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USER’S GUIDE GUÍA DEL USUARIO Please keep all information for future reference. Guarde toda información para tener como referencia futura. PX130ES1B Safety Precautions Before trying to use the piano, be sure to read the separate “Safety Precautions”. Precauciones de seguridad Antes de intentar usar el piano, asegúrese de leer las “Precauciones de seguridad”...
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the userís authority to operate the equipment. Model Number: PX-130 Trade Name: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. Responsible party: CASIO AMERICA, INC. Address: 570 MT. PLEASANT AVENUE, DOVER, NEW JERSEY 07801...
Contents General Guide ... E-2 FUNCTION Button... E-3 Saving Settings and Using Operation Lock ... E-3 Power Outlet... E-4 Using an AC Adaptor ... E-4 Connections ... E-5 Connecting Headphones ... E-5 Connecting Audio Equipment or an Amplifier ... E-5 Connecting a Pedal ...
General Guide Back Left Side Installing the Music Stand Insert the bottom of the music stand into the groove on the top of the digital piano’s console. Bottom...
NOTE • The names shown here are always indicated in bold when they appear within the text of this manual. 1 VOLUME controller 2 FUNCTION button 3 SONG a, DEMO button 4 RECORDER (L) button 5 METRONOME (R) button 6 GRAND PIANO (MODERN), REVERB button 7 GRAND PIANO (CLASSIC), CHORUS button FUNCTION Button The FUNCTION button is used when configuring a variety of different digital piano settings.
Power Outlet Your digital piano runs on standard household power. Be sure to turn off power whenever you are not using the digital piano. Using an AC Adaptor Use only the AC adaptor (JEITA Standard, with unified polarity plug) that comes with this digital piano. Use of a different type of AC adaptor can cause malfunction of the digital piano.
Connections IMPORTANT! • Whenever connecting something to the digital piano, first use the VOLUME controller to set the volume to a low level. After connecting, you can adjust the volume to the level you want. Connecting Headphones Left side PHONES jacks Commercially available headphones Stereo mini plug...
Pedal connector NOTE • You can get information about accessories that are sold separately for this product from the CASIO catalog available from your retailer, and from the CASIO website at the following URL. http://world.casio.com/...
Playing with Different Tones POWER VOLUME Selecting and Playing a Tone The piano comes with 16 built-in tones. • The names of the tones are marked above the keyboard keys to which they are assigned. To select a tone Press the POWER button. IMPORTANT! •...
Playing with Different Tones NOTE • GRAND PIANO tones (MODERN, CLASSIC) Your digital piano has a total of 16 built-in tones. The MODERN and CLASSIC tones are stereo sampled tones that can be selected using the GRAND PIANO buttons. Try using the GRAND PIANO tones to familiarize yourself with their distinctive sounds and characteristics.
Layering Two Tones Use the following procedure to layer two tones, so they sound at the same time. When specifying two tones for layering, first tone you select will be the main tone, while the second tone will be the layered tone. While holding down the FUNCTION button, hold down the keyboard key for the main tone as you press the keyboard key for the layered...
Playing with Different Tones Using Effects Reverb : Makes your notes resonate. Chorus : Adds more breadth to your notes. To turn reverb on and off While holding down the FUNCTION button, press the MODERN button to toggle reverb on (lamp lit) and off (lamp unlit). To turn chorus on and off While holding down the FUNCTION button, press the CLASSIC button to toggle chorus...
While holding down the FUNCTION button, use the TEMPO keys to specify a tempo value in the range of 20 to 255 beats per minute. • Each press of the + or – key raises or lowers the tempo value by 1. •...
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Playing with Different Tones Changing the Octaves of the duet keyboards You can change the ranges of the left and right keyboards in octave units from their initial default settings. This comes in handy, for example, if the initial default range is not enough when one person is playing the left hand part and another person is playing the right hand part.
Playing Back Built-in Songs Your digital piano comes with a Music Library of 60 built-in tunes. You can play all 60 tunes in sequence, from beginning to end. IMPORTANT! • After you select a built-in song, it can take a number of seconds for the song data to be loaded.
Playing Back Built-in Songs Press the SONG a button. • This starts the playback of the song. To stop playback, press the SONG a button again. • Playback will stop automatically when the end of the song is reached. NOTE •...
• Should power fail during recording, all of the data in the track you are recording will be deleted. IMPORTANT! • CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. takes no responsibility for any damages, lost profits, or claims by third parties arising from the deletion of recorded...
Recording and Play Back To record to a specific track of a song After recording to either of the tracks of a song, you can record to the other track while listening to playback what you recorded in the first track. Press the RECORDER button twice so its lamp is flashing.
To record to one track of a song while listening to the playback of the other track Press the RECORDER button so its lamp is lit. While holding down the FUNCTION button, press the RECORDER (L) button or METRONOME (R) button to select the track you want to play back while recording.
Recording and Play Back Deleting Recorded Data The following procedure deletes a specific track of a song. IMPORTANT! • The procedure below deletes all of the data of the selected track. Note that the delete operation cannot be undone. Check to make sure you really do not need the data in digital piano memory before you perform the following steps.
Configuring Settings with the Keyboard In addition to selecting tones and Music Library tunes, you also can use the FUNCTION button in combination with the keyboard keys to configure effect, keyboard touch, and other settings. To configure settings with the keyboard Use the “Parameter List”...
Configuring Settings with the Keyboard Keyboard Keys Used for Configuring Settings • The numbers 1 through cl correspond to the same numbers in the “Parameter List” on pages E-21 - E-23. [Left keyboard] Reverb Chorus [Overall] [Center keyboard] Song select/Base note [Right keyboard] Metronome volume Song volume...
Parameter List ■ Tones Parameter Settings Reverb 1 to 4 Default: 2 Chorus 1 to 4 Default: 2 Tone selection See page E-7. Default: GRAND PIANO (MODERN) Brilliance –3 to 0 to 3 (BRILLIANCE) Default: 0 Layer balance –24 to 0 to 24 Default: 0 ■...
Configuring Settings with the Keyboard ■ Keyboard Parameter Settings Keyboard key –12 to 0 to 12 (Transpose) Default: 0 Keyboard tuning –99 to 0 to 99 (Tuning) Default: 0 Octave shift –2 to 0 to 2 Default: 0 Temperament Temperament: (TEMPERAMENT) 00 to 16 Temperament...
■ MIDI and Other Settings Parameter Settings USB device MIDI, Storage mode (USB Default: MIDI DEVICE MODE) Send channel 01 to 16 Default: 01 Local control Off, On Default: On Operation tone Off, On Default: On Back up Off, On Default: Off Operation lock Off, On...
Start up your computer’s music software. Configure the music software settings to select one of the following as the MIDI device. CASIO USB-MIDI : (For Windows Vista, Windows 7, Mac OS X) USB Audio Device: (For Windows XP) • For information about how to select the MIDI device, see the user documentation that comes with the music software you are using.
(machines) produced by different manufacturers. NOTE • For detailed information about MIDI Implementation, visit the CASIO website at: http://world.casio.com/. See “Send channel” and “Local control” on page E-23. Transferring Song Data with a Computer...
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BIDSNG01.MID: SMF format data (format 0/1) BIDSNG01.CM2: CASIO original format data Recorder RECORDER BIDREC01.CSR: CASIO memory data original format data * Before starting a store or load operation, first check the file name and extension to ensure it matches the ones shown in this column.
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After the file copy operation is complete, return the USB device mode to MIDI. • If you are using a Macintosh, perform the eject operation (drag them to the trash can). • While holding down the FUNCTION button, press the applicable keyboard key. See “USB device mode (USB DEVICE MODE)”...
Reference Troubleshooting Problem No sound is produced when I 1. The VOLUME controller is set to press a keyboard key. “MIN”. 2. Headphones or an adaptor plug is plugged into one of the PHONES jacks. 3. MIDI Local control is turned off. The pitch of the digital piano 1.
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AC Adaptor Handling Precautions Model: AD-A12150LW 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions on hand. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this product near water. 6. Clean only with a dry cloth. 7. Do not install near radiators, heat registers, stoves, or any other source of heat (including amplifiers). 8.
Appendix/Apéndice Tone List/Lista de tonos Tone Name/ Program Change/ Nombre de tonos Cambio de programa GRAND PIANO MODERN GRAND PIANO CLASSIC GRAND PIANO VARIATION ELEC PIANO FM E.PIANO 60’S E.PIANO HARPSICHORD VIBRAPHONE PIPE ORGAN JAZZ ORGAN ELEC ORGAN 1 ELEC ORGAN 2 STRINGS 1 STRINGS 2 BASS (LOWER) 1...
O 9nH v = 1 - 127 X 8nH v = 64 *2: For details, see MIDI Implementation at http://world.casio.com/. *2: Si desea más información, vea Implementación MIDI en http://world.casio.com/. Mode 2 : OMNI ON, MONO Mode 4 : OMNI OFF, MONO...
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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. MA1011-B Printed in China PX130ES1B...
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