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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.

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Safety Precautions
Before trying to use the piano, be sure to read
the separate “Safety Precautions”.

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Precauciones de seguridad
Antes de intentar usar el piano, asegúrese de
leer las “Precauciones de seguridad” separadas.

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TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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Read these instructions.
Keep these instructions.
Heed all warnings.
Follow all instructions.
Do not use this apparatus near water.
Clean only with dry cloth.
Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other.
A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety. If the
provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.
10. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit
from the apparatus.
11. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.
12. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the
apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury
from tip-over.

13. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.
14. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as
power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been
exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.
The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and that no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the
apparatus.
The power indicator being unlit does not mean the apparatus is completely disconnected from the MAINS.
When you need to have the apparatus completely disconnected from the MAINS, you must unplug the power cord. For that purpose, locate
the apparatus in a way that secures easy access to the power cord.

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 interference will not occur in a particular installation. If
this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and
on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

FCC CAUTION
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the
equipment.

Declaration of Conformity
Model Number: AP-460
Trade Name: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
Responsible party: CASIO AMERICA, INC.
Address: 570 MT. PLEASANT AVENUE, DOVER, NEW JERSEY 07801
Telephone number: 973-361-5400
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules, Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.

Important!
Please note the following important information before using this product.
• Before using the AD-E24250LW Adaptor to power the unit, be sure to check the AC Adaptor for any damage first. Carefully check the power
cord for breakage, cuts, exposed wire and other serious damage. Never let children use an AC adaptor that is seriously damaged.
• The product is not intended for children under 3 years.
• Use only CASIO AD-E24250LW adaptor.
• The AC adaptor is not a toy.
• Be sure to disconnect the AC adaptor before cleaning the product.
Declaration of Conformity According to EU Directive

This mark applies in EU countries only.

Manufacturer:
CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
6-2, Hon-machi 1-chome, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-8543, Japan
Responsible within the European Union:
CASIO EUROPE GmbH
Casio-Platz 1, 22848 Norderstedt, Germany

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Contents
Getting Ready ..................................................................................................... EN-50
Assembling the Stand ............................................... EN-50
To connect the cables............................................... EN-52
To install the music stand and headphones hook..... EN-53
Opening and Closing the Piano Lid .......................... EN-54
Removing the Protective Tape from the Keyboard..... EN-54

General Guide .................................EN-4
FUNCTION Button......................................................... EN-5
Saving Settings and Using Operation Lock ................... EN-5

Power Outlet....................................EN-6
Turning Power On or Off ............................................... EN-6
Returning the Digital Piano to Its Factory Default
Settings.......................................................................... EN-6

Playing with Different Tones .........EN-7
Selecting and Playing a Tone........................................ EN-7
Adjusting Acoustic Piano Sound Characteristics........... EN-9
Layering Two Tones ...................................................... EN-9
Using Effects ............................................................... EN-10
Using the Digital Piano’s Pedals.................................. EN-11
Using the Metronome .................................................. EN-12
Playing a Piano Duet ................................................... EN-13

Using Built-in Songs
(Concert Play, Music Library,
Demo Tunes) .................................EN-15
Performing Demo Play ................................................ EN-15
Concert Play ................................................................ EN-16
Practicing with a Concert Play Song ........................... EN-16
Music Library ............................................................... EN-18
Playing Back a Specific Music Library Song ............... EN-18
Practicing with a Music Library Song........................... EN-18
Playing Back Audio Data Stored on
a USB Flash Drive ....................................................... EN-19

Recording and Playback ..............EN-20
Recording to Built-in Song Memory
(Song Recorder) .......................................................... EN-20
Using the SONG RECORDER Button......................... EN-21
Recording to a USB Flash Drive (Audio Recorder) ..... EN-23

Power Outlet ..............................................................EN-55
Connecting Headphones ...........................................EN-55
Connecting Audio Equipment or an Amplifier ............EN-56
Bundled and Optional Accessories............................EN-56

Configuring Settings with the
Keyboard .......................................EN-27
To configure settings with the keyboard ...................... EN-27
Keyboard Keys Used for Configuring Settings ............ EN-29
Parameter List ............................................................. EN-30
Hall simulator ........................................................... EN-30
Tone selection.......................................................... EN-30
Chorus (CHORUS)................................................... EN-30
Brilliance (BRILLIANCE) .......................................... EN-30
Layer balance........................................................... EN-30
Duet pan................................................................... EN-30
Bass damper effect .................................................. EN-30
Damper noise........................................................... EN-30
Music Library song select
(MUSIC LIBRARY SELECT).................................... EN-31
Tempo (TEMPO)...................................................... EN-31
Beat (BEAT) ............................................................. EN-31
Metronome tempo (METRONOME TEMPO) ........... EN-31
Metronome beat (METRONOME BEAT) ................. EN-31
Concert Play song Play/Stop
(CONCERT PLAY a) .......................................... EN-31
Listen (LISTEN)........................................................ EN-31
Lesson (LESSON).................................................... EN-31
Play (PLAY).............................................................. EN-31
Concert Play song select (SELECT +/–).................. EN-31
Concert Play volume (VOLUME +/–) ....................... EN-31
Music Library volume (ML Volume).......................... EN-31
Metronome volume .................................................. EN-31
Temperament........................................................... EN-32
Temperament Base note.......................................... EN-32
Temperament select ................................................ EN-32
Touch response (TOUCH RESPONSE) .................. EN-32
Keyboard key (Transpose) (TRANSPOSE) ............. EN-32
Keyboard tuning (Tuning)......................................... EN-32
Octave shift .............................................................. EN-32
USB device mode .................................................... EN-33
Local control............................................................. EN-33
Send channel ........................................................... EN-33
Audio Recorder Volume ........................................... EN-33
Operation tone ......................................................... EN-33
Back up .................................................................... EN-33
Operation lock .......................................................... EN-33
USB flash drive mode .............................................. EN-34
Format...................................................................... EN-34
Save ......................................................................... EN-34
Load ......................................................................... EN-34
Delete....................................................................... EN-34

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Contents

USB Flash Drive............................EN-35

English

Storing Standard Audio Data (WAV Files) to
a USB Flash Drive ....................................................... EN-36
Connecting a USB Flash Drive to and
Detaching It from the Digital Piano .............................. EN-37
Formatting a USB Flash Drive..................................... EN-38
Saving a Recorded Song to a USB Flash Drive .......... EN-39
Loading Song Data from a USB Flash Drive into
Digital Piano Memory .................................................. EN-40
Deleting Data from a USB Flash Drive ........................ EN-42
Simple Play Back of a Song on a USB Flash Drive..... EN-43
Error Indicators ............................................................ EN-44

Connecting to a Computer...........EN-46
Minimum Computer System Requirements................. EN-46
Connecting the Digital Piano to Your Computer.......... EN-46
Using MIDI................................................................... EN-47
Transferring Song Data with a Computer .................... EN-47

Reference ......................................EN-57
Troubleshooting........................................................... EN-57
Product Specifications ................................................. EN-59
Operating Precautions................................................. EN-60

Appendix ........................................... A-1
Tone List........................................................................... A-1
Concert Play List .............................................................. A-1
Music Library List.............................................................. A-1

MIDI Implementation Chart

Company and product names used in this manual may
be registered trademarks of others.

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General Guide

Bottom

Rear

Front

bq
bp

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General Guide

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*CAUTION
• Make sure that the cover is fully open whenever you are playing on the keyboard. A partially open cover can
suddenly close unexpectedly and pinch your fingers.
NOTE

• The names shown here are always indicated in bold when they appear within the text of this manual.
1 P (Power) button

9 ELEC. PIANO 1, LID SIMULATOR button

2 VOLUME controller

bk Pedal connector

3 AUDIO RECORDER, FUNCTION button

bl USB flash drive port

4 START/STOP a button

bm USB port

5 SONG RECORDER (L/R) button

bn DC 24V terminal

6 METRONOME, DUET button

bo LINE OUT R, L/MONO jacks

7 GRAND PIANO (CONCERT),
HAMMER RESPONSE button

bp PHONES jacks
bq Power lamp

8 GRAND PIANO (MODERN),
STRING RESONANCE button

FUNCTION Button
The FUNCTION button is used when configuring a variety of different Digital Piano settings. The following are
FUNCTION button basics.
z To change a setting, hold down the FUNCTION button as you
press the keyboard key that is assigned the setting you want to
select.
Example: “To select a tone” on page EN-7
NOTE

• For details about operations and settings, see “Configuring
Settings with the Keyboard” on page EN-27.

Saving Settings and Using Operation Lock
Your Digital Piano lets you save its current settings and lock its buttons to protect against operation errors. For
details, see “Parameter List” on pages EN-30 - EN-34.

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Power Outlet
After you finish assembling the stand, turn on the
Digital Piano. For details, see “Getting Ready” on page
EN-50.

Turning Power On or Off

While holding down the FUNCTION button,
press the P (Power) button to turn on the
Digital Piano.
2

Press the P (Power) button to turn on Digital
Piano power.
• Auto Power Off will be disabled at this time.

NOTE

• Turning off the Digital Piano after performing the
above steps will re-enable Auto Power Off.
• This causes the P (Power) button to light.
• When you turn on the Digital Piano, it performs a
power up operation in order to initialize its system.
During system initialization the tone button lamps
cycle on and off in the sequence for about five
seconds to let you know that system initialization is
in progress.

To turn off the Digital Piano, hold down the
P (Power) button until its light goes out.

NOTE

• Pressing the P (Power) button to turn off power
actually puts the Digital Piano into a standby state.
Minute amounts of current continue to flow within
the Digital Piano in the standby state. If you do not
plan to use the Digital Piano for a long time or if
there is a lightning storm in your area, be sure to
unplug the AC adaptor from the power outlet.

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.

1.
2.
3.

Auto Power Off
This Digital Piano is designed to turn off automatically
to avoid wasting power after no operation is
performed for a preset amount of time. The Auto
Power Off trigger time is about four hours.
• You also can use the procedure below to temporarily
suspend Auto Power Off.

■ To disable Auto Power Off

While the Digital Piano is turned on, press the
P (Power) button to turn it off.

Turn off the Digital Piano.
While holding down both the ELEC. PIANO 1
and FUNCTION buttons, press the P
(Power) button.
Keep the ELEC. PIANO 1 button and
FUNCTION button depressed as the Digital
Piano performs the operation described
below.
(1) The GRAND PIANO (CONCERT), GRAND
PIANO (MODERN), and ELEC. PIANO 1 button
indicator lamps start to flash in sequence.
(2) The flashing sequence gradually increases in speed.
(3) After some time, the flashing will stop.

Release the ELEC. PIANO 1 button and
FUNCTION button.
• The Digital Piano will initialize its internal system.
You will be able to use the Digital Piano in a short
while.

NOTE

• See “Turning Power On or Off” (page EN-6) for
information about turning power on and off.

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VOLUME

FUNCTION

METRONOME

START/STOP a

ELEC. PIANO 1
GRAND PIANO

English

Playing with Different Tones

Selecting and Playing a Tone
The Digital Piano comes with 18 built-in tones.

• The names of the tones are marked above the keyboard keys to which they are assigned.

To select a tone

Select the tone you want.
z To select GRAND PIANO (CONCERT or
MODERN) or ELEC. PIANO 1
• Press one of the GRAND PIANO buttons
(CONCERT or MODERN) or the ELEC.
PIANO 1 to select the one you want.

z To select one of the other tones
• While holding down the FUNCTION button,
press the keyboard key that corresponds to the
tone you want to select.

• The button lamp of the selected tone will light.

Use the VOLUME controller to adjust the volume.

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Playing with Different Tones

Bass Tone (BASS)

NOTE

• Of the digital piano’s 18 built-in tones, the first five
are grand piano tone. Each tone has its own
distinctive merits, so you should select the tone that
suits the song you are playing along with or your
own personal preferences. The CONCERT and
MODERN tones are assigned to buttons for quick
and easy selection.
Tone Name
CONCERT

MODERN

Selecting the BASS (LOWER) tone in step 1 of the
above procedure will assign the bass tone to the low
range (left side) of the keyboard. The high range (right
side) will be assigned the tone that was selected when
you pressed the BASS key.
• BASS tone lets you effectively split the keyboard
between two different tones.
Split Point

Characteristics
A full concert grand piano tone that
uses Linear Morphing* for dynamic
and natural tone changes. This tone is
designed to reproduce damper,
resonance, and other piano nuances,
which makes it ideal for virtually any
type of piano performance.
This tone provides a bright grand piano
sound. The volume and timbre of this
tone is quick to respond to different
keyboard pressures. This tone is a good
choice for dynamic and lively
performances.

CLASSIC

This is a natural piano tone that closely
resembles the sound of an acoustic
piano. Resonance is more pronounced,
which enables expression of delicate
nuances. This tone is a good choice for
lesson and practice sessions.

MELLOW

A warm, subdued grand piano tone.

BRIGHT

A bright and clear grand piano tone.

Low Range

High Range

BASS

PIPE ORGAN
(Currently selected tone)

NOTE

• To return the keyboard to a single tone, select any
tone other than BASS.
• You cannot select BASS when recording to Track 2.
• You can configure settings to sustain reverberation
of the BASS (LOWER) tone while the damper pedal
or sostenuto pedal is pressed. For more information,
see “Bass damper effect” (page EN-30).

* Feature that applies computer morphing
technology to enable seamless changes between
sounds sampled at various dynamics from a full
concert grand piano.

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Playing with Different Tones

The tones of your Digital Piano have built-in elements
that give them the characteristic reverberation of an
acoustic piano. Each of these elements can be
individually adjusted to one of four levels.
z HAMMER RESPONSE
Controls the time deviation between when a key is
pressed and when the note actually sounds.

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.

Settings
1: Fast 2: Grand piano feel 3: Slightly slower 4: Slow

English

Adjusting Acoustic Piano
Sound Characteristics

While holding down the FUNCTION button,
press down the keyboard key for the first tone
you want to layer and then the key for the
second tone.
Example: First press the GRAND PIANO BRIGHT key
and then the STRINGS 1 key.

z STRING RESONANCE
Adjusts the characteristic reverberation (string
resonance) of an acoustic piano.
You can select a reverberation setting that matches
the song being played or your own personal
preference.
Settings
1: Suppressed 2: Slightly suppressed
3: Reverberation 4: Strong reverberation
z LID SIMULATOR
Adjusts how sound resonates in accordance with the
opening state of a grand piano lid.
Settings
1: Lid closed 2: Lid opened slightly 3: Lid fully open
4: Lid removed

GRAND PIANO BRIGHT

NOTE

• Opening or closing the Digital Piano’s lid does not
affect the LID SIMULATOR setting.

While holding down the FUNCTION button,
press the button that corresponds to the
element whose setting you want to change.

STRINGS 1

To unlayer the keyboard, select another tone
by pressing the GRAND PIANO button or by
using the procedure under “Selecting and
Playing a Tone” (page EN-7).

NOTE

• Each press of the button cycles to the next option for
that setting. The Digital Piano emits a beep pattern
that indicates the currently selected option:
One beep: Option 1 3 Two beeps: Option 2 3
Three beeps: Option 3 3 Four beeps: Option 4 3
One beep: Option 1, etc.
• The lamp of each button lights whenever the
standard setting of its element is selected.

• You cannot layer the BASS tone with another tone.
• You cannot perform the layer operation when
recording to Track 2.

NOTE

• In addition to the above, piano tones also have a
KEY OFF SIMULATOR.
z KEY OFF SIMULATOR
Causes notes to decay when keyboard keys are
released.
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Playing with Different Tones

To adjust the volume balance between
two layered tones

While holding down the FUNCTION button,
use the keyboard keys shown below to adjust
the volume of the layered tones.

Using Effects
Hall simulator : Makes your notes resonate.
Chorus
: Adds more breadth to your notes.

To apply a hall simulator

While holding down the FUNCTION button,
press the keyboard key that corresponds to
the hall simulator name you want to select.

Initial default (Center)
Volume of the layered tone
(Second tone you selected)

Volume of the main tone
(First tone you selected)

Hall simulator

• To return the volume setting to its initial default, hold
down the FUNCTION button and press both of the
keys at the same time.

Hall simulator
Name

Description

DUTCH CHURCH

Amsterdam church with
acoustics that are suitable for
music

STANDARD HALL

Standard concert hall

BERLIN HALL

Berlin arena type classic
concert hall

FRENCH
CATHEDRAL

Large gothic cathedral in
Paris

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Playing with Different Tones

While holding down the FUNCTION button,
use the CHORUS keyboard key to cycle
through the available settings.

Using the Digital Piano’s
Pedals
Your Digital Piano comes equipped with three pedals:
damper, soft, and sostenuto

• Each press of the CHORUS keyboard key causes the
Digital Piano to beep according to which setting is
selected, as shown in the table below.

Soft pedal

English

To apply chorus to a tone

Damper pedal
Sostenuto pedal

Chorus

Pedal Functions
z Damper Pedal
Pressing the damper pedal while playing causes notes
you play on the keyboard to be sustained (continue to
play) longer.
• When GRAND PIANO is selected as the tone, using
this pedal generates harmonic and other resonance,
just like the damper pedal on an acoustic grand
piano.

• Chorus
Number of Beeps

Setting

1 (long)
1 (short)
2
3
4

Off (OFF)
Light Chorus
Medium Chorus
Deep Chorus
Flanger (whooshing effect)

About DSP
DSP makes it possible to digitally produce complex
acoustic effects. The DSP is assigned to each tone
whenever you turn on Digital Piano power.

z Soft Pedal
Pressing this pedal while playing suppresses notes
played on the keyboard after the pedal was pressed,
and makes them sound softer.
z Sostenuto Pedal
Only the notes of the keys that are depressed when this
pedal is pressed are sustained until the pedal is
released.
NOTE

• If pressing the pedal does not produce the desired
effect, it could mean that the pedal cord is not
connected properly. Refer to step 1 under “To
connect the cables” (page EN-52).

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Playing with Different Tones

Disabling Damper Noise Output
Damper noise is a slight metallic ringing sound that is
generated as the damper of an acoustic piano separates
from the wires pedal when the damper pedal is
pressed. The damper resonance of your Digital Piano
normally includes damper noise, but you can perform
the procedure below to disable its output.

Using the Metronome

• This starts the metronome.
• The lamp above the START/STOP a button flash
in time with the metronome beat.

While holding down the FUNCTION button,
press the Damper Noise keyboard key.
• For details about using the keyboard keys for
settings, see “Keyboard Keys Used for Configuring
Settings” (page EN-29).
• Each press of the key toggles the setting and causes
the Digital Piano to beep as described below.
– Long beep: Damper noise output disabled
– Short beep: Damper noise output enabled

Press the METRONOME button.

While holding down the FUNCTION button,
press the METRONOME BEAT keyboard
key.
Keep the FUNCTION button depressed as you
advance to step 3.

With the FUNCTION button still depressed
from the previous step, press one of the
BEAT keyboard keys (0 to 9) to specify a beat
value.

• You can specify a beat value in the range of 0 to 9
(beats per measure). A chime will sound on the first
beat of each measure, and clicks will sound for the
remaining beats. Specifying 0 plays a straight click,
without any chime. This setting lets you practice with
a steady beat.

Release the FUNCTION button and then hold
it down again as you press the
METRONOME TEMPO keyboard key.
Keep the FUNCTION button depressed as you
advance to step 5.

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Playing with Different Tones

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.

To adjust the metronome volume
You can perform the following procedure at any time,
regardless of whether or not the metronome is
sounding.

While holding down the FUNCTION button,
use the Metronome Volume keys to specify a
volume value in the range of 0 to 42.

English

• For details about using the keyboard keys for
settings, see “Keyboard Keys Used for Configuring
Settings” on page EN-29.
• Each press of the T orS key raises or lowers the
metronome volume value by 1.

NOTE
• Each press of the + or – key raises or lowers the
tempo value by 1.
• You can use the value input keys (0 to 9) to enter a
specific tempo value.

Press the METRONOME button or START/
STOP a button to turn off the metronome.

• To return to the initial default setting, press T and
S at the same time.

Playing a Piano Duet
You can use the Duet Mode to split the Digital Piano’s
keyboard in the center so two people can play a duet.

Keyboard

NOTE

• If you used the value input keys (0 to 9) to input beat
and/or tempo values and the values are within the
allowable setting ranges, the Digital Piano will emit
a high pitch beep when you release the FUNCTION
button. If a value is outside the allowable range, a
low-pitch sound will be emitted.
• You could also use the procedure below in place of
steps 4 and 5 of the above procedure to specify a
tempo value.
– While holding down the METRONOME button,
use the TEMPO keyboard keys to specify a tempo
value in the range of 20 to 255 (beats per minute).
• In step 5 of the above procedure, pressing the + and
– keys at the same time will set the tempo of the
Concert Play lesson tune or Music Library tune that
was last selected on the Digital Piano. Pressing + and
– while recording will return the tempo value to 120.

Split point
Left keyboard

(middle C)

Right keyboard

(middle C)

The left and right side keyboards have virtually the
same range. The left pedal operates as the left side
damper pedal, while the right pedal is the right side
damper pedal.

Pedals

Left side damper pedal

Right side damper pedal

Left and right side damper pedal

The Duet Mode is the perfect way to conduct lessons,
with the teacher playing on the left side as the student
playing the same song on the right side.
NOTE

• Only the damper pedal for the right side keyboard
supports half-pedal operations.

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Playing with Different Tones

Select the piano tone you want to use for the
duet.
Example: GRAND PIANO (CLASSIC)

While holding down the FUNCTION button,
press the METRONOME button to toggle
duet on (lamp lit) and off (lamp unlit).

IMPORTANT!

• You cannot use the Duet Mode while recording
(page EN-20).
• The HAMMER RESPONSE, STRING
RESONANCE, and LID SIMULATOR settings
cannot be changed while the Digital Piano is in the
Duet Mode.

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.

NOTE

While holding down the FUNCTION and
METRONOME buttons, press the keyboard
C key that you want located at C4 (middle C)
of the left keyboard. Keep FUNCTION and
METRONOME depressed as you advance to
step 2, below.
• This will sound the note assigned to C4 and change
the octave of the left keyboard.

• You can configure the piano to output the left side
keyboard tone from the left speaker and the right
side keyboard tone from the right speaker while
duet is turned on. For more information, see “Duet
pan” (page EN-30).

Example: Press the keyboard key of the leftmost C (C4)
will assign the range shown below.
Left keyboard

Right keyboard

(Pressed key)
1 octave higher than initial
setting

Unchanged

While still holding down the FUNCTION and
METRONOME buttons, press the keyboard
C key that you want located at C4 (middle C)
of the right keyboard.
• This will sound the note assigned to C4 and change
the octave of the right keyboard.

NOTE

• You can return the keyboards to their initial default
ranges by exiting and then re-entering the Duet
Mode.

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Using Built-in Songs (Concert Play, Music
Library, Demo Tunes)
SONG RECORDER

English

FUNCTION

START/STOP a

Your Digital Piano comes with 10 built-in piano and
orchestra tunes (Concert Play 1 through 10), and 60
piano solos (Music Library 1 to 60).
Concert Play lets you enjoy playing along with
orchestral accompaniment. You can use Music Library
to practice famous piano pieces.
• You can play all 10 Concert Play tunes in sequence,
from beginning to end for your listening enjoyment.

To change demo playback to a different song,
hold down the FUNCTION button as you use
the CONCERT PLAY SELECT keyboard
keys (+ and –) to specify a song number.
• Each press of the + or – key raises or lowers the song
number by 1.
• For information about Concert Play songs, see the
“Concert Play List” on page A-1.

IMPORTANT!

• After you select a built-in song, it can take a number
of seconds for the song data to be loaded. While the
data is being loaded, the keyboard keys and button
operations will be disabled. If you are playing
something on the keyboard, the following operation
will cause output to stop.

Performing Demo Play

While holding down the FUNCTION button,
press the START/STOP a button.
• This will start Concert Play playback from song 1.
• Songs are played in their Concert Play number
sequence.
• You can play along with a song on the keyboard as it
is playing. The tone assigned to the keyboard is the
one that is preset for the song that is playing.

Press the START/STOP a button again to
stop built-in song play.

NOTE

• The tune selection and playback stop operations
described above are the only operations that are
possible during demo tune play.

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Concert Play

Concert Play has recordings of a live orchestra, which
you can use to play along with authentic
accompaniment.
You can also use Concert Play for 3-step practice.

While holding down the FUNCTION button,
press the LISTEN keyboard key.
• This enters the Listen Mode for listening to the piano
and orchestra performance.
• Playback tempo is fixed and cannot be changed
during Listen Mode playback.

Step 1: LISTEN
Listen to playback of the piano and orchestra to
familiarize yourself with the music.
Step 2: LESSON
Practice the Concert Play piano part.
• You can turn off the left hand part or right hand
part of a built-in song and play along on the piano.
Step 3: PLAY
Play along with the orchestra accompaniment.
• The Concert Play includes 10 songs, numbered 1
through 10.
• The Concert Play contains actual recordings of an
orchestra. Because of this, the instrument sounds are
different from the tones that can be selected with this
piano (page EN-7). This also means that Concert
Play playback includes breath sounds and
performance noises.

Practicing with a Concert Play
Song
To listen to a Concert Play song (LISTEN)

While holding down the FUNCTION button,
use the CONCERT PLAY SELECT + and –
keyboard keys to scroll song numbers in
sequences (from 1 to 10).

While holding down the FUNCTION button,
press the CONCERT PLAY a keyboard
key to start playback.
• Playback will stop automatically when the end of the
song is reached.

To stop playback, hold down the FUNCTION
button as you press the CONCERT PLAY
a keyboard key again.

NOTE

• You can use adjust the volume level of the playback,
if you want. See “Configuring Settings with the
Keyboard” (page EN-27) for more information.

• For information about Concert Play songs, see the
“Concert Play List” on page A-1.

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PREPARATION

• You can change tempo of the playback, if you want.
See “Configuring Settings with the Keyboard” (page
EN-27) for more information.
• A number of tunes have tempo changes part way
through in order to produce specific musical effects.

To play along with the orchestra
accompaniment (PLAY)

While holding down the FUNCTION button,
press the PLAY keyboard key.
• This will enter the Play Mode, which plays the
orchestra part without the piano part.

English

To practice the piano part (LESSON)

While holding down the FUNCTION button,
press the LESSON keyboard key.
• This enters the Lesson Mode, which allows simple
play along with the piano part.

2.
2.

While holding down the FUNCTION button,
press the RECORDER (L/R) button to select
the part you want to turn off.
• Pressing a button toggles its part on (button lamp on)
and off (button lamp off).
Both parts on

Left hand

Right hand
part off

Left hand
part off

While holding down the FUNCTION button,
press the CONCERT PLAY a keyboard
key to start playback.
• Playback tempo is fixed and cannot be changed
during Play Mode playback.

3.
4.

Play the piano part on the keyboard.
To stop playback, hold down the FUNCTION
button as you press the CONCERT PLAY
a keyboard key again.

Right hand

While holding down the FUNCTION button,
press the CONCERT PLAY a keyboard
key.
• This starts playback, without the part you turned off
in step 1.

4.
5.

Play the missing part on the keyboard.
To stop playback, hold down the FUNCTION
button as you press the CONCERT PLAY
a keyboard key again.

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Using Built-in Songs (Concert Play, Music Library, Demo Tunes)

Music Library
You can use the Music Library for your listening
enjoyment or to practice piano songs.
• The Music Library includes 60 songs, numbered 1
through 60.
• You can also import up to 10 songs* from a
computer to Digital Piano memory, and assign them
Music Library song numbers 61 through 70.
* You can download music data from the Internet and
then transfer it from your computer to Digital Piano
memory. See “Transferring Song Data with a
Computer” on page EN-47 for more information.

Playing Back a Specific Music
Library Song

1.
2.

Find the song number of the song you want to
play in the “Music Library List” on page A-1.

Practicing with a Music Library
Song
You can turn off the left hand part or right hand part of
a song and play along on the Digital Piano.
NOTE

• The Music Library includes a number of duets.
While a duet is selected, you can turn off the first
piano (Primo) or second piano (Secondo) tone and
play along with the song.
PREPARATION

• Select the song you want to practice and adjust the
tempo. See step 3 under “Using the Metronome”
(page EN-12).
• A number of tunes have tempo changes part way
through in order to produce specific musical effects.

To change to another song, hold down the
FUNCTION button as you use the MUSIC
LIBRARY SELECT (+, –, 0 to 9) keys to
specify a song number.

While holding down the FUNCTION button,
press the SONG RECORDER (L/R) button to
select the part you want to turn off.
• Pressing a button toggles its part on (button lamp on)
and off (button lamp off).
Both parts on

• Each press of the + or – key raises or lowers the song
number by 1.
• You can use the value input keys (0 to 9) to enter a
specific song number.

Left hand

Right hand
part off

Left hand
part off

Right hand

Press the START/STOP a button.
• This starts playback, without the part you turned off
in step 1.

3.
4.
3.

Press the START/STOP a button.

Play the missing part on the keyboard.
To stop playback, press the START/STOP
a button again.

• This starts the playback of the song.

To stop playback, press the START/STOP
a button again.
• Playback will stop automatically when the end of the
song is reached.

NOTE

• Pressing the + and – keys at the same time will select
song number 1.
• You also can adjust the playback tempo and volume
of the song. See “Configuring Settings with the
Keyboard” on page EN-27 for more information.

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Playing Back Audio Data
Stored on a USB Flash Drive
English

You can use your Digital Piano to play back audio data
(WAV files*) stored on a commercially available USB
flash drive.
See “USB Flash Drive” on page EN-35 for more
information.
* Linear PCM, 16bit, 44.1 kHz, Stereo
PREPARATION

• Prepare a USB flash drive that contains data
recorded to it using the Digital Piano’s Audio
Recorder. See “Recording to a USB Flash Drive
(Audio Recorder)” on page EN-23 for more
information.
• You can also use a computer to save audio data
(WAV file) to the USB Flash Drive for playback. See
“Storing Standard Audio Data (WAV Files) to a USB
Flash Drive” on page EN-36 for more information.
• Insert the USB flash drive that contains the data you
want to play back into your Digital Piano’s USB
flash drive port.

Press the AUDIO RECORDER button. Note
that you should press the button and
immediately release it. Do not hold it down.
• This causes the two START/STOP a button
indicator lamps to light.

2.
3.

Press the SONG RECORDER button so its
lamp is lit.
Hold down the FUNCTION button as you use
the MUSIC LIBRARY SELECT keyboard
keys to select the song you want.
• Pressing the plus (+) key scrolls forward through
song file names (TAKE01.WAV, TAKE02.WAV, etc.).
Pressing the minus (–) key scrolls backward.
• You also can use the number (0 through 9) keyboard
keys to directly select a file by inputting its number.
The Digital Piano will beep if there is no file on the
USB flash drive that corresponds to the number you
input.

While holding down the AUDIO RECORDER
button, press the START/STOP a button.
• This will start playback of the selected song.

To stop playback of the song, press the
START/STOP a button.

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Recording and Playback
AUDIO RECORDER, FUNCTION

SONG RECORDER

START/STOP a

You can use the Song Recorder to record what you play
on the Digital Piano to built-in song memory. When a
commercially available USB flash drive is inserted in
the Digital Piano’s USB flash drive port, audio data is
recorded to and played back from the USB flash drive
(Audio Recorder).

Recording to Built-in Song
Memory (Song Recorder)

METRONOME

Recorded Data
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•

Keyboard play
Tone used
Pedal operations
Hall simulator and chorus settings (Track 1 only)
Tempo setting (Track 1 only)
Layer setting (Track 1 only)
Split setting (Track 1 only)
Octave shift setting (Track 1 only)

Recording Data Storage
Tracks
A track is a container of recorded data, and a song
consists of two tracks: Track 1 and Track 2. You can
record each track separately and then combine them so
they play back together as a single song.

Track 1

Record

While playing
back. . .

Song
Track 2

• Starting a new recording deletes any data that was
previously recorded in memory.
• 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
data due to malfunction, repair, or for any other
reason.

Record

Memory Capacity
• You can record approximately 5,000 notes in Digital
Piano memory.
• The SONG RECORDER button lamp will flash at
high speed when memory runs low.
• Recording stops automatically if the number of
notes in memory exceeds the maximum.

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Recording and Playback

Each press of the SONG RECORDER button cycles
through the recording options in the sequence shown
below.
Lit

Flashing

Off

• Tone (page EN-7)
• Effects (page EN-10)

NOTE

• If you want the metronome to sound while you are
recording, configure the beat and tempo settings,
and then press the METRONOME button. See
“Using the Metronome” on page EN-12 for more
information.

4.
Playback
Standby

Record
Standby

To stop recording, press the START/STOP
a button.
• This will cause the SONG RECORDER button lamp
and the lamp of the track you recorded to change
from flashing to lit.
• To play back the track you just recorded, press the
START/STOP a button.

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 SONG RECORDER button twice
so its lamp is flashing.

Start playing something on the keyboard.
• Recording will start automatically.

Normal

Recording to a Specific Song Track

Select the tone and effects (Track 1 only) you
want to use in your recording.

English

Using the SONG RECORDER
Button

After you are finished recording or playing
back, press the SONG RECORDER button
so its lamp goes out.

• At this time the L lamp will flash to indicate that the
Digital Piano is standing by for recording to Track 1.

While holding down the FUNCTION button,
press the SONG RECORDER (L/R) button to
select the track you want to record.
• Make sure that the indicator lamp for the record track
is flashing.
Track 1: L lamp
Track 2: R lamp
Example: Track 1 selected

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Recording and Playback

Recording to One Track while Listening
to Playback of the Other Track

Press the SONG RECORDER button so its
lamp is lit.

NOTE

While holding down the FUNCTION button,
press the SONG RECORDER (L/R) button to
select the track you want to play back while
recording.
Press the SONG RECORDER button so its
lamp is flashing.
• This will cause the L lamp to flash.

Playing Back from Digital Piano Memory

While holding down the FUNCTION button,
press the SONG RECORDER (L/R) button to
select the track you want to record.

• When a song has something recorded in both tracks,
you can turn off one track and play back just the
other track, if you want.

Press the START/STOP a button.
• This starts playback of the song and/or track you
selected.

NOTE

• You can change the tempo setting as a track is
playing.
• Press the START/STOP a button again to stop
playback.

• Make sure that the indicator lamp for the record track
is flashing.
Example: To listen to playback of Track 1 as you record
to Track 2

Lit (Play)

5.
6.

Flashing (Record Standby)

Select the tone and effects (Track 1 only) you
want to use for your recording.
Press the START/STOP a button or play
something on the keyboard.
• This will start both playback of the recorded track
and recording to the other track.

To stop recording, press the START/STOP
a button.

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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.

Press the SONG RECORDER button twice
so its lamp is flashing.

Recording to a USB Flash
Drive (Audio Recorder)
Anything played on the Digital Piano is recorded to the
USB flash drive as audio data (WAV files*). If you play
along on the Digital Piano as you play back data stored
in song memory, the memory playback and your
keyboard play are both recorded to USB flash drive.
* Linear PCM, 16bit, 44.1 kHz, Stereo

English

Deleting Recorded Data

Recording Capacity
• 99 files (No. 01 to No. 99)
• Approximately 25 minutes maximum recording per
file.

Recorded Data

2.
3.

• Anything played on the Digital Piano is recorded.
• Individual part recording is not supported.

While holding down the FUNCTION button,
press the SONG RECORDER (L/R) button to
select the track you want to delete.
Press the SONG RECORDER button until its
lamp is lit.
• This will cause the lamp of the track you selected in
step 2 of this procedure to flash.
Example: If you selected Track 2 for deletion

Recording Data Storage
Each new recording of audio data to a USB flash drive
is automatically assigned a new file name, so existing
data is not overwritten.

Recording Digital Piano Play
(Audio Recorder)
PREPARATION

• Be sure to format the USB flash drive on the Digital
Piano before using it. See “USB Flash Drive” on page
EN-35 for more information.
Off

Flashing: Delete standby

Once again, hold down the FUNCTION
button as you press the SONG RECORDER
button.
• This deletes the selected track and enters playback
standby.
• To cancel the delete operation at any time, press the
SONG RECORDER button twice so its lamp is unlit.

NOTE

• Only the Digital Piano’s SONG RECORDER (L/R)
button are operational from step 3 until you actually
perform the delete operation in step 4. No other
button operation can be performed.

Insert the USB flash drive into the Digital
Piano’s USB flash drive port.
• When you plug in a USB flash drive, the Digital Piano
initially needs to “mount” the USB flash drive and
prepare for data exchange. Note that Digital Piano
operations are momentarily disabled while a USB
flash drive mounting sequence is being performed.
The Digital Piano’s L/R lamps flash while the
mounting process is in progress. It may take up to 10
or 20 seconds or even longer for a USB flash drive to
be mounted. Do not attempt to perform any
operation on the Digital Piano while a mounting
sequence is in progress (while L/R lamps are
flashing). A USB flash drive needs to be mounted
each time it is connected to the Digital Piano.

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Recording and Playback

Press the AUDIO RECORDER button. Note
that you should press the button and
immediately release it. Do not hold it down.
• This causes the two START/STOP a button
indicator lamps to light.

Recording Digital Piano Play as Data
Recorded in Song Memory Plays Back
(Audio Recorder)

Press the AUDIO RECORDER button. Note
that you should press the button and
immediately release it. Do not hold it down.
• This causes the two START/STOP a button
indicator lamps to light.

Press the SONG RECORDER button so its
lamp is lit.

2.
4.

Press the SONG RECORDER button so its
lamp is lit.

Start playing something on the keyboard.
• The SONG RECORDER button lamp will flash once
or twice to indicate that recording to the USB flash
drive has started.

NOTE

Press the START/STOP a button.

• Do not remove the USB flash drive from the USB
flash drive port while the two START/STOP a
lamps are flashing or lit. Doing so will interrupt
recording and may corrupt data.

To stop recording, press the AUDIO
RECORDER button.
• The two START/STOP a button lamps will flash
together three or four times to let you know that
audio recording is complete. If you want to continue
recording, perform the operations from step 4 of this
procedure. If you want to play back what you
recorded, perform the operations from step 3 under
“Playing Back Data Recorded on a USB Flash Drive”
(page EN-25). To exit the audio record/playback
operation, press the AUDIO RECORDER button.

• This will start playback of the current song memory
contents. Play along on the Digital Piano.

To stop recording, press the AUDIO
RECORDER button.
• The two START/STOP a button lamps will flash
together three or four times to let you know that
audio recording is complete. If you want to continue
recording, perform the operations from step 4 under
“Recording Digital Piano Play (Audio Recorder)”
(page EN-23). If you want to play back what you
recorded, perform the operations from step 3 under
“Playing Back Data Recorded on a USB Flash Drive”
(page EN-25). To exit the audio record/playback
operation, press the AUDIO RECORDER button.

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Recording and Playback

Press the AUDIO RECORDER button. Note
that you should press the button and
immediately release it. Do not hold it down.
• This causes the two START/STOP a button
indicator lamps to light.

Adjusting the Audio Recorder Volume
Level
You can use the procedure below to adjust the volume
level of audio data recorded to a USB flash drive.

While holding down the FUNCTION button,
use the Audio Recorder Volume keyboard
keys to adjust the volume level.

English

Playing Back Data Recorded on a USB
Flash Drive

• For details about using the keyboard keys for
settings, see “Keyboard Keys Used for Configuring
Settings” (page EN-29).
• Each press of the + (increase) or – (decrease)
keyboard key changes the volume value by 1.

Press the SONG RECORDER button so its
lamp is lit.

NOTE

• To return to the initial default setting, press the +
and – keyboard keys at the same time.

While holding down the AUDIO RECORDER
button, press the START/STOP a button.
• This starts playback of the last song you recorded.

To select a file and play it
Hold down the FUNCTION button as you use the
MUSIC LIBRARY SELECT keyboard keys to select the
song you want.
• Press the minus (–) keyboard key to scroll back
through songs in reverse chronological order.
• Press the plus (+) keyboard to key scrolls forward.
• You also can use the number keyboard keys
(0 through 9) to inputting a file number (1 to 99) and
directly select a file (TAKE01.WAV, TAKE02.WAV,
etc.). The keyboard will beep if there is no file on the
USB flash drive that corresponds to the number you
input.

To stop playback of the song, press the
START/STOP a button.

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Deleting an Audio File from a USB Flash
Drive
Files can be deleted one at a time.
IMPORTANT!

• The procedure below deletes all of the data of the
selected file. 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.

Press the AUDIO RECORDER button. Note
that you should press the button and
immediately release it. Do not hold it down.
• This causes the two START/STOP a button
indicator lamps to light.

Once again, hold down the FUNCTION
button as you press the SONG RECORDER
button.
• The Digital Piano will enter the song recorder
playback mode after file deletion is complete.
• To cancel the delete operation at any time, press the
SONG RECORDER button twice so its lamp is unlit.

NOTE

• When you record a new file, it is always
automatically assigned the next new file number in
the sequence of files currently on the USB flash
drive, even if a previous number is unused (because
a file was deleted). For example, if a USB flash drive
contains files numbered 01, 02, 04, 07, 08, the next
file recorded to the USB flash drive will be assigned
file number 09.

Press the SONG RECORDER button twice
so its lamp is flashing.

If you want to delete the last file you
recorded, jump directly to step 4.
To select a file and delete it
Hold down the FUNCTION button as you use the
MUSIC LIBRARY SELECT keyboard keys to select the
song you want.
• Press the minus (–) keyboard key to scroll back
through songs in reverse chronological order.
• Press the plus (+) keyboard to key scrolls forward.
• You also can use the number keyboard keys
(0 through 9) to inputting a file number (1 to 99) and
directly select a file (TAKE01.WAV, TAKE02.WAV,
etc.). The keyboard will beep if there is no file on the
USB flash drive that corresponds to the number you
input.

Hold down the SONG RECORDER button
until both the L and R lamps flash.

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Configuring Settings with the Keyboard

In addition to selecting tones and songs (Concert Play
or Music Library), 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

1.
2.

English

FUNCTION

Release the FUNCTION button to complete
the setting procedure.

NOTE

• You can configure the Digital Piano so no operation
tone sounds in step 3. For details, see “dk Operation
tone” under “Parameter List” on pages EN-30 EN-34.

Use the “Parameter List” on pages EN-30 EN-34 to find the setting you want to
configure, and note its details.
Use “Keyboard Keys Used for Configuring
Settings” on page EN-29 to find the location
on the keyboard for configuring the setting
you want.
While holding down the FUNCTION button,
press the keyboard key for the setting you
want to configure.
• The Digital Piano will sound an operation tone after it
configures the setting.
Example: To lower the transpose setting by one
semitone

Transpose T key

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Configuring Settings with the Keyboard

Keyboard Setting Operation Types
There are four types of operations that you can perform
while configuring settings with the keyboard keys:
Type A, Type B, Type C, and Type D.
Type A : Direct input
Example: Pressing the STRINGS 1 keyboard key to select
the STRINGS 1 tone

Type B: Raising or lowering a setting using the + and
– or T and S keyboard keys
• Holding down a key raises or lowers the setting at
high speed.
• To return to the initial default setting, press both
keys at the same time.
Type C: Value input using the numeric keys (0 to 9)
Example: To enter “20”, press keys 2, 0.

Type D: Toggling or cycling through settings by
pressing a keyboard key
• When you press a key, the Digital Piano will beep to
let you know which setting is selected.
• A long beep indicates that the applicable setting is
turned off.
Example: While chorus is turned off, pressing the
CHORUS keyboard key twice will cause the
Digital Piano to beep twice, which indicates that
the Medium Chorus setting is selected.

NOTE

• You can find out what operation type applies to each
setting by checking the “Operation Type” in the
“Parameter List” on pages EN-30 - EN-33.

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Configuring Settings with the Keyboard

Keyboard Keys Used for Configuring Settings
[Left keyboard]

English

• The numbers 1 through dr correspond to the same numbers in the “Parameter List” on pages EN-30 - EN-34.
1USB device mode
2Local control
3Send channel

dnUSB flash drive mode
doFormat
dpSave
dqLoad

5Base note
6 Music Library song Select/Tempo/Beat/
drDelete

Temperament select

4Temperament
−

[Overall]

[Center keyboard]
7Metronome tempo
8Metronome beat
9Concert Play song Play/Stop
bkListen
blLesson
bmPlay
bnConcert Play song select
boConcert Play volume
bpHall simulator
−

+ −

bqTone selection

[Right keyboard]

coKeyboard tuning (Tuning)
cnLayer balance

cpOctave shift
cqAudio recorder volume

cmMetronome volume
clMusic Library volume (ML Volume)
ckKeyboard key (Transpose)
btBrilliance

crDuet pan
csBass damper effect
ctDamper noise
dkOperation tone
dlBack up
dmOperation lock

bsTouch response
brChorus
bqTone selection

−

OFF/ON
OFF/ON
OFF/ON OFF/ON

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Configuring Settings with the Keyboard

Parameter List
■ Tones
Parameter

Settings

Operation
Type
(page
EN-28)

Description

Remarks

bp Hall simulator

Off (OFF), DUTCH A
CHURCH to
FRENCH
CATHEDRAL
Default:
STANDARD
HALL

Specifies the hall simulator of
notes. (page EN-10)

bq Tone selection

See page EN-7.
Default: GRAND
PIANO
(CONCERT)

Assigns a tone to the keyboard.
(page EN-7)

br Chorus

Off (OFF), 1 to 4
Default: Off

Controls the breadth of notes.
(page EN-10)

bt Brilliance

–3 to 0 to 3

Specifies the brilliance of notes.
Pressing [+] makes notes brighter
and harder. Pressing [–] makes
notes mellower and softer.

• To return the setting to its initial default
(0), press [+] and [–] at the same time.

cn Layer balance

–24 to 0 to 24
Default: –10

Specifies the volume balance
between the main tone and the
layered tone. (page EN-9)

• To return the setting to its initial default
(–10), press [+] and [–] at the same time.

cr Duet pan

Off (OFF), On (ON) D
Default: Off

When turned on, outputs the left
side keyboard tone from the left
speaker and the right side
keyboard tone from the right
speaker while duet is turned on.
(page EN-13)

• Supported only when a piano tone is being
used. Hall simulator is not applied when
this parameter is turned on.

cs Bass damper

Off (OFF), On (ON) D
Default: Off

When turned on and the BASS
(LOWER) tone is selected, pressing
the damper pedal or sostenuto
pedal will apply sustained
reverberation to the BASS
(LOWER) tone. (page EN-8)

Off (OFF), On (ON) D
Default: On

Enables/disables damper noise
output. (page EN-12)

(CHORUS)

(BRILLIANCE) Default: 0

effect

ct Damper noise

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■ Song/Metronome

6 Music Library

Settings

Description

Remarks

1 to 70
Default: 1

B
C

Selects a Music Library tune.
(page EN-18)

20 to 255
Default: 120

B
C

Specifies the tempo of Concert Play • During recording, pressing + and – at the
Lesson Mode songs, Music Library
same time sets a value of 120.
songs, the metronome, recording
and playback, etc. (page EN-12)

6 Beat (BEAT)

0 to 9
Default: 4

Specifies the metronome beat.
(page EN-12)

7 Metronome

–

Enters a setting mode for
specifying the metronome tempo
with keyboard keys. Use the 6
TEMPO keyboard keys to input a
tempo value. (page EN-12)

• The metronome tempo setting cannot be
configured while playback of a Concert
Play song is in progress in the LISTEN
mode or PLAY mode.

–

Enters a setting mode for
specifying the metronome beat
with keyboard keys. Use the 6
BEAT keyboard keys to input a
beat value. (page EN-12)

• The metronome beat setting cannot be
changed while Concert Play or Music
Library playback is in progress.

Play, Stop

Toggles a Concert Play song
between play and stop. (page
EN-16)

• This setting cannot be changed while
recording.

bk Listen (LISTEN) –

Enters the Concert Play Listen
Mode. (page EN-16)

• This setting cannot be changed while
recording.
• This setting cannot be changed while Music
Library playback is in progress.

bl Lesson

–

Enters the Concert Play Lesson
Mode. (page EN-17)

• This setting cannot be changed while
recording.
• This setting cannot be changed while Music
Library playback is in progress.

bm Play (PLAY)

–

Enters the Concert Play Play Mode. • This setting cannot be changed while
(page EN-17)
recording.
• This setting cannot be changed while Music
Library playback is in progress.

bn Concert Play

1 to 10
Default: 1

Specifies a Concert Play song
number. (page EN-16)

• This setting cannot be changed while
recording.
• This setting cannot be changed while Music
Library playback is in progress.

bo Concert Play

0 to 42

Sets the volume level of Concert
Play playback.

• This setting cannot be changed while
recording.
• This setting cannot be changed while Music
Library playback is in progress.

cl Music Library

0 to 42
Default: 42

Sets the volume level of Music
Library playback.

• This setting cannot be changed while
recording.
• This setting cannot be changed while
Concert Play playback is in progress.

0 to 42
Default: 36

Specifies the metronome volume.
(page EN-13)

song select
(MUSIC
LIBRARY
SELECT)

6 Tempo
(TEMPO)

tempo
(METRONOME
TEMPO)

8 Metronome
beat
(METRONOME
BEAT)

9 Concert Play
song Play/Stop
(CONCERT
PLAY a)

(LESSON)

song select
(SELECT +/–)

Default: 42
volume
(VOLUME +/–)

volume
(ML Volume)

cm Metronome
volume

• This setting cannot be changed while
recording.
• This setting cannot be changed while
Concert Play playback is in progress.

English

Parameter

Operation
Type
(page
EN-28)

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■ Keyboard
Parameter

4 Temperament
5 Temperament
Base note

6 Temperament
select

Operation Type
(page EN-28)

Settings
Temperament:
0 to 16
Base note:
–, +, 0 to 9 (C to B)

Description

You can change the
scale (tuning
0: Equal /
system) of the
1: Pure Major /
keyboard from
2: Pure Minor /
standard equal
3: Pythagorean /
Defaults:
temperament to
4: Kirnberger 3 /
1. Press the 4 Temperament
Temperament: 0
another tuning that 5: Werckmeister /
keyboard key.
(Equal Temperament)
is more suitable for 6: Mean-Tone /
2. Use the 6 Temperament Select
Base note: C
7: Rast /
keyboard keys to select the desired playing Indian
music, Arabic
8: Bayati /
temperament.
9: Hijaz /
• If you want to advance directly music, classical
10: Saba /
base note selection from here, pieces, etc.
• When you select 11: Dashti /
release the FUNCTION
any temperament 12: Chahargah /
button and continue with the
13: Segah /
other than
procedure below.
“Equal”, you must 14: Gurjari Todi /

15: Chandrakauns /
also configure a
While holding down the
16: Charukeshi
base note (base
FUNCTION button, press the
note
of
the

applicable keyboard keys as described
temperament of
–: C / +: C# / 0: D / 1: Eb / 2: E /
below.
3: F / 4: F# / 5: G / 6: Ab / 7: A /
the
song
being
1. Press the 5 Base Note keyboard
8: Bb / 9: B
performed)
key.

While holding down the
FUNCTION button, press the
applicable keyboard keys as described
below.

setting.
2. Use the 6 numeric input (–, +, 0 to
9) keyboard keys to specify a base • For details about
temperament,
note.

• This setting cannot be changed
while Concert Play playback is
in progress.

Specifies the
relative touch of the
keyboard keys.
Setting a smaller
value causes lighter
touch to produce
more powerful
sound.

Each press of the keyboard key
causes it to beep the number of
times shown below to indicate the
current setting.
Once (long): Off
Once (short): 1
Twice: 2
Three times: 3

Raises or lowers the • The transpose setting cannot be
tuning of the Digital
configured while Concert Play
Piano in semitone
or Music Library playback is in
steps.
progress, or while in the Duet

refer to a book that
covers music
theory.

bs Touch response Off (OFF), 1 to 3
(TOUCH
RESPONSE)

ck Keyboard key

Remarks

Default: 2

–12 to 0 to 12

Default: 0
(Transpose)
(TRANSPOSE)

Mode.
• Raising the key of the Digital
Piano can cause notes the
highest part of the range to
become distorted.

co Keyboard

415.5Hz to 440.0Hz B

tuning (Tuning) to 465.9Hz

Default: 440.0Hz

cp Octave shift

–2 to 0 to 2
Default: 0

Raises or lowers the • The pitch setting cannot be
overall pitch of the
changed while Concert Play or
Digital Piano in
Music Library playback is in
0.1Hz steps from
progress.
the standard pitch
of A4 = 440.0Hz.
Change the range of • You can configure octave shift
the keyboard in
settings for the main tone part
octave units.
and layered tone part.

• You cannot configure octave
shift settings for split tone parts.

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Configuring Settings with the Keyboard

■ MIDI and Other Settings
Parameter

Settings

1 USB device

MIDI, Storage
Default: MIDI

The Digital Piano enters MIDI
• While Storage is selected for this setting,
mode automatically when it is
the GRAND PIANO (CONCERT,
connected to a computer by a USB
MODERN) and ELEC. PIANO 1 button
cable. Select storage when saving
lamps flash, and all other lamps are unlit.
Recorder memory song data to a
• All Digital Piano operations are disabled
computer or when loading
at this time.
computer song data to Digital
• Each press of the USB device mode
Piano memory. (page EN-47)
keyboard key toggles between the MIDI

2 Local control

Off, On
Default: On

Selecting “Off” for Local control
• The Local control setting cannot be
cuts off the Digital Piano’s sound
changed while Concert Play or Music
source, so no sound is produced by
Library playback is in progress.
the Digital Piano when keys are
pressed.

3 Send channel

1 to 16
Default: 1

Specifies one of the MIDI channels
(1 through 16) as the Send channel,
which is used for sending MIDI
messages to an external device.

You can adjust the volume level of • The volume level cannot be adjusted
audio data recorded to a USB flash
while recording.
drive.

Selecting “Off” disables sounding • This setting is retained even when the
of the operation tone whenever a
Digital Piano is turned off.
keyboard key is pressed while the • The operation tone setting cannot be
FUNCTION is depressed.
changed while Concert Play or Music

mode

Description

Remarks

English

Operation
Type
(page
EN-28)

and storage modes.

cq Audio Recorder 00 to 42
Volume

Default: 42

dk Operation tone Off, On

Default: On

Library playback is in progress, while the
metronome is sounding, and during
recording.

dl Back up

Off, On
Default: Off

When “On” is selected for this
• The back up setting cannot be changed
setting, the Digital Piano will
while Concert Play or Music Library
remember its current settings*1,
playback is in progress, while the
and restore them when it is turned
metronome is sounding, in the Duet
on again.
Mode, and during recording.
When “Off” is selected, settings*2
*1The
following settings are not remembered.
are reset to their initial defaults
•
Duet
Mode
whenever the Digital Piano is
• Tune LR (part)
turned on.

• Local control

*2Except for the operation tone on/off
setting.

dm Operation lock Off, On

Default: Off

Selecting “On” for this setting locks • The operation lock setting cannot be
the Digital Piano’s buttons (except
changed while Concert Play or Music
for the P (Power) button and the
Library playback is in progress, while the
buttons required for unlock), so no
metronome is sounding, and during
operation can be performed.
recording.
Turn on operation lock when you
want to protect against
unintentional button operations.

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Configuring Settings with the Keyboard

Parameter

Settings

dn USB flash drive Off, On
mode

Operation
Type
(page
EN-28)

Description

–

USB flash drive mode.

Remarks

Default: Off

do Format

Off, On
Default: Off

–

Formats a USB flash drive.

dp Save

Off, On
Default: Off

–

Stores data to a USB flash drive.

dq Load

Off, On
Default: Off

–

Loads data from a USB flash drive to Digital Piano song memory.

dr Delete

Off, On
Default: Off

–

Deletes USB flash drive data.

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USB Flash Drive
English

FUNCTION
START/STOP a

Your Digital Piano supports the following USB flash
drive operations.
z Direct recording of keyboard play to the USB flash
drive as audio (.WAV) data
) See “Recording to a USB Flash Drive (Audio
Recorder)” (page EN-23).
z Direct playback of audio (.WAV) data stored on a
USB flash drive
) See “Storing Standard Audio Data (WAV Files)
to a USB Flash Drive” (page EN-36) and “Playing
Back Audio Data Stored on a USB Flash Drive”
(page EN-19).
z Using the Song Recorder to save recorded song
(.MID) data to a USB flash drive
) See “Saving a Recorded Song to a USB Flash
Drive” (page EN-39)
z Loading of song (.MID, .CM2) data stored on a USB
flash drive to a Digital Piano user song number
) See “Loading Song Data from a USB Flash Drive
into Digital Piano Memory” (page EN-40)
z Direct playback of song (.MID, .CM2) data from a
USB flash drive
) See “Simple Play Back of a Song on a USB Flash
Drive” (page EN-43).
z See “Formatting a USB Flash Drive” (page EN-38).
z See “Deleting Data from a USB Flash Drive” (page
EN-42)

■ Supported USB Flash Drives
Capacity: 32GB or less recommended
IMPORTANT!

• Operation of the above type of USB flash drive has
been confirmed, but this does not guarantee
operation.
• Use a FAT (FAT32) format USB flash drive.
• You may not be able to use a USB flash drive that is
recognized as multiple drives on your computer.
• A USB flash drive that is recognized as a CD-ROM
on your computer is not supported.
• A USB flash drive with an anti-virus function and/or
security functions is not supported.

■ Data Types Supported by the Digital Piano
.MID : Can be stored in Digital Piano memory, on a
USB flash drive, or on a computer (connected
via USB).
.CM2 : Can be stored in Digital Piano memory, on a
USB flash drive, or on a computer (connected
via USB).
.CSR : Can be stored in Digital Piano memory or on a
computer (connected via USB).
.WAV: Can be saved on a USB flash drive.

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USB Flash Drive

■ Save and Load Data Formats and Capacities
Supported
Operations
Data Type

User songs
(page
EN-47)

Songs
recorded
with song
recorder
(page
EN-20)

Description
(File Name Extension)

One of the following two
types of music data
1. CASIO format data
(CM2)
2. Standard MIDI files
(MID)
SMF Format 0 or
Format 1

Save to
USB
flash
drive

Load
from
USB
flash
drive

–

Song data recorded on
this Digital Piano (MID)

Storing Standard Audio Data
(WAV Files) to a USB Flash
Drive
Performing a record operation with the Digital Piano’s
audio recorder creates a folder named AUDIO on the
USB flash drive. WAV files are stored in the AUDIO
folder, automatically assigning them names from
TAKE01.WAV to TAKE99.WAV. You also can connect
a USB flash drive to a computer and change the names
of audio data (WAV) files to the format
“TAKEXX.WAV”*, and move them to the AUDIO
folder. Then you will be able to play them back on the
Digital Piano.
* XX = 01 to 99
USB flash drive

* Can be converted to a standard MIDI file (SMF
format 0, file name extension .MID) and saved.
NOTE

\AUDIO

.WAV files

TAKE01.WAV
TAKE02.WAV
TAKE99.WAV

For information about playback see “Playing Back
Audio Data Stored on a USB Flash Drive” (page
EN-19).

• Since audio data can be directly recorded to and
played back from a USB flash drive, there is no need
to store or load it into Digital Piano memory.

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USB Flash Drive and USB Flash Drive
Port Handling Precautions
IMPORTANT!

• Be sure to observe the precautions provided in the
documentation that comes with the USB flash drive.
• Avoid using a USB flash drive under the following
conditions. Such conditions can corrupt data stored
on the USB flash drive.
• Areas subjected to high temperature, high
humidity, or corrosive gas
• Areas subjected to strong electrostatic charge and
digital noise
• Never remove the USB flash drive while data is
being written to or loaded from it. Doing so can
corrupt the data on the USB flash drive and damage
the USB flash drive port.
• Never insert anything besides a USB flash drive into
the USB flash drive port. Doing so creates the risk of
malfunction.
• A USB flash drive can become warm after very long
use. This is normal and does not indicate
malfunction.
• Static electricity conducted to the USB flash drive
port from your hand or from a USB flash drive can
cause malfunction of the Digital Piano. If this
happens, turn the Digital Piano off and then back on
again.

Connecting a USB Flash Drive
to and Detaching It from the
Digital Piano
IMPORTANT!

• Never plug any other device besides a USB flash
drive into the USB flash drive port.
• When you plug in a USB flash drive, the Digital
Piano initially needs to “mount” the USB flash drive
and prepare for data exchange. Note that Digital
Piano operations are momentarily disabled while a
USB flash drive mounting sequence is being
performed. The Digital Piano’s L/R lamps flash while
the mounting process is in progress. It may take up
to 10 or 20 seconds or even longer for a USB flash
drive to be mounted. Do not attempt to perform any
operation on the Digital Piano while a mounting
sequence is in progress (while L/R lamps are
flashing). A USB flash drive needs to be mounted
each time it is connected to the Digital Piano.

■ To insert a USB flash drive

As shown in the illustration below, insert the
USB flash drive into the Digital Piano’s USB
flash drive port.
• Carefully push the USB flash drive in as far as it will
go. Do not use undue force when inserting the USB
flash drive.

Copyrights
You are allowed to use recordings for your own
personal use. Any reproduction of an audio or music
format file, without the permission of its copyright
holder, is strictly prohibited under copyright laws
and international treaties. Also, making such files
available on the Internet or distributing them to third
parties, regardless of whether such activities are
conducted with or without compensation, is strictly
prohibited under copyright laws and international
treaties. CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. shall not be
held in any way liable for any use of this Digital
Piano that is illegal under copyright laws.

English

USB Flash Drive

USB flash drive port

USB flash drive

■ To remove a USB flash drive

Check to confirm that there is no data
exchange operation being performed, and
then pull the USB flash drive straight out.

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USB Flash Drive

Formatting a USB Flash Drive

IMPORTANT!

While holding down the FUNCTION button,
press the keyboard key that corresponds to
the USB flash drive mode.
• This will cause the L/R lamps to flash.

• Be sure to format a USB flash drive on the Digital
Piano before using it for the first time.
• Before formatting a USB flash drive, make sure it
does not have any valuable data stored on it.
• The format operation performed by this Digital Piano
is a “quick format”. If you want to completely delete
all of the data in USB flash drive, format it on your
computer or some other device.

This Digital Piano supports USB flash drives formatted
to FAT32. If your USB flash drive is formatted to a
different file system, use the Windows format function
to reformat it to FAT32. Do not use quick format.

■ USB Flash Driver Folder Structure Diagram
Formatting a USB flash drive on the Digital Piano will
automatically create the folders shown in the diagram
below.

Flashing

USB flash drive
\
\MUSICLIB

.MID files or .CM2 files

\61

While holding down the FUNCTION button,
press the format keyboard key.
• This will cause the SONG RECORDER button lamp
to light.

\62
\70
AAAA.MID
BBBB.CM2
CCCC.MID
\AUDIO

.WAV files

TAKE01.WAV
TAKE02.WAV
TAKE99.WAV

Insert the USB flash drive you want to format
into the Digital Piano’s USB flash drive port.

Lit

Flashing

• To cancel the format operation, hold down the
FUNCTION button as you press the USB flash drive
mode key.

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USB Flash Drive

Press the START/STOP a button.

• This starts formatting.
• After formatting is complete, the L/R lamps will light
and the Digital Piano will exit the formatting
operation.
Flashing

While holding down the FUNCTION button,
press the save keyboard key.
• This will cause the GRAND PIANO (CONCERT)
button lamp to light.

Lit

Formatting
started

English

Formatting
complete

NOTE

• Formatting a large-capacity USB flash drive can take
several minutes.

Saving a Recorded Song to a
USB Flash Drive
Use the procedure below to save data you recorded on
the Digital Piano to a USB flash drive as a MIDI file
(SMF format 0).

1.
2.

Insert the USB flash drive into the Digital
Piano’s USB flash drive port.
While holding down the FUNCTION button,
press the keyboard key that corresponds to
the USB flash drive mode.

Lit

• To exit the data save operation, hold down the
FUNCTION button as you press the USB flash drive
mode key.

Hold down the FUNCTION button as you use
the MUSIC LIBRARY SELECT keyboard
keys to select a song number (61 to 70).

• This will cause the L/R lamps to flash.

• The Digital Piano will emit a short beep if you specify
a correct song number, and a long beep if the song
number is not correct.

Flashing

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USB Flash Drive

Press the START/STOP a button.
• This starts the data save operation.
• When saving is complete, the L/R lamps will light to
indicate that the USB flash drive mode has been
exited.
Flashing

Lit

Save started

Loading Song Data from a
USB Flash Drive into Digital
Piano Memory
You can use the procedure below to load user song
data (page EN-47) from a USB flash drive to the Digital
Piano’s Music Library (song numbers 61 to 70). After
that, you can play back the user song or use it for
lesson play.

Save complete

■ USB Flash Drive Data (File) Storage
Locations
The above procedure stores piano data in a folder
named MUSICLIB on the USB flash drive.
• The MUSICLIB folder is created automatically when
you format the USB flash drive on the Digital Piano
(page EN-38).
• Note that files not in the MUSICLIB folder cannot be
loaded or deleted by this Digital Piano.
• The “MUSICLIB” folder contains sub-folders named
“61” through “70”. Data is saved in the sub-folder
whose name corresponds to the song number you
specify in step 4 of the procedure above.

NOTE

• Loading song data from a USB flash drive assigns it
to the corresponding user song number. Loading
song data 61 from a USB flash drive, for example,
will assign it to user song number 61 in Digital Piano
memory. Then you will be able to select the song by
selecting user (Music Library) song 61.
Digital Piano memory

USB flash drive

\PIANO

\
\MUSICLIB

\61

.MID files or
.CM2 files

\MUSICLIB

.MID files or
.CM2 files

\61

\62

\70

On your computer, copy the file you want to
load to one of the numbered sub-folders (61
through 70) inside the “MUSICLIB” folder on
the USB flash drive.
• The number names of the sub-folders correspond to
the Digital Piano’s user song numbers (61 to 70).

Insert the USB flash drive into the Digital
Piano’s USB flash drive port.

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USB Flash Drive

While holding down the FUNCTION button,
press the keyboard key that corresponds to
the USB flash drive mode.

Hold down the FUNCTION button as you use
the MUSIC LIBRARY SELECT keyboard
keys to select a song number (61 to 70).

English

• This will cause the L/R lamps to flash.

• The Digital Piano will emit a short beep if you specify
a correct song number, and a long beep if the song
number is not correct.
• Selecting song number 00 will batch load the 10 files
from 61 through 70 to the Digital Piano’s song
memory.

Flashing

6.
4.

While holding down the FUNCTION button,
press the load keyboard key.
• This will cause the GRAND PIANO (MODERN)
button lamp to light.

Press the START/STOP a button.
• This starts loading of the data to the Music Library
user song area.
• When loading is complete, the L/R lamps will light to
indicate that the USB flash drive mode has been
exited.
Flashing

Lit

Loading start

Loading complete

Lit

• To cancel the load operation, hold down the
FUNCTION button as you press the USB flash drive
mode key.

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USB Flash Drive

Deleting Data from a USB
Flash Drive

Hold down the FUNCTION button as you use
the MUSIC LIBRARY SELECT keyboard
keys to select a song number (61 to 70).

You can use the procedure below to delete song data
stored in the “MUSICLIB” folder on a USB flash drive.

1.
2.

Insert the USB flash drive into the Digital
Piano’s USB flash drive port.
While holding down the FUNCTION button,
press the keyboard key that corresponds to
the USB flash drive mode.
• This will cause the L/R lamps to flash.

Flashing

While holding down the FUNCTION button,
press the delete keyboard key.
• This will cause the ELEC. PIANO 1 button lamp to
light.

• The Digital Piano will emit a short beep if you specify
a correct song number, and a long beep if the song
number is not correct.

Press the START/STOP a button.
• This starts deletion of the selected data.
• When deleting is complete, the L/R lamps will light
to indicate that the USB flash drive mode has been
exited.
Flashing

Lit

Delete start

Delete complete

Lit

• To exit the data delete operation, hold down the
FUNCTION button as you press the USB flash drive
mode key.

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USB Flash Drive

Simple Play Back of a Song on
a USB Flash Drive

English

You can use the procedure below to play back a user
song (page EN-47) stored on a USB flash drive without
loading the song into Digital Piano Music Library
memory (song numbers 61 to 70).

On your computer, copy the data you want to
play back on the Digital Piano into the
MUSICLIB folder on the USB flash drive.
• Of the song data in the MUSICLIB folder, you can
select any of the first 99 songs, sorted in file name
sequence, for playback.

2.
3.

Press the START/STOP a button.
• This will start playback of the song data.
• Press the START/STOP a button again to stop
playback.

To change to another song, hold down the
FUNCTION button as you use the MUSIC
LIBRARY SELECT plus (+) and minus (–)
keyboard keys to select the song you want to
hear.
• Pressing the plus (+) or minus (–) key scrolls through
song file names.
• You can use the value input keys (0 to 9) to enter a
specific song number.

To exit the USB flash drive song playback
function, hold down the FUNCTION button as
you press the USB flash drive mode key.

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USB Flash Drive

Error Indicators
The following shows how the lamps indicate the error type when an error occurs due to data transfer failure or
some other reason.
Lamps

Error Type

No Media

No File

No Data

Read Only

Media Full

File Full

Not SMF01

Size Over

Wrong Data

Cause
1. The USB flash drive is
not connected to the
Digital Piano’s USB
flash drive port.
2. The USB flash drive
was removed while
some operation was in
progress.
3. The USB flash drive is
write-protected.
4. The USB flash drive has
anti-virus software.

Action
1. Correctly plug the USB
flash drive into the USB
flash drive port.

The data on the USB flash
drive is too big to play.

This Digital Piano
supports playback of song
data files with a maximum
size of 65 kbytes.

2. Do not remove the USB
flash drive while any
operation is in
progress.
3. Unprotect the USB
flash drive.
4. Use a USB flash drive
that does not have antivirus software.
There is no loadable file in Move the file you want to
the “MUSICLIB” folder or load into the “MUSICLIB”
no playable file in the
folder or the file you want
“AUDIO” folder.
to play into the “AUDIO”
folder (pages EN-36 and
EN-39).
You are attempting to save Record something before
data to a USB flash drive
performing a save
when there is no data to
operation.
save.
A read-only file with the
• Change the name and
same name you are trying
then save the new data.
to use is already stored on • Remove the read-only
USB flash drive.
attribute from the
existing USB flash drive
file and overwrite it with
the new data.
• Use a different USB flash
drive.
There is not enough space Delete some of the files on
available on the USB flash the USB flash drive to
drive.
make room for new data
(page EN-42) or use a
different USB flash drive.
1. There are too many
1. Delete some of the files
files on the USB flash
on the USB flash drive
drive.
to make room for new
data.
2. There is a file named
2. Delete the WAV file in
TAKE99.WAV in the
the “AUDIO” folder.
“AUDIO” folder.
You are attempting to play This Digital Piano
back SMF Format 2 song
supports playback of SMF
data.
Format 0 or Format 1 only.

—
1. The USB flash drive
data is corrupted.
2. USB flash drive
contains data that is not
supported by this
Digital Piano.

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Lamps

Error Type

Convert

Format

Media R/W

Cause
There is not enough
Digital Piano memory
available to convert a song
recorder song to SMF data
and store it on the USB
flash drive.
1. The USB flash drive
format is not
compatible with this
Digital Piano.
2. The USB flash drive is
corrupted.
The USB flash drive is
corrupted.

Action
Reduce the size of the song
data.
Example:
Delete any tracks that are
not required.
1. Format the USB flash
drive on the Digital
Piano.

English

USB Flash Drive

2. Use a different USB
flash drive.
Use a different USB flash
drive.

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Connecting to a 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 software running on your computer, or you can
send MIDI data from your computer to the Digital
Piano for playback.

After starting up your computer, use a
commercially available USB cable to connect
it to the Digital Piano.
Digital Piano USB port
USB cable
(A-B type)

Minimum Computer System
Requirements
The following shows the minimum computer system
requirements for sending and receiving MIDI data.
Check to make sure that your computer complies with
these requirements before connecting the Digital Piano
to it.
z Operating System
Windows® XP (SP2 or later)*1
Windows Vista® *2
Windows® 7*3
Windows® 8 *4
Windows® 8.1 *5
Mac OS® X (10.3.9, 10.4.11, 10.5.X, 10.6.X, 10.7.X, 10.8.X,
10.9.X)
*1: Windows XP Home Edition
Windows XP Professional (32-bit)
*2: Windows Vista (32-bit)
*3: Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)
*4: Windows 8 (32-bit, 64-bit)
*5: Windows 8.1 (32-bit, 64-bit)
z USB port
IMPORTANT!

• Never connect to a computer that does not conform
to the above requirements. Doing so can cause
problems with your computer.

Connecting the Digital Piano
to Your Computer
IMPORTANT!

• Make sure you follow the steps of the procedure
below exactly. Connecting incorrectly can make data
send and receive impossible.

A connector

B connector

Computer USB port

Turn on the Digital Piano.
• If this is the first time you are connecting the Digital
Piano to your computer, the driver software required
to send and receive data will be installed on your
computer automatically.

4.
5.

Start up commercially available music
software on your computer.
Configure the music software settings to
select one of the following as the MIDI device.
CASIO USB-MIDI : For Windows Vista, Windows 7,
Windows 8, Windows 8.1,
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.

IMPORTANT!

• Be sure to turn on the Digital Piano first before
starting up your computer’s music software.
NOTE

• Once you are able to connect successfully, there is no
problem with leaving the USB cable connected when
you turn off your computer and/or Digital Piano.
• For detailed specifications and connections that
apply to MIDI data send and receive by this Digital
Piano, see the latest support information provided
by the website at the following URL.
http://world.casio.com/

Turn off the Digital Piano and then start up
your computer.
• Do not start up the music software on your computer
yet!

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Connecting to a Computer

Using MIDI

Change the Digital Piano’s USB device mode
to storage.

English

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.
NOTE

• For detailed information about MIDI
Implementation, visit the CASIO website at:
http://world.casio.com/.

• While holding down the FUNCTION button, press
the keyboard key that corresponds to the USB device
mode.
• After this setting is changed, the GRAND PIANO
(CONCERT, MODERN) and ELEC. PIANO 1 button
lamps flash, and all other lamps are unlit.
• See “USB device mode” on page EN-33 for more
information.

See “Send channel” and “Local control” on page
EN-33.

Transferring Song Data with a
Computer
Use the procedures in this section to transfer Recorder
memory data to a computer for storage, and to load
songs to user song memory (Music Library 61 to 70).
IMPORTANT!

• Turning off the Digital Piano while data is being
saved or loaded can cause all data currently stored
in Digital Piano memory (recorded songs, etc.) to be
deleted. Take care so power is not turned off
accidentally during data save and load operations. If
data is deleted, it will take longer than normal for the
Digital Piano to power up the next time you turn it on
(page EN-6).

Perform steps 1 through 3 of the procedure
under “Connecting the Digital Piano to Your
Computer” on page EN-46.

On your computer, perform the required
operation to display your computer’s storage
devices.

If your computer is
running this operating
system:

Do this:

Windows XP

Double-click “My Computer”.

Windows Vista,
Windows 7

Double-click “Computer”.

Windows 8

Open any folder. On the
navigation window, click
“Computer”.

Windows 8.1

Open any folder. On the
navigation window, click
“PC”.

Mac OS

Skip step 3 and double-click
“PIANO” on your Mac
desktop.

• The memory of this Digital Piano will appear as
“PIANO” under “Devices with Removable Storage”.

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Double-click “PIANO”.
• “PIANO” contains folders named “MUSICLIB” and
“RECORDER”.
Digital Piano memory
\PIANO
\MUSICLIB

.MID files or .CM2 files

•
1.
2.
3.

\61
\62
\70

\RECORDER

IMPORTANT!

• The initial default configuration for Windows XP,
Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and
Windows 8.1 is to hide file name extensions.
Perform one of the following operations on your
computer to show file name extensions.

.CSR file (only one song data)

• To transfer a user song to the Digital Piano from your
computer, open the “MUSICLIB” folder and put the
song into one of the numbered subfolders (61
through 70). Each subfolder corresponds to a Music
Library number: Subfolder 61 to Music Library 61,
and so on.
• For example, storing song data in sub-folder 61 will
cause it to be treated as Music Library song 61 data by
the Digital Piano.
• To store Recorder song (.CSR) data on a computer,
copy the .CSR file in the RECORDER folder to the
computer. To return saved song (.CSR) data to Digital
Piano memory, copy it to the RECORDER folder.
Data Type

Folder
Name

User songs

MUSICLIB

Recorder
memory data

RECORDER BIDREC01.CSR: CASIO
original format data

File Name and Extension*
.MID: SMF format data
(format 0/1)
.CM2: CASIO original
format data

* Before starting a store or load operation, first check
the file name extension to ensure it matches the ones
shown in this column.
In the case of a song recorded with the Digital
Piano’s recorder function, change its file name to one
of the names and extensions shown in this column.

To show file name extensions under Windows XP
Open the folder you want.
On the [Tools] menu, click [Folder Options].
Click the [View] tab. In the [Advanced settings] list,
clear the check box next to [Hide extensions for
known file types].
4. Click [OK].
• To show file name extensions under Windows Vista
or Windows 7
1. Open Folder Options by clicking the [Start] button,
clicking [Control Panel], clicking [Appearance and
Personalization], and then clicking [Folder Options].
2. Click the [View] tab. Under [Advanced settings]
clear the [Hide extensions for known file types]
check box.
3. Click [OK].
• To show file name extensions under Windows 8 or
Windows 8.1
1. Open any folder.
2. Click the [View] menu and then select the [File name
extensions] check box in the [Show/hide] group.

■ To load a song into user song memory
(Music Library 61 to 70)
1. Open the MUSICLIB folder.
2. Copy the song file (.MID or .CM2) to the numbernamed subfolder (61 to 70) whose name matches the
number of the Music Library location to which you
want to load the song.
• If there are two files with the filename extensions
.MID and .CM2 in the MUSICLIB folder, only the
.MID data will be loaded into user song memory.

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Connecting to a Computer

■ To transfer Recorder memory data between
the Digital Piano and your computer

English

To transfer the Digital Piano’s current Recorder
memory data to your computer, copy the contents of
the RECORDER folder to your computer.
To return Recorder data you previously saved to your
computer back to Recorder memory, copy it back to the
RECORDER folder (and replace the current
RECORDER folder contents).

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”
on page EN-33 for more information.
• Returning the USB device mode to MIDI will load the
contents of MUSICLIB into user song memory and
the contents of RECORDER into Recorder memory.

IMPORTANT!

• A data conversion error is indicated when both of the
START/STOP a button lamps, and the GRAND
PIANO (CONCERT, MODERN) and ELEC. PIANO
1 button lamps are all lit, and all other lamps are
unlit.

Copyrights
The rights of creators and copyright holders of music,
images, computer programs, databases, and other
data are protected by copyright laws. You are allowed
to reproduce such works for personal or noncommercial use only. For any other purpose, all
reproduction (including data format conversion),
modification, transfer of reproductions, distribution
over a network, or any other use without permission
of the copyright holder exposes you to claims for
damages and criminal prosecution for copyright
infringement and violation of the author’s personal
rights. Be sure to reproduce and otherwise use
copyrighted works only in accordance with applicable
copyright laws.

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Getting Ready
Assembling the Stand
Before assembling the stand, first take a few moments
to check that all of the items shown below are present.
• This stand does not include any of the tools required
for assembly. It is up to you to prepare a large
Philips head (+) screwdriver for assembly.

A
C
B

D
Part

CAUTION
• Assembly of the stand should be performed by at
least two people working together.
• This stand should be assembled on a flat surface.
• Do not remove the tape securing the keyboard cover
in place until assembly is complete. Removing the
tape can cause the keyboard cover to open and close
during assembly, creating the risk of personal injury
to your hands and fingers.
• Take care that you do not pinch your fingers
between parts when assembling them.
• Be sure to insert felt or other material between the
rubber feet and flooring. Do not allow direct contact
between them. Some types of flooring material may
become discolored or damaged by direct contact
with the rubber feet.

Qty

IMPORTANT!

• Do not use any screws other than those that come
with the stand. Doing so risks damage to the stand
and/or Digital Piano.
• You can find the screws in a plastic bag inside of the
packing material.
• If anything is missing or damaged, contact your local
CASIO service provider.

Unfasten the band 1 that bundles the pedal
cable to the back of crosspiece D and pull the
pedal cord out from the crosspiece.
1

Pedal cable

Attach side panels A and B to crosspiece D.
Secure the side panels using four screws E.
• When installing parts 2, slide the brackets 3 into the
slots in either end of crosspiece D. If the brackets 3
are not inserted into the ends of the crosspiece D as
far as they will go, the screws E will not be able to
enter into the screw holes of the brackets 3, which
can strip the threads of the screws.
• Cover the screw heads with the caps I.

E
I

D
E

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Getting Ready

Slide back panel C into the grooves 4 of the
side panels.

Next, secure the bottom of the back panel C
with the six F screws.
A

IMPORTANT!

• Make sure that the back panel C is positioned
correctly as described below when installing it.
– Before sliding back panel C into place, make sure
that the widely spaced screw holes along the
bottom of the panel are on the left (when viewed
from the front of the stand), and the narrowly
spaced holes are on the right.

English

Wide

Adjust the height adjustment screw 7 to
provide support so crosspiece D does not
bow downwards when the pedals are
pressed.

Narrow

IMPORTANT!

Use the two screws H to secure the top left
and right edges of the back panel C to the
brackets 5 of side panels A and B.

• Pressing the pedals without adjusting height
adjustment screw 7 can result in damage to
crosspiece D. Always make sure you adjust height
adjustment screw 7 before operating the pedals.

• At location 6, slip the clip G onto to the screw H
before installing the screw.

B
6

5
A

G
H
H

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Getting Ready

Place the piano onto the stand.

IMPORTANT!

• In order to ensure you do not get your fingers
pinched between the piano and the stand, grasp the
piano on its sides (not its ends) at the locations
marked with stars () in the illustration.

• The screws J keep the piano from slipping off the
stand. Never use the piano without the screws J
installed.

Affix the adaptor cord clip M next to the
power terminal (DC 24V).
DC 24V terminal

At least 10cm
At least 10cm

• At this time the screws on the bottom of the piano 8
should hook into the cutouts in the stand brackets 9.

To connect the cables

1.
Back of piano
Bracket cutout

Insert the plug of the AC adaptor that comes
with the Digital Piano into its power terminal
(DC 24V).
AC adaptor plug
Clip M

Stand side panel

First, use the two screws J to secure the
back of the piano to the stand. Next, use the
two screws J to secure the front of the piano.

Supplied AC adaptor

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Getting Ready

z To fasten the clip
As shown in the illustration, press down on (a) to force
the tip of the clip into the slot. Press down until you
hear the clip click securely into place.

To install the music stand and
headphones hook

Slot

Install the music stand by inserting its pegs
into the holes in the top of the piano.

Tip

English

* Using the Clip M

¨á©

Install the headphones hook.
2-1. Insert the headphones hook K into the two
holes on the bottom of the piano.

2-2. Use screw L to secure the headphones hook
in place.

Orienting the pedal plug as shown in the
illustration, plug it into the pedal connector on
the bottom of the piano.
• Secure the pedal cord with the clip G.

2-1

Pedal plug

2-2
L

Plug the power cord of the AC adaptor that
comes with the Digital Piano into a household
power outlet as shown in the illustration
below.
Household power outlet

AC adaptor

Power cord

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Getting Ready

Opening and Closing the
Piano Lid
IMPORTANT!

• Use both hands whenever opening or closing the lid,
and take care that you do not close it on your fingers.
• Do not open the lid too wide. Doing so creates the
risk of damage to the cover and digital piano.
• Stand in front of the digital piano on the right side
when opening or closing the lid.

To close the lid

1.
2.

Carefully lift up slightly on the lid.
Use the fingers of your left hand to press
back on the support bracket () as you
slowly and carefully lower the lid.

To open the lid

Lift up the lid as shown in the illustration.

• The support bracket is designed to prevent sudden
closing of the lid. Should the support bracket stop
moving, once again press back on it () as you slowly
and carefully lower the lid.

• The lid has a support bracket (indicated by the star
in the illustration) attached to its inside surface.
Check to make sure that the support bracket is
standing up fully.

Removing the Protective Tape
from the Keyboard
Protective tape is affixed to the front edges of the
keyboard keys to protect them during shipment.
Remove the protective tape before using the Digital
Piano.

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Getting Ready

Your Digital Piano runs on standard household power.
Be sure to turn off power whenever you are not using
the Digital Piano.

Connecting Headphones
Front
PHONES jacks

English

Power Outlet

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.
Specified AC Adaptor: AD-E24250LW
• Use the supplied power cord to connect the AC
adaptor.

■ About the AC adaptor that comes with the
Digital Piano
Note the following important precautions to avoid
damage to the AC adaptor and power cord.
• Never pull on the cord with excessive force.
• Never repeatedly pull on the cord.
• Never twist the cord at the base of the plug or
connector.
• Before moving the Digital Piano, be sure to unplug
the AC adaptor from the power outlet.
• Loop and bundle the power cord, but never wind it
around the AC adaptor.
IMPORTANT!

• Never connect the AC adaptor that comes with this
Digital Piano to any other device besides this Digital
Piano. Doing so creates the risk of malfunction.
• Make sure the Digital Piano is turned off before
plugging in or unplugging the AC adaptor.
• The AC adaptor will become warm to the touch after
very long use. This is normal and does not indicate
malfunction.
• Use the AC adaptor so its label surface is pointed
downwards. The AC adaptor becomes prone to
emitting electromagnetic waves when the label
surface is facing upwards.

Stereo standard plug
Connect commercially available headphones to the
PHONES jacks. Connecting headphones to either of
the PHONES jack cuts off output to the speakers,
which means you can practice even late at night
without bothering others. To protect your hearing,
make sure that you do not set the volume level too high
when using headphones.
NOTE

• Be sure to push the headphones plug into the
PHONES jacks as far as it will go. If you don’t, you
may hear sound from only one side of the
headphones.
• If the plug of the headphones you are using does not
match the PHONES jacks, use the applicable
commercially available adaptor plug.
• If you are using headphones that require an adaptor
plug, make sure you do not leave the adaptor
plugged in when you unplug the headphones. If you
do, nothing will sound from the speakers when you
play.

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Getting Ready

Connecting Audio Equipment
or an Amplifier
You can connect audio equipment or a music amplifier
to the Digital Piano and then play through external
speakers for more powerful volume and better sound
quality.
IMPORTANT!

• The Digital Piano automatically adjusts sound output
to optimize for headphone output (when headphones
are connected) or built-in speaker output (when
headphones are not connected). This also will cause
a change in the output quality from the Digital
Piano’s LINE OUT R and L/MONO jacks.
• Whenever connecting a device 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.
• Whenever you connect any device to the Digital
Piano, be sure to read the user documentation that
comes with the device.
To either of the Digital Piano’s LINE OUT jacks
Pin plug

Audio amplifier AUX IN jack, etc.
RIGHT (Red)
LEFT (White)

Standard plug

Guitar amplifier
Keyboard amplifier, etc.
INPUT 1
INPUT 2

Connecting to Audio Equipment 1

Connecting to a Musical Instrument
Amplifier 2
Use commercially available cables to connect the
amplifier to the Digital Piano’s LINE OUT jacks as
shown in Figure 2. LINE OUT R jack output is right
channel sound, while LINE OUT L/MONO jack
output is left channel sound. Connecting to the LINE
OUT L/MONO jack only outputs a mixture of both
channels. It is up to you to purchase connecting cable
like the one shown in the illustration for connection of
the amplifier. Use the Digital Piano’s VOLUME
controller to adjust the volume level.
IMPORTANT!

• When using the LINE OUT jacks, also connect
headphones to the PHONES jack. This will switch
the LINE OUT output to appropriate sound quality.

Bundled and Optional
Accessories
Use only accessories that are specified for use with this
Digital Piano.
Use of unauthorized accessories creates the risk of fire,
electric shock, and personal injury.
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/

Use commercially available cables to connect the
external audio equipment to the Digital Piano’s LINE
OUT jacks as shown in Figure 1. LINE OUT R jack
output is right channel sound, while LINE OUT L/
MONO jack output is left channel sound. It is up to
you to purchase connecting cables like the ones shown
in the illustration for connection of audio equipment.
Normally in this configuration you must set the audio
equipment’s input selector to the setting that specifies
the terminal (such as AUX IN) to which the piano is
connected. Use the Digital Piano’s VOLUME controller
to adjust the volume level.

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Troubleshooting
Problem

Cause

No sound is produced when 1. The VOLUME controller is set to
I 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
1. The Digital Piano’s key setting is
Piano is off.
something other than “440.0Hz”.
2. Digital Piano tuning is incorrect.
3. Octave shift is enabled.
4. A non-standard temperament
setting is being used.
Nothing happens when I
press a pedal.

Tones and/or effects sound
strange. Turning power off
and then back on again
does not eliminate the
problem.

1. The pedal unit cable is not
connected.
2. The pedal unit cable plug is not
plugged in completely.

The “Back up” feature is turned on.

Example: Note intensity does
not change even though I
alter key pressure.
I cannot transfer data after
–
connecting the Digital Piano
to a computer.

I cannot store data to a USB
flash drive or load data from
a USB flash drive.
It takes a long time before I
can use the Digital Piano
after I turn it on.

–

Digital Piano memory data was
corrupted because a data transfer
operation with a computer was in
progress the last time you turned off
the Digital Piano. When this
happens, the Digital Piano performs
a memory format operation the next
time you turn it on. You cannot
perform any other operation while a
format operation is in progress.

Action
1. Rotate the VOLUME controller more
towards “MAX”.
2. Disconnect whatever is connected to the
PHONES jacks.
3. Turn on the Local control setting.
1. Change the key setting to “440.0Hz”, or
turn Digital Piano power off and then back
on again.
2. Adjust Digital Piano tuning, or turn the
Digital Piano off and then back on again.
3. Change the octave shift setting to 0.
4. Change the temperament setting to
“0: Equal”, which is the standard modern
tuning.
1. Connect the cable correctly.

See
Page
) EN-7

English

Reference

) EN-55

) EN-33
) EN-32

) EN-32
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) EN-52

2. Make sure that the pedal unit cable plug is
inserted as far as it will go into the pedal
connector on the bottom of the Digital
Piano.
Turn off “Back up”. Next, turn power off and
) EN-33
then back on again.

1. Check to make sure that the USB cable is ) EN-46
connected to the Digital Piano and
computer, and that the correct device is
selected with your computer’s music
software.
2. Turn off the Digital Piano and then exit the
music software on your computer. Next,
turn the Digital Piano back on and then
restart the music software on your
computer.
See “Error Indicators”.
) EN-44

It takes about 20 seconds after you turn on
) EN-47
power to perform the memory format
operation. Wait until the format operation is
complete. Note that you should take care to
avoid turning off the Digital Piano while a data
transfer operation with a computer is in
progress.

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Reference

Problem

Cause

Action

See
Page

A tone’s quality and volume This is an unavoidable result of the digital sampling process,* and does not indicate
sounds slightly different
malfunction.
depending where it is
* Multiple digital samples are taken for the low range, middle range, and high range of the
played on the keyboard.
original musical instrument. Because of this, there may be very slight differences in tonal
quality and volume between sample ranges.
When I press a button, the
This happens when the sounds of multiple parts are sounding at the same time while using
note that is sounding cuts
layer, using the Duet Mode, playing back a built-in tune, recording, etc. Pressing a button when
out momentarily or there is one of these conditions exists will cause the effect setting that is built into the tone to change
a slight change in how
automatically, which causes notes to cut out momentarily or causes a slight change in how
effects are applied.
effects are being applied.
There are knots, saw blade The finish of the Digital Piano has been designed to faithfully reproduce the appearance of
marks, and/or other marks
natural wood, including cuts and other marks in the wood. Though knots, saw blade marks,
on the finish of the Digital
and/or other marks may be visible on the finish, they are not actual cracks or scratches. Such
Piano.
marks will not cause any problems with the use of your Digital Piano.

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Reference

Product Specifications
AP-460BK/AP-460BN/AP-460WE

English

Model
Keyboard

88-key piano keyboard, with Touch Response

Maximum Polyphony

256 notes

Tones

18
• Layer (excluding bass tone)
• Split (Low-range bass tone only)

Effects

Brilliance (–3 to 0 to 3), Hall simulator (4 types), Chorus (4 types), DSP,
Damper Resonance (Damper noise enable/disable), Hammer response, String resonance, Lid simulator,
Key Off Simulator

Metronome

• Beats: 0 to 9
• Tempo Range: 20 to 255

Duet

Adjustable tone range (–1 to 2 octaves)

Concert Play

•
•
•
•

Music Library

• Number of Songs: 60, User Songs: 10 (Up to approximately 90KB per song, approximately 900KB for 10
songs)*
* Based on 1KB = 1024 bytes, 1MB = 10242 bytes
• Song volume: Adjustable
• Part On/Off: L, R

Song Recorder

•
•
•
•
•

Audio Recorder

• Real-time recording and playback to USB flash drive*
* Linear PCM, 16bit, 44.1 kHz, stereo .WAV format
• Songs: 99 files
• Approximately 25 minutes maximum recording per file.
• Audio Recorder Volume Level: Adjustable

Pedals

Damper (with half-pedal operation), Soft, Sostenuto

Other Functions

•
•
•
•
•
•

MIDI

16-channel multi-timbre receive

USB Flash Drive

• Capacity: 32GB or less recommended
• Supported Functions: SMF playback, data storage, data loading, USB flash drive format, delete data,
play back of audio data

Inputs/Outputs

• PHONES jacks: Stereo standard jacks × 2
• Power: 24V DC
• LINE OUT R, L/MONO jacks: Standard jacks × 2
Output impedance: 2.3KΩ
Output voltage: 1.8V (RMS) MAX
• USB port : Type B
• USB flash drive port : Type A
• Pedal connector

Speakers

φ 12cm × 2 + φ 5cm × 2 (Output 20W + 20W)

Power Requirements

AC Adaptor: AD-E24250LW
• Auto Power Off: Approximately 4 hours after last operation. Auto Power Off can be disabled.

Power Consumption

24V = 20W

Dimensions

Digital Piano and Stand: 137.7 (W) × 42.7 (D) × 84.0 (H) cm (54 1/4 × 16 × 33 1/8 inch)

Weight

Digital Piano and Stand: approximately 40.5kg (89.4 lbs)

Number of Songs: 10
Song volume: Adjustable
Part On/Off: L, R (in the Lesson Mode only)
3 Modes: LISTEN, LESSON, PLAY

Functions: Real-time recording, playback
Number of Song: 1
Number of Tracks: 2
Capacity: Approximately 5,000 notes total
Recorded Data Protection: Built-in flash memory

Touch Select: 3 types, Off
Transpose: 2 octaves (–12 to 0 to 12)
Tuning: 415.5Hz to 440.0Hz to 465.9Hz (variable)
Temperament
Octave shift
Operation Lock

• Specifications and designs are subject to change without notice.

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Reference

Operating Precautions
Be sure to read and observe the following operating
precautions.

■ Location
Avoid the following locations for this product.
• Areas exposed to direct sunlight and high humidity
• Areas subjected to temperature extremes
• Near a radio, TV, video deck, or tuner
The above devices will not cause malfunction of the
product, but the product can cause interference in
the audio or video of a nearby device.

■ User Maintenance
• Never use benzine, alcohol, thinner, or other
chemical agents to clean the product.
• To clean the product or its keyboard, wipe with a
soft cloth moistened in a weak solution of water and
a mild neutral detergent. Wring all excess moisture
from the cloth before wiping.

■ Included and Optional Accessories
Use only accessories that are specified for use with this
product. Use of unauthorized accessories creates the
risk of fire, electric shock, and personal injury.

■ Digital Piano Finish
The finish of the Digital Piano has been designed to
faithfully reproduce the appearance of natural wood,
including cuts and other marks in the wood. Though
knots, saw blade marks, and/or other marks may be
visible on the finish, they are not actual cracks or
scratches. Such marks will not cause any problems
with the use of your Digital Piano.

• 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.
• IN NO EVENT SHALL CASIO BE LIABLE FOR
ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS
OF PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS
OF INFORMATION) ARISING OUT OF THE USE
OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS MANUAL OR
PRODUCT, EVEN IF CASIO HAS BEEN ADVISED
OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
• The contents of this manual are subject to change
without notice.

■ AC Adaptor Handling Precautions
• Use a power outlet that is easily accessible so you
can unplug the AC adaptor when a malfunction
occurs or whenever else you need to do so.
• The AC adaptor is intended for indoor use only. Do
not use it where it might be exposed to splashing or
moisture. Do not place any container, such as a
flower vase, that contains liquid on the AC adaptor.
• Store the AC adaptor in a dry place.
• Use the AC adaptor in an open, well-ventilated area.
• Never cover the AC adaptor with newspaper, a table
cloth, a curtain, or any other similar item.
• Unplug the AC adaptor from the power outlet if you
do not plan to use the Digital Piano for a long time.
• Never try to repair the AC adaptor or modify it in
any way.
• AC adaptor operating environment
Temperature: 0 to 40°C
Humidity: 10% to 90% RH
• Output polarity:

■ Weld Lines
Lines may be visible on the exterior of the product.
These are “weld lines” that result from the plastic
molding process. They are not cracks or scratches.

■ Musical Instrument Etiquette
Always be aware of others around you whenever using
this product. Be especially careful when playing late at
night to keep the volume at levels that do not disturb
others. Other steps you can take when playing late at
night are closing the window and using headphones.

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Reference

Model: AD-E24250LW
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. Use only attachments and accessories specified by the manufacturer.
9. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required after any of the following occurs:
when the product is damaged, when the power supply cord or plug is damaged, when liquid is spilled into
the product, when a foreign object falls into the product, when the product is exposed to rain or moisture,
when the product does not operate normally, when the product is dropped.
10. Do not allow the product to be exposed to dripping or splashing liquid. Do not place any object containing
liquid on the product.
11. Do not allow the electrical load output to exceed the label rating.
12. Make sure the surrounding area is dry before plugging into a power source.
13. Make sure the product is oriented correctly.
14. Unplug the product during lightning storms or when you do not plan to use it for a long time.
15. Do not allow product ventilation openings to become blocked. Install the product in accordance with the
manufacturer’s instructions.
16. Take care the power cord is located where it will not be stepped upon or bent severely, particularly in
locations close to plugs and convenience receptacles, and in locations where it exits from the product.
17. The AC adaptor should be plugged into a power outlet as close to the product as possible to allow
immediate disconnection of the plug in case of emergency.

English

AC Adaptor Handling Precautions

The symbol below is an alert indicating un-insulated hazardous voltage inside the product’s enclosure, which
may be sufficient to constitute the risk of electric shock to users.

’
The symbol below is an alert indicating the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing)
instructions in the documentation that accompanies the product.

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Appendix/Apéndice
Song No./
Núm. de canción

Tone List/Lista de tonos

Bank Select MSB/
Program Change/
MSB de selección de
Cambio de programa
banco

Tone Name/
Nombre de tonos
GRAND PIANO CONCERT

GRAND PIANO MODERN

GRAND PIANO CLASSIC

GRAND PIANO MELLOW

GRAND PIANO BRIGHT

ELEC.PIANO 1

ELEC.PIANO 2

FM E.PIANO

60’S E.PIANO

HARPSICHORD

VIBRAPHONE

STRINGS 1

STRINGS 2

PIPE ORGAN

JAZZ ORGAN

ELEC.ORGAN 1

ELEC.ORGAN 2

BASS (LOWER)

Concert Play List/
Lista de Interpretación de
concierto
Song No./
Núm. de canción

Song Name/Nombre de la canción

Je Te Veux

Vltava (Má vlast)

Canon

Tableaux d’Une Exposition “Promenade”

Piano Concerto No.20 K.466 2nd Mov.

Polovetzian Dance (Prince Igor)

Sonate K.331 1st Mov.

Violin Concerto 1st Mov.

Jesus, Bleibet Meine Freude

Melody In F

Song Name/Nombre de canciones
Von fremden Ländern und Menschen [Kinderszenen]

Träumerei [Kinderszenen]

Tambourin

Menuet BWV Anh.114
[Clavierbüchlein der Anna Magdalena Bach]

Inventio 1 BWV 772

Inventio 8 BWV 779

Inventio 13 BWV 784

Praeludium 1 BWV 846 [Das Wohltemperierte Klavier 1]

Le Coucou

Gavotte

Sonatina Op.36-1 1st Mov.

Sonatine Op.20-1 1st Mov.

Sonate K.545 1st Mov.

Sonate K.331 3rd Mov. “Turkish March”

Rondo K.485

Für Elise

Marcia alla Turca

Sonate Op.13 “Pathétique” 1st Mov.

Sonate Op.13 “Pathétique” 2nd Mov.

Sonate Op.13 “Pathétique” 3rd Mov.

Sonate Op.27-2 “Moonlight” 1st Mov.

Rhapsodie 2

Waltz Op.39-15 (Duet)

Liebesträume 3

Blumenlied

La Prière d’une Vierge

Csikos Post

Humoresque Op.101-7

Melodie [Lyrische Stücke Heft 2]

Sicilienne Op.78

Berceuse [Dolly] (Duet)

Arabesque 1

La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin [Préludes]

Passepied [Suite bergamasque]

Gymnopédie 1

Je Te Veux

Salut d’Amour

The Entertainer

Maple Leaf Rag

L’arabesque [25 Etüden Op.100]

La Styrienne [25 Etüden Op.100]

Music Library List/
Lista de la biblioteca musical

Ave Maria [25 Etüden Op.100]

Le retour [25 Etüden Op.100]

Song No./
Núm. de canción
1

Song Name/Nombre de canciones

La chevaleresque [25 Etüden Op.100]

No.13 [Études de Mécanisme Op.849]

No.26 [Études de Mécanisme Op.849]

Nocturne Op.9-2

Fantaisie-Impromptu Op.66

Étude Op.10-3 “Chanson de l’adieu”

Étude Op.10-5 “Black Keys”

Étude Op.10-12 “Revolutionary”

Étude Op.25-9 “Butterflies”

Prélude Op.28-7

Valse Op.64-1 “Petit Chien”

Valse Op.64-2

Moments Musicaux 3

Impromptu Op.90-2

Marche Militaire 1 (Duet)

Frühlingslied [Lieder Ohne Worte Heft 5]

Fröhlicher Landmann [Album für die Jugend]

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Key’s
Ch’s

After
Touch

Control
Change

Pitch Bender

Note ON
Note OFF

Velocity

True voice

0, 32
1
5
6, 38
7
10
11
16
17
18
19
64
65
66
67

O
X
X
X
O
X
X
X
X
X
X
O
X
O
O

X
X

O 9nH v = 1 - 127
O 8nH v = 0 - 127

0 - 127

Mode 3
X

Default
Messages
Altered

Mode

Note
Number

1 - 16
1 - 16

Default
Changed

Transmitted

O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O

X
O

O 9nH v = 1 - 127
X 9nH v = 0, O 8nH v = 0 - 127

0 - 127
0 - 127*1

Mode 3
X

1 - 16
1 - 16

Recognized

Remarks

Version : 1.0

Bank select
Modulation
Portamento Time
Data entry LSB, MSB*2
Volume
Pan
Expression
DSP Parameter0*2
DSP Parameter1*2
DSP Parameter2*2
DSP Parameter3*2
Damper
Portamento Switch
Sostenuto
Soft pedal

*1 : Depends on tone
*1 : Depende del tono

MIDI Implementation Chart

Basic
Channel

Function

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O
O
X
O
X
X

: Clock
: Commands
: Local ON/OFF
: All notes OFF
: Active Sense
: Reset

System
Real Time

Mode 1 : OMNI ON, POLY
Mode 3 : OMNI OFF, POLY

Remarks

Mode 2 : OMNI ON, MONO
Mode 4 : OMNI OFF, MONO

*2: For details, see MIDI Implementation at
http://world.casio.com/.
*3: Note on only
*4: This Instrument treats a hall simulator as a
reverb.

X
X
X

: Song Pos
: Song Sel
: Tune

System
Common

Aux
Messages

Vibrato rate
Vibrato depth
Vibrato delay
DSP Parameter4*2
DSP Parameter5*2
DSP Parameter6*2
DSP Parameter7*2
Portamento Control
High resolution velocity prefix*3
Reverb send*4
Chorus send
RPN LSB, MSB*2
All sound off
Reset all controller

Bank select
Modulation
Portamento Time
Data entry LSB, MSB*2
Volume
Pan
Expression
DSP Parameter0*2
DSP Parameter1*2
DSP Parameter2*2
DSP Parameter3*2
Damper
Portamento Switch
Sostenuto
Soft pedal

Remarks

Version : 1.0

O : Yes
X : No

*2: Si desea más información, vea Implementación
MIDI en http://world.casio.com/.
*3: Sólo notas activas
*4: Este instrumento considera al simulador de salas
como una reverberación.

X
O
O
X

X
X

X
X
X

O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O

X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
O
X
O
X
X
O
76
77
78
80
81
82
83
84
88
91
93
100, 101
120
121

0 - 127

O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O

O
X
X
X
O
X
X
X
X
X
X
O
X
O
O
0, 32
1
5
6, 38
7
10
11
16
17
18
19
64
65
66
67

X
O

O 9nH v = 1 - 127
X 9nH v = 0, O 8nH v = 0 - 127

0 - 127
0 - 127*1

Mode 3
X

1 - 16
1 - 16

Recognized

X
X

O 9nH v = 1 - 127
O 8nH v = 0 - 127

0 - 127

System Exclusive

Program
Change

Control
Change

:True #

Key’s
Ch’s

After
Touch
Pitch Bender

Note ON
Note OFF

Velocity

True voice

Mode 3
X

Default
Messages
Altered

Mode

Note
Number

1 - 16
1 - 16

Default
Changed

Transmitted

Basic
Channel

Function

Model AP-460

EN/ES

English

AP-460

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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.

This recycle mark indicates that the packaging conforms to
the environmental protection legislation in Germany.

Safety Precautions
Before trying to use the piano, be sure to read
the separate “Safety Precautions”.

Esta marca de reciclaje indica que el empaquetado se
ajusta a la legislación de protección ambiental en Alemania.

Precauciones de seguridad
Antes de intentar usar el piano, asegúrese de
leer las “Precauciones de seguridad” separadas.

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