Casio Privia PX-150 manual

PX150-ES-1A ES USER’S GUIDE GUÍA DEL USUARIO Please keep all information for future reference. Guarde toda información para tener como referencia futura. Safety Precautions Bef ore tr ying to use the piano , be sure to read the separate “Saf ety Precautions”. Precauciones de seguridad Antes de intentar usar el piano, asegúrese de leer las [...]

T O REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, REFER SER VICING T O QU ALIFIED SER VICE PERSONNEL. Impor tant! Please note the follo wing impor tant information before using this product. • Before using the AD-A12150L W Adaptor to power the unit, be sure to chec k the A C Adaptor for an y damage first. Carefully check the power cord for breakage,[...]

E-1 English Contents General Guide .... ............................... E-2 FUNCTION Button ............. .............. .............. ............. E-3 Saving Settings and Using O peration Lock ........ ........ E-3 Power Outlet....... ............................... E-4 Using an AC Adaptor .............. ............ .............. .......... E-[...]

E-2 General Guide 2 1 3 4 5 6 8 9 7 bk bl bm bn bo Bottom Back 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 E-3 English NO TE • The names shown here are always indicated in bold wh en they appear within the text of this manual. The FUNCTION button is used when configuring a variety of di fferent digital piano setting s. The following are FUNCTION button basics. z To change a setting, hold down the FUNCTION button as you press the keyboard[...]

E-4 Power Outlet Your digital piano runs on standard household power. Be sure to turn off power whenever you are not using the digital piano. Use only the AC adaptor (JEITA St andard, with unifie d polarity plug) that comes with this digital piano. Use of a different type of AC ad aptor can cause malfunction of the digital piano. Specified AC Adapt[...]

English Power Outlet E-5 Auto Power Off This digital piano is design ed to turn off automatically to avoid wasting p ower after no operation is performed for a preset amount of time. The Auto Power Off trigger time is about four hours. • You also can us e the procedure below to temporarily suspend Auto Power Off. ■ To disable Auto Power Off 1. [...]

E-6 Connections IMPORT ANT! • Whenever connecting something to the digita l piano, first use th e VOLUME controller to set the volume to a low level. After con necting, you can a djust the volume to the level you want. Connecting headphones to either of the PHONES jack cuts off output to the speakers, which means you can practice even late at nig[...]

English Connections E-7 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 wh ile playing will cause the notes you play to reverberate for a long time. • When a GRAND PIANO tone (CONCER T, MODERN, CLASSIC, MELLOW, BRIGHT) is selected as the tone, pressing t[...]

E-8 Playing with Different Tones The piano comes with 18 built-in tones. • The names of the tones are marked above the k eyboard keys to which they are assigned. To select a tone 1. Select the tone you want. 2. Use the VOLUME contro ller to adjust the volume. Selecting and Playing a Tone SONG a FUNCTION METRONOME ELEC PIANO GRAND PIANO V OLUME z [...]

English Playing with Different Tones E-9 NO TE • Of the digital piano’s 18 buil t-in tones, the first fi ve are grand piano tone. Each tone has its own distinctive merits, so you should select the tone that suits the song you are playi ng along with or your own personal preferences. The CONCERT and MODERN tones are assigned to buttons for quick[...]

E-10 Playing with Differen t Tones Use the following procedure to layer two tones, so they sound at the same time. When specifying two tones fo r layering, first tone you select will be the main tone, while the second tone will be the layered tone. 1. While holding down the FUNCTION button, press down the keyboard key for the first tone you want to[...]

English Playing with Different Tones E-11 1. While holding down the FUNCTION button, use the Reverb or Chorus keyboard key to cycle through the available settings. • Each press of the Reverb or Chorus keyboard key causes the digital piano to beep according to which setting is selected, as shown in the table below. • Reverb • Chorus ■ About [...]

E-12 Playing with Differen t Tones 4. Press the METRONOME button or SONG a button to turn off the metronome. NO TE • To return the tempo setting to the default tempo of the currently selected Music Library tune, press the + and – keys at the same ti me in step 3. Pressi ng + and – while recording will return the tempo value to 120. To adjust [...]

English Playing with Different Tones E-13 Changing the Oc taves 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[...]

E-14 Playing Back Built-in Songs Your digital piano comes wit h a Music Library of 60 built-in tunes. You can play all 60 tunes in sequence, from beginning to end. IMPORT ANT! • After you select a built-in song, it can take a number of seconds for the song data to be loa ded. While the data is being loaded, t he keyboard keys and button operation[...]

English Playing Back Built-in Songs E-15 The Music Library incl udes bo th built-in songs (01 to 60), plus songs (61 to 70) that have been saved to digital piano memory from a computer * . You can use the procedure below to select one of these son gs and play it back. * You can download music data from the Internet and then transfer it from your co[...]

E-16 Recording and Play Back You can store the notes you play in digital piano memory for later playback. 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 s ong. Memory Capacity • You can record approxi[...]

English Recording and Play Back E-17 After recording to either of the tracks of a song, you ca n record to the other track while listening to playback what you recorded in the first track. 1. Press the RECORDER button twice so its lamp is flashing. • At this time the L lamp will flash to indicate that the digital piano is standing by for re cordi[...]

E-18 Recording and Play Back 1. Press the RECORDER button so its lamp is lit. 2. While holding down the FUNCTION button, press the RECORDER (L/R ) button to select the track you want to play back while recording. 3. Press the RECORDER button so its lamp is flashing. • This will c ause the L lamp to flash. 4. While holding down the FUNCTION button[...]

English Recording and Play Back E-19 The following procedur e deletes a specific track of a song. IMPORT ANT! • The procedu re below deletes all of the da ta of the selected track. Note that the de lete operation cannot be undone. Check to make sure you really do not need the data in digit al piano memory before you perform the following steps. 1[...]

E-20 Configuring Settings with the Keyboard In addition to sel ecting tones and Music Li brary tunes, you also can use the FUNCTION button in combination with the keyboard keys to configure effect, keyboard touch, and other settings. 1. Use the “Parameter List” on pages E-22 - E-24 to find the setting you want to configure, and note its details[...]

Configuring Settings with the Keyboa rd E-21 English • The numbe rs 1 through cl correspond to the same numbers in the “Parameter List” on pages E-22 - E-24. Keyboard Keys Used for Configuring Settings        −  +  OFF / ON OFF / ON OFF / ON OFF / ON [Left keyboard] [Overall] [Center keyboard] [Righ[...]

E-22 Configuring Settings with th e Keyboard ■ Tones ■ Song/Metron ome Parameter List Parameter Settings Operation Type (page E-20 ) Description Remarks 7 Tone selection See page E-8. Default: GRAND PIANO (CONCERT) A Assigns a tone to the keyboard. (page E-8) 8 Reverb Off (OFF), 1 to 4 Default: 2 D Specifies the reverb of notes. (page E-11) 9 C[...]

Configuring Settings with the Keyboa rd E-23 English ■ Keyboard Parameter Settin gs Operation Type (page E-20) Description Remarks 1 Keyboard key (Transpose) –12 to 0 to 12 Default: 0 B Raises or lowers the tu ning of the digital piano in semit one steps. • The transpose setting cannot be configured while Music Library playback is in progress[...]

E-24 Configuring Settings with th e Keyboard ■ MIDI and Other Setti ngs Parameter Settings Operation Type (page E-20 ) Description Remarks bp USB device mode MIDI, Storage Default: MIDI – The digital piano enters MIDI mode automatically when it is connected to a computer by a USB cable. Select storage when saving Recorder memory song data to a [...]

E-25 English Connecting to a Computer You can connect the digital piano to a computer and exchange MIDI data between them. You can se nd play data from the digital piano to commercially available music software running on your computer, or you can send MIDI data from your computer to the digital piano for playback. The following shows the minimum c[...]

E-26 Connecting to a Co mputer 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 manufact urers. NO TE • For detailed i[...]

English Connecting to a Computer E-27 4. Double-click “PIANO”. • “PIANO” contains folders named “MUSICLIB” and “RECOR DER”. • To transfer a user song to the digital piano from your computer, open the “MU SICLIB” folder and put the song into one of the numbered subfolders (61 through 70). Each subfolder corresponds to a Music[...]

E-28 Connecting to a Co mputer 5. After the file copy ope ration is complete, return the USB device mode to MIDI. • 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 ke y. See “USB devi ce mode” on page E-24 for more information. ?[...]

E-29 English Reference Troubleshooting Problem Cause Action See Page No sound is produce d when I press a keyboard key. 1. The VOLUME controller is set to “MIN”. 1. Rotate t he VOLUME cont roller more towards “MAX”. ) E-8 2. Headphones or an adaptor plug i s plugged into one of th e PHONES jacks. 2. Disconnect whatever is connect ed to the [...]

E-30 Reference • Specifications and designs are subject to change without notice. Product Specifications Model PX-150BK/PX-150WE Keyboard 88-key piano keyboar d, 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 ty pes), Ch[...]

English Reference E-31 Be sure to read and observe the following operating precautio ns. ■ Location Avoid the following locations for this product. • Areas exposed to direct su nlight and high humidity • Areas subjected to temperature extre mes • Near a radio, TV, video deck, or tuner The above devices will not cause malfunction of the prod[...]

E-32 Reference A C Adaptor Ha ndling Precautions Model: AD-A121 50LW 1. Read these instruction s. 2. Keep these instructio ns 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, he at registers, stove s, or any other sour ce of heat (incl[...]

A-1 Appendix/Apéndice T one List/Lista de tonos Tone Name/ Nombre de tonos Program Change/ Cambio de programa Bank Select MSB/ MSB de selección de banco GRAND PIANO CONCERT 0 0 GRAND PIANO MODERN 0 1 GRAND PIANO CLASSIC 0 2 GRAND PIANO MELLOW 0 3 GRAND PIANO BRIGHT 04 ELEC PIANO 4 0 FM E.PIANO 5 0 60 ’ S E.PIANO 4 1 HARPSICHORD 6 0 VIBRAPHONE 1[...]

Function T ransmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Channel 1 - 16 1 - 16 1 - 16 1 - 16 Def ault Changed Note Number 0 - 127 0 - 127 0 - 127 * 1 T rue voice After T ouch Control Change X X X O Pitch Bender XO Key ’ s Ch’s V elocity O 9nH v = 1 - 127 X 8nH v = 64 O 9nH v = 1 - 127 X 9nH v = 0, 8nH v = ** Note ON Note OFF Mode Mode 3 X Mode 3 X Def au[...]

Program Change OO 0 - 127 :T rue # System Exclusive OO System Common X X X X X X : Song P os : Song Sel : T une A ux Messages Remarks System Real Time O O X X : Clock : Commands 66 67 76 77 78 80 81 82 83 84 88 91 93 100, 101 Sostenuto Soft pedal Vibrato rate Vibrato depth Vibrato delay DSP Par ameter4 * 2 DSP Par ameter5 * 2 DSP Par ameter6 * 2 DS[...]

This recycle mark indicates that the packaging conforms to the environmental protection legislation in Germany. Esta marca de reciclaje indica que el empaquetado se ajusta a la legislación de protección ambiental en Alemania. MA1205-A Printed in China C[...]