User Manual

Feature Guide
Selecting Sounds
The B1 provides 8 keyboard instrument sounds.
At power-up, the default sound is Concert Piano.
¡ Press the SOUND buon to cycle through the preset sounds.
Each press will advance to the next sound, in the following
order:
Concert Piano → Jazz Piano → Ballad Piano → E. Piano1
→ E. Piano2 → Harpsichord → P. Organ → E. Organ
After E. Organ, the sound will return to Concert Piano and
the cycle will repeat.
¡ Press the PIANO PLAY buon to return to the Concert Piano
sound at any time.
¡ Sounds can also be chosen directly as described in the
Advanced Features.
Accessing Advanced Features
To access the Advanced Features, simply hold down both the
PIANO PLAY and SOUND buons while pressing the correct
key on the keyboard to select the corresponding parameter.
Use the large illustration above as a guide. These parameters
are divided into 7 sections.
Do not aempt to play the piano while holding down
the PIANO PLAY and SOUND buons, or unintended
changes may occur.
±0-1-3-5
-6 -4 -2 +1 +3
+2 +4 +5
×
100
×
10
×
1
7: Demo songs
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Power button
VOLUME knob
Power LED
METRONOME button
SOUND button
PIANO PLAY button
Music stand mounting holes
Damper pedal (bottom)
AC adapter
Headphones
2: Touch 3: Transpose 6: Pitch1: Sound 4: Effect
5: Metronome
Tempo
Volume
Concert Piano Jazz Piano Ballad Piano E. Piano1 E. Piano2 Harpsichord P. Organ E. Organ Lighter Normal Heavier Reverb on Reverb off
Chorus on Chorus off
Beat Low High Lower Higher
1: Choose a Sound
Each of the 8 preset sounds is assigned to a specic key, as
shown above.
2: Adjust the Touch
The dynamic response of the keyboard can be adjusted to
match the performer’s playing technique. Players with a lighter
touch can achieve a wider range of expression by choosing the
Lighter seing. Player’s with a heavy touch should select the
Heavier seing.
The power-on default seing is Normal.
3: Transpose to any Key
The B1 can be easily transposed in semitone steps to play in
any key. The range is up 5 semitones or down 6 semitones.
Use ±0 (No Transposition) to turn the transpose feature o.
The power-on default seing is ±0.
4: Control the Reverb and Chorus Effects
Reverb and Chorus eects add ambience and motion to the
sound. Each Preset sound has been created with the optimal
eect seings, yet you can turn each eect on or o to suit
your own taste.
5: Set the Metronome
The metronome provides the player with a rhythmic guide
that is ideal for practice and performance. The METRONOME
buon on the top panel to turn the metronome on and o; the
Advanced Features provide access to the Tempo, Beat (Time
Signature), and Volume parameters.
Tempo
The Tempo (q ) can be set from 40 to 240 using the corresponding x100,
x10, and x1 keys. Values outside this range will be ignored.
For Example: To set the Tempo to (q ) = 85, press the ×10 key eight times
and the ×1 key ve times; to set the Tempo to (q ) = 140, press the ×100
key once and the ×10 four times.
Releasing the PIANO PLAY and SOUND buons applies the seing.
Beat (Time Signature)
The Beat function provides an accent on the rst beat of the measure.
Pressing the corresponding Beat key will advance through the Beat
options in a cycle:
2/4 → 3/4 → 4/4 → 6/4 → None → 2/4 → ...
Volume
Pressing the Low key reduces the metronome volume; pressing the
High key raises it. The metronome volume range can be set from 1
to 13.
The power-on default seings are Tempo (q ) = 120; Beat = None;
Volume = 10.
6: Fine-Tune the Pitch
The power-on default seing is A4 = 440 Hz (Her). This value can
be adjusted in 0.5 Hz steps down to 427.5 Hz or up to 452.5 Hz by
repeatedly pressing the corresponding Higher or Lower keys. Simul-
taneously press the corresponding Higher and Lower keys to return
to the default A4 = 440 Hz seing.
7: Play the Demo Songs
Each of the 8 demo songs uses one of the 8 preset sounds. Select a
song using one of the 8 corresponding keys. The song will begin to
play immediately. After the selected song has nished, the remaining
songs will play, in order, and the whole cycle will repeat until stopped.
To stop the demo song playback, simultaneously press and release
the PIANO PLAY and SOUND buons.
Getting Started
1 Insert the DC plug of the supplied AC adapter into
the DC 12V jack on the rear panel of the instrument.
Be careful not to bend
this area too much
when you inserting
the connector.
Cord hook
Loop the AC adapter cord around the cord hook to prevent
the plug from being accidentally removed from the DC 12V
jack. When unhooking the cord from the hook, do not pull
on the cord or use excessive force
2. Plug the cable end of the supplied damper pedal
into the PEDAL connector on the boom panel of
the instrument.
3. Insert the supplied AC adapter into an AC outlet.
4. Turn the B1 Digital Piano on.
Press the Power buon to turn the
instrument on; the Power LED will
light up. For now, leave the piano on.
When you are done playing, press the Power buon again to turn
the instrument o; the Power LED will go dark.
5. Set the Volume level.
While playing, adjust the Volume
to an appropriate level. The VOL-
UME knob controls the output
level of both the built-in speakers and the headphone jack.
n Installing the Music Stand
Slide the tab ends of the music stand
into the mounting holes toward back
of the instrument.
n Using the Headphone /Output Jack
For private practice, plug your
headphones into the PHONES
jack located on the rear panel.
Connecting the headphones
will mute the internal speak-
ers.
• This stereo 1/8" PHONES jack can also be used as an audio
output to connect the B1 Digital Piano to powered speakers
or other audio devices.
To protect your hearing, do not listen to loud, high-volume
sounds for a long period of time through headphones.
Power LED
Power button
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