User manual CASIO PX-500L

[. . . ] ES USER'S GUIDE GUÍA DEL USUARIO Please keep all information for future reference. Guarde toda información para tener como referencia futura. 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" separadas. PX500L-ES-1 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. [. . . ] 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*2 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. I 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 keyboard Melody keyboard NOTE · 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. E-14 414A-E-016A Playing Rhythms I FULL RANGE CHORD 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 + Adjusting Accompaniment Volume Perform the following operation to change the volume level of the rhythm and chord accompaniment (setting range : 000 to 127). 1 While holding down the CONTROL button, use the keyboard keys shown below to raise (+) or lower (­) the accompaniment volume. ­ Accompaniment keyboard/Melody keyboard Chords Recognized by This Piano The following table identifies patterns that are recognized as chords by FULL RANGE CHORD. Pattern Type FINGERED Number of Chord Variations The 15 chord patterns shown under "FINGERED" on page E-14. The following are examples of the 23 chords available with C as the bass note. Standard Fingerings C6 · Cm6 · C69 DD E F G A B · · · · · · CC C C C C C B D m Dm Fm Gm Am B m · · · · · · C C CC C C C Ddim A 7 F7 Fm7 Gm7 A add9 · · · · · C C CC C C L C1 L C2 L C3 L C4 L C5 L C6 L C7 L C8 + : Raises the accompaniment volume ­ : Lowers the accompaniment volume C Example: To play the chord C major and E . 1 EG C E G 2 C 1 . . . . . Chord C E NOTE · If there are more than six semitones between the lowest note and the next note to the right, the lowest note is interpreted as a bass note. 414A-E-017A E-15 Learning to Play the Music Library Tunes Playing a Music Library Tune Your piano comes with 80 Music Library tunes built in. See the Song List on page A-2 of this manual for more information. 3 4 Press the PLAY/STOP button. · This starts the playback of the tune. Press the PLAY/STOP button again to stop tune playback. 1 Press the MUSIC LIBRARY button so MUSIC LIBRARY indicator lamp (above the button) is lit. · Each press of the button toggles between the upper indicator lamp and lower indicator lamp. NOTE · You can also cycle through the available tunes in step 2 by holding down the CONTROL button and pressing the SONG/RHYTHM SELECT [ ] or [ ] button. 2 1 While holding down the CONTROL button, press the keyboard keys shown below to input a tune number. 46 9 Practicing with Keyboard Lighting 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. 023578 L C1 L C2 L C3 L C4 L C5 L C6 L C7 L C8 · To select tune number 5, for example, press the 0 key and then the 5 key. Always input two digits for the tune number. Normal Lesson: In this lesson, the song plays and the keyboard lights without stopping to wait for you to press the correct keys. E-16 414A-E-018A 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. First note length Flashes First Note Lights Goes out 1 Press Flashes 2 Release Lights Goes out Second Note 3 Press Second note length 4 Release Note lengths are not indicated by the Lesson System when playing a two-hand tune with Easy Lesson. [. . . ] Wring out all excess moisture from the cloth before wiping. NOTE · Unauthorized reproduction of this manual in its entirety or in part is expressly forbidden. shall not be held liable for any damages or losses or any claims by third parties arising from use of this product or this manual. · The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice. Lithium Battery This unit is equipped with a lithium battery to provide power needed to retain memory contents while unit power is turned off. Should the lithium battery go dead, all memory contents will be lost whenever you turn unit power off. [. . . ]