Casio PX-400R Musical Instrument User Manual


 
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Playing Back Built-in Tunes
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Playing All of the Built-in Tunes
You can use the following procedure to play through all of the
digital pianos 80 built-in tunes in tune number sequence.
1
Press the PIANO button and SONG/USER button at the
same time.
This starts playback of the built-in tunes in tune number
sequence, starting from Piano Group tune number 00.
2
To stop playback, press the PLAY/STOP button.
NOTE
During playback of all the built-in tunes, you can use the dial
to select a specific song for playback.
Playing Tunes You Download
from the Internet
You can save music data for up to 10 tunes you download from the
Internet to the digital pianos user song area (Song Group tunes 30
through 39). Once you store a song in digital piano memory, you
can play it back using the same procedure as the one for playing
built-in tunes.
1
Press the SONG/USER button.
This causes the SONG/USER button indicator lamp to
light.
2
Rotate the dial to select the tune you want.
3
Press the PLAY/STOP button.
This starts playback of the tune you selected.
Press the PLAY/STOP button again to stop playback.
Playing Music Data from a
Memory Card
You can play back SMF* data from a memory card loaded in the
digital pianos card slot for your listening enjoyment or sing along
fun. For more information about using memory cards, see Using
a Memory Card on page E-29.
* Standard MIDI File
SMF is a file format for storing MIDI data and other data used by a
MIDI device to play back music. When music data is saved to a
card in SMF format by a computer running commercially available
music software, the data can be read and played by this digital piano
.
IMPORTANT!
Before performing the procedure below, read Using a Memory
Card on page E-29, and make sure you observe all precautions
concerning use of the card slot and memory cards.
Getting Ready
Insert the memory card that contains the SMF data you want to
play into the digital pianos card slot.
1
Press the CARD button.
This causes CARD button indicator lamp to light.
2
Rotate the dial to select the tune you want.
3
Press the PLAY/STOP button.
This starts playback of the tune you selected.
To stop playback, press the PLAY/STOP button again.
NOTE
If there is not enough memory available to perform the above
operation, pressing the PLAY/STOP button will cause a data
delete confirmation message to appear (Memory Full: Data
Delete? No/Yes). Pressing the YES button will delete all of
the data currently stored in the user area (No.30 to 39) of the
Song Group. If you do not want to delete the user area data,
press the NO button instead.
Practicing a Built-in Tune
You can turn off the left hand part or right hand part of a built-in
tune, user song, or SMF data* and play along on the digital piano.
* With SMF data, the left-hand part is assigned to Channel 3, while
the right-hand part is assigned to Channel 4.
Getting Ready
Select the tune you want to practice and adjust the tempo. If you
are playing a tune for the first time, a slow tempo is probably best
.
1
Use the TRACK button to turn the parts on or off.
Each press of the TRACK button toggles its indicator lamp
on (part turned on) and off (part turned off).
To practice the left hand part, the TRACK 1/L indicator
lamp should be off.
To practice the right hand part, the TRACK 2/R indicator
lamp should be off.
NOTE
With Song Group tunes (30 through 39), you cannot turn off
the left hand part.
2
Press the PLAY/STOP button.
This starts playback of the tune, without the part you
selected in step 1.
3
Play the missing part on the digital piano.
4
To stop playback, press the PLAY/STOP button again.
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