Control Unit
Supported Media:
3.5” floppy disk, CD, and internal flash memory.
Data formats include PianoDisc®, Standard MIDI Type 0, PianoSoft™, and others.
Display:
LCD with two lines of 20 characters, LED backlight, and adjustable contrast. Status LEDs indicate Power, Producer, Record, and Play/Pause.
Remote Control:
Full-featured infrared remote with access to the most popular features, including complete transport capability.
Record:
Recording from the piano keyboard in PianoDisc format is supported in both Disk and MX modes. This feature requires the TFT Record Option. Without the TFT Record Option, recording from an external MIDI source is supported.
Disk Mode Features:
Volume, Play, Pause, Stop, Record1, Scan Left, Scan Right, Fast Forward, Direct Song Entry2, Producer1, Tempo, Transpose, Balance, AutoPlay, Piano Mute, Mute All2, Key Split, Accompaniment3, Passthrough, Education4 , Disk Repeat, Song Repeat, Global Repeat, Shuffle, Single Scope, Normal Scope, Synchronization, MIDI In/Out Control, Source, Restore Defaults, Song Erase1, Song Name1, Disk Free Space1, Disk Format1, Song Name Display, Time Display, Song Number Display.
MX Mode Features:
Volume, Play, Pause, Stop, Record, Scan Left, Scan Right, Fast Forward, Direct Song Entry2, Producer, Tempo, Transpose, Balance, AutoPlay, Piano Mute, Mute All2, Key Split, Accompaniment3, Passthrough, Education4 , Disk Repeat, Song Repeat, Global Repeat, Shuffle, Single Scope, Normal Scope, All Scope, Synchronization, MIDI In/Out Control, Source, Restore Defaults, Library Select, Song Name, Library Name, Song Erase, Library Erase, Song Copy, Disk Copy, Library Mask/Show, MX Free Space, Song Name Display, Time Display, Song Number Display.
CD Mode Features (without optional PianoCD®):
Volume, Synchronization, Balance, Global Repeat, Transpose, Mute All, Piano Mute, Source, Restore Defaults, Treble, Bass, Standard Bypass, Auto Bypass, Song Name Display5.
CD Mode Features (with optional PianoCD):
Volume, Play, Pause, Stop, Eject, Scan Left, Scan Right, Fast Reverse, Fast Forward, Direct Song Entry2, Synchronization, Balance, Global Repeat, Shuffle, Transpose, Mute All, Piano Mute, Source, Restore Defaults, Treble, Bass, Standard Bypass, Auto Bypass, Song Name Display5 , Song Number Display6.
Operating System:
 PianoDisc OS 4.1 or higher. Free lifetime updates via Internet download.
Front Panel Buttons:
Power, 1, 2, Mode, 3, 4, Source, Producer, Record, Scan Left, Scan Right, Stop, Play, Volume Down, Volume Up.

External Connectors:
Two 1/8” Headphone Jacks, Stereo RCA Audio Out, Stereo RCA CD In, 1/8” Audio In, 9V Secondary Power, RS-232, Piano (bi-directional with power), Synth Out, MIDI In, MIDI Out, MIDI Thru.

Rear Controls:
Stereo/Mono Switch, Audio Input Adjust, Audio Output Adjust, Display Contrast.
Internal Expansion Headers:
Symphony, MX, PianoCD.
Standard Equipment:
PDS-228CFX Control Unit, Infrared Remote Control, User’s Guide, Media Package (depending on options purchased).
Optional Equipment:
PianoCD (internal or external), SymphonyPro, Music Expansion (MX), TFT Record, PianoDigital (QuietTime), PianoMute, PianoAmp, Coby CV-600 Headphones, Shure Wireless (for CD).
UL, CE & FCC Approved
  1. Requires PianoDisc floppy disk media.
  2. Via the infrared remote control.
  3. Requires the SymphonyPro Option or an external sound module. Not active during Standard MIDI File playback.
  4. Requires a disk or song designed for educational use.
  5. Requires a PianoCD with embedded song names.
  6. Requires internal PianoCD option