WilliamsAV Overture III Digital Piano Owner's manual

OVERTURE III

owner's manual

digital piano with bluetooth® audio

OWNER'S MANUAL

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

• Donotusenearwater.

• Cleanonlywithasoft,drycloth.

• Donotblockanyventilationopenings.

• Donotplacenearanyheatsourcessuchasradiators,heatregisters,

stoves,oranyotherapparatus(includingampliers)thatproducesheat.

• Donotremovethepolarizedorgrounding-typeplug.

• Protectthepowercordfrombeingwalkedonorpinched.

• Onlyusetheincludedattachments/accessories.

• Unplugthisapparatusduringlightningstormsorwhenunusedforalongperiodoftime.

• Referallservicingtoqualiedservicepersonnel.Servicingisrequiredwhentheapparatushasbeen

damagedinanyway,suchaspower-supplycordorplugisdamaged,liquidhasbeenspilledorobjects

havefallenintotheapparatus,theapparatushasbeenexposedtorainormoisture,doesnotoperate

normally,orhasbeendropped.

FCC STATEMENTS

1.Caution:Changesormodicationstothisunitnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsibleforcompliancecouldvoidtheuser’sauthorityto

operatetheequipment.

2.NOTE:Thisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywith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installedandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.

However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioor

televisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneor

moreofthefollowingmeasures:

• Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.

• Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.

• Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdierentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.

• Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.

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ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS

STEP 1

PlacethefourCylindricalNutsA(M6 Nut)intotheholesintheStand

Legs,withthescrewdriverslotfacingout.Useascrewdrivertoalignthe

threadsinthenutswiththeopeningsonthebottomofthe

StandLegs.

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STEP 2

Placethedowelsinthefeetintotheappropriateholesinthebottom

oftheStandLegs.Makesurethatthefeetarefacingawayfromthe

backpanelbracketasshownbelow.ThreadtwoFootBoltsB(M6X55)

throughthefootandintothecylindricalwashers,rotatingthewasherto

alignifneeded.Firmlytighten&repeatfortheotherside.Placethefour

plasticcapsovertheholeswiththecylindricalwashers.

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STEP 3

Attachthepianobasetotheleft

andrightlegs,andsecureusing

fourC (M6X16)screws.

STEP 4

Screwthethreebrackets

D (ST4X12)intothepianobase

byfollowingthepre-drilledholes.

Thebracketshouldbefacingthe

frontofthepiano,withthescrews

facingthebackofthepiano.

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STEP 5

Screwthemodestlypanelintothe

bracketsandlegsusingthepre-

drilledholesandincludedscrews

withwashersE (M4X10).

Thevanityboardshouldbeon

thefrontsideofthebrackets,

andscrewsshouldenterthrough

thefrontsideofthepiano.

STEP 6

Placethemainpianosectionon

topofthelegs.

Slipthetwotabsonthebottom

ofthepianointotheU-shaped

bracketstowardtherearof

thestand.UsefourF (M6x20)

screwstosecurethebrackets.

Tightenallfourscrews.

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STEP 6

Attachtheheadphonehookto

theundersideofthepiano,justto

theleftoftheheadphoneoutput

jacksbyusingthefourpre-drilled

holesandincludedG (M4X12)

screws.

FINAL STEP

Plugthepedalarraycableinto

the"Pedal"jack,andthepower

cableintothe"Power"jack

onthebackofthepiano.

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PIANO BENCH ASSEMBLY

Toassemblethepianobench,

pushinsertAintotheleg.Push

woodendowelCintothetop

oftheleg.Addthenutsand

washersinBtoattachtheleg,

andusethesuppliedwrenchD

totighten.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

Congratulations!Youhavejustpurchasedastate-of-the-artdigitalpianothatprovidesremarkableacoustic

soundandfeel.Werecommendthatyoureadthroughthisowner'smanualcarefully,soyoucangetthemost

enjoymentfromyournewpiano.

Features include:

• 88graded,weighted,velocity-sensitivekeys

• 18mainpianoandkeyboarddirectaccesssoundsand171soundsselectablebyvaluedial

• Metronomefeaturewithvariabletempotofacilitatepracticeorrecording

• WirelessBluetoothMIDIandAudioforconnectingtotablets,smartphones,andapps

• USB/MIDIconnectionsandstereo/monolineoutjacks,stereolineinputjacks

• BluetoothAudioandMIDI

BEFORE YOU GET STARTED

Yourpianowascarefullypackedatthefactory,andthepackagingwasdesignedtoprotecttheunitfrom

roughhandling.

• Iftheunitisdamaged,callWilliams Product Support: (888) 241-1582

• Usetheoriginalpackingcartonwhenstoringortransporting

• Makesurechildrenaresupervisedwhennearthepianooritspackaging

INITIAL OPERATION / QUICK START

• Plugthepowercordintoa100V-240Vsupply.

• Pressthepowerbutton.TheLEDwilllight.

• PresstheVoiceSelectbuttonforthedesiredvoice.

• Adjustthevolumecontrol.

IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS...........2

ASSEMBLYINSTRUCTIONS...........................3

INTRODUCTION..............................................8

TAKINGCAREOFYOURDIGITALPIANO......9

FRONTPANEL..............................................10

BACKPANEL.................................................12

TOPPANEL...................................................12

OPERATIONS................................................13

SPLITMODE.................................................16

RECORDING.................................................17

DEMOSONG.................................................17

TUNING.........................................................17

EFFECTS.......................................................18

MODFX.........................................................19

ADVANCEDFUNCTIONS..............................20

SONGTUTOR...............................................21

BLUETOOTH.................................................21

USBSONGMODE........................................22

MIDI...............................................................22

SOUNDS.......................................................24

VOICES..........................................................25

DRUMSOUNDS............................................32

DEMOSONGS..............................................43

TUTORSONGS.............................................44

SPECIFICATIONS..........................................46

MIDIIMPLEMENATIONCHART....................47

WARRANTY...................................BACKPAGE

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TAKING CARE OF YOUR DIGITAL PIANO

ThisWilliamsOvertureIIIdigitalpianowillprovideyearsofmusicalenjoymentifyoufollowthesuggestions

listedbelow.

PRODUCT SERVICING

Thisproductshouldbeservicedbyqualiedservicepersonnelwhen:

• Thepowersupplycordortheplughasbeendamaged.

• Liquidhasbeenspilledintotheunitorithasbeenexposedtorain.

• Theinstrumentdoesnotappeartooperatenormallyorexhibitsamarkedchangeinperformance.

• Theinstrumenthasbeendroppedorthecabinethasbeendamaged.

• Pleasecontact[email protected]forpartsandserviceinformation.

HANDLING AND TRANSPORT

• Neverapplyexcessiveforcetothecontrols,connectorsorotherpartsoftheinstrument.

• Alwaysunplugcablesbygrippingtheplugrmly,notbypullingonthecable.

• Disconnectallcablesbeforemovingtheinstrument.

• Physicalshockscausedbydropping,bumping,orplacingheavyobjectsontheinstrumentcan

resultinsupercialoroperationaldamage.

• Carefullycheckthevolumecontrolbeforeplaying.Excessivevolumecancausepermanenthearingloss.

CLEANING

• Cleanthecabinetandpanelwithasoft,drycloth.Donotusepaintthinnerorpetrochemicalbasedpolishes.

• Tomaintainthelusterofthekeysandbuttons,wipewithaclean,lightlydampenedcloth,andthen

polishwithasoft,drycloth.

LOCATION

• Toavoiddeformation,discoloration,ormoreseriousdamage,donotexposetheinstrumentto

thefollowingconditions:Directsunlight,hightemperatures,excessivehumidity,excessivedust,

strongvibration.

• Leaveenoughspacearoundthepianoforproperventilation.

• Thisinstrumentcontainsdigitalcircuitryandmaycauseorbesusceptibletointerferenceifplacedtoo

closetoradio,televisionreceivers,ormobilephones.Ifinterferenceoccurs,movetheinstrumentfurther

awayfromtheaectedequipment.

• Avoidplacingvinylobjectsontopoftheinstrument,vinylcansticktoanddiscolorthesurface.

POWER

• Turnthepowerowhentheinstrumentisnotinuse.

• Toavoiddamagetotheinstrumentandotherdevicestowhichitisconnected,turnthepowerofall

relateddevicesopriortoconnectionordisconnectionofMIDIcables.

• Turnthepoweroifthemaincableisdamaged,ortheinstrumenthasbeenexposedtoliquid.

• Donotswitchtheunitonandoinquicksuccession,asthisplacesanundueloadonthe

electroniccomponents.

• UnplugtheACpoweradapterduringanelectricalstorm.

• AvoidpluggingtheACpoweradapterintothesameACoutletasapplianceswithhighpower

consumption,suchaselectricheatersorovens.

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Power On/O

Master Volume

Controlstheoveralloutputvolumeofthepiano.

Song

PressingtheSongbuttonallowstheusertochoose

asongtoplayfromtheinternallyrecordedtracksor

anexternalUSBashdrive.

Track

PressingtheTrackbuttonallowstheusertoselect

eithertrack1ortrack2torecordover.Selectwhich

trackwillbeactivewiththeValueDial.

Play

Playsthecurrentlyselectedsong.

USB

PressingtheSongandTrackbuttonssimultaneously

opensuptheUSBmenu,allowingtheusertoselect

asongtoplayfromaUSBashdrive.

Record

PressingtheTrackandPlaybuttonssimultaneously

willstarttherecordingfunction.

Metronome

TurnsonandotheMetronome.

Function

PressingtheFunctionbuttonopensthefunction

menuontheLCDDisplay.Thisallowstheuserto

adjustseveralsettingssuchasMetronometempo,

eectsparameters,EQ,andBluetooth.

Demo

PressingtheDemobuttonwillstartplayinga

demosong.Anewdemosongcanbeselectedby

scrollingthroughtheselectionswiththeValueDial.

Song Tutor

PressingtheLeftHandandRightHandbuttons

simultaneouslywillactivatetheSongTutor,which

includes50Built-insongswithrightandlefthand

partmutes.

Left Hand

PressingtheLeftHandbuttonwhileSongTutoris

activewillmuteorunmutewhatisbeingplayedby

thelefthandontheactivetrack.

Right Hand

PressingtheRightHandbuttonwhileSongTutoris

activewillmuteorunmutewhatisbeingplayedby

therighthandontheactivetrack.

Transpose

Transposesthekeyofthepiano.

Octave

Transposestherangeofthepianokeys1octave

higherorlower.

Piano Reset

PressingtheTransposeandOctavebuttons

simultaneouslywillresetthesoundtofactory

settings.Holdingthesewhilepoweringupthepiano

willreturnallsettingstotheirdefaults.

LCD Display

Showsthecurrentnameofthesongorvoiceaswell

asvariousparameterassignmentsandmetronome

BPM.

Value Dial

Scrollsthroughvariousvoicesandvaluesonthe

LCDDisplay.

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Voice Select Buttons/Value Dial

(Pianos,ElectricPianos,Organs,Keys,Bassesand

Drums).Pressingthesebuttonswillswitchtothe

soundcategorythatisassociatedwiththenames

printedabovethem.UsingtheValueDialwillscroll

throughallvoices.

Variation

PressingtheVariationbuttonswitchesbetween

threedierentsoundswithinthecurrentlyselected

voicecategory.TheLEDwillremainofortherst

voice,andwilllightupwhiteforthesecondvoice

orblueforthethirdvoice.Eachvoicenumberand

namewillbeshownontheLCDDisplay.

SPLIT Button

PressingtheSplitbuttonwillseparatethekeyboard

intotwoseparatevoices.Thesplitpointdefaultsto

B1,butcanbechangedbyholdingdowntheSplit

buttonandpressinganykeytomakethisthenew

splitpoint.

Duet Button

PressingtheDuetbuttonsplitsthekeyboardinhalf

(atmiddleC)sothattwoplayersmayplaythesame

octavessimultaneously.

Chorus Button

TurnsonandotheChoruseectassignedtothe

voice.

Mod FX Button

TurnsonandotheModulationeectassignedto

thevoice.

Reverb Button

TurnsonandotheReverbeectassignedtothe

voice.

Bluetooth Indicator

IndicatesthatthepianoisconnectedtoaBluetooth

devicewhenlit.

USB Host Slot

PlugginginaUSBthumbdrivesallowstheuserto

playMIDIandaudiolesfromthedevice.

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Pedal Input

Connectsthebuilt-inSustain,Soft,andSostenuto

pedalslocatedatthebottomofthepiano.

Outputs-Stereo / Mono Line Out ¼” Jacks

Theoutputjackssupplyaline-levelsignalfor

externalamplication.Usebothjacksforstereoor

justtheLeftjackformono.

AC Adapter Input

ConnectionfortheincludedACpowercord.

Headphones (x2)

Theheadphonejacksallowplayinginsilence.When

headphonesarepluggedin,thespeakersaremute.

Thisjackislocatedonthebottompanelofthe

piano.

USB Input

TheUSBconnectionsupportsClassCompliant

MIDIDriverstousewithMIDISequencer

applications.ItalsosupportsaudiooverUSBfrom

acomputer,tabletorsmartphone.

Aux In Jack

The1/8”TRSJackonthetoppanelallowstheuser

topluginanmp3oraudiodevicetoplaymusic

throughthepianospeaker.

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OPERATIONS

TheOvertureIIIhasanLCDthatallowsyoutosee

theVoicenameaswellasitsparameters.

Mostofthefrontpanelbuttonsareverystraight

forwardandeasytoselectforgeneralfunctions.In

caseswhereyouwanttoeditsettingsinmoredepth

youwillneedtousethefrontpanelbuttonsaswell

astheFunctionbuttonandValueknobtochange

parameters.

Front Panel Sound Assignments

Variation Pianos E. Pianos Organs Keys Basses Drums

Original

Voice GrandPiano TineEPiano SmileyOrgan OrchStrings UprightBass StandardKit

Variation

Voice 1 RockPiano ReedEPiano PercOrgan ChoirAahs PickedBass PowerKit

Variation

Voice 2 HonkyTonk 80sEPiano PipeOrgan SynthBrass1 SlapBass1 ElectroKit

Powering On the Overture III

PressthePOWERbuttonintheupperleftcornerof

thefrontpanel.Thisproducthasapowerstandby

mode.Ifthepianoturnsowhileyouarenot

playingit,thisislikelyduetotheAutoPowermode.

ToadjusttheAutoPowerOtimerordeactivatethis

feature,presstheFunctionButton,thenturnthe

ValueDialto“AutoPower”andchooseyourtime

settings,orscrollallthewaytothelefttosetitto

“O.”

Voices

TheOvertureIIIpianohas171built-invoices.

Allvoicesmaybeselectedusingthevalueknob,or

themostcommonlyusedvoicesmaybeselected

usingtheVoiceSelectandVariationbuttons.Some

canbelayeredtoproducetwovoicesatonce,or

assignedtotheleftorrighthandsinthesplitmode.

WhenaVoiceSelectbuttonispressed,thebutton’s

LEDwillindicatethatitisactive,andthevoice

nameandnumberwillbeshownonthedisplay.

WhenthesameVoiceSelectbuttonispressed

again,oriftheVariationbuttonispressed,thevoice

willskiptoanothercommonlyusedsoundfrom

thesamecategory.Ifthevoiceisavariation,the

Variationbuttonwilllightupwhitetoindicatethat

therstvariationisactive,orbluetoindicatethat

thesecondvariationisactive.

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Metronome Function

PresstheMetronomebuttontoturnonthe

metronome.TheLEDwilllight.Youwillhearthe

clickinheadphonesorspeakers.

PresstheMetronomebuttonagaintoexit

metronomefunction.TheLEDwillturno.

To Change Metronome Time Signature:

1. Pressthe[FUNCTION]button.

2. TurntheValueDialtoselectMetronome

signatureeditmenu.Thedisplaywillshow

“TimeSig”.

3. PresstheFunctionbuttonagaintoenterthe

relativeparametereditmenu,andtheFUNC

indicatorwillblinktoindicatetheparameter

iseditable.

4. TurntheValueDialtoselectatimesignature.

The time signature can also be changed with the

following shortcut:

1. Pressandholdthe[METRONOME]buttonfor2

seconds.TheLCDdisplaywillshowthecurrent

metronomesignaturesettingandthengobackto

currentVoicename.

2. TurntheValueKnobtodeterminetheMetronome

timesignaturewhilethedisplayshowsthe

currentsetting.

Thedefaultis4/4andthefollowingoptionsare

availabletotogglethrough:1/4,2/4,3/4,4/4,5/4,

6/4,3/8,6/8,7/8,9/8,and12/8.

To Set the Volume Level of the Metronome:

1. Pressthe[FUNCTION]button.

2. TurntheValueDialtoselecttheMetronomeVolume

editmenu.Thedisplaywillshow“MetroVol”.

3. PresstheFunctionbuttonagaintoenterthe

relativeparametereditmenu,andtheFUNC

indicatorwillblinktoindicatetheparameteris

editable.

4. TurntheValueDialtoselecttheMetronome

Volumerange(0-127).

To Set the Tempo:

1. Pressthe[FUNCTION]button.

2. TurntheValueDialtoselectTempoeditmenu.

Thedisplaywillshow“Tempo”.

3. PresstheFunctionbuttonagaintoenterthe

parametereditmenu.TheFUNCindicatorwill

blinktoindicatethevalueiseditable.

4. TurntheValueDialtoselectTempo.(20-280)

Transpose Function

Thisfunctionwilltransposethepianokeyboardby

upto+12or-12semitones.

To transpose the keyboard:

1. Pressandholdthe[TRANSPOSE]button.The

displaywillshowthecurrentTransposesettingin

thelowerright-handcornerofthedisplay.

2. WhiletheTransposeindicatorison,youcan

turntheValueDialtoselecttheTranspose

range(+12or-12semitones),orplayanykey

withintheoctavesaboveorbelowmiddleCto

automaticallyjumptothatinterval.

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Octave

Thisfunctionwilltransposethepianokeyboardup

ordownbyuptotwooctaves.

TherearetwokindsofOctaves.Oneisforfull

keyboardoctavetheotherisforsplitmode(left

hand)octave.

To Transpose the Full Keyboard:

1. Pressandholdthe[OCTAVE]button.Thedisplay

willshowthecurrentfullkeyboardOctavesetting

inthelowerright-handcornerofthedisplay.

2. WhiletheOctavescreenisonyoucanturnthe

ValueDialtoselecttheOctave.(+2or-2)

Wheninsplitmode,theregularOctavebutton

functionwillonlyadjustthemain(righthand)

octave.

To Change the Split (left hand) Octave:

1. Pressthe[FUNCTION]button.

2. TurntheValueDialtoselectSplitOctaveedit

menu.Thedisplaywillshow“SplitOctave”.

3. PresstheFunctionbuttonagaintoenterthe

parametereditmenu.TheFUNCindicatorwill

blinktoindicatethevalueiseditable.

4. TurntheValueDialtoselectSplitOctave.

(+2or-2)

Piano Reset

Ifyouwanttoquicklyresetthekeyboardtothe

defaulttransposition,Octaverangesandeects,

youcandosobypressingtheTransposeand

Octavebuttonssimultaneously.

LAYER MODE

To Layer Two Sounds:

1. SelectyourmainvoiceusingtheVoiceSelect

buttonorValueDial.

2. PressanytwoVoiceSelectbuttons

simultaneouslytoactivatelayermode.TheLayer

indicatorinthebottomleft-handcornerofthe

screenwillashtoindicatethatyouareediting

thelayervoice.

3. ChooseyourlayeredvoiceusingtheVoiceSelect

buttonsorValueDial.

4. Wait5secondsfortheLayerindicatortostop

ashing,andtheDisplaywillswitchbackto

showingyourmainvoice.TheLayerindicator

willstayfullylittoindicatethatyourlayerisstill

active.Youmaychooseanewmainvoiceatany

timewhilelayermodeisactive.

PressanytwoVoiceSelectbuttonssimultaneously

againtodeactivatelayermode.Followsteps1-4to

chooseanewlayeredsound.

To Change the Layer Volume Level:

1. Pressthe[FUNCTION]button.

2. TurntheValueDialtoselecttheLayerVolume

Leveleditmenu,thedisplaywillshow“Layer

Volume”.

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3. PresstheFunctionbuttonagaintoenter

parametereditmenu.TheFUNCIndicatorwill

blinktoindicatethevalueiseditable.

4. TurntheValueDialtoselectthelevelofthelayer

volume.(0-127)

SPLIT MODE

SplitModeallowsthekeyboardtobedividedinto

twosectionssothatdierentvoicesmaybeplayed

withtheleftandrighthands.TheSplitPoint(the

highestnoteplayedwiththelefthand),SplitVoice,

andVoiceVolumesmaybechangedasdesired.

To Enter Split Mode:

Pressthe[SPLIT]button.TheSplitindicatorand

currentsplitpointwilllightupinthelowerleft-hand

corneroftheDisplay.

TheSplitsettingswilldefaulttotheAcousticBass

andthelastSplitPointused.

To Change the Split Point:

HoldtheSplitbuttonandthenpressakeyonthe

keyboardtodeterminethenewsplitpoint.

Thesplitpointcanalsobechangedwithinthe

FunctionMode.

1. Pressthe[FUNCTION]button.

2. TurntheValueDialtoselectthesplitpointedit

menu,thedisplaywillshow“SplitPoint”.

3. PresstheFunctionbuttonagaintoenterthe

parametereditmenu.TheFUNCIndicatorwill

blinktoindicatethatthenumberiseditable.

4. TurntheValueDialtoselectthesplitpoint.(C-0

toC-7)

To Change the Main (Right Hand) Voice:

ThemainvoicecanbeselectedbyusingtheVoice

ButtonsorValueDial,inthesamewayasduring

normaloperation.

To Change the Split (Left Hand) Voice:

PressandholdtheSplitbuttonfor2seconds.The

Splitbuttonwillashtoindicatethatyouarenow

editingthesplitvoice,whichcanbeselectedusing

theVoicebuttonsorValueDial.

To Change the Split (Left Hand) Voice Volume:

1. Pressthe[FUNCTION]button.

2. TurntheValueDialtoselecttheSplitVolume

Leveleditmenu,thedisplaywillshow“Split

Volume”.

3. PresstheFunctionbuttonagaintoenterthe

parametereditmenu.TheFUNCIndicatorwill

blinktoindicatethevalueiseditable.

4. TurntheValueDialtoselectthelevelofthesplit

volume.(0-127)

To Change the Split (Left Hand) Octave:

Wheninsplitmode,theregularOctavebutton

functionwillonlyadjustthemain(righthand)

octave.

1. Pressthe[FUNCTION]button.

2. TurntheValueDialtoselectSplitOctaveedit

menu.Thedisplaywillshow“SplitOctave”.

3. Pressthe[FUNCTION]buttonagaintoenterthe

parametereditmenu.TheFUNCindicatorwill

blinktoindicatethevalueiseditable.

4. TurntheValueDialtoselectSplitOctave.

(+2or-2)

To Turn O Split Mode:

PresstheSplitbutton.TheSplitLEDwillturnoas

wellastheSplitIndicatorontheDisplay,andthe

currentlyselectedsplitvoice.

Duet Mode

InDuetMode,thekeyboardissplitintotwo

sections.TheleftsectionsbecomeA0-C3,andthe

rightsectionbecomeC#3-C7.Thevoiceofthetwo

sectionsisthesame.

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Inthismode,therightpedalbecomesthesustain

pedalfortherightsectionofthekeyboardandtheleft

pedalbecomesthesustainpedalfortheleftsection

ofthekeyboard.Themiddlepedalisdisabled.This

modeisidealforteacher/studentpractices.

WhentheDuetButtonispressed,thebutton’s

LEDwilllightuptoshowthattheDUETmodeis

engaged.UsetheVoicebuttonsortheValueDialto

selectthevoice.

PresstheDUETbuttonagaintoexittheduet

keyboardmode.TheDuetLEDwillturno.

RECORDING

Recording Your Own Song

TheOvertureIIIallowstheusertorecordtheirown

songonuptotwotracks.Whenatrackisrecorded,

therecordingwillberetaineduntilyoueitherdelete

therecording,overwritethetrackwithanew

recording,orresettheOvertureIIIbacktofactory

settings.

1. Pressthe[TRACK]Buttonandselectwhichtrack

youwanttorecordtousingtheValueDial.

2. Pressthe[PLAY]and[TRACK]buttonstogether

tobeginrecording.Bothbuttonswillashto

indicatethatthetrackisreadytorecord,andthe

displaywillshow“InternalSongRecordTk1”

(or2).Oneyoustartplaying,thePlayandTrack

buttonLEDswillstopashingandremainonto

indicatethattherecordingisinprogress.

3. PressthePlayandTrackbuttonstogetheragain,

orjustthePlaybuttontostoptherecorder.

Then,pressPlaytohearyoursong.

4. Repeatthestepsabovetorecordtothe

othertrack.

DEMO SONGS

TheOvertureIIIcomeswith14demosongsto

demonstratesomeofthevarioussoundsthatare

includedinthepiano.Seepage43foralistofdemo

songs.

To Play A Demo Song:

Pressthe[DEMO]buttontobeginplayingademo

song,andpresstheDemobuttonagaintostopthe

demo.UsetheValueKnobtoselectanothersong.

Seelistofdemosongsbelow.

Changing the Voice Volume Level

Whileademosongisactive,thekeyboardmaybe

playedalongsidetherecording.Tochangethevoice

volumeinrelationtothedemo,followthesteps

below.

1. Pressthe[FUNCTION]button.

2. TurntheValueDialtoselectVoiceVolumeLevel

editmenu,thedisplaywillshow“MainVolume”.

3. PresstheFunctionbuttonagaintoenterthe

parametereditmenu.TheFUNCIndicatorwill

blinktoindicatethatthenumberiseditable.

4. TurntheValueDialtoselectthelevelofthevoice

volume.(0-127)

TUNING

To Change Global Tuning:

1. Pressthe[FUNCTION]button.

2. TurntheValueDialtoselecttheTuneeditmenu.

Thedisplaywillshow“MasterTune”.

3. PresstheFunctionbuttonagaintoenterthe

parametereditmenu.TheFUNCIndicatorwill

blinktoindicatethevalueiseditable.

4. TurntheValueDialtoselecttheTuning.

(415Hzto466Hz)

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EFFECTS

TheReverbandChoruseectsmaybeappliedto

eachvoiceindividuallyandwillberetainedeven

whenthepoweristurnedo.

Toapplyeithereect,presseitherbutton.The

buttonwilllightandtheeectwillbeheardwhen

thepianoisplayed.Toturnotheeectpressthe

buttonofthedesiredeectagainandtheLEDlight

willgoo.

ReverbandChorussettingsaresetperInstrument

andwillberetainedevenwhenthepoweris

turnedo.

Reverb

To Change the Reverb Type:

1. Pressthe[FUNCTION]button.

2. TurntheValueDialtoselectReverbTypeedit

menu,thedisplaywillshow“ReverbType”.

3. PresstheFunctionbuttonagaintoenterthe

parametereditmenu.TheFUNCIndicatorwill

blinktoindicatethevalueiseditable.

4. TurntheValueDialtoselecttheReverbtype.

Thedierentreverbtypesareasfollows:

# Type Name # Type Name

1MedRoom 5 LongHall

2Ambience 6MedHall

3BrightHall 7 LongPlate

4 GiantHall 8PercPlate

To Change Reverb Depth:

1. Pressthe[FUNCTION]button.

2. TurntheValueDialtoselecttheReverbdepth

editmenu.Thedisplaywillshow“ReverbLevel”.

3. PresstheFunctionbuttonagaintoenterthe

parametereditmenu.TheFUNCIndicatorwill

blinktoindicatethevalueiseditable.

4. SelecttheReverbLevelrange.(0-127)

Chorus

Choruseectsaddshimmeringmovementtoa

voice.Thesettingcanbesubtletoextreme.

To Change Chorus Type:

1. Pressthe[FUNCTION]button.

2. TurntheValueDialtoselecttheChorusTypeedit

menu.Thedisplaywillshow“ChorusType”.

3. PresstheFunctionbuttonagaintoenterthe

parametereditmenu.TheFUNCIndicatorwill

blinktoindicatethevalueiseditable.

4. TurntheValueDialtoselectaChorusType.

(OFFandchoices1to8)

Chorus Type List

# Type Name

1Stereo

2SlowDeep

3SlowFlange

4 LiquidFlange

5 BigPad

6StudioFlange

7 Chorale

To Change Chorus Depth:

1. Pressthe[FUNCTION]button.

2. TurntheValueDialtoselecttheChorusdepth

editmenu.Thedisplaywillshow“ChorusLevel”.

3. PresstheFunctionbuttonagaintoenterthe

parametereditmenu.TheFUNCIndicatorwill

blinktoindicatethevalueiseditable.

4. Selectthedepthrange.(0-127)

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MOD FX

Modulationeectsaredesignedtoaddunique

playablesoundeectstovoices.

Inadditiontothesounds,theOvertureIIIhasanew

eectssectionthatwillallowuserstohavemore

controlovertheirsoundscalledModFX.Thesenew

eectswillbeinsertedintotheaudiopathwayofthe

soundtothemixerandwillbepresetintotheVoice.

Whenyouswitchonthespecicvoice,apreset

eectwillbeassociatedwiththesound.Youcan

thenselectwhethertheeectshouldbeturnedo

ormodied.

ToturnontheModFXfunctionforaninstrument,

presstheModFxbutton.Theeectwillbecome

activeandtheModFxLEDwilllight.

ToturnotheModFx,pressthebuttonagain.The

LEDonthebuttonwillturno.

To Change ModFX Type:

1. Pressthe[FUNCTION]button.

2. TurntheValueDialtoselecttheModFXType

editmenu.Thedisplaywillshow“ModFXType”.

3. PresstheFunctionbuttonagaintoenterthe

parametereditmenu.TheFUNCIndicatorwill

blinktoindicatethevalueiseditable.

4. TurntheValueDialtoselectaModFXType.

(OFFandchoices1to11)

The ModFX Are:

# ModFX Type

1FastStereoTremolo

2SlowStereoTremolo

3SlowPhaser

4 SlowMonoTremolo

5 SlowVibrato

6VibPhase

7 AshesVibrato

8SlowChorus

# ModFX Type

9FastMonoTremolo

10 MedVibrato

11 Rotary

Rotary

TheOvertureIIIincludesarotaryeect,whichis

designedfororganvoices.Toselectthespeedof

therotary,pressthesustainpedalwithyourfoot.

Holdingdownthepedalwillspeeduptherotary

voicetoatremolo.Whenthepedalisreleased,the

speedofthetremolowillslowdowntoachoral

setting.

Rotary Speed Mode

Asadefault,theRotarySpeedmodeisassignedto

“Pedal”.ThismodeallowsyoutochangetheRotary

Speedbyusingafootpedal.Notethatthesustain

willnotholdthesoundwhenyourhandsareothe

keysinthismode.

In“Slow”mode,thespeedisassignedtobeslow.

Thesustainpedalwillworktosustainthesound.

In“Fast”mode,thespeedisassignedtobefast.

Thesustainpedalwillworktosustainthesound.

To Change The Rotary Speed Settings In

Function Mode:

1. Pressthe[FUNCTION]button.

2. WithaRotaryeectselectedastheactive

ModFXType,TurntheValueDialtoselectthe

ModFXSpeedModeeditmenu,thedisplaywill

show“ModFXSpeed”.

3. PresstheFunctionbuttonagaintoenterthe

parametereditmenu.TheFUNCIndicatorwill

blinktoindicatethevalueiseditable.

4. TurntheValueDialtoselecttheSpeed:“Pedal”,

”Slow”,or”Fast”.

Vibrato / Tremolo

TheOvertureIIIalsoincludesVibratoandTremolo

eects,whichcanbeadjustedtotheuser’sliking.

To Change the ModFX Depth:

1. Pressthe[FUNCTION]button.

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2. TurntheValueDialtoselecttheModFXdepth

editmenu,thedisplaywillshow“ModFXDepth”.

3. PresstheFunctionbuttonagaintoenterthe

parametereditmenu.TheFUNCIndicatorwill

blinktoindicatethevalueiseditable.

4. TurntheValueDialtoselecttheModFXDepth.

(0-127)

To Change ModFX Speed:

1. Pressthe[FUNCTION]button.

2. WithaVibratoorTremoloeectselectedasthe

activeModFXType,turntheValueDialtoselect

theModFXSpeededitmenu,thedisplaywill

show“ModFXSpeed”.

3. PresstheFunctionbuttonagaintoenterthe

parametereditmenu.TheFUNCIndicatorwill

blinktoindicatethevalueiseditable.

4. TurntheValueDialtoselecttheModFXSpeed.

(0-127)

EQ Level Settings

1. Pressthe[FUNCTION]button.

2. TurntheValueDialtoselecteitherthetheEQ

BassorEQTrebleeditmenu.Thedisplaywill

show“EQBass”or“EQTreble”.

3. PresstheFunctionbuttonagaintoenterthe

parametereditmenu.TheFUNCIndicatorwill

blinktoindicatethevalueiseditable.

4. TurntheValueDialtoselecttheEQLevelforyour

chosenfrequencies.(-6dBto+6dB)

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FUNCTIONS

Auto Power O / Power Saving Mode

TheOvertureIIIhasaPowersavingfunctionthat

willshutothePianoafter20-60minutesofnon-

use.ThedefaultsettingisO,howeverifyound

youwantthisfunctiontoworkusethestepsbelow.

1. Pressthe[FUNCTION]button.

2. TurntheValueDialtoselecttheAutoPoweredit

menu.Thedisplaywillshow“AutoPower”.

3. PresstheFunctionbuttonagaintoenterthe

parametereditmenu.TheFUNCIndicatorwill

blinktoindicatethevalueiseditable.

4. TurntheValueDialtoOFFifyoudonotwantto

usethisfeature.Otherwise,selectbetween20–

60minutesusingtheValueDialtodeterminehow

manyminutesofnon-usewillcausethepianoto

automaticallyshuto.

Factory Reset

PerformingaFactoryResetwillclearallmemory

andrestoreallfunctionstofactorydefaults.

1. TurnthePowerO.

2. Pressandholdthetransposeandoctave

buttons.

3. TurnthePoweron.Ifthedisplayshows

“RESETTING!”,theactionissuccessful.

Touch Sensitivity

Youcanchangethewaythekeyboardreacts

toyourplayingbyadjustingtheVelocitycurve

settings.

1. Pressthe[FUNCTION]button.

2. TurntheValueDialtoselecttheVelocityCurve

editmenu,thedisplaywillshow“VelCurve”.

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