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Casio CDP-S350 User Manual

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CDP-S350
USER'S GUIDE
Preparing a Power Supply
Playing on the Keyboard
Changing the Pitch in Octave
Units (Octave Shift)
Using Reverb
• When the Digital Piano is being operated on battery power only, notes may sound distorted when performing or playing back
a song at maximum volume. This is due to the difference between AC adaptor power and battery power, and does not
indicate Digital Piano malfunction. If you notice distortion, switch to AC adaptor power or lower the volume level.
CDPS350-E-2A
Turning Power On or Off
Splitting the Keyboard for
Duet Play
Using Auto Accompaniment
Linking with a Smart Device
(APP Function)
Using a Pedal
Changing the Pitch in
Semitone Steps (Transpose)
Selecting a Built-in Song for
Playback
EN
Using Headphones
Fine Tuning a Pitch (Tuning)
Using Chorus

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  • Page 1 Cover CDP-S350 USER’S GUIDE Preparing a Power Supply Turning Power On or Off Using a Pedal Using Headphones Playing on the Keyboard Splitting the Keyboard for Changing the Pitch in Fine Tuning a Pitch (Tuning) Duet Play Semitone Steps (Transpose)
  • Page 2 About Music Score data You can download music score data as a PDF file from the CASIO website, which you can access using the URL or QR code below. You will then be able to view music scores on your smart device. You can jump from the PDF file table of contents directly to the music score you want, and you can print out scores as needed.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Playing a Built-in Song or a Song on a Contents USB Flash Drive EN-26 Selecting a Built-in Song for Playback ..EN-26 Overview and Setup EN-4 Looping Playback of Specific Song Measures General Guide.
  • Page 4 Contents USB Flash Drive EN-49 USB Flash Drive and USB Flash Drive Port Handling Precautions..... EN-49 Connecting a USB Flash Drive to and Detaching It from the Digital Piano .

  • Page 5: Overview And Setup

    Overview and Setup General Guide ■ Front Panel • Some of the button names shown here include a $ mark. This indicates that you need to long-press the button to perform its operation. EN-4...
  • Page 6 Overview and Setup bp FUNCTION, ENTER/$ EXIT button 1 P (Power) button 2 VOLUME knob bq TONE, $ DUET button 3 METRONOME, $ BEAT button br RHYTHM button 4 TEMPO/TAP button bs SONG BANK button 5 RECORD/STOP button bt BANK, $ FREEZE button 6 CATEGORY button ck Area 1 - Area 4 button 7 INTRO, REPEAT button...
  • Page 7 Overview and Setup Display   Tone indicator Tempo, measure  Rhythm indicator Beat  Song Bank indicator Chord name  Music Preset indicator Auto Accompaniment indicators   Keyboard part indicators Playback part indicators   Number/setting value display (left), name display (right) Registration indicators, record indicators * Other indicators Preparing the Music Stand...

  • Page 8: Preparing A Power Supply

    Overview and Setup Preparing a Power Supply • Never connect the AC adaptor (JEITA Standard, with Your Digital Piano uses an AC adaptor for power. unified polarity plug) that comes with this Digital Piano Though the Digital Piano supports battery operation, use of an to any other device besides this Digital Piano.
  • Page 9 Overview and Setup ■ Low Battery Indication Using Batteries The indicators shown below start to flash to let you know when battery power is low. Replace the batteries with new ones. • Be sure to turn off power before loading batteries. •...

  • Page 10: Turning Power On Or Off

    Overview and Setup Auto Power Off Turning Power On or Off If you do not perform any operation on the Digital Piano for Press the 1P (Power) button to turn on about four hours under AC adaptor power or about six minutes under battery power, power will turn off automatically.

  • Page 11: Using Headphones

    Overview and Setup Using Headphones Adjusting Display Contrast Using headphones cuts off output from the built-in speakers, Press bp FUNCTION and then use the bo dial which means you can practice playing even late at night to display “Other”. without disturbing others. •...

  • Page 12: Listening To Demo Play

    Operations Common to All Listening to Demo Play Modes Press br RHYTHM and bs SONG BANK at the same time. • Unless otherwise specifically noted, all of the procedures in this manual assume that the Digital Piano is in its initial power on state (immediately after This causes (song bank indicator) and (rhythm...

  • Page 13: Dial Operations

    Operations Common to All Modes ■ To select a menu item (NUM indicator not Dial Operations displayed) If a menu appears while you are configuring a setting and the Use the bo dial to change a number (tone number, etc.) or NUM indicator is not displayed, you can use the bo dial to value (tempo value, etc.), and to select menu items.

  • Page 14: Function Indicator

    Operations Common to All Modes ■ To change a character FUNCTION Indicator Use the bo dial to move the cursor to the The FUNCTION indicator is either flashing or not flashing position of the character you want to change, when you perform a Digital Piano function setting (page EN-45) or other special setting operation.

  • Page 15: Playing On The Keyboard

    ■ Versatile Tones Playing on the Keyboard The Digital Piano’s built-in tones include “versatile tones” (three guitar tones, two bass tones, and two brass tones) that Your Digital Piano lets you select tones for a wide variety of can be used for creating computer music. Versatile tones musical instrument sounds, including violin, flute, orchestra, assign performance sounds that are characteristic of a and more.
  • Page 16 Playing on the Keyboard ■ To layer two tones ■ To split the keyboard between two different tones Select the tone for the Upper1 part (page • Check to make sure that the U2 (Upper2) and L (Lower) indicators are not shown on the display before EN-14).

  • Page 17: Changing Keyboard Response To Touch Pressure (Touch Response

    Playing on the Keyboard ■ To change the split point Changing Keyboard Response to Touch Pressure (Touch Response) Keep cn SPLIT depressed until you finish step 2 of this procedure. Touch Response alters tone volume in accordance with This will cause the key name at the currently set split keyboard pressure (speed).

  • Page 18: Using Reverb

    Playing on the Keyboard Using Reverb Using Chorus Chorus is a function that adds depth and breadth to notes. Press bp FUNCTION and then use the bo dial to display “Reverb”. Press bp FUNCTION and then use the bo dial to display “Chorus”.

  • Page 19: Using The Metronome

    Playing on the Keyboard Using the Metronome Changing the Tempo Setting The metronome lets you play and practice along with a steady There are two ways to change the tempo (beats per minute) beat to help keep you on tempo. setting: using buttons to change the tempo value and tapping a beat on a button.

  • Page 20: Using The Arpeggiator

    Playing on the Keyboard ■ To select an arpeggiator type Using the Arpeggiator Perform the procedure under “To turn on the With the arpeggiator, you can play various arpeggios and arpeggiator” and confirm that the ARPEG. other phrases automatically by simply pressing keys on the keyboard.

  • Page 21: Splitting The Keyboard For Duet Play

    Playing on the Keyboard To play a duet Splitting the Keyboard for Duet Play Long-press bq TONE until an indicator mark (K) appears next to “DUET” on the right side of You can split the keyboard in the center for duet play so the the display.
  • Page 22 Playing on the Keyboard Repeat steps 3 through 5 of this procedure as Changing the Octaves of the Duet Keyboards required to specify settings for both You can change the ranges of the left and right keyboards in keyboards. octave units from their initial default settings. This comes in handy, for example, if the initial default range is not enough Example when one person is playing the left hand part and another...

  • Page 23: Controlling Sounds

    Use the dial to select a pedal effect type. Controlling Sounds • Available pedal effects are shown in the table below. Setting Parameter Description Using a Pedal Number (Display) Sustain Sustains notes played while the DAMPER/ Connect the supplied pedal (SP-3) to the (Sustain) pedal is depressed, even if the ASSIGNABLE jack.

  • Page 24: Using The Pitch Bend Wheel

    Controlling Sounds Using the Pitch Bend Wheel Fine Tuning a Pitch (Tuning) You can use the pitch bend wheel to slide the pitch of notes Use the tuning feature when you need to adjust the pitch smoothly upwards and downwards. This capability makes it slightly to play along with another musical instrument.

  • Page 25: Changing The Pitch In Octave Units (Octave Shift

    Controlling Sounds Changing the Pitch in Octave Changing the Scale Tuning Units (Octave Shift) (Temperament) of the Keyboard Octave Shift lets you raise or lower the pitch of the keyboard You can use the procedure below to select from among 17 notes of each part (page EN-14) in octave units.
  • Page 26 Controlling Sounds ■ To change the scale ■ To use the current scale notes for Auto Accompaniments Press bp FUNCTION and then use the bo dial Press bp FUNCTION and then use the bo dial to display “Scale”. to display “Scale”. S c a l e S c a l e Press bp ENTER.

  • Page 27: Playing A Built-In Song Or A Song On A Usb Flash Drive

    Press bma. Playing a Built-in Song or a • This starts song playback. The playback tempo, Song on a USB Flash Drive current measure, and current beat are shown in the upper right corner of the display. Tempo Measure Selecting a Built-in Song for Playback Your Digital Piano comes with 152 built-in songs.

  • Page 28: Looping Playback Of Specific Song Measures (A-B Repeat

    Playing a Built-in Song or a Song on a USB Flash Drive ■ To select a tone for keyboard play along with Looping Playback of Specific song playback Song Measures (A-B Repeat) While (song bank indicator) is displayed, To loop a range of measures in a song, you need to specify press bq TONE.

  • Page 29: Playing Back With One Hand's Part Muted

    The following types of songs can be used for such The part channel information contained in built-in songs and practice: built-in songs,* or CMF format (one type of CASIO general CMF format songs is described below. MIDI file) songs* stored on a USB flash drive.

  • Page 30: Playing Back A Song From A Usb Flash Drive

    Copy General Song Data to a USB Flash Drive” (page EN-53). • Auto Accompaniments are made up of the three parts * Standard MIDI files (SMF format 0/1) and CASIO MIDI files below. (CMF format) – Rhythm ■ To play back a song from a USB flash drive –...

  • Page 31: Playing Auto Accompaniment With Chords

    Using Auto Accompaniment Press bm START/STOP. Use the accompaniment keyboard to play chords. This will cause bass and harmony Auto Accompaniment parts to be added to the rhythm part. Accompaniment keyboard Melody keyboard This starts the rhythm. Split point This indicator moves with each beat. Example: Pressing D-F -A-C on the accompaniment keyboard...
  • Page 32 Using Auto Accompaniment ■ To select a chord input mode CASIO CHORD With CASIO CHORD, you can use simplified fingerings to Press bp FUNCTION, and then use the bo dial play the four types of chords described below. to display the “ChordMod” setting name.
  • Page 33 Using Auto Accompaniment ● FINGERED ASSIST FINGERED Produces an effect that is different from FINGERED 1 when With these input modes, you play chords on the two or three keys are pressed. Pressing a root key and any accompaniment keyboard using their normal chord fingerings. key to the left of the root key plays a seventh chord, while a Some chord forms are abbreviated, and can be fingered with black key plays a minor chord.

  • Page 34: Auto Accompaniment Pattern Variations

    Using Auto Accompaniment ■ Auto Accompaniment Intro FULL RANGE CHORD Use the procedure below to play an intro of a few measures. With this mode, you can use the full range of the keyboard to play chords and the melody. Press 7 INTRO.
  • Page 35 Using Auto Accompaniment ■ Using Synchro Start ● Variation Pattern Fill-in Use the procedure below to configure the Digital Piano to start While a variation pattern is playing, press Auto Accompaniment play as soon as you press a keyboard 9 VARIATION FILL-IN. key.

  • Page 36: Using Auto Harmonize

    Using Auto Accompaniment ■ Synchro Stop Using Auto Harmonize With synchro stop, Auto Accompaniment stops as soon as you release all of the keys on the accompaniment keyboard. Auto Harmonize lets you add harmony to melody notes you The Digital Piano automatically enters synchro start standby play with your right hand for more melodic depth.

  • Page 37: Using One-Touch Preset

    Using Auto Accompaniment ■ To select the Auto Harmonize type Using One-Touch Preset Perform the procedure under “To turn on Auto With One-Touch Preset, the Digital Piano automatically Harmonize” (page EN-35) and confirm that the configures optimal tone, tempo, and other settings in accordance with the rhythm pattern you select.

  • Page 38: Using Music Preset

    To exit Music Preset, press bn [ACCOMP]. Using Music Preset • At this time the tone and rhythm settings configured by the Music Preset Mode remain in effect. Selecting a Music Preset instantly changes the Digital Piano to a preset setup (tone, rhythm, chord progression, etc.) for ■...

  • Page 39: Registering And Restoring A Setup (Registration

    ■ Saving to an External Device Registering and Restoring a Setups saved using registration can be saved to a USB flash Setup (Registration) drive in bank units. See “USB Flash Drive Operations” (page EN-51). You can use the registration function to register the setup of the Digital Piano (tone, rhythm, and other settings).

  • Page 40: Recalling A Setup From Registration Memory

    Registering and Restoring a Setup (Registration) ■ Freeze Function Recalling a Setup from Recalling a registered setup normally overwrites all of the Registration Memory settings shown under “Registration Memory Data” (page EN-38). You can also use the freeze function (Registration Memory If required, use bt BANK to toggle the freeze Freeze Target) to specify particular settings that should not be function between enabled and disabled.

  • Page 41: Recording Your Keyboard Play

    (page EN-41). • 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 • Turning off the Digital Piano while recording is in malfunction, repair, or for any other reason.

  • Page 42: Overdubbing A Recorded Track

    Recording Your Keyboard Play ■ To play back a recorded performance Overdubbing a Recorded Track Use the procedure under “Selecting a Built-in Song for Playback” (page EN-26), selecting one of the songs in the In addition to the keyboard play and Auto Accompaniment you range of 164 to 168.

  • Page 43: Recording Keyboard Play Along With A Song (Part Practice Recording

    Recording Your Keyboard Play Press bma. Recording Keyboard Play Along This will start playback of what you recorded up to this with a Song (Part Practice point in other tracks and record what you play on the keyboard to the currently selected track. Play the notes Recording) you want on the keyboard.

  • Page 44: Configuring Precount And Metronome Settings

    Recording Your Keyboard Play Use bn PART SELECT to select the part Configuring Precount and whose playback you want to mute during Metronome Settings recording. • Each press of bn PART SELECT cycles between the The precount and metronome settings shown below are mute settings as shown below.

  • Page 45: Muting A Track

    Recording Your Keyboard Play ■ To delete a specific track Muting a Track Press bs SONG BANK. You can use the procedure below to mute a recorded track and then record to or play back the other track. Use the bo dial to select the song that contains the track you want to delete.

  • Page 46: Configuring Function Settings

    Perform the operation required to configure the Configuring Function displayed menu item. Settings Y To change an on (enabled)/off (disabled) setting Press bp ENTER. Each press toggles the setting between on and off. To configure function settings • If a button operation causes the value being changed to reach its initial default (or recommended) value, the Press bp FUNCTION.

  • Page 47: Function Setting Item List

    Configuring Function Settings Function Setting Item List • For information about changing the settings in the list below, see “To configure function settings” (page EN-45). • If “(ENTER)” is shown at the end of a function name, it means that pressing bp ENTER will display a submenu. Function Display Setting Range...
  • Page 48 Configuring Function Settings Function Display Setting Range Metronome (ENTER) Metronom Metronome Beat Beat 0 - 9 Metronome Volume Volume 0 - 127 MIDI (ENTER) MIDI Keyboard Channel Keybd Ch 1 - 16 Local Control Local On/Off Accomp Out AcompOut On/Off Media (page EN-50) (ENTER) Media Other (ENTER)

  • Page 49: Using Operation Lock

    Configuring Function Settings Using Operation Lock Deleting All Data in Digital Piano Memory Operation Lock disables button operations, except for the 1P (Power) button and the button operations required to You can use the procedure below to delete all data, and reset unlock operations.

  • Page 50: Usb Flash Drive

    Digital Piano memory. treaties. CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. shall not be • Playing back, on the Digital Piano, general song data (MIDI held in any way liable for any use of this Digital Piano file) copied to USB flash drive using a computer that is illegal under copyright laws.

  • Page 51: Formatting A Usb Flash Drive

    USB Flash Drive ■ To connect a USB flash drive to the Digital Piano ■ To format a USB flash drive As shown in the illustration below, insert the Insert the USB flash drive to be formatted into USB flash drive into the Digital Piano’s USB the Digital Piano’s USB flash drive port.

  • Page 52: Usb Flash Drive Operations

    USB Flash Drive ■ To save Digital Piano data to a USB flash drive USB Flash Drive Operations Insert the USB flash drive into the Digital This section provides information about the operations below. Piano’s USB flash drive port. • Saving Digital Piano Data to a USB Flash Drive •...
  • Page 53 USB Flash Drive ■ To load data from a USB flash drive to Digital ■ To delete USB flash drive data Piano memory Perform steps 1, 2, and 3 under “To save Perform steps 1, 2, and 3 under “To save Digital Piano data to a USB flash drive”...

  • Page 54: Using A Computer To Copy General Song Data To A Usb Flash Drive

    Use the bo dial to display “Rename”, and then MUSICDAT folder. press bp ENTER. • Standard MIDI files (SMF format 0/1) or CASIO MIDI files (CMF format) Use the bo dial to display a sub-menu item of options that correspond to the type of data Connect the USB flash drive to your computer.

  • Page 55: Connecting External Devices

    *3 Windows 10 (32-bit, 64-bit) ● USB port Configure the music software settings to select “CASIO USB-MIDI” as the MIDI device. • For information about how to select the MIDI device, • Never connect to a computer that does not conform to see the user documentation that comes with the music the above requirements.

  • Page 56: Connecting To Audio Equipment

    Connection requires commercially available connecting cords, URL or QR code below. supplied by you. https://support.casio.com/global/en/emi/manual/CDP-S350/ • The connecting cords should have a stereo mini plug on one end and a plug that matches the configuration of the external device on the other end.

  • Page 57: Linking With A Smart Device (App Function

    • If external device notes that sound through the Digital ■ To download the smart device app Piano speakers are distorted, lower the external Download the Chordana Play for Piano app from the CASIO device’s volume level setting. website and install it on the smart device.

  • Page 58: Reference

    Reference Troubleshooting Symptom Action Included Accessories I can’t find something that should be here. Carefully check inside all of the packing materials. Power Requirements Power will not turned on. • Check the AC adaptor or make sure that the batteries are facing correctly (page EN-7).
  • Page 59 Reference Symptom Action Some notes are cut off while they are playing. Notes are cut off whenever the number of notes being sounded exceeds the maximum polyphony value of 64 (32 for some tones). This does not indicate malfunction. The volume or tone setting I made has changed. •...

  • Page 60: Error Messages

    Reference Error Messages Display Cause Action Err Limit You are attempting to record more than 999 Make your recordings up to 999 measures long. measures. Err Mem Full You are attempting a recording that exceeds the Keep song recordings with the allowable per-song allowable per-song limit.

  • Page 61: Specifications

    Reference Specifications Model CDP-S350BK Keyboard 88-key piano keyboard Touch Response 3 types, Off Maximum Polyphony 64 notes (32 for certain tones) Tones Built-in Tones Functions Layer, Split Reverb 1 to 10, Off Chorus 1 to 4, Tone Metronome Beat bell Off, 1 to 9 (beats) Tempo Range 20 to 255...
  • Page 62 Reference Inputs/Outputs USB Port Type B USB Flash Drive Port Type A DAMPER/ASSIGNABLE Jack Standard jack (6.3mm) (sustain, sostenuto, soft, rhythm) PEDAL UNIT Jack Proprietary jack (sustain, sostenuto, soft) PHONES/OUTPUT Jack Stereo mini jack (3.5mm) Output Impedance: 3Ω, Output Voltage: 1.3V (RMS) MAX AUDIO IN Jack Stereo mini jack (3.5mm) Input Impedance: 10kΩ, Input Sensitivity: 200mV...

  • Page 63: Versatile Tone Map

    Reference Versatile Tone Map 168 VERSATILE NYLON GUITAR 1-127 Strings Slap 1 1-127 Fret Noise4 Velocity Sound 1-127 Strings Slap 2 1-127 Fret Noise5 C-1 - B6 1-30 Normal mp 1-127 Strings Slap 3 1-127 Fret Noise6 31-60 Normal mf 1-127 Strings Slap 4 1-127...

  • Page 64: Fingering Guide

    Reference Fingering Guide Cadd9 ■ FINGERED 1, FINGERED 2 Chords Cmadd9 Cm69 Cdim *1 With FINGERED 2, interpreted as Am7. *2 With FINGERED 2, interpreted as Am7 b Caug *3 Inverted form not supported in some cases. *4 These fingerings are special fingerings for Digital Piano chord input, and so they are not suitable for normal keyboard play.

  • Page 65: Chord Example List

    Reference Chord Example List C / ( D D ) ( D ) /E D sus4 sus2 m7 D 7sus4 add9 madd9 dim7 • You can use the split point to change the size of the accompaniment keyboard range (page EN-15). *1 Root *2 Chord Type EN-64...
  • Page 66 Reference F / ( G D ) ( G ) /A D ( A ) /B D sus4 sus2 m7 D 7sus4 add9 madd9 dim7 • You can use the split point to change the size of the accompaniment keyboard range (page EN-15). *1 Root *2 Chord Type EN-65...
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