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Thank you for choosing this Kawai ES1 Digital Piano.
Your new ES1 is a high-quality instrument offering the very latest in leading-edge music technology.
This manual contains valuable information that will help you make full use of your ES1’s many
capabilities. Please read it carefully and keep it handy for further reference.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Part Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Getting Started
1. Basic Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2. Transpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3. Touch Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Digital Recording Functions
1. Easy Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2. Playing Back A Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3. Advanced Recording/Playback Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4. Deleting A Song/Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Function Mode
1. Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2. MIDI Channel Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3. MIDI Local Control On/Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4. Multi-Timbral Mode On/Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
5. Transmit MIDI Program Change On/Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
MIDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
PROGRAM CHANGE NUMBER MAPPING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
SPECIFICATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
