PX-500L - Digital piano CASIO - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL PX-500L CASIO

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Contents General Guide E-2 Attachment of the Score Stand E-2 Playing Back All the Music Library Tunes … E-8 Power Supply Using the AC Adaptor E-4 Connections E-5 Connecting Headphones E-5 Connecting to a PEDAL Jack E-5 Playing with Different Tones … E-6 Selecting and Playing a Tone E-6 Selecting Main Tones and Variation Tones E-6 Selecting a GM Tone or Drum Set... E-6 Using Tone Effects E-7 Layering Two Tones E-8 Assigning Different Tones to the Left and Right Sides of the Keyboard... E-9 Using the Piano's Pedals … Using the Built-in Metronome … Playing Rhythms E-11 Using Auto Accompaniment E-12 Learning to Play the Music Library Tunes E-16 Playing a Music Library Tune E-16 Practicing with Keyboard Lighting E-16 Recording to and Playing Back from Song Memory E-19 Recording Your Keyboard Play... E-20 Playing Back from Song Memory E-21 To Delete Song Memory Data E-21 AtAAE-008A Other Settings E-22 Changing the Keyboard Touch E-22 Changing the Piano Key E-22 Changing the Pitch of the Piano to Match Another Instrument E-22 Turning Off Keyboard Lighting... E-23 Using MIDI... E-23 Expanding the Selections in the Music Library E-24 Troubleshooting...….…........ E-25 Specifications... E-26 Operational Precautions …… E-27 Setting Control Key Chart ….E-27 Appendix A-1 Tone List . Rhythm List Song List... A-2 Drum Assignment List... A-3 Fingered Chord Chart... A-5 MIDI Implementation Chart Company and product names used in this manual may be registered trademarks of others.

General Guide Back Panel Attachment of the Score Stand Insert the score stand into the slot at the top of the digital piano as shown in the illustration. — EEE O 56 vobete w SovoSvSS 8 NÉ QUE | | La

(è à Left Side Panel 1 + Each chapter of this manual starts with an illustration of the pianos console, which shows the buttons and other controllers you need to operate. REVERE AAA 04A

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MUSIC LIBRARY, RHYTHM button LEFT/TRACK 1 RIGHT/TRACK 2 button SONG MEMORY button METRONOME button Display screen TONE buttons TEMPO buttons SONG/RHYTHM SELECT buttons BEAT buttons VARIATION button SPLIT button Playing Back All the Music Library Tunes The following procedure plays back the Music Library tunes in sequence. AtAAE-005A While holding down the MUSIC LIBRARY button, press the START/STOP button at the same time. + This causes the MUSIC LIBRARY indicator lamp to flash, and starts sequential playback of the Music Library tunes. + You can play along with the Music Library tunes on the keyboard, if you want. Tone assigned to the keyboard is the one that is preset for the Music Library tune that is playing. Press the START/STOP button again to stop Music Library tune play.

Power Supply You can power this digital piano by plugging it into a standard household power outlet. Be sure you turn off power and unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet whenever the digital piano is not in use. Using the AC Adaptor Make sure that you use only the AC adaptor specified for this digital piano. Specified AC Adaptor: AD-12 [Left Side Panel] DC 12V jack AC adaptor AD-12

AC outlet IMPORTANT! + Make sure that the product is turned off before connecting or disconnecting the AC adaptor. + Using the AC adaptor for a long time can cause it to become warm to touch. This is normal and does not indicate malfunction. Power On Alert Keyboard keys light to alert you if you leave power on and do not perform any operation for about 6 minutes. Note that keys light only, and no sound is produced. When this happens, press any button or keyboard key to clear the power on alert. Turning Off Power On Alert While holding down the CONTROL button, press one of the keyboard keys shown below. At4RE 0064

Connections IMPORTANT! + Whenever connecting external equipment, first set the VOLUME knob of the digital piano and the volume controller of the external equipment to relatively low volume settings. You can later adjust volume to the level you want after connections are complete. Connecting Headphones Connect commercially available headphones to the digital piano’s PHONES jacks. This cuts off the built- in speakers, which means you can practice even late at night without disturbing others. To protect your hearing, make sure that you do not set the volume level too high when using headphones. [Left Side Panel] PHONES jacks Headphones AtAAE-007À Connecting to a PE Jack Depending on the type of operation you want the pedal (SP-3) to perform, connect the pedal's cable to the digital piano’s PEDAL DAMPER jack or PEDAL SOFT/SOSTENUTO jack. If you want to use both jacks at the same time, you need to purchase another optionally available pedal. See “Using the Piano’s Pedals” on page E-9 for information about using a pedal. [Back Panel] PEDAL jacks

Accessories and Options Use only the accessories and options specified for this digital piano. Use of non-authorized items creates the danger of fire, electric shock, and personal injury.

Playing with Different Tones Fiat amp above Se Your piano has the following types of tones built in. + _ This selects the variation tone assigned to each TONE button. Main Tones 15 Example: MARIMBA — *_ For information about variation tone assigned Variation Tones | 15 &o each button, see the Tone List on page A-1. GM Tones 128 | Drum Sets 10 To toggle between the main tone (VARIATION indicator lamp off) and variation tone (VARIATION indicator lamp = = on), press the VARIATION button or the Selecting Main Tones and TONE button. Variation Tones um Set Press the POWER button. Select: ng a GM Tone You can use the following procedure to assign one of the pianos 128 GM tones or 10 drum sets to the GM TONES button. After you assign a GM tone, you can select it by pressing the GM TONES button. In addition, you can also assign a second GM tone or drum set as the variation tone of the GM TONES button. See “Selecting the GM TONES Button Variation Tone” on page E-7. POWER button Use the VOLUME knob to adjust the volume level. Press the GM TONES button.

• Before playing, it is a good idea to set the + This selects the GM tone that is currently volume to a relatively low level. assigned to the GM TONES button, °_The display continues to display the tune or Press one of the 15 TONE buttons to select rhythm number. the tone you want. +_ The names of the main tones are marked above Use the Tone List on page A-1 to find the the TONE buttons. GM tone or drum set number you want. Example: To select VIBRAPHONE Example: 008 (GM CELESTA) vers PABRE REVERB VARIATION

Playing with Different Tones While holding down the CONTROL button, press the GM TONES button. Remember to keep the CONTROL button depressed. +_ This causes the tone number of the GM tone that is currently assigned to the GM TONES button to appear on the display. While holding down the CONTROL button, use the keyboard keys shown below to input the tone number of the GM tone you want to assign to the GM TONES button. Example: 080 (GM SQUARE LEAD) Example: 008 (GM CELESTA) AtanE-000 + Be sure to input all three digits. +_ This displays the number of the assigned tone.

After inputting the tone number you want, release the CONTROL button to exit the GM tone setting screen. 1 + You can also select a tone by holding down the GM TONES button as you use the GM SELECT [V1 and [A] buttons {o scroll through tone numbers on the display.

euros Lo A o srur + The tone that you assign to the GM TONES button is retained until you turn off the keyboard. +_Ifa drum set is assigned to the GM TONES button, keyboard keys sound drum sounds when you press them. See page A3 for information about the drum sounds that are assigned to each of the keyboard keys. Selecting the GM TONES Button Variation Tone To assign a variation tone to the GM TONES button, perform the steps under “Selecting a GM Tone or Drum Set” on page E-6. After step 1, however, press the VARIATION button so the indicator lamp above itis lit. After you assign a GM tone as the variation tone, you can select it by pressing the GM TONES button while the indicator lamp above the VARIATION button is lit. g Tone Effects Reverb: Makes your notes resonate Chorus: Adds more breadth to your notes Press the REVERB CHORUS button to cycle through the effect settings as shown below. + You can find out the current reverb/chorus configuration by looking at the REVERB and CHORUS indicator lamps CES Both on tee can | 0 © of Both off nee cn | @ © On Reverb on ce] e | t) Chorus on

Playing with Different Tones Other Effect Settings You can select from among four reverb effects and four chorus effects by pressing the keyboard keys shown below. © Reverb Effect Keys 1: Room 2— - 3: Hall2 0: Room 1-1 L-2: Hal 1 à à à à cs N c c7 ce © Chorus Effect Keys 1: Chorus (l 8: Chorus 4 0: Chorus 11 L_2: Chorus 3 While holding down the CONTROL button, press one of the keyboard keys shown above. Layering Two Tones Use the following procedure to layer to two tones, so they sound at the same time. PREPARATION + If you plan to use a variation tone, perform the procedure on page E-6 to select the variation tone for the applicable TONE button(s) before starting this procedure. While holding down the TONE button of one of the tones you want to use (the base tone), press the TONE button of the other tone (the layered tone). Example: Press GRAND PIANO 2 button and STRINGS button at the same time. PRNOT PIANO? VTONR PHNOT PANO? NORD PHONE | EUTRR T GUUUUUUU 4 PR srmnes cor EM ue "OS aurons GUERECT — +_ This causes the indicator lamp of the base tone to light, and the layered tone to flash. + _ If the base tone (the one you pressed first) is a variation tone, the indicator lamp above the VARIATION button will light. [ GRAND PIANO 2 ] [ STRINGS ] + _ The tones are now layered. After you are finished using the layered tones, press one of the TONE buttons again to unlayer them.

1 + Note that you cannot layer the main tone and 1 ! variation tone assigned to the same TONE button. ! N ’ ARE OTOA

Playing with Different Tones Adjusting the Volume of Layered Tones While holding down the CONTROL button, use the keyboard keys shown below to adjust the volume of the layered tones.

Lil À A c7 ce +: Raises the volume (0 to 24) — : Lowers the volume (-24 to 0) -Ue Assigning Different Tones to the Left and Right Sides of the Keyboard You can assign different tones to keys on the left side and the right side of the keyboard. Split Point ill (L il Il UN rl Il I fl

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Press the TONE button of the tone you want to select for the high (right) range. Example: GRAND PIANO 2 Press the SPLIT button. + This causes the SPLIT indicator lamp to light. Press the TONE button of the tone you want to select for the low (left) range. + The keyboard is now split between the two tones. Example: STRINGS After you are finished using the split keyboard, press the SPLIT button again to unsplit it. +_ This causes the SPLIT indicator lamp to go out. aAEONA Specifying the Keyboard Tone Split Point While holding down the SPLIT button, press the keyboard key where you want the left limit of the high range (right) tone to be. F Left limit of the high range dll + A note does not sound when you press à keyboard key at this time. 1 + Thesplit point setting also controls the point where 1 1! the keyboard splits between the accompaniment ! keyboard (pages E-13, 14) and the melody, 5 keyboard. Moving the split point also affects the , 1 sizes of the accompaniment keyboard and the 1 1 melody keyboard. Û dals The digital piano is equipped with two pedal jacks, one for a damper pedal and one for a soft/sostenuto pedal. g the Piano’s TNT

Playing with Different Tones Pedal functions + Damper pedal Pressing this pedal causes notes to reverberate and to sustain longer. + Soft pedal Pressing this pedal dampens notes and slightly reduces their volume. Only notes played after the pedal is depressed are affected, and any notes played before the pedal is pressed sound at their normal volume. + Sostenuto pedal Like the damper pedal, this pedal causes notes to reverberate and to sustain longer. The difference between the two pedals is the timing when they are pressed. With the sostenuto pedal, you press the pedal after depressing the notes you want to sustain. Only the notes whose keyboard keys are depressed when the sostenuto pedal is pressed are affected. Selecting the Pedal Function A pedal connected to the piano’s PEDAL jack can operate as either a soft pedal or a sostenuto pedal. When you turn on the keyboard, the pedal is initially configured for soft pedal operation. You can perform the following operation to select either soft or sostenuto for the pedal operation. While holding down the CONTROL button, use the keyboard keys shown below to select either soft or sostenuto. Soft ‘1 Sostenuto:Fg] À à à à à à à cs ca cs cé c7 ce

ci c2 g the Built-in Metronome You can use the metronome to sound a count that helps keep you in proper time. Press the METRONOME button. + This starts the metronome. While holding down the CONTROL button, press the BEAT [V1 or LA] button to specify how many beats there are per measure. OS /[_ à V SET À + The first value of the beat can be set to a value of2 through 6. The bell (indicating the first beat of a measure) does not sound while a value of 0 is specified. AI beats are indicated by a click sound. This setting lets you practice with a steady beat, without worrying about how many beats there are in each measure. While holding down the CONTROL button, use the TEMPO [V1 and LA] buttons to change the tempo (speed) of the metronome. DES PRE PERC chéin dia Var À + You can also use keyboard keys to change the tempo setting (See page E-12). Press the METRONOME button again to stop the metronome.

Playing Rhythms You can select from among 120 built-in rhythms. See the Rhythm List on page A-2 of this manual for more information.

1e Rhythms 110 through 119 consist of chord ! 1 accompaniments only, without any drums or other 1 percussion instruments. These rhythms do not ! sound unless CASIO CHORD, FINGERED, or ' FULL RANGE CHORD is selected as the 1 accompaniment mode. With such rhythms, make ' sure that CASIO CHORD, FINGERED, or FULL RANGE CHORDis selected before you try playing ; 1 chords (see the next page). 1 Press the RHYTHM button so the RHYTHM indicator lamp (below the button) is lit. + Each press of the button toggles between the upper indicator lamp and lower indicator lamp.

+ To select rhythm number 5, for example, press the 0 key , the 0 key and then the 5 key. Press the START/STOP button. + This starts the rhythm. Press the START/STOP button again to stop the rhythm. + You can also cycle through the available rhythms in step 2 by holding down the CONTROL button and pressing the SONG/RHYTHM SELECT [VW] or [A] button. srRnes cor

Playing Rhythms To adjust the tempo of the rhythm Press the RHYTHM button so the RHYTHM indicator lamp is lit. + Each press of the button toggles between the upper indicator lamp and lower indicator lamp. While holding down the CONTROL button, use the TEMPO [V1] and [A] buttons to change the tempo (speed) of the D65 + To return the rhythm to its standard tempo setting, press the TEMPO [We] and LA] buttons at the same time. + _ You can also use keyboard keys to change the tempo setting. () While holding down the CONTROL button, press the METRONOME button. @) While keeping the CONTROL button depressed, use the keyboard keys shown below to input a three-digit number.

G] C2 GS C4 CS C6 C7 C8 g Auto Accompaniment With auto accompaniment, the keyboard automatically plays rhythm, bass, and chord parts in accordance with chords you select using simplified keyboard fingerings, or chords you play. Auto accompaniment makes it feel like you have your own private backup group with you all the time. To play with auto accompaniment PREPARATION + Select the rhythm you want to use and adjust the tempo. While holding down the CONTROL button, press one of the keyboard keys shown below to select a chord mode. CASIO CHORD: FT] Fui-Range Chord:-Fut] Normal Fg (n En +_ Here we will select the CASIO CHORD mode. + _ See page E-13 for information about how to use the chord modes. Press the SYNCHRO/FILL-IN button. +_ This configures the piano so rhythm and chord accompaniment will start automatically when you press any keys within the accompaniment keyboard range. Press the INTRO/ENDING button. +_ This configures the piano so accompaniment starts with an intro pattern. ARE OA

Playing Rhythms Use a CASIO CHORD fingering to play the first chord within the accompaniment keyboard range. + See “How to Play Chords” on this page for information about how to finger chords with the various chord modes. + This will cause the intro pattern for the selected rhythm to play, followed by the auto accompaniment rhythm and chord pattern. Use CASIO CHORD fingerings to play other chords. + You can insert a fill-in pattern while an auto accompaniment is playing by pressing the SYNCHRO/FILL-IN button. A fill-in helps to change the mood of the auto accompaniment pattern. To stop auto accompaniment play, press the INTRO/ENDING button. + This will play an ending pattern for the selected rhythm before stopping auto accompaniment play. 1* You can start or stop auto accompaniment play ; 1 without anintro or ending pattern by pressing the 1 1 START/STOP button in steps 3 and 6. ! AE OTSA How to Play Chords The way you finger chords depends on the current chord mode. EH Normal In this mode there is no auto accompaniment, so you can play all of piano’s keys for standard-fingering chords or melody notes.

This method of chord play makes it possible for anyone to easily play chords, regardless of previous musical knowledge and experience. The following describes the CASIO CHORD “Accompaniment keyboard” and “Melody keyboard”, and tells you how to play CASIO CHORDSs. CASIO CHORD Accompaniment Keyboard and Melody Keyboard nn A Melody keyboard Accompaniment keyboard

1 + The accompaniment keyboard can be used for 1 playing chords only. No sound will be produced if ! you try playing single melody notes on the, accompaniment keyboard 1

Playing Rhythms Chord Types CASIO CHORD accompaniment lets you play four types of chords with minimal fingering. WU num EN UN (LL. Chord Types Example Major chords Press one accompaniment key. | C Major (C) Note that the chord produced when you press an accompaniment keyboard key | | does not change octave, regardless of which key you use to play it.

Minor chords (m) To play a minor chord, keep the | € minor (Cm) major chord key depressed and | press any other accompaniment keyboard key located to the right of the major chord key. Seventh chords (7) To play a seventh chord, keep the | C seventh (C7) major chord key depressed and | press any other two accompaniment keyboard keys located to the right of the major chord key. 1 + See the “Fingered Chord Chart” on page A-5 for 1 1! details on playing chords with other roots. 1 Minor seventh chords (m7) Sa + To play a minor seventh chord, | C minor seventh keep the major chord key | (Cm?) *1: Inverted fingerings cannot be used. The lowest depressed and press any other |... note is the root. three _accompaniment keyboard #2: The same chord can be played without pressing keys located to the right of the the 5th G. major chord key. + Except for the chords specified in note* above, inverted fingerings (ie. playing E-G-C or G-C-E instead of C-E-G) will produce the same chords as the standard fingering. + Except for the exception specified in note*? above, all of the keys that make up a chord must be pressed. Failure to press even a single key will not play the desired FINGERED chord 1 * It makes no difference whether you press black or ; 1 white keys to the right of a major chord key when ! 0 1 playing minor and seventh chords.

H FINGERED In this mode, you specify chords by playing them as you would on a piano, inside the accompaniment keyboard range. To specify a C-chord, you would play C-E-G.

FINGERED Accompaniment Keyboard and Melody Keyboard

Accompaniment ompanir Melody keyboard 1e The accompaniment keyboard can be used for playing chords only. No sound will be produced if you try playing single melody notes on the accompaniment keyboard. A14A.E-016A

This accompaniment method makes it possible to play a total of 38 chord variations: the 15 available with FINGERED plus 23 additional variations. The keyboard interprets any input of three or more keys that matches a FULL RANGE CHORD pattern to be a chord. Any multi-key input that is not a FULL RANGE CHORD pattern is interpreted as melody play. Because of this, there is no need for a separate accompaniment keyboard, and the entire keyboard from end-to-end can be used for both melody and chords. FULL RANGE CHORD Accompaniment Keyboard and Melody Keyboard tal Rccompaniment Keyboard Melody Keyboard Chords Recognized by This Piano The following table identifies patterns that are recognized as chords by FULL RANGE CHORD. Pattern Type Number of Chord Variations The 15 chord patterns shown under “FINGERED” on page E-14 23 standard chord fingerings. The following are examples of the 23 chords available with C as the bass note. Standard Ce + Cme + Ces Fingerings DD E F G À FINGERED Ddim , At , F7, Fm7,Gmr, Abo C C'C c ©C © Example: To play the chord € major and £

1 * If there are more than six semitones between the }; 1 lowest note and the next note to the right, the lowest 1 1 noteis interpreted as a bass note. ! AUAEOTA Adjusting Accompaniment Volume Perform the following operation to change the volume level of the rhythm and chord accompaniment (setting range : 000 to 127). While holding down the CONTROL button, use the keyboard keys shown below to raise (+) or lower (-) the accompaniment volume. À à à à à à à à ci © ca ca cs cé c7 c& +: Raises the accompaniment volume — : Lowers the accompaniment volume

Press the PLAY/STOP button. +_ This starts the playback of the tune. Press the PLAY/STOP button again to stop tune playback. + You can also cycle through the available tunes in step 2 by holding down the CONTROL button and pressing the SONG/RHYTHM SELECT [VW] or LA] button. srmncs cHoiR

With keyboard lighting, you can practice the left hand part, the right hand part, or both hand parts using the two steps described below. Easy Lesson: In this lesson, you learn how to play the correct notes on the keyboard. The parts being played automatically by the piano wait until you press the correct keyboard key, so you can practice at your own pace. Normal Lesson: In this lesson, the song plays and the keyboard lights without stopping to wait for you to press the correct keys. LEFT/TRACK 1 RIGHT/TRACK 2 NORMAL

Learning to Play the Music Library Tunes Keyboard Lighting During Lesson Play When using an auto-accompaniment tune with the Lesson System, the lights indicate not only the note you should play, but how long you should play it (how long you should keep the key depressed). The following describes what illumination of keys indicates. + Note Guide : A lit key indicates the note to be played. + Length Guide :Key remains lit for as long as note should be played. + Next Note Guide : A flashing key indicates the next note to be played. + Consecutive Note Guide : When a key lights, goes out momentarily, and then lights again, it indicates that the same note should be played in succession. K@-First note length»! Flashes Lights Goes out First Note LE %

Press Release Flashes Lights Goes out Second Note @

Press Release 4 Second note length — p Note lengths are not indicated by the Lesson System when playing a two-hand tune with Easy Lesson. The lit key goes out as soon as you press the correct keyboard key and the next note’s key flashes. nr o M Lights Flashes Goes out\' Lights {Next note to be played.) When playing a two-hand tune with Normal Lesson, the applicable keyboard key remains lit as long as its note plays. In this case, however, the key for the next note to be played does not flash. Keys light when their notes start to play. AA EOTeA

Learning to Play the Music Library Tunes Easy Lesson Normal Lesson PREPARATION PREPARATION + Select the tune you want to practice and adjust the tempo. + Select the tune you want to practice and adjust the tempo. If you are playing a tune for the first time, a slow tempo If you are playing a tune for the first time, a slow tempo is probably best. is probably best. Use the LEFT/TRACK 1 RIGHT/TRACK 2 button to select the part you want to practice. + The indicator lamps above the button show which part is selected. + To practice the left hand part, the LEFT/TRACK 1 indicator lamp should be unlit. + To practice the right hand part, the RIGHT/ TRACK 2 indicator lamp should be unlit. + To practice both hand parts, both indicator lamps should be unlit. Press the EASY button. + After an introductory count (and the introduction of the tune, if there is one), the piano stands by and waits for you to play the first note. Follow the lighting of the keys to play the part(s) you selected in step 1.

+ The first keyboard key you will need to press flashes during the introductory count (or introduction of the tune). The flashing stops and the key remains lit when the time comes to press the key and play the note. Keyboard Lighting causes each key you need to press next to flash. + If multiple keyboard keys are lit when practicing the parts for both hands, you need to press all of them to advance. When you are finished, press the PLAY/ STOP button to end the lesson. Use the LEFT/TRACK 1 RIGHT/TRACK 2 button to select the part you want to practice. + The indicator lamps above the button show which part is selected. + To practice the left hand part, the LEFT/TRACK 1 indicator lamp should be unlit. + To practice the right hand part, the RIGHT/ TRACK 2 indicator lamp should be unlit. + To turn off both parts, the RIGHT/TRACK 2 and LEFT/TRACK 1 indicator lamps should both be unlit. Press the NORMAL button. + Thesong plays and the keyboard lights without stopping to wait for you to press the correct keys. Follow the lighting of the keys to play the part(s) you selected in step 1.

When you are finished, press the PLAY/ STOP button to end the lesson. A14A.E-0204

Recording to and Playing Back from Song Memory You can store the notes you play in Song Memory for later playback. Tracks The song memory of this piano records and plays back notes much like a standard tape recorder. There are two tracks, each of which can be recorded separately. Besides notes, each track can be assigned its own tone number. During playback you can adjust the tempo to change the speed of playback. Start End Auto Accompaniment {hythm, bass, chorde), melody Track 2 Melody EN

Data recorded in rack Track 1 Song Memory Capacity + You can store a total ofup to about 5,200 notes (Track 1+ Track 2) in Song Memory. Recording stops automatically if the number of notes in Song Memory exceeds the maximum while you are recording. This is indicated by the SONG MEMORY indicator lamp turning on. Other Song Memory Data The following data is included when recording to Song Memory: selected tone, tempo and beat settings, pedal operations, reverb and chorus settings, selected rhythm (Track 1 only). Recorded Data Storage This digital piano has a lithium battery to supply power to retain memory contents even while power is off.* The life of the lithium battery is five years after the date of manufacture of the digital piano. Be sure to contact your CASIO service provider about having the lithium battery replaced every five years.

• Never turn off piano power while a record operation is in progress. IMPORTAN + If the data recorded in a single track uses up all the available Song Memory capacity, you will not be able to record anything in the other track. + Recording new data to a track automatically deletes any data previously stored in that track. + Turning off power while a record operation is in progress deletes anything recorded up to that point. + CASIO shall not be held responsible for any losses by you or any third party due to loss of data caused by malfunction or repair of this digital piano, or by battery replacement. SONG MEMORY Button Operation Each press of the SONG MEMORY button cycles through the functions shown below. __—. ms CS — C5] Cremsr ] i ua our \w) \U) c is

Recording to and Playing Back from Song Memory ecording Your Keyboard Play You can record to either track with or without playback of the other track. To record to one track without playing back the other Press the SONG MEMORY button twice so the SONG MEMORY indicator lamp is flashing. + _Atthistime the LEFT/TRACK 1 indicator lamp should also be flashing. This indicates that the piano is standing by for recording to Track 1. 1 +_If you want to record to Track 2, press the LEFT/ TRACK 1 RIGHT/TRACK 2 button here. This will cause the RIGHT/TRACK 2 indicator lamp to flash, which indicates that the piano is standing by for recording to Track 2. + Select the tone and effects you want to use in your recording, and configure the tempo and beat settings. + If you want to use the metronome during recording, press the METRONOME button to start it. + If you want to use a rhythm and/or auto accompaniment during recording (to Track 1 only), select the rhythm and chord mode. Start playing something on the keyboard. + This will automatically start recording. + _Actually, there are a variety of different ways to start the record operation. See “Starting the Record Operation” below for more information. When you are finished, press the START/ STOP button to stop recording. + If you are using a rhythm, you can stop recording with an ending pattern by pressing the INTRO/ENDING button. + Stopping recording causes the SONG MEMORY indicator lamp to go out, and indicator lamp above the button of the track to which you recorded to light. +_ To play back the track you just recorded, press the START/STOP button again. After you are finished recording and playing back, press the SONG MEMORY button so the SONG MEMORY indicator lamp is off. Starting the Record Operation You can use any of the following methods to start a record operation in step 2 of the above procedure. Æ When recording to Track 1 with rhythm or auto accompaniment + Press the START/STOP button to start recording. + Press the SYNCHRO/FILL-IN button to put the piano into synchro start standby. Recording will start when you finger a chord in the accompaniment range of the keyboard. Press the INTRO/ENDING button to put the piano into synchro start standby. Recording will start and an intro pattern will play when you finger a chord in the accompaniment range of the keyboard. Æ When recording to Track 1 without rhythm or auto accompaniment + Recording willstart as soon as you play anything on the keyboard. & When recording to Track 2 + Press the START/STOP button or play something on the keyboard to start recording. AtARE022A

Recording to and Playing Back from Song Memory To record to a track while playing back from the other After you finish recording, you can play back Track 1 and Track 2 at the same time. Example: To record to Track 2 while playing back the contents of Track 1 Press the SONG MEMORY button once. + This causes the SONG MEMORY indicator lamp to light. Press the LEFT/TRACK 1 RIGHT/TRACK 2 button so LEFT/TRACK 1 indicator is lit. Press the SONG MEMORY button again. + This causes the LEFT/TRACK 1 indicator lamp to flash. Press the LEFT/TRACK 1 RIGHT/ TRACK 2 button again, so it causes the RIGHT/ TRACK 2 indicator lamp to flash, which indicates that the piano is standing by for recording to Track 2. + Select the tone and effects you want to use while recording. Press the START/STOP button or play something on the keyboard to start simultaneous playback from Track 1 and recording to Track 2. When you are finished, press the START/ STOP button again to stop recording. Playing Back from Song Memory At E023A Press the SONG MEMORY button once. + This causes the SONG MEMORY indicator lamp to light. Use the LEFT/TRACK 1 RIGHT/TRACK 2 button to select the track you want to play back. © Theindicator lamps above the button show the currently selected track. + To play back Track 1, the LEFT/TRACK 1 indicator lamp should be lit. + To play back Track 2, the RIGHT/TRACK 2 indicator lamp should be lit. + To play back Track 1 and Track 2, both the indicator lamps should be lit. Press the START/STOP button. +_ This starts playback of the track you selected. + You can change the tempo setting as a track is playing. + As a track is playing, you can turn the metronome on or off using the METRONOME button. + You cannot change the tone setting during playback. + Press the START/STOP button again to stop playback. To delete song memory data IMPORTANT! + The procedure below deletes all of the data from the selected track. Note that the delete operation cannot be undone. Check to make sure you really do not need the data in Song Memory before you perform the following steps. Press the SONG MEMORY button twice. + This causes the SONG MEMORY indicator lamp to be flashing. Use the LEFT/TRACK 1 RIGHT/TRACK 2 button to select the track you want to delete. + _ The indicator lamps above the button show the currently selected track. + To delete Track 1, the LEFT/TRACK 1 indicator lamp should be flashing. + To delete Track 2, the RIGHT/TRACK 2 indicator lamp should be flashing. Hold down the SONG MEMORY button until its indicator lamp stops flashing and remains lit. Press the LEFT/TRACK 1 RIGHT/TRACK 2 button. + This deletes the contents of the track.

Other Settings Changing the Keyboard Touch OThis setting changes the relative touch of the keyboard keys. Changing the Piano Key @Use this setting to raise or lower the overall key of the keyboard in semitone steps. Changing the Pitch of the Piano to Match Another Instrument OUse this setting to raise or lower the overall pitch of the piano. The setting range is plus or minus 50 cents (100 cents = 1 semitone) from the standard pitch of A4 = 440.0Hz. While holding down the CONTROL button, use the keyboard keys shown below to select the keyboard setting you want. D weax— Strong | of (l Normal [A U à à à ci c2 cs ca cs c c7 ce

Lower Higher LG: Normal © Changing the Keyboard Touch Off: Weak (Strong sound is produced even when relatively light pressure is applied.) : [1] Normal:[_ à Strong (Normal sound is produced even when relatively strong pressure is applied.) : [73 @ Changing the Piano Key Higher (C* to F) Normal (C) Lower (F{ to B)

<Keys and their indicators> Key: Display: @Changing the Pitch of the Piano to Match Another Instrument +:Raise —:Lower

• Each press of a key changes the current setting by approximately 1 cents (1/100 semitone).

1 * Holding down the CONTROL button and pressing 1 keyboard keys “—” and “+” atthe same time returns 1 1 tuning to the standard A4 = 440.0Hz. Û CONTROL ARE 24

Other Settings Turning Off Keyboa While holding down the CONTROL button, use the keyboard keys shown below to toggle keyboard lighting on and off.

What is MIDI? The letters MIDI stand for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, which is the name of a worldwide standard for digital signals and connectors that makes it possible to exchange musical data between musical instruments and computers (machines) produced by different manufacturers. MIDI Connections Send MIDI cable: MK-5 rr © @ Sender | OUT + IN | Receiver (— mr] —_4À MIDI musical instrument

[IT]: | MIDI sound module LUI] | [MIDI sequencer Other MIDI device == MIDI cable: MK-5 D Decu”| IN — OUT | Sender À} [Di musical instrument Il MIDI sequencer Other MIDI device At E-025A MIDI Settings © Send Channel Use this setting to specify one of the MIDI channels (1 through 16) as the Send Channel for sending MIDI messages to an external device. @ Accomp MIDI Out Use this setting to specify whether or not MIDI messages for the piano’s auto accompaniment should be sent. © MIDI IN Chord Judge Specifies whether chord judge should be performed on accompaniment range MIDI Note On messages received from an external device. @ Local Control This setting controls whether or not power is cut offinternally from the piano’s keyboard and sound source. Turning off Local Control cuts off power to the keyboard and source, which means that the piano does not produce any sound when played. This comes in handy when you want to turn off the piano’s keyboard and use its auto accompaniment feature to accompany an external sequencer or other device.

Other Settings While holding down the CONTROL button, press one the keyboard keys shown below to configure the setting you want. e e l © on + of of à à à à à à à à ci c2 ca ca cs c c?| cs © où \fe Î e i © Send Channel —: Decreases ue / | +:Increases value @ Accomp MIDI Out Off On on © MIDI IN Chord Judge Off On on @Local Control EE rrl %/OFF @ Navigate Channel (Left Hand Part) —: Decreases value +:Increases value f u ONavigate Channel (Right Hand Part) —: Decreases value n ! +:Increases value u ! Expanding the Selections in the Music Library You can transfer song data from your computer to the piano’s Music Library. You can store up to 10 tunes (about 29,000 note, about 174 kilobytes) as Music Library songs 80 through 89. For SMF data you purchase or create, you need to use special CASIO conversion to convert it to CASIO format before transferring it to the piano. You can obtain a copy of the special CASIO conversion software by downloading it at the Web page shown below. After downloading, install the software on your computer.

[ http:/music.casio.com/ + In addition to the software itself, the CASIO MUSIC SITE will also provide you with information about its installation and use. You can also find out about how to connect your computer and piano, the latest news about your piano and other CASIO musical instruments, and much more. AtanE0268

Troubleshooting Symptom Possible Cause Action Reference No sound produced when | 1. VOLUME knob set to MIN. 1. Move the VOLUME knob more | Page E-6 keyboard keys are pressed. towards MAX.

2. Headphones connected to the | 2. Disconnect the headphones | Page E-5

digital piano. from the digital piano.

3. Local Control turned off. 3. Turn on Local control. Page E-24

4. Check the current | 4. Change the accompaniment | Page E-12

accompaniment mode setting. mode to NORMAL. Normally, the accompaniment keyboard will not produce any note while CASIO CHORD or FINGERED is selected as the accompaniment mode. Keyboard keys remain lit. The piano is standing by for | 1. Press the lit keys and continue | Page E-18 keyboard play in Easy Lesson. with Easy Lesson play.

2. Press the PLAY/STOP button to

stop Easy Lesson. Keyboard keys light but no sound | Power on alert is telling you that | Press any button or keyboard key | Page E-4 is produced. power is left on. to resume normal operation with the keyboard inits initial power on setting. Keyboard out of tune. 1. The piano key is set to a value | 1. Change the piano key setting to | Page E-22 other than C C, or turn the digital piano power off and then back on again.

2. Incorrect pitch setting of the | 2. Correct the pitch setting, or turn | Page E-22

piano. the digital piano power off and then back on again. No sound produced by demo tune | 1. VOLUME knob set to MIN. 1. Move the VOLUME knob more | Page E-6 play. towards MAX.

2. Headphones connected to the | 2. Disconnect the headphones | Page E-5

digital piano. from the digital piano. Memory contents deleted. Lithium battery is dead. Contact your CASIO Service | Page E-27 Provider for replacement of the lithium battery. No sound produced by connected | 1. The digital piano Send Channel | 1. Change the Send Channel | Page E-24 external MIDI sound source when does not match the Send Channel settings so they are identical. the digital piano keys are pressed. | of the MIDI sound source.

2. Volume or expression setting of | 2. Change the volume or | Seethe

the external sound source is set to 0. expression setting of the external sound source to an appropriate value. documentation that comes with the external sound source.

Specifications Models: PX-500L Keyboard: 88 piano keys (with touch response) Key Lighting System: Can be turned on and off Key Lighting Polyphony: 10 Polyphony: 32 notes, maximum Tones: 15 panel tones + 15 variation tones + 128 GM tones + 10 drum sets; with layer and split Digital Effects: Reverb (4 types), Chorus (4 types) Metronome: + Time Signatures: 0, 2, 3, 4,5, 6 + Tempo Range: 30 to 255 Auto Accompaniment: + Number of Rhythms: 120 + Tempo Range: 30 to 255 + Controllers: START/STOP, INTRO/ENDING, SYNCHRO/FILL-IN + Modes: Normal; CASIO CHORD; FINGERED; FULL RANGE CHORD + Accompaniment Volume: Adjustable Music Library: + Number of Tunes: 80 preset + 10 loaded song data + Tempo: 30 to 255 + Demo: Sequential looping of all 80 preset tunes Lesson Function: + 2 types (Easy Lesson, Normal Lesson) + Lesson Part: Left hand, right hand, both hands Song Memory: + Operations: Real-time recording, playback + Capacity: Approximately 5,200 notes (2 tracks) + Memory Backup: Built-in lithium battery (Battery Life: 5 years) Pedals: Damper, Soft/Sostenuto (Selectable) Other Functions: + Touch: 3 types, off + Transpose: 1 octave (F# to C to F) + Tuning: A4 = 440.0Hz +50 cents (adjustable) MIDI: 16 multi-timbre receive, GM Level 1 standard Input/Output: + Headphones: Stereo mini jacks x 2 Output Impedance : 170Q Output Voltage : 1.1V (RMS) MAX + Pedal: Standard jacks x 2 + Power: 12V DC + MIDI (OUT) (IN) Speakers: (12cm x 6em) x 2 (Output: 8.0W + 8.0W) Power Supply: AC Adaptor: AD-12 Power Consumption: 12V — 18W Dimensions: 132.3x 27.8 x 13.2 cm (52 !/16 x 10 5/16 x 5 Ÿ/1ç inch) Weight: Approximately 13.0 kg (28.7 Ibs) + Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. A14A.E-0288

Operational Precautions Locating the Unit 7 NEA CNPLTER COLE al tbe third parties arising from corruption or loss of data Avoid the following locations. caused by malfunction or repair of the unit, or from +_ Areas exposed to direct sunlight and high humidity battery replacement. + Areas subjected to very low temperatures + Near a radio, TV, video deck, or tuner (unit can cause interference with audio or video signals) You may notice lines in the finish of the case of this product. These lines are the result of the molding process used to shape the plastic of the case. They are not cracks or breaks in the plastic, and are no Care of the Unit cause for concern. + Never use benzene, alcohol, thinner or other such chemicals to clean the exterior of the unit. To clean the keyboard, use a soft cloth dampened with a weak solution of a mild neutral detergent and water. Wring out all excess moisture from the cloth before wiping.

1 + Unauthorized reproduction of this manual in its 1 entirety orin partis expressly forbidden. All rights 1 reserved. 1 + CASIO COMPUTER CO, LTD. shall not be held 1 liable for any damages or losses or any claims by === 1 third parties arising from use of this product or this Lithium Battery 1 manual. 1 + The contents of this manual are subject to change This unit is equipped with a lithium battery to provide 1 without notice. power needed to retain memory contents while unit power D ? is turned off. Should the lithium battery go dead, all memory contents will be lost whenever you turn unit power off. The normal life of the lithium battery is five years from the time that the battery was installed. Be sure to periodically contact your retailer or authorized service provider to have the lithium battery replaced. Note that you will be charged separately for lithium battery replacement. Setting Control Key Chart While the CONTROL button is depressed, the keyboard keys can be used to perform a variety of different setting functions. To help you understand which keyboard keys you need to press, it is a good idea to remember where the various C notes (C1 through C8) are on the keyboard.

• A value next to a note name indicates the relative eo 0 of the note on the keyboard as shown below. 2e 60006 0 0 00 © ® ® LA | A A ci ce cs ca cs Ge C7 C8 © Number Input Keys (0 to 9) @ Keyboard Touch (Off, Weak, Normal, Strong) © Chord Mode (Normal, CASIO CHORD, Fingered, Full-Range Chord) © Accompaniment Volume (-, +) © Layered Tones Volume (-, +) © Piano Key (Fto C to F) @ Reverb Effect (1 to 4) © Chorus Effect (1 to 4) © Pitch Setting (-, +) © Pedal Function (Soft, Sostenuto) © MIDI (see page E-23) @ Power on Alert (Off, On) ® Key Lighting (Off, On) AtaAE-020A

022 | DISCO2 046 | NEW ORLNSR&R | [070 | BOSSA NOVA1 094 | SIRTAKI 118 | WALTZ3 023 | EURO BEAT 047 | TWIST 071 | BOSSA NOVA 2 095 | HAWAIAN 119 | WALTZ4 1 + Rhythms 110 through 119 consist of chord accompaniments only, without any drums or other percussion instruments. These rhythms do not 1 1 sound unless CASIO CHORD, FINGERED, or FULL RANGE CHORD is selected as the accompaniment mode. With such rhythms, make sure 1 1 that CASIO CHORD, FINGERED, or FULL RANGE CHORD is selected before you try playing chords

Model PX-500L MIDI Implementation Chart Version: 1.0 Function … Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Default 1 1-16 Channel Changed 1-16 1-16 Default Mode 3 Mode 3 Mode Messages X Altered Note 0-127 Number: True voice 0-127 Velocity Note ON © 9nH V = 1-127 © 9nH V = 1-127 Note OFF X 8nH V = 64 X 9nH V = 0, 8nH V=** | #* = no relation After Key's x x Touch Ch's x x Pitch Bender x O 0, 32 O Oo Bank select 1 x (e] Modulation Control 6,38 O*1 O*1 Data entry Change 7 O O Volume 10 (e] (e] Pan 11 O O Expression 64 O O Damper 66 O*2 (e] Sostenuto 67 O*2 O Soft 91 (e] (e] Reverb send 93 (e] (e] Chorus send

• GM on/off_ GM on = MIDI In Chord Judge off GM off = MIDI In Chord Judge on