Casio Electronic Keyboard AP250 User Manual

AP-250

USER’S GUIDE

GUÍA DEL USUARIO

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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.

AP250-ES-1A

Contents

Assembling the Stand...............................................................................................E-29

Unpacking................................................................. E-29

To connect the pedal cord.........................................E-31

To assemble the stand ............................................. E-29

To install the music stand..........................................E-31

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

Configuring Settings

FUNCTION Button...................................................... E-3

with the Keyboard........................... E-20

Saving Settings and Using Operation Lock ................ E-3

To configure settings with the keyboard....................E-20

Keyboard Keys Used for Configuring Settings..........E-21

Power Outlet...................................... E-4

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

Using an AC Adaptor.................................................. E-4

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

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

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

Connecting to a Computer............. E-25

Recording and Play Back............... E-16

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

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

Reference......................................... E-32

Troubleshooting ........................................................E-32

Product Specifications...............................................E-33

Operating Precautions ..............................................E-34

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

General Guide

Bottom

Rear

Front

E-2

General Guide

NOTE

• The names shown here are always indicated in bold when they appear within the text of this manual.

1 P (POWER) button

8 GRAND PIANO (MODERN) button

9 ELEC PIANO button

bk Pedal connector

bl USB port

2 VOLUME controller

3 FUNCTION button

4 SONG a, DEMO button

5 RECORDER (L/R) button

6 METRONOME, DUET button

7 GRAND PIANO (CONCERT) button

bm DC 12V terminal

bn PHONES jacks

bo Power lamp

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:

SONG a

Does this while FUNCTION button is depressed:

Starts and stops demo tune play.

RECORDER

METRONOME

Selects the left-hand part and the right-hand part.

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.

■ To release the clip

As shown in the illustration, press (b) in the direction

indicated by the arrow.

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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.

• Secure the AC adaptor cord with the clip you affixed

next to the power terminal (page E-31).

Note the following important precautions to avoid

damage to the power cord.

During Use

DC 12V terminal

• 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.

Clip

Household power outlet

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.

AC adaptor

Power cord

• Configuration and type depends on

your geographic location.

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.

■ To fasten the clip

As shown in the illustration, press down on (a) to force

the tip of the clip into the slot. Press down until you

hear the clip click securely into place.

Slot

Tip

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E-4

Power Outlet

Auto Power Off

Turning Power On or Off

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.

Press the P (POWER) button to turn on

digital piano power.

■ To disable Auto Power Off

While the digital piano is turned on, press the

P (POWER) button to turn it off.

• 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.

While holding down the FUNCTION button,

press the P (POWER) button to turn on the

digital piano.

To turn off the digital piano, hold down the P

(POWER) button until its light goes out.

NOTE

• 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.

• 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!

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.

• 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

To either of the digital piano’s PHONES jack

Pin plug

Front

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

Connect commercially available headphones to the

PHONES jacks. 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.

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.

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.

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.

E-6

Connections

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

FUNCTION

METRONOME

ELEC PIANO

SONG a

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

Select the tone you want.

z To select GRAND PIANO (CONCERT or

z To select one of the other tones

MODERN) or ELEC PIANO

• While holding down the FUNCTION button,

press the keyboard key that corresponds to the

tone you want to select.

• 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.

Use the VOLUME controller to adjust the volume.

E-8

Playing with Different Tones

Bass Tones (BASS 1, BASS 2)

NOTE

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

• 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

Low Range

High Range

BASS 2

PIPE ORGAN

(Currently selected tone.)

performance.

MODERN

CLASSIC

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.

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.

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

BRIGHT

Warm and mellow piano tone

Bright and clear piano tone

* Feature that applies computer morphing technology

to enable seamless changes between sounds

sampled at various dynamics from a full concert

grand piano.

E-9

Playing with Different Tones

To adjust the volume balance between

two layered 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.

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.

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

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

Using Effects

Reverb : Makes your notes resonate.

Using the Digital Piano’s

Pedals

Chorus: Adds more breadth to your notes.

Your digital piano comes equipped with three pedals:

damper, soft, and sostenuto.

While holding down the FUNCTION button,

use the Reverb or Chorus keyboard key to

cycle through the available settings.

• 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

z Damper Pedal

Reverb

Chorus

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

• Reverb

Pressing this pedal while playing suppresses notes

played on the keyboard after the pedal was pressed,

and makes them sound softer.

Number of Beeps

Setting

1 (long)

1 (short)

Off (OFF)

Room

Small Hall

Large Hall

Stadium

z Sostenuto Pedal

Only the notes of the keys that are depressed when this

pedal is pressed are sustained until the pedal is

released.

• Chorus

Number of Beeps

Setting

1 (long)

Off (OFF)

1 (short)

Light Chorus

Medium Chorus

Deep Chorus

Flanger (whooshing effect)

■ 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

Playing with Different Tones

Press the METRONOME button or SONG

a button to turn off the metronome.

Using the Metronome

Press the METRONOME button.

• This starts 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.

• The lamp above the SONG a button flash in time

with the metronome beat.

To change the beat, hold down the

FUNCTION button as you press one of the

METRONOME BEAT keys to select a beat

setting.

To adjust the metronome volume

You can perform the following procedure at any time,

regardless of whether or not the metronome is

sounding.

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.

• To return to the initial default setting, press T and

S at the same time.

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

Playing with Different Tones

Changing the Octaves of the duet

keyboards

Playing a Piano Duet

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.

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.

Keyboard

Split point

Left keyboard

Right keyboard

(middle C)

Example: Press the keyboard key of the leftmost C (C4)

Pedal Operation when Playing a Duet

will assign the range shown below.

Left keyboard

Right keyboard

Left side damper pedal

Right side damper pedal

(Half-pedal operation

supported)

Left and right side

damper pedal

(Pressed key)

1 octave higher than initial

setting

Unchanged

NOTE

• Only the damper pedal for the right side keyboard

supports half-pedal operations.

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.

Select the piano tone you want to use for the

duet.

Example: GRAND PIANO (MODERN)

While holding down the FUNCTION button,

press the METRONOME button to toggle

duet on and off.

NOTE

• You can return the keyboards to their initial default

ranges by exiting and then re-entering the Duet

Mode.

IMPORTANT!

• You cannot use the Duet Mode while recording

(page E-16).

E-13

Playing Back Built-in Songs

FUNCTION

RECORDER

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.

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.

IMPORTANT!

• 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

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.

• 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.

Example: To select song 08, enter 0 and then 8.

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 Built-in Songs

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.

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

• 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.

Find the song number of the song you want to

play in the song list on page A-1.

To change to another song, hold down the

FUNCTION button as you use the SONG

SELECT keys to specify a song number.

• For information about how to perform this step, see

the note under step 2 of the procedure under

While holding down the FUNCTION button,

press the RECORDER (L/R) button to select

the part you want to turn off.

“Playing Back All of the Built-in Songs” on page E-14.

• 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.

Right hand

part off

Left hand

part off

Both parts on

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.

Press the SONG a button.

• This starts playback, without the part you turned off

in step 1.

Play the missing part on the keyboard.

To stop playback, press the SONG a

button again.

E-15

Recording and Play Back

FUNCTION

RECORDER

METRONOME

SONG a

You can store the notes you play in digital piano

memory for later playback.

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.

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.

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.

While playing

back. . .

Track 1

Record

Song

Track 2

Record

Using the RECORDER Button

Each press of the RECORDER button cycles through

the recording options in the sequence shown below.

Memory Capacity

• You can record approximately 5,000 notes in digital

piano memory.

Lit

Flashing

Off

• 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.

Playback

Standby

Record

Standby

Normal

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

Recording and Play Back

Start playing something on the keyboard.

• Recording will start automatically.

To record to a specific track of

a song

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Recording and Play Back

To record to one track of a

song while listening to the

playback of the other track

Playing Back from Digital

Piano Memory

Press the RECORDER button so its lamp is

lit.

Press the RECORDER button so its lamp is

lit.

NOTE

• 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.

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 SONG a button.

• This starts playback of the song and/or track you

Press the RECORDER button so its lamp is

flashing.

selected.

NOTE

• This will cause the L lamp to flash.

• You can change the tempo setting as a track is

playing.

• Press the SONG a button again to stop playback.

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)

Select the tone and effects (Track 1 only) you

want to use for your recording.

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.

To stop recording, press the SONG a

button.

E-18

Recording and Play Back

Deleting Recorded Data

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.

Press the RECORDER button twice so its

lamp is flashing.

While holding down the FUNCTION button,

press the RECORDER (L/R) button to select

the track you want to delete.

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

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,

Release the FUNCTION button to complete

the setting procedure.

you also can use the FUNCTION button in

combination with the keyboard keys to configure

effect, keyboard touch, and other settings.

NOTE

• You can configure the digital piano so no operation

tone sounds in step 3. For details, see “ Operation

Tone” under “Parameter List” on pages E-22 - E-24.

To configure settings with the

keyboard

Keyboard Setting Operation Types

Use the “Parameter List” on pages E-22 -

E-24 to find the setting you want to configure,

and note its details.

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.

Use “Keyboard Keys Used for Configuring

Settings” on page E-21 to find the location on

the keyboard for configuring the setting you

want.

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

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.

– 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.

Example: To lower the transpose setting by one

Type C: Value input using the numeric keys (0 to 9)

semitone

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.

Transpose T key

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

• The numbers 1 through cl correspond to the same numbers in the “Parameter List” on pages E-22 - E-24.

[Left keyboard]

Keyboard key (Transpose)

Keyboard tuning (Tuning)

Octave shift

Temperament

Tempo/Temperament select

ꢀ

ꢁ

ꢀ

ꢁ

ꢀ

ꢁ

[Overall]

[Center keyboard]

Song select/Base note

Tone selection

Operation lock

[Right keyboard]

Back up

Reverb

Operation tone

Chorus

Local control

Metronome beat

Send channel

Layer balance

USB device mode

Brilliance

Metronome volume

Song volume

Touch response

ꢀ

ꢁ

ꢀ

ꢁ

ꢀ

ꢁ

ꢀ

ꢁ

−

OFF

OFF/ON

OFF

ON OFF/ON

E-21

Configuring Settings with the Keyboard

Parameter List

■ Tones

Operation

Type

Parameter

Settings

Description

Remarks

(page E-20)

Tone selection

See page E-8.

Default: GRAND

PIANO

Assigns a tone to the keyboard.

(page E-8)

(CONCERT)

Reverb

Off (OFF), 1 to 4

Default: 2

Specifies the reverb of notes.

(page E-11)

Chorus

Brilliance

Off (OFF), 1 to 4

Default: 2

Controls the breadth of notes.

(page E-11)

–3 to 0 to 3

Default: 0

Specifies the brilliance of notes.

Pressing [+] makes notes brighter

and harder. Pressing [–] makes

notes mellower and softer.

• To return the setting to its initial default (0),

press [+] and [–] at the same time.

Layer balance

–24 to 0 to 24

Default: 0

Specifies the volume balance

between the main tone and the

layered tone. (page E-10)

■ Song/Metronome

Operation

Parameter

Settings

Type

Description

Remarks

(page E-20)

Tempo (TEMPO) 20 to 255

B (+/–)

Specifies the tempo of Music

• 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.

Default: 120

C (0 to 9) Library songs, the metronome,

recording and playback, etc.

(page E-12)

Song select

01 to 70

B (+/–)

C (0 to 9) (page E-15)

Selects a Music Library tune.

• 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).

(SONG SELECT) Default: 01

• This setting cannot be changed while

recording.

Song volume

00 to 42

Default: 42

Sets the volume level of Music

Library playback.

• This setting cannot be changed while

recording.

Metronome beat 0, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

(METRONOME Default: 4

BEAT)

Specifies the metronome beat.

(page E-12)

• The metronome beat setting cannot be

changed while playback of a Music Library

tune is in progress.

Metronome

volume

00 to 42

Default: 36

Specifies the metronome volume.

(page E-12)

E-22

Configuring Settings with the Keyboard

■ Keyboard

Operation Type

(page E-20)

Parameter

Settings

Description

Remarks

Keyboard key

(Transpose)

–12 to 0 to 12

Default: 0

Raises or lowers the tuning of • The transpose setting cannot be

the digital piano in semitone

steps.

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.

Keyboard tuning 415.5Hz to 440.0Hz