Kawai CN290 Musical Instrument User Manual


 
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GETTING STARTED
1. BASIC OPERATIONS
(1) Turn on the power.
(2) Adjust the volume.
Play a note on the keyboard and adjust the volume. (Moving the slider to the right raises the volume
while moving to the left lowers it.)
(3) Choose a tone.
Pressing a TONE button automatically changes the sound made by the CN piano. The LED above
the selected tone button will light to indicate which tone is currently in being used.
(4) Play.
Experiment by playing the different tones.
(5) Dual
With DUAL mode you can layer two sounds together. To layer two sounds, press the TONE
buttons for both sounds simultaneously. To adjust the volume balance between the two sounds,
press any key on the keyboard while holding down the two TONE buttons. Pressing the C3 (center)
key sets the two sounds to the same volume. Pressing any key to the right of C3 makes the sound
assigned to the right most TONE button louder. Pressing any key to the left of C3 makes the sound
assigned to the left most TONE button louder.
(6) Effect
-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 CN290. They are Room, Stage and Hall. To change the
Reverb type, press one of the following TONE buttons while holding down the REVERB button.
CLASSIC GRAND Room
MODERN PIANO Stage
E.PIANO Hall
The Reverb is “ON” when the LED above the REVERB button is lit.
Pressing the REVERB button once again turns the Reverb “OFF”.
When the power is turned on, the REVERB function is automatically activated.
-CHORUS adds a deep richness to any sound.
To turn on the Chorus effect, press the CHORUS button. The LED above the Chorus button will be
lit to indicate the Chorus effect is now on.
Pressing the CHORUS button once again turns the Chorus “OFF”.
NOTE:
1. The CN piano can play up to 32 notes simultaneously (32-note polyphonic).
2. When playing in DUAL mode, the CN290 can play up to 16 notes simultaneously (16-note
polyphonic).