Casio Px3 Manual

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Using the Function Menu
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This section explains the meaning of each function 
menu parameter, and provides information about their 
setting ranges and initial default values.
For each item, the initial default setting is indicated 
by an asterisk (*).
Use this item to adjust the pitch in cent steps (1 cent = 
1/100 semitone).
–99 to 0* to +99 cents
Select OFF* to overwrite existing equalizer settings 
when recalling registration data (page E-34). Select ON 
to retain existing equalizer settings.
Select one of the settings below to specify the 
relationship between key pressure and note volume.
Specifies whether the pedal unit connected to the 
SOFT/SOSTENUTO PEDAL jack is a soft pedal (SFT*) 
or a sostenuto pedal (SOS).
Select OFF to disconnect the Digital Piano’s keyboard 
from the internal sound source.
OFF, ON*
Function Menu Settings
1 Tuning    (Tune)
2EQ Hold
3 Touch Response    (Touch)
OFF: Constant note volume regardless of keyboard pressure
1: Strong sound even with light pressure
2*: Normal
3:  Normal sound even with strong pressure
4 Pedal Assign    (PedAssign)
5 Local Control    (LocalCtl.)
6 Temperament/Effect    (Tmpr/Effect)
Temperament    (Temper.)
Use this setting to select one of the temperaments 
(tunings) shown below for the internal sound 
source. Pressing a keyboard key while this item is 
displayed will set that key’s note name (C* to B) as 
the temperament key note.
NOTE
Equal temperament is always used for MIDI file 
playback in the CARD PLAYER mode.
Stretch Tuning    (Stretch)
Stretch tuning is a standard piano tuning method 
that tunes high notes slightly higher and low notes 
slightly lower. Select ON* for this item to enable 
stretch tuning or OFF for plain tuning.
Acoustic Resonance    (AcoReson.)
Acoustic resonance occurs when the damper pedal 
is depressed on a grand piano. Select ON* for this 
item to enable acoustic resonance or OFF to disable 
it.
Half Pedal Effect    (HalfPedal)
Use this item to adjust how much a half-pedal 
operation (pressing the pedal part way) when using 
the damper pedal of the optional pedal unit (SP-32). 
A setting of 00 disables the half pedal effect. Setting 
42 applies a full-press effect, even when the pedal is 
pressed part way.
00 to 24* to 42
00*: Equal
01:Pure Major
02:Pure Minor
03: Pythagorean
04:Kirnberger 3
05:Werckmeister
06:Mean-Tone
07: Rast
08: Bayati09:Hijaz
10: Saba
11: Dashti
12: Chahargah
13:Segah
14:Gurjari Todi
15: Chandrakauns
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Using the Function Menu
7 Playback/Card    (Play/CARD)
Song MIDI Out    (MIDI Out)
Select ON* for this item to send MIDI data to an 
external destination when a Format0 or Format1 
SMF file is played back on the Digital Piano. Select 
OFF to disable send. MIDI data is never sent during 
playback of a CM2 format file, regardless of what is 
selected for this setting.
Song Volume    (SongVol.)
Use this item to adjust the volume level for 
playback of MIDI files on the Digital Piano. This 
item can be used to balance the volume level of 
MIDI file playback with keyboard play volume. A 
setting of 00 mutes MIDI file playback.
00 to 42*
Song Pre-count    (PreCount)
Select ON for this item to sound a pre-count at the 
beginning of a song when starting playback of a 
MIDI file on the Digital Piano. Select OFF* to 
disable the pre-count.
Song Repeat    (SngRepeat)
Select ON for this item to repeat a single song when 
playing back a MIDI file on the Digital Piano. Select 
OFF* to disable song repeat.
Card Folder Setting    (CardFolder)
See “Creating a New Card Music Folder” (page 
E-44).
Card Format    (CardFORMAT)
See “To format a memory card” (page E-46).
File Delete    (FileDELETE)
See “To delete a file” (page E-47).
File Rename    (FileRENAME)
See “To rename a file on a memory card” (page 
E-47).
8 Other    (General)
Panel Lock    (PanelLock)
Turning on panel lock locks all of the Digital 
Piano’s buttons (except for the power button and 
unlock button operations*). Turn on panel lock 
when you want to protect against unintentional 
button operations. Turning off the Digital Piano 
automatically unlocks panel lock.
*To unlock the panel, perform the same operation 
you perform to turn on panel lock.
Display Contrast    (Contrast)
Use this item to adjust display contrast.
00 to 08* to 16
Backup    (BackUp)
Changing this item from OFF* to ON, creates a 
backup data file that contains information about all 
of the Digital Piano’s current settings. If this item is 
left ON, the Digital Piano’s setup is configured in 
accordance with the contents of the currently saved 
backup data file. For details about the backup data 
file contents, see the note at the end of “Registration 
Data” (page E-34).
NOTE
Changing the backup setting from ON to OFF 
deletes the current backup data file. Turning the 
Digital Piano off and then back on again while 
the backup setting is OFF will cause all settings 
to return to their initial power on defaults. 
Registration memory data and internal memory 
area data is not affected.
To update the contents of the backup data file 
with your current Digital Piano setup, change 
the backup setting from ON to OFF and then 
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Playing Back a MIDI File
You can use the Digital Piano to directly playback a 
MIDI file stored on an SD card. You also can copy 
MIDI files to the Digital Piano’s built-in memory 
(internal memory area) and play it back from there.
IMPORTANT!
 Your Digital Piano supports playback of Format0 and 
Format1 SMF files and CM2 (CASIO proprietary) 
format file. Playback of up to 17 tracks of a Format1 
SMF file is supported.
 Playback of audio files (WAV, MP3, etc.) is not 
supported.
To play back a MIDI file from an SD card
1.Format the SD card on the Digital Piano 
(page E-46).
This will cause folders with the names MUSICDAT, 
MUSIC__B, MUSIC__C, and MUSIC__D to be 
automatically created in the SD card’s root directory.
2.Use your computer to copy the MIDI files you 
want to play on the Digital Piano into the 
folders that were created on the SD card in 
step 1 of this procedure.
3.Insert the SD card into the Digital Piano’s 
card slot.
4.Press the  (CARD PLAYER) button so the 
lamp below it is lit. This is the CARD PLAYER 
mode.
The  (A) button will light, and the name of the first 
MIDI file in the MUSICDAT folder will appear on the 
Digital Piano’s display.
5.You can use the letter buttons ( (A) through 
 (D)) to specify an SD card folder.
A: MUSICDAT, B: MUSIC__B, C: MUSIC__C, 
D: MUSIC__D.
6.Use the  (w, q) buttons to select the 
MIDI file you want.
7.To start playback, press the  (PLAY/
STOP) button.
Press the  (FF) button to perform a fast forward 
operation or the 
 (REW) button for rewind. 
Pressing and releasing either button moves one 
measure, while holding down a button scrolls at high 
speed.
Pressing the 
 (PAUSE) button pauses playback. 
Press again to resume song playback.
For information about other operations that are 
supported during playback, see “Supported 
Operations During MIDI File Playback” (page E-42).
Playback will stop when the end of the file is reached 
(under initial default settings). To stop playback part 
way through, press the 
 (PLAY/STOP) button.
8.To exit the CARD PLAYER mode, press the 
 (CARD PLAYER) button.
The lamp above the button will light, and the Digital 
Piano will return to the MASTER CONTROL mode.
To play back a MIDI file from the Digital 
Piano’s internal memory area
1.Copy the MIDI file you want to play to the 
Digital Piano’s internal memory area.
For information about how to copy the file, see 
“Transferring Data between the Digital Piano and a 
Computer” (page E-50).
2.If there is an SD card in the Digital Piano’s 
card slot, remove it.
MIDI File Playback Operations
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Playing Back a MIDI File
3.Press the  (CARD PLAYER) button so the 
lamp below it is lit. This is the CARD PLAYER 
mode.
This displays the name of the first MIDI file in the 
internal memory area.
The remaining steps of this procedure are the same as 
those starting with step 6 under “To play back a MIDI 
file from an SD card” (page E-41).
To change the playback tempo
There are two different methods you can use to change 
the tempo setting: by pressing q (faster) and w 
(slower) buttons or by tapping a beat with a button.
■To adjust the tempo using the  (TEMPO 
w, q) buttons
Each press of a button increases or decreases the beats 
per minute value by one.
Holding down either button changes the value at 
high speed.
Pressing both of the 
 (TEMPO w, q) buttons at 
the same time will return the song to its default 
tempo.
You can specify a tempo value in the range of 20 to 
255.
■To adjust the tempo by tapping a beat
1.While holding down the  (FUNCTION) 
button, tap the q 
 (TEMPO) button four 
times in time with the beat you want to 
specify.
The tempo setting will change in accordance with the 
timing of your tapping.
After you use this method to specify the approximate 
tempo, you can then use the procedure under “To 
adjust the tempo using the 
 (TEMPO w, q) 
buttons” to adjust the setting to a more exact value.
The setting will be canceled if you release the 
 
(FUNCTION) button before tapping the q 
 
(TEMPO) button four times.
To adjust playback volume in accordance 
with keyboard play volume
See “Song Volume” (page E-40). For information about 
how to change the setting, see “To change the setting of 
a function menu item” (page E-38).
To sound a pre-count at the start of 
playback
See “Song Pre-count” (page E-40). For information 
about how to change the setting, see “To change the 
setting of a function menu item” (page E-38).
Supported Operations During 
MIDI File Playback
Tempo value
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Playing Back a MIDI File
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To practice with either hand (Part Off)
NOTE
To perform the procedure below, use a MIDI file that 
has the left-hand part recorded in Channel 3 and the 
right-hand part recorded in Channel 4.
1.Enter the CARD PLAYER mode and select 
the MIDI file you want to play.
2.Press the  (PART) button.
This will display the part on/off screen (L-[ON] 
R-[ON]) to appear on the display.
3.Use the  (w, q) buttons to toggle the 
parts on and off.
w toggles the left-hand part and q toggles the 
right-hand part.
4.Press the  (PART) button to exit the part 
on/off screen.
5.To start playback, press the  (PLAY/STOP) 
button.
This starts playback of the part you turned on in 
step 2. You can play the part you turned off on the 
keyboard along with the playback.
To repeat play a specific section of a 
song
1.Press the  (PLAY/STOP) button to start 
song playback.
2.When playback reaches the first beat of the 
section you want to select for repeat, press 
the 
 (REPEAT) button.
This will cause the  (REPEAT) button lamp to 
flash.
3.When playback reaches the last beat of the 
section, press the 
 (REPEAT) button again.
The  (REPEAT) button lamp will remain lit, which 
indicates that repeat playback is being performed. 
After a one-measure (four beats in the cast of a 4/4 
time song) rest, the Digital Piano will start playing 
the section you selected. Playback of the selected 
section continues, with a one-measure rest before 
each playback.
You can use the 
 (PLAY/STOP) button to stop and 
re-start playback of the section.
4.To exit repeat playback, press the  
(REPEAT) button again so its lamp goes out.
Using the  (w, q) buttons to switch to another 
song also will exit repeat playback.
To play on the keyboard along with 
playback
1.In the MASTER CONTROL mode, select the 
tones you want to use for each zone you will 
play on the keyboard.
See “Selecting a Tone” (page E-11) and “Layering and 
Splitting Tones” (page E-12).
2.Enter the CARD PLAYER mode and start 
MIDI file playback.
See “MIDI File Playback Operations” (page E-41).
3.Play on the keyboard along with playback.
NOTE
The parts used for MIDI file playback (Song01 
through Song16) are independent of the parts used 
for Digital Piano keyboard play (Upper1, Upper2, 
Lower1, Lower2). For more information, see “Sound 
Source Configuration” (page E-5). This means that 
playing on the keyboard does not interfere with 
proper MIDI file playback.
You can select the tones for each zone you will play 
on the keyboard after entering the CARD PLAYER 
mode. For more information, see “To select a tone 
for each zone in the CARD PLAYER mode” (page 
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Playing Back a MIDI File
To select a tone for each zone in the 
CARD PLAYER mode
1.Press the  (LAYER) and  (SPLIT) 
buttons so their lamps are lit in the 
combinations shown below and select the 
tones you want.
2.Press the  (TONE) button so the lamp 
above it is lit.
3.Use the  to  (Tone Group) buttons to 
select the group you want.
The lamp of the button you press will light.
4.Use the  (w, q) buttons to select the 
tone you want.
5.Repeat steps 1 through 4 for all of the zones 
you want to use for keyboard play.
When you insert an SD card, the Digital Piano searches 
for MIDI files inside of specific folders on the card. 
Under initial default settings, the folders that are 
searched are named “MUSICDAT” (which is assigned 
to Digital Piano button 
(A)), “MUSIC__B” (button 
(B)), “MUSIC__C” (button (C)), and 
“MUSIC__D” (button 
 (D)). Pressing a button 
accesses the contents of the corresponding folder.
You can use the procedure below to assign different 
folders to buttons 
(B), (C), and (D).
The procedure below creates a new folder and 
assigns it to button 
(B), (C), or (D). Button 
assignments are stored on the SD card, so if you 
remove it, the last button assignments you used will 
be restored the next time you insert the card.
If you create more than one folder for a button, the 
last one you create will be assigned to the button.
Performing the procedure below does not delete or 
affect the content of the folder currently assigned to 
a button.
To create a new card music folder
1.Insert the SD card into the Digital Piano’s 
memory card slot.
2.Press the  (FUNCTION) button.
3.Press the  (7) button.
4.Use the  (u) and  (i) buttons to 
display “CardFolder” and then press the 
 
(ENTER) button.
This causes the CARD Folder screen to appear.
5.Use the  (w, q) buttons to scroll through 
the button names (B, C, D) until the one for 
which you want to create a new folder is 
displayed within the brackets (
%).
To change this 
zone’s tone:Configure the  (LAYER) and 
(SPLIT) button lamps like this:
UPPER 1 zone
 (LAYER): unlit,  (SPLIT): unlit
UPPER 2 zone
 (LAYER): lit,  (SPLIT): unlit
LOWER 1 zone
 (LAYER): unlit,  (SPLIT): lit
LOWER 2 zone
 (LAYER): lit,  (SPLIT): lit
Creating a New Card Music 
Folder 
						

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6.Enter a name for the folder you want to 
create.
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.
If you know the name of an existing folder on the SD 
card, you can input the name in the above step. This 
will assign the existing folder to the applicable button 
without creating a new folder.
7.After the name is the way you want, press the 
 (ENTER) button.
8.In response to the confirmation message 
(“Sure?”) that appears, press the 
 (YES) 
button to create the new folder or the 
 (NO) 
button to return to the screen in step 6 of this 
procedure without creating anything.
The message “Please Wait” will remain on the 
display while the operation is being performed. Do 
not perform any Digital Piano operation while this 
message is on the display. “Complete” appears on the 
display after the operation is complete.
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Using a Memory Card
You can save Digital Piano registration data to a 
commercially available SD memory card, if you want.
Use a memory card with a capacity of 2GB or less. 
Use of a card with a capacity that is greater than 
2GB or other types of memory cards is not 
supported.
In this manual, mentions of a “memory card” refer 
to an SD memory card.
■Types of Data
Card and Card Slot Precautions
IMPORTANT!
 Be sure to observe the precautions provided in the 
documentation that comes with the memory card.
 Memory cards have a write-protect switch. Use it 
when you want to protect the data on the card from 
accidental deletion.
 Avoid using a memory card under the following 
conditions. Such conditions can corrupt data stored 
on the memory card.
 Never touch the contacts of a memory card when 
loading it or removing it from the Digital Piano.
 Never eject the memory card while data is being 
written to or loaded from it. Doing so can corrupt the 
data on the memory card and damage the memory 
card slot.
 Never insert anything besides a memory card into 
the card slot. Doing so creates the risk of 
malfunction.
 Electrostatic charge from your fingers or the memory 
card to the card slot can cause malfunction of the 
Digital Piano. If this happens, turn the Digital Piano 
off and then back on again.
 A memory card can become quite warm after very 
long use in the memory card slot. This is normal and 
does not indicate malfunction.
To load and remove a memory card
IMPORTANT!
 A memory card must be positioned correctly when 
being loaded into the Digital Piano. Trying to force 
an improperly oriented memory card into the slot can 
damage the memory card and the slot.
1.With the top of the memory card facing 
upwards (so you can see it), carefully insert it 
into the Digital Piano’s memory card slot (
) 
until stops with a click.
2.To remove the memory card first press it into 
the slot further.
This will cause the memory card to disengage and eject 
partially. Pull the memory card the rest of the way out 
of the slot.
To format a memory card
IMPORTANT!
 Format a memory card before using it for the first 
time.
 Before formatting a memory card, make sure it does 
not have any valuable data stored on it.
 The memory card format operation performed by this 
Digital Piano is a “quick format”. If you want to 
completely delete all of the data on the memory 
card, format it on your computer or some other 
device.
1.Insert the memory card you want to format 
into the Digital Piano’s memory card slot.
Make sure the write-protect switch of the memory card 
is not in the write-protect position so writing is enabled.
2.Press the  (FUNCTION) button.
3.Press the  (7) button.
Data TypeDescription 
(File Name Extension)
Supported 
Operations
Save to 
Memory 
CardLoad from 
Memory 
Card
Registration 
(page E-34)Digital Piano setups 
(CB6, CR6)OO
 Areas subjected to high temperature, high 
humidity, or corrosive gas
 Areas subjected to strong electrostatic charge and 
digital noise
Memory Card Operations
Top
MASTER CONTROL CARD PLAYER 
						

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4.Use the  (u) and  (i) buttons to 
display “CardFORMAT” and then press the 
 (ENTER) button.
This will display a confirmation message (SURE?).
If you want to cancel the format operation, press the 
 (NO) or  (EXIT) button.
5.Press the  (YES) button.
The message “Please Wait” will remain on the 
display while the format operation is being 
performed. Do not perform any Digital Piano 
operation while this message is on the display. 
“Complete” appears on the display after formatting 
is complete.
Formatting a memory card will cause folders with the 
names MUSICDAT, MUSIC__B, MUSIC__C, and 
MUSIC__D to be automatically created in the card’s 
root directory.
To delete a file
1.Insert the SD card into the Digital Piano’s 
card slot.
This step is not necessary if you are deleting a file for 
the internal memory area.
2.Press the  (FUNCTION) button.
3.Press the  (7) button.
4.Use the  (u) and  (i) buttons to 
display “FileDELETE” and then press the 
 
(ENTER) button.
This displays a screen for selecting a file for deletion.
5.Use the  (w, q) buttons to select the file 
you want to delete.
6.Press the  (ENTER) button.
This will display a confirmation message (SURE?).
If you want to cancel the delete operation, press the 
 (NO) or  (EXIT) button.
7.Press the  (YES) button.
The message “Please Wait” will remain on the 
display while the delete operation is being 
performed. Do not perform any Digital Piano 
operation while this message is on the display. 
“Complete” appears on the display after deletion is 
complete.
To rename a file on a memory card
1.Insert the SD card into the Digital Piano’s 
card slot.
This step is not necessary if you are renaming a file 
for the internal memory area.
2.Press the  (FUNCTION) button.
3.Press the  (7) button.
4.Use the  (u) and  (i) buttons to 
display “FileRENAME” and then press the 
 
(ENTER) button.
This displays a screen for changing the file name.
5.Use the  (w, q) buttons to select the file 
you want to rename.
6.Use the  (u) and  (i) buttons to move 
the flashing cursor to the character you want 
to change, and then use the 
 (w, q) 
buttons to change the character.
The characters you can select are shown below.
7.After the file name is the way you want, press 
the 
 (ENTER) button.
This will display a confirmation message (SURE?).
If you want to cancel the renaming operation, press 
the 
 (NO) or  (EXIT) button.
8.Press the  (YES) button.
The message “Please Wait” will remain on the 
display while the rename operation is being 
performed. Do not perform any Digital Piano 
operation while this message is on the display. 
“Complete” appears on the display after renaming is 
complete.
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Using a Memory Card
One of the error messages below appears on the display when a problem occurs.
All mentions of “memory card” in the following table refer to an SD memory card.
Error Messages
Display 
MessageCauseRequired Action
Format1. The current memory card format is not compatible 
with this Digital Piano.1. Format the memory card on the Digital Piano (page E-46).
2. The memory card capacity is greater than 2GB. 2. Use a memory card with a capacity of 2GB or less.
3. There is something wrong with the memory card. 3. Use a different memory card.
MediaFull1. There is not enough room available on the memory 
card.1. Delete some of the files on the memory card to make room for 
new data (page E-47), or use a different card.
2. There is not enough room available in Digital Piano 
memory.2. Delete some or all user data from Digital Piano memory to make 
room for new data.
Media R/W1. Memory card data is corrupted. 1. Use a different memory card.
2. Digital Piano memory is corrupted. 2. Backup Digital Piano memory data by copying it to your 
computer, and then turn the Digital Piano off and then back on 
again.
 Note that you may not be able to backup Digital Piano data in 
certain cases.
No Card1. The memory card is not loaded correctly in the Digital 
Piano’s memory card slot.1. Correctly load the memory card into the memory card slot.
2. The memory card was removed while some operation 
was in progress.2. Do not remove the memory card while any operation is in 
progress.
No File1. There is no MUSICDAT folder (page E-41) on the 
memory card.1. Create a MUSICDAT folder on the memory card or format the 
memory card on the Digital Piano (page E-46).
2. There is no loadable or playable data in the 
MUSICDAT folder, or there is no playable data in a 
song playback folder (MUSIC__B, etc.)2. Move the file you want to load or play into the memory card’s 
MUSICDAT folder. For song playback, you can place the song 
data into any one of the following folders: MUSIC__B, 
MUSIC__C, or MUSIC__D.
Not SMF01You are attempting to play back SMF Format 2 song data. This Digital Piano supports playback of SMF Format0 or Format1 
only.
ProtectThe memory card is write-protected. Use the memory card’s write protect switch to enable writing.
ReadOnlyA read-only file with the same name you are trying to use 
is already stored on the memory card. Use a different name to save the new file.
 Remove the read-only attribute from the existing file and 
overwrite it with the new file.
 Use a different memory card.
SizeOverThe data on the memory card is too big to play. This Digital Piano supports playback of song data files with a 
maximum size of 320 KB.
WrongDat1. The memory card data is corrupted.—
2. The memory card contains data that is not supported 
by this Digital Piano.