Casio PS-20 manual

USER’S GUIDE GUÍA DEL USUARIO PS20-ES-1 P PS20_ES_cover.p65 02.2.4, 7:11 PM Page 1 Adobe PageMaker 6.5J/PPC[...]

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 Safety Precautions 424A-E-003A 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 . • Before using the instrument, be sur e to carefully r ea[...]

E-2 • Should the electric cord or plug become damaged, contact your original retailer or authorized CASIO Service Provider. AC Adaptor Never touch the AC adapter while your hands are wet. Doing so creates the risk of electric shock. Do not incinerate the product. Never throw the product into fire. Doing so can cause it to explode, creating the ri[...]

E-3 424A-E-005A Dropping and Impact Continued use of this product after it has been damaged by dropping or subjecting it to strong impact creates the risk of fire and electric shock. Take the following steps immediately. 1. Turn off power. 2. If you are using the AC adaptor for power, unplug it from the wall outlet. 3. Contact your original retaile[...]

E-4 Cleaning Before cleaning the product, always unplug the AC adaptor from the wall outlet first. Leaving the AC adaptor plugged in creates the risk of damage to the AC adaptor, fire, and electric shock. Connectors Connect only the specified devices and equipment to the product ’ s connectors. Connection of a non- specified device or equipment c[...]

E-5 Heavy Objects Never place heavy object on top of the product. Doing so can make the product top heavy, causing the product to tip over or the object to fall from it, creating the risk of personal injury. Correct Stand * Assembly Failure to do so can cause the stand to fall over and the digital piano to fall from the stand, creating the risk of [...]

E-6 424A-E-008A ■ Simple, compact design A simple, compact design fits right in and complements just about any interior layout. ■ 8 versatile tones Eight instrument tones including the digital piano and vibraphone provide plenty of performance versatility . Other features include digital ef fects that control the acoustical characteristic of to[...]

E-7 Contents Safety Precautions .................... E-1 Main Features ............................ E-6 Contents ..................................... E-7 General Guide ............................ E-8 Attachment of the Score Stand .................. E-8 Power Suppply ........................ E-10 Using the AC Adaptor ..............................[...]

E-8 424A-E-010A Back Panel Left Side Panel 12 3 78 9 0 A B C E 45 6 D Attachment of the Score Stand Install the music stand by inserting its pegs into the holes in the digital piano. General Guide PS20_E_08-16.p65 02.2.4, 7:12 PM Page 8 Adobe PageMaker 6.5J/PPC[...]

E-9 424A-E-01 1A 1 LINE OUT jacks (R, L/MONO ) 2 DAMPER PEDAL jack, SOFT/SOSTENUT O PEDAL jack 3 POWER button 4 DC 12V jack 5 MIDI IN terminal, MIDI OUT terminal 6 PHONES jack 7 VOLUME knob 8 CONTROL button 9 REVERB button 0 CHORUS button A TONE buttons • GRAND PIANO 1 button • GRAND PIANO 2 button • BRIGHT PIANO button • MELLOW PIANO butto[...]

E-10 CAUTION Misuse of the AC adaptor creates the risk of fire and electric shock. Always make sure you observe the following precautions. • Do not locate the electric cord near a stove or other sources of heat. • Never pull on the cord when unplugging from the electrical outlet. Always grasp the AC adaptor when unplugging. • Insert the AC ad[...]

E-11 Connecting to an audio or musical instrument amplifier provides even clear er , more powerful sound through external speakers. IMPORTANT! • Whenever connecting external equipment, first set the VOLUME knob of the digital piano and the volume controller of the external equipment to relatively low volume settings. You can later adjust volume t[...]

E-12 424A-E-014A Using T ones The following procedur es describe everything you need to know about selecting and using tones. Selecting a T one This digital piano has a selection of 8 built-in tones. ❚ NOTE • The eight tones that can be selected with the T ONE buttons are for normal keyboard play . The GRAND PIANO 1 tone was recorded with stere[...]

E-13 424A-E-015A Using Digital Effects This digital piano provides you with a selection of digital effects that you can apply to tones. The following pr ovides general descriptions of each effect, but the best way to find out how they affect tones is to experiment for yourself. Digital Effect T ypes REVERB The REVERB effect gives you a choice of th[...]

E-14 Tone Name Digital Effect Setting REVERB CHORUS GRAND PIANO 1 Hall 1 Off (Chor us 3) * GRAND PIANO 2 Hall 1 Of f (Chorus 3) * BRIGHT PIANO Room 3 Off (Chor us 3) * MELLOW PIANO Room 1 Off (Chor us 3) * ELEC PIANO 1 Room 3 Chorus 3 ELEC PIANO 2 Room 3 Chorus 3 VIBRAPHONE Hall 1 Off (Chor us 3) * HARPSICHORD Room 1 Off (Chor us 3) * 424A-E-016A P[...]

E-15 Using the Pedals The digital piano is equipped with two pedal jacks, one for a damper pedal and one for a soft/sostenuto pedal. Whether the pedal connected to the SOFT/SOSTENUTO jack operates as a soft pedal or sostenuto pedal depends on what you do when you turn on the digital piano power . Pedal functions • Damper pedal Pressing this pedal[...]

E-16 Using the Metronome The metronome pr ovides a refer ence beat that you can use during your performances or practice sessions. Y ou can change the beat and the tempo of the metronome. • The names of the settings are marked above the keyboar d keys to which they are assigned. Using the Metronome ❚ PREP ARA TION • Check to make sure that th[...]

E-17 424A-E-019A Using the Memory This section describes how to recor d keyboard play to memory and playback data from memory . About the Memory Memory Capacity Memory can hold up to 2,500 notes (one song). • Recording stops automatically and the indicator above the RECORD button goes out whenever memory becomes full. Recorded Data The following [...]

E-18 424A-E-020A Playback Use the following procedur e to play back from memory . T o play back from memory 1. Press the ST AR T/ST OP button to start playback. • Y ou can toggle the playback metronome sound on and off by pr essing the METRONOME button. • Playback stops automatically when the end of the tune is reached. • T o stop part way th[...]

E-19 Using Demo T unes This digital piano comes with four built-in demo tunes, each of which features one of the built-in tones. Playing the Demo T unes in Sequence T o play the demo tunes in sequence 1. Press the DEMO button to start demo tune play . • All the demo tunes play in sequence, starting from T une 1. Playing a Specific Demo Tune T o p[...]

E-20 424A-E-022A T o change the transpose setting 1. While holding down the CONTROL button, select a key by pressing one of the keyboard illustrated above. • The digital piano can be transposed within a range of F  to C to F . • A note does not sound when you press a keyboar d key while holding down CONTROL. ❚ NOTE • The transpose value [...]

E-21 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 A 4 = 440.0Hz. Use the keyboard keys noted below to adjust the tuning of the digital piano. T o adjust the tuning of the digital piano 1. While hol[...]

E-22 424A-E-024A 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 manufacturers. MIDI compatible equipment can exchange[...]

E-23 Sending Memory Playback Data Y ou can send memory playback as MIDI data. The send channel used depends on the keyboard channel setting, as shown in the table below . * When you have Channel 16 set as the keyboard channel, memory playback is send over Channel 1. ❚ NOTE • Pedal effect data recorded to memory is applied to play back from memo[...]

E-24 424A-E-026A Turning Local Control On and Of f This setting effectively determines whether or not the keyboard and pedals of the digital piano are connected to the digital piano ’ s sound source, as illustrated below . When Local Control is on (the normal setting), anything played on the keyboard is sounded by the internal sound source and si[...]

E-25 T one Change Data (Program Change) A program number is data used for tone selection. Pr ogram numbers come in handy when using the tones of this digital piano to play MIDI data received fr om an external sequencer or other MIDI device. When the program number received fr om another devices does not match one of the built-in tones of this digit[...]

E-26 424A-E-028A T roubleshooting Symptom No sound produced when keyboar d keys are pr essed. Keyboard out of tune. 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 set to MIN. 2 . Headphones connected to th[...]

E-27 Specifications Models: PS-20 Keyboard: 88 piano keys (with touch response) Polyphony: 64 notes, maximum T ones: 8 Digital Effects: Reverb (8 types), Chorus (8 types) Sound Quality Adjustment: 3 types each for built-in speakers and headphones Demo T unes: • Number of T unes: 4 • Playback: Repeat (all tunes, one tune) Memory: • Operations:[...]

E-28 Locating the Unit A void the following locations. • Areas exposed to dir ect sunlight and high humidity • Areas subjected to very low temperatur es • Near a radio, TV , video deck, or tuner (unit can cause interference with audio or video signals) Care of the Unit • Never use benzene, alcohol, thinner or other such chemicals to clean t[...]

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A-1 Appendix/Ap é ndice 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 Effect Reverb [...]

A-2 424A-E-062A MIDI Data Format Items marked “ ★ ” are r eceive only . Channel Messages Note Messages Note Off Recognition Format n .......... V oice Channel Number = 0H to FH (Ch1 to Ch16) kk ........ N ote Number = 00H to 7FH vv ........ Note Off V elocity = 00H to 7FH Remarks Note Off V elocity value is ignor ed. Send Format n .......... [...]

A-3 424A-E-063A Recognition n .......... V oice Channel Number = 0H to FH (Ch1 to Ch16) vv ........ Sostenuto = 00H to 7FH (00H to 3FH:OFF , 40H to 7FH:ON) Send n .......... V oice Channel Number = 0H to FH (Ch1 to Ch16) vv ........ Sostenuto = 00H, 7FH (00H:OFF , 7FH:ON) Soft Format Recognition n .......... V oice Channel Number = 0H to FH (Ch1 to[...]

A-4 pp ........ P r ogram Number = 00H to 7FH Send Program Change messages ar e sent when you select a tone on the instrument. Pitch Bend Change ★ Format Byte 1 Byte 2 CnH ppH n .......... V oice Channel Number = 0H to FH (Ch1 to Ch16) ll .......... Pitch Bend Change LSB = 00H to 7FH mm ..... Pitch Bend Change MSB = 00H to 7FH Byte 1 Byte 2 Byte [...]

A-5 424A-E-065A n .......... V oice Channel Number = 0H to FH (Ch1 to Ch16) Recognition Receipt of this message immediately mutes all tones playing over the MIDI channels. Reset All Controller ★ Format n .......... V oice Channel Number = 0H to FH (Ch1 to Ch16) Recognition Receipt of the Reset All Contr oller message causes the following controll[...]

A-6 424A-E-066A Send This message is sent when a chorus switch operation or other chorus type setting operation is performed. Receive Receipt of this message sets the chorus type. System Messages Universal System Exclusive Message GM System On ★ Format F0H 7EH 7FH 09H 01H F7H Send This message cannot be sent. Reverb T ype Format F0 7F 7F 04 05 01[...]

424A-E-078A Basic Default Channel Changed Default Mode Messages Altered Note Number: True voice Velocity Note ON Note OFF After Key ’ s Touch Ch ’ s Pitch Bend 0, 32 1 Control 5 Change 6, 38 7 10 11 64 65 66 67 71 72 73 74 84 91 1 1-16 Mode 3 X ❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊ 21-108 ❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊ O 9nH V [...]

424A-E-079A 72 73 74 84 91 93 98, 99 100, 101 120 121 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 : System Reset Remarks X X X X O O X O X X O 0-6, 11 ❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊ O X X X X X X O X X R[...]

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