Casio PX-3 manual

PX3ES1A ES USER’S GUIDE GUÍA DEL USUARIO Please keep all information for future reference. Guarde toda documentación para futuras consultas. 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 “Precaucion[...]

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 check the AC Adaptor f or any damage first. Carefully che ck the power cord for breakag[...]

E-1 English Contents General Guide ......... .................. E-2 Installing the Music Stand ....... .............. ................. ..... E-3 PX-3 Configuration ............ .............. ................. .......... E-4 Modes ......... .............. .............. .............. .............. ........ E-6 Saving Settings and Using Panel Loc[...]

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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. Insert the bottom of the music stand into the groove on the top of the Digital Piano’s console. * Installing the Music Stand  VOLUME knob  ZONE SELECTOR (LOWER 1), REPEAT button  ZONE SELECTOR (LOWER 2), s REW button  ZONE[...]

E-4 General Guide Master Control Configuration The PX-3 Digital Pi ano is a MIDI master ke yboard th at uses four zones (UPPER 1, UPPER 2, LOWER 1, LOWER 2) to control the internal sound source (INT) and external MIDI devi ces (EXT). Each zone performs s imultaneous control over one internal sound source part and one ex te rnal MIDI device channel [...]

General Guide E-5 English Sound Source Configuration The sound source is configured with a t o tal of 36 parts: four parts that correspo nd to each of the zones, 16 parts for MIDI file play back, and 16 pa rts that oper ate as the mu lti-timbre sound source during receipt of MIDI input. The following shows the relationships betw een parts, ports, a[...]

E-6 General Guide This Digital Piano has two main modes: a MASTER CONTROL mode and a CARD PLAYER mode. Each of these modes has two sub-modes: a TONE mode and a REGISTRATION mode. Use the MASTER CONTROL mode when pl aying the Digital Piano in a stand-alone config uration or when using it as a MIDI master ke yboard. The setup of the MASTER CONTROL mo[...]

English General Guide E-7 Your Digital Piano lets you save it s current settings, and lock its buttons to protect against operation errors. For details, see “Backup” and “Panel Lock” (p age E-40). Perform the following procedure when you want to return the Digital Piano’s stored data and settings to their initial f actory defaults. 1. Tur[...]

E-8 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 Standard, with unified polarity plug) that comes with this Digita l Piano. Use of a different type of AC adapto r can cause malfunction. Specified AC Adaptor: AD-A12150LW • U[...]

E-9 English Connections IMPORT ANT! • Before conne cting headphon es, be sure to use the Digital Pian o’s  (VOLUME) knob to turn th e volume down to a low leve l. After conn ecting, you can adjust the volume t o the level you want. Connect commercially available head phones to the PHONES jacks. To protect your hearing, make sure that you do [...]

E-10 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 ) knob. IMPORT ANT! • Whenever connecting something to t[...]

E-11 English Selecting and Playing a Tone 1. After ensuring that the  (POWER) button is in the off position, connect th e AC adaptor to the Digital Piano. • For information about connecting the AC adaptor, see “Power Outlet” (page E-8). 2. Rotate the  (VOLUME) knob towards MIN to set the volume to a low level. 3. Connect headphones o[...]

E-12 Selecting and Playing a Tone 5. Check to make sure that the lamp above the  (TONE) button is lit. • If it is un lit, press the  (TONE) button to light the upper lamp. 6. Use the  to  (Tone Group ) buttons to select the group you want. • The lamp of the button you press will light. 7. Use the  ( w , q ) buttons[...]

English Selecting and Playing a Tone E-13 IMPORT ANT! • You can select a tone for each zon e in both the MASTER CONTROL and CARD PLAYER modes. Note however t hat some proced ures and opera tions (lamp lighting statu s) when a tone is select ed for each zone in the CARD PL AYER mode are different from those in th e case of the MASTER CONT ROL mode[...]

E-14 Selecting and Playing a Tone Splitting the K eyboard between Two Tones 1. Use the “Tone List” (page E-57) to loo k up the group(s) and numbers of the two tones (UPPER 1 zone tone and LOWER 1 zone tone) you want to use. 2. Check to make sure that the both t he  (LAYER) and  (SPLIT) button lamps are unlit. • If one or both lamp[...]

English Selecting and Playing a Tone E-15 To use layer and split together 1. Use the “Tone List” (page E-57) to look up the group(s) and numbers of the tones (UPPER 1, UPPER 2, LOWER 1, and LOWE R 2 zone tones) you want to use. 2. Check to make sure that the both t he  (LAYER) and  (SPLIT) button lamps are unlit. • If one or both [...]

E-16 Selecting and Playing a Tone 13. To cancel layer and split, press  (LAYER) and  (SPLIT) buttons ag ain so their lamps go out. NO TE • When using Layer and S plit at the same ti me, you can switch to only a single tone in either of the keyboard ranges by configuring INT OFF for the zone whose tone you do not want to sound. For exa[...]

E-17 English Applying Effects to a Tone Your Digital Piano provides four types of reverb and four types of chorus. The reverb and chorus functions have their own dedicated keys for easy on/off operation. • Each press of the  (REVERB) button toggles reverb on and off. The lamp above the button is lit when reverb is on, and unlit when it is o[...]

E-18 Confirming Common Parameter Settings Common parameters include transpose, bend range, equa lizer, and other global parameters. Common parameters also include the settings of the function assigned to the ASSIGNABLE buttons. The common parameter settings appear on the common menu that appears first whenever you turn on the Digital Piano. • The[...]

English Confirming Common Parameter Settings E-19 To change common parameter settings 1. Check to make sure that the lamp above the  (MASTER CONTROL) button is lit. • If it is un lit, press the  (MASTER CONTROL) button to light it. 2. Check to make sure that the lamp above the  (ZONE EDIT) button is unlit. • If the lamp is lit, h[...]

E-20 Confirming Common Para meter Settings This section explains the meanin g of each common parame te r, and provi des info rmatio n ab out their setting ranges and initial default values. • In this section, each parameter is preceded by a number and a letter, like “1-A”. This indicates the common menu page number ( 1) and the PARAMETER SELE[...]

Confirming Common Parameter Settings E-21 English Assignable Button Settings These settings specify the functions assigned to the  (ASSIGNABL E 1) and  (ASSIGNABLE 2) buttons. Functions that can be assigned t o each button ar e shown in the “ASSIGNABL E 1 TYPE” and “ASSIGNABLE 2 TYPE” lists on the control panel to the left of the ASSI[...]

E-22 Confirming Common Para meter Settings Specifies the function assigned to the  (ASSIGNABLE 1) button. The following descri bes the functions that can be assigne d by each setting. Specifies the function assigned to the  (ASSIGNABLE 2) button. The following descri bes the functions that can be assigne d by each setting. ■ 4-A Assignable [...]

Confirming Common Parameter Settings E-23 English ■ 4-B, 4-C, 4-D, 5-B, 5-C, 5-D Settings whe n Asgn1/Asgn2 = Control Change Number 0 to 127 Parameter Name Location Description Settings ( * indicates default) Channel (Ch) 4-B, 5-B S pecifies the MIDI channel *1 for sending control changes. 1 * to 16 Value (Button OFF) (OfVal) 4-C, 5-C Specifies t[...]

E-24 Using the Assignable Buttons There are tw o assignab le buttons nam ed  (ASSIGNABLE 1) and  ( ASSIGNABLE 2) . The  (ASSIGNABLE 1) button is des igned so it is on while pressed and off while released . The  (ASSIGNABLE 2) button toggles on (lamp li t) and off (lamp unlit) each time it is pressed. The main use of the assignable butt [...]

English Using the Assignable Butto ns E-25 While the  (ASSIGNABLE 2) button is on, only the sound of a specified zone is output without passing through the DS P. Common Parameter Information: NO TE • For more information about DSP bypass, see the flowchart under “Master Control Configuration” (page E-4). Since control change is a MIDI mess[...]

E-26 Using the Digital Piano as a MIDI Master Keyboard A unique MIDI channel can be assigned to each of the Digital Pi ano’s four zones (U PPER 1, UPPER 2, LOWER 1 , LOWER 2) to provide simultaneous control of up to four external MIDI devices . IMPORT ANT! • This section provides onl y basic informatio n about how to use the Digit al Piano as a[...]

Using the Digital Pian o as a MIDI Master Keyboard E-27 English After you use the  (LAYER) and  (SPLIT) buttons to select a zone configura tion, you can turn internal sound source control (INT) and external MIDI device control (EXT) on or off as required for each zone. Use the  (INT/ EXT) button to specify what a zone controls. To sp[...]

E-28 Editing Zone Parameters Your Digital Piano is a four-zone MIDI master keyboard (“Master Cont rol Configura tion”, page E- 4). A zone is a unit that controls the inter nal sound source and/or external MIDI device. Just as you can select a different internal sound source tone for each zone, you also can specify a mi xer, DSP and other settin[...]

English Editing Zone Parameters E-29 To change zone param eter settings 1. Check to make sure that the lamp above the  (MASTER CONTROL) button is lit. • If it is un lit, press the  (MASTER CONTROL) button to light it. 2. Hold down the  (ZONE EDIT) button until the zone menu screen shown below appears. • This will caus e the  ([...]

E-30 Editing Zone Parameters This section explains the meaning of each zone parameter, and provides information about their setting ranges and initia l default values. • In this section, each pa ra meter is prec eded by a number and a letter, like “1-A” . This indicates the common menu page number (1) and the PARAMETER SELECTOR button you nee[...]

English Editing Zone Parameters E-31 This item is used to change the setting of the parameter displayed in 3-B. IMPORT ANT! • For details on informa tion about parameter names and the settings and initial defaults fo r each parameter u nder each DSP type number a nd type name, see “DSP Effect List” (pag e E-60) and “DSP Algorithm List ” ([...]

E-32 Editing Zone Parameters This item is for adjusting t he depth (strength) of vibrato applied to notes. A larger negative absolute value makes vibrato shallower, whil e a larger positive value makes it deeper. –64 to 0 * to +63 This item is for adjusting the time unti l vibrato starts to be applied to a note. A larger negative absolute valu e [...]

English Editing Zone Parameters E-33 Control Settings If you are using multiple zones for keyboard play and you want to disable pedal and other co ntroller operations for a particular zone, turn off the settings described in this section for that zone. Enables and disables pedal oper ations. OFF, ON * Enables and disables the  (PITCH BEND) wh[...]

E-34 Using Registration Memory Normally, before playing someth ing you need to set up the Digital Piano by configu ring a number of different settings, including layer and split on/off, a tone selection for each zone, equalizer settings, and DSP settings. You can save up to 64 Digital Piano setups (which include control panel and internal settings)[...]

English Using Registration Memory E-35 4. While holding down the  (STORE) button, press one of the number buttons (  (1) through  (8) ) to specify the number of the area (1 to 8) where you want to save the registration data. • Pressing a number button immediately executes the registration data save operation. • The following s[...]

E-36 Using Registration Me mory Registration data can be stored to a file in the Digital Piano’s internal memory area or on an SD card. You can store the registration data in a single registration memory bank (eight areas) or the data in all of the registration memory bank s (64 areas) to a fi le. NO TE • When you save registration memory bank [...]

English Using Registration Memory E-37 To recall registrati on memory bank data from a file 1. Depending on where the file is located, perform one of the steps shown below. 2. Press the  (REGISTRATION) button so the lamp below it is lit. This is the REGISTRATION mode. 3. If you are recalling a file that co ntains data for a single bank, use t[...]

E-38 Using the Function Menu The function menu contains global s ettings (overall tuning and touch adjustment, local control ON/OFF, etc.) that need to be changed by you relatively infrequen tly. It als o includes s ome SD ca rd operatio ns (format, etc.) This section expla ins operations involving fu nction menu settings. For details about specifi[...]

English Using the Function Menu E-39 This section explains the meaning of each funct ion menu parameter, and provides information about their setting ranges and initia l default values. • For each item, the initial defau lt setting is indicated by an asterisk ( * ). Use this item to adjust the pitch in cent steps (1 cent = 1/100 semitone). –99 [...]

E-40 Using the Functi on Menu 7 Playback/Card (Play/CARD) Song MIDI Out (MIDI Out) Select ON * for this item to send MIDI data to an external destination when a Format0 or Format1 SMF file is playe d back on the Digital Piano. Sel ect OFF to disable send. MIDI data is never se nt during playback of a CM2 format fi le, regardless of what is selected[...]

E-41 English Playing Back a MIDI File You can use the Digital Pian o to directly playback a MIDI file stored on an SD card. You also can copy MIDI files to the Digital Pi ano’s built-in me mory (internal memory area) and play it back from there. IMPORT ANT! • Your Digital Piano suppo rts playback of Format0 and Format1 SMF files and CM2 (CASIO [...]

E-42 Playing Back a MIDI File 3. Press the  (CARD PLAYER) button so the lamp below it is lit. This is the CARD PLAYER mode. • This displays the name of the first MIDI file in the internal memory area. • The remaining steps of this procedure are the same as those starting with step 6 under “To play back a MIDI file from an SD card” (pa[...]

English Playing Back a MIDI File E-43 To practice with either hand (Part Off) NO TE • To perform the procedure below, us e a MIDI file that has the left-hand part recorded in Channel 3 and the right-hand part recorded in Channel 4. 1. Enter the CARD PLAYER mode and select the MIDI file you want to play. 2. Press the  (PART) button. • This wi[...]

E-44 Playing Back a MIDI File To select a tone fo r each zone in the CARD PLAYER mode 1. Press the  (LAYER) and  (SPLIT) buttons so their lamps are lit in the combinations shown below and select the tones you want. 2. Press the  (TONE) button so the lamp above it is lit. 3. Use the  to  (Tone Group ) buttons to select [...]

English Playing Back a MIDI File E-45 6. Enter a name for the f older you want to create. • Use the  ( u ) and  ( i ) buttons to move the cursor left and right, and th e  ( w , q ) buttons to scroll through characters at the current cursor position. The following show s the characte rs that can be used in a name . • If you kno[...]

E-46 Using a Memory Card You can save Digi tal Piano reg istration data to a commercially available SD memory card, if you want.  Use a memory card with a ca pacity of 2GB or less. Use of a card with a capacity that is greater than 2GB or other types of memory cards is not supported.  In this manual, mentions of a “memory card” refer to a[...]

English Using a Memory Card E-47 4. Use the  ( u ) and  ( i ) buttons to display “CardFORMAT” and then press the  (ENTER) button. This will display a confirmat ion message (SURE?). • If you want to cancel the format operation, press the  (NO) or  (EXIT) button. 5. Press the  (YES) button. • The message ?[...]

E-48 Using a Memory Card One of the error messages be low appears on the display when a problem occurs. • All mentions of “memory card” in the following table refer to an SD memory card. Error Messages Display Message Cause Required Action Format 1. The current memory card f ormat is not compatible with this Digital Piano. 1. Format the memor[...]

E-49 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 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 system requirem[...]

E-50 Connecting to a Co mputer You can use the procedure below to transfer registration data from the Digital Piano to a computer for storage. You also can tr ansfer st andard MIDI files (SMF) from your computer to Digital Piano memory. ■ Data Types Supported for Data Transfer IMPORT ANT! • Turning off the Digital Pian o while data is being tra[...]

English Connecting to a Computer E-51 6. File name extensions (.MID, .CM2, etc.) are not displayed under initial default Windows settings. Perform the procedure below to turn on display of file name extensions. 7. Perform one of the following oper ations to transfer data. 8. Press the  (FUNCTION) button to exit the storage mode. • If you ar[...]

E-52 Reference Troubleshooting Problem Cause Action See Page Nothing comes out of the connected headphones or amplifier speakers when I play something. The  (VOLUME) knob is set to “MIN”. Rotate the  (VOLUME) knob more towards “MAX”.  E-11 The UPPER 1 zone setting is INT OFF. Change the UPPER 1 zone setting to INT ON. If you are us[...]

Reference E-53 English A tone’s quality and volume sounds slightly di fferent depending where it is played on the keyboard. This is an unavoidable result of the digi tal sampling process, * and does not indicate malfunction. * Multiple digital samples are taken for the lo w range, middle range, and high range of the original musical instrument. B[...]

E-54 Reference * Based on 1KB = 1024bytes, 1MB = 1024 2 bytes • Specifications and d esigns are su bject to change without notice. Product Specifications Model PX-3 Keyboard 88-key piano keyboard, wi th Touch Response (3 types) Maximum Polyphony 128 notes Tones 250 (with Layer and Split) Effects DSP, Reverb (4 types), Chorus (4 types), Brilliance[...]

English Reference E-55 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 p[...]

E-56 Reference A C Adaptor Ha ndling Precautions Model: AD-A121 50LW 1. Rea d these instructions. 2. Kee p these instructions on hand. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do no t use this product near water. 6. Clea n only with a dry cloth. 7. Do no t install near radi ators, heat reg isters, stoves, or any other source of heat (in[...]

E-57 English Appendix Tone List Sequential Number Group Name G roup Number Tone Name Program Change Bank Select MSB DSP Algorithm 01 PIANO 001 GRAND PIANO 1 0 48 Equalizer 02 PIANO 002 GRAND PIANO 2 0 49 – 03 PIANO 003 ROCK PIANO 1 48 – 04 PIANO 004 MELLOW PIANO 0 50 Equalizer 05 PIANO 005 BRIGHT PIANO 1 49 Equalizer 06 PIANO 006 MONO PIANO 1 0[...]

E-58 Appendix NO TE • See the “Drum Assignment List” (page E-59) for the percussion instrume nt assigned to each keyboard key when a drum set (Sequential Number 241 to 250) is selected. 129 OTHERS/GM 037 GM ORGAN 1 16 0 – 130 OTHERS/GM 038 GM ORGAN 2 17 0 – 131 OTHERS/GM 039 GM ORGAN 3 18 0 – 132 OTHERS/GM 040 GM PIPE ORGAN 19 0 – 133[...]

Appendix E-59 English L Drum Assignment List E1 F1 G1 A1 B1 C2 D2 E2 F2 G2 A2 B2 C3 D3 E3 F3 G3 A3 B3 C4 D4 E4 F4 G4 A4 B4 C5 D5 E5 F5 G5 A5 B5 C6 D6 E6 F6 2 8 29 31 33 35 36 3 8 40 41 43 45 47 4 8 50 52 53 55 57 59 60 62 64 65 67 69 71 72 74 76 77 79 8 1 8 3 8 4 8 6 88 8 9 E b 1 F # 1 A b 1 B b 1 C # 2 E b 2 F # 2 A b 2 B b 2 C # 3 E b 3 F # 3 A b[...]

E-60 Appendix DSP Effect List The table below shows the DSP types that can be configur ed for each zone using zone parameters (page E-28). • The “DSP No.” column shows the DSP type numbe rs that appear on page 3 of the zone menu, and “Screen Name” shows the name (abbreviated) that appears on th e screen. “DSP Name” shows the full vers[...]

Appendix E-61 English Single-effect Algorithms 01: Equalizer This is a three-band equalizer. Parameter Value Ranges: 0 : Equalizer 1 Frequency (1.0, 1.3, 1.6, 2.0, 2.5, 3.2, 4. 0, 5.0 [KHz]) Adjusts the center frequency of Equalizer 1. 1 : Equalizer 1 Gain (–12 to 0 to +12) Adjusts the gain of Eq ualizer 1. 2 : Equalizer 2 Frequency (1.0, 1.3, 1.[...]

E-62 Appendix 08: Rotary This is a rotary spea ker simulator. Parameter Value Ranges: 0 : Speed (Slow, Fast) Switches the speed mode between fast an d slow. 1 : Brake (Rotate, Stop) Stops speaker rotation . 2 : Fall Acceleration (0 t o 127) Adjusts acceleration when the speed mode is switched from fast to slow. 3 : Rise Acceleration (0 to 12 7) Adj[...]

Appendix E-63 English 15: Auto Wah This is a “wah” effect that can automatically shift the frequency in accordance with the level of the input signal. Parameter Value Ranges: 0 : In put Level (0 to 127) Adjusts the input level. The input signal can become distorted when the level of the soun d being input, the number of chords, or the Resonance[...]

E-64 Appendix M03: Multi03 (Compressor - Enhancer) 0: C o m p r e s s o r D e p t h 1: C o m p r e s s o r A t t a c k 2 : Compressor Release 3: C o m p r e s s o r L e v e l 4 : Enhancer Low Frequency 5 : Enhancer Low Gain 6 : Enhancer High Frequency 7 : Enhancer High Gain M04: Multi04 (Compressor - Chorus) 0: C o m p r e s s o r D e p t h 1: C o [...]

Appendix E-65 English M13: Multi13 (Disto rtion - Auto P an) 0: D i s t o r t i o n G a i n 1: D i s t o r t i o n L o w 2 : Distortion High 3: D i s t o r t i o n L e v e l 4 : Auto Pan Rate 5: A u t o P a n D e p t h 6: D i s t o r t i o n S k i p 7: A u t o P a n S k i p M14: Multi14 (Distortion - Tremolo) 0: D i s t o r t i o n G a i n 1: D i s[...]

E-66 Appendix M23: Multi23 (LFO Wah - Distortion - Chorus) 0 : Wah Inpu t Level 1 : Wah Resonance 2: W a h M a n u a l 3: W a h L F O R a t e 4 : Wah LFO Depth 5: D i s t o r t i o n G a i n 6: D i s t o r t i o n L o w 7 : Distortion High 8: D i s t o r t i o n L e v e l 9: C h o r u s R a t e 10 : Chorus Depth 11 : Chorus Feedback 12 : Chorus Wet[...]

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 Program Change OO 0 - 127 :T rue # After To u c h Control Change X X X O Pitch Bender OO System Exclusive OO Key ’ s Ch’s V elocity O 9nH v = 1 - 127 X 8nH v = 64 O 9nH v = 1 - 127 X 9nH v = 0, [...]

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