Casio PX5S-ES-1B manual

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    ● You can download a separate tutorial manual from the CASIO website below. http://world.casio.com/ ● El manual Tutorial por separado puede descargarse del siguiente sitio web de CASIO. http://world.casio.com/ PX5S-ES-1B ES USER’S GUIDE ( Basics ) GUÍA DEL USUARIO ( Conceptos básicos ) Please keep all information for future reference. Guard[...]

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    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 product, be sure to chec k the AC Adaptor f or any damage first. Carefully che ck the power cord f or break[...]

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    E-1 English Contents General Guide ......... .................. E-2 Saving Settings and Using Panel Lock ..................... .. E-4 Returning the Digital Piano to Its Factory Default Settings ......... ................. ................. .. E-4 Separate Tutorial Manual ....... ............................ ........ E-4 Power Outlet .......... ....[...]

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    E-2 General Guide bl bk cm 5 6 7 8 9 4 cn co cp cq cr cs ct dk bo bp bq br bs bt ck cl bm 1 2 bn dr ds dt ek el em ep eq er dl dm dn do dp dq en es eo et fn fq fl fm fo fk fp 3 Back[...]

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    General Guide E-3 English • This manual uses the number s and names below to refer to buttons an d controllers. 1 BENDER wheel 2 MODULATI ON wheel 3 K1 through K4 knobs 4 S1 slider 5 S2 slider 6 S3 slider 7 S4 slider 8 S5 slider 9 S6 slider bk P ( POWER ) butt on bl VOLUME controller bm SYS SETTING butto n bn ARPEGGIO button bo PIANO button bp EL[...]

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    E-4 General Guide Your Digital Piano lets you save it s current settings, and lock its buttons to protect against operation errors. For details, se e “Auto Resume” (p age E-27) and “P anel Lock” (page E-27). Perform either of the follo wing two procedures when you want to return the Digital Piano’s stored data and settings to their init i[...]

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    E-5 English Power Outlet Your Digital Piano runs on standard househ old 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 adaptor can cause malfunction of the Di gital Piano. Specified[...]

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    E-6 Power Outlet ■ Low Battery Indication The following shows the approximate battery life. Approximately 3 hours * (alkaline b atteries, using th e optional CASIO CP-16 headphones) * Using a high volume setting, pla ying in very low temperatures, and certain other playing conditions can shorten battery life. Low battery power is indi cated by th[...]

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    E-7 English Connections IMPORT ANT! • Before conne cting headphon es, be sure to use the Digital Pian o’s VOLUME controller to turn the volume down to a low leve l. After conn ecting, you can adjust the volume t o the level you want. Back Connect commercially available head phones to the PHONES jacks. To protect your hearing, make sure that you[...]

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    E-8 Connections This Digital Piano outputs notes from its LINE OUT R (right channel output) and LINE OUT L/MONO (left channel output). Connect a keyboard amplif ier or other device to direct output to speakers. You can adjust the LINE OUT volume level with the Digital Piano’s VOLUME controller. IMPORT ANT! • Whenever connecting something to the[...]

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    E-9 English Operations Common to All Modes The operations described in this section are common to all modes and functions. Use the operations in this section to specify a number or to change a value. Example: To change a t one number After using bu ttons bo through cl (Tone Group) to specify a group, use one of the methods below to change the selec[...]

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    E-10 Operations Common to All Modes Use the pro cedures in th is section to in put or edit names. Example: When creating a new phrase and saving data (For details, see “Recording and Pl aying Back Phrases” on page E-18.) If you are saving a newly created phrase in Digital Piano memory, display the Digital Piano’ s save menu (“Saving Data”[...]

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    English Operations Common to All Modes E-11 Use the procedure below to save edite d and registered data to Digital Piano memory. 1. Press the eq (WRITE) button. 2. If the data lets you change its number or data name, perform the procedure under “Inputting Text Characters” on page E-10. • You can also input numbers with the 10-key pad. For det[...]

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    E-12 Operations Common to All Modes Perform the procedure below with functions that allow recording of data (phrase sequencer and audio recorder). 1. In step 1 under “Starting and Stopping Playback”, press the button of the function you want to use the required number of times until the button lamp is flashing. This will enter the recording sta[...]

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    English Operations Common to All Modes E-13 Use the procedure below with functions that allow editing of tones and data. Edi ting lets you change the parameters of each editable item. 1. Press the ep (EDIT) button. This displays the editing sc reen. 2. Use the ds ( u ) , dt ( w ) , ek ( q ) , and el ( i ) buttons to select th e item you want to edi[...]

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    E-14 Using Built-in Tones Your Digital Piano has memory for 720 tones (370 presets and 350 user tones ), divided into eight groups. • For more inform ation about tones (Tone List), see the separate “Tutorial”. • The Digital Pi ano has buil t-in demonstration tunes that highlight the different ch aracteristics of t ones. For more infor matio[...]

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    English Using Bu ilt-in To nes E-15 You can use the bender wheel to slide the pitch of notes smoothly upwards and downwards. This c apability makes it possible to reprod uce saxoph one and electr ic guitar choking effects. Adding a Pitch Bend Effect 1. While playing a note on the keyboard, rotate the 1 (BENDER) wheel on the left of the keyboard upw[...]

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    E-16 Playing Demo Songs 1. While holding down the ep (EDIT) button, press the eq (WRITE) button. This will start sequential pl ayback of the demo songs, starting from song 1. • You can scroll through songs manually with the eo (–, +) but tons. 2. Press the cr (START/STOP) button. This stops demo song pl ayback. Playback of the dem o songs will [...]

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    E-17 English Sounding Arpeggios Automatically With the Ar peggio Function , you can play various arpeggios automa tically by si mply pressing ke ys on the keyboard. You can select from a numbe r of different arpeggio types for playback, including arpeggios using the notes that make up a chord you play on the keyboard, arpegg ios that also include n[...]

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    E-18 Recording and Playing Back Phrases The Phra se Sequence r is a great w ay to record m usical phrases that suddenly pop i nto your mind for later playback. • You can record a new ph rase or overdub onto an existing phrase to create a user phrase. There is memory for storage of up to 1,000 user phrases (phrase number 000 to 999) for later reca[...]

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    English Recording and Playing Back Phra ses E-19 • Pressing the bm (SYS SETTING) bu tton will displa y a menu of the detailed settings shown belo w. Use the dt down ( w ) and ek up ( q ) buttons to select a parameter and then use the eo minus (–) and plus (+) buttons to change its setting. • Pressing the ep (EDIT) button will display a screen[...]

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    E-20 Recording and Playing Back Phrases 1. Press the cq (PHRASE) button. This displays the phrase selec tion screen shown below. 2. Specify the number of the phrase you want to hear. • For details about how to do this, see “Changing a Number or a Value” in “Operations Common to All Modes” (page E-9). 3. Use the dt ( w ) button to select ?[...]

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    English Recording and Playing Back Phra ses E-21 1. Select the phrase you want to overdub. 2. Press the cq (PHRASE) button the required number of times until its lamp starts to flash. • If NEW (new phrase) is di splayed as the “Rec Mode” setting, use the eo minus (–) and plus (+) buttons to change it to OVDB (overdubbing). This will enter t[...]

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    E-22 Recording and Playing Back Phrases 4. Use the dt ( w ) and ek ( q ) buttons to select a song edit item and then press the em (ENTER) button. • If you want to create a new song, select “TRACK EDIT”. See step 5 of this procedure for information about how to create a song. • To adjust the song tempo val ue, select “Tempo”. For details[...]

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    E-23 English Recording Your Keyboard Play When a commercially availabl e USB flash drive is inserted in the Digital Piano’s USB flash driv e port, audio data can be recorded to and played back from the USB flash drive (Audio Recorde r). Anything played on the Digital Piano is recorded to the USB flash drive as audio data (WAV files * ). If you pl[...]

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    E-24 Recording Your Keyboard Play 3. Start recording. • For details about how to do this, see “Starting and Stopping Recording” in “Operations Common to All Modes” (page E-12). • This will start record ing to the USB flash drive. The message “Audio Recording . . .” will appear on the display. NO TE • Do not remove the USB flash dr[...]

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    English Recording Your Keyboard Play E-25 Deleting an Audio Fi le from a USB Flash Drive Files can be deleted one at a time. IMPORT ANT! • The proced ure below deletes all of the data of the selected song. No te that the de lete operation cannot be undone. Check to make sure you really do not need the file in USB flash dr ive before you perform t[...]

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    E-26 Using the Stage Setups Your Digital Piano supports simultaneous play of up to four tones on the keyboard. In addition to tone assignments, you can also save effect, arpeggio, and other settings as a stage setup (called a “Stage Setting”), which can be easily recalled at any time, even while you are pl aying, to instantly change the Digital[...]

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    E-27 English Other Useful Functions The Digital Piano settings li sted below can be configured using the system setting (SYS SETTING) menu. • Display contrast • Initial power on mode • Auto power off (page E- 6) on/off • Panel lock 1. Press bm (SYS SETTING) . • This displays the setting screen with “General>Ent” selected. 2. Press [...]

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    E-28 Other Useful Functions Use the procedure below to delete specific edited or recorded data (tones, arpeg gios, phrases, songs, stage setups) from Digital Piano memory. 1. Press the bm (SYS SETTING) button. 2. Use the dt ( w ) and ek ( q ) buttons to select “Initialize”. 3. Use the ds ( u ) , dt ( w ) , ek ( q ) , and el ( i ) buttons to sel[...]

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    E-29 English USB Flash Drive Your Digital Piano supports th e following USB fl ash drive operations. • USB flash drive formatting • Data storage to a USB flash drive • USB flash drive data loading to Digital Piano memor y • Delete data from a USB flash drive • Easy play back of song data from a USB flash drive ■ Types of Data * Can be s[...]

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    E-30 USB Flash Drive Performing a record operation with the Digital Piano’s audio recorder stores the data as a WAV file (automatically assigned a name from TA KE00.WAV to TAKE99.WAV) in the MUSICDAT folder (which is created automatically by the format operation) on the USB flash drive. You also ca n connect a USB flash drive to a computer and ch[...]

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    English USB Flash Drive E-31 ■ To insert a USB flash drive 1. As shown in the illustration below, insert the USB flash drive into the Digital Piano’s USB flash drive port ( es ). • Carefully push the USB flash drive in as far as it will go. Do not use undue force when inserting the USB flash drive. ■ To remove a USB flash drive 1. Check to [...]

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    E-32 USB Flash Drive Use the following procedure to save Digital Piano data to a USB flash drive. • The following types of data can be stored to USB flash drive. Stage setups, tone s, arpeggios, phrases, song sequencer data, all data 1. Insert the USB flash drive into the Digital Piano’s USB flash drive port ( es ). 2. Hold down the er (MEDIA) [...]

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    English USB Flash Drive E-33 9. Press the eo (YES) button. The message “Please Wait” will remain on the display while the load operation is being performed. Do not perform any Digital Piano op eration while this message is on the display. “Complete” appears on the display after data loading is complete. • If there already is a f ile with [...]

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    E-34 USB Flash Drive You can use your Digital Pian o to play back audio data (WAV files * ) stored on a commercially available USB flash drive. See “USB Flash Drive” on page E-29 for more information. * Linear PCM, 16bit, 44.1 kHz, Stereo PREP ARA TION • Prepare a USB flash drive that conta ins data recorded to it using the Digital Piano’s [...]

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    USB Flash Drive E-35 English One of the error messages be low appears on the display when a problem occurs. • Press the dr (EXIT) button to clear an e rror message. Error Messages Display Message Cause Action No Media 1. The USB flash drive is not connected to the Digital Piano’s U SB flash drive port. 1. Correctly plug the USB fla sh drive int[...]

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    E-36 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 computer [...]

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    English Connecting to a Computer E-37 NO TE • Once you are able to connect successfully, there is no problem with leaving the U SB cable connected when you turn off your computer and/or Digital Piano. • This Digital Piano conforms to General MIDI Level 1 (GM). • For detailed specifications and connections that apply to MIDI data send and rece[...]

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    E-38 Reference Troubleshooting Problem Cause Action See Page No sound is produced when I press a keyboard key. 1. The VOLUME controller is set to “MIN”. 1. Rotate the VOLUME controller more towards “MAX”. ) E-6 2. This Digital Piano does not have built-in speakers. Nothing will sound if an output device is not connected. 2. Connect audio eq[...]

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    Reference E-39 English * Based on 1KB = 1024bytes, 1MB = 1024 2 bytes • Specifications and desig ns are su bject to change without notice. • Access the website below for the latest news about specifications and firmware versions. http://world.casio.com/ Product Specifications Model PX-5SWE Sound Source Multi-dimensional Morphing AiR Keyboard 88[...]

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    E-40 Reference 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 extremes • Near a radio, TV, video deck, or tuner • The above devices will not cause malfunction of the product, [...]

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    Reference E-41 English 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 he[...]

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    This recycle mark indicates that the packaging conf orms to the en v ironmental protection legislation in Germany . Esta marca de reciclaje indica qu e el empa qu etado se aj u sta a la legislación de protección am b iental en Alemania. MA1303-B Printed in China C[...]