H-Star SS-90X User manual

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SS-90XDIGITALPIANO
OWNER SMANUAL

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GENERALPRECAUTIONS
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DONOTOPEN
CAUTION:TO REDUCETHERISKOF ELECTRIC SHOCK,
DONOT REMOVECOVERORBACK
NOUSER-SERVICEABLEPARTSINSIDE
REFERSERVICINGTO QUALIFIEDSERVICEPERSONNEL
INSTRUCTIONS PERTAININGTOARISKOFFIRE,ELECTRICSHOCK ORINJURY:
Thelightning flash with arrowheadsymbol,withinanequilateraltriangle,is intendedto alert the userto the
presenceof uninsulatedor dangerousvoltage”withinthe product’senclosurethat maybeof sufficientmagni-
tude to constitute a risk of electricshock to persons.
Theexclamationpointwithinanequilateraltriangleis intendedtoalert theusertothe presenceof important
operationandmaintenanceorservicinginstructionsinthemanualaccompanyingtheproduct.
1.CAUTION:Anychangesormodificationsin constructionof thisdevicewhicharenotexpresslyapproved
bythepartyresponsibleforcompliancecould void theuser’sauthorityto operatethe equipment.
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2. NOTE:Thisequipment hasbeen tested and found to comply with the limitsfora Class Bdigitaldevice,
pursuanttoPart15ofthe FCCRules.These limitsaredesigned to provide reasonableprotection against
harmfulinterferencein aresidentialinstallation.Thisequipment generates,uses,and canradiateradio
frequency energyand, ifnot installed and used inaccordancewith theinstructions,maycauseharmful
interference toradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguarantee that interferencewillnotoccurin a
particularinstallation. If thisequipment doescause harmfulinterferenceto radio ortelevision reception, which
canbedetermined byturning theequipment off andon,theuseris encouraged to tryto correct theinterfer-
encebyone ormoreof the following measures:
-Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
-Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.
-Connect the equipment into anoutlet on a circuit differentfrom that to whichthereceiverisconnected.
-Consultthedealeroranexperienced radio/TVtechnicianforhelp.”

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TAKE CARE OFYOUR PIANO
Thisdigitalpiano will supplyyou with years of musicalenjoyment ifyou follow thesimple ruleslisted below.
LOCATION
Do not expose the instrument to the following
conditionstoavoiddeformation, discoloration, or
moreseriousdamage:
-directsunlight (nearawindow)
-high temperatures(nearaheatsource,outside,
ornearawindow)
-rainorexcessivehumidity
-excessivedust
-strongvibration
•Leave enough space around thepiano foritto
beproperlyventilated.
•Thisinstrument containsdigitalcircuitry and
maycause interferenceifplaced too closeto
radioortelevision receivers.If interference
occurs,movethe instrumentfurtherawayfrom
theaffected equipment.
•Avoidplacing vinylobjectson topof the
instrument, vinylcan stick to and discolorthe
surface.
•The instrument shall not be exposedto dripping
orsplashing andno objectsfilled with liquids,
such asvases, shall be placed on the
instrument.
POWER
•The instrument shouldbe placed whereit is
easytounplug thepowerplug
•Theinstrument is unplugged thepowerplug
duringlightningstorn,cleaning ornotunused
forlong periodsof time.
•Turnthe powerswitchoff when the instrument is
not in use.
•Toavoiddamageto the instrumentand other
devicesto whichitisconnected, turnthe power
switchesof all related devicesoff priorto
connection ordisconnection of MIDI cables.
•Turn thepoweroff ifthemain cable isdamaged
orthe instrument isspatteredwith liquid.
•Do not switch the unit on and off in quick
succession,this placesan undue load on the
electroniccomponents.
•Avoidpluggingthe ACpowercordinto the same
ACoutlet asapplianceswithhighpower
consumption, suchaselectricheatersor
refrigerators.
ForVeneerStyleWood finishastandardpolish
similarto pledge”is acceptableoruseadry
antu-static”cloth.
•To maintainthe lusterof the keysand buttons
wipe with a clean,slightlydampcloth, and then
polish with a soft drycloth.
WARNING
When using electricalproducts, basicsafety
precautionsshouldalwaysbefollowed,
includingthefollowing:
SAFETY
PowerSource -Theproductshouldalwaysbe
connectedto apowersupply only of the type
describedinthe operatinginstructionsoras
markedontheproduct.
PeriodsofNonuse -The power-supplycordof
theproductshouldbeunpluggedfromthe
outletwhenleftunused fora long period of
time.
SERVICEANDMODIFICATION
Thisproduct shouldbe serviced byqualified
servicepersonnelwhen,
•thepowersupplycord orthe plughasbeen
damaged,
•liquidhasbeen spilledinto the unitorit has
beenexposedtorain,
•theinstrumentdoesnotappearto operate
normally orexhibitsa markedchange in
performance.
•theinstrumenthasbeen droppedorthe cabinet
hasbeendamaged.
•Do notattempt to open the pianoormakeany
change inthe circuitsorpartsofthe unit.
HANDLINGANDTRANSPORT
•Neverapplyexcessive force to the controls,
connectorsorotherpartsof the instrument.
•Always unplug cablesbygripping the plug
firmly, not bypulling on the cable.
•Disconnectall cablesbeforemoving the
instrument.
•Physicalshocks caused bydropping,
bumping, orplacing heavyobjectson the
instrument can resultinscratchesand/ormore
seriousdamage.
•Carefullycheckthe amplifiervolume control
before starting to play. Excessive volume can
causepermanenthearingloss.
CLEANING
•Forthehigh-polishfinishes,clean thecabinet
andpanelwithasoftnonabrasivedry cloth.
Thisclothshouldbe forHighGlossLacquer
FinishFurniture.Awaxbased polishspecifi-
cally forHighGloss LacquerFinish Furniture
maybe used on the cabinet. Do not usepaint
thinnerorpetrochemicalbasedpolishes.

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TABLEOFCONTENTS
ASSEMBLY ................................................................................5
CONNECTORPANEL.............................................................. 8
PANELCONTROLS.................................................................. 9
TONE WHEELS ........................................................................12
DEMO .......................................................................................13
KEYBOARDVOICES...............................................................14
Voice Selection.......................................................................14
Layer(dual).............................................................................15
Lower(split)............................................................................16
FUNCTIONS .............................................................................17
Function Mode........................................................................17
ReverbLevel..........................................................................18
ChorusLevel..........................................................................18
TouchMode............................................................................19
SplitPoint................................................................................20
MasterTune............................................................................20
DrumKit..................................................................................21
Local.......................................................................................21
VocalGrade............................................................................22
Reset......................................................................................22
REGISTRATION....................................................................... 23
RECORD ..................................................................................24
Recording...............................................................................24
Playback.................................................................................25
Erasing Tracks.......................................................................26
PLAYALONG SONGS ............................................................27
MIDI ...........................................................................................29
MIDI IMPLEMENTATIONCHART ............................................30
VOICELIST ..............................................................................31
DRUM KITLIST........................................................................ 32
SPECIFICATIONS ....................................................................35

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ASSEMBLY
Pleasemakesureyourpackagecontainsthefollowing items
priortoassembly.
ASSEMBLETHESTANDLEG
1. Align the circularholesonbracketwiththeleftandright
standlegs.
2. Insertthe4X12screwsintothe
holesand fasten.
3. PlacethethreadedInsertintotheholeonthestandleg.
RotatethethreadedInsert usingascrewdrivertoalign
thescrewholeswiththeholeinthefootbottom.
CHECKTHE
PACKAGE
CONTENTS
ITEM QTY
1. PIANO.........................................................1
2. LEFTSTANDLEG......................................1
3. RIGHTSTANDLEG....................................1
4. FOOT..........................................................2
5. BRACKET...................................................4
6. INSERTWITH THREADEDHOLE.............4
7. 4X12 SCREW.............................................20
8. M6X70SCREW..........................................4
9. CROSS BOARD.........................................1
10. CROSS BOARD BRACKET.......................2
11. M6X30SCREW..........................................4
12.M6X30 KNOBSCREW..................................4
ASSEMBLE
THEPIANO
STAND
5.
6.
7.
11.
8.
1
2
THEPIANO STANDISOPTIONAL. IFYOUDONOTHAVETHESTAND,PLEASE
IGNORETHE SECTION1-3THAT INVOLVETHE STANDASSEMBLY.
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ASSEMBLY
ASSEMBLETHE SIDEBOARD (continued)
4. InserttheM6X70screwstotheholesinthefoot andalignwiththe
threadedholesoftheInsertinthesideboardandfasten.
ASSEMBLE THE CROSS BOARD - Placethe cross boardbracket on
thecross boardandfastenwith4X12 screws.
ASSEMBLETHEPIANOSTAND
1. Align the circularholesontheendof thecross boardassemblywith
therightandleft standlegassembly.
2. InserttheM6X30screwsintotheholesandfasten.

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ASSEMBLY
ATTACHTHE PIANOTOTHE STAND
1. Placethepiano onthestand. Alignthe circularholeson
thesideboardbracketswiththeholesonthebody.Insert
theM6X30 knobscrewsintotheholesandfasten by
hand.Note:Donottightenthescrewsuntil all screws
havebeeninserted.
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PLACETHE
PIANO ONTHE
STANDAND
PLUG IN
TURNTHE
POWERON, AD-
JUSTTHE VOL-
UMEANDBEGIN
TO PLAY 1. CONNECTTHE POWERADAPTOR-Plug the powercordof the
adaptorintothe DC 12V”jack,located ontheleft side of the
keyboard.
2.TURNTHE POWERSWITCH ON -Turnon the powerswitch
located on theleftside of thekeyboard(isoff,andison).
The displaywill welcomeyou and setthe voicetoGrandPiano
automatically. The displaywill show 001:GrandPiano”.
Pleasenote,whenyourturnthepoweroff,donotturnthepower
backonimmediately. Waitatleastfivesecondstoturnthe
powerback onsothatthecircuit canproperlyreset.
3. SETTHEVOLUME TO THEDESIREDSETTING - Adjustthe
volumecontroltoacomfortablelevelbyslidingthe Master
Volumecontrolleft,forsoftersoundorright,forloudersound.
POWER
MASTERVOLUME
MINMAX
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MUSICRACK
INSTALLATION
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Insertlegsof the musicrackintoholes
onthetop.

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1. POWERIN -Pluginpoweradaptor. Pleaseusetheadaptorattached
inthepackage.
Note: DC12-16V,2.5Aadaptorcanbe applied.
2. POWERSWITCH -isoff,andison.
3. MIDIOUT/MIDI IN -ThispianocontainsMIDI inandMIDIoutput
ports.MIDI jacksallowcommunicationwithotherproducts
equippedwithMIDIinterfaces. PleaseseetheMIDI sectionof this
manualforfurtherdetails.
4. USB -The USBconnectorallowsyou toconnectthe piano directlyto
yourcomputer.The piano willbe recognized asanUSB Audio
devicethatreceivesandtransmitsMIDImessages. Pleaseseethe
MIDIsectionofthismanualforfurtherdetails.
5. SUSTAIN/ SOFT PEDAL -Plug inthe pedalswitchintothe SUS-
TAINjack.When the pedalispressed,thepianokeyswill con-
tinue tosustainastheyareplayed.Therebythe pianonotewill
decaygradually)asif youwerecontinuing toholddownthe piano
keys.Plug inthepedalswitchintotheSOFTjack.When thepedal
ispressed,the pianovolumeisreducedandthetimbreslightly
alteredonthenotesthatareplayed.
6. PHONE1/ PHONE2 -You can playintotalsilence, withoutdisturb-
ingothersintheroom,byplugging asetofheadphonesintoone
of theappropriatesockets.Whenheadphonesarepluggedinto
Phone 1the speakersound deliverysystemisstillheard.
WhenheadphonesarepluggedintoPhone2thespeakersound
deliverysystemisturnedoff.
7.STEREO LINEOUT -Thisstereoaudiooutputjack suppliesthe
piano’soutput signaltoexternalamplification.
8. VOLUMEPEDAL -If desired,plugthemastervolumepedalintothis
connector.It’llfunctionastheMASTERVOLUMEslideron the
controlpanel.
Theseconnectorjacksarelocatedontheleft side ofthepiano.
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MIDI
OUTIN
DC12V POWER
USBSUSTAINPEDALSOFT PEDAL
PHONE1
2
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3
PHONE2 LINEOUT VOLUMEPEDAL
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CONNECTORPANEL

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PANELCONTROLS
1. MASTERVOLUME -Usethis slidingcontrolbutton to adjustthe overall
volume of the keyboard.
2. SONGVOLUME- Slidethiscontrollerto adjust the volume ofthe built-
inplayalong songs,the keyboardinstrument voicewillnot be affected.
3. DEMO -Press the DEMObutton. Thefirst demo song will playback
instantly. Thispiano has12 different demonstration songs.
MINMAX
SONGVOLUME
MINMAX
1
MASTERVOLUME
2
To accessan individualdemo songpressthe +/YESor –/NObuttonswhen the Demo Feature is engaged.
The Demo Songswill continue to playconsecutivelyuntil the DEMObutton orthe PLAY/STOPbutton is
pressed.
4. METRONOME -Press the METRONOMEbutton to engage the built-inmetronome. Usethe +/YES and –/
NObuttonswith the metronomeengaged to choosethemeterofyourchoice,2/4, 3/4, 4/4 or5/4time.
5. TEMPO -Press one of the TEMPObuttons,the current tempo value will appearonthe display. You can use
the TEMPO+,TEMPO –buttons, orthe +/YESand –/NObuttonsto change the tempo value range from
40 to240 bpm(beatsperminute). Press the TEMPO+orTEMPO –buttonssimultaneouslytorecallthe
default tempo setting. Afterthree secondsthe displaywill revert to the selected voice.
Thereisa four-dotbeat indicatorabovethe tempo buttons.It indicatesthe tempoandbeat forthe accompa-
niment that isplaying.
6. INSTRUMENTVOICESELECTBUTTONS-Thereare 10instrumentvoicesbuttonsand 30 instrument
voices. You can instantlyselect an instrument voice bypressing one of the instrument voice select
buttons. You can selectthe variation of the engaged voicebypressing the variation button. Thereisa
totalof 3 instrument voicesperinstrument voice button. There isa complete list of all 30 voiceslisted in
the back of the manual. Pleaseseethe Voice section ofthismanualformore information.
7. VARIATION -Thisbutton selectsthe variation of the initialinstrument voicebutton sound. Pressingthe
VARIATIONbutton one time turnsthebutton LED red whilepressing the button a second time turnsthe
button LED green. Pressingthe button a thirdtime turnsthe buttonLEDoff.
Red LED denotesthe first variation of the initialvoice selection.
Green LEDdenotesthe second variationof the initialvoiceselection.
When the LEDisoff the initialvoiceselection isheard.
–TEMPO+METRONOMEDEMO
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PANELCONTROLS
8. FUNCTION -The FUNCTION buttonisused to accessthe function menu. The function menucan be
usedtoadjustorchange the parametersof anumberof settings.The reverblevel, choruslevel, touch,
, split point, tuning etc. are all set from the function menu.
Pleasesee the Function section of thismanualformoreinformation.
9. PAGE -The PAGEbuttons(up and down)areused toaccessthedifferentmenusin the Function
feature.When theFUNCTION buttonhasbeen pressed usethePAGEDown orPAGEUpbuttonsto
access the Functionmenu selections.
10. USERREG -Registrationisused to store keyboardsettings.Press theUSERREGbuttonto engage
theregistrationmemorymode.Therearetwo keyboardmemory settings.SeeRegistrationSection of
thismanualformoreinformation.
11. ENTER KEYS -Use the +/YES, –/NObuttonsdirectlywhile using the voice orfunction settings. These
buttonsare also used to access oraltermanyof thefunction featuresorwhen input isnecessary.
12. REVERB -Thereverbeffectisengaged automatically whenthepoweristurnedon.Reverb simulates
the effectof playing in abig room orhall wherethe sound reverberatesoff the wallsand ceiling.Press
the REVERBbutton toturnoff the reverbeffect. You can switch the reverb featureon and off by
pressing theREVERBbutton. Reverbdepth can be changed inthe function menu.
Pleasesee the Function Section formoreinformation.
13. CHORUS -The Choruseffectaddsdepth and spaciousness tothe selected keyboardvoice. Press the
CHORUSbutton to engage the choruseffectand the indicatorwill lightup.Pressthe buttonagainto
turnoffthechoruseffect. Chorusdepth canbe changed in thefunctionmenu.
Pleasesee the Function Section formoreinformation.
14. LAYER -Engaging theLAYERbutton will put thekeyboardinthe layermode. Layerrefers to an addi-
tionalvoicethat is tone mixed”with the selected keyboardvoice. The assigned layervoicewillbe
heardtogetherwith the originalvoice. Toselect a new layered instrument voiceuse the +/YES or –/
NObuttonswithin3 secondsafterthe LAYERbuttonhasbeenengaged.
15. LOWER -Withthe Lowerfeature engagedthe keyboardoperatesinthe split”mode.IntheLowermode
the keyboardisdivided into two sections.In theright hand section the originaland/orlayered voicewill
sound, and inthelefthand sectionadifferent voicecan be assigned tosound when the keys are
played. Toselect anew Lowerinstrument voice usethe+/YES or –/NObuttonswithinthree seconds
aftertheLOWERbuttonhasbeenengaged.
FUNCTION USERREG
PAGE
PAGE
+/YES
-/ NO
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REVERB LAYER
CHORUS LOWER
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