Virgin Musical Instruments Artesia DP-2 User manual

DP-2
Virgin Musical Instruments
Owner s Manual

Thank you for choosing the Artesia DP-2 Digital Piano
Your digital piano is a high quality digital piano featuring an 88 note
hammer action, touch sensitive keyboard and the most advanced PCM
tone generation technology that combined will provide you with a rich
performing and playing experience. You can also record your own
performances or record your own accompaniment to play along to.
Your digital piano is not only great technology but also a stylish piece
of furniture that will look great anywhere in your home. To get the
most out of your instrument, please read this manual thoroughly and
try out the various functions as we take you through them. We hope
your new instrument will continue to entertain you for many years to
come.

Panel Control ····
Setup
Basic Operation ····································································································
Standby/On ··········································· ································· ································
Auto Standby ·················································· ·······················································
Deactivate Auto Standby Function ······················· ································· ···········
Adjusting Volume & Start Playing ·····································································
Piano Pedals ···········································································································
Playing Demo Songs ·····························································································
[+/YES] & [-/NO] ··································································································
Rear Panel Jack ····································································································
Headphones ···········································································································
MIDI Out ·················································································································
Line In ·····················································································································
Line Out ·················································· ································· ································
USB To Host ··································································· ································· ········
Voice/Effect ···································································································· ······
Selecting a Voice ··································································································
Layer Button ······················································································· ···················
Split Button ············································································································
Reverb ·····················································································································
Chorus ·····················································································································
Duet ·························································································································
Metronome ··············· ································· ·····························································
Touch ·······················································································································
Set Up ·······················································································································
Song Recording ····································································································
Start recording ······································································································
Stop recording ·······································································································
Listen to your recording ·························· ································· ···························
Track Clear ······················································ ································· ······················
Learning Function ·······························································································
Selecting a song ···································································································
Listening to the entire song ···············································································
Practicing the right hand of the selected song ··············································
Practicing the left hand of the selected song ·················································
Turn Off the Learning Function ··········································································
MIDI Function ······ ·································································································
Local On/Off ································· ································· ·········································
Appendix ·················································································································
MIDI Implementation Chart ···············································································
Voice List ················································································································
Factory Reset ····················································· ································· ···················
Specifications ······ ································· ·································································
Assembly Instructions ·························································································
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Panel Control
2
VOLUME
MIN MAX
DEMO METRONOME LAYER SPLIT REVERB CHORUS SETUP + / YES - / NO GRAND PIANO E.PIANO HARPSICHORD VIBES C.ORGAN STINGS CHOIR A.BASS DUET RECORD PLAY/STOP TRACK 1 TRACK 2
TOUCH
VOICE SELECT
DP -2
TEMPO LEFT RIGHT
SONG
VOLUME
MIN MAX
DEMO METRONOME LAYER SPLIT REVERB CHORUS SETUP + / YES - / NO
TEMPO
GRAND PIANO E.PIANO HARPSICHORD VIBES C.ORGAN STINGS CHOIR A.BASS DUET RECORD PLAY/STOP TRACK 1 TRACK 2
TOUCH
VOICE SELECT
LEFT RIGHT
SONG
POW ER/
STAN DBY
1
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24
PHONES 1
PHONES 2
25
LINE INPEDAL LINE OUTMIDI OUT USB TO HOST DC 12V

2
1. STANDBY /ON button
2. VOLUME Data Control knob
3. DEMO button
4. METRONOME button
5. LAYER button
6. SPLIT button
7. REVERB button
8. CHORUS button
9. SETUP button
10. +/YES button
11. -/NO button
12. LED display
13. Voice Select buttons
14. DUET button
15. RECORD button
16. PLAY/STOP button
17. TRACK 1 button
18. TRACK 2 button
Front Panel
Rear Panel
19. PEDAL
20. MIDI OUT JACK
21. USB TO HOST JACK
22. LINE IN JACK
23. LINE OUT JACK
24. DC JACK
25. HEADPHONE JACKS
JACK

Setup
3
You are no doubt eager to play your new piano instrument, but first please
make sure you have completed the following setup steps:
1) Follow the assembly instructions as outlined on page 28.
2) Once the piano is securely assembled, connect the plug of the foot pedal
unit into the pedal jack located on the rear panel.
3) Plug the other end of the power cable into the power outlet.
NOTE
1. Ensure the piano is turned off before connecting and disconnecting the power.
2. Turn the volume knob to its minimum level before turning on the power.
Soft Sustain

4
Basic Operation
Adjusting Volume & Start Playing
The speaker system in your piano is very powerful and can be overpowering
in some rooms. Adjust the [VOLUME] control to a 12 o'clock position as a safe
starting point. You can adjust the volume at any time even while you are playing.
Now play the keyboard. You should hear the rich tone of the default Grand Piano
sound.
Piano Pedals
Standby/On
Press the [STANDBY/ON] button to turn on the power and the LCD display will
illuminate.
Auto Standby
Deactivate Auto Standby Function
Your piano will switch off automatically after 30 minutes of inactivity.
In this case, press the [STANDBY/ON] button to turn on the power.
To deactivate the Auto Standby Function: hold the first
white key and first black key from the left
side of the keyboard at the same time and then press
the [STANDBY/ON] button.
MIN MAX
VOLUME
Soft Pedal(left):
The Soft Pedal controls the sound volume. Press the pedal
to decrease the output sound volume.
Sustain(right):
It performs the same function as the damper pedal on an
actual acoustic piano, letting you sustain the sound of
the voices even after releasing your fingers from the keys.
Soft Sustain
POWER/
STANDBY

5
Playing Demo Songs
DEMO
■Listen to Demo Songs
There are 8 demo songs for you to play individually. Here's how to select
and play the demo songs.
Press the [DEMO] button to enter Demo Mode.
The display will show “,” and the button will flash,
se the [+/YES] / [-/NO] buttons to
select the song you want to play.
then the demo
songs will play in sequence. You can u
+ / YES - / NO
TEMPO
Parameter adjusting buttons.
[+ / YES] & [- / NO]
Press the [DEMO] button again to stop playing.
In this mode, you also can use the direct-selecting voice button to select
the desired demo song.
GRAND PIANO E.PIANO HARPSICHORD VIBES C.ORGAN STINGS CHOIR A.BASS
TOUCH
VOICE SELECT