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USER’S GUIDE
GUÍA DEL USUARIO
AP45ES1C
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. 8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. 9. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the pola
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NOTICE 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. However, there is no guarantee that interfere
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Safety Precautions Congratulations on your selection of the CASIO Digital Symbol Examples Piano. This digital piano is a sophisticated musical instrument that blends the very best of traditional This triangle symbol ( ) means that the piano feel and sound quality with the latest that user should be careful. (The example at modern electronics technology has to offer. left indicates electric shock caution.) • Before using the instrument, be sure to carefully read through the instructions containe
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Safety Precautions Always make sure you secure the digital WARNING piano to the stand with the screws that are provided. An unsecured the digital piano Power Cord can fall from the stand, creating the risk of Improper use of the power cord can personal injury. create the risk of fire and electric shock. Always be sure to observe Never climb onto the digital piano or stand. the following precautions. Never climb onto the digital piano • Use only the power cord specified for or hang from its ed
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Safety Precautions Precautions concerning smoke, abnormal odor, and CAUTION other abnormalities Continued use of the digital piano while it Power Outlet is emitting smoke or abnormal odor, or To power the digital piano, use a power while it is displaying other abnormalities outlet that allows easy access when creates the risk of fire and electric shock. plugging in or unplugging the power cord. Immediately perform the following steps whenever you notice any abnormality. Power Cord 1. Turn off t
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Safety Precautions Never climb onto the digital piano or stand. Assemble the stand properly. Doing so can cause the digital piano to fall Failure to do so can cause the stand to fall over, creating the risk of personal injury. over and the digital piano to fall from the Special care concerning this item is required stand, creating the risk of personal injury. in households where there are small Make sure your assemble the stand in children. accordance with the instructions that come with it, an
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Main Features ❐ 16 versatile tones 16 instrument tones including piano and pipe organ provide plenty of performance versatility. An easy setting lets you control the brilliance of each tone, and a layer feature lets you assign two tones to sound simultaneously. Other features include digital effects that control the acoustical characteristic of tones, as well as three pedal effects for all the nuances of an acoustic piano. ❐ Metronome A simple operation lets you set the tempo and the beat of the
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Contents Safety Precautions ................ E-2 Keyboard Settings .............. E-28 Using Touch Select ................................ E-28 Main Features ........................ E-6 Using Transpose .................................... E-28 Adjusting the Tuning of the Digital Piano ...E-29 General Guide........................ E-8 Temperament ......................................... E-29 Using Baroque Pitch .............................. E-31 Connecting to a Power Outlet ...................
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General Guide 1 23 4 56 7 890ABCD E Front G H F I J* Bottom K * With the AP-45, the power cord is hard-wired to the bottom of the instrument. E-8 430A-E-010A
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General Guide CAUTION Make sure that the cover of the digital piano is fully open whenever you are playing on the keyboard. A partially open cover can suddenly close unexpectedly and pinch your fingers. 1 POWER button 2 VOLUME slider 3 BRILLIANCE slider 4 SETTING button 5 REVERB button 6 CHORUS button 7 Tone buttons 8 SPLIT button 9 SONG MEMORY button 0 RECORD button A TRACK A/PART L button B TRACK B/PART R button C PLAY/STOP button D MUSIC LIBRARY button E METRONOME button F Power Indicator G
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Connecting to a Power Outlet You can power this digital piano by plugging it into a IMPORTANT! standard household power outlet. • Power should also be turned off before you unplug the Be sure you turn off power whenever the digital piano is not digital piano from the wall outlet. in use. • 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-45, the power cord is hardwired to the To conne
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Connections Connecting to an audio or musical instrument amplifier provides even clearer, more powerful sound through external speakers. Audio amplifier AUX IN, etc. Bottom LEFT (White) PIN plugs RIGHT (Red) Headphones Guitar amplifier, keyboard amplifier, etc. Standard jacks INPUT 1 INPUT 2 Standard plug IMPORTANT! Connecting to a Musical Instrument • Whenever connecting external equipment, first set the Amplifier 3 VOLUME slider of the digital piano and the volume Use commercially available c
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Basic Operation To select a tone Using Tones The following procedures describe everything you need to 1 Press the POWER button to turn on the digital piano know about selecting and using tones. power. 2 Press one of the tone buttons to select the tone you Selecting a Tone want. This digital piano has a selection of 16 built-in tones. 3 Use the VOLUME slider to adjust the volume. Tone Buttons • It is a good idea to set the volume to a relatively low VARIATION level at first. GRAND ELEC PIPE butto
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Basic Operation How digital effects are applied when layering is turned Using Layer on With layer you can assign two different tones (a main tone The following are the rules that determine what type of digital and a layered tone) to the keyboard, both of which play effects are applied to two tones that are layered. whenever you press a key. Cause these digital effects These conditions: to be applied to both the main tone and layered tone: • Digital effects turned on Main tone + Layered tone for
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Basic Operation To adjust the volume of the main tone To adjust the volume of the layer tone 1 Hold down the SETTING button, and keep it 1 Hold down the SETTING button, and keep it depressed until you reach step 4 of this procedure. depressed until you reach step 4 of this procedure. 2 Press the GRAND PIANO 1 button. 2 Press the GRAND PIANO 2 button. • This causes the indicator lamp above the button to • This causes the indicator lamp above the button to flash. flash. 3 Use one of the procedures
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Basic Operation How digital effects are applied when split is turned on Using Split The following are the rules that determine what type of digital With split you can assign two different tones (a main tone effects are applied to tones that are assigned to a split and a split tone) to either end of the keyboard, which lets keyboard. you play one tone with your left hand and another tone with your right hand. Cause these digital effects These conditions: to be applied to both the Split point (B3)
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Basic Operation To adjust the volume of the split tone More about tones 1 Hold down the SETTING button, and keep it Polyphony depressed until you reach step 4 of this procedure. This digital piano can play up to 64 notes at the same time. Note, however, that the tones listed below are capable of only 2 Press the ELEC PIANO 1 button. 32-note polyphony. GRAND PIANO 1, BRIGHT PIANO, HONKY-TONK, ELEC PIANO 1, HARPSICHORD, STRINGS • This causes the indicator lamp above the button to 1, CHOIR, SYNTH-P
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Basic Operation Keys Used for Configuring Digital Effect Settings Using Digital Effects This digital piano provides you with a selection of digital Digital Effect Keys effects that you can apply to tones. The following provides general descriptions of each effect, but the best way to find out how they affect tones is to experiment for yourself. Digital Effect Types REVERB The REVERB effect gives you a choice of the eight variations Room 1 Pan Delay listed below. Each one simulates the acoustics
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Basic Operation Using the Pedals Power on default effect settings The table below shows the effect settings that are assigned to This digital piano comes equipped with the three pedals each tone whenever you turn on the digital piano power. shown in the illustration below. Digital Effect Setting Tone Name REVERB CHORUS GRAND PIANO 1 Hall 1 Off (Chorus 3)* BRIGHT PIANO Hall 1 Off (Chorus 3)* GRAND PIANO 2 Hall 1 Off (Chorus 3)* Soft pedal HONKY-TONK Hall 1 Off (Chorus 3)* Damper pedal Sostenuto p
