Casio AP-420 manual

AP420ES1A 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-E24250L 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 Playing with Different Tones ........... E-4 Selecting and Playing a Tone ............. ................ ........ E-4 To adjust the [...]

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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 p artially 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 configu[...]

E-4 Playing with Different Tones The piano comes with 16 built-in tones. • The name s of the tones are marked above the key board keys to which th ey are assig ned. To select a tone 1. Press the POWER button. IMPORT ANT! • When you turn on the digit al piano, it performs a power up op eration in order to initia lize its system. During system in[...]

English Playing with Different Tones E-5 3. Use the VOLUME contro ller to adjust the volume. NO TE • GRAND PIANO tones (MODERN, CLASSIC) Your digital piano has a total of 16 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 you[...]

E-6 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-7 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-8 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, 3[...]

English Playing with Different Tones E-9 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-10 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. 1. While holding down the FUNCTION button, press the SONG a button. • This will start repeat demo playback of the built-in songs in sequence, from 01 through 60. • You can play along[...]

English Playing Back Built-in Songs E-11 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 sel ect song number 01. • You also can adjust the playback tempo a nd volume of the song. See “Configuring Settings wi[...]

E-12 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-13 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 recordin[...]

E-14 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 flash. 4. While holdi[...]

English Recording and Play Back E-15 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 befor e you perform the following steps. 1[...]

E-16 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-18 - E-20 to find the setting you want to configure, and note its details[...]

Configuring Settings with the Keyboa rd E-17 English •T h e n u m b e r s 1 through cm correspond to the same numbers in the “Parameter List” on pages E-18 - E-20. 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][...]

E-18 Configuring Settings with th e Keyboard ■ Tones ■ Song/Metronome Parameter List Parameter Settings Operation Type (page E-16 ) Description Remarks 1 Reverb 1 to 4 Default: 2 A Specifies the reverb of notes. (page E-7) 2 Chorus 1 to 4 Default: 2 A Controls the bread th of notes. (page E-7) 9 Tone selection See page E-4. Default: GRAND PIANO[...]

Configuring Settings with the Keyboa rd E-19 English ■ Keyboard Parameter Settings Operation Type (page E-16) 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 [...]

E-20 Configuring Settings with th e Keyboard ■ MIDI and Other Settings Parameter Settings Operation Type (page E-16 ) Description Remarks bq 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 memo[...]

E-21 English Using a Memory Card You can use the procedures in this section to save songs you recorded o n the Digital Piano (recor der songs) to a memory card, and to use a memory card to load songs to user song memory (Music Library 61). z 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[...]

E-22 Using a Memory Card IMPORT ANT! • A memory card must be p ositioned correct ly when being loaded into the Dig ital Piano. Trying to force an improperly oriented memory car d into the slot can damage the me mory card and the slo t. 1. With the top of the memory card facing upwards (so you can see it), carefully insert it into the Digital Pian[...]

English Using a Memory Card E-23 Use the procedure below to save data you recorded on the Digital Piano to a memory card as a M IDI file (SMF Format 0). 1. Insert a memory card into the Dig ital Piano’s memory card slot. 2. While holding down the FUNCTION button, press the CARD MENU keyboard key. The CARD lamp will flash. 3. Press the CLASSIC (SA[...]

E-24 Using a Memory Card 5. While holding down the FUNCTION button, press the CARD MENU keyboard key. The CARD lamp will flash. 6. Press the MODERN (LOAD) button. The LOAD lamp wi ll light, which indic ates the data load mode. • To exit the data load mode, press the FUNCTION button. 7. Press the SONG a button. This starts loading of the da ta to [...]

English Using a Memory Card E-25 You can use the procedure below to play back a user song (page E-29) stored on a memory card without loading the song into Digita l Piano memory (Music Library song number 61). 1. On your computer, copy the song data into the “MUSICDAT” folder. • The Digital Piano recognizes only the first 99 files in the “M[...]

E-26 Using a Memory Card The following sh ows how the lamps indicate the error type when an error occurs due to data transfer failure or some other reason. Error Indicators Lamps Error Type No Card No File No Data Protect ReadOnly Medi aFull Cause 1. The memory card is not loaded correctly in the Digital Piano’s memory card slot. 2. The memory ca[...]

Using a Memory Card E-27 English Lamps Error Type Not SMF01 SizeOver WrongDat Convert Format Media R/W Cause You are attem pting to play back SMF Format 2 song data. The data on the memory card it too big to play. 1. The m emory card data is corrupted. 2. The m emory card contains data that is not supported by this Digital Piano. There is not enoug[...]

E-28 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 requirements for[...]

English Connecting to a Computer E-29 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-30 Connecting to a Computer 5. Double-click “PIANO”. • “PIANO” contains folder s 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 name[...]

English Connecting to a Computer E-31 Simple Playback of a User Song in Digital Piano Memory PIANO Drive You can use the procedure below at any time to copy user song data to the PIANO drive (without putting it in the MUSICLIB folder) for si mplified playback on the Digital Piano. • When you copy a user song data file to the MUSICLIB folder, you [...]

E-32 Getting Ready Before assembling the stand, first take a few moments to check that all of the items shown below are present. • T his stand does not include any of the tools required for assembly. It is up to you to prepare a large Philips head (+) screwdriver for assembly. IMPORT ANT! • If anything is missing or damaged, contact you r local[...]

English Getting Ready E-33 4. Use the two screws I to secure the top left and right edges of the back panel C to the brackets 5 of side panels A and B . • At location 6 , slip the clip G onto to the scre w I before installing the screw. 5. Next, secure the bottom of the back pan el C with the six F screws. • Place one of the clips G onto the le[...]

E-34 Getting Ready 8. First, use the two butterfly bolts H to secure the back of the piano to the stand. Next, use the two screws K to secure the front of the piano. IMPORT ANT! • The butter fly bolts H and screws K keep t he piano from slipping off th e stand. Neve r use the piano without the butterfly bolt s H and screws K installed. 9. Affix t[...]

English Getting Ready E-35 3. Bundle the AC adaptor an d pedal cables together and use clips G to secure them at the two points shown in the illustratio n below. 4. Plug the power cord of the AC adaptor that comes with the Digital Piano into a household power outlet as shown in the illustration below. 1. Install the music stand by insertin g its pe[...]

E-36 Getting Ready Your digital piano runs on standard household power. Be sure to turn off power whe never you are not using the digital piano. Using an AC Adaptor 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 pi[...]

English Getting Ready E-37 You can connect audio equipm ent or a music amplifier to the Digital Piano and then play through external speakers for more powerful volume and better sound quality. IMPORT ANT! • The Digital Piano automatically ad justs sound output to optimize for headphone output ( when headph ones are connecte d) or built-in spea ke[...]

E-38 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 controller more towards “MAX”. ) E-5 2. Headphones or an adaptor plug is plugged into one o f the PHONES jacks. 2. Disconnect whatever is connect ed to the PHONES jack[...]

Reference E-39 English • Specifications and designs are subject to change without notice. Product Specifications Model AP-420BK/AP-420BN 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 (4 ty [...]

E-40 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-41 English A C Adaptor Ha ndling Precautions Model: AD-E242 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, sto ves, or any othe r source of he[...]

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 2 GRAND PIANO CLASSIC 0 1 GRAND PIANO VARIATION 0 0 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, [...]

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