GEM RP60 User manual

OWNER’S MANUAL
English

The information in this publication has been carefully prepared and checked. The
manufacturers however decline all liability for eventual errors. All rights are reserved.
Thispublicationmaynotbecopied,photocopiedorreproducedinpartorinwholewithout
priorwrittenconsentfromGeneralmusicS.p.A. Generalmusicreservestherighttoapply
anyaesthetic,designorfunctionmodificationsitconsidersnecessarytoanyofitsproducts
without prior notice. Generalmusic declines all liability for damage to property or
persons resulting from improper use of the instrument.
© 1999 Generalmusic S.p.A. All rights reserved.
General safety instructions
Power source
• Be sure that your local AC main voltage matches the voltage specified on the name plate before connecting to the mains.
• DC power cannot be used to power this instrument.
Handling the power cord
• Never touch the power cord or its plug with wet hands.
• Never pull on the cord to remove it from the wall socket, always pull the plug.
• Never forcibly bend the power cord.
• If the power cord is scarred, cut or broken, or has a bad contact, it will be a potential fire hazard or source of serious
electric shock. NEVER use a damaged power cord; have it replaced by a qualified technician.
If water gets into the instrument
• Remove the power cord from the wall socket at once, and contact the store where the unit was purchased.
• The top surface of your instrument should never be used as a shelf for flower vases and other containers which hold
liquids.
Metal items etc. inside the unit
• Do not permit metal items or other materials to fall inside the unit.
Metal items may result in electric shock or damage.
• Be especially careful with regards to this point when children are near the unit. They should be warned never to try to put
anything inside, and never to slide a hand into the unit while you or other persons are playing.
• If articles do fall inside, remove the power cord from the wall socket at once and, if necessary, contact the store where the
unit was purchased.
• As a general precaution, never open the unit and touch or tamper with the internal circuitry.
If the instrument plays in an abnormal way
• Turn off the power immediately, remove the power cord from the main outlet and contact the store where it was pur-
chased.
• Discontinue using the unit at once. Failure to do so may result in additional damage or other unexpected damage or
accident.
General user maintenance
• Clean the cabinet and keys of your instrument using a soft, clean, slightly damp cloth and polish with a soft, dry cloth.
• Never use industrial cleaners, detergents, abrasive cleansers, waxes, solvents or polishes as they may damage the instru-
ment finish.
• Always turn off the power supply after use and never turn the unit on and off repeatedly in quick succession as this places
an undue load on the electronic components.

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Contents
Introduction 1
Instrument Overview 2
Rear panel 3
Power switch and Headphones 4
Turn the instrument on 4
Adjust the overall volume 4
Headphone jacks 4
Pedal Connection 4
Listen to the Demo song 4
The RP60/70 Presets 5
The Functions of the RP60/70 6
Touch sensitivity 7
Transpose 8
Tune 9
MIDI Channel 10
Midi Local 11
Midi Common channel 12
About MIDI 13
The MIDI Ports 13
MIDI Channels 13
MIDI Common 13
The RP60/70 MIDI Sound Banks 13
MIDI messages transmitted & received 14
MIDI Applications 15
RP60/70 as a MIDI controlling device 15
RP60/70 as a Slave device 15
Midi Sequencer recording 15
Panel Reset 16
Technical specifications RP60/70 18
Technology 19
Damper physical model 19
Index 20
Appendix

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1
Introduction
ThankyouforpurchasingthenewGEMRP60/RP70,thelatestDigitalPianos
belonging to the prestigious Real Piano Series by Generalmusic.
RP60/70 features the same sound characteristics as the higher end sister
models,butwithacontrolpanelsituatedontheleftkeyblockconsistingofjust
4 elements to reduce user interventions to the bare minimum.
RP60/70 combines advanced technology, reliable high quality componentry
and an easy-to-use interface to produce the unique Real Piano sound. With
its32notepolyphonyand88note,weightedHammerActionkeyboard,RP60/
70 is the modern, economical answer to all home piano playing.
RP60/70isveryeasytouse,buttomakethemostoftheinstrument’sfeatures,
youarerecommendedtoconsultthismanualwheneveryouarenotsurewhat
to do.
Most important, of course, is how you treat your RP60/70. Please take time
to read the General Safety Instructions to guarantee a long and trouble free
use of your instrument.

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Instrument Overview
1. P OWER O N /O FF Press to turn the instrument on and off.
2. V
OLUME Control knob to regulate the general volume of the instrument.
3. D
ATA m / n Use these buttons to select Presets (single, layer or split sound
combinations). Pressbothbuttonsatthesametimetotriggerthe
DEMO song.
InFunctionmode, the Data
m / n buttonschange the parameter
statusofthecurrentfunction. The functions are selected withthe
last six notes of the highest octave of the keyboard.
4. G
RAND P IANO Pressthisbuttonto select theGrandPianoPresetwhich instantly
recalls the GrandPiano sound across the entire keyboard.
5. F
UNCTION KEYS Notes E7-C8 of the highest octave are dedicated to the selection
of the RP60/70 functions. The function parameters are selected
with the Data
m / n buttons while holding down a function key.
6. H
EADPHONES Two Headphone jacks to connect headphones.
7. P
EDALS Soft and Damper pedals. The cable from the pedal assembly
should be plugged into the rear panel PEDALS connector.
8. C
ONSOLE The RP60/70 rests on a console which requires assembling.
Refer to the separate mounting instructions.
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Rear panel
1. P EDALS Thepedalgroupconsistingoftwopedals(SoftandDamper)
should be plugged into this connector.
2. MIDI I
N /O UT Theseportsallowtheinstrumenttobeconnectedtoother
MIDI devices.
3. I
NPUT You can use these two inputs to connect another instru-
ment to the RP60/70. The output of the other instrument
willbemixedwiththemainsignaloftheRP60/70andsent
to the Output, Speaker and Headphone jacks. If you are
connecting a mono signal (e.g. a microphone) then you
should use only the Right/Mono jack.
4. O
UTPUT These two stereo outputs are used to connect the instru-
menttoanotheramplifier,mixerorrecordingdevice. Ifyou
areconnectingtomonoequipment(e.g.aguitaramplifier)
then you should use only the Right/Mono jack.
5. M
AINS INPUT Connectthe suppliedpowercordtothemainssocket and
the other end to a suitable wall outlet. Make sure that the
mainssupplymatchesthevoltageindicatedontheinstru-
ment’s identification tag.
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Playing the RP60/70
Turn the instrument on
1. To turn the RP60/70 on, press the ON/OFF switch located on the left
keyblock.
After a short period, the instrument is ready to play the Grand Piano
preset. The LED of the Grand Piano Preset button will be on as an
indication that the instrument is on.
In this power up condition, you will be able to play a piano sound
(GrandPiano) across the entire keyboard without carrying out other
operations.
Adjust the overall volume
2. Use the VOLUME control knob to adjust the overall volume level.
Clockwise rotation of the VOLUME control knob increases the overall
volume and counter-clockwise rotation decreases it.
Headphone jacks
Theheadphonejacksarelocatedattheextremeleftsideoftherailwhichruns
beneath the keyboard.
Pluggingasetofheadphones into the left jackexcludestheinternalspeakers
toallowyoutoplayin totalsilencewithoutdisturbingothers inthesameroom.
Plugging into the right jack does not exclude the internal speakers.
UsetheVolumecontrolontheleftkeyblocktoadjusttheHeadphonesvolume.
Pedal Connection
TheRP60/70issuppliedwithatwinpedalassembly,consistingoftheSoftand
Damper pedals. Make sure that the cable from the pedal assembly is
connected to the Pedals connector on the rear connections panel.
Soft: The Soft pedal (left) is a switch control pedal (On/Off) which
affectsthetimbreoftheinstrumentsuchthatitplayssofter,allowingyou
to continue using the same playing style at a lower volume.
Damper: The Damper pedal (right) applies the Sustain effect to all
notesreleased. Ifyoureleasea note after depressingtheDamper,the
note will proceed towards its natural decay according to the type of
sound played. The Damper is particularly effective with Piano type
sounds.
Listen to the Demo song
The RP60/70 contains a demonstration recording of the internal sounds.
1 Press both the DATA mand nbuttons at the same time.
The Demo song will start to play instantly. When it reaches the end, it
will start from the beginning and repeats continually until stopped.
2 Tostoptheplaybackatanypoint,pressbothDATAm/nbuttonsatthe
sametime.
You can also use the Grand Piano Preset button to stop the Demo.
LED on
SOFT DAMPER

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The RP60/70 Presets
TheRP60/70contains32InternalPresets,consistingofSingle,
Layered and Split sound combinations.
Formodel RP70,each soundcombination recallsan appropri-
ate configuration of effects (Reverb and Chorus) together with
Volume and Balance settings.
FormodelRP60,aconfigurationofeffects(ReverbandChorus)
is recalled for the Grand Piano Preset only; for all other sound
combinations recalled by the Presets, the Reverb and Chorus
configurations can be activated by pressing both the SOUND/
DATA
m / n buttons at the same time after powering up.
ThetableshownoppositeliststheRP60/70Presets. Aftereach
name,thetypeofPresetisindicatedinbrackets: “S”forSingle,
“L” for Layer and “Sp” for Split.
Usingthe SOUND/DATA
m / n buttons, itis possible to select
the RP60/70 Presets sequentially.
1. After turning the RP60/70 on, press the DATA mbutton.
YouwillrecallthefirstPreset,calledStagePianowhichplaysacrossthe
entire keyboard.
2. Press the DATA mbutton again to recall the Preset,” Rock Piano”.
Every time you press the DATA m button, you will select the Presets
in increasing numerical order. When you reach the last Preset on the
list, Church/Choir, pressing the Data m button will have no effect.
3. Press the DATA nbutton.
Ifyou started withthePreset RockPianoselected instep2 above, you
will return to the previous Preset “Stage Piano”.
Every time you press the DATA
n button, you will select the Presets
in decreasing numerical order.
Once you select the first preset, “Stage Piano”, pressing the Data
n
button will have no effect.
4. TocancelthecurrentPresetand returntotheGrandPianoPreset,press
theGrand Piano button.
The Grand Piano button will always return to the Grand Piano Preset
active across the entire keyboard.
LED on
N ° Name N ° Name
1. Stage Piano (S) 17. Harpsi/Strings (L)
2. Rock Piano (S) 18. Vibes 2 (Sp)
3. Rhodex (S) 19. Rock Piano/Pad (L)
4. Hard Rhodex (S) 20. Rhodex Pad (L)
5. Wurtlitz (S) 21. FM Piano Stage (L)
6. FM Piano (S) 22. Strings/Choir (L)
7. El. Glock Piano (L) 23. Piano/Choir (L)
8. Harpsi (S) 24. Stage Piano/Poly (L)
9. Vibes 1 (S) 25. Rock Piano/Poly (L)
10. Piano/Strings (L) 26. Jazz Organ 1 (S)
11. Stage Piano/Strings (L) 27. Pop Organ (S)
12. Stage Piano/Bass (Sp) 28. Theatre Organ (S)
13. Piano/Bass (Sp) 29. Church Organ (L)
14. Rhodex/Ride (Sp) 30. Jazz Organ 2 (Sp)
15. FM Pad (L) 31. Organ/Bass (Sp)
16. FM/El.Bass (Sp) 32. Church/Choir (L)

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The Functions of the RP60/70
RP60/70features6functionswhichaffecttheinstrumentinvariousways. The
Functions are activated using the last 6 notes of the highest octave of the
keyboard. To activate a function and modify its value, hold down the
corresponding key and press the DATA m / n buttons.
The functions and corresponding notes are:
T
OUCH (E7) : changes the keyboard’s touch sensitivity (response to
changes in the key-strike velocity);
T
RANSPOSE (F7) : changes the instrument’s overall pitch;
T
UNE (G7) : fine tunes the instrument;
M
IDI C H . (A7) : sets the instrument’s MIDI Channel (for MIDI setups);
M
IDI L OCAL (B7) : sets the instrument for MIDI Local operation (for MIDI
setups). Local disconnects the RP60/70 sound genera-
tion.
M
IDI C OMMON (C8) : sets the instrument’s MIDI Common channel (for MIDI
setups). TheCommonchannelisusefultocontrolanother
MIDI device which has automatic arrangements.
E7 F7 G7 A7 B7 C8