Korg LP-180 User manual

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Precautions
Location
Using the unit in the following locations can result in a
malfunction.
• In direct sunlight
• Locations of extreme temperature or humidity
• Excessively dusty or dirty locations
• Locations of excessive vibration
• Close to magnetic elds
Power supply
Please connect the designated AC adapter to an AC outlet
of the correct voltage. Do not connect it to an AC outlet of
voltage other than that for which your unit is intended.
Interference with other electrical devices
Radios and televisions placed nearby may experience re-
ception interference. Operate this unit at a suitable distance
from radios and televisions.
Handling
To avoid breakage, do not apply excessive force to the
switches or controls.
Care
If the exterior becomes dirty, wipe it with a clean, dry
cloth. Do not use liquid cleaners such as benzene or thin-
ner, or cleaning compounds or ammable polishes.
Keep this manual
Aer reading this manual, please keep it for later reference.
Keeping foreign matter out of your equip-
ment
Never set any container with liquid in it near this equip-
ment. If liquid gets into the equipment, it could cause a
breakdown, re, or electrical shock.
Be careful not to let metal objects get into the equipment.
If something does slip into the equipment, unplug the AC
adapter from the wall outlet. Then contact your nearest
Korg dealer or the store where the equipment was pur-
chased.
Notice regarding disposal (EU only)
If this symbol is shown on the product, manual, baery,
or package, you must dispose of it in the correct manner
to avoid harm to human health or damage to the envi-
ronment. Contact your local administrative body for de-
tails on the correct disposal method. If the baery con-
tains heavy metals in excess of the regulated amount, a
chemical symbol is displayed below the symbol on the baery
or baery package.
THE FCC REGULATION WARNING (for USA)
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 protec-
tion 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. How-
ever, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a par-
ticular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interfer-
ence 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 into 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.
If items such as cables are included with this equipment, you must
use those included items.
Unauthorized changes or modication to this system can void the
user’s authority to operate this equipment.
Thank you for purchasing the Korg LP-180 digital piano.
Table of Contents Before you begin playing .................................................3
Playing Different Sounds..................................................4
Using the pedal unit ..........................................................4
Using Other Functions ......................................................5
Key Functions ....................................................................6
MIDI .....................................................................................6
Troubleshooting ................................................................7
Specications ....................................................................7
Assembling the Stand ......................................................8
MIDI Implementation Chart ............................................ 51
* All product names and company names are the trade-
marks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

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Before you begin playing
About the included stand
The LP-180 is used with the included stand. Make sure that you read the “Assembling the
stand” section that can be found on page 8 before proceeding.
1. Connecting the Power (Figure 1)
• Connect the supplied AC adapter to the power cord. Insert the DC plug end into the DC12V
jack on the rear panel of the unit. Next, plug the power cord into an AC outlet.
Pass the AC adapter cord through the cord hook so that the plug won’t be removed from
the jack accidentally. When you unhook the cord, don’t pull the cord with force.
Be sure to use the AC adapter that came with your unit. Using other AC adapters may
cause the unit to malfunction.
Be sure to plug the unit into an AC outlet of the appropriate voltage.
2. Opening or closing the key cove (Figure 2)
Put your ngers on the depressed part “A” on the front panel to
slowly open the key cover with your hands.
Be careful not to pinch your ngers or hands when closing the
key cover.
3. Turning the LP-180 ON
• Press the power buon to turn on the LP-180. (Figure 3)
The power LED will light up. (Figure 3)
• Press the power switch again to turn the unit o.
The power LED will go dark.
This instrument is automatically turned o when 30 minutes have passed without user
input or without a demonstration song played. Press the POWER buon to turn the instru-
ment on when using it again. In addition, this function cannot be disabled.
4. Adjust the volume
• Rotate the VOLUME knob that’s located next to the power switch to the right, toward “MAX”,
to raise the volume level. Rotate it le toward “MIN” to lower the level. (Figure 3)
The VOLUME knob controls the output level of the built-in speakers and the headphone
jacks.
Using the music stand
• The key cover serves as a convenient music stand. (Figure 4)
When placing open sheet music, do not apply strong pressure onto the key cover.
Using headphones
When you plug in headphones, the built-in speakers will be muted. This is useful when you
want to play the keyboard without bothering your family or your neighbors. The LP-180
features two headphone jacks so that two people can enjoy playing and listening.
• Insert the stereo headphone plug into the phones jacks ( ) on the lower le side of the
unit. (Figure 5)
If your headphones feature a standard-to-mini adapter plug, be sure to hold the adapter
plug when you connect or disconnect the headphones.
To protect your hearing, do not listen to loud, high-volume sounds for a long period of
time through headphones.
To AC
outlet
Figure 1
AC adapter
DC plug
Power cord for
the AC adapter
Cord hook
Be careful not to
bend this part too
much when you
insert the power
cord.
A
A
Figure 2
Figure 3
VOLUME knob
Power LED
Power Button
Figure 4
Figure 5
Phones jacks

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Connecting audio components
You can use the phones jacks ( ) as line-out jacks to connect powered speakers or audio
components to the keyboard. For such connections, use commercially-available cables that
are appropriate for the components that you’re using.
Before connecting audio components, make sure that you turn o the power to the unit
and the audio components. Otherwise, damage to the unit or other components may occur.
Playing Different Sounds
The LP-180 features 10 preset sounds.
Pressing the SOUND buon repeatedly will change the sound in the following sequence.
Piano 1 → Piano 2 → E. Piano 1 → E. Piano 2 → Harpsichord → Clavichord → Vibraphone →
P. Organ → E. Organ → Strings
Aer Strings, the sound will return to Piano 1. Pressing the PIANO PLAY buon will switch any
sound to Piano 1.
Whenever you turn on the unit, the default preset sound (Piano 1) will be recalled.
Piano 1: Elegant and warm grand piano
Piano 2: Clear and bright grand piano
E. Piano 1: Smooth, authentic electric piano
E. Piano 2: Modern, percussive electric piano
Harpsichord: Classical harpsichord
Clavichord: Expressive electric clavichord
Vibraphone: Smooth vibraphone
P. Organ: Pipe organ
E. Organ: Drawbar electronic organ
Strings: Ensemble string section
You can also change the sound by pressing one of the keys ranging from C7 to A7 while simulta-
neously pressing and holding down the PIANO PLAY and SOUND buons. (Please refer to “Key
Functions” on pages 6 and 7.)
Using the pedal unit
Connect the pedal unit (included) to the connector on the underside of the keyboard. Once the pedal
unit is connected you can eectively express your performances using the damper, sostenuto and
so functions.
Soft pedal
Pressing this pedal will make the tone soer. You can control the soness of the tone de-
pending on how far down you press the pedal (“half-pedaling”).
Sostenuto pedal
Pressing this pedal will apply the damper eect only to the notes that are already being
held down on the keyboard. Only these notes will be sustained. The damper eect will not
be applied to any additional notes that you play while holding down the Sostenuto pedal.
Damper pedal
Pressing this pedal will sustain the sound, producing a richly resonant decay. In addition,
you can change the applied conditions of the damper according to the depth that the tone
pedal of piano 1 and 2 is pressed. (“half-pedaling”).
Soft pedal
Sostenuto pedal
Damper pedal
PIANO PLAY
button
SOUND
button

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Using Other Functions
The LP-180 allows you to play back demo songs or adjust various functions by pressing a specic
key while also pressing and holding down the PIANO PLAY and SOUND buons. Please refer to
the “MIDI” section on the next page for more information on MIDI channels and program change
messages.
While pressing and holding down the PIANO PLAY and SOUND buons, do not play the key-
board. Otherwise, you might get an unexpected result.
For information on the functions that are assigned to the keys, please refer to “Key Functions” on
pages 6 and 7.
About the conrmation sound
When you press a key to adjust seings for a function, you will hear the conrmation sound. To
turn this sound o, simultaneously press and hold down the PIANO PLAY and SOUND buons
and press the A#0 key. To turn on the conrmation sound, repeat the previous procedure but press
B0 instead of A#0. The conrmation sound is set to On by default (when you turn the unit on).
Playing Back Songs
The LP-180 features 10 songs that use 10 preset sounds.
While pressing and holding down the PIANO PLAY and
SOUND buttons, press one of the keys ranging from C6 to
A6 (on the right side of the keyboard). The song assigned to
the key that you pressed (as shown below) will start playing.
Playback starts from the selected song, then continues and
repeats all songs in ascending order until you stop playback.
1
24 7 9
3 5 6 8 10
To stop playback, press the PIANO PLAY and SOUND but-
tons simultaneously.
During playback of a song, you can switch the sound us-
ing the PIANO PLAY and SOUND buons while playing
the keyboard. The eect seing of the song will also be
applied to the sound.
Even if you change the sound during playback of a song,
the corresponding MIDI data (such as MIDI Program
Change messages) will not be output.
Song name
1 (Piano 1): Un Sospiro /F.Liszt
2 (Piano 2): Amazing Grace/Hymn (arr. : N.Nishi)
3 (E. Piano 1): Ramble/M.Sakaguchi
4 (E. Piano 2): KORG Orignal
5 (Harpsichord): Invention No.8/J.S.Bach
6 (Clavichord): KORG Orignal
7 (Vibraphone): KORG Orignal
8 (P. Organ): Toccata in D moll/J.S.Bach
9 (E. Organ): KORG Orignal
10 (Strings): First Snow/M.Sakaguchi
Effects (Reverb and Chorus)
You can use a reverb eect to add depth to the sound, and a
chorus eect to add width and space.
•
Simultaneously press and hold down the PIANO PLAY and
SOUND buons, and then press the A5 key to turn on the
reverb eect. To turn o the reverb eect, repeat the previ-
ous procedure but press the G#5 key instead of A5.
• Simultaneously press and hold down the PIANO PLAY and
SOUND buons, and then press the B5 key to turn on the
chorus eect. To turn o the chorus eect, repeat the previ-
ous procedure but press the A#5 key instead of B5
.
You can apply eects to each preset sound.
When you turn on the power to the unit, the eects will use
the optimum seings for each preset sound.
Key Touch Control function
The Key Touch Control function enables you to change the
way that your playing strength will aect the output level.
You can set this function by using the white keys in a range
from D2 to F2. (See the gure on the le.)
• To play fortissimo with so strokes (Light touch), press and
hold down the PIANO PLAY and SOUND buttons , and
then press the D2 key.
• To play fortissimo with very strong strokes (Heavy touch),
press and hold down the PIANO PLAY and SOUND but-
tons, and then press the F2 key.
• To simulate a normal piano touch (Standard touch), press
and hold down the PIANO PLAY and SOUND buons, and
then press the E2 key.
Loud
Loudness
Quiet
Quiet Loud
Playing
strength
Light
Standard
Heavy
The default seing (when you turn on the unit) is Standard
touch.