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GETTING STARTED
HOOKING IT UP
1
Connect the Nord Piano 5 power cord to the unit and a mains
power supply, connect the sustain pedal and a set of headphones
or a sound system.
2
Make sure to turn on the Nord Piano 5 first,
before
the sound
system. Please be careful with the output volume!
For more information on all the connections of the Piano 5, see the
Connections section on page 26.
PANEL CONTROLS
DIALS AND KNOBS
LEVEL
dials are surrounded by LED indicators. These
provide a visual indication of the current value for the
associated volume level control.
The
dials
on the Nord Piano 5 are knobs without
fixed start and stop positions, used for navigating
parameters and settings. The
PROG/MENU
dial
is one such example. In this manual dials are
sometimes also referred to as
encoders
.
Potentiometer-type
knobs
are used for many
parameters on the Nord Piano 5. When a program is
loaded the physical positions of these knobs will in
most cases not correspond to the actual parameter
values. As soon as a knob is turned however, its
associated parameter value will “snap” to the knob’s
position.
Hold the
SHIFT
button and turn a knob to view the stored setting of
a parameter without changing it.
BUTTONS
Selector
buttons are used to select one setting
in an array. They have a set of round or triangular
LEDs to indicate its current setting. Press the button
repeatedly to cycle through the available options.
ON/OFF
buttons are used for activating a function or
a group of functions such as effects and have one
or more LEDs close to them to indicate the on/off
status and in the case of most effects also the Piano
or Sample Synth Layer assignment.
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The On/Off buttons of the Effects shown here can also be used for
selecting the Effect source. Press once to turn the Effect on, and
press immediately again to select the “next” available source.
THE SHIFT BUTTON
Many panel controls on the Nord Piano 5 have a
secondary
function, which is printed immediately below it.
These are accessed by pressing and holding
SHIFT
while
operating the control.
The Shift button is also used to
EXIT
a menu or to cancel
an ongoing Store operation.
SOFT BUTTONS
A menu or settings page, as well as the Organize view shown below,
may contain several related options in which case “soft buttons” are
used for focusing a setting or performing a task. Soft buttons are placed
at the bottom of the display and are controlled with the
PROGRAM
SELECT
1
-
4
buttons. As an example, pressing Program Select button 3
in the example below will select Program A:12 for a Swap operation.
PROGRAMS
The
Program
section with its OLED display is located centrally on the
panel. One program contains complete settings of every parameter on
the panel and is stored in the program memory of the Piano 5, which
can hold up to 400 programs.
Programs are organized into 16 banks, labeled A-P. All programs can be
edited and replaced as you wish.
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A complete set of the factory programs is available on the www.
nordkeyboards.com website. This means that the program memory
can always be restored to its original state.
Program Organize
A:11 White Grand
A:12 Nefertiti MK I
A:13 Amber Upright
A:14 Symphonic Strings
Swap
Move
