Casio PX850 manual

PX850-ES-1B 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 Digital Piano , be sure to read the separate “Saf ety Precautions”. Precauciones de seguridad Antes de intentar usar el piano, asegúrese de l[...]

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-E24250L 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 Butto n......... ............. ............. ............. ............ E-3 Saving Settings and Usin g Operation Lock . ........... .......... E-3 Power Outlet....... ............................... E-4 Turning Po wer On or Off ................. ............. .....[...]

E-2 General Guide 2 1 3 4 5 6 8 9 7 bk bq bp bl bm bn bo Front Bottom Rear[...]

General Guide E-3 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. 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 configu[...]

E-4 Power Outlet After you finish assembling the stand, turn on the Digital Piano. For de tails, se e “Getting Ready” on page E-39. 1. Press the P (POWER) button to turn on Digital Piano power. • This causes the P ( POWER ) button t o light. • When you turn on the Digi tal Piano, it performs a power up operation in order to initialize its s[...]

E-5 English Playing with Different Tones The Digital Pi ano 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. Selecting and Playing a Tone SONG a FUNCTION METRONOME ELEC PIANO GRAND PIANO V OLUME z To select GRAND PIANO (CONCERT or [...]

E-6 Playing with Differen t Tones 2. Use the VOLUME contro ller to adjust the volume. NO TE • Of the Digital Piano’ s 18 buil t-in tones, the first five 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 M[...]

English Playing with Different Tones E-7 The tones of your Digi tal Piano have built-in elements that give them the characteristic reverberation of an acoustic piano. Each of these elements can be individually a djusted to one of four levels. z HAMMER RESPONSE z STRING RESONANCE z LID SIMULATOR NO TE • Opening or closing the Digital Piano’s lid[...]

E-8 Playing with Differen t Tones 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. • To return the volume set ting to its initial defaul t, hold down the FUNCTION button and press both of the keys at the same time. 1. Whil[...]

English Playing with Different Tones E-9 Your Dig ital Pian o comes e q uipped with three pedals: damper, soft, an d sostenuto Pedal Functions z 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 (CONCERT, MODERN, CLASSIC, MELLOW, BRIGHT) is selected as the[...]

E-10 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-11 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-12 Playing Back a Song 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. 1. While holding down the FUNCTION button, press the SONG a button. • This will start re peat demo playback of the built-in songs in sequence, from 01 through 60. • You can play along with a [...]

English Playing Back a Song E-13 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 memo ry from a computer * . You can use the procedure below to select one of these songs and play it back. * You can download music data from the Internet and then transfer it from your computer t[...]

E-14 Playing Back a Song 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-26 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?[...]

E-15 English Recording and Playback You can use the Song Recorder to record what you play on the Digital Piano to buil t-in song memory. When a commercially available USB flash drive i s inserted in the Digital Piano’s US B flash drive port, audio data is recorded to and played back from the USB flash drive (Audio Recorder). Tracks A track is a c[...]

E-16 Recording and Playback Each press of the SONG RECORD ER button cycles through the recording options in the sequence shown below. Recording to a Sp ecific Song Track 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 SONG RECORDER b[...]

English Recording and Playback E-17 Recording to One Track while Listening to Playback of the Other Track 1. Press the SONG RECORDER button so its lamp is lit. 2. While holding down the FUNCTION button, press the SONG RECORDER (L/R) button to select the track you want to play back while recording. 3. Press the SONG RECORDER button so its lamp is fl[...]

E-18 Recording and Playback Deleting Recorded Data The following procedur e deletes a specific track of a song. IMPORT ANT! • The proc edure below delet es all of the data of the selected track. Note that the de lete operation cannot be undone. Check to make sure you really do not need the da ta in Digita l Piano memory b efore you perform the fo[...]

English Recording and Playback E-19 4. Start playing someth ing on the keyboard. • The SONG RECORDER button lamp will flash once or twice to in dicate that recording t o the USB flash drive has started. NO TE • Do not remove the USB flash drive from the USB flash drive port while the two SONG a lamps are flashing or lit. Doing so will interr up[...]

E-20 Recording and Playback Deleting an Audio Fi le from a USB Flash Drive Files can be deleted one at a time. IMPORT ANT! • The proc edure below delet es all of the data of the selected track. Note that the de lete operation cannot be undone. Check to make sure you really do not need the da ta in Digita l Piano memory b efore you perform the fol[...]

E-21 English 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-23 - E-25 to find the setting you want to configure, and note its[...]

E-22 Configuring Settings with th e Keyboard • The number s 1 through cq correspond to the same numbers in the “Parameter List” on pages E-23 - E-25. Keyboard Keys Used for Configuring Settings       −  +  OFF / ON OFF / ON OFF / ON OFF / ON [Left keyboard] [Overall] [Center keyboard] [Right keyboar[...]

Configuring Settings with the Keyboa rd E-23 English ■ Tones ■ Song/Metronome Parameter List Parameter Settings Operation Type (page E-21 ) Description Remarks 7 Tone selection See page E-5. Default: GRAND PIANO (CONCERT) A Assigns a tone to the keyboard. (page E-5) 8 Reverb Off (OFF), 1 to 4 Default: 2 D Specifies the reverb of notes. (page E-[...]

E-24 Configuring Settings with th e Keyboard ■ Keyboard ■ MIDI and Other Settings Parameter Settings Operation Type (page E-21) 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 semitone steps. • The transpose setting cannot be configured while Music Library playb[...]

Configuring Settings with the Keyboa rd E-25 English bt Operation tone Off, On Default: On D Selecting “Off” disables sounding of the operation tone whenever a keyboard key is pressed while the FUNCTION is depressed. • This setting is retained even when the Digital Piano is turned off. • The operation tone setting cann ot be changed while M[...]

E-26 USB Flash Drive Your Digital Piano supports th e following USB fl ash drive operations. z USB flash drive formatting z Data storage to a USB flash drive z USB flash drive data loading to Digital Piano memor y z Delete data from a USB flash drive z Easy play back of song data from a USB flash drive ■ Save and Load Data Formats and Capacitie s[...]

English USB Flash Drive E-27 USB Flash Drive and USB Flash Drive Port Handling Precautions IMPORT ANT! • Be sure to observe t he precaution s provided in the documentation th at comes with t he USB flash drive. • Avoid using a USB flash drive under the following conditions. Such conditions can cor rupt data stored on the USB flash drive. • Ar[...]

E-28 USB Flash Drive IMPORT ANT! • Be sure to format a USB f lash drive on the Digital Piano be fore using it f or the first time. • Before formatt ing a USB flash drive, ma ke sure it does not have any valu able data stor ed on it. • The fo rmat operatio n performed by this Digit al Piano is a “quick format”. If yo u want to com pletely [...]

English USB Flash Drive E-29 Use the procedure below to save data you recorded on the Digital Piano to a USB flash drive as a MIDI file (SMF format 0). 1. Insert the USB flash drive into the Digital Piano’s USB flash drive port. 2. While holding down the FUNCTION button, press the keyboard key that corresponds to the USB flash drive mode. • Thi[...]

E-30 USB Flash Drive 5. Press the SONG a button. • This starts the data save operation. • When saving is complete, the L/R lamps will go out to indicate tha t the USB flash dr ive mode has been exited. ■ USB Flash Drive Data (File) Storage Locations The above pr ocedure s tores piano dat a in a folder named MUSICLIB on the USB flash drive. ?[...]

English USB Flash Drive E-31 5. Hold down the FUNCTION button as you use the SONG SELECT keyboard keys to select a song number (61 to 70). • The Digital Piano will em it a short beep if you specify a correct song number, and a long beep if the song number is not correct. • Selecting song number 00 will batch lo ad the 10 files from 61 through 7[...]

E-32 USB Flash Drive 4. Hold down the FUNCTION button as you use the SONG SELECT keyboard keys to select a song number (61 to 70). • The Digital Piano will em it a short beep if you specify a correct song number, and a long beep if the song number is not correct. 5. Press the SONG a button. • This starts delet ion of the selecte d data. • Whe[...]

USB Flash Drive E-33 English The following sh ows how the lamps indicate the error type when an error occurs due to data transfer failure or some other reason. Error Indicators Lamps Error Type Cause Action No Media 1. The USB flash drive is not connected to the Digital Piano’s USB flash drive port. 1. Correctly plug the USB flash driv e into the[...]

E-34 USB Flash Drive Wrong Data 1. The USB flash drive data is corrupted. — 2. USB flash drive contains data that is not supported by this Digital Piano. Convert There is not enough Digital Piano memory available to convert a song recorder song to SMF data and store it on the USB flash drive. Reduce the size of the song data. Example: Delete any [...]

E-35 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-36 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-37 4. Double-click “PIANO”. • “PIANO” contains folders named “MUSICLIB” and “RECOR DER”. • To t ra n sf e r a u se r s on g t o 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 [...]

E-38 Connecting to a Co mputer ■ To transfer Recorder memory data between the Digital Piano and your computer To transfer the Di gital Piano’s current Recorder memory data to your computer, copy the contents of the RECORDER folder to your computer. To return Recorder data yo u previously saved to your computer back to Recorder me m o r y , c o [...]

E-39 English Getting Ready PREP ARA TION • Before starting assembly, check to make sure that you have all the parts shown below. • 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. IMPORT ANT! • Do not use any screws other than those that come with[...]

E-40 Getting Ready 1. Remove the four screws (two on ea ch end) from back board C . 2. Attach side panels A and B to back board C . Secure side panels A and B to the back board C using the screws you removed in step 1. • Attach the side panels so the side of the back board C where the joint connectors are inserted is facing towards the back of th[...]

English Getting Ready E-41 4. Insert angle brackets H into the gap betwe en the anti-tipping bracket and the side panel. 5. From the outside of side panels A and B , temporarily tighten the screws you loosened in step 3, above. 6. Mount pedal unit E onto angle bracke ts H , which you installed in step 5, above. 7. Mount brackets L onto both ends of[...]

E-42 Getting Ready 11. Go around to the front of t he Digital Piano and securely tighten the three screws N shown in the illustration below. 12. Mount the piano onto the sta nd. Position the piano so the dowels on the top edg es of side panels A and B enter the dowel holes on the bottom of the piano. • Note that there is nothing anchoring the pia[...]

English Getting Ready E-43 16. Install the headphone s hook O . 1. Making sure that the pedal unit cable plug is oriented as shown in the illustration below, plug it into the ped al connector on the bottom of the piano. • Press the plug full y into the connector as far as it will go. • Use the clips G to secure the pedal cable to two locations [...]

E-44 Getting Ready IMPORT ANT! • Use both hands whenever open ing or closing the lid, and take care that you do not close it on your fingers. • Do not open the lid too wide. Doin g so creates the risk of damage to the cover and Digit al Piano. • Stand in fron t of the Digital Piano on the right sid e when opening or clo sing the lid. To open [...]

English Getting Ready E-45 Your Digital Piano runs on standard househ old 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 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 [...]

E-46 Getting Ready You can connect audio equipm ent or a music amplifier to the Digital Piano and then play through external speakers for more powerful volume and better sound quality. IMPORT ANT! • The Digital Piano automatically adjusts soun d output to optimize f or headphone output (w hen headphones are connecte d) or built-in spea ker output[...]

E-47 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 the VOLUME controller more towards “MAX”. ) E-6 2. Headphones or an a daptor plug is plugged into one of th e PHONES jacks. 2. Disconnect whatever is connect ed to the PH[...]

E-48 Reference • Specifications and designs are subject to change without notice. Product Specifications Model PX-850BK Keyboard 88-key piano keyboar d, with Touch Response Maximum Polyphony 256 notes Tones 18 • Layer (excluding bass tones) • Split (Low-range bass tones only) Effects Brilliance (–3 to 0 to 3), Reverb (4 ty pes), Chorus (4 t[...]

English Reference E-49 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 produ[...]

E-50 Reference A C Adaptor Ha ndling Precautions Model: AD-E24250 LW 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 O 8nH v = 0 - 127 O 9nH v = 1 - 127 X 9nH v = 0, O 8nH v = 0 - 127 Note ON Note OFF Mode Mode 3 X Mod[...]

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 X O X X X O O X : Local ON/OFF : All notes OFF : Active Sense : Reset System Real Time O O X X : Clock : Commands 76 77 78 80 81 82 83 84 88 91 93 100, 101 120 121 Vibrato rate Vibrato depth Vibrato delay DSP Par ame[...]

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