Suzuki Hg-425e User manual

HG-425e Mini-Grande

Ensemble Piano

SUZUKI

If you have any questions regarding this piano,

please call toll free to Suzuki Support at 800-854-1594.

8:00AM to 5:00PM PST - Monday - Friday.

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QUICK START GUIDE

For further information please refer to the Owner’s Manual

HG-425e Mini-Grande

Ensemble Piano

SUZUKI

QUICK START GUIDE

There are many features and functions contained on your new HG-425e Mini-Grande

Ensemble Piano. In this Quick Start Guide we will show you some of the more commonly

used features, but for complete details on these and all the features and functions of your

piano please refer to your Owners Manual.

If you have any questions regarding this piano,

please call toll free to Suzuki Support at 800-854-1594.

8:00AM to 5:00PM PST - Monday - Friday.

QUICK START GUIDE

PLAYING THE DEMO SONGS...................................2

PLAYING SONGS FROM THE FLOPPY DISKS........3

BUY OR DOWNLOAD SONGS TO PLAY .................4

USING THE LCD SCREEN AND ITS CONTROLS ...5

SELECTING INSTRUMENT VOICES .......................6

PLAYING TWO VOICES SIMULATANEOUSLY ........7

SPLITING THE KEYBOARD .....................................8

SELECTING AND PLAYING AUTO ACCOMP ..........9

SINGING WITH THE KARAOKE DISKS..................11

TO PLAY ALLTHE DEMO SONGS -

1. Press the DEMO button, it’s LED indicator will turn on.

The first demo song will playback instantly and the LCD Display will

show screen listed below:

The Demonstration Songs will continue to play sequentially until the

STOP / START Button or Demo Button is pressed again.

TO SELECT A SPECIFIC DEMO SONGTO PLAY -

2. If the Demo Button is not engaged press the DEMO button twice to

access the Demo Song Select menu.

3. Use the SCREEN RIGHT or SCREEN LEFT buttons to access differ-

ent pages within the Demo Song Select menu.Then use the CURSOR

buttons to move the highlighted area to the song you wish to hear.

4. Press the Enter button to confirm your selected song and it will begin

to play right away.

Press the Start / Stop Button to end the playing of the Demo Song.

To Exist the Demo Mode press the Demo Button so that its LED

indicator turns off.

The Suzuki HG-425e features thirteen different demonstration songs that showcase the rich, authentic

sampled voices and the acoustic realism of the piano’s sound delivery system.

The LCD display will show the song name.

All the songs will play back repeatedly until the demonstration is stopped.

There are also over 50 songs in the musical Lesson section that can also be played back as Demonstration

Songs. Please see the Lesson section of the Owners Manual for more information.

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DEMO

Bossa Nueva

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Demo Song Select

Bossa Nueva

Vibra Jazz Mozart Piano

String Riot

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Demo Song Select

Samba Time

Spanish Vibe Bach F minor

Symphonic

START / STOP

LEFT

RIGHT

SCREEN

ENTER

ESCAPE

CURSOR

DEMO

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PLAYING THE DEMO SONGS

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PLAYING AND SINGING WITH THE KARAOKE DISKS

SELECTING A KARAOKE SONG FROM THE DISK

1. Follow the instructions on pages 3 and 4 of this quick start guide.

These instructions will explain how to select a song and play it back

from the enclosed demonstration floppy disks.

PLUG IN THE ENCLOSED MICROPHONE

2. Plug in the enclosed Suzuki Microphone into the Mic Input Jack

located to the left of the Floppy Disk Drive.

3. Adjust the Mic Volume and Reverb settings, located by the Master

Volume, Bass and Treble sliding control levels.

4. If you do not see the Lyrics after starting your selected song as stated

on pages 3 and 4 in this quick start guide, press the Screen Right

Button. This should display the Lyrics, if not please double check to

make sure that the disk that you inserted into the floppy disk drive was

labelled as a Karaoke Disk.

5. If you would like to view the Karaoke Lyrics on your TV, plug in the

enclosed RCA to RCA cable. Plug one end of the cable into the HG-

425e’s Connection Jack panel marked video out (located to the left of

the MIDI Jacks), and the other end into your TV’s Video In Jack.

If your TV does not have a Video In Jack then you may not be able to

display the Karaoke Lyrics on it’s screen.

At any time, you may return to default or power up settings by simply

pressing the GRAND PIANO Button (red). The piano’s settings will

reset to the initial full 88 note piano with the Grand Piano Voice

Selected.

The Grand Piano Button is located just to the right of the LCD display

screen.

If you have any questions regarding this piano, please

call toll free to Suzuki Support at 800-854-1594.

8:00AM to 5:00PM PST - Monday - Friday.

DISK

Your HG-425e Mini-Grande Ensemble Piano includes Karaoke features which allow the entire family to join

in on the musical fun. The HG-425e package includes a Suzuki Microphone and demonstration karaoke

disks, while the control panel contains microphone volume and reverb controls. The Karaoke lyrics can be

viewed on the LCD display screen or you can use the included RCA style cable to connect your TV to the

piano

to view the lyrics on your TV screen.

GRAND PIANO

LEFT

RIGHT

SCREEN

MIC

VOLUME MIC

ECHO

VIDEO

OUT

TO PLAY ALLTHE DEMO SONGS -

1. Press the DEMO button, it’s LED indicator will turn on.

The first demo song will playback instantly and the LCD Display will

show screen listed below:

The Demonstration Songs will continue to play sequentially until the

STOP / START Button or Demo Button is pressed again.

TO SELECT A SPECIFIC DEMO SONGTO PLAY -

2. If the Demo Button is not engaged press the DEMO button twice to

access the Demo Song Select menu.

3. Use the SCREEN RIGHT or SCREEN LEFT buttons to access differ-

ent pages within the Demo Song Select menu.Then use the CURSOR

buttons to move the highlighted area to the song you wish to hear.

4. Press the Enter button to confirm your selected song and it will begin

to play right away.

Press the Start / Stop Button to end the playing of the Demo Song.

To Exist the Demo Mode press the Demo Button so that its LED

indicator turns off.

The Suzuki HG-425e features thirteen different demonstration songs that showcase the rich, authentic

sampled voices and the acoustic realism of the piano’s sound delivery system.

The LCD display will show the song name.

All the songs will play back repeatedly until the demonstration is stopped.

There are also over 50 songs in the musical Lesson section that can also be played back as Demonstration

Songs. Please see the Lesson section of the Owners Manual for more information.

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DEMO

Bossa Nueva

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Demo Song Select

Bossa Nueva

Vibra Jazz Mozart Piano

String Riot

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Demo Song Select

Samba Time

Spanish Vibe Bach F minor

Symphonic

START / STOP

LEFT

RIGHT

SCREEN

ENTER

ESCAPE

CURSOR

DEMO

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PLAYING THE DEMO SONGS

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PLAYING AND SINGING WITH THE KARAOKE DISKS

SELECTING A KARAOKE SONG FROM THE DISK

1. Follow the instructions on pages 3 and 4 of this quick start guide.

These instructions will explain how to select a song and play it back

from the enclosed demonstration floppy disks.

PLUG IN THE ENCLOSED MICROPHONE

2. Plug in the enclosed Suzuki Microphone into the Mic Input Jack

located to the left of the Floppy Disk Drive.

3. Adjust the Mic Volume and Reverb settings, located by the Master

Volume, Bass and Treble sliding control levels.

4. If you do not see the Lyrics after starting your selected song as stated

on pages 3 and 4 in this quick start guide, press the Screen Right

Button. This should display the Lyrics, if not please double check to

make sure that the disk that you inserted into the floppy disk drive was

labelled as a Karaoke Disk.

5. If you would like to view the Karaoke Lyrics on your TV, plug in the

enclosed RCA to RCA cable. Plug one end of the cable into the HG-

425e’s Connection Jack panel marked video out (located to the left of

the MIDI Jacks), and the other end into your TV’s Video In Jack.

If your TV does not have a Video In Jack then you may not be able to

display the Karaoke Lyrics on it’s screen.

At any time, you may return to default or power up settings by simply

pressing the GRAND PIANO Button (red). The piano’s settings will

reset to the initial full 88 note piano with the Grand Piano Voice

Selected.

The Grand Piano Button is located just to the right of the LCD display

screen.

If you have any questions regarding this piano, please

call toll free to Suzuki Support at 800-854-1594.

8:00AM to 5:00PM PST - Monday - Friday.

DISK

Your HG-425e Mini-Grande Ensemble Piano includes Karaoke features which allow the entire family to join

in on the musical fun. The HG-425e package includes a Suzuki Microphone and demonstration karaoke

disks, while the control panel contains microphone volume and reverb controls. The Karaoke lyrics can be

viewed on the LCD display screen or you can use the included RCA style cable to connect your TV to the

piano

to view the lyrics on your TV screen.

GRAND PIANO

LEFT

RIGHT

SCREEN

MIC

VOLUME MIC

ECHO

VIDEO

OUT

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PLAYING THE RHYTHM AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT

ENGAGING THE AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT FUNCTIONS

1. Press the One Touch Button, it’s LED will turn on. The One Touch

Button is located above the Start/Stop Rhythm Function Buttons.

When this button is engaged it will automatically select a instrument

voice that will match the selected Rhythm Accompaniment Pattern.

The Intro and Piano Sync. Buttons will also be automatically engaged.

2. Play a Chord (3 or more note chord), in the Left hand Auto Accompa-

niment Piano Key Area.

You will hear the Introduction of the “Cool Bossa” Rhythm Style

The Chord you played will be displayed in the Accompaniment Mode

section of the LCD Display. For demonstration purposed we played a

C Chord consisting of C, E and G notes.

For further information regarding the Accompaniment Controls.

Please see the Accompaniment Section of the Owners Manual.

You may return to default or power up settings by simply pressing the

GRAND PIANO Button (red). The piano’s control settings will reset to

the initial full 88 note piano with the Grand Piano Voice Selected.

The Grand Piano Button is located just to the right of the LCD display

screen.

ONE TOUCH

All 70 rhythm styles have their own dedicated auto accompaniment orchestrations. The selected rhythm

style determines the characteristics of the auto accompaniment orchestration.The auto accompani-

ment section of the piano is assigned by Splitting the Piano Keyboard into two sections.

STYLE

C

1 : Grand Piano

A1 / = 120

8 : Cool Bossa

Accompaniment

Piano Key Area

We have enclosed demonstration disks to play on your Suzuki Piano for your enjoyment.

The Disk Drive is located on the bottom right portion of the piano.

PLAY

ALL

SONGS ONTHE FLOPPY DISK

1. Insert one of the supplied Demonstration Floppy disks into the disk

drive.The disk eject button on the drive pops out when the disk is

properly inserted.

Press the DISK button located on the far right of the control panel to

activate the Disk Menu screen. It’s LED indicator will turn on.

2. The Disk Menu will appear on the LCD screen as shown below.

Use the Cursor Buttons to Highlight the “Play Disk” Function and then

press the Enter Button that is located under the LCD Screen.

The Piano will begin to play the first song on the disk after loading it

into memory. Each song on the disk will play sequentially.

If you selected one of the Karaoke Song Files to play you will need to

press the Screen Right Button of the Screen Left / Screen Right

Button Group that are located directly beneath the LCD Screen to see

the Karaoke lyrics on the display screen.

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DISK MENU

Play Disk

Save Song UtilityLoad Song

DISK

ESCAPE

CURSOR

ENTER

LEFT

RIGHT

SCREEN

PLAY SONGS FROM THE INCLUDED FLOPPY DISKS

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Floppy Disk Drive

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PLAYING THE RHYTHM AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT

ENGAGING THE AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT FUNCTIONS

1. Press the One Touch Button, it’s LED will turn on. The One Touch

Button is located above the Start/Stop Rhythm Function Buttons.

When this button is engaged it will automatically select a instrument

voice that will match the selected Rhythm Accompaniment Pattern.

The Intro and Piano Sync. Buttons will also be automatically engaged.

2. Play a Chord (3 or more note chord), in the Left hand Auto Accompa-

niment Piano Key Area.

You will hear the Introduction of the “Cool Bossa” Rhythm Style

The Chord you played will be displayed in the Accompaniment Mode

section of the LCD Display. For demonstration purposed we played a

C Chord consisting of C, E and G notes.

For further information regarding the Accompaniment Controls.

Please see the Accompaniment Section of the Owners Manual.

You may return to default or power up settings by simply pressing the

GRAND PIANO Button (red). The piano’s control settings will reset to

the initial full 88 note piano with the Grand Piano Voice Selected.

The Grand Piano Button is located just to the right of the LCD display

screen.

ONE TOUCH

All 70 rhythm styles have their own dedicated auto accompaniment orchestrations. The selected rhythm

style determines the characteristics of the auto accompaniment orchestration.The auto accompani-

ment section of the piano is assigned by Splitting the Piano Keyboard into two sections.

STYLE

C

1 : Grand Piano

A1 / = 120

8 : Cool Bossa

Accompaniment

Piano Key Area

We have enclosed demonstration disks to play on your Suzuki Piano for your enjoyment.

The Disk Drive is located on the bottom right portion of the piano.

PLAY

ALL

SONGS ONTHE FLOPPY DISK

1. Insert one of the supplied Demonstration Floppy disks into the disk

drive.The disk eject button on the drive pops out when the disk is

properly inserted.

Press the DISK button located on the far right of the control panel to

activate the Disk Menu screen. It’s LED indicator will turn on.

2. The Disk Menu will appear on the LCD screen as shown below.

Use the Cursor Buttons to Highlight the “Play Disk” Function and then

press the Enter Button that is located under the LCD Screen.

The Piano will begin to play the first song on the disk after loading it

into memory. Each song on the disk will play sequentially.

If you selected one of the Karaoke Song Files to play you will need to

press the Screen Right Button of the Screen Left / Screen Right

Button Group that are located directly beneath the LCD Screen to see

the Karaoke lyrics on the display screen.

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DISK MENU

Play Disk

Save Song UtilityLoad Song

DISK

ESCAPE

CURSOR

ENTER

LEFT

RIGHT

SCREEN

PLAY SONGS FROM THE INCLUDED FLOPPY DISKS

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Floppy Disk Drive

SELECT AND PLAY A SONG FROM A FLOPPY DISK

1. Insert one of the Demonstration Floppy disks into the disk drive.

The disk eject button on the drive pops out when the disk is properly

inserted.

2. Press the DISK button located on the far right of the control panel to

activate the Disk Menu screen. It’s LED indicator will turn on.

3. With the “Load Song” function of the Disk Menu Screen Highlighted

on the LCD Display press the “Enter” Button (located directly beneath

the LCD Display).

4. The LCD Display will now show the first four songs on the floppy disk.

Use the Cursor Buttons to select one of these four selections.To see

more song titles from your floppy disk Press the Screen Right Button

(located directly beneath the LCD Display) to select the next four

songs on the floppy disk.

Everytime you press the Screen Right or Screen Left Button four more

selections (if available) will be shown on the LCD display.

5. After you have highlighted your song selection using the Cursor

Buttons, press the “Enter” Button to engage that song.

6. Press the Start / Stop Button to Listen to your selected song.

You can purchase prerecorded SMF (Standard MIDI File) MIDI File

disks of your favorite music and performing artists. One of the many

places you can order these disks is from the Suzuki Corporation by

calling toll free 800-854-1594.

Using your computer you may also download various types of songs

(called MIDI Files) from the Internet for free and save them to a floppy

disk (HD 1.4mb only) that your Suzuki HG-425e Mini-Grande Piano

can playback. The MIDI files you download should be in Standard

MIDI File format for proper playback.

There are many sites to choose from.

You can search the web by entering MIDI FILES into the Google.com

search engine.

Enter in the name of the song or the band/orchestra that you want to

save to disk and it will list the various titles available.

If you have any further questions call Suzuki Support toll free

800-854-1594.

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DISK MENU

Load Song

Save Song Utility

Play Disk

DISK

ENTER

ESCAPE

CURSOR

ENTER

LEFT

RIGHT

SCREEN

To select a specific song to play from the enclosed demonstration disks follow the instructions listed below.

PLAY A SELECTED SONG FROMTHE INCLUDED FLOPPY DISKS

I

BUY OR DOWNLOAD SONGS TO PLAYBACK ON YOUR PIANO

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SELECTING A RHYTHM ACCOMPANIMENT

SELECTING A RHYTHM STYLE

1. Press one of the RHYTHM STYLE Group Buttons.

There are ten Rhythm Style Group Buttons located to the left of the

LCD screen. For demonstration purposes we selected the Bossa

Button.The selected Rhythm Style will appear on the LCD Screen as

shown below.

SELECTING FROM THE 70 DIFFERENT RHYTHM STYLES

2. You may select a different Rhythm Style Accompaniment in the same

manner as listed on the previous page on how to select and instru-

ment voice. This method is stated again below.

Press your desired Rhythm Styles Button twice and then use the

SCREEN RIGHT, SCREEN LEFT buttons to page through the varied

rhythm style accompaniments, (or you may simply use the Value

Buttons + and - to cycle through the available rhythm styles).

3. Use the CURSOR buttons to move the highlighted area to the rhythm

style you would like to select.

4. Press the ENTER button to engage your selected style.. The

display screen will show your newly selected style.

5. To hear just the Rhythm Percussion of your selected rhythm pattern

press the Start/Stop Button.

To hear and play along with the entire accompaniment orchestration

see the next page.

You may return to default or power up settings by simply pressing the

GRAND PIANO Button (red).The piano’s settings will reset to the

initial full 88 note piano with the Grand Piano Voice Selected.

The Grand Piano Button is located just to the right of the LCD display

screen.

ESCAPE

CURSOR

Your Suzuki HG-425e has a large variety of musical “styles” that you can call upon to back up your own

performance. You can choose from a simple piano backing or percussion accompaniment to a full

band or orchestra.

GRAND PIANO

ENTER

STYLE

NC

1 : Grand Piano

A1 / = 120

8 : Cool Bossa

LEFT

RIGHT

SCREEN

BIG BAND BOSSA

POP

ACOUSTIC

RHYTHM STYLES

SELECT AND PLAY A SONG FROM A FLOPPY DISK

1. Insert one of the Demonstration Floppy disks into the disk drive.

The disk eject button on the drive pops out when the disk is properly

inserted.

2. Press the DISK button located on the far right of the control panel to

activate the Disk Menu screen. It’s LED indicator will turn on.

3. With the “Load Song” function of the Disk Menu Screen Highlighted

on the LCD Display press the “Enter” Button (located directly beneath

the LCD Display).

4. The LCD Display will now show the first four songs on the floppy disk.

Use the Cursor Buttons to select one of these four selections.To see

more song titles from your floppy disk Press the Screen Right Button

(located directly beneath the LCD Display) to select the next four

songs on the floppy disk.

Everytime you press the Screen Right or Screen Left Button four more

selections (if available) will be shown on the LCD display.

5. After you have highlighted your song selection using the Cursor

Buttons, press the “Enter” Button to engage that song.

6. Press the Start / Stop Button to Listen to your selected song.

You can purchase prerecorded SMF (Standard MIDI File) MIDI File

disks of your favorite music and performing artists. One of the many

places you can order these disks is from the Suzuki Corporation by

calling toll free 800-854-1594.

Using your computer you may also download various types of songs

(called MIDI Files) from the Internet for free and save them to a floppy

disk (HD 1.4mb only) that your Suzuki HG-425e Mini-Grande Piano

can playback. The MIDI files you download should be in Standard

MIDI File format for proper playback.

There are many sites to choose from.

You can search the web by entering MIDI FILES into the Google.com

search engine.

Enter in the name of the song or the band/orchestra that you want to

save to disk and it will list the various titles available.

If you have any further questions call Suzuki Support toll free

800-854-1594.

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DISK MENU

Load Song

Save Song Utility

Play Disk

DISK

ENTER

ESCAPE

CURSOR

ENTER

LEFT

RIGHT

SCREEN

To select a specific song to play from the enclosed demonstration disks follow the instructions listed below.

PLAY A SELECTED SONG FROMTHE INCLUDED FLOPPY DISKS

I

BUY OR DOWNLOAD SONGS TO PLAYBACK ON YOUR PIANO

I

SELECTING A RHYTHM ACCOMPANIMENT

SELECTING A RHYTHM STYLE

1. Press one of the RHYTHM STYLE Group Buttons.

There are ten Rhythm Style Group Buttons located to the left of the

LCD screen. For demonstration purposes we selected the Bossa

Button.The selected Rhythm Style will appear on the LCD Screen as

shown below.

SELECTING FROM THE 70 DIFFERENT RHYTHM STYLES

2. You may select a different Rhythm Style Accompaniment in the same

manner as listed on the previous page on how to select and instru-

ment voice. This method is stated again below.

Press your desired Rhythm Styles Button twice and then use the

SCREEN RIGHT, SCREEN LEFT buttons to page through the varied

rhythm style accompaniments, (or you may simply use the Value

Buttons + and - to cycle through the available rhythm styles).

3. Use the CURSOR buttons to move the highlighted area to the rhythm

style you would like to select.

4. Press the ENTER button to engage your selected style.. The

display screen will show your newly selected style.

5. To hear just the Rhythm Percussion of your selected rhythm pattern

press the Start/Stop Button.

To hear and play along with the entire accompaniment orchestration

see the next page.

You may return to default or power up settings by simply pressing the

GRAND PIANO Button (red).The piano’s settings will reset to the

initial full 88 note piano with the Grand Piano Voice Selected.

The Grand Piano Button is located just to the right of the LCD display

screen.

ESCAPE

CURSOR

Your Suzuki HG-425e has a large variety of musical “styles” that you can call upon to back up your own

performance. You can choose from a simple piano backing or percussion accompaniment to a full

band or orchestra.

GRAND PIANO

ENTER

STYLE

NC

1 : Grand Piano

A1 / = 120

8 : Cool Bossa

LEFT

RIGHT

SCREEN

BIG BAND BOSSA

POP

ACOUSTIC

RHYTHM STYLES

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PLAYING DIFFERENT VOICES WITH THE LEFT AND RIGHT HANDS

SPLITING THE KEYBOARD INTO TWO SEPARATE VOICES

1. Press the LOWER Button, it’s LED indicator will turn on.

The LCD Display will appear as shown below.

Now when you play the piano keys with both hands you should hear

Acoustic Bass in your Left Hand and the previously selected instru-

ment voice, in your right hand.

2. You may select a different Layer instrument voice in the same manner

as listed on the previous page. The procedure is shown again below.

Press the Sound Group Button twice.

Use the SCREEN RIGHT, SCREEN LEFT buttons to page through the

voice groups (or you may simply use the Value Buttons + and - to

cycle through the available instrument voices).

3. Use the CURSOR buttons to move the highlighted area to the voice

you would like to select.

4. Press the ENTER button to engage your selected voice. The

display screen will show your newly selected voice.

TO DISENGAGE THE LOWER MODE

To disengage the LOWER mode simply press the LOWER Button, it’s

LED indicator will turn off.

You may return to default or power up settings by simply pressing the

GRAND PIANO Button (red).The piano’s settings will reset to the

initial full 88 note piano with the Grand Piano Voice Selected.

The Grand Piano Button is located just to the right of the LCD display

screen.

ESCAPE

CURSOR

LOWER

LOWER VOICE - Lower or split mode, divides the piano keyboard into two sections, Upper and Lower.

In the right hand section (Upper Section), the “main” or Upper and Layer voice (if engaged) will be heard.

In the Left Hand section a different instrument voice can be selected to sound when the keys are played.

LOWER

NC

1 : Big Band

A1 / = 100

33 : Acoustic Bass

GRAND PIANO

ENTER

LEFT

RIGHT

SCREEN

The intuitive LCD opening display screen is described below:

READING THE LCD SCREEN

UPPER

NC

1 : Big Band

A1 / = 100

1 : Grand Piano

The currently selected instrument

voice name and number. Since this

area is highlighted it has been se-

lected and therefore available for

changes.

The currently

selected Rhythm

Style number

and name.

One of the three

sound channel

modes Upper,

Layer and Lower.

Accompaniment Mode: When

auto accompaniment is engaged,

this area displays the chord that is

playing. (NC = no chord)

Registration Number - Registra-

tion saves your control panel

settings. Bank (A) and registra-

tion number (1).

The current

tempo of the

selected rhythm

style.

1- CURSOR BUTTONS - Use these buttons to select the portion of the screen that

you wish to change.

2- ESCAPE BUTTON (Red) - Located in the middle of the Cursor Buttons. When

engaged it will return the current display screen to the previous screen.

Continue pressing this button to return to the initial LCD Display screen.

3- SCREEN BUTTONS - The Left and Right SCREEN buttons will move the

display to additional pages within the selected menu. The LED Button

indicator will be lit if there is additional screen information available.

4- VALUE BUTTONS - Use them to adjust the value on the selected menu item.

5- ENTER BUTTONS - Use to engage a highlighted selection.

6- DATA WHEEL - Use as an alternative to the Value Buttons when you need

access selections faster.

LEFT

SCREEN

–

VALUE ENTER

ESCAPE

CURSOR

1

23 4 5

6

The LCD display control buttons are described below:

USING THE LCD CONTROLS

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PLAYING DIFFERENT VOICES WITH THE LEFT AND RIGHT HANDS

SPLITING THE KEYBOARD INTO TWO SEPARATE VOICES

1. Press the LOWER Button, it’s LED indicator will turn on.

The LCD Display will appear as shown below.

Now when you play the piano keys with both hands you should hear

Acoustic Bass in your Left Hand and the previously selected instru-

ment voice, in your right hand.

2. You may select a different Layer instrument voice in the same manner

as listed on the previous page. The procedure is shown again below.

Press the Sound Group Button twice.

Use the SCREEN RIGHT, SCREEN LEFT buttons to page through the

voice groups (or you may simply use the Value Buttons + and - to

cycle through the available instrument voices).

3. Use the CURSOR buttons to move the highlighted area to the voice

you would like to select.

4. Press the ENTER button to engage your selected voice. The

display screen will show your newly selected voice.

TO DISENGAGE THE LOWER MODE

To disengage the LOWER mode simply press the LOWER Button, it’s

LED indicator will turn off.

You may return to default or power up settings by simply pressing the

GRAND PIANO Button (red).The piano’s settings will reset to the

initial full 88 note piano with the Grand Piano Voice Selected.

The Grand Piano Button is located just to the right of the LCD display

screen.

ESCAPE

CURSOR

LOWER

LOWER VOICE - Lower or split mode, divides the piano keyboard into two sections, Upper and Lower.

In the right hand section (Upper Section), the “main” or Upper and Layer voice (if engaged) will be heard.

In the Left Hand section a different instrument voice can be selected to sound when the keys are played.

LOWER

NC

1 : Big Band

A1 / = 100

33 : Acoustic Bass

GRAND PIANO

ENTER

LEFT

RIGHT

SCREEN

The intuitive LCD opening display screen is described below:

READING THE LCD SCREEN

UPPER

NC

1 : Big Band

A1 / = 100

1 : Grand Piano

The currently selected instrument

voice name and number. Since this

area is highlighted it has been se-

lected and therefore available for

changes.

The currently

selected Rhythm

Style number

and name.

One of the three

sound channel

modes Upper,

Layer and Lower.

Accompaniment Mode: When

auto accompaniment is engaged,

this area displays the chord that is

playing. (NC = no chord)

Registration Number - Registra-

tion saves your control panel

settings. Bank (A) and registra-

tion number (1).

The current

tempo of the

selected rhythm

style.

1- CURSOR BUTTONS - Use these buttons to select the portion of the screen that

you wish to change.

2- ESCAPE BUTTON (Red) - Located in the middle of the Cursor Buttons. When

engaged it will return the current display screen to the previous screen.

Continue pressing this button to return to the initial LCD Display screen.

3- SCREEN BUTTONS - The Left and Right SCREEN buttons will move the

display to additional pages within the selected menu. The LED Button

indicator will be lit if there is additional screen information available.

4- VALUE BUTTONS - Use them to adjust the value on the selected menu item.

5- ENTER BUTTONS - Use to engage a highlighted selection.

6- DATA WHEEL - Use as an alternative to the Value Buttons when you need

access selections faster.

LEFT

SCREEN

–

VALUE ENTER

ESCAPE

CURSOR

1

23 4 5

6

The LCD display control buttons are described below:

USING THE LCD CONTROLS

The HG-425e features a stunning variety of rich and realistic instrument voices.

We will explain how to select individual voices, combine two voices in a layer and split two voices between

your left and right hands.

PLAYING A VOICE

SELECTING ANY INSTRUMENT VOICE

TRUMPET

SOUND GROUP

SOUND

PIANO VIBES ORGAN GUITAR BASS VIOLIN STRINGS

STL.DRUM

BANJOSYNTH

SYNTH

FLUTESAXOPHONE

QUICK SELECT - There are 16 voices that can be selected

quickly by pressing one of the 16 quick select SOUND

GROUP buttons. Pressing one of these buttons will imme-

diately engage the selected instrument voice.

SELECTING ONE OF THE 128 VOICES

1. Press a quick select SOUND GROUP button twice, to engage a voice

selection menu on the display screen. Each button is assigned eight

related voices in two groups of four.

2. Use the SCREEN RIGHT, SCREEN LEFT buttons to page through the

voice groups.

3. Use the CURSOR buttons to move the highlighted area to the voice

you would like to select.

4. Press the ENTER button to engage your selected voice. The

display will revert to the performance screen showing the new voice.

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Reed Group A

Soprano Sax

Tenor Sax Alto Sax

Baritone Sax

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Reed Group B

Oboe

Bassoon English Horn

Clarinet

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Reed Group B

Oboe

Bassoon English Horn

Clarinet

LEFT

RIGHT

SCREEN

ENTER

ESCAPE

CURSOR

SAXOPHONE

UPPER

NC

1 : Big Band

A1 / = 100

70 : English Horn

I

PLAYING TWO VOICES SIMULTANEOUSLY

COMBINING TWO INSTRUMENT VOICES

1. Press the LAYER Button, it’s LED indicator will turn on.

The LCD Display will appear as shown below.

Now when the piano keys are played you should hear both strings and

the previously selected instrument voice.

2. You may select a different Layer instrument voice in the same manner

as listed on the previous page. The procedure is shown again below.

Press the Sound Group Button twice.

Use the SCREEN RIGHT, SCREEN LEFT buttons to page through the

voice groups (or you may simply use the Value Buttons + and - to

cycle through the available instrument voices).

3. Use the CURSOR buttons to move the highlighted area to the voice

you would like to select.

4. Press the ENTER button to engage your selected voice. The

display screen will show your newly selected voice.

TO DISENGAGE THE LAYER MODE

To disengage the LAYER mode simply press the LAYER Button, it’s

LED indicator will turn off.

You may return to default or power up settings by simply pressing the

GRAND PIANO Button (red).The piano’s settings will reset to the

initial full 88 note piano with the Grand Piano Voice Selected.

The Grand Piano Button is located just to the right of the LCD display

screen.

ESCAPE

CURSOR

LAYER

LAYER (DUAL) VOICE - Layer, or dual, refers to an additional voice that is tone mixed with the already

elected Upper (main) instrument voice. The selected layer voice will be heard with the Upper (Main)

voice when the layer feature is engaged.

LAYER

NC

1 : Big Band

A1 / = 100

49 : Strings

GRAND PIANO

ENTER

LEFT

RIGHT

SCREEN

The HG-425e features a stunning variety of rich and realistic instrument voices.

We will explain how to select individual voices, combine two voices in a layer and split two voices between

your left and right hands.

PLAYING A VOICE

SELECTING ANY INSTRUMENT VOICE

TRUMPET

SOUND GROUP

SOUND

PIANO VIBES ORGAN GUITAR BASS VIOLIN STRINGS

STL.DRUM

BANJOSYNTH

SYNTH

FLUTESAXOPHONE

QUICK SELECT - There are 16 voices that can be selected

quickly by pressing one of the 16 quick select SOUND

GROUP buttons. Pressing one of these buttons will imme-

diately engage the selected instrument voice.

SELECTING ONE OF THE 128 VOICES

1. Press a quick select SOUND GROUP button twice, to engage a voice

selection menu on the display screen. Each button is assigned eight

related voices in two groups of four.

2. Use the SCREEN RIGHT, SCREEN LEFT buttons to page through the

voice groups.

3. Use the CURSOR buttons to move the highlighted area to the voice

you would like to select.

4. Press the ENTER button to engage your selected voice. The

display will revert to the performance screen showing the new voice.

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Reed Group A

Soprano Sax

Tenor Sax Alto Sax

Baritone Sax

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Reed Group B

Oboe

Bassoon English Horn

Clarinet

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Reed Group B

Oboe

Bassoon English Horn

Clarinet

LEFT

RIGHT

SCREEN

ENTER

ESCAPE

CURSOR

SAXOPHONE

UPPER

NC

1 : Big Band

A1 / = 100

70 : English Horn

I

PLAYING TWO VOICES SIMULTANEOUSLY

COMBINING TWO INSTRUMENT VOICES

1. Press the LAYER Button, it’s LED indicator will turn on.

The LCD Display will appear as shown below.

Now when the piano keys are played you should hear both strings and

the previously selected instrument voice.

2. You may select a different Layer instrument voice in the same manner

as listed on the previous page. The procedure is shown again below.

Press the Sound Group Button twice.

Use the SCREEN RIGHT, SCREEN LEFT buttons to page through the

voice groups (or you may simply use the Value Buttons + and - to

cycle through the available instrument voices).

3. Use the CURSOR buttons to move the highlighted area to the voice

you would like to select.

4. Press the ENTER button to engage your selected voice. The

display screen will show your newly selected voice.

TO DISENGAGE THE LAYER MODE

To disengage the LAYER mode simply press the LAYER Button, it’s

LED indicator will turn off.

You may return to default or power up settings by simply pressing the

GRAND PIANO Button (red).The piano’s settings will reset to the

initial full 88 note piano with the Grand Piano Voice Selected.

The Grand Piano Button is located just to the right of the LCD display

screen.

ESCAPE

CURSOR

LAYER

LAYER (DUAL) VOICE - Layer, or dual, refers to an additional voice that is tone mixed with the already

elected Upper (main) instrument voice. The selected layer voice will be heard with the Upper (Main)

voice when the layer feature is engaged.

LAYER

NC

1 : Big Band

A1 / = 100

49 : Strings

GRAND PIANO

ENTER

LEFT

RIGHT

SCREEN

HG-425e Mini-Grande

Ensemble Piano

SUZUKI

If you have any questions regarding this piano,

please call toll free to Suzuki Support at 800-854-1594.

8:00AM to 5:00PM PST - Monday - Friday.

Or visit our web support pages at www.suzukimusic.com/hg-425e.

www.suzukimusic.com

QUICK START GUIDE

For further information please refer to the Owner’s Manual

HG-425e Mini-Grande

Ensemble Piano

SUZUKI

QUICK START GUIDE

There are many features and functions contained on your new HG-425e Mini-Grande

Ensemble Piano. In this Quick Start Guide we will show you some of the more commonly

used features, but for complete details on these and all the features and functions of your

piano please refer to your Owners Manual.

If you have any questions regarding this piano,

please call toll free to Suzuki Support at 800-854-1594.

8:00AM to 5:00PM PST - Monday - Friday.

QUICK START GUIDE

PLAYING THE DEMO SONGS...................................2

PLAYING SONGS FROM THE FLOPPY DISKS........3

BUY OR DOWNLOAD SONGS TO PLAY .................4

USING THE LCD SCREEN AND ITS CONTROLS ...5

SELECTING INSTRUMENT VOICES .......................6

PLAYING TWO VOICES SIMULATANEOUSLY ........7

SPLITING THE KEYBOARD .....................................8

SELECTING AND PLAYING AUTO ACCOMP ..........9

SINGING WITH THE KARAOKE DISKS..................11

Suzuki HG-425e User manual

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