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USER’S GUIDE
GUÍA DEL USUARIO
AP38-ES-1
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING – When using electric products, basic precautions should always be followed, including the following: 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. 8. Do not defeat the safety purpose of
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NOTICE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interfere
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CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER -SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point
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Safety Precautions Congratulations on your selection of the Symbol Examples CASIO Digital Piano. This digital piano is a This triangle symbol ( ) means sophisticated musical instrument that blends that the user should be careful. the very best of traditional piano feel and (The example at left indicates sound quality with the latest that modern electric shock caution.) electronics technology has to offer. • Before using the instrument, be sure to This circle with a line through it carefully rea
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* Avoid areas where there are WARNING multiple layers of carpeting, and where cables are Power Cord running under the digital Improper use of the power cord can piano. create the risk of fire and electric shock. Always be sure to observe Always make sure you secure the following precautions. the digital piano to the stand with • Use only the power cord specified the screws that are provided. An for this digital piano. unsecured the digital piano can fall • Make sure that the power source from t
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In the event a foreign object should Avoid dropping the digital piano and other happen to get inside the instrument, strong impact. please take the following actions: Continued use of the digital piano 1. Turn off power. after it has been damaged by 2. Unplug the power cord from the dropping or by other external wall outlet. impact creates the risk of fire and 3. Consult with the dealer where electric shock. Immediately perform you purchased the instrument or the following steps whenever the wit
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Cleaning CAUTION Before cleaning the digital piano, unplug it from the power outlet. Power Cord Failure to do so can damage the Improper use of the power cord can power cord, creating the risk of fire create the risk of fire and electric and electric shock. It can also cause shock. Always be sure to observe the digital piano to fall over, creating the following precautions. the risk of personal injury. • Never locate the power cord near a stove or other source of heat. Never climb onto the digi
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Never place the digital piano • At least two people should directly onto furniture or other item lift the digital piano when that has a finished surface. The placing it onto the stand or rubber feet on the bottom of the moving it. Trying to move digital piano can react with the paint the digital piano alone can or other coatings, resulting in soiling cause the stand to fall over, of or damage to the finished surface. creating the risk of personal Be sure to lay felt or some other injury. materia
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Main Features 16 versatile tones 16 instrument tones including piano and pipe organ provide plenty of performance versatility. An easy setting lets you control the brilliance of each tone, and a layer feature lets you assign two tones to sound simultaneously. Other features include digital effects that control the acoustical characteristic of tones, as well as three pedal effects for all the nuances of an acoustic piano. Metronome A simple operation lets you set the tempo and the beat of the
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Contents Safety Precautions .................... E-1 Keyboard Settings .................. E-26 Using Touch Select ..................................E-26 Main Features ............................ E-6 Using Transpose ......................................E-26 Adjusting the Tuning of the Digital Piano ... E-27 Contents..................................... E-7 Temperament ...........................................E-27 Using Baroque Pitch ................................E-29 General Guide..........
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General Guide Back Panel Attachment of the Score Stand Attach the score stand by inserting its pegs into the holes in the top of the digital piano. 12 4 Front Bottom Bottom 5 6 3 7 89 0 AB C DEFGHIJ K E-8 428A-E-012A AP38_e_08-19.p65 8 02.6.12, 15:55
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Make sure that the cover of the digital piano is fully open whenever you are playing on the keyboard. CAUTION A partially open cover can suddenly close unexpectedly and pinch your fingers. With the AP-38, the power cord is hard-wired to the bottom of the instrument. * 1 MIDI IN terminal, MIDI OUT terminal 2 LINE OUT jacks (R, L/MONO ) 3 Power Indicator 4 Headphone jacks 5 AC Power jack 6 Pedal Connector 7 POWER button 8 VOLUME slider 9 BRILLIANCE slider 0 CONTROL button A REVERB button B CHORUS
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Connecting to a Power Outlet You can power this digital piano by plugging it into a 2. Attach the power cord that comes with the digital standard household power outlet. piano to the bottom of the digital piano.* Be sure you turn off power and unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet whenever the digital piano is not in use. To connect to a power outlet Power cord 1. Check to make sure that the digital piano’s POWER button is in the OFF position. Household • If it is ON, press the POWER
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Connections Connecting to an audio or musical instrument amplifier provides even clearer, more powerful sound through external speakers. Audio amplifier AUX IN, etc. Bottom Back LEFT (White) PIN plugs RIGHT (Red) Headphones Guitar amplifier, keyboard amplifier, etc. Standard jacks INPUT 1 INPUT 2 Standard plug IMPORTANT! Connecting to a Musical Instrument • Whenever connecting external equipment, first set the Amplifier 3 VOLUME slider of the digital piano and the volume controller of the exter
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Basic Operation To select a tone Using Tones The following procedures describe everything you need to 1. Press the POWER button to turn on the digital know about selecting and using tones. piano power. Selecting a Tone 2. Press one of the tone buttons to select the tone This digital piano has a selection of 16 built-in tones. you want. Tone Buttons 3. Use the VOLUME slider to adjust the volume. VARIATION GRAND ELEC PIPE • It is a good idea to set the volume to a relatively low button PIANO 1 PIA
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How digital effects are applied when layering Using Layer is turned on With layer you can assign two different tones (a main tone The following are the rules that determine what type of digital and a layered tone) to the keyboard, both of which play effects are applied to two tones that are layered. whenever you press a key. Cause these digital effects to These conditions: be applied to both the main tone and layered tone: • Digital effects turned on Main tone + Layered tone for the main tone Ma
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B2 C3 B2 C3 + – + – / Number Input keys / Number Input keys keys keys • A note does not sound when you press a keyboard • A note does not sound when you press a keyboard key at this time. key at this time. 4. Release the CONTROL button to complete the 4. Release the CONTROL button to complete the procedure. procedure. ❚ NOTE ❚ NOTE • The setting you make for the main tone volume remains in effect • The setting you make for the layer tone volume remains in effect even if you change to another ton
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To change the location of the split point 4. Now try playing something on the keyboard. The “split point” is the point on the keyboard that separates • The lower range (left side) of the keyboard is assigned the low range (split tone) from the high range (main tone). the split tone, while the upper range (right side) is assigned the main tone. 1. While holding down the SPLIT button, press the • The location on the keyboard where the changeover between the two tones occurs is called the split poi
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More about tones Using Digital Effects This digital piano provides you with a selection of digital Polyphony effects that you can apply to tones. The following provides general descriptions of each effect, but the best way to find This digital piano can play up to 64 notes at the same time. out how they affect tones is to experiment for yourself. Note, however, that the tones listed below are capable of only 32-note polyphony. GRAND PIANO 1, BRIGHT PIANO, HONKY-TONK, ELEC PIANO 1, HARPSICHORD, S
