Behringer EG2080-RW/BK Bedienungsanleitung

Version 1.1 August 2006 User’s manual K1800FX EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK[...]

2 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK This symbol, wherever it appears, alerts you to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage inside the enclosure—voltage that may be sufficient to constitute a risk of shock. This symbol, wherever it appears, alerts you to important operating and maintenance instructions in the accompanying literature. Please read the [...]

3 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK EG2080- EG2080- EG2080- EG2080- EG2080- RW/BK RW/BK RW/BK RW/BK RW/BK EUROGRAND The Sound, Touch and Elegance of an Acoustic Grand Piano — The Cutting-Edge Performance of a Digital Piano V The ultimate piano for homes, music schools, houses of worship, etc. No traditional tuning or maintenance needed V Elegant wood grain[...]

4 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK FOREWORD Dear Customer, Welcome to the team of EUROGRAND users and thank you very much for expressing your confidence in BEHRINGER products by purchasing this digital piano. It is one of my most pleasant tasks to write this letter to you, because it is the culmination of many months of hard work delivered by our engineerin[...]

5 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 . INTRODUCTION ......................................................... 6 1.1 Before you get started ................................................. 6 1.1.1 Shipment ...... ...... .... ............................................ 6 1.1.2 Initial operation .............................................[...]

6 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK 1. INTRODUCTION Congratulations! With the EG2080 you have purchased a master- class digital piano which is on a par with its acoustic counterpart in terms of sound and feel. The keyboard features 88 weighted keys with hammer action, in combination with the RSM stereo sound generator this gives you an unparalleled playing e[...]

7 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK 7 ) Secure the playing console to the metal brackets on the side panels from below using the four S4 screws. S3 S2 S1 S1 S2 S4 Fig. 2.2: Assembling the EG2080 This section describes how to assemble the piano step by step. 1 ) Put the two side panels  +  on the floor and use the four S1 screws to screw the pedal un[...]

8 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK 8 ) Insert the plug of the pedal unit into the PEDALS connector on the underside of the playing console. 9) Keep turning the supporting screw underneath the pedal unit until it rests firmly on the floor without pushing the pedal unit upwards.  Correct positioning is necessary to avoid damage to the pedal unit. 10)Use tw[...]

9 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK 4) Press the START/STOP button again to stop playback. 5 ) Repeat steps 2 to 4 to play back other pieces.  Press the DEMO button again to quit DEMO mode.  A list of all the music pieces can be found in chapter 10.3.  The music sequencer (see chapter 6.5) must not be set to playback or record-ready mode when you sw[...]

10 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK 4. CONTROL ELEMENTS AND CONNECTIONS 4.1 Control panel Fig. 4.1: Control elements of the EG2080 The control elements of the EG2080 are described below. To give you a clear overview of the control panel, its elements have been grouped in separate sections. MAIN VOLUME : Is used to adjust the volume of the built- in loudspea[...]

11 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK EFFECT : Is used to select one of four modulation effects (CHORUS, FLANGER, TREMOLO, DELAY) for the selected sound. An LED shows which effect is currently active. If no LED lights up, no modulation effect is active. VELOCITY : Is used to set the key velocity to SOFT, MEDIUM or HARD. An LED shows which setting is currently[...]

12 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK 5. BASIC OPERATION The following chapters describe some further basic functions which you can use in addition to those already explained. 5.1 Using two sounds (layer mode) Instead of a single sound you can also play two sounds simultaneously on the EG2080. These sounds are layered and can be played together over the entir[...]

13 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK 2 ) Keep the EFFECT button pressed while adjusting the original vs. effect signal ratio in the VALUE/SONG section using the -/NO and +/YES buttons. + The display reads: 0 x 20 : Effect intensity ( 0 =no effect, 20 =maximum effect) 3 ) If you want to restore the default settings, keep the EFFECT button pressed, then press [...]

14 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK 6. ADVANCED OPERATION The following chapters provide information on advanced operating functions of the EG2080. 6.1 Using EDIT mode Many advanced operating functions of the EG2080 are available in EDIT mode. The following sections describe how to adjust these functions in EDIT mode.  Whenever you are prompted to enter [...]

15 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK  Please note the order of voices used in the sound combination selected, in order to understand which settings apply to which voice in the examples below.  A layer combination consisting of two sounds must be set up before you can adjust the following functions (see chapter 5.1). 6.3.1 Volume ratio Use this function[...]

16 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK The display reads: 04: No stressed beats (default setting) 24, 34, 44, 54, 64, 74 : quarter meter (e. g. 2/4) 38, 68, 78, 98, 128: eighth-note meter (e. g. 3/8) 6.4.1 Metronome volume Use this function to adjust the metronome volume.  Please enter EDIT mode (see chapter 6.1) and select the following function. Function:[...]

17 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK  Recording mode will thus be canceled automatically. 8 ) Repeat the whole procedure to record a second track. This time, however, select TRACK 2 instead of TRACK 1 in step #3.  TIP: If the right-hand part of a music piece you want to practice has been recorded on track 2 and the left-hand part on track 1 (for exampl[...]

18 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK  You can only activate those tracks for playback which actually contain note information. 2) If you want to have a metronome-backed playback, press the METRONOME button to switch on the metronome. 3 ) Press the SELECT button in the TEMPO/EDIT MODE section until the TEMPO LED lights up, then use the two ef buttons to ad[...]

19 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK Function: E6 Value: 0 x 20 Description: 1 x 20 : Volume of muted track (default setting: 5 ) 0 : Muted tracks are not audible 6.5.6 Editing the music sequencer settings The following paragraphs explain how to edit the playback settings of recordings made with the music sequencer. The following settings can be edited separ[...]

20 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK 6.6.1 Key velocity This parameter determines the volume of the sounds with reference to the key velocity applied, i.e. you can set here how hard you have to strike a key to achieve maximum volume. The following section describes how to change the key velocity. 1 ) Press the VELOCITY button to select one of the following s[...]

21 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK This tuning can only be used for music that strictly follows a classical cadence comprising tonic, dominant and subdominant. V Pythagorean tuning The Pythagorean tuning is based on perfect fifths. As a consequence, all thirds are impure. This tuning was used for early music up to the late Middle Ages. The homophonic or tw[...]

22 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK Function: E8.4 Value: On, Off Description: Off : Save function for soft pedal settings is disabled (default setting) On : Save function for soft pedal settings is enabled 6.6.6 Restoring the factory default settings Use the following procedure to recall the factory default settings.  ATTENTION: All saved parameters as [...]

23 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK You can also use the outputs to connect recording equipment (e.g. computer, cassette recorder, MD recorder). Unlike the built- in music sequencer, recording on external audio equipment gives you the advantage that you can play back your music completely independently of the EG2080. For example, you can give your friends a[...]

24 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK Fig. 7.4: MIDI set-up including a sequnencer and external sound module 1 ) Connect the MIDI OUT jack of the EG2080 to the MIDI IN jack of a MIDI sound card. 2 ) Connect the MIDI IN jack of the EG2080 to the MIDI OUT jack of the sound card. 3 ) Connect the MIDI IN jack of the sound module to the MIDI THRU jack of the EG208[...]

25 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK V Accept/ignore MIDI controller information Use this function to determine how the EG2080 responds to MIDI controller data. MIDI uses a variety of controller informaiton to control sound changes (e.g. pedal status, volume, effect intensity). Function: E7.5 Value: On, Off Description: On : Controller data are sent and rece[...]

26 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK 8. TROUBLESHOOTING 8. TROUBLESHOOTING[...]

27 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK 9. SPECIFICATIONS KEYBOARD 88 weighted keys with hammer action (A-1 to C7) SOUND GENERA TION RSM (Real Sound Memory) stereo sampling, 32 MB ROM POL YPHONY 64 notes max. SOUNDS 14 EFFECTS Room effects 4 types (ROOM, HALL 1, HALL 2, ST AGE) Modulation effects 4 types (CHORUS, FLANGER, TREMOLO, DELA Y) SEQUENCER T yp e 2-tra[...]

28 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK 10. APPENDIX 10.1 Cables Below you will find an overview of all cables you need to connect your digital piano. The cables are not supplied with the piano. Depending on the intended use, adapter cables will be necessary to interface the various connectors. You can use adapter cables or plugs (e.g. 1/4" to cinch). Cabl[...]

29 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK 10.2 Presets on the EG2080 10. APPENDIX[...]

30 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK 10.3 List of demo music pieces included No. Piece Composer 1 Invention no. 1, C major, BW V 772 Johann Sebastia n B ach 2 Piano sonata no. 16, 1st movem ent, C major, KV 545 W olfgang Amadeus Mozart 3 Piano sonata, o p. 13, no. 8 " Pathétiq ue", 2n d mvt., A flat m aj or Ludwi g v an Beet ho ven 4 Piano sonata,[...]

31 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK 10.4 EDIT parameters Category Ab breviated n ame Description Function Values Default set ting Tuning Fi ne tu ning Gener al f ine tu ning in 1/ 5-Hz s tep s E1 427 - 453 440 Tuning T uni ng Selec t ion o f tem p eram e nt (s cale ) E2.1 1 x 7 1 (equ al tem per ) Basic n ote Sele ction of b asic note of tem per am e nt E2.[...]

32 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK 10.5 MIDI implementation chart Transmitted Recognize d Remarks Basic Channel Default Changed 1 1 - 16 1 1 - 16 Mode Default Messages Altered 3 X X 1 X X Poly m ode onl y Note Num ber True Voice 9-120, v=1-127 X 0-127, v=1-127 0-127 Velocity No te ON Note O FF O X O X After Tou ch Key s Channels X X X X Pitc h B end X X Co[...]

33 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK 10.6 Blank note sheet 10. APPENDIX[...]

34 EUROGRAND EG2080- RW/BK T echnical specifications and appearance subject to change without notice. The information contained herein is correct at the time of printing. The names of companies, institutions or publications pictured or mentioned and their respective logos are registered trademarks of their respective owners. Their use neither const[...]