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H-Star HP-66 Owner's Manual - Function
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DRUM KIT SELECTION (KEYBOARD PERCUSSION) - When keyboard
percussion has been engaged, the entire keyboard will play the
percussion voices from the selected Drum kit. There are ten drum
kits, based on the Standard Kit that can be assigned. Kit 10 is a
sound effects kit. Please see the
“Drum List” at the back of the
manual for a complete listing.
1.
Press the FUNCTION button, then the +/YES button to confirm.
2.
Press the PAGE or the PAGE buttons until the
“Drum Kit” menu
appears.
3.
Press the +/YES button to enter the Keyboard Percussion mode.
4.
Use the +/YES,
–/NO buttons to select a drum kit 01 to 10.
Note: Pressing the -/NO button when KYBD PERC.01 is selected will
return the piano to regular Voice mode, and display the last selected
voice. Pressing the -/NO button when KYBD PERC.10 is selected
will return the piano to regular Voice mode, and display
“Percussion
OFF
” until another kit is selected.
5.
To exit the setup mode press any control button except the +/YES, -/
NO or the FUNCTION button. If a kit is selected, the display will
show
“Percussion ON”. Use the +/YES, –/NO buttons to select a
drum kit 01 to 10.
6.
To quickly exit the keyboard percussion mode, press any one of the
quick select voice key.
REVERB LEVEL SETTING - Reverb simulates the effect of playing in a
big room or hall where the sound reverberates off the walls and
ceiling. The reverb effect is engaged automatically when the power
is turned on. You can switch the reverb feature on and off by press-
ing the REVERB button. Select the level of reverb from the Func-
tion menu.
1.
Press the FUNCTION button.
2.
Press the PAGE or the PAGE buttons until the
“Reverb Level”
menu appears.
3.
Press the +/YES button and the current reverb level will be shown.
4.
Use the +/YES button to increase the reverb level or the
–/NO buttons
to decrease the level. The number pad can also be used to directly
enter a value ranged from 01-127. Press the +/YES,
–/NO
FUNCTION
Drum Kit
KYBD PERC.01
Reverb Level
Summary of HP-66
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1 hp-66 owner’ s manual digital piano.
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2 important safety instruction.
Page 3: General Precautions
3 instructions pertaining to a risk of fire, electric shock or injury: the lightning symbol inside a triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated or “danger- ous voltage ” that could constitute a risk of electric shock. The exclamation point inside a trinagle is intended to ...
Page 4: Take Care Of Your Piano
4 take care of your piano this digital piano will supply you with years of musical enjoyment if you follow the simple rules listed below. Warning when using electrical products, basic safety precautions should always be followed, including the following: safety power source - the product should alwa...
Page 5: Table Of Contents
5 table of contents assembly ................................................................................ 6 panel controls.................................................................. 9 demo ....................................................................................... 18 keyboard ...
Page 6: Assembly
6 1. Laying the pedal cable - take off the cover of the cable slot. Insert the pedal cable inside, then insert the cover. 2. Cross bar installation - attach the pedal cross bar to the leg with the screw (1). Assembly you have hardware for installation in the accessory bag listed below: (1) screw m6x...
Page 7: Assembly
7 assembly 3. Back board installation - attache the back board to the legs with the screw (3). Headphone holder 5. Power supply connection - plug the power cord into the receptacle located on the bottom of the piano. Plug the 3-pin plug into a grounded ac wall outlet..
Page 8: Connector Panel
8 connector panel 2. Phone 1 / phone 2 - you can play in total silence, without disturbing others in the room, by plugging a set of headphones into one of the appropriate sockets. When headphones are plugged into either of these jacks the main speaker system is turned off. Two sets of headphones may...
Page 9: Panel Controls
9 single fingered piano accomp volume – tempo + harmony layer lower synchstart panel controls the elegant control panel is divided into several distinct sections. The following is a brief description of all the features located on the control panel. 1 2 3 4 min max master volume min max 1. Master vo...
Page 10: Panel Controls
10 panel controls 7 6 5 8 single fingered piano – tempo + harmony layer lower min max master volume min max accomp volume start/stop intro/ending accomp fill in variation synchstart 5. Layer - pressing the layer button will put the keyboard in the layer, or dual, mode. Layer, or dual, refers to an a...
Page 11: Panel Controls
11 panel controls 11 12 10 single fingered piano – tempo + harmony layer lower 9 start/stop intro/ending accomp fill in variation synchstart depending on the fingering mode selected. 9. Intro/ending - all of the 100 rhythm styles can be started or finished with a unique introduction or ending patter...
Page 12: Panel Controls
12 panel controls 13. A/b button - the five quick select voice and five quick select style buttons are each assigned to a line a and line b. Press the a/b button to alternate between the two selection lines. The indicator light will be lit when selection line b is active. Please see the quick select...
Page 13: Panel Controls
13 panel controls 19 16 metronome a / b song function user reg page page 17 18 voice style demo/song 16. Metronome - press the metronome button to engage the metronome. If the auto accompaniment is playing the metronome sound will replace the percussive rhythm sound immediately. If the auto accompan...
Page 14: Panel Controls
14 parameters of a number of settings. Reverb level, chorus level, touch, split point for voice, auto accompaniment split point, tuning, drum kit selection, the auto harmony type and local off are all set from the function menu. Please see the function section of this manual for more information. 21...
Page 15: Panel Controls
15 1 2 3 4 user song accomp melody 1 melody 2 rec play/stop usb memory – transpose + reverb chorus left right effect song panel controls 25 26 24 play all load save utility play/stop 27 currently selected instrument voice. Transpose does not affect notes that are currently playing. Transpose does no...
Page 16: Panel Controls
16 1 2 3 4 user song accomp melody 1 melody 2 rec play/stop usb memory – transpose + reverb chorus left right effect song panel controls 28 29 30 when engaging the left and right buttons simultaneously only the accompaniment (if available) will be heard as the user should play both the left and righ...
Page 17: Panel Controls
17 1 2 3 4 user song accomp melody 1 melody 2 rec play/stop usb memory – transpose + reverb chorus left right effect song panel controls 33 31 32 31. Rec/utility - this is a dual function button for record and usb flash drive mode. This unit is able to record four songs, each with a 3-track sequence...
Page 18: Demo
18 demo 1. Play all demo songs - press the demo, the indicator lights up. The first demo song will playback instantly. This unit has ten demo songs. All songs will play repeatedly until you press the demo button again to stop the demonstration. 2. Play a single demo song - use the +/yes or the -/no ...
Page 19: Keyboard Voices
19 keyboard voices quick select - there are ten voices that can be selected quickly by pressing one of the five voice select buttons. These voices are assigned to instrument line a and instrument line b. Each line consists of five voices. The voice name in line a is printed above the voice select bu...
Page 20: Keyboard Voices
20 keyboard voices lower user 1 user 2 a / b layer number will show on the display. Please refer to the back of the manual for a list of all available voices. User defined quick selection button - you can assign a favorite voice to the voice quick select button in the follow manner. 1. Press the voi...
Page 21: Keyboard Voices
21 keyboard voices function assigning the split point for voice - the keyboard is split into two sections at the split point. The default split point for voice is the c3 key. A different voice split point can be assigned in the function menu “split point”. Please see the function section of this man...
Page 22: Rhythm Section
22 quick select - there are ten styles that can be selected quickly by pressing one of the five style select buttons. These styles are assigned to line a and line b. Each rhythm style line consists of five styles. The style name in line a is printed above the style select button and the voice name i...
Page 23: Rhythm Section
23 rhythm section user defined quick selection button - you can assign a favorite rhythm style to the style quick select button in the following manner. 1. Press the style user button, user 1 from line a, or user 2 from line b to recall the current stored style (user key led on). The default user st...
Page 24: Rhythm Section
24 straight start - the start/stop button starts the selected rhythm style immediately. Press the start/stop button again to stop the accompaniment. Starting with an introduction - all of the 100 styles can be started with an appropriate introduction. As soon as you press the intro/ending button, th...
Page 25: Rhythm Section
25 rhythm section variation - to select the a variation of the main patterns, press the variation button. The indicator will light up. If you press the variation button, then press the intro/ending button, the variation pattern will play after the introduction. Fill - in - the fill feature will inse...
Page 26: Auto Accompaniment
26 auto accompaniment auto accompaniment (auto bass chord) - the rhythm styles have their own auto accompaniment. These auto accompaniment patterns create fully orchestrated rhythm, bass and chord progressions based on the chords that you play with your left hand. The selected rhythm style determine...
Page 27: Auto Accompaniment
27 auto accompaniment auto bass chord fingering continued fingered mode - the fingered mode is ideal if you already know how to play chords on the keyboard. It allows you to play the chords in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard that produce the selected auto accompaniment pattern. Please...
Page 28: Auto Accompaniment
28 auto bass chord fingering continued piano chord mode - when the piano fingering chord mode is engaged you may enter chords anywhere on the keyboard, and the auto accompaniment will make complete styled arrangements. You are not limited to the auto accompani- ment section or the range of the split...
Page 29: Function
29 function using the function menu 1. Press the function button. The first menu item that can be manipulated will appear on the display. 2. Press the page or the page buttons until the menu you wish to access appears on the display screen. 3. Press the +/yes button to show the current parameter for...
Page 30: Function
30 drum kit selection (keyboard percussion) - when keyboard percussion has been engaged, the entire keyboard will play the percussion voices from the selected drum kit. There are ten drum kits, based on the standard kit that can be assigned. Kit 10 is a sound effects kit. Please see the “drum list” ...
Page 31: Function
31 function buttons simultaneously to recover the default setting. 5. To exit the setup mode press any control button except the +/yes, -/ no or the function button. Chorus level setting - the chorus effect enriches your selected instrument voice by adding depth and texture. Press the chorus button ...
Page 32: Function
32 5. To exit the setup mode press any control button except the +/yes, -/ no or the function button. Changing the split point for lower voice - when the lower mode is engaged the keyboard is divided into two parts at the split point. In the right hand section the original or upper voice will sound....
Page 33: Function
33 auto harmony type selecting - when the harmony button is engaged, a single note on the right-hand section of the keyboard will sound with additional auto harmony notes, when the auto accompaniment is engaged. There are four types of harmony that can be selected. Duet adds a harmonizing note sound...
Page 34: Function
34 function equalizatione - the equalization function will adjust the global “tone” of the internal sound output of the piano. 1. Press the function button. 2. Press the page s or the page t buttons until the “equalization” menu appears. 3. Press the +/yes button the current eq type will be shown. 4...
Page 35: Function
35 function vocal grading - after performance of the play-along song, you can hear vocal grading. You can also disable this feature. 1. Press the function button. 2. Press the page s or the page t buttons until the “vocal grade” menu appears. 3. Press the +/yes button the current status will be show...
Page 36: Record
36 1:user song record this piano is equipped with a real time recorder, able to store four songs, each with a 3- track sequencer. It will record all note events and the accompaniment as they are performed. This recorded information is nonvolatile and therefore will not be lost when the power is turn...
Page 37: Record
37 record recording (continued) 4. Record - your performance can be recorded in the following ways: record melody track only if the melody 1 or melody 2 buttons are selected the recording will begin as soon as you play the keyboard. Please note: it is suggested to turn off the fingering mode when re...
Page 38: Record
38 record + / yes 0 - / no accomp melody 1 melody2 play/stop play/stop 1. Press the user song button and select the song you want to play back, using the +/yes, –/no buttons. The display will show the song number. 2. After you have selected your desired user song, the led indicators of those recorde...
Page 39: Registration Memory
39 registration memory registration memory can recall particular settings of style, voice, chord and other param- eters or features you have engaged. This piano has nine registration memories to hold your favorite settings so that they can be recalled quickly by pressing a button. The unit is equipp...
Page 40: Play Along Songs
40 play along songs press the song button to access the play along song function. There are 50 songs built into the piano for your musical enjoyment. You can change the song by pressing the +/yes , –/no buttons or use the number pads to input a song number directly. Press the song button again to st...
Page 41: Play Along Songs
41 play along songs left hand play along - press the left button. Then press the start/stop button, after the metronome sound count in the melody will playback with the drum rhythm of the accompaniment track, you can play the left hand accompaniment pattern to match this melody. You may use metronom...
Page 42: Midi
42 midi midi stands for musical instrument digital interface. This is a world wide standard commu- nication interface that enables electronic musical instruments and computers (of all brands) to communicate with each other so that instructions and other data can pass between them. This exchange of i...
Page 43: Midi
43 midi channels - the midi system in this unit has 16 channels numbered from 1-16. Each of the channels is responsible for a voice. When the instrument receives from an external device, the active channel is determined by the control message. The trans- mission channels on this keyboard are fixed a...
Page 44: Midi Implementation Chart
44 midi implementation chart function transmitted recognized remark basic channel 1 ch 1 – 16 ch channel changed 1 – 16 ch 1 – 16 ch default mode x 3 note number 11 – 118 0 – 127 velocity note on note off 9n,v=1 –127 x 9n,v=0 –127 yes pitch bender x yes 1 x yes modulation 5 x yes portamento value 7 ...
Page 45: Voice List
45 voice list no. Name display piano 001 acoustic grand piano grand piano 002 bright acoustic piano bright piano 003 electric grand piano el.G.Piano 004 honky-tonk piano honky-tonk 005 electric piano 1 elec.Piano1 006 electric piano 2 elec.Piano2 007 harpsichord harpsichord 008 clavichord clavichord...
Page 46: Voice List
46 voice list no. Name display synth lead 081 lead 1 (square) square lead 082 lead 2 (sawtooth) sawtoothlead 083 lead 3 (caliope lead) caliopelead 084 lead 4 (chiff lead) chiff lead 085 lead 5 (charang) charang lead 086 lead 6 (voice) voice lead 087 lead 7 (fifths) fifth lead 088 lead 8 (bass + lead...
Page 47: Voice List
47 voice list 127 applause applause 128 gunshot gunshot asian folk instruments no. Name display prog. Change bank 129 yangquin yangqin 15 1 130 sanxian pipa 106 1 131 zheng zheng 107 1 132 erhu erhuvib 110 1 133 banhu banhu 0 1 134 suona suona 1 1 135 sheng sheng 2 1 136 dizi dizi 3 1 137 erhu + yan...
Page 48: Style List
48 style list no. Swing 00 swing 1 01 swingin'organ 02 swing trio 03 slow swing 04 dixie 05 jazz 06 lounge 07. Shuffle blues 08. Blues r&b 09 gospel 1 10 gospel 2 11 reggae 1 12 reggae 2 13 motown 14 shuffle 15 r&b 1 16 r&b 2 17 r&b shuf pop 18 pop 1 19 pop 2 20 pop 3 21 8 beat pop 1 22 8 beat pop 2...
Page 49: Drum Kit List-1
49 drum kit list-1 no.-key 27-e b 1 28-e1 29-f1 30-f#1 31-g1 32-g#1 33-a1 34-b b 1 35-b1 36-c2 37-c#2 38-d2 39-e b 2 40-e2 41-f2 42-f#2 43-g2 44-g#2 45-a2 46-b b 2 47-b2 48-c3 49-c#3 50-d3 51-e b 3 52-e3 53-f3 54-f#3 55-g3 56-g#3 57-a3 58-b b 3 59-b3 60-c4 61-c#4 62-d4 63-e b 4 64-e4 65-f4 66-f#4 67...
Page 50: Drum Kit List-2
50 no.-key 27-e b 1 28-e1 29-f1 30-f#1 31-g1 32-g#1 33-a1 34-b b 1 35-b1 36-c2 37-c#2 38-d2 39-e b 2 40-e2 41-f2 42-f#2 43-g2 44-g#2 45-a2 46-b b 2 47-b2 48-c3 49-c#3 50-d3 51-e b 3 52-e3 53-f3 54-f#3 55-g3 56-g#3 57-a3 58-b b 3 59-b3 60-c4 61-c#4 62-d4 63-e b 4 64-e4 65-f4 66-f#4 67-g4 68-g#4 69-a4...
Page 51: Drum Kit List
51 drum kit list no. - key sound 88-e5 drum + hey! 89-f5 low pai gu 90-f#5 small cymbal 91-g5 mid pai gu 92-g#5 mute small cymbal 93-a5 high pai gu 94-bb5 mute jing gong 95-b5 jing gong 96-c6 small gong kit 9 complement please note: for the drum kit lists on the previous two pages, in the first titl...
Page 52: Pedals
52 piano pedals 1. Soft pedal - when the left pedal is engaged the piano volume is reduced and the timbre slightly altered on the notes that are played. 2. Function pedal - this center pedal can be used to trigger various events, such as start/stop and fill in. Pedal functions are assigned in the se...
Page 53: Specifications
53 specifications keyboard 88-note, graded hammer-action keyboard max. Polyphony with sound effects: 64 voices 138 voices (including ten asian folk instrument voices) 5 quick select voice buttons + a/b select voice mode layer (dual) voice lower (split) voice voice effects reverb chorus numeric pad: ...
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Rev. 3.1 hp-66 owner’ s manual digital piano.