H-Star SS-90X, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...1 SS 90X DIGITAL PIANO OWNER S MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...ld void the user s authority to operate the equipment 2 NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for 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 installe...

Page 3: ...eneer Style Wood finish a standard polish similar to pledge is acceptable or use a dry antu static cloth To maintain the luster of the keys and buttons wipe with a clean slightly damp cloth and then polish with a soft dry cloth WARNING When using electrical products basic safety precautions should always be followed including the following SAFETY Power Source The product should always be connected...

Page 4: ... Lower split 16 FUNCTIONS 17 Function Mode 17 Reverb Level 18 Chorus Level 18 Touch Mode 19 Split Point 20 Master Tune 20 Drum Kit 21 Local 21 Vocal Grade 22 Reset 22 REGISTRATION 23 RECORD 24 Recording 24 Playback 25 Erasing Tracks 26 PLAY ALONG SONGS 27 MIDI 29 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART 30 VOICE LIST 31 DRUM KIT LIST 32 SPECIFICATIONS 35 ...

Page 5: ...e threaded Insert using a screw driver to align the screw holes with the hole in the foot bottom CHECK THE PACKAGE CONTENTS ITEM QTY 1 PIANO 1 2 LEFT STAND LEG 1 3 RIGHT STAND LEG 1 4 FOOT 2 5 BRACKET 4 6 INSERT WITH THREADED HOLE 4 7 4X12 SCREW 20 8 M6X70 SCREW 4 9 CROSS BOARD 1 10 CROSS BOARD BRACKET 2 11 M6X30 SCREW 4 12 M6X30 KNOB SCREW 4 ASSEMBLE THE PIANO STAND 5 6 7 11 8 1 2 THE PIANO STAND...

Page 6: ... of the Insert in the side board and fasten ASSEMBLE THE CROSS BOARD Place the cross board bracket on the cross board and fasten with 4X12 screws ASSEMBLE THE PIANO STAND 1 Align the circular holes on the end of the cross board assembly with the right and left stand leg assembly 2 Insert the M6X30 screws into the holes and fasten ...

Page 7: ...e keyboard 2 TURN THE POWER SWITCH ON Turn on the power switch located on the left side of the keyboard is off and is on The display will welcome you and set the voice to Grand Piano automatically The display will show 001 Grand Piano Please note when your turn the power off do not turn the power back on immediately Wait at least five seconds to turn the power back on so that the circuit can prope...

Page 8: ...cay gradually as if you were continuing to hold down the piano keys Plug in the pedal switch into the SOFT jack When the pedal is pressed the piano volume is reduced and the timbre slightly altered on the notes that are played 6 PHONE 1 PHONE 2 You can play in total silence without disturb ing others in the room by plugging a set of headphones into one of the appropriate sockets When headphones ar...

Page 9: ...tting After three seconds the display will revert to the selected voice There is a four dot beat indicator above the tempo buttons It indicates the tempo and beat for the accompa niment that is playing 6 INSTRUMENT VOICE SELECT BUTTONS There are 10 instrument voices buttons and 30 instrument voices You can instantly select an instrument voice by pressing one of the instrument voice select buttons ...

Page 10: ...off the reverb effect You can switch the reverb feature on and off by pressing the REVERB button Reverb depth can be changed in the function menu Please see the Function Section for more information 13 CHORUS The Chorus effect adds depth and spaciousness to the selected keyboard voice Press the CHORUS button to engage the chorus effect and the indicator will light up Press the button again to turn...

Page 11: ... should play both the Left and Right portions of the selected song Please see the Play Along Song section of this manual for more information 16 USER SONG The USER SONG button accesses one of the four available song settings for recording or playback Use the YES NO buttons to select the song you wish if there is recorded information on any of the three tracks their indicator lights will light up P...

Page 12: ...oll the PITCH BEND wheel up away from you to raise the pitch or down towards you to lower the pitch of the note s played 21 MODULATION WHEEL The MODULATION wheel adds a vibrato effect to notes played Roll the MODULATION wheel up away from you to raise the amplitude of the vibrato or down towards you to lower the amplitude If you don t want any vibrato rotate the wheel to the lowest position PITCH ...

Page 13: ...on to stop There are 58 play along songs that can also be played back for demonstration Please see the Play Along Song section of this manual for more information DEMO DEMO YES NO YES NO ALL Demo Song YES NO d 3 Marches PLAYING THE DEMO SONGS This piano has 12 different demonstration songs that are designed to showcase the different sampled voices that are available The display will show the song ...

Page 14: ... be heard USE YES OR NO TO SELECT INSTRUMENT VOICES 1 Press the YES or NO Buttons to cycle through all 30 instrument voices Holding either button down will auto repeat the cycle through all 30 voices VOICE SELECTION There are 30 instrument voices and 10 sound button groups The complete list of all 30 voices is in the back of the manual YES NO INSTRUMENT VOICES Each instrument voice has it s own so...

Page 15: ...t select the YES NO buttons or the Quick Select Voice Buttons within the three seconds period that the LAYER voice is displayed on the LCD screen or else the originally selected LAYER voice will remain engaged TO CHANGE THE VOLUME OF THE LAYER VOICE 1 Press the LAYER Button Its LED will turn on 2 Press the LAYER Button a second time and the current Layer Volume level is shown on the Display LCD NO...

Page 16: ...the LOWER Button Its LED will turn on 2 Press the LOWER Button a second time and the current LOWER Volume level is shown on the Display LCD NOTE This Lower Volume setting will be displayed on the LCD screen for three seconds 3 While the Lower instrument voice volume is displayed on the LCD screen use the YES or the NO Buttons to raise or lower the volume of the selected Lower Instrument Voice It s...

Page 17: ...l recall the default setting 5 To exit this Mode Press the FUNCTION button It s indicator LED will turn off The Function mode is used to set up or to adjust various parameters related to the operation of this keyboard With the FUNCTION button engaged you may access the menu for the Touch Metronome Volume Split Point Reverb level Layer Reverb Level Lower Reverb Level Chorus level Layer Chorus Level...

Page 18: ...16 CHORUS LEVEL USING THE CHORUS LEVEL PARAMETER 1 Press the FUNCTION button The Function LED indicator will turn on The first menu item is Reverb Level which appears on the LCD display 2 Press the Down Arrow PAGE button to show Chorus Level on the LCD screen 3 Press the YES to display the current Chorus Level Setting 4 Press the YES or the NO buttons to change the Chorus Level setting that is cur...

Page 19: ...d does not offer any touch sensitivity Each key plays at full volume no matter how hard the piano key is hit It is commonly used on Harpsichord and Organ voices USING THE TOUCH SENSITIVITY PARAMETER 1 Press the FUNCTION button The Function LED indicator will turn on The first menu item is Reverb Level which appears on the LCD display 2 Press the Down Arrow PAGE button until Touch appears on the LC...

Page 20: ...e press the FUNCTION button The Function LED indicator will turn off FUNCTION YES NO Split Point G2 1 Press the FUNCTION button The Function LED indicator will turn on The first menu item is Touch which appears on the LCD display 2 Press the Down Arrow PAGE button until the LCD screen to shows Master Tune 3 Press the YES to display the current Master Tune Setting 4 Press the YES or the NO buttons ...

Page 21: ...ted will return the piano to regular Voice mode and display Percussion OFF until another kit is selected 5 To exit the Function mode press the FUNCTION button The Function LED indicator will turn off If a kit is selected the display will show Percussion ON Use the YES NO buttons to select a drum kit 01 to 10 6 To quickly exit the keyboard percussion mode press any one of the quick select voice key...

Page 22: ...n only function when the Song Mode is engaged The Vocal Grading instructor grades on the following scores 0 40 of notes correct and the piano will say Try Again 41 60 of notes correct and the piano will say Good 61 85 of notes correct and the piano will say Very Good 85 100 of notes correct and the piano will say Excellent FUNCTION YES NO Grade ON VOCAL GRADE FUNCTION YES NO Reset FACTORY SETTING ...

Page 23: ... The LCD display will show b 2 Store 1 Press and release the USER REG button The USER REG indicator will turn on 2 Press the PAGE DOWN button to recall the saved Keyboard settings of b 1 Press the PAGE UP button to recall the saved Keyboard settings of b 2 3 To exit the Registration Function mode press the USER REG button SAVE REGISTRATION USING THE SAVE REGISTRATION FUNCTION The registration feat...

Page 24: ...nd the recorded music will play as a reference for you while you record the new track If you do not wish for previously recorded tracks to play while you are recording press the corresponding track button to turn the indicator light off BE AWARE Be careful not to hold the REC button down while deselecting a track as that will put that track on Record standby and immediately erase the existing data...

Page 25: ...want to play back Each time you press the USER SONG button the LED above the Button will indicate which song is selected and the LCD display will show the User Song number 2 After you have selected your desired User Song the Track LED indicators will be engaged If you do not wish to hear any of the 3 Tracks press the corresponding TRACK button to turn that track off It s LED indicator will turn of...

Page 26: ... User Song number 2 Press and Hold the REC button down 3 Press the TRACK button that you which to Erase while you continue to hold down the REC button to put that track on Record standby This will immediately erase the existing data from your previous recording 4 Repeat Step 2 and Step 3 until all the Tracks that you desire are Erased 5 When the Track has been properly Erased its Track Button LED ...

Page 27: ...ton to hear the both hand parts playing the entire song Press the PLAY STOP button again to stop it USING THE SONG FEATURE TO PRACTICE THE RIGHT HAND OF THE SELECTED SONG 1 Press the SONG button and the Song LED will turn on Then use the YES NO buttons to select a song 2 Press the RIGHT button The Right LED will turn on 3 Press the PLAY STOP button You will hear the metronome count in the song You...

Page 28: ...ogress You can set this piano to offer a grade at the completion of your play along song performance You will see the grade of Try Again Good Very Good or Excellent on the LCD display 0 40 of notes correct and Instructor will show Try Again 41 60 of notes correct and Instructor will show Good 61 85 of notes correct and Instructor will show Very Good 85 100 of notes correct and Instructor will show...

Page 29: ...s Demo songs and auto accompaniment are not transmitted USB The USB connector allows you to connect the piano directly to your computer It can be connected without driver installation under the Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 MAC OSX environment The piano will be recognized as a USB Audio device to receive and transmit the same MIDI messages described above For more information regarding transm...

Page 30: ...Bender X Yes 1 X Yes Modulation 5 X Yes Portamento value 7 X Yes Volume 10 X Yes Pan 11 X Yes Expression 64 Yes Yes Sustain 66 Yes Yes Sostenuto 67 Yes Yes Soft pedal 65 X Yes Portamento yes no 80 Yes X Reverb program 81 Yes X chorus program 91 Yes Yes Reverb send level 92 Yes Yes chorus send level 98 X Yes NRPNL 99 X Yes NRPNH 100 X X RPNL 101 X X RPNH 121 Yes Yes Reset all controllers Control Ch...

Page 31: ...e Organ PipeOrgan 19 14 Reed Organ ReedOrgan 20 15 Accordion Accordion 21 16 Jazz Organ JazzOrgan 17 17 Hammond Organ HammondOrg 16 18 Rock Organ RockOrgan 18 19 String Ensemble 1 Strings1 48 20 String Ensemble 2 Strings2 49 21 Trumpet Trumpet 56 22 Choir Aahs Choir 52 23 Alto Saxophone AltoSax 65 24 French Horn FrenHorn 60 25 Acoustic Nylon Guitar NylonGuitar 24 26 Acoustic Steel Guitar SteelGuit...

Page 32: ...l Kick Drum 2 Power Kick Drum Side Stick Power Snare Drum 2 Hand Clap Power Snare Drum 1 Low Floor Tom 2 Close Hi hat Low Floor Tom 1 Pedal Hi hat Low Tom Open Hi hat Low mid Tom Hi mid Tom Crash Cymbal 1 High Tom Ride Cymbal 1 Chinese Cymbal Ride Bell Tambourine Splash Cymbal Cowbell Crash Cymbal 2 Vibra Slap Ride Cymbal 2 Hi Bongo Low Bongo Mute Conga Hi Conga Low Conga High Timbale Low Timbale ...

Page 33: ...sa Shaker Belltree Castanets Mute Surdo Open Surdo Orchestra 48 P 8 Orchestra Close Hi hat Pedal Hi hat Open Hi ha Ride Cymbal Stick Square Click Metronome Click Metronome Bell Orche Bass Drum 2 Orche Bass Drum 1 Side Stick Orche Snare Drum 2 Casstanets Orche Snare Drum 1 Timpani F Timpani F Timpani G Timpani G Timpani A Timpani A Timpani B Timpani C Timpani C Timpani D Timpani D Timpani E Timpani...

Page 34: ...title row the number in the bracket after the kit name is the MIDI program number The Drum kits name and number that are shown on the LCD display are listed in the second title row The No refers to MIDI note number and Key refers to the key on the keyboard Keys from A1 to D2 sound as timpani except for in Kit 10 the effects kit Keys from E6 to C7 sound the same as the D 1 to B2 keys except for Kit...

Page 35: ...ch Bend Wheel Modulation Wheel Touch response soft normal hard fixed Voice split point FUNCTION Reverb level Chorus level Touch Sensitivity Split point Master Tune Drum Kit Local Vocal Grade Factory Setting TEACHING SONGS 58 Songs for right left or both hand practice AUXILIARY JACKS Headphone x 2 Line Out Power In MIDI In Out USB PEDAL JACKSS Sustain Pedal Soft Pedal Volume Pedal VOLTAGE 12 16V DC...

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