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NOTICE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Safety Precautions Congratulations on your selection of the CASIO Digital Piano. This digital 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. Take the following steps immediately. 1. Turn off power. 2. If you are using the AC adaptor for power, unplug it from the wall outlet. 3. Contact your original retailer or an authorized CASIO Service Provider. AC Adaptor Misuse of the AC adaptor creates the risk of fire and electric shock.
Dropping and Impact Continued use of this product after it has been damaged by dropping or subjecting it to strong impact creates the risk of fire and electric shock. Take the following steps immediately. 1. Turn off power. 2. If you are using the AC adaptor for power, unplug it from the wall outlet. 3. Contact your original retailer or an authorized CASIO Service Provider. * Avoid areas where there are multiple layers of carpeting, and where cables are running under the product.
CAUTION AC Adaptor Misuse of the AC adaptor creates the risk of fire and electric shock. Always make sure you observe the following precautions. • Do not locate the electric cord near a stove or other sources of heat. • Never pull on the cord when unplugging from the electrical outlet. Always grasp the AC adaptor when unplugging. AC Adaptor Misuse of the AC adaptor creates the risk of fire and electric shock. Always make sure you observe the following precautions.
Heavy Objects Never place heavy object on top of the product. Doing so can make the product top heavy, causing the product to tip over or the object to fall from it, creating the risk of personal injury. * Stand is available as an option. Correct Stand* Assembly Failure to do so can cause the stand to fall over and the digital piano to fall from the stand, creating the risk of personal injury.
Main Features ■ Simple, compact design A simple, compact design fits right in and complements just about any interior layout. ■ 8 versatile tones Eight instrument tones including the digital piano and vibraphone provide plenty of performance versatility. Other features include digital effects that control the acoustical characteristic of tones, as well as three pedal effects for all the nuances of an acoustic piano.
Contents Safety Precautions .................... E-1 Keyboard Settings................... E-20 Using Touch Select ..................................E-20 Main Features ............................ E-6 Using Transpose ......................................E-20 Contents ..................................... E-7 Adjusting the Tuning of the Digital Piano ....................................... E-21 General Guide ............................ E-8 MIDI ...........................................
General Guide Attachment of the Score Stand Back Panel Install the music stand by inserting its pegs into the holes in the digital piano. 1 2 Left Side Panel 3 7 4 8 5 9 0 6 A B E-8 PS20_E_08-16.p65 C D E 424A-E-010A Page 8 02.2.4, 7:12 PM Adobe PageMaker 6.
1 LINE OUT jacks (R, L/MONO ) 2 DAMPER PEDAL jack, SOFT/SOSTENUTO PEDAL jack 3 POWER button 4 DC 12V jack 5 MIDI IN terminal, MIDI OUT terminal 6 PHONES jack 7 VOLUME knob 8 CONTROL button 9 REVERB button 0 CHORUS button A TONE buttons • GRAND PIANO 1 button • GRAND PIANO 2 button • BRIGHT PIANO button • MELLOW PIANO button • ELEC PIANO 1 button • ELEC PIANO 2 button • VIBRAPHONE button • HARPSICHORD button B METRONOME button C START/STOP button D RECORD button E DEMO button ❚ NOTE A value next to a note n
Power Supply 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. Specified AC Adaptor: AD-12 [Left Side Panel] DC 12V jack CAUTION Misuse of the AC adaptor creates the risk of fire and electric shock.
Connections Connecting to an audio or musical instrument amplifier provides even clearer, more powerful sound through external speakers. Left Side Audio amplifier AUX IN, etc. Back LEFT (White) PIN plugs RIGHT (Red) Headphones Guitar amplifier, keyboard amplifier, etc. Standard jacks INPUT 1 INPUT 2 Standard plug IMPORTANT! • Whenever connecting external equipment, first set the VOLUME knob of the digital piano and the volume controller of the external equipment to relatively low volume settings.
Basic Operation Using Tones More about tones The following procedures describe everything you need to know about selecting and using tones. Polyphony Selecting a Tone This digital piano has a selection of 8 built-in tones. This digital piano can play up to 64 notes at the same time. Also note that the tones below offer only 32-note polyphony.
Using Digital Effects Keys Used for Configuring Digital Effect Settings This digital piano provides you with a selection of digital effects that you can apply to tones. The following provides general descriptions of each effect, but the best way to find out how they affect tones is to experiment for yourself. Digital Effect Keys Digital Effect Types REVERB The REVERB effect gives you a choice of the eight variations listed below. Each one simulates the acoustics of different environments.
Power on default effect settings Adjusting the Sound Quality The table below shows the effect settings that are assigned to each tone whenever you turn on the digital piano power. The Sound Quality Adjustment feature lets you select from among three different sound quality (equalizer) settings each for the digital piano's built-in speaker and connected headphones.
Sound Quality Setting Keyboard The digital piano is equipped with two pedal jacks, one for a damper pedal and one for a soft/sostenuto pedal. Whether the pedal connected to the SOFT/SOSTENUTO jack operates as a soft pedal or sostenuto pedal depends on what you do when you turn on the digital piano power.
• You can also change the tempo setting(beats per minute) by holding down the CONTROL button and using keyboard keys B3 through A 4 to input values from 0 to 9. You can input a two-digit or three-digit tempo value. Note that the tempo value you input is applied when you release the CONTROL button. The tempo setting does not change if you input a one-digit value or a value that is outside of the allowable setting range. • The tempo can be set within the range of 30 to 255 (beats per minute).
Using the Memory This section describes how to record keyboard play to memory and playback data from memory. Recording To record notes from the keyboard About the Memory Memory Capacity Memory can hold up to 2,500 notes (one song). • Recording stops automatically and the indicator above the RECORD button goes out whenever memory becomes full. ❚ PREPARATION • Select the tone and effects you want to start with. • If you want to use the metronome during recording, start the metronome.
Playback Deleting Memory Contents Use the following procedure to play back from memory. IMPORTANT! To play back from memory 1. • The delete operation cannot be undone. Make sure you play back memory contents and confirm that you no longer need it before performing the following procedure. Press the START/STOP button to start playback. • You can toggle the playback metronome sound on and off by pressing the METRONOME button. • Playback stops automatically when the end of the tune is reached.
Using Demo Tunes This digital piano comes with four built-in demo tunes, each of which features one of the built-in tones. Stopping Demo Tune Play To stop demo tune play Playing the Demo Tunes in Sequence 1. Press the DEMO button or the START/STOP button to stop demo tune play. To play the demo tunes in sequence ❚ NOTE 1. Press the DEMO button to start demo tune play. • All the demo tunes play in sequence, starting from Tune 1. Playing a Specific Demo Tune To play a specific demo tune 1.
Keyboard Settings Using Touch Select Using Transpose This setting lets you adjust the touch of the keyboard to suit your own playing style. This means you can select a stronger touch for those with powerful hands, and a lighter touch for beginners and anyone else with less strength. Use the keys shown below to change the Touch Select setting. Transpose lets you adjust the pitch of this digital piano in semitone steps.
Adjusting the Tuning of the Digital Piano You can adjust the overall tuning of the digital piano for play along with another instrument. You can adjust tuning within a range of ±50 cents* from A4 = 440.0Hz. Use the keyboard keys noted below to adjust the tuning of the digital piano. Setting keys – : lowers the pitch + : raises the pitch To adjust the tuning of the digital piano 1. While holding down the CONTROL button, press keyboard key E5 (–) to lower the tuning or F5 (+) to raise it.
MIDI 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 manufacturers. MIDI compatible equipment can exchange keyboard key press, key release, tone change, and other data as messages.
Assigning Tones to Individual Channels Simultaneous Receive Over Multiple Channels (Multi-Timbre) The Multi-Timbre mode makes it possible to assign the digital piano’s built-in tones to MIDI channels 1 through 16. Then you can simultaneously sound multiple channels to play from a commercially available multi-track sequencer. ❚ NOTE • The GRAND PIANO 1 tone is automatically assigned to all channels whenever you turn on the digital piano power.
Turning Local Control On and Off MIDI Data Notes This setting effectively determines whether or not the keyboard and pedals of the digital piano are connected to the digital piano’s sound source, as illustrated below. This section provides details about the MIDI data this digital piano sends and receives. You can also find further technical information in the “MIDI Data Format” and “MIDI Implementation Chart”* at the end of this User’s Guide.
Tone Change Data (Program Change) A program number is data used for tone selection. Program numbers come in handy when using the tones of this digital piano to play MIDI data received from an external sequencer or other MIDI device. When the program number received from another devices does not match one of the built-in tones of this digital piano, however, the tone change is ignored and play continues without a tone change. The following shows the program numbers that are supported by this digital piano.
Troubleshooting Possible Cause Symptom No sound produced when keyboard keys are pressed. 1. VOLUME knob set to MIN. 2. Headphones connected to the digital piano. 3. Local Control turned off. 1. Transpose is set to a value other than 0. Keyboard out of tune. 2. Incorrect tuning setting No sound produced by demo tune play. 1. VOLUME knob set to MIN. 2. Headphones connected to the digital piano. Action Reference 1. Move the VOLUME knob more towards MAX. 2.
Specifications Models: PS-20 Keyboard: 88 piano keys (with touch response) Polyphony: 64 notes, maximum Tones: 8 Digital Effects: Reverb (8 types), Chorus (8 types) Sound Quality Adjustment: 3 types each for built-in speakers and headphones Demo Tunes: • Number of Tunes: 4 • Playback: Repeat (all tunes, one tune) • Operations: Real-time recording, playback Memory: • Capacity: Approximately 2,500 notes (one song) • Memory Backup: Built-in lithium battery (Battery Life: 5 years) Pedals: Damper
Operational Precautions Locating the Unit Avoid the following locations. • Areas exposed to direct sunlight and high humidity • Areas subjected to very low temperatures • Near a radio, TV, video deck, or tuner (unit can cause interference with audio or video signals) You may notice lines in the finish of the case of this product. These lines are the result of the molding process used to shape the plastic of the case. They are not cracks or breaks in the plastic, and are no cause for concern.
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Appendix/Apéndice Initial Power On Settings The table below shows the initial settings of the digital piano whenever power is turned on. Item Setting Tone Effect GRAND PIANO 1 Reverb Hall 1 (GRAND PIANO 1) Chorus Off (GRAND PIANO 1) Sound Quality Speakers Type 2 Adjustment Headphones Type 2 Metronome Volume 2 Tempo 120 Beat 4 Touch Select Normal Transpose C Tuning A4 = 440.
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