Williams RHAPSODY III User manual

RHAPSODY 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.
ASSEMBLY PARTS LIST
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
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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four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
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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.
 Locatethetwolarge
screwsF (M6X20) on
thebottomofthepiano
console,locatedtoward
therear.Slipthese
protrudingscrewsintothe
U-shapedbracketstoward
therearofthestand.Use
oneF (M6X20)screwto
secureeachfrontbracket.
Tightenall4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adapterinto
the"Power"jackonthe
backofthepiano.

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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
• 12pianoandkeyboardsounds,includingunloopedpianosamples
• Metronomefeaturewithvariabletempotofacilitatepracticeorrecording
• WirelessBluetoothMIDIandAudioforconnectingtotablets,smartphones,andapps
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110V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....................... 3-6
INTRODUCTION.............................................7
BEFOREYOUGETSTARTED........................7
INITIALOPERATION/QUICKSTART...............7
TAKINGCAREOFYOURDIGITALPIANO.....8
FRONTPANEL......................................... 9-10
BACKPANEL...............................................11
TOPPANEL..................................................11
OPERATIONS...............................................12
SELECTINGVOICES....................................12
LAYERMODE...............................................12
SPLITMODE................................................13
DEMOSONGS.............................................13
RECORDING................................................14
TUNING........................................................14
EFFECTS......................................................14
MODFX.........................................................15
ADVANCEDFUNCTIONS.............................16
MIDI..............................................................17
SPECIFICATIONS..........................................18
KEYBOARDSHORTCUTS............................18
MIDIIMPLEMENTATIONCHART..................19
WARRANTY...................................BACKPAGE

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TAKING CARE OF YOUR DIGITAL PIANO
ThisWilliamsRhapsody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 Knob
Controlstheoutputvolumeofthepiano.
EQ Low / High Knobs
AdjuststheEQtoaddorsubtractbass
andtreble.
Demo Button
PressingtheDemobuttonwillstartplayinga
demosongonyourcurrentlyselectedvoice.
PressingtheVoicebuttonswhileademosong
isactivewillplayasongonthenewlyselected
voice.
Play Button
PressingPlaywillplayorstopthesongyou
recorded.
Track Button
PressingtheTrackbuttonalternateswhich
recordingtrackiscurrentlyactive.When
pressed,theLEDwilllightuptoindicatetrack
2isactive,orturnotoindicatethattrack1is
active.Holdingdownthebuttonwilldeletethe
currentlyselectedtrack,andconrmbyplaying
aC3note3times.
Record Function
PressingthePlayandTrackbuttons
simultaneouslywillstarttherecordingfunction.
Metronome Button
TurnsonandotheMetronome.Youcanadjust
thevolume,tempo,andmeterofthemetronome
byfollowingtheinstructionsonpage12.
Octave Button
Transposestherangeofthepianokeys1octave
higherorlower.
Transpose Button
Transposesthekeyofthepiano.
Piano Reset
PressingtheOctaveandTransposebuttons
simultaneouslywillresetthesoundtofactory
settings.Holdingthesewhilepoweringupthe
pianowillreturnallsettingstotheirdefaults.
Function Button
SelectsvariousfunctionsinthePiano.
FRONT PANEL
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FRONT PANEL
(RIGHT SIDE)
Voice Select Buttons
(GRANDPIANO/BRIGHTPIANO,ELECTRIC
PIANO1/ELECTRICPIANO2,ROCKORGAN/
CHURCHORGAN,STRINGS/SYNTH,VIBES/
NYLONGUITAR,ACOUSTICBASS/
ELECTRICBASS)
Pressingthesebuttonsoncewillswitchtothe
soundthatisassociatedwiththenameprinted
abovethebutton,andpressingthesamebutton
againwillswitchtothesoundthatisassociated
withthenameprintedbelowthebutton.The
whiteLEDstotheleftoftheVoiceSelect
buttonswillindicatewhetherthetoporbottom
soundisactivated.Quicklydoubletappingone
ofthesebuttonswilllayerboththetopand
bottomsound.
SPLIT Button
Splitsthekeyboardbetweenrightandleftside.
Chorus Button
TurnsonandotheChoruseectassignedto
thevoice.
ModFX 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.
Value + / - Buttons
Adjuststhesettingsofvariousfunctions.
Bluetooth Button
Turnsonandotheabilitytopairwith
Bluetoothdevices.
10-Key Function
Notethatthebuttonsontherightsideofthe
pianoforma10-keypad.GrandPianois1,
ElectricPiano1is2,etc.Thesebuttonscan
beusedtoentervaluesonthepiano,suchas
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Pedal Input
Connectsthebuilt-inSustain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ACpoweradapter.
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.
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
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OPERATIONS
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
buttonstochangeparameters.
Powering on Rhapsody III
PressthePOWERbuttonintheupperlefthand
cornerofthefrontpanel.TheLEDlightinthe
buttonwillstayonwhenthepianoison.This
producthasapowerstandbymode.Ifthepiano
turnsowhileyouarenotplayingit,thisislikely
duetothePowermodebeingsettoAutoPower
o.Toturnothisfunction,holdtheFunction
buttonandpressF#2onthekeyboard(below
middleC).Thepianowillautomaticallyplay
middleCtwicetoconrmyourselection.
SELECTING VOICES
TheRhapsodyIIIpianohas12built-invoices.
Eachvoicemaybeselectedoneatatime.They
canbelayeredtoproducetwovoicesatonce,
orassignedtotheleftorrighthandsinthesplit
mode.
Toselectavoice,presstheVoiceSelectbutton
thatrelatestothesoundlistedabovethebutton.
ThebuttonwilllightandtheLEDindicatortothe
leftofthevoicelistwillindicatewhetherthetop
orbottomvoiceisselected
Simplypressthecorrespondingbuttonagainto
switchbackandforthbetweentheoriginalvoice
andvariationvoice.
# ORIGINAL VOICE VARIATION VOICE
1GrandPiano BrightPiano
2ElecPiano1(Tine) ElecPiano2(Reed)
3RockOrgan ChurchOrgan
4 StringPad SynthPad
5 Vibes NylonGuitar
6 AcousticBass ElectricBass
LAYER MODE
Tolayertwosounds,pressthecorresponding
voicessimultaneously.Forexample,hold
GRANDPIANOandpressSTRINGStohear
pianoandstringslayeredtogether.Bothvoice
LEDswilllightuptoindicatethattheyarelayers.
To layer a sound with a variation:
1. Pressandholdtherstsoundbuttone.g.
GRANDPIANO)
2. Pressthelayersoundbutton(e.g.STRINGS)
3. Stillholdingtherstbutton(GRANDPIANO),
pressthelayersoundbuttonagaintoswitch
tothevariation(SYNTH).Toreturntonormal,
singlevoicemode,pressasingleVoice
button.
To layer a sound with it's own variation (e.g.
Tine E Piano and Reed E Piano):
1. PresstheVoiceSelectbuttontwice.The
buttonwillashtoindicatethelayer.
To change the Voice or Layer Volume Level:
1. Pressandhold#1onthenumberpad(Grand
Piano)toadjustthemainvoice,or#2onthe
numberpad(ElectricPiano)toadjustthe
layeredvoice.
2. Pressthe+and-Valuebuttonstoadjustthe
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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volume
maybeindependentlyadjustedforeachvoice,
theSplitPoint(thehighestnoteplayedwiththe
lefthand)maybeadjustedandtheSplitVoice
maybechangedasdesired.
To Enter Split Mode
Pressthe[SPLIT]button.TheSplit(lefthand)
voicewillbethelastSplitVoiceusedandthe
SplitPointwillbeB2(justbelowmiddleC.)
To Change the Lower Split Volume
Toadjustthelowersplitvolume,pressandhold
theSplitbuttonandpresstheValue+andValue
–buttons.
Change the Split (Left Hand) Voice
PressandholdtheSplitbuttonwhiledepressing
thedesiredVoiceSelectbutton.
Change the Main (Right Hand) Voice
SimplypressanotherVoiceSelectbutton.
Change the Split Point
HoldtheSplitbuttonandthenpressakeyon
thekeyboardtodeterminethesplitpoint.This
keywillbethetopkeyofthelowersplit.
To Change the Split (Left Hand) Octave
WhenSplitmodeison,changingtheoctave
adjuststhelowersplit.Pressandholdthe
OctavebuttonthenpresstheValue+orValue–
button.
To Turn O Split Mode
PresstheSplitbutton.TheSplitButtonLEDwill
switchotoshowthatitisdisabled.
DEMO SONGS
TheRhapsodyIIIcomeswith12demosongs
aswellastheabilityforyoutoplayandrecord
yourownsong.Whenyourecordyourown
songtherecordingwillberetaineduntilyou
eitherrecordanewsongorifyouresetthe
RhapsodyIIIbacktofactorysettings.
To Play A Demo Song
SimplypresstheDemobuttontohavethe
Rhapsodyplayasongonyourcurrently
selectedvoice.PressingtheVoicebuttonswhile
ademosongisactivewillplayasongonthe
newlyselectedvoice.
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andholdtheMetronomebutton,then
pressandholdoneofthe10-keybuttonson
therightsideofthepanel.Forexample,for
3/4meterholdtheMetronomeand3(Organ)
buttonsfortwoseconds.Seethechartbelow
fordetails.
PRESS AND HOLD RESULT
1None
22/4or2/8
33/4or3/8
4 4/4or4/8
5 5/4or5/8
6 6/4or6/8
7 7/4or7/8
8Quarter(x/4)or
Eighth(x/8)meter
9 9/4or9/8
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2. Foraneighthmeter(6/8,7/8,etc),pressand
holdthemetronomeand8(ModFX)buttons.
Toswitchbacktoquartermeters,holdthe
Metronomebuttonandpressandhold8again.
Thedefaultmeteris4/4.Thefollowingoptions
areavailable:2/4,3/4,4/4(default),5/4,6/4,7/4,
9/4,2/8,3/8,4/8,5/8,6/8,7/8,9/8.
To Change the Metronome Volume
Toadjustthevolumeofthemetronomein
balancewiththepianosound,pressandhold
MetronomeandpresstheValue+orValue–
button.
Metronome Tempo Setting
Whilethemetronomeison,pressingtheValue+
and–buttonschangesthetempo.
Tospecifyatempo,pressandholdthe
Metronomebuttonandenterthethreedigit
tempousingthe10-keypad.Forexample,hold
Metronomeandpress0-9-2for92bpm.
Transpose Function
Totransposethepianokeyboardby+12or-12
semitones,pressandholdtheTransposebutton
andplayakeyaroundmiddleCofthekeyboard.
Transpose+middleCisnotransposition.
Transpose+EbabovemiddleCtransposesthe
pianosharpby3semitones.
Thebuttonwilllightuptoshowthatthefeature
isactive.Todisabletransposition,pressthe
Transposebutton.
Octave
Totransposethepianoupordownbyone
octave,pressandholdtheOctavebuttonthen
presstheValue+orValue–button.Thebutton
willlightuptoshowthatthefeatureisactive.To
disabletransposition,presstheOctavebutton.
Piano Reset
Ifyouwanttoquicklyresetthekeyboardto
factorysettings,youcandothisbyholding
downtheOctaveandTransposebuttonwhile
poweringonthepiano.Waitforthelightsto
ashoncebeforereleasingtheOctaveand
Transposebuttons.
RECORDING
Recording Your Own Song
1. PressthePlayandTrackbuttons
simultaneously.
2. Onceyoustartplaying,thePlayandTrack
LEDswillashtoindicatethattherecording
hasstarted.
3. Whenyounishplaying,presstheTRACK
andPLAYbuttonsagaintostoptherecorder,
oryoucanpressPLAYonlytostopthe
recorderandhearyoursong.
Changing Recording Tracks
TheRhapsodyIIIincludestwoseparatetracks
forrecording.Inordertochangetracks,simply
presstheTrackbutton.TheTrackbutton’sLED
willbeunlittoindicatethattrack1isselected,
andwilllightuptoindicatethattrack2is
selected.HoldingdowntheTrackbuttonwill
deleteyourcurrentlyselectedtrack,andwill
conrmbyplayingaC3notethreetimes.
TUNING
To Change Piano Tuning
Youmayneedtoadjustthetuningofthepiano
byafewcentstomatchanacousticinstrument
orrecording.Todothis,holdtheTranspose
buttonandpresstheValue+orValue–buttons.
EFFECTS
TheReverb,ChorusandModFXeectsmaybe
appliedtoeachvoiceindividuallyandwillbe
retainedevenwhenthepoweristurnedo.
Toapplytheseeects,presstheassociated
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,Chorus,andModFXsettingsaresetper
Instrumentandretainedoverpowercycling.

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Reverb
Thereverbeectmakesthepianosoundlike
itisinalargeroom.Tochangethereverbmix
amount,holdtheReverbbuttonandpressthe
Value+orValue–buttons.
Chorus
Choruseectsaddshimmeringmovementto
avoice.Thesettingcanbesubtletoextreme.
TochangetheChorusdepth,holdtheChorus
buttonthenpresstheValue+orValue–buttons.
MODFX
Modulationeectsaredesignedtoaddunique
playablesoundeectstovoices.
Inadditiontothesounds,theRhapsodyIIIhasa
neweectssectionthatwillallowuserstohave
morecontrolovertheirsoundscalledModFX.
Theseneweectswillbeinsertedintotheaudio
pathwayofthesoundtothemixerandwillbe
presetintothePatch.Whenyouswitchonthe
specicpatch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.
TheModFXAre:
# VOICE MODFX
1GrandPiano MonoTremolo
1BrightPiano MonoTremolo
2ElectricPiano1 StereoTremolo
2ElectricPiano2 StereoTremolo
3RockOrgan
RotaryFast/Slow
–Changewith
SustainPedal
3ChurchOrgan MonoTremolo
4 Strings MonoTremolo
4 Synth StereoTremolo
# VOICE MODFX
5 Vibes MonoTremolo
5 NylonGuitar MonoTremolo
6 AcousticBass MonoTremolo
6 ElectricBass MonoTremolo
ToturnontheModFX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.
Rotary
Thereisarotaryeect,whichisdesignedforthe
RockOrganvoice.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
choralesetting.
Tremolo
WhentheModFXeectisactive,theElectric
Pianovoicesandsynthvoicewillreceivea
stereotremoloeect.Allothervoices(aside
fromRockOrgan)haveamonotremoloeect.
To Change The Tremolo Depth:
Toadjustthetremolodepth,holdtheModFX
buttonandpresstheValue+orValue–buttons.
EQ Level Setting
UsetheEQLowandHighknobstochangethe
EQforthepiano.
Note on Eects
Therearemoresettingsavailableforchanging
eectssettingsintheWilliamsPianoappfor
iOS.ItisavailableontheAppleAppStore.

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ADVANCED
FUNCTIONS
BLUETOOTH
Audio
TheRhapsodyIIIiscapableofwireless
connectiontopersonaldevicesviaBluetooth.
Whenadeviceispaired,musiccanbeplayed
throughthepiano’sspeakers.Toconnectthe
pianotoyourtablet,smartphone,orcomputer:
1. PresstheBluetoothbutton.Ifyouhavenot
yetpairedadevice,theLEDwillashquickly.
2. FromtheBluetoothmenuonyoursource
device,selecttheRhapsodyIII.
3. TheBluetoothbuttonLEDshouldstop
ashingonceitispairedwithadevice.
MIDI
TheRhapsodyIIIincludesBluetoothwireless
MIDIforconnectiontoappsliketheWilliams
AppforiOS.Toconnectthepianotoyourtablet,
smartphone,orcomputer:
1. PresstheBluetoothbutton.Ifyouhavenot
yetpairedadevice,theLEDwillashquickly.
2. OpentheBluetoothMIDIsettingsinyourapp
andselecttheRhapsodyIII.
Note: Bluetooth MIDI is not congured in the
Settings of your device like Bluetooth Audio. If
your app supports Bluetooth MIDI, there should
be a method to set this up in the app.
3. TheBluetoothbuttonLEDshouldstop
ashingonceitispairedwithadevice.
TodisableBluetooth,pressthebuttonagainso
thattheLEDswitcheso.BluetoothMIDIallows
youtoconnectwithpianolearningappsona
varietyofdevices.
NOTE: Bluetooth Audio and MIDI can NOT be
used simultaneously.
Auto Power Save
TheRhapsodyIIIhasaPowersavingfunction
thatwillshutothePianoafter30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andholdtheFunctionbutton.
2. PresstheF#2key(F#belowmiddleC)
Factory Reset
PerformingaFactoryResetwillclearallbattery
backedmemoryandrestoreallfunctionsto
factorydefaults.
1. TurnthePowerO.
2. Pressandholdtheoctaveandtranspose
buttons.
3. TurnthePoweron.AlloftheLEDswilllight
uptoshowthatthepianohasbeenreset.
Touch Sensitivity
Youcanchangethewaythekeyboardreacts
toyourplayingbyadjustingtheVelocitycurve
settings.
1. PressandholdtheFunctionbutton.
2. PressF#1,G#1,A#1,orC#2toselect
betweenLow,Normal,High,orFixedvelocity
curves.Refertothechartbelow.
F#1 LowVelocity
G#1 NormalVelocity
A#1 HighVelocity
C#2 FixedVelocity
Thedefaultxedvelocityis100.PressFunction
and+or-tochangeitfrom1to127.

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MIDI
TheMusicalInstrumentDigitalInterface
(MIDI)isanindustry-standardprotocolthat
enableselectronicmusicalinstrumentssuch
askeyboards,computers,drummachines,etc.
tocommunicate,control,andsynchronize
witheachother.MIDItransmissionsconsistof
electroniccodesthatcommunicatenotestobe
played,theinstrument,pitchorintensitythat
notesaretobeplayedwith,andcontrolling
codessuchasvolume,vibrato,cuesandclock
signals.TheRhapsodyIIIhasseveralfunctions
thatfacilitateitsuseasaMIDIdeviceor
controller.
MIDI Channels
TheRhapsodyIIIhas16channelsnumbered
from1-16.Eachofthechannelsisresponsible
foravoice.WhentheinstrumentreceivesMIDI
informationfromanexternaldevice,theactive
channelisdeterminedbythecontrolmessage.
Thetransmissionchannelsarexedasfollows:
Channel1-Mastervoice(keyboard)
Channel2-Splitvoice(keyboard)
Channel3-Layervoice(keyboard)
Local On/O
TurningtheLocalOn/Ofunctionto“O”will
disconnectthekeyboardfromtheinternalsound
engineofthepiano.TheRhapsodyIIImaythen
beusedasaMIDIcontrollertocontrolotherMIDI
devicesorvirtualinstrumentsoftwarerunningon
acomputer,withoutplayingthesoundsonthe
piano.Additionally,itmaybedesirabletoturn
localplayingoforotherrequirementssuchas
whenusingMIDIsequencingsoftwareonyour
computer.
Local On/O Setting
1. PressandholdtheFunctionbutton.
2. PresstheD#1key.WhenD#1isrstpressed
thecurrentsettingisconrmedbythepiano
playingaC3noteonceforonandtwice
foro.PressingD#1againwillchangethe
settingplayingaC3notetheamountoftimes
equivalenttothenewsetting.
Multitimbral Mode
TheRhapsodyIIIisabletoreceive
MIDIinformationonupto16channels
simultaneously.Ifyouplantouseyourpiano
withamultitrackMIDIrecordingsystem,you
canrecordupto16dierentpartsusingthe
WilliamsRhapsodyvoices,eachplayedback
individuallyondierentMIDIchannels.To
ensureyourrecordedpartisplayedbackwith
thecorrectvoicemakesuretopressthevoice
buttonrstandplayyourpartsecond.
NOTE: Because the Rhapsody is receiving
playback information via MIDI, the currently
selected voice on the piano may not correspond
to the voice being played back.
MIDI Channel Modes
1. PressandholdtheFunctionbutton.
2. PressingA#0allowsyoutochangetheMIDI
channel.Themainpianosoundwillplay
Piano1C3theamountoftimesequivalent
tothecurrentvalue.So,ifMIDIchannel5is
selecteditwillplay5times.Youthenpress
A#0vetimestoselectchannel10.Piano1
C3willplaytheamountoftimesequivalent
tothecurrentsetting,after2secondsof
inactivity.Once16isreached,pressingone
moretimewillselect1.
MIDI Panic Reset
1. PressandholdtheFunctionbutton.
2. PressingC#1triggers“MIDIPanic”which
sendsoutgeneralMIDIresetmessagessuch
asallnoteo,etc.OncePanicresethas
beencompleted,thepianowillautomatically
exitEditmode.
Memory Autosave
WhenmodifyingthesettingsoftheWilliams
RhapsodyIIIthefollowingsettingswillbesaved
afteryouturnothekeyboard:Reverb,Chorus,
ModFX(foreachvoice),MainVolume,Layer
Volume,SplitPoint,SplitVolume,MIDIChannel,
VelocityCurve,SplitOctave,andAutoPowerO.

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SPECIFICATIONS
Keyboard 88graded,weighted,velocity-sensitivekeys
Voices 12
Polyphony 96
VoiceControl Layer,Touch,Split,Metronome
Pedals SustainandSostenutoPedals
DemoSongs 12
MIDITransmission USB,Bluetooth
Connectors USB,DINconnectioncable,AuxIn,LineOut(L/R),Phones
Dimensions (WxDxH)54.1"x16.3"x31.1"
Weight 94.8lbs.
Supplied ACPowerAdapter,OwnersManual,
KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
FUNCTION MODE:
PressandholdFunction,thenPressoneofthekeysbelow.

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MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART
Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks
Basic Default
Channel Changed
1–16CH
X
1–16CH
1–16CH
Mode Default
 Messages
 Altered
Mode3
X
**********
Mode3
X
X
Note
Number TrueVoice
0~127
**********
0~127
0~127
Velocity NoteON
 NoteOFF
O9nH,v=1~127
O8nH,v=0
O9nH,v=1~127
O9nH,v=0or8nh
AfterKey's X X
PitchBender X O
ControlChange: 0,32
1
6
7
 10
 11
 64
 66
 67
 80,81
 84
 91,93
 98,99
 100,101
 121
X
X
X
O
X
X
O
X
O
X
X
X
X
X
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O(*2)
O(*1)
O
Function
Modulation
DataEntry
Volume
Pan
Expression
Sustain
Sostenuto
SoftPedal
DSPType
Portamento
DSPDepth
NRPNLSB,MSB
RPNLSB,MSB
ResetAllControllers
Program
Change: True
O0–127
0–127
O0–127
0–127
SystemExclusive X O
System :SongPosition
 :SongSelect
Common :Tune
X
X
O
X
X
X
Aux :LocalON/OFF
 :AllNotesOFF
Messages :ActiveSense
 Reset
O
O
X
O
O
O
X
O
Mode1:OMNION,POLY Mode2:OMNION,MONO O:Yes
Mode3:OMNIOFF,POLY Mode4:OMNIOFF,MONO X:NO
*1:Registeredparameternumber:
#0:Pitchsensitivity
#1:Finetuningincents
#2:Coarsetuninginhalf-tones
*2:NRPN1220hselectIFXtype
0:o
1:slowrotary
2:fastrotary
3:auto_pan
4:auto_tremelo
NRPN1230hEnableIFXforcurrenttrack
NRPN1237hsetglobalreverbsendlevelifIFXhavebeenenableonthistrack
NRPN1238hsetglobalchorussendlevelifIFXhavebeenenableonthistrack

WARRANTY
Williamsprovidesthefollowinglimitedwarranty,totheoriginalpurchaser:thispianoiswarrantedtobefreefromelectronicand/orstructuraldefectsinmaterialsandworkmanship
foraperiodofone(1)yearfromthedateoforiginalpurchase.IfthisWilliamspianoisdefective,atitsoptionduringthewarrantyperiod,subjecttothetermsofthislimited
warrantyanduponproofofpurchase,Williamswilleitherrepairorreplacethelistedpianowithasameorsimilarmodelofequalageornewer.Anyrepairsormodicationsmust
becompletedbyWilliamsand/oranauthorizedagentofWilliams.Thewarrantyobligationsassetforthhereinshallbeperformedfreeofchargewiththeexceptionofalldelivery
andshippingexpenses.Thislimitedwarrantywillnotapplytothisproductinthecaseofmisuse,abuse,neglect,alterations,normalwearandtearorothercircumstancenot
directlyattributedtoelectronicand/orstructuraldefectsinmaterialsorworkmanship.Withoutlimitingtheforegoing,thislimitedwarrantywillalsobeinapplicabletoproductsthat
havenotbeenmaintainedorreplacedinaccordancewiththemanufacturer’sinstruction,ortoproductsfromwhichtheserialnumberhasbeenremovedoraltered.Ifcovered
defectsarefound,contactyourauthorizedWilliamsdealerwithregardtotheallegeddefectwithinten(10)daysofdiscoveryoftheproblem.
Theforegoingrepairorreplacementobligationfordefectiveproductsshallbethesoleandexclusiveremedyofthislimitedwarranty.Allwarrantiesincluding,butnotlimited
to,theexpresswarrantyandtheimpliedwarrantiesofmerchantabilityandtnessforaparticularpurposearelimitedtotheone(1)yearwarrantyperiod.Somestatesdonot
allowlimitationonhowlonganimpliedwarrantylasts,sotheabovelimitationmaynotapplytoyou.Therearenoexpresswarrantiesbeyondthosestatedhere.Intheevent
thatapplicablelawdoesnotallowthelimitationofthedurationoftheimpliedwarrantiestothewarrantyperiod,thenthedurationoftheimpliedwarrantiesshallbelimitedto
aslongasisprovidedbyapplicablelaw.Nowarrantiesapplyafterthatperiod.
Retailerandmanufacturershallnotbeliablefordamagesbaseduponinconvenience,lossofuseofproduct,lossoftime,interruptedoperationorcommerciallossoranyother
incidentalorconsequentialdamagesincludingbutnotlimitedtolostprots,downtime,goodwill,damagetoorreplacementofequipmentand/orproperty.