Casio AP-24 manuale d’uso

USER’S GUIDE GUÍA DEL USUARIO AP24-ES-1 ES[...]

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420A-E-003A 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7 . Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer ’ s instructions. 8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radia[...]

NOTICE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not install[...]

E-1 Introduction Congratulations on your selection of the CASIO Digital Piano. This digital piano is a sophisticated musical instrument that blends the very best of traditional piano feel and sound quality with the latest that modern electronics technology has to of fer . Befor e using the instrument, be sure to car efully r ead thr ough the instru[...]

E-2 420A E-006A 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. WARNING This indication stipulates m[...]

E-3 W ARNING Power Cord ● Improper use of the power cord can create the risk of fire and electric shock. Always be sure to observe the following precautions. • Use only the power cord specified for this digital piano. • Make sure that the power source you are using matches the rating marked on the instrument itself. • Do not use an extensio[...]

E-4 Safety Precautions 420A -E-008A Precautions concerning smoke, abnormal odor, and other abnormalities Continued use of the digital piano while it is emitting smoke or abnormal odor, or while it is displaying other abnormalities creates the risk of fire and electric shock. Immediately perform the following steps whenever you notice any abnormalit[...]

E-5 Never climb onto the digital piano or stand. Doing so can cause the digital piano to fall over, creating the risk of personal injury. Special care concerning this item is required in households where there are small children. Connector Connect only the specified devices to the digital piano's connectors. Connecting non- specified items cre[...]

E-6 Operational Precautions NOTE • Unauthorized reproduction of this manual in its entirety or in part is expressly forbidden. All rights reserved. • CASIO COMPUTER CO., L TD. shall not be held liable for any damages or losses or any claims by third parties arising from use of this product or this manual. • The contents of this manual are sub[...]

E-7 ❐ 8 versatile tones • Eight instrument tones including piano and pipe organ provide plenty of performance versatility . • T wo tones can be layered and played simultaneously , and the keyboard can be split to assign differ ent tones to the left and right sides. • Other features include digital ef fects that control the acoustical charac[...]

E-8 420A -E-012A Contents Introduction ........................... E-1 Safety Precautions ................ E-2 Operational Precautions ....... E-6 Main Features ........................ E-7 Contents ................................. E-8 General Guide ........................ E-9 Connecting Headphones ....................... E-10 Basic Operations ..[...]

E-9 General Guide POWER CONTROL METRONOME RECORD ST ART/STOP SPLIT MIN DEMO P ART USER SONG MAX VOLUME ON / OFF ▲ C 1 ▲ C 2 ▲ C 3 ▲ C 4 ▲ C 5 ▲ C 6 ▲ C 7 ▲ C 8 CDE FGA B (H) C Note Names A value next to a note name indicates the relative position of the note on the keyboard as shown below . 1 POWER button 2 CONTROL button 3 METRONOM[...]

E-10 420A -E-014A 0 B 9 0 Headphone Jack A IMPORT ANT! • Whenever connecting headphone, first set the VOLUME knob of the digital piano and the volume controller of the external equipment to relatively low volume settings. Y ou can later adjust volume to the level you want after connections are complete. Connecting Headphones Connect commercially [...]

E-11 Basic Operation Selecting a T one Y our digital piano has a selection of 8 built-in tones. There ar e also two tones that are exclusively for use as low- range split tones. See “ Built-in Bass T ones ” (page E-12) for more information. * The names of the tones are marked above the keyboar d keys to which they are assigned. • The GRAND PI[...]

E-12 420A -E-016A Basic Operation Adjusting the V olume of Layered T ones 1 While holding down the CONTROL button, use the keyboard keys shown below to adjust the volume of the layered tones. + : Raises the volume – : Lowers the volume Assigning Different T ones to the Left and Right Sides of the Keyboard Y ou can assign different tones to keys o[...]

E-13 Using Digital Ef fects Y our digital piano provides you with a selection of digital effects that you can apply to tones. Digital Effect T ypes REVERB : 4 T ypes The REVERB effect gives you a choice of the four variations listed below . Each one simulates the acoustics of differ ent environments. ROOM 1 ....... Small, intimate live house ROOM 2[...]

E-14 Basic Operation 420A -E-018A Using the Pedals The digital piano is equipped with the two pedals shown in the illustration below . The left pedal normally functions as a soft pedal. Pedal functions • Damper pedal Pressing this pedal causes notes to r everberate and to sustain longer . • Soft pedal Pressing this pedal dampens notes and sligh[...]

E-15 3 Change the tempo setting as described below . • A note does not sound when you press a keyboard key while holding down the CONTROL button (Figure d ). • While holding down the CONTROL button, press keyboard key A 2 ( – ) to decrease tempo or B  2 (+) to increase it. Holding down either keyboar d key changes the setting at high speed[...]

E-16 420A -E-020A Using the Memory This section describes how to record keyboar d play to memory and playback data from memory . About the Memory Memory Capacity • There ar e two song memory tracks named T rack A and T rack B. The two tracks can store a combined total of approximately 5,200 notes. • The indicator lamp of the track you are r eco[...]

E-17 T o record to one track while playing back from the other track This procedur e is basically the same as that under “ T o record notes from the keyboar d ” on page E-16. Example : T o play back T rack A while recording to T rack B 1 Select the track you want to play back. • While holding down the CONTROL button, pr ess the RECORD button [...]

E-18 420A -E-022A Using Demo T unes Y our digital piano comes with eight built-in demo tunes, each of which features one of the eight built-in tones. T o play the demo tunes in sequence 1 While holding down the CONTROL button, press the ST AR T/ST OP button. • All the demo tunes play in sequence, starting from the T une 1. T o start playback from[...]

E-19 Keyboard Settings Using the T ouch Select This setting lets you adjust the touch of the keyboard to suit your own playing style. This means you can select a stronger touch for those with powerful hands, and a lighter touch for beginners and anyone else with less strength. * The names of the settings are marked above the keyboar d keys to which[...]

E-20 420A -E-024A Adjusting the T uning of the Digital Piano Y ou can adjust the overall tuning of the digital piano for play along with another instrument. Y ou can adjust tuning within a range of ± 50 cents from A4 = 440.0Hz. Use the keyboard keys noted below to adjust the tuning of the piano. T o adjust the tuning of the piano Adjust the tuning[...]

E-21 MIDI 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 dif ferent manufactur ers. MIDI Connections Send MIDI Settings 1 Send C[...]

E-22 T o play back a user song 1 While holding down the CONTROL button, press the METRONOME button. • This enters the user song playback mode. 2 While holding down the CONTROL button, press the keyboard key that corresponds to the number of the user song (0 to 9) you want to play . Expanding Tunes in Digital Piano Memory Y ou can transfer song da[...]

E-23 Symptom No sound produced when keyboard keys are pressed. Keyboard out of tune. Pedal effect continues to be applied even though pedals are not pressed. No sound produced by demo tune play. Memory contents deleted. No sound produced by connected external MIDI sound source when the digital piano keys are pressed. Possible Cause 1. VOLUME knob s[...]

E-24 Assembly Instructions CAUTION • T ake particular care to avoid injury when installing legs and pedals, and when mounting the keyboard onto the stand. • When assembling, make sure that the sliding keyboard cover of the digital piano body is completely closed. If the cover is left open during assembly , it may close suddenly causing the fing[...]

E-25 Assembly Instructions 3 . Rotate height adjustment scr ew 7 until it supports crosspiece D , preventing the cr osspiece fr om bending when you press the pedals (Figure 5). Important! • Be sure to rotate adjustment screw 7 and perform the adjustment procedure described above before depressing the pedals. Failure to do so can result in damage [...]

E-26 2 Installing the Keyboard onto the Stand CAUTION Take care that you do not pinch your fingers between the keyboard and stand! Assembly Instructions Be sure that you secur ely anchor the keyboard to the stand using the H butterfly bolts (Figure 6). • Slide the screws on the bottom of the keyboard into the slots in the two angle brackets 8 . N[...]

E-27 4 Connecting to a Power Supply 1. Check to make sure that the digital piano ’ s POWER button is in the OFF position. If it is ON, press the button to switch it OFF . 2. Attach the power cord that comes with the digital piano to the bottom of the digital piano. * 3. Plug the digital piano ’ s power cor d into a wall outlet (Figure 9). * app[...]

E-28 Specifications All of the items in these specifications apply to the AP-24 and AP-24V , unless specifically noted otherwise. Models: AP-24/AP-24V Keyboard: 88 piano keys (with touch response) Polyphony: 32 notes, maximum T ones: 10 tones (including two low-range tones for split), with layer and split Digital Effects: Reverb (4 types), Chorus ([...]

A-1 Appendix/Ap é ndice 420A-E-061A Initial Power On Settings The table below shows the initial settings of the digital piano whenever power is turned on. Ajustes iniciales al activarse la alimentaci ó n La tabla siguiente muestra los ajustes iniciales del piano digital siempre que se activa la alimentaci ó n. Item Setting T one GRAND PIANO 1 Re[...]

420A-E-062A Model AP-24 MIDI Implementation Chart Version: 1.0 Function ... Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Default Channel Changed Default Mode Messages Altered Note Number True voice Velocity Note ON Note OFF After Key ’ s Touch Ch ’ s Pitch Bender 0, 32 1 Control 6, 38 Change 7 10 11 64 66 67 91 93 100, 101 120 121 1 1-16 Mode 3 X ❊?[...]

420A-E-063A Mode 1 : OMNI ON, POLY Mode 2 : OMNI ON, MONO O : Yes Mode 3 : OMNI OFF, POLY Mode 4 : OMNI OFF, MONO X : No Program Change :True # System Exclusive System : Song Pos Common : Song Sel : Tune System : Clock Real Time : Commands Aux : Local ON/OFF : All notes OFF Messages : Active Sense : Reset Remarks O 0-7, 32 ❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊?[...]

This recycle mark indicates that the packaging conforms to the environmental protection legislation in Germany. Esta marca de reciclaje indica que el empaquetado conforma a la legislaci ó n de protecci ó n ambiental en Alemania. MA0403-A Printed in China AP24-ES-1 CASIO COMPUTER CO.,LTD. 6-2, Hon-machi 1-chome Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-8543, Japan P[...]