rhapsody iii

R H A P S O DY I I I

owner's manual

digital piano with bluetooth® audio

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

• Donotusenearwater.• Cleanonlywithasoft,drycloth.• Donotblockanyventilationopenings.• Donotplacenearanyheatsourcessuchasradiators,heatregisters,stoves,oranyotherapparatus(includingamplifiers)thatproducesheat.

• Donotremovethepolarizedorgrounding-typeplug.• Protectthepowercordfrombeingwalkedonorpinched.• Onlyusetheincludedattachments/accessories.• Unplugthisapparatusduringlightningstormsorwhenunusedforalongperiodoftime.• Referallservicingtoqualifiedservicepersonnel.Servicingisrequiredwhentheapparatushasbeendamagedinanyway,suchaspower-supplycordorplugisdamaged,liquidhasbeenspilledorobjectshavefallenintotheapparatus,theapparatushasbeenexposedtorainormoisture,doesnotoperatenormally,orhasbeendropped.

FCC STATEMENTS1.Caution:Changesormodificationstothisunitnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsibleforcompliancecould

voidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.

2.NOTE:ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywithaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:

• Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.• Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.• Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.• Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.

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ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS

STEP 1-PlacethefourCylindricalNutsA(M6 Nut)intotheholesintheStandLegs,withthescrewdriverslotfacingout.UseascrewdrivertoalignthethreadsinthenutswiththeopeningsonthebottomoftheStandLegs.

ASSEMBLY PARTS LIST

STEP 2-PlacethedowelsinthefeetintotheappropriateholesinthebottomoftheStandLegs.Makesurethatthefeetarefacingawayfromthebackpanelbracketasshownbelow.ThreadtwoFootBoltsB(M6X55)throughthefootandintothecylindricalwashers,rotatingthewashertoalignifneeded.Firmlytighten&repeatfortheotherside.

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STEP 3-Attachthepianobasetotheleftandrightlegs,andsecureusingfourC(M6X16)screws.

STEP 4-ScrewthefourbracketsD(ST4X12)intothepianobasebyfollowingthepre-drilledholes.

Thebracketshouldbefacingthefrontofthepiano,withthescrewsfacingthebackofthepiano.



STEP 5-Screwthemodestlypanelintothebracketsandlegsusingthepre-drilledholesandincludedscrewswithwashersE(M4X10).

Thevanityboardshouldbeonthefrontsideofthebrackets,andscrewsshouldenterthroughthefrontsideofthepiano.

STEP 6 -Placethemainpianosectionontopofthelegs.

LocatethetwolargescrewsF (M6X20) onthebottomofthepianoconsole,locatedtowardtherear.SliptheseprotrudingscrewsintotheU-shapedbracketstowardtherearofthestand.UseoneF (M6X20)screwtosecureeachfrontbracket.Tightenall4screws.

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STEP 6 - Attachtheheadphonehooktotheundersideofthepiano,justtotheleftoftheheadphoneoutputjacksbyusingthefourpre-drilledholesandincludedG (M4X12) screws.

FINAL STEP - Plugthepedalarraycableintothe"Pedal"jack,andthepoweradapterintothe"Power"jackonthebackofthepiano.



TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

Congratulations!Youhavejustpurchasedastateoftheartdigitalpianothatprovidesremarkableacousticsoundandfeel.Werecommendthatyoureadthroughthisowner'smanualcarefully,soyoucangetthemostenjoymentfromyournewpiano.

Features include:

• 88graded,weighted,velocity-sensitivekeys• 12pianoandkeyboardsounds,includingunloopedpianosamples•Metronomefeaturewithvariabletempotofacilitatepracticeorrecording•WirelessBluetoothMIDIandAudioforconnectingtotablets,smartphones,andapps

BEFORE YOU GET STARTED

Yourpianowascarefullypackedatthefactory,andthepackagingwasdesignedtoprotecttheunitfromroughhandling.

• Iftheunitisdamaged,callWilliams Product Support: (888) 241-1582•Usetheoriginalpackingcartonwhenstoringortransporting•Makesurechildrenaresupervisedwhennearthepianooritspackaging

INITIAL OPERATION / QUICK START

• Plugthepowercordintoa110Vsupply•Pressthepowerbutton.TheLEDwilllight•PresstheVoiceSelectbuttonforthedesiredvoice•Adjustthevolumecontrol

IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS..........2ASSEMBLYINSTRUCTIONS....................... 3-6INTRODUCTION.............................................7BEFOREYOUGETSTARTED........................7INITIALOPERATION/QUICKSTART...............7TAKINGCAREOFYOURDIGITALPIANO.....8FRONTPANEL......................................... 9-10BACKPANEL...............................................11TOPPANEL..................................................11OPERATIONS...............................................12SELECTINGVOICES....................................12LAYERMODE...............................................12

SPLITMODE................................................13DEMOSONGS.............................................13RECORDING................................................14TUNING........................................................14EFFECTS......................................................14MODFX.........................................................15ADVANCEDFUNCTIONS.............................16MIDI..............................................................17SPECIFICATIONS..........................................18KEYBOARDSHORTCUTS............................18MIDIIMPLEMENTATIONCHART..................19WARRANTY...................................BACKPAGE

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TAKING CARE OF YOUR DIGITAL PIANO

ThisWilliamsRhapsodyIIIdigitalpianowillprovideyearsofmusicalenjoymentifyoufollowthesuggestionslistedbelow.

PRODUCT SERVICING

Thisproductshouldbeservicedbyqualifiedservicepersonnelwhen:• Thepowersupplycordortheplughasbeendamaged• Liquidhasbeenspilledintotheunitorithasbeenexposedtorain• Theinstrumentdoesnotappeartooperatenormallyorexhibitsamarkedchangeinperformance• Theinstrumenthasbeendroppedorthecabinethasbeendamaged•Pleasecontactsupport@williamspianos.comforpartsandserviceinformation

HANDLING AND TRANSPORT•Neverapplyexcessiveforcetothecontrols,connectorsorotherpartsoftheinstrument•Alwaysunplugcablesbygrippingtheplugfirmly,notbypullingonthecable•Disconnectallcablesbeforemovingtheinstrument•Physicalshockscausedbydropping,bumping,orplacingheavyobjectsontheinstrumentcanresultinsuperficialoroperationaldamage

•Carefullycheckthevolumecontrolbeforeplaying.Excessivevolumecancausepermanenthearingloss.CLEANING

• Cleanthecabinetandpanelwithasoft,drycloth.Donotusepaintthinnerorpetrochemicalbasedpolishes• Tomaintainthelusterofthekeysandbuttons,wipewithaclean,lightlydampenedcloth,andthenpolishwithasoft,drycloth

LOCATION• Toavoiddeformation,discoloration,ormoreseriousdamage,donotexposetheinstrumenttothefollowingconditions:Directsunlight,hightemperatures,excessivehumidity,excessivedust,strongvibration

• Leaveenoughspacearoundthepianoforproperventilation• Thisinstrumentcontainsdigitalcircuitryandmaycauseorbesusceptibletointerferenceifplacedtooclosetoradio,televisionreceivers,ormobilephones.Ifinterferenceoccurs,movetheinstrumentfurtherawayfromtheaffectedequipment

•Avoidplacingvinylobjectsontopoftheinstrument,vinylcansticktoanddiscolorthesurface.POWER

• Turnthepoweroffwhentheinstrumentisnotinuse• Toavoiddamagetotheinstrumentandotherdevicestowhichitisconnected,turnthepowerofallrelateddevicesoffpriortoconnectionordisconnectionofMIDIcables

• Turnthepoweroffifthemaincableisdamaged,ortheinstrumenthasbeenexposedtoliquid•Donotswitchtheunitonandoffinquicksuccession,asthisplacesanundueloadontheelectroniccomponents

•UnplugtheACpoweradapterduringanelectricalstorm•AvoidpluggingtheACpoweradapterintothesameACoutletasapplianceswithhighpowerconsumption,suchaselectricheatersorovens



Power On/Off

Master Volume KnobControlstheoutputvolumeofthepiano.

EQ Low / High KnobsAdjuststheEQtoaddorsubtractbassandtreble.

Demo ButtonPressingtheDemobuttonwillstartplayingademosongonyourcurrentlyselectedvoice.PressingtheVoicebuttonswhileademosongisactivewillplayasongonthenewlyselectedvoice.

Play ButtonPressingPlaywillplayorstopthesongyourecorded.

Track ButtonPressingtheTrackbuttonalternateswhichrecordingtrackiscurrentlyactive.Whenpressed,theLEDwilllightuptoindicatetrack2isactive,orturnofftoindicatethattrack1isactive.Holdingdownthebuttonwilldeletethecurrentlyselectedtrack,andconfirmbyplayingaC3note3times.

Record FunctionPressingthePlayandTrackbuttonssimultaneouslywillstarttherecordingfunction.

Metronome ButtonTurnsonandofftheMetronome.Youcanadjustthevolume,tempo,andmeterofthemetronomebyfollowingtheinstructionsonpage12.

Octave ButtonTransposestherangeofthepianokeys1octavehigherorlower.

Transpose ButtonTransposesthekeyofthepiano.

Piano ResetPressingtheOctaveandTransposebuttonssimultaneouslywillresetthesoundtofactorysettings.Holdingthesewhilepoweringupthepianowillreturnallsettingstotheirdefaults.

Function ButtonSelectsvariousfunctionsinthePiano.

FRONT PANEL (LEFT SIDE)

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FRONT PANEL (RIGHT SIDE)

Voice Select Buttons(GRANDPIANO/BRIGHTPIANO,ELECTRICPIANO1/ELECTRICPIANO2,ROCKORGAN/CHURCHORGAN,STRINGS/SYNTH,VIBES/NYLONGUITAR,ACOUSTICBASS/ELECTRICBASS)

Pressingthesebuttonsoncewillswitchtothesoundthatisassociatedwiththenameprintedabovethebutton,andpressingthesamebuttonagainwillswitchtothesoundthatisassociatedwiththenameprintedbelowthebutton.ThewhiteLEDstotheleftoftheVoiceSelectbuttonswillindicatewhetherthetoporbottomsoundisactivated.Quicklydoubletappingoneofthesebuttonswilllayerboththetopandbottomsound.

SPLIT ButtonSplitsthekeyboardbetweenrightandleftside.

Chorus ButtonTurnsonandofftheChoruseffectassignedtothevoice.

ModFX ButtonTurnsonandofftheModulationeffectassignedtothevoice.

Reverb ButtonTurnsonandofftheReverbeffectassignedtothevoice.

Value + / - ButtonsAdjuststhesettingsofvariousfunctions.

Bluetooth ButtonTurnsonandofftheabilitytopairwithBluetoothdevices.

10-Key FunctionNotethatthebuttonsontherightsideofthepianoforma10-keypad.GrandPianois1,ElectricPiano1is2,etc.Thesebuttonscanbeusedtoentervaluesonthepiano,suchasmetronometempo.



Pedal InputConnectsthebuilt-inSustainandSostenutopedalslocatedatthebottomofthepiano.

Outputs-Stereo/ Mono Line Out ¼” JacksTheoutputjackssupplyaline-levelsignalforexternalamplification.UsebothjacksforstereoorjusttheLeftjackformono.

AC Adapter InputConnectionfortheACpoweradapter.

Headphones (x2)Theheadphonejacksallowplayinginsilence.Whenheadphonesarepluggedin,thespeakersaremute.Thisjackislocatedonthebottompanelofthepiano.

USB InputTheUSBconnectionsupportsClassCompliantMIDIDriverstousewithMIDISequencerapplications.

Aux In JackThe1/8”TRSJackonthetoppanelallowstheusertopluginanmp3oraudiodevicetoplaymusicthroughthepianospeaker.

BACK PANEL

TOP PANEL

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OPERATIONS

Mostofthefrontpanelbuttonsareverystraightforwardandeasytoselectforgeneralfunctions.IncaseswhereyouwanttoeditsettingsinmoredepthyouwillneedtousethefrontpanelbuttonsaswellastheFunctionbuttonandValuebuttonstochangeparameters.

Powering on Rhapsody IIIPressthePOWERbuttonintheupperlefthandcornerofthefrontpanel.TheLEDlightinthebuttonwillstayonwhenthepianoison.Thisproducthasapowerstandbymode.Ifthepianoturnsoffwhileyouarenotplayingit,thisislikelyduetothePowermodebeingsettoAutoPoweroff.Toturnoffthisfunction,holdtheFunctionbuttonandpressF#2onthekeyboard(belowmiddleC).ThepianowillautomaticallyplaymiddleCtwicetoconfirmyourselection.

SELECTING VOICES

TheRhapsodyIIIpianohas12built-invoices.Eachvoicemaybeselectedoneatatime.Theycanbelayeredtoproducetwovoicesatonce,orassignedtotheleftorrighthandsinthesplitmode.

Toselectavoice,presstheVoiceSelectbuttonthatrelatestothesoundlistedabovethebutton.ThebuttonwilllightandtheLEDindicatortotheleftofthevoicelistwillindicatewhetherthetoporbottomvoiceisselected

Simplypressthecorrespondingbuttonagaintoswitchbackandforthbetweentheoriginalvoiceandvariationvoice.

# ORIGINAL VOICE VARIATION VOICE

1 GrandPiano BrightPiano

2 ElecPiano1(Tine) ElecPiano2(Reed)

3 RockOrgan ChurchOrgan

4 StringPad SynthPad

5 Vibes NylonGuitar

6 AcousticBass ElectricBass

LAYER MODE

Tolayertwosounds,pressthecorrespondingvoicessimultaneously.Forexample,holdGRANDPIANOandpressSTRINGStohearpianoandstringslayeredtogether.BothvoiceLEDswilllightuptoindicatethattheyarelayers.

To layer a sound with a variation:1. Pressandholdthefirstsoundbuttone.g.

GRANDPIANO)

2. Pressthelayersoundbutton(e.g.STRINGS)

3. Stillholdingthefirstbutton(GRANDPIANO),pressthelayersoundbuttonagaintoswitchtothevariation(SYNTH).Toreturntonormal,singlevoicemode,pressasingleVoicebutton.

To layer a sound with it's own variation (e.g. Tine E Piano and Reed E Piano): 1. PresstheVoiceSelectbuttontwice.The

buttonwillflashtoindicatethelayer.

To change the Voice or Layer Volume Level:1. Pressandhold#1onthenumberpad(Grand

Piano)toadjustthemainvoice,or#2onthenumberpad(ElectricPiano)toadjustthelayeredvoice.

2. Pressthe+and-Valuebuttonstoadjustthelayervolume.



SPLIT MODE

SplitModeallowsthekeyboardtobedividedintotwosectionssothatdifferentvoicesmaybeplayedwiththeleftandrighthands.Thevolumemaybeindependentlyadjustedforeachvoice,theSplitPoint(thehighestnoteplayedwiththelefthand)maybeadjustedandtheSplitVoicemaybechangedasdesired.

To Enter Split ModePressthe[SPLIT]button.TheSplit(lefthand)voicewillbethelastSplitVoiceusedandtheSplitPointwillbeB2(justbelowmiddleC.)

To Change the Lower Split VolumeToadjustthelowersplitvolume,pressandholdtheSplitbuttonandpresstheValue+andValue–buttons.

Change the Split (Left Hand) VoicePressandholdtheSplitbuttonwhiledepressingthedesiredVoiceSelectbutton.

Change the Main (Right Hand) Voice SimplypressanotherVoiceSelectbutton.

Change the Split PointHoldtheSplitbuttonandthenpressakeyonthekeyboardtodeterminethesplitpoint.Thiskeywillbethetopkeyofthelowersplit.

To Change the Split (Left Hand) OctaveWhenSplitmodeison,changingtheoctaveadjuststhelowersplit.PressandholdtheOctavebuttonthenpresstheValue+orValue–button.

To Turn Off Split ModePresstheSplitbutton.TheSplitButtonLEDwillswitchofftoshowthatitisdisabled.

DEMO SONGS

TheRhapsodyIIIcomeswith12demosongsaswellastheabilityforyoutoplayandrecordyourownsong.WhenyourecordyourownsongtherecordingwillberetaineduntilyoueitherrecordanewsongorifyouresettheRhapsodyIIIbacktofactorysettings.

To Play A Demo SongSimplypresstheDemobuttontohavetheRhapsodyplayasongonyourcurrentlyselectedvoice.PressingtheVoicebuttonswhileademosongisactivewillplayasongonthenewlyselectedvoice.

Metronome FunctionPresstheMetronomebuttontoturnonthemetronome.TheLEDwilllight.Youwillheartheclickinheadphonesorspeakers.PresstheMetronomebuttonagaintoexitmetronomefunction.TheLEDwillturnoff.

To Change Metronome Time Signature1. PressandholdtheMetronomebutton,then

pressandholdoneofthe10-keybuttonsontherightsideofthepanel.Forexample,for3/4meterholdtheMetronomeand3(Organ)buttonsfortwoseconds.Seethechartbelowfordetails.

PRESS AND HOLD RESULT1 None

2 2/4or2/8

3 3/4or3/8

4 4/4or4/8

5 5/4or5/8

6 6/4or6/8

7 7/4or7/8

8 Quarter(x/4)orEighth(x/8)meter

9 9/4or9/8

10 None

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2. Foraneighthmeter(6/8,7/8,etc),pressandholdthemetronomeand8(ModFX)buttons.Toswitchbacktoquartermeters,holdtheMetronomebuttonandpressandhold8again.

Thedefaultmeteris4/4.Thefollowingoptionsareavailable:2/4,3/4,4/4(default),5/4,6/4,7/4,9/4,2/8,3/8,4/8,5/8,6/8,7/8,9/8.

To Change the Metronome VolumeToadjustthevolumeofthemetronomeinbalancewiththepianosound,pressandholdMetronomeandpresstheValue+orValue–button.

Metronome Tempo SettingWhilethemetronomeison,pressingtheValue+and–buttonschangesthetempo.

Tospecifyatempo,pressandholdtheMetronomebuttonandenterthethreedigittempousingthe10-keypad.Forexample,holdMetronomeandpress0-9-2for92bpm.

Transpose FunctionTotransposethepianokeyboardby+12or-12semitones,pressandholdtheTransposebuttonandplayakeyaroundmiddleCofthekeyboard.Transpose+middleCisnotransposition.Transpose+EbabovemiddleCtransposesthepianosharpby3semitones.

Thebuttonwilllightuptoshowthatthefeatureisactive.Todisabletransposition,presstheTransposebutton.

OctaveTotransposethepianoupordownbyoneoctave,pressandholdtheOctavebuttonthenpresstheValue+orValue–button.Thebuttonwilllightuptoshowthatthefeatureisactive.Todisabletransposition,presstheOctavebutton.

Piano ResetIfyouwanttoquicklyresetthekeyboardtofactorysettings,youcandothisbyholdingdowntheOctaveandTransposebuttonwhilepoweringonthepiano.WaitforthelightstoflashoncebeforereleasingtheOctaveandTransposebuttons.

RECORDING

Recording Your Own Song1. PressthePlayandTrackbuttons

simultaneously.

2. Onceyoustartplaying,thePlayandTrackLEDswillflashtoindicatethattherecordinghasstarted.

3. Whenyoufinishplaying,presstheTRACKandPLAYbuttonsagaintostoptherecorder,oryoucanpressPLAYonlytostoptherecorderandhearyoursong.

Changing Recording TracksTheRhapsodyIIIincludestwoseparatetracksforrecording.Inordertochangetracks,simplypresstheTrackbutton.TheTrackbutton’sLEDwillbeunlittoindicatethattrack1isselected,andwilllightuptoindicatethattrack2isselected.HoldingdowntheTrackbuttonwilldeleteyourcurrentlyselectedtrack,andwillconfirmbyplayingaC3notethreetimes.

TUNING

To Change Piano TuningYoumayneedtoadjustthetuningofthepianobyafewcentstomatchanacousticinstrumentorrecording.Todothis,holdtheTransposebuttonandpresstheValue+orValue–buttons.

EFFECTS

TheReverb,ChorusandModFXeffectsmaybeappliedtoeachvoiceindividuallyandwillberetainedevenwhenthepoweristurnedoff.

Toapplytheseeffects,presstheassociatedbutton.Thebuttonwilllightandtheeffectwillbeheardwhenthepianoisplayed.

ToturnofftheeffectpressthebuttonofthedesiredeffectagainandtheLEDlightwillgooff.

Reverb,Chorus,andModFXsettingsaresetperInstrumentandretainedoverpowercycling.



ReverbThereverbeffectmakesthepianosoundlikeitisinalargeroom.Tochangethereverbmixamount,holdtheReverbbuttonandpresstheValue+orValue–buttons.

ChorusChoruseffectsaddshimmeringmovementtoavoice.Thesettingcanbesubtletoextreme.TochangetheChorusdepth,holdtheChorusbuttonthenpresstheValue+orValue–buttons.

MODFX

Modulationeffectsaredesignedtoadduniqueplayablesoundeffectstovoices.

Inadditiontothesounds,theRhapsodyIIIhasaneweffectssectionthatwillallowuserstohavemorecontrolovertheirsoundscalledModFX.

TheseneweffectswillbeinsertedintotheaudiopathwayofthesoundtothemixerandwillbepresetintothePatch.Whenyouswitchonthespecificpatchapreseteffectwillbeassociatedwiththesound.Youcanthenselectwhethertheeffectshouldbeturnedofformodified.TheModFXAre:

# VOICE MODFX

1 GrandPiano MonoTremolo

1 BrightPiano MonoTremolo

2 ElectricPiano1 StereoTremolo

2 ElectricPiano2 StereoTremolo

3 RockOrganRotaryFast/Slow–ChangewithSustainPedal

3 ChurchOrgan MonoTremolo

4 Strings MonoTremolo

4 Synth StereoTremolo

# VOICE MODFX

5 Vibes MonoTremolo

5 NylonGuitar MonoTremolo

6 AcousticBass MonoTremolo

6 ElectricBass MonoTremolo

ToturnontheModFXfunctionforaninstrumentpresstheModFXbutton.TheeffectwillbecomeactiveandtheModFXLEDwilllight.

ToturnofftheModFX,pressthebuttonagain.TheLEDonthebuttonwillturnoff.

RotaryThereisarotaryeffect,whichisdesignedfortheRockOrganvoice.Toselectthespeedoftherotary,pressthesustainpedalwithyourfoot.Holdingdownthepedalwillspeeduptherotaryvoicetoatremolo.Whenthepedalisreleased,thespeedofthetremolowillslowdowntoachoralesetting.

TremoloWhentheModFXeffectisactive,theElectricPianovoicesandsynthvoicewillreceiveastereotremoloeffect.Allothervoices(asidefromRockOrgan)haveamonotremoloeffect.

To Change The Tremolo Depth:Toadjustthetremolodepth,holdtheModFXbuttonandpresstheValue+orValue–buttons.

EQ Level SettingUsetheEQLowandHighknobstochangetheEQforthepiano.

Note on EffectsTherearemoresettingsavailableforchangingeffectssettingsintheWilliamsPianoappforiOS.ItisavailableontheAppleAppStore.

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ADVANCED FUNCTIONS

BLUETOOTH

AudioTheRhapsodyIIIiscapableofwirelessconnectiontopersonaldevicesviaBluetooth.Whenadeviceispaired,musiccanbeplayedthroughthepiano’sspeakers.Toconnectthepianotoyourtablet,smartphone,orcomputer:

1. PresstheBluetoothbutton.Ifyouhavenotyetpairedadevice,theLEDwillflashquickly.

2. FromtheBluetoothmenuonyoursourcedevice,selecttheRhapsodyIII.

3. TheBluetoothbuttonLEDshouldstopflashingonceitispairedwithadevice.

MIDITheRhapsodyIIIincludesBluetoothwirelessMIDIforconnectiontoappsliketheWilliamsAppforiOS.Toconnectthepianotoyourtablet,smartphone,orcomputer:

1. PresstheBluetoothbutton.Ifyouhavenotyetpairedadevice,theLEDwillflashquickly.

2. OpentheBluetoothMIDIsettingsinyourappandselecttheRhapsodyIII.

Note: Bluetooth MIDI is not configured in the Settings of your device like Bluetooth Audio. If your app supports Bluetooth MIDI, there should be a method to set this up in the app.

3. TheBluetoothbuttonLEDshouldstopflashingonceitispairedwithadevice.

TodisableBluetooth,pressthebuttonagainsothattheLEDswitchesoff.BluetoothMIDIallowsyoutoconnectwithpianolearningappsonavarietyofdevices.

NOTE: Bluetooth Audio and MIDI can NOT be used simultaneously.

Auto Power SaveTheRhapsodyIIIhasaPowersavingfunctionthatwillshutoffthePianoafter30minutesofnon-use.ThedefaultsettingisOff,howeverif

youfindyouwantthisfunctiontoworkusethestepsbelow.

1. PressandholdtheFunctionbutton.

2. PresstheF#2key(F#belowmiddleC)

Factory ResetPerformingaFactoryResetwillclearallbatterybackedmemoryandrestoreallfunctionstofactorydefaults.

1. TurnthePowerOff.

2. Pressandholdtheoctaveandtransposebuttons.

3. TurnthePoweron.AlloftheLEDswilllightuptoshowthatthepianohasbeenreset.

Touch SensitivityYoucanchangethewaythekeyboardreactstoyourplayingbyadjustingtheVelocitycurvesettings.

1. PressandholdtheFunctionbutton.

2. PressF#1,G#1,A#1,orC#2toselectbetweenLow,Normal,High,orFixedvelocitycurves.Refertothechartbelow.

F#1 LowVelocity

G#1 NormalVelocity

A#1 HighVelocity

C#2 FixedVelocity

Thedefaultfixedvelocityis100.PressFunctionand+or-tochangeitfrom1to127.



MIDI

TheMusicalInstrumentDigitalInterface(MIDI)isanindustry-standardprotocolthatenableselectronicmusicalinstrumentssuchaskeyboards,computers,drummachines,etc.tocommunicate,control,andsynchronizewitheachother.MIDItransmissionsconsistofelectroniccodesthatcommunicatenotestobeplayed,theinstrument,pitchorintensitythatnotesaretobeplayedwith,andcontrollingcodessuchasvolume,vibrato,cuesandclocksignals.TheRhapsodyIIIhasseveralfunctionsthatfacilitateitsuseasaMIDIdeviceorcontroller.

MIDI ChannelsTheRhapsodyIIIhas16channelsnumberedfrom1-16.Eachofthechannelsisresponsibleforavoice.WhentheinstrumentreceivesMIDIinformationfromanexternaldevice,theactivechannelisdeterminedbythecontrolmessage.

Thetransmissionchannelsarefixedasfollows:

Channel1-Mastervoice(keyboard)

Channel2-Splitvoice(keyboard)

Channel3-Layervoice(keyboard)

Local On/Off TurningtheLocalOn/Offfunctionto“Off”willdisconnectthekeyboardfromtheinternalsoundengineofthepiano.TheRhapsodyIIImaythenbeusedasaMIDIcontrollertocontrolotherMIDIdevicesorvirtualinstrumentsoftwarerunningonacomputer,withoutplayingthesoundsonthepiano.Additionally,itmaybedesirabletoturnlocalplayingoffforotherrequirementssuchaswhenusingMIDIsequencingsoftwareonyourcomputer.

Local On/Off Setting1. PressandholdtheFunctionbutton.

2. PresstheD#1key.WhenD#1isfirstpressedthecurrentsettingisconfirmedbythepianoplayingaC3noteonceforonandtwiceforoff.PressingD#1againwillchangethesettingplayingaC3notetheamountoftimesequivalenttothenewsetting.

Multitimbral ModeTheRhapsodyIIIisabletoreceiveMIDIinformationonupto16channelssimultaneously.IfyouplantouseyourpianowithamultitrackMIDIrecordingsystem,youcanrecordupto16differentpartsusingtheWilliamsRhapsodyvoices,eachplayedbackindividuallyondifferentMIDIchannels.Toensureyourrecordedpartisplayedbackwiththecorrectvoicemakesuretopressthevoicebuttonfirstandplayyourpartsecond.

NOTE: Because the Rhapsody is receiving playback information via MIDI, the currently selected voice on the piano may not correspond to the voice being played back.

MIDI Channel Modes1. PressandholdtheFunctionbutton.

2. PressingA#0allowsyoutochangetheMIDIchannel.ThemainpianosoundwillplayPiano1C3theamountoftimesequivalenttothecurrentvalue.So,ifMIDIchannel5isselecteditwillplay5times.YouthenpressA#0fivetimestoselectchannel10.Piano1C3willplaytheamountoftimesequivalenttothecurrentsetting,after2secondsofinactivity.Once16isreached,pressingonemoretimewillselect1.

MIDI Panic Reset1. PressandholdtheFunctionbutton.

2. PressingC#1triggers“MIDIPanic”whichsendsoutgeneralMIDIresetmessagessuchasallnoteoff,etc.OncePanicresethasbeencompleted,thepianowillautomaticallyexitEditmode.

Memory AutosaveWhenmodifyingthesettingsoftheWilliamsRhapsodyIIIthefollowingsettingswillbesavedafteryouturnoffthekeyboard:Reverb,Chorus,ModFX(foreachvoice),MainVolume,LayerVolume,SplitPoint,SplitVolume,MIDIChannel,VelocityCurve,SplitOctave,andAutoPowerOff.

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SPECIFICATIONS

Keyboard 88graded,weighted,velocity-sensitivekeysVoices 12Polyphony 96VoiceControl Layer,Touch,Split,MetronomePedals SustainandSostenutoPedalsDemoSongs 12MIDITransmission USB,BluetoothConnectors USB,DINconnectioncable,AuxIn,LineOut(L/R),PhonesDimensions (WxDxH)54.1"x16.3"x31.1"Weight 94.8lbs.Supplied ACPowerAdapter,OwnersManual,

KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

FUNCTION MODE:PressandholdFunction,thenPressoneofthekeysbelow.



MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART

Function Transmitted Recognized RemarksBasic DefaultChannel Changed

1–16CHX

1–16CH1–16CH

Mode Default Messages Altered

Mode3X**********

Mode3XX

NoteNumber TrueVoice

0~127**********

0~1270~127

Velocity NoteON NoteOFF

O9nH,v=1~127O8nH,v=0

O9nH,v=1~127O9nH,v=0or8nh

AfterKey's X X

PitchBender X O

ControlChange: 0,32 1 6 7 10 11 64 66 67 80,81 84 91,93 98,99 100,101 121

XXXOXXOXOXXXXXO

OOOOOOOOOOOOO(*2)O(*1)O

FunctionModulationDataEntryVolumePanExpressionSustainSostenutoSoftPedalDSPTypePortamentoDSPDepthNRPNLSB,MSBRPNLSB,MSBResetAllControllers

ProgramChange: True

O0–1270–127

O0–1270–127

SystemExclusive X O

System :SongPosition :SongSelectCommon :Tune

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Aux :LocalON/OFF :AllNotesOFFMessages :ActiveSense Reset

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OOXO

Mode1:OMNION,POLY Mode2:OMNION,MONO O:YesMode3:OMNIOFF,POLY Mode4:OMNIOFF,MONO X:NO

*1:Registeredparameternumber:#0:Pitchsensitivity#1:Finetuningincents#2:Coarsetuninginhalf-tones

*2:NRPN1220hselectIFXtype0:off1:slowrotary2:fastrotary3:auto_pan4:auto_tremelo

NRPN1230hEnableIFXforcurrenttrackNRPN1237hsetglobalreverbsendlevelifIFXhavebeenenableonthistrackNRPN1238hsetglobalchorussendlevelifIFXhavebeenenableonthistrack

WARRANTYWilliamsprovidesthefollowinglimitedwarranty,totheoriginalpurchaser:thispianoiswarrantedtobefreefromelectronicand/orstructuraldefectsinmaterialsandworkmanshipforaperiodofone(1)yearfromthedateoforiginalpurchase.IfthisWilliamspianoisdefective,atitsoptionduringthewarrantyperiod,subjecttothetermsofthislimitedwarrantyanduponproofofpurchase,Williamswilleitherrepairorreplacethelistedpianowithasameorsimilarmodelofequalageornewer.AnyrepairsormodificationsmustbecompletedbyWilliamsand/oranauthorizedagentofWilliams.Thewarrantyobligationsassetforthhereinshallbeperformedfreeofchargewiththeexceptionofalldeliveryandshippingexpenses.Thislimitedwarrantywillnotapplytothisproductinthecaseofmisuse,abuse,neglect,alterations,normalwearandtearorothercircumstancenotdirectlyattributedtoelectronicand/orstructuraldefectsinmaterialsorworkmanship.Withoutlimitingtheforegoing,thislimitedwarrantywillalsobeinapplicabletoproductsthathavenotbeenmaintainedorreplacedinaccordancewiththemanufacturer’sinstruction,ortoproductsfromwhichtheserialnumberhasbeenremovedoraltered.Ifcovereddefectsarefound,contactyourauthorizedWilliamsdealerwithregardtotheallegeddefectwithinten(10)daysofdiscoveryoftheproblem.

Theforegoingrepairorreplacementobligationfordefectiveproductsshallbethesoleandexclusiveremedyofthislimitedwarranty.Allwarrantiesincluding,butnotlimitedto,theexpresswarrantyandtheimpliedwarrantiesofmerchantabilityandfitnessforaparticularpurposearelimitedtotheone(1)yearwarrantyperiod.Somestatesdonotallowlimitationonhowlonganimpliedwarrantylasts,sotheabovelimitationmaynotapplytoyou.Therearenoexpresswarrantiesbeyondthosestatedhere.Intheeventthatapplicablelawdoesnotallowthelimitationofthedurationoftheimpliedwarrantiestothewarrantyperiod,thenthedurationoftheimpliedwarrantiesshallbelimitedtoaslongasisprovidedbyapplicablelaw.Nowarrantiesapplyafterthatperiod.

Retailerandmanufacturershallnotbeliablefordamagesbaseduponinconvenience,lossofuseofproduct,lossoftime,interruptedoperationorcommerciallossoranyotherincidentalorconsequentialdamagesincludingbutnotlimitedtolostprofits,downtime,goodwill,damagetoorreplacementofequipmentand/orproperty.

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