Cover CDP-S150 EN USER’S GUIDE Preparing a Power Supply Turning Power On or Off Connecting a Pedal Using Headphones Selecting a Tone Splitting the Keyboard for Duet Play Changing the Pitch in Semitone Steps (Transpose) Fine Tuning a Pitch (Tuning) Listening to Demo Play Using Effects Linking with a Smart Device (APP Function) CDPS150-E-2A
Contents Overview and Setup Included and Optional Accessories EN-2 General Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN-2 Preparing a Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN-3 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. Turning Power On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Overview and Setup General Guide 1 2 3 4 Back 6 7 8 9 bk 5 bl A0 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 *1 • Some of the button names shown here include the $ mark. This indicates that you need to long-press the button to perform its operation.
Overview and Setup *1 Keyboard note names and pitches The keyboard note names and pitches used in this manual follow the international standard. Middle C is C4, the lowest C is C1, and the highest C is C8. The illustration below (C4 through C5) shows keyboard key note names. C4 C4 ED4 D4 E4 F4 F4 AD4 G4 B4 Your Digital Piano uses an AC adaptor for power. • Though this Digital Piano supports battery operation, use of an AC adaptor is generally recommended.
Overview and Setup • Note the important precautions below 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.
Overview and Setup ■ Low Battery Indication Low batteries are indicated by the 1P(Power) button lamp flashing. When this happens, replace batteries. • Using the Digital Piano while batteries are very low can cause it to turn off suddenly. This can cause data stored in Digital Piano memory to be corrupted or lost. Turning Power On or Off 1. Press the 1P(Power) button to turn on Digital Piano power.
Overview and Setup Returning the Digital Piano to Its Factory Default Settings Connecting a Pedal DAMPER PEDAL Jack Perform the procedure below when you want to return the Digital Piano’s stored data and settings to their initial factory defaults. Connect the supplied pedal (SP-3) to the 6 DAMPER PEDAL jack. 1. While holding down 3 FUNCTION, perform Back steps (1) and (2) below. C1 C2 C3 C4 6 DAMPER PEDAL jack (Standard jack (6.
Overview and Setup ■ To change the functions assigned to pedals 1. While holding down 3 FUNCTION, perform procedure (A) or (B) below. C1 C2 C3 C4 2 1 C5 C6 C7 C8 Using Headphones Using headphones cuts off output from the built-in speakers, which means you can practice playing even late at night without disturbing others. • Be sure to turn down the volume level before connecting headphones. 8 PHONES/OUTPUT jack (Stereo mini jack (3.
Digital Piano Operation Selecting a Tone The Digital Piano has 10 built-in tones. In addition to using a single tone, you can also select two different tones and sound them together. Use the Tone keyboard keys (C3 through A3) to select a tone. Listening to Demo Play C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 DEMO key (B2) C6 C7 C8 [–] key (D4) C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 Tone keys (C3 through A3) Tone names [+] key (E}4) 1. While holding down 3 FUNCTION, press the DEMO (B2) keyboard key.
Digital Piano Operation To select a single tone To layer two tones 1. While holding down 3 FUNCTION, press one of the Tone keyboard keys (C3 through A3). • To select HARPSICHORD, for example, hold down 3 FUNCTION and press the HARPSICHORD keyboard key (F{3). A short beep will sound to confirm the setting. C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 1. While holding down 3 FUNCTION, press the Tone keyboard keys (C3 through A3) of the first tone and then the second tone you want to layer.
Digital Piano Operation ■ To add the chorus effect to notes Using Effects Your Digital Piano has a number of effects that change the reverberation of notes (reverb), and effects that make note deeper and more expansive (chorus). C1 C2 C3 C4 2 0 1 C5 C6 C7 C8 4 3 [0] (E4) to [4] (A}4) keys [+] key (E}4) [–] key (D4) REVERB key (E}5) CHORUS key (E5) ■ To add reverb to notes 1. While holding down 3 FUNCTION button, perform procedure (A) or (B) below.
Digital Piano Operation ■ To change the metronome beat Using the Metronome The metronome sounds a regular tone to mark time. Use the metronome when you want to practice playing at a regular tempo. 1. While holding down 3 FUNCTION, perform steps (1) and (2) below. (1) Press the METRONOME BEAT keyboard key (C4). (2) Press a keyboard key within the range of [0] (E4) to [9] (C{5) to specify the beat you want. Setting C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 All beats unaccented. 1 All beats accented.
Digital Piano Operation ■ To adjust the metronome volume • You can adjust the metronome value within the range of 0 (muted) and 42 (maximum). Always input two digits. To specify a one-digit value, input zero (0) for the unused leading digit. 1. While holding down 3 FUNCTION, perform steps (1) and (2) below. (1) Press the METRONOME VOLUME keyboard key (C{4). (2) Use the [0] (E4) through [9] (C{5) keyboard keys to input a two-digit volume value.
Digital Piano Operation ■ To play a duet ■ Changing the Octaves of the duet keyboards 1. While holding down 3 FUNCTION, press the 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. DUET TYPE (B5) keyboard key. 1.
Digital Piano Operation Recording and Play Back You can store the notes you play in Digital Piano memory for later playback. ● Memory Capacity • You can record approximately 2,500 notes in Digital Piano memory. • The 4 RECORD button lamp will flash at high speed when memory runs low. • Recording stops automatically if the number of notes in memory exceeds the maximum.
Digital Piano Operation ■ To change the reverb and chorus settings of a recorded performance 1. Perform one of the operations below to select ■ To delete a recorded performance 1. While holding down the 3 FUNCTION button, perform steps (1) and (2) below. the reverb or chorus effect you want to apply to the recorded performance. “To add reverb to notes” (page EN-10) “To add the chorus effect to notes” (page EN-10) 2.
Linking with a Smart Device (APP Function) After you link the Digital Piano with a smartphone, tablet, or other smart device, you can control the Digital Piano with the linked smart device (Piano Remote Controller). ■ To download the smart device app Download the Chordana Play for Piano app from the CASIO website and install it on the smart device.
Configuring Settings ■ To change the Touch Response setting 1. While holding down 3 FUNCTION, perform procedure (A) or (B) below. (A) Press the TOUCH RESPONSE keyboard key (D5). • Each press changes the setting. A beep will sound indicating the setting selected by a key press. Beep Setting Description Once low Off Touch Response is turned off. Sound volume is fixed, regardless of key press speed.
Configuring Settings ■ To use a value to specify the transpose setting • While the setting value is within the range of 0 to +12 semitones, you can use the procedure below to directly input a desired setting value. 1. While holding down 3 FUNCTION, perform Fine Tuning a Pitch (Tuning) The tuning feature specifies the frequency of the A4 note. You can set a frequency within the range of 415.5 to 465.9 Hz. The initial default setting is 440.0 Hz.
Configuring Settings ■ To change the tuning setting 1. While holding down 3 FUNCTION, perform steps (1) through (3) below. • If a key operation during steps (1) through (3) would cause the setting to exceed its upper or lower maximum limit, a high and then low beep will sound to indicate that the setting cannot be changed further. (1) Press the TUNE– keyboard key (G5) or the TUNE+ keyboard key (A}5). • Pressing the TUNE– key (G5) will lower the current pitch setting by 0.
Configuring Settings For example, to select the “Bayati” scale, press [0] (E4) and then [9] (C{5). Inputting the second and final digit will cause a short and then long beep to sound, indicating that the value you input was applied. • You can also raise or lower the scale number using the [–] (D4) and [+] (E}4) keyboard keys. • To return to the initial default setting (equal temperament), hold down the keyboard [–] (D4) and [+] (E}4) keys at the same time until a long beep sounds. 2. Release 3 FUNCTION.
Configuring Settings ■ To toggle Local Control between on and off Configuring MIDI Settings Keyboard Channel This setting specifies a channel from 1 through 16 as the MIDI channel that can be used for sending data to an external device (Default: Ch 1). Local Control When this setting is turned off, performance information (MIDI data) is sent from the Digital Piano, but no Digital Piano sound is output. This setting is for when you only want to send MIDI data to an external device (Default: On).
Connecting External Devices Connecting to Audio Equipment This Digital Piano can be connected to commercially available stereo, amplifier, or recording equipment, to a portable audio player or other equipment. ■ Outputting Keyboard Notes to Audio Equipment Connection requires commercially available connecting cords, supplied by you. • The connecting cords should have a stereo mini plug on one end and a plug that matches the configuration of the external device on the other end.
Connecting External Devices Connecting 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. ■ Minimum Computer System Requirements The minimum computer system requirements for sending and receiving MIDI data are shown below.
Reference Troubleshooting Symptom Action Included Accessories I can’t find something that should be here. Carefully check inside all of the packing materials. Power Requirements Power will not turned on. • Check the AC adaptor or make sure that the batteries are facing correctly (page EN-3). • Replace the batteries with new ones or switch over to AC adaptor power (page EN-3). Power does not turn on when I press the 1P (Power) button. Press 1P (Power) firmly and completely to turn on power.
Reference Symptom Action Computer Connection I can’t exchange data between the Digital Piano and a computer. • Check to make sure that the USB cable is connected to the Digital Piano and computer, and that the device is selected correctly with your computer’s music software settings (page EN-23). • 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.
Reference Product Specifications Model CDP-S150BK Keyboard 88-key piano keyboard, with Touch Response Maximum Polyphony 64 notes Tones 10, Layer Effects Reverb (4 types), Chorus (4 types) Metronome • Beat bell: 0 (Off), 1 to 9 (beats) • Tempo Range: 20 to 255 Duet Adjustable tone range (–2 to +1 octaves) Demo Songs 2 Recorder • • • • Pedals Damper (Soft and sostenuto pedal operations enabled by the optional SP-34 Pedal Unit.
Reference Tone List Program Change Bank Select MSB GRAND PIANO STANDARD 0 0 GRAND PIANO MELLOW 1 0 GRAND PIANO BRIGHT 2 0 ELEC.PIANO 1 3 0 ELEC.PIANO 2 4 0 ELEC.
Reference Keyboard Function List A0 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 EN-28 Note name B2 C3 C{3 D3 E}3 E3 F3 F{3 G3 A}3 A3 B}3 B3 C4 C{4 D4 E}4 E4 F4 F{4 G4 A}4 A4 B}4 B4 C5 C{5 D5 E}5 E5 F5 F{5 G5 A}5 A5 B}5 B5 C6 C{6 D6 E}6 E6 Assigned function (marked above the keyboard key) Demo (DEMO) Grand Piano (GRAND PIANO) Grand Piano (GRAND PIANO) Grand Piano (GRAND PIANO) Elec. Piano (ELEC. PIANO) Elec. Piano (ELEC. PIANO) Elec. Piano (ELEC.
B Control Change 0 1 5 6, 38 7 10 11 64 65 66 Key’s Ch’s After Touch Pitch Bender Note ON Note OFF Velocity True voice O O O O *2 O O O O O O O X O X X X *2 *4 X X X O X X *3 X O O 9nH v = 1 - 127 O 9nH v = 0, 8nH v =** 0 - 127 0 - 127 *1 X X O 9nH v = 1 - 127 O 8nH v = 64 21 - 108 Mode 3 X Mode 3 X Default Messages Altered Mode Note Number 1 - 16 1 - 16 1 1 - 16 Recognized Default Changed Transmitted MIDI Implementation Chart Basic Channel Function Model: CDP-S150 Bank selec
B Mode 1 : OMNI ON, POLY Mode 3 : OMNI OFF, POLY Remarks O O X O O X X X X X X Soft pedal Filter resonance Release time Attack time Brightness Portamento Control Reverb send level Chorus send level RPN LSB/MSB Mode 2 : OMNI ON, MONO Mode 4 : OMNI OFF, MONO *1: Depends on tone. *2: For details about RPN and system exclusive messages, see MIDI Implementation at https://support.casio.com/global/en/emi/manual/CDP-S150/ *3: O when the optionally available pedal unit is connected.
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