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AP - 470
USER'S GUIDE
Please keep all information for future reference.
About These Instructions
These instructions consist of four pages on two sheets. Each page is identified by a page number in the
upper right corner.
Before performing any operation, be sure to go to page 3/4 first and read the
information under "Piano Buttons", "Using the FUNCTION Button", and
"Keyboard Keys Used for Configuring Settings".
● Refer to "Assembling the Stand" on page 4/4 of these instructions for information about how
to assemble the stand and attach the music stand.
These instructions provide general information about Digital Piano operations. For
more detailed information, refer to the "User's Guide (Full)", which can be
downloaded by visiting the website below or by using the nearby QR code.
http://world.casio.com/manual/emi/
The "User's Guide (Full)" includes information on the topics listed below.
• Auto Resume and Operation Lock
• Connecting to an audio system and amplifier
• Connecting to a computer
• Details about settings using the FUNCTION button
• Operations using a USB flash drive
• MIDI Implementation Chart, etc.
● Be sure to read the "Safety Precautions" in these instructions and use the Digital Piano
correctly.
Caution!
Make sure that the keyboard cover is fully open whenever you are playing. A partially open cover can
suddenly close unexpectedly and pinch your fingers.
Adjusting Acoustic Piano Sound
Playing Back Built-in Songs
Characteristics
This Digital Piano comes with a Music Library of 60 piano
songs (numbered 1 to 60), and Concert Play selection of
The tones of your Digital Piano have built-in elements that
piano and orchestra performance songs (numbered 1 to 10)
give them the characteristic reverberation and other
built in.
characteristics of an acoustic piano. Each of these elements
can be individually adjusted to one of four levels.
Demo Songs
■ Hammer Response
1.
Hold down the FUNCTION button and press the
Controls the time lag between when a key is pressed and
METRONOME button.
when the note actually sounds.
This starts sequentially looped playback of all Concert
Settings
Play (Listen) songs and Music Library songs.
1: Quick
• To advance to the next demo song, hold down the
2: Grand piano style
FUNCTION button and press the MIDI REC
3: Slightly slow
button.
4: Slow
• To return to the previous demo song, hold down the
■ String Resonance
FUNCTION button and press the AUDIO REC
Adjusts the characteristic reverberation (string resonance) of
button.
an acoustic piano.
• To stop demo playback, press the a button.
You can select a reverberation setting that matches the
song being played or your own personal preference.
NOTE
• Pressing the METRONOME button while holding down
Settings
the FUNCTION button during Concert Play jumps to the
1: Subdued
first Music Library song. Performing the same operation
2: Slightly subdued
during Music Library play jumps to the first Concert Play
3: Resonant
song.
4: Very resonant
• The only operations possible during demo play back are
■ Lid Simulator
changing the currently playing tune and stopping
Adjusts how sound resonates in accordance with the
playback.
opening state of a grand piano lid.
Music Library
Settings
1: Lid closed
1.
To select a song, hold down the FUNCTION button
2: Lid partially open
and use the Select Music Library Song keys (–, +).
3: Lid fully open
You can also input a value from 0 to 9 to specify a
4: Lid removed
Music Library song number.
1.
Hold down the FUNCTION button and press the
2.
To start playback press the a button.
desired element key.
• To stop playback, press the a button.
NOTE
• Opening or closing the Digital Piano's lid does not affect
the Lid Simulator setting.
EN
Power Outlet
Turning Power On or Off
Your Digital Piano runs on standard household power. Be
■ To turn on power
sure to turn off power whenever you are not using the Digital
Press the P (Power) button. Power up takes about five
Piano.
seconds.
■ Using an AC Adaptor
■ To turn off power
Use only the AC adaptor (JEITA Standard, with unified
Hold down the P (Power) button until the power lamp goes
polarity plug) that comes with this Digital Piano. Use of a
out.
different type of AC adaptor can cause malfunction.
Front
Specified AC Adaptor:
AD-E24250LW
• Use the supplied power cord to connect the AC adaptor.
Bottom
IMPORTANT!
• Pressing the P (Power) button to turn off power
actually puts the Digital Piano into a standby state
(minute current continues to flow). If you do not plan
to use the Digital Piano for a long time or if there is a
lightning storm in your area, unplug the AC adaptor
from the power outlet.
Power Terminal
(DC 24V)
■ Auto Power Off
Power turns off automatically after four hours of non-use.
To disable Auto Power Off, turn on power by holding down
the FUNCTION button and pressing P (Power).
IMPORTANT!
• Never connect the AC adaptor that comes with this
Digital Piano to any other device besides this Digital
Adjusting Volume
Piano. Doing so creates the risk of malfunction.
• Make sure the Digital Piano is turned off before
Use the VOLUME knob to adjust the volume of speaker and
plugging in or unplugging the AC adaptor.
headphone output.
• The AC adaptor will become warm to the touch after
very long use. This is normal and does not indicate
Changing the Tuning
malfunction.
• Never try to use the supplied power cord with any
The factory tuning (A4=440.0Hz) can be change in 0.1 Hz
other device.
steps.
• Place the AC adaptor on the floor with its label
1.
Hold down the FUNCTION button and use the A-
surface pointed downwards. The AC adaptor
tuning keys (+, –).
becomes more prone to electromagnetic wave
• Tuning is raised or lowered in 0.1 Hz steps.
generation if the label surface is in a different
position.
• To toggle between the two settings below, hold
down the FUNCTION button and press the A-tuning
keyboard keys (+ and –) at the same time.
440.0 Hz (1 beep)
442.0 Hz (2 beeps)
Concert Play
Concert Play
1.
To select a song, hold down the FUNCTION button
You can use Concert Play for 3-step practice.
and use the CONCERT PLAY area SELECT keys
■ Step 1: LISTEN
(–, +).
Listen to playback of the piano and orchestra to familiarize
2.
To start song playback, hold down the FUNCTION
yourself with the music.
button and press the CONCERT PLAY area a
1.
To select a song, hold down the FUNCTION button
key.
and use the CONCERT PLAY area SELECT keys
• To stop song playback, hold down the FUNCTION
(–, +).
button and press the CONCERT PLAY area a
2.
Hold down the FUNCTION button and press the
key.
CONCERT PLAY area LISTEN key.
NOTE
3.
To start song playback, hold down the FUNCTION
• Concert Play uses recordings of a live orchestra, so the
button and press the CONCERT PLAY area a
tones used for recording are different from those that can
key.
be selected with the Digital Piano. Also note that breath
and performance noises may be audible in Concert Play
• To stop song playback, hold down the FUNCTION
songs.
button and press the CONCERT PLAY area a
key.
Practicing with Built-in Tunes
■ Step 2: LESSON
You can turn off the left-hand part or right-hand part of a
built-in song and play along on the Digital Piano. Practice
Music Library
the piano part of the ensemble.
Use the steps below to turn off the left-hand part or right-
1.
Hold down the FUNCTION button and press the
hand part of a song and play along.
CONCERT PLAY area LESSON key.
1.
To select a song to practice, hold down the
2.
To select on or off for each part, hold down the
FUNCTION button and use the Select Music Library
FUNCTION button and press the a button.
Song keys (–, +, keys 0 to 9).
See the illustration under step 2 of the "Music Library"
2.
To select on or off for each part, hold down the
part selection procedure.
FUNCTION button and press the a button.
3.
To start song playback, hold down the FUNCTION
Play the part you turned off.
button and press the CONCERT PLAY area a
key.
Right-hand part
Both parts on
Left-hand part off
• To stop song playback, hold down the FUNCTION
off
button and press the CONCERT PLAY area a
key.
■ Step 3: PLAY
Left-hand part
Right-hand part
Left-hand part
(lit)
(unlit)
(unlit)
Play along with the orchestra.
Right-hand part
1.
Hold down the FUNCTION button and press the
(lit)
CONCERT PLAY area PLAY key.
• Each press of the a button cycles the on/off
2.
settings as shown above.
To start song playback, hold down the FUNCTION
3.
button and press the CONCERT PLAY area a
To start playback, press the a button.
key.
• To stop playback, press the a button.
• To stop song playback, hold down the FUNCTION
button and press the CONCERT PLAY area a
key.
Connecting Headphones
Connect headphones to the PHONES/OUTPUT jack.
Connecting headphones mutes speaker output, so you can
Tone names are marked above the keys.
practice even late at night. To protect your hearing, do not
1.
set the volume too high when using headphones.
Front
■ Bass Tone (BASS)
Pressing the BASS (LOWER) key to select a bass tone
selects a bass tone for the low end (left side) of the
keyboard only. The high end (right side) of the keyboard
Power lamp
retains the tone assigned to it before the bass tone was
selected.
PHONES/OUTPUT jack
NOTE
• If the plug of the headphones does not match the
PHONES/OUTPUT jack, use a commercially available
adaptor plug.
Head Phone Mode
1.
The Head Phone Mode reproduces natural sounding
acoustic piano tones when using headphones.
1.
Hold down the FUNCTION button and press the
2.
Head Phone Mode key.
Each press toggles between on and off.
Selecting a Tone with a Button
1.
Press the GRAND PIANO 1 button or GRAND
PIANO 2 button.
• Pressing the GRAND PIANO 1 button selects the
3.
CONCERT tone in the GRAND PIANO 1 group.
• Pressing the GRAND PIANO 2 button selects the
CONCERT tone in the GRAND PIANO 2 group.
Using a Pedal
■ To sound the metronome
1.
Soft pedal
Damper pedal
Sostenuto pedal
■ Damper Pedal
■ To set the beat
Pressing the damper pedal while playing causes the notes
you play to reverberate. Half-pedal operation (pressing the
1.
pedal part way) is also supported.
■ Sostenuto pedal
Only the notes of the keys that are depressed when this
2.
pedal is pressed are sustained, even if the keyboard keys
are released, until the pedal is released.
■ Soft pedal
Setting range: 0 to 9
• Specifying 0 sounds a straight click, without any chime.
This pedal makes notes softer and gentler. The effect is
applied only to notes played while the pedal is depressed.
■ To set the tempo
1.
NOTE
• If pressing the pedal does not produce the desired effect,
it could mean that the pedal cord is not connected
properly. Fully push the plug in as far as it goes.
2.
Setting range: 20 to 255
• Each press of the + or – key raises or lowers the tempo
■ To adjust the metronome volume
Hold down the FUNCTION button and use the Metronome
Volume keys (–, +) to set a volume level from 0 to 42.
Setting range: 0 to 42
• To return to the initial default volume, press the
Selecting a Tone with a Keyboard
Splitting the Keyboard for Duet
Key
Play
You can split the keyboard in the center so the left and right
sides have the same range. The left outer pedal is the left
Hold down the FUNCTION button and press the
side damper pedal, while the right outer pedal is the right
desired tone key. (See the "Tone" area under
side damper pedal.
"Keyboard Keys Used for Configuring Settings".)
Keyboard
• Some keys may have more than one tone assigned.
In this case, each press of the key cycles to the next
Split point
assigned tone. Which tone is selected by the key
Left keyboard
press is indicated by beeps.
Example: Cycling through MODERN, ROCK, and
JAZZ settings
MODERN: (1 beep)
C3
C4
C5
C6
C3
ROCK: (2 beeps)
(Middle C)
JAZZ: (3 beeps)
Pedals
Left keyboard
damper pedal
Split point
Left and right damper pedal
Bass range
High range
NOTE
• Only the damper pedal for the right keyboard supports
BASS
GRAND PIANO 2 MELLOW
half-pedal operations.
(previously selected tone)
1.
Select a tone.
2.
To cycle between the Duet Mode settings below,
Layering Two Tones
hold down the FUNCTION button and press the
Duet Mode key.
Hold down the FUNCTION button and press the
Off
Select Layer Tone key.
On
• Each press of the keyboard key toggles between on
and off.
Pan: Outputs left side keyboard tone from the left
speaker and right side keyboard tone from the right
Hold down the FUNCTION button and press key of
speaker.
the tone to be layered.
GRAND PIANO 1 BRIGHT
STRINGS 2
To return to the original tone, hold down the
FUNCTION button and press the Select Layer Tone
key (which exits the Layer Mode).
Using the Metronome
Changing Keyboard Response to
Touch Pressure (Touch Response)
Touch Response alters tone volume in accordance with
Press the METRONOME button.
keyboard pressure (speed).
The first beat of a measure is a chime, and remaining
1.
Hold down the FUNCTION button and press the
beats are clicks. The lamp flashes with each beat.
Keyboard Touch key.
Press the METRONOME button again to turn off the
• You can select from among three levels, or off. Each
metronome.
press of the keyboard key causes it to beep the
Metronome Settings
number of times shown below to indicate the current
setting.
Once (long): Off
Once (short): 1
Hold down the FUNCTION button and press the
Twice: 2
METRONOME area BEAT key.
Three times: 3
• Keep the FUNCTION button depressed as you
• Setting a smaller value causes lighter touch to
advance to the next step.
produce more powerful sound.
Still holding down the FUNCTION button, use the
• Selecting off causes notes to be played at a fixed
volume, regardless of the key press velocity.
number keys (0 to 9) to specify the beat.
Using the MIDI Recorder
You can use the built in MIDI recorder to record your
performance and play it back when you want.
Hold down the FUNCTION button and press the
METRONOME area TEMPO key.
■ Recording Capacity
• Keep the FUNCTION button depressed as you
• You can record approximately 5,000 notes in Digital
advance to the next step.
Piano memory.
Still holding down the FUNCTION button, use the
■ Recorded Data
number keys (0 to 9) to specify the tempo.
• Keyboard play
• Tone used for keyboard play
• Beat (Track 1 only)
by 1.
• Tempo setting (Track 1 only)
• Layer setting (Track 1 only)
• Duet (Track 1 only)
• Temperament (Track 1 only)
• Keyboard volume (Track 1 only)
• Chorus (Track 1 only)
• Brilliance (Track 1 only)
• Hall Simulator setting (Track 1 only)
Metronome Volume + key and – key at the same time
• Acoustic Simulator (Track 1 only)
■ Recording Data Storage
• Starting a new recording deletes any data that was
previously recorded in memory.
• 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 loss of deleted recorded data
due to malfunction, repair, or for any other reason.
USER'S GUIDE
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Changing the Octaves of the Keyboards
You can change the ranges of the left and right keyboards in
octave units from their initial default settings.
1.
Pressing the FUNCTION button and the GRAND
PIANO 1 button, press the C-key you want as
middle C (C4) of the left keyboard. Keep the
FUNCTION button and the GRAND PIANO 1
button depressed as you advance to step 2.
Example: Pressing the leftmost C key configures the
Right keyboard
keyboards below.
Left keyboard
Right keyboard
C4
C5
C6
(Middle C)
C4
C5
C6
C7
C3
C4
C5
C6
(Pressed key)
1 octave higher than initial setting
Unchanged
2.
Right keyboard
With the FUNCTION button and the GRAND PIANO 1
damper pedal
button still depressed, press the C-key you want as
middle C (C4) of the right keyboard.
This sounds the note assigned to C4 and change the
octave of the right keyboard.
NOTE
• You can return the keyboards to their initial default
ranges by exiting and then re-entering the Duet Mode, or
by selecting the Pan setting.
■ Tracks
A "track" is a location where your performance is recorded.
This Digital Piano has two tracks, and the status of each is
indicated by the L/R lamps of the a button.
Track 1
Track 2
Lamp
Status
Unlit
Off
Lit
Playback standby or playback in
progress
Flashing
Recording standby or recording in
progress
NOTE
• You can record each track separately and then combine
them so they play back together as a single song.
While playing
Track 1
Record
back...
Song name
Track 2
Record
■ To record keyboard play
1.
Press the MIDI REC button once or twice so the
MIDI REC lamp is flashing.
This enters record standby.
2.
Hold down the FUNCTION button and press the
a button once or twice until the lamp of the track
to be recorded is flashing.
3.
To start recording, press the a button or start
playing.
Recording can also be started by pressing a pedal or
performing another operation.
• If, while recording is in progress, you want to re-
record from the beginning, hold down the MIDI
REC button until the Digital Piano beeps. This
discards the current recording data and enters
recording standby.
• To stop recording, press the a button or MIDI
REC button.
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Summary of Contents for Celviano AP-470

  • Page 1 USER’S GUIDE Changing the Octaves of the Keyboards Power Outlet Turning Power On or Off Connecting Headphones Selecting a Tone with a Keyboard Splitting the Keyboard for Duet Play You can change the ranges of the left and right keyboards in Your Digital Piano runs on standard household power.
  • Page 2 USER’S GUIDE ■ To play back a recorded performance ■ To delete a recorded performance ■ To record keyboard play ■ To play back data recorded on a USB flash ■ To delete an audio file from a USB flash drive Using the Audio Recorder Error Indicators drive...
  • Page 3 USER’S GUIDE Keyboard Keys Used for Configuring Settings A-tuning (415.5 to 440.0 to 465.9) Octave Shift (–2 to 0 to +2) Layer Balance (–24 to 0 to +24) Hall Simulator (DUTCH CHURCH) Keyboard Volume (0 to 42) Transpose (–12 to 0 to +12) Hall Simulator (FRENCH CATHEDRAL) Volume Sync Equalizer (Off, Weak, Normal, Strong) Brilliance (–3 to 0 to +3)
  • Page 4 • Before moving the Digital Piano, be sure to unplug the AC adaptor from the power outlet. • Loop and bundle the power cord, but never wind it around the AC adaptor. Model Number: AP-470 Trade Name: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.