Español English ES 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.
Contents Unpacking................................................................. E-27 Assembling the Stand............................................... E-27 To connect the cable................................................. E-32 To install the music stand.......................................... E-32 General Guide ................................... E-2 Configuring Settings with the Keyboard ......................................... E-18 FUNCTION Button..........................................
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General Guide English *CAUTION • Make sure that the cover is fully open whenever you are playing on the keyboard. A partially open cover can suddenly close unexpectedly and pinch your fingers. NOTE • 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! To either of the digital piano’s PHONES jack • 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. Pin plug Audio amplifier AUX IN jack, etc. RIGHT (Red) LEFT (White) Stereo standard plug Connecting Headphones Guitar amplifier Keyboard amplifier, etc.
Playing with Different Tones VOLUME FUNCTION SONG a POWER METRONOME GRAND PIANO ELEC PIANO Selecting and Playing a Tone The piano comes with 16 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 Use the VOLUME controller to adjust the volume. NOTE • GRAND PIANO tones (MODERN, CLASSIC) Your digital piano has a total of 16 built-in tones. The MODERN and CLASSIC tones are stereo sampled tones that can be selected using the GRAND PIANO buttons. Try using the GRAND PIANO tones to familiarize yourself with their distinctive sounds and characteristics. Tone Name Characteristics MODERN This tone provides a bright grand piano sound.
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.
Playing with Different Tones ■ About DSP 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). DSP makes it possible to digitally produce complex acoustic effects. The DSP is assigned to each tone whenever you turn on digital piano power.
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.
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. Keyboard Split point Left keyboard C3 C4 C5 (middle C) Right keyboard C6 C3 C4 C5 C6 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.
Playing Back Built-in Songs FUNCTION SONG a RECORDER METRONOME 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 4. To stop playback, press the SONG a button again. English • Playback will stop automatically when the end of the song is reached. 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-18 for more information.
Recording and Play Back FUNCTION SONG a RECORDER METRONOME 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 Recording Data Storage • Starting a new recording deletes any data that was previously recorded in memory.
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.
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) 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 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.
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-20 E-22 to find the setting you want to configure, and note its details.
Configuring Settings with the Keyboard Keyboard Keys Used for Configuring Settings English • The numbers through correspond to the same numbers in the “Parameter List” on pages E-20 - E-22.
Configuring Settings with the Keyboard Parameter List ■ Tones Parameter Settings Operation Type (page E-18) Description Reverb 1 to 4 Default: 2 A Specifies the reverb of notes. (page E-9) Chorus 1 to 4 Default: 2 A Controls the breadth of notes. (page E-9) Tone selection See page E-6. Default: GRAND PIANO (MODERN) A Assigns a tone to the keyboard. (page E-6) Brilliance –3 to 0 to 3 Default: 0 B Specifies the brilliance of notes.
Configuring Settings with the Keyboard ■ Keyboard Keyboard key Operation Type (page E-18) 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 Parameter Settings USB device MIDI, Storage Default: MIDI mode (USB DEVICE MODE) Operation Type (page E-18) Description Remarks – • While Storage is selected for this setting, the The digital piano enters MIDI GRAND PIANO (MODERN, CLASSIC) 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.
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. 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/.
Connecting to a Computer 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. • While holding down the FUNCTION button, press the applicable keyboard key. See “USB device mode (USB DEVICE MODE)” on page E-22 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.
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 C *CAUTION • The stand should be assembled by two people working together. • The stand should be assembled on a flat surface.
Assembling the Stand 1. PREPARATION • Before starting assembly of the stand, divide the polystyrene foam packing material into the sections as shown in the illustration below. After dividing up the material, you should end up with a total of six pieces named -(a), -(b), and -(c), which you will use while assembling the stand. • If you do not have any packing material available for some reason, use a magazine or some other thick item. Place the digital piano onto the two -(a) foam pieces.
Assembling the Stand Keeping side panel tilted at an angle, align the side panel with side of the digital piano. 5. Insert foam piece -(c) under side panel as shown in the illustration. (3-1) Push side panel in the direction indicated by the black arrow in the illustration to align the side panel so there is as little space as possible between its top edge and the bottom of the top panel of the digital piano ().
Assembling the Stand 8. After ensuring that all of the screws are fully tightened, remove the packing material and stand up the stand. • After standing up the stand, cover each of the eight screws you have installed up to this point with screw caps . 9. 11. As shown in the illustration, reverse the corner brackets you removed in step 10, and insert pedal unit brackets -(a) and -(b) between the each of the corner brackets and the side panels and .
Assembling the Stand the screws you removed in step 10. 14. Connect the pedal unit cable. • For details about connections, see “To connect the cable” (page E-32). IMPORTANT! • Press down on the edges of the pedal unit as you tighten the corner bracket screws. Locating the Stand against a Wall • Perform steps 1 through 9 starting on page E-28. 10.
Assembling the Stand 12. Securely tighten the screws that you temporarily tightened in step 9. • Cover the screw heads with the caps . To connect the cable 1. J G 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 to secure the pedal cable to two locations on side panel . 13.
Troubleshooting Problem No sound is produced when I press a keyboard key. The pitch of the digital piano is off. Nothing happens when I press a pedal. 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. Cause 1. The VOLUME controller is set to “MIN”. 2.
Reference Product Specifications Model PX-730BK / PX-730CY / PX-7WE Keyboard 88-key piano keyboard, with Touch Response Maximum Polyphony 128 notes Tones 16 • 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
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 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.
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 0 GRAND PIANO CLASSIC 0 1 GRAND PIANO VARIATION 0 2 ELEC PIANO 4 0 FM E.PIANO 5 0 60’S E.
MIDI Implementation Chart Model PX-730 / PX-7 Function Recognized Basic Channel Default Changed 1 - 16 1 - 16 1 - 16 1 - 16 Mode Default Messages Altered Mode 3 X Mode 3 X 0 - 127 0 - 127 0 - 127*1 O 9nH v = 1 - 127 X 8nH v = 64 O 9nH v = 1 - 127 X 9nH v = 0, 8nH v =** X X X O X O O X X X O X X X X X X O X O O X X X X X X X X X O X X O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O Note Number True voice Velocity Note ON Note OFF After Touch Key’s Ch’s Pitch Bender 0,32
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