Casio PX350-ES-1A User Manual

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PX350-ES-1A

Safety Precautions Before trying to use the Digital Piano, be sure to read the separate “Safety Precautions”.

Precauciones de seguridad

Antes de intentar usar el piano digital, asegúrese de leer las “Precauciones de seguridad” separadas.

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

1. Read these instructions.

2. Keep these instructions.

3. Heed all warnings.

4. Follow all instructions.

5. Do not use this apparatus near water.

6. Clean only with dry cloth.

7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

9. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.

10. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus.

11. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.

12. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over.

13. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.

14. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.

The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and that no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus.

The P (POWER) indicator being unlit does not mean the apparatus is completely disconnected from the MAINS. When you need to have the apparatus completely disconnected from the MAINS, you must unplug the power cord. For that purpose, locate the apparatus in a way that secures easy access to the power cord.

Declaration of Conformity

Model Number: PX-350M Trade Name: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. Responsible party: CASIO AMERICA, INC. Address: 570 MT. PLEASANT AVENUE, DOVER, NEW JERSEY 07801 Telephone number: 973-361-5400 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules, Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

NOTICE

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

FCC WARNING

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Important!

Please note the following important information before using this product.

• Before using the AD-A12150LW Adaptor to power the product, be sure to check the AC Adaptor for any damage first. Carefully check the power cord for breakage, cuts, exposed wire and other serious damage. Never let children use an AC adaptor that is seriously damaged.

• The product is not intended for children under 3 years.

• Use only the CASIO AD-A12150LW adaptor.

• The AC adaptor is not a toy.

• Be sure to disconnect the AC adaptor before cleaning the product.

This mark applies in EU countries only.

Declaration of Conformity According to EU Directive

Manufacturer: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. 6-2, Hon-machi 1-chome, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-8543, Japan

Responsible within the European Union: CASIO EUROPE GmbH Casio-Platz 1, 22848 Norderstedt, Germany

Contents

General Guide........................... E-2

Installing the Music Stand........................................... E-3

Saving Settings and Using Panel Lock....................... E-4

Returning the Digital Piano to Its

Factory Default Settings ............................................. E-4

Power Outlet ............................. E-5

Using an AC Adaptor .................................................. E-5

Turning Power On or Off............................................. E-5

Connections.............................. E-6

Connecting Headphones ............................................ E-6

Connecting a Pedal .................................................... E-6

Connecting Audio Equipment or an Amplifier ............. E-7

Bundled and Optional Accessories............................. E-8

Using Built-in Tones ................ E-9

Selecting a Tone......................................................... E-9

Layering Two Tones ................................................... E-9

Splitting the Keyboard between Two Tones ............. E-10

Using Octave Shift .................................................... E-11

Adjusting the Brilliance of a Tone ............................. E-12

Adding Reverb to the Tone....................................... E-12

Adding the Chorus Effect to the Tone....................... E-13

Using the Metronome ............................................... E-13

Using the Pitch Bend Wheel ..................................... E-14

Playing a Duet .......................................................... E-15

Recording Your

Keyboard Play ........................E-35

Recording to Built-in Song Memory

(Song Recorder)........................................................ E-35

Recording or Playing Back Multiple Songs ...............E-36

Recording to a Specific Track (Part) ......................... E-37

Deleting Data Recorded with the Song Recorder .....E-38

Re-recording Part of a Recorder Song

(Punch-in Recording) ................................................E-39

Recording to a USB Flash Drive (Audio Recorder)... E-41

Other Settings......................... E-43

Configuring Settings..................................................E-43

USB Flash Drive .....................E-47

Storing Standard Audio Data (WAV Files)

to a USB Flash Drive.................................................E-48

Connecting a USB Flash Drive to and

Detaching It from the Digital Piano............................E-48

Formatting a USB Flash Drive ..................................E-49

Saving Digital Piano Data to a USB Flash Drive....... E-49

Loading Data from a USB Flash Drive to

Digital Piano Memory ................................................E-50

Deleting Data from a USB Flash Drive......................E-51

Renaming a USB Flash Drive File ............................ E-51

Playing Back a Song on a USB Flash Drive ............. E-52

Error Messages.........................................................E-53

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Using Auto

Accompaniment ..................... E-17

Playing an Auto Accompaniment.............................. E-17

Using One-Touch Presets ........................................ E-20

Using Auto Harmonize.............................................. E-20

Creating Your Own Original Rhythms....................... E-21

Playing Demo Songs..............E-24

Playing Tone Demo Songs ....................................... E-24

Listening to Songs Loaded

from an External Source ........................................... E-25

Playing Back Audio Data Stored

on a USB Flash Drive ............................................... E-27

Music Presets ......................... E-28

Selecting a Music Preset .......................................... E-28

Creating an Original User Preset.............................. E-29

Registering Tone and

Rhythm Setups.......................E-33

Connecting to a Computer ....E-54

Minimum Computer System Requirements ..............E-54

Connecting the Digital Piano to Your Computer ....... E-54

Using MIDI ................................................................ E-55

Transferring Data between

the Digital Piano and a Computer .............................E-55

Reference ................................E-58

Troubleshooting ........................................................E-58

Product Specifications............................................... E-60

Operating Precautions ..............................................E-62

Appendix ...................................A-1

Tone List .....................................................................A-1

Drum Assignment List .................................................A-4

Rhythm List ................................................................. A-5

Music Preset List.........................................................A-7

Fingering Guide........................................................... A-9

Chord Example List...................................................A-10

MIDI Implementation Chart

Company and product names used in this manual may be registered trademarks of others.

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General Guide

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• This manual uses the numbers and names below to refer to buttons and controllers.

General Guide

P (POWER) button

VOLUME controller

METRONOME button

SONG RECORDER button

POPS/DANCE/ROCK button

JAZZ/EUROPEAN button

LATIN button

WORLD button

COUNTRY/VARIOUS button

BALLAD button

PIANO RHYTHMS button

USER RHYTHMS button

RHYTHM, USER SONGS button

INTRO, REPEAT button

STRINGS button

VARIOUS button

GM TONES button

FUNCTION button

w/NO, q/YES buttons

BANK, REVERB button

REGISTRATION 1/A, CHORUS button

REGISTRATION 2/B, EXIT button

REGISTRATION 3/C, u button

REGISTRATION 4/D, i button

STORE, ENTER button

SPLIT, SPLIT POINT button

AUTO HARMONIZE, USB DEVICE MODE button

AUDIO RECORDER, LOAD/SAVE button

English

NORMAL/FILL-IN, sREW button

VARIATION/FILL-IN, dFF button

SYNCHRO/ENDING, PAUSE button

START/STOP, PLAY/STOP button

ACCOMP ON/OFF, PART button

TEMPO, RHYTHM EDITOR, MUSIC PRESET

buttons

Display

GRAND PIANO button

ELEC PIANO button

ORGAN button

* Installing the Music Stand

Insert the bottom of the music stand into the groove on the top of the Digital Piano’s console.

USB flash drive port

PITCH BEND wheel

USB port

DAMPER, SOFT/SOSTENUTO PEDAL jacks

MIDI OUT/IN terminals

LINE OUT R, L/MONO jacks

DC 12V terminal

LINE IN R, L/MONO jacks

PHONES jacks

Pedal connector

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General Guide

Saving Settings and Using Panel Lock

Your Digital Piano lets you save its current settings, and lock its buttons to protect against operation errors. For details, see “Setting Backup” (page E-46) and “Panel Lock” (page E-46).

Returning the Digital Piano to Its Factory Default Settings

Perform the following procedure when you want to return the Digital Piano’s stored data and settings to their initial factory defaults.

Turn off the Digital Piano.

While holding down both the cr (GM TONES) and (P) button.

• The Digital Piano will turn on and initialize its

(FUNCTION) buttons, press the 1

internal system. You will be able to use the Digital Piano in a short while.

NOTE

• See “Turning Power On or Off” (page E-5) for

information about turning power on and off.

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Power Outlet

Your Digital Piano runs on standard household power. Be sure to turn off power whenever you are not using the Digital Piano.

Using an AC Adaptor

Use only the AC adaptor (JEITA Standard, with unified polarity plug) that comes with this Digital Piano. Use of a different type of AC adaptor can cause malfunction of the Digital Piano.

Specified AC Adaptor: AD-A12150LW

• Use the supplied power cord to connect the AC

adaptor as shown in the illustration below.

Household power outlet

Power cord

DC 12V terminal AC adaptor

Note the following important precautions to avoid damage to the power cord.

• Configuration and type depends on your geographic location.

Turning Power On or Off

Press the 1 (P) button to turn on Digital Piano power.

• Use the Digital Piano’s VOLUME controller (2) to

adjust the volume.

To turn off the Digital Piano, hold down the 1 (P) button until the Digital Piano’s display goes blank.

NOTE

• Pressing the 1 (P) button to turn off power

actually puts the Digital Piano into a standby state. Minute amounts of current continue to flow within the Digital Piano in the standby state. If you do not plan to use the Digital Piano for a long time or if there is a lightning storm in your area, be sure to unplug the AC adaptor from the power outlet.

Auto Power Off

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During Use

• Never pull on the cord with excessive force.

• Never repeatedly pull on the cord.

• Never twist the cord at the base of the plug or

connector.

During Movement

• Before moving the Digital Piano, be sure to unplug

the AC adaptor from the power outlet.

During Storage

• Loop and bundle the power cord, but never wind it

around the AC adaptor.

IMPORTANT!

• Never connect the AC adaptor (JEITA Standard, with unified polarity plug) that comes with this Digital Piano to any other device besides this Digital Piano. Doing so creates the risk of malfunction.

• Make sure the Digital Piano is turned off before plugging in or unplugging the AC adaptor.

• The AC adaptor will become warm to the touch after very long use. This is normal and does not indicate malfunction.

This Digital Piano is designed to turn off automatically to avoid wasting power after no operation is performed for a preset amount of time. The Auto Power Off trigger time is about four hours.

• You also can use the procedure below to temporarily

suspend Auto Power Off.

■ To disable Auto Power Off

While the Digital Piano is turned on, press the

(P) button to turn it off.

While holding down the cs (FUNCTION) button, press the

(P) button to turn on the

Digital Piano.

• Auto Power Off will be disabled at this time.

NOTE

• Turning off the Digital Piano after performing the

above steps will re-enable Auto Power Off.

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Connections

Connecting Headphones

IMPORTANT!

• Before connecting headphones, be sure to use the Digital Piano’s VOLUME controller to turn the volume down to a low level. After connecting, you can adjust the volume to the level you want.

• The Digital Piano automatically adjusts sound output to optimize for headphones (when headphones are connected) or the built-in speakers (when headphones are not connected).

Back

PHONES jacks

Commercially available headphones

Standard plug

Connecting a Pedal

The back of the Digital Piano has two pedal jacks, one for a damper pedal and one for a soft/sostenuto pedal.

To connect to the pedal jack

Depending on the type of operation you want the pedal (SP-3) to perform, connect the pedal’s cable either to the Digital Piano’s DAMPER PEDAL jack or SOFT/SOSTENUTO PEDAL jack. If you want to use both operations (jacks) at the same time, you need to purchase another optionally available pedal.

Back

PEDAL jacks

SP-3

Connect commercially available headphones to the PHONES jacks. Connecting headphones to either of the PHONES jacks cuts off output to the speakers, which means you can practice even late at night without bothering others. To protect your hearing, make sure that you do not set the volume level too high when using headphones.

NOTE

• Be sure to push the headphones plug into the

PHONES jacks as far as it will go. If you don’t, you may hear sound from only one side of the headphones.

• If the plug of the headphones you are using does not match the PHONES jacks, use the applicable commercially available adaptor plug.

• If you are using headphones that require an adaptor plug, make sure you do not leave the adaptor plugged in when you unplug the headphones. If you do, nothing will sound from the speakers when you play.

NOTE

• You can connect a pedal to the SOFT/SOSTENUTO

PEDAL jack and apply either a soft or sostenuto

effect to the notes you play. For details, see “Soft/ Sostenuto Pedal Jack Setting” (page E-46).

Pedal Functions

z Damper Pedal

Pressing the damper pedal while playing will cause the notes you play to reverberate for a long time.

• Whenever a piano tone is selected, pressing this

pedal will activate the Digital Piano’s Damper Resonance effect, which causes notes to resonate in the same way they do when the damper pedal on an acoustic piano is pressed.

z Soft Pedal

Pressing this pedal suppresses notes played on the keyboard after the pedal was pressed, and makes them sound softer.

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z Sostenuto Pedal

Only the notes that are played while this pedal are depressed are sustained until the pedal is released.

Connections

Pedal Connector

You can connect the optionally available 3-Pedal Unit (SP-33) to the pedal connector on the bottom of the Digital Piano. You can then use the pedals for expression that is similar to that available on an acoustic piano.

Bottom

NOTE

• The SP-33 Pedal Unit supports half-pedal operation (pressing the pedal part way). You can adjust the amount of the effect is applied when the damper pedal is pressed part way. For details, see “Half Pedal Effect” (page E-46).

• The optionally available CS-67P special stand is required in order to use the SP-33 Pedal Unit.

Pedal connector

Connecting Audio Equipment or an Amplifier

You can connect audio equipment or a music amplifier to the Digital Piano and then play through external speakers for more powerful volume and better sound quality.

IMPORTANT!

• The Digital Piano automatically adjusts sound output to optimize for headphone output (when headphones are connected) or built-in speaker output (when headphones are not connected). This also will cause a change in the output quality from the Digital Piano’s LINE OUT R and L/MONO jacks.

• Whenever connecting a device to the Digital Piano, first use the VOLUME controller to set the volume to a low level. After connecting, you can adjust the volume to the level you want.

• Whenever you connect any device to the Digital Piano, be sure to read the user documentation that comes with the device.

Guitar amplifier

Keyboard amplifier, etc.

INPUT 1

Standard plug

INPUT 2

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Standard jack

Pin plug

Tape recorder, MIDI sound source, etc.

Audio amplifier AUX IN jack, etc.

LEFT (White)

RIGHT (Red)

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Connections

Playing Output from External Equipment through the Digital Piano’s Speakers

Use commercially available cables to connect the external audio equipment to the Digital Piano’s

LINE IN jacks as shown in Figure LINE IN R jack input sounds through the Digital

Piano’s right speaker, while LINE IN L/MONO jack input sounds through the left speaker. Connecting to the LINE IN L/MONO jack only causes the same output to be produced from both speakers. It is up to you to purchase connecting cables that are compatible with the equipment you are connecting.

Connecting to Audio Equipment

Use commercially available cables to connect the external audio equipment to the Digital Piano’s LINE OUT jacks as shown in Figure jack output is right channel sound, while LINE OUT L/MONO jack output is left channel sound. It is up to you to purchase connecting cables like the ones shown in the illustration for connection of audio equipment. Normally in this configuration you must set the audio equipment’s input selector to the setting that specifies the terminal (such as AUX IN) to which the Digital Piano is connected. Use the Digital Piano’s VOLUME controller to adjust the volume level.

. LINE OUT R

Bundled and Optional Accessories

Use only accessories that are specified for use with this Digital Piano. Use of unauthorized accessories creates the risk of fire, electric shock, and personal injury.

NOTE

• You can get information about accessories that are sold separately for this product from the CASIO catalog available from your retailer, and from the CASIO website at the following URL.

http://world.casio.com/

Connecting to a Musical Instrument Amplifier

Use commercially available cables to connect the amplifier to the Digital Piano’s LINE OUT jacks as shown in Figure channel sound, while LINE OUT L/MONO jack output is left channel sound. Connecting to the LINE OUT L/MONO jack only outputs a mixture of both channels. It is up to you to purchase connecting cable like the one shown in the illustration for connection of the amplifier. Use the Digital Piano’s VOLUME controller to adjust the volume level.

IMPORTANT!

• When using the LINE OUT jacks, also connect headphones to the PHONES jacks. This will switch the LINE OUT output to appropriate sound quality.

. LINE OUT R jack output is right

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Using Built-in Tones

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Selecting a Tone

Your Digital Piano has 250 tones, divided into six groups.

• For more information, see the “Tone List” (page A-1).

• The Digital Piano has built-in demonstration tunes that highlight the different characteristics of tones. For more information, see “Playing Tone Demo Songs” (page E-24).

Use the “Tone List” (page A-1) to look up the group and the number of the tone you want to select.

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NOTE

• Pressing q and w at the same time will jump to

tone 001 of the currently selected group. Holding down either button changes the tone number at high speed.

• See page E-43 for more information about scrolling.

Layering Two Tones

You can layer two different tones so they play at the same time when you press a keyboard key.

• The first tone you select is called the “main tone”,

while the second tone is called the “layered tone”.

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Use the cm to cr (tone groups) buttons to select the group you want.

Example: To select the ORGAN group

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Use the ct (w, q) buttons to select the tone you want.

Example: To select “002 Jazz Organ”

Tone number

Tone name

Select the main tone.

Example: To select GRAND PIANO MELLOW in the

GRAND PIANO group, press the cm

(GRAND PIANO) button and then use the

(w, q) buttons to select “006 GRAND

PIANO MELLOW”.

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Using Built-in Tones

Hold down the button of the group that contains the tone you want to select as the layered tone until “LAYER ON” appears on the display as shown below for a few moments.

This will layer the tones currently selected in the two groups.

The button you held down in step 2 will light to indicate that it is selected.

Example: When VARIOUS group is selected

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Splitting the Keyboard between Two Tones

You can split the keyboard so the left side (lower range) plays one tone and the right side (upper range) plays a different tone.

Example: To split the keyboard between the GM SLAP

BASS 1 tone on the left (lower range) and the GRAND PIANO CONCERT tone on the right (upper range).

Left (Lower Range)

Tone: GM SLAP BASS 1

Press the dq (SPLIT) button.

This causes the SPLIT lamp to light, indicating that the keyboard is split between two tones.

Lit

Right (Upper Range)

Tone: GRAND PIANO CONCERT

Use the ct (w, q) buttons to select the tone you want in the group you selected in step 2.

Example: When “006 Picked Bass” is selected

Layered tone number

To unlayer the tones and return the keyboard

Layered tone name

to a single tone, press any one of the tone group buttons.

NOTE

• You can adjust the balance between the main tone and layered tone. For details, see “Layered Tone Volume (Layer Balance)” (page E-44).

Select the tone you want to assign to the left side (lower range) of the keyboard.

Example: To select GM SLAP BASS 1 in the GM TONES

group, press the cr (GM TONES) button and then use the “037 GM SLAP BASS 1”.

Left tone number

To unsplit the keyboard and return it to a single tone, press the

The SPLIT lamp will go out, indicating that the keyboard is no longer split.

(w, q) buttons to select

Left tone name

(SPLIT) button.

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NOTE

• If the keyboard is set up with layered tones (page

E-9) when you perform the above split operation, the layered tones will play on the right (upper range) side of the keyboard.

Using Built-in Tones

Moving the Keyboard Split Point

You can use the procedure below to specify the location on the keyboard where it splits between the left side and the right side. That location is called the “split point”.

Left (Lower Range) side Right (Upper Range) side

Split point

Hold down the dq (SPLIT) button until the split point setting screen appears on the display as shown below.

Current split point key name

Using Octave Shift

After you split the keyboard (page E-10), you may find out that the lower range notes on the left are too low or that the upper range notes on the right are too high. You can use octave shift to shift the octaves of the upper range and lower range upwards or downwards in octave units.

While holding down the cs (FUNCTION) button, press the

This displays the octave shift screen.

Use the bt (PART) button to select the range whose octave you want to change.

• Each press of bt (PART) cycles through the ranges

below.

(GRAND PIANO) button.

Currently selected range

Shift amount

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Press the keyboard key where you want to specify as the leftmost key of the right (upper range) tone.

This specifies the split point.

Press the dq (SPLIT) button.

This exits the split point screen.

U1 (Upper1): Main tone

U2 (Upper2): Layered tone

L1 (Lower1): Left (lower range) tone

Use the ct (w, q) buttons to shift the octave of the currently selected range.

• You can shift the octave within the range of –2 to 0 to

Press the cs (FUNCTION) button.

This exits the octave shift screen.

NOTE

• Octave shift also can be performed as described for

“Octave Shift” (page E-44).

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Using Built-in Tones

Adjusting the Brilliance of a Tone

Press the cs (FUNCTION) button.

The FUNCTION lamp will light and the function screen will appear on the display.

Lit

Use the do (i) and dn (u) buttons to select the Tmpr/Effect screen.

Press the dp (ENTER) button.

This will display a screen for selecting settings in the Tmpr/Effect group.

Adding Reverb to the Tone

While holding down the cs (FUNCTION) button, press the

This will display a reverb type selection screen.

Use the ct (w, q) buttons to select the reverb type you want.

• The following shows the five available reverb type

settings.

0: OFF (no reverb) 1: Room 2: Hall 3: Large Hall 4: Stadium

Press the cs (FUNCTION) button.

This exits the reverb type selection screen.

(REVERB) button.

Use the do (i) or dn (u) button to select the brilliance screen shown below.

Use the ct (w, q) brilliance of the currently selected tone. You can adjust brilliance in the range of –3 to 0 to 3.

w : Mellower and softer q : Brighter and harder

Press the cs (FUNCTION) button.

This will exit the brilliance screen and cause the FUNCTION lamp to go out.

NOTE

• See “Other Settings” (page E-43) for details about using the

(FUNCTION) button.

buttons to adjust the

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Using Built-in Tones

Adding the Chorus Effect to the Tone

While holding down the cs (FUNCTION) button, press the

This will display a chorus type selection screen.

Use the ct (w, q) buttons to select the chorus type you want.

• The following shows the five available chorus type

settings.

0: OFF (no chorus) 1: Light Chorus 2: Chorus 3: Deep Chorus 4: Flanger

Press the cs (FUNCTION) button.

This exits the chorus type selection screen.

(CHORUS) button.

Using the Metronome

Press the 3 (METRONOME) button.

This will start the metronome.

Lights with the first beat

of each measure

Press the 3 (METRONOME) button again to stop the metronome.

Changing the Beats Per Measure

You can specify from two to six beats per measure for the metronome. After you do, a chime will sound at the beginning of each measure. Specifying 0 for this setting will sound a straight beat, without a chime. This setting lets you practice with a steady beat.

Hold down the 3 (METRONOME) button until the number of beats per measure screen shown below appears on the display.

Lights with each subsequent beat of each measure

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Use the ct (w, q) buttons to select the beats per measure value you want.

Press the 3 (METRONOME) button to exit the number of beats per measure screen.

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Using Built-in Tones

Changing the Tempo Setting

There are two different methods you can use to change the tempo setting: by pressing (w) (slower) buttons or by tapping a beat with a button.

■

To adjust the tempo using ck (TEMPO, w, q)

buttons

Use the ck (TEMPO, w, q) buttons to adjust the tempo setting.

Each press of a button increases or decreases the beats per minute value by one.

• Holding down either button changes the value at

high speed.

• You can specify a tempo value in the range of 20 to

255.

■ To adjust the tempo by tapping a beat

Tap the ck (TEMPO, TAP) button four times in time with the beat you want to specify.

• The tempo setting will change in accordance with the

timing of your tapping.

(q) (faster) and ck

Tempo value

Tap four times

Adjusting the Metronome Volume

You can use the following procedure to adjust the volume level of the metronome, without affecting the volume of Digital Piano output.

While holding down the cs (FUNCTION) button, press the

This displays the metronome volume screen.

Use the ct (w, q) buttons to adjust the

(METRONOME) button.

Metronome volume

metronome volume.

Press the cs (FUNCTION) button.

This will exit the metronome volume screen and cause the FUNCTION lamp to go out.

NOTE

• You also can use the procedure under “Metronome

Volume” (page E-44) to adjust the metronome volume.

Using the Pitch Bend Wheel

You can use the pitch bend wheel to slide the pitch of notes smoothly upwards and downwards. This capability makes it possible to reproduce saxophone and electric guitar choking effects.

• After you use this method to specify the approximate

tempo, you can then use the procedure under “To adjust the tempo using buttons” to adjust the setting to a more exact value.

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(TEMPO, w, q)

Adding a Pitch Bend Effect

While playing a note on the keyboard, rotate the pitch bend wheel on the left of the keyboard upwards or downwards.

The amount the note bends depends on how much you rotate the pitch bend wheel.

• Do not have the pitch bend wheel

rotated as you turn on the Digital Piano.

NOTE

• You also can configure pitch bend wheel operation

by specifying the amount of pitch change at maximum rotation in either direction. See “Pitch Bend Range” (page E-46) for more information.

Using Built-in Tones

Playing a Duet

You can use the Duet Mode to split the Digital Piano’s keyboard in the center so two people can play a duet. This makes it possible to configure the keyboard so, for example, the teacher can play on the left and the student can follow along on the right. Or one person can play the left hand part on the left, while another plays the right hand part on the right.

Right keyboardLeft keyboard

C3 C4 C5 C6 C3 C4 C5 C

(Middle C) (Middle C)

Pedal Operation when Playing a Duet

z Optional SP-33 Pedal Unit

Left keyboard damper pedal

Left and right side damper pedal

Right side damper pedal (Half-pedal operation supported)

Configuring the Digital Piano for Duet Play

Press the bn (USER SONGS) button so its lower lamp is lit.

Lit

While holding down the cs (FUNCTION) button, press the

This causes the Duet Mode on/off screen to appear.

• The keyboard keys are disabled while this screen is

displayed.

(SPLIT) button.

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z Supplied SP-3 Pedal Unit

To use the SP-3 Pedal Unit as the right keyboard damper pedal, connect it to the terminal.

• Half-pedal operation is not supported in this case.

To use the SP-3 Pedal Unit as the left keyboard (initial default setting) or right keyboard damper pedal (selectable), connect it to the PEDAL) terminal.

• For information about how to select left or right keyboard control with the SP-3 Pedal Unit, see “Soft/Sostenuto Pedal Jack Setting” (page E-46).

(DAMPER PEDAL)

(SOFT/SOSTENUTO

Press the ct (q) button to turn on the Duet Mode.

This will cause the dq (SPLIT) button lamp to flash.

Press the cs (FUNCTION) button.

This exits the Duet mode on/off screen and configures the Digital Piano’s keyboard for duet play.

To turn off the Duet Mode, press the dq

(SPLIT) button so the SPLIT lamp goes out.

NOTE

• You also can use the procedure under “Duet Mode”

(page E-44) to turn the Duet Mode on or off.

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Using Built-in Tones

Changing the Octave of a Duet Mode Keyboard

You can use the following procedure to change the octave of the left and right Duet Mode keyboards.

While holding down the cs (FUNCTION) button, press the

This displays the Duet Mode on/off screen shown in step 2 under “Configuring the Digital Piano for Duet Play” (page E-15). If the Duet Mode is currently turned off, press the

Of the four C keys in the left keyboard, press

(q) button to turn it on.

the one that you want to have located at middle C.

• This will sound the note assigned to C4 and change

the octave of the left keyboard.

Example: To change the configuration so the leftmost C

key is middle C as shown below.

Leftmost C key (Pressed key)

(SPLIT) button.

C4 C5 C6 C7 C3 C4 C5 C6

1 octave higher than initial setting Unchanged

You can use the same procedure as step 2 to select one of the C keys in the right keyboard to shift its octave as well.

Press the cs (FUNCTION) button.

This exits the Duet Mode on/off screen and causes the

(FUNCTION) button lamp to go out.

The left and right keyboards will be configured according to your settings.

NOTE

• Turning off the Duet Mode will clear your octave shift settings and return the keyboard to its initial default settings.

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Using Auto Accompaniment

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bo bp bq dm dp

With Auto Accompaniment, simply select the accompaniment rhythm you want and the matching accompaniment (drums, guitar, etc.) will play automatically when you play a chord with your left hand. It’s like having your own personal backup group along with you wherever you go.

This Digital Piano has 180 built-in Auto Accompaniment patterns, which are divided into seven groups. You can edit built-in rhythms to create your own original rhythms (called “user rhythms”), which you can save in a eighth group. For more information, see the “Rhythm List” (page A-5).

ckbtbr bs dr

cm cn co cp

dn do

Use the ct (w, q) buttons to select the rhythm you want.

Example: When “005 Samba 2” is selected

Rhythm name

Rhythm number

Measure

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Tempo

Playing an Auto Accompaniment

Press the bn (RHYTHM) button so its upper lamp is lit.

This enables Auto Accompaniment.

• Each press of the button toggles between the

RHYTHM and USER SONGS lamps.

Lit

Use the “Rhythm List” (page A-5) to look up the group and the number of the rhythm you want to select.

Use the 5 to bm (rhythm groups) buttons to select the group you want.

Example: When the LATIN group is selected

Use the ck (TEMPO, w, q) buttons to adjust the tempo setting.

• This is the same as metronome tempo adjustment

(page E-13).

• To return the rhythm to its standard tempo setting,

press the ck (TEMPO, w, q) buttons at the same time.

Lit

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Using Auto Accompaniment

Press the bt (ACCOMP ON/OFF) button so its lamp is lit.

This turns ACCOMP on, so all accompaniment parts sound.

• Turning ACCOMP off so the ACCOMP lamp is unlit

causes only the percussion instrument parts to sound.

• Each press of the

toggles ACCOMP on and off.

Press the br (SYNCHRO/ENDING) button.

This puts Auto Accompaniment into “synchro standby”. Playing a chord during synchro standby will cause Auto Accompaniment to start to play automatically.

• Pressing the bo (INTRO) button while Auto

Accompaniment is in synchro standby will enter intro standby. Pressing the will enter variation standby. For details about intro and variation patterns, see “Modifying Auto Accompaniment Patterns” (page E-20).

(ACCOMP ON/OFF) button

Lit

(VARIATION) button

Flashing

Play other chords with left hand as you play the melody with your right hand.

• You can use “CASIO Chord” or other simplified

chord fingering modes to play chords. For details, see “Selecting a Chord Fingering Mode” in the following section.

• You can use the bp (NORMAL) and bq

(VARIATION) buttons to modify accompaniment patterns. For details, see “Modifying Auto Accompaniment Patterns” (page E-20).

10.

When you are finished, press the bs (START/ STOP) button again to stop Auto Accompaniment.

• Pressing the br (SYNCHRO/ENDING) button

instead of the bs (START/STOP) button will play an ending pattern before stopping Auto Accompaniment play. For details about ending patterns, see “Modifying Auto Accompaniment Patterns” (page E-20).

NOTE

• You can use the following procedure to adjust the

volume level of the Auto Accompaniment, without affecting the volume of Digital Piano output. For details, see “Auto Accompaniment Volume” (page E-44).

• You can change the size of the chord keyboard by

using the split feature to move the split point (page E-11). The keyboard keys to the left of the split point make up the chord keyboard.

Play the chord you want on the chord keyboard (left keyboard keys).

Auto Accompaniment will start playing when you play the chord.

• To start percussion part play without playing a

chord, press the

Example: To play a C chord

Chord keyboard Melody keyboard

(START/STOP) button.

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Using Auto Accompaniment

Selecting a Chord Fingering Mode

You can select from among the following five chord fingering modes.

1: Fingered 1 2: Fingered 2 3: Fingered 3 4: CASIO Chord 5: Full Range

Hold down the bt (ACCOMP ON/OFF) button until the chord type selection screen appears on the display.

Chord fingering mode

Use the ct (w, q) buttons to select the chord fingering mode you want.

Press the bt (ACCOMP ON/OFF) button.

This exits the chord fingering screen.

■ Fingered 1, 2, 3

With these three chord fingering modes, you play chords on the chord keyboard using their normal chord fingerings. Some chord forms are abbreviated, and can be fingered with one or two keys. For information about the types of chords you can finger and their fingerings, see the “Fingering Guide” (page A-9).

Chord keyboard

■ CASIO CHORD

With “CASIO Chord”, you can use simplified fingerings to play the four types of chords described below.

Chord keyboard

Chord Type Example

Major Chords

Press one key, whose note corresponds to the chord name.

• To play C Major, press any C key in the chord keyboard. The octave of the note does not matter.

Minor Chords

Press the chord keyboard key that corresponds to the major chord, while also pressing one other chord keyboard key to the right.

Seventh Chords

Press the chord keyboard key that corresponds to the major chord, while also pressing two other chord keyboard keys to the right.

Minor Seventh Chords

Press the chord keyboard key that corresponds to the major chord, while also pressing three other chord keyboard keys to the right.

When pressing more than one chord keyboard key, makes no difference whether the additional keys are white or black.

C (C Major)

Note name

Cm (C minor)

C7 (C seventh)

Cm7 (C minor seventh)

DE F

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Fingered 1: Play the component notes of the chord on the

keyboard.

Fingered 2: Unlike Fingered 1, 6th input is not possible with

this mode.

Fingered 3: Unlike Fingered 1, this mode allows input of

fraction chords with the lowest keyboard note as the bass note.

■ FULL RANGE CHORD

With this chord fingering mode, you can use the full range of the keyboard to play chords and the melody. For information about the types of chords you can finger and their fingerings, see the “Fingering Guide” (page A-9).

Melody keyboard

Chord keyboard

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Using Auto Accompaniment

Modifying Auto Accompaniment Patterns

There are six different Auto Accompaniment patterns, shown below. You can switch between patterns during accompaniment play and even modify patterns. Use buttons

through br to select the pattern you want.

bo bp bq br

Intro *

*1 Press at the beginning of a song.

Accompaniment play proceeds with the normal pattern after the intro pattern is complete. Pressing the

(VARIATION/FILL-IN) button before

pressing this button will proceed with the variation pattern after the intro pattern is complete.

*2 Press while a normal pattern is playing to insert a

fill-in pattern.

*3 Press while a variation pattern is playing to insert a

fill-in variation pattern.

*4 Press at the end of a song.

This will play an ending pattern and then stop Auto Accompaniment.

Normal Variation Ending *

Normal fill-in *2Variation fill-in *

Using One-Touch Presets

One-Touch Preset gives you one-touch access to tone and tempo settings that go well with the currently selected Auto Accompaniment rhythm pattern.

Hold down the bn (RHYTHM) button for at least two seconds.

This will configure tone, tempo, and other settings to match the currently selected rhythm pattern. At this time, Auto Accompaniment play also will go into synchro standby, which means that Auto Accompaniment will start to play automatically when you finger a chord.

Play a chord on the keyboard.

This will start Auto Accompaniment play.

NOTE

• One-Touch Presets are not supported for user

rhythms (001 through 010 of the USER RHYTHMS group).

Using Auto Harmonize

Auto Harmonize lets you add harmony to melody notes you play with your right hand. You can select any one of 12 Auto Harmonize settings.

Press the dr (AUTO HARMONIZE) button.

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Type number Type name

Use the ct (w, q) buttons to select the Auto Harmonize type you want.

Type

Number

00 Off Turns off Auto Harmonize.

01 Duet 1

02 Duet 2

03 Country Adds country style harmony.

04 Octave

05 5th Adds the fifth degree note.

06 3-Way Open

07 3-Way Close

08 Strings

09 4-Way Open

10 4-Way Close

11 Block Adds block chord notes.

12 Big Band Adds big band style harmony.

Type Name Description

Adds close (separated by two to four degrees) one-note harmony below the melody note.

Adds open (separated by more than 4 to 6 degrees) 1-note harmony below the melody note.

Adds the note from the next lower octave.

Adds 2-note open harmony, for a total of three notes.

Adds 2-note close harmony, for a total of three notes.

Adds harmony that is optimal for strings.

Adds 3-note open harmony, for a total of four notes.

Adds 3-note close harmony, for a total of four notes.

Press the dr (AUTO HARMONIZE) button.

This will exit the auto harmonize screen.

While playing chords, play the melody on the keyboard.

Harmony will be added to your melody notes based on the chords you play.

Using Auto Accompaniment

Creating Your Own Original Rhythms

You can use rhythm editing to modify a built-in Auto Accompaniment rhythm to create an original “user rhythm” of your own. You can select a part (drum, bass, etc.) of a normal, intro, or other pattern (page E-20) and turn it on or off, adjust its volume level, and perform other operations.

Select the number of the Auto Accompaniment rhythm you want to edit.

At the same time, press the cs (FUNCTION) and

This displays the rhythm editor screen.

Use the accompaniment pattern buttons (bo through intro, ending, etc.) you want to edit.

The button you press will light, indicating that the pattern is being edited.

• Each press of bp (NORMAL/FILL-IN) toggles

Example: When intro is selected

(RHYTHM EDITOR) buttons.

) to select the pattern (normal,

between NORMAL and FILL-IN, and each press of

(VARIATION/FILL-IN) toggles between

VARIOUS and FILL-IN. The applicable button flashes while the fill-in pattern is selected.

bo bp bq br

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Using Auto Accompaniment

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Use the instrument part buttons (5 through

) to select the part (drums, bass etc.) you

want to edit.

The name of the part you select will appear on the display. Rhythm patterns are made up of the eight parts shown below.

• Button illumination does not change when you press

the instrument part buttons (5 through bm). Button illumination indicates whether there is accompaniment data corresponding to each part.

Parts

Drums Percus-

Example: When bass is selected

Edit the selected part as desired.

The table below describes the parameters you can edit.

• Use the

parameter, and the ct (w, q) buttons to change its setting. You also can use shortcut buttons (see table below) to select parameters.

• Pressing the ct (w, q) buttons at the same time

will return the currently selected parameter to its initial default setting.

• Pressing the

edit operation will sound the accompaniment pattern with the edits you have made up to that point. Pressing the sound only the instrument part you are editing.

Procedure continues on page E-23.

Bass Chord 1 Chord 2 Chord 3 Chord 4 Chord 5

sion

Instrument part name

(u) and do (i) buttons to select a

(START/STOP) button during an

(ACCOMP ON/OFF) button will

Parameter Description Setting

Replaces the part

Rhythm Select: Rhythm

Tone Select: Tone

Prt: Part on/ off

Vol: Volume level

Pan: Panning (position)

Reverb: Reverb

Chorus: Chorus

*1 Replacing part accompaniment data clears all edits to the

currently selected accompaniment data made up to that point.

*2 Sequential numbers starting from 001, which is the first

rhythm of the first group (POPS/DANCE/ROCK). See the “Tone List” (page A-1) and “Rhythm List” (page A-5) for information on the numbering system.

*3 In the case of the intro and ending, specifying a rhythm

for one part (drum, bass, etc.) will cause the same rhythm to be specified automatically for all of the other parts of the pattern.

*4 Only drum set sounds (tone numbers 237 through 250)

can be selected for drum parts and percussion parts. Drum set sounds cannot be selected for the bass and the chord 1 through chord 5 parts.

*5 A smaller value shifts leftward, while a larger value shifts

rightward. A value of zero specifies center.

(drum, bass, etc.) accompaniment data with that of the specified rhythm number.

Switches the part tone (instrument) to that of the specified tone number.

Toggles each part on or off.

Controls the volume level of each part.

Controls whether the sound of the part can be heard from the left side or right side.

Controls the level of the reverb effect (page E-12) applied to the part notes.

Controls the level of the chorus effect (page E-13) applied to the part notes.

001 to 190: Rhythm number

001 to 250: Tone Numbers

OFF: Mutes the part. ON: Sounds the part.

000 to 127

–64 to 0 to 63

000 to 127

*2 *3

*2 *4

Shortcut Button

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