Casio PX-310 manual

PX310ES1B ES USER’S GUIDE GUÍA DEL USUARIO Please keep all information for future reference. Guarde toda información para tener como referencia futura. S afety Precautions Before tr ying to use the piano, be sure to read the separate “ Safety Precautions ” . Precauciones de seguridad Antes de intentar usar el piano, aseg ú rese de leer las[...]

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 legislaci ó n de protecci ó n ambiental en Alemania. MA0508-B Printed in China PX310ES1B P CASIO COMPUTER CO.,LTD. 6-2, Hon-machi 1-chome Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-8543, Japan[...]

407A-E-002A CASIO Europe GmbH Bornbarch 10, 22848 Norderstedt, Germany Important! Please note the following important information befor e using this product. • Before using the AD-12 Adaptor to power the unit, be sure to check the AC Adaptor for any damage first. Carefully check the power cord for br eakage, cuts, exposed wire and other serious d[...]

E-1 Contents Company and product names used in this manual may be register ed trademarks of others. 407A-E-003A General Guide .......................... E-2 Attachment of the Score Stand .................. E-2 About the FUNCTION button ...................... E-3 Numeric Input Keys and +/ – Keys .............. E-4 Playing Back All the demo T unes [...]

E-2 General Guide Bottom Attachment of the Score Stand Insert the score stand into the slot at the top of the digital piano as shown in the illustration. Left Side Panel 407A-E-004A 67 8 9 1 E F G H I J K L M T V W Q R S U N O P 0 A B D C 2 3 4 5 NOTE • Each chapter of this manual starts with an illustration of the piano ’ s console, which show[...]

E-3 1 PEDAL connector 2 DAMPER PEDAL jack 3 SOFT/SOSTENUTO PEDAL jack 4 LINE OUT R, L/MONO jacks 5 LINE IN R, L/MONO jacks 6 POWER button 7 DC 12V jack 8 MIDI THRU/OUT/IN terminals 9 PHONES jacks 0 RHYTHM/SONG SELECT buttons A TEMPO buttons B TONE buttons C TONE SELECT buttons D REGISTRA TION buttons E VOLUME knob F FUNCTION button G INTRO/ENDING b[...]

E-4 407A-E-006A General Guide Numeric Input Keys and +/ – Keys ● For a moment after you hold down the FUNCTION button and then press another button to activate a function, you can use certain keyboard keys to input numbers or to increase (+) and decr ease ( – ) setting values. ● Since the keyboard keys operate as switches at this time, note[...]

E-5 Connections 407A-E-007A IMPORT ANT! • Whenever connecting external equipment, first set the VOLUME knob of the digital piano and the volume controller of the external equipment to r elatively low volume settings. Y ou can later adjust volume to the level you want after connections are complete. • Be sure also to r efer to the documentation [...]

E-6 Connecting to a PEDAL Jack Depending on the type of operation you want the pedal (SP-3) to perform, connect the pedal ’ s cable to the digital piano ’ s PEDAL DAMPER jack or PEDAL SOFT/SOSTENUT O jack. If you want to use both jacks at the same time, you need to pur chase another optionally available pedal. See “ Using the Piano ’ s Peda[...]

E-7 Playing with Dif ferent T ones 407A-E-009B FUNCTION VOLUME REVERB V ARIA TION CHORUS SPLIT TONE SELECT TONE ADV ANCED TONES/GM TONES BRILLIANCE Selecting and Playing a T one Y our piano has the following types of tones built in. Main T ones 12 V ariation T ones 12 Advanced T ones 40 GM T ones 128 Drum Sets 10 Selecting Main T ones and V ariatio[...]

E-8 Playing with Dif ferent T ones 3 While holding down the FUNCTION button, press the ADV ANCED TONES/GM TONES button. Remember to keep the FUNCTION button depressed. • This causes the tone number of the tone that is currently assigned to the ADV ANCED TONES/ GM TONES button to appear on the display . Example : 080 (GM VIOLIN) 4 While holding do[...]

E-9 Playing with Dif ferent T ones 407A-E-01 1A 1 Simultaneously press the TONE buttons of the two tones that you want to layer . Example : Pr ess GRAND PIANO 1 button and STRINGS button at the same time. • If the layer tone is a variation tone, the indicator lamp above the V ARIA TION button will light. • The tones are now layer ed. 2 After yo[...]

E-10 Playing with Dif ferent T ones 407A-E-012B Using T one Effects Reverb: Makes your notes r esonate Chorus: Adds more br eadth to your notes T urning Effects On and Off 1 Each press of the REVERB or CHORUS button toggles the setting as shown below . • Y ou can determine the status of the effects by checking the REVERB and CHORUS indicator lamp[...]

E-11 407A-E-013A Playing with Dif ferent T ones NOTE • Under initial default settings, DSP is on for the main tone, and layer and split are turned of f. DSP can be applied to only one part as shown below . • Y ou can turn chorus on or off for each main tone, layer tone, and split tone part. • Y ou cannot turn reverb on or of f for each main t[...]

E-12 Y ou can select from among 120 built-in r hythms. Rhythms 0 through 109 include per cussion instrument sounds, but rhythms 1 10 through 1 19 do not. See the next page for information about how to use r hythms 1 10 through 1 19. 1 Press the RHYTHM button so the RHYTHM indicator lamp (above the button) is lit. • Each press of the button toggle[...]

E-13 Playing Rhythms 407A-E-015A Using Auto Accompaniment W ith auto accompaniment, the keyboard automatically plays r hythm, bass, and chord parts in accor dance with chords you select using simplified keyboard fingerings, or chor ds you play . Auto accompaniment makes it feel like you have your own private backup gr oup with you all the time. NOT[...]

E-14 Chord T ypes Major chords Press one accompaniment key . Note that the chor d produced when you press an accompaniment keyboard key does not change octave, r egardless of which key you use to play it. Minor chords (m) T o play a minor chord, keep the major chord key depr essed and press any other accompaniment keyboard key located to the right [...]

E-15 Playing Rhythms NOTE • See the “ Fingered Chor d Chart ” on page A-4 for details on playing chords with other r oots. * 1: Inverted fingerings cannot be used. The lowest note is the root. * 2: The same chord can be played without pr essing the 5th G. NOTE • Except for the chords specified in note * 1 above, inverted fingerings (i.e. pl[...]

E-16 Y ou can save music data for up to 10 tunes you download fr om the Internet to the digital piano ’ s user song area (No. 0 thr ough 9). Once you store a song in digital piano memory , you can play it back using the following procedur e. 1 Press the USER SONG button so the USER SONG indicator lamp (below the button) is lit. • Each press of [...]

E-17 Playing Tunes Y ou Download from the Internet Practicing a T une Y ou can turn off the left hand part or right hand part of the user song * and play along on the digital piano. * W ith song data, the left-hand part is assigned to MIDI Channel 3, while the right-hand part is assigned to MIDI Channel 4. PREP ARA TION • Select the tune you want[...]

E-18 Using Registration Memory What is registration memory? Registration memory lets you save up to 32 (4 areas × 8 banks) digital piano setups (tone, rhythm, tempo, etc.) for instant recall whenever you need them. Registration Memory Setup Data The following are the settings that can be saved for each registration memory setup. • T one • Rhyt[...]

E-19 Using Registration Memory T o store a setup in registration memory 1 On the digital piano, configure the tone, rhythm, and other settings you want to save as your setup. • See “ Registration Memory Setup Data ” (page E-18) for more information. 2 Use the BANK button to select the registration memory bank where you want to save the setup.[...]

E-20 Y ou can store the notes you play in Song Memory for later playback. NOTE • Y ou cannot use layer or split with Song Memory recor d operation. T racks The song memory of this piano r ecords and plays back notes much like a standard tape r ecorder . There ar e two tracks, each of which can be r ecorded separately . Besides notes, each track c[...]

E-21 Recording to and Playing Back from Song Memory Recording Y our Keyboard Play Y ou can record to either track with or without playback of the other track. T o record to one track without playing back the other 1 Press the SONG MEMOR Y button so the PLA Y indicator lamp is lit. • Select the tone and effects you want to use in your r ecording, [...]

E-22 Recording to and Playing Back from Song Memory T o record to a track while playing back from the other After you finish recor ding, you can play back T rack 1 and T rack 2 at the same time. Example : T o record to T rack 2 while playing back the contents of T rack 1 1 Press the SONG MEMOR Y button so the PLA Y indicator lamp is lit. • Select[...]

E-23 Recording to and Playing Back from Song Memory Deleting Song Memory Data IMPORT ANT! • The procedur e below deletes all of the data from the selected track. Note that the delete operation cannot be undone. Check to make sure you r eally do not need the data in Song Memory before you perform the following steps. 1 Press the SONG MEMOR Y butto[...]

E-24 Other Settings Adjusting Accompaniment V olume Perform the following operation to change the volume level of the rhythm and chor d accompaniment. 1 While holding down the FUNCTION button, use the keyboard keys shown below to raise ( 왖 ) or lower ( 왔 ) the accompaniment volume. 왖 : Raises the accompaniment volume 왔 : Lowers the accompan[...]

E-25 Other Settings Changing the Piano Key Use this setting to raise or lower the overall key of the keyboard in semitone steps. 1 Holding down the FUNCTION button, press the TRANSPOSE buttons to raise or lower the overall key of the keyboard. NOTE • T o return the piano key to C, hold down the FUNCTION button and press the TRANSPOSE [ ] and [ ] [...]

E-26 Other Settings 407A-E-028A MIDI Connections T o use a computer or other MIDI device to recor d and playback the MIDI data pr oduced by this keyboard, you must connect the MIDI IN and MIDI OUT terminals of both devices in order to send and r eceive data. Ther e is a third MIDI terminal named MIDI THRU , which passes any MIDI messages r eceived [...]

E-27 T o connect to a computer Be sure to turn of f the digital piano and your computer befor e connecting them. Y ou should also set the volume contr oller of the digital piano to a relatively low volume. 1 Connect the digital piano’ s MIDI interface to your computer ’ s MIDI interface. 2 T urn on the digital piano, and then turn on your compu[...]

E-28 T roubleshooting Symptom No sound produced when keyboard keys ar e pressed. Keyboard out of tune. No sound produced by demo tune play . Memory contents deleted. No sound produced by connected external MIDI sound source when the digital piano keys are pr essed. A tone ’ s quality and volume sounds slightly differ ent depending where it is pla[...]

E-29 Specifications Model: PX-310 Keyboard: 88 piano keys (with t ouch r esponse) Polyphony: 32 notes, maximum T ones: 12 panel tones + 12 variation tones + 40 advanced tones + 128 GM tones + 10 drum sets; with layer , split Digital Effects: Reverb (4 types), Chorus (4 types), DSP , Brilliance Demo T unes: Sequential looping of all 3 tunes (Origina[...]

E-30 Operational Precautions 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 s[...]

E-31 407A-E-033A Setting Control Key Chart While the FUNCTION button is depr essed, the keyboard keys can be used to perform a variety of dif ferent setting functions. • A value next to a note name indicates the relative position of the note on the keyboar d as shown below . C 1 C 2 C 3 C 4 C 5 C 6 C 7 C 8 Off Normal We ak Soft So s t e nuto Damp[...]

A-1 Appendix/Ap é ndice GM PIANO 1 GM PIANO 2 GM PIANO 3 GM HONKY -TONK GM E.PIANO 1 GM E.PIANO 2 GM HARPSICHORD GM CLA VI GM CELEST A GM GLOCKENSPIEL GM MUSIC BOX GM VIBRAPHONE GM MARIMBA GM XYLOPHONE GM TUBULAR BELL GM DULCIMER GM ORGAN 1 GM ORGAN 2 GM ORGAN 3 GM PIPE ORGAN GM REED ORGAN GM ACCORDION GM HARMONICA GM BANDONEON GM NYLON STR.GUIT A[...]

A-2 407A-E-068A Appendix/Ap é ndice 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 8 BEA T 000 8 BEA T 1 001 8 BEA T 2 002 8 BEA T 3 003 8 BEA T POP 1 004 8 BEA T POP 2 005 60 ’ S SOUL 006 8 BEA T DANCE 007 POP ROCK 16 BEA T 008 16 BEA T 1 009 16 BEA T 2 010 16 BEA T 3 01 1 SLOW 16 BEA T 012 16 BEA T SHUFFLE 1 013 16 BEA T SHUFFLE 2 014 FUNK 015 LA TIN[...]

A-3 407A-E-069A Appendix/Ap é ndice ST ANDARD SET 1 ST ANDARD SET 2 ROOM SET 씯 씯 씯 씯 — — 씯 씯 씯 씯 씯 씯 씯 씯 씯 씯 씯 씯 씯 씯 씯 씯 씯 씯 — — — 씯 씯 씯 씯 씯 씯 씯 씯 ROOM KICK 2 ROOM KICK 1 씯 ROOM SNARE 1 씯 ROOM SNARE 2 ROOM LOW TOM 2 씯 ROOM LOW TOM 1 씯 ROOM MID TOM 2 씯 ROOM MID TOM 1 RO[...]

A-4 Appendix/Ap é ndice 407A-E-070A Fingered Chord Chart Cuadro de acordes digitados (Fingered) dim m7  5 M7 M m 7 m7 dim7 Chord Type Root C D E F G A B C /(D )   (D )/E   F /(G )   (G )/A   (A )/B   aug sus4 C D E F G A B C /(D )   (D )/E   F /(G )   (G )/A   (A )/B   m add9 7sus4 mM7[...]

407A-E-071B Model PX-310 MIDI Implementation Chart Version: 1.0 Mode 1 : OMNI ON, POLY Mode 2 : OMNI ON, MONO O : Yes Mode 3 : OMNI OFF, POLY Mode 4 : OMNI OFF, MONO X : No Function ... Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Default Channel Changed Default Mode Messages Altered Note Number True voice Velocity Note ON Note OFF After Key ’ s Touch Ch[...]