User manual CASIO PL-40R

[. . . ] PL40NE01-1. book 1 PL40NE01-1. book 2 426-E-002A PL40NE01-1. book 1 Safety Precautions Safety Precautions Congratulations on your selection of the CASIO Digital Piano. This piano is a sophisticated musical instrument that blends the very best of traditional piano feel and sound quality with the latest that modern electronics technology has to offer. Before using the instrument, be sure to carefully read through the instructions contained in this manual. Please keep all information for future reference. WARNING Smoke, Strange Odor, Overheating Continued use of the product while it is emitting smoke, a strange odor, or heat creates the risk of fire and electric shock. [. . . ] It is up to you to purchase connecting cable like the one shown in the illustration for connection of the amplifier. Use the digital piano's MAIN VOLUME knob to adjust the volume level. Connecting to a PEDAL Jack 2 Depending on the type of operation you want the pedal (SP20) to perform, connect the pedal's cable to the digital piano's DAMPER jack or SOFT/SOSTENUTO jack. If you want to use both jacks at the same time, you need to purchase another optionally available SP-20 pedal. See "Using the Pedals" on page E-21 for information about using a pedal. Accessories and Options Use only the accessories and options specified for this digital piano. Use of non-authorized items creates the danger of fire, electric shock, and personal injury. E-16 426-E-018A PL40NE01-1. book 17 426-E-019A PL40NE01-1. book 18 Basic Operations Basic Operations 1 4 7 MAIN VOLUME [ ]/[ ] Selector dial 2 5 8 SPLIT TONE [+]/[­] 3 6 LAYER/(GROUP A/B) GM/DRUM This section provides information on performing basic piano operations. Example: To select "Bright Piano", first press the PIANO button. Getting Started To play the piano 1. Play something on the keyboard. 1 2 Tone Group Tone Name 3. Use the [ want. Example: ]/[ ] buttons to select the tone you For this example, press [ ] button four times. Selecting a Tone The built-in tones are divided among 6 groups, with each group assigned to a TONE button on the control panel. The display exits the tone setting screen if you do not perform any operation for about 10 seconds. You can also exit the tone setting screen by pressing the EXIT/NO button. To select a tone 1. 2. See the "Tone List" at the back of this manual (page A-1) for information about the TONE button names for each of the built-in tones. Press the TONE button of the tone you want to select. This causes the button's indicator lamp to light, and displays the tone that is currently selected for that button. The GRAND PIANO tone was recorded using stereo sampling. When one of the drum sets is selected (tone numbers 261 through 270), each keyboard key is assigned a different percussion sound. See page A-7 for details. E-18 426-E-020A PL40NE01-1. book 19 Basic Operations Polyphony The term polyphony refers to the maximum number of notes you can play at the same time. This piano has 64-note polyphony, which includes the notes you play as well as the rhythms and auto-accompaniment patterns that are played by the piano. This means that when a rhythm or autoaccompaniment pattern is being played by the piano, the number of notes (polyphony) available for keyboard play is reduced. Also note that some of the tones provide only 32note polyphony. Using Layer With layer you can assign two different tones (a main tone and a layered tone) to the keyboard, both of which play whenever you press a key. Digital Sampling A number of the tones that are available with this piano have been recorded and processed using a technique called digital sampling. To ensure a high level of tonal quality, samples are taken in the low, mid, and high ranges and then combined to provide you with sounds that are amazingly close to the originals. You may notice very slight differences in volume or sound quality for some tones when you play them at different positions on the keyboard. This is an unavoidable result of multiple sampling, and it is not a sign of malfunction. To layer two tones 1. Press the LAYER/(GROUP A/B) button to turn on tone layering. This causes the indicator lamp of the button to light. You can use the TONE buttons to change the layered tone if you want. Upper1, Upper2, Lower1, Lower2 This piano lets you use up to four parts simultaneously for your performances. The parts are named Upper1, Upper2, Lower1, and Lower2, and the display shows the tone currently assigned to each. You can use the PART/(MIXER) button to display the tones that are assigned for each part (Upper1, Upper2, Lower1, Lower2). [. . . ] The display exits the metronome setting screen if you do not perform any operation for about 10 seconds. You can also exit the metronome setting screen by pressing the EXIT/NO button. To use one-touch preset 3. 3. Press the METRONOME/(BEAT) button to start sounding the metronome. The lamp above the START/STOP button flashes in time with the metronome beat. Select the rhythm you want to use. Press the ONE TOUCH PRESET/(KEY LIGHT) button. This automatically makes the one-touch preset settings in accordance with the rhythm you selected. While the indicator lamp above the TEMPO buttons is lit, use the TEMPO buttons [ ]/[ to adjust the tempo. ] 4. Start rhythm and auto accompaniment, and play something on the keyboard. Accompaniment is played using the one touch preset settings. The TEMPO button indicator lamp is not lit and tempo adjustment cannot be performed while the menu screen is on the display. [. . . ]