ES USER’S GUIDE GUÍA DEL USUARIO AP38-ES-1 AP38_es_cover.p65 1 02.6.
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.
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.
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.
Safety Precautions Congratulations on your selection of the CASIO Digital Piano. This digital piano is a sophisticated musical instrument that blends the very best of traditional piano feel and sound quality with the latest that modern electronics technology has to offer. • Before using the instrument, be sure to carefully read through the instructions contained in this manual. • Please keep all information for future reference.
WARNING Power Cord Improper use of the power cord can create the risk of fire and electric shock. Always be sure to observe the following precautions. • Use only the power cord specified for this digital piano. • Make sure that the power source you are using matches the rating marked on the instrument itself. • Do not use an extension cord to plug multiple devices into the same power outlet.
In the event a foreign object should happen to get inside the instrument, please take the following actions: 1. Turn off power. 2. Unplug the power cord from the wall outlet. 3. Consult with the dealer where you purchased the instrument or with an authorized CASIO service provider. Do not expose this digital piano to rain or moisture. To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this digital piano to rain or moisture. Never try to take the digital piano apart or modify it.
CAUTION Power Cord Improper use of the power cord can create the risk of fire and electric shock. Always be sure to observe the following precautions. • Never locate the power cord near a stove or other source of heat. • When unplugging from an outlet, never pull on the cord. (Always grasp the plug when pulling.) • After use turn off the power switch of the instrument and unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet.
Never place the digital piano directly onto furniture or other item that has a finished surface. The rubber feet on the bottom of the digital piano can react with the paint or other coatings, resulting in soiling of or damage to the finished surface. Be sure to lay felt or some other material on the finished surface before placing the digital piano on it. Do not place heavy objects on the digital piano. Never place heavy objects on top of the digital piano.
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.
Contents Safety Precautions .................... E-1 Keyboard Settings .................. E-26 Using Touch Select .................................. E-26 Main Features ............................ E-6 Contents ..................................... E-7 General Guide ............................ E-8 Attachment of the Score Stand .................. E-8 Connecting to a Power Outlet ... E-10 Using Transpose ...................................... E-26 Adjusting the Tuning of the Digital Piano ...
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. 1 2 Front Bottom 4 Bottom 5 6 3 7 8 9 0 AB C DEFGHI J K E-8 AP38_e_08-19.p65 428A-E-012A 8 02.6.
Make sure that the cover of the digital piano is fully open whenever you are playing on the keyboard. A partially open cover can suddenly close unexpectedly and pinch your fingers. CAUTION * With the AP-38, the power cord is hard-wired to the bottom of the instrument.
Connecting to a Power Outlet You can power this digital piano by plugging it into a standard household power outlet. Be sure you turn off power and unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet whenever the digital piano is not in use. 2. Attach the power cord that comes with the digital piano to the bottom of the digital piano.* To connect to a power outlet 1. Power cord Check to make sure that the digital piano’s POWER button is in the OFF position.
Connections Connecting to an audio or musical instrument amplifier provides even clearer, more powerful sound through external speakers. Audio amplifier AUX IN, etc. Back Bottom LEFT (White) PIN plugs RIGHT (Red) Headphones Guitar amplifier, keyboard amplifier, etc. Standard jacks INPUT 1 INPUT 2 Standard plug IMPORTANT! • Whenever connecting external equipment, first set the VOLUME slider of the digital piano and the volume controller of the external equipment to relatively low volume settings.
Basic Operation Using Tones To select a tone The following procedures describe everything you need to know about selecting and using tones. 1. Selecting a Tone 2. This digital piano has a selection of 16 built-in tones. 3. Tone Buttons GRAND PIANO 1 ELEC PIANO 1 GRAND PIANO 2 PIPE ORGAN 1 HARPSICHORD VARIATION button CHOIR STRINGS 1 Press the POWER button to turn on the digital piano power. Press one of the tone buttons to select the tone you want. Use the VOLUME slider to adjust the volume.
Using Layer With layer you can assign two different tones (a main tone and a layered tone) to the keyboard, both of which play whenever you press a key. Main tone + Layered tone To layer two tones ❚ NOTE • To use the variation tone for the main tone and/or the layer tone, perform the required operation to turn on the variation tone(s) before starting the procedure below. 1. While holding down the tone button of the main tone, press the tone button for the layer tone.
B2 C3 +/– keys B2 C3 +/– keys Number Input keys • A note does not sound when you press a keyboard key at this time. 4. Release the CONTROL button to complete the procedure. Number Input keys • A note does not sound when you press a keyboard key at this time. 4. Release the CONTROL button to complete the procedure. ❚ NOTE ❚ NOTE • The setting you make for the main tone volume remains in effect even if you change to another tone.
4. 5. Now try playing something on the keyboard. To change the location of the split point • The lower range (left side) of the keyboard is assigned the split tone, while the upper range (right side) is assigned the main tone. • The location on the keyboard where the changeover between the two tones occurs is called the split point. See “To change the location of the split point” on this page for details on changing the location of the split point.
More about tones Using Digital Effects Polyphony This digital piano can play up to 64 notes at the same time. 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, STRINGS 1, CHOIR, SYNTH-PAD, RIDE ACO BASS This digital piano provides you with a selection of digital effects that you can apply to tones.
Keys Used for Configuring Digital Effect Settings Power on default effect settings The table below shows the effect settings that are assigned to each tone whenever you turn on the digital piano power.
Using the Pedals To apply pedal effects to a split tone This digital piano comes equipped with the three pedals shown in the illustration below. 1. While holding down the CONTROL button, turn pedal effects on or off by pressing one of the keyboard keys shown in the illustration below. B 0 : ON Soft pedal Damper pedal Sostenuto pedal C4 A0 : OFF A0 : Pedal effects off B 0 : Pedal effects on Pedal functions • Damper pedal Pressing this pedal causes notes to reverberate and to sustain longer.
Using the Metronome Adjusting the Metronome Volume ❚ PREPARATION Use the following procedure to increase and decrease the volume of the metronome beat. • Check to make sure that the indicator above the RECORD button is off. If the indicator is on, press the RECORD button to turn it off. • See the section of this User’s Guide covering the song memory for details on using the metronome in combination with the function. To use the metronome 1. Press METRONOME to start the metronome. 2.
Using the Song Memory This section describes how to record keyboard play to memory and playback data from song memory. Recording About the Song Memory In addition to recording notes as they are played on the keyboard, you can also record to one track while playing back from the other track. The following procedures cover each of these operations. Song Memory Capacity SONG MEMORY RECORD TRACK A TRACK B PLAY/STOP • There are two song memory tracks named Track A and Track B.
4. Play something on the keyboard to start recording. • What you play sounds from the speakers and is recorded into memory. • You can also start recording by pressing PLAY/STOP. In this case, blank space is inserted in memory from the point that you press PLAY/STOP up to the point you start to play on the keyboard. • The indicator lamp above the RECORD button changes from flashing to lit when recording starts. 5. After you are finished recording, press PLAY/ STOP to stop the record operation.
Deleting Song Memory Contents IMPORTANT! The delete operation cannot be undone. Make sure you play back song memory contents and confirm that you no longer need it before performing the following procedure. To delete song memory contents 1. Press the SONG MEMORY button. • This causes the indicator lamp above the button to light. 2. While holding down the SONG MEMORY button, press the button of the track (A or B) that you want to delete. • This deletes the contents of the track.
Using Demo Tunes This digital piano comes with 16 built-in demo tunes, each of which features one of the built-in tones. Stopping Demo Tune Play To stop demo tune play Playing the Demo Tunes in Sequence 1. To play the demo tunes in sequence ❚ NOTE 1. Press the MUSIC LIBRARY button to start demo tune play. • All the demo tunes play in sequence, starting from Tune 1. Playing a Specific Demo Tune To play a specific demo tune 1.
Using Music Library Once you select one of the 50 built-in Music Library tunes, you can cut either the left-hand or right-hand part (primo and secondo part for duet tunes) and play along on the keyboard. You can adjust the tempo to play along at the pace that’s comfortable for you, and you can use the metronome to help you keep in time. See “Music Library Tunes” on page A-3 for full list of available Music Library tunes. Duet tunes are those marked “(Duets)”. TRACK A 3.
❚ NOTE ❚ PREPARATION • When you press the MUSIC LIBRARY button, the number of the song that was selected the last time you used the Music Library appears first. • You can change the tempo of playback after you select a tune. You can return the tempo of a tune to its preset level by selecting the same tune again (step 2 of the above procedure).
Keyboard Settings Using Touch Select Using Transpose This setting lets you adjust the touch of the keyboard to suit your own playing style. This means you can select a stronger touch for those with powerful hands, and a lighter touch for beginners and anyone else with less strength. Use the keys shown below to change the Touch Select setting. Transpose lets you adjust the pitch of this digital piano in semitone steps.
Adjusting the Tuning of the Digital Piano Temperament Use the keyboard keys noted below to adjust the tuning of the digital piano. Modern pianos employ a tuning system called “Equal Temperament,” which is also used by your digital piano. Equal Temperament, however, is a relatively new tuning system, and different temperaments were in use during the times of Bach, Beethoven, and Chopin.
3. Select a root by pressing one of the keys in the range shown in the illustration below. Remember to keep the CONTROL button depressed. • The note for the keyboard key you press is applied as the root. If you press key F5, for example, the root becomes F. F 4 F5 • No sound is produced when the keys are pressed. • When Baroque Pitch (page E-29) is ON, the root is a half-note higher than the key you press. This means that to set a root of C, you should press B4. 4.
Using Baroque Pitch During the Baroque Era, standard pitch (A4) was lower than the modern standard. The Baroque pitch setting of your digital piano lets you play Baroque era music at the pitch it was written for. Use the keys shown below to change the Baroque pitch setting. Setting Range G5 A 5 (black key) A 5 .......... ON: Baroque pitch (A4 = 415.3Hz) G5 ........... OFF: Modern standard (A4 = 440.0Hz) To turn Baroque pitch off and on 1. 2. Hold down the CONTROL button.
MIDI 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. MIDI compatible equipment can exchange keyboard key press, key release, tone change, and other data as messages.
Assigning Tones to Individual Channels Simultaneous Receive Over Multiple Channels (Multi-Timbre) The Multi-Timbre mode makes it possible to assign the digital piano’s built-in tones to MIDI channels 1 through 16. Then you can simultaneously sound multiple channels to play from a commercially available multi-track sequencer. ❚ NOTE • The GRAND PIANO 1 tone is automatically assigned to all channels whenever you turn on the digital piano power.
Turning Local Control On and Off MIDI Data Notes This setting effectively determines whether or not the keyboard and pedals of the digital piano are connected to the digital piano’s sound source, as illustrated below. This section provides details about the MIDI data this digital piano sends and receives. You can also find further technical information in the “MIDI Data Format” on page A-4 and “MIDI Implementation Chart”* at the end of this User ’s Guide.
Tone Change Data (Program Change) A program number is data used for tone selection. Program numbers come in handy when using the tones of this digital piano to play MIDI data received from an external sequencer or other MIDI device. When the program number received from another devices does not match one of the built-in tones of this digital piano, however, the tone change is ignored and play continues without a tone change. The following shows the program numbers that are supported by this digital piano.
Troubleshooting Symptom Possible Cause No sound produced when keyboard keys are pressed. 1. VOLUME slider set to MIN. 2. Headphones connected to the digital piano. 3. Local Control turned off. Keyboard out of tune. 1. Transpose is set to a value other than 0. 2. Incorrect tuning setting 3. Baroque pitch is turned on. Action Reference 1. Move VOLUME slider more towards the MAX side. 2. Disconnect the headphones from the digital piano. 3. Turn on Local control. Page E-12 1.
Assembly Instructions 1 Assembling the stand Caution • Take particular care to avoid injury when installing legs and pedals, and when mounting the keyboard onto the stand. • When assembling, make sure that the sliding keyboard cover of the digital piano body is completely closed. If the cover is left open during assembly, it may close suddenly causing the fingers to be pinched between the digital piano body and cover.
Figure 4 (Back) B 2 Installing the Keyboard onto the Stand A C Caution K Take care that you do not pinch your fingers between the keyboard and stand! 6 J K Figure 6 F M G G M L L 7 5. Attach back panel C to the F brackets and crosspiece D. Note that the back panel C should be installed so it is in front of the F brackets (Figure 4). Use the four M screws, six J screws to secure the back panel in place (Figures 3 and 4).
3 Connecting the Pedal Caution The screws that you use to assemble the stand may become loose after a long period due to changes in temperature and humidity, or vibration caused by normal use, etc. Periodically check the screws used to fasten the stand and the butterfly bolts used to fasten the stand and the digital piano, and tighten them whenever necessary. Figure 8 Clip K Pedal plug Position the pedal plug as shown in Figure 8 and insert it into the pedal connector on the bottom of the digital piano.
Specifications All of the items in these specifications apply to the AP-38 and AP-38V, unless specifically noted otherwise.
Operational Precautions Locating the Unit Avoid the following locations. • Areas exposed to direct sunlight and high humidity • Areas subjected to very low temperatures • Near a radio, TV, video deck, or tuner (unit can cause interference with audio or video signals) You may notice lines in the finish of the case of this product. These lines are the result of the molding process used to shape the plastic of the case. They are not cracks or breaks in the plastic, and are no cause for concern.
Appendix/Apéndice Initial Power On Settings The table below shows the initial settings of the digital piano whenever power is turned on. Item Setting Tone Digital Effect GRAND PIANO 1 Reverb Hall 1 (GRAND PIANO 1) Chorus Off (GRAND PIANO 1) Layer Off (Layer Volume: 72) Split Off (Split Volume: 127), Split point: F 3 Metronome Volume 2 Tempo 120 Beat 4 Playback Track Recorded track Touch Select Normal Transpose C Tuning A4 = 440.
Ajustes iniciales al activarse la alimentación La tabla siguiente muestra los ajustes iniciales del piano digital siempre que se activa la alimentación.
Music Library Tunes/Melodías de la biblioteca musical Tune Number/ Número de melodía 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Tune Name/Nombre de melodía Klavierbüchlein für Anna Magdalena Bach “Menuet” Invention No.1 Invention No.8 Invention No.13 Wohltemperierte Klavier I Praeludium 1 Goldberg-Variationen Aria Goldberg-Variationen Var.30 Sonata K.545 1st Mov. Sonata K.331 1st Mov. Theme Sonata K.331 3rd Mov. “Turkish March” Variations on “Ah, Vous DiRai-je, Maman” K.
AP38_e_MIDI Data.p65 4 Byte 2 kkH kkH Byte 1 8nH 9nH 00H vvH Byte 3 Byte 2 kkH Byte 1 8nH vvH Byte 3 A-4 02.6.12, 15:56 Byte 2 kkH Byte 1 9nH vvH Byte 3 Byte 2 kkH Byte 1 9nH vvH Byte 3 n .......... Voice Channel Number = 0H to FH (Ch1 to Ch16) kk ........ Note Number = 15H to 6CH vv ........ Note On Velocity = 01 to 7FH Format Send n .......... Voice Channel Number = 0H to FH (Ch1 to Ch16) kk ........ Note Number = 00H to 7FH vv ........
428A-E-089A AP38_e_MIDI Data.p65 A-5 5 02.6.12, 15:56 42H BnH Byte 3 vvH Byte 2 43H BnH vvH Byte 3 Byte 2 54H Byte 1 BnH kkH Byte 3 Byte 2 5BH Byte 1 BnH vvH Byte 3 47H BnH vvH Byte 2 48H Byte 1 BnH vvH Byte 3 Byte 2 49H Byte 1 BnH vvH Byte 3 n .......... Voice Channel Number = 0H to FH (Ch1 to Ch16) vv ........ AMP Attack Time = 00H to 7FH Format Attack Time ★ n .......... Voice Channel Number = 0H to FH (Ch1 to Ch16) vv ........
A-6 AP38_e_MIDI Data.p65 428A-E-090A 6 02.6.12, 15:56 Recognition When the instrument receives this message, the preset Filter/AMP Envelope Decay Time value for the tone is changed to the value that corresponds to the data entry MSB of the received message. There is no change when the value of the data entry MSB is 40H(0). mm .....
428A-E-091A AP38_e_MIDI Data.p65 A-7 7 02.6.12, 15:56 Byte 2 78H Byte 1 BnH 00H Byte 3 Byte 2 79H Byte 1 BnH 00H Byte 3 msb = 7FH, lsb = 7FH llH mmH = 00H 40H vvH = 00H vvH = 00H Sostenuto Soft Pitch Bend Change vvH = 00H Portamento RPN vvH = 00H msb = 7FH, lsb = 7FH vvH = 7FH Expression Controller Hold 1 NRPN vvH = 00H Reset Value Modulation Wheel Controller Name Recognition Receipt of the Reset All Controller message causes the following controllers to be reset. n .....
A-8 AP38_e_MIDI Data.p65 428A-E-092A 8 02.6.12, 15:56 7FH 7F 7F 04 05 01 01 01 01H 01 F7H 01 pp vv F7 7F 7F 04 05 Chorus Type pp = 0; vv = 0: Chorus1 = 1: Chorus2 = 2: Chorus3 = 3: Chorus4 = 4: F-backChorus = 5: Flanger = 6: Short Delay = 7: ShortDelayFB F0 Format Chorus Type 01 01 01 01 Receive Receipt of this message sets the reverb type. 02 pp vv F7 This message is sent when a reverb switch operation or other reverb type setting operation is performed.
428A-E-102A AP38_es_MIDI Chart.p65 2 02.6.
428A-E-103A AP38_es_MIDI Chart.p65 3 02.6.21, 19:35 X X X X X X O O X X X X X : Clock : Commands X X O X X *1 : Fine tune and coarse tune send/receive, and RPN Null, pitch bend sense, vibrato rate, vibrato depth, vibrato delay, Filter cut off frequency, Filter resonance, Filter/AMP envelope attack time, Filter/AMP envelope decay time and Filter/AMP envelope release time receives *2 : See the program numbers’ table on page E-33, S-33.
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