Princeton SP-88 Portable Ensemble USER’S MANUAL For a more musical life™
Using the Instruction Manual Thank you for purchasing this high quality Digital Piano. Your new Piano is easy to use and easy to transport. It has powerful and useful features that make it perfect for real-time performance or as a versatile instrument for your home.
When the piano is not in use or during electrical storms, please disconnect the power supply Avoid adjusting the volume to the maximum level or to a level that you feel uncomfortable, it is recommended that you limit the volume level to two-thirds of the max to prevent any damage of your auditory sense Unplug the power cable before cleaning the piano. Do not connect or disconnect the power cable with a wet hand. Check and clean the power plug periodically.
accompaniment track. Read and write SM (smartmedia®) card: the piano can play or record Standard MIDI files from your SM card - save songs and other storage data onto your SM card. Supports 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, and 128MB SM cards Panel Memories: 48 total – with 8 Banks - 6 Memories each PitchBend & Modulation “joystick”: horizontal movement of the joystick controls Pitch Bend.
1 2 20 5 6 19 8 9 10 11 12 13 7 3 4 22 21 23 18 8 9 16 2. L.H. SIDE 3. LCD DISPLAY 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 1) A.B.C. 2) HARMONY 3) LOWER 4) DSP 5) TOUCH 6) SUAL 7) SUSTAIN 8) METRONOME 9) TEMPO VEL 10) MEASURE 11) BEAT 12) MEMORY/O.T.S. /TICK 13) STEP/REC DC12V POWER JACK POWER MIDI IN/MIDI OUT SUSTAIN PEDAL VOLUME PEDAL AUX.IN AUX.OUT L/MONO AUX.OUT RIGHT PHONES1/PHONES 2 4.
Use of a different type of adaptor risks fire and/or electrical shock. For safety sake, make sure to unplug the AC adaptor from the wall outlet whenever leaving the piano unattended for a long time or during an electrical storm. The headphone jack There are two headphones jacks – jack “1” lets you listen through BOTH the headphones and internal speakers, jack “2” lets you listen through the HEADPHONES ONLY (disconnects the internal speakers).
The volume jack An optional footswitch can be plugged into the VOLUME jack for adjusting the volume of your piano – this is particularly useful for live performance situations. The MIDI IN/OUT jack MIDI stands for “Musical Instrument Digital Interface.”. MIDI is a world wide standard that makes it possible for various electronic musical instruments and devices (including computers) to communicate with one another. MIDI IN: Data transmitted from other MIDI instruments via MIDI is received by this terminal.
Master volume control Turn the VOLUME KNOB to adjust the MASTER VOLUME. MIN MAX VOLUME Brilliance For a brighter sound, move the BRILLIANCE slider to the right. For a mellower sound, move the BRILLIANCE slider to the left. You can change the keyboard brilliance as you wish. Demo There are 3 Built-in Demos. Press the [DEMO] button, the DEMO icon on the LCD lights. It displays the first demo name "World", and plays all 3 demos.
Voice effect Voice select There are 350 VOICES. (See "APPENDIX 1 VOICE LIST") which includes 293 GM Sounds, 35 Chinese Sounds, 13 percussion Sets and 9 User Sounds. When the voice feature is activated, the LCD highlights the "VOICE R1" flag and the selected sound appears in the upper line. ex: "001 Piano). It displays the style name "001 8 Beat 1" on a second line. Use the [+] & the [-] button and numeric keypad to select the voice you desire.
Lower voice Press the [LOWER VOICE] button. LCD lights the lower icon and "VOICE L" . The LCD highlights the Voice name on upper line "144 Sound Track1". LO WER VOICE LOWER Use the [+] & the [-] button or the DIAL and numeric keypad to select the LOWER VOICE. In LOWER VOICE mode, press the [VOICE] button to switch to other voice modes ( VOICE R1/DUAL). Note: The piano will check the validity of your number input when you use the numeric keypad to select the voice.
DSP effect DSP effects help enhance the sounds in your keyboard. The default DSP setting is ON. DSP icon is lit. Press the [DSP] to turn on/off the DSP effect. The DSP effect is determined by 4 parameters including REVERB TYPE, REVERB LEVEL, CHORUS TYPE and REVERB LEVEL. (See FUNCTION menu for details) It offers 8 REVERB & CHORUS TYPES. These levels can be adjusted from 0~127. The default REVERB TYPE and LEVEL is HALL2 and 92;The default CHORUS TYPE and LEVEL is CHORUS3 and 0.
Touch response There are 3 types of Touch Response. (See FUNCTION menu for details). TOUC H TOUCH The default Touch setting is Medium. Touch icon is lit on the LCD. Press the [TOUCH] button. The LCD displays the current Touch Response type "Touch Mode: Medium" Press the [TOUCH] again to turn off the Touch Response and displays "Touch Mode: Off". Transpose Press the [TRANSPOSE] button. LCD displays "Transpose = 000? Use the [+]& [-] button or the DIAL to adjust the transpose value.
Style start Start directly: Press the [START/STOP] button to start playing the style. Start after INTRO: When the style is not playing, press the [INTRO] button, and then press the [START/STOP] button to start the INTRO. The NORMAL style will be followed by an INTRO section. Start after ENDING: When the style is not playing, press the [ENDING] button, and then press the [START/STOP] button to start the ENDING. The NORMAL style will be followed by ENDING section. SYNC start: Press the [SYNC START] button.
ACCOMP volume Press the [ACCOMP VOLUME +] or the [ACCOMP VOLUME-] button. LCD displays "Accomp Volume = 021 ". Press the [ACCOMP VOLUME +] & the [ACCOMP VOLUME -] button or the [+] & [-] button and the DIAL can adjust the accompaniment volume from 0 ~ 31. Press the [ACCOMP VOLUME +] and the [ACCOMP VOLUME -] synchronously or the [+] and the [-] button synchronously can mute the accompaniment. LCD displays "Accomp Volume= off ". Auto bass chord Press the [A.B.C] button to turn on the Auto Bass Chord mode.
First series Second series Next Back Third series Next Back Metronome Hall2 Reverb Level 0~127 92 Chorus Type Chours1/ Chours2/ Chours3/Chours4/Feedback/ Chorus 3 Flanger/ Short DElay/ FB Delay Chorus Level 0~127 0 Duet Harmony Type Duet/ 1+5/ COuntry/TRio/ BLock/4 Close 1/ 4 Close 2/4 Open Tune Value -50--50 0 Touch Type Soft/ MEdium/Hard Medium -1 0 1 0 VoiceR2 Octave VoiceL Octave Pitch Bend Range Split Point Pedal Assign 、、 -1、0、1 -1、0、1 0 - 12 1-- 88 （88Keys） Mixer 0 0 2 、
button or the [-] button to adjust the level value. The LCD displays the current level value. The default value is 92. Press the [+] button and the [-] button simultaneously will set the tune value to the default. The default value is 000. Chorus Type A total of 8 different chorus types are available. Use the dial,the [+] button or the [-] button to select the chorus type. LCD takes turns to display Chorus1/Chorus2/Chorus3/Chorus4/ Feedback/Flanger/Short delay/FB delay. The default type is Chorus3.
VOICE L OCTAVE In the voice L octave setting, LCD displays the current octave value. Use the dial, the [+] button or the [-] button to adjust the voice L octave value. This function can apply to the right area of keyboard. The parameter range -1 to1. The default value is 0. Press the [+] button and the [-] button simultaneously will set the octave value to the default one. It can function after pressing [LOWER VOICE] button. PITCH BEND RANGE This function allows you to set the pitch bend range.
Keyboard In the keyboard setting, the LCD displays Voice R1 Volume Voice R2 Volume Voice L Volume value circularly. The default value is 27 28 12 respectively. Set the value with the dial, the [+] button or the[-] button from 0 to 31. In this mode, press the [+] and the [-] simultaneously to turn off the volume value. Press them again to resume the default value. 、 、 、 、 Language Select language menu after entering the function menu, press the [NEXT] button to enter language setting mode.
Freeze When the FREEZE function is engaged, selecting a different memory setup will not change any of the accompaniment and Voice L parameters (all other parameters will changes as programmed). This allows you to use the auto accompaniment and select different memory setups without suddenly disturbing the flow of the accompaniment. Press the [FREEZE] button. The [FREEZE] LED lights. Press the [FREEZE] button again to exit from the FREEZE mode. The [FREEZE] LED turns off.
Sustain pedal When pedal assign is set as "sustain pedal " , it has the sustain effect when stepping on the pedal. Release it to turn off sustain effect. Soft pedal When pedal assign is set to "soft pedal ", it has the dampens the sound when stepping on the pedal. Start/stop pedal When pedal assign is set to "start/stop pedal", the pedal has the same function as the [START/STOP] button.
the [BACK] button in edit mode. It will quit the ABC mode automatically when you enter the SYNTH status. Pa rame ter Name USER Voice PCM Voice Vibrate R ate Vibrate Depth Vibrate D elay Envelope.At tack Envelope.Decay Envelope.
Record start Prepare to record Select user song: Press the [RECORD] button. The REC icon on LCD is illuminated. User Song 1 or User Song 2 is displayed on the lattice area. Its cursor on the LCD is lit, then you can select it with dial, the [+]/the [-] button. Wait for record: Press the [RECORD] button after choosing User Song 1 or User Song 2.Four beats on the LCD flash simultaneously, which indicates that the recording is waiting.
SMC There is a standard SMC (SmartMedia Card) external interface which supports cards of 6MB/32MB/64MB/128MB capability on the piano. It is compatible with the file system format of the MS-DOS FAT 12/16. Press the [LOAD], [SAVE], [UTILITY] button separately to enter the relative function. The SMC Icon is illuminated on the LCD. If there is no card, "NO SM Card" will display for three seconds, then exit & return to the previous status. Load file Press the [LOAD] button.
root of SMC are displayed on the lattice area with two lines. The current file is highlighted. The main name of the file includes 8 characters, the postfix name is REC. You can select songs with dial or the [+] & the [-] button. Press the [NEXT] button to affirm the desired file. The menu of "Load Into Record 1" and "Load Into Record 2" are displayed on the lattice area with two lines. The current one is highlighted. You can select them with dial or the [+] & the [-] button. Press the [NEXT] button.
Press the [NEXT] button to end the filename input, "Operation Completed" is displayed temporarily on LCD and it will exit the SMC function to return to the previous status Note: If there is no file in SMC, it will display "No File Found", you may return to previous menu by pressing the [BACK] button. Note: If the filename input is same as the name that is in the card, "Exist File Name" is displayed temporarily on the lattice area and it will exit the SMC mode and return to the previous status.
music instruments. Major Application The piano as the Host Connect the MIDI OUT port of the piano with MIDI IN port of other equipment. If the same MIDI channels be set to the two devices, play the keyboard & change the parameters on the piano, then the other device will receive the data from it. MIDI messages are sent from the piano. (See "appendix 7 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART".) The piano as the slave Connect the MIDI IN port of the piano with MIDI OUT port of external device.
keyboard. Press the [SYNTH] button to enter SYNTH mode. SYNTH Press the [NEXT] button after entering SYNTH mode to select parameter. FUNCTION Press the [FUNCTION] button to enter function mode. Press the [LOAD] button to load the files from SMC. LOAD To load MIDI format files. Press [+],[-],the dial or use dial to select an user voice. Press [NEXT] button to set the parameter. Press [+],[-],the dial, the dial or the number key to change the parameter.
Press the [RECORD] button to prepare for recording. PLAY Press the [PLAY ] button first. Press [MELODY 1-4],[ACCOMP] to select tracks to record; Play the keyboard to start recording and press [REC] again to quit recording. Press [+],[-] or use the dial to select user song 1 or 2.
Appendix 2- Style list 8 Beat 039 Techn o 077 Mambo 2 116 Dai Mino rity 001 8 B e at 1 Swin g & Jazz 078 Bo unce 117 Weiwu er Min orit y 002 8 B e at 2 040 Big Ban d B allad 079 Foxt rot 118 Tibat Min orit y 003 8 B e at 3 041 Ja zz Ballad 080 Quick Step 119 Korea M inority 004 8 B e at 4 042 Big BandBoogie 081 Jive 1 20 Mongolia 005 8 B e at 5 043 Boogie Tradit ion al 1 21 Dongbei Yangge 006 8 B e at 6 044 S wing 1 082 March 1 1 22 Dongbei E rren zhua n
Appendix 3- Chord list
Normal Voicing Chord(C) Display Major[M] Chord Name [Abbreviation] 1-3-5 C C Major sixth [6] 1-(3)-5-6 C6 C6 Major seventh [M7] 1-3-(5)-7 CM7 CM7 Major seventh add sharp eleventh [M7(#11)] 1-(2)-3-#4-(5)-7 CM7(#11) CM7(#11) Major add ninth [M9] 1-2-3-5 CM(9) CM(9) Major seventh ninth [M7(9)] 1-2-3-(5)-7 CM7(9) CM7(9) Sixth ninth [6(9)] 1-2-3-(5)-6 C6(9) C6(9) Augmented [aug] 1-3-#5 Caug Caug Minor [m] 1-b3-5 Cm Cm Minor sixth [m6] 1-b3-5-6 Cm6 Cm6 Minor seventh [m
01 02 03 World Jazz Trance Appendix 5- Album list 001 Blessing 002 The Moon Represents My Heart 003 May I Hug You? 004 005 Whether I Should Go Away Quietly Beautly And The Beast 006 Londonderry Air 007 Serenade 008 Swan Lake 009 Joy To The World 010 Pizzicato Polka 011 It Will Be Better Tomorrow 012 Canon 013 Pianosonatan Op8 IN Cm IN Pathetique 014 Ghost 015 Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow 016 I Only Mind You 017 Foolish Child 018 I Have Nothing 019 Friend 020 Tokyo L
Function Basic Default Channel Changed Default Mode Messages Altered Note Number : True voice Velocity : Note on Note off After key’s Touch Ch’s Pitch Bend Control Change 0 1 5 6 7 10 11 64 65 66 67 80 81 91 93 120 121 123 Program Change : true System Exclusive System ：SongPosition Common ：Song Select : Tune System :Clock Real Time :Commands Aux :LOCAL ON/OFF :All Notes Off Messages :Active sense :Reset Transmitted Transmitted 1ch 1-16ch × × *********** 0—127 *********** 〇 9nH,V=1-127 × （9nH,V=0） × × 〇
Notes: *1 When the accompaniment is started, an FAH message is transmitted. When accompaniment is stopped, an FCH message is transmitted. When an FAH message is received, accompaniment is started. When an FCH message is received, accompaniment is stopped.
