English ES 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.
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.
General Guide ................................... E-2 FUNCTION Button...................................................... E-3 Saving Settings and Using Operation Lock ................ E-3 Power Outlet...................................... E-4 Using an AC Adaptor .................................................. E-4 Connections ...................................... E-5 Connecting Headphones ............................................ E-5 Connecting Audio Equipment or an Amplifier .............
General Guide 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Back 9 bk Left Side Bottom bm bn Installing the Music Stand Insert the bottom of the music stand into the groove on the top of the digital piano’s console.
General Guide NOTE 8 GRAND PIANO (MELLOW), DUET button 2 FUNCTION button 9 USB port 3 SONG a, DEMO button bk DAMPER PEDAL jack 4 RECORDER (L) button bl DC 12V terminal 5 METRONOME (R) button bm POWER button 6 GRAND PIANO (MODERN), REVERB button bn PHONES jacks 7 GRAND PIANO (CLASSIC), CHORUS button bo Pedal connector English • The names shown here are always indicated in bold when they appear within the text of this manual.
Power Outlet Your digital piano runs on standard household power. Be sure to turn off power whenever you are not using the digital piano. Using an AC Adaptor Use only the AC adaptor (JEITA Standard, with unified polarity plug) that comes with this digital piano. Use of a different type of AC adaptor can cause malfunction of the digital piano. Specified AC Adaptor: AD-A12150LW • Use the supplied power cord to connect the AC adaptor as shown in the illustration below.
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.
Connections SP-32 Pedal Functions Connecting a Pedal Connecting the supplied pedal (SP-3) to the DAMPER PEDAL jack makes it possible to use the pedal as a damper pedal. Pressing the damper pedal while playing will cause the notes you play to reverberate for a very long time. • When a GRAND PIANO tone (MODERN, CLASSIC, MELLOW, BRIGHT, VARIATION) is selected as the tone, pressing this pedal will cause notes to reverberate just like the damper pedal on an acoustic grand piano.
Playing with Different Tones VOLUME METRONOME FUNCTION SONG a English POWER 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. Press the POWER button. IMPORTANT! • When you turn on the digital piano, it performs a power up operation in order to initialize its system.
Playing with Different Tones NOTE • 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 MODERN, CLASSIC, and MELLOW tones are assigned to buttons for quick and easy selection. Tone Name Characteristics MODERN This tone provides a bright grand piano sound.
Playing with Different 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.
Playing with Different Tones ■ About DSP Using Effects Reverb : Makes your notes resonate. Chorus : Adds more breadth to your notes. To turn reverb on and off 1. While holding down the FUNCTION button, press the MODERN button to toggle reverb on (lamp lit) and off (lamp unlit). To turn chorus on and off 1. While holding down the FUNCTION button, press the CLASSIC button to toggle chorus on (lamp lit) and off (lamp unlit). DSP makes it possible to digitally produce complex acoustic effects.
Playing with Different Tones 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. 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. 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.
Playing with Different Tones Changing the Octaves of the duet keyboards 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.
Playing Back Built-in Songs 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. 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 Built-in Songs 3. Press the SONG a button. • This starts the playback of the song. 4. To stop playback, press the SONG a button again. • Playback will stop automatically when the end of the song is reached. Practicing with a Music Library Song You can turn off the left hand part or right hand part of a song and play along on the piano. NOTE 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.
Recording and Play Back RECORDER 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. . .
Recording and Play Back To record to a specific track of a song 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. 6. 2. While holding down the FUNCTION button, press the RECORDER (L) button or METRONOME (R) button to select the track you want to record. • Make sure that the indicator lamp for the record track is flashing.
Recording and Play Back 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) button or METRONOME (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.
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. 1. Press the RECORDER button twice so its lamp is flashing. 2.
Configuring Settings with the Keyboard 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-21 E-23 to find the setting you want to configure, and note its details.
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-21 - E-23.
Configuring Settings with the Keyboard Parameter List Parameter Settings Operation Type (page E-19) Description 1 Reverb 1 to 4 Default: 2 A Specifies the reverb of notes. (page E-10) 2 Chorus 1 to 4 Default: 2 A Controls the breadth of notes. (page E-10) 9 Tone selection See page E-7. Default: GRAND PIANO (MODERN) A Assigns a tone to the keyboard. (page E-7) bk Brilliance –3 to 0 to 3 Default: 0 B Specifies the brilliance of notes.
Configuring Settings with the Keyboard ■ Keyboard Parameter 3 Keyboard key Operation Type (page E-19) Settings Description Remarks –12 to 0 to 12 Default: 0 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.
Configuring Settings with the Keyboard ■ MIDI and Other Settings Settings bp USB device MIDI, Storage Default: MIDI mode (USB DEVICE MODE) Operation Type (page E-19) Description Remarks – • While Storage is selected for this setting, the The digital piano enters MIDI GRAND PIANO (MODERN, CLASSIC, mode automatically when it is MELLOW) button lamps flash, and all connected to a computer by a USB other lamps are unlit. cable.
Connecting to a Computer 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 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.
Connecting to a Computer Using MIDI 2. Change the digital piano’s USB device mode to storage. English 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.
Connecting to a Computer 4. Double-click “PIANO”. • “PIANO” contains folders named MUSICLIB and RECORDER. Use MUSICLIB to load a song into the piano’s user song memory (Music Library 61), and RECORDER to transfer Recorder memory data to and from your computer. ■ 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.
Connecting to a Computer 5. After the file copy operation is complete, return the USB device mode to MIDI. English • 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 (USB DEVICE MODE)” on page E-23 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.
Reference 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.
Reference Product Specifications PX-135BK/PX-135WE 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, Acoustic 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: 1 (memory capacity; up to 65KB )* * Base
Reference 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.
Reference 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.
Appendix/Apéndice Tone List/Lista de tonos Tone Name/ Nombre de tonos Song List/Lista de canciones Bank Select MSB/ Program Change/ MSB de selección de Cambio de programa banco GRAND PIANO MODERN 0 2 GRAND PIANO CLASSIC 0 0 GRAND PIANO MELLOW 0 3 GRAND PIANO BRIGHT 0 1 GRAND PIANO VARIATION 0 4 ELEC PIANO 4 0 FM E.PIANO 5 0 60’S E.
Key’s Ch’s After Touch Control Change Pitch Bender Note ON Note OFF Velocity True voice 0,32 1 5 6, 38 7 10 11 16 17 18 19 64 65 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O X O X X X O X X X X X X O X X O O 9nH v = 1 - 127 X 9nH v = 0, 8nH v =** O 9nH v = 1 - 127 X 8nH v = 64 X X 0 - 127 0 - 127*1 Mode 3 X 1 - 16 1 - 16 Recognized 0 - 127 Mode 3 X Default Messages Altered Mode Note Number 1 - 16 1 - 16 Default Changed Transmitted Remarks Version : 1.
Mode 2 : OMNI ON, MONO Mode 4 : OMNI OFF, MONO Aux Messages O O X O O X Mode 1 : OMNI ON, POLY Mode 3 : OMNI OFF, POLY X O X O X X : All sound off : Reset all controller : Local ON/OFF : All notes OFF : Active Sense : Reset X X *2 Sostenuto Soft pedal Vibrato rate Vibrato depth Vibrato delay DSP Parameter4*2 DSP Parameter5*2 DSP Parameter6*2 DSP Parameter7*2 Portamento Control Reverb send Chorus send RPN LSB, MSB*2 *2: For details, see MIDI Implementation at http://world.casio.com/.
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