Boston DSP-388 User manual

Digital Piano
User’s Manual

Your DSP-388 is a high quality digital piano featuring an 88 note
hammer action, touch sensitive keyboard and the most advanced
PCM tone generation technology that combined will provide you with
a rich performing and playing experience. You can also record your
own performances to play along to. The DSP-388 is more than great
technology, your digital piano is also a stylish piece of furniture that
will look great anywhere in your home. To get the most out of your
instrument, please read this manual thoroughly and try out the various
functions as we take you through them. We hope your new instrument
will continue to entertain you for many years to come.
Thank you for choosing the DSP-388 Digital Piano

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Panel Control
Setup
CONNECTOR PANEL
Midi Out
USB To Host
PANEL CONTROLS
Turning on the power
Volume
Demo Songs
Select the Demo Song
Voice
Voice Select
Split Mode
Layer Mode
Metronome
Transpose
Octave
Song Recording
Pedal
Line Out/In
Phones
DC 12V Input
Function
Master
LED Display
Data Control Knob
Reverb
Chorus
Enter Split Mode
Change the Split Point/voice /volume
Turn Off Split Mode
To Adjust the Volume of the Main/Layer
Voice
Turn Off Layer Mode
Tempo
Specify Metronome Time Signature
To Record a Track
To Manually Select a Track to
Record to
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To Erase Record Data While in Playback
Mode
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Local On/Off(C 3)
Appendix
MIDI Implementation Chart
Defaults
Specifications
To Cancel Recording While in Record
Wait Mode
To Stop Playback and Exit Song
Play Mode
Master Tuning
Touch (Sensitivity)
To Set the Keyboard Sensitivity
MIDI Connections/Channels
Multitimbral Mode
Sending MIDI Program Changes
Sending Bank LSB/ MSB Changes
To Turn Off the Metronome While
Recording
To Clear all Data in the Song Record
To Erase a Single Track in the Song
Recorder
To Play Back Your Song Recorder
Tracks
Edit FUNCTIONS
MIDI Functions
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Main MIDI Transmit Channel(C 2)
Numeric Data Entry Keys
b
Enter Keys(C7)/Cancel Keys(B 6)
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Data Control Assign Key(C 6)
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Panic Key(F 6)/Default Key(F5)
Data Control Assignments and MIDI
CC List
Advanced Functions Keyboard Chart
Piano Reset in Detail
Factory Reset
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Table Of Contents

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MID I OUT USB TO H OST PED AL LIN E OUT LINE I N PHO NES
DC 12V
CAUTION:TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK DO NOT EXPOSE THE APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
DIGITAL PIANO MODEL: DSP-388 POWER SUPPLY: DC 12 Volts, 2200mA CENTER POSITIVE RINGWAY TECH (JIANGSU) CO., LTD. 101 HANJIANG WEST ROAD, CHANGZHOU, JIANGSU, CHINA
MADE IN CHINA
3 PED AL
CON TROLL ER
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PIANO E.PIANO HARPSOCHORD VIBES N.GUITAR ORGAN STRINGS BASS
VOICE SELECT
MIDI OUT USB TO HOST PEDAL LINE OUT LINE IN PHONES
DC 12V
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PIANO E.PIANO HARPSOCHORD VIBES N.GUITAR ORGAN STRINGS BASS
VOICE SELECT
DATA CONTROL
FUNCTION
METRONOME
SONG
OCTAVE
TRANSPOSE
REVERB CHORUS SPLIT
PIANO RESET RECORD
MAXMIN
MASTER VOLUME
STANDBY/ON

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Top Panel
1. STANDBY/ON
2. MASTER VOLUME
3. LED DISPLAY
4. [DATA CONTROL] Knob
5. [REVERB] Button
6. [CHORUS] Button
7. [SPLIT] Button
8. [TRANSPOSE] Button
9. [OCTAVE] Button
10. [SONG] Button
11. [METRONOME] Button
12. [FUNCTION] Button
13. VOICE SELECT
Piano
E.Piano
Harpsochord
Vibes
N.Guitar
Organ
Strings
Bass
Rear Panel
14. DC 12V Jack
15. PHONES Jack
16. LINE IN/OUT Jacks
17. PEDAL Jack
18. USB TO HOST Jack
19. MIDI OUT Jack
Panel Control

Thank you for purchasing the DSP-388 Digital Piano. Included with the piano you
will find:
The foot pedal included sustain pedal ,double pedal(optional) and 3-Foot pedal
(optional), one music rest, one power supply and of course this user guide.
Once you have located each item, proceed by making sure to set the piano up
securely on a desk, table or dedicated keyboard stand. Then go through the
following steps:
--- Make sure the power supply can reach from a AC wall socket to the piano s
DC in.
--- Insert the music rest in the two holes on the top panel.
--- Connect the DC output cable from the power adapter in to the DC in jack on
the rear panel.
--- Plug the AC connector of your power supply in to the wall AC power socket.
--- Plug the foot pedal in to the socket labeled Sustain on the rear panel.
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Ensure the piano is turned off when connecting and disconnecting
the power.
Turn the volume knob to its minimum level before turning on the
power
NOTE
Set up

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Midi Out
MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a world-standard
communication interface which allows electronic musical instruments to
communicate with each other, by sending and receiving compatible note,
program change and other types of MIDI data.
NOTE
MIDI OUT Transmits MIDI data to another MIDI device.
The foot pedal included sustain pedal and double pedal(optional).
Pedal
Sustain Pedal(included)
This digital piano can be used with
sounds to decay slowly as if they were being held down. A piano-style pedal
may optionally be used. The jack will auto-detect the polarity of the sustain
pedal.
the Sustain Pedal. It will cause piano key
PEDAL
Using USB To Host
This product allows the transfer of MIDI information over USB to a laptop,
tablet or smartphone. As complicated as this might sound, it's actually pretty
straight forward. This piano is USB Class Compliant; therefore there is no need
to install a driver to enable it to work with a computer. Simply just plug it in
and the computor's operating system will do the rest. The piano will work with
all standard MIDI based computer software.
this
instrument, and enjoy it on this instrument or use it for accompany
USB AUDIO interface is a digital audio interface. By USB cable, you can digitally
transfer intact audio signals from a Laptop, Tablet or Smartphone to
when you
play this instrument; likewise,you can transfer intact audio signals of the
instrument to Laptop, Tablet or Smartphone to record and edit music.
USB to Host
Connector Panel

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Soft Sustain
PEDAL
3-Foot Pedal(optional)
This digital piano can be used with a 3-Foot pedal.
Connect the plug of the foot pedal unit to the pedal jack in the button panel.
Damper Pedal (Right):
an actual acoustic piano, letting you sustain the sound of the voices even after
releasing your fingers from the keys.
Your piano has Half-pedal function. You may release your foot from the pedal
to different position to change the sustain time. The less you release your foot from
the pedal, the longer the sustain effect lasts.
It performs the same function as the damper pedal on
As standard, the pedal will affect the note playing after pressed. To change polarity,
hold the foot pedal down during power up.
NOTE
NOTE
Ensure the piano is turned off before connecting the pedal. Otherwise,
it will affect the piano sound.
As standard, the pedal will affect the note playing after pressed. To change
polarity, hold the foot pedal down during power up.
This digital piano can be used with a Double pedal.
Soft Pedal(left): The Soft Pedal controls the sound volume. Press the pedal to
decrease the output sound volume.
Sustain(right): It performs the same function as the damper pedal on an actual
acoustic piano, letting you sustain the sound of the voices even
after releasing your fingers from the keys.
The jack will auto-detect the polarity of the pedal.
Double Pedal(optional)