Casio Px3 Manual

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Connections
IMPORTANT!
 Before connecting headphones, be sure to use the 
Digital Piano’s 
 (VOLUME) knob to turn the 
volume down to a low level. After connecting, you 
can adjust the volume to the level you want.
Connect commercially available headphones to the 
PHONES jacks. To protect your hearing, make sure 
that you do not set the volume level too high when 
using headphones.
The back of the Digital Piano has two pedal jacks, one 
for a damper pedal and one for a soft/sostenuto pedal.
To connect to the pedal jack
Depending on the type of operation you want the 
pedal (SP-3) to perform, connect the pedal’s cable 
either to the Digital Piano’s DAMPER PEDAL jack or 
SOFT/SOSTENUTO PEDAL jack. If you want to use 
both operations (jacks) at the same time, you need to 
purchase another optionally available pedal.
NOTE
You can connect a pedal to the SOFT/SOSTENUTO 
PEDAL jack and apply either a soft or sostenuto 
effect to the notes you play. For details, see “Pedal 
Assign” (page E-39).
Pedal Functions
Damper Pedal
Pressing the damper pedal while playing will cause the 
notes you play to reverberate for a very long time.
Whenever a piano tone is selected, pressing this 
pedal will activate the Digital Piano’s Acoustic 
Resonance effect, which causes notes to resonate in 
the same way they do when the damper pedal on an 
acoustic piano is pressed. You can adjust the 
acoustic resonance effect for each individual tone, 
and you can apply it to other non-piano tones, if you 
want. For details, see “Acoustic Resonance” (page 
E-39) and “Acoustic Resonance Send” (page E-32).
Soft Pedal
Pressing this pedal suppresses notes played on the 
keyboard after the pedal was pressed, and makes them 
sound softer.
Sostenuto Pedal
Only the notes that are played while this pedal are 
depressed are sustained until the pedal is released.
Pedal Connector
You can connect the optionally available 3-Pedal Unit 
(SP-32) to the pedal connector on the bottom of the 
Digital Piano. You can then use the pedals for 
expression that is similar to that available on an 
acoustic piano.
NOTE
The SP-32 Pedal Unit supports half-pedal operation 
(pressing the pedal part way). You can adjust the 
amount of the effect is applied when the damper 
pedal is pressed part way. For details, see “Half 
Pedal Effect” (page E-39).
The optionally available CS-67P special stand is 
required in order to use the SP-32 Pedal Unit.
Connecting Headphones
Connecting a Pedal
PHONES jacks
Commercially available 
headphones
Mini plug
Left Side
PEDAL jacks
SP-3
Back
Pedal connectorBottom 
						

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Connections
This Digital Piano outputs notes from its LINE OUT R 
(right channel output) and LINE OUT L/MONO (left 
channel output). Connect a keyboard amplifier or other 
device to direct output to speakers. You can adjust the 
LINE OUT volume level with the Digital Piano’s 
 (VOLUME) knob.
IMPORTANT!
 Whenever connecting something to the Digital 
Piano, first use the 
 (VOLUME) knob 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 output to a musical instrument 
amplifier (Figure )
Use a commercially available connecting cord to 
connect the amplifier to the Digital Piano’s LINE OUT 
L/MONO jack as shown in Figure 
. Connecting a 
cord to LINE OUT L/MONO only will cause the left 
and right channels to be mixed and output as mono.
To output to audio equipment (Figure )
Use commercially available connection cords to 
connect as shown in Figure 
. Normally, you should 
set the input selector of the audio equipment to the 
terminal where the Digital Piano is connected (AUX 
IN, etc.).
To input from audio equipment (Figure )
LINE IN R jack input is output from the LINE OUT R 
jack, and LINE IN L/MONO input is output from 
LINE OUT L/MONO. Use commercially available 
connection cords that match the equipment being 
connected to. Connecting a cord to LINE IN L/MONO 
only will cause the left and right channels to be mixed 
and output from both LINE OUT R and LINE OUT L/
MONO.
NOTE
Input from LINE IN R and LINE IN L/MONO is 
output as-is from LINE OUT R and LINE OUT L/
MONO. The Digital Piano’s 
 (VOLUME) knob 
setting does not affect this output.
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/
Connecting Audio Equipment 
or an Amplifier
INPUT 1
INPUT 2
Guitar amplifier
Keyboard amplifier, etc.
Standard plug
Standard jack
LEFT (White)
RIGHT (Red)Tape recorder, 
MIDI sound source, etc.
Audio amplifier AUX IN jack, etc.
Pin plug
Bundled and Optional 
Accessories 
						

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Selecting and Playing a Tone
1.After ensuring that the  (POWER) button is 
in the off position, connect the AC adaptor to 
the Digital Piano.
For information about connecting the AC adaptor, 
see “Power Outlet” (page E-8).
2.Rotate the  (VOLUME) knob towards MIN 
to set the volume to a low level.
3.Connect headphones or other devices to the 
Digital Piano as necessary (see 
“Connections” on page E-9).
4.Press the  (POWER) button to turn on the 
Digital Piano.
The Digital Piano display screen will appear as 
shown below, which indicates that it is ready to play 
(using initial power on default settings).
To turn off the Digital Piano, press the 
 (POWER) 
button again.
IMPORTANT!
 Normally, turning power off and then back on again 
will return the Digital Piano to its initial power on 
default settings. If you perform the backup operation 
(page E-40), turning power back on again will restore 
the backed up settings. Perform a backup (page 
E-40) or registration operation (page E-34) to save 
the keyboard setup if you need to restore it later.
1.While holding down the  (PART) button, 
press the 
 (PLAY/STOP) button.
This starts demo tune play.
The Digital Piano has a total of four demo tunes. You 
can use the 
 buttons to jump the beginning of the 
previous (q) or next (w) demo tune. You can use 
the Tone Group buttons (
 to ) to select a specific 
demo tune.
You can play along on the keyboard with demo tune 
play. Note, however, that you cannot change the tone 
assigned to the keyboard. Only the key operations 
described above are supported.
2.To stop demo tune playback, press the  
(PLAY/STOP) button again.
Your Digital Piano comes with 250 tones (which 
include 10 drum sets) built in. Tones are divided into 
the eight tone groups shown below.
Use the following procedure to select a single tone that 
is applied across the entire keyboard.
To select a tone
1.Use the “Tone List” (page E-57) to look up the 
group and the number of the tone you want to 
select.
2.Check to make sure that the lamp above the 
 (MASTER CONTROL) button is lit.
If it is unlit, press the  (MASTER CONTROL) 
button to light it.
3.Check to make sure that the both the  
(LAYER) and 
 (SPLIT) button lamps are 
unlit.
If they are lit, press the  (LAYER) and/or  
(SPLIT) buttons to turn off both lamps.
4.If the  (UPPER 1) button lamp is unlit, 
press the 
 (UPPER 1) button so its lamp is 
lit.
To turn on Digital Piano Power
 buttonOff position On position
Left Side
Listening to Demo Tunes
Selecting a Tone
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Selecting and Playing a Tone
5.Check to make sure that the lamp above the 
 (TONE) button is lit.
If it is unlit, press the  (TONE) button to light the 
upper lamp.
6.Use the  to  (Tone Group) buttons to 
select the group you want.
The lamp of the button you press will light.
7.Use the  (w, q) buttons to select the 
tone you want. Now you can play on the 
keyboard using the tone you selected.
Example:To select the “Jazz Organ 2” tone in the 
“ORGAN” group
NOTE
Pressing w and q at the same time selects tone 
001 in the currently selected group.
Holding down w or q will scroll through tones at 
high speed.
Holding down the 
 (FUNCTION) button as you 
press w or q will jump 10 tones.You can configure the keyboard so it plays two 
different tones at the same time (Layer) or to play 
different tones in the left and right ranges (Split). You 
can even use Layer and Split in combination with each 
other.
The following describes the various possible Layer and 
Split combinations.
One tone across the entire keyboard (page E-11)
Use zone UPPER 1.
Two layered tones across the entire keyboard (page 
E-13)
Use zones UPPER 1 and UPPER 2 at the same time.
Two tones, one for the left range and one for the 
right range of the keyboard (page E-14)
Use zones UPPER 1 and LOWER 1 at the same time.
Four tones, two layered for the left range and two 
layered for the right range of the keyboard (page 
E-15)
Use zones UPPER1, UPPER2, LOWER1, and 
LOWER 2 at the same time.
Three tones, one for one range and two layered for 
the other range of the keyboard (page E-16)
Use all four zones at the same time, but with one 
zone’s sound turned off by configuring one of the 
zones with INT OFF to disconnect the internal sound 
source. The example below shows INT OFF 
configured for LOWER 2.
Lit
Tone number Tone name
Layering and Splitting Tones
UPPER 1
UPPER 1 INT ON
LAYER OFF
SPLIT OFF
UPPER 1
UPPER 2
UPPER 1/2 INT ON
LAYER ON
SPLIT OFF
LOWER 1 UPPER 1
UPPER 1/LOWER 1 INT ON
LAYER OFF
SPLIT ON
LOWER 1 UPPER 1
LOWER 2 UPPER 2
UPPER 1/2 INT ON
LOWER 1/2 INT ON
LAYER ON, SPLIT ON
LOWER 1UPPER 1
UPPER 2
UPPER 1/2, LOWER 1 INT ON
LOWER 2 INT OFF
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IMPORTANT!
 You can select a tone for each zone in both the 
MASTER CONTROL and CARD PLAYER modes. 
Note however that some procedures and operations 
(lamp lighting status) when a tone is selected for 
each zone in the CARD PLAYER mode are different 
from those in the case of the MASTER CONTROL 
mode.
Here, explanations are based on selecting a tone for 
each zone in the MASTER CONTROL mode. For 
information about selecting tones in the CARD 
PLAYER mode, see “To select a tone for each zone 
in the CARD PLAYER mode” (page E-44).
NOTE
When using Layer and/or Split to play more than 
one tone at the same time, you can adjust the volume 
balance of each zone, perform octave shift for each 
zone, and configure detailed settings for the effects 
applied to zones. For details about parameters that 
can be configured and setting procedures, see 
“Editing Zone Parameters” (page E-28).
Layering Two Tones
1.Use the “Tone List” (page E-57) to look up the 
group(s) and numbers of the two tones 
(UPPER 1 zone tone and UPPER 2 zone 
tone) you want to use.
2.Check to make sure that the both the  
(LAYER) and 
 (SPLIT) button lamps are 
unlit.
If one or both lamps are lit, press the  (LAYER) and 
 (SPLIT) buttons to turn them off.
3.Press the  (UPPER 1) button so its lamp is 
lit.
This indicates you can select the UPPER 1 zone tone.
4.Select the UPPER 1 zone tone.
For details about selecting tones, see “To select a 
tone” (page E-11).
5.Press the  (LAYER) button so its lamp is lit.
At this time the  (UPPER 1) button lamp will go out 
and the 
 (UPPER 2) button lamp will light in its 
place. This indicates you can select the UPPER 2 zone 
tone.
6.Select the UPPER 2 zone tone.
7.Play something on the keyboard to check 
how the tones sound layered together.
At any time you can press the  (UPPER 1) button to 
change the UPPER 1 zone tone or the 
 (UPPER 2) 
button to change the UPPER 2 zone tone.
8.To cancel tone layering, press the  
(LAYER) button again so its lamp goes out.
UPPER 1
UPPER 2
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Selecting and Playing a Tone
Splitting the Keyboard between Two 
Tones
1.Use the “Tone List” (page E-57) to look up the 
group(s) and numbers of the two tones 
(UPPER 1 zone tone and LOWER 1 zone 
tone) you want to use.
2.Check to make sure that the both the  
(LAYER) and 
 (SPLIT) button lamps are 
unlit.
If one or both lamps are lit, press the  (LAYER) and 
 (SPLIT) buttons to turn them off.
3.Press the  (UPPER 1) button so its lamp is 
lit.
This indicates you can select the UPPER 1 zone tone.
4.Select the UPPER 1 zone tone.
For details about selecting tones, see “To select a 
tone” (page E-11).
5.Press the  (SPLIT) button so its lamp is lit.
At this time the  (UPPER 1) button lamp will go out 
and the 
 (LOWER 1) button lamp will light in its 
place. This indicates you can select the LOWER 1 
zone tone.
6.Select the LOWER 1 zone tone.
7.Play something on the left and right sides of 
the keyboard to confirm that the tones are 
assigned properly.
At any time you can press the  (UPPER 1) button to 
change the UPPER 1 zone tone or the 
 (LOWER 1) 
button to change the LOWER 1 zone tone.
8.To cancel the keyboard split, press the  
(SPLIT) button again so its lamp goes out.
NOTE
You also can specify the keyboard split point, which 
the location where the keyboard splits between the 
left range and right range. In initial default split 
point is at key F
#3.
For details, see “To specify the keyboard split point” 
(page E-14).
To specify the keyboard split point
1.Hold down the  (SPLIT) button until the 
screen shown below appears.
2.Press the keyboard key that you want to be 
the leftmost key in the right side (UPPER 1 
zone) range.
The name of the key you press will appear on the 
display as the new split point key name.
You also can use the 
 (w, q) buttons to change 
the split point key name.
3.When you are finished, press the  (SPLIT) 
button.
LOWER 1 UPPER 1
Lit
Unlit Lit
Lit
LOWER 1 zone
Split point UPPER 1 zone
Current split point key name 
						

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To use layer and split together
1.Use the “Tone List” (page E-57) to look up the 
group(s) and numbers of the tones (UPPER 1, 
UPPER 2, LOWER 1, and LOWER 2 zone 
tones) you want to use.
2.Check to make sure that the both the  
(LAYER) and 
 (SPLIT) button lamps are 
unlit.
If one or both lamps are lit, press the  (LAYER) and 
 (SPLIT) buttons to turn them off.
3.Press the  (UPPER 1) button so its lamp is 
lit.
This indicates you can select the UPPER 1 zone tone.
4.Select the UPPER 1 zone tone.
For details about selecting tones, see “To select a 
tone” (page E-11).
5.Press the  (LAYER) button so its lamp is lit.
This will cause the  (UPPER 2) button lamp to 
light. This indicates you can select the UPPER 2 zone 
tone.
6.Select the UPPER 2 zone tone.
7.Press the  (LAYER) button so its lamp is 
unlit.
8.Press the  (SPLIT) button so its lamp is lit.
This will cause the  (LOWER 1) button lamp to 
light. This indicates you can select the LOWER 1 zone 
tone.
9.Select the LOWER 1 zone tone.
10.Press the  (LAYER) button so its lamp is lit.
This will cause the  (LOWER 2) button lamp to 
light. This indicates you can select the LOWER 2 zone 
tone.
11.Select the LOWER 2 zone tone.
12.Play something on the left and right sides of 
the keyboard to confirm that the tones are 
assigned and layered properly.
You can change any of the zone tones at any time by 
performing one of the operations shown below.
LOWER 1 UPPER 1
LOWER 2 UPPER 2
Lit
Lit Lit
Unlit
To change this 
zone’s tone:Do this:
UPPER 1 zone Press the 
 (UPPER 1) button and 
then select a tone.
UPPER 2 zone Press the 
 (UPPER 2) button and 
then select a tone.
LOWER 1 zone Press the 
 (LOWER 1) button and 
then select a tone.
LOWER 2 zone Press the 
 (LOWER 2) button and 
then select a tone.
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Lit
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Selecting and Playing a Tone
13.To cancel layer and split, press  (LAYER) 
and 
 (SPLIT) buttons again so their lamps 
go out.
NOTE
When using Layer and Split at the same time, you 
can switch to only a single tone in either of the 
keyboard ranges by configuring INT OFF for the 
zone whose tone you do not want to sound. For 
example, you could perform the steps below to 
sound zones UPPER 1, UPPER 2, and LOWER 1, 
without sounding the LOWER 2 zone.
Pressing the 
 (UPPER 1),  (UPPER 2), 
 (LOWER 1) or  (LOWER 2) button causes the 
lamp of the pressed button to light, and the lamps of 
the other buttons to go out. At this time, the tone 
name of the zone whose button you press will 
appear on the display, and you can change the tone, 
if you want. However, the tones that sound when a 
keyboard keys are pressed depend on the current 
Layer and Split on/off settings.
The 
 (INT/EXT) button is for specifying what each 
zone controls (INT = internal sound source, EXT = 
external MIDI device). The INT (left) side lamp 
indicates internal sound source control on/off, while 
the EXT (right) side indicates external MIDI device 
control on/off. For details about this button, see 
“Using the Digital Piano as a MIDI Master 
Keyboard” (page E-26). 1. Press the 
 (LOWER 2) button so its lamp is lit.
2. Press the 
 (INT/EXT) button twice so the INT 
side (left side) lamp goes out.
LOWER 1UPPER 1
UPPER 2
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Applying Effects to a Tone
Your Digital Piano provides four types of reverb and 
four types of chorus. The reverb and chorus functions 
have their own dedicated keys for easy on/off 
operation.
Each press of the 
 (REVERB) button toggles 
reverb on and off. The lamp above the button is lit 
when reverb is on, and unlit when it is off.
Each press of the 
 (CHORUS) button toggles 
chorus on and off. The lamp above the button is lit 
when chorus is on, and unlit when it is off.
IMPORTANT!
 Under initial default settings of certain tones, chorus 
is not applied simply by turning chorus on. This is 
because the initial default value of the chorus send 
setting is 0. To apply chorus, change the chorus 
send value of the zone where you want to use it. For 
details, see “Effect Settings” (page E-32).
NOTE
The reverb and chorus on/off setting is applied to all 
zones, but reverb send and chorus send settings can 
be configured for individual zones. For details, see 
“Effect Settings” (page E-32).
To change the reverb type
1.Hold down the  (REVERB) button until the 
screen shown below appears.
2.Use the  (w, q) buttons to select the 
reverb type you want.
You can select one of the following reverb types: 
Room, Hall, Large Hall, Stadium.
3.When you are finished, press the  
(REVERB) button.
To change the chorus type
1.Hold down the  (CHORUS) button until the 
screen shown below appears.
2.Use the  (w, q) buttons to select the 
chorus type you want.
You can select one of the following chorus types: 
Light Chorus, Chorus, Deep Chorus, 
Flanger.
3.When you are finished, press the  
(CHORUS) button.
The  (PITCH BEND) wheel lets you 
change the pitch of notes you are playing 
by rotating the wheel forward or back. 
Rotating the wheel away from you raises 
the pitch, while rotating it towards you 
lowers it. Releasing the wheel causes the 
pitch of the notes to return to normal 
automatically.
IMPORTANT!
 Do not have the pitch bend wheel rotated as you turn 
on the Digital Piano.
NOTE
You also can change the range of the pitch bend 
wheel. See “Bend Range” (page E-20).
Reverb and Chorus
Pitch Bend Wheel
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Confirming Common Parameter Settings
Common parameters include transpose, bend range, equalizer, and other global parameters. Common parameters 
also include the settings of the function assigned to the ASSIGNABLE buttons.
The common parameter settings appear on the common menu that appears first whenever you turn on the Digital 
Piano.
The common menu has five pages. Press the 
 (PAGE) button to scroll through the pages.
Each common menu page includes up to four parameters, each of which corresponds one of the PARAMETER 
SELECTOR buttons (
 (A) through  (D)).
The “COMMON PARAMETER” list in the upper left of the Digital Piano’s control panel shows the parameters 
assigned to each of the PARAMETER SELECTOR buttons.
Common Parameters Operations
Common menuPage
Parameter Name
Settings
MASTER CONTROL