Pearl River F12 User manual


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Safety Guideline
Before playing the digital piano, please read the following content.
Please put this instruction book in a safety place, in order to read it in the
future.
Warning
In case of getting seriously injured or killed because of electric shock,
short circuit, damage, re or other dangers, please obey the following
warnings. These warnings include but not limited to the following
situations:
Power/Electric Cable
*The rated voltage of this device is xed. The required voltage is printed on
the nameplate of this device.
*Check the plug regularly, clean the dirt and ash piled up on the plug.
*This digital piano only matches with the provided power cable and plug.

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* Please don't put electric cable beside heaters or radiators. Don't bend too much
or cause damage to electric cable. Don't put any heavy stuff on the wire. Don't
put it where it may be run over or trampled to make people stumble.
Do Not Open
* Please do not open this device and try to dismantle inner components or
transform it in any ways. This device does not include any components
for users to x. If you nd any problems, please stop using and ask qualied
Pearl River service staffs to examine and repair the device.
Warning about humidity
* In case of any liquid splashing into the device, please do not get this device
rained or use it nearby water, in a wet surrounding or put a container of liquid
on it. If any liquid, like water, splashes into the instrument, please cut off
power and pull out the electric cable from the AC socket immediately. Then
ask qualied Pearl River service staffs to examine and repair the device.
* Do not plug with wet hands.
Fire

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* Do not place any burning stuff, like candle, on the instrument. It may cause re.
* When sensing any unusual situations, such as worn away and damage of power
cable, sound suddenly stops during playing and the smell and smoke it causes,
please turn off the power immediately and pull out plug from the socket. Ask
qualied Pearl River service staffs to examine and repair the device.
Attention
In case that people around you and you get injured or get loss of
device and property, please obey the following basic instructions.
These instructions include but not limited to following situations.
Power/Electric Cable
* When pulling out plug from socket, please grab the plug instead of power
cable. Drawing directly will cause damage to the power cable.
* If not using the instruments for a long time or during a lighting storm, please
pull out plug from the socket.

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* Do not connect the instrument to the socket by multiple connector, or it will
lower the sound quality, or it will make socket overheat.
Assemble Use
* Please carefully read the attachment that explains the assemble process.
If assembling the instrument in a wrong order, it will damage the instrument
and hurt the user.
* Please connect the external equipment while the digital piano is off.
* Before using, please install the supporting screw and adjust it close to the
ground, in case of trampling pedal.
Installation place
* In case of deformation of control panel and damage to inner components,
please do not place this device in an environment with a lot of dirt, vibration,
extreme cold and hot (such as, direct sunshine, closing to heater and inside
a car under the burning sun)
* Please do not use this device near the television, radio, stereo, cell phone
or other electronic devices. This may make noise on the device itself and

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television or radio nearby.
* Please do not put this device on unstable place, or it may cause a sudden fall
down.
* Before moving the device, please pull out all electric cables from the socket.
* When you set this device, please conrm the AC socket going to be used
is reachable. The device should be connected to the socket with protecting
grounding connection. If you nd any problems and questions, please
immediately turn off the power and pull out the plug from the socket. Even
though the power is turned off, there is still a small amount of electricity
current owing though it. If you decide not using this device for a long time,
please pull out the plug from AC socket.
* This product uses all extreme power switch as a device to cut off from
network power. The power switch button is on the right side of the keyboard.
When the power button is pressed, it is switched on. When the power button
up rises, it is switched off.
The graphic and screen in this hand book is only for introduction purpose. It may be different from the instrument you buy.

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Catalogue
Installation Guideline……………………………………………………… 8
Control Panel………………………………………………………………… 9
Power On\Adjust Volume\Headphone Connection ……………………… 10
Record Function\Play/Stop\ Play Demo Song …………………………… 11
Accompany Function\ Syn Start ………………………………………… 12
Variation …………………………………………………………………… …13
Voice Control\Teaching Function ………………………………………… 14
Voice Restoration\Metronome …………………………………………… 15
Function Control\Chord ……………………………………………………… 16
Accompany Volume\Octave …………………………………………… 17
Transposition\Soundboard resonance\ ………………………………… 18
Dual Voices ………………………………………………………………… 19
Split ………………………………………………………………………… 20
Keyboard Split Point Setting\Effect ………………………………………… 21

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Reverb\ Chorus ………………………………………………………………… 22
Beat\ Touch ………………………………………………………………………… 23
Percussion ……………………………………………………………………… 24
Bluetooth function ………………………………………………………………… 24
Back Inserting Panel Funciton ………………………………………………… 25
USB MIDI Function\Audio Connection ………………………………………… 26
Sound List ………………………………………………………………………… 27
Rhythm List …………………………………………………………………… 27
MIDI Keyboard Percussion Check List ………………………………………… 28
Demo Song List ………………………………………………………………… 32
Technical Specication …………………………………………………………… 32
Trouble Shooting ………………………………………………………………… 34

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Thank you for buying Our Digital Piano. No matter you are a student, piano
hobbyist or the professional, this digital piano will impress you with its perfect
sound and fashion design. It can be competent with piano studying, music
listening, MIDI production, which satisfies your entertainment demand. It also
has grand hammer dynamics keyboard, making you express yourself easily.
For further information about this new digital piano, we suggest you should read this
hand book carefully in order to make full use of its advanced and convenient functions.
Meanwhile, we also suggest you should keep this hand book well for reference in the future.
If you like Our digital piano, please recommend to your friends.
During the installation process, the screws under the pedal must be screwed close to the
ground. Or it will be easily broken down.
Installation Guideline
Pedal
Screw Ground

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All the function keys are on the left side control panel of the digital piano.
Control Panel
A/FILL 1PRELUDE/CODA
RECORD PLAY/STOP
FUNCTION
VOICES 120
000
METRONOME
START/STOP
SYNC START
B/FILL 2
DATA/
TEMPO
DEMO/TEACHING
RHYTHM VOICES

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1)Press the [Power] switch to turn the power on/off.
2) The default voice is grand piano.
Turn the Volume button on the control panel to set the volume.
Turn the button clockwise to raise volume. Turn the button anticlo
ckwise to reduce volume
Warning: Too loud sound, especially when you wear the headphone, will do damage to
hearing.
Turn On/Off the Power
Adjust Volume
Headphone Connection
OFF
POWER
ON
Volume
Min Max
Apart from the built-in speaker system, you can alsoconnect two
standard stereo headphones.Headphone jack is on the left sideunder
the keyboard.The built-in speaker system doesn't workafter connecting
the headphone.And just the headphone volumeby switching master
volume button.

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Start recording: Press [RECORD] button and the indicate light turns on, which
means entering the record status. Meanwhile, the metronome starts auto-
matically. It can be turned off manually if it isn't needed. (This digital piano
has accompaniment track which can be recorded)
End recording: Automatic Ending: During the recording process, when the storage space is
full, recording will end automatically.
Manual Ending: Press the [RECORD] button during recording, and it will end recording.
Record playing:Press [PLAY/STOP] button and start replaying record.
Press [PLAY/STOP] button again to stop replaying.
Play all demo composition: Built-in 15 demo composition. Press
[DEMO/TEACHING] button to loop demo composition. Press [DEMO
/TEACHING] button again to stop playing. During the playing status,
press [DATA/TEMPO+/-] button to select corresponding composition.
PLAY/STOP
RECORD
Record Function
Play/Stop
Play Demo Song
DATA/
TEMPO
DEMO/TEACHING

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Select Rhythm: Press [RHYTHM] button to activate rhythm
selection. Press [DATA/TEMPO+/-] button to select rhythm
within 5 seconds. (The rhythm list is in the appendix)
Adjust accompaniment velocity: The [RHYTHM] indicator
light turns off 5 seconds later after the rhythm is activated.
Meanwhile, press [DATA/TEMPO+/-] button to adjust automatic
accompaniment velocity.
Long press [SYNC START] button, and the LED flashes. Press any button on the
keyboard and the automatic accompaniment will start. Only the left keyboard will work if
Chord Function is turned on.
Accompany Function
Sync Start
RHYTHM
SYNC START
DATA/
TEMPO
DEMO/TEACHING

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PRELUDE/CODA: Before the automatic accompaniment starts,
press [PRELUDE/CODA] button to start prelude and enter the main
musical A status automatically; When the automatic accompani-
ment is playing, press the [PRELUDE/CODA] button and the automatic
accompaniment will stop automatically after playing a piece of coda.
Fill in A-B: In automatic accompaniment status, press[A/FILL 1]
and accompaniment will enter main musical A status; In automatic
accompaniment status, press [B/FILL 2] and accompaniment will
enter main musical B status.
A/FILL 1 B/FILL 2
Variation
PRELUDE/CODA

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1) The default voice is 000 after power on.
2) Voices select: Press [VOICES] Button to activate voices selection function. OLED will
display corresponding voice number. Press [DATA/TEMPO+/-] button to select any voice
within 5 seconds.
Press one key and [DEMO/TEACHING] button to start teaching function. It will play the
teaching composition.
Select Next Voice
Press one key Press [DEMO/TEACHING] button at the same time
Voices Control
Teaching Function
VOICES
DATA/
TEMPO
DEMO/TEACHING
DATA/
TEMPO
DEMO/TEACHING
VOICES 120
000

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No matter in what playing status, long press [VOICES] button twice
and the digital piano will return to original status. The default voice is
Grand piano.
1) Press [METRONOME] button on control panel to start metronome and the indicator light
will ash. OLED will display the beat velocity. The default velocity is 120 beats/min.
2) Press [DATA/TEMPO+/-] button to adjust beat velocity from 20 to 280 beats/min.
3) Press [METRONOME] button again to exit metronome setting. The digital piano will
automatically save the current setting.
4) Restart digital piano to return to default beat setting.
METRONOME
Use [DATA/TEMPO+/-]button to
change current beat velocity
Voice Restoration
Metronome
VOICES
VOICES 120
000
DATA/
TEMPO
DEMO/TEACHING

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ON OFF
CHORD OCTAVE TRANSPOSE
ACCOMPA-
NYVOLUM
E
As a user-friendly instrument, all functions in this digital piano can be activated easily.
Every function is corresponding to a key. (The name of each function is printed under the key for reference.)
1) Press [Function] button, the indicator light turns on and function selection is activated.
Press a key within 5 seconds to select corresponding function.
2) Press [Function] button again or wait for 5 seconds without controlling, the indicator light
will turn off and exit function setting status. Now you can play the digital piano according
to the chosen function mode. (PS: Under the status of function setting, key pressing is
soundless.)
1) This digital piano contains one chord mode; press
[Function] button and the indicator light turns on.
Press [Chord On] button within 5 seconds to start
automatic chord function.
Function Control
Chord
FUNCTION
ON OFF
CHORD OCTAVE TRANSPOSE
ACCOMPA-
NYVOLUM
E
DUALVOICEOFFON OFF OFF
SPLIT SPLITPIANO EFFECT
EFFECT
REVERB CHORUS
BEAT
SOFT
TOUCH
HARD
STANDARD
PRECUSSION
SPLIT POINT
OFF OFF
ON
CHORUSOFFREVERBOFF
KEYBOARD FUNCTION
SOUNDBOARD
RESONANCE
EFFECTOFF 12 3 4
5 6

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ON OFF
CHORD OCTAVE TRANSPOSE
ACCOMPA-
NYVOLUM
E
ON OFF
CHORD OCTAVE TRANSPOSE
ACCOMPA-
NYVOLUM
E
2) Press [FUNCTION] button, indicator light turns on. Press [CHORD OFF] button within 5
seconds to turn off automatic chord function.
1) Press [FUNCTION] button, indicator light turns on.
Press [ACCOMPANIMENT VOLUME+/-] button within
5 seconds to adjust accompaniment volume.
2) Press [FUNCTION] button again or wait for 5 seconds
without controlling, the indicator light will turn off and
exit accompaniment volume adjusting.
1) Press [FUNCTION] button, indicator light turns on. Press
[OCTAVE+/-] button within 5 seconds to adjust pitch.
2) Press [FUNCTION] button again or wait for 5 seconds
without controlling, the indicator light will turn off and exit
pitch adjusting.
Accompany Volume
Octave
FUNCTION
FUNCTION

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ON OFF
CHORD OCTAVE TRANSPOSE
ACCOMPA-
NYVOLUM
E
This function can transpose a note to +/-12 semitone in a range of octachord.
1) Press [FUNCTION] button and indicator light turns on.
Press [TRANSPOSITION +/-] button within 5 seconds to
adjust pitch. Adjusting range: -12 to +12.
2) Press [FUNCTION] button again or wait for 5 seconds
without controlling, the indicator light will turn off and
transposition select function turns off.
1) Press [FUNCTION]button, The indicator light up, Press
[SOUNDBOARD RESONANCE]key within 5 seconds, the
Soundboard Resonance function is activated. The piano
will play with soundboard resonance effect.
2) Press[FUNCTION],the indicator light on, press [SOUNDBOARD RESONANCE OFF]key
within 5 seconds, the function will be off.
Soundboard Resonance
Transposition
FUNCTION
FUNCTION
DUALVOICEOFFON OFF OFF
SPLIT SPLITPIANO
KEYBOARD FUNCTION
SOUNDBOARD
RESONANCE

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1) Press [FUNCTION] button, indicator light turns on.
Press [DUAL VOICE] button within 5 seconds toenter
dual voices status.
2) Select 2nd voice by [DATA/TEMPO+/-] button. 1st voice should be adjusted
before pressing [DUAL VOICE] button.
3) Press [Function] button and indicator light turns on.
Press [Dual Voice Off] button to turnoff dual voice
effect within 5 seconds to return to 1st voice.
Dual Voices
FUNCTION
Select Next Voice
VOICES DATA/
TEMPO
DEMO/TEACHING
FUNCTION
DUALVOICEOFFON OFF OFF
SPLIT SPLITPIANO
KEYBOARD FUNCTION
SOUNDBOARD
RESONANCE
DUALVOICEOFFON OFF OFF
SPLIT SPLITPIANO
KEYBOARD FUNCTION
SOUNDBOARD
RESONANCE
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