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ES English PX -750 Español USER'S GUIDE GUÍA DEL USUARIO Please keep all information for future reference. Guarde toda información para tener como referencia futura. Safety Precautions Before trying to use the piano, be sure to read the separate "Safety Precautions". Precauciones de seguridad Antes de intentar usar el piano, asegúrese de leer las "Precauciones de seguridad" separadas. PX750-ES-1A TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. Do not use this apparatus near water. Clean only with dry cloth. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. 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. 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. Declaration of Conformity Model Number: PX-750 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. Important! Please note the following important information before using this product. • Before using the AD-A12150LW Adaptor to power the unit, 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 CASIO AD-A12150LW adaptor. • The AC adaptor is not a toy. • Be sure to disconnect the AC adaptor before cleaning the product. Declaration of Conformity According to EU Directive This mark applies in EU countries only. 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 Unpacking................................................................. E-29 Assembling the Stand............................................... E-29 To connect the cable................................................. E-32 To install the music stand.......................................... E-32 General Guide ................................... E-2 Configuring Settings with the Keyboard ......................................... E-20 FUNCTION Button...................................................... E-3 Saving Settings and Using Operation Lock ................ E-3 Playing Back All of the Built-in Songs....................... E-14 Playing Back a Specific Music Library Song............. E-15 Practicing with a Music Library Song........................ E-15 To configure settings with the keyboard.................... E-20 Keyboard Keys Used for Configuring Settings.......... E-21 Parameter List........................................................... E-22 Tone selection ....................................................... E-22 Reverb ................................................................... E-22 Chorus ................................................................... E-22 Brilliance ................................................................ E-22 Layer balance ........................................................ E-22 Tempo (TEMPO) ................................................... E-22 Song select (SONG SELECT) ............................... E-22 Song volume.......................................................... E-22 Metronome beat (METRONOME BEAT) ............... E-22 Metronome volume ................................................ E-22 Keyboard key (Transpose) .................................... E-23 Keyboard tuning (Tuning) ...................................... E-23 Octave shift............................................................ E-23 Temperament ........................................................ E-23 Temperament select .............................................. E-23 Temperament Base note ....................................... E-23 Touch response (TOUCH RESPONSE)................ E-23 USB device mode .................................................. E-24 Send channel......................................................... E-24 Local control .......................................................... E-24 Operation tone ....................................................... E-24 Back up.................................................................. E-24 Operation lock........................................................ E-24 Recording and Play Back............... E-16 Connecting to a Computer............. E-25 Tracks ....................................................................... E-16 To record to a specific track of a song...................... E-17 To record to one track of a song while listening to the playback of the other track ............... E-18 Playing Back from Digital Piano Memory.................. E-18 Deleting Recorded Data ........................................... E-19 Minimum Computer System Requirements .............. E-25 Connecting the Digital Piano to Your Computer ....... E-25 Using MIDI ................................................................ E-26 Transferring Song Data with a Computer.................. E-26 Power Outlet...................................... E-4 Using an AC Adaptor .................................................. E-4 Turning Power On or Off............................................. E-4 Connections ...................................... E-6 Connecting Headphones ............................................ E-6 Connecting Audio Equipment or an Amplifier ............. E-6 Bundled and Optional Accessories............................. E-7 Playing with Different Tones ........... E-8 Selecting and Playing a Tone ..................................... E-8 Layering Two Tones ................................................. E-10 Using Effects............................................................. E-11 Using the Digital Piano's Pedals............................... E-11 Using the Metronome ............................................... E-12 Playing a Piano Duet ................................................ E-13 Playing Back Built-in Songs .......... E-14 Reference......................................... E-33 Troubleshooting ........................................................ E-33 Product Specifications............................................... E-34 Operating Precautions .............................................. E-35 Appendix............................................ A-1 Tone List ..................................................................... A-1 Song List ..................................................................... A-1 MIDI Implementation Chart Company and product names used in this manual may be registered trademarks of others. E-1 English Assembling the Stand ............................................................................................... E-29 General Guide 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Bottom bk bl bm Rear Front bo bn E-2 8 9 General Guide NOTE 8 GRAND PIANO (MODERN) button 2 VOLUME controller 9 ELEC PIANO button 3 FUNCTION button bk Pedal connector 4 SONG a, DEMO button bl USB port 5 RECORDER (L/R) button bm DC 12V terminal 6 METRONOME, DUET button bn PHONES jacks 7 GRAND PIANO (CONCERT) button bo Power lamp English • The names shown here are always indicated in bold when they appear within the text of this manual. 1 P (POWER) button FUNCTION Button The FUNCTION button is used when configuring a variety of different digital piano settings. The following are FUNCTION button basics. z To change a setting, hold down the FUNCTION button as you press the keyboard key that is assigned the setting you want to select. An operation confirmation tone will sound whenever you press a keyboard key to configure a setting. Example: "To select a tone" on page E-8 NOTE • For details about operations and settings, see "Configuring Settings with the Keyboard" on page E-20. z The following table shows how pressing the FUNCTION button changes the operation of certain buttons. This button: Does this while FUNCTION button is depressed: SONG a Starts and stops demo tune play. RECORDER Selects the left-hand part and the right-hand part. METRONOME Toggles Duet on and off. Saving Settings and Using Operation Lock Your digital piano lets you save its current settings and lock its buttons to protect against operation errors. For details, see "Parameter List" on pages E-22 - E-24. E-3 Power Outlet Your digital piano runs on standard household power. Be sure to turn off power whenever you are not using the digital piano. Turning Power On or Off 1. 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 Press the P (POWER) button to turn on digital piano power. • This causes the P (POWER) button to light. • When you turn on the digital piano, it performs a power up operation in order to initialize its system. During system initialization the tone button lamps cycle on and off in the sequence for about five seconds to let you know that system initialization is in progress. • Use the supplied power cord to connect the AC adaptor as shown in the illustration below. DC 12V terminal Household power outlet 2. To turn off the digital piano, hold down the P (POWER) button until its light goes out. NOTE Power cord AC adaptor • Configuration and type depends on your geographic location. Note the following important precautions to avoid damage to the power cord. 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 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. E-4 • Pressing the P (POWER) 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. Power Outlet Auto Power Off English 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 1. While the digital piano is turned on, press the P (POWER) button to turn it off. 2. While holding down the FUNCTION button, press the P (POWER) 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. E-5 Connections IMPORTANT! • Whenever connecting something 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. Connecting Headphones 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. To either of the digital piano's PHONES jack Front Pin plug PHONES jacks Audio amplifier AUX IN jack, etc. RIGHT (Red) LEFT (White) Stereo standard plug Guitar amplifier Keyboard amplifier, etc. Pin plug (white) INPUT 1 INPUT 2 Pin plug (red) Pin jack Standard plug Stereo standard plug Connecting headphones to either of the PHONES jack 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. E-6 Connecting Audio Equipment (Figure 1) Use commercially available connecting cords (Standard Plug × 1, Pin Plugs × 2) to connect as shown in Figure 1. Make sure that the end of the cord that you connect to the digital piano is a stereo standard plug. A monaural standard plug will result in output of only one of the two stereo channels. Normally, you should set the input selector of the audio equipment to the terminal where the digital piano is connected (AUX IN, etc.) Adjust volume using the digital piano's VOLUME controller. Connecting a Music Amplifier (Figure 2) Connect the connecting cord* to one of the types of amplifiers shown in Figure 2. Adjust volume using the digital piano's VOLUME controller. * Digital Piano: Stereo standard plug Amplifier : Inputs signals for the left and right channels. Not connecting either plug will result in output of only one of the two stereo channels. Connections English 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/ E-7 Playing with Different Tones VOLUME METRONOME FUNCTION SONG a ELEC PIANO GRAND PIANO Selecting and Playing a Tone The piano comes with 18 built-in tones. • The names of the tones are marked above the keyboard keys to which they are assigned. To select a tone 1. Select the tone you want. z To select GRAND PIANO (CONCERT or MODERN) or ELEC PIANO • Press one of the GRAND PIANO buttons (CONCERT or MODERN) or the ELEC PIANO button to select the one you want. • The button lamp of the selected tone will light. 2. E-8 Use the VOLUME controller to adjust the volume. z To select one of the other tones • While holding down the FUNCTION button, press the keyboard key that corresponds to the tone you want to select. Playing with Different Tones • Of the digital piano's 18 built-in tones, the first five are grand piano tone. Each tone has its own distinctive merits, so you should select the tone that suits the song you are playing along with or your own personal preferences. The CONCERT and MODERN tones are assigned to buttons for quick and easy selection. Tone Name Characteristics CONCERT This is a full concert grand piano tone that uses Linear Morphing* for dynamic and natural tone changes. This tone is designed to reproduce damper, resonance, and other piano nuances, which makes it ideal for virtually any type of piano performance. MODERN This tone provides a bright grand piano sound. The volume and timbre of this tone is quick to respond to different keyboard pressures, and it has relatively deep reverb. This tone is a good choice for dynamic and lively performances. CLASSIC This is a natural piano tone that closely resembles the sound of an acoustic piano. Though reverb and other flashy effects are subdued for this tone, resonance is more pronounced, which enables expression of delicate nuances. This tone is a good choice for lesson and practice sessions. MELLOW Warm and mellow piano tone BRIGHT Bright and clear piano tone Selecting either of the two BASS (LOWER) tones (1 or 2) in step 1 of the above procedure will assign the selected bass tone to the low range (left side) of the keyboard. The high range (right side) will be assigned the tone that was selected when you pressed the BASS 1 or BASS 2 key. • BASS 1 and BASS 2 let you effectively split the keyboard between two different tones. Split Point Low Range High Range BASS 2 PIPE ORGAN (Currently selected tone.) NOTE • To return the keyboard to a single tone, select any tone other than BASS 1 or BASS 2. • You cannot select BASS 1 or BASS 2 when recording to Track 2. * Feature that applies computer morphing technology to enable seamless changes between sounds sampled at various dynamics from a full concert grand piano. E-9 English Bass Tones (BASS 1, BASS 2) NOTE Playing with Different Tones Layering Two Tones Use the following procedure to layer two tones, so they sound at the same time. When specifying two tones for layering, first tone you select will be the main tone, while the second tone will be the layered tone. 1. To adjust the volume balance between two layered tones 1. While holding down the FUNCTION button, use the keyboard keys shown below to adjust the volume of the layered tones. While holding down the FUNCTION button, press down the keyboard key for the first tone you want to layer and then the key for the second tone. Example: First press the HARPSICHORD key and then the ELEC ORGAN 1 key. C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 Initial default (Center) Volume of the layered tone (Second tone you selected) Volume of the main tone (First tone you selected) • To return the volume setting to its initial default, hold down the FUNCTION button and press both of the keys at the same time. HARPSICHORD ELEC ORGAN 1 2. To unlayer the keyboard, select another tone by pressing the GRAND PIANO button or by using the procedure under "Selecting and Playing a Tone" (page E-8). NOTE • You cannot layer the BASS 1 or BASS 2 tone with another tone. • You cannot perform the layer operation when recording to Track 2. E-10 Playing with Different Tones Reverb : Makes your notes resonate. Chorus : Adds more breadth to your notes. 1. While holding down the FUNCTION button, use the Reverb or Chorus keyboard key to cycle through the available settings. Using the Digital Piano's Pedals Your digital piano comes equipped with three pedals: damper, soft, and sostenuto. • Each press of the Reverb or Chorus keyboard key causes the digital piano to beep according to which setting is selected, as shown in the table below. Soft pedal Damper pedal Sostenuto pedal Pedal Functions Reverb Chorus • Reverb Number of Beeps Setting 1 (long) 1 (short) 2 3 4 Off (OFF) Room Small Hall Large Hall Stadium • Chorus Number of Beeps Setting 1 (long) 1 (short) 2 3 4 Off (OFF) Light Chorus Medium Chorus Deep Chorus Flanger (whooshing effect) z Damper Pedal Pressing the damper pedal while playing will cause the notes you play to reverberate for a long time. • When a GRAND PIANO tone (CONCERT/ MODERN/CLASSIC/MELLOW/BRIGHT) is selected as the tone, pressing this pedal will cause notes to reverberate (with damper resonance) just like the damper pedal on an acoustic grand piano. Half-pedal operation (pressing the pedal part way) is also supported. z Soft Pedal Pressing this pedal while playing suppresses notes played on the keyboard after the pedal was pressed, and makes them sound softer. z Sostenuto Pedal Only the notes of the keys that are depressed when this pedal is pressed are sustained until the pedal is released. ■ About DSP DSP makes it possible to digitally produce complex acoustic effects. The DSP is assigned to each tone whenever you turn on digital piano power. E-11 English Using Effects Playing with Different Tones Using the Metronome 1. Press the METRONOME button. • This starts the metronome. • The lamp above the SONG a button flash in time with the metronome beat. 2. To change the beat, hold down the FUNCTION button as you press one of the METRONOME BEAT keys to select a beat setting. 4. Press the METRONOME button or SONG a button to turn off the metronome. NOTE • To return the tempo setting to the default tempo of the currently selected Music Library tune, press the + and – keys at the same time in step 3. Pressing + and – while recording will return the tempo value to 120. To adjust the metronome volume You can perform the following procedure at any time, regardless of whether or not the metronome is sounding. 1. While holding down the FUNCTION button, use the METRONOME VOLUME keys to specify a volume value in the range of 0 to 42. • For details about using the keyboard keys for settings, see "Keyboard Keys Used for Configuring Settings" on page E-21. • Each press of the T or S key raises or lowers the metronome volume value by 1. NOTE • You can specify beats per measure value of 0, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6. Specifying 0 as the setting plays a straight click, without any chime. This setting lets you practice with a steady beat. 3. While holding down the FUNCTION button, use the TEMPO keys to specify a tempo value in the range of 20 to 255 beats per minute. • Each press of the + or – key raises or lowers the tempo value by 1. • You can use the value input keys (0 to 9) to enter a specific three-digit. Be sure to input all three digits. Example: To enter "96", press keys 0, 9, 6. E-12 • To return to the initial default setting, press T and S at the same time. Playing with Different Tones You can use the Duet Mode to split the piano's keyboard in the center so two people can play a duet. The left and right side keyboards have virtually the same range. The left pedal operates as the left side damper pedal, while the right pedal is the right side damper pedal. 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. You can change the ranges of the left and right keyboards in octave units from their initial default settings. This comes in handy, for example, if the initial default range is not enough when one person is playing the left hand part and another person is playing the right hand part. 1. Keyboard While holding down the FUNCTION and METRONOME buttons, press the keyboard C key that you want located at C4 (middle C) of the left keyboard. Split point Left keyboard C3 C4 (middle C) C5 Right keyboard C6 C3 C4 C5 C6 (middle C) Pedal Operation when Playing a Duet Example: Press the keyboard key of the leftmost C (C4) will assign the range shown below. Left keyboard Left side damper pedal Left and right side damper pedal Right keyboard Right side damper pedal (Half-pedal operation supported) C4 C5 C6 C7 C3 C4 C5 C6 (Pressed key) NOTE 1 octave higher than initial setting • Only the damper pedal for the right side keyboard supports half-pedal operations. 1. Select the piano tone you want to use for the duet. Example: GRAND PIANO (MODERN) 2. While holding down the FUNCTION button, press the METRONOME button to toggle duet on and off. IMPORTANT! 2. Unchanged While holding down the FUNCTION and METRONOME buttons, press the keyboard C key that you want located at C4 (middle C) of the right keyboard. NOTE • You can return the keyboards to their initial default ranges by exiting and then re-entering the Duet Mode. • You cannot use the Duet Mode while recording (page E-16). E-13 English Changing the Octaves of the duet keyboards Playing a Piano Duet Playing Back Built-in Songs RECORDER FUNCTION SONG a Your digital piano comes with a Music Library of 60 built-in tunes. You can play all 60 tunes in sequence, from beginning to end. 2. IMPORTANT! To change demo playback to a different song, hold down the FUNCTION button as you use the SONG SELECT keys to specify a song number. • After you select a built-in song, it can take a number of seconds for the song data to be loaded. While the data is being loaded, the keyboard keys and button operations will be disabled. If you are playing something on the keyboard, the following operation will cause output to stop. Playing Back All of the Built-in Songs 1. While holding down the FUNCTION button, press the SONG a button. • Each press of the + or – key raises or lowers the song number by 1. • You can use the value input keys (0 to 9) to enter a specific two-digit song number. Be sure to input both digits. Example: To select song 08, enter 0 and then 8. • This will start repeat demo playback of the built-in songs in sequence, from 01 through 60. • You can play along with a song on the keyboard as it is playing. The tone assigned to the keyboard is the one that is preset for the song that is playing. 3. Press the SONG a button again to stop built-in song play. NOTE • The tune selection and playback stop operations described above are the only operations that are possible during demo tune play. E-14 Playing Back a Specific Music Library Song Practicing with a Music Library Song The Music Library includes both built-in songs (01 to 60), plus songs (61 to 70) that have been saved to digital piano memory from a computer*. You can use the procedure below to select one of these songs and play it back. * You can download music data from the Internet and then transfer it from your computer to digital piano memory. See "Transferring Song Data with a Computer" on page E-26 for more information. You can turn off the left hand part or right hand part of a song and play along on the piano. 1. Find the song number of the song you want to play in the song list on page A-1. 2. To change to another song, hold down the FUNCTION button as you use the SONG SELECT keys to specify a song number. • Select the song you want to practice and adjust the tempo. See "Configuring Settings with the Keyboard" on page E-20. • A number of tunes have tempo changes part way through in order to produce specific musical effects. NOTE • The Music Library includes a number of duets. While a duet is selected, you can turn off the first piano <Primo> or second piano <Secondo> tone and play along with the song. PREPARATION 1. • For information about how to perform this step, see the note under step 2 of the procedure under "Playing Back All of the Built-in Songs" on page E-14. 3. • Pressing a button toggles its part on (button lamp on) and off (button lamp off). Press the SONG a button. • This starts the playback of the song. 4. While holding down the FUNCTION button, press the RECORDER (L/R) button to select the part you want to turn off. Both parts on Right hand part off Left hand part off To stop playback, press the SONG a button again. • Playback will stop automatically when the end of the song is reached. Left hand Right hand NOTE • Pressing the + and – keys at the same time will select song number 01. • You also can adjust the playback tempo and volume of the song. See "Configuring Settings with the Keyboard" on page E-20 for more information. 2. Press the SONG a button. • This starts playback, without the part you turned off in step 1. 3. 4. Play the missing part on the keyboard. To stop playback, press the SONG a button again. E-15 English Playing Back Built-in Songs Recording and Play Back RECORDER FUNCTION METRONOME SONG a You can store the notes you play in digital piano memory for later playback. Tracks A track is a container of recorded data, and a song consists of two tracks: Track 1 and Track 2. You can record each track separately and then combine them so they play back together as a single song. Track 1 Record While playing back. . . Song Track 2 Recording Data Storage • Starting a new recording deletes any data that was previously recorded in memory. • If power to the Digital Piano is cut off while recording is in progress, everything you recorded up to that point will be deleted. Take care so power is not turned off accidentally during recording operations. IMPORTANT! • CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. takes no responsibility for any damages, lost profits, or claims by third parties arising from the deletion of recorded data due to malfunction, repair, or for any other reason. Record Using the RECORDER Button Memory Capacity • You can record approximately 5,000 notes in digital piano memory. • The RECORDER button lamp will flash at high speed when memory runs low. • Recording stops automatically if the number of notes in memory exceeds the maximum. Each press of the RECORDER button cycles through the recording options in the sequence shown below. Lit Playback Standby Recorded Data • • • • • • • • • Keyboard play Tone used Pedal operations Reverb and chorus settings (Track 1 only) Tempo setting (Track 1 only) Layer setting (Track 1 only) Split setting (Track 1 only) Temperament and base note settings (Track 1 only) Octave shift setting (Track 1 only) E-16 Flashing Record Standby Off Normal Recording and Play Back 4. • Recording will start automatically. 5. After recording to either of the tracks of a song, you can record to the other track while listening to playback what you recorded in the first track. 1. Start playing something on the keyboard. To stop recording, press the SONG a button. • This will cause the RECORDER button lamp and the lamp of the track you recorded to change from flashing to lit. • To play back the track you just recorded, press the SONG a button. Press the RECORDER button twice so its lamp is flashing. 6. After you are finished recording or playing back, press the RECORDER button so its lamp goes out. • At this time the L lamp will flash to indicate that the digital piano is standing by for recording to Track 1. 2. To change the recording track, hold down the FUNCTION button as you press the RECORDER (L/R) button. • Make sure that the indicator lamp for the record track is flashing. Track 1: L lamp Track 2: R lamp Example: Track 1 selected 3. Select the tone and effects (Track 1 only) you want to use in your recording. • Tone (page E-8) • Effects (page E-11) NOTE • If you want the metronome to sound while you are recording, configure the beat and tempo settings, and then press the METRONOME button. See "Using the Metronome" on page E-12 for more information. E-17 English To record to a specific track of a song Recording and Play Back To record to one track of a song while listening to the playback of the other track 1. Playing Back from Digital Piano Memory 1. Press the RECORDER button so its lamp is lit. Press the RECORDER button so its lamp is lit. NOTE 2. 3. While holding down the FUNCTION button, press the RECORDER (L/R) button to select the track you want to play back while recording. Press the RECORDER button so its lamp is flashing. • This will cause the L lamp to flash. 4. While holding down the FUNCTION button, press the RECORDER (L/R) button to select the track you want to record. • Make sure that the indicator lamp for the record track is flashing. Example: To listen to playback of Track 1 as you record to Track 2 Lit (Play) Flashing (Record Standby) 5. Select the tone and effects (Track 1 only) you want to use for your recording. 6. Press the SONG a button or play something on the keyboard. • This will start both playback of the recorded track and recording to the other track. 7. E-18 To stop recording, press the SONG a button. • When a song has something recorded in both tracks, you can turn off one track and play back just the other track, if you want. 2. Press the SONG a button. • This starts playback of the song and/or track you selected. NOTE • You can change the tempo setting as a track is playing. • Press the SONG a button again to stop playback. Recording and Play Back Deleting Recorded Data English The following procedure deletes a specific track of a song. IMPORTANT! • The procedure below deletes all of the data of the selected track. Note that the delete operation cannot be undone. Check to make sure you really do not need the data in digital piano memory before you perform the following steps. 1. Press the RECORDER button twice so its lamp is flashing. 2. While holding down the FUNCTION button, press the RECORDER (L/R) button to select the track you want to delete. 3. Press the RECORDER button until its lamp is lit. • This will cause the lamp of the track you selected in step 2 of this procedure to flash. Example: If you selected Track 2 for deletion Off 4. Flashing: Delete standby Once again, hold down the FUNCTION button as you press the RECORDER (L/R) button. • This deletes the selected track and enters playback standby. • To cancel the delete operation at any time, press the RECORDER button twice so its lamp is unlit. NOTE • Only the digital piano's RECORDER (L/R) button is operational from step 3 until you actually perform the delete operation in step 4. No other button operation can be performed. E-19 Configuring Settings with the Keyboard FUNCTION In addition to selecting tones and Music Library tunes, you also can use the FUNCTION button in combination with the keyboard keys to configure effect, keyboard touch, and other settings. To configure settings with the keyboard 1. 2. 3. Use the "Parameter List" on pages E-22 E-24 to find the setting you want to configure, and note its details. Use "Keyboard Keys Used for Configuring Settings" on page E-21 to find the location on the keyboard for configuring the setting you want. While holding down the FUNCTION button, press the keyboard key for the setting you want to configure. • The digital piano will sound an operation tone after it configures the setting. Example: To lower the transpose setting by one semitone Transpose T key 4. Release the FUNCTION button to complete the setting procedure. NOTE • You can configure the digital piano so no operation tone sounds in step 3. For details, see "bt Operation Tone" under "Parameter List" on pages E-22 - E-24. Keyboard Setting Operation Types There are four types of operations that you can perform while configuring settings with the keyboard keys: Type A, Type B, Type C, and Type D. Type A: Direct input Example: Pressing the STRINGS keyboard key to select the STRINGS 1 tone Type B: Raising or lowering a setting using the + and – or T and S keyboard keys • Holding down a key raises or lowers the setting at high speed. • To return to the initial default setting, press both keys at the same time. Type C: Value input using the numeric keys (0 to 9) Example: To enter "120", press keys 1, 2, 0. Type D: Toggling or cycling through settings by pressing a keyboard key • When you press a key, the digital piano will beep to let you know which setting is selected. • A long beep indicates that the applicable setting is turned off. Example: While reverb is turned off, pressing the Reverb keyboard key twice will cause the digital piano to beep twice, which indicates that the Small Hall setting is selected. NOTE • You can find out what operation type applies to each setting by checking the "Operation Type" in the "Parameter List" on pages E-22 - E-24. E-20 Configuring Settings with the Keyboard Keyboard Keys Used for Configuring Settings [Left keyboard] English • The numbers 1 through cl correspond to the same numbers in the "Parameter List" on pages E-22 - E-24. 1Keyboard key (Transpose) 2Keyboard tuning (Tuning) 3Octave shift 4Temperament 5Tempo/Temperament select [Overall] [Center keyboard] 6Song select/Base note 7Tone selection [Right keyboard] clOperation lock ckBack up 8Reverb 9Chorus btOperation tone bsLocal control bkMetronome beat brSend channel bqLayer balance bpUSB device mode boBrilliance bnMetronome volume bmSong volume blTouch response − + OFF/ON OFF/ON OFF/ON OFF/ON E-21 Configuring Settings with the Keyboard Parameter List ■ Tones Parameter Settings Operation Type (page E-20) Description 7 Tone selection See page E-8. Default: GRAND PIANO (CONCERT) A Assigns a tone to the keyboard. (page E-8) 8 Reverb Off (OFF), 1 to 4 Default: 2 D Specifies the reverb of notes. (page E-11) 9 Chorus Off (OFF), 1 to 4 Default: 2 D Controls the breadth of notes. (page E-11) bo Brilliance –3 to 0 to 3 Default: 0 B Specifies the brilliance of notes. Pressing [+] makes notes brighter and harder. Pressing [–] makes notes mellower and softer. bq Layer balance –24 to 0 to 24 Default: 0 B Specifies the volume balance between the main tone and the layered tone. (page E-10) Remarks • To return the setting to its initial default (0), press [+] and [–] at the same time. ■ Song/Metronome Parameter Settings 5 Tempo (TEMPO) 20 to 255 Default: 120 6 Song select 01 to 70 (SONG SELECT) Default: 01 bm Song volume 00 to 42 Default: 42 bk Metronome beat 0, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Operation Type (page E-20) volume E-22 00 to 42 Default: 36 Remarks B (+/–) C (0 to 9) Specifies the tempo of Music Library songs, the metronome, recording and playback, etc. (page E-12) • Always enter three digits when using the number keys (0 to 9) to input a value. Example: To input 90, enter 0, 9, 0 (leading zero required). • During recording, pressing + and – at the same time sets a value of 120. B (+/–) C (0 to 9) Selects a Music Library tune. (page E-15) • Always enter two-digits when using the number keys (0 to 9) to input a value. Example: To input 8, enter 0, 8 (leading zero required). • This setting cannot be changed while recording. B Sets the volume level of Music Library playback. • This setting cannot be changed while recording. A Specifies the metronome beat. (page E-12) • The metronome beat setting cannot be changed while playback of a Music Library tune is in progress. B Specifies the metronome volume. (page E-12) (METRONOME Default: 4 BEAT) bn Metronome Description Configuring Settings with the Keyboard ■ Keyboard 1 Keyboard key Operation Type (page E-20) Settings Description Remarks B Raises or lowers the tuning of the digital piano in semitone steps. • The transpose setting cannot be configured while Music Library playback is in progress or while in the Duet Mode. • Raising the key of the digital piano can cause notes the highest part of the range to become distorted. 2 Keyboard tuning 415.5Hz to 440.0Hz B Raises or lowers the overall pitch of the digital piano in 0.1Hz steps from the standard pitch of A4 = 440.0Hz. • The pitch setting cannot be changed while playback of a Music Library tune is in progress. Change the range of the keyboard in octave units. • You can configure octave shift settings for the main tone part and layered tone part. • You cannot configure octave shift settings for split tone parts. (Transpose) (Tuning) –12 to 0 to 12 Default: 0 to 465.9Hz Default: 440.0Hz 3 Octave shift –2 to 0 to 2 Default: 0 B 4 Temperament 5 Temperament Temperament: 00 to 16 Base note: –, +, 0 to 9 (C to B) Hold down FUNCTION as you press each of the following keyboard keys. select 6 Temperament Base note You can change the scale (tuning system) of the keyboard from standard equal temperament to another tuning that is more suitable for Defaults: playing Indian music, Arabic Temperament: 00 1. TEMPERAMENT music, classical pieces, etc. (Equal Temperament) (4 ) Base note: C 2. TEMPERAMENT SELECT (5) 3. BASE NOTE (6) bl Touch response Off (OFF), 1 to 3 (TOUCH RESPONSE) Default: 2 A <Temperaments> 00: Equal / 01: Pure Major / 02: Pure Minor / 03: Pythagorean / 04: Kirnberger 3 / 05: Werckmeister / 06: Mean-Tone / 07: Rast / 08: Bayati / 09: Hijaz / 10: Saba / 11: Dashti / 12: Chahargah / 13: Segah / 14: Gurjari Todi / 15: Chandrakauns / 16: Charukeshi <Base notes> –: C / +: C# / 0: D / 1: Eb / 2: E / 3: F / 4: F# / 5: G / 6: Ab / 7: A / 8: Bb / 9: B Specifies the relative touch of the keyboard keys. Setting a smaller value causes lighter touch to produce more powerful sound. E-23 English Parameter Configuring Settings with the Keyboard ■ MIDI and Other Settings Parameter bp USB device Settings Operation Type (page E-20) Description Remarks MIDI, Storage Default: MIDI – • While Storage is selected for this setting, the The digital piano enters MIDI GRAND PIANO (CONCERT, MODERN) mode automatically when it is and ELEC PIANO button lamps flash, and connected to a computer by a USB all other lamps are unlit. cable. Select storage when saving • All digital piano operations are disabled at Recorder memory song data to a this time. computer or when loading • Each press of the USB device mode computer song data to digital keyboard key toggles between the MIDI piano memory. (page E-26) and storage modes. br Send channel 01 to 16 Default: 01 B Specifies one of the MIDI channels (1 through 16) as the Send channel, which is used for sending MIDI messages to an external device. bs Local control Off, On Default: On D • The Local control setting cannot be changed Selecting "Off" for Local control while playback of a Music Library tune is in cuts off the digital piano's sound progress. source, so no sound is produced by the digital piano when keys are pressed. bt Operation tone Off, On Default: On D Selecting "Off" disables sounding • This setting is retained even when the of the operation tone whenever a digital piano is turned off. keyboard key is pressed while the • The operation tone setting cannot be FUNCTION is depressed. changed while Music Library playback is in progress, while the metronome is sounding, and during recording. ck Back up Off, On Default: Off D • The back up setting cannot be changed When "On" is selected for this while Music Library playback is in setting, the digital piano will progress, while the metronome is remember its current settings*1, sounding, in the Duet Mode, and during and restore them when it is turned recording. on again. When "Off" is selected, settings*2 *1The following settings are not remembered. are reset to their initial defaults • Duet Mode whenever the digital piano is • Tune LR (part) turned on. • Local control *2Except for the operation tone on/off setting. cl Operation lock Off, On Default: Off D Selecting "On" for this setting locks • The operation lock setting cannot be the digital piano's buttons (except changed while Music Library playback is in for the P (POWER) button and progress, while the metronome is the buttons required for unlock), so sounding, and during recording. no operation can be performed. Turn on operation lock when you want to protect against unintentional button operations. mode E-24 You can connect the digital piano to a computer and exchange MIDI data between them. You can send play data from the digital piano to commercially available music software running on your computer, or you can send MIDI data from your computer to the digital piano for playback. 2. After starting up your computer, use a commercially available USB cable to connect it to the digital piano. A connector Minimum Computer System Requirements The following shows the minimum computer system requirements for sending and receiving MIDI data. Check to make sure that your computer complies with these requirements before connecting the digital piano to it. z Operating System Windows® XP (SP2 or later)*1 Windows Vista® *2 Windows 7® *3 Mac OS® X (10.3.9, 10.4.X, 10.5.X, 10.6.X, 10.7.X) *1: Windows XP Home Edition Windows XP Professional (32-bit) *2: Windows Vista (32-bit) *3: Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit) z USB port IMPORTANT! • Never connect to a computer that does not conform to the above requirements. Doing so can cause problems with your computer. Connecting the Digital Piano to Your Computer IMPORTANT! • Make sure you follow the steps of the procedure below exactly. Connecting incorrectly can make data send and receive impossible. 1. Turn off the digital piano and then start up your computer. Digital Piano USB port USB cable (A-B type) B connector Computer USB port 3. Turn on the digital piano. • If this is the first time you are connecting the digital piano to your computer, the driver software required to send and receive data will be installed on your computer automatically. 4. Start up commercially available music software on your computer. 5. Configure the music software settings to select one of the following as the MIDI device. CASIO USB-MIDI : (For Windows Vista, Windows 7, Mac OS X) USB Audio Device: (For Windows XP) • For information about how to select the MIDI device, see the user documentation that comes with the music software you are using. IMPORTANT! • Be sure to turn on the digital piano first before starting up your computer's music software. NOTE • Once you are able to connect successfully, there is no problem with leaving the USB cable connected when you turn off your computer and/or digital piano. • For detailed specifications and connections that apply to MIDI data send and receive by this digital piano, see the latest support information provided by the website at the following URL. http://world.casio.com/ • Do not start up the music software on your computer yet! E-25 English Connecting to a Computer Connecting to a Computer Using MIDI 2. Change the digital piano's USB device mode to storage. What is MIDI? The letters MIDI stand for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, which is the name of a worldwide standard for digital signals and connectors that makes it possible to exchange musical data between musical instruments and computers (machines) produced by different manufacturers. NOTE • For detailed information about MIDI Implementation, visit the CASIO website at: http://world.casio.com/. • While holding down the FUNCTION button, press the keyboard key that corresponds to the USB device mode (page E-21). • After this setting is changed, the GRAND PIANO (CONCERT, MODERN) and ELEC PIANO button lamps flash, and all other lamps are unlit. • See "USB device mode" on page E-24 for more information. See "Send channel" and "Local control" on page E-24. Transferring Song Data with a Computer Use the procedures in this section to transfer Recorder memory data to a computer for storage, and to load songs to user song memory (Music Library 61 to 70). IMPORTANT! • Turning off the Digital Piano while it is exchanging data with a computer can cause data in Digital Piano memory to become corrupted. If this happens, a memory format operation will start the next time you turn on the Digital Piano. Note that it takes about 20 seconds for the format operation to finish, and you will not be able to perform any operation during that time. 1. E-26 Perform steps 1 through 3 of the procedure under "Connecting the Digital Piano to Your Computer" on page E-25. 3. On your computer, perform the required operation to display your computer's storage devices. If your computer is running this operating system: Do this: Windows XP Double-click "My Computer". Windows Vista, Windows 7 Double-click "Computer". Mac OS Skip step 3 and double-click "PIANO" on your Mac desktop. • The memory of this digital piano will appear as "PIANO" under "Devices with Removable Storage". 4. Double-click "PIANO". • "PIANO" contains folders named "MUSICLIB" and "RECORDER". • To transfer a user song to the digital piano from your computer, open the "MUSICLIB" folder and put the song into one of the numbered subfolders (61 through 70). Each subfolder corresponds to a Music Library number: Subfolder 61 to Music Library 61, and so on. • The files in the "RECORDER" folder are songs that have been recorded with the digital piano's recorder function. You can move files from the "RECORDER" folder to another location on your computer, and you can return recorded song files to the digital piano by placing them into the "RECORDER" folder. Data Type Folder Name File Name and Extension* User songs MUSICLIB .MID: SMF format data (format 0/1) .CM2: CASIO original format data Recorder memory data RECORDER BIDREC01.CSR: CASIO original format data * Before starting a store or load operation, first check the file name extension to ensure it matches the ones shown in this column. In the case of a song recorded with the digital piano's recorder function, change its file name to one of the names and extensions shown in this column. • To show file name extensions under Windows Vista or Windows 7 1. Open Folder Options by clicking the [Start] button, clicking [Control Panel], clicking [Appearance and Personalization], and then clicking [Folder Options]. 2. Click the [View] tab. Under [Advanced settings] clear the [Hide extensions for known file types] check box. 3. Click [OK]. ■ To load a song into user song memory (Music Library 61 to 70) 1. Open the MUSICLIB folder. 2. Copy the song file (.MID or .CM2) to the numbernamed subfolder (61 to 70) whose name matches the number of the Music Library location to which you want to load the song. • If there are two files with the filename extensions .MID and .CM2 in the MUSICLIB folder, only the .MID data will be loaded into user song memory. ■ To transfer Recorder memory data between the digital piano and your computer To transfer the digital piano's current Recorder memory data to your computer, copy the contents of the RECORDER folder to your computer. To return Recorder data you previously saved to your computer back to Recorder memory, copy it back to the RECORDER folder (and replace the current RECORDER folder contents). z The initial default configuration for Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 is to hide file name extensions. Perform one of the following operations on your computer to show file name extensions. To show file name extensions under Windows XP Open the folder you want. On the [Tools] menu, click [Folder Options]. Click the [View] tab. In the [Advanced settings] list, clear the check box next to [Hide extensions for known file types]. 4. Click [OK]. • 1. 2. 3. E-27 English Connecting to a Computer Connecting to a Computer 5. After the file copy operation is complete, return the USB device mode to MIDI. • If you are using a Macintosh, perform the eject operation (drag them to the trash can). • While holding down the FUNCTION button, press the applicable keyboard key. See "USB device mode" on page E-24 for more information. • Returning the USB device mode to MIDI will load the contents of MUSICLIB into user song memory and the contents of RECORDER into Recorder memory. IMPORTANT! • A data conversion error is indicated when both of the SONG a button lamps, and the GRAND PIANO (CONCERT, MODERN) and ELEC PIANO button lamps are all lit, and all other lamps are unlit. Copyrights The rights of creators and copyright holders of music, images, computer programs, databases, and other data are protected by copyright laws. You are allowed to reproduce such works for personal or noncommercial use only. For any other purpose, all reproduction (including data format conversion), modification, transfer of reproductions, distribution over a network, or any other use without permission of the copyright holder exposes you to claims for damages and criminal prosecution for copyright infringement and violation of the author's personal rights. Be sure to reproduce and otherwise use copyrighted works only in accordance with applicable copyright laws. E-28 Unpacking Assembling the Stand PREPARATION • Before starting assembly, check to make sure that you have all the parts shown below. You can find the screws in a plastic bag inside of the polystyrene foam packing material. • This stand does not include any of the tools required for assembly. It is up to you to prepare a large Philips head (+) screwdriver for assembly. B *CAUTION • The stand should be assembled by two people working together. • The stand should be assembled on a flat surface. • Do not remove the tape securing the keyboard cover in place until assembly is complete. Removing the tape can cause the keyboard cover to open and close during assembly, creating the risk of personal injury to your hands and fingers. • Take care that you do not pinch your fingers between parts when assembling them. • When placing the digital piano on the floor, be sure to place it on something soft (a blanket, cushion, etc.). Do not place the digital piano directly onto the floor. C A D E H F I J G A B C D E Side panel ........................... ×1 Side panel ........................... ×1 Back board .......................... ×1 Screw caps.......................... ×6 Pedal unit ............................ ×1 F G H I J NOTE • Be sure to follow the proper procedure when assembling the stand. PREPARATION • Pull the pedal unit cable out from the pedal unit E. E Screws ................................ ×2 Clips .................................... ×2 Brackets .............................. ×2 Screw caps ......................... ×2 Screws ................................ ×4 E-29 English Assembling the Stand Assembling the Stand 1. Remove the four screws (two on each end) from back board C. C 2. Attach side panels A and B to back board C. Secure side panels A and B to the back board C using the screws you removed in step 1. 3-1. If you plan to locate the piano and stand where it is not against a wall, you need to extend the anti-tip brackets at the base of side panels A and B. Remove the two screws (one on the outside of each side panel) that hold the brackets, and then slide the brackets as shown in the illustration. After extending the anti-tip brackets, reinstall the screws that secure them in place, but do not tighten the screws fully at this time. [Inside of side panels] • Attach the side panels so the side of the back panel C where the joint connectors are inserted is facing towards the back of the stand. • If you have trouble inserting a screw into a joint connector screw hole, use a screwdriver to adjust the joint connector by rotating it. Joint connectors 3-2. If you plan to locate the piano and stand B A C E-30 C against a wall, loosen the two screws (one on the outside of each side panel) that secure the brackets. You do not need to remove the screws in this case. • In this case, you do not need to remove the screws. Just loosen them. Assembling the Stand 4. Insert angle brackets H into the gap between the anti-tipping bracket and the side panel. 8. Cover the heads of the F screws with screw caps I. I English H 5. 9. From the outside of side panels A and B, temporarily tighten the screws you loosened in step 3, above. After adjusting the position (height) of pedal unit E, fully tighten the screws that you temporarily tightened in step 5, above. 10. Mount the piano onto the stand. Position the 6. Mount pedal unit E onto angle brackets H, which you installed in step 5, above. E 7. piano so the dowels on the top edges of side panels A and B enter the dowel holes on the bottom of the piano. • Note that there is nothing anchoring the piano to the stand at this time. Take care to ensure that the piano does not fall off the stand. Use two F screws to secure both ends of the pedal unit E to the angle brackets. F E-31 Assembling the Stand 11. Use the screws J to securely fix the brackets at the top of side panels A and B to the bottom of the piano. J To connect the cable 1. Making sure that the pedal unit cable plug is oriented as shown in the illustration below, plug it into the pedal connector on the bottom of the digital piano. • Press the plug fully into the connector as far as it will go. • Use the clips G to secure the pedal cable to two locations on side panel B. J 12. After checking to make sure the six screws that secure side panels A and B are fully tightened, cover the heads of the screws with screw caps D. D G To install the music stand 1. E-32 Slide the music stand under the two bolts on the top of the digital piano as shown in the illustration and then tighten the bolts. Troubleshooting Problem No sound is produced when I press a keyboard key. The pitch of the digital piano is off. Cause 1. The VOLUME controller is set to "MIN". 2. Headphones or an adaptor plug is plugged into one of the PHONES jacks. 3. MIDI Local control is turned off. 1. The digital piano's key setting is something other than "0". 2. Digital piano tuning is incorrect. 3. Octave shift is enabled. 4. A non-standard temperament setting is being used. Tones and/or effects sound strange. Turning power off and then back on again does not eliminate the problem. Example: Note intensity does not change even though I alter key pressure. I cannot transfer data after connecting the digital piano to a computer. The "Back up" feature is turned on. – Action 1. Rotate the VOLUME controller more towards "MAX". 2. Disconnect whatever is connected to the PHONES jacks. 3. Turn on the Local control setting. 1. Change the key setting to "0", or turn digital piano power off and then back on again. 2. Adjust digital piano tuning, or turn the digital piano off and then back on again. 3. Change the octave shift setting to 0. 4. Change the temperament setting to "00:Equal", which is the standard modern tuning. Turn off "Back up". Next, turn power off and then back on again. 1. Check to make sure that the USB cable is connected to the digital piano and computer, and that the correct device is selected with your computer's music software. 2. Turn off the digital piano and then exit the music software on your computer. Next, turn the digital piano back on and then restart the music software on your computer. It takes about 20 seconds after you turn on power to perform the memory format operation. Wait until the format operation is complete. Note that you should take care to avoid turning off the Digital Piano while a data transfer operation with a computer is in progress. See Page ) E-8 ) E-6 ) E-24 ) E-23 ) E-23 ) E-23 ) E-23 ) E-24 ) E-25 ) E-26 Digital Piano memory data was It takes a long time before I can use the Digital Piano after corrupted because a data transfer operation with a computer was in I turn it on. progress the last time you turned off the piano. When this happens, the Digital Piano performs a memory format operation the next time you turn it on. You cannot perform any other operation while a format operation is in progress. This is an unavoidable result of the digital sampling process,* and does not indicate malfunction. A tone's quality and volume sounds slightly different * Multiple digital samples are taken for the low range, middle range, and high range of the original depending where it is played musical instrument. Because of this, there may be very slight differences in tonal quality and on the keyboard. volume between sample ranges. This happens when the sounds of multiple parts are sounding at the same time while using layer, When I press a button, the note that is sounding cuts out using the Duet Mode, playing back a built-in tune, recording, etc. Pressing a button when one of these conditions exists will cause the effect setting that is built into the tone to change automatically, momentarily or there is a which causes notes to cut out momentarily or causes a slight change in how effects are being slight change in how effects applied. are applied. E-33 English Reference Reference Product Specifications Model PX-750BK/PX-750BN/PX-750WE Keyboard 88-key piano keyboard, with Touch Response Maximum Polyphony 128 notes Tones 18 • Layer (excluding bass tones) • Split (Low-range bass tones only) Effects Brilliance (–3 to 0 to 3), Reverb (4 types), Chorus (4 types), DSP, Damper Resonance Metronome • Beats: 0, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 • Tempo Range: 20 to 255 Duet Adjustable tone range (–1 to 2 octaves) Music Library • Number of Songs: 60, User Songs: 10 songs (Up to approximately 65KB per song, approximately 650KB for 10 songs)* * Based on 1 KB = 1024 bytes, 1 MB = 10242 bytes • Song volume: Adjustable • Part On/Off: L, R Recorder • • • • • Pedals Damper (with half-pedal operation), soft, sostenuto Other Functions • • • • • • MIDI 16-channel multi-timbre receive Inputs/Outputs • PHONES jacks: Stereo standard jacks × 2 Output impedance: 3Ω Output Voltage: 1.5V (RMS) MAX • Power: 12V DC • USB port: TYPE B • Pedal connector Speakers Ø12cm × 2 (Output 8W + 8W) Power Requirements AC Adaptor: AD-A12150LW • Auto Power Off: Approximately 4 hours after last operation. Auto Power Off can be disabled. Functions: Real-time recording, playback Number of Song: 1 Number of Tracks: 2 Capacity: Approximately 5,000 notes total Recorded Data Protection: Built-in flash memory Touch Select: 3 types, Off Transpose: 2 octaves (–12 to 0 to 12) Tuning: A4 = 415.5Hz to 440.0Hz to 465.9Hz (variable) Temperament Octave shift Operation lock Power Consumption 12V = 18W Dimensions Digital Piano and Stand: 135.7 (W) × 29.9 (D) × 83.3 (H) cm (53 7/16 × 11 3/4 × 32 13/16 inch) Weight Digital Piano and Stand: approximately 31.5kg (69.4 lbs) • Specifications and designs are subject to change without notice. E-34 Operating Precautions Be sure to read and observe the following operating precautions. ■ Location Avoid the following locations for this product. • Areas exposed to direct sunlight and high humidity • Areas subjected to temperature extremes • Near a radio, TV, video deck, or tuner The above devices will not cause malfunction of the product, but the product can cause interference in the audio or video of a nearby device. ■ User Maintenance • Never use benzine, alcohol, thinner, or other chemical agents to clean the product. • To clean the product or its keyboard, wipe with a soft cloth moistened in a weak solution of water and a mild neutral detergent. Wring all excess moisture from the cloth before wiping. ■ Included and Optional Accessories Use only accessories that are specified for use with this product. Use of unauthorized accessories creates the risk of fire, electric shock, and personal injury. ■ Weld Lines Lines may be visible on the exterior of the product. These are "weld lines" that result from the plastic molding process. They are not cracks or scratches. ■ Musical Instrument Etiquette Always be aware of others around you whenever using this product. Be especially careful when playing late at night to keep the volume at levels that do not disturb others. Other steps you can take when playing late at night are closing the window and using headphones. • Any reproduction of the contents of this manual, either in part or its entirety, is prohibited. Except for your own, personal use, any other use of the contents of this manual without the consent of CASIO is prohibited under copyright laws. • IN NO EVENT SHALL CASIO BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF INFORMATION) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT, EVEN IF CASIO HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. • The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice. ■ AC Adaptor Handling Precautions • Use a power outlet that is easily accessible so you can unplug the AC adaptor when a malfunction occurs or whenever else you need to do so. • The AC adaptor is intended for indoor use only. Do not use it where it might be exposed to splashing or moisture. Do not place any container, such as a flower vase, that contains liquid on the AC adaptor. • Store the AC adaptor in a dry place. • Use the AC adaptor in an open, well-ventilated area. • Never cover the AC adaptor with newspaper, a table cloth, a curtain, or any other similar item. • Unplug the AC adaptor from the power outlet if you do not plan to use the Digital Piano for a long time. • Never try to repair the AC adaptor or modify it in any way. • AC adaptor operating environment Temperature: 0 to 40°C Humidity: 10% to 90% RH • Output polarity: E-35 English Reference Reference AC Adaptor Handling Precautions Model: AD-A12150LW 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions on hand. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this product near water. 6. Clean only with a dry cloth. 7. Do not install near radiators, heat registers, stoves, or any other source of heat (including amplifiers). 8. Use only attachments and accessories specified by the manufacturer. 9. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required after any of the following occurs: when the product is damaged, when the power supply cord or plug is damaged, when liquid is spilled into the product, when a foreign object falls into the product, when the product is exposed to rain or moisture, when the product does not operate normally, when the product is dropped. 10. Do not allow the product to be exposed to dripping or splashing liquid. Do not place any object containing liquid on the product. 11. Do not allow the electrical load output to exceed the label rating. 12. Make sure the surrounding area is dry before plugging into a power source. 13. Make sure the product is oriented correctly. 14. Unplug the product during lightning storms or when you do not plan to use it for a long time. 15. Do not allow product ventilation openings to become blocked. Install the product in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. 16. Take care the power cord is located where it will not be stepped upon or bent severely, particularly in locations close to plugs and convenience receptacles, and in locations where it exits from the product. 17. The AC adaptor should be plugged into a power outlet as close to the product as possible to allow immediate disconnection of the plug in case of emergency. The symbol below is an alert indicating un-insulated hazardous voltage inside the product's enclosure, which may be sufficient to constitute the risk of electric shock to users. 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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers officially activated DT Akeem Spence from the physically unable to perform list and placed C Jeremiah Warren on waivers Saturday, according to the NFL Transactions release.
Spence, 23, was taken in the fourth round of the 2013 NFL Draft and has two years remaining on his four-year, $2,644,424 rookie contract. He stands to make a base salary of $585,000 in 2015 and another $675,000 next year.
The Buccaneers placed him on the on the reserve/PUP list coming out of the preseason.
In 2014, Spence appeared in all 16 games for the Buccaneers and recorded 39 tackles, two sacks, and two fumble recoveries. Pro Football Focus has him rated as the No. 79 defensive tackle out of 81 qualifying players.


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First Sunday after the Epiphany of Our Lord
The Baptism of our Lord
January 8
The Lord be with you
The Gospel lesson for the First Sunday after the Epiphany is always one of the accounts about the baptism of Jesus (just like the Gospel lesson for the Second Sunday after the Epiphany is always the wedding feast at Cana). These accounts accent the general theme of the Epiphany Season, which is a revelation of Jesus as God. There really is no need to "reveal" that Jesus is a man. This was obvious to the human eye. He was born, ate, drank, slept, developed friendships, and so forth, like any human. But what was hidden was the Divine nature. He was "very God of very God." He was equal with the Father and the Holy Spirit. He was begotten, not only in time but also from all eternity. This reality was not obvious to the naked eye. It, therefore, had to be revealed.
At the Baptism of our Lord we have the presence of both the Father and the Holy Spirit. Both are proclaiming the Divine Nature of the Son, hidden in, with and under the human nature of the Son of Mary. Here we see "God in flesh made manifest."
The readings for this Sunday are also excellent readings for sermons about the Trinity and sermons on baptism.
Blessings in Christ,
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Late post today as I'm having problems posting from my usual place.Damn frustrating but not much I can do.The work browser seems to have some kind of cookie problem and when it doesn't my words come up 10 seconds after I type them ( 10 seconds before I think them would be cool) which is driving me nuts.
Anyways first bad news and good news.I've lost my only known non-blogger reader! The good news is Rosie has started her own blog and its well worth a visit. As is the Grinder who was kind enough to add a link to this here blog today.
Second Congrats to Jestocost on winning and to Jordan and Tripjax for organizing it and getting such a fine turnout.Hope to make the next Daddi event in Feb.
Didn't play much poker last night. Is it possible to be on your "A" game at one site and play like a complete donk at another? Strangely I've noticed I can be like this when multi-tabling too.Running over one table with sweet moves and reads whilst playing like complete plonker on the other.
Lost $32 at Ladbrokes 6 max on a hand where we both had the Ace but the villan had a 10 kicker to my 8.Truthfully after the hand I felt it was another tale of bad luck. I mean Ace anything isn't a bad hand at 6 max but when I reflected on it I played it very poorly.I did feel my opponent was weak and made a large reraise on the river but the villan made a good call.
Read The Blogfathers latest excellent post.Some great stuff but the losers song and Poker zone parts caught my eye in particular and are well worth a look.
The Poker zone article mentions concentration and has helped me realise how poor mine has been at the table recently.I'll start the game,play a few hands then go and read a blog or a football site and play when the game pops up.Hell I've even played Ridge Racer on my psp during cash games.
Sure my lucks not been great at times but keep harping on about it and it becomes a self-fufilling prophecy. Played a $5 sng at Pokerroom and ended up all in with 66 v KJ. After a ragged flop Pokerrooms software shows I'm a 76% fav before a King came on the turn and I was out.My first reaction was to smile wistfully in a kind of "well I knew that was going to happen,its just typical recently" but quite frankly thats just pathetic self pity.I was a tiny favourite going into the hand and lost.Not a bad beat in a million years!
In short lack of concentration and poor plays mean I really need a break.Will I take one.Will I fuck!
I will stick to playing at the lowest stakes and play through my crapness.Oh yes.
I did make a quick $7 at Interpokers 6 max table before bed and also made sure I was crashed out by 12.45am last night which is an early night for me and has hopefully gone some way to restoring my usual bright breezy self. ( lol) I certainly more awake today than I have for a while.
Bought Lou Reed's "Transformer" today and nearly "The best of the Beach Boys".I've heard Pet Sounds is brilliant and fancy giving them a proper try.Still can't get The Legend of Johnny Cash off my cd player though.There's not one bad track on it and I could listen to him singing about going to Jackson or being a boy called Sue all day long.
Juice mentioned someone asking him if he was too old to be into young indie bands.( he's 25 lol).
I think one of the great parts of maturing ( turning into an old bassa) is that you don't need to pigeon hole yourself in any walk of life.I can go from Johnny Cash to Eminem to Floyd to trance dance without giving it a thought yet when I was younger and into rock like Guns n Roses and Alice Copper my friends gave me a hard time for also thinking Paul Simon was great.
Maybe I'm schizo but being older I can accept that I'm quite an outgoing person but painfully shy in certain social situations.Possibly I've learned that most of us are a mass of contradictions and that they don't all need explaining or justifying.
Ok no more whinging about luck.( see a real bad beat story at Iggys blog!).
Yes its a factor but not as much as skill and emotional control.Now go reap what you sow....


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|April 10th, 2006, 08:31 PM
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xtreme sport type shots with lots of motion
IS there anyone noticing any artifacts or dropouts with the h1 when used under these conditons? Love the camera but worry about the robustness of the tape.
mostly, skiing, mount bike, etc.
Also is the camera as rugged as the xl-1 and xl-2's?
|April 10th, 2006, 08:38 PM
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If you're worried about tape, don't use it at all. Record to a FireStore FS-4 or similar hard disk device.
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|April 10th, 2006, 11:52 PM
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Are the firestore hdv drives solid?
Also I noticed alot of drop out on the sony hdv tape. If it records in the same codec/gop (or whatever is causing the problem) wouldn't it still record the probems to the hard drive?
I guess 'is it the tape' or the 'hdv recording format' that's causing the problem I witnessed on the sony demo.
Right now I'm shooting on the JVC 720p and love it but also love the canon desgin, used them since the hi8 days. I would love to feel comfortable with the h1 hdv format.
If the hard drives work, ya I'll go that root. Quickens the process;)
|April 11th, 2006, 12:01 AM
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I haven't shot the Canon enough to know how well it's implementation of HDV holds up, but there's a ton of action stuff shot with the JVC that looks great. Go check out the motocross clips in the HD-100 forum.
|April 11th, 2006, 01:10 AM
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Look up Kaku Ito's reports; he was one of the first with an H1 and he shoots mountain biking. I don't remember if he directly addressed your questions or not, but he'd probably be a good one to ask (perhaps by sending a private message?)
|April 11th, 2006, 01:13 AM
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The single-most common reason for drop-outs I've experienced are dirty heads in the tape drive. Ever since I started using a cleaning tape after every two hours of head-to-tape contact, I haven't had a single drop-out.
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|April 11th, 2006, 06:13 AM
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when talking about actions shots...
...can you use which shutter speed you like with 25f (with a good result)? I assume you would like a fast shutter, but if you shoot @ 4000, and if we pretend 25f is 25p, it should be periods "without" picture between the pictures. Will the movements be strobing (aka Private ryan/Gladiator)?
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If you treat H1 like a movie camera and you won't have to worry about the artifacts, too much.
You will notice some blocky artifacts if a rider passes in front of you with lots of trees (many details) and you have to pan the camera fast. Also, I noticed in HDV in general, some red object moving even moderate speed in front or on green surface like grass would introduce blocky artifacts on the edge of red object. My friend is a Specialized rider and he wears the red Specialized jersey, and him moving around on grass area always introduced blocky compression.
You might be able to locate that problem in this H.264 clip shot with FX1 and HC1 here.
H1 would suffer the same problem under the same situation, but H1 provides most high resolution looking picture out of any other HDV camera or HVX200. The clips I shot with H1 are the most stunning comparing to the others. It is too bad that the camera is too large for me.
FYI, HVR-A1 is an interesting camera for x-treme sports shooting especially with some camera motion that goes from dark to bright since it does not associate with ND filters. CMOS provides some terrific dynamic range that can handle from dark to bright without switching the ND filters (probably Barry dan explain this professionally).
|April 13th, 2006, 04:23 PM
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Thanks that's exactly what i'm looking for.
I thought the cmos might be good. I like my JVC but it is bulky for some things.
I also like the h-1 so it's good to know what to expect before considering buying one.
Do you think there is a way to fix that in post? or wysiswyg even if you uprez to full hd.
|April 13th, 2006, 08:20 PM
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It is wysiwyg. It only happens in few frames, just like when sound gets distorted for overloading, so you can consider this like pixel overload. It is noticible even when you play back the video normally for a very short period of time. Some people here claim that the the problem happens only when you edit in HDV codec in Final Cut Pro, but I haven't had time to do the experimentation. Some of the fast movement picture imperfection in video I shoot (dirt jumping, 4x, donwhilling, bmx race) was figured out that it is because of how 1/3 CCDs treat the fast objects (like wheels turning in the air while a rider jumping), so I still get that kind of imperfection even with AG-HVX200 at DVCPROHD.
What I like about H1 the most is the camera's ability to have details in the dark. It is clear in night time clips.
Us shooting the action of x-treme sports event would have to follow what the athletes do and it is always beyond our imagination. The athletes go from darkest to the brightest with backlight situation. Considering that, what I want now is smaller H1 (don't have to be changeable lens) with CMOS. Considering what Canon can do with their Digic processor, such camera would blow away even FX1/Z1.
By the way, JVC HD100 performs very well. The HD100 let you shoot video like you would shoot film, so if you are looking for a camera to do cinematography then you might wanna look into that too. I did not spend enough time with HD100 to do action shooting, but shooting around people and things in the office looked very appealing. It positions a lot better on you shoulder and the zoom, focus, iris controls are superb. If it does 60p in the future, that will be very interesting.
|April 14th, 2006, 09:40 AM
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I like it alot, the biggest problem I have with it is not having a back up image stablizer in certain situations and jvc hdv isn't supported well by mac options.
Other than that I like it. I'm waiting to buy another hdv and want to know more about the canon's. Usually I stay with canon and wait but 6 months ago I felt better with 720 since there is less drop out, artifact issues.
Also waiting for a canon deck before considering.
The nice thing about the jvc is dv can do 60p. I'll bet there will be and external option for 720p60 by the end of the year.
If canon comes out with a small cmos I may get that.
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HD100 is supported by LumiereHD now for Mac.
We want CMOS small Canon!
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GL3 baby! Don't know about the CMOS, but if a GL3 or it's equivalent successor does the F modes just like the H1, that would potentially be an awesome B-camera or sports camera.
I dont' know about some of you guys, but I've found the demuxing process in FCP with HDV degrades the image in a very subtle way. It's much more noticeable with 60i. It looks different than when I demux with MPEG Streamclip. I wonder if it's actually putting another pass of compression on the footage?
It's all about the intermediate approach for me anyway. Here's hoping for a Mac version of the Cineform codec in FCP in the future.
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Lumiere does not carry time code. If you cannot log or create an edl It really isn't that useful to me right now.
I'm going have to use some kind of rs422 with componet to firewire rig for now.
|April 15th, 2006, 06:03 AM
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Well, in real life, being able to do logging is important, yes.
Barlow experimented a lot on capturing using Kona at other formats and successfully include the time code but he says cant really control the camera.
It is really disappointing that Apple did not update the support on H1 and HD100 for the Universal version.
We did do some test with HD100 footage playing back on the deck and capturing with the components out at 60i?p?, I forgot but I will check with my staff with the out come.
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