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1. CO E 69 P d T qp PL40NEO1 1 book 70 20024 Using MIDI E7H23H 6 52 USB Mode MIDI Mode Switching The digital piano enters the USB mode automatically whenever a connection is established between the digital piano and the USB driver running on a connected computer Any other time when there is no USB connection between the digital piano and a computer the digital piano is in the MIDI Mode USB Mode MIDI Mode Ifyou connect to a computer via the USB port before turning on power the initial screen displays USB for about one second when you turn on power The USB indicator appears for about one second to indicate the USB Mode whenever you connect to a computer via the USB port MIDI is displayed for about one second to indicate the MIDI Mode whenever you disconnect the USB cable from the digital piano E 70 Obtaining USB Driver Upgrades and the Latest PL 40R Information HM CASIO MUSIC SITE The CASIO MUSIC SITE is an Internet site where you can download the most update version of the USB driver and find out the latest news and important announcements about the PL 40R It is recommended that you occasionally visit the CASIO MUSIC SITE to keep up to date about the PL 40
2. PL40NEO1 1 book 33 20024 E7 23 6 52 Applying Effects to Tones Selector dial HH This piano provides you with a selection of effects that you can apply to tones Effect Blocks The following shows how the effects of this piano are organized REVERB DSP CHORUS DSP DSP effects are applied to the connection between the sound source and output PA You can select distortion and modulation effects REVERB Reverb simulates the acoustics of specific types of environments You can choose from among 8 different reverb effects including Room and Hall Nl CHORUS The chorus effect gives sound greater depth by causing it to vibrate You can choose from among 8 different chorus effects including Chorus and Flanger NOTE Seethe list on page A 11 for information about the types of DSP CHORUS and REVERB effects that are available 426 E 035A ha t EFFECT L METER Configuring Effect Settings Use the following procedures to configure the DSP reverb or chorus effects To configure the DSP effect setting 7 Press the EFFECT L METER button 2 Press the button twice to display the DSP effect setting screen DSP Reflection 2 1 1 1 3 Use the and buttons or the selector dial to select a DSP effect type Select OFF to t
3. PL40NEO1 1 book 59 20024 ig E7H23H 6 52 Using the Sequencer 6 If you want to change mixer parameter settings hold down the FUNCTION button and press PART MIXER button and then configure the settings you want After setting the parameters you want press the EXIT NO button to return to the recording screen 7 Press the RECORD button This puts the sequencer into record standby 8 Play something on the keyboard to start actual recording If you want to start recording without playing anything on the keyboard press the START STOP button A blank space a series of rests is recorded until you play something During recording the metronome sounds but is not recorded according to current metronome parameter settings 9 Play what you want on the keyboard Pedal and other operations are also recorded See Track 1 to 16 Data on page E 54 for more information about the type of data that is recorded 10 After you are finished playing what you want press the START STOP button to stop recording and change to the sequencer s playback screen Pressing the START STOP button at this time plays back what you just recorded See Playing Back from Sequencer Memory on page E 60 for more information about playback NOTE Using the Realtime Record Mode to record to a track that already contains data replaces the existing data with the new r
4. e PL40NEO1 1 book 80 20024 Main Menu Keyboard Settings Sub Menu Chord5 F 7 2 3 6 5 2 Settings 1 to 16 Off Part1 1 to 16 Off Part16 1 to 16 Off Description MIDI Receive Channel MIDI Rx Ch Parti 1 to 16 Off Part16 1 to 16 Off Specifies whether MIDI messages are received for Group B parts of this piano and the receive channel for Group B parts Whenever you turn on Accomp MIDI Out the MIDI Tx setting becomes Group A and a message appears asking if you want to make the settings initial defaults etc required for each part Setting System Main Menu E 80 Sub Menu DSP Volume Settings 0 to 127 Description Adjusts the volume of the part to which effect DSP is being applied This volume setting is multiplied by the mixer Volume setting DSP Pan 64 to 63 Adjusts the pan stereo position of the part to which effect DSP is being applied DSP Reverb Send DSP RevSend 0 to 127 Adjusts the reverb send of the part to which effect DSP is being applied The mixer Mode reverb send setting is disabled DSP Chorus Send DSP ChoSend 0 to 127 Adjusts the chorus send of the part to which effect DSP is being applied The mixer Mode chorus send setting is disabled Total Master Volume Total M Volume 0 to 127 Adjust
5. NOTE REGISTRATION Registration memory contents can be saved and recalled while any one of the following conditions exists While the normal tone name and rhythm name screen is on the display During song sequencer playback or playback standby During song sequencer recording registration memory recall only Initial Settings BANK A 004 E Piano1 RHYTHM 16Beat 1 Stereo Piano 8Beat 1 004 E Piano1 Pop Rock 2 Full Organ 022 Harmnica R amp B RHYTHM Shuffle Pop 1 Flute 8Beat Ballad 2 091 SpaceChr 16Beat Ballad 3 030 Dist Gt1 Rock 1 426 E 052A ga NY WD SW E le PL40NEOI 1 book 51 2002 7 23 6 52 Registration Memory BANK C 1 Clavi RHYTHM Dance 1 017 PercOrg2 Swing 1 Flute Bossa Nova 1 Strings 1 Stereo Piano Broadway RHYTHM Piano Ballad 1 Mellow Piano Jazz Waltz Stereo Piano Arpeggio 1 Stereo Piano 2Beat Setup Names You can assign setups into one of 16 areas which you can select using BANK buttons 1 through 4 and the four REGISTRATION buttons Area names range from A 1 through D 4 as shown below REGISTRATION 2 3 OO STORE Use the BANK button to select the bank Each press
6. 20024 ig Using the Sequencer Sequencer Record Data The following are the three basic types of data recorded by the sequencer The time signture setting stored in the song header Initial track parameters stored in the song header Parameter changes and operations performed during recording stored at the point in the recording where you make them You should also note that the data you can record in the system track is different from the data you can record in the 16 tracks NOTE For more detailed information about the data that can be recorded in each track see the Parameter List at the back of this User s Guide page A 17 Parameters Applied to All Tracks The settings of the parameters listed below are stored as header data and applied to all tracks You cannot change these settings part way through a song or for a particular track Time signature 0 2 4 to 7 4 9 4 12 4 3 8 5 8 6 8 7 8 9 8 12 8 Effecttype Tunesetting Master Tune Baroque Pitch Temperament System Track Data System Track Initial Parameters When you start recording of the track the settings of these system tarck parameters are stored in the song header You can change these settings using the procedure under Changing Song Header Data on page E 60 Rhythm selection Tone settings Upper1 Upper2 Lower1 Lower2 tones on off status split point setting Tempo Transpose Mixer
7. You can use this screen to specify a song number from 1 to 10 It comes in handy if you did not have a song selected when you displayed the sequencer main menu or if you want to change the current song setting Recording Track TrackSelect This setting selects the track for recording Quantize Execute Quantize This setting determines the quantize value after recording After recording quantize adjusts the timing of notes input to each track on the keyboard to match those selected by the setting you make here The track that is affected by the quantize operation is the one that was selected when you displayed the global setting screen 1 Use the and buttons or the selector dial to change the setting Display Indicator Meaning Quantize quarter notes Quantize quarter triplicate notes Quantize 8 th notes Quantize 8 th triplicate notes Quantize 16 th notes initial value Quantize 16 th triplicate notes Quantize 32 nd notes Quantize 32 nd triplicate notes Quantize 64 th notes E 62 F 6 5 2 N Press the ENTER YES button 3 In response to the confirmation message SURE that appears press the ENTER YES button to execute the quantize operation or the EXIT NO button to cancel the operation This performs the quantize operation The message Completed appears on the display for about one second and then the piano
8. 2002 7 23 6 52 Advanced je Operations gt t e ig PL40NEO1 1 book 46 2002 7 23 6 52 Using the Mixer ooooooo 60 1 0000000 oo LAYER GROUP A B EXIT NO As mentioned above the word part as used in relation to this piano has the same meaning as it does in an orchestra or band It also refers to the Upperl Upper2 Lowerl and Lower2 parts of the keyboard that you use when layering or splitting keyboard tones page E 19 The following example shows a typical list of parts when you are using auto accompaniment with Upperl and Upper2 tones layered in the melody keyboard range Upperl Melody Keyboard Upper2 Perc Percussion Drum Bass Chord1 Accompaniment Chord2 Chord3 Chord4 Chord5 Much like a real band auto accompaniment patterns and patterns you create with the sequencer are played using multiple parts such as chords bass and drum parts The mixer provides you with the means to turn individual parts on so they sound and off so they don t and to change the tone volume pan effect and other parameters of each part E 46 Q PART MIXER y 5 ENTER YES Selector dial HH Types of Parts This piano is capable o
9. 2002 7 23 6 52 E Using the Sequencer Song Delete 9 DeleteSong Use this operation to delete a song from a specific user song area A song that already contains recorded data is indicated on the display by x 1 Use the and buttons or the selector dial to select the song you want to delete and then press the ENTER YES button Inresponse to the confirmation message SURE that appears press the ENTER YES button to execute the delete operation or the EXIT NO button to cancel the operation Press the EXIT NO button to abort the delete operation without deleting anything 2 Press the ENTER YES button to delete the song The message Completed appears on the display for about one second and then the piano returns to Delete sub menu DeleteSong screen All Song Delete DeleteSongAII Use the following procedure when you want to delete all songs in memory 1 Press the ENTER YES button Inresponse to the confirmation message SURE that appears press the ENTER YES button to execute the delete operation or the EXIT NO button to cancel the operation Toexitthe procedure without deleting anything press the EXIT NO button here 2 Press the ENTER YES button to delete all the songs The message Completed appears on the display for about one second and then the piano returns to Delete sub menu DeleteSongAll scree
10. 1 ENTER 3 Bs gt General Touch MetroVol Z BackUp Demo 2 ng un EXIT lt lt lt a 1 lt 1 ENTER E Display Contrast Z Hold Language m t EXIT lt ENTER gt Pedal AssignL Z Sus Length z Mu EXIT VI ENTER gt E gt gt Accomp Hold Chord Z Hold Lower Z Hold Mixer Z3 Chord OnBass Z Chord Tension EXIT e E e Bie Chord 6th at ENTER gt MIDI lt Navi Ch R Part Z gt Navi Ch L Part Z3 Accmp MidiOut Midiln ChordJdg 4 gt RealTim Message EXIT gt e lt gt mi Jf ca Local Control lt DevicelD ENTER MIDI Tx Ch Group Upper Chord5 Part1 Part16 s o EXT le Hi ff ta ENTER MIDI Rx Ch Parti Part16 EXIT EIE ENTER gt gt 2 System DSP Volume Z DSP Pan Z DSP RevSend gt DSP ChoSend Total M Volume EXIT e 2 fi Total M Pan zi ENTER All Initialize Group B ParameterAll THs THT Text inside the boxes above show what appears on the digital piano s display p E 72 e t Ril e SW E 5 Use and or the selector dial to change the setting le PL40NEO1 1 book 73 2002 7 23 6 52 Keyboard Settings Set
11. Pt1 to Pt16 Part 1 to Part 16 sequencer They are also used when sounding B MIDI input from an external source See Using MIDI on page E 66 Select the Group A to make layer split or auto Changing the Parameters of accompaniment setings Select the Group B to make MIDI or sequencer a Part settings 3 Use the and buttons or the selector Use the following procedure to change the parameters of each dial to select the part you want individual part To change part parameters 1 While holding down the FUNCTION button press the PART MIXER button 4 Press the ENTER YES button to display the sub This causes MIXER to appear on the display menu 5 Use the lt and gt buttons to select parameter whose setting you want to change 123 4 P d t See Parameter List on page A 17 for more U p p e f 1 information about parameters 2 While holding down the FUNCTION button press the LAYER GROUP A B button to toggle between the two groups and display the one you want Group A A Group B B 5 1 1 ect 426 E 049A E 4 7 ha t e PL40NEO1 1 book 48 20024 Using the Mixer E7H23H 6 5 2 6 Use the and buttons or the selector dial to change the setting of the currently selected parameter Press the EXIT NO button to return to the part selection screen in s
12. TP e PL40NEO1 1 book 57 20024 ig E7H23H 6 52 Using the Sequencer Realtime Recording Realtime Recording to the System Track The following procedure contains only the most basic steps for realtime recording For other techniques you can use during this procedure see Other System Track Realtime Recording Techniques on page E 58 1 Press the SEQUENCER button This causes the button s indicator lamp to light indicating that sequencer is turned on 2 Select the song area to which you want to record Use buttons or the selector dial to select a song area number in the range of 1 to 10 After a few seconds the display changes to the play standby You can also display the play standby by pressing the EXIT NO button 3 Press the SEQUENCER button to display the main sequencer menu Usethe buttons to select the setting you want 4 Specify the time signature and make any metronome settings you want to use while recording Use Metronome Setting Metro in the Setting Mode on page E 63 to make metronome settings After you select a setting press the SEQUENCER button or the EXIT NO button to return to the play standby screen 5 Make the piano control panel settings you want to use when you start your recording Selectthe tone rhythm and auto accompaniment mode using the sa
13. Temperament Type Besides the normally used Equal Temperament you can select from among six other classical temperaments The initial default setting is Equal Temperament Equal Equal Temperament Equal The octave is divided into 12 equal parts and assigned to white and black keys This is the tuning normally used for today s keyboard musical instruments Just Major Intonation JustMaj Historically this temperament came into being with the development of triads Within a single tonality major key essential major triads produce perfectly harmonious beautiful sound Just Major Intonation also however includes dissonant intervals and its weakness is a lack of modulation freedom etc E 73 e v o e PL40NEO1 1 book 74 20024 i Keyboard Settings Main Menu E 74 Sub Menu E7 23 6 52 Settings Just Minor Intonation JustMin Description This temperament arranges just major intonation to provide perfect harmony within a single tonality minor key Within the 12 notes 11 of the notes are the same pitch as just major intonation Pythagorean System Pythago This temperament which uses a 12 note octave is thought to be the oldest Of the 12 types of perfect fifths that can be played 11 are in perfect harmony Thirds are unharmonious and dissonant and are appropriate for melody play Mean Tone
14. Initialize 426 E 073A E 7 1 ha e PL40NE01 1 book 72 2002 7 23 6 52 9 Keyboard Settings To use the keyboard setup menus 1 Press the FUNCTION button 2 While a main menu screen is on the display use the lt and buttons to display the main menu item whose settings you want to configure 3 Press ENTER YES to display the sub menu of the displayed main menu item 4 Use the and buttons to display the sub menu item you want Keyboard Settings Main Menus and Sub Menus Main Menus T Sub Menus ENTER 31 3 3 gt Tune Master A4 Z Baroge Stretch lt Temp Type lt Temp Root EXIT lt eo al fia ENTER 55 Sound Brilliance Z Eq Speaker 3 M J _ EXIT ENTER gt Lesson Speak Z Repeat Z PreCount I EXT lt 7
15. Use the BANK button to select the bank 2 Press the REGISTRATION button 1 to 4 for the area whose setup you want to recall The bank A to D and area 1 to 4 from which the setup was recalled appears on the display momentarily NOTE Pressing a REGISTRATION button without using the BANK button to select a bank first recalls the setup from the area in the bank you last selected E 52 ha t 426 E 054A ail SN E T D e PL40NEO1 1 book 53 2002 7 23 6 5 2 Using the Sequencer SEQUENCER Selector dial lt V ENTER YES amp START STOP HH EXIT NO The sequencer provides you with powerful tools for recording up to 10 songs into piano memory You can record About Tracks auto accompaniments and the notes you play with them or you can build your creation part by part using the sequencer s 17 tracks The sequencer s system track is used for recording auto accompaniments More precisely it records the eight parts that make up auto accompaniment the four melody parts Upper1 Upper2 Lower1 Lower2 and two parts required How the Seq uencer Wo rks for harmony when auto harmonize is turned on Each of the 16 tracks can be used to record the notes played for one particular musical instrument tone About Songs and Tracks NOTE Each track is independent of the others This mea
16. on page E 54 for more information about the type of data that is recorded 10 After you are finished playing what you want press the START STOP button to stop recording and change to the sequencer s playback screen Pressing the START STOP button at this time plays back what you just recorded See Playing Back from Sequencer Memory on page E 60 for more information about playback E 57 e ga sp WD PL40NEO1 1 book 58 20024 ig i Using the Sequencer E7H23H 6 52 NOTE Using the Realtime Record Mode to record to a track that already contains data replaces the existing data with the new recording If you make a mistake while recording you can start over again from step 1 of the above procedure or you can use punch in recording page E 59 to make modifications Other System Track Realtime Recording Techniques HE To record without auto accompaniment In step 5 of the above procedure turn off auto accompaniment so none of the lamps above the MODE button are lit You can turn auto accompaniment on or off part way through a recording if you want BE ouse synchro start to start recording At any time before you perform step 5 of the above procedure press the SYNCHRO START STOP button Both auto accompaniment and recording will start when you play a chord in the accompaniment keyboard range during record
17. returns to main menu Quantize screen NOTE Ifthere is not enough sequencer memory available the message Error Memory Full appears on the display and the quantize operation is not performed Meter Beat This setting specifies the meter of the song NOTE Ifa song is already recorded with a rhythm the meter of the rhythm is set automatically 0 2 4 3 4 4 4 initial value 5 4 6 4 7 4 9 4 Use the and buttons or the selector dial to change the setting 426 E 064A gl 3 D SN E SW E le PL40NEO1 1 book 63 2002 7 23 6 52 AT Using the Sequencer Metronome Setting Metro cian eee The table below shows the letters and numerals that you can input for a song name This setting controls whether or not the metronome sounds during sequencer recording iis A BIC D E F IGIH TIJ IET KlLlwlwlolelelslslr Metronome off UIVIWIXIYIZ i 26 Metronome on amp Em 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Metronome sound The first beat is a chime followed by a standard metronome 9 alb C d e f go h click for the other beats j k min O D q r S Use the and buttons or the selector dial to change t u V IW X y Z y the metronome setting x L11 Song Name SongName You
18. you can display a level meter screen the song header parameter settings of the that shows the volume level of each part as well as the each part s on off status See Level Meter Screen on currently selected song y 5 page E 13 for more information Press the EXIT NO button to change from the remaining memory screen to the record standby screen which shows the tone and rhythm The record standby screen appears automatically after about 10 seconds if you do not perform any operation while the remaining memory screen is on the display D Press the EXIT NO button E 60 426 E 062A t f 3 D SN E PL40NEOI 1 book 61 2002 7 23 6 5 2 Using the Sequencer Configuring Global Recording Settings and Operations The following are global settings you can configure and operations you can perform for recording with the sequencer Song selection Recording track Quantize execute Meter Metronome setting Song name Track delete Song delete All song delete To make global settings 1 Press the SEQUENCER button once This causes the button s indicator lamp to light indicating that sequencer is turned on 2 Select the user song area that contains the song whose global settings you want to change Use the and buttons or the selector dial to select the song area Song 1 10 After a
19. System Mean This highly practical temperament provides many of the merits beautiful triads of just intonation plus modulation capabilities It was used as a keyboard tuning method for a long period following the Renaissance Werckmeister Werck This is a kind of unequal temperament that allows play of all tonality It is believed that Bach s The Well Tempered Clavier was written using this temperament Using a root of C makes the dominant tonality of the white keys close to mean tone and the dominant tonality of the black keys close to Pythagorean System Kirnberger Kirnber This is also a type of unequal temperament which is also similar to the Werckmeister tuning described above The chromatic differential of the white key dominant tonality and black key dominant tonality is more pronounced Temperament Root Temp Root C D E E F Ft G A A P B Specifies the root of a temperament The initial default setting is C Selecting a different root for equal temperament does not make a difference in the sound but a difference can be noted with classical temperaments For classical temperaments other than Werckmeister and Kirnberger specify the tonality keynote of the piece you are playing when using a classical temperament 426 E 076A gil es v o e PL40NEO1 1 book 75 20024 E7 23 6 52 Keyboard S
20. be divided among up to 10 songs You can use all 15 500 notes for a single song if you want Remaining memory capacity is indicated by a percentage value that appears for a few seconds after you enter record standby Recording stops automatically when memory becomes full Play of the auto accompaniment or rhythm pattern you are using also stops when memory becomes full You can record up to 1 000 measures per tune Memory Data Notes Starting a record operation deletes any data currently stored in the selected song area Sequencer memory contents are retained even when you turn off the piano Power required for memory storage is supplied by a built in back up lithium battery See Lithium Battery on page E 90 for important information about the lithium battery Turning off piano power while a record operation is in progress or standing by causes all sequencer contents to be deleted 426 E 057A IST E 55 gd e PL40NEO1 1 book 56 2002 7 23 6 52 Using the Sequencer Sequencer Main Menus and Sub Menus The following describes how to navigate around the sequencer mode s main menus and sub menus to select functions and configure settings Each press of the SEQUENCER button toggles between the play standby screen and the Main Menu Sequencer Off Lamp above the SEQUENCER button is out and the piano i
21. device to record and playback the MIDI data produced by this piano you must connect the MIDIIN and MIDI OUT terminals of both devices in order to send and receive data There is a third MIDI terminal named MIDI THRU which passes any MIDI messages received by the MIDI IN terminal on to another device MIDI OUT D Computer etc NOTE This piano also has a USB terminal that can be used to connect to a computer See Connecting to a Computer on page E 69 for more information E 66 E7H23H 6 52 MIDI Channels MIDI allows you to send the data for multiple parts at the same time with each part being sent over a separate MIDI channel There are 16 MIDI channels numbered 1 through 16 and MIDI channel data is always included whenever you exchange data key press pedal operation etc This piano is equipped with multi timbre capabilities which means it can receive messages over all 16 MIDI channels and play up to 16 parts at the same time Keyboard and pedal operations performed on this piano are sent out by selecting a MIDI channel 1 to 16 and then sending the appropriate message General MIDI Though
22. few seconds the display changes to the play standby You can also display the play standby by pressing the EXIT NO button 3 Press the SEQUENCER button to display a main menu and then use the and gt buttons to display the item whose setting you want to change To display the Delete sub menu first display the Delete main menu and then press the ENTER YES button Thenumbers to the right of the sample displays below correspond to the following sections that provide details on each Metro e gt setting Main Menu H gt gt gt Song Select Z TrackSelect 4 Quantize Beat aum e 1 e 1 Delete SongName gt EXIT NO button ENTER YES button DT TS Delete Sub Menu RSE DeleteTrack Z DeleteSong DeleteSongAll 4 When the item you want is on the screen change it to the setting you want See the explanations following this procedure for details on making each setting 5 After the settings are the way you want press the SEQUENCER button or the EXIT NO button This returns to the sequencer play standby screen 426 E 063A ig E 61 ga SN E 73 le PL40NEO1 1 book 62 20024 7H23A 4 Using the Sequencer l Song Selection Song Select
23. flashes relativly slowy J E One beat before you need to play the note the key starts to flash quickly Y WB The key remains lit without flashing when the digital piano is standing by waiting for you to play it Y E The key light goes out when you press the key 426 E 043A Step 2 Master the melody In this step you use the display to learn which fingers you should use and how loud or soft to play and the key light system to learn which keyboard keys to press The sub melody obbligato waits until your play the correct note so you can learn at your own pace 1 Select the Music Library tune you want to use 2 Press the STEP 2 button to start Step 2 play After a count sounds the keyboard stands by and waits for you to play the first note of the tune Only when Pre Count is turned on See Setting Lesson on page E 75 for more information 3 Follow the key light system to press the correct keyboard keys and play the melody right hand part The key for the next note to be played flashes while the keyboard waits for you to play it When you press any key to play the note the key remains lit as the note plays Accompaniment or the left hand part waits until you press the flashing keyboard key The accompaniment notes stop playing automatically if you do not press the flashing key within about 10 seconds after the flashing starts Pressing the flashing key restarts accomp
24. of the BANK button cycle through the bank numbers from A to D Pressing one of the REGISTRATION buttons 1 to 4 selects the corresponding area in the currently selected bank NOTE Whenever you save a setup and assign it a setup name any setup data previously assigned to that name is replaced with the new data 426 E 053A ig To save a setup in registration memory 1 Select a tone and rhythm and otherwise set up the keyboard the way you want it See Registration Memory Settings on page E 50 for details on what data is stored in the registration memory 2 Use the BANK button to select the bank you want Note that the display exits the registration memory save screen if you do not change the setting within 10 seconds after displaying it If this happens press the BANK button again Example BANK A selected 3 While holding down the STORE button press a REGISTRATION button 1 to 4 Example The following display appears when you press the 2 button 5 pi 1 4 The bank A to D and area 1 to 4 where the setup was stored appears on the display momentarily After the bank and area disappear release the REGISTRATION and STORE buttons E 51 es mal PL40NEO1 1 book 52 2002 7 23 6 52 Registration Memory To recall a setup from registration memory 1
25. of the preset defaults 2 This setting is mainly used with the FINGERED auto accompaniment mode and it helps to turn it on when you want to play on bass chords within the relatively limited accompaniment keyboard range You can leave this setting off if you are playing both the bass note and the other notes of the chord in the accompaniment keyboard range Even when On Bass Chord is turned off a chord in the accompaniment keyboard range with a fingering that separates the lowest note and the next lowest note by five tones or more is always interpreted as an on bass chord whose root is the lowest note 3 Examples Off Interpreted as Am7 On Interpreted as C6 E 78 426 E 080A gil es i Setting MIDI PL40NEO1 1 book 79 20024 E7 23 6 52 Keyboard Settings Main Menu Sub Menu Navigate Channel R Navi Ch R PART Settings 1 to 16 Off Description Specifies the MIDI channel whose Note On message data lights keyboard keys for the right hand part Navigate Channel L Navi Ch L PART 1 to 16 Off Specifies the MIDI channel whose Note On message data lights keyboard keys for the left hand part Accomp MIDI Out Accomp MidiOut On Off Specifies whether this piano s accompaniment is sent as MIDI messages MIDI In Chord Judge Midiln ChordJdg On Off Specifies whether accompanime
26. on page E 26 to adjust the tempo for 3 step lesson play 426 E 045A ha Changing the Lesson Part Tone You can select from among 271 built in tones for the lesson part You can even change the lesson part tone setting while lesson play is in progress See Selecting a Tone on page E 18 for more information NOTE Specifying the tune number for the same tune that is currently selected returns the tone to the default setting for that tune Things you can do during 3 Step Lesson Pressing the PLAY PAUSE button during Step 1 2 or 3 play pauses the step lesson Pressing PLAY PAUSE again resumes normal non lesson playback of the tune from the measure where you paused the step lesson Pressing a step selector button while the lesson is paused resumes accompaniment for the corresponding step from the measure where the lesson was paused Pressing the step selector button for the same step where you paused the lesson restarts the lesson from the beginning using the same step You can use repeat during a lesson Step 1 2 or 3 and during normal playback Youcanturn on a pre count to sound at the beginning of the song or at a repeat start point See Setting Lesson on page E 75 for more information E 43 ga sp WD PL40NE01 1 book 44 2002 7 23 6 52 426 E 046A ha Ril e e 1 book 45
27. settings Settings are recorded for each auto accompaniment and melody part and cannot be changed except for mixer volume once recording starts Auto accompaniment mode Auto harmonize on off status E 54 E7H23H 6 52 Parameter Changes and Operations During System Track Recording Notes played on the keyboard including chords in the accompaniment keyboard range Pedal operations Rhythm changes Tone changes Tempo changes Auto accompaniment mode changes Auto accompaniment controller operations except for START STOP button INTRO FILL IN BREAK VARIATION 1 2 SYNCHRO START STOP ENDING Accompaniment keyboard range chords Effecttype changes Track 1 to 16 Data Initial Track Parameters When you start recording of the track the settings of these parameters are stored in the song header You can change these settings using the procedure under Changing Song Header Data on page E 60 Tone assignment Mixer settings Parameter Setting Changes and Operations During Track 1 to 16 Recording Melody notes played on the keyboard Pedal operations Tone changes 426 E 056A ga TP e is e PL40NEO1 1 book 55 20024 E7 23 6 52 Using the Sequencer Sequencer Memory Capacity You can store about 15 500 notes in sequencer memory which can
28. standby prior to step 7 B To insert an intro fill in break etc You can use any of the following buttons during realtime system track recording INTRO FILL IN BREAK VARIATION 1 2 SYNCHRO START STOP ENDING BE osynchro start recording with an intro pattern At any time before you perform step 5 of the above procedure press the SYNCHRO START STOP button and then press INTRO Recording will start and the intro will play followed by auto accompaniment when you play a chord in the accompaniment keyboard range during record standby prior to step 7 HE To start rhythm pattern play part way through a recording In step 6 of the above procedure turn off auto accompaniment so none of the lamps above the MODE button are lit After recording is started press one of the VARIATION 1 2 buttons to start rhythm play without chords Now you can use the MODE button to select an auto accompaniment mode and play chords on the accompaniment keyboard E 58 Ka Realtime Recording to Tracks 1 to 16 Use Tracks 1 through 16 to add other parts to the accompaniment and keyboard notes you record in the system track You can then turn tracks on and off during playback to create the arrangement you want The recording procedure for tracks 1 through 16 is basically the same as that for recording to the system track Skip the first two steps of the procedure if you go into the recording of other tracks directly after you finish recordi
29. you establish a USB connection between the digital piano and a computer you can exchange data between them To connect to a computer using the USB port 1 On the computer to which you plan to connect install the USB driver that comes on the CD ROM that comes bundled with the digital piano Forinformation about installing the driver navigate to one of the language directories located in the root directory of the bundled PL 40R USB Manual and Driver CD ROM and read the contents of the readme txt file 2 Use a commercially available USB cable to connect the digital piano to the computer 426 E 071A Il Computer USB port USB cable USB connector Digital piano USB port USB Mode and MIDI Mode Your digital piano has two data communication modes a USB Mode and a MIDI Mode The MIDI Mode is used when sending and receiving data over the PL 40R s MIDI terminals The USB Mode is used when sending and receiving data over the PL 40R s USB port In the USB Mode the digital piano s MIDI IN OUT terminals can be used for MIDI transfer of data from a computer They cannot be used to send data from the digital piano The MIDI USB function is disabled during demo tune play in the Music Library Mode while Music Library Mode lamp is lit and while the keyboard is lit due to Demo2 power on alert operation
30. MIDI makes it possible to exchange musical data between devices produced by different manufacturers MIDI musical data does not indicate the actual notes themselves but rather information on whether a keyboard key is pressed or released and the tone number If tone number 1 on a keyboard produced by Company A is PIANO while tone number 1 on a Company B s keyboard is BASS for example data that is played using the PIANO tone on Company A s keyboard will be played using the BASS tone on Company B s keyboard If a computer sequencer or other device with auto accompaniment capabilities is used to produce music data for the Company A keyboard which has 16 parts 16 channels and then that data is sent to the Company B keyboard which can receive only 10 parts 10 channels some of the parts will not sound To overcome problems such as these the industry has come up with standard numbering for tones pads and other general factors that determine the sound source configuration This standard is called General MIDI General MIDI defines the tone numbering sequence the drum sound numbering sequence the number of MIDI channels that can be used and other general factors that determine the sound source configuration Because of this musical data produced on a General MIDI sound source can be played back using similar tones and identical nuances as the original even when played on another manufacturer s sound source This piano conforms t
31. Note On message data lights the E 79 Navi Ch keyboard keys Accomp MIDI Out Specifies whether this piano s accompaniment is sent as MIDI P E 79 Accomp MidiOut messages MIDI In Chord Judge Specifies whether MIDI messages received from an external device E 79 MidiIn ChordJdg should be interpreted as auto accompaniment chord changes Real Time Message Out Specifies whether real time messages FA FC F8 should be output E 79 RealTim Message Device ID Specifies the MIDI device ID for this piano E 79 Specifies whether or not this keyboard should sound each part in accordance with the piano s local control settings MIDI send receive E 79 is performed regardless of local settings Local Control MIDI Transmit Channel Specifies whether MIDI messages are sent for each part of this piano E 79 MIDI Tx Ch and the send channel for each part MIDI Receive Channel Specifies whether MIDI messages are received for each part of this E 80 MIDI Rx Ch piano and the receive channel for each part The term local control as used here refers to keyboard play playback of song data and other control operations and functions setting of this piano MID In Chord Judge HE Accomp MIDI Out Accompaniment MIDI Out This parameter determines whether note data received from an external device should be interpreted as an auto accompaniment chord fingering Turn on this parameter when you want to control auto accompanim
32. R CASIO MUSIC SITE http music casio com 1 Go to the above URL 2 Select a region or country 3 Select the PL 40R service you want Note that the service you should use depends on the area or country 426 E 072A gi d NZ qp SW E le PL40NEO1 1 book 71 2002 7 23 6 52 Keyboard Settings Selector dial y 25 ENTER YES FUNCTION HH EXIT NO This section provides details of all the settings you can make on this piano Using the Keyboard Setup Menus Setting Types The table below shows the parameters whose settings you can change Setting Menu Description Tune Fine adjustment of overall piano tuning Sound Brilliance and equalizer settings Lesson Specifies settings related to Music Library play and lessons Touch response metronome volume memory back up and other General general settings Display Display brightness language etc Pedal Assignment of effects to pedals and effect settings Accomp Settings for auto accompaniment MIDI MIDI settings MIDI Transmit Channel MIDI send channel setting MIDI Tx Ch MIDI Receive Channel MIDI receive channel setting MIDI Rx Ch System Piano master volume effect adjustments etc Reset operations to initialize all settings to initial factory defaults or to reset specific settings
33. al performs same function as the BREAK button Synchro Pedal performs same function as the SYNCHRO START STOP button Auto Harmonize AutoHarmo Pedal applies Auto Harmonize On Bass Chord OnBassChord Pedal toggles on bass on and off See page E 78 for more information about On Bass Chord Chord Judge Available ChordJudge Makes chord judge available in the FULL RANGE CHORD mode only while the pedal is depressed This feature makes it possible to momentarily turn FULL RANGE CHORD on and off as required DSP Pedal toggles DSP on and off Sustain Length Sus Length 1 to 63 Hold This setting specifies how long the volume of the sound is sustained while the damper pedal is depressed Hold is the maximum sustain time and with an organ type tone the sound continues as long as the damper pedal is depressed A value specifies the sustain time with sustain being maintained longer as the value becomes greater E 77 gil es v o e PL40NEO1 1 book 78 20024 i Keyboard Settings E7 23 6 52 Setting Accomp Main Menu Sub Menu Chord Hold Hold Chord Settings Description Specifies whether auto accompaniment chords should continue to play after the keys in the accompaniment keyboard range are released On causes auto accompaniment chords to continue while Off causes chor
34. ange to another tune The change is made as soon as you select a different tune even if the current tune is not finished playing Key Lighting System Operation and Display Contents During Music Library Play Keyboard keys light to show the keys that should be pressed to play along with Music Library tunes as they play back At the same time the display shows fingerings chord forms notes tempo and other information E 36 Avoid using the key lighting system in a dark or dimly lit room The lighting or flashing of the red key lights can cause an unpleasant effect in the dark Adjusting the Tempo Each tune has a preset default tempo beats per minute that is set automatically whenever you select a tune While the tune is playing you can change the tempo setting to a value in the range of 30 to 255 To adjust the tempo 1 While the indicator lamp above the TEMPO buttons is lit use the TEMPO buttons A V or the selector dial to adjust the tempo The TEMPO button indicator lamp is not lit and tempo adjustment cannot be performed while the menu screen is on the display To exit the menu screen and return to the tone rhythm screen press the FUNCTION button A Increase tempo make it faster V O Decrease tempo make it slower NOTE Pressing both the A and W TEMPO buttons at the same time automatically returns the currently selected rhythm to its default tempo Anumber of tune
35. animent Ifmore than one key lights when you are using a two hand tune it means that you must press all of the keys that are lit 4 To stop play at any time press the STOP or START STOP button NOTE You can also use fast forward and fast reverse operations with Step 2 play You can use phrase repeat with Step 2 See Looping a Musical Phrase on page E 37 E 41 e e le PL40NEO1 1 book 42 20024 7H23A 4 ig F 6 5 2 Using the Advanced Lesson System to Practice Along with a Music Library Tune Dynamic Marks The dynamic marks listed below appear on the display while Music Library tunes are playing Adjust the pressure you apply to the keyboard in accordance with the mark that is on the display PP pianissimo Very soft p piano Soft MP mezzo piano Moderately soft mf mezzo forte Moderately loud S forte Loud fortissimo Very loud cresc lt decresc gt gt decrescendo Gradually softer Crossed Finger Indications The display also shows when you have to cross fingers to play notes and in which direction your fingers should cross crescendo Gradually louder Example Display for playing the notes below with the right hand only NOTE Use the lesson setting menu to turn voice fingering guide on and off See Setting Lesson on page E 75 for more information Note that voice fingering guide is available in e
36. can use this screen to assign a name to the currently z selected song Track Delete DeleteTrack 1 On the sequencer sub menu select Use the followi ocedure to delete the track associated SongNameEdit and then press the ENTER oi aD Pon with the currently selected track A track that already contains YES button recorded data is indicated on the display by x 2 Use and or the selector dial to scroll 1 Usethe and buttons or the selector dial to through letters at the current cursor location select the track you want to delete and then Usethe buttons to move the cursor left press the ENTER YES button and right Inresponse to the confirmation message SURE that appears press the ENTER YES button to execute the delete operation or the EXIT NO button to cancel the operation 3 After you are finished inputting the name press the ENTER YES button to save the song under the name y u specimed To exit the procedure without deleting anything The message Completed appears on the press the EXIT NO button here display for about one second and then the piano returns to main menu SongNameEdt screen 2 Press the ENTER YES button to delete the track The message Completed appears on the display for about one second and then the piano returns to Delete sub menu DeleteTrack screen 426 E 065A E 63 ig e SP E pon Sei A PL40NE01 1 book 64
37. ds to stop but rhythm continues Lower Hold Hold Lower Specifies whether the lower parts Lowerl Lower2 should continue On to play or stop Off during auto accompaniment after keys are released On adds more depth to accompaniments Mixer Hold Hold Mixer Specifies whether accompaniment part mixer settings should be retained Off causes settings assigned to each rhythm to be applied each time a rhythm is selected On saves mixer settings to be retained even when you change to another rhythm On Bass Chord Chord OnBass On Off Specifies whether the lowest note you play when using an inverted fingering of a chord in the accompaniment keyboard range during auto accompaniment should be interpreted as a bass note On causes the lowest note of an inverted form chord to be interpreted as a bass note while Off causes the inverted form chord to sound normally Tension Chord Chord Tension Enables and disables recognition of tension chords during auto accompaniment play On enables recognition while Off disables recognition 6th Chord Chord 6th Enables and disables recognition of 6th and meth fingerings during auto accompaniment play On enables recognition while Off disables recognition 1 Rhythm elements are preset with optimum default mixer settings which are normally applied automatically when you use auto accompaniment Turning on Mixer Hold uses your settings instead
38. ecording If you make a mistake while recording you can start over again from step 1 of the above procedure or use punch in recording page E 59 to make modifications 426 E 061A Modifying Recorded Data with Punch In Recording Use punch in recording to make changes in parts you have already recorded in a track With punch in recording you listen to the playback of previous recording and start playing on the keyboard from the point where you want to make your modifications Everything up to the point where you start playing is retained but everything after that point is replaced with your new input Using Punch In Recording Note that you should skip the first two steps of the following procedure when you go into punch in recording to modify something you have just recorded 1 Press the SEQUENCER button This causes the button s indicator lamp to light indicating that sequencer is turned on 2 Select the song area that contains the song whose data you want to modify Use buttons or the selector dial to select a song area number in the range of 1 to 10 3 If you want to use the metronome during recording make the required metronome settings 4 Select the track whose contents you want to modify Use the lt button to select TrackSelect Use the and buttons or the selector dial to select a track After you select a setting press the SEQUENCER button or the EXIT NO butt
39. eeding to the next phrase 1 Select the Music Library tune you want to use 2 Press the STEP 1 button to start Step 1 play After a count sounds the keyboard stands by and waits for you to play the first note of the tune Only when Pre Count is turned on See Setting Lesson on page E 75 for more information H TEMPO MEASURE BEAT nf ib GG tt D Fingering Q Note pitch E 40 E7H23H 6 52 Using the Advanced Lesson System to Practice Along with a Music Library Tune 3 Press any keyboard keys to play the melody right hand part The key for the next note to be played flashes while the keyboard waits for you to play it When you press any key to play the note the key remains lit as the note plays Accompaniment or the left hand part waits until you press any keyboard key The accompaniment notes stop playing automatically if you do not press any key within about 10 seconds after the flashing starts Pressing a keyboard key restarts accompaniment Ifyou accidentally press more than one key in succession accompaniment is played for the corresponding number of notes Pressing more than one key at the same time counts as a single melody note Pressing a key while another key is held down is counted as two melody notes 4 To stop play at any time press the STOP or START STOP button NOTE You can also use fast forward and fast reverse op
40. ent chords from a computer or other external device On Causes note data input through MIDI IN to be interpreted as auto accompaniment chord fingerings Note data received over the channel specified as Part 1 by the receive channel setting parameter described on page E 80 is interpreted as auto accompaniment chord fingerings Off Turns off MIDI In Chord Judge E 68 Turn on this parameter when you want sound auto accompaniment on an external devices sound source On Outputs auto accompaniment as MIDI messages through the piano s MIDI OUT terminal Off Does not output auto accompaniment 426 E 070A gd PL40NEO1 1 book 69 20024 ig E7H23H 6 52 lb Device ID A device ID is a number used by system exclusive messages to tell one device from another When you specify a device ID for this piano it recognizes receives only system exclusive messages that include the same device ID number You should assign device IDs when you are using an external synthesizer to control multiple PL 40R units Doing so makes it possible to send a system exclusive message to a specific PL 40R unit Connecting to a Computer You can use the digital piano s USB terminal to connect to a computer Using the USB Port Note that you need to purchase a commercially available USB cable to connect the digital piano to a computer using the USB port Once
41. erations with Step 1 play Youcan use phrase repeat with Step 1 Key Lighting and Display Indicators During Step 1 and Step 2 During lesson Step 1 and Step 2 notes their lengths and keys you need to press to play them are indicated as described below Bb Note The keyboard key you should press lights The actual note is shown in the staff notation area of the display The display also shows the fingers you should use to play notes HE Note length Thelength of a note is indicated by how long the note remains in the on screen staff after you press the required key 426 E 042A gl op ig SW E ig le PL40NEO1 1 book 41 2002 7 23 6 52 Using the Advanced Lesson System to Practice Along with a Music Library Tune E Next note The keyboard key you will need to press next flashes One beat before you need to press the keys the rate of flashing becomes twice as fast NOTE With lesson Step 1 and Step 2 keyboard lighting and on screen keyboard indication is turned off as soon as you press the applicable keyboard key For information aout note length check the on screen staff notation rare RS Lights Goes out Flashes Next note to be played Step 1 and Step 2 Key Light System Operation The following describes how the key light system works during Step1 and Step 2 play E The key for the next note to be played
42. ettings Setting Sound Main Menu Sub Menu Settings Description Brilliance 12 to 0 to 12 Controls the brilliance of the tone A negative value produces a softer are tone while a positive value produces a harder tone Equalizer Speaker Adjusts speaker sound quality in accordance with the location of the speakers This setting is not applied to headphone output 1 Bright sound Recommened when the digital piano is located away from walls in front of a curtain etc 2 Normal sound Recommended when the digital piano is located in front of a covered wall or other surface that absorbs sound and when the audience is located in back of the digital piano 3 Soft sound Recommened when the digital piano is located in front of a wall or other hard surface that reflects sound Setting Lesson Main Menu Lesson 426 E 077A lan Sub Menu Speak Settings English Eng Japanese Jpn Off Description Controls voice fingering guide Repeat On Off Turns loop play on and off Pre Count On Off Switches the count that sounds before accompaniments or lessons on and off E 75 gil es v o le PL40NEO1 1 book 76 2002 7 23 6 52 i Keyboard Settings Setting General Main Menu Sub Menu Settings Description General Light Relatively light touch Normal Normal to
43. f producing a total of 30 different parts Parts can be broadly classified as one of two different groups Group A and Group B B GroupA Group A parts are the ones the piano normally uses for auto accompaniments and to produce the notes you play There are 14 Group A parts including six melody parts for keyboard notes and eight accompaniment parts for auto accompaniment B GroupB There are 16 Group B parts that the piano uses for sounding MIDI input from an external source Each of the Group B parts also corresponds to one of the 16 tracks of the piano s sequencer page E 53 426 E 048A ga sp WD sp WD Z le PL40NEO1 1 book 47 2002 7 23 6 52 AT Using the Mixer The following is a general overview of the parts described above Group Name Part Name Description Upperl These parts are used for keyboard play See Upperl Upper2 Lowerl Lower2 on page Upper2 E 19 Lower1 Melody Lower2 Group A Harmo1 auto harmonize 1 Harmonize notes used for auto harmonize See Internal Using Auto Harmonize on page E 29 A Harmo2 auto harmonize 2 Perc Percussion Auto accompaniment parts See Using Auto Accompaniment on page E 23 Drum Accompaniment Bass Chord1 to Chord5 These parts correspond to external tracks 1 to Group B 16 when recording or playing back with the External
44. fine as the end of the loop This causes playback to loop between the start point and the end point you defined E 38 426 E 040A ha 4 el e SW E le PL40NEO1 1 book 39 20024 7H23A 4 ig F 6 5 2 Using the Advanced Lesson System to Practice Along with a Music Library Tune ARRANGE LEVEL START amp END Arrangement Levels The built in tunes have three different arrangements which differ according to level of difficulty You can select the arrangement level that suits your particular abilities and needs The following describes the level of difficulty for each of the arrangement levels Arrangement Level A Much easier than the original arrangement of the tune 1 or 2 notes for left hand and right hand parts 1 or two notes per measure for left hand part Arrangement Level B Easier than the original arrangement of the tune 1 note for left hand part rhythm same as original Arrangement Level C Same level of difficulty as the original arrangement of the tune To select an arrangement level 1 Press the ARRANGE LEVEL button to cycle through the arrangement level settings Level A Level B Level C until the one you want is displayed 426 E 041A LESSON PART Q STEP 1 3 AREA NOTE Some tunes have fewer than three arrangement levels If a tune has only one arrangement level
45. formation on page E 79 to assign a send channel for each part 426 E 069A MIDI Message Receive Multi Channel Receive The 16 external parts can be used to receive data over 16 MIDI message channels at the same time Receive channel assignments for each part can be made using the MIDI Receive Channel parameter page E 80 ll Chord Changes when Using Auto Accompaniment MIDI messages received from an external device can be interpreted as chord changes as specified by the fingerings supported by the auto accompaniment system of this piano Use the MIDI In Chord Judge parameter page E 79 to turn this capability on and off Seethe MIDI Implementation Chart at the back of this User s Guide for more information about each MIDI message E 67 gil v o e PL40NEO1 1 book 68 2002 7 23 6 52 i Using MIDI MIDI Settings You can change the settings of a number of parameters that control how MIDI messages are sent and received MIDI Parameters You can use the keyboard settings procedure page E 71 to change the settings of the MIDI parameters described in the table below See page E 72 for details about the setting procedure The reference pages in the table show where you should go for more information about each parameter Setting Menu Description Reference Page Navigate Channel Specifies the MIDI channel whose
46. ight indicating that sequencer is turned on Select the user song area that contains the song you want to play back Use the and buttons or the selector dial to select the song area Song 1 10 Changing Song Header Data 3 Press the START STOP button to start playback You can use the following procedure to change the initial Use the TEMPO buttons A and V to adjust mixer tempo and other settings stored in the song header the playback tempo Seethe notes below for other operations you can perform during playback Tocbange the song neader data 4 Press the START STOP button again to stop playback 1 Press the SEQUENCER button 2 NOTE LLL Select the song area that contains the song Pressing the START STOP button starts playback from the whose header data you want to change beginning of the selected song Use the buttons or the selector dial to select You can play along on the keyboard during sequencer a song area number in the range of 1 to 10 playback You can use layer and split for keyboard play 3 You can use the mixer to adjust the volume level and Set the tempo mixer and other song header stereo points of the playback track Such settings are parameters you want output from MIDI OUT when they are made You cannot change the MODE button setting during 4 Press the RECORD button sequencer playback This causes the current panel settings to replace During song playback
47. ither English or Japanese Use the lesson setting menu to select the language you want to use See Setting Lesson on page E 75 for more information Step 3 Play at normal speed This is where you enjoy actually playing the tunes you learn using Step 1 and Step 2 The key light system still shows you which keyboard keys to press but accompaniment proceeds at normal speed regardless of whether or not you play the correct notes 1 Select the Music Library tune you want to play 2 Press the STEP 3 button to start Step 3 play Accompaniment left hand part starts to play at normal speed 3 Follow the key light system to press the correct keyboard keys and play the melody right hand part D Crossed finger display The display indicates that the index finger should cross over the thumb Voice Fingering Guide Voice fingering guide uses a simulated human voice to call out fingering numbers during Step 1 and Step 2 one hand part practice If you need to press a key with your thumb for example voice fingering guide says One In the case of a chord to be played with your thumb middle and little finger voice fingering guide says One three five voice fingering guide calls out fingerings only when you do not press the proper key when you should E 42 4 To stop play at any time press the STOP or START STOP button NOTE With Step 3 of two hand practice key lighting also indicates note
48. length In this case lighting indicates the keys you should press but the next key to be pressed does not flash With Step 3 the finger number for the next note does not appear on the display Only the finger number of the current note is displayed You can also use pause fast forward and fast reverse operations with Step 3 play f you change the step arrangement level or lesson part during step lesson playback the change goes into effect from the currently playing measure 426 E 044A ga 3 D SN E PL40NEO1 1 book 43 20024 E7 23 6 52 Using the Advanced Lesson System to Practice Along with a Music Library Tune Key Lighting and Display Indicators During Step 3 During lesson Step 3 notes their lengths and keys you need to press to play them are indicated as described below Bb Note The keyboard key you should press lights The actual note is shown in the staff notation area of the display The display also shows the fingers you should use to play notes HE Note length You should keep a keyboard key depressed as long as it remains lit The note remains in the on screen staff notation and the on screen fingering remain on the display for the duration of the note E Next note In Step 3 the key for the next note to be played does not flash 3 Step Lesson Tempo Setting Use the procedure under Adjusting the Tempo
49. me procedures as those for normal keyboard play Other System Track Realtime Recording Techniques on page E 58 also contains related information about these settings See System Track Data on page E 54 for information about what parameters you can set prior to recording 426 E 059A Ka 6 If you wantto change mixer parameter settings hold down the FUNCTION button and press PART MIXER button and then configure the settings you want You can use the mixer to change the parameters of auto accompaniment and melody parts After making the settings you want press the EXIT NO button to return to the recording screen 7 Press RECORD button to enter the Realtime Record Mode The button s indicator lamp flashes and the sequencer goes into system track record standby 5 43 2 1 123 4 5 RealTimeRec UsedMem 09 8 Play something on the keyboard to start actual recording MEASURE BEAT HERRE D Current measure and beat numbers If you want to input rests blank spaces at the beginning of a song press the START STOP button to start recording and then input as many rests as you want Next play what you want on the keyboard During recording the metronome sounds but is not recorded according to the settings you made in step 4 9 Play what you want on the keyboard Auto accompaniment chord changes as well as pedal and other operations are also recorded See System Track Data
50. n E 64 426 E 066A t Ril e PL40NEO1 1 book 65 2002 7 23 6 52 426 E 067A ha Ril e PL40NEO1 1 book 66 20024 Using 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 devices produced by different manufacturers MIDI compatible equipment can exchange keyboard key press key release tone change and other data as messages Though you do not need any special knowledge about MIDI to use this piano as a stand alone unit MIDI operations require a bit of specialized knowledge This section provides you with an overview of MIDI that will help to get you going MIDI Connections MIDI messages are sent out through the MIDI OUT terminal of one device to the MIDI IN terminal of another device over a MIDI cable To send a message from this piano to another device for example you must use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT terminal of this piano to the MIDI IN terminal of the other device To send MIDI messages back to this piano you need to use a MIDI cable to connect the other device s MIDI OUT terminal to the MIDI IN terminal of this piano To use a computer or other MIDI
51. ng the system track 1 Pressthe SEQUENCER button This causes the button s indicator lamp to light indicating that sequencer is turned on 2 Select the song area to which you want to record Use buttons or the selector dial to select a song area number in the range of 1 to 10 After a few seconds the display changes to the play standby You can also display the play standby by pressing the EXIT NO button 3 Select the track you want to record Press the SEQUENCER button to display the main menu and then select TrackSelect 5 4 3 2 1 123 4 5 TrackSelect Track Sys A track that already contains recorded data is indicated on the display by x Use the and buttons or the selector dial to select a track 4 Specify the time signature and make any metronome settings you want to use while recording You do not need to specify a time signature here if you already have one recorded in the system track After you select a setting press the SEQUENCER button or the EXIT NO button to return to the play standby screen 5 Make the piano control panel settings you want to use when you start your recording Select the tone and tempo setting using the same procedures as those for normal keyboard play The tempo setting you used for last track recorded in a song is used as that song s initial default tempo setting for playback 426 E 060A 3p WD
52. ns that if The sequencer provides you with capabilities that are similar you make a mistake while recording you need only to re to a tape recorder You can record things you play on the record one track keyboard and play them back There is enough memory to You should use Tracks 1 through 9 and Tracks 11 through 16 mainly for non drum sound tones and Track 10 mainly for drum sound tones Otherwise tones may not be correct during playback or when saving data to an SMF file store about 15 500 notes and this total memory can be divided between up to 10 songs Each song consists of up to 17 tracks one system track and 16 tracks numbered 1 through 16 You can record tracks one at a time and then play them back at the same time which layers everything together and give you the potential of becoming a one person orchestra Recording Techniques Track 1 Playing back ose Playing back Track 3 sas There are two techniques you can use for sequencer 0 recording realtime recording and punch in recording Track 5 With realtime recording you record what you play on the keyboard as you play it Realtime Recording Bl Punch In Recording This method lets you re record from a specific section of a song that is already in memory You can use punch in recording to correct mistakes you made during real time recording 426 E 055A E 53 gt SN E PL40NEO1 1 book 54
53. nt range MIDI Note On messages received from an external device should be interpreted as auto accompaniment chords Real Time Message Out RealTim Message Specifies whether real time messages FA FC F8 should be output Device ID 1 to 32 Specifies the MIDI device ID for this piano Local Control On Off Specifies whether or not this piano should sound each part in accordance with the piano s local control settings MIDI Transmit Channel MIDI Tx Ch Group A B Off Specifies whether this piano s Group A part or Group B part accompaniment should be sent as MIDI channel messages or whether neither should be sent When Group A is specified you can specify send channels for each of the Group A parts Upper1 to Chord5 noted below When Group B is specified you can specify send channels for each of the Group B parts Part1 to 16 noted below 426 E 081A IST Upper1 1 to 16 Off Upper2 1 to 16 Off Lower1 1 to 16 Off Lower2 1 to 16 Off Hiarmo1 1 to 16 Off Harmo2 1 to 16 Off Percussion Perc 1 to 16 Off Drum 1 to 16 Off Bass 1 to 16 Off Chord1 1 to 16 Off Chord2 1 to 16 Off Chord3 1 to 16 Off Chord4 1 to 16 Off Specifies whether MIDI messages are sent for Group A parts of this piano and the send channel for Group A parts E 79 es E e
54. o 63 Use this parameter to adjust the pan setting volume balance between the left and right speakers A value of 0 puts the speakers in balance so the stereo center is halfway between the two speakers A smaller value shifts the stereo center left while a larger value shifts it right When On is selected for the DSP you are using these settings are applied in accordance with each DSP parameter setting Effect Parameters The mixer lets you control the effects applied to each individual part making it different from the Effect Mode whose settings are applied to all parts in general Reverb Send 0 to 127 This parameter controls how much reverb is applied to a part A setting of 0 turns reverb off while a setting of 127 applies maximum reverb Chorus Send 0 to 127 This parameter controls how much chorus send is applied to a part A setting of 0 turns chorus send off while a setting of 127 applies maximum chorus send Chorus Send does not work with drum sounds HI DSP On Off You can use this parameter to turn DSP off for a particular channel or to turn it on 426 E 050A ga TP e is PL40NEO1 1 book 49 2002 7 23 6 52 Using the Mixer Tuning Parameters You can use these parameters to individually tune each of the parts individually HB Coarse Tune 24 to 24 This parameter t
55. o General MIDI standards so it can be connected to a computer or other device and used to play back General MIDI data that has been purchased downloaded from the Internet or obtained from any other source 426 E 068A E NZ e 7 J d PL40NEO1 1 book 67 20024 lan E7 23 6 52 Using MIDI Sending and Receiving MIDI Messages This piano can send notes you play on the keyboard as well as auto accompaniment patterns and sequencer playback as MIDI messages to another device MIDI Send Data HE Keyboard Play Each keyboard part Upper1 Upper2 Lower1 Lower2 can be sent over its own individual MIDI channel When auto harmonize is turned on harmonize notes are also sent over each individual MIDI channel HE Auto Accompaniment Play Each accompaniment part can be sent over its own individual MIDI channel The Accomp MIDI Out parameter page E 79 is used to specify whether a part is sent HB Sequencer Playback The following describes how track data can be sent over individual MIDI channels System Track Each part Group A that makes up the system track can be sent over its own individual MIDI channel Tracks 1 through 16 Tracks 1 through 16 correspond to Group B parts 1 through 16 Each part can be sent over its own individual MIDI channel lg Part Send Channels Use the procedure on page E 71 and the in
56. on to return to the play standby screen D Press the ENTER YES button This enters the punch in mode and causes the RECORD button s indicator lamp to flash E 59 e ga op ig le PL40NEOI 1 book 60 2002 7 23 6 52 Using the Sequencer 6 Press the START STOP button to start E playback of the selected track Playing Back from Sequencer 7 When playback reaches the point from which Memory you want to modify the track contents start playing the new notes on the keyboard Recording starts and playback of the track s current contents stops as soon as you play something on the keyboard Use the following procedure when you want to play back the contents of sequencer memory Skip steps 1 and 2 of the following procedure if you have just finished a real time recording operation 8 After you are finished playing what you want press the START STOP button to stop recording and change to the sequencer s playback screen To play back from Sequencer memory NOTE ___ 1 Pressthe SEQUENCER button You can change the playback tone after starting playback of the track s contents in step 6 but the tone setting you make is not recorded After you start punch in recording in step 7 any changes you make in parameter settings are 2 recorded just as they are during normal recording This causes the button s indicator lamp to l
57. opped Looping a Musical Phrase Each of the built in tunes is divided into fixed length phrases You can select the phrase you want and loop it which means that the phrase plays again and again until you stop it You can also define your own phrase for looping To loop a preset phrase 1 While tune playback is paused or in progress press the PHRASE REPEAT button This causes the indicator lamp above the button to light After a short beat count the first phrase of the current tune starts to loop Only when Pre Count is turned on See Setting Lesson on page E 75 for more information To move to the phrase before the current one press the REW PREV button once To move to the phrase following the current one press the FF NEXT button SN E 73 SM pou ET 8 PL40NEO1 1 book 38 2002 7 23 6 52 Using the Advanced Lesson System to Play Back a Music Library Tune To create and loop your own phrase Use the following procedure when you want to define your own phrase for repeat play T While the tune that contains the phrase you want to create is playing hold down the PHRASE REPEAT button and press the REW PREW button when playback reaches the point you want to define as the beginning of the loop 2 Next hold down the PHRASE REPEAT button and press the FF NEXT button when playback reaches the point you want to de
58. s have tempo changes part way through in order to produce specific musical effects 426 E 038A ga sp WD PL40NEO1 1 book 37 2002 7 23 6 52 Using the Advanced Lesson System to Play Back a Music Library Tune Pausing Playback To pause playback 1 Press the PLAY PAUSE button while a tune is playing to pause it 2 Pressing the PLAY PAUSE button again resumes play from the point where it was paused NOTE After you press STOP to stop playback pressing PLAY PAUSE restarts play from the beginning of the tune Skipping Back To skip back 1 While a tune is playing or paused hold down the REW PREV button to skip back in one measure steps The measure and beat numbers on the display change to indicate the current location 2 Release the REW PREV button to start song playback from the measure whose number is shown on the display NOTE Skipping back cannot be performed while playback is stopped 426 E 039A l Skipping Forward To skip forward 1 While a tune is playing or paused hold down the FF NEXT button to skip forward in one measure steps The measure and beat numbers on the display change to indicate the current location 2 Release the FF NEXT button to start song playback from the measure whose number is shown on the display NOTE Skipping forward cannot be performed while playback is st
59. s in rhythm or playback standby EXIT NO button l SEQUENCER button The play standby screen Song Select appears after a few seconds igxirNo button Play Standby Including recording and playback SEQUENCER button or SEQUENCER button EXIT NO button Mein Menu gt gt gt 2 Song Select gt TrackSelect Quantize Beat Metro e 1 e taf 1 Delete aid SongName gt EXIT NO button ENTER YES button a at a ia a Seite i iae Delete Sub Menu i a ND Fi di oii gt B DeleteTrack DeleteSong DeleteSongAl ps NOTE When you press the EXIT NO button to exit the sequencer Mode a number of parameters are restored to settings that were in effect when you entered the sequencer Mode See the Recall Items column of the Parameter List at the back of this manual for information about which parameter settings are restored page A 17 Each press of ENTER YES while the Delete menu is on the display accesses the Delete sub menu The main menu that appears first is the one that was on the display when you last exited the main menus to the play standby screen The Delete sub menu that appears first is the one that was on the display when you last exited the Delete sub menus E 56 426 E 058A gt is
60. s overall piano volume Total Master Pan Total M Pan 64 to 63 Adjusts overall piano pan stereo position 426 E 082A es gd QNS 2 PL40NEO1 1 book 81 20024 E7 23 6 52 AT Setting Initialize Main Menu Initialize 426 E 083A iS Sub Menu Group B Keyboard Settings Description Initializes Group B parts when MIDI IN is used Parameter All Returns all parameters to their initial default settings All Returns the piano to its initial factory defaults Deletes all data including sequencer data E 81 e PL40NEO1 1 book 82 2002 7 23 6 52 426 E 084A ha Ril e
61. t le PL40NEO1 1 book 35 2002 7 23 4 ig F 6 5 2 Using the Advanced Lesson System to Play Back a Music Library Tune o8 Selector dial VI HH PLAY PAUSE Selecting a Tune The music library contains a wide variety of built in tunes ranging from the classics to popular standards To select a tune 1 See the Tune Reference at the back of this manual page A 15 for information about the Music Library group for each of the built in tunes 2 Press the MUSIC LIBRARY button This causes the Music Library Mode indicator lamp to light and displays the Music Library tune selection screen a STANDARD OverTheRainb Ifyou donot perform any operation within about 10 seconds the display changes to the main Music Library screen 4 3 2 1 4 5 OverTheRainb Level C L R Pressing the MUSIC LIBRARY button or the buttons displays the Music Library tune selection screen again 426 E 037A TEMPO A V REW PREV Ka MUSIC LIBRARY STOP Q FF NEXT 3 While the Music Library tune selection screen is on the display use the and gt buttons to select the Music Library group you want Example To select Nocturne 9 2 first press the 2 button once to select the Music Library group 4 Use the and buttons or the selector dial to select the song
62. t change or cancel a demo tune effect Changing the effect setting while sound is being output by the piano causes a slight break in the sound when the effect changes A number of tones called DSP tones include automatic DSP settings to bring out the full effect of the tone If you assign a DSP tone to a keyboard part Upper1 Upper2 Lower1 or Lower2 DSP turns on automatically and the DSP selection changes in accordance with the settings of the DSP tone Also the mixer Mode DSP on off setting for the keyboard part to which the DSP tone is assigned is turned on 1 When the mixer Mode DSP setting is turned on for Upper1 the DSP selection and mixer Mode DSP on off setting of Upper2 Lower1 and Lower2 are unchanged even if you assign a DSP tone to them 2 The mixer Mode DSP on off settings for all the other parts are automatically turned off Because of this DSP effects previously applied to these parts are cancelled which can make their tone sound different Whether or not an effect is applied to the parts that are sounding also depends on mixer Mode Reverb Send Chorus Send and DSP on off settings See Using the Mixer on page E 46 for more information The reverb and chorus of parts whose mixer Mode DSP setting is turned on is determined by the system setting of the keyboard settings and not by mixer Mode settings See Keyboard Settings on page E 71 for more information 426 E 036A WZ g
63. tep 3 of this procedure Anytime during the above procedure you can select another part by pressing the PART MIXER button 7 Repeat steps 2 through 6 to change the settings of other parameters if you want When changing parameter settings you can play notes on the keyboard as you change parameter settings to see what effect your settings have 8 After you are finished making the settings you want press the EXIT NO button Mixer Parameters This section provides detailed explanations of each of the mixer parameters and their setting ranges Tone Parameters B Tone 271 This parameter controls the tones assigned to each part NOTE You can also change the tone assignment with the TONE buttons The tone you select is applied to the currently selected part Use DRUM tone group values for the Drum and Percussion parts You cannot select DRUM tone group values for Bass or Chord parts Changing the tone assigned to the Upper1 also changes the tone assigned to Harmo1 Changing the tone assigned to the Upper2 also changes the tone assigned to Harmo2 ll Part On Off On Off This parameter can be used to turn each part on sounds and off does not sound The current on off status of a part is indicated by the on screen level meter See Level Meter Screen on page E 13 for more information Volume 0 to 127 This parameter adjusts the overall volume of each part Pan 64 t
64. the arrangement is the same regardless of which arrangement level is selected If a tune has only two arrangement levels the arrangement is the same for Arrangement Level A and Arrangement Level B For details see the Song List at the back of this manual page A 15 Selecting the Part You Want to Practice You can set up 3 step lesson for practice of the left hand or the right hand part only or for practice of the parts for both hands at the same time To select a part for practice 1 Press the LESSON PART button to cycle through the practice parts L R L R BOTH until the one you want is displayed L Practice the left hand part R Practice the right hand part L R BOTH Practice the part for both hands E 39 PL40NEO1 1 book 40 20024 i Tune Types and Supported Parts BE Two hand Accompaniment Tunes Piano Right Hand Piano Left Hand Obbligato HE Auto Accompaniment Tunes Melody Right Hand auto accompaniment Left Hand Obbligato 3 Step Lesson The 3 step lesson feature takes you through the three distinct steps described below to help you learn to play tunes on the piano Step 1 Master the timing In this step pressing any key on the keyboard plays the correct note so you can concentrate on getting the timing right without worrying about playing the right note The sub melody obbligato waits until you press a key before proc
65. tings you make are applied even if you do not press the ENTER YES button Pressing and at the same time returns the display value to its initial default Seethe following section titled Parameter Setting Items for details on each setting 6 After making the settings you want press the FUNCTION button or EXIT NO button to clear the setting screen Parameter Setting Items z J See the Parameter List at the back of this manual for initial default settings page A 17 Setting Tune Main Menu Sub Menu Master Tune Master Settings 415 3 Hz 466 2 Hz Description Specifies the frequency of A4 The initial default setting is A4 440 0Hz See Tuning the Piano on page E 31 for more information Baroque Pitch Baroque On A4 415 3Hz Off Turning on Baroque Pitch automatically changes the tuning of the keyboard to Baroque era standard pitch which is about a semitone lower than modern pitch The initial default setting is Off Stretch Tune Stretch Selecting Off disables the piano tone tuning curve higher high range lower low range The initial default setting is On The tuning curve is not suitable for classical tuning Specifying classical tuning as the temperament type causes the Stretch Tune setting to return to Off automatically Even when Stretch Tune is turned on the tuning curve is not applied to non piano tones Temp Type 426 E 075A ig
66. uch response Heavy Relatively heavy touch required to increase sound volume Off Touch response off Sound output not affected by pressure applied to the keyboard Metronome Volume 000 to 127 Specifies metronome volume Also controls voice MetroVol fingering guide volume Memory Back Up On Off Specifies whether settings should be backed up when the Back Up piano is turned off See the Parameter List at the back of this manual for information about what items are backed up page A 17 Turns the power on alert feature on and off Setting Display Main Menu Sub Menu Settings Description Display Contrast 0 to 127 Adjusts screen brightness Display Hold Hold On Off Turning on this item leaves the current screen on the display without auto return to the main display Language English Eng Specifies Japanese or English as the display language Japanese Jpn E 76 426 E 078A t Ril es v o PL40NEO1 1 book 77 20024 E7 23 6 52 Keyboard Settings Setting Pedal Main Menu 426 E 079A lan Sub Menu Assign Left Assign L Settings Description Specifies the function of the pedal connected to the SOFT SOSTENUTO jack Soft Soft pedal Sostenuto Sostenuto pedal Fill In Pedal performs same function as the FILL IN button Break Ped
67. unes individual parts in semitone units which means that changing the value by 1 changes the tuning by one semitone The setting you make here is added to the transpose setting described in Transposing the Piano on page E 31 Coarse Tune does not work with drum sounds E Fine Tune 64 to 63 This parameter allows fine tuning of individual parts A setting of 64 lowers the tuning by one semitone from normal while 63 represents a rise of one semitone This setting is applied by combining it with the Tune setting item of the Keyboard Settings 426 E 051A E 49 it 4 ef e 8 PL40NEOI 1 book 50 2002 7 23 6 52 Registration Memory ENTER YES Q EXIT NO BANK STORE Registration Memory Features Reigstration memory lets you store uo to 16 keyboard setups 4 sets x 4 banks for instant recall whenever you need them The following is a list of settings that are saved in registration memory Registration Memory Settings Rhythm Tempo Layer on off Split on off Auto harmonize on off Auto harmonize type Sustain length Reverb type Chorus type DSPtype Parton off Group A HE The following settings are saved for the melody part Parttone setting Part pan Part volume Coarse tuning Finetuning Partreverb level Part chorus level Part DSP on off E 50
68. urn off the DSP effect The display exits the DSP effect setting screen if you do not perform any operation for about 10 seconds You can also exit the DSP effect setting screen by pressing the EXIT NO button E 33 gi d T de e PL40NEO1 1 book 34 2002 7 23 6 5 2 Applying Effects to Tones To configure the reverb effect setting 1 Press the EFFECT L METER button 5 4 3 2 1 1 Reverb 3 Hall 1 2 Use the and buttons or the selector dial to select a reverb effect type Select OFF to turn off the reverb effect Thedisplay exits the reverb effect setting screen if you do not perform any operation for about 10 seconds You can also exit the reverb effect setting screen by pressing the EXIT NO button To configure the chorus effect setting 1 Press the EFFECT L METER button 2 Press the button to display the chorus effect setting screen 3 Use the and buttons or the selector dial to select a chorus effect type Select OFF to turn off the chorus effect The display exits the chorus effect setting screen if you do not perform any operation for about 10 seconds You can also exit the chorus effect setting screen by pressing the EXIT NO button E 34 NOTE Playing a demo tune page E 11 automatically changes the effect to the one that is assigned to the tune You canno
69. you want Example Press the button six times 2 3 a CLASSIC 1 2 Nocturne 9 2 Thedisplay exits the Music Library tune selection screen if you do not perform any operation for about 10 seconds You can also exit the Music Library tune selection screen by pressing the EXIT NO button NOTE When you press the EXIT NO button again to exit the Music Library Mode a number of parameters are restored to settings that were in effect when you entered the Music Library Mode See the Recall Items column of the Parameter List at the back of this manual page A 17 for information about which parameter settings are restored E 35 ga 3 D SN E PL40NEO1 1 book 36 2002 7 23 6 52 Using the Advanced Lesson System to Play Back a Music Library Tune Playing a Tune 1 Select the tune you want to play 2 Press the PLAY PAUSE button to start play of the tune Fingering Q Note pitch MEASURE BEAT Tempo value nn i i UU I Measure number Beat number o Dynamic mark Measure number Q Beatnumber Key Lighting Precaution 3 To stop play press the STOP button Thetune you select continues to play until you stop it To turn off repeat play select Off for the Repeat setting on the Setting Lesson screen page E 75 NOTE While a tune is playing you can ch

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