Williams OVERTURE III User manual

OVERTURE III
owner's manual
digital piano with bluetooth® audio
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
• Donotusenearwater.
• Cleanonlywithasoft,drycloth.
• Donotblockanyventilationopenings.
• Donotplacenearanyheatsourcessuchasradiators,heatregisters,
stoves,oranyotherapparatus(includingampliers)thatproducesheat.
• Donotremovethepolarizedorgrounding-typeplug.
• Protectthepowercordfrombeingwalkedonorpinched.
• Onlyusetheincludedattachments/accessories.
• Unplugthisapparatusduringlightningstormsorwhenunusedforalongperiodoftime.
• Referallservicingtoqualiedservicepersonnel.Servicingisrequiredwhentheapparatushasbeen
damagedinanyway,suchaspower-supplycordorplugisdamaged,liquidhasbeenspilledorobjects
havefallenintotheapparatus,theapparatushasbeenexposedtorainormoisture,doesnotoperate
normally,orhasbeendropped.
FCC STATEMENTS
1.Caution:Changesormodicationstothisunitnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsibleforcompliancecouldvoidtheuser’sauthorityto
operatetheequipment.
2.NOTE:ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywithaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsare
designedtoprovidereasonableprotection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o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dierentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.
• Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.
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ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
STEP 1
PlacethefourCylindricalNutsA(M6 Nut)intotheholesintheStand
Legs,withthescrewdriverslotfacingout.Useascrewdrivertoalignthe
threadsinthenutswiththeopeningsonthebottomofthe
StandLegs.
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STEP 2
Placethedowelsinthefeetintotheappropriateholesinthebottom
oftheStandLegs.Makesurethatthefeetarefacingawayfromthe
backpanelbracketasshownbelow.ThreadtwoFootBoltsB(M6X55)
throughthefootandintothecylindricalwashers,rotatingthewasherto
alignifneeded.Firmlytighten&repeatfortheotherside.Placethefour
plasticcapsovertheholeswiththecylindricalwashers.
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STEP 3
Attachthepianobasetotheleft
andrightlegs,andsecureusing
fourC (M6X16)screws.
STEP 4
Screwthethreebrackets
D (ST4X12)intothepianobase
byfollowingthepre-drilledholes.
Thebracketshouldbefacingthe
frontofthepiano,withthescrews
facingthebackofthepiano.
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STEP 5
Screwthemodestlypanelintothe
bracketsandlegsusingthepre-
drilledholesandincludedscrews
withwashersE (M4X10).
Thevanityboardshouldbeon
thefrontsideofthebrackets,
andscrewsshouldenterthrough
thefrontsideofthepiano.
STEP 6
Placethemainpianosectionon
topofthelegs.
Slipthetwotabsonthebottom
ofthepianointotheU-shaped
bracketstowardtherearof
thestand.UsefourF (M6x20)
screwstosecurethebrackets.
Tightenallfourscrews.
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STEP 6
Attachtheheadphonehookto
theundersideofthepiano,justto
theleftoftheheadphoneoutput
jacksbyusingthefourpre-drilled
holesandincludedG (M4X12)
screws.
FINAL STEP
Plugthepedalarraycableinto
the"Pedal"jack,andthepower
cableintothe"Power"jack
onthebackofthepiano.
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PIANO BENCH ASSEMBLY
Toassemblethepianobench,
pushinsertAintotheleg.Push
woodendowelCintothetop
oftheleg.Addthenutsand
washersinBtoattachtheleg,
andusethesuppliedwrenchD
totighten.
PIANO BENCH PARTS LIST
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
Congratulations!Youhavejustpurchasedastate-of-the-artdigitalpianothatprovidesremarkableacoustic
soundandfeel.Werecommendthatyoureadthroughthisowner'smanualcarefully,soyoucangetthemost
enjoymentfromyournewpiano.
Features include:
• 88graded,weighted,velocity-sensitivekeys
• 18mainpianoandkeyboarddirectaccesssoundsand171soundsselectablebyvaluedial
• Metronomefeaturewithvariabletempotofacilitatepracticeorrecording
• WirelessBluetoothMIDIandAudioforconnectingtotablets,smartphones,andapps
• USB/MIDIconnectionsandstereo/monolineoutjacks,stereolineinputjacks
• BluetoothAudioandMIDI
BEFORE YOU GET STARTED
Yourpianowascarefullypackedatthefactory,andthepackagingwasdesignedtoprotecttheunitfrom
roughhandling.
• Iftheunitisdamaged,callWilliams Product Support: [phone]
• Usetheoriginalpackingcartonwhenstoringortransporting
• Makesurechildrenaresupervisedwhennearthepianooritspackaging
INITIAL OPERATION / QUICK START
• Plugthepowercordintoa100V-240Vsupply.
• Pressthepowerbutton.TheLEDwilllight.
• PresstheVoiceSelectbuttonforthedesiredvoice.
• Adjustthevolumecontrol.
IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS...........2
ASSEMBLYINSTRUCTIONS...........................3
INTRODUCTION..............................................8
TAKINGCAREOFYOURDIGITALPIANO......9
FRONTPANEL..............................................10
BACKPANEL.................................................12
TOPPANEL...................................................12
OPERATIONS................................................13
SPLITMODE.................................................16
RECORDING.................................................17
DEMOSONG.................................................17
TUNING.........................................................17
EFFECTS.......................................................18
MODFX.........................................................19
ADVANCEDFUNCTIONS..............................20
SONGTUTOR...............................................21
BLUETOOTH.................................................21
USBSONGMODE........................................22
MIDI...............................................................22
SOUNDS.......................................................24
VOICES..........................................................25
DRUMSOUNDS............................................32
DEMOSONGS..............................................43
TUTORSONGS.............................................44
SPECIFICATIONS..........................................46
MIDIIMPLEMENATIONCHART....................47
WARRANTY...................................BACKPAGE
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TAKING CARE OF YOUR DIGITAL PIANO
ThisWilliamsOvertureIIIdigitalpianowillprovideyearsofmusicalenjoymentifyoufollowthesuggestions
listedbelow.
PRODUCT SERVICING
Thisproductshouldbeservicedbyqualiedservicepersonnelwhen:
• Thepowersupplycordortheplughasbeendamaged.
• Liquidhasbeenspilledintotheunitorithasbeenexposedtorain.
• Theinstrumentdoesnotappeartooperatenormallyorexhibitsamarkedchangeinperformance.
• Theinstrumenthasbeendroppedorthecabinethasbeendamaged.
• Pleasecontact[email protected]forpartsandserviceinformation.
HANDLING AND TRANSPORT
• Neverapplyexcessiveforcetothecontrols,connectorsorotherpartsoftheinstrument.
• Alwaysunplugcablesbygrippingtheplugrmly,notbypullingonthecable.
• Disconnectallcablesbeforemovingtheinstrument.
• Physicalshockscausedbydropping,bumping,orplacingheavyobjectsontheinstrumentcan
resultinsupercialoroperationaldamage.
• Carefullycheckthevolumecontrolbeforeplaying.Excessivevolumecancausepermanenthearingloss.
CLEANING
• Cleanthecabinetandpanelwithasoft,drycloth.Donotusepaintthinnerorpetrochemicalbasedpolishes.
• Tomaintainthelusterofthekeysandbuttons,wipewithaclean,lightlydampenedcloth,andthen
polishwithasoft,drycloth.
LOCATION
• Toavoiddeformation,discoloration,ormoreseriousdamage,donotexposetheinstrumentto
thefollowingconditions:Directsunlight,hightemperatures,excessivehumidity,excessivedust,
strongvibration.
• Leaveenoughspacearoundthepianoforproperventilation.
• Thisinstrumentcontainsdigitalcircuitryandmaycauseorbesusceptibletointerferenceifplacedtoo
closetoradio,televisionreceivers,ormobilephones.Ifinterferenceoccurs,movetheinstrumentfurther
awayfromtheaectedequipment.
• Avoidplacingvinylobjectsontopoftheinstrument,vinylcansticktoanddiscolorthesurface.
POWER
• Turnthepowerowhentheinstrumentisnotinuse.
• Toavoiddamagetotheinstrumentandotherdevicestowhichitisconnected,turnthepowerofall
relateddevicesopriortoconnectionordisconnectionofMIDIcables.
• Turnthepoweroifthemaincableisdamaged,ortheinstrumenthasbeenexposedtoliquid.
• Donotswitchtheunitonandoinquicksuccession,asthisplacesanundueloadonthe
electroniccomponents.
• UnplugtheACpoweradapterduringanelectricalstorm.
• AvoidpluggingtheACpoweradapterintothesameACoutletasapplianceswithhighpower
consumption,suchaselectricheatersorovens.
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Power On/O
Master Volume
Controlstheoveralloutputvolumeofthepiano.
Song
PressingtheSongbuttonallowstheusertochoose
asongtoplayfromtheinternallyrecordedtracksor
anexternalUSBashdrive.
Track
PressingtheTrackbuttonallowstheusertoselect
eithertrack1ortrack2torecordover.Selectwhich
trackwillbeactivewiththeValueDial.
Play
Playsthecurrentlyselectedsong.
USB
PressingtheSongandTrackbuttonssimultaneously
opensuptheUSBmenu,allowingtheusertoselect
asongtoplayfromaUSBashdrive.
Record
PressingtheTrackandPlaybuttonssimultaneously
willstarttherecordingfunction.
Metronome
TurnsonandotheMetronome.
Function
PressingtheFunctionbuttonopensthefunction
menuontheLCDDisplay.Thisallowstheuserto
adjustseveralsettingssuchasMetronometempo,
eectsparameters,EQ,andBluetooth.
Demo
PressingtheDemobuttonwillstartplayinga
demosong.Anewdemosongcanbeselectedby
scrollingthroughtheselectionswiththeValueDial.
Song Tutor
PressingtheLeftHandandRightHandbuttons
simultaneouslywillactivatetheSongTutor,which
includes50Built-insongswithrightandlefthand
partmutes.
Left Hand
PressingtheLeftHandbuttonwhileSongTutoris
activewillmuteorunmutewhatisbeingplayedby
thelefthandontheactivetrack.
Right Hand
PressingtheRightHandbuttonwhileSongTutoris
activewillmuteorunmutewhatisbeingplayedby
therighthandontheactivetrack.
Transpose
Transposesthekeyofthepiano.
Octave
Transposestherangeofthepianokeys1octave
higherorlower.
Piano Reset
PressingtheTransposeandOctavebuttons
simultaneouslywillresetthesoundtofactory
settings.Holdingthesewhilepoweringupthepiano
willreturnallsettingstotheirdefaults.
LCD Display
Showsthecurrentnameofthesongorvoiceaswell
asvariousparameterassignmentsandmetronome
BPM.
Value Dial
Scrollsthroughvariousvoicesandvaluesonthe
LCDDisplay.
FRONT PANEL
(LEFT SIDE)
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FRONT PANEL
(RIGHT SIDE)
Voice Select Buttons/Value Dial
(Pianos,ElectricPianos,Organs,Keys,Bassesand
Drums).Pressingthesebuttonswillswitchtothe
soundcategorythatisassociatedwiththenames
printedabovethem.UsingtheValueDialwillscroll
throughallvoices.
Variation
PressingtheVariationbuttonswitchesbetween
threedierentsoundswithinthecurrentlyselected
voicecategory.TheLEDwillremainofortherst
voice,andwilllightupwhiteforthesecondvoice
orblueforthethirdvoice.Eachvoicenumberand
namewillbeshownontheLCDDisplay.
SPLIT Button
PressingtheSplitbuttonwillseparatethekeyboard
intotwoseparatevoices.Thesplitpointdefaultsto
B1,butcanbechangedbyholdingdowntheSplit
buttonandpressinganykeytomakethisthenew
splitpoint.
Duet Button
PressingtheDuetbuttonsplitsthekeyboardinhalf
(atmiddleC)sothattwoplayersmayplaythesame
octavessimultaneously.
Chorus Button
TurnsonandotheChoruseectassignedtothe
voice.
Mod FX Button
TurnsonandotheModulationeectassignedto
thevoice.
Reverb Button
TurnsonandotheReverbeectassignedtothe
voice.
Bluetooth Indicator
IndicatesthatthepianoisconnectedtoaBluetooth
devicewhenlit.
USB Host Slot
PlugginginaUSBthumbdrivesallowstheuserto
playMIDIandaudiolesfromthedevice.
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Pedal Input
Connectsthebuilt-inSustain,Soft,andSostenuto
pedalslocatedatthebottomofthepiano.
Outputs-Stereo / Mono Line Out ¼” Jacks
Theoutputjackssupplyaline-levelsignalfor
externalamplication.Usebothjacksforstereoor
justtheLeftjackformono.
AC Adapter Input
ConnectionfortheincludedACpowercord.
Headphones (x2)
Theheadphonejacksallowplayinginsilence.When
headphonesarepluggedin,thespeakersaremute.
Thisjackislocatedonthebottompanelofthe
piano.
USB Input
TheUSBconnectionsupportsClassCompliant
MIDIDriverstousewithMIDISequencer
applications.ItalsosupportsaudiooverUSBfrom
acomputer,tabletorsmartphone.
Aux In Jack
The1/8”TRSJackonthetoppanelallowstheuser
topluginanmp3oraudiodevicetoplaymusic
throughthepianospeaker.
BACK PANEL
TOP PANEL
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OPERATIONS
TheOvertureIIIhasanLCDthatallowsyoutosee
theVoicenameaswellasitsparameters.
Mostofthefrontpanelbuttonsareverystraight
forwardandeasytoselectforgeneralfunctions.In
caseswhereyouwanttoeditsettingsinmoredepth
youwillneedtousethefrontpanelbuttonsaswell
astheFunctionbuttonandValueknobtochange
parameters.
Front Panel Sound Assignments
Variation Pianos E. Pianos Organs Keys Basses Drums
Original
Voice GrandPiano TineEPiano SmileyOrgan OrchStrings UprightBass StandardKit
Variation
Voice 1 RockPiano ReedEPiano PercOrgan ChoirAahs PickedBass PowerKit
Variation
Voice 2 HonkyTonk 80sEPiano PipeOrgan SynthBrass1 SlapBass1 ElectroKit
Powering On the Overture III
PressthePOWERbuttonintheupperleftcornerof
thefrontpanel.Thisproducthasapowerstandby
mode.Ifthepianoturnsowhileyouarenot
playingit,thisislikelyduetotheAutoPowermode.
ToadjusttheAutoPowerOtimerordeactivatethis
feature,presstheFunctionButton,thenturnthe
ValueDialto“AutoPower”andchooseyourtime
settings,orscrollallthewaytothelefttosetitto
“O.”
Voices
TheOvertureIIIpianohas171built-invoices.
Allvoicesmaybeselectedusingthevalueknob,or
themostcommonlyusedvoicesmaybeselected
usingtheVoiceSelectandVariationbuttons.Some
canbelayeredtoproducetwovoicesatonce,or
assignedtotheleftorrighthandsinthesplitmode.
WhenaVoiceSelectbuttonispressed,thebutton’s
LEDwillindicatethatitisactive,andthevoice
nameandnumberwillbeshownonthedisplay.
WhenthesameVoiceSelectbuttonispressed
again,oriftheVariationbuttonispressed,thevoice
willskiptoanothercommonlyusedsoundfrom
thesamecategory.Ifthevoiceisavariation,the
Variationbuttonwilllightupwhitetoindicatethat
therstvariationisactive,orbluetoindicatethat
thesecondvariationisactive.
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Metronome Function
PresstheMetronomebuttontoturnonthe
metronome.TheLEDwilllight.Youwillhearthe
clickinheadphonesorspeakers.
PresstheMetronomebuttonagaintoexit
metronomefunction.TheLEDwillturno.
To Change Metronome Time Signature:
1. Pressthe[FUNCTION]button.
2. TurntheValueDialtoselectMetronome
signatureeditmenu.Thedisplaywillshow
“TimeSig”.
3. PresstheFunctionbuttonagaintoenterthe
relativeparametereditmenu,andtheFUNC
indicatorwillblinktoindicatetheparameter
iseditable.
4. TurntheValueDialtoselectatimesignature.
The time signature can also be changed with the
following shortcut:
1. Pressandholdthe[METRONOME]buttonfor2
seconds.TheLCDdisplaywillshowthecurrent
metronomesignaturesettingandthengobackto
currentVoicename.
2. TurntheValueKnobtodeterminetheMetronome
timesignaturewhilethedisplayshowsthe
currentsetting.
Thedefaultis4/4andthefollowingoptionsare
availabletotogglethrough:1/4,2/4,3/4,4/4,5/4,
6/4,3/8,6/8,7/8,9/8,and12/8.
To Set the Volume Level of the Metronome:
1. Pressthe[FUNCTION]button.
2. TurntheValueDialtoselecttheMetronomeVolume
editmenu.Thedisplaywillshow“MetroVol”.
3. PresstheFunctionbuttonagaintoenterthe
relativeparametereditmenu,andtheFUNC
indicatorwillblinktoindicatetheparameteris
editable.
4. TurntheValueDialtoselecttheMetronome
Volumerange(0-127).
To Set the Tempo:
1. Pressthe[FUNCTION]button.
2. TurntheValueDialtoselectTempoeditmenu.
Thedisplaywillshow“Tempo”.
3. PresstheFunctionbuttonagaintoenterthe
parametereditmenu.TheFUNCindicatorwill
blinktoindicatethevalueiseditable.
4. TurntheValueDialtoselectTempo.(20-280)
Transpose Function
Thisfunctionwilltransposethepianokeyboardby
upto+12or-12semitones.
To transpose the keyboard:
1. Pressandholdthe[TRANSPOSE]button.The
displaywillshowthecurrentTransposesettingin
thelowerright-handcornerofthedisplay.
2. WhiletheTransposeindicatorison,youcan
turntheValueDialtoselecttheTranspose
range(+12or-12semitones),orplayanykey
withintheoctavesaboveorbelowmiddleCto
automaticallyjumptothatinterval.
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Octave
Thisfunctionwilltransposethepianokeyboardup
ordownbyuptotwooctaves.
TherearetwokindsofOctaves.Oneisforfull
keyboardoctavetheotherisforsplitmode(left
hand)octave.
To Transpose the Full Keyboard:
1. Pressandholdthe[OCTAVE]button.Thedisplay
willshowthecurrentfullkeyboardOctavesetting
inthelowerright-handcornerofthedisplay.
2. WhiletheOctavescreenisonyoucanturnthe
ValueDialtoselecttheOctave.(+2or-2)
Wheninsplitmode,theregularOctavebutton
functionwillonlyadjustthemain(righthand)
octave.
To Change the Split (left hand) Octave:
1. Pressthe[FUNCTION]button.
2. TurntheValueDialtoselectSplitOctaveedit
menu.Thedisplaywillshow“SplitOctave”.
3. PresstheFunctionbuttonagaintoenterthe
parametereditmenu.TheFUNCindicatorwill
blinktoindicatethevalueiseditable.
4. TurntheValueDialtoselectSplitOctave.
(+2or-2)
Piano Reset
Ifyouwanttoquicklyresetthekeyboardtothe
defaulttransposition,Octaverangesandeects,
youcandosobypressingtheTransposeand
Octavebuttonssimultaneously.
LAYER MODE
To Layer Two Sounds:
1. SelectyourmainvoiceusingtheVoiceSelect
buttonorValueDial.
2. PressanytwoVoiceSelectbuttons
simultaneouslytoactivatelayermode.TheLayer
indicatorinthebottomleft-handcornerofthe
screenwillashtoindicatethatyouareediting
thelayervoice.
3. ChooseyourlayeredvoiceusingtheVoiceSelect
buttonsorValueDial.
4. Wait5secondsfortheLayerindicatortostop
ashing,andtheDisplaywillswitchbackto
showingyourmainvoice.TheLayerindicator
willstayfullylittoindicatethatyourlayerisstill
active.Youmaychooseanewmainvoiceatany
timewhilelayermodeisactive.
PressanytwoVoiceSelectbuttonssimultaneously
againtodeactivatelayermode.Followsteps1-4to
chooseanewlayeredsound.
To Change the Layer Volume Level:
1. Pressthe[FUNCTION]button.
2. TurntheValueDialtoselecttheLayerVolume
Leveleditmenu,thedisplaywillshow“Layer
Volume”.
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3. PresstheFunctionbuttonagaintoenter
parametereditmenu.TheFUNCIndicatorwill
blinktoindicatethevalueiseditable.
4. TurntheValueDialtoselectthelevelofthelayer
volume.(0-127)
SPLIT MODE
SplitModeallowsthekeyboardtobedividedinto
twosectionssothatdierentvoicesmaybeplayed
withtheleftandrighthands.TheSplitPoint(the
highestnoteplayedwiththelefthand),SplitVoice,
andVoiceVolumesmaybechangedasdesired.
To Enter Split Mode:
Pressthe[SPLIT]button.TheSplitindicatorand
currentsplitpointwilllightupinthelowerleft-hand
corneroftheDisplay.
TheSplitsettingswilldefaulttotheAcousticBass
andthelastSplitPointused.
To Change the Split Point:
HoldtheSplitbuttonandthenpressakeyonthe
keyboardtodeterminethenewsplitpoint.
Thesplitpointcanalsobechangedwithinthe
FunctionMode.
1. Pressthe[FUNCTION]button.
2. TurntheValueDialtoselectthesplitpointedit
menu,thedisplaywillshow“SplitPoint”.
3. PresstheFunctionbuttonagaintoenterthe
parametereditmenu.TheFUNCIndicatorwill
blinktoindicatethatthenumberiseditable.
4. TurntheValueDialtoselectthesplitpoint.(C-0
toC-7)
To Change the Main (Right Hand) Voice:
ThemainvoicecanbeselectedbyusingtheVoice
ButtonsorValueDial,inthesamewayasduring
normaloperation.
To Change the Split (Left Hand) Voice:
PressandholdtheSplitbuttonfor2seconds.The
Splitbuttonwillashtoindicatethatyouarenow
editingthesplitvoice,whichcanbeselectedusing
theVoicebuttonsorValueDial.
To Change the Split (Left Hand) Voice Volume:
1. Pressthe[FUNCTION]button.
2. TurntheValueDialtoselecttheSplitVolume
Leveleditmenu,thedisplaywillshow“Split
Volume”.
3. PresstheFunctionbuttonagaintoenterthe
parametereditmenu.TheFUNCIndicatorwill
blinktoindicatethevalueiseditable.
4. TurntheValueDialtoselectthelevelofthesplit
volume.(0-127)
To Change the Split (Left Hand) Octave:
Wheninsplitmode,theregularOctavebutton
functionwillonlyadjustthemain(righthand)
octave.
1. Pressthe[FUNCTION]button.
2. TurntheValueDialtoselectSplitOctaveedit
menu.Thedisplaywillshow“SplitOctave”.
3. Pressthe[FUNCTION]buttonagaintoenterthe
parametereditmenu.TheFUNCindicatorwill
blinktoindicatethevalueiseditable.
4. TurntheValueDialtoselectSplitOctave.
(+2or-2)
To Turn O Split Mode:
PresstheSplitbutton.TheSplitLEDwillturnoas
wellastheSplitIndicatorontheDisplay,andthe
currentlyselectedsplitvoice.
Duet Mode
InDuetMode,thekeyboardissplitintotwo
sections.TheleftsectionsbecomeA0-C3,andthe
rightsectionbecomeC#3-C7.Thevoiceofthetwo
sectionsisthesame.
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Inthismode,therightpedalbecomesthesustain
pedalfortherightsectionofthekeyboardandtheleft
pedalbecomesthesustainpedalfortheleftsection
ofthekeyboard.Themiddlepedalisdisabled.This
modeisidealforteacher/studentpractices.
WhentheDuetButtonispressed,thebutton’s
LEDwilllightuptoshowthattheDUETmodeis
engaged.UsetheVoicebuttonsortheValueDialto
selectthevoice.
PresstheDUETbuttonagaintoexittheduet
keyboardmode.TheDuetLEDwillturno.
RECORDING
Recording Your Own Song
TheOvertureIIIallowstheusertorecordtheirown
songonuptotwotracks.Whenatrackisrecorded,
therecordingwillberetaineduntilyoueitherdelete
therecording,overwritethetrackwithanew
recording,orresettheOvertureIIIbacktofactory
settings.
1. Pressthe[TRACK]Buttonandselectwhichtrack
youwanttorecordtousingtheValueDial.
2. Pressthe[PLAY]and[TRACK]buttonstogether
tobeginrecording.Bothbuttonswillashto
indicatethatthetrackisreadytorecord,andthe
displaywillshow“InternalSongRecordTk1”
(or2).Oneyoustartplaying,thePlayandTrack
buttonLEDswillstopashingandremainonto
indicatethattherecordingisinprogress.
3. PressthePlayandTrackbuttonstogetheragain,
orjustthePlaybuttontostoptherecorder.
Then,pressPlaytohearyoursong.
4. Repeatthestepsabovetorecordtothe
othertrack.
DEMO SONGS
TheOvertureIIIcomeswith14demosongsto
demonstratesomeofthevarioussoundsthatare
includedinthepiano.Seepage43foralistofdemo
songs.
To Play A Demo Song:
Pressthe[DEMO]buttontobeginplayingademo
song,andpresstheDemobuttonagaintostopthe
demo.UsetheValueKnobtoselectanothersong.
Seelistofdemosongsbelow.
Changing the Voice Volume Level
Whileademosongisactive,thekeyboardmaybe
playedalongsidetherecording.Tochangethevoice
volumeinrelationtothedemo,followthesteps
below.
1. Pressthe[FUNCTION]button.
2. TurntheValueDialtoselectVoiceVolumeLevel
editmenu,thedisplaywillshow“MainVolume”.
3. PresstheFunctionbuttonagaintoenterthe
parametereditmenu.TheFUNCIndicatorwill
blinktoindicatethatthenumberiseditable.
4. TurntheValueDialtoselectthelevelofthevoice
volume.(0-127)
TUNING
To Change Global Tuning:
1. Pressthe[FUNCTION]button.
2. TurntheValueDialtoselecttheTuneeditmenu.
Thedisplaywillshow“MasterTune”.
3. PresstheFunctionbuttonagaintoenterthe
parametereditmenu.TheFUNCIndicatorwill
blinktoindicatethevalueiseditable.
4. TurntheValueDialtoselecttheTuning.
(415Hzto466Hz)
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EFFECTS
TheReverbandChoruseectsmaybeappliedto
eachvoiceindividuallyandwillberetainedeven
whenthepoweristurnedo.
Toapplyeithereect,presseitherbutton.The
buttonwilllightandtheeectwillbeheardwhen
thepianoisplayed.Toturnotheeectpressthe
buttonofthedesiredeectagainandtheLEDlight
willgoo.
ReverbandChorussettingsaresetperInstrument
andwillberetainedevenwhenthepoweris
turnedo.
Reverb
To Change the Reverb Type:
1. Pressthe[FUNCTION]button.
2. TurntheValueDialtoselectReverbTypeedit
menu,thedisplaywillshow“ReverbType”.
3. PresstheFunctionbuttonagaintoenterthe
parametereditmenu.TheFUNCIndicatorwill
blinktoindicatethevalueiseditable.
4. TurntheValueDialtoselecttheReverbtype.
Thedierentreverbtypesareasfollows:
# Type Name # Type Name
1MedRoom 5 LongHall
2Ambience 6MedHall
3BrightHall 7 LongPlate
4 GiantHall 8PercPlate
To Change Reverb Depth:
1. Pressthe[FUNCTION]button.
2. TurntheValueDialtoselecttheReverbdepth
editmenu.Thedisplaywillshow“ReverbLevel”.
3. PresstheFunctionbuttonagaintoenterthe
parametereditmenu.TheFUNCIndicatorwill
blinktoindicatethevalueiseditable.
4. SelecttheReverbLevelrange.(0-127)
Chorus
Choruseectsaddshimmeringmovementtoa
voice.Thesettingcanbesubtletoextreme.
To Change Chorus Type:
1. Pressthe[FUNCTION]button.
2. TurntheValueDialtoselecttheChorusTypeedit
menu.Thedisplaywillshow“ChorusType”.
3. PresstheFunctionbuttonagaintoenterthe
parametereditmenu.TheFUNCIndicatorwill
blinktoindicatethevalueiseditable.
4. TurntheValueDialtoselectaChorusType.
(OFFandchoices1to8)
Chorus Type List
# Type Name
1Stereo
2SlowDeep
3SlowFlange
4 LiquidFlange
5 BigPad
6StudioFlange
7 Chorale
To Change Chorus Depth:
1. Pressthe[FUNCTION]button.
2. TurntheValueDialtoselecttheChorusdepth
editmenu.Thedisplaywillshow“ChorusLevel”.
3. PresstheFunctionbuttonagaintoenterthe
parametereditmenu.TheFUNCIndicatorwill
blinktoindicatethevalueiseditable.
4. Selectthedepthrange.(0-127)
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MOD FX
Modulationeectsaredesignedtoaddunique
playablesoundeectstovoices.
Inadditiontothesounds,theOvertureIIIhasanew
eectssectionthatwillallowuserstohavemore
controlovertheirsoundscalledModFX.Thesenew
eectswillbeinsertedintotheaudiopathwayofthe
soundtothemixerandwillbepresetintotheVoice.
Whenyouswitchonthespecicvoice,apreset
eectwillbeassociatedwiththesound.Youcan
thenselectwhethertheeectshouldbeturnedo
ormodied.
ToturnontheModFXfunctionforaninstrument,
presstheModFxbutton.Theeectwillbecome
activeandtheModFxLEDwilllight.
ToturnotheModFx,pressthebuttonagain.The
LEDonthebuttonwillturno.
To Change ModFX Type:
1. Pressthe[FUNCTION]button.
2. TurntheValueDialtoselecttheModFXType
editmenu.Thedisplaywillshow“ModFXType”.
3. PresstheFunctionbuttonagaintoenterthe
parametereditmenu.TheFUNCIndicatorwill
blinktoindicatethevalueiseditable.
4. TurntheValueDialtoselectaModFXType.
(OFFandchoices1to11)
The ModFX Are:
# ModFX Type
1FastStereoTremolo
2SlowStereoTremolo
3SlowPhaser
4 SlowMonoTremolo
5 SlowVibrato
6VibPhase
7 AshesVibrato
8SlowChorus
# ModFX Type
9FastMonoTremolo
10 MedVibrato
11 Rotary
Rotary
TheOvertureIIIincludesarotaryeect,whichis
designedfororganvoices.Toselectthespeedof
therotary,pressthesustainpedalwithyourfoot.
Holdingdownthepedalwillspeeduptherotary
voicetoatremolo.Whenthepedalisreleased,the
speedofthetremolowillslowdowntoachoral
setting.
Rotary Speed Mode
Asadefault,theRotarySpeedmodeisassignedto
“Pedal”.ThismodeallowsyoutochangetheRotary
Speedbyusingafootpedal.Notethatthesustain
willnotholdthesoundwhenyourhandsareothe
keysinthismode.
In“Slow”mode,thespeedisassignedtobeslow.
Thesustainpedalwillworktosustainthesound.
In“Fast”mode,thespeedisassignedtobefast.
Thesustainpedalwillworktosustainthesound.
To Change The Rotary Speed Settings In
Function Mode:
1. Pressthe[FUNCTION]button.
2. WithaRotaryeectselectedastheactive
ModFXType,TurntheValueDialtoselectthe
ModFXSpeedModeeditmenu,thedisplaywill
show“ModFXSpeed”.
3. PresstheFunctionbuttonagaintoenterthe
parametereditmenu.TheFUNCIndicatorwill
blinktoindicatethevalueiseditable.
4. TurntheValueDialtoselecttheSpeed:“Pedal”,
”Slow”,or”Fast”.
Vibrato / Tremolo
TheOvertureIIIalsoincludesVibratoandTremolo
eects,whichcanbeadjustedtotheuser’sliking.
To Change the ModFX Depth:
1. Pressthe[FUNCTION]button.
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2. TurntheValueDialtoselecttheModFXdepth
editmenu,thedisplaywillshow“ModFXDepth”.
3. PresstheFunctionbuttonagaintoenterthe
parametereditmenu.TheFUNCIndicatorwill
blinktoindicatethevalueiseditable.
4. TurntheValueDialtoselecttheModFXDepth.
(0-127)
To Change ModFX Speed:
1. Pressthe[FUNCTION]button.
2. WithaVibratoorTremoloeectselectedasthe
activeModFXType,turntheValueDialtoselect
theModFXSpeededitmenu,thedisplaywill
show“ModFXSpeed”.
3. PresstheFunctionbuttonagaintoenterthe
parametereditmenu.TheFUNCIndicatorwill
blinktoindicatethevalueiseditable.
4. TurntheValueDialtoselecttheModFXSpeed.
(0-127)
EQ Level Settings
1. Pressthe[FUNCTION]button.
2. TurntheValueDialtoselecteitherthetheEQ
BassorEQTrebleeditmenu.Thedisplaywill
show“EQBass”or“EQTreble”.
3. PresstheFunctionbuttonagaintoenterthe
parametereditmenu.TheFUNCIndicatorwill
blinktoindicatethevalueiseditable.
4. TurntheValueDialtoselecttheEQLevelforyour
chosenfrequencies.(-6dBto+6dB)
ADVANCED
FUNCTIONS
Auto Power O / Power Saving Mode
TheOvertureIIIhasaPowersavingfunctionthat
willshutothePianoafter20-60minutesofnon-
use.ThedefaultsettingisO,howeverifyound
youwantthisfunctiontoworkusethestepsbelow.
1. Pressthe[FUNCTION]button.
2. TurntheValueDialtoselecttheAutoPoweredit
menu.Thedisplaywillshow“AutoPower”.
3. PresstheFunctionbuttonagaintoenterthe
parametereditmenu.TheFUNCIndicatorwill
blinktoindicatethevalueiseditable.
4. TurntheValueDialtoOFFifyoudonotwantto
usethisfeature.Otherwise,selectbetween20–
60minutesusingtheValueDialtodeterminehow
manyminutesofnon-usewillcausethepianoto
automaticallyshuto.
Factory Reset
PerformingaFactoryResetwillclearallmemory
andrestoreallfunctionstofactorydefaults.
1. TurnthePowerO.
2. Pressandholdthetransposeandoctave
buttons.
3. TurnthePoweron.Ifthedisplayshows
“RESETTING!”,theactionissuccessful.
Touch Sensitivity
Youcanchangethewaythekeyboardreacts
toyourplayingbyadjustingtheVelocitycurve
settings.
1. Pressthe[FUNCTION]button.
2. TurntheValueDialtoselecttheVelocityCurve
editmenu,thedisplaywillshow“VelCurve”.
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