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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.
Safety Precautions
Before trying to use the piano, be sure to read
the separate “Safety Precautions”.
Precauciones de seguridad
Antes de intentar usar el piano, asegúrese de
leer las “Precauciones de seguridad” separadas.
AP500ES1B
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 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 block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. 8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. 9. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the pol
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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 inte
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Company and product names used in this manual may be registered trademarks of others. This mark applies in EU countries only. CASIO Europe GmbH Bornbarch 10, 22848 Norderstedt, Germany This mark applies to the AP-500V only. Please keep all information for future reference.
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AP500_e.book 1 ページ ２００６年１０月１９日 木曜日 午後３時５４分 Contents Assembling the Stand.............................................................................................. E-40 Unpacking................................................................. E-40 To raise the music stand ...........................................E-43 To assemble the stand ............................................. E-40 To install the headphones hook ................................ E-43 To connect cables..............
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AP500_02_e.fm 2 ページ ２０ ０６年 １０月 ３１日 火曜 日 午 後１２ 時２６ 分 General Guide 1 2 34 5 6 7 8 9 bk bl bm bn ∗1 ∗2 ∗3 bo bp bq br bs bt ck cl cm cn co cp cq cr cs ct dk dl dm *1 *3 dn Bottom ds dt dp dq dr *2 Front ek* el do * The power cord of the AP-500 is hard-wired to the digital piano. E-2
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AP500_e.book 3 ページ ２００６年１０月１９日 木曜日 午後３時５４分 General Guide 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. NOTE The names shown here are always indicated in bold when they appear within the text of this manual. 1 POWER button cm TUNE button 2 VOLUME controller cn LAYER BALANCE button 3 METRONOME button co EFFECT button 4 REW, INTRO/ENDING button cp MIDI button 5 FF , SYNCHRO/FILL-IN bu
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AP500_02_e.fm 4 ページ ２００６年１１月７日 火曜日 午後１２時１２分 General Guide I Using the TEMPO/SETTING /NO Button and /YES Button Button Normally when you press a button, it will change the Use the /NO and /YES buttons to change a setting or perform the operation marked above the displayed setting. button. Note that there also are secondary parameters (settings) marked below some buttons that you can Holding down either button changes the value at select using the TEMPO/SETTING button. high speed. • For det
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AP500_e.book 5 ページ ２００６年１０月１９日 木曜日 午後３時５４分 Power Supply Your digital piano runs on standard household power. Be sure to turn off power whenever you are not using the digital piano. Make sure that the POWER button is in the 1. OFF position (raised). POWER button ON (Power lamp on) OFF (Power lamp off) Front Power lamp Connect the power cord that comes with the 2. digital piano to the AC power jack on the bottom of the digital piano.* * AP-500V only Plug the power cord into a household powe
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AP500_e.book 6 ページ ２００６年１０月１９日 木曜日 午後３時５４分 Connections IMPORTANT! Connecting Audio Equipment Whenever connecting something to the digital piano, first or an Amplifier use the VOLUME controller to set the volume to a low level. After connecting, you can adjust the volume to the You can connect audio equipment or a music amplifier level you want. to the digital piano and then play through external speakers for more powerful volume and better sound quality. Connecting Headphones IMPORTAN
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AP500_e.book 7 ページ ２００６年１０月１９日 木曜日 午後３時５４分 Connections Connecting to Audio Equipment 2 Use commercially available cables to connect the external audio equipment to the 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. 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
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AP500_02_e.fm 8 ページ ２００６年１１月７日 火曜日 午後１２時１２分 Selecting and Playing a Tone POWER TEMPO/SETTING METRONOME VOLUME BRILLIANCE METRONOME TONE REVERB /YES CHORUS VOLUME /NO VARIOUS/GM TONES SPLIT Your digital piano has the following types of tones (Please wait!) built in. Tone Tone Type Number of Tones Numbers — Main Tones 14 001 to 020 Various 20 (Preparing system) 021 to 148 GM (General MIDI) 128 149, 150 Drum Sets 2 sets Selecting a Main Tone (Complete!) Press the POWER button. 1. Use the VOLU
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AP500_02_e.fm 9 ページ ２００６年１１月７日 火曜日 午後１２時１２分 Selecting and Playing a Tone Selecting a Various tone, GM Adjusting the Brilliance of a tone, and Drum set Tone You can use the following procedure to assign one of Use the following procedure to adjust the brilliance of a the 20 Various tones, 128 GM tones, or 2 Drum sets to tone. the VARIOUS/GM TONES button. After that you can Press the BRILLIANCE button. select the assigned tone by pressing the VARIOUS/ 1. This will cause the lamp above the b
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AP500_e.book 10 ページ ２００６年１０月１９日 木曜日 午後３時５４分 Selecting and Playing a Tone Layering Two Tones Splitting the Keyboard between Two Tones Use the following procedure to layer two tones, so they sound at the same time. The tone you specify first is You can assign different tones to keys on the left side called the “main tone”, while the tone you specify (low range) and the right side (high range) of the second is called the “layered tone”. keyboard. Split point NOTE Low range High Range To u
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AP500_02_e.fm 11 ページ ２００６年１１月７日 火曜日 午後１２時１３分 Selecting and Playing a Tone To specify the keyboard split point To change the effect type While holding down the SPLIT button, press Turn on REVERB or CHORUS. 1. 1. the keyboard key where you want the left limit While holding down the effect button 2. of the high range (right) tone to be. (REVERB or CHORUS), use the /NO and Low range /YES buttons to change the effect type as Flashing High Range described below. [Reverb] High range leftmost key
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AP500_e.book 12 ページ ２００６年１０月１９日 木曜日 午後３時５４分 Selecting and Playing a Tone Using the Digital Piano’s Using the Metronome Pedals Press the METRONOME button. 1. Your digital piano comes equipped with three pedals: This will start the metronome. The two lamps above the START/STOP button will damper, soft, and sostenuto flash along with the metronome beats. Flashes on the Flashes on first beat. subsequent beats. To change the beat, hold down the 2. Soft pedal Damper pedal METRONOME button as
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AP500_e.book 13 ページ ２００６年１０月１９日 木曜日 午後３時５４分 Selecting and Playing a Tone To adjust the metronome volume NOTE You can perform the following procedure at any time, regardless of whether or not the metronome is sounding. Press the TEMPO/SETTING button. 1. This will cause the lamp above the button to flash. Press the METRONOME VOLUME button. 2. This will cause the lamp above the button to flash. Use the /NO and /YES buttons to 3. change the metronome volume in the range of 0 to 42. Press
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AP500_e.book 14 ページ ２００６年１０月１９日 木曜日 午後３時５４分 Playing a Rhythm RHYTHM TEMPO/SETTING START/STOP /NO SYNCHRO/FILL-IN /YES MODE INTRO/ENDING To adjust playback tempo Selecting a Rhythm Press the TEMPO/SETTING button. You can select from among 20 built-in rhythms. 1. This will cause the button’s lamp to flash. Press the RHYTHM button so the lamp below 1. Use the /NO and /YES buttons to it is lit. 2. change the tempo in the range of 20 to 255. Each press of the button toggles between the upper
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AP500_02_e.fm 15 ページ ２００７年５月２８日 月曜日 午後４時５５分 Playing a Rhythm Press the INTRO/ENDING button. 6. NOTE • With the rhythms listed below, make sure that CASIO CHORD, FINGERED, or FULL RANGE CHORD is selected before you try playing chords. The volume of percussion instruments is very low, and percussion is inserted in a way that does not interfere with the overall mood of the rhythm. Finger the first chord within the 7. 10 ROCK’N’ROLL accompaniment keyboard range. 14 ARPEGGIO 1 Playing a cho
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AP500_02_e.fm 16 ページ ２００７年５月２８日 月曜日 午後４時５５分 Playing a Rhythm How to Play Chords IMPORTANT! The way you finger chords depends on the current • In the CASIO CHORD mode, the keys in the accompaniment keyboard range of the keyboard operate Auto Accompaniment mode. If you want to play as “chord switches” only. You cannot use the keys in this without Auto Accompaniment, use the NORMAL keyboard range to play notes. mode. You can use the split point to change the size of the accompaniment keyb
