Kawai ES3 - Manual (Page 25)

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10. MIDI LOCAL CONTROL ON/OFF
This determines whether the ES piano’s sound will be played from the piano’s keyboard (“ON”) or
only from an external MIDI instrument (“OFF”).
Even with local control “off” the piano’s keyboard will still transmit to an external MIDI instrument
or personal computer.
After selecting the “Local Control” function by pressing the Organ
button, use the Value buttons to turn Local Control on and off. The
LED display shows whether Local Control is on or off.
11. TRANSMIT PROGRAM CHANGE ON/OFF
This determines whether or not the ES3/5 will transmit program change information when pressing
the Sound buttons. When this is turned on, pressing the Sound buttons will send the program change
numbers as listed in page 29.
After selecting the “Transmit Program Change On/Off” function by
pressing the Harpsi/Mallets button, use the Value buttons to turn
Transmit Program Change on and off. The LED display shows
whether or not program change numbers will be transmitted.
When the power is first turned on, the Transmit Program Change On/Off function is always “on”.
12. TURNING MULTI-TIMBRAL MODE ON/OFF
Multi-timbral mode allows the ES3/5 to receive data on more than one MIDI channel simultaneously.
In this mode, the ES3/5 can play different musical parts with different sounds for each part.
Multi-Timbral On
This is a flexible 16 part multi-timbral setup. You can turn individual MIDI channels on and
off, and assign any program number to any channel in the way you like.
Multi-Timbral Off
This turns off the multi-timbral capability. Only one MIDI channel will be active and only
the preset sound currently selected will be heard when a MIDI signal is received.
After selecting the “Multi-Timbre” function by pressing the Strings
button, use the Value buttons to turn Multi-Timbre on and off. The
LED display shows the selected Multi-timbral mode.
When the power is first turned on, the Multi-Timbral Mode setting is always off.