Document Outline

• USING THE UNIT SAFELY
• Important Notes
• Introduction
  • How To Use This Manual
    • Conventions Used in This Manual
• Contents
• Before You Begin Playing
  • Setting Up for Performing
    • Attaching the Music Rest
    • Using the Music Holders
    • Connecting the Pedal Cord
    • Connecting the Power Cord
    • Opening and Closing the Lid
  • Turning the Power On/Off
    • Adjusting the Volume of the Sound
  • Connecting Headphones
    • Using the Headphone Hook
  • Adjusting the Contrast of the Screen
  • Using USB Memory/Floppy Disk
    • Connecting USB Memory
    • Installing the Floppy Disk Drive
  • Using CD
    • Connecting a CD Drive
• Panel Descriptions
• Basic Operation and the Main Screen
  • Basic Operation
  • Basic Screen
    • Notation Screen
    • List Screen
    • Detailed Settings Screen
    • Messages
  • About the Pedals
• Try Out the HPi-6S’s Lesson Functions!
  • Playing in a Wonderland of Sound
  • Learning the Basics of Reading Music (DoReMi Course)
    • DoReMi (Pitch Training)
    • Note and Rest (Rhythm)
    • Fingering Number
    • Thumb Under
  • Splitting the Keyboard Into Two Sections for Four-Hand Performances (Twin Piano)
    • Taking a Lesson While Playing a Two-Person Game (Twin Piano Game)
    • Changing the Way in Which the Sound is Heard (Twin Piano Mode)
  • Playing Songs Using the Lesson Functions (Visual Lesson)
    • Practicing with Internal Songs and Songs on USB Memory
• Listening to the Songs
  • Listening to the Internal Songs
    • Playing Songs Consecutively (All Song Play)
  • Listening to Music Files or a Song that was Saved on USB Memory
  • Registering the Songs You Like (Favorites)
    • Removing Songs from Favorites
  • Playing a Music CD or Audio File
    • Adjusting the Volume of an Audio File or Music CD
    • Reducing the Playback Volume of Sounds in the Center (Center Cancel)
• Adding Variety to Your Performances
  • Playing the Keyboard Like a Piano (One Touch Piano)
  • Performing with a Variety of Tones
  • Playing Percussion Instruments or Sound Effects
  • Adjusting the Keyboard Touch (Key Touch)
  • Applying Effects to the Sound
    • Adding Reverberation to the Sound (Reverb)
    • Adding Richness to the Sound (Chorus)
    • Adjusting the Brightness of the Sound (Brilliance)
    • Adding Liveliness to the Sound (Dynamics Sound Control)
  • Playing Two Sounds Layered Together (Dual)
  • Playing Different Sounds in the Right and Left Hand (Split)
• Practicing
  • Playing Along with Songs
    • Lowering the Volume of a Part You’re Learning (Melody Guide)
  • Changing the Volume Balance of the Accompaniment and Keyboard (Balance)
  • Adjusting the Tempo
    • Playing Back at a Fixed Tempo (Tempo Mute)
  • Using the Metronome
  • Adding a Count to Assist Your Timing
  • Assigning Markers to a Song for Repeated Practice
    • Assigning a Marker in the Middle of a Measure (Resolution)
  • Changing the Key of the Keyboard or Song Playback (Transpose)
• Recording Your Performance
  • Recording a New Song
  • Saving Recorded Performances to the Favorites
  • Recording Along with a Song
  • Re-recording
  • Erasing a Recorded Song
    • Erasing the Performance on Specific Tracks
  • Recording Songs Starting with Pickups
  • Multitrack Recording on Five Tracks
• Saving the Performance
  • Using External Memory
    • Connecting an USB Memory
    • Rotating the External Memory Connector Holder
  • Formatting Media (Format)
  • Saving Songs
  • Deleting Saved Songs
  • Copying Songs on USB Memory to Favorites
    • Copying Songs Saved in Favorites to USB memory
• Convenient Functions
  • Functions that Can be Selected Using the [Menu/Lesson] Button
    • Making the Settings
  • Changing the Key of the Keyboard or Song Playback (Transpose)
  • Adjusting the Piano Sounds (Piano Designer)
    • Opening/Closing the Piano Lid (Lid)
    • Changing How Rapidly Sounds Are Expressed According to the Force Used to Play the Keys (Hammer Re...
    • Setting the Tuning Curve (Stretch Tuning)
    • Adjusting Resonance when the Damper Pedal is Depressed (Damper Resonance)
    • Adjusting the Resonant Sounds when the Keys are Pressed (String Resonance)
    • Playing Sounds When the Keys Are Released (Key Off Resonance)
    • Adjusting the Keyboard Touch (Key Touch)
    • Listening to a Piano Designer demo
  • Setting the Reference Pitch and Temperament (Tuning)
    • Tuning to Other Instruments’ Pitches (Master Tuning)
    • Changing the Tuning (Temperament)
    • Setting the Tonic (Key)
  • Adjusting the Depth of the Effects (Effect)
  • Changing the Brightness of the Sound/Making the Sound Expressive (Adjusting the sound)
  • Giving the Sound More Spatial Depth (3D Sound Control)
    • Adjusting the Depth of the Sound (Depth)
    • Changing How Grand Space is Applied (3D Mode)
  • Adjusting the Volume of an Audio File (Audio Volume)
  • Changing the Pedal Functions (Pedal)
  • Changing the Language Displayed in the Screen (Language)
  • Selecting Images to be Shown on the Displays (User Image Display)
    • To Delete a Saved Image
  • Playing the Demos
  • Setting the Demo (Auto Demo)
  • Changing the Parts Assigned to the Track Buttons During SMF Playback (Track Assign)
  • Recording and Playing Back Performances of Specific Instruments (16 Track)
  • Changing the Tone Settings When Playing Back Songs (Play Mode)
  • Displaying the Lyrics (Lyrics)
  • Switching VIMA TUNES Recommended Tones (Recommended Tone)
  • Adjusting the Volume (Master Gain)
  • Formatting the User Memory (Initialize User Memory)
  • Remembering the Settings Even when the Power is Turned Off (Memory Backup)
  • Restoring the Original Default Settings (Factory Reset)
  • Using the V-LINK Function
  • Disabling the Buttons (Panel Lock)
  • Changing the Notation Screen Settings
  • Editing Songs (Song Edit)
    • Undoing Edits (Undo)
    • Copying Measures (Copy)
    • Correcting Timing Discrepancies (Quantize)
    • Deleting Measures (Delete)
    • Inserting Blank Measures (Insert)
    • Transposing Individual Parts (Transpose)
    • Making Measures Blank (Erase)
    • Exchanging Parts (Part Exchange)
    • Correcting Notes One by One (Note Edit)
    • Modifying the Tone Changes in a Song (PC Edit)
  • Saving the Notation Data in BMP Format
• Connecting to Other Devices
  • Connecting to Audio Equipment
    • Connecting Speakers to the HPi-6S and Outputting Sounds
    • Playing Sounds from Audio Equipment Through the HPi-6S
  • Connecting to MIDI Devices
    • Playing the HPi-6S with a MIDI Sequencer/ Recording the HPi-6S’s Performance Data to a MIDI Seque...
    • Producing Sounds from a MIDI Sound Module by Playing the HPi-6S
  • Making MIDI-Related Settings
    • Selecting the Transmit Channel (Transmit Channel)
    • Disconnecting the Internal Sound Generator and Keyboard (Local Control)
    • Sending Recorded Performance Data to a MIDI Device (Composer Out)
    • Sending Tone Change Messages (Program Change/Bank Select MSB/Bank Select LSB)
  • Connecting a Computer
  • Making the Settings for the USB Driver
• Troubleshooting
• Error Message
• Tone List
• Drum/SFX Set List
• Internal Song List
  • Songs for Visual Lesson
    • Beginner’s Course
    • Repertoire Course
    • Challenge Course
• Music Files That the HPi-6S Can Use
  • The HPi-6S Allows You To Use the Following Music Files
  • About the HPi-6S Sound Generator
  • MIDI Implementation Chart
• Main Specifications
• Index