Casio PX720 manual

PX720/720CES1B 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 l[...]

T O REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, REFER SER VICING T O QU ALIFI ED SER VICE PERSONNEL. Impor tant! Please note the f ollowing important information before using this p roduct. • Before using the AD-12 A daptor to power the unit, be sure t o check the AC Adaptor for any damage first. Carefully c heck the po wer cord f or breakage, cut[...]

E-1 Contents General Guide .... ............................... E-2 TONE/SETTING Button ............. ................. .............. .. E-3 Saving Settings and Using O peration Lock ........ ........ E-3 Power Outlet....... ............................... E-4 Using an AC Adaptor .............. ............ .............. .......... E-4 Connection[...]

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General Guide E-3 CAUTION • Make sure that the cover is ful ly open whenever you are play ing 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 TONE/SETTING button is used when configuring [...]

E-4 Po w e r O u t l e t Your digital piano runs on standard household power. Be sure to turn off power whe never you are not using the digital piano. Use only the A C adaptor tha t is specified for u se with this digi tal piano. Specified AC Adaptor: AD-12 Bottom Note the follow ing importan t precautions to av oid damage to the power cord. During[...]

E-5 Connections IMPORT ANT! • Whenever connecting something to the digita l piano, first use the VOLUME controller to set the volume to a low level. After connecting, you can adjust the vol ume to the level you want. Bottom Connect commercially available head phones to the PHONES jack. Connecting headphones to the PHONES jack cuts off output to t[...]

E-6 Pla y ing with Diff erent T ones This digi tal piano h as 11 built -in tones. * You can select these tones usi ng keyboard keys. The name of the tones assign ed to each keyboard key is marked above the keys . For details about selecting these tones, see “Sele cting a Tone Using the Keyboard Keys” on pa ge E-7. 1. Press the POWER bu tton to [...]

Playing with Different Tones E-7 Selecting a Tone Us ing the Keyboard Keys Bass Tones (BA SS 1, BASS 2) Selecting eith er of the two bass t ones (BASS 1, BASS 2) on th e right side of the tone setting keys in step 1 of the above procedure will assign the selected bass tone to the low ra nge (left sid e) of the keyboard. The high range (right side) [...]

E-8 Playing with Differen t Tones 1. While holding down the TONE/SETTING button, use the BRILLIANCE keys to specif y a brilliance value in the range of – 3 to 3. NO TE • To return a tone to its init ial default setting, press T and S at the same time. Use the following procedure to layer two tones, so they sound at th e same time. 1. While hold[...]

Playing with Different Tones E-9 Reverb . . . . Makes your notes resonate. Chorus . . . Add s more br eadth to your no tes. To configure reverb and chorus effect settings 1. While holding down the TONE/SETTING button, press the REVERB or CHORUS keyboard key. Example: Selecting Reverb 4 •R e v e r b V a l u e •C h o r u s V a l u e Your digital [...]

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

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 way to [...]

E-12 Pla ying Bac k Built-in Songs IMPORT ANT! • After you select a built-in s ong, it can take a number of seconds for the song data to be loaded. While the data is being loaded, the keyboard ke ys and button operations will be disabled. If you are playing something on the keyboard, the following operation will cause output to stop. Your digital[...]

Playing Back Built-in Songs E-13 NO TE • Pressing the + and – keys at the same time will select song number 01. • You also can adjust the pl ayback tempo and volume of the song. See “Configuring Settings with the Keyboard” on page E-18 for more information. You can turn off the left hand part or right hand part of a song and play along on[...]

E-14 Recor ding and Pla y Bac k 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 appr[...]

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 recording to Tra[...]

E-16 Recording and Play Back 1. Press the RECORDER button so its lamp is lit. 2. Press the LR button until t he lamp of only the track to which you want to play back is lit. 3. Press the RECORDER button so its lamp is flashing. • This will cause the L lamp to flash. 4. Use the LR button to select the track to which you want to record. • Make su[...]

Recording and Play Back E-17 The following procedur e deletes a specific track of a song. IMPORT ANT! • The procedure below deletes all of the data of the selected track. Note tha t the delete operation cannot be undone. Check to ma ke sure you really do not need the data in digital pi ano memory before you pe rform the following steps. 1. Press [...]

E-18 Configuring Settings with the K e yboar d In addition to sel ecting tones and Music Li brary tunes, you also can use the TONE/SETTING button in combination with the keyboard keys to configure effect, keyboard touch, and other settings. 1. Use the “Parameter List” on page E-20 to find the setting you want to configure, and note its details.[...]

Configurin g Settin gs with the Keyboard E-19 • The numbers 1 through br correspon d to the sam e numbers in th e “Parame ter List” on page E- 20. K e ybo ar d K e ys Used f or Co nfig uring Set ting s OFF 12 3 4        − + OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON [Left key board] [Overall] [Center keybo ard] [Rig ht keyboard] 1 [...]

E-20 Configuring Settings with th e Keyboard ■ Tones ■ Song/Metronome P arameter List Paramet er Settings Operation Type (page E-18) Description Remarks 1 Tone selection See page E-6. Default: GRAND PIANO (MODERN) A Assigns a tone to the keyboard. (page E-6) 2 Brilliance (BRILLI ANCE) –3 to 0 to 3 Default: 0 B Specifies the bril liance of not[...]

Configuring Settings with the Keyboa rd E-21 ■ Keyboard Paramet er Settings Operation Type (page E-18) Description Remarks bk Touch Response (TOUCH RESPONSE) Off (OFF), 1 to 3 Default: 2 A Specifies the relative touch of the keyboard keys. Setting a smaller value causes lighter touch to produce more pow erful sound. bl Keyboard Key (Transpose) ?[...]

E-22 Configuring Settings with th e Keyboard ■ MIDI and Other Settings Paramet er Settings Operation Type (page E-18) Description Remarks bn Send Channel 01 to 16 Default: 01 B Specifies one of the MIDI channels (1 through 16) as the Send Channel, which is used for sending MIDI messages to an external device. bo Local Control Off, On Default: On [...]

Configuring Settings with the Keyboa rd E-23 What is MIDI? MIDI is a standard for di gital signals and connectors that allows musical instrume nts, computers, and other devices, regardless of manu facturer, to exchange data with each other. NO TE • For details about MIDI implementation, visit: http://world.casio.com/ MIDI Connections Connecting y[...]

E-24 Assembling the Stand PREP ARA TION • Before starting ass embly, check to make sure that you have all the parts shown belo w. You can find the screws in a plastic bag inside of the polystyrene foam packing material. • This stand does not include any of the tools required for assembly. It is up to you to prepa re a large Philips head (+) scr[...]

Assembling the Stand E-25 PREP ARA TION • Before starti ng assembly of the s tand, divide the polystyrene foam packing material K into the sections as shown in the illustration below. After divid ing up the material, you should end up with a total of six pieces named K -( a ) , K -( b ) , and K -( c ) , which you will use while assembling the st [...]

E-26 Assembling the Stand 4. Perform the following steps to secure the side panel to the digital piano. (4-1) Press downwards on side panel A to ensure that it is inserted as far as it wil l go into the bracket on the side of the digital piano. (4-2) Use the D scre ws to secure side panel A to the digital piano. 5. Insert foam piece K -( c ) under [...]

Assembling the Stand E-27 10. Remove the screws that hold the corner brackets in place on the back corners (the corners away from the pianist) of the side panels. 11. As shown in the illustration, reverse the corner brackets you removed in step 10 , and insert pedal unit brackets I -(a) and I -(b) between the each of the corner brackets a nd the si[...]

E-28 Assembling the Stand To tighten the joint connector and screw (1) Rotate the screw counte rclockwise about three turns to ensure that the screw is in the center of the joint connector. (2) Slowly rotate the screw clockwise an d confirm that it tightens without resis tance. If you feel any resistance, it means that the screw is not engaging pro[...]

Assembling the Stand E-29 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 you tighten the corner bracket screws. 1. Plug the spea ker box C cable into the speaker connector on the bottom of the digital piano. 2. Making sure that the pedal u[...]

E-30 Ref erence T roubleshooting Problem Cause Action See Page No sound i s produced when I press a k eyboard key. 1. The VOLUME controll er is set to “MIN”. 2. Headphones are conne cted t o the digital piano . 3. MIDI Local Contro l is turne d off. 1. Rotate the VO LUME con troller mo re towards “MAX”. 2. Unplug the he adphones from the di[...]

Reference E-31 • Specifications and designs are subject to change without notice. Pr oduct Specifications Model PX-720/PX-720C Keyboard 88-key piano keyboar d, with Touch Response Maximum Polyphony 128 notes Tones 11 • Layer (excluding bass tones) • Split (Low-range bass tones only) Effects Brilliance (–3 to +3), Reverb (4 types), chorus (4[...]

E-32 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 extremes • Near a radio, TV, video deck, o r tuner The above devices will not cause malfunction of the product, but [...]

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 Maximum Polyphony/ Polifonía máxima GRAND PIANO (MODERN) 04 8 6 4 GRAND PIANO (CLASSIC) 0 49 64 GRAND PIANO (VARIATION) 0 50 128 ELEC PIANO 1 4 48 128 ELEC PIANO 2 5 48 64 HARPSICHORD 6 48 128 [...]

Function... T ransmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Channel 1 - 16 1 - 16 1 - 16 1 - 16 Def ault Changed Note Number 21 - 108 0 - 127 0 - 127 * 1 T rue v oice Program Change O 0 - 127 O 0 - 127 :T rue # After To u c h Control Change X X X O Pitch Bender XO System Exclusive OO K ey’s Ch’s V elocity O 9nH v = 1 - 127 X 8nH v = 64 O 9nH v = 1 - 127 [...]

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. MA0708-B Printed in China PX720/720CES1B C[...]