Casio Px3 Manual

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Editing Zone Parameters
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To change zone parameter settings
1.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.
2.Hold down the  (ZONE EDIT) button until 
the zone menu screen shown below appears.
This will cause the  (ZONE EDIT) button lamp to 
light.
3.Use the  (ZONE EDIT) button to display the 
zone menu page that contains the parameter 
whose setting you want to change.
Example:Zone menu page 2
Each press of the 
 (ZONE EDIT) button advances 
to the next page.
4.Press the PARAMETER SELECTOR button 
(
 (A) through  (D)) to select the 
parameter whose setting you want to change.
The brackets around the setting of parameter you 
select will change from [ ] to %. This indicates that 
editing of the setting is enabled.
Example:After the 
 (C) button is pressed
Holding down one of the PARAMETER SELECTOR 
buttons will display its full name. For example, 
“MidCh” will change to “MIDI Out Ch”.
5.Press the button that corresponds to the zone 
whose settings you want to change: 
(UPPER 1) button, (UPPER 2) button, 
(LOWER 1) button, (LOWER 2) button.
The lamp of the button you press will light, which 
indicates its zone is selected.
6.Use the  (EDIT w, q) buttons to change 
the setting.
Pressing w and q at the same time returns the 
setting to its initial default.
Holding down w or q will scroll through the 
settings at high speed.
For details about the meaning and range of each 
parameter setting, see “Zone Parameter Settings” 
(page E-30).
7.If you want to change the setting of the same 
parameter in other zones, perform steps 5 
and 6 again.
8.If you want to change the setting of another 
parameter, perform steps 3 through 7 again 
as required.
9.After all of the zone parameters are the way 
you want, hold down the 
 (ZONE EDIT) 
button until the button lamp goes out.
This will return the menu along the bottom of the 
display to the common menu.
IMPORTANT!
Turning off the Digital Piano causes all zone 
parameters to return to their initial default settings. If 
you need to save a zone parameter setup, perform one 
of the operations described below.
 If you want to restore the current setup the next time 
you turn on the Digital Piano, perform the backup 
operation. For details, see “Backup” (page E-40).
 If you don’t need to restore the current setup the next 
time you turn on the Digital Piano but want to have it 
on hand for recall when you need it, save the setup 
to registration memory. For details, see “Using 
Registration Memory” (page E-34).
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Editing Zone Parameters
This section explains the meaning of each zone 
parameter, and provides information about their 
setting ranges and initial default values.
In this section, each parameter is preceded by a 
number and a letter, like “1-A”. This indicates the 
common menu page number (1) and the 
PARAMETER SELECTOR button you need to press 
to select it (A).
In this section, the name of each zone parameter is 
followed by   and/or  .
The values following the description of a parameter 
are its setting range. The initial default setting is 
indicated by an asterisk (*).
Mixer Settings
Adjusts the volume level. 0 is mute, 127 
is maximum volume.
0 to 127
*
Adjusts the pan position. 0 specifies a 
center pan position, a negative value 
shifts it to the left, and a positive value shifts it to the 
right.
–64 to 0
* to +63
Shifts the pitch upwards or downwards 
in octave steps. Changing this setting 
also shifts the note number sent to an external MIDI 
device.
–2 to 0
* to +2
MIDI Settings
Specifies the MIDI channel used by each zone 
when sending MIDI data.
1 to 16 (
*UPPER1:1, UPPER2:2, LOWER1:3, 
LOWER 2: 4)
Specifies the value of the bank MSB that is 
appended when sending a program change 
to an external destination with operation 2-D.
0
* to 127
Specifies the value of the bank LSB that is 
appended when sending a program change 
to an external destination with operation 2-D.
0
* to 127
Specifies the program change number sent to 
an external destination. Any time this value 
is changed, the corresponding numbered program 
change is sent to an external destination (without 
affecting the internal sound source).
0
* to 127
DSP Settings
Selects tremolo, rotary, or some other DSP 
type. The DSP type is indicated by “ton” 
(which is the initial default for each tone) or a number 
from 1 to 64. Any time the 
 (EDIT w, q) buttons 
are used to switch the number, the DSP type name that 
corresponds to the current number will appear on the 
display.
The parameters displayed in 3-B depend on the DSP 
type selected here.
In accordance with the DSP type selected in 
3-A, displays the name of the parameters 
whose settings can be configured. When there are 
multiple parameters, you can use the 
 (EDIT w, 
q) buttons to scroll through them. Perform the 
operation under 3-C to change the setting of a 
parameter.
Zone Parameter Settings
indicates a setting that applies to internal 
sound source control.
indicates a setting that applies to external 
MIDI device control.
■1-A Volume (Vol)
■1-B Pan
■1-C Octave Shift (Oct)
INTEXT
INT
EXT
INT / EXT
INT / EXT
INT / EXT
■2-A MIDI Out Channel (MidCh)
■2-B Bank MSB (BnkMS)
■2-C Bank LSB (BnkLS)
■2-D Program Change (Prog)
■3-A DSP Type (DSP)
■3-B DSP Parameter (Parameter)
EXT
EXT
EXT
EXT
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This item is used to change the setting 
of the parameter displayed in 3-B.
IMPORTANT!
 For details on information about parameter names 
and the settings and initial defaults for each 
parameter under each DSP type number and type 
name, see “DSP Effect List” (page E-60) and “DSP 
Algorithm List” (page E-61).
Editing Tones
Changes the pitch in semitone steps.
–12 to 0
* to +12 semitones
Use this item to adjust the pitch in cent 
steps (1 cent = 1/100 semitone).
–99 to 0
* to +99 cents
Specifies whether or not portamento 
should be applied to each zone when 
the assignable button to which portamento is assigned 
is pressed.
OFF
*, ON
Specifies the pitch change time when 
portamento is turned on in 4-C. A 
smaller number specifies a shorter time, while a larger 
number specifies a longer time. Portamento is not 
applied when this setting is 0.
0
* to 127
Attack time is the time it takes for the 
sound to reach full volume when a note 
is played. This item makes relative adjustments to the 
default attack time (0) of each tone. A larger positive 
value lengthens the attack time, which produces a 
slower attack. A larger negative absolute value 
shortens the attack time, which produces a faster 
attack.
–64 to 0
* to +63Release time is the time it takes for the 
sound to fade when a note ends. 
Adjustment is relative from the initial default setting 
(0) of each tone. A larger negative absolute value 
shortens the release time, while a larger positive value 
lengthens the release time.
–64 to 0
* to +63
This item is for adjusting how the cut-
off filter application is applied to a tone. 
The cut-off filter is a tone adjustment filter that 
eliminates (cuts off) all components over a given 
frequency from within a tone’s overtone components. 
Adjustment is relative from the initial default setting 
(0) of each tone.
A larger negative absolute value produces a softer 
sound, while a larger positive absolute value produces 
a harder, brighter sound.
–64 to 0
* to +63
This item is for adjusting how much the 
sound volume and timbre changes, and how 
it changes in accordance with keyboard pressure.
Setting a larger absolute value causes relatively large 
change in sound volume and timbre in response to 
changes in key pressure. If this setting is 0, sound 
volume and timbre remain constant regardless of key 
pressure.
If the setting is positive, a larger value results in harder 
notes when stronger pressure is applied, and softer 
notes when lighter pressure is applied. If the setting is 
negative, a larger value results in softer notes when 
stronger pressure is applied, and harder notes when 
lighter pressure is applied. The change in sound 
volume and timbre depends on the tone.
–64 to 0 to +63
*
This item is for adjusting the speed of 
vibrato applied to notes. A larger 
negative absolute value decreases the speed, while a 
larger positive value increases the speed.
–64 to 0
* to +63
■3-C Parameter Value (Value)
■4-A Coarse Tune (CrsTu)
■4-B Fine Tune (FinTu)
■4-C Portamento ON/OFF (Porta)
■4-D Portamento Time (PTime)
■5-A Attack Time (Atack)
INT / EXT
INT / EXT
INT / EXT
INT / EXT
INT / EXT
INT / EXT
■5-B Release Time (Relas)
■5-C Filter Cutoff (Flter)
■5-D Touch Sense (Sense)
■6-A Vibrato Rate (VbRat)
INT / EXT
INT / EXT
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Editing Zone Parameters
This item is for adjusting the depth 
(strength) of vibrato applied to notes. A 
larger negative absolute value makes vibrato 
shallower, while a larger positive value makes it 
deeper.
–64 to 0
* to +63
This item is for adjusting the time until 
vibrato starts to be applied to a note. A 
larger negative absolute value makes the time it takes 
before vibrato is applied after a note is played shorter, 
while a larger positive value makes it longer.
–64 to 0
* to +63
This item is for selecting the waveform when 
applying vibrato to notes. You can select 
from among the following waveforms.
*“Org” is the initial default setting for all tones. The 
actual default waveform type depends on the tone.
Effect Settings
For details on the meanings of the settings in this 
section, see the flowchart under “Master Control 
Configuration” (page E-4).
Specifies how much of the signal from 
the sound source is sent to reverb.
0 to 127 (
*default setting depends on the tone)
Specifies how much of the signal from 
the sound source is sent to chorus.
0 to 127 (
*default setting depends on the tone)
Specifies how much of the signal from the 
sound source is sent to acoustic resonance.
0 to 127 (
*default setting depends on the tone)
Switches DSP for each zone on or off. 
Selecting OFF disables DSP for that particular 
zone.
OFF, ON
*
The DSP of this Digital Piano can be used 
simultaneously for up to two parts. Each part (“Sound 
Source Configuration”, page E-5) has a DSP priority, 
which determines which of the two parts that have 
DSP turned on should have the DSP effect applied. The 
following shows the priorities assigned to each part.
To apply a DSP to one or two lower priority parts 
(Lower2, for example), turn off DSP ON/OFF for the 
higher priority parts (Upper1, Lower1, Upper2).
■6-B Vibrato Depth (VbDpt)
■6-C Vibrato Delay (VbDly)
■6-D Vibrato Waveform (WvFrm)
Original (Org*)––Saw Down (SDw)
Sine (Sin) Pulse 1:3 (P13)
Triangle (Tri) Pulse 2:2 (P22)
Saw Up (SUp) Pulse 3:1 (P31)
INT / EXT
INT / EXT
INT
■7-A Reverb Send (RvbSd)
■7-B Chorus Send (ChoSd)
■7-C Acoustic Resonance Send (AReso)
■7-D DSP ON/OFF (DSP)
PriorityPart NumberPart Name
1 Part 1 Upper1
2 Part 3 Lower1
3 Part 2 Upper2
4 Part 4 Lower2
5 Part 17 to 48Song01 to Song16, 
Ext01 to Ext16
INT / EXT
INT / EXT
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Control Settings
If you are using multiple zones for keyboard play and 
you want to disable pedal and other controller 
operations for a particular zone, turn off the settings 
described in this section for that zone.
Enables and disables pedal operations.
OFF, ON
*
Enables and disables the  (PITCH 
BEND) wheel operations.
OFF, ON
*
Enables and disables the  
(ASSIGNABLE 1) button operations.
OFF, ON
*
Enables and disables the  
(ASSIGNABLE 2) button operations.
OFF, ON
*
■8-A Pedal
■8-B Bender (Bend)
■8-C Assignable 1 (Asgn1)
■8-D Assignable 2 (Asgn2)
INT / EXT
INT / EXT
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Using Registration Memory
Normally, before playing something you need to set up 
the Digital Piano by configuring a number of different 
settings, including layer and split on/off, a tone 
selection for each zone, equalizer settings, and DSP 
settings. You can save up to 64 Digital Piano setups 
(which include control panel and internal settings) to 
registration memory for later recall when you need 
them. Each setup is saved as “registration data.”
The following are the settings that are stored as 
registration data when you save a Digital Piano setup.
Layer ON/OFF
Split ON/OFF
Split point
Reverb ON/OFF
Reverb type
Chorus ON/OFF
Chorus type
Each zone tone number
Each zone INT/EXT ON/OFF
All common parameters (page E-18)
All zone parameters (page E-28)
Following function menu items (page E-38)
NOTE
The Digital Piano’s current mode (MASTER 
CONTROL, CARD PLAYER, ZONE EDIT) is not 
included in registration data. This means that the 
Digital Piano’s mode does not change when you 
recall registration data.
The following function menu settings are not 
included in registration data. You can, however, 
perform the backup operation (page E-40) to retain 
these settings when the Digital Piano is turned off.
The backup operation (page E-40) saves all of the 
above function menu settings, as well as all of the 
settings that are included in registration data.During registration data save and recall operations, the 
location of the data in registration memory is specified 
using a bank number and an area number. Registration 
memory has eight banks, each of which is divided into 
eight areas.
To save a setup as registration data
1.Configure the Digital Piano with the settings 
you want to save.
2.Press the  (REGISTRATION) button so the 
lamp below it is lit. This is the 
REGISTRATION mode.
3.Use the  (w, q) buttons to scroll through 
the banks (1 to 8) until the bank where you 
want to save the registration data is 
displayed.
Registration Data
Touch Response
Pedal Assign
Temperament type
Temperament key note
Stretch Tuning
Acoustic Resonance ON/OFF
Half Pedal Effect
Tuning
EQ Hold
Display Contrast
Song MIDI Out
Song Volume
Song Pre-count
Song Repeat
Registration Memory 
Operations
Bank number
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4.While holding down the  (STORE) button, 
press one of the number buttons (
 (1) 
through 
 (8)) to specify the number of the 
area (1 to 8) where you want to save the 
registration data.
Pressing a number button immediately executes the 
registration data save operation.
The following shows how the display would appear 
if you select Bank 1, Area 3.
To recall a setup saved as registration 
data
1.Press the  (REGISTRATION) button so the 
lamp below it is lit. This is the 
REGISTRATION mode.
2.Use the  (w, q) buttons to scroll through 
the banks (1 to 8) until the one where the 
registration data you want to recall is 
displayed.
3.Press one of the number buttons ( (1) 
through 
 (8)) to specify the number of the 
area (1 to 8) where the registration data you 
want to recall is located.
Pressing a number button immediately recalls and 
applies the setup in accordance with the registration 
data being recalled.
The following shows how the display would appear 
if you select Bank 3, Area 7.
To rename a registration memory bank
1.While holding down the  (FUNCTION) 
button, press the 
 (REGISTRATION) 
button.
2.Use the  (w, q) buttons to scroll through 
the banks (1 to 8) until the one you want to 
rename is displayed.
This displays a screen for editing the name.
3.Edit the name.
The initial default name of all the banks is 
“REGIBANKNAME”.
Use the 
 (u) and  (i) buttons to move the 
cursor left and right, and the 
 (w, q) buttons to 
scroll through characters at the current cursor 
position. The following shows the characters that can 
be used in a name.
You can specify up to 12 characters for a bank name.
4.After the name is the way you want, press the 
 (ENTER) button.
5.In response to the confirmation message 
(“Sure?”) that appears, press the 
 (YES) 
button to apply the change or the 
 (NO) 
button to return to the screen in step 3 of this 
procedure without changing anything.
NOTE
To display a bank name, hold down the  
(REGISTRATION) button on the registration mode 
screen.
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Using Registration Memory
Registration data can be stored to a file in the Digital 
Piano’s internal memory area or on an SD card. You 
can store the registration data in a single registration 
memory bank (eight areas) or the data in all of the 
registration memory banks (64 areas) to a file.
NOTE
When you save registration memory bank data to a 
file, a file name is assigned automatically in 
accordance with the following rules.
Before saving registration memory bank data to an 
SD card, be sure to first read the important 
information contained in the following sections of 
this user’s guide.
To save registration memory bank data to 
a file
1.Depending on where you want to save the 
data file, perform one of the steps shown 
below.
2.While holding down the  (FUNCTION) 
button, press the 
 (LOAD/SAVE) button.
This enters the LOAD/SAVE mode.
3.Depending on the type of operation you want 
to perform, use the 
 (u) and  (i) 
buttons to display one of the screens shown 
below.
To save the data in a single bank
To save the data in all banks
4.Use the  (w, q) buttons to specify the 
two-digit number you want to append to the 
name of the file.
5.Press the  (ENTER) button.
This saves the file.
The message “Replace?” will appear if a file with the 
same name already exists. If you want to replace the 
existing file with the one you are saving, press 
 
(YES). Press 
 (NO) to return to the screen in step 4 
of this procedure without saving.
6.To exit the LOAD/SAVE mode, press the  
(EXIT) button.
NOTE
A registration memory bank data file saved to an SD 
card will be placed in the MUSICDAT folder. The 
MUSICDAT folder is created automatically when 
you format the memory card on the Digital Piano 
(page E-46). Note that load, delete, and rename 
operations cannot be performed on files that are not 
inside the MUSICDAT folder, or on files in folders 
that are inside the MUSICDAT folder. Keep this 
restriction in mind whenever handling SD card files 
with your computer.
Saving Registration Memory 
Bank Data to a File
If you save the data in a single bank, the file name 
will be in the format: .CB6.
If you save the data in all the banks, the file name 
will be in the format: .CR6.
“Card and Card Slot Precautions” (page E-46)
“To load and remove a memory card” (page E-46)
“To format a memory card” (page E-46)
If you are saving the file 
here:Perform this operation:
Internal area Remove the SD card from the 
Digital Piano’s card slot.
SD card Insert the SD card into the 
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To recall registration memory bank data 
from a file
1.Depending on where the file is located, 
perform one of the steps shown below.
2.Press the  (REGISTRATION) button so the 
lamp below it is lit. This is the 
REGISTRATION mode.
3.If you are recalling a file that contains data for 
a single bank, use the 
 (w, q) buttons to 
scroll through the bank numbers (1 through 8) 
until the one to which you want to recall the 
data is displayed.
If you are recalling a file that contains data for all 
banks, you can skip this step.
4.While holding down the  (FUNCTION) 
button, press the 
 (LOAD/SAVE) button.
This enters the LOAD/SAVE mode.
5.Depending on the type of operation you want 
to perform, use the 
 (u) and  (i) 
buttons to display one of the screens shown 
below.
To recall a file that contains data for a single bank
To recall a file that contains data for all banks
6.Use the  (w, q) buttons to display the 
file that contains the data you want to recall, 
and then press the 
 (ENTER) button.
This will cause the message “Replace?” to appear.
To cancel the recall operation and exit the LOAD/
SAVE mode, press the 
 (EXIT) button.
7.To replace the registration data currently in 
the bank(s) you selected with the registration 
data in the file, press the 
 (YES) button. To 
return to the screen in step 6 of this 
procedure without recalling anything, press 
the 
 (NO) button.
Pressing the  (YES) button recalls the data from the 
file into the bank(s) and exits the LOAD/SAVE 
mode.
If the file is located 
here:Perform this operation:
Internal area Remove the SD card from the 
Digital Piano’s card slot.
SD card Insert the SD card into the Digital 
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Using the Function Menu
The function menu contains global settings (overall 
tuning and touch adjustment, local control ON/OFF, 
etc.) that need to be changed by you relatively 
infrequently. It also includes some SD card operations 
(format, etc.)
This section explains operations involving function 
menu settings. For details about specific function menu 
items, see “Function Menu Settings” (page E-39).
To change the setting of a function menu 
item
1.Press the  (FUNCTION) button.
The button’s lamp will light, and the display will 
change as shown below.
2.You can use a number button ( (1) through 
 (8)) to select another item to change its 
setting.
Each number button corresponds to the numbers of 
the items under “Function Menu Settings” (page 
E-39).
You also can scroll sequentially through settings with 
the 
 (u) and  (i) buttons.
“>ENT” to the right of an item indicates a setting 
group. In this case, press the 
 (ENTER) button to 
enter the setting group. Next, use the 
 (u) and  
(i) buttons to scroll through the items in the group.
To exit a setting group, press the 
 (EXIT) button.
3.Use the  (w, q) buttons to change the 
currently displayed setting.
Holding down the  (FUNCTION) button as you 
press w or q will change the setting by a factor of 
10.
4.To exit the function menu, press the  
(EXIT) button or the 
 (FUNCTION) button.
IMPORTANT!
 Turning off the Digital Piano causes all function 
menu settings to return to their initial defaults. If you 
need to save a function menu setup, perform the 
backup operation. For details, see “Backup” (page 
E-40).
 Some function menu settings also can be saved to 
registration memory. For details, see “Using 
Registration Memory” (page E-34).
Function Menu Operations
Item name“%” indicates the setting.“>ENT” 
indicates a setting group.
ENTEREXIT
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