch Type Key 4: Selects the “CONSTANT” Touch Type 2. TRANSPOSE The transpose function lets you raise or lower the piano’s key in half steps.
4. REVERB Reverb adds reverberation to the sound simulating the acoustic enviroment of a recital room, stage, or concert hall. There are three types of Reverb in the CL30. They are Room, Stage and Hall. (1) Press the “REVERB” key while holding down the METRONOME and SOUND SELECT buttons. (2) While still hodling the METRONOME and SOUND SELECT buttons, press one of the following keys to select the Reverb type.
6. MIDI CHANNEL SELECT In order to exchange MIDI information with another MIDI instrument, you must first set the two connected instruments to the same channel. (1) Press the “MIDI CH” key while holding down the METRONOME and SOUND SELECT buttons. (2) While still holding down the METRONOME and SOUND SELECT buttons, press the 10 keys to select the channel. When selecting a channel, the channel must be entered by two digit numbers. EX: For CH 1 press the 0 key then the 1 key.
NOTE: You can assign any sound of the CL30 piano to any channel in the way you like by sending the correct Program Change Number to the CL30 piano from an external MIDI device. See page 30 for assignment of sound and program number. (1) Press the “MULTI” key while holding down the METRONOME and SOUND SELECT buttons. (2) While still holding down the METRONOME and SOUND SELECT buttons, pressing the “off” key sets the Multi-Timbral mode to “off”. If you press the “on” key, this function returns to “on”. 9.
MIDI The term MIDI is an acronym for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, an international standard for connecting synthesizers, sequencers (MIDI recorders) and other electronic instruments so that they can exchange performance data. The CL30 is equipped with two MIDI jacks for exchanging data: MIDI IN and MIDI OUT. Each uses a special cable with a DIN connector. MIDI IN : For receiving note, program change and other data. MIDI OUT : For sending note, program change and other data.
CONCERT MAGIC SONG LIST Category Children’s Songs # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Christmas Songs 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 American Classics 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Classical Selections 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Special Occasions 32 33 34 International Songs 35 36 37 38 39 40 Song Title Arrangement Type Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star I’m A Little Teapot Mary Had A Little Lamb London Bridge Row, Row, Row Your Boat Frère Jaques Old MacDonald Had A Farm Hark The Herald Angels Sing Jingle Bells Deck The Halls O Come All Ye Fai
PROGRAM CHANGE NUMBER MAPPING Multi-Timbral mode ON Multi-Timbral mode OFF Sound Name CONCERT GRAND Program # 1 Bank MSB 121 Bank LSB 0 1 STUDIO GRAND MODERN PIANO 1 2 121 121 1 0 2 3 ROCK PIANO CLASSIC E.PIANO 2 5 121 121 1 0 4 5 MODERN E.P.
MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO MODEL: CL30 FUNCTION Basic Channel (Default) (Changed) Mode (Default) (Message) (Altered) Note Number (True Voice) Velocity (Note ON) (Note OFF) After Touch Key’s Channel’s Pitch Bend Control Change 7 64 66 67 Program Change True System Exclusive Common (Song Position) (Song Select) (Tune) System: Real Time (Clock) (Commands) Others (Local ON/OFF) (All Notes OFF) (Active Sense) (Reset) Date: March 2006 Version: 1.
CL30 Owner's Manual OW991E-C0603 Printed in Indonesia 815298
