Casio AP-38 manual

USER’S GUIDE GUÍA DEL USUARIO AP38-ES-1 ES AP38_es_cover.p65 02.6.12, 15:55 1[...]

428A-E-002A WARNING – When using electric products, basic precautions should always be followed, including the following: 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not install near any heat sources such as r[...]

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[...]

428A-E-004A CASIO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. Unit 6, 1000 North Circular Road London NW2 7JD, U.K. This mark applies to the AP-38V only. Please keep all information for future reference. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER -SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVIC[...]

E-1 Safety Precautions 428A-E-005A 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 offer. • Before using the instrument, be sure to carefully read th[...]

E-2 * Avoid areas where there are multiple layers of carpeting, and where cables are running under the digital piano. Always make sure you secure the digital piano to the stand with the screws that are provided. An unsecured the digital piano can fall from the stand, creating the risk of personal injury. Never climb onto the digital piano or stand.[...]

E-3 428A-E-007A In the event a foreign object should happen to get inside the instrument, please take the following actions: 1. Turn off power. 2. Unplug the power cord from the wall outlet. 3. Consult with the dealer where you purchased the instrument or with an authorized CASIO service provider. Do not expose this digital piano to rain or moistur[...]

E-4 Cleaning Before cleaning the digital piano, unplug it from the power outlet. Failure to do so can damage the power cord, creating the risk of fire and electric shock. It can also cause the digital piano to fall over, creating the risk of personal injury. Never climb onto the digital piano or stand. Doing so can cause the digital piano to fall o[...]

E-5 Never place the digital piano directly onto furniture or other item that has a finished surface. The rubber feet on the bottom of the digital piano can react with the paint or other coatings, resulting in soiling of or damage to the finished surface. Be sure to lay felt or some other material on the finished surface before placing the digital p[...]

E-6 428A-E-010A ■ 16 versatile tones 16 instrument tones including piano and pipe or gan provide plenty of performance versatility . An easy setting lets you control the brilliance of each tone, and a layer featur e lets you assign two tones to sound simultaneo usly . Other features include digital ef fects that control the acoustical characteris[...]

E-7 Contents 428A-E-01 1A Safety Precautions .................... E-1 Main Features ............................ E-6 Contents ..................................... E-7 General Guide ............................ E-8 Attachment of the Score Stand .................. E-8 Connecting to a Power Outlet ... E-10 Connections ............................ E-1[...]

E-8 428A-E-012A General Guide 12 7 4 3 6 89 0 C D A B E F G H I J K 5 Back Panel Attachment of the Score Stand Attach the score stand by inserting its pegs into the holes in the top of the digital piano. Front Bottom Bottom AP38_e_08-19.p65 02.6.12, 15:55 8[...]

E-9 428A-E-013A 1 MIDI IN terminal, MIDI OUT terminal 2 LINE OUT jacks (R, L/MONO ) 3 Power Indicator 4 Headphone jacks 5 AC Power jack 6 Pedal Connector 7 POWER button 8 VOLUME slider 9 BRILLIANCE slider 0 CONTROL button A REVERB button B CHORUS button C T one buttons D SPLIT button E SONG MEMOR Y button F RECORD button G TRACK A/P AR T L button H[...]

E-10 428A-E-014A Y ou can power this digital piano by plugging it into a standard household power outlet. Be sure you turn of f power and unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet whenever the digital piano is not in use. T o connect to a power outlet 1. Check to make sure that the digital piano’ s POWER button is in the OFF position. • [...]

E-11 Connecting to an audio or musical instrument amplifier provides even clear er , more powerful sound through external speakers. Connecting to a Musical Instrument Amplifier 3 Use commercially available cables to connect the amplifier to the digital piano's LINE OUT jacks as shown in Figure 3 . R jack output is right channel sound, while L/[...]

E-12 428A-E-016A 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 16 built-in tones. BRIGHT PIANO HONKY- TONK GRAND PIANO 2 ELEC PIANO 2 VIBRAPHONE HARPSI- CHORD PIPE ORGAN 2 STRINGS 2 STRINGS 1 SYNTH-PAD GRAND PIANO 1 ELEC PIANO 1 PI[...]

E-13 428A-E-017A Using Layer W ith layer you can assign two differ ent tones (a main tone and a layer ed tone) to the keyboard, both of which play whenever you press a key . T o layer two tones ❚ NOTE • T o use the variation tone for the main tone and/or the layer tone, perform the required operation to turn on the variation tone(s) before star[...]

E-14 C 3 B 2 + / – keys Number Input keys • A note does not sound when you press a keyboard key at this time. 4. Release the CONTROL button to complete the procedure. ❚ NOTE • The setting you make for the main tone volume remains in ef fect even if you change to another tone. T o adjust the volume of the layer tone 1. Hold down the CONTROL [...]

E-15 4. Now try playing something on the keyboard. • The lower range (left side) of the keyboard is assigned the split tone, while the upper range (right side) is assigned the main tone. • The location on the keyboard wher e the changeover between the two tones occurs is called the split point. See “ T o change the location of the split point[...]

E-16 More about tones Polyphony This digital piano can play up to 64 notes at the same time. Note, however , that the tones listed below are capable of only 32-note polyphony . GRAND PIANO 1, BRIGHT PIANO, HONKY -TONK, ELEC PIANO 1, HARPSICHORD, STRINGS 1, CHOIR, SYNTH-P AD, RIDE ACO BASS T ouch Response The touch response featur e causes changes i[...]

E-17 Keys Used for Configuring Digital Effect Settings Room 1 Chorus 1 Room 3 Chorus 3 Hall 1 F-back Chorus Room 2 Chorus 2 Hall 2 Flanger Pan Delay ShortDelayFB Stage Chorus 4 Delay ShortDelay Digital Effect Keys T urning Digital Effects On and Off T o turn this digital effect on or off: Press this button: Reverb REVERB Chorus CHORUS • The lamp [...]

E-18 428A-E-022A Using the Pedals This digital piano comes equipped with the three pedals shown in the illustration below . Pedal functions • Damper pedal Pressing this pedal causes notes to r everberate and to sustain longer . In the case of the PIPE ORGAN and STRINGS tones, pressing this pedal sustains the notes played until you release the ped[...]

E-19 428A-E-023A Using the Metronome ❚ PREP ARA TION • Check to make sure that the indicator above the RECORD button is off. If the indicator is on, press the RECORD button to turn it off. • See the section of this User ’ s Guide covering the song memory for details on using the metronome in combination with the function. T o use the metron[...]

E-20 Using the Song Memory Recording In addition to recor ding notes as they are played on the keyboard, you can also recor d to one track while playing back from the other track. The following procedur es cover each of these operations. This section describes how to record keyboar d play to memory and playback data from song memory . About the Son[...]

E-21 4. Play something on the keyboard to start recording. • What you play sounds from the speakers and is recorded into memory . • Y ou can also start recor ding by pressing PLA Y/STOP . In this case, blank space is inserted in memory from the point that you press PLA Y/STOP up to the point you start to play on the keyboard. • The indicator [...]

E-22 Deleting Song Memory Contents IMPORTANT! The delete operation cannot be undone. Make sure you play back song memory contents and confirm that you no longer need it before performing the following procedure. T o delete song memory contents 1. Press the SONG MEMOR Y button. • This causes the indicator lamp above the button to light. 2. While h[...]

E-23 Using Demo T unes This digital piano comes with 16 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 MUSIC LIBRAR Y button to start demo tune play . • All the demo tunes play in sequence, starting from T une 1. Playing a Specific Demo Tu[...]

E-24 Once you select one of the 50 built-in Music Library tunes, you can cut either the left-hand or right-hand part (primo and secondo part for duet tunes) and play along on the keyboard. Y ou can adjust the tempo to play along at the pace that ’ s comfortable for you, and you can use the metronome to help you keep in time. See “ Music Library[...]

E-25 Practicing Individual Parts (Part Lesson) The left-hand part (or secondo part) and right-hand part (or primo part) are r ecorded separately for Music Library tunes. Because of this, you can turn off either part and play along with the other part on the keyboard. The terms “ primo ” and “ secondo ” refer to the parts of duet tunes. ❚ [...]

E-26 428A-E-030A 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 keyboard key while holding down CONTROL. ❚ NOTE • The transpose value i[...]

E-27 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 ho[...]

E-28 3. Select a root by pressing one of the keys in the range shown in the illustration below . Remember to keep the CONTROL button depressed. • The note for the keyboard key you pr ess is applied as the root. If you pr ess key F 5 , for example, the root becomes F . • No sound is produced when the keys ar e pressed. • When Baroque Pitch (pa[...]

E-29 Using Baroque Pitch During the Baroque Era, standard pitch (A 4 ) was lower than the modern standard. The Bar oque pitch setting of your digital piano lets you play Baroque era music at the pitch it was written for . Use the keys shown below to change the Baroque pitch setting. A  5 .......... ON: Baroque pitch (A 4 = 415.3Hz) G 5 .........[...]

E-30 428A-E-034A MIDI MIDI musical instrument MIDI sound module MIDI sequencer Other MIDI device OUT IN Sender Receiver MIDI cable: MK-5 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 m[...]

E-31 * Whenever adding the keyboard channel number to a value from 1 to 8 pr oduces a result that is gr eater than 16, the send channel used is the one whose number is equal to the result minus 16. ❚ NOTE • Pedal effect data recorded to memory is applied to play back from song memory , and does not affect your performance on the keyboard. Likew[...]

E-32 428A-E-036A Turning Local Control On and Of f This setting effectively determines whether or not the keyboard and pedals of the digital piano ar e connected to the digital piano ’ s sound source, as illustrated below . When Local Contr ol is on (the normal setting), anything played on the keyboard is sounded by the internal sound source and [...]

E-33 T one Change Data (Program Change) A program number is data used for tone selection. Program 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 from another devices does not match one of the built-in tones of this digital[...]

E-34 428A-E-038A T roubleshooting Symptom No sound produced when keyboar d keys are pr essed. Keyboard out of tune. Pedal effect continues to be applied even though pedals are not pr essed. No sound produced by demo tune play . Song Memory contents deleted. Song Memory track cannot be selected. Chords or scales sound strange. No sound produced by c[...]

E-35 IMPORTANT! • Be sure to assemble the stand on a flat surface. • This stand does not include any of the tools required to assemble it. You should have a large Phillips head (+) screwdriver on hand for assembly. Figure 1 • Check the items that come with the unit to make sure that everything shown in Figure 1 ( A thr ough M ) is included. A[...]

E-36 Figure 6 L L G G Be sure that you securely anchor the keyboar d to the stand using the L butterfly bolts (Figure 6). • Slide the screws on the bottom of the keyboard into the slots in the two angle brackets G . Next, secure the keyboar d to the stand with two butterfly bolts L (Figure 7). Figure 7 6 . Rotate height adjustment screw H until i[...]

E-37 1. Check to make sure that the digital piano ’ s POWER button is in the OFF position. If it is ON, press the button to switch it OFF . 2. Attach the power cord that comes with the digital piano to the bottom of the digital piano. * 3. Plug the digital piano ’ s power cord into a wall outlet (Figur e 9). * applies to the AP-38V . IMPORTANT![...]

E-38 Specifications • Design and specifications are subject to change without notice . • AP-38 has hardwired power cords. • AP-38V has detachable power cords. Models: AP-38/AP-38V Keyboard: 88 piano keys (with touch response) Polyphony: 64 notes, maximum T ones: • 16 • Layer: Adjustable volume • Split: Split point, adjustable volume Dig[...]

E-39 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[...]

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. 428A-E-085A Item Setting T one GRAND PIANO 1 Digital Effect Reverb Hall 1 (GRAND PIANO 1) Chorus Off (GRAND PIANO 1) Layer Off (Layer V olume: 72) Split Off (Split V olume: 127), Split point: F  3 Metron[...]

A-2 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. 428A-E-086A Item Ajuste Sonido GRAND PIANO 1 Efecto digital Reverberaci ó n Hall 1 (GRAND PIANO 1) Chorus Off (GRAND PIANO 1) Estratificador Desactivado (V olumen del estratificador: 72)[...]

A-3 Music Library T unes/Melod í as de la biblioteca musical 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Klavierb ü chlein f ü r Anna Magdalena Bach “ Menuet ” Invention No.1 Invention No.8 Invention No.13 W ohltemperierte Klavier I Praeludium 1 Goldberg-V ariationen Aria Goldberg-V ariationen V ar .30 Sonata K.545 1st [...]

A-4 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 ........ Note Number = 00H to 7FH vv ........ Note Off V elocity = 00H to 7FH Remarks Note Off V elocity value is ignored. Send Format n .......... V oice Channel[...]

A-5 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 Ch16) vv ..[...]

A-6 pp ........ Pr 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 3[...]

A-7 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 controllers to be re[...]

A-8 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 01 01 01 01[...]

428A-E-102A 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 [...]

428A-E-103A 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 ❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊❊ O X X X X X X O X X Release T[...]

This recycle mark indicates that the packaging conforms to the environmental protection legislation in Germany. Esta marca de reciclaje indica que el empaquetado conforma a la legislación de protección ambiental en Alemania. MA0206-A Printed in Malaysia AP38-ES-1 CASIO COMPUTER CO.,LTD. 6-2, Hon-machi 1-chome Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-8543, Japan AP3[...]