Casio Privia PX-720 User Manual
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USER'S GUIDE
GUÍA DEL USUARIO
Please keep all information for future reference.
Guarde toda información para tener como referencia futura.
PX720/720CES1B
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.
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  • Page 1 USER’S GUIDE GUÍA DEL USUARIO Please keep all information for future reference. Guarde toda información para tener como referencia futura. PX720/720CES1B 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...
  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    Never let children use an AC adaptor that is seriously damaged. • The product is not intended for children under 3 years. • Use only CASIO AD-12 adaptor. • The AC adaptor is not a toy.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Assembling the Stand ... E-24 Unpacking... E-24 Assembling the Stand... E-24 General Guide ... E-2 TONE/SETTING Button... E-3 Saving Settings and Using Operation Lock ... E-3 Power Outlet... E-4 Using an AC Adaptor ... E-4 Connections ... E-5 Connecting Headphones ... E-5 Connecting Audio Equipment or an Amplifier ...
  • Page 4: General Guide

    General Guide Bottom Rear Front Front...
  • Page 5: Tone/Setting Button

    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. NOTE • The names shown here are always indicated in bold when they appear within the text of this manual. 1 Pedal connector 2 DC 12V terminal 3 MIDI OUT/IN terminals...
  • Page 6: Power Outlet

    Power Outlet Your digital piano runs on standard household power. Be sure to turn off power whenever you are not using the digital piano. Using an AC Adaptor Use only the AC adaptor that is specified for use with this digital piano. Specified AC Adaptor: AD-12 Bottom AC adaptor AD-12...
  • Page 7: Connections

    Connections IMPORTANT! • Whenever connecting something to the digital piano, first use the VOLUME controller to set the volume to a low level. After connecting, you can adjust the volume to the level you want. Connecting Headphones Bottom PHONES jack Stereo standard plug Connect commercially available headphones to the PHONES jack.
  • Page 8: Playing With Different Tones

    Playing with Different Tones VOLUME TONE/SETTING SONG METRONOME GRAND PIANO Selecting and Playing a Tone This digital piano has 11 built-in tones. * You can select these tones using keyboard keys. The name of the tones assigned to each keyboard key is marked above the keys.
  • Page 9 Selecting a Tone Using the Keyboard Keys MODERN CLASSIC VARIATION GRAND PIANO While holding down the TONE/SETTING button, press the keyboard key that corresponds to the tone you want to select. Example: Pipe Organ Bass Tones (BASS 1, BASS 2) Selecting either of the two bass tones (BASS 1, BASS 2) on the right side of the tone setting keys in step 1 of the above procedure will assign the selected bass tone to the low range (left side) of the keyboard.
  • Page 10: To Adjust The Brilliance Of A Tone

    Playing with Different Tones To adjust the brilliance of a tone While holding down the TONE/SETTING button, use the BRILLIANCE keys to specify a brilliance value in the range of –3 to 3. For this type of sound: Mellower and softer Brighter and harder NOTE •...
  • Page 11: Using Effects

    Using Effects Reverb ..Makes your notes resonate. Chorus . . . Adds more breadth to your notes. To configure reverb and chorus effect settings While holding down the TONE/SETTING button, press the REVERB or CHORUS keyboard key. CHORUS selection keys Example: Selecting Reverb 4 •...
  • Page 12: Using The Metronome

    Playing with Different Tones Using the Metronome Press the METRONOME button. • This starts the metronome. • The lamp above the SONG with the metronome beat. To change the beat, hold down the TONE/ SETTING button as you press one of the METRONOME BEAT keys to select a beat setting.
  • Page 13: Playing A Piano Duet

    Playing a Piano Duet You can use the Duet Mode to split the piano’s keyboard in the center so two people can play a duet. The left and right side keyboards have virtually the same range. The left pedal operates as the left side damper pedal, while the right pedal is the right side damper pedal.
  • Page 14: Playing Back Built-In Songs

    Playing Back Built-in Songs TONE/SETTING SONG IMPORTANT! • After you select a built-in song, it can take a number of seconds for the song data to be loaded. While the data is being loaded, the keyboard keys and button operations will be disabled.
  • Page 15: Practicing With A Music Library Song

    NOTE • Pressing the + and – keys at the same time will select song number 01. • You also can adjust the playback tempo and volume of the song. See “Configuring Settings with the Keyboard” on page E-18 for more information. Practicing with a Music Library Song You can turn off the left hand part or right hand part of...
  • Page 16: Recording And Play Back

    • Should power fail during recording, all of the data in the track you are recording will be deleted. IMPORTANT! • CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. takes no responsibility for any damages, lost profits, or claims by third parties arising from the deletion of recorded data due to malfunction, repair, or for any other reason.
  • Page 17: To Record To A Specific Track Of A Song

    To record to a specific track of a song After recording to either of the tracks of a song, you can record to the other track while listening to playback what you recorded in the first track. Press the RECORDER button twice so its lamp is flashing.
  • Page 18: To Record To One Track Of A Song While Listening To The Playback Of The Other Track

    Recording and Play Back To record to one track of a song while listening to the playback of the other track Press the RECORDER button so its lamp is lit. Press the LR button until the lamp of only the track to which you want to play back is lit.
  • Page 19: Deleting Recorded Data

    Deleting Recorded Data The following procedure deletes a specific track of a song. IMPORTANT! • The procedure below deletes all of the data of the selected track. Note that the delete operation cannot be undone. Check to make sure you really do not need the data in digital piano memory before you perform the following steps.
  • Page 20: Keyboard

    Configuring Settings with the Keyboard TONE/SETTING In addition to selecting tones and Music Library tunes, you also can use the TONE/SETTING button in combination with the keyboard keys to configure effect, keyboard touch, and other settings. To configure settings with the keyboard Use the “Parameter List”...
  • Page 21: Keyboard Keys Used For Configuring Settings

    Configuring Settings with the Keyboard Keyboard Keys Used for Configuring Settings • The numbers 1 through br correspond to the same numbers in the “Parameter List” on page E-20. [Left keyboard] [Left keyboard] Tone selection Song select [Overall] [Center keyboard] Tempo Metronome beat Reverb...
  • Page 22: Brilliance (Brilliance

    Configuring Settings with the Keyboard Parameter List ■ Tones Parameter Settings 1 Tone selection See page E-6. Default: GRAND PIANO (MODERN) 2 Brilliance –3 to 0 to 3 (BRILLIANCE) Default: 0 3 Reverb Off (OFF), 1 to 4 (REVERB) Default: 2 4 Chorus Off (OFF), 1 to 4 Default: Off...
  • Page 23 ■ Keyboard Parameter Settings bk Touch Response Off (OFF), 1 to 3 (TOUCH Default: 2 RESPONSE) bl Keyboard Key –12 to 0 to 12 (Transpose) Default: 0 bm Keyboard –99 to 0 to 99 tuning (Tuning) Default: 0 Operation Type Description (page E-18) Specifies the relative touch...
  • Page 24: Send Channel

    Configuring Settings with the Keyboard ■ MIDI and Other Settings Parameter Settings bn Send Channel 01 to 16 Default: 01 bo Local Control Off, On Default: On bp Operation Tone Off, On Default: On bq Back Up Off, On Default: Off Operation Lock Off, On Default: Off E-22...
  • Page 25: Connecting To The Midi Terminal

    NOTE • For details about MIDI implementation, visit: http://world.casio.com/ MIDI Connections Connecting your computer or other external MIDI device to the digital piano’s MIDI OUT/IN terminals makes it possible for them to exchange MIDI messages and record and playback keyboard notes on the connected device.
  • Page 26 Assembling the Stand Unpacking PREPARATION • Before starting assembly, check to make sure that you have all the parts shown below. You can find the screws in a plastic bag inside of the polystyrene foam packing material. • This stand does not include any of the tools required for assembly.
  • Page 27 PREPARATION • Before starting assembly of the stand, divide the polystyrene foam packing material K into the sections as shown in the illustration below. After dividing up the material, you should end up with a total of six pieces named K , and K , which you will use while -( a )
  • Page 28 Assembling the Stand Perform the following steps to secure the side panel to the digital piano. (4-1) Press downwards on side panel A to ensure that it is inserted as far as it will go into the bracket on the side of the digital piano. (4-2) Use the D screws to secure side panel A to the digital piano.
  • Page 29 Remove the screws that hold the corner brackets in place on the back corners (the corners away from the pianist) of the side panels. As shown in the illustration, reverse the corner brackets you removed in step 10, and insert pedal unit brackets I between the each of the corner brackets and the side panels A and B.
  • Page 30 Assembling the Stand To tighten the joint connector and screw (1) Rotate the screw counterclockwise about three turns to ensure that the screw is in the center of the joint connector. (2) Slowly rotate the screw clockwise and confirm that it tightens without resistance.
  • Page 31 Tighten the screws you loosened in step 10 to secure the corner brackets to the side panels. IMPORTANT! • Press down on the edges of the pedal unit as you tighten the corner bracket screws. To connect the cables Plug the speaker box C cable into the speaker connector on the bottom of the digital piano.
  • Page 32: Reference

    * Multiple digital samples are taken for the low range, middle range, and high range of the original volume sounds slightly different musical instrument. Because of this, there may be a very slight difference in tonal quality and depending where it is volume between sample ranges.
  • Page 33: Product Specifications

    Product Specifications Model PX-720/PX-720C Keyboard 88-key piano keyboard, with Touch Response Maximum Polyphony 128 notes Tones • Layer (excluding bass tones) • Split (Low-range bass tones only) Effects Brilliance (–3 to +3), Reverb (4 types), chorus (4 types), Acoustic Resonance Metronome •...
  • Page 34: Operating Precautions

    CASIO is prohibited under copyright laws. • IN NO EVENT SHALL CASIO BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS...
  • Page 35: Appendix

    Appendix/Apéndice Tone List/Lista de tonos Bank Select Program MSB/ Tone Name/ Change/ MSB de Nombre de tonos Cambio de selección de programa banco GRAND PIANO (MODERN) GRAND PIANO (CLASSIC) GRAND PIANO (VARIATION) ELEC PIANO 1 ELEC PIANO 2 HARPSICHORD VIBRAPHONE PIPE ORGAN STRINGS BASS 1...
  • Page 36: Midi Implementation Chart

    • For details about footnotes 3 through 5, see MIDI Implementation at http://world.casio.com/. *5 : Mensaje exclusivo del sistema de este modelo • Si desea más información sobre los pies de página 3 a 5, vea Implementación MIDI en http://world.casio.com/. Mode 2 : OMNI ON, MONO...
  • Page 37 This recycle mark indicates that the packaging conforms to the environmental protection legislation in Germany. Esta marca de reciclaje indica que el empaquetado se ajusta a la legislación de protección ambiental en Alemania. MA0708-B Printed in China PX720/720CES1B...

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