Casio PX135 manual

PX135-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 7 9 bk bl bm bn bo Left Side 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 when 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[...]

E-5 English Connections IMPORT ANT! • Whenever connecting somet hing to the digital pian o, 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 la[...]

E-6 Connections 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 very long time. • W hen a GRAND PIANO tone (MODERN, CLASSIC, MELLOW, BRIGHT, VAR IATION) is selected as the tone, pressing t[...]

E-7 English Playing with Different Tones The piano comes with 18 built-in tones. • The name s of the tone s are mark ed above the ke yboard ke ys to which they are ass igned. To select a tone 1. Press the POWER button. IMPORT ANT! • When you turn on the digit al piano, it performs a power up oper ation in order to initialize its system. Duri ng[...]

E-8 Playing with Differen t Tones NO TE • Of the Digital Piano's 18 built-in to nes, 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 MODERN, CLASSIC, and MELLOW tones are assigned t o buttons for [...]

English Playing with Different Tones E-9 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, hold down the keyboard key for the main tone as you [...]

E-10 Playing with Differen t Tones To turn reverb on and off 1. While holding down the FUNCTION button, press the MODERN button to toggle reverb on (lamp lit) and off (lamp unlit). To turn chorus on and off 1. While holding down the FUNCTION button, press the CLASSIC button to toggle chorus on (lamp lit) and off (lamp unlit). To configure reverb an[...]

English Playing with Different Tones E-11 3. While holding down the FUNCTION button, use the TEMPO keys to specify a tempo value in the range of 20 to 255 bea ts per minute. • Each press of the + or – key raises or lowers the tempo value by 1. • You can use the value input keys (0 to 9) to enter a specific three-digit. Be sure to inpu t all t[...]

E-12 Playing with Differen t Tones 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 the ri[...]

E-13 English 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 b uilt-in song, it can t ake a number of seconds for the song data to be loa ded. While the data is being loaded, t he keyboard keys and button[...]

E-14 Playing Back Built-in Songs 3. Press the SONG a button. • This starts the playback of the song. 4. To stop playback, press the SO NG a button again. • Playback will stop automatically when the end of the song is reached. NO TE • Pressing the + and – keys at the same time will select song number 01. • You also can adjust the playback [...]

E-15 English 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[...]

E-16 Recording and Play Back 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 cording to Tr[...]

English Recording and Play Back E-17 1. Press the RECORDER button so its lamp is lit. 2. While holding down the FUNCTION button, press the RECORD ER ( L ) button or METRONOME ( R ) button to select th e track you want to play back while recording . 3. Press the RECORDER button so its lamp is flashing. • This will cause the L lamp to fl ash. 4. Wh[...]

E-18 Recording and Play Back The following procedur e deletes a specific track of a song. IMPORT ANT! • The proced ure below deletes 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 data in digit al piano memory before you perform the following steps. 1. Press t[...]

E-19 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-21 - E-23 to find the setting you want to configure, and note its[...]

E-20 Configuring Settings with th e Keyboard •T h e n u m b e r s 1 through cl correspond to the same numbers in the “Parameter List” on pages E-21 - E-23. Keyboard Keys Used for Configuring Settings 12 34 1 2 3 4     − + OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON [Left keyboard] [Overall] [Center keyboard] [Right keyboard] 7 Tempo[...]

Configuring Settings with the Keyboa rd E-21 English ■ Tones ■ Song/Metronome Parameter List Parameter Settings Operation Type (page E-19 ) Description Remarks 1 Reverb 1 to 4 Default: 2 A Specifies the reverb of notes. (page E-10) 2 Chorus 1 to 4 Default: 2 A Controls the bread th of notes. (page E-10) 9 Tone selection See page E-7. Default: G[...]

E-22 Configuring Settings with th e Keyboard ■ Keyboard Parameter Settings Operation Type (page E-19) Description Remarks 3 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 or while[...]

Configuring Settings with the Keyboa rd E-23 English ■ MIDI and Other Settings Parameter Settings Operation Type (page E-19 ) Description Remarks bp USB device mode (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 Recor[...]

E-24 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 music software running on your computer, or you can send MIDI data from your computer to the di gital pia no for playback. The following shows the minimum computer system requirements f[...]

English Connecting to a Computer E-25 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 det[...]

E-26 Connecting to a Co mputer 4. Double-click “PIANO”. • “PIANO” contains fol ders named MUSICLIB and RECORDER. Use MUSICLIB to load a song into the piano’s user song memory (Music Library 6 1), and RECORDER to transfer Recorder memory data to and from your computer. * Before starting a store or load operation, first check the file nam[...]

English Connecting to a Computer E-27 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 device mo de (USB DEVICE MODE)” on page E-23[...]

E-28 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 controll er more towards “MAX”. ) E-7 2. Headphones or an a daptor plug is plugged into one of th e PHONES jacks. 2. Disconnect whatev er is connected to the PHONES ja[...]

Reference E-29 English • Speci fications and des igns are subject to cha nge without notice. Product Specifications Model PX-135BK/PX-135WE 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 [...]

E-30 Reference Be sure to read and observe the following operating precautio ns. ■ Location Avoid the following locations for this product. • Areas exposed to direct sunlight 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 product, but [...]

Reference E-31 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[...]

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 MODERN 0 2 GRAND PIANO CLASSIC 0 0 GRAND PIANO MELLOW 03 GRAND PIANO BRIGHT 0 1 GRAND PIANO VA RIATION 04 ELEC PIANO 4 0 FM E.PIANO 5 0 60 ’ S E.PIANO 4 1 HARPSICHORD 6 0 VIBRAPHONE[...]

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 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 DSP P[...]

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. MA1104-A Printed in China PX135-ES-1A C[...]