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CDP - 235R
USER'S GUIDE
Please keep all information for future reference.
Safety Precautions
Before trying to use the Digital Piano, be sure to read
the separate "Safety Precautions".
GUÍA DEL USUARIO
Guarde toda la información para futuras consultas.
Precauciones de seguridad
Antes de intentar usar el piano digital, asegúrese de
leer las "Precauciones de seguridad" separadas.
CDP235-ES-1A
EN/ES

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  • Page 1 CDP - 235R EN/ES USER’S GUIDE Please keep all information for future reference. Safety Precautions Before trying to use the Digital Piano, be sure to read the separate “Safety Precautions”. GUÍA DEL USUARIO Guarde toda la información para futuras consultas. Precauciones de seguridad Antes de intentar usar el piano digital, asegúrese de leer las “Precauciones de seguridad”...
  • Page 2 Declaration of Conformity Model Number: CDP-235R Trade Name: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. Responsible party: CASIO AMERICA, INC. Address: 570 MT. PLEASANT AVENUE, DOVER, NEW JERSEY 07801...
  • Page 3 ● Any reproduction of the contents of this manual, either in part or its entirety, is prohibited. Except for your own, personal use, any other use of the contents of this manual without the consent of CASIO is prohibited under copyright laws.
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents General Guide ......EN-4 Playing Built-in Songs... EN-26 Using the 10-key Pad ( )......EN-7 Playing the Demo Songs ......EN-26 FUNCTION Button ( ) Functions ....EN-7 Playing Back a Particular Song..... EN-26 Returning the Digital Piano to Increasing the Selection of Songs ....EN-29 Its Factory Default Settings ......
  • Page 5 Separately Available Accessories ● Music Stand • You can get information about accessories that ● Pedal are separately for this product from the CASIO ● Song Book catalog available from your retailer, and from the ● Leaflets CASIO website at the following URL.
  • Page 6: General Guide

    General Guide • In this manual, the term “Digital Piano” refers to the CDP-235R. • In this manual, buttons and other controllers are identified using the numbers shown below. 3 4 5 6 7 8 bk bl bm bp bq...
  • Page 7 General Guide • The following explains the meaning of the $ symbol that appears on the product console and with the key names below. $ : Indicates a function that is enabled by holding down the button for some time. For example, METRONOME, BEAT $ means that the BEAT function is enabled by holding down the button for some time.
  • Page 8 General Guide ■ Back ek el em SD CARD SLOT ☞EN-59 DC 12V terminal ☞EN-9 USB port ☞EN-64 PHONES/OUTPUT jack ☞EN-10, 68 SUSTAIN/ASSIGNABLE JACK ☞EN-9 MIC IN/SAMPLING jack ☞EN-18 AUDIO IN jack ☞EN-68 MIC VOLUME knob ☞EN-18 EN-6...
  • Page 9: Using The 10-Key Pad ( Br Ck

    General Guide Using the 10-key Pad ( Function Display Page Use the number buttons and the [–] and [+] keys to change Transpose Trans. EN-16 the settings of the parameters that appear in the upper left Accompaniment Volume AcompVol EN-41 area of the display.
  • Page 10: Returning The Digital Piano To Its Factory Default Settings

    General Guide Returning the Digital Piano to Its Factory Default Settings Perform the following procedure when you want to return the Digital Piano’s stored data and settings to their initial factory defaults. Turn off the Digital Piano. While holding down (SONG BANK) and the [1] 10-key ( ) key at the same time, press...
  • Page 11: Getting Ready To Play

    Getting Ready to Play Note the following important precautions to avoid Preparing the Music Stand damage to the power cord. During Use • Never pull on the cord with excessive force. • Never repeatedly pull on the cord. Music stand •...
  • Page 12: Playing The Digital Piano

    Playing the Digital Piano bp bp br br ck ck bm bm Auto Power Off Turning on Power and Playing If you do not perform any operation for 30 minutes, the Digital Press (P). Piano will turn off automatically. This turns on power. ■...
  • Page 13: Changing Keyboard Response To Touch Pressure (Touch Response

    Playing the Digital Piano Changing Touch Response Sensitivity Changing Keyboard Response to Use the procedure below to control how much the volume of Touch Pressure played notes change in accordance with playing speed. (Touch Response) Select the setting that best matches your playing style. Touch Response alters tone volume in accordance with Press (FUNCTION) and then use the...
  • Page 14: Using The Metronome

    Playing the Digital Piano Changing the Metronome Tempo Using the Metronome Use the following procedure to change the tempo of the The metronome lets you play and practice along with a steady metronome. beat to help keep you on tempo. Press Start/Stop Use w (slower) and q (faster) to change the tempo...
  • Page 15: Controlling The Keyboard Sounds

    Controlling the Keyboard Sounds bp bp br br bs bs bt bt ck ck cr cr cs cs Try playing something on the keyboard. Select from a variety of musical The tone of the instrument you selected will sound. instrument sounds Your Digital Piano lets you select tones for a wide variety of musical instrument sounds, including violin, flute, orchestra, and more.
  • Page 16: Layering Two Tones

    Controlling the Keyboard Sounds Layering Two Tones Splitting the Keyboard between Two Different Tones You can use the following procedure to layer two different tones (such as piano and strings) so they sound You can use the procedure below to assign different tones to simultaneously when you press a keyboard key.
  • Page 17: Using Hall

    Controlling the Keyboard Sounds Pressing again to unsplit the keyboard (so it Using Reverb plays only the tone you selected in step 1). • Each press of toggles between split (two tones) and Reverb adds reverberation to notes. You can change the unsplit (one tone).
  • Page 18: Using A Pedal

    Controlling the Keyboard Sounds Using a Pedal Changing the Pitch (Transpose, Tuning, Octave Shift) A pedal can be used to change notes in various ways while playing. Changing the Pitch in Semitone Steps Selecting the Pedal Effect (Transpose) Press (FUNCTION) and then use the The transpose feature lets you change the pitch, in semitone (10-key) [4] (U) and [6] (I) keys to display steps.
  • Page 19: Using The Pitch Bend Wheel To Shift The Pitch Of Notes

    Controlling the Keyboard Sounds Octave Shift Using the Pitch Bend Wheel to Octave Shift lets you raise or lower the pitch of the keyboard Shift the Pitch of Notes notes in octave units. • The octave shift setting range is –2 to +2 octaves. You can use the pitch bend wheel to slide the pitch of notes •...
  • Page 20: Sampling Sounds And Playing Them On The Digital Piano

    Sampling Sounds and Playing Them on the Digital Piano bo bo bp bp br br bt bt ck ck bk bk cl cl cm cm cn cn co co cp cp cq cq You can use the Digital Piano to sample a sound from a Turn the volume levels of the Digital Piano microphone, and then play the sound with keyboard keys.
  • Page 21: Sampling And Playing A Melody Sound (Melody Sampling

    Sampling Sounds and Playing Them on the Digital Piano Output the sound in the direction of the Sampling and Playing a Melody microphone. Sound (Melody Sampling) Sampling will start automatically. • Sampling will not start if the volume of the sound picked Use the procedures in this section to sample a sound and play up by the microphone is too low.
  • Page 22 Sampling Sounds and Playing Them on the Digital Piano ■ How sampled sounds are played Changing the Volume of Sampled Sound Pressing Middle C (C4) will play back the original sound. The Looped Playback keys to the left and right of C4 play the sound at different You can use the following procedure to change the volume pitches.
  • Page 23: Incorporating A Sampled Sound Into A Drum Set (Drum Sampling

    Sampling Sounds and Playing Them on the Digital Piano Applying Effects to a Sampled Sound Incorporating a Sampled Sound You can apply various effects to sampled sounds. into a Drum Set (Drum Sampling) Press (TONE) and then use (10-key) to You can use the procedure to change the drum sounds that enter the tone number (701 to 705) to which you are assigned to each keyboard key.
  • Page 24 Sampling Sounds and Playing Them on the Digital Piano Press the keyboard key* to which you want to After the sound you want to sample is finished, assign the drum sound you are about to press sample. This enters sampling standby. The allowable sampling time (in seconds) will appear on l D r m 1 the display momentarily and then the display will change...
  • Page 25 Sampling Sounds and Playing Them on the Digital Piano ■ To change the pitch of a sampled sound Editing Sampled Drum Set Sounds While holding down the keyboard key of the sampled sound You can use the procedures in this section to copy the drum whose pitch you want to change, use the (10-key) [–] and sound assigned to one keyboard key to another key, to...
  • Page 26: Other Sampling Functions

    Sampling Sounds and Playing Them on the Digital Piano Changing to Manual Sampling Stop Other Sampling Functions Normally the Digital Piano will stop sampling automatically whenever it detects there is no sound input. You can use the Changing to a Manual Sampling Start following procedure to enable manual sampling stop, which will cause sampling to continue until you press a button to Normally when the Digital Piano is in sampling standby, it will...
  • Page 27 Sampling Sounds and Playing Them on the Digital Piano Deleting a Sampled Sound Protecting Against Accidental Deletion of Sampled Sounds You can use the following procedure to specify a sampled tone number and delete its data. You can use the following procedure to protect each sampled sound against accidental deletion.
  • Page 28: Playing Built-In Songs

    Playing Built-in Songs bn bn br br ck ck 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 With this Digital Piano, built-in tune data is referred to as “songs”. You can listen to the built-in songs for your own •...
  • Page 29 Playing Built-in Songs ■ Skip Back Press This starts playback of the song. Press Beat Note This skips song playback back to the previous measure. Sustain pedal Each press of skips back one measure. Holding down skips back at high speed until you release it. •...
  • Page 30 Playing Built-in Songs When playback reaches the measure you want Adjusting the Song Volume to select as the end measure, press again. Use the following procedure to adjust the balance between This specifies the measure as the end measure and starts the volume of what you play on the keyboard and song repeat playback of the measures in the specified range.
  • Page 31: Increasing The Selection Of Songs

    Playing Built-in Songs Turning Off the Part of One Hand for Practice Increasing the Selection of Songs (Part Select) You can load song data from an external device and increase You can turn off the right hand part or the left hand part of a the selection of songs available on the keyboard.
  • Page 32: Using Built-In Songs To Master Keyboard Play

    Using Built-in Songs to Master Keyboard Play bn bn br br ck ck 3 3 4 4 5 5 7 7 8 8 cl cl cm cm cn cn co co cp cp To master a song, it is best to break it up into shorter parts Step Up Lesson Flow (phrases), master the phrases, and then put everything together.
  • Page 33: Selecting The Song, Phrase, And Part You Want To Practice

    Using Built-in Songs to Master Keyboard Play Press ) to move forward one phrase, Messages that Appear during Lessons to move back one phrase. The following are the messages that appear on the display • Holding down scrolls through phrases at high during Step Lessons.
  • Page 34: Lessons 1, 2, And 3

    Using Built-in Songs to Master Keyboard Play Lessons 1, 2, and 3 <Lesson 2 Guidance> Master playing the correct note with the correct finger Now it is time to start the lessons. First, select the song and as instructed by the guidance. Practice playing with the part you want to practice.
  • Page 35: Lesson Settings

    Using Built-in Songs to Master Keyboard Play Lesson 3: Remember what you learned as Lesson Settings you play. Though song playback stands by waiting for you to press the Playing without Phrase Repeat correct keys as in Lesson 2, the Digital Piano does not provide any guidance about what note you need to play next.
  • Page 36 Using Built-in Songs to Master Keyboard Play Turning Off Note Guide Changing the Phrase Length Use the following procedure to turn off note guide, which You can use the following procedure to change the length of sounds the note to be played next in Lesson 2 and Lesson 3. lesson phrases, or to configure the lesson feature so the song is played all the way through, without being divided into Press...
  • Page 37: Using Auto Step Up Lesson

    Using Built-in Songs to Master Keyboard Play ■ Auto Step Up Lesson Procedure Using Auto Step Up Lesson Phrase 1 With Auto Step Up Lesson, the Digital Piano advances Lesson 1 through each lesson automatically. Lesson 2 Select the song and part you want to practice (page EN-26).
  • Page 38: Music Challenge Keyboard Game

    Music Challenge Keyboard Game bn bn bo bo bp bp cq cq Music Challenge is a game that measures your reaction The game ends when you advance successfully speed as you press keys in response to on-screen keyboard through 20 notes. indicators and fingering guide indications.
  • Page 39: Using Auto Accompaniment

    Using Auto Accompaniment bn bn bo bo bp bp bq bq br br bt bt ck ck 3 3 4 4 5 5 ct ct With Auto Accompaniment, simply select an accompaniment Starting and Stopping the Rhythm Part only pattern. Each time you play a chord with your left hand the appropriate accompaniment will play automatically.
  • Page 40: Playing All Parts

    This enables chord input on the accompaniment • FINGERED 1 keyboard. • FINGERED 2 • FINGERED 3 Accompaniment keyboard • CASIO CHORD • FULL RANGE CHORD Hold down until the chord input mode selection screen appears on the display. Chord input mode...
  • Page 41 Accompaniment keyboard the CASIO CHORD mode will play the major chord whose name is marked above the key. All of the accompaniment area keys that are marked with the same chord name play exactly the same chord.
  • Page 42: Using Auto Accompaniment Effectively

    Using Auto Accompaniment ■ Auto Accompaniment Fill-in Using Auto Accompaniment Use the procedure below to play a fill-in pattern during a Effectively performance. • A “fill-in” is a short phrase played where you want to change the mood of a piece. A fill-in pattern can be used to create a Auto Accompaniment Pattern Variations link between two melodies or an accent.
  • Page 43: Using One-Touch Preset

    Using Auto Accompaniment ■ Using Synchro Start Adjusting the Accompaniment Volume Use the following procedure to configure the Digital Piano to Use the following procedure to adjust the balance between start Auto Accompaniment play as soon as you press a what you are playing on the keyboard and the volume of the keyboard key.
  • Page 44: Using Auto Harmonize

    Using Auto Accompaniment Type Using Auto Harmonize Type Name Description number Auto Harmonize automatically adds harmony to notes you Duet 1 Adds close (separated by 2 to 4 play with your right hand, which adds rich depth to the melody degrees) 1-note harmony below of your performances.
  • Page 45: Looking Up The Notes Of Chords (Chord Book

    Using Auto Accompaniment Use the (10-key) [–] and [+] keys to select Looking Up the Notes of Chords the type of chord you want. (Chord Book) Selecting a chord type causes the chord to sound, and shows the chord name and its notes on the display. You can use the Chord Book to look up chords that you do not know how to play.
  • Page 46 Editing Auto Accompaniment Patterns bo bo br br ck ck 3 3 4 4 5 5 bl bl ■ Editable Contents You can use the procedure in this section to edit the Digital Piano’s built-in Auto Accompaniment rhythm patterns and •...
  • Page 47: Editing Auto Accompaniment Patterns

    Editing Auto Accompaniment Patterns Press a button from to select the To edit the other contents, press Accompaniment Pattern you want to edit. (FUNCTION) to display the screen for the The name of the pattern will appear on the display. setting you want.
  • Page 48 Editing Auto Accompaniment Patterns 11-1. Press the (10-key) [–] key to exit without To delete saved data saving. The following procedure cannot be performed while an Auto This displays the delete confirmation message. Accompaniment editing (rhythm edit) operation is in progress. Press the (10-key) [+] key to exit the editing procedure.
  • Page 49 Saving Keyboard Setups to Registration Memory bo bo br br cl cl cm cm cn cn co co cp cp cq cq ■ Registration Save Example Registration memory lets you store Digital Piano setups (tone, rhythm, etc.) for instant recall whenever you need them. This example saves the data shown in the table below to the Registration memory simplifies performance of complex following setups in Bank 1.
  • Page 50: Saving Keyboard Setups To Registration Memory

    Saving Keyboard Setups to Registration Memory To save a setup to registration To recall a setup from registration memory memory Press (RHYTHM). Press to select the bank that contains the setup you want to recall. Bank number Bank 6 Configure the tone, rhythm, and other settings you can to include in the setup.
  • Page 51: Recording Your Keyboard Play

    Recording Your Keyboard Play bn bn bo bo bp bp br br bk bk cl cl cm cm cn cn co co cp cp cq cq The recorder feature lets you record your keyboard play. Configure the tone, rhythm, and other settings you want to use.
  • Page 52: Using Tracks To Record And Mix Parts

    Recording Your Keyboard Play Press twice to exit the recorder mode. Using Tracks to Record and Mix Disappears Parts You can divide a song according to various types of parts (instrument, left and right hand, etc.), and record each part to a specific track.
  • Page 53 Recording Your Keyboard Play Press a button from to select the track After you finish recording all of the tracks, number of the next track to which you want to press record. • This will start playback of the recorded tracks. Press to stop or restart playback.
  • Page 54: Recording Two Or More Songs, And Selecting One For Playback

    Recording Your Keyboard Play Recording Two or More Songs, Recording while Playing Along and Selecting One for Playback with a Built-in Song You can record up to five songs (numbered 1 through 5) in This section explains how to play along and record along with memory.
  • Page 55: Saving Recorded Data On An External Device

    Recording Your Keyboard Play Press to cycle through the parts in the Saving Recorded Data on an sequence shown below. External Device You can save data you record with the Digital Piano onto a memory card or on your computer’s hard disk. In the case of a Right-hand Recording memory card, you can save recorded song data as a standard MIDI file (SMF 0 format).
  • Page 56: Other Useful Digital Piano Functions

    Other Useful Digital Piano Functions bn bn bo bo bp bp br br ck ck ct ct Press (10-key) [9] (ENTER) key. Changing the Scale of the Keyboard You can use the following procedure to select from among 17 u a l preset scales, including the standard Equal Temperament.
  • Page 57: Using Music Preset

    Other Useful Digital Piano Functions Using the Current Scale Notes for Auto Using Music Preset Accompaniments Selecting a Music Preset instantly changes the Digital Piano You can use the following procedure to reflect the preset to a preset setup (tone, rhythm, tempo, etc.) for play of songs scale you selected in Auto Accompaniments.
  • Page 58: Using The Arpeggiator

    Other Useful Digital Piano Functions Type Using the Arpeggiator Type Name Description number The Arpeggiator makes it possible to play an arpeggio pattern 013-030 Rising automatically. There are 90 different arpeggio patterns from 031-048 Down Falling which to choose in order to match the music you are playing. Repeat pattern alternating 049-066 U/D A...
  • Page 59: Deleting User Song Data

    Other Useful Digital Piano Functions Deleting User Song Data Deleting All Data in Digital Piano Memory You can use the following procedure to delete user song data stored as song numbers 153 through 162. Use the following procedure when you want to delete sampled sounds, user songs and all other data, except for recorded Press (FUNCTION) and then use the...
  • Page 60: Using A Memory Card

    Using a Memory Card bq bq br br ck ck You can save Digital Piano user area data to a memory card Memory Card and Card Slot and load data from a memory card to Digital Piano memory. You also can play music files (MIDI files) stored on a memory Precautions card on the Digital Piano.
  • Page 61: Inserting And Removing A Memory Card

    Using a Memory Card Inserting and Removing a Formatting a Memory Card Memory Card • Before using a memory card, first be sure to format it on the Digital Piano. • Note that the memory card must be oriented correctly •...
  • Page 62: Saving Digital Piano Data To A Memory Card

    Using a Memory Card Use the (10-key) [4] (U) and [6] (I) keys to Saving Digital Piano Data to a display one of the settings shown below. Memory Card • You also could use [–] and [+]. Use the following procedure to save Digital Piano data to a To save this data Display this screen memory card.
  • Page 63: Loading Data From A Memory Card Into Digital Piano Memory

    Using a Memory Card Loading Data from a Memory • You can input the following characters in a file name. Card into Digital Piano Memory Use the following procedure to load data from a memory card into Digital Piano memory. &...
  • Page 64: Deleting Data From A Memory Card

    Using a Memory Card Press the (10-key) [9] (ENTER) key. Deleting Data from a Memory Card Use the following procedure to delete data saved on a * * * * * * * * memory card. On the Digital Piano, select the data you want to Flashes delete as described below.
  • Page 65: Playing Back Data From A Memory Card

    Using a Memory Card Press the (10-key) [9] (ENTER) key. Playing Back Data from a Memory Card You can use the following procedure to play back user song * * * * * * * * data (page EN-58) directly from a memory card. Flashes •...
  • Page 66: Connecting External Devices

    Connecting External Devices br br ck ck Connecting the Digital Piano to Your Connecting to a Computer Computer You can connect the Digital Piano to a computer and exchange MIDI data between them. You can send play data from the Digital Piano to commercially available music •...
  • Page 67: Midi Settings

    Connecting External Devices Configure the music software settings to select MIDI Settings “CASIO USB-MIDI” as the MIDI device. • For information about how to select the MIDI device, see the user documentation that comes with the music Keyboard Channel software you are using.
  • Page 68 Connecting External Devices Use the (10-key) to specify the navigate (R) Local Control channel. There are times when exchanging data with a computer when This also will automatically configure the next lower you may not want the Digital Piano to sound notes you play on channel number as the navigate (L) channel.
  • Page 69: Storing And Loading Digital Piano Memory Data

    MIDI file (SMF) data, and Auto download in step 5 of the above procedure. Accompaniment data you download from the CASIO website to the Digital Piano, which greatly expands the Song Bank songs and Auto Accompaniment patterns available to you.
  • Page 70: Connecting To Audio Equipment

    Connecting External Devices Connecting to Audio Equipment This Digital Piano can be connected to commercially available stereo, amplifier, or recording equipment, to a portable audio player or other equipment. Outputting Digital Piano Notes to Audio Equipment Connection requires commercially available connecting cords, supplied by you.
  • Page 71: 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. Correctly attach the AC adaptor (page EN-9). The display lights up momentarily but power does Press firmly and completely to turn on power.
  • Page 72 Reference Symptom Action Output volume does not change even though is • Change the Touch Response setting (page EN-11). change my keyboard touch. • Turn power off and then back on to initialize all Digital Piano settings (page EN-10). In certain keyboard ranges, the volume and tone This is due to system limitations.
  • Page 73: Specifications

    Reference Specifications Model CDP-235RBK Keyboard 88-key piano keyboard Touch Response 3 types, Off Maximum Polyphony 64 notes (32 for certain tones) Tones Built-in Tones Sampling Tones Up to 8 (Melody Sampling: 5, Drum Sampling: 3)* Up to 10 seconds Functions Layer, Split, Piano/Organ button Hall On, Off...
  • Page 74: Operating Precautions

    Reference Inputs/Outputs USB port TYPE B Sustain/Assignable jack Standard jack (sustain, sostenuto, soft, rhythm) Phones/Output jack Stereo standard jack Output Impedance: 3Ω, Output Voltage: 1.5V (RMS) MAX Audio In jack Stereo mini jack Input Impedance: 40kΩ, Input Sensitivity: 200mV Mic In/Sampling jack Standard jack Input Impedance: 3kΩ, Input Sensitivity: 10mV Power Jack...
  • Page 75: Error Messages

    Reference Error Messages Display Cause Action Message Err CardFull There is not enough room available on the memory • Delete some of the files on the memory card to make card. room for new data (page EN-62). • Use a different memory card. Err Card R/W The memory card is damaged.
  • Page 76: Song List

    Reference Song List SONG BANK WORLD AIR FROM “SUITE no.3” TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR SPRING FROM “THE FOUR SEASONS” LIGHTLY ROW HABANERA FROM “CARMEN” LONG LONG AGO BRINDISI FROM “LA TRAVIATA” ON TOP OF OLD SMOKEY HUNGARIAN DANCES no.5 SAKURA SAKURA MINUET IN G MAJOR WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN MUSETTE IN D MAJOR...
  • Page 77: Fingering Guide

    Reference Fingered 3, Full Range Chords Fingering Guide In addition to the chords that can be fingered with Fingered 1 and Fingered 2, the following chords also are recognized. Fingered 1, Fingered 2 Chords Ddim add9 Cdim • With Fingered 3, the lowest note fingered is interpreted as Caug the base note.
  • Page 80 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. MA1702-A Printed in China...

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