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KAWAI

PERSONAL

KEYBOARD

with

©

ONE

FINGER

AD-LIB

~

INTRODUCING

THE

MS20

PERSONAL

KEYBOARD

Congratulation

on

your

purchase

of

this

exciting

new

keyboard

from

KAWAI.

The

MS20

is

designed

for

instant

musical

fun!

Kawai's

exclusive

ONE

FINGER

AD-LIB

feature

will

have

you

playing

toe-tapping

tunes

in

just

seconds.

Plus,

the

MS20's

new

SELF

INTRODUCTION

Sound

Selection

System

will

make

you

it

more

fun

than

ever

to

explore

the

wide

variety

of

sounds

and

rhythms

that

the

MS20

can

produce!

This

manual

will

take

you

on

a

"step-by

step

tour"

of

all

the

MS20's

functions.

HAVE

FUN

.

..

and

thank

you

for

choosing

KAWAI.

E

WARNING:

This

equipment

generates,

uses,

and

can

radiate

radio

frequency

energy.

If

not

installed

and

used

in

accordance

with

the

instruction

manual,

it

can

cause

interference

to

radio

communications.

The

rules

with

which

it

must

comply

afford

reasonable

protection

against

interference

when

used

in

most

locations.

However,

there

can

be

no

guarantee

that

such

interference

will

not

occur

in

a

particular

installation.

If

this

equipment

should

be

suspected

of

causing

interference

with

other

electronic

devices,

verification

can

be

made

by

turning

its

power

off

and

on.

If

this

equipment

does

appear

to

be

the

source

of

the

interference,

you

should

try

to

correct

the

interference

by

one

or

more

of

the

following

measures:

reorient

the

receiving

antenna.

move

the

receiving

away

from

the

instrument.

I

plug

the

instrument

into

a

different

outlet

so

that

it

and

receiver

are

on

different

branch

circuits.

consult

the

dealer

or

a

qualified

service

personnel.

E

This

instrument

complies

with

the

limits

for

class

B

digital

apparatus,

pursuant

to

the

Radio

Interference

Regulations,

C.R.C.,c.

1374.

Important

Information:

How

to

care

for

your

MS20

keyboard

—

Do

not

use

or

store

the

MS20

in

locations

where

it

may

be

exposed

to

severe

shocks,

high

temperature

or

humidity,

or

direct

sunlight,

which

could

irreparably

damage

the

MS20's

precision-

engineered

components.

~

Do

not

allow

foreign

objects

to

fall

into

the

gaps

around

keys.

—

Never

attempt

to

disassemble

or

modify

the

MS20,

as

doing

so

can

damage

the

instrument

causing

malfunctions,

short

circuits,

and

electrical

shocks.

-

Ifyou

have

any

service

questions

which

are

not

answered

by

this

manual,

please

consult

your

dealer.

Power

Supply

The

M820

can

run

on

either

dry

cell

batteries

or

normal

household

current.

E

Battery

Operation

Remove

the

battery

cover

on

the

rear

of

the

MS20

and

insert

four

size

AA

dry

cell

batteries,

making

sure

that

they

are

installed

in

the

proper

direction.

Cautions:

-

If

the

volume

fades

or

if

there

are

problems

with

sound

quality

during

battery

operation,

this

may

be

a

signal

that

it

is

time

to

replace

the

batteries.

~

Be

sure

to

replace

all

four

batteries

as

a

set.

Never

mix

new

and

old

batteries

together.

-

Do

not

leave

the

batteries

inside

the

MS20

during

storage

or

long

periods

of

non-use.

M

AC

Operation

The

MS20

can

run

on

normal

household

current

using

an

adaptor

(PS-092,

available

separately).

*

Always

turn

the

POWER

off

before

connecting

the

adaptor

to

the

MS20.

General

view

Panel

buttons

K

AW,

Alm

ms

S0

a

SY

ONE

FINGER

AD-LIB

..

POWER

CHANGE

SELECTOR

a

VOLUME

TEMPO

=

ONE

FINGER

START

/

E

Specifications

©

32

mid-size

keyboard

+

TEMPO

buttons

+

80

tones

e

DEMO

button

¢

16

rhythms

e

POWER

buttons

+

ONE

FINGER

AD-LIB

function

e

8cm

speaker

e

SELF-INTRODUCTION

function

+

DCIN

jack

+

START/STOP

button

e

Dimensions:

490

W

x

175

D

x

46H

(mm)

e

AUTO

1/2/OFF

button

+

Weight:

0.9

kg

e

VOLUME

buttons

POWER

E

VOLUME

-F

CHANGE

First,

let's

turn

the

power

on

Simply

press

the

POWER

button.

A

message

will

appear

to

inform

you

that

the

power

is

now

on.

*

If

the

MS20's

power

is

left

on

for

a

long

period

of

time

(about

5

minutes)

without

the

keyboard

being

played,

the

power

will

turn

off

automatically.

Let's

begin

by

listening

to

the

demo

song

1.

Press

the

DEMO

button.

2.

A

demo

song

will

begin

to

play

which

uses

a

variety

of

the

MS20's

impressive

sounds.

3.

Try

changing

the

volume

of

the

demo

song

using

the

VOLUME

buttons.

4.

The

demo

song

will

begin

to

play

again

once

it

has

ended.

To

stop

the

song,

simply

press

the

DEMO

button

once

again.

Introducing

the

SELF-INTRODUCTION

system

for

selecting

sounds

Now,

let's

try

playing

a

few

notes

to

explain

the

SELF-

INTRODUCTION

system.

1.

Press

the

SELECTOR

buttons

in

this

order

B-A-C-A.

You

will

hear

a

short

musical

phrase

introducing

the

TRUMPET

1

(BACA)

sound,

followed

by

the

sound

of

applause.

This

musical

phrase

lets

you

know

which

sound

you

have

selected.

Now,

when

you

press

one

of

the

keys

on

the

keyboard,

the

sound

labelled

BACA

TRUMPET

1

will

be

played.

2.

A

short

musical

phrase

will

be

played

whenever

a

sound

is

selected,

followed

by

the

sound

of

applause.

This

is

the

MS20's

SELF-INTRODUCTION

function:

each

sound

introduces

itself

to

you

musically.

Select

a

few

different

sounds

to

try

out

this

function.

It's

fun

!

NOTE:

If,

while

selecting

sounds

you

press

a

letter

combination

that

is

not

listed

in

the

"80

SOUND

LIBRARY"

(or

if

you

press

one

of

the

keys

on

the

keyboard

before

your

selection

is

complete),

an

error

message

will

be

heard.

This

means

that

the

selection

process

has

been

halt

and

you

must

start

again.

3.

If

you

would

like

to

listen

to

the

MS20's

sound

in

their

listed

order,

use

the

CHANGE

buttons.

Begin

by

using

the

SELECTOR

buttons

to

choose

the

sound

BAAA

PAN

FLUTE.

Now

when

you

press

the

CHANGE

+

button,

hear

the

next

sound

BAAB

FLUTE.

Continue

pressing

the

CHANGE

+

button

to

select

sounds

BAAC,

BAAD,

and

so

on.

Pressing

the

CHANGE

-

button

will

select

sounds

in

the

reverse

of

their

listed

order.

Congratulations

!

You

have

just

mastered

the

MS20's

SELF-

INTRODUCTION

feature

to

select

sounds

!

3

SELECTOR

AJE)

G

START.

ero

Using

the

SELF-INTRODUCTION

system

for

selecting

rhythms

Let's

try

selecting

some

rhythms

with

the

SELF-INTRODUCTION

system:

1.

Press

the

SELECTOR

buttons

in

this

order:

A-A-A-A,

You

will

hear

a

brief

sample

of

the

rhythm

pattern

you

have

selected

(DANCE),

followed

by

applause.

2.

Press

the

START/STOP

button.

The

AAAA

DANCE

rhythm

will

play,

beginning

with

an

Intro

Pattern.

3.

Try

changing

the

rhythm's

tempo

using

the

TEMPO

buttons.

4,

If

you

press

the

START/STOP

button

once

again,

an

Ending

Pattern

will

play

and

the

rhythm

will

stop.

If

this

button

is

pressed

twice

continuously,

the

rhythm

stops

immidiately.

5.

Use

the

SELECTOR

buttons

whenever

you

want

to

change

the

rhythm

pattern.

Congratulations!

Now

you

know

how

to

use

the

SELF-

INTRODUCTION

system

to

select

both

sounds

and

rhythms.

Using

the

CHANGE

buttons

You

should

use

the

CHANGE

buttons

when

you

want

to

change

from

one

sound

or

rhythm

to

another

that

is

immediately

adjacent

to

it.

After

selecting

a

sound,

you

can

select

the

sound

following

it

(or

the

one

preceding

it)

simply

by

pressing

the

appropriate

CHANGE

button

(+

or-).

Likewise,

after

selecting

a

rhythm,

you

can

select

the

rhythm

preceding

it

or

following

it

by

pressing

one

of

the

CHANGE

buttons.

Turning

the

SELF-INTRODUCTION

function

off

There

may

be

times

when

you

don't

want

the

SELF-

INTRODUCTION

function

to

operate

(eg.

when

you

want

to

change

sounds

or

rhythms

in

the

middle

of

a

song).

To

disable

this

function,

just

press

the

SELECTOR

button

in

this

order:

D-C-

B-A.

Pressing

the

SELECTOR

buttons

in

this

order

again

will

turn

the

function

back

on.

SELECTOR

Oe)

CHANGE

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su

START

/

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44

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Using

the

Auto-Accompaniment

function

The

MS20's

Auto-Accompaniment

function

allows

you

to

enjoy

authentic

ensemble

performances,

simply

by

(1)

pressing

and

holding

chords

with

your

left

hand,

or

by

(2)

pressing

a

key

with

a

single

finger

of

your

left

hand.

1.

Use

either

the

SELECTOR

buttons

or

the

CHANGE

buttons

to

select

a

rhythm.

2.

Next,

press

the

AUTO

button

once.

This

activates

the

"Fingered

Chord”

system

for

AUTO-ACCOMPANIMENT.

3.

Start

the

rhythm

using

the

START/STOP

button.

4.

Play

a

chord

on

the

AUTO-ACCOMPANIMENT

section

of

the

keyboard.

The

AUTO-ACCOMPANIMENT

and

rhythm

should

begin

playing

together.

The

chords

played

by

the

AUTO-ACCOMPANIMENT

will

change

to

match

the

chord

form

you

depress.

The

chord

forms

that

you

can use

are

on

page8..

5.

Now

press

the

AUTO

button

once

again.

This

activates

the

"Single

Finger"

system

for

AUTO-ACCOMPANIMENT.

6.

Try

pressing

just

one

of

the

keys

on

the

AUTO-

ACCOMPANIMENT

section

of

the

keyboard.

The

AUTO-

ACCOMPANIMENT

should

change

each

time

you

press

a

key.

This

function

allows

you

to

enjoy

using

the

AUTO-

ACCOMPANIMENT

with

one

finger

if

you

have

difficulty

playing

complete

chord

forms.

7.

Pressing

the

AUTO

button

a

third

time

turns

the

AUTO-

ACCOMPANIMENT

function

off.

To

summarize,

pressing

the

AUTO

button

once

allows

you

to

use

complete

fingered

chord

forms

to

trigger

the

AUTO-

ACCOMPANIMENT.

Pressing

the

AUTO

button

a

second

time

lets

you

use

one

finger

on

a

single

note

in

the

AUTO-ACCOMPANIMENT

section

of

keyboard

to

trigger

the

AUTO-ACCOMPANIMENT.

NOTE:

Before

proceeding

to

the

next

step,

you

should

turn

the

AUTO-ACCOMPANIMENT

function

off

using

the

AUTO

button

as

described

above.

(You

can

check

to

make

sure

that

the

AUTO-ACCOMPANIMENT

is

off

by

pressing

a

key

on

the

AUTO-ACCOMPANIMENT

section

of

the

keyboard.

You

hear

the

currently

selected

sound,

rather

than

the

AUTO-ACCOMPANIMENT.

)

Introducing

the

ONE

FINGER

AD-LIB

SELECTOR

function

This

is

the

feature

that

sets

Kawai

keyboards

apart

from

all

other

brands

of

keyboard

products!

ONE

FINGER

AD-LIB

allows

you

to

play

ad-lib

solos

that

let

you

sound

like

a

"pro"—

with

only

a

(D)

single

finger!

Here's

how

it

works:

1.

Use

either

the

SELECTOR

buttons

or

the

CHANGE

buttons

to

select

a

rhythm.

CHANGE

2.

Next,

press

the

ONE

FINGER

AD-LIB

button.

The

AUTO-

O

ACCOMPANIMENT

should

begin

to

play.

You

don't

need

to

play

any

chord

forms

with

your

left

hand.

The

chords

will

change

automatically

according

to

a

preset

chord

progression.

3.

Now,

hold

down

one

of

the

keys

in

the

ONE

FINGER

AD-LIB

section

of

the

keyboard.

You

will

hear

an

exciting

ad-lib

phrase!

Each

key

in

this

section

plays

a

different

ad-lib

phrase

when

you

hold

it

down.

4.

When

you

select

a

new

rhythm,

all

the

ONE

FINGER

AD-LIB

solo

phrases

will

change

to

match

the

new

rhythm.

Try

changing

to

a

new

rhythm

and

hear

what

happens.

Have

fun

with

ONE

FINGER

AD-LIB!

Show

your

friends

how

much

fun

it

is

to

play

like

a

"pro"

in

no

time

at

all!

ONE

FINGER

AD

GIB

A

note

about

the

ONE

FINGER

AD-LIB

chord

progressions

START

e

If

the

AUTO-ACCOMPANIMENT

is

started

while

the

ONE

y

FINGER

AD-LIB

function

is

ON,

a

chord

progression

which

complements

the

rhythm

you

have

selected

will

begin

to

play

in

the

key

of

C

major.

For

example,

if

you

select

AAAD

ROCK,

the

following

chord

progression

will

play:

C/C/EP/ED/F/F/G/G

If

you

would

rather

play

a

song

using

the

rock

rhythm

in

the

key

of

A,

then

follow

the

procedure

below:

1.

Stop

the

Rhythm

and

AUTO-ACCOMPANIMENT

using

the

START/STOP

button.

2.

Press

the

A

key

as

shown

in

the

picture

at

left.

3.

Now

when

you

press

the

ONE

FINGER

AD-LIB

button

again,

the

Rhythm

and

AUTO-ACCOMPANIMENT

will

start

to

play.

You

will

hear

the

following

chord

progression:

A/A/C/C/D/D/E/E

ONE

FINGER

ALQIE

If

you

would

rather

play

a

song

using

the

rock

rhythm

in

a

minor

key,

then

follow

the

alternate

procedure

below:

1,

Stop

the

Rhythm

and

AUTO-ACCOMPANIMENT

using

the

START/STOP

button.

2.

Play

a

Cm

chord

as

shown

in

the

picture

at

left.

3.

Now

when

you

press

the

ONE

FINGER

AD-LIB

button

again,

the

Rhythm

and

AUTO-ACCOMPANIMENT

will

start

to

play,

and

you

will

hear

the

following

chord

progression:

Cm

/

Cm

/

Fm

/

Fm

/

APM7

/

APM7

/

Gm

/

Gm

START

/

Oaelg

ONE

FINGER

ALBB

C

minor

C

minor

Csus4