Casio PX-7 manual

PX730/7ES1A 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-[...]

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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 when they appear within the text of this manual. The FUNCTION button is used when configur[...]

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 Playing with Different Tones The piano comes with 16 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. 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 system initial[...]

English Playing with Different Tones E-7 3. Use the VOLUME contro ller to adjust the volume. NO TE • GRAND PIANO tones (MODERN, CLASSIC) Your digital piano has a total of 1 6 built-in tones. The MODERN and CLASSIC tone s are stereo sampled tones that can be sel ected using the GRAND PIANO buttons. Try using the GRAND PIANO tones to familiarize yo[...]

E-8 Playing with Differen t Tones 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 press t[...]

English Playing with Different Tones E-9 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 rev[...]

E-10 Playing with Differen t Tones 1. Press the METRONOME button. • This starts the metronome. • The lamp above the SONG a button flash in time with the metronome beat. 2. To change the beat, hold down the FUNCTION button as you press one of the METRONOME BEAT keys to select a beat setting. • You can specify beats per meas ure value of 0, 2, [...]

English Playing with Different Tones E-11 You can use the Duet Mode to split the piano’s keyboard in the center so two people can play a duet. The left and right side keyb oards have virtually the same range. The left pedal operates as the left side damper pedal, while the r ight pedal is the ri ght side damper pedal. The Duet Mode is the perfect[...]

E-12 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 operati[...]

English Playing Back Built-in Songs E-13 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 tempo and volume of the song. See “Configuring Settings with[...]

E-14 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 approxi[...]

English Recording and Play Back E-15 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 cordi[...]

E-16 Recording and Play Back 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. While hold[...]

English Recording and Play Back E-17 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.[...]

E-18 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-20 - E-22 to find the setting you want to configure, and note its details[...]

Configuring Settings with the Keyboa rd E-19 English •T h e n u m b e r s  through  correspond to the same numbers in the “Parameter List” on pages E-20 - E-22. 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[...]

E-20 Configuring Settings with th e Keyboard ■ Tones ■ Song/Metronome Parameter List Parameter Settings Operation Type (page E-18 ) Description Remarks  Reverb 1 to 4 Default: 2 A Specifies the reverb of notes. (page E-9)  Chorus 1 to 4 Default: 2 A Controls the bread th of notes. (page E-9)  Tone selection See page E-6. Default: GRAND[...]

Configuring Settings with the Keyboa rd E-21 English ■ Keyboard Parameter Settings Operation Type (page E-18) Description Remarks  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 progres[...]

E-22 Configuring Settings with th e Keyboard ■ MIDI and Other Settings Parameter Settings Operation Type (page E-18 ) Description Remarks  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 Recorder [...]

E-23 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-24 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-25 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 f[...]

E-26 Connecting to a Co mputer 5. After the file copy ope ration is complete, return the USB device mode to MIDI. • While holding down the FUNCTION button, press the applicable keyboard ke y. See “USB device mo de (USB DEVICE MODE)” on page E-22 for more information. • Returning the USB device mode to MIDI will load the contents of MUSICLIB[...]

E-27 English Assembling the Stand PREP ARA TION • Before starting assembly, check to make sure that you have all the parts shown below. You can find the screws in a plasti c bag inside of the polystyrene foam packing material. • T his stand does not include any of the tools required for assembly. It is up to you to prepare a large Philips head [...]

E-28 Assembling the Stand PREP ARA TION • Before starting assembly of the stand, divide the polystyrene foam packi ng material  into the sections as shown in the illustration below. After dividing up the material, you should end up with a total of six pieces named  -( a ) ,  -( b ) , and  -( c ) , which you will use whil e assembling [...]

English Assembling the Stand E-29 3. Keeping side pa nel  tilted at an angle, align the side panel with side of the digital piano. IMPORT ANT! • When pe rforming s tep (3-1) a bove, make sure that you position side panel  so its top edge reaches the bottom of the dig ital piano top panel. I f it does not, you will not be able to stand side [...]

E-30 Assembling the Stand 8. After ensuring that all of the screws are fu lly tightened, remove the packing mate rial and stand up the stand. • After standing up the stand, cover each of the eight screws you have installed up to this point with screw caps  . 9. Attach the brackets  to the p edal unit  , and temporarily secure them with s[...]

English Assembling the Stand E-31 13. Secure the corner brackets to the stand using the screws you removed in step 10. IMPORT ANT! • Press down on the edges of the pedal unit as yo u tighten th e corner bracket screws. • The side panels have jo int connectors inside that engage with t he corner bracket scre ws. If you have trouble inserting the[...]

E-32 Assembling the Stand 12. Securely tighten the screws  that you temporarily tightened in step 9. • Cover the screw heads with the caps  . 13. Tighten the screws you loosened in step 10 to secure the corner brackets to the side panels. IMPORT ANT! • Press down on the edges of the pedal unit as yo u tighten th e corner bracket screws. 1[...]

E-33 English Reference Troubleshooting Problem Cause Action See Page No sound is produce d when I press a keyboard key. 1. The VOLU ME controller is set to “MIN”. 1. Rotate the VOLUME controll er more towards “MAX”.  E-7 2. Headphon es or an adaptor plug is plugged into one of th e PHONES jacks. 2. Disconnect whatever is connected to the[...]

E-34 Reference • Specificati ons and designs are subject to change without notic e. Product Specifications Model PX-730BK / PX-730CY / PX-7WE Keyboard 88-key piano keyboar d, with Touch Response Maximum Polyphony 128 notes Tones 16 • Layer (excluding bass tones) • Split (Low-range bass tones only) Effects Brilliance (–3 to 0 to 3), Reverb ([...]

English Reference E-35 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 produ[...]

E-36 Reference 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 heat (incl[...]

A-1 Appendix/Apéndice T one List/Lista de tonos Tone Name/ Nombre de tonos Program Change/ Cambio de programa Bank Select M SB/ MSB de selección de banco GRAND PIANO MODERN 0 0 GRAND PIANO CLASSIC 0 1 GRAND PIANO VARIATION 0 2 ELEC PIANO 4 0 FM E.PIANO 5 0 60 ’ S E.PIANO 4 1 HARPSICHORD 6 0 VIBRAPHONE 11 0 PIPE ORGAN 19 0 JAZZ ORGAN 17 0 ELEC O[...]

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 XO 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, [...]

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. MA1001-B Printed in China PX730/7ES1A C[...]