ES USER’S GUIDE GUÍA DEL USUARIO Please keep all information for future reference. Guarde toda información para tener como referencia futura. Safety Precautions Before trying to use the piano, be sure to read the separate “Safety Precautions”. Precauciones de seguridad Antes de intentar usar el piano, asegúrese de leer las “Precauciones de seguridad” separadas.
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. Do not use this apparatus near water. Clean only with dry cloth. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
Contents General Guide .......................... E-2 Attachment of the Score Stand .................. E-2 Recording to and Playing Back from Song Memory ................. E-20 About the FUNCTION button ...................... E-3 Recording Your Keyboard Play................. E-21 Numeric Input Keys and +/– Keys .............. E-4 Playing Back from Song Memory ............. E-22 Playing Back All the demo Tunes ............... E-4 Deleting Song Memory Data .................... E-23 Power Supply ......
General Guide Bottom Back Panel 2 1 Left Side Panel 6 7 F 4 5 Attachment of the Score Stand Insert the score stand into the slot at the top of the digital piano as shown in the illustration. 8 0 E 3 9 A GHI JKL C B M N O P Q RS TU V D W NOTE • Each chapter of this manual starts with an illustration of the piano’s console, which shows the buttons and other controllers you need to operate.
General Guide 1 PEDAL connector H SYNCHRO/FILL-IN button 2 DAMPER PEDAL jack I START/STOP, DEMO button 3 SOFT/SOSTENUTO PEDAL jack J RHYTHM, USER SONG button 4 LINE OUT R, L/MONO jacks K T1/L T2/R button 5 LINE IN R, L/MONO jacks L SONG MEMORY button 6 POWER button M Display screen 7 DC 12V jack N TRANSPOSE buttons 8 MIDI THRU/OUT/IN terminals O TUNE buttons 9 PHONES jacks P BRILLIANCE buttons 0 RHYTHM/SONG SELECT buttons Q ADVANCED TONES/GM TONES button A TEMPO butt
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 decrease (–) setting values. Playing Back All the demo Tunes The following procedure plays back the demo tunes in sequence. 1 While holding down the FUNCTION button, press the DEMO button at the same time. • This starts sequential playback of the demo tunes.
Connections 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. You can later adjust volume to the level you want after connections are complete. • Be sure also to refer to the documentation that comes with the external equipment for its proper connection procedures.
Connections 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/SOSTENUTO jack. If you want to use both jacks at the same time, you need to purchase another optionally available pedal. See “Using the Piano’s Pedals” on page E-11 for information about using a pedal.
Playing with Different Tones 4 Selecting and Playing a Tone Your piano has the following types of tones built in. Main Tones 12 Variation Tones 12 Advanced Tones 40 GM Tones 128 Drum Sets 10 • This selects the variation tone assigned to each TONE button. Example: CLAVI • For information about variation tone assigned to each button, see the Tone List on page A-1.
Playing with Different Tones 3 While holding down the FUNCTION button, press the ADVANCED 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 ADVANCED TONES/ GM TONES button to appear on the display. Example: 080 (GM VIOLIN) 4 While holding down the FUNCTION button, use the keyboard keys shown below to input the tone number of the tone you want to assign to the ADVANCED TONES/ GM TONES button.
Playing with Different Tones Simultaneously press the TONE buttons of the two tones that you want to layer. 1 Example: Press GRAND PIANO 1 button and STRINGS button at the same time. Assigning Different Tones to the Left and Right Sides of the Keyboard You can assign different tones to keys on the left side and the right side of the keyboard. Split Point • If the layer tone is a variation tone, the indicator lamp above the VARIATION button will light. 1 GRAND PIANO 1 • The tones are now layered.
Playing with Different Tones [Chorus] Using Tone Effects Reverb: Makes your notes resonate Chorus: Adds more breadth to your notes Turning Effects On and Off 1 Each press of the REVERB or CHORUS button toggles the setting as shown below. 0: Chorus 1 1: Chorus 2 2: Chorus 3 3: Chorus 4 • You can determine the status of the effects by checking the REVERB and CHORUS indicator lamps. Lit About DSP On DSP makes it possible to digitally produce complex acoustic effects.
Playing with Different Tones NOTE Selecting the Pedal Function • Under initial default settings, DSP is on for the main tone, and layer and split are turned off. DSP can be applied to only one part as shown below. Initial Defaults Layer Tone DSP On Split Tone DSP On Main Tone On Off Off Layer Tone Off On Off Split Tone Off Off On A pedal connected to the piano’s PEDAL jack can operate as either a soft pedal or a sostenuto pedal.
Playing Rhythms You can select from among 120 built-in rhythms. Rhythms 0 through 109 include percussion instrument sounds, but rhythms 110 through 119 do not. See the next page for information about how to use rhythms 110 through 119. 1 NOTE • You can also cycle through the available rhythms in step 2 by holding down the FUNCTION button and pressing the RHYTHM/SONG SELECT [ ] or [ ] button. Press the RHYTHM button so the RHYTHM indicator lamp (above the button) is lit.
Playing Rhythms Using Auto Accompaniment With auto accompaniment, the keyboard automatically plays rhythm, bass, and chord parts in accordance with chords you select using simplified keyboard fingerings, or chords you play. Auto accompaniment makes it feel like you have your own private backup group with you all the time. 2 Press the SYNCHRO/FILL-IN button. 3 Press the INTRO/ENDING button. 4 Use a CASIO CHORD fingering to play the first chord within the accompaniment keyboard range.
Playing Rhythms How to Play Chords The way you finger chords depends on the current chord mode. Chord Types CASIO CHORD accompaniment lets you play four types of chords with minimal fingering. Chord Types ■ Normal In this mode there is no auto accompaniment, so you can play all of piano’s keys for standard-fingering chords or melody notes. ■ CASIO CHORD This method of chord play makes it possible for anyone to easily play chords, regardless of previous musical knowledge and experience.
Playing Rhythms IMPORTANT! • The accompaniment keyboard can be used for playing chords only. No sound will be produced if you try playing single melody notes on the accompaniment keyboard. • The split point (page E-9) is the point that separates the Auto Accompaniment area and the melody area of the keyboard. You can change the location of the split point, which also changes the sizes of the keyboard areas.
Playing Tunes You Download from the Internet You can save music data for up to 10 tunes you download from the Internet to the digital piano’s user song area (No. 0 through 9). Once you store a song in digital piano memory, you can play it back using the following procedure. 1 NOTE • You can also cycle through the available tunes in step 2 by holding down the FUNCTION button and pressing the RHYTHM/SONG SELECT [ ] or [ ] button.
Playing Tunes You Download from the Internet Practicing a Tune You can turn off the left hand part or right hand part of the user song* and play along on the digital piano. * With song data, the left-hand part is assigned to MIDI Channel 3, while the right-hand part is assigned to MIDI Channel 4. PREPARATION • Select the tune you want to practice and adjust the tempo (See “To adjust the tempo” on page E-12). • The maximum tempo setting for each tune is double the initial default tempo of the tune.
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. How registration memory organizes its data Registration memory has four banks, and each bank contains four areas. Use the BANK button to select a bank, and the REGISTRATION buttons to select an area.
Using Registration Memory To 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. To recall a setup from registration memory 1 • See “Registration Memory Setup Data” (page E-18) for more information. 2 Example: Bank 1 selected WARNING • The following step will replace the setup currently in the area you select with the new setup. Make sure you do not need the current setup before performing the next step.
Recording to and Playing Back from Song Memory You can store the notes you play in Song Memory for later playback. NOTE • You cannot use layer or split with Song Memory record operation. Tracks The song memory of this piano records and plays back notes much like a standard tape recorder. There are two tracks, each of which can be recorded separately. Besides notes, each track can be assigned its own tone number. During playback you can adjust the tempo to change the speed of playback.
Recording to and Playing Back from Song Memory Recording Your Keyboard Play You can record to either track with or without playback of the other track. NOTE • If you want to record to Track 2, press the T1/L T2/R button here. This will cause the TRACK2/ RIGHT indicator lamp to flash, which indicates that the piano is standing by for recording to Track 2.
Recording to and Playing Back from Song Memory ■ When recording to Track 1 without rhythm or auto accompaniment • Recording will start as soon as you play anything on the keyboard. Playing Back from Song Memory 1 Press the SONG MEMORY button so the PLAY indicator lamp is lit. 2 Use the T1/L T2/R button to select the track you want to play back. ■ When recording to Track 2 • Press the START/STOP button or play something on the keyboard to start recording.
Recording to and Playing Back from Song Memory Deleting Song Memory Data IMPORTANT! • The procedure below deletes all of the data from the selected track. Note that the delete operation cannot be undone. Check to make sure you really do not need the data in Song Memory before you perform the following steps. 1 Press the SONG MEMORY button so the REC indicator lamp is flashing. 2 Use the T1/L T2/R button to select the track you want to delete.
Other Settings Adjusting Accompaniment Volume Changing the Keyboard Touch Perform the following operation to change the volume level of the rhythm and chord accompaniment. While holding down the FUNCTION button, use the keyboard keys shown below to raise (왖) or lower (왔) the accompaniment volume. 1 This setting changes the relative touch of the keyboard keys. 1 While holding down the FUNCTION button, press one of the keyboard keys shown below.
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. [ [ ] : Raise ] : Lower Using Digital Piano Setup Memory When setup memory is turned on, the digital piano will remember its setup* whenever you turn it off. If you turn off setup memory, settings will be cleared when you turn off the digital piano.
Other Settings 1 MIDI Connections To use a computer or other MIDI device to record and playback the MIDI data produced by this keyboard, you must connect the MIDI IN and MIDI OUT terminals of both devices in order to send and receive data. There is a third MIDI terminal named MIDI THRU, which passes any MIDI messages received by the MIDI IN terminal on to another device. While holding down the FUNCTION button, press one the keyboard keys shown below to configure the setting you want.
Other Settings To install the SMF Converter 1 On the computer to which you plan to connect, install the SMF Converter that comes on the CD-ROM that comes bundled with the digital piano. • On the CD-ROM, double-click “SMFConve.exe”, and then follow the instructions that appear on your computer screen to install SMF Converter. To connect to a computer Be sure to turn off the digital piano and your computer before connecting them.
Troubleshooting Symptom Possible Cause No sound produced when 1. VOLUME knob set to MIN. keyboard keys are pressed. 2. Headphones connected to the digital piano. 3. Local Control turned off. 4. Check the current accompaniment mode setting. Normally, the accompaniment keyboard will not produce any note while CASIO CHORD or FINGERED is selected as the accompaniment mode. Keyboard out of tune. Action 1. Move the VOLUME knob more towards MAX. 2. Disconnect the headphones from the digital piano. 3.
Specifications Model: PX-310 Keyboard: 88 piano keys (with touch response) Polyphony: 32 notes, maximum Tones: 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 Tunes: Sequential looping of all 3 tunes (Original) Auto Accompaniment: • Number of Rhythms: 120 • Tempo Range: 30 to 255 • Controllers: START/STOP, INTRO/ENDING, SYNCHRO/FILL-IN • Modes: Normal, CASIO CHORD,
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 Rhythm List/Lista de ritmos 1 No.
Appendix/Apéndice Drum Assignment List/Lista de asignación de batería ” ” Indicates the same sound as STANDARD SET 1.
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MIDI Implementation Chart Model PX-310 Function ...
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