Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PX850 Casio
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PX850-ES-1B 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 Digital Piano , be sure to read the separate “Saf ety Precautions”.
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.
E-1 English Contents General Guide .... ............................... E-2 FUNCTION Butto n......... ............. ............. ............. ............ E-3 Saving Settings and Usin g Operation Lock . ........... .......... E-3 Power Outlet.......
E-2 General Guide 2 1 3 4 5 6 8 9 7 bk bq bp bl bm bn bo Front Bottom Rear.
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 wh en they appear within the text of this manual.
E-4 Power Outlet After you finish assembling the stand, turn on the Digital Piano. For de tails, se e “Getting Ready” on page E-39. 1. Press the P (POWER) button to turn on Digital Piano power.
E-5 English Playing with Different Tones The Digital Pi ano comes with 18 built- in tones. • The names of the tones are marked above the k eyboard keys to which they are assigned.
E-6 Playing with Differen t Tones 2. Use the VOLUME contro ller to adjust the volume. NO TE • Of the Digital Piano’ s 18 buil t-in tones, the first five are grand piano tone. Each tone has its own distinctive merits, so you should select the tone that suits the song you are playi ng along with or your own personal preferences.
English Playing with Different Tones E-7 The tones of your Digi tal Piano have built-in elements that give them the characteristic reverberation of an acoustic piano.
E-8 Playing with Differen t Tones To adjust the volume balance between two layered tones 1. While holding down the FUNCTION button, use the keyboard keys shown below to adjust the volume of the layered tones. • To return the volume set ting to its initial defaul t, hold down the FUNCTION button and press both of the keys at the same time.
English Playing with Different Tones E-9 Your Dig ital Pian o comes e q uipped with three pedals: damper, soft, an d sostenuto Pedal Functions z Damper Pedal Pressing the damper pedal wh ile playing will cause the notes you play to reverberate for a long time.
E-10 Playing with Differen t Tones 4. Press the METRONOME button or SONG a button to turn off the metronome. NO TE • To return the tempo setting to the default tempo of the currently selected Music Library tune, press the + and – keys at the same ti me in step 3.
English Playing with Different Tones E-11 Changing the Oc taves of the duet keyboards You can change the ranges of the left and right keyboards in octave units from their initial default settings.
E-12 Playing Back a Song Your Digital Piano comes with 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 re peat demo playback of the built-in songs in sequence, from 01 through 60.
English Playing Back a Song E-13 The Music Library incl udes bo th built-in songs (01 to 60), plus songs (61 to 70) that have been saved to Digital Piano memo ry from a computer * . You can use the procedure below to select one of these songs and play it back.
E-14 Playing Back a Song You can use your Digital Pian o to play back audio data (WAV files * ) stored on a commercially available USB flash drive. See “USB Flash Drive” on page E-26 for more information.
E-15 English Recording and Playback You can use the Song Recorder to record what you play on the Digital Piano to buil t-in song memory. When a commercially available USB flash drive i s inserted in the Digital Piano’s US B flash drive port, audio data is recorded to and played back from the USB flash drive (Audio Recorder).
E-16 Recording and Playback Each press of the SONG RECORD ER button cycles through the recording options in the sequence shown below. Recording to a Sp ecific Song Track 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.
English Recording and Playback E-17 Recording to One Track while Listening to Playback of the Other Track 1. Press the SONG RECORDER button so its lamp is lit. 2. While holding down the FUNCTION button, press the SONG RECORDER (L/R) button to select the track you want to play back while recording.
E-18 Recording and Playback Deleting Recorded Data The following procedur e deletes a specific track of a song. IMPORT ANT! • The proc edure below delet es all of the data of the selected track.
English Recording and Playback E-19 4. Start playing someth ing on the keyboard. • The SONG RECORDER button lamp will flash once or twice to in dicate that recording t o the USB flash drive has started. NO TE • Do not remove the USB flash drive from the USB flash drive port while the two SONG a lamps are flashing or lit.
E-20 Recording and Playback Deleting an Audio Fi le from a USB Flash Drive Files can be deleted one at a time. IMPORT ANT! • The proc edure below delet es all of the data of the selected track.
E-21 English 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.
E-22 Configuring Settings with th e Keyboard • The number s 1 through cq correspond to the same numbers in the “Parameter List” on pages E-23 - E-25.
Configuring Settings with the Keyboa rd E-23 English ■ Tones ■ Song/Metronome Parameter List Parameter Settings Operation Type (page E-21 ) Description Remarks 7 Tone selection See page E-5. Default: GRAND PIANO (CONCERT) A Assigns a tone to the keyboard.
E-24 Configuring Settings with th e Keyboard ■ Keyboard ■ MIDI and Other Settings Parameter Settings Operation Type (page E-21) Description Remarks 1 Keyboard key (Transpose) –12 to 0 to 12 Default: 0 B Raises or lowers the tu ning of the Digital Piano in semitone steps.
Configuring Settings with the Keyboa rd E-25 English bt Operation tone Off, On Default: On D Selecting “Off” disables sounding of the operation tone whenever a keyboard key is pressed while the FUNCTION is depressed. • This setting is retained even when the Digital Piano is turned off.
E-26 USB Flash Drive Your Digital Piano supports th e following USB fl ash drive operations. z USB flash drive formatting z Data storage to a USB flash drive z USB flash drive data loading to Digital .
English USB Flash Drive E-27 USB Flash Drive and USB Flash Drive Port Handling Precautions IMPORT ANT! • Be sure to observe t he precaution s provided in the documentation th at comes with t he USB flash drive. • Avoid using a USB flash drive under the following conditions.
E-28 USB Flash Drive IMPORT ANT! • Be sure to format a USB f lash drive on the Digital Piano be fore using it f or the first time. • Before formatt ing a USB flash drive, ma ke sure it does not have any valu able data stor ed on it. • The fo rmat operatio n performed by this Digit al Piano is a “quick format”.
English USB Flash Drive E-29 Use the procedure below to save data you recorded on the Digital Piano to a USB flash drive as a MIDI file (SMF format 0). 1. Insert the USB flash drive into the Digital Piano’s USB flash drive port. 2. While holding down the FUNCTION button, press the keyboard key that corresponds to the USB flash drive mode.
E-30 USB Flash Drive 5. Press the SONG a button. • This starts the data save operation. • When saving is complete, the L/R lamps will go out to indicate tha t the USB flash dr ive mode has been exited. ■ USB Flash Drive Data (File) Storage Locations The above pr ocedure s tores piano dat a in a folder named MUSICLIB on the USB flash drive.
English USB Flash Drive E-31 5. Hold down the FUNCTION button as you use the SONG SELECT keyboard keys to select a song number (61 to 70). • The Digital Piano will em it a short beep if you specify a correct song number, and a long beep if the song number is not correct.
E-32 USB Flash Drive 4. Hold down the FUNCTION button as you use the SONG SELECT keyboard keys to select a song number (61 to 70). • The Digital Piano will em it a short beep if you specify a correct song number, and a long beep if the song number is not correct.
USB Flash Drive E-33 English 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 Cause Action No Media 1. The USB flash drive is not connected to the Digital Piano’s USB flash drive port.
E-34 USB Flash Drive Wrong Data 1. The USB flash drive data is corrupted. — 2. USB flash drive contains data that is not supported by this Digital Piano. Convert There is not enough Digital Piano memory available to convert a song recorder song to SMF data and store it on the USB flash drive.
E-35 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 commercially available music software running on your computer, or you can send MIDI data from your computer to the Digital Piano for playback.
E-36 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.
English Connecting to a Computer E-37 4. Double-click “PIANO”. • “PIANO” contains folders named “MUSICLIB” and “RECOR DER”. • To t ra n sf e r a u se r s on g t o the Digital Piano from your computer, open the “MU SICLIB” folder and put the song into one of the numbered subfolders (61 through 70).
E-38 Connecting to a Co mputer ■ To transfer Recorder memory data between the Digital Piano and your computer To transfer the Di gital Piano’s current Recorder memory data to your computer, copy the contents of the RECORDER folder to your computer.
E-39 English Getting Ready PREP ARA TION • Before starting assembly, check to make sure that you have all the parts shown below. • This 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.
E-40 Getting Ready 1. Remove the four screws (two on ea ch end) from back board C . 2. Attach side panels A and B to back board C . Secure side panels A and B to the back board C using the screws you removed in step 1.
English Getting Ready E-41 4. Insert angle brackets H into the gap betwe en the anti-tipping bracket and the side panel. 5. From the outside of side panels A and B , temporarily tighten the screws you loosened in step 3, above. 6. Mount pedal unit E onto angle bracke ts H , which you installed in step 5, above.
E-42 Getting Ready 11. Go around to the front of t he Digital Piano and securely tighten the three screws N shown in the illustration below. 12. Mount the piano onto the sta nd. Position the piano so the dowels on the top edg es of side panels A and B enter the dowel holes on the bottom of the piano.
English Getting Ready E-43 16. Install the headphone s hook O . 1. Making sure that the pedal unit cable plug is oriented as shown in the illustration below, plug it into the ped al connector on the bottom of the piano. • Press the plug full y into the connector as far as it will go.
E-44 Getting Ready IMPORT ANT! • Use both hands whenever open ing or closing the lid, and take care that you do not close it on your fingers. • Do not open the lid too wide. Doin g so creates the risk of damage to the cover and Digit al Piano. • Stand in fron t of the Digital Piano on the right sid e when opening or clo sing the lid.
English Getting Ready E-45 Your Digital Piano runs on standard househ old power. Be sure to turn off power whenever 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.
E-46 Getting Ready 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.
E-47 English 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-6 2. Headphones or an a daptor plug is plugged into one of th e PHONES jacks.
E-48 Reference • Specifications and designs are subject to change without notice. Product Specifications Model PX-850BK Keyboard 88-key piano keyboar d, with Touch Response Maximum Polyphony 256 not.
English Reference E-49 Be sure to read and observe the following operating precautio ns. ■ Location Avoid the following locations for this product. • Areas exposed to direct su nlight and high hum.
E-50 Reference A C Adaptor Ha ndling Precautions Model: AD-E24250 LW 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.
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 GRAND PIANO CONCERT 0 0 GRAND PIANO MODERN 0 1 GRAND PIANO CLASSIC 0 2 GRAND PIANO MELLOW 0 3 GRAND PIANO BRIGHT 04 ELEC PIANO 4 0 FM E.
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 After T ouch Control Change X X X O Pitch Bender.
Program Change OO 0 - 127 :T rue # System Exclusive OO System Common X X X X X X : Song P os : Song Sel : T une A ux Messages Remarks X O X X X O O X : Local ON/OFF : All notes OFF : Active Sense : Re.
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