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Casio Celviano AP-38 User Manual

Casio Celviano AP-38 User Manual

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USER'S GUIDE
GUÍA DEL USUARIO
AP38-ES-1
AP38_es_cover.p65
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02.6.12, 15:55

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  • Page 1 USER’S GUIDE GUÍA DEL USUARIO AP38-ES-1 AP38_es_cover.p65 02.6.12, 15:55...

  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    * 8 : applies to the AP-38 only. 428A-E-002A AP38_e_00.p65...
  • Page 3 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.
  • Page 4 Please keep all information for future reference. 428A-E-004A AP38_e_00.p65 CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC CASIO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. Unit 6, 1000 North Circular Road London NW2 7JD, U.K. This mark applies to the AP-38V only. 02.6.12, 15:55...

  • Page 5: Safety Precautions

    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.
  • Page 6 • Should the power cord or plug become damaged, contact your original retailer or an authorized CASIO service provider. Power Cord Do not touch the plug with wet hands when it is plugged in. This may cause electric shock.
  • Page 7 2. Unplug the power cord from the wall outlet. 3. Consult with the dealer where you purchased the instrument or with an authorized CASIO service provider. Do not expose this digital piano to rain or moisture. To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this digital piano to rain or moisture.
  • Page 8 CAUTION Power Cord Improper use of the power cord can create the risk of fire and electric shock. Always be sure to observe the following precautions. • Never locate the power cord near a stove or other source of heat. •...
  • Page 9 Never place the digital piano directly onto furniture or other item that has a finished surface. The rubber feet on the bottom of the digital piano can react with the paint or other coatings, resulting in soiling of or damage to the finished surface. Be sure to lay felt or some other material on the finished surface before placing the digital piano on...

  • Page 10: Main Features

    Touch Select adjusts the intensity of the output sound in accordance with the amount of pressure you apply to the keyboard. MIDI terminal Connecting to another MIDI musical instrument lets you play two instruments from the keyboard of this digital piano. You can also connect to a commercially available MIDI sequencer to increase the number of parts you can play.

  • Page 11: Table Of Contents

    Contents Safety Precautions ... E-1 Main Features ... E-6 Contents ... E-7 General Guide ... E-8 Attachment of the Score Stand ... E-8 Connecting to a Power Outlet ... E-10 Connections ... E-11 Accessories and Options ... E-11 Basic Operation ... E-12 Using Tones ...

  • Page 12: General Guide

    General Guide Back Panel Front AP38_e_08-19.p65 Attachment of the Score Stand Attach the score stand by inserting its pegs into the holes in the top of the digital piano. Bottom Bottom E F G H I J K 428A-E-012A 02.6.12, 15:55...
  • Page 13 CAUTION A partially open cover can suddenly close unexpectedly and pinch your fingers. With the AP-38, the power cord is hard-wired to the bottom of the instrument. 1 MIDI IN terminal, MIDI OUT terminal 2 LINE OUT jacks (R, L/MONO )

  • Page 14: Connecting To A Power Outlet

    • The shapes of the digital piano’s power cord and wall outlet should be different according to countries or regions. The illustrations are examples. • With the AP-38, the power cord is hardwired to the bottom of the instrument. 02.6.12, 15:55...

  • Page 15: Connections

    Connections Connecting to an audio or musical instrument amplifier provides even clearer, more powerful sound through external speakers. Bottom Headphones IMPORTANT! • Whenever connecting external equipment, first set the VOLUME slider of the digital piano and the volume controller of the external equipment to relatively low volume settings.

  • Page 16: Basic Operation

    Basic Operation Using Tones The following procedures describe everything you need to know about selecting and using tones. Selecting a Tone This digital piano has a selection of 16 built-in tones. Tone Buttons GRAND ELEC PIPE PIANO 1 PIANO 1 ORGAN 1 GRAND HARPSI-...

  • Page 17: Using Layer

    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. Main tone + Layered tone To layer two tones NOTE • To use the variation tone for the main tone and/or the layer tone, perform the required operation to turn on the variation tone(s) before starting the procedure below.

  • Page 18: Using Split

    + / – Number Input keys keys • A note does not sound when you press a keyboard key at this time. Release the CONTROL button to complete the procedure. NOTE • The setting you make for the main tone volume remains in effect even if you change to another tone.
  • Page 19 Now try playing something on the keyboard. • The lower range (left side) of the keyboard is assigned the split tone, while the upper range (right side) is assigned the main tone. • The location on the keyboard where the changeover between the two tones occurs is called the split point.

  • Page 20: Using Digital Effects

    Touch response affects the HARPSICHORD tone only slightly, because the original musical instrument normally produces the same sound, no matter how much pressure is applied. Digitally Sampled Tones The tones of this digital piano are produced using digitally recorded samples of actual musical instruments.
  • Page 21 Keys Used for Configuring Digital Effect Settings Digital Effect Keys Room 1 Chorus 1 Room 2 Chorus 2 Room 3 Chorus 3 Stage Chorus 4 Turning Digital Effects On and Off To turn this digital effect Press this button: on or off: Reverb Chorus •...

  • Page 22: Using The Pedals

    Using the Pedals This digital piano comes equipped with the three pedals shown in the illustration below. Soft pedal Damper pedal Sostenuto pedal Pedal functions • Damper pedal Pressing this pedal causes notes to reverberate and to sustain longer. In the case of the PIPE ORGAN and STRINGS tones, pressing this pedal sustains the notes played until you release the pedal.

  • Page 23: Adjusting The Metronome Volume

    Using the Metronome PREPARATION • Check to make sure that the indicator above the RECORD button is off. If the indicator is on, press the RECORD button to turn it off. • See the section of this User’s Guide covering the song memory for details on using the metronome in combination with the function.

  • Page 24: Using The Song Memory

    • Turning off power while a record operation is in progress deletes anything recorded up to that point. • CASIO shall not be held responsible for any losses by you or any third party due to loss of data caused by malfunction or repair of this digital piano, or by battery replacement.

  • Page 25: Playback

    Play something on the keyboard to start recording. • What you play sounds from the speakers and is recorded into memory. • You can also start recording by pressing PLAY/STOP. In this case, blank space is inserted in memory from the point that you press PLAY/STOP up to the point you start to play on the keyboard.

  • Page 26: Deleting Song Memory Contents

    Deleting Song Memory Contents IMPORTANT! The delete operation cannot be undone. Make sure you play back song memory contents and confirm that you no longer need it before performing the following procedure. To delete song memory contents Press the SONG MEMORY button. •...

  • Page 27: Using Demo Tunes

    Using Demo Tunes This digital piano comes with 16 built-in demo tunes, each of which features one of the built-in tones. Playing the Demo Tunes in Sequence To play the demo tunes in sequence Press the MUSIC LIBRARY button to start demo tune play.

  • Page 28: Using Music Library

    Using Music Library Once you select one of the 50 built-in Music Library tunes, you can cut either the left-hand or right-hand part (primo and secondo part for duet tunes) and play along on the keyboard. You can adjust the tempo to play along at the pace that’s comfortable for you, and you can use the metronome to help you keep in time.

  • Page 29: Practicing Individual Parts (Part Lesson

    NOTE • When you press the MUSIC LIBRARY button, the number of the song that was selected the last time you used the Music Library appears first. • You can change the tempo of playback after you select a tune. You can return the tempo of a tune to its preset level by selecting the same tune again (step 2 of the above procedure).

  • Page 30: Keyboard Settings

    Keyboard Settings Using Touch Select 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.

  • Page 31: Adjusting The Tuning Of The Digital Piano

    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 A = 440.0Hz. Use the keyboard keys noted below to adjust the tuning of the digital piano.
  • Page 32 Select a root by pressing one of the keys in the range shown in the illustration below. Remember to keep the CONTROL button depressed. • The note for the keyboard key you press is applied as the root. If you press key F , for example, the root becomes F.

  • Page 33: Using Baroque Pitch

    Using Baroque Pitch During the Baroque Era, standard pitch (A the modern standard. The Baroque pitch setting of your digital piano lets you play Baroque era music at the pitch it was written for. Use the keys shown below to change the Baroque pitch setting.

  • Page 34: Midi

    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.

  • Page 35: Simultaneous Receive Over Multiple Channels (Multi-Timbre

    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 •...

  • Page 36: Turning Local Control On And Off

    Turning Local Control On and Off 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. Keyboard Pedals Local Control When Local Control is on (the normal setting), anything played on the keyboard is sounded by the internal sound source and simultaneously output from the MIDI OUT terminal.
  • Page 37 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.

  • Page 38: Troubleshooting

    2. Disconnect the headphones from digital piano. the digital piano. Lithium battery is dead. Contact your CASIO Service Provider for replacement of the lithium battery. Data recorded in the other track uses Delete the data recorded in the other up all available Song Memory track.

  • Page 39: Assembly Instructions

    Assembly Instructions Caution • Take particular care to avoid injury when installing legs and pedals, and when mounting the keyboard onto the stand. • When assembling, make sure that the sliding keyboard cover of the digital piano body is completely closed. If the cover is left open during assembly, it may close suddenly causing the fingers to be pinched between the digital piano body and cover.
  • Page 40 Figure 4 (Back) 5. Attach back panel C to the F brackets and crosspiece D. Note that the back panel C should be installed so it is in front of the F brackets (Figure 4). Use the four M screws, six J screws to secure the back panel in place (Figures 3 and 4).
  • Page 41 • The shapes of the digital piano’s power cord and wall out- let should be different according to countries or regions. The illustrations are examples. • With the AP-38, the power cord is hard-wired to the bottom of the instrument. 428A-E-041A AP38_e_34-39.p65...

  • Page 42: Specifications

    Specifications All of the items in these specifications apply to the AP-38 and AP-38V, unless specifically noted otherwise. Models: Keyboard: Polyphony: Tones: Digital Effects: Demo Tunes: Song Memory: Music Library: Pedals: Other Functions: MIDI: Input/Output: Speakers: Power Supply: Power Consumption:...

  • Page 43: Operational Precautions

    • Unauthorized reproduction of this manual in its entirety or in part is expressly forbidden. All rights reserved. • CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. shall not be held liable for any damages or losses or any claims by third parties arising from use of this product or this manual.

  • Page 44: Appendix

    Appendix/Apéndice Initial Power On Settings The table below shows the initial settings of the digital piano whenever power is turned on. Item Tone Digital Effect Reverb Chorus Layer Split Metronome Volume Tempo Beat Playback Track Touch Select Transpose Tuning Temperament Baroque Pitch Music Library Song Number...
  • Page 45 Ajustes iniciales al activarse la alimentación La tabla siguiente muestra los ajustes iniciales del piano digital siempre que se activa la alimentación. Item Sonido Efecto digital Reverberación Chorus Estratificador División Metrónomo Volumen Tempo Tiempo Pista de reproducción Selección de toque Transposición Afinación Temperamento...
  • Page 46 Music Library Tunes/Melodías de la biblioteca musical Tune Number/ Tune Name/Nombre de melodía Número de melodía Klavierbüchlein für Anna Magdalena Bach “Menuet” Invention No.1 Invention No.8 Invention No.13 Wohltemperierte Klavier I Praeludium 1 Goldberg-Variationen Aria Goldberg-Variationen Var.30 Sonata K.545 1st Mov. Sonata K.331 1st Mov.

  • Page 47: Midi Data Format

    MIDI Data Format 428A-E-088A AP38_e_MIDI Data.p65 02.6.12, 15:56...
  • Page 48 428A-E-089A AP38_e_MIDI Data.p65 02.6.12, 15:56...
  • Page 49 428A-E-090A AP38_e_MIDI Data.p65 02.6.12, 15:56...
  • Page 50 428A-E-091A AP38_e_MIDI Data.p65 02.6.12, 15:56...
  • Page 51 428A-E-092A AP38_e_MIDI Data.p65 02.6.12, 15:56...
  • Page 52 428A-E-102A AP38_es_MIDI Chart.p65 02.6.12, 15:56...
  • Page 53 428A-E-103A AP38_es_MIDI Chart.p65 02.6.21, 19:35...
  • Page 54 This recycle mark indicates that the packaging conforms to the environmental protection legislation in Germany. Esta marca de reciclaje indica que el empaquetado conforma a la legislación de protección ambiental en Alemania. CASIO COMPUTER CO.,LTD. MA0206-A Printed in Malaysia 6-2, Hon-machi 1-chome AP38-ES-1 Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-8543, Japan AP38_es_cover.p65...

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