Introduction Congratulations on your selection of the CASIO Digital Piano. This piano is a sophisticated musical P instrument that blends the very best of traditional piano feel and sound quality with the latest that i modern electronics technology has to offer. Before using the instrument, be sure to carefully read through the instructions contained in this manual.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS “INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR INJURY TO PERSONS” WARNING — When using electric products, basic precautions should always be followed, including the following: Read all the instructions before using the products. . To reduce the risk of injury, close supervision is necessary when a product is used near children.
Safety Precautions Symbols Various symbols are used in this user’s guide and on the product itself to ensure that the product is used safely and correctly, and to prevent injury to the user and other persons as well as damage to property. Those symbols along with their meanings are shown below. /I\ WARNING This indication stipulates matters that have the risk of causing death or serious injury if the product is operated incorrectly while ignoring this indication. /I\ CAUTION This indication stipulates matte
. /A CAUTION e 4 Operational Precautions Do not place the instrument on lacquered firepower cord and plug tare. * Do not locate the power cord in close « The instrument’s silicone rubber feet proximity to heaters or other heating, {E} may eventually blacken or scar lac; sycophancy, This may cause the cord [§ queered surfaces. Use felt cloth pads to Locating the Unit melt leading to possible fire or electrification the feet. cal shoe. Avoid the following locations.
Main Features M 8 versatile tones + Eight installment tones including piano amid pipe organ provide plenty of performance versatility. * An easy smelting lets you contra the brilliance of each phone, and a layer Seabird lets you assign twa phones to sound simultaneously * Other Features include digital effects that control the acoustical characteristic of tones, as well as three pedal effects for all the nuances of an acoustic piano.
Key, button, and other names are indicated in the text of this malware using bold type. « See page E-33 for details on the stand. Back Panel TONE buttons s { MIDI Terminals 3 I— LINE QUT Jacks AC Power Jack * CHORUSITREMOLO button OB oo ° REVERB button sy LINE IN Jacks . fi CAUTION | Mae sure that the caver of the pianos fully open whenever you are playing on the keyboard. o SONG A bit Ton piney. SONG B bunion | premises RECORD button e START/STOP button e TUNE buttons .
£ T ' —VOLUME : : POWER r— BRILLIANCE REVERB j , i CHORUS/TREMOLO i i i Using Tones The following procedures describe everything you need to know about selecting and using tones. Selecting a Tone Your DEVIANCE has a selection of 8 built-in tones. e TONE Buttons T PIEING 2 HARPSICHORDIST BIPED ORGAN T CHOIR PANIC 1 ANGELIA. VIBRAPHONE STRINGS * The sight tones that can be selected with the TONE buttons are for normal keyboard play. The PLANO 1 tone was recorded with stern sampling.
Using the Pedals The AP-21 i3 equipped with the two pedals shown in the illustration boles. The left pedal normally factions as a soft pedal -~ Damper pedal Ostentatious pedal The AP-23 comes equipped with the three pedals shown in the illustration below. Ostentation pedal Pedal functions Damper pedal Pressing this pedal causes notes [ reverberate and £0 sustain longer.
% SONG A SONG RECORD —T § START/STOP Playback Deleting Memory'Contents Use the following procedure to play back from memory. To playback from memory T, Press the SONG button of the song area you want, to play back. * SONG A s always selected first when you tune on DEVIANCE power. 2. Press the START/STOP button (o start playback + Playback stop automatically whee the end of the tune iy reached * To stop part way through, press the STARTER button.
Keyboard Settings ANGELIA i TONE [ P jammy =" HEE again CONTROL TUNE i oA BHARAT) Using Touch Select ‘This setting lets you adjust the ouch of the keyboard to surf Your own playing style. This means ymo can select a stronger touch for those with powerful hands, and « lighter touch for beginners and anyone else with less strength.
I CONTROL HARPSICHORD — r— VIBRAPHONE PR Ellesmere e Tuning curve types » Handcar type With this curve, the highlighter (C8) is offset by +30 cents awhile the lowest key {Aq) fs offset by approximately ~30 cents. * Electric piano type With this curve, the highest key is offset by +15 cents while the Lowest key is offset by approximately 40 cents. * Flat type With this curve, cache octave is divided into 12 equal semitones.
About Temperaments ® Equal Temperament This tuning system is the mot widely used for keyboard musical instruments in the world today. The octave is divided into 12 semitones that are equal in frequency ratio, With this system, you can perform in all the major and laminar keys without any adjustment. Though we tke this system for granted these days, it was a revolutionary development in the history of music.
PANIC 2 [— TONE i e CONTROL What is MIDI? The letters MIDGE stand for Musical Instrument Digital Inter? face, 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. MIDI come palatable equipment can exchange keyboard key press, key re: lease, tone change, and other data as messages.
O CONTROL j “Fo While still holding down the: CONTROL button, select the basic channel by pressing one of the keyboard keys illustrated below. Example: Channel Eia {black key) * No sound is produced when the keys are pressed. 4. Release the CONTROL button to exit basic channel setting. « Af this time, the indicator above the POINCIANA 2 button goes out,* and the tone button indicator that was lit before you pressed the CONTROL Hutton re-lights.
CONTROL j ol Turning Local Control On and Off This setting effectively determines whether or not the keyboard and pedals of the DEVIANCE are connected to the Violincellos sound souse, as illustrated bole. Keyboard LU Sound coach ON Pedals OFF Local Control When Local Control is on (the normal setting), anything played on the keyboard i sounded by the internal sound source and simultaneously cutout from the MIDI OUT terminal.
Pedal and Effect Operation Data (Control Change) Control Change is used to send and receive data about damp, soft, and stenosis pedal depress and release, as well as data about digital effects, Send and receive conditioners are shown in the table below. * AP-21 Users The AP-21 is equipped with only two pedals. The left-hand pedal can be switched between soft and ostentation. The pedal effect applied by MIDI data depends on whether data is being sent of received.
Seizes e e g Connecting to an audio or musical instrument amplifier lets you produce even clearer, more powerful sound through external speakers, Back Bosom § @ lamplighter AUX . eto, Headphones i I weenie) Right & (.
Figure 4 mews B Installing the Keyboard mm em onto the Stand p— A Caution Take care that yon do not pinch your fingers between the keyboard and stand! 4 Install back panel & onto the assembly made up of side % and 8, and crosspiece ) Secure it in place with