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PL40NE01-1.book 1 ページ ２００２年７月２３日 火曜日 午後６時５２分 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.
PL40NE01-1.book 2 ページ ２００２年７月２３日 火曜日 午後６時５２分 Safety Precautions WARNING WARNING Water and Foreign Matter Do not locate the product on an unstable surface. Water, other liquids, and foreign matter (such as pieces of metal) getting into the product create the risk of fire and electric shock. Take the following steps immediately. Never locate the product on a surface that is wobbly, tilted, or otherwise unstable.
PL40NE01-1.book 3 ページ ２００２年７月２３日 火曜日 午後６時５２分 Safety Precautions CAUTION Relocating the Product Before relocating the product, always unplug the AC cord from the wall outlet and disconnect all other cables and connecting cords. Leaving cords connected creates the risk of damage to the cords, fire, and electric shock. Cleaning Before cleaning the product, always unplug the AC cord from the wall outlet first.
PL40NE01-1.book 4 ページ ２００２年７月２３日 火曜日 午後６時５２分 Safety Precautions CAUTION At least two people should lift the digital piano when placing it onto the stand or moving it. Trying to move the digital piano alone can cause the stand to fall over, creating the risk of personal injury. Do not drag the stand or tilt it forward or back when placing the digital piano onto the stand or moving it. Doing so can cause the digital piano to fall over, creating the risk of personal injury.
PL40NE01-1.book 5 ページ ２００２年７月２３日 火曜日 午後６時５２分 Main Features Main Features J Simple, compact design A simple, compact design fits right in and complements just about any interior layout. J Advanced Lesson System (pages E-35, 39) Choose from among 70 built-in auto accompaniment tunes for your listening pleasure, or turn off the melody or another part and practice by playing along. The lesson function lets you select one of three different arrangement levels to suit your abilities and need.
PL40NE01-1.book 6 ページ ２００２年７月２３日 火曜日 午後６時５２分 Contents Safety Precautions ........ E-1 Main Features ................ E-5 Contents ......................... E-6 Playing a Rhythm ............................... E-23 Using Auto Accompaniment ............... E-23 Adjusting the Tempo .......................... E-26 Adjusting the Accompaniment Volume ............................................... E-26 General Guide ................ E-9 Using an Intro Pattern ........................
PL40NE01-1.book 7 ページ ２００２年７月２３日 火曜日 午後６時５２分 Contents Looping a Musical Phrase...................E-37 Using the Advanced Lesson System to Practice Along with a Music Library Tune .................. E-39 Arrangement Levels ............................E-39 Selecting the Part You Want to Practice ..........................E-39 3-Step Lesson .....................................E-40 Step 1 – Master the timing. .................E-40 Step 2 – Master the melody. ...............E-41 Voice Fingering Guide.....
PL40NE01-1.book 8 ページ ２００２年７月２３日 火曜日 午後６時５２分 Contents Reference Troubleshooting .......... E-84 Specifications .............. E-87 Operational Precautions .................. E-90 Appendix ........................ A-1 Tone List ...............................................A-1 Drum Assignment List ...........................A-7 Rhythm List .........................................A-10 Effect Table .........................................A-11 Fingered/Full Range Chord Table.......A-12 Song List ......
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PL40NE01-1.book 12 ページ ２００２年７月２３日 火曜日 午後６時５２分 General Guide About the Display 1. Operation Indicators These indicators show what type of settings you are making and the type of information currently displayed in the message area. The applicable indicator appears while you are making tone (TONE), part (U1, U2, L1, L2), song (SONG), rhythm (RHYTHM), mixer (MIXER), or function (FUNCTION) settings. 2.
PL40NE01-1.book 13 ページ ２００２年７月２３日 火曜日 午後６時５２分 General Guide 11. Chord name display Shows chord names while auto accompaniment is being used. 12. Pointers A pointer appears next to the applicable function when you have voice fingering guide, touch response, or key lighting turned on. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Display examples shown in this User’s Guide are intended for illustrative purposes only. The actual text and values that appear on the display may differ from the examples shown here.
PL40NE01-1.book 14 ページ ２００２年７月２３日 火曜日 午後６時５２分 Connecting to a Power Outlet Connecting to a Power Outlet You can power this digital piano by plugging it into a standard household power outlet. Be sure you turn off power and unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet whenever the digital piano is not in use. Using the AC Adaptor Make sure that you use only the AC adaptor specified for this digital piano. Connecting the AC Adaptor 1. 2. 3. Plug the AC power cord into the AC adaptor.
PL40NE01-1.book 15 ページ ２００２年７月２３日 火曜日 午後６時５２分 Connecting to a Power Outlet Power On Alert Keyboard keys light to alert you if you leave power on and do not perform any operation for about 6 minutes. Note that keys light only, and no sound is produced. When this happens, press any button or keyboard key to clear the power on alert. To disable power on alert See “Keyboard Settings” on page E-71 for information about disabling power on alert.
PL40NE01-1.book 16 ページ ２００２年７月２３日 火曜日 午後６時５２分 Connections Connections Connecting to an audio or musical instrument amplifier provides even clearer, more powerful sound through external speakers. Connecting to Audio Equipment 3 Whenever connecting external equipment, first set the MAIN VOLUME knob of the digital piano and the volume controller of the external equipment to relatively low volume settings. You can later adjust volume to the level you want after connections are complete.
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PL40NE01-1.book 18 ページ ２００２年７月２３日 火曜日 午後６時５２分 Basic Operations Basic Operations 1 4 7 MAIN VOLUME [ ]/[ ] Selector dial 2 5 8 SPLIT 3 6 TONE 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. 2. 3. Press the POWER button to turn on the piano. Use the MAIN VOLUME knob to set the volume to a relatively low level.
PL40NE01-1.book 19 ページ ２００２年７月２３日 火曜日 午後６時５２分 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.
PL40NE01-1.book 20 ページ ２００２年７月２３日 火曜日 午後６時５２分 Basic Operations Using Split With split you can assign two different tones (a main tone and a split tone) to either end of the keyboard, which lets you play one tone with your left hand and another tone with your right hand. To change the location of the split point While holding down the SPLIT button, press the keyboard key where you want the lowest note (the leftmost key) of the upper range (right side range) to be.
PL40NE01-1.book 21 ページ ２００２年７月２３日 火曜日 午後６時５２分 Basic Operations Pedal functions Layer/split is produced by using mixer Group A Upper1, Upper2, Lower1, and Lower2 at the same time. This means you can use the mixer to change the volume balance and stereo pan position parameters for each of the tones. See “Using the Mixer” on page E-46 for details. You can use the mixer to turn off individual channels (layer/ split tones).
PL40NE01-1.book 22 ページ ２００２年７月２３日 火曜日 午後６時５２分 Auto Accompaniment Auto Accompaniment 1 4 7 bk bn MODE RHYTHM METRONOME/(BEAT) 2 5 8 bl bo bq [+]/[–] br TEMPO [ Selector dial VARIATION 1/2 ENDING TRANSPOSE [ ]/[ ] FILL-IN SYNCHRO START/STOP ONE TOUCH PRESET/ (KEY LIGHT) This piano automatically plays bass and chord parts in accordance with the chords you finger. The bass and chord parts are played using sounds and tones that are automatically selected to match the rhythm you are using.
PL40NE01-1.book 23 ページ ２００２年７月２３日 火曜日 午後６時５２分 Auto Accompaniment accompaniment mode. Make sure the applicable indicator lamp is lit above the MODE button when using these rhythms. Selecting a Rhythm The built-in rhythms are divided among 6 groups, with each group assigned to a RHYTHM button on the control panel. Playing a Rhythm To select a rhythm 1. 2. See the Rhythm Reference at the back of this manual (page A-10) for information about the RHYTHM button names for each of the built-in rhythms.
PL40NE01-1.book 24 ページ ２００２年７月２３日 火曜日 午後６時５２分 Auto Accompaniment J Chord Types CASIO CHORD accompaniment lets you play four types of chords with minimal fingering. Chord Types 1 2 4. Name of chord being played Current measure and beat To stop auto accompaniment play, press the START/STOP button again. CASIO CHORD This method of chord play makes it possible for anyone to easily play chords, regardless of previous musical knowledge and experience.
PL40NE01-1.book 25 ページ ２００２年７月２３日 火曜日 午後６時５２分 Auto Accompaniment FINGERED In this mode, you specify chords by playing them as you would on a piano, inside the accompaniment keyboard range. To specify a C-chord, you would play C-E-G. J FINGERED accompaniment keyboard and melody keyboard FULL RANGE CHORD This mode can be used to play up to 238 different types of chords.
PL40NE01-1.book 26 ページ ２００２年７月２３日 火曜日 午後６時５２分 Auto Accompaniment Adjusting the Tempo Adjusting the Accompaniment Volume You can adjust the tempo (number of beats per minute) of rhythm play within a range of 30 to 255. You can adjust the volume of the accompaniment part separately from the overall volume. 1. To adjust the tempo 1. While the indicator lamp above the TEMPO buttons is lit, use the TEMPO buttons [ ]/[ to adjust the tempo.
PL40NE01-1.book 27 ページ ２００２年７月２３日 火曜日 午後６時５２分 Auto Accompaniment Using a Fill-in Pattern Fill-in patterns let you momentarily change the rhythm pattern to add some interesting variation to your performances. To insert a fill-in 1. 2. Press the START/STOP button to start rhythm play. Press the FILL-IN button to insert a fill-in pattern for the rhythm you are using. Using the Variation Patterns Each rhythm/auto accompaniment pattern has two different variations.
PL40NE01-1.book 28 ページ ２００２年７月２３日 火曜日 午後６時５２分 Auto Accompaniment Using Synchro Start/Stop while Auto Acompaniment is Playing Synchro stop is the opposite of synchro start. It causes the currently playing auto accompaniment pattern to stop when the keys in the accompaniment keyboard range are released. This feature is more than just a simple way to stop auto accompaniment play. It plays auto accompaniment only when valid chords are played inside the accompaniment keyboard range.
PL40NE01-1.book 29 ページ ２００２年７月２３日 火曜日 午後６時５２分 Auto Accompaniment Using Auto Harmonize When you are using auto accompaniment, auto harmonize automatically adds an additional note to your melody in accordance with the chord that is being played. The result is a harmony effect that makes your melody line richer and fuller. If you have two tones (Upper1, Upper2) layered on the keyboard, harmonize notes are added to both.
PL40NE01-1.book 30 ページ ２００２年７月２３日 火曜日 午後６時５２分 Auto Accompaniment About Auto Harmonize notes and tones The notes you play on the keyboard are called “melody notes”, while the notes added to the melody by auto harmonize are called the “harmonize notes”. Auto harmonize normally uses the tone you selected for the melody notes as the tone for the harmonize notes, but you can use the mixer (page E-46) to specify a different tone for the harmonize notes.
PL40NE01-1.book 31 ページ ２００２年７月２３日 火曜日 午後６時５２分 Auto Accompaniment 5. To turn off the metronome, press the METRONOME/(BEAT) button. Transposing the Piano Transpose lets you raise and lower the overall key of the piano in semitone units. If you want to play accompaniment for a vocalist whose sings in a specific key, for example, you can use transpose to change the key of the piano without having to learn to play the song in another key. To transpose the piano 1.
PL40NE01-1.book 32 ページ ２００２年７月２３日 火曜日 午後６時５２分 Auto Accompaniment Using Touch Response Turning on touch response causes the volume and sound quality of piano output to change in accordance with the amount of pressure applied to the keyboard. To set the touch response sensitivity 1. 2. 3. 4. Press the FUNCTION button. Use the [ ] and [ ] buttons or the selector dial to display the “General” menu screen. Press the ENTER/YES button once to display the touch response setting screen.
