Technics SXP30 - ELECTRONIC PIANO User manual

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WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE
OR ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE
THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
BEFORE YOU PLAY. PLEASE READ THE CAUTION¬
ARY COPY APPEARING ON PAGE 2.
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CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
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CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF
ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT
REMOVE SCREWS.
NO USER-SERVICEABLE
PARTS INSIDE.
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED
SERVICE PERSONNEL.
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The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol,
within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert
the user to the presence of uninsulated
“dangerous voltage” within the product’s
enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude
to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
The exclamation point within an equilateral tri¬
angle is intended to alert the user to the presenc-
e of important operating and maintenance
(servicing) instructions in the literature accom¬
panying the appliance.
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. However,
there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to
radio or television reception which can be determined by turning
the equipment off 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 different
from that to which the receiver is connected.
— Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician
for help.
The model number of this product is found on the rear of the
unit.
The model number and serial number are found underneath the
keyboard.
Please note the model and serial numbers in the space provided
below and retain this sheet as a permanent record of your
purchase to aid identification in the event of theft.
MODEL NUMBER
SERIAL NUMBER

Teclinics
Before you play
For long and pleasurable use of this instrument, and to gain a thorough understanding of
your Digital Piano, it is strongly recommended that you read through this Owner’s Manual
once.
Contents
Important Safety Instructions 2
Controls and functions ... 3
Getting started 4
Playing the piano ... .5
Listen to the demonstration . . . . . 5
Adjust the pitch .5
MIDI .6
About the MIDI terminals .. 6
Connection examples . .. .... .6
Keyboard and MIDI note number ... .. 6
Setting of MIDI CHANNEL . . ... 7
To turn off the LOCAL CONTROL ... .7
Symptoms which appear to be signes of trouble .. 7
MIDI Implementation Chart ..... 8
Specifications ... .9
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Important Safety Instructions
WHIMNG
When using electric products, basic precautions
should always be followed, including the following,
o Read all the instructions before using the
product
o Power Source —The product should be con¬
nected to a power supply only of the type
described in the operating instructions or as
marked on the product
o Polarization —This product may be equipped
with a polarized line plug(one blade wider than
the other) This is a safety feature If you are
unable to insert the plug into the outlet, contact
an electrician to replace your obsolete outlet
Do not defeat the safety purpose of the plug
• Periods of Non-use —The power-supply cord
of the product should be unplugged from the
outlet when left unused for a long period of
time
Installation
o Water and Moisture —Do not use this product
near water—for example, near a bath-
tub,washbowl, kitchen sink, in a wet base¬
ment, or near a swimming pool, or the like
« Cart/Stand —This product should be used
only with a cart or stand that is recommended
by the manufacturer
o Ventilation— The product should be located
so that Its location or position does not inter¬
fere with Its proper ventilation
o Heat —The product should be located away
from heat sources such as radiators, heat
registers, or other products that produce heat
o Foreign Material —Care should be taken so
that objects do not fall and liquids are not
spilled into the enclosure through openings
Listening caution
This product, either alone or in combination with
an amplifier and headphones or speakers may
be capable of producing sound levels that could
cause permanent hearing loss Do not operate
for a long period of time at a high volume level
or at a level that is uncomfortable If you ex¬
perience any hearing loss or ringing m the ears,
you should consult an audiologist
e Damage Requiring Service —The product
should be serviced by qualified service per¬
sonnel when
a The power-supply cord or the plug has
been damaged, or
b Objects have fallen, or liquid has been
spilled onto the product, or
c The product has been exposed to ram, or
d The product does not appear to operate
normally or exhibits a marked change in
performance, or
e The product has been dropped, or the
enclosure damaged
• Servicing —Do not attempt to service the
product beyond that described in the user-
maintenance instructions
All other servicing should be referred to
qualified service personnel
Maintenance
o Be sure to switch this unit off after use, and
do not switch the unit on and off m quick
succession, as this places an undue load on
the electronic components
• To maintain the luster of the keys and buttons,
wipe with a clean, damp cloth, and polish with
a soft, dry cloth Polish may be used, but do
not use thinners or petro-chemical-based
polishes
ft A wax-based polish may be used on the
cabinet, although you will find that rubbing with
a soft cloth will suffice
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Controls and functions
[Left Side]
DC IN
Connect the included
adaptor to this terminal
TUNE
Adjust the pitch
(Refer to page 5 )
REVERB
Add a reverberation
effect to the sound
(Refer to page 5 )
Output terminals
You can produce the
sound from this instrument
on an external speaker
amplifier or stereo
equipment
MIDI terminals
(Refer to page 6 )
SOUND SELECT
Select a sound.
(Refer to page 5 )
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SUSTAIN terminal
Headphones terminal
Connect the head¬
phones to this terminal
VOLUME
Adjust the volume
PLAY
The on/off switch for
this instrument
Music stand
The music stand should be set and
removed in an angled position
• When in use, be sure it is completely in¬
serted
Connection of Sustain Pedal
The supplied sustain pedal can be con¬
nected to the SUSTAIN terminal of the in¬
strument When you remove your fingers
from the keys while the sustain pedal is
depressed, the sound lingers and fades out
slowly, producing a wonderful resonance

Getting started
Plug the AC adaptor (included) into an
outlet
• Connect the connecting plug of the
AC adaptor (supplied) to the DC IN
terminal of the instrument, and the
power-supply plug to a wall outlet
Connect audio equipment to the piano
• Since this instrument has no built-in
speakers, connect a stereo set
and/or speakers that have built-in
amplifiers
® For monaural sound, connect the
cord to the R/R+L terminal (Do not
connect the cord to the L terminal)
• You can also hear the sound with
headphones by connecting them to
the PHONES terminal
Press the PLAY button to turn it on
o Press the PLAY button of the piano
to turn It on, and then turn on the
power switch of the connected
audio apparatus (When turning off
the power supply of the piano, be
sure to turn off the power switch of
the connected audio apparatus first)
o The indicator lamp at the left on the
front of the piano lights up when
power IS on
Adjust the tuning mode
When the power is turned on, this instru¬
ment IS tuned like an acoustic piano, that
IS, the high keys produce slightly higher
pitched tones and the lower keys produce
slightly lower pitched tones (PIANO
TUNING) However, when the power supply
IS turned on while a black key is pressed,
the instrument is tuned evenly over the en¬
tire pitch range (EQUAL TEMPERAMENT)
o When the power supply is turned off, the
piano returns to the original PIANO
TUNING mode
Tuning
Unlike an acoustic piano, your Digital Piano
never needs tuning
o The pitch of this instrument can be
adjusted when playing along with other
instruments
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Playing the piano
1
Select the sound
E PIANO
PIANO
SOUND
SELECT
• Set the SOUND SELECT button to
the PIANO or E PIANO position ac¬
cording to the desired sound
Play the keyboard
• Your piano features Touch
Response You control the volume
by playing the keys harder or softer
Set the VOLUME to an appropriate
level
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MAX MIN
VOLUME
Add reverb to the sound
ON OFF
REVERB
• Set the REVERB button to ON Set
It to OFF when REVERB is not
necessary
Listen to the demonstration.
To start the demonstration perfor¬
mance, while pressing the leftmost
key, press the PLAY button to turn it
on Two demonstration tunes are
played alternately in succession in the
piano and electric piano modes
When you press the PLAY button
again to turn it off, the demonstration
performance stops
• The demonstration tunes are
repeatedly played in succession
until the PLAY button is pressed to
turn It off
• The demonstration tune of the
sound mode selected with the
SOUND SELECT button is first
played
• You can play the keyboard to the
demonstration performance in the
same sound as the demonstration
Adjust the pitch.
Use the TUNE dial to fine-tune the
pitch of the instrument for playing and
ensemble with other musical instru¬
ment
(Adjustable range 427 3 Hz-440 0 Hz-
453 0 Hz)
• The central position of the volume is
the standard pitch (440 0 Hz)
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MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is the international standard for digital communication of
electronic musical instrument data This means that any equipment which has a MIDI terminal—such as
electronic musical instruments and personal computers—can easily exchange digital data with other
MIDI equipment without resorting to complicated conversions or connections
About the MIDI terminals
OUT-MIDI-IN
IN The terminal by which this instrument
receives data from other equipment
OUT The terminal that transmits data from this
instrument to other equipment
o For these connections, use a commercially
available MIDI cable Contact your Technics
dealer for more information
Connection examples
o To generate sound from a connected instrument by playing this instrument
MIDI cable
OUT
This instrument
_ I IN
Keyboard, etc
To play this unit from a connected sequencer
IN
MIDI cable
OUT
This instrument
MIDI sequencer
Keyboard and MIDI note number
8va bassa
21 24 28 36
48
60 72
84 96
103
108
I- MIDI note number
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Setting of MIDI CHANlua
The instrument is provided with 16 MIDI
CHANNELS, 1 to 16, and data can be exchanged
only when the channel of the transmitting side
matches with that of the receiving
With the power supply turned on, the default
channel setting of this piano is MIDI CHANNEL
1 The channel setting can be changed with the
following method
The 15 leftmost white keys are assigned MIDI
CHANNELS 2 to 16 (as shown in the figure
below) To select a MIDI CHANNEL, while press-
ing the key that is assigned the number of the
desired channel, turn on the power
• When the power supply is turned off, the piano
returns to the original standard state (MIDI
CHANNEL 1)
To turn off tho LOCAL CONTROL
For Its use as a master keyboard, this piano can
be set to the LOCAL CONTROL OFF mode, in
which only the MIDI data is transmitted without
producing the piano sound when you play on the
keyboard
To select the LOCAL CONTROL OFF mode,
while pressing the white key next to the leftmost
key, turn on the power supply
• When the power supply is turned off, the piano
returns to the original standard state (LOCAL
CONTROL ON)
PLAY
AOFF ^ON
I MIDI CHANNEL
LOCAL CONTROL • OFF
Symptoms which appear to be signs of
trouble
Phenomenon
Remedy
No sound IS produced when the
keyboard is played
• Connect the piano to the stereo set or headphones
• No sound IS produced if the VOLUME is set to MIN
Use the sliding control to set the volume to an appropriate
level
• If the MIDI LOCAL CONTROL is set to off, set it to on
Data cannot be exchanged through
MIDI terminals
• Match the channels on the transmitting side and the
receiving side
• The MIDI data isn’t transmitted during the demonstration
performance
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Digital piano [ SX-P30 ]
MIDI Implementation Chart
Functron
Transmitted
Recognized
Remarks
Basic
Channel
Mode
Note
Number
Default
Changed
Default
Messages
Altered
True voice
Velocity Note ON
Note OFF
After Key’s
Touch Ch’s
Pitch Bend
Prog
Change True #
System Exclusive
System Song Pos
Song Sel
Common Tune
System
Real Time
Messages
Clock
Commands
Local ON/OFF
All Notes OFF
Active Sense
Reset
sustain pedal
soft pedal
Mode 1: OMNI ON, POLY Mode 2:
Mode 3: OMNI OFF, POLY Mode 4:
OMNI ON, MONO
OMNI OFF, MONO
O Yes
X No
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