Medeli SP40A User manual

Using the Instruction Manual
Thank you for purchasing this Digital Piano. The use of high technology and the most advanced
sampling technique brings you high quality sound and enjoyment. The combination of digital piano
and electronic keyboard features let you perform perfectly. We hope this digital piano will be able
to explore your creativity, and brings you unlimited happiness and music enjoyment.
Before you use the piano, we recommend you to read through this manual. Please keep this
instruction manual for future reference.
Precautions
Please read the following carefully before use:
Do not expose the piano to high temperature, direct sunlight and excessively dusty places.
Do not place the piano too close to other electrical appliances such as television and radio.
It may cause interference.
Do not place the piano to excessive humid area. Avoid putting container with liquid on top
of the piano for preventing the damage of the internal parts of the piano by flowing liquid.
Always unplug power cord by gripping the plug firmly, but not pulling on the cable.
Do not apply excessive force to the switches and buttons.
When the piano is not in use or in the time of thunderstorm, please disconnect the power supply.
Avoid adjusting the volume level to the maximum or to the levels that you feel uncomfortable, we
recommend you to limit the volume level to two-third of the max for preventing the damage of
audiory sense
Unplug the power cable before cleaning the piano. Do not connect or disconnect the power
cable with a wet hand.
Check and clean the power plug periodically.
To avoid damage to the piano and other devices to which it is connected, turn the power
switches of all related device off prior to connecting or disconnecting cables.
Clean the piano and remove the dust with a dry soft cloth or a slightly damp cloth.
Never use cleaners such as thinner or alcohol. To prevent any damage on the surface of the
LED display, please use lens cleaning tissue to clean the display.
If the piano cable is damaged, please do not use the piano. Otherwise it may cause fire or
electrical hazard.
In case of malfunction due to improper handling the piano, please switch off and on again after
30 seconds.
Do not attempt to disassemble or repair the piano by yourself. If the piano does not work
properly, please contact the approved repairer.
The piano should not be exposed to dripping or splashing. Do not place any object filled with
liquids on the piano.
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Contents
General Guide
The Connectors
- Using the
- Using Headphones
- Using the AUX.OUT jack
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- Using the Foot Pedals
- Using the MIDI IN/OUT jack
Operation
1. Power Switch & Volume
2. Voice/Dual Voice
3. Metronome
4. DSP (Digital Signal Processor)
5. Transpose
6. Tempo
7. Touch Response
8. Record & Playback
9. Demo Song
MIDI
- What is MIDI?
- What you can do with MIDI?
Specifications
Voice List
Demo Song List
Adaptor
Using the AUX.IN jack
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General Guide
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POWER SWITCH
MASTER VOLUME
DUAL
DSP
TOUCH
RECORD
TRACK A
TRACK B
REPEAT
METRONOME
TRANSPOSE +/-
TEMPO +/-
DEMO ALL
RECORD
- PLAY
- STOP
DEMO
- SELECT
- START/STOP
SUSTAIN PEDAL
SOFT PEDAL
AUX.OUT (L /MONO)
AUX.OUT (RIGHT)
PHONES(1,2)
MIDI IN
MIDI OUT
AUX.IN
POWER SUPPLY JACK ( DC in 12V)
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VOICE TYPE & DEMO SONG SELECT
0 - PIANO 1
1 - PIANO 2
2 - E.PIANO 1
3 - E.PIANO 2
4 - HARPSICHORD
5 - VIBES
6 - STRINGS ENSEMBLE
7 - CHORUS
8 - JAZZ ORGAN
9 - CHURCH ORGAN
LED
- TEMPO
- SONG
- TRANSPOSE
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1.FRONT PANEL
2.LEFT PANEL
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The Connectors
Using the Adaptor
1.connect the adaptor into the AC wall outlet and the cord into the DC power jack on the underside of
the piano body.
3. Turn the volume switch
anti-clockwise to reach
the minimum volume
level.
Plug the power cable
into an AC power
outlet.
4. If you have done the above procedures,
you are now safe to turn on the piano.
Caution: When the piano is not in use or during a thunderstorm, disconnect the power for
safety sake.
Using Headphones jack
Using the AUX.OUT jack
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When you want to listen to the voice with
an amplifier, connect amplifiers to the AUX
OUT L/MONO and R jacks on the left panel.
The volume is adjusted with the VOLUME
button. (For monaural playback, use the
L/MONO jack. For stereo playback, connect
both L/MONO and R jacks.)
2. Ensure the piano
is turned off when
connecting and
disconnecting the
power.
Adaptor DC 12V
There are two phones jacks, speaker is shut
off when headphone is plugged into the
phones jack(2), speaker sound is always
on when headphone is plugged into the
. Speaker is shut off when
a pair of headphones connected to the two
jacks.
phones jack(1)
Never use the headphone with high volume, as it may hurt your ear.
To prevent the damage of the speakers, ensure that the volume is set to the minimum level before
connecting the power and other devices.
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The Connectors
Using the Foot Pedals
Using the AUX.IN jack
An optional footswitch can be plugged
into the SUSTAIN jack for sustain
control. The footswitch function is
like the sustain pedal on a piano.
Press it for sustain.
An optional footswitch can be plugged
into the SOFT jack for soft control.
The footswitch function is like the soft
pedal on a piano. Press it for soft effect.
Using the MIDI IN/OUT Jack
MIDI stand for Musical Instrument Digital
Interface. MIDI is a world wide standard
that makes it possible for various electronic
musical instruments and other devices.
MIDI IN:
MIDI OUT:
Data transmitted from other MIDI instrument via MIDI is received by this terminal.
Data produced by the Digital Piano is transmitted to other MIDI instruments
via MIDI from this terminal.
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The audio output from a CD player
connected to the AUX IN jack on the left
panel can be mixed with the sound of the
piano brain. This function is convenient
when you want to play along with a
favourite song.
The volume of the external signal is
adjusted with the MASTER VOLUME
button.
CD Player

Operation
1. Power Switch & Volume
1. Turn the POWER to switch
on the piano.
The LED display lightens up.
2. Use the volume control
switch to adjust the
volume to your desired
level
Caution: If the LED display has not lightened up after you turned on the piano, please
check the power supply.
If the piano is silent, the volume may be adjusted to its minimum level.
2. Voice/Dual Voice
3. Metronome
Select a voice by pressing
one of the [VOICE TYPE]
button, the corresponding
indicator will lighten up and
the number of the selected
voice will appear on the LED.
Press the [DUAL] button to
enter the Dual Voice mode,
then select the second voice
by pressing a [VOICE TYPE]
button.
To quit the Dual Voice mode,
press the [DUAL] button again.
While recording, Voice 2 will
turn off automatically.
Press the [METRONOME]
button to turn on/off the
metronome function.
You cannot use the
metronome function when
the DEMO song is playing.
To turn off the metronome,
press the [STOP] button.
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Although main power is OFF , the piano is not disconnected from the power
supply completely!

Operation
4. DSP (Digital Signal Processor)
There is DSP response function
and it is a default setting.
Press the [DSP] button to
adjust the DSP response level
in the range of 1 to 3. 2 is the
default level.
To turn off the DSP response
function, press the [DSP]
button repeatedly until "OFF"
appearing on the display.
The Transpose function
allows you to change the
pitch of the instrument
in semi-tone steps, up to
a maximum setting of 12
semitones above or below
standard pitch.
5. Transpose
To restore the normal
Transpose position, press
both the +/- buttons
simultaneously.
6. Tempo
You can speed up or slow
down the tempo of a song
or metronome by pressing
the [TEMPO +/-] buttons.
To restore the default tempo,
press both the +/- buttons
simultaneously. When you
press both the +/- buttons
when the song/metronome
is stopping, the tempo will
return to 120.
When you are adjusting the
tempo, the tempo indicator
will appear on the display.
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Operation
7. Touch Response There is touch response
function and it is a default
setting.
Press the [TOUCH] button to
adjust the touch response level
in the range of 1 to 3. 2 is the
default level.
To turn off the touch response
function, press the [TOUCH]
button repeatedly until "OFF"
appearing on the display.
8. Record & Playback Record
Press the [RECORD] button to
record. The indicator of record
lightens up.
There are 2 tracks for recording.
They are track A and track B.
Select and press the [TRACK A]
or [TRACK B] button to save
your recording.
To remove the recorded data
and record again, press the
[RECORD] and [TRACK A]
or [TRACK B] simultaneously.
Their indicators lighten up and
flash.
Play a key on the keyboard to
start recording.
To stop recording, press the
[STOP] button.
Playback
Select and press the track you
want to playback. Its indicator
will lighten.
To stop the playback, press the
[RECORD - STOP] button .
Press the [RECORD-PLAY]
button to start playing back the
track.
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Operation
Repeat the playback
During the playback, press
the [REPEAT] button to set
the point of beginning that
you want to listen. "r-A" will
appear on the display, then
press the [REPEAT] button
again to set the end point
of the playback. "r-B" will
appear on the display and
the recorded song will
playback repeatedly.
Select a Demo song
Use the
Voice button
twice to select
a Demo song.
Hold the [SELECT] button.
The number of the current
demo song will appear on the
display.
Use the Voice Select buttons
(0-9) to select your desired
demo song. You must enter a
2-digit number (00-19).
9. Demo Song
Play the demo songs in
sequence
Press the [DEMO ALL] button
to start playing the demo songs
in sequence. To stop the demo
songs, press the [DEMO ALL]
or [START/STOP] button.
When the demo songs is
playing, you can not change it
to another one immediately.
Select a track of the demo
song
While the demo song is
playing, you can deactivate
the corresponding track
by pressing the [TRACK A]
or [TRACK B] button.
No sound to be played, if two
tracks are deactivated.
Press the track button again to
play the demo song.
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Operation
Repeat the demo song
When a demo song is
playing , press the [REPEAT]
button to set the point of
beginning that you want to
listen. "r-A" will appear on the
display, then press the
[REPEAT] button again to set
the end point of the playback.
"r-B" will appear on the display
and the selected section of the
demo song will playback
repeatedly.
This function does not work
after pressing the [DEMO ALL]
button and its songs are
playing.
Adjust the tempo of demo
song
When a demo song is
playing, you can adjust
its tempo by pressing the
[TEMPO +/-] buttons.
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The MIDI IN and MIDI OUT terminals, which is located at the rear panel of the unit.
The following shows the description of MIDI and the steps of using MIDI function.
What is MIDI?
MIDI stand for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. MIDI is a world wide standard that makes
it possible for various electronic musical instruments and other devices, such as computers,
to "communicate with each other".
MIDI IN/OUT
Terminals
The keyboard is equipped with two types of MIDI
terminals. they are located on the rear panel.
MIDI IN
Data transmitted from other MIDI instruments via
MIDI, is received at this terminal.
MIDI OUT
Data produces by the keyboard, is transmitted to
other MIDI instruments via MIDI from this terminal.
What you can do with MIDI?
MIDI IN
MIDI IN
MIDI OUT
MIDI OUT
Record a data by using the Auto Accompaniment on an external sequencer .
After recording, you can edit the data with the sequencer, then play it again on the piano.
MIDI transmit
MIDI receive
MIDI IN
MIDI IN
MIDI OUT
MIDI OUT
MIDI transmit
Play music from another keyboard .
MIDI
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Specifications
Keyboard
Voice
Demo Song
Display
Switch and Buttons
Transpose
Touch Response
Connectors
Dimension
Weight
88 hammer action keys
10 Voices
20 Demo Songs
LED
POWER SWITCH, VOLUME SWITCH, DUAL, DSP,
TOUCH, RECORD, TRACKA, TRACK B, REPEAT,
METRONOME, TRANSPOSE +/-, TEMPO +/-,
DEMO ALL, RECORD - PLAY/STOP, DEMO - SELECT/
START/STOP, VOICE SELECT 0-9
12 semitones
Hard, Medium, Soft, Off
A , HEADPHONES, AUX.OUT L/MONO,
AUX.OUT R,MIDI IN/OUT,SUSTAIN PEDALS, SOFT PEDAL
1358x350x140mm
23.5kg
daptor DC 12V
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