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manual abstract
The KD165 was designed to turn a your digital piano into a state-of-the-art player piano. OVERVIEW The moment you insert a special CD into the almost invisible controller, or select a song from a floppy disk or the onboard hard drive, your KD165 becomes a player piano. Enjoying piano music at its best is as close as the touch of a button. The easy-to-use remote control gives you the convenience you are accustomed to with your audio devices. Familiar controls like Play, Stop, Preset Volume and Track Select make this sophisticated system as easy to operate as your CD player. The Kohler KD165 captures all the musical expressions of the original performing artist. Then the KD165 goes further, providing dazzling accompaniments by orchestras and bands. Many of the CDs have vocal tracks recorded by noted artists. The expansive CD library from two major player piano company’s library will satisfy your every musical wish. You can also play Standard MIDI files from the floppy drive or the hard drive. The KD165 will “find” the piano part (if any recorded) in the MIDI file and direct it to the Grand Piano sound as well as to the player mechanism to move the keys. The KD165 will read and play the QRS and Piano Disc CD library and any standard MIDI file. 3 GETTING STARTED Controls and Indicators Table 1. Remote control Identification Treble Control Random Play Repeat Bass Control Accompaniment Balance Preset Volume LOW Play Previous Track Pause Stop KOHLER CD CD Player Power ON/OFF Playback Expression Curve Select External Source Select Preset Volume MEDIUM and CONCERT Next Track Global Volume Up Global Volume Down The Kohler KD CD remote controller is an IR (infra red) device. The remote control operates best when you point it directly at the front of the KOHLER CD control unit, or at the external IR sensor. Battery: The remote controller’s battery compartment contains 2 AAA type batteries. 5 IR SENSOR AMI OUT POWER RIGHT OUT LEFT RIGHT OUT LEFT AUX POWER RAIL 1 8 9 10 11 12 2 3 4 5 6 7 KOHLER 6 Table 2. Stationary Controller 1 IR SENSOR External IR sensor connector. 2 ANALOG MIDI OUT Used to send special analog MIDI signal to external device. Note: Function is not available in firmware MIDI processor V59 and under. 3 & 4 LINE OUTPUT RIGHT AND LEFT Used to connect external amplifier and/or powered speakers to the KOHLER CD. 5 & 6 LINE INPUT LEFT AND RIGHT Used to connect an external audio source to the KOHLER CD. 7 POWER RAIL CONNECTOR Used to connect the solenoid engine to the KOHLER CD. 8 ON/OFF BUTTON Used to turn on and off the unit. 9 LED DISPLAY Displays CD track numbers and control functions. 10 IR SENSOR Remote controller sensor. 11 DISC TRAY OPEN BUTTON Used to open the CD Tray. 12 DISC TRAY Used to hold CD to be played. BASIC OPERATION In this section you will find functions that allow you to enjoy your new player pianos features. The Auto Play function is turned on with the KD165’s Power On button. You can also turn the CD player ON and OFF using the remote control or by pressing the power on button on the stationary CD controller. For the convenient operation many functions are accessed from the remote control. The quickest way to start the player piano function is as follows: 1. Insert a player piano CD in to the CD drive 2. Press the AUTO PLAY button on the KD165s user panel AUTO PLAY The player piano will start playing after a few seconds. This is a user programmable feature. If you’d like to use it, you will need to enable the function. By default (from factory) this function is disabled. How to enable/disable the AUTO PLAY function from the user panel: Press and hold the LOWVOL button for about 5 seconds while aiming to the CD player. The CD Player display shows the new function status; Use the NEXT and PREV buttons to change. KOHLERAS on FOR AUTO START ON AS of FOR AUTO START OFF The Autostart status function remains stored in the memory, so it remains remembered even after the KD165 is turned Off. 7 BASIC OPERATION The AUTO PLAYER function is automatically turned or off on when the POWER ON/OFF button is used. If a CD is already inserted in to the CD drive, you can start the player piano function simply by pressing the AUTO PLAYER button above the PIANO button. PLAYBACK (for convenient operation most player piano functions are operated from the remote) If the system is turned ON while a CD is already in the CD player, the KD CD player will briefly scan the CD and display the total number of song selections. For example if the CD contains 16 selections, the display shows: By pressing PLAY on the remote control KD will play the first track. The displays shows: The flashing dot is indicating playback mode. STOP To stop playback, press the STOP button on the remote control. Display shows St for approximately 3 seconds then the total number of tracks. 16 01. st AUTO PLAY KD CD’s remote provides complete and convenient control over all the functions. However, if for any reason the remote control cannot be u...