BCP SKY5484 User manual

SKY5484Ver. 1
INSTRUCTION
MANUAL
88-Key Digital Piano

NOTICE
• Dedicated power adapter shall be used, and in case of adaptor damage, replace it immediately
• The keyboard can only be disassembled by professionals, and no change can be made to the internal
structure. In case of any functional abnormality during performance, stop performing immediately
and send the keyboard to professionals for maintenance.
• When connecting the keyboard to other device, ensure both the keyboard and the device are powered
o before connection.
• Do not keep the volume to the maximum or to an uncomfortable degree for a long period when
performing.
• Keep the keyboard away from heat sources to protect its parts from damage.
• Prevent liquid, dust, small particles and other foreign matters from entering the case of the keyboard,
for which may result in a short circuit.
• Pull out the plug before cleaning, and do not pull out the plug with wet hands.
• Please use a dry and soft cloth to clean the keyboard. Paint, alcohol or other chemical solvents shall not
be used for cleaning because they may damage the keyboard surface.
• Please pull out the plug after performing or when the keyboard is left unused for a long time.
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This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1)
This product may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference in a residential installation.
This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there
is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined
by turning the equipment o and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or
more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit dierent from that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
WARNING: Any changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
Responsible party (contact for FCC matters only):
Quality Control Dept.
5642 Ontario Mills Parkway
Ontario, CA 91764
FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT

PEDAL AUDIO INUSB-MIDI
1 2V
AUDIO OUT PHONES -2 PHONES -1
UDISK
FRONT PANEL CONTROLS
REAR PANEL CONTROLS
Speaker
Power Switch
Master Volume
Function
Demo
Metronome
Lesson
Split
Timbre
Percussion
GM Timbre
Click
Record
Touch
Sustain
Vibrato
Transpose
Octave
Split Volume
Lower Volume
Upper Volume
Metronome Volume
Metronome
Tempo
Demo Song
GM Timbre Select
Udisk Music Player
D. C 12V
PHONES-1
PHONES-2
AUDIO OUT
AUDIO IN
PEDAL
USB-MIDI
UDISK
MAIN DIAGRAM
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PREPARATION
AC/DC Power Adapter
Dedicated AC/DC power adapter for the piano should be used. Connect the output end of the
power adapter to the power interface on the rear panel of the piano, and the other end to the
power socket. (Please note that the input voltage of the adapter should be in line with the utility
power voltage.)
Use of Headphones
Two professional 6.5 mm dual-track headphones ports are provided on the piano. When
connecting a headphone to the PHONES-1 or PHONES-2 port on the rear panel of the piano, the
loudspeaker will be disabled automatically. In this way, you can carry out personal practice
without disturbing others.
CAUTION! When using headphones, do not play at high volume for a long time, or hearing
damage may occur.
Connection With Amplifier Or Audio Device
The piano is configured with an built-in loudspeaker. You may connect the piano to other
external audio devices. Firstly, turn o the piano and the external audio device, secondly, connect
one end of the audio cable to the AUDIO OUT (audio output) port on the rear panel of the piano,
and finally connect the other end to the audio input port of the audio device.
Audio Input Port
The piano is equipped with a stereo input function. Sound signals from a mobile phone, MP3
player, computer and other audio devices can be input into the piano for playing. Firstly, turn o
the piano, secondly, connect one end of the audio cable to the output port of an audio device,
and the other end to the AUDIO IN port on the rear panel of the piano, finally, turn on the piano.
Pedal Port
The piano is configured with a 3-in-1 pedal port which can be used for the connection of a single
pedal (sustain pedal) or three pedals (soft pedal, sustain pedal and damper pedal) to simulate
various sound eects during the piano performance. Connect the pedal connector to the PEDAL
port on the rear panel of the piano, and carry out required operations with the pedal. Note: the
panel is an operational item. Dierent configurations are provided with dierent pedals.
USB-MIDI (APP) Port
The USB-MIDI (APP) port of the piano is used for the connection with a mobile phone or a tablet
PC. Download and install APP teaching software to connect the piano with smart devices and
facilitating teaching and learning.
Connecting method: A dedicated OTG data cable should be used for the connection between the
piano and a mobile phone or a tablet PC.
The USB-MIDI (APP) port of the piano can also be used for connection with other musical
Instruments or a computer. You can output performance records to a computer for advanced
recording, composing, and editing with computer software, or input the MIDI music stored in the
computer to the piano for playing.
Play U Disk Music
The piano is configured with a built-in U disk music player with 32GBs memory, which can be
used to play MP3s.
Insert a U disk into the UDISK port on the rear panel, press the [FUNCTION+] + UDISK MUSIC
PLAYER [ON/OFF] buttons to play MP3 music.
Press the [FUNCTION+] + UDISK MUSIC PLAYER buttons to play or pause a track.
Press the [FUNCTION+] + UDISK MUSIC PLAYER buttons to adjust the volume.
Press the [FUNCTION+] + or buttons to go to the previous or next track.
Press the [FUNCTION+] + buttons to cycle through the repeat modes for continuous,
random, or single playback.
Press the [FUNCTION+] + UDISK MUSIC PLAYER [ON/OFF] buttons again to deactivate the MP3
music playing function.
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Press the [POWER] button, the [PIANO] button light will turn on, and then you may operate the
piano as required.
Master Volume Adjustment
Turn the [MASTER VOLUME] knob clockwise to increase master volume, and counterclockwise to
decrease master volume. The master volume controls all volumes simultaneously.
Key Tone
The click function is enabled by default. Press the [FUNCTION+] button + function compound key
on the keyboard, a prompted “click” tone will be heard. Press the [FUNCTION+] button + the
[Click] key to enable or disable the key tone function.
Timbre Selection
The piano provides 140 timbres, from “000” to “139”, for your selection. When the piano is turned
on, the [PIANO] button light lights on.
Default timbre: The piano provides 8 default timbres for your selection, among which, the default
timber of [GM TIMBRE] is “088 Pad 1 (New Age)”.
Select other timbres: Press the [GM TIMBRE] button + [DEMO SONG/GM TIMBER] keys to select
standard GM timbre and Chinese folk timbre from “000” to “139”.
Play Demo Songs
Press the [DEMO] button to play the demo songs, and press the [DEMO] button again to stop
playing. The piano provides 16 demo songs, from “00” to “15”, for your selection. Press the
[FUNCTION+] button + [DEMO SONG/GM TIMBER] keys to select the corresponding demo song.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Enter a 2-digit code or press the “-/+” button for selection.
BASIC PERFORMANCE METHOD
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Enter a 3-digit code or press the “-/+” button for selection.
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Metronome
Press the [METRONOME] button to activate the metronome. Press the [METRONOME]
button again to deactivate the metronome. The piano contains 10 tempos. Press the
[FUNCTION+] button + the [METRONOME] 1/4~12/8 keys for metronome setting.
Tempo
The tempo defaults at 120, which is adjustable between the range of “30” to “300”. Press the
[FUNCTION+] button + [Tempo] number + “-/+” keys to select the required tempo. Press the
[FUNCTION+] button + the [TAP] key of the [TEMPO] to restore the default value.
Metronome Volume
The piano contains 5 metronome volumes. Press the [FUNCTION+] button + the
[METRONOME VOLUME] 1 - 5 keys for metronome volume setting.
1 2 3 4 5
METRONOME
1 /4 2/4 3/4 4/4 6/4 3/8 6/8 7/8 9/8 1 2/8
Enter the tempo (30-300) or press the “-/+” button for selection,
and press the “TAP” key to restore the default value
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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EFFECT CHANGE
Timbre Change
Sustain: Prolong the lasting time of a pitch.
Press the [FUNCTION+] button + the [SUSTAIN - ON] key to enable the sustain eect.
Press the [FUNCTION+] button + the [SUSTAIN - OFF] key to disable the sustain eect.
Vibrato: Add a pulsating change to the pitch.
Press the [FUNCTION+] button + the [VIBRATO - ON] key to enable the vibrato eect.
Press the [FUNCTION+] button + the [VIBRATO - OFF] key to disable the vibrato eect.
Soft Pedal: Decrease the pitch volume.
Press and hold the [soft pedal] to enable the soft eect, and release the pedal to
disable such eect.
NOTE: This function is only supported by the configuration with the optional three pedals.
Sustain Pedal: Prolong the lasting time of a pitch.
Press and hold the [sustain pedal] to enable the sustain eect, and release the pedal to
disable such eect.
NOTE: This function is supported by both configurations with a single pedal or three pedals.
Damper Pedal: Prolong the lasting time of the pressed key.
Press and hold the [sustain pedal] to enable the damper eect, and release the pedal to disable
such eect.
NOTE: This function is only supported by the configuration with the optional three pedals.
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EFFECT CHANGE
Transpose
The transpose control function of the piano is adjustable from “-6” to “+6”, and the default setting
is 0. Press the [FUNCTION+] button + the [TRANSPOSE -/+] keys for transposing within ±6.
The transpose function saves the trouble of raising and lowering the key when playing on the
keyboard. You can play songs in every key in the same way as that for playing songs in key C. It
may decrease the key by half-step (minor second), thus the keys positions for key C is changed to
those for key B; press the “+” button to increase all keys by half-step (minor second), in this case,
the tone of the key position of key C is changed to key C# or key Db. If the button is pressed
twice, key C will decrease to Bb; and if the button is pressed five times, key C will decrease to key
F. Press the “+” and “-” buttons simultaneously to reset key C.
Touch Control
Press the [FUNCTION+] button + [TOUCH] OFF, 1-3 keys to turn o or adjust touch pressure to
level 1, 2, or 3.
Split
The keyboard can be split into two zones, in this way, you can play two dierent timbres with your
left and right hands respectively. You should set the timbre for the right hand side before splitting
is applied to the left-hand side. For example, you can set the timbre of the left-hand side to bass
and the right-hand side to piano.
Press the [SPLIT+] button to split the keyboard, and press the [SPLIT+] button again to disable the
keyboard split. Press the [SPLIT+] button for the first time and press the key simultaneously to set
the split point. The currently pressed key will be the first key of the right-hand side.
When the keyboard split function is enabled, the scale of the left-hand zone will increase by an
octave, and the scale of the right-hand zone will decrease by an octave. Take the default split
point as an example, scales of Keys A0 - G2# will change to those of Keys A1 - G3#, while scales
of Keys A2 - C8 will change to those of Keys A1 - C7.
Press the [FUNCTION+] button and [SPLIT] 1 - 5 keys to set the volume for the left-hand zone.
After the keyboard split function is enabled, you can reselect a timbre for the right-hand zone.
1 2 3
1 2 3 4 5
(Split point setting)
After keyboard split, all keys on the left of the
currently pressed key constitute the left-hand zone,
with scale increasing by an octave.
The currently pressed key and all keys on its right
constitute the right-hand zone, with scale decreasing by
an octave
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EFFECT CHANGE
LESSON MODE
Dual Timbre
Press any two timbre buttons simultaneously to enable the dual timbre function, in this case, the
two selected timbre will be overlaid.
When overlay of other timbres are required, press the [GM TIMBRE] button + the [DEMO
SONG/GM TIMBRE] key to select other timbres, and then press the [GM TIMBRE] and other
[TIMBRE] buttons simultaneously.
Both volumes for the upper layer and the lower layer have 5 grades: the volume of the first
selected timbre is adjusted via the upper volume by pressing the [FUNCTION+] button + the
[UPPER VOLUME 1 - 5] keys on the keyboard; the volume of the later selected timbre is adjusted
via the upper volume by pressing the [FUNCTION+] button + the [LOWER VOLUME 1 - 5] keys;
Grand
piano
Church
organ Guitar Bass S tring Percussion
Electrical
piano GM
TIMBER+
1 2 3 4 51 2 3 4 5
Lesson Mode
In the lesson mode, the 88 keys are split into two zones with identical tone and timbre, which
facilitates the demonstration by a teacher to student. Two people can play the piano
simultaneously.
Press the [LESSON] button for the first time to activate the lesson mode, press the [LESSON]
button again to disable this function.
Under the lesson mode, the scales of Keys A0 - C5 in the left zone will change to the scales of
Keys A2 - C6, while the scales of Keys C4# - C8 in the right zone will change to the scales of Keys
C2# - C6.
C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8
(Before lesson mode enabled)
Left zone Right zone
C3 C4 C5 C6 C3 C4 C5 C6
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LESSON MODE
RECORD MODE
Octave Control
Under the lesson mode, you can perform octave adjustment from “-2” to “+2”, and the default
setting is 0. Press the [FUNCTION+] button + the [OCTAVE] “-” / “+” keys for octave adjustment
within ±2. For example, when adjusting octave to “-2”, the left zone will change to A0-C4 while
the right zone will change to C0#-C4.
Press the [FUNCTION+] button + [OCTAVE] “-” / “+” keys simultaneously to restore the default
setting.
NOTE: Octave control can only be enabled under the lesson mode.
Record
Press the [FUNCTION+] button + the [REC] key to enable the record mode. Press the
[FUNCTION+] button + the [REC] key again to disable the record mode.
Under the record mode, the metronome will be enabled automatically, and you can press any key
to start recording. Press the [FUNCTION+] button + the [TEMPO] key to adjust the tempo.
The piano can record 700 notes at maximum. When the storage memory is full, the record mode
will be disabled and the metronome will shut down automatically.
Play
Press the [FUNCTION+] button + the [PLAY] key to play what was recorded. During the playing
process, press the [FUNCTION+] button + the [PLAY] key again to stop playing.
REC
RECORD
PLAY
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000 Acoustic Grand Piano
001 Bright Acoustic Piano
002 Electric Grand Piano
003 Honky-tonk Piano
004 Rhodes Piano
005 Chorused Piano
006 Harpsichord
007 Clavichord
008 Celesta
009 Glockenspiel
010 Music Box
011 Vibraphone
012 Marimba
013 Xylophone
014 Tubular Bell
015 Dulcimer
016 Drawbar Organ
017 Percussive Organ
018 Rock Organ
019 Church Organ
020 Reed Organ
021 Accordion
022 Harmonica
023 Tango Accordion
024 Acoustic Guitar (nylon)
025 Acoustic Guitar (steel)
026 Electric Guitar (jazz)
027 Electric Guitar (clean)
028 Electric Guitar (muted)
029 Overdriven Guitar
030 Distortion Guitar
031 Guitar Harmonics
032 Acoustic Bass
033 Electric Bass (finger)
034 Electric Bass (pick)
035 Fretless Bass
036 Slap Bass 1
037 Slap Bass 2
038 Synth Bass 1
039 Synth Bass 2
040 Violin
041 Viola
042 Cello
043 Contrabass
044 Tremolo Strings
045 Pizzicato Strings
046 Orchestral Har
047 Timpani
048 String Ensemble 1
049 String Ensemble 2
050 Synth Strings 1
051 Synth Strings 2
052 Choir Aahs
053 Voice Oohs
054 Synth Voice
055 Orchestra Hit
056 Trumpet
057 Trombone
058 Tuba
059 Muted Trumpet
060 French Horn
061 Brass Section
062 Synth Brass 1
063 Synth Brass 2
064 Soprano Sax
065 Alto Sax
066 Tenor Sax
067 Baritone Sax
068 Oboe
069 English Horn
070 Bassoon
071 Clarinet
072 Piccolo
073 Flute
074 Recorder
075 Pan Flute
076 Bottle Blow
077 Shakuhachi
078 Whistle
079 Ocarina
080 Lead 1 (square)
081 Lead 2 (sawtooth)
082 Lead 3 (calliope lead)
083 Lead 4 (chi lead)
084 Lead 5 (charang)
085 Lead 6 (voice)
086 Lead 7 (fifths)
087 Lead 8 (bass+lead)
088 Pad 1 (new age)
089 Pad 2 (warm)
090 Pad 3 (polysynth)
091 Pad 4 (choir)
092 Pad 5 (bowed)
093 Pad 6 (metallic)
094 Pad 7 (halo)
095 Pad 8 (sweep)
096 FX 1 (rain)
097 FX 2 (soundtrack)
098 FX 3 (crystal)
099 FX 4 (atmosphere)
100 FX 5 (brightness)
101 FX 6 (goblins)
102 FX 7 (echoes)
103 FX 8 (sci-fi)
104 Sitar
105 Banjo
106 Shamisen
107 Koto
108 Kalimba
109 Bagpipe
110 Fiddle
111 Shanai
112 Tinkle Bell
113 Agogo
114 Steel Drums
115 Woodblock
116 Taiko Drum
117 Melodic Tom
118 Synth Drum
119 Reverse Cymbal
120 Guitar Fret Noise
121 Breath Noise
122 Seashore
123 Bird Tweet
124 Telephone Ring
125 Helicopter
126 Applause
127 Gunshot
128 Yong Gin
129 Zheng
130 Zhong Ruan
131 Pi Pa
132 Big Souna
133 Souna
134 Er Hu
135 Yue Hu
136 Di Zi
137 Bong Di
138 Koto
139 Qu Di
APPENDIX TIMBRE TABLE
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