There are many features and functions contained on your new Suzuki Mini–Grande Digial Piano. In this Quick Start Guide we will show you some of the more commonly used features, but for complete details on these and all the features and functions of your piano please refer to your Owners Manual.

If you have any questions regarding this piano, please call toll free to Suzuki Support at 800-854-1594.

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Quick Start Guide

Mini–Grande Digital Piano

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Suzuki Musical Instrument CorporationP.O. Box 710459

Santee, California 92072-0459800-854-1594

www.suzukimusic.com

Copyright Suzuki Musical Instrument Corporation

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Playing The Demo SongsTheSuzuki Mini–Grande Digial Piano features various different demonstration songs that showcase the rich, authentic sampled voices and the acoustic realism of the piano’s sound delivery system. The LCD display will show the song name. All the songs will play back repeatedly until the demonstration is stopped.

There are also over 50 songs in the musical Lesson section that can also be played back as Demonstration Songs. Please see the Lesson section of the Owners Manual for more information.

To Play All The Demo Songs1. Press the DEMO button, it’s LED indicator will turn on. The first demo song will

playback instantly and the LCD Display will show screen listed below:

DEMO

Bossa Nueva

The Demonstration Songs will continue to play sequentially until the STOP / START Button is pressed or Demo Button is pressed again.

To Select A Specific Demo Song To Play2. If the Demo Button is not engaged press the DEMO button twice to access the

Demo Song Select menu.

Demo Song Select

Bossa Nueva

Vibra Jazz

Mozart Piano

String Riot

3. Use the SCREEN RIGHT or SCREEN LEFT buttons to access different pages within the Demo Song Select menu. Then use the CURSOR buttons to move the highlighted area to the song you wish to hear.

Demo Song Select

Samba Time

Spanish Vibe

Bach F minor

Symphonic

4. Press the Enter button to confirm your selected song and it will begin to play right away.

Press the Start / Stop Button to end the playing of the Demo Song.

To Exit the Demo Mode press the Demo Button so that its LED indicator turns off.

DEMO

DEMO

CURSER

LEFT RIGHT

SCREEN

ENTER

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Play Songs From The Included SD CardWe have enclosed a demonstration SD Card to play on your Suzuki Piano for your enjoyment. The SD Card Reader is located on the right portion of the control panel.

METRONOMEMEMORY CARD

SONGMIDI

CARD

Play All Songs On The SD Card1. Insert the supplied Demonstration SD Card into the SD Card Reader. You will feel

a click when the card is properly inserted. Press the Card button located on the far right of the control panel to activate the Card Menu screen. It’s LED indicator will turn on.

2. The Card Menu will appear on the LCD screen as shown below. Use the Cursor Buttons to Highlight the “Play Card” Function and then press the Enter Button that is located under the LCD Screen.

CARD MENU

Load Song

Save Song

Utility

Play Card

The Piano will begin to play the first song on the card after loading it into memory. Each song on the disk will play sequentially.

If you selected one of the Karaoke Song Files to play you will need to press the Screen Right Button, of the Screen Left / Screen Right Button Group that are located directly to the right of the LCD Screen, to see the Karaoke lyrics on the display screen.

CARD

CURSER

ENTER

LEFT RIGHT

SCREEN

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Play A Selected Song From The Included SD CardTo select a specific song to play from the enclosed demonstration SD Card follow the instructions listed below.

1. Insert the SD Card into the SD Card Reader. You will feel a click when the disk is properly inserted.

2. Press the Card button located on the far right of the control panel to activate the Card Menu screen. It’s LED indicator will turn on.

CARD MENU

Load Song

Save Song

Utility

Play Card

3. With the “Load Song” function of the Card Menu Screen Highlighted on the LCD Display press the “Enter” Button (located to the right of the LCD Display).

4. The LCD Display will now show the first four songs on the SD Card. Use the Cursor Buttons to select one of these four selections. To see more song titles from your SD Card, press the Screen Right Button (located directly to the right of the LCD Display) to select the next four songs on the SD Memory Card.

Every time you press the Screen Right or Screen Left Button, four more selections (if available) will be shown on the LCD display.

5. After you have highlighted your song selection using the Cursor Buttons, press the “Enter” Button to engage that song.

6. Press the Start / Stop Button to Listen to your selected song.

Buy Or Download Songs To Playback On Your PianoYou can purchase prerecorded SMF (Standard MIDI File) MIDI File disks of your favorite music and performing artists. One of the many places you can order these disks is from the Suzuki Corporation by visiting us on the web at www.suzukipianos.com/.

However there are also many web sites that offer SMF Music files that can be downloaded from the Internet. Using your computer you can download various types of songs (called MIDI Files) from the Internet for free and save them to your SD Memory Card. The MIDI files you download should be in Standard MIDI File format for proper playback. You can search the web by visiting Google.com and entering SMF MIDI FILES into their search engine.

If you have any further questions call Suzuki Support toll free 800-854-1594.

CARD

ENTER

CURSER

LEFT RIGHT

SCREEN

ENTER

START/STOP

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Display Screen

CONTRASTVALUE

– +LEFT RIGHT

SCREEN

DATA WHEEL

ESCAPE

ENTERCURSER

q y

w e r tThe Main Performance Menu Screen is shown and explained below.

How to select and engage a Menu Item on the LCD Display Screen:1. Use the CURSOR keys to select Function or Feature that you wish to engage. When

this item is selected it will be highlighted.

2. Use the Escape Button to go back to the previous Display Screen. Continue pressing the Escape button to return to the initial Menu Screen.

3. The Left and Right SCREEN buttons will move the Screen Display to additional Menu Screens within the selected Menu. The Left and Right Screen Button LED indicators will be lit if there is additional Screen Menu information available.

4. Use the (+ and –) VALUE buttons to adjust the parameter of the selected Screen Menu item.

5. Use the ENTER button to engage a highlighted selection. You must press the Enter Button to engage your selected Feature or Function.

6. The VALUE or DATA wheel can be used as an alternative to the VALUE buttons.

Main Performance Screen

The sound channel mode.

Auto Accompaniment: When auto accompaniment is engaged, this area shows the chord that is playing. (NC = no chord)

Registration: The current bank (A) and registration number (1).

The current selected tempo.

The currently selected Instrument Voice Number and Name, since this area is highlighted it is selected and available for changes.

The currently selected Style number and name.

UPPER

NC

1 : Big Band

A1 = 100

1 : Grand Piano

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Quick Sele ctionSOUND GROUP

SYNTH FXSYNTHSYNTH LEADFLUTE

ORGAN

SAXOPHONE

GUITAR BASSPIANO VIBES

SOUND FXSTL.DRUMBANJO

VIOLIN STRINGS TRUMPET

Quick Select Sound Group Buttons Shown Above. To select an Instrument Voice for your Piano follow the easy steps shown below:

Quick Select –For all 88 Key voice selections (Upper Mode)

There are 16 voices that can be selected quickly by pressing one of the 16 quick select SOUND GROUP buttons.

1. Select one of the 16 Quick Select Instrument Voice Buttons. The Instrument Voice Button indicator LED will light and the LCD Display Screen will show the selected Instrument Voice number and it’s name will be highlighted.

For the Layer and Lower Sound Mode Sections of the Piano

1. Select the Sound Mode Button LAYER or LOWER, for the Instrument Voice that you want to change. The Button’s LED will turn on and the LCD Display will show the selected Sound Mode and its currently selected instrument voice.

In our example we have selected the Layer Sound Channel Mode

LAYER

NC

1 : Big Band

A1 = 100

1: Grand Piano

2. Select one of the 16 Quick Select Instrument Voice Buttons. The Instrument Voice Button indicator LED will light and the LCD Display Screen will show the selected Instrument Voice number and it’s name will be highlighted.

In our example above we have selected the Saxophone Voice.

LAYER

NC

1 : Big Band

A1 = 100

65: Soprano Sax

UPPER

LAYER

LOWER

SAXOPHONE

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Playing Two Voices SimultaneouslyLAYER (DUAL) VOICE - Layer, or dual, refers to an additional voice that is tone mixed with the already selected Upper (main) instrument voice. The selected layer voice will be heard with the Upper (Main) voice when the layer feature is engaged.

Combining Two Instrument Voices1. Press the LAYER Button, it’s LED indicator will turn on. The LCD Display will appear

as shown below. Now when the piano keys are played you should hear both strings and the previously selected instrument voice.

LAYER

NC

1 : Big Band

A1 = 100

49 : Strings

2. You may select a different Layer instrument voice in the same manner as listed on the previous page. The procedure is shown again below. Press the Sound Group Button twice.

Use the SCREEN RIGHT, SCREEN LEFT buttons to page through the voice groups (or you may simply use the Value Buttons + and - to cycle through the available instrument voices).

3. Use the CURSOR buttons to move the highlighted area to the voice you would like to select.

4. Press the ENTER button to engage your selected voice. The display screen will show your newly selected voice.

To Disengage The Layer ModeTo disengage the LAYER mode simply press the LAYER Button, it’s LED indicator will turn off.

You may return to default or power up settings by simply pressing the GRAND PIANO Button (red). The piano’s settings will reset to the initial full 88 note piano with the Grand Piano Voice Selected.

The Grand Piano Button is located to the right of the LCD display screen.

LAYER

LEFT RIGHT

SCREEN

CURSER

ENTER

LAYER

GRAND PIANO

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Playing Different Voices With The Left And Right HandsLOWER VOICE - Lower or split mode, divides the piano keyboard into two sections, Upper and Lower. In the right hand section (Upper Section), the “main” or Upper and Layer voice (if engaged) will be heard. In the Left Hand section a different instrument voice can be selected to sound when the keys are played.

Splitting The Keyboard Into Two Separate Voices1. Press the LOWER Button, it’s LED indicator will turn on. The LCD Display will appear

as shown below.

Now when you play the piano keys with both hands you should hear Acoustic Bass in your Left Hand and the previously selected instrument voice, in your right hand.

LOWER

NC

1 : Big Band

A1 = 100

33 : Acoustic Bass

2. You may select a different Lower instrument voice in the same manner as listed on the previous page. The procedure is shown again below. Press the Sound Group Button twice.

Use the SCREEN RIGHT, SCREEN LEFT buttons to page through the voice groups (or you may simply use the Value Buttons + and - to cycle through the available instrument voices).

3. Use the CURSOR buttons to move the highlighted area to the voice you would like to select.

4. Press the ENTER button to engage your selected voice. The display screen will show your newly selected voice.

To Disengage The Lower ModeTo disengage the LOWER mode simply press the LOWER Button, it’s LED indicator will turn off.

You may return to default or power up settings by simply pressing the GRAND PIANO Button (red). The piano’s settings will reset to the initial full 88 note piano with the Grand Piano Voice Selected.

The Grand Piano Button is located to the right of the LCD display screen.

LOWER

LEFT RIGHT

SCREEN

CURSER

ENTER

LOWER

GRAND PIANO

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Selecting One Of The 100 Rhythm Styles From The Rhythm Style Button Groups.

1. Press one of the quick select RHYTHM STYLE buttons twice, to display the Rhythm Style selection menu on the display screen. Each button will contain four to eight related Rhythm Styles.

For our example we pressed the Swing Button.

Swing Group A

Swing Trio

Swingin Organ

Solo Piano Swinng

Dixie

2. Use the SCREEN RIGHT, SCREEN LEFT buttons to page through the Rhythm Style groups.

For out example we pressed the Screen Right Button once.

Swing Group B

Lounge

Swing

Jazz

3. Use the CURSOR buttons to move the highlighted area to the rhythm style you would like to select.

For our example we pressed the Middle Cursor Button once.

Swing Group B

Lounge

Swing

Jazz

4. Press the ENTER button to confirm your selection. The display will revert to the performance screen showing your newly selected Rhythm Style.

Note: The Rhythm Style Group will be shown on the LCD Display Screen for 6 seconds then it will revert back to the original Performance Display Screen.

To setup the Display Screen to hold longer than 6 seconds please see the Set Up Section of this manual under the Screen Hold Heading.

SWING

LEFT RIGHT

SCREEN

CURSER

ENTER

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Auto AccompanimentACCOMP– TEMPO + ONE TOUCH

RHYTHM CONTROLSYNC INTRO/ENDING START/STOP FILL-IN FILL TO VAR FADE

Selecting Your Auto Chord Type1. Press the ACCOMP button. Its indicator LED will turn on.

The LCD Display Screen will show the accompaniment “Chord” menu.

ACCOMP : Fingered

One Finger

Piano Mode

Fingered

2. Use the cursor to move the highlighted area to the chord fingering mode that you want, One Finger, Fingered or Piano. The Fingered mode is the default mode.

ACCOMP : Fingered

One Finger

Piano Mode

Fingered

3. Press the ENTER button to confirm your selection. If you do not press the Enter Button your selection will not be engaged.

Note: when the Auto Accompaniment Mode is engaged the LCD Display Screen will show the specified Chord on the bottom left portion of the Performance Menu screen.

ACCOMP

CURSER

ENTER

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Playing And Singing with The Karaoke CardYour Suzuki Digital Piano includes Karaoke features which will give you and your family hours of musical fun. The SD Card contains several demonstration karaoke songs. The Karaoke lyrics can be viewed on the LCD screen.

Selecting a Karaoke Song From The Card

1. Insert the supplied Demonstration SD Card into the SD Card Reader. Press the Card button located on the far right of the control panel to activate the Card Menu screen. It’s LED indicator will turn on.

2. The Card Menu will appear on the LCD screen. Use the Cursor Buttons to Highlight the “Play Card” Function and then press the Enter Button that is located under the LCD Screen. The Piano will begin to play the first song on the card after loading it into memory. Each song on the SD Card will play sequentially.

Note: Not all songs on the demonstration card have lyrics.

If you selected one of the Karaoke Song Files to play you will need to press the Screen Right Button, of the Screen Left / Screen Right Button Group that are located directly beneath the LCD Screen, to see the Karaoke lyrics on the display screen.

If you would like to view the Karaoke Lyrics on your TV, plug in the enclosed RCA to RCA cable. Plug one end of the cable into the Connection Jack panel marked video out, and the other end into your TV’s Video In Jack. If your TV does not have a Video In Jack then you may not be able to display the Karaoke Lyrics on it’s screen.

Plug In The Enclosed MicrophonePlug in the microphone in to the Mic Input Jack located on the connector panel on the bottom left hand side of the piano

Buy Or Download Songs To Playback On Your PianoYou can purchase prerecorded SMF (Standard MIDI File) MIDI File disks of your favorite music and performing artists. One of the many places you can order these disks is from the Suzuki Corporation by visiting us on the web at www.suzukipianos.com/. However there are also many web sites that offer SMF Music files that can be downloaded from the Internet.

Using your computer you may can download various types of songs (called MIDI Files) from the Internet for free and save them to your SD Memory Card. The MIDI files you download should be in Standard MIDI File format for proper playback. You can search the web by visiting Google.com and entering SMF MIDI FILES into their search engine.

If you have any further questions call Suzuki Support toll free 800-854-1594.

CARD

CURSER

CURSER

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Memory CardMETRONOME

MEMORY CARD

SONGMIDI

CARD

Card FeaturesThe card features allows you to Load Songs, Save Songs, Delete Song Files and Rename your song files.

Insert The Card Insert the SD Memory Card in to Memory Card Slot with the label side up and the metal teeth leading into the slot. Slide the SD Memory Card into the slot and push it with your index finger until it clicks into place. The SD Memory Card should be approximately flush with the Memory Card Plastic Molding when you have heard or felt the click, meaning that it is engaged.

Remove The CardTo remove the SD Memory Card press the SD Memory Card and it will pop back out of the Memory Card Slot and allow you to grab it to remove it from the piano.

Note: Do not remove the Memory Card or turn off the power when to Memory card is engaged in anyway to avoid memory loss or damage to the SD Memory Card or the Memory Card Reader