Suzuki Micro Grand Digital Piano Owner's Manual

Summary of Micro Grand Digital Piano

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    Owner’s manual micro grand digital piano.

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    Suzuki musical instrument corporation p.O. Box 710459 santee, california 92072-0459 800-854-1594 www.Suzukimusic.Com copyright suzuki musical instrument corporation.

  • Page 3: Table of Contents

    General precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 taking care of your digital piano. . . . . . . . . 6 panel controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 connector panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 piano pedals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

  • Page 4: General Precautions

    4 o w n e r ’ s m a n u a l general precautions caution risk of electric shock do not open caution: to reduce the risk 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 ...

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    5 m i n i – g r a n d e d i g i t a l p i a n o we would like to express our appreciation and congratulate you for purchasing this mini grand digital piano. This piano has been designed to provide you with years of musical enjoyment. State of the art electronics are combined with an elegant cabinet ...

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    6 o w n e r ’ s m a n u a l warning when using electrical products, basic safety precautions should always be followed, including the following: safety power source – the product should always be connected to a power supply only of the type described in the operating instructions or as marked on the...

  • Page 7: Panel Controls

    7 m i n i – g r a n d e d i g i t a l p i a n o panel controls min max min max master volume accomp volume lower layer harmony – tempo + synch start fill in variation start/ stop intro/ ending q w e r the elegant control panel is divided into several distinct sections. The following is a brief descr...

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    8 o w n e r ’ s m a n u a l min max min max master volume accomp volume accomp single fingered piano lower layer harmony – tempo + synch start fill in variation start/ stop intro/ ending y t u i t harmony — when selected, the single note played on the right-hand section of the keyboard will sound wi...

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    9 m i n i – g r a n d e d i g i t a l p i a n o min max min max master volume accomp volume accomp single fingered piano lower layer harmony – tempo + synch start fill in variation start/ stop intro/ ending z c v o x o start/stop — this button starts or stops the selected rhythm style. The auto acco...

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    10 o w n e r ’ s m a n u a l strings ballad metronome fingered accomp trumpet user 2 user 2 blues bossa nova pop jazz single flute rock gospel lounge guitar user 1 a/ b piano b n m piano e. Piano harpsichord organ user 1 b a/b button — the five quick select voice and five quick select style buttons ...

  • Page 11: 2! 2@

    11 m i n i – g r a n d e d i g i t a l p i a n o voice function page  page  user reg style song/demo 1 5 9 2 6 0 3 7 +/yes 4 8 –/no . . 2) 2! 2@ . Instrument voice — there are 128 gm (general midi) instrument voices, plus ten asian folk instrument voices available on this piano. You can instantly ...

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    12 o w n e r ’ s m a n u a l 2$ user reg style 1 5 9 2 6 0 3 7 +/yes 4 8 –/no 2# 2% play all accomp load melody 1 user song – transpose + 1 2 3 4 2# user reg — registration is used to store keyboard settings. Press the user reg button to engage the registration memory mode, the indicator will light ...

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    13 m i n i – g r a n d e d i g i t a l p i a n o play all accomp save melody 2 utility rec effect song load melody 1 play/stop play/stop user song left right card chorus reverb – transpose + 1 2 3 4 2^ 2& 2* 2( 2^ reverb — the reverb effect is engaged automatically when the power is turned on. Rever...

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    14 o w n e r ’ s m a n u a l play all accomp save melody 2 utility rec effect song load melody 1 play/stop play/stop user song left right card chorus reverb – transpose + 1 2 3 4 2^ 2& 2* 2( 3) 3! 3@ 3# 3$ 3) accomp — the accomp button is used to select the auto accompaniment track of a song for rec...

  • Page 15: Connector Panel

    15 m i n i – g r a n d e d i g i t a l p i a n o connector panel usb mic phones in out midi in audio out l r l r q w e r t this connector panel, with its various jacks, is located on the bottom left of the piano, under the keybed. Q microphone input — the microphone input is for use of the microphon...

  • Page 16: Piano Pedals

    16 o w n e r ’ s m a n u a l piano pedals q w e q soft pedal — when the left pedal is engaged the piano volume is reduced and the timbre slightly altered on the notes that are played. W function pedal — this center pedal can be used to trigger various events, such as start/stop and fill in. Pedal fu...

  • Page 17: Demo

    17 m i n i – g r a n d e d i g i t a l p i a n o demo playing the demo songs — this piano has twelve different demonstration songs that are designed to showcase the different sampled voices that are available. The display will show the song number with a “d” prefix. When playing all the songs, “all”...

  • Page 18: Keyboard Voices

    18 o w n e r ’ s m a n u a l keyboard voices voice selection — there are 128 gm voices in 16 groups plus 10 asian ethnic folk instrument voices. There is a complete list of all 138 voices in the back of the manual. Strings trumpet user 2 flute guitar a/ b piano e. Piano harpsichord organ user 1 quic...

  • Page 19: Layer (Dual) Voice

    19 m i n i – g r a n d e d i g i t a l p i a n o user defined quick selection button you can assign a favorite voice to the voice quick select button in the follow manner. 1. Select the desired voice by using the numeric pad or the +/yes, –/no buttons. Please refer to selecting one of the 138 voices...

  • Page 20: Rhythm Section

    20 o w n e r ’ s m a n u a l rhythm section rhythm style selection — this piano offers 100 rhythm styles and a variation of each style pattern to choose from. There is a complete list of all 100 styles in the back of the manual. Ballad metronome user 2 blues bossa nova pop jazz rock gospel lounge us...

  • Page 21: Adjusting The Tempo

    21 m i n i – g r a n d e d i g i t a l p i a n o user defined quick selection button you can assign a favorite rhythm style to the style quick select button in the following manner. 1. Select the desired rhythm style by using the style button and the numeric pad or the +/yes, –/no buttons. Please re...

  • Page 22: Variation

    22 o w n e r ’ s m a n u a l synchronized start — synchronized start engages the accompaniment in the standby mode. Press the sync start button, the beat indicator dots above the tempo buttons will blink at the current tempo, showing that the synchronized start mode is ready. The rhythm style will s...

  • Page 23: Auto Accompaniment

    23 m i n i – g r a n d e d i g i t a l p i a n o auto accompaniment auto accompaniment (auto bass chord) — the rhythm styles have their own auto accompaniment, dedicated to that rhythm style. These auto accompaniments patterns create fully orchestrated rhythm, bass and chord progressions based on th...

  • Page 24: Fingered Mode

    24 o w n e r ’ s m a n u a l seventh chord: press the root key and one key to its left (7th key) in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard simultaneously. Minor-seventh chord: press the root key and both the first and second keys to its left in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard ...

  • Page 25: Fingering Guide

    25 m i n i – g r a n d e d i g i t a l p i a n o fingering guide chord mark fingering major m 1-3-5 major sixth m6 1-3-5-6 major seventh m7 1-3-(5)-7 major seventh sharp eleventh m7 #11 1-(2)-3-#4-(5)-7 major add ninth m 9 1-2-3-5 major seventh ninth m7 9 1-2-3-(5)-7 major sixth add ninth m6 9 1-2-3...

  • Page 26: Piano Chord Mode

    26 o w n e r ’ s m a n u a l 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 accompaniment section or the range of the split point. In thi...

  • Page 27: Variation

    27 m i n i – g r a n d e d i g i t a l p i a n o synchronized start — synchronized start mode makes the auto accompaniment standby. The auto accompaniment will start as soon as you play a recognized chord in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard. 1. Press the sync start button, the beat ind...

  • Page 28: Metronome

    28 o w n e r ’ s m a n u a l metronome the built in metronome is a timing device. It is used as a timing reference to aid with practice or performance. Press the metronome button to engage the metronome feature. The button’s led indicator will turn on, the display screen will show the metronome menu...

  • Page 29: Function

    29 m i n i – g r a n d e d i g i t a l p i a n o function the function mode is used to set up or to adjust various parameters related to the operation of this keyboard. With the function button engaged you may access the menu for the metronome, reverb level, chorus level, touch sensitivity, lower sp...

  • Page 30: Chorus Level Setting

    30 o w n e r ’ s m a n u a l chorus level setting the chorus effect enriches your selected instrument voice by adding depth and texture. Press the chorus button to engage the chorus effect, the indicator will light up. Adjust the level of chorus in the function menu. Voice style chorus level 1. Pres...

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    31 m i n i – g r a n d e d i g i t a l p i a n o 1. Press the function button. 2. Press the page  or the page  buttons until the “touch” menu appears. 3. Press the +/yes button to confirm your selection. The current touch response setting will be shown. 4. Use the +/yes, –/no buttons to select a t...

  • Page 32: Master Tune

    32 o w n e r ’ s m a n u a l changing the split point for auto accompaniment the split point that divides the keyboard can also be changed in the function menu. Voice style auto a.Split 1. Press the function button. 2. Press the page  or the page  buttons until the “auto a.Split” menu appears. 3. ...

  • Page 33: Auto Harmony Type Selecting

    33 m i n i – g r a n d e d i g i t a l p i a n o 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 ...

  • Page 34: Record

    34 o w n e r ’ s m a n u a l 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 ...

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    35 m i n i – g r a n d e d i g i t a l p i a n o 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 finge...

  • Page 36: Playback

    36 o w n e r ’ s m a n u a l playback to listen to the recorded passage: 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. Voice style 1: user song 2. After you have selected your desired user song, the led ...

  • Page 37: Registration Memory

    37 m i n i – g r a n d e d i g i t a l p i a n o registration memory registration memory can recall particular settings of style, voice, chord and other parameters or features you have engaged. This piano has nine registration memories to hold your favorite settings so that they can be recalled quic...

  • Page 38: Play Along Songs

    38 o w n e r ’ s m a n u a l 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. Please note: if you press the song button, hold it down, and then press the demo button, all the training songs will play ba...

  • Page 39: Ipod Dock Instruction

    39 m i n i – g r a n d e d i g i t a l p i a n o ipod dock instruction the ipod docking station is located on the right hand side the piano underneath the keys. 1. Pull out the the ipod docking station from under the keyboard. 2. Turn the piano’s master volume to mid level to ensure that the initial...

  • Page 40: Sd Card

    40 o w n e r ’ s m a n u a l sd card card features the card features allows you to load songs, save songs, delete song files and rename your song files. Insert the card insert the sd memory card in to memory card slot with the label side up and the metal teeth leading into the slot. Slide the sd mem...

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    41 m i n i – g r a n d e d i g i t a l p i a n o load song if you would like to listen to a specific song from the sd card then you must first load it into the music sequencer. Load song retrieves one of your previously stored music performances or midi file songs from the sd card. 1. Place a card i...

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    42 o w n e r ’ s m a n u a l utility selecting the utility button on the control panel will access the following options: solo channel the solo channel screen allows you to select certain individual track of your midi file song to solo on (play along with). Therefore depending on your standard midi ...

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    43 m i n i – g r a n d e d i g i t a l p i a n o play/stop selecting the play/stop button on the control panel will start or stop the song that is loaded in the music sequencer. Buy or download songs to playback on your piano you can purchase prerecorded smf (standard midi file) midi file disks of y...

  • Page 44: Midi

    44 o w n e r ’ s m a n u a l midi midi stands for musical instrument digital interface. This is a world wide standard communication 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 ...

  • Page 45: Midi Implementation Chart

    45 m i n i – g r a n d e d i g i t a l p i a n o midi implementation chart function transmitted recognized remark basic channel 1 ch 1-16 ch channel changed 1-16 ch 1-16 ch default mode 3 3 note number 9-120 0-127 velocity: note on • • velocity: note off x • pitch bender • • control change: 0 • x va...

  • Page 46: Voice List

    46 o w n e r ’ s m a n u a l voice list no. Name display no. Name display piano 34 electric bass (finger) finger bass 1 acoustic grand piano grand piano 35 electric bass (pick) pick bass 2 bright acoustic piano bright piano 36 fretless bass fretlessbass 3 electric grand piano el.G.Piano 37 slap bass...

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    47 m i n i – g r a n d e d i g i t a l p i a n o no. Name display no. Name display 68 baritone sax baritone sax 102 fx 6 (goblins) goblins 69 oboe oboe 103 fx 7 (echoes) echoes 70 english horn english horn 104 fx 8 (sci-fi) sci-fi 71 bassoon bassoon ethnic 72 clarinet clarinet 105 sitar sitar pipe 1...

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    48 o w n e r ’ s m a n u a l 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 + yangqin erhuyangqin2 7 1 138 d...

  • Page 49: Style List

    49 m i n i – g r a n d e d i g i t a l p i a n o style list no. Name display no. Name display no. Name display 0 swing organ swing organ 34 disco disco 67 hawaiin hawaiin 1 swing trio swing trio 35 disco dance 1 disco dance 1 68 hula hula 2 swing swing 36 disco dance 2 disco dance 2 69 boogie boogie...

  • Page 50: Specifications

    50 o w n e r ’ s m a n u a l specifications keyboard 88 key, advanced balanced graded hammer action, velocity sensitive sound source 3d and stereo deluxe instrument samples polyphony 64 note polyphony preset tones 128 gm (general midi voices) function tune, transpose, midi functions, demo, chorus (8...

  • Page 51: Warranty

    51 m i n i – g r a n d e d i g i t a l p i a n o warranty this product, except the exterior cosmetic parts, is warranted by the suzuki corporation to the original purchaser to be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use as follows: for a period of one year from the date of purc...

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    P.O. Box 710459 santee, california 92072 (619) 873-2000 visit us on the web at www.Suzukimusic.Com copyright suzuki musical instrument corporation.